The place of appointment on the letter was the Jinshui River.

There are two major lively places in the capital at night, one is Qingxing Street, where wine shops gather, and the other is Jinshui River, where sheng sings all night.

There are countless painting boats on the Jinshui River, the fat powder is fragrant, it is a gentle township where many men linger, and the dragons and snakes are mixed without saying much.

The person who kidnapped Xiao Qi set the meeting place there, which is a bit clever.

A woman cramped herself on the shore, looking around.

The woman had gray hair, and she must have been a little old, because she was disfigured and could barely see what she was.

The passers-by did not give the woman a second glance.

There are many high-rollers who spend a lot of money in places like Jinshuihe, and there are even more poor people who come to make a living, and it is very common for women to come to beg for a living.

The woman summoned a small boat and let it roam aimlessly across the wide river.

This is where the other side is cunning.

set the Jinshui River as the meeting place, but asked Xiuyue to get on a boat and float on the river at will, and every boat on the river could be a hiding place for the other party.

There are hundreds of large and small painting boats on the Jinshui River, and it is impossible to confirm which boat it is, so you can only passively wait for the other party to take the initiative to approach.

"Where is Auntie going?"

The woman was carrying a small open-top boat, supported by a young man wearing a hat, and when he saw that the woman had not said where she was going, he couldn't help but ask.

"That's it...... Just take a breath first......" The woman endured nervousness, and subconsciously looked around.

The boatman smiled: "Isn't the eldest lady looking for someone?" ”

The woman nodded hesitantly, and remained silent.

The boatman didn't ask any more questions, and slowly shook the penny.

A small boat specializing in supper approached, and the old man holding the boat smiled and asked, "Does the little brother eat eel buns?" ”

The young man holding the boat waved his hand and signaled that he would not eat.

The old man was not annoyed, and left unhurriedly holding the boat.

Soon another boat approached, and the woman on the boat drew her eyebrows and powdered, and shouted to this side: "Do you want to buy some soap cakes, and small snail cakes, all freshly made." ”

The young man holding the boat waved his hand again.

"Phew, poor ghost." The woman took a sip and propped up the boat to the painting boat not far away.

The young man holding the boat couldn't help but ask, "Where did the eldest lady go?" ”

"Just take a look at the river, I'll give you money......" The woman's voice was a little uneasy, and she tried to put on a calm appearance.

A boat slowly approached.

"Come up."

Hearing this, the woman jerked her eyes at the approaching boat.

Like most boatmen, the boatmen wore hats to cover their eyebrows and eyes, so that they could not see clearly.

Listening to the voice, it was a middle-aged man.

The woman hesitated and stood up, shoving a few brass plates to the young man holding the boat.

The two boats were no more than two feet apart.

The woman stepped over with her head bowed and her feet raised, and got into the boat that came by.

The young man holding the boat seemed to be a little puzzled, and did not leave for a while.

The man said coldly: "This is my mother-in-law, I will pick her up, and advise you not to meddle in your affairs." ”

When the young man holding the boat heard this, he hurriedly shook the penny and walked away.

The woman stood at the bow of the boat and asked nervously, "What about Xiao Qi?" ”

It was a canopyless boat, and it was obvious that there was no third person on board.

Xiao Qi is obviously not here.

"Don't be noisy." The middle-aged man propped up the boat and walked forward quickly, looking relaxed.

The Jinshui River is very wide, and the lights of countless pleasure boats make the whole river as bright as day, and it is beautiful.

And where there is light, there is shadow, not to mention that it is already the time when the night is shrouded.

Further on is a small patch of reeds.

The white reed flowers and golden branches add another style to the magnificent Jinshui River.

There are not many ships coming here at night.

As darkness shrouded, the middle-aged man stopped holding the boat and looked at the woman silently.

"You're a cook at a wine shop?"

The man's voice was flat and low, inexplicably a little eerie beside the hazy reeds of the night.

The woman nodded, "I am." What about Xiao Qi? Where did you hide Xiao Qi? ”

The middle-aged man suddenly took two steps forward.

The small boat shook because of his sudden movements, and it shook people's hearts in horror.

"I came here according to the explanation in the letter, you quickly hand over Xiao Qi!" The woman looked at the approaching middle-aged man with an anxious expression, "Are you asking for money?" I'll give you as much as you want, as long as you let Xiao Qi go-"

The middle-aged man's hat covered his eyebrows, and from the woman's point of view, he could only see the other's slightly curled lips.

Cool and unforgiving.

"Where is Xiao Qi—" The middle-aged man suddenly raised the penny and slammed it towards the top of the woman's head, "You don't need to know." ”

It was quickly pierced through the night sky by the waving penny, and a strong wind struck.

The woman stood in the bow of the boat, as if frightened by the sudden situation, and remained motionless.

There was a thud, followed by a scream.

The sound of silk and bamboo, laughter, and shouting on the Jinshui River was endless, and this scream was quickly drowned out without stirring up the slightest wave.

The hull of the ship shook, and a man jumped up.

The middle-aged man sat on his knees, holding his aching arm with one hand, and looked at the visitor in dismay.

It turned out to be a young man holding the boat.

The young man with the hat approached step by step, and the penny that had just been used to whip the middle-aged man was lightly carried in his hand.

The bow of the ship sank into the water inch by inch.

The woman walked briskly to the stern, and the unbalanced boat was gradually restored.

"Scared?" The young man spoke, his voice gentle and steady, very different from before.

The woman shook her head, and naturally stood behind the young man.

The two looked at the middle-aged man who was sitting on the boat.

The middle-aged man's hat fell off, revealing his true face.

He is a very ordinary man, who looks like he is in his thirties, but his eyes are quite sharp.

The middle-aged man, who was about to kill the woman with a penny, pushed him into the river and destroyed the corpse, looked at the young man and the woman, understood that he had fallen into the trap, and struggled to jump into the water.

At this time, the water surface was still rippling, caused by a penny that fell into the water after the middle-aged man was suddenly attacked.

A cold penny pressed against his neck.

"If you move again, it will kill you." The young man said coldly.

These words seemed to remind the middle-aged man.

As his complexion changed slightly, a stone flew in.

The middle-aged man opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, along with a tooth.

The young man came over, picked up the bloodied teeth with a handkerchief, and looked at the ship's oil lamp.

His voice was still calm, but the words he uttered were startling: "There is poison hidden in your teeth, and you are a dead man?" ”

The middle-aged man looked at the young man who was close but couldn't see his face clearly because of the hat, as if he had seen a ghost.

No, this young man is a ghost.

Attacking him while he was about to kill the woman was nothing, but just as he was about to bite his fangs and kill himself, the flying stone just knocked out the poisonous teeth.

Is this something that people can do?