Chapter Twenty-Three: Another Death
Mo Weiyi and his entourage talked and laughed, carried things back to the inn, put the things in place, and then went downstairs to order a few small dishes and sit down to drink tea, they ate more snacks on the street, and they were not hungry at this time, it was this afternoon that the restaurant was full of maple all over the world, and they could get a lot of news from one to another.
A few people were leisurely, sat down to eat tea and food, listened to the people around them talk about themselves, and discussed the last two sentences from time to time so as not to arouse suspicion.
"Hey, have you heard, the son of the old Zhao family on East Street was chosen to sacrifice the ghost."
"Old Zhao's family, the son of the Tofu Lang family?"
"That's a pity, Lao Zhao's daughter-in-law is beautiful, and she is so handsome when she gives birth to a son, why won't she be chosen!"
"Isn't it...... I heard that there is also the young master of the Zhong family in Xitun! ”
"The Zhong family is a rich family, how can anyone dare to mess with their family."
"You don't know......"
"You don't know that Young Master Ben is voluntary!"
A loud voice came, and everyone turned around, only to see a handsome young man standing up in the west corner, with clear eyebrows and a smile, a beautiful and gentle face, a thin body, and a green coat outlined, he was actually handsome. Mo Weiyi couldn't help but praise secretly, what a beautiful boy!
The boy walked straight to the table he was talking about, and someone quickly stood up to give him a seat, and the boy didn't mind, and sat down with a smile.
"Young Master Zhong, your family is rich, why can't it be your turn to do this, why do you still have to squeeze it out, this is not a good thing!"
"yes, yes, it's a terrible thing!"
The young man smiled slightly, his eyebrows and eyes were crooked, very beautiful, "Young Master Ben is very curious about ghosts, but she doesn't come to find Young Master Ben, Young Master Ben has no choice but to do this!" ”
The young man spoke lightly and casually, and everyone sighed when they heard it.
Mo Weiyi and the others looked up at each other, and they all knew in their hearts, this young man seemed to be a fool, a little idiot, but the shrewdness in his eyes still allowed them to catch it. Mo Weiyi glanced at Chu Xiuwen, and Chu Xiuwen stood up and walked towards the table.
"Brothers, when I first arrived in your place, I heard that there were some ghosts spreading everywhere, not just what's going on, but also ask you brothers to give me some advice, so that we can avoid the incident." After that, Chu Xiuwen took out a certain amount of silver and put it on the table, "This table is invited, everyone can eat and drink." ”
As soon as everyone saw that Chu Xiuwen was the No. 1 generous and handsome person, they talked nonsense.
"It's not the right time for Childe to come, our county is now being targeted by ghosts, and a lot of people have died."
"Yes, yes, the night before yesterday, Boss Li of the rice shop in the back street also died, the death is terrifying, his face is blue, but he still has a smile, it's very weird!"
"Isn't it, six days ago, didn't my old friend Liang Youcai also die at the hands of the Yan Ghost!" After that, the man shed tears and looked sad.
…… After inquiring, Chu Xiuwen Shi Ran got up and thanked everyone and walked back, and the young man behind him also got up.
Chu Xiuwen raised his eyebrows, "Little boy, this is ......"
The young man took a step forward and whispered: "Zhong Lili is a native of Xia, what do you want to know, just ask, there are many things you know in Xia than there is news outside." ”
Chu Xiuwen felt interesting and smiled heartily, "Since it's so bothering, little boy, please!" ”
Chu Xiuwen returned to his seat, and unexpectedly brought Zhong Lili, the table was a little crowded, Mo Weiyi beckoned Xiao Er to merge the two tables and add a few dishes, Zhong Lili turned around and smiled politely at her, and Mo Weiyi smiled and said goodbye.
Zhong Lili is the only son of the richest family in Qiyang County, and he has been a great treasure since he was a child, and he is a well-known figure in this county.
According to him, the people who died in the Yan Ghost case were all wealthy merchants in the ten miles and eight circles, the owners of rice shops, taverns, tailor shops, etc., and they had money in their hands, and they just ate and drank and walked around the kiln on weekdays.
The sudden death incident in the past month, one died in five days, and now there are four, and all the dead people are thought to be immediately stroked, so they hastily asked their families to take them back for burial. Later, it was felt that something was wrong, and the deceased were placed in the funeral hall.
The deceased all came back from visiting the kiln, but because the deceased went to different places, they all died in the alley not far from the Qinglou Flower Pavilion. So far, there are no specific clues, and the villagers have rumored that the ghosts of the underworld have come to the world to haunt them, and there are some people who are afraid of trying to rob people's families and handsome men to sacrifice to the ghosts.
After hearing this, Mo Weiyi knew in his heart, presumably the murderer was suspicious and confused, so he hadn't found a clue yet.
This Zhong Lonely is not outside, and when he is thirsty, he eats and drinks at will, and Mo Weiyi also feels that it is not a bad boy, it is nothing more than a habit at home, and the young master of a rich family is a little public.
"Brother Zhong......"
"Stop, stop, what Brother Zhong is not Brother Zhong, just call me lonely, Brother Zhong is so ugly."
The little boy shouted, Mo Weiyi was not polite, he approached him slightly, there was a faint sweet and sour fragrance, isn't it more delicious? It's like a child who drinks too much milk and has the smell of milk on his body. Mo Weiyi felt that his thoughts were really appropriate, and whispered to him, "Lonely, you may let us join the team of demon sacrifices?" I'm also very curious, but I'm hiding it from my big brother. Mo Weiyi said and secretly glanced at Chu Xiuwen, Zhong was silent, and the thief smiled, "No problem, I just think you are good, you are as big as me, and you are like-minded, I don't believe in ghosts, I just want to go and see, catch the ghost who pretends to be a ghost, you and me, we brothers together." ”
"Okay, no problem, but when is the ghost sacrifice? Don't get too late, we're leaving! ”
"Well, they're still looking for someone, no one wants to sacrifice their children, they're all crying to death, hmph, Young Master Ben will still let their children have something to do, if it hadn't dragged on for a long time, Young Master Ben would have caught the 'ghost ghost' a long time ago."
Mo Weiyi was stunned for a moment, and whispered: "You didn't come up with the idea of sacrificing ghosts, did you?" ”
Zhong Lili smiled proudly, "Of course, who dares to say no to my behind-the-scenes operation, my method is good, so the county master will not refute, just waiting for me to give him the results, why haven't you been able to get together people, and you can't force others, alas!" ”
Zhong Lili said with annoyance, Mo Weiyi couldn't laugh or cry when he heard it, "Li, in addition to my eldest brother, my other brothers are also very curious, let's sacrifice ghosts tomorrow night, I'll call all my other brothers." ”
"Is that true?" Silence's eyes glowed.
"That's, I'll have the final say, and we'll catch him in his original form when the time comes!"
The two agreed on the specific process, and Zhong Lili left happily.
At this time, when he came back, he found out about Zhong Xiaoli, who was sent to study in a foreign country three years ago, and only returned to the city two months ago, and the Zhong family's flowing water banquet was held for half a month.
Everyone smacked their tongues, and it was really the treasure in the palm of their hands.
Although he thinks he is a good boy, he still has to keep an eye on it, the reason: Mo Weiqing has stayed here for a long time, and has a good relationship with the county order, but he never knew that Zhong Lili and the county order were cousins, and he had never seen him in the county order, but he knew a lot about the investigation of the case, even better than the head arrester of the investigation.
It was night, and the Mo Weiyi people changed into the costumes of the Inhuman Pavilion, put on masks, and patrolled the streets, if according to the rumored saying, five days a life, tonight is the time to die. This place is not too big, but there are four or five Hualou, several people have eaten early and walked around different Hualou in the streets and alleys, secretly paying attention to suspicious characters, but from the beginning of the lantern to the lantern, there is no movement.
Mo Weiyi hid in the shadows, his eyes like torches. The lights in the alleys went out, and Mo Weiyi still didn't find any suspicious person, and when the last person also left drunk, he jumped on the roof of a house and only stared at the 'Drunken Immortal Building' not far away.
The drunken fairy building is brightly lit, and the sound of laughter and scolding keeps coming, and the paper is drunk and golden. Not only Mo Weiyi, but also Chu Xiuwen and others who were secretly watching in several places were also suffering.
It's nothing for Mo Weiyi to be a woman, but this flower building is a place specially built for men to be happy, Bai Youyu and Wan Qixue's road idiot are just together, and it has no effect on the attack and the little Qingxin has few desires, leaving Mo Weiqing and Chu Xiuwen alone, upright and good, and they are bitter when they encounter such a situation.
Mo Weiyi thought it was funny when he thought about the miserable situation of Chu Xiuwen and his brother at this time, but before he could laugh, he saw a person flying out of the side window of the upper floor of the Drunken Immortal Building, and disappeared in a flash.
Mo Weiyi was startled and quickly chased after him, with his back to the light of the Drunken Immortal Tower, and the black shadow was faintly visible, thin, and the light work was quite good. Mo Weiyi tried to keep a distance that was not too close and not easy to be discovered, and Mo Weiyi was a monk halfway, so it was a bit laborious to chase it.
After turning and chasing to the woods outside the village, the figure suddenly disappeared, and Mo Weiyi took three steps and two steps to catch up, only to see a black dress hanging on a tree trunk stuck in the ground. Looking around, there were no more people, it was a deserted grave, Mo Weiyi frowned a little disgusted, pretending to be a ghost!
"Pop" a brilliant flower bloomed in the sky, and seeing the signal, Mo Weiyi immediately swept back.
The gloomy alley, the faint firelight, Mo Weiyi arrived, and Chu Xiuwen and the others were already waiting there.
"What's going on?"
Raising his eyes and seeing Mo Weiyi coming, Mo Weiqing breathed a sigh of relief, "Why did you come so slowly?" ”
"Chased a man in black......"
"What?"
Mo Weiyi waved his hand to signal that it was okay, and then asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Chu Xiuwen pulled her forward, raised the torch in his hand and approached the wall, a middle-aged man fell there, already out of breath! "Look, we rushed over and saw him lying here, and Brother Mo said that no suspicious person was found."