If he hadn't heard Xue Huai's confession and said that Kun Zhi laughed and shouted at him to bring words, Zhen Shiyuan might not have felt that there was any coincidence in this matter, and it would be too far-fetched to insist on saying coincidences. Rather than coincidence, explanations such as forgetting to draw or composing the picture are obviously more plausible.

But after listening to Xue Huai's confession, listening to Qiao Shu talk about this incident made his heart skip a beat, and he instinctively gave birth to a subtle feeling: Could it be that long before going to Lishan, the people in this building planned to break the bridge?

And this explanation is also very reasonable.

Zhen Shiyuan bowed slightly, and after letting people write down Qiao Shu's evidence, he asked Tang Zhongyuan to send Qiao Shu back.

This confession was not a surprise to him.

He was becoming more and more curious about the arrival of those people in the building. These people ...... What exactly is it going to do?

To be honest, now he always has a subtle feeling about the people who paint, after all, when he was in Jinling at the beginning of the year, the famous case of the famous people in Jiangnan Province was related to those painters, so that when he heard Qiao Shu mention the painting, he instinctively wondered if there was any clue hidden in the painting.

Thinking of this, Zhen Shiyuan deducted the table case and called his subordinates: "Take this certificate and go to Guozijian to double the study hall of Zhu Zhicheng, a student of Guozijian...... Wait......"

was originally going to let people go to the school, but halfway through the words, Zhen Shiyuan stopped again.

After a pause, he shook his head at the official who was waiting for him to speak with a blank face: "No, I don't know the situation in this building, even if there is this evidence, it is not enough, and it will inevitably be blocked." ”

Forget about this thankless task!

Taking 10,000 steps back, even if the painting is turned out of Zhu Zhicheng's school, it doesn't seem to prove anything.

Nothing can be proven, at least for the time being.

Zhen Shiyuan shook his head and sighed, raised his hand and waved away the official who was waiting for him to speak, and sat back in the chair.

For the past two days, his eyelids have been beating non-stop: I don't know why, he always has a bad feeling.

……

……

Zhou Shilin, who had been unlucky all day yesterday, still did not show up until noon.

Pei Qingqing, who had finished eating lunch and walking, walked back to the hotel by herself, and as soon as she entered the hall, she saw that Miss Qiao, who usually walked with her, was still standing over there, and the two people who were painting on the map were holding their hands and watching.

"What's there to see about this?" Pei Qingqing walked over, tilted her head, and felt a deep headache at the dazzling lines of the people on the map, and then couldn't help but pull Qiao Ran's sleeve: "Miss Qiao." ”

Qiao Ran tilted her head to look at her.

Pei Qingqing sighed, looking sad: "Even if you ignore me, I don't know what else to do." ”

She now finally understands why the bird in the cage has to run away as soon as the cage is broken, and it is really going crazy after being locked up for a long time.

Qiao Ran paused with a smile, looked at Pei Qingqing, who was drooping her head, and said, "Then go out for a walk at noon?" ”

Can you get out? Pei Qingqing's eyes lit up when she heard this.

Qiao Ran smiled and nodded, made a booing motion, and said, "The two of us go out." ”

Zhang Jiewenyan, who was holding a charcoal pen on the side, glanced up at this place, and said with a smile: "I heard your whispers, I think it's better to bring a few more guards with you." ”

Pei Qingqing exclaimed with joy when she heard this, but then as if she remembered something, she pulled Qiao Ran's sleeve again, and asked in a low voice, "Is it real this time?" ”

That's what they said before, but isn't it still a lie?

Qiao Ran nodded, touched her head, and said with a smile: "It's true." Otherwise, what are we going to do if we stay in the hotel? ”

The assassination of General Gu and Lord Zhao has come to an end, and naturally there is no need to stay in the mansion anymore.

If you don't go out, how can you investigate the case?

Can you still shrink in the hotel for a lifetime?

was confirmed by her personally, and Pei Qingqing, as a child, was naturally happy. As for the danger of going out, with her, how could Miss Qiao be in danger? Pei Qingqing was very confident, and happily paced to the door.

The weather outside was very good, and the snow in the entire hotel had almost melted away for several days. The weather outside will also be very good, so it's a good day to go out.

After looking at the sky for a while, the girl withdrew her gaze and looked up at the person who was striding towards this side in armor not far away.

The hapless Grand Overseer came, and his footsteps could be heard in the distance.

Although it was still a little far away at this time, for Pei Qingqing, whose eyesight was far better than ordinary people, he could still clearly see the expression on Zhou Shilin's face.

The skin is wrinkled together, the eyebrows are pressed down, the lips are pursed, and it looks like he is not in a good mood.

Could it be that this great protector is unlucky again?

Pei Qingqing watched him approach curiously, Zhou Shilin, who had always been talking two sentences when he passed by her in the past, didn't even look at her when he passed by today, and strode into the hotel.

Then, he didn't care whether the people in the hall were doing things or not, and said, "That maid is back." ”

Which maid?

Pei Qingqing, who then walked into the hotel, tilted her head and heard Miss Qiao's voice ringing.

"Is the water okay?" Qiao Ran's gaze turned around Zhou Shilin's body, and suddenly, "Didn't you bring back any useful news?" ”

Zhou Shilin nodded and said, "I heard that the maid said that she was knocked unconscious soon after she walked out of the city, and it was already daytime when she woke up, and she asked for the way to come back by herself." ”

Miss Yuan has not been out of the hotel since they came, and they are naturally not very familiar with Shanxi Road, so they are not familiar with it, so they are estimated to have made several detours, so it is already afternoon when they come back.

"I didn't plan to let Shui Xing do anything, just come back when you come back!" Qiao Ran was not surprised by this result, but looked at Zhou Shilin and said, "Pei Qingqing and I are going out for a walk." ”

Zhou Shilin was stunned for a moment, and said, "Then I'll let a few people follow you," and then looked at the two people who were sitting at the table and didn't raise their heads with charcoal, "Are those two going?" ”

Qiao Ran shook her head.

Don't go! Isn't that just her and the two little ones? Zhou Shilin thought about it and hesitated: "Will it be unsafe?" General Gu and Lord Zhao just went out for a walk. ”

Qiao Ran smiled and disagreed: "So, you have to catch the assassin first!" It's that I went out for a walk, and the other party really wanted to attack me, and he had to lay out again, not so fast. ”

At first glance, this sounds very reasonable, but I don't know why it always makes him feel that something is wrong.

Zhou Shilin frowned: "But if there are still their people in this hotel......"

"If there are assassins in the Pavilion, wouldn't it be safer for me to stay in the Pavilion?" Qiao Ran asked him with a smile.

This...... It's really irrefutable. 7 Q

Zhou Shilin was speechless for a while.

Seeing that the two people who were looking at the map over there did not say anything to stop them, they stopped talking. Let's go, if she is really in danger, someone is more anxious than him.

He glanced at Zhang Jie.

This person is not in a hurry at the moment, there should be nothing wrong.

……

Outside the hotel is the real Shanxi Road.

As soon as he stepped out of the hall, Pei Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief.

She didn't know why she was relieved, this was actually very strange, the appearance of this Shanxi Road, the day she came, she had seen it in the carriage.

The houses are low and simple, the pedestrians on the street are yellow and hungry, and at a glance, there is not even a decent restaurant, even worse than Gutong County, which passes by on the road.

Miss Qiao said that as a fortress place, the condition of Shanxi Road does not seem to live up to its name. Of course, this is not what she Pei Qingqing is most concerned about, she only knows that there should be no dim sum shops in this kind of place, and in comparison, the chefs in the restaurant may be a little better.

But even though she knew that there were no snacks she liked, she still felt that it was better to come out.

No matter how dilapidated the outside is, it is better than a fine cage.

Pei Qingqing took Qiao Ran's hand and walked forward.

Qiao Ran squinted at the Shanxi Road that appeared in front of her, let Pei Qingqing lead the way, and looked at the largest city in the entire Shanxi Road as she walked.

Judging from the map, this city is located in several state fortresses, and there is an endless stream of vendors, but since the beginning of the banditry, the passing traders have become more and more scarce, and it has not been until recent years after Yin Qianzhou, the Shanxi Road Governor, took office, and the situation was better.

At least you can see a few passing vendors on the road who don't look like the local people.

These vendors did not have the intention of staying in the local area of Shanxi Road for a long time, and most of them stayed in several inns in the city with official flags, and left after buying dry food and preparing enough water and horse grass.

Of course, the traders who do business will not stay in such a chaotic and barren place, which is not profitable.

Growing up in Chang'an, Pei Qingqing, who is accustomed to the prosperous age, looked around with a frown, the thin and hungry girl on the street was about the same age as her, but she was begging with a clay bowl in her hand.

This is not a person, but a group, and there are many such children gathered on both sides of the street, looking bored.

She looked at it a little uncomfortable.

"Can't this place be governed?" Pei Qingqing took Qiao Ran's hand, stood on tiptoe and whispered in Qiao Ran's ear, "My mother said that you rely on the mountains and the water to eat the water, why can't this place?" ”

She may not fully understand the principles of governing the people, but she has a faint feeling that this place should not be so poor.

"You're right." Qiao Ran glanced at her with a smile, and turned to look around, her gaze was cold, "Even if you don't rely on the mountains and mountains on both sides, just such a fortress place that travels from south to north, you have done a road vendor business, and you will not be able to live like this if you exchange first-class specialties." ”

Therefore, Shanxi Road has become like this, and the government officials of the first government naturally have major problems.

She is never an impulsive person, and she will not easily draw conclusions about a person because of their appearance. In any case, Shanxi Road is governed like this, and Lord Qian, who is the Yin of the First Mansion, must have a problem. But many of Lord Qian's actions are really incomprehensible.

For example, the first three governors of Yin all died "bizarrely", and even in the court, they were called "bad feng shui" on Shanxi Road, if she was Lord Qian, not only would she not run at this time, but she would also obediently stay in prison, lest she also die "bizarrely".

At least, under Zhou Shilin's simple and crude methods, his life should be worry-free.

"Come on, come on!" A shout rang out at this moment.

The pedestrians on both sides of the road looked sideways after this shout, and Qiao Ran also followed everyone's gaze, but saw that someone at the intersection in front of him moved an iron pot out, knocked it with a gong, and shouted: "Come on, come on, watch the trick, watch the trick, those who have money hold a money field, those who don't have money hold a personal field, come and come!" ”

The sound of the gong shook people's bodies and startled the otherwise lifeless pedestrians.

A few begging children were driven to the side, glaring at him, but at the same time they couldn't help but look here curiously.

Pei Qingqing pulled Qiao Ran, and his eyes fell on the body of the trickster who suddenly appeared, and said strangely, "Is he going to trick here?" ”

It is true that people are curious, but the people of Shanxi Road are poor like this, how can there be spare money to reward tricks.

Could it be that he has changed his tricks and doesn't want money to make everyone happy?

This man doesn't look like a good guy.

Pei Qingqing felt that she had never been so clear as she was now, and hurriedly reminded Qiao Ran: "Miss Qiao, is this person weird?" ”

I'm still wearing a hat, I can't see clearly, and it's weird to look at, so be careful.

"You're right, it's weird." Qiao Ran responded with a smile, but his eyes fell on the trickster in front of him, everyone was curious, and when he shouted, there were many people around him, but they were all people with yellow faces and thin muscles, and they only looked at the ones who didn't give money.

The man didn't care, and after there were people around, he tore off his hat and revealed a pockmarked face.

"What are you going to do?" Some onlookers wondered, "Don't do the business of taking merchants to the city, have you changed your tricks?" ”

As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted laughter from several people.

What's there to see about this place on Shanxi Road? This pockmarked face specially coaxed the merchants who passed by here to take people to visit the city and make some money. It's just that the merchants are not stupid, as soon as they enter the city, they know that there is nothing to see, not to mention that the "bandits" on Shanxi Road are famous, who knows if they will be unlucky to bump into the bandits, if this is the case, then it will be suffered.

So this pockmarked face business is very bad, and I eat every day, but because I walk around the city all year round, everyone knows this person.

"I just learned it," said the pockmarked face, rolled up his sleeves, showed his hand, glanced at everyone proudly, and said, "I have recently practiced the ruthless iron hand, and I can put my hand into the boiling hot water unharmed, do you believe it or not?" ”

Everyone lazily said "I don't believe it", and even though the numb-faced person put his hand into the pot of boiling hot water, the onlookers immediately let out an exclamation.

Then I heard the hemp face shouting: "The rich have a money field......

Before the latter sentence was finished, the people who had been around to watch the excitement immediately walked away, but in the blink of an eye, there was no one left.

"How can you do that?" The numb-faced smile froze on his face, and he couldn't say the second half of the sentence anymore, and he said angrily to the people who walked up, "I don't give money for nothing!" ”

The people glanced at him lazily and ignored it: Who has that spare money?

After scolding a few times, seeing that no one was coming, the numb face couldn't help but sigh, put on the hat again, and was about to move the pot back, but the ground suddenly darkened in front of him, and someone stood in front of him blocking the light, and the numb face who was bowing his head and preparing to move the pot raised his head angrily: "If you don't give money, you're still in the way......"

When he saw that there were two girls who were obviously different from the local people's yellow-skinned and thin appearances, Ma Face was suddenly overjoyed and changed his words: "The two of you are traveling with the caravan, do you want to see the trick......

"Vinegar in the water." Qiao Ran interrupted him, and after reaching out and putting it in the boiling water in the pot for a moment, he withdrew his hand, "As long as the warm water can boil." ”

This is just a simple physical phenomenon in modern times, and she is naturally not interested in watching such a trick, not to mention, this kind of trick is performed by people in Chang'an Mule and Horse Market every night, which is not unusual.

was mercilessly poked through his "trick", and the numb face immediately collapsed and waved his hand to drive people away: "You have to go, you know a lot, Lao Tzu doesn't get in the way of your business, I'll go by myself!" ”

Because of the act of rushing people, a corner of bronze that revealed the mouth of the sleeve pocket when he rolled up his sleeves appeared in the field of vision again, Qiao Ran's eyes paused, and he suddenly smiled: "I don't want to watch tricks, I want to visit the city, you take me to the city!" ”