Of course, he can't deny that he escaped in his hands, but Wang Chunlin's escape is really suspicious.

"Pei Qingqing and I didn't hurt the killer." He squatted down, looked at the corpses of the dead servants and officials on the ground, and said, "It's poisoned." ”

Although it is not as good as professional work, he can still recognize the poisoning.

Qiao Ran frowned: "You mean that Wang Chunlin not only set fire to you and Pei Qingqing's noses, but also poisoned everyone here except him?" ”

Zhang Xie nodded, and said, "But I don't think he can poison everyone in such a short time." ”

There are less than seventy or eighty people in this county ya, and he and Pei Qingqing did not drag people together when they started. Therefore, it can be said that these people are scattered, each taking care of his own affairs, some sleeping peacefully in the room, and some have to get up and walk around, and even two of the thatched houses, without exception, are poisoned and die, and it makes no sense to do this in a period of time.

"So I think this Wang Chunlin received the news in advance," he said after a pause, and then said, "The poison in the crowd will not die immediately, but will attack at a certain hour, of course, this is not a guess." ”

As for the evidence, Qiao Ran smiled and said, "This fire forces you to withdraw." ”

The methods of the Yin-Yang Warlock were treacherous and mysterious to ordinary people, and even she didn't know what to do before Zhang Jie's hand, but Wang Chunlin knew how to force him to stop, and then took advantage of the chaos to leave.

"Then it's not in vain." Qiao Ran said and turned to look at the chaotic people, and walked out, "This Wang Chunlin has some meaning, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch this person today, but it doesn't matter, there are two more that should be caught." ”

……

The city was in chaos, but the army led by Bai Zhijun did not enter the city.

As soon as the people rushed out of the city gate, they met a large group of soldiers who stopped outside, and a place like Gutong County has not seen so many soldiers for many years, and the people were a little hesitant for a while, and they did not dare to come forward.

The people who rushed out of the city gate with a sigh of panic or grief and indignation were also a little dazed for a while because of this experience.

"General," a soldier looked at Bai Zhijun and asked, "What are I going to do now?" ”

"Guard." Bai Zhijun left a word concisely, and then led a team of people into the city.

What will happen to a group of soldiers on horseback who appear on the streets of Gutong County, these people who have fled from the city do not have the energy to predict, it is impossible to go back, but the way ahead is blocked by the army, and they cannot walk.

Several people looked at each other and wanted to come forward to ask, but they were a little scared at each other's solemn faces.

When you think about it, there are more things that happened early this morning than in a month, nay, not just a month, but a year.

The battle is all about one drum and two and three decay and exhaustion, not to mention the people who ran out of the city with one breath, at this time the breath is almost gone, the other party blocked the way again, many people simply sat down on the spot, while looking at the sudden appearance of the brigade soldiers, while whispering.

"What the hell is going on?"

Some people ran out of the city to figure out what was going on, some rushed with people without knowing anything, and more people didn't understand what was going on, and they ran with them when they saw people running.

Now that I've sat down, it's time to ask.

"What else could it be? Wang Chunlin deceived people with the two liars in the demon building in the town! Someone took a sip hatefully and said, "Look at it, God is going to thunder Wang Chunlin's bastard thing for retribution, and he ran away in fright!" ”

The deputy leader of the elite soldiers, who had been holding a solemn face and not reacting, couldn't help but glance here.

God's retribution, well, can be counted, but this retribution should be to send the adults here to save the people from fire and water!

However, it is also retribution.

……

The retribution that the people saw came from the person in front of them, and Qiao Ran couldn't help but look up at him again.

Zhang Xie was looking down at her, and at this time, the two met each other, looking at the girl stunned, and then moved away as if no one was around, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but bend.

He hadn't forgotten to get down to business, but their business was also important.

Pei Qingqing rolled her eyelids and pulled another finger: they just glanced at each other again. These two people haven't spoken to her until now, as a child who has been neglected for a long time, she feels the need to let everyone remember herself, so she coughed dryly and said, "Miss Qiao, who do you mean when you say that there are two more who can be caught?" ”

She looked very serious when she asked this, it was better to do the right thing, and no one cared about her as a person when she did private things.

Qiao Ran said: "The two who ran away in the town demon building." ”

The people in the county government were still running and exclaiming, but they had already left the county office.

There was some panic on the street, and the small Gutong County seemed to have never encountered such a thing, and the people ran around like headless flies, some ran to the town demon building, some ran to the county government and some ran out of the city.

As for what to do in these places, it is natural to take a look and what to do after seeing it, and then what to do, then it is not something they can think of.

On the street of Gutong County, where such a crowd is running everywhere, the three people walking in it are not conspicuous, but the people walking are not conspicuous, and the soldiers who are galloping on horses are extremely conspicuous.

Qiao Ran watched Bai Zhijun chase after him with people, at this time they left the county office, the beginning of the accident in the city came from the county office, it was not unusual for him to lead people to rush here, and then naturally he saw them at a glance.

Facing Bai Zhijun, who was still unclear about the situation, Qiao Ran explained in a few words, and then sighed: "Wang Chunlin ran away, but the master and Taoist master of Lao Shizi should be able to find it." ”

"No matter what the appearance becomes, these two masters are so greedy and take away a lot of good things from the Demon Town Building, they must be carrying a heavy burden, so ...... If you want to go out of the city, you will definitely see it at a glance......"

"You're right." Bai Zhijun didn't leave immediately when he heard this, but looked at her with a strange expression, and he said, "It's too late......

Too late?

Qiao Ran was stunned for a moment, and watched the elite general clip the horse's belly from the team riding on the horse, drove the horse out, and raised his hand. "Lord Qiao, please come with me."

Gutong County is surrounded by mountains on both sides, and two natural barriers are isolated by mountain hazards, and there are only two east and west gates in the city. This point is clearly marked on the map, so Bai Zhijun and the elite general surnamed Li led two teams of men and horses, one east and one west, to guard the city gate. And it was not Bai Zhijun who bumped into the two liars who ran out and deceived the public.

Bai Zhijun guarded the east city gate, and yesterday they entered the city in order to enter the city faster, and General Li, who took a detour, walked through the west city gate and arrived a moment late.

It was so late, and when he arrived, he saw the people rushing out of the city gate in anger, and two men with heavy burdens on their backs.

It was probably ripped off during the struggle, and one of the men's bald heads stood out in the crowd.

He had come not early, but it was a coincidence that he had seen the two men with heavy burdens being driven by the angry people to the side of the stream that passed around the city, and then he saw the two men look at each other and jump into the stream.

The jump exploded like boiling water, and the people screamed in amazement, and then the scene seen in the next scene really frightened a man like him who had been rolling in the battlefield.

"The people were panicked," he said, speaking of the situation that made him break out in a cold sweat, "There was an inconspicuous thing in the stream approaching the two of them, and we thought it was dead wood floating in the stream, but the people exclaimed monsters......

"What youkai?" Qiao Ran frowned, and noticed that Pei Qingqing was holding her hand tighter, so she raised her hand and hugged her into her arms.

Sure enough, no matter how bold a child is, he is still afraid of the story of "monsters eating people".

"In the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", there is a strange name Tiger Jiao, with a fish body and a snake tail." Zhang Xie said, and the clear voice seemed to dispel the uneasiness of many people.

The people who had not dispersed nodded again and again, and said, "Yes, it's Jiao, the previous Master Yuanfeng...... Phew! Speaking of those two, the people who spoke couldn't help but curse, and said angrily, "Those two liars also said that the Jiao God was angry, and asked me to wait for the sacrifice of livestock, so don't go near this place if you have nothing to do!" ”

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but be happy: "God really has eyes, so those two liars fed Jiaoshen by themselves." ”

"It's not a youkai." Zhang Xie sighed, looked at Pei Qingqing, who was also a little scared beside him, and said, "It's a crocodile." ”

"This stream is a living stream, this place is not far from Chaozhou, this stream is a branch of Chaozhou crocodile creek, now in winter, there are often crocodiles swimming here for the winter." As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at the calm stream, and said, "I guess I thought I was a good hand at water, and I thought that the people didn't dare to chase after me, so I wanted to jump into the stream to escape, but I ......."

It's just that no one thought that the crocodile, which had not moved for the winter, would suddenly wake up, and then saw the "dim sum" delivered to his mouth, so he naturally had a full meal unceremoniously.

General Li's words also confirmed these things: "Those two looked like they could swim in the water, but they were carrying heavy loads on their bodies and were slow to move, and then I waited for the crocodile to chase after them, and I ...... those two."

One bite down, blood flowed like a river.

He witnessed the scene of a crocodile devouring a living person, and he and many of his soldiers who saw this scene with their own eyes were all cold, and this scene can truly be unforgettable.

When he came back to his senses, he was faced with the panicked and shouting people, and some people knelt down to thank Jiaoshen for opening his eyes or something, he looked dizzy, and before the people were completely withdrawn from the scene of the crocodile eating people, people stepped forward to appease these people who were running around, lest they run to the stream again to thank Jiaoshen Yunyun for being dragged into the water.

He didn't read much, but he also knew that crocodiles could not only stay in the water, but also go ashore when they were happy. If this is swept away at the shore at a rough glance, how many people are standing here, it will really be an accident.

Qiao Ran took a deep breath, her cognition of crocodiles was also early in her time and space, the Tang Dynasty poet Han Yu encountered crocodile tides when he was demoted to Chaozhou, and then wrote a "Crocodile Sacrifice Text", so it is not uncommon for the people of Dachu to know about crocodiles.

The people of Gutong County were deceived, in the final analysis, it was Wang Chunlin who stopped his school when he was an official and educated the people with ignorance.

Feed the crocodiles...... It can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people.

Qiao Ran glanced at a golden bodhisattva that had fallen not far from the stream, walked over and picked it up, probably falling from the previous chaotic struggle.

Well...... God has eyes, Qiao Ran smiled and handed over the things to General Li, and said, "The rest will be handed over to you." ”

The affairs of Gutong County were handed over to the imperial court, and people from their own imperial court came down to take over.

It's a pity that Wang Chunlin escaped.

……

I didn't sleep well for a day and a night, and after returning to the post station, Qiao Ran fell to the bed, and when she opened her eyes again, it was already the next morning.

Pei Qingqing also rubbed her eyes before she woke up from a good night's sleep.

This sleep, the sleep is replenished, and the person is also a lot more energetic.

After washing up, I was about to go out to find some food, but I didn't expect someone to appear at the door with food.

Mushroom and chicken soup, braised pork, bacon and bamboo shoots, steamed fish, Qiao Ran only glanced at it in a hurry, and saw these dishes. Eat these in the morning...... Qiao Ran frowned, and the postman who was carrying the food had already put the things on the table with a smile: "I brought these to eat with the adults before, and I saw that the adults liked them very much, so I made more this time." ”

Qiao Ran looked at Pei Qingqing, who got up by herself, and snorted. That's it, when the child grows up, it is also appropriate to eat more.

The Taniguchi Post Station is still the same Taniguchi Post Station, but the miscellaneous servants have changed, but the postmen have not changed. The one who served the food was the one who handed the note last time, but compared to the previous smile with an uneasy and flattering smile, this smile had a lot less baggage, and the poster said with a sigh of relief, and sighed: "These troubles have finally been solved, and I can rest assured." ”

The news of Wang Chunlin's disappearance did not spread, because of the corpses that the people in the county government saw with their own eyes, and the two masters and Taoist masters who were buried in the belly of the fish in full view, the people took it for granted that Wang Chunlin was also dead.

Thinking like this, the people who came to their senses naturally rushed to tell each other and were excited.

And the identities of the dead officials and Wang Chunlin and others were revealed, which caused a curse.

In short, except for the new Gutong County Commander who is about to take over this mess, everyone is happy with this ending.

As for Wang Chunlin's affairs, it will also be handled by the new county magistrate. However, not necessarily. Qiao Ran, who didn't like to eat too greasy in the morning, only took a small sip of the soup, and looked at Pei Qingqing, who was feasting: Your Majesty is determined to pull out the cancer of Shanxi Road, if Wang Chunlin is really related to Shanxi Road, if you want to come, you can always see it.

After a night's rest and recuperation, it's time to go. The innkeeper fed the horses for them, and prepared enough grass, water, and dry food for them before sending them out.

"It's a sugar cake." Pei Qingqing took a bite of the palm-sized cake in her hand, and proudly opened the sugar cake full of baggage around her to Qiao Ran, and then sold it like a little adult, "Guess who gave it to me?" ”

Qiao Ran laughed for a while, pinched her nose, pointed to the bulging halva on her waist, and said, "Isn't the sugar of the suspect's house too sweet?" ”

"It's better than nothing!" Pei Qingqing patted the halva on her waist as she spoke, sighed and said, "I don't pay attention to this on the road." ”

Qiao Ran smiled, looked out the window, the smile gradually faded, she looked at the steeper mountains on the side of the road, and said, "When you get to Shanxi Road, you can pay attention to it." ”

After the Gukou Station, it was very close to Shanxi Road, and when she set off, she saw Bai Zhijun release the carrier pigeon, thinking that Zhou Shilin had received the news that they were going to arrive at this time.