As the old saying goes, there is no truth in eating without saying a word, chewing slowly.

Now I was chatting with Chu Nian while eating, and was interrupted by someone who suddenly appeared, and I almost choked after eating a bite of noodles.

If it weren't for my strong vitality, I'm afraid I would have died young.

took a sip of tea, stared at the figure sitting at the window vigilantly, and scolded in his heart with a dark face: It's really ghostly, "Why are you here?" ”

His identity was revealed by him yesterday, so naturally there is no need to hide anything.

"What do you mean why am I here? Naturally, I'm here for you! Didn't you promise me to investigate with you? "He's right.

I secretly glanced at Chu Nian, he didn't seem to be angry, thinking of yesterday's reaction, he should have acquiesced to Fang Che's joining.

"Oh." I replied coyly, lowered my head and continued to eat, anyway, I am just a façade person, Chu Nian is the one who makes the decision, I don't dare to agree casually if he doesn't squeak.

"Oh! I told you so much news yesterday, and you treated me with such a perfunctory attitude? You, you're unloading, no, are you planning to backtrack? Fang Che jumped down from the window and slapped the table with me.

"I didn't force you, you said it voluntarily." Anyway, he said it, and I really didn't say anything.

Chu Nian was eating from the side, completely treating himself as transparent, or simply ignoring Fang Che's existence.

Fang Che was unwilling to be ignored, and after yelling, I provoked Chu Nian again, pointing at me and questioning him, "You, don't stop talking, you said what you said to her yesterday, why did your attitude towards me change overnight?" ”

Chu Nian took a sip of food slowly, picked up her eyelids and glanced at Fang Che, and said helplessly: "The conscience of heaven and earth, I didn't say anything, it was she who realized it overnight, she was self-taught, and it has nothing to do with me." ”

"Impossible, she was pinched in pigtails yesterday, if you don't say anything, how can she not be afraid of me overnight?"

"Braids? Second son, tell me, what pigtails do you pinch in my family? ”

"You, I'm ......"

I kept my head down and continued to eat, hoping that the flames of war they had kindled would not hurt me again.

Fang Che was knocked out by me and Chu Nian two-to-one, and he was angry, and finally put on an attitude of not worrying about the villain, and poured a cup of tea and took a sip of it, and after drinking, he looked disgusted, "It's really hard to drink." ”

Chu Nian found soybeans and mung beans in the dish, picked them up and threw them into my bowl without a trace, and asked casually: "The second son hasn't answered yet, why are you here?" ”

Fang Che over there looked at the interaction between us, and glared at me very dissatisfied, I didn't see it, I bowed my head and ate silently, but I heard him say: "Of course I came to find you, I heard that the post station was very lively yesterday, and the two of you are not in a very good state today, there must be something interesting happening, talk to me, and make me happy." ”

Looking at his gloating appearance, Chu Nian just gave him a roll of his eyes, patted a penny of broken silver and gave me a look. It just so happened that I had finished eating, and the polite other party Che smiled, "Second son, you use it slowly, and we will leave first." ”

Fang Che jumped to his feet in anger when I threw him away, "Hey, you two ungrateful things, don't bring this!" ”

"Huh? Righteousness? Chu Nian glanced sideways at Fang Che, who was thundering, and said to me, "Do you remember what kindness and righteousness the second prince has with us?" ”

"I haven't heard of it." I shrugged my shoulders and waved my little hand with my back to Fang Che.

"You two are too deceitful!" Fang Che caught up, complained first, and saw that we still ignored him, so he had to relent, "No, two, I was wrong, I didn't pay compensation." I could have been earlier this morning, but I was targeted by my father, so I missed it, you two just look at our friendship, and give me the news, let's help each other and benefit each other, what do you need from me, I have nothing to say, how about it? ”

"What do you want to know?" Chu Nian agreed without speaking, so I asked questions on his behalf.

"Su Qian's side is not necessary, I want to know, what did you ask about the four girls yesterday, and what is the situation of the girl who died this morning? Also, the post station assassination. ”

I looked at the people coming and going on the street, "The second son is going to let me report to you here?" ”

Fang Che suddenly said, "Understood, how about the private room of the Drunken Wind Building?" ”

It just so happened that I was also going to Drunken Wind Building to ask about something, so I agreed with Chu Nian with a look in my eyes.

Drunken Wind Building is the private room again, Chu Nian asked me to deal with Fang Che, and he went below to ask about something.

Chu Nian said that there was no need to hide the investigation from Fang Che, and there was no need for me to hide it if he had something to say.

"Men? Did you bring the portrait you painted? ”

I took it out of my bosom and handed it to him, and he opened it and studied it carefully for a while before he said, "I have seen this man, and I have seen him three times since the day I entered the city. ”

"Really?"

Fang Che rolled his eyes at me dissatisfied, "What's in it for me to lie to you?" You still suspect my father, I can't wait for you to find that Zhou Jian, so that my father can be innocent. ”

"So, where are they?"

Fang Che pinched his chin and recalled seriously, and only said after a while: "The first time, it was outside this drunken wind building, what did he say to the girl who was arrested that day, and the girl looked uneasy as if she was being coerced into doing something. The second time, oh, by the way, it was yesterday, you let the dog scare me, and on the way out, I saw him wearing the clothes of a subordinate to deliver something in the back, and I don't know who to give it to. The third time ......" Saying this, Fang Che suddenly got up and stared at me with frowns, "You just said that Chu Nian's injury was plotted in the city defense camp?" Just hiding in the city defense camp? Or a girl? ”

"I'm not sure if I'm hiding, but looking at your appearance, isn't it the third time you've seen this person in the city defense camp?" I asked him vigilantly, "When is today?" ”

"It's not the city defense battalion, it's in the temporary marshal's mansion in the east of the city, this person appeared with Li Dujun of the city defense battalion, I thought he was a soldier and didn't pay attention to it at the time. If he is the real murderer of this series of cases, then I am afraid that it is not as simple as killing a few people. You check first, and I'll go back and inform my father. "As he spoke, he was leaving.

Coincidentally, Chu Nian came in from outside and blocked his way, "This matter is no better than alarming the general." ”

"What do you mean? Don't trust my dad? ”

"Definitely." Chu Nian's expression was extremely serious, and in the face of the impatient Fang Che, he stopped in front of him, looked at him calmly, and slowly waited for Fang Che to gradually calm down before continuing: "Have you ever thought about the consequences of the general's intervention in this matter? ”

Fang Che, who came back to his senses, was awakened by his words, and asked with a clenched fist, "What should I do?" The city defense battalion is a government soldier who cooperates with the army to ensure the safety of the city, and if there is a spy inside, the city defense may be lost, and then our side will probably face the enemy's internal and external cooperation. At that time, my father's accusation of collaborating with the enemy and treason will be completely confirmed! ”

Chu Nian listened calmly, and when he finished speaking, he whispered a few words in his ear, "You ...... like this first"

The voice was too small, I really didn't hear what was said clearly, but Fang Che's eyes lit up because of his words, and he wanted to look at the savior and hugged Chu Nian, "Don't worry, I will definitely do what you have to say, and I will not miss it, and I will ensure that nothing goes wrong." If you two act tonight, aren't you a little weak? ”

Chu Nian raised the corners of his mouth confidently, "Do you think I will do things that I am not sure of?" ”

Fang Che stared at him suspiciously, and suddenly smiled: "Yes, I'm too worried then, then I'll leave first." ”

I was confused from the audit, and after carefully summarizing what I understood, I asked Chu Nian uncertainly, "Childe, isn't this case also related to what we came to do in Licheng?" After a while, it seems that there is a lot of progress? ”

"If nothing else, there will be good news tonight. Let's go! ”

"Where are you going?"

"Go to the prison, I have a few words I want to ask."

"But, Nian Zhongjun has already released people, if you want to ask Yi Qinghuan that question, we should go to Yunjiaofang." I'll remind you.

Chu Nian smiled, "It's not about Yi Qinghuan, it's about the jailer in the prison." ”

Ask the jailer? What to ask?

It was a bad feeling that I didn't know anything, and after leaving the Drunken Wind Building for a while, I still couldn't hold back, "Childe, what useful clues did you ask below?" The murderer confirmed that it was the man who made an appointment with Yi Qinghuan? ”

"Hmm."

"Then what did you ask, how did Xiao Er reply?"

"I asked Xiao Er to identify the person in the portrait, Xiao Er said that he had seen this person bring people here a few times, and the most impressive thing was that he and Jiang Zhong had come."

"Jiang Zhong?" I subconsciously thought of a serious question, "Jiang Zhong has been bought!" ”

My reaction made Chu Nian smile with satisfaction.

"But, what do you explain the shoe prints?"

"The murderer is indeed a man and a woman, the man is the person on the portrait, and the shoe prints on the lawn are the same person behind the rockery, but it is not Yi Qinghuan. This person has been monitoring Ah Zhu and Ling Pei'er's actions, and Yi Qinghuan is the scapegoat who was used, and she deliberately aroused Jiang Qingping's suspicion that day. Chu Nian said with a wry smile.

"Deliberately? Could it be that the male murderer asked her out, so Su Qian wanted to coerce her to do so? ”

Chu Nian looked at me differently and said ambiguously: "Almost." ”

What do you mean by almost? And can't I explain that I still have to hide it?

Licheng is located on the border, and the most important feature of this border is its exotic atmosphere.

Although there is a gap between the two countries and the North Liang, the trade between the two countries is still the same, so Licheng has also become the hub of commerce and trade between the two countries, and the roadside stalls are full of fresh gadgets of the Beiliang folk customs.

Maybe it's because things are in a hurry, Chu Nian is in a particularly good mood at the moment, and when he passed by the small stall, he stopped and picked up a white jade flute with general workmanship to play with.

I don't know what to think of, but I smiled very nostalgically. It was just a simple laugh without a trace of impurities, and it stunned me.

"Childe, this jade flute is not as good-looking as your original one." Seeing him like this, I subconsciously said something. "The way you're smiling now is like you've gone back to the way it used to be."

When Chu Nian heard this, he immediately put down the jade flute, and the smile in his eyes was replaced by indifference, "You only know that jade looks gentle on the outside and can be watched and played, but you don't know that it can also be turned into a sharp blade to kill." ”