Chapter 4: It stinks
"Peony came for me and the inn before, this inn is remote, stingy with money, and it is not fully equipped, and it seems to be this one bath bucket. At that time, people were not very happy, but it was for the sake of abundant money, which was just.... However, I didn't think it was clean before, so it was useless, but now that I think about it, it's not that it's not clean, but it's not clean. ”
Ming Jing estimated that it was the first time to be evil for the other party, and he was panicked and inexperienced, so there was a flaw.
But it was also normal, where would he have thought that there would be a guest who would be interested in a bath tub.
Bi Shiyi was a little more experienced than her, and he made a judgment by wiping the knife marks with his calloused fingers: "It's a machete, or it may be a kitchen knife, a non-special sharp blade, the force is a little big, the chop is also a little messy, and some are blocked." ”
Ming Zhen bowed: "The quality of wood, if it is not of high quality, will be rotten and soft all year round, easy to absorb blood, and cannot be cleaned." ”
Her judgment was not much different from his, she folded the cotton cloth and put it on the table, poured a cup of tea, pondered for a while, and instructed Bi Shiyi: "You go to the pond behind the forest, if you can't find any fresh traces of digging and burying nearby... Find two water-based ones, go down there and take a look, the salary will be increased fivefold, pay attention to concealment, and don't let people find out. ”
After a slight pause, she muttered slightly, "But if that man wants to drag it ashore in one night, he will have to dig a pit and bury it... This strength is not small, if there are not many people, and it is hidden, it is very advisable, then there is only one way. ”
Speaking of this, she couldn't help but smile bitterly and apologized: "If you find anything underwater, multiply it tenfold." ”
Bi Shiyi heard the hidden meaning, he didn't ask much, he agreed, and just when Peony came back, he informed the information on the notice.
"Sure enough, he is a businessman, and he is still a wealthy businessman in Wuling County, no wonder those officials are reluctant to come out to find someone, I am afraid that his family will make money."
Ming Jin: "Have you been missing for five days..."
A businessman surnamed Li, who failed to return home on time and had been missing for four or five days, has not been heard from at all, because of the recent news of the rebels and thieves circulating everywhere, the family is worried, and has to pay a high price to dredge the connections of the government, and go out on a mission to search everywhere.
Although there has been a guess for a long time, the identity of the other party can be truly determined, which makes Ming Jin feel that his bad premonition may come true.
That's not a good thing.
Bi Shiyi hesitated a little at this time: "If I keep an eye on this matter at night, what danger will you encounter, girl..."
"It's okay, it won't be so coincidental, just let the others look at those suspected assassin figures, human lives are at stake, let's deal with this matter first."
Bi Shiyi agreed, but after going out, he still instructed others to take care of him closely.
Inside the house, Ming Jin put down the teacup and sighed.
She didn't know if she was unlucky or someone else was more unlucky.
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"Die... Dead? Peony knew the general situation, frightened, became more and more cautious, guarded Ming Jin refused to leave, but in the night, the candle flame flickered slightly, and fell asleep after the cover was extinguished.
Peony wanted to keep an eye on her, but it didn't take long for her eyelids to fight up and down, and she tilted her head and lay down.
Mingjin, who seemed to be asleep, was actually still thinking about something, but she gradually became drowsy, but her head tilted by Peony touched her shoulder, she was a little sober, and under the smile, she was about to put the other party on the small collapse to sleep, but there was a flash of lightning in her mind.
Why... So groggy?
Peony has always been able to survive, in order to take care of himself, it is common not to sleep all night, but today he is so sleepy.
In the past few years, in order to sleep better, I often need to hang with medicinal soup, and if I drink too much, it is not easy to work, and finally I rely on self-restraint to relieve a lot.
Medicine?
Ming Jin's heart suddenly suddenly, his mind became clearer and clearer, his lips pursed lightly in the dark, and his fingers under the quilt moved slightly.
If anyone feels something, he will feel it.
All of a sudden, the silent night seemed to have something else, besides the faint sound of rain outside, which had begun to weaken. Subtle movements.
Small room, small chairs, large table, bathtub, curtains, doors and windows, cabinets, dressers...
The unbearable time passed minute by minute, and in the place where Ming Jin could not see, there was a small gap, a slender tube, which released and drifted a faint wisp of gray smoke, and the smell dissolved in the air and gradually entered the human body.
The water flows for a long time, and the effect is remarkable.
Probably sensing that the purpose was achieved, the pipe was slowly pulled back, quiet for a while, and then... It slowly opened.
The long, almost silent sound is like a feather plucking at the heart.
It's it.
That cabinet.
The cabinet is a little crude, and the merging of the two doors is not very fine, but it is not clear from the outside, unless it is extremely close and looks carefully with the naked eye... But if you look closely, you will see that it also has one eye staring directly at you.
By the pond behind the forest, Bi Shiyi took two people to sneak into the night and rushed here, letting one person watch the wind on the side.
"It's so dark, I'm afraid I can't see it clearly if it's underwater, why don't you come in the daytime?" Wangfeng's subordinates were a little worried.
"It's easy to be detected by daylight." Bi Shiyi raised his eyebrows and took out an object from his arms, which was wrapped in layers of silk handkerchiefs.
"Brother Eleven, do you still have this hobby?"
Looking at the beauty of this silk handkerchief, the two couldn't help but make fun of it, Bi Shiyi rolled his eyes, "Look carefully, it's something that can be seen underwater, don't say it, hurry up." ”
The two of them suddenly realized that they were afraid that it was a similar treasure such as luminous beads, and it could only be given by the girl.
Bi Shiyi didn't show off the luminous beads here, but only opened the silk handkerchief after entering the water, revealing the beads of the glow, grasping them in his hands and leading them to sink.
Originally, the pond was not too deep, but it was not shallow, and after a while, they saw the bottom.
It's nothing, just mud and some aquatic plants, some fish to rest at night, and other than that...
The water stinks a bit.
One of them suddenly felt something behind him.
Bumped it down.
At that moment, it was as if I had bumped into a very tall person.
He is close to the bosom of others.
The other's loose hair floated with the current, and a few strands were wrapped around his neck.
His cold hair stood on end, and his scalp was numb.
And Bi Shiyi shone the bead halo towards him.
Sneaky underwater, looming.
And the big stone with the rope on it.
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In the inn, when the cabinet in the room is opened, it may only be seen by the faint moonlight that the rain curtain outside the window cannot stop.
In the empty and simple closet, there was actually a straight man standing.
The sharp-beaked monkey has gills and a gloomy complexion.
He had put away the pipe that was sending the smoke, and when he came out of the closet, he pulled out the short-handled, thin-bladed knife on his chest, and approached the bed like a ghost.
The knife edge was cold, and his eyes were locked on the sleeping woman who collapsed on the closing, and there was amazement and lust in his eyes, and he was in a trance, but he still pointed the knife edge at Ming Jin's chest.....
When killing, his face is fierce, but this ruthlessness is suddenly twisted and hideous before he is about to get his wish, like pain.
Yes, the assassin hiding inside the cabinet suddenly noticed a sharp stabbing pain in his chest, and his whole body was paralyzed in an instant, as if he couldn't even hold the knife, and he was in a hurry to hold his chest.
At that time, Ming Jin on the bed got up, his left hand clasped the hidden weapon bracket that shot out the silver needle, and his right hand took out a delicate small bell from under the pillow and shook it vigorously.
Obviously, the hidden weapon is to defend itself and fight back, but the little bell is to call people.
The ringtone is crisp, and the space is swinging.
Regardless of whether the people in the inn heard it or not, the assassin was still very ruthless when he was hit by the silver needle, dragging his body, and he was stunned to breathe a sigh of truth, and re-grasped the knife and pounced towards Ming Jin.
Seeing that a knife is about to be pierced, bang! The door was broken, and the drenched Bi Shiyi broke in, directly pulled out the long knife on his waist and stabbed out.
brush, it pierced the assassin's thigh, and the assassin fell to his knees under severe pain, and was directly taken down by Bi Shiyi, who was as light as a cheetah.
The rest of the guards were at the door.
In such a dangerous situation, Ming Jin was not without palpitations, and after soothing his breath, he asked the assassin to take him to the rest of the room to hang himself, and then interrogated.
Bi Shiyi noticed one thing, "The peony has been smoked...."
"No, I'll wake up tonight." Ming Jin didn't plan to let Peony, who had been tired for several days, deal with this matter overnight,
When Jiang Chunlai came in a hurry, he only saw the two coachmen who were fighting, and Ming Jin came forward to deal with it, and the matter was resolved.
"Will he believe it?" Bi Shiyi looked at Jiang Chunlai's back as he went downstairs, his eyes flashing.
Mingjin: "It's best not to believe it." ”
In this way, this Jiang Chunlai will be nervous and suspicious, and he will take the initiative to show his feet.
She glanced deeply at the entrance of the building, and Bi Shiyi thought she was looking at Jiang Chunlai, but soon found that it was not.
It's the next room.
She looked back and asked Bi Shiyi, who shook his head, meaning that Xu Changbai didn't react at all.
Be cautious and courteous.
This is very similar to Ming Jin.
But Bi Shiyi still didn't like this literati.
It's just that Peony doesn't like him now.
"Bi Eleven."
"Huh?"
"You stink."
“......”
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It was late at night, and the foul-smelling Bi Shiyi was not easy to stay, and after seeing Ming Jin enter the house, he went back to the room on the other side, and only reported two things to Ming Jin in the early morning of the next day.
"That person is Lian Yunjian's three masters snake hand green, collect gold to kill, three hundred taels of gold, he is moved, and he takes the private work behind the back of the two masters in front of him, and our news is given by the person who hired him. He had been following us until yesterday, when you went down to dinner, and there was no one in the house, so he slipped in and hid in the cupboard until nightfall. ”
Bi Shiyi informed the results of last night's torture, but after a night, Ming Jin had regained his composure, and asked with a calm expression, "Who is it?" “
"I don't know, the other party is an inconspicuous little guy, I'm afraid that the middleman will do it, he only takes the money, and he doesn't ask the identity of the customer, so as not to get into trouble."
Ming Jin tapped his fingers on the tabletop and said lightly: "This is like buying murder seriously." ”
Bi Shiyi knew that she was alluding to the flawed assassination in front of her, and there was a bit of ridicule in her tone.
I don't know to whom.
However, this time, it is difficult to find out who the main hire of the murderer is, at least they are not enough now.
"One more thing, there is no sign of burial near that pond, but there is a corpse underneath, which has become swollen, and what you saw that night should be the corpse that rose to the surface because of the swelling."
Ming Jin suddenly sighed, "I'll just say how big it is..."
The peony expressions on the side are not their own.
The girl just loves to read too much, she reads everything, do you listen to what the noble daughter of the family should say!