21. More than a dozen people were unjustly killed for no reason
Even if Master Meng and Mrs. Meng can't go home for a while, but with the housekeeper watching outside, it is absolutely impossible for Meng Nanjun to go out, but fortunately, there are some things that she doesn't need to do herself, and she is only ready to let Gao Fan go out to inquire about one or two.
And the reason why she didn't call Lishu was that Meng Nanjun considered that she was a weak woman, and it was difficult to defend herself if she really encountered any dangerous things, who knew that as soon as she heard Meng Nanjun call Gao Fan over, she shouted that she had to go with him, Meng Nanjun couldn't help it, so she had to agree.
So the two went to the pawnshop first, ready to find out the cause of death of more than a dozen people in the pawnshop.
This pawnshop has been open in the imperial capital for some years, not to mention the guests on weekdays, there are a lot of pedestrians coming and going, and it was not long after the murder happened, and the government naturally blocked it as soon as possible.
Daqi believes in the theory of ghosts and gods, and this place where people die for no reason is also extremely unlucky in their eyes, so even if this road is in a prosperous location, most of the people have taken a detour in the past two days.
As soon as there were few people, it was convenient for Gao Fan to go in to investigate, but just when he was about to cross the courtyard wall to enter, he suddenly felt that his sleeves were being pulled, and when he turned his head to look, Li Shu was looking at him with blank eyes.
No matter how much Gao Fan doesn't understand his feelings, Lishu has not concealed it at all over the years, and it is impossible for him not to know what Lishu thinks about him.
But if you refuse, you can say it, and you have done it deliberately, and all kinds of methods have been used, but you can't make her die, and Gao Fan really has nothing to do with her. At this time, it was clear that it would save a lot of trouble to go in alone, and I had to take her in because I was afraid that she would make a fuss.
"Hold on." Gao Fan reminded her, grabbed her waist and jumped up.
In the blue sky and daylight, it is a bit blatant to break into the territory of others, but fortunately, Gao Fan's movements are very light and do not make much noise, but no one notices.
"Where do we start now?" Lishu was still tugging at Gao Fan's cuffs, and asked while looking around.
Gao Fan just walked ahead by himself, took her around the small yard, and said to her when he returned to the original point: "Wait here." ”
If this sentence was to discuss with someone, Lishu would never agree, but Gao Fan would be a little more patient when he was at the master's house, and at this time, facing Lishu, he had already entered it as soon as his voice fell, and even closed the door.
"As for disagreeing with me so much?" There was some complaint in Lishu's tone, but he didn't dare to make too much noise to disturb his movements, so he could only comfort himself in his heart that he was watching the wind for him, and then squatted aside and picked up the weeds in the yard.
But she thought she was going to wait here for a long time, but when the wind stopped, she heard a faint sound inside.
It's like chewing and swallowing.
The sun is still hanging high, it stands to reason that there is nothing to be afraid of, but there is such a master as Meng Nanjun in Lishu, who has to see ghosts, at this time, even if he silently recites in his heart that it is impossible to be haunted during the day, he still can't persuade himself.
"It's terrible." Muttering quietly, Lishu withdrew his hand that destroyed flowers and plants, but his eyes couldn't help but glance over there.
The courtyard was concave, and the sound came from the base of the wall of the house, but there was a row of trees planted near the wall, which just blocked the view.
The "man" was dressed in a familiar light-colored shirt, and his long hair was scattered down, and he really looked a little ghostly.
Lishu was almost scared to cry by the scene in front of her, but she still couldn't hold back and didn't dare to speak, shaking her legs slightly and trying to stand up. But she didn't see it clearly, but it didn't mean that the "person" hiding in the dark didn't understand it either, only to see him put down the things in his hand, and his figure slowly lengthened.
"Gao Fan!" Lishu didn't care about anything else, and ran away after screaming.
It was such an unthinking escape instinct that saved her life and allowed her to avoid the rope made of black gas.
There was a deep pit left in the place where she had been, and a pungent smell could be faintly heard.
Gao Fan, who was in the room, reacted very quickly, and as soon as he heard the voice of the pear book, he jumped out of the side window and slashed at the figure behind the tree with a sword.
The middle of this sword is the shoulder position, and after it is submerged in the flesh, there should be resistance to the bones, and Gao Fan also took this into account, so he used more strength when he started, in order to hit the end.
But the slash from top to bottom seemed to be much easier than he had imagined, and the sound was as if there were no bones, and the sharp blade slashed through it, even with the sound of cracking.
It's like a doll with extremely detailed workmanship, and it seems to be a living person on the surface, but it's full of cotton cloth and vulnerable.
"Who's here?" The two officials guarding the door rushed to hear the sound, but before anyone arrived, they first shouted a pretending majesty.
Gao Fan didn't care to continue to check, and pulled the pear book and left quickly.
When they passed by the door, Gao Fan and Lishu had seen the two officials, although they were standing straight at the door, they had to yawn from time to time, and their eyes were full of fatigue, obviously not taking this matter to heart. In addition, Gao Fan's actions are not unpleasant, and there is no need to worry about whether he will cause trouble for the Meng family.
But Gao Fan didn't care about this, but it didn't mean that Lishu, who thought he was in trouble, couldn't care at all, and when Gao Fan put her down after leaving the pawnshop, she could only honestly follow behind her without saying a word.
When she was about to arrive at the Meng Mansion, Lishu saw that Gao Fan still didn't look at her, and couldn't help but redden, she stopped Gao Fan, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Am I causing you trouble?" ”
In fact, Lishu already had the answer in her heart, but she couldn't help but tighten her sleeves, waiting for a response she didn't want for this knowingly asked.
Gao Fan has always been a cold-hearted person, and Lishu understands that she knows very well that Gao Fan will not be tactful.
"You haven't practiced martial arts, so don't follow me in the future."
I've heard this many times, and I can laugh at it in the past, and even make two jokes to tease him when I'm in a good mood. But today, Lishu laughed far-fetched, and in addition to responding, he didn't know how to respond.
Gao Fan went to see Meng Nanjun first, when she was reciting spells under the supervision of the housekeeper, and when she saw Gao Fan coming, she hurriedly pushed the book, as if she had seen a benefactor who saved her from the sea of suffering.
The official family also watched Meng Nanjun grow up, and she didn't know that she didn't like the dense words in this book the most, so she had to smile helplessly, even if she let her go today.
"What did you learn?" Meng Nanjun saw the housekeeper leaving, so he hurriedly asked.
Gao Fan did not reply immediately, but first took out a wooden box from his sleeve.
The box is ordinary, seven or eight points similar to the one Liu Yunqi brought her to see, but the connection is obviously a little unstable, and with a casual flick, the lid of the box moves in place.
And if there are only a few scratches on the outside of the box, the inside of the box looks a little miserable, full of potholes, red with blood, and an unpleasant smell.
Meng Nanjun took a piece of undrawn yellow paper, and gently brushed it along the bloodstains, and a few spots immediately appeared on the yellow paper, and then spread outward.
"He's a great talent." Meng Nanjun ignited the yellow paper, with a slight mockery in his expression.
Before March 3, Meng Nanjun's impression of Zhou Xu was only that he was a master and a low hand, and the only way to do it was to pretend to be humiliated to win Liu Yunqi's sympathy.
But on March 3, Zhou Xu obviously wanted to be unfavorable to Liu Yunqi, Meng Nanjun knew that he had bad intentions, but seeing that he looked like he had lost his soul, he felt that this person was vicious but cowardly.
However, it has been almost a month since March 3, and Zhou Xu has gone from murdering Xu Yan to Zhou Jing, and even harming the innocent people in the pawnshop, Meng Nanjun has to think highly of him.
Some things are addictive, just like Zhou Xu's addiction to killing, as long as he can't do it by using the relationship between the Liu family, he will use Gu worms to kill him.
After thinking about it, Gao Fan had already made it clear what he saw today, Meng Nanjun nodded and said hard, and let him busy with his own affairs, and then Lishu came into the house, looking at his expression, although he was adjusted, he still looked in a bad mood.
"Gao Fan chased you again?" Meng Nanjun asked.
Lishu rarely hides her true emotions in front of her, so every time she laughs at Gao Fan, she will complain a little about her frustration to Meng Nanjun, so Meng Nanjun didn't see anything wrong with her today.
And Lishu just said Gao Fan's coldness as usual, but he planned not to entangle him again in the future.
"Somehow this year, there are strange things around me one after another, so I say it's better if you don't follow him, lest he be distracted from taking care of you while doing things."
Meng Nanjun was holding the two boxes to compare them carefully when he spoke, and he didn't free up his eyes to notice Lishu's side, so he naturally missed the wetness in the corner of Lishu's eyes.
Fortunately, Lishu has always been a big grin, and after blinking a few times between the upper and lower eyelids, the tears were held back by her, and she said angrily: "It's not uncommon for me to go with him in such a dangerous place, it's really going to be between life and death, who knows if he will leave me." ”
Hearing that she was obviously angry in her words, Meng Nanjun just smiled and continued to study what she had in her hand, but who expected that Lishu, who was still complaining about Gao Fan's ignorance, suddenly took the case, so scared that she didn't throw the two boxes together.
"What are you doing in a panic?" Meng Nanjun glared at her angrily.
Rishu grabbed her arm violently, "I know why the person I saw in the pawnshop is so familiar, and the clothes he is wearing are obviously the same as the little guy who was scared on March 3rd." ”