Chapter 52: Zhao Kang's suspicions
Lin Jinxiu raised her eyes and thought, trying to ignore her impression of Huai Yanqing, but focused on the rumors she had heard: "It is said that this windward thief is seven feet tall and looks like Pan An, specializing in robbing the rich and helping the poor...... That's pretty much it. ”
As soon as Zhao Kang heard this rumor, he knew that this was the version passed out by the girls in the county, and Lin Jinxiu knew that it was normal: "The windward thief is really powerful, we have been fighting with him for half a month and we can't even catch anyone, it's really a bit embarrassing." ”
"What has this windward thief done, making Brother Zhao such a headache?" Lin Jinxiu was curious.
Zhao Kang shook his head: "Actually, this windward thief hasn't done anything too bad, and all the things he stole have been returned except for the silver taels, and even those silver taels were found in the beggar's pockets at the corner of the street or under the stones in front of the poor people's houses." ”
This is the real robbery of the rich and helping the poor, Lin Jinxiu was surprised.
However, she did not advocate the practice of robbing the rich and giving to the poor. Even if he steals money from rich people and gives it to the poor, he is still a thief and a thief.
"However, after all, he often sneaks into the homes of rich and noble families and official eunuchs to steal things, so we must catch him, but unfortunately he has not been caught for so long, and sometimes he is even provoked."
"Poof." Lin Jinxiu's mind appeared in Huai Yanqing, wearing a night suit, standing on the eaves of a house that he couldn't catch up with.
is so cheap, when I hear it, it is Huai Yanqing's style, don't think about it, it's him.
"Actually, we don't hate him, after all, what he stole is from the notorious rich and noble families in the county, and the Cui family has been stolen by him several times, spreading a lot of silver taels, and the main people who hate him are people like the Cui family." Zhao Kang sighed when he said this, "Our county master was all stolen by him a white jade medal, although he returned it the next day, but a pig's head was painted on that chapter, do you say our county lord is angry?" ”
Lin Jinxiu couldn't help but be happy.
"This thief is really interesting." Zhao Kang seemed to fall into memory, "I once fought with him for 300 rounds in the sky above the Yamen, and I could only come back alive if he released water." It can be seen that he does not want to kill. ”
What's going on here? Lin Jinxiu looked at Zhao Kang curiously.
"If it weren't for the fact that he was trying to stop at the time, I would have had my head cut off the moment my knife struck him in the waist and abdomen, and I just hurt my shoulder now." The more Zhao Kang said, the quieter his voice became, "If it weren't for him being a thief and I being an official, I really hope to have another fight with him......"
"He beat us more than a dozen by himself, and we couldn't subdue him, and let him run away......" Zhao Kang seemed to be thinking about something, "One beat a dozen and ran away......"
The more he spoke, the tighter his brow furrowed.
"Where's that running hall in your store?" Zhao Kang's words changed.
"He, he just got a stick, I let him go to rest." Lin Jinxiu didn't know why Zhao Kang suddenly mentioned him. Fang just was still talking about a dozen of them, could it be ......
The windward thief can fight more than a dozen fast catches by himself, and Huai Yanqing can beat more than a dozen masked people alone, there are few people with such good skills in this Xiaopo County, could it be that Zhao Kang began to suspect that Huai Yanqing is the windward thief?
Lin Jinxiu secretly said that it was bad, Huai Yanqing couldn't wait to leave this group of hunters, but Zhao Kang actually thought of him directly, "Brother Zhao is looking for him?" ”
"It's not a big deal." Zhao Kang shook his head, "It's just that I saw him stretching out his hand and wanted to ask him for martial arts." ”
"Ah, okay, I'll go find him." Lin Jinxiu thought that refusing directly might make Zhao Kang suspicious, so he agreed to his request after a little hesitation.
After looking for a long time, I couldn't find Huai Yanqing, and when I opened my door, I found that he was actually amusing and playing in his room, the little guy giggled, and it was very cute.
"Why are you running to my room?" Lin Jinxiu asked.
Huai Yanqing's fingers were still fiddling with the toys hanging from the crib, and his face turned to look at Lin Jinxiu: "I'll play with Lele for a while...... Is there something wrong with me? ”
"Zhao Kang wants to see you." Lin Jinxiu pointed behind him.
"Huh?" This news startled Huai Yanqing, "What did he see me doing?" ”
"I said that you are a good thief, and if I want to meet you, maybe I want to exchange martial arts." Lin Jinxiu's face was expressionless, "He also told me about the windward thief just now." ”
"He's starting to doubt me?" Huai Yanqing asked.
"I don't know, but it's probably so." Lin Jinxiu is very honest.
Since Zhao Kang wanted to see him himself, Lin Jinxiu couldn't help him hide it, he had to find a way to hide himself.
"Can you not go?" Huai Yanqing did not hesitate.
"Nope." Lin Jinxiu made a decision.
The corners of Huai Yanqing's eyebrows jumped several times, swallowing saliva and blinking, and he stood there alone for a long time before making a decision: "Okay, I'll go see him." ”
Lin Jinxiu clenched his right hand into a fist and made a cheering gesture for him, "I'm optimistic about you~"
Huai Yanqing had a dead expression on his face, and walked out listlessly.
Lin Jinxiu followed behind him, ready to watch the big thief and catch him quickly, and was ready to help him lie at any time.
The two returned to the store, Huai Yanqing put away his life-and-death virtue, and put the signature smile on his face that usually entertains guests: "Brother Zhao, are you looking for me?" ”
As soon as Zhao Kang saw Huai Yanqing coming, an eagle-like gaze shot out of his eyes, sweeping back and forth on Huai Yanqing's body.
This process lasted for a long time, until Lin Jinxiu thought that these two people were going to fight in the next second, and Zhao Kang spoke: "Hey...... It's strange, so young, I can't even see through martial arts, it's really rare, I'm about to catch up with the windward thief. ”
What the? This sentence attracted the attention of the surrounding catchers.
"Boss, are you serious?" One of them came over quickly.
Zhao Kang nodded very frankly, but kept staring at Huai Yanqing's eyes, he really couldn't see through Huai Yanqing's martial arts, just like he couldn't see through the windward thief.
Because these two are obviously the same person!
Lin Jinxiu was a little nervous.
"Boss, didn't you say that there is only one windward thief in this county who is more powerful than you, are you serious?" I don't believe it.
"Tsk!" Zhao Kang turned around and reprimanded him, "I'm not the best in the rivers and lakes, the windward thief is better than me, so I don't allow others to be better than me?" Ask again, ask you again! ”
Those catchers watched Huai Yanqing shrink back with admiration on their faces.
Wow, there is another person whose martial arts are more powerful than the leader, no wonder he can beat ten masked people by himself!
Zhao Kang glared at his subordinates, and then turned his attention back to Huai Yanqing: "Your name is ......"
"Huai Yanqing."
"Where's the school?"
Huai Yanqing hugged his fists and made a Jianghu salute: "Miscellaneous sects, not enough to make a move." ”
Zhao Kang narrowed his eyes with some confusion: "It is said that people in the rivers and lakes respect their teachers the most, look at you like this...... Is it a conflict with the sect? ”
Huai Yanqing said expressionlessly: "If you go out of the division and come to the county to beg for a living, you will be victimized by the traitors in the division, but unfortunately my master only believes in the traitors and does not believe in the subordinates, and also gives the stigma on the lower head, such a teacher, don't mention it." ”
"Oh," Zhao Kang said with a sudden realization, "That's really pitiful." The master is like a father, this is framed by the master, like losing a father......"
Huai Yanqing bowed his head and was silent.
"So, you came straight to the county after you came out of the division?" Zhao Kang asked again.
Huai Yanqing said expressionlessly: "Seven days ago, I went to this celadon county, penniless, and it was the shopkeeper's relief below, so I stayed in the next place to run the hall, and also to repay the meal money." ”
I can really make it up. Lin Jinxiu stood behind Huai Yanqing to cooperate with him, with a relieved smile on her face, but she kept slandering in her heart, saying the same as the truth.
"That's right." Zhao Kang nodded to indicate that he understood, "You mainly practice light exercises?" ”
"Yes." Huai Yanqing replied.
It's bad, this Zhao Kang really suspects that Huai Yanqing is a thief in the wind. Lin Jinxiu was a little nervous.
Huai Yanqing, Huai Yanqing, you have to hold on and don't show your stuffing.
She was still worried, and Huai Yanqing opened her mouth: "Brother Zhao, are you suspecting that I am the windward thief?" ”
"Huh?" Zhao Kang wondered if he was so direct in his speech, "Why do you say that?" ”
"It's just a little bit of a run, at best, I have a little skill, but Brother Zhao is so interested in it, and I just heard that Brother Zhao compared my skills to the windward thief, could it be that this windward thief is the person arrested by Brother Zhao, and Brother Zhao thinks I am a little similar to this person?"
Lin Jinxiu said in her heart that this Huai Yanqing's ability to pretend to be stupid is really powerful, and he actually made a preemptive strike.
Ahem, no, you can't expose the truth because of your expression.
Lin Jinxiu took a deep breath and turned her head to pour water for the guests at the other tables to hide her expression.
Zhao Kang was obviously stunned by Huai Yanqing's question, so he had to tell the truth: "Ah, yes." Smart, the virtuous brother just came to this county, I don't know if you have heard the name of the windward thief? ”
"I've only heard the name." Huai Yanqing's face was full of questions, "This person is a vicious person?" ”
"Not really." Zhao Kang picked up a cup of tea and took a sip, "But after all, it is a big thief, and you still have to catch it." ”
Lin Jinxiu turned around and peeked, and found that Zhao Kang had accentuated his pronunciation when he said the words "first coming to the county", and knew that he was still suspicious of Huai Yanqing.
"That's right." Huai Yanqing's face was full of innocence, and he suddenly realized, "You have to catch it, of course you have to catch it." Then Brother Zhao must have to look for it. I don't know if there are any special marks on the Jiangyang thief? The younger brother sees a lot of people every day, so you can pay attention to Brother Zhao. ”
Zhao Kang thought about it, this Huai Yanqing is a running hall, and Lin Jinxiu's shop is so prosperous, maybe the big thief will also come for a meal, so he pinched his chin and thought: "Mark...... There are injuries on the body, it should not be healed, that's all. ”
"I wonder where the thief was injured?" Huai Yanqing asked again.
"Lumbar side." Zhao Kang replied.
Lin Jinxiu remembered that when she first saw Huai Yanqing, he did have an injury on his waist, and it was precisely because of this injury that he deceived Lin Jinxiu into eating eggs.
However, according to Huai Yanqing's own words, the injury has healed, and not even a mark has been left.
"Okay." Huai Yanqing nodded, "If there is an injury on the waist, walking will be affected, and the younger brother will pay more attention." ”
Speaking of this, Huai Yanqing suddenly thought of something: "By the way, Brother Zhao, if the big thief has an injury on his waist, and the younger brother has no injury on his waist, does it prove that the little brother is not the big thief?" ”
Zhao Kang thought about it: "Yes." ”
"In order to reassure Brother Zhao, the younger brother is willing to let Brother Zhao examine his injuries to clear his suspicions, so that the younger brother can help keep an eye on it, and Brother Zhao will also feel more at ease." Huai Yanqing's face was full of sincerity.