Father!! ”

Wang Gu exclaimed in surprise and held Wang Lao Wu in his arms, tears were surging, but his face was at a loss.

Li Moyi hurriedly walked over, probed his nose, and touched the artery in his neck, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Help him lie down!!"

Wang Gu has no master, he is really a little at a loss, it only takes an hour or two for him to go back and forth, and the old father suddenly encounters such a catastrophe.........

Li Mo dipped a towel in water to wash off the red stains on Wang Lao Wu's face, and found that there was a wound about half a finger long on his left forehead, which did not hurt his skull, and briefly investigated other places on his body, except for some contusions on his legs and feet, nothing else was serious, and he was immediately relieved.

"It's no big deal, the fifth uncle is strong and strong, I'm afraid that he was hit by a momentary collision, and his brain hit a sharp object, and he was shocked, so he passed out ........."

Li Moyi comforted Wang Gu while pinching Wang Lao Wu's people in Hegu, and the old man woke up faintly after a while.

"Daddy!!"

Seeing his father wake up, Wang Gu immediately shed tears of joy, but the old man struggled to sit up, and then glanced at Li Mo, and shouted at Wang Gu: "Don't cry!" Before Lao Tzu died, those eight beggers were too unreasonable, and now they have suffered a big loss!! ”

When Li Mo heard this, his heart couldn't help but sink, and he immediately asked, "Fifth Uncle, what happened?" What about the rest of the ship, where did they go? ”

“……… After you left, the sword-wielding guards searched the ship's cargo, and found a lot of valuables......... Then they saw that our ship was a smuggling ship, and they wanted to detain the whole ship's cargo........."

"The people on our ship couldn't bear to be robbed of their goods in vain, so they started to move with those Baqiu Zi guards, and in a panic, I didn't know who kicked me violently, and I passed out......... As for the rest of the ship, I don't know........."

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After a while, there was a commotion in the distance.

"These eight begging sons, just grab the goods, and beat people......... it........."

As soon as he heard this scolding, Li Mo had already guessed the general course of the matter.

Obviously, the people on the ship were not satisfied with the robbery of the goods, so they scuffled with those guards for a while, and after Wang Lao Wuyi suffered a great disaster, the others rose up and chased after a few guards, and then left the ship.........

But fortunately, except for Wang Lao Wu, everyone else on the ship seems to have only taken a few punches and kicks at the moment, and the cargo has been temporarily saved.

Li Moyi was also rejoicing in his heart, this was already a great luck in misfortune.

There were no casualties, the goods were still there, and the most important thing was for everyone to get out of the place as soon as possible.

Those guards were hit, they would naturally go back to call people, when the other party was overwhelmed, they would definitely lose under the battle, and after the defeat, I am afraid that it would not only be a cargo to be pressed, but even the whole ship of people would have to be imprisoned, and what was even more terrifying was that if the people in the local governor's mansion recognized Li Mo, I was afraid that it would cause death!!

Li Mo thought of this, and even opened his mouth to beckon everyone to leave.

"Everyone, someone is going to come to the mansion right now, when the other party is overwhelmed, the goods will definitely not be able to be saved, I have something to do and stay here for the time being, you quickly take advantage of the dark to sail back to the small island without a place........."

Hearing Li Mo say this, Wang Lao Wu immediately asked: "Brother Li, those guards are not simple goods, maybe they will have to attack immediately, why don't you go back to the placeless island with us to hide for a while, and it's not too late to go back to the north to do things after avoiding the limelight!" ”

However, Li Mo knew very well in his heart at this moment that as a wanted criminal in the whole city, he would only harm the simple islanders who were with him if he stayed on the boat.

Immediately, he bowed slightly to Wang Lao Wu and Feng Jin, Chang Mazi and several other old men, hugged Wang Gu vigorously, and walked out of the cabin firmly.

"Brother Li, slow down!!" Wang Gu chased after him, with a net of uneaten sea fish in his hand and Li Moyi's straw hat in the other.

"Take this with you, and you can walk north for half an hour to the inn accommodation in Liling City........."

As soon as Li Mo heard this, he immediately understood, the trick of pretending to be a fisherman was really good, and he also smiled at Wang Gu, didn't stop any longer, put on a straw hat, and then embarked on a journey to Liling City with firm steps.

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The small city of Liling is close to the open sea, and has been an important city in the north and south since ancient times, and it is also a hub city for maritime trade.

Since ancient times, there have been countless literati poems with the theme of Liling, and there are poems in the past: to Liling in the autumn and Qing, and the person under the moon is lonely. When the world is thousands of miles of water and clouds, the world is a cool river.

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After leaving the boat, Li Mo walked along the shore, through the heavy thatch, followed the horseshoe prints of the previous guards, and soon drilled out of this large mountain forest and embarked on the road to the inn in Liling City.

Maybe it's because of the hazy drizzle, there aren't too many carriages and horses on the avenue, seeing that the sky is about to dawn, Li Moyi also quickened his pace, and when he was hurrying, there was a sound of tuk tuk horses' hooves behind him.........

When Li Mo looked back, he saw that a man on a horse was about to rush to his side, and the first person on a horse in black clothes with his mouth and nose covered even "snapped" and threw a whip at Li Mo.

"Get out of the way!!"

Li Mo's hands were long gone, and he was about to dodge the past, but he remembered that he was now dressed as a fisherman, so he pretended to be unable to dodge, was led by a horse, exclaimed, and fell to the side of the road.

The man on horseback galloped for a long time, then reined in the horse, turned back to Li Moyi's side, but sat high on the horse's back, dropped a thumb-sized piece of broken silver, and said in an arrogant and indifferent tone: "I don't want to live when I see the horse!" This silver is compensated to you, Young Master Ben still has urgent matters, if you feel wronged, go to the Endong Medical Hall in the city to see the injury. ”

Li Mo was a big criminal who was wanted all the way at a glance, and he made up his mind to keep a low profile, so naturally he would not make noise about this kind of thing, buried his head in blocking his face, wiped the water stains on his face, grabbed some mud and wiped it on his face, and then raised his head.

But although this person is wearing a lily robe and a hat, he can still see a brocade robe inside, and a string of emerald green and transparent jade beads on his wrist, which looks like the son of a big family.

Although this boy is masked, Bingzi is arrogant, but he is losing money and letting Li Mo go to see the injury, thinking about his arrogant personality, his heart is not bad, and Shicai should also be an unintentional mistake caused by hurrying.

Thinking like this, Li Moyi also forgave this kid, and was about to return the broken silver, but the boy saw that he was silent for a long time, but he dropped a sentence: "It turned out to be a dumb ......"

Li Mo opened his mouth, but before he could make a sound, the boy and brother grabbed the horse's belly, galloped out, and soon disappeared into the hazy rain curtain.

Li Moyi also smiled helplessly, he finally left the sea, and when he arrived on this land, he could still be regarded as a dumb person, and he also smiled a little for a while.........

After simply cleaning up, he saw that the black clouds in the sky were overwhelming, and heavy rain could break out at any time, so he quickened his pace.

When I arrived at Liling City, the sky was already overcast, but the sky was even more gloomy, and the dark clouds were like a big quilt soaked in ink, low and low on the roof.

Liling Castle is located by the sea, the seafood is famous, every morning is the peak season of the city's fish market, and now the heavy rain is about to fall, and it is time for the morning meal, and there are not many pedestrians on the streets, and the vendors and shops are not yet open.

As soon as Li Mo walked on the street, he felt that he was a little out of place in this Liling City, and he was inevitably a little at a loss.

But he has already experienced a lot, it can be said that he is well-informed, and he has a wealth of life experience, thinking that although the fish market and shops have not yet opened, but now some inns selling food are just the time to open, he can still go to the inns and restaurants to try his luck.

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Li Mo took a look at it, and soon, the restaurants and restaurants on both sides of the street gradually turned on and began to get busy, and the whole street became lively.

These restaurants have already started cooking, and diners have also come to the door, presumably the ingredients have already been prepared, and the demand for the live fish in Li Mo's hand is not high, and the price will not sell too well.

Just thinking about it like this, Li Moyi also chose his own goal.

The scale of this small shop is not too large, but the plaque on the door plate is very elegant, the decoration of the store is also full of paperwork, the table and chair ornaments are very exquisite, there is no greasy atmosphere of ordinary restaurants, it should be a meeting place for literati and scholars.

This kind of restaurant entertains literati, and the requirements for ingredients are naturally higher, and the pursuit of dishes is not to fill the stomach, but to taste.

Li Moyi was covered in rain at this time, full of mud, and carrying a fishing net, for fear of polluting the smell of the store and causing the shopkeeper to be dissatisfied, so the fish could not be sold, so he went around to the back door.

The back door of this hotel is ajar hidden, and you can vaguely see the busy chefs and runners inside, as soon as Li Mo knocked on the door, a steward walked out.

This person is forty or fifty years old, his temples are already a little gray, and his eyes are full of old spiciness, obviously a capable old housekeeper.

Seeing the fishing net in Li Mo's hand, the housekeeper knew Li Mo's intentions, and some fishermen who returned early from the night sea often came to sell seafood at this meal, so it was not surprising that they were used to it.

"Come in."

Li Mo nodded, followed the old housekeeper and walked in, the kitchen was busy, and the housekeeper took Li Mo to the side room, where a lot of fresh ingredients were piled up, and it turned out to be a storage room.

This steward is dressed plainly and cleanly, but he is also meticulous in his work, he rolled up his sleeves and personally inspected the live fish in the fishing nets, and he did not reject the fish, obviously used to doing it himself, Li Mo couldn't help but have some good feelings.

"These sea fish are good-looking, they are big enough, but they are less, so let's make them five hundred yuan." The old steward raised his head and looked at Li Mo and said.

Li Mo thought about it, the price of Liling City is not high, according to the purchasing power of five hundred Wen, if you don't live in an inn and eat vegetarian food, you should be able to last for a few days.

He didn't want to stay in the inn, so as not to be recognized, so he immediately nodded: "Okay." ”

The old steward was not too surprised, because the price he gave was also fair, so he said to Li Moyi: "You go to the account room with me to settle the money."

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After arriving at the tent, the big shopkeeper was not there, a small account was sorting out the numbers, and the housekeeper had to take care of the kitchen, so he explained the small account and asked him to tell the big shopkeeper to give Li Moyi the silver.

Li Mo also wanted to ask the steward about some local news, but seeing that the steward was leaving, he secretly said that he had miscalculated, but it was difficult to stop him.

The small tent was only concerned about settling accounts, and Li Mo couldn't talk to him if he wanted to.

The big shopkeeper must have gone to receive distinguished guests, and he didn't come back for a while, so Li Mo took off the straw hat on his head and sat in front of the account room and waited.

After a few hours, when it was getting dark, the old steward in the back kitchen actually returned.

His right hand was holding a basket of hot soft noodles and big steamed buns, but in his left hand he carried a large pot of tea, and a white towel was placed on his shoulder.

"The owner tried your sea fish, the taste is fresh and tender, authentic and authentic, in the future, if you have fish, you will send it over, send something for you to eat, it can be regarded as the money of the fishing net."

But in this kind of big restaurant, it is common for the owner to try it first, but the fish net is not worth much, the old steward said so, I am afraid that he will also take into account Li Moyi's face, and send food over dryly, that is to give money for nothing.

Thinking of this, Li Mo was also impressed by the steward, and while thanking him, he asked while the iron was hot.

"Brother steward, I arrived before dawn, it's about to get dark at this time, it's going to rain heavily, my little brother can't go back tonight, I don't know if there is a place near this that you can spend the night in a mountain temple?"

The steward just saw that Li Mo was waiting calmly, not as impatient as ordinary people, although he was dressed in a cold and ordinary manner, he was neither humble nor arrogant, he had a calm temperament, and he was also satisfied, so he replied: "There is a mountain temple in the west of the city, you can go there to have a look."

Li Moyi was about to ask again, but there was a small guy running in the back kitchen, and he called the housekeeper back, Li Moyi couldn't help but sigh secretly, looked at the hot white-flour steamed buns, and glanced at the tent again, and saw that the small tent had put down the account book, so he walked in with a big white steamed bun.

"Little sir, this steamed bun has just come out of the oven, it is fragrant, you have been busy all day, you should not have eaten, why don't you eat together?"

The little man in the tent room was an apprentice, and after a day's calculations, he was dizzy and dizzy, and he was already so hungry that he cooed to the bottom, and when he saw the steamed bun, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva: "That's great!" ”

He took out two small bowls from the tent, took Li Moyi's teapot, poured two bowls of tea, and invited Li Moyi to sit down in the tent, and ate unceremoniously.

As soon as Li Mo saw this, he didn't bother, the little gentleman ate three steamed buns in a row, and drank a big bowl of tea, and his whole body was comfortable, only to find that Li Mo had bitten half of the steamed buns, and he was also a little embarrassed.

"Just now I heard the little brother ask where the steward stayed, I remembered one thing, the son of the family returned to heaven, and successively held a Dharma conference for more than half a month, and also opened a good hall, the bastards in the city and the lonely wanderers all went over there to eat and drink, it is said that there is a place to stay at night, if the little brother does not like to do it, you can go and see, it is better than the mountain temple........."

When Li Mo heard this, his heart suddenly shook.

At present, as a criminal who is wanted in the whole city, he naturally can't do anything to show his face, and he only has 500 yuan of silver to sell fish, and he is worried about not being able to find a place to live.

Now that he has a stable place to live out of thin air, he was excited in his heart, but he pretended to be calm and asked casually: "That son of the family must be not very old, right?" It's a pity that he died like this........."

How did you know that the little gentleman snorted coldly: "Little brother, you don't come to the city often, do you?" It's true that the son of the family is not very old, but it's not a pity, that Hezhong is a disaster in the township, bullying men and women, but it's not a pity to die, I don't know how many innocent girls in the township burn high incense every day and look forward to his death, and now I don't know how many people laugh out loud! ! ”

"It turned out to be called Hezhong Cheng ........." Li Mo heard this, and he was also in a complicated mood, the family was able to hold a large Dharma conference and open a good hall, it was definitely a rich and noble family, but when he heard that Hezhong Cheng was a person, Li Moyi also had an indescribable feeling of depression.

"How did Hezhongcheng die? Wouldn't there really be righteous people who did the evil for the people? Li Mo took a sip of tea, glanced at him secretly, and pretended to ask lightly.

"It is said that he fell into the sea and drowned, but as for the truth, it is not something that we can know........."

"The ......... who drowned in the sea" Mr. Xiao said this, Li Mo was a little interested, he has been sailing on the sea for the past few days, and he is already very familiar with things at sea.

Li Mo was uncertain in his heart, but the little gentleman continued: "This person died and died, but it made others suffer, that boat was all my rich son in Liling City and the seeds of studying, as well as many top red sisters in the Red Mansion, plus cooks and boatmen, etc., more than 30 people survived five or six, and they were also evil.........

"A boat sank ?!!"

Li Mo couldn't help but be surprised, I don't know if it was because of the boat a few days ago, and he reacted a little more to the sinking of the ship.

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The night was dark, bleak and cold, Li Mo put a straw hat on his head, and walked towards the Chengshan Temple in the west of the city.

It's just that Li Moyi didn't pay too much attention to this, he was analyzing the news he heard from the little man in the tent.

Lilingcheng said that it is not big, but it is not small, Mr. works in the restaurant, and the restaurant is mainly to receive literati, and it is also more credible, because the protagonists of the shipwreck tragedy at sea in this village are a group of scholars who are about to participate in the spring examination.........

They have all passed the understanding test, and are about to participate in the provincial examination, so they will gather together to swim in the sea, contact and make friends, who can think of a sudden accident, the ship sank and died, which is undoubtedly a huge loss for the literary world of Liling City.

After returning to the north, Li Moyi also returned to the state he used to investigate the case, and now he has no place to live, if he can successfully solve this family case, he will naturally be able to regain a foothold in Liling City.

Therefore, after making up his mind to solve the case, he was familiar with the road between the previous interrogations, and this conversation also learned the details of this matter from the small tent.

These victims are all young talents in Liling City, and this matter is also a sensation, Li Moyi passed the screening and investigation, and kept talking from the small tent, and finally found a suspicious person.

This person's name is Ning Keji, he is the heir of the side branch of the Ning clan, and he can be regarded as a wealthy and nobleman, and the reason why he attracted Li Moyi's attention was because he and Zhongcheng went to two extremes.

He is the first person to solve the test, and Hezhongcheng is the last one, the family has a big puja, and opens a good hall, and the scenery is a big funeral, but the Ning family is low-key to the point that it can't be done, and the people in Liling City don't even know when the Ning family held the funeral.........

Li Moyi vaguely sensed that there was a huge conspiracy hidden behind this tragedy, what were the unknown secrets in this case of the sudden sinking of a literati pleasure boat?

At present, the Hejia family is opening a good hall, the so-called most dangerous place is the safest place, if Li Mo goes to the Hejia to find out the news, I believe that he should be able to know the inside story of this matter more clearly, and the Ning family is quiet, I am afraid that there is no chance to get close.

The most straightforward way is to determine the burial place of Hezhongcheng and Ning Keji, and open the coffin to take a look.........

This kind of thing of digging up the grave and opening the coffin is the most despicable thing in these years, but Li Moyi has not done this kind of thing before, in order to explore the truth and restore the original face of the facts, it is not impossible to take a risk.

The decision has been made, Li Moyi temporarily put down his thoughts, stepped up his pace, and when he arrived in the middle of the city, there were more pedestrians, and the atmosphere became more and more noisy.

"Endong Medical Center ........."

Seeing this sign, Li Mo couldn't help but think of the rider who bumped into him, he touched the piece of broken silver on his waist, and walked into the medical hall.

At this time, the medical hall was ready to close, and an old doctor sitting in the hall was explaining a prescription to a young man, and when he saw Li Mo coming in in with rain, the little guy who was cleaning up the medical hall on the side couldn't help frowning, and when he was about to drive away, the old doctor spoke.

"What's the matter with the little brother?"

Li Mo took off the straw hat on his head, gently put it outside the door, shook off the rain on his body, and then walked in, briefly talked about the things during the day, and then took out the broken silver and gently put it on the table.

Although he was in great need of silver now, the man on horseback had an almost charity-like demeanor that made him feel very uncomfortable, that is, he was short of silver at the moment, and he did not bother to take it.

"I'm tired of the old divine doctor, transfer this silver to that young brother........." Li Mo said this, and was about to walk out the door.

This broken silver is about two or three taels, and one or two pieces of silver can probably be exchanged for consistent copper coins, but it has always been not a thousand Wen, but about seven hundred and eight hundred Wen, that is to say, this broken silver is equivalent to two taels of silver, which is the same as a month's monthly money for the guards, and for ordinary people, it is already a lot of money, and Li Mo sold all the many sea fish, and it was only five hundred Wen.

The old doctor saw that Li Moyi's clothes were old and gray-headed, but his eyes were shining and extremely profound, which could be described as a poor and ambitious person, so he nodded appreciatively, and then accepted the broken silver, looked at Li Moyi's back, and couldn't help but feel good, so he said: "Little brother is slow, it's raining outside, it's better to stay and avoid the rain, drink hot tea and leave."

This place is already the center of Liling City, seeing that the scale of this medical hall is not small, the flow of people must be very large, although his face is smeared with mud, but Li Moyi is still afraid that others will recognize him.

As soon as Li Mo wants to dig up the grave and open the coffin and find out the truth of the shipwreck case, he must determine the location of the tombs of Hezhongcheng and Ning Keji, and those survivors of the shipwreck incident should be able to seek medical advice and medicine, and the old doctor's sources should be more extensive than that small tent, and the news should be more detailed and comprehensive.

Li Moyi was still hesitant to stay and listen, but after thinking about it, when he got the Chengshan Temple in the west, he would investigate with that temple Zhu, after all, that temple Zhu should have helped him a lot recently, and he must be clear about the location of the tomb.

Thinking like this, Li Moyi also dispelled the idea of staying, and turned to thank the old doctor: "Thank you, the old doctor, but I still have to hurry down, so I won't bother." ”

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