Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Mole in the Yamen
Zhao Kang finally succeeded in getting rid of the bandits with the help of the wild boar's strength, but the wound on his shoulder was not optimistic.
Not to mention that his blood was flowing down his arm, and with the vigorous movement of turning around and running, the wound already had a tendency to tear.
And this arrow is also poisonous, a poison used by this group of bandits all year round.
Fortunately, the government has already developed an antidote, as long as he can return to the yamen.
When he finally insisted on reaching the yamen, he knelt on the ground as soon as his feet were weak.
Xiao Yu, who was keeping vigil, saw him quickly, and hurriedly ran up to set up Zhao Kang and went back to the yamen for treatment.
The matter was a little serious, and Xiao Yu quickly went to knock on the door of Qin Shuyao's room while beckoning Zhao Kang to get the antidote.
Since the county lord went home to rest today, he could only disturb Lord Qin, who was already resting late.
"Lord Qin! Oh no! ”
Qin Shuyao had only been asleep for less than an hour before he was woken up by the door, and he yawned and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
The catcher outside the door heard the thick sleepiness in his tone, and knew that Lord Qin slept very late, but unfortunately the situation was urgent, and he had no choice.
"The boss is back! But an arrow in the shoulder! ”
As soon as Qin Shuyao heard that Zhao Kang was injured, he immediately sobered up, quickly turned over and got up, and quickly got up from the bed.
He didn't even have time to change his clothes, so he rushed to the place where Zhao Kang was with his hair scattered.
"You are deeply poisoned, and you need to rest for a while after taking the antidote."
Zhao Kang took off his shirt and lay on his side on the couch in order not to affect the injury on his shoulder.
The doctor in the yamen was also woken up just now, and after hearing about the situation, he came to treat Zhao Kang's injuries with the antidote.
The poison that the bandits applied to the arrows was slower, but the attack was fierce.
Fortunately, Zhao Kang returned quickly enough that he did not miss the best time to take the antidote.
When Qin Shuyao entered the door, he happened to see that the doctor was about to pull out an arrow for Zhao Kang, and the blood on Zhao Kang's wound was flowing down his body, looking very terrifying.
"He's fine, isn't he?" Qin Shuyao asked the doctor.
The doctor looked back and saw that it was Lord Qin, and the work in his hands did not stop, but he nodded and responded: "Lord Hui, Zhao Zhutou is not in serious trouble, and this arrow has not hurt the muscles and bones, as long as it is taken out, it will be good to heal the injury." ”
"That'll do." Qin Shuyao's heart also let go of a lot.
The courier next to him gave Zhao Kang a small dagger, and Zhao Kang took it and bit the handle of the knife horizontally in his mouth.
Seeing that he was ready, the doctor reached out and took the feather of the arrow, and began to draw it.
Zhao Kang bit the dagger and twisted his eyebrows, trembling a little because of the pain.
It wasn't until the arrow was pulled out that he breathed a sigh of relief and gasped for breath.
The handle of the dagger had been bitten out by him with a few deep tooth marks, and you can imagine how painful it was when he pulled out the arrow just now.
The next thing is simple, apply the medicine and bandage it, Zhao Kang sat up with his right hand, took a cloth and wiped the sweat on his forehead and the blood stains on his body.
Qin Shuyao saw that he was okay before speaking: "You can go home to recuperate in the next few days, and pay attention to protecting your own safety." ”
"Master Xie." Zhao Kangdao.
When Lang Zhong and Xiao Zhukuai, two inconsequential people, went out, Zhao Kang's expression changed.
"Lord Hui, Mo Xianglin went out of the city tonight and met with the bandits outside the city." Zhao Kangdao.
"Then Shopkeeper Mo really had an affair with bandits outside the city?" Qin Shuyao confirmed with him.
Zhao Kang nodded: "Yes." ”
"What did he do with the bandits?" Qin Shuyao's expression was serious, and he motioned for Zhao Kang to continue.
Zhao Kang said: "It is indeed their people who went to assassinate Miss Lin, and they are also planning a second assassination. ”
When Qin Shuyao heard this, he frowned: "Is there any other information?" ”
"Those humanitarians let Shopkeeper Mo do what he should do, and someone will answer when the time comes." Zhao Kang said, "I suspect that as Miss Lin said, there is a second traitor. ”
"Sure enough." He said, "Okay, you have a good rest first, and I'll go out." ”
Qin Shuyao changed into clothes, walked out of the yamen, and walked straight to Lin Jinxiu's shop.
He made a circle to the back door, which was closed and locked.
Qin Shuyao frowned and watched, and finally decided to go directly over the wall.
Although Qin Shuyao is a scholar, after all, he is a person who grew up with Huai Yanqing, and he has done everything in the upper room, let alone a small wall?
Safely turning into the courtyard, Qin Shuyao began to look for which room was Huai Yanqing's room.
The larger one is definitely Ning'er and the eldest mother's, don't think about it, it's these two smaller rooms side by side, which one is Huai Yanqing's and which one is Lin Jinxiu's?
Before he could think about it, one of the doors opened, and a hand stretched out and dragged him inside.
Huai Yanqing just saw a figure outside, and just when he raised his guard, he found that it was actually Qin Shuyao, knowing that he was looking for him, and hurriedly pulled him into the room.
"What are you doing here in the middle of the night?" Huai Yanqing asked, "What's wrong?" ”
"Mo Xianglin went to see the bandits today." Qin Shuyao got straight to the point, "Zhao Kang followed, he was injured by bandits, you have to protect Miss Lin these days." ”
When Huai Yanqing heard this, he knew that things were not very good: "Zhao Kang is injured?" ”
Qin Shuyao nodded: "Yes, he was hit by an arrow in his left shoulder and had to rest, the yamen lacked a head catcher, and at least three people were needed to replace him." ”
Tut.
Huai Yanqing frowned: "Do you want me to take Zhao Kang's place?" ”
"I hope you can make a move if necessary." Qin Shuyao was upset, "The bandits have discovered Zhao Kang's tracking, and I am afraid that the next step is to be prepared." ”
"If you put the shopkeeper Mo outside, I can't tell what will happen." Huai Yanqing touched his chin and pondered, "I'll go to Qinghe Tower tonight to see if I can receive any evidence, and it's better for him to be locked up as soon as possible." ”
Qin Shuyao asked: "If Mo Xianglin is detained, will they be forced to act?" ”
Huai Yanqing said: "It is necessary to force them to move, so that their feet will be exposed." ”
After Qin Shuyao went out, Huai Yanqing took action.
According to the clues provided by Qin Shuyao, Huai Yanqing climbed up the tree where Zhao Kang had stayed during the day and found Mo Xianglin's room.
At this moment, the window was closed, and Huai Yanqing flew up to the eaves and gently poked a hole in the corner.
The shopkeeper Mo was not there, it seemed that he had not returned yet, and only a woman in half-ragged clothes was sleeping on the bed.
However, Shopkeeper Mo did not marry a wife, this should be the girl he found.
He gently pushed the window, found that it was not locked, and turned into the room of the shopkeeper Mo.
The smell in the room was very strong, and Huai Yanqing almost sneezed, but in order not to let the girl find out, he was forcibly held back.
He looked around and saw a chest of drawers near the head of the bed.
He crept over and gently pulled open the drawer, his eyes fixed on the woman on the bed.
It didn't do much to have a few cigarettes in the drawer and a few inconsequential things.
Just as Huai Yanqing closed the drawer, the woman on the bed suddenly sighed and turned over.
Huai Yanqing hurriedly hid in the corner, only to find that she had just changed her position.
But when she slept, she was still holding the moon-white robe of the shopkeeper Mo.
Huai Yanqing is still quite curious, this woman has a quilt that is not covered, what is she doing holding Mo Xianglin's clothes?
Do you already like Mo Xianglin to the point where you have to hold his clothes to fall asleep when no one is there?
Huai Yanqing smiled, this Mo Xianglin's charm is quite great.
It's just that after this laugh, he noticed that the sleeves of this dress were strange.
The sleeves of the clothes don't seem to be empty, obviously the cuffs are on the bed, but the sleeves are straight, as if there is something in the sleeves.
Huai Yanqing quietly touched the side of the shopkeeper Mo's bed and reached for the sleeve.
Just picked up her sleeves and took out half of the small notebook in it, and the woman actually turned over and turned her back to Huai Yanqing.
The small notebook hung on the sleeve pocket, took off from Huai Yanqing's hand, and landed in front of the woman.
It's embarrassing.
Huai Yanqing hesitated for a few seconds, propped her knees forward on the side of the bed, and reached over the woman to reach the small notebook that had fallen on the inside of the bed.
He almost held his breath, and it was only with his waist strength that he didn't fall on the woman's body.
Finally got the notebook in his hand, Huai Yanqing heard movement outside, and was afraid that the shopkeeper Mo was back.
It didn't matter what the book was, he shoved it into his arms and went back the way he came.
As soon as he closed the window and slipped down the tree, Huai Yanqing disappeared into the alley.
Qin Shuyao had been waiting for news from Huai Yanqing here, when suddenly the window of the room was blown open by a strong wind.
Qin Shuyao's gaze had just moved over when he saw a dart shoot in and nail it to the table.
The dart is tied with a red rope, and a small notebook is worn on the red string.
Qin Shuyao picked up the small notebook and opened it slightly, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
……
The next morning, it was not yet time for the market to open.
"Open the door!"
The door of Qinghe Building was knocked open by a team of catchers very irritably, and the shopkeeper said with sleepy eyes: "A few officials, the shop hasn't opened yet...... Ay! ”
Those catchers didn't listen to him, and one of them directly twisted the little two, and the other went upstairs to the bedroom of the shopkeeper Mo.
Before Shopkeeper Mo came back from the bandit village and lay down for a while, the door of the room was kicked open, and the people were pressed on the bed by several arresters.
"Ahh The woman beside him woke up and blocked her body with the clothes of the shopkeeper Mo in her arms.
"Come with us." I didn't say much about catching fast, and I tied up the shopkeeper Mo after dividing five by two.
It was completely dawn.
The news that Shopkeeper Mo was arrested and detained by the government overnight spread throughout the county.
"I heard that this shopkeeper Mo was arrested, do you know?"
"This shopkeeper Mo actually colluded with the bandits in the mountains!" After reading the official documents of the government, everyone was shocked.
"Looking at the person like a dog, it's quite prestigious, it's actually ......"
"The last time I blamed Miss Lin, it was to clear my suspicion!"
The neighbors were talking.
Naturally, the bandit stockade also got the news.
"Those people in the government are forcing us to do it." The bandit's eldest brother laughed.
The person who shot and injured Zhao Kang was actually the second-in-command in the stockade according to his position: "Big brother, what should I do?" ”
The eldest brother looked at him and smiled: "Didn't he detain our people?" You find a few people to go into the city and bring back Zhao Kang's mother-in-law and child, I want to see how the government will end up at that time. ”