Qiu Xiaoqiu and Zhan Xiaoxiao agreed with Qin Tai's decision, only the old drunkard master was a little surprised. He seemed a little unusual, looking a little disappointed and lonely, but he didn't say anything. The old drunkard staggered out alone, returned to his room and fell asleep. Qin Tai also asked Qiu Xiaoqiu to go back to the rest area, and everyone was tired after a busy night. Zhan Xiaoxiao and Qin Tai took turns to take care of the children, one took care of the children and the other seized the time to rest. When this person has rested enough, immediately change to another person to rest. It's just that Zhan Xiaoxiao often takes care of the children and lets her husband Qin Tai go to rest first. When the rest is enough, when Zhan Xiaoxiao comes to change Zhanxiao, Zhan Xiaoxiao will always say that he is also rested and does not need to rest anymore.

After Qin Tai rested, he asked his wife Zhan Xiaoxiao to rest as well. Zhan Xiaoxiao said unexpectedly that he had rested and went out to play with the child. Qin Tai shook his head and sighed as he recalled the expression of the old drunkard master. The old drunkard's attitude yesterday was a little strange, from the carelessness at the beginning, to the intentional initiative later. In the end, when he heard Qin Tai's expression when he decided not to report, it made Qin Tai feel a little that the old drunkard master was abnormal. The more Qin Tai thought about it, the more wrong it became, and he was worried that the old drunkard master would have an accident, so he rushed to the old drunkard master to take a look.

The old drunkard was not in his room, and he left something unusual. In ancient times, the master was an accessory of the official, that is, an assistant hired by the official privately. Their expenses are not only the responsibility of the hangan themselves, but they also have no official status. Officials can hire the master, give the master sufficient authority, and can also terminate the relationship at any time. Once the relationship is dissolved, this master will have nothing, not only will he have no right to speak, but he will also have no power to stay. Therefore, the master will generally do his best for his master, as long as he does not make mistakes, as long as the officials do not fall, the master will not leave easily. Of course, there are exceptions, there are some conscientious masters who can't see it, and after persuading the master to no avail, they will leave angrily. The dissolution of the relationship by the official is called "dismissal", and the master's initiative to leave is called "resignation". When "dismissal", the official will pay a sum of money, ostensibly to reward the master, but in fact, it is to give the master severance pay. When he was "quitting the house", the master would circle his quilt with a straw mat and hang it on the beam of his room, which was equivalent to saying that he had lost his job. The old drunkard master is nominally Qin Tai's master, but in fact, he is Zhanxiao's godfather, Qin Tai's teacher and friend, and Qin Tai's good assistant. Qin Tai never thought of "firing" the old drunkard master, let alone driving the old drunkard master away. But the old drunkard master is not only gone now, but also wraps his quilt in a straw mat and hangs it on the beams of the house, which is equivalent to his own "resignation". Of course, this frightened Qin Tai, and Qin Tai went crazy looking for the old drunkard master in the yamen.

Just when Qin Tai and the others were looking for the old drunkard master, Boss Chen got the news of the Jinyiwei headquarters. took someone to the Jinyiwei headquarters for a meeting, and of course at the same time sent someone to help Qin Tai find the old drunkard master together. Soon after, the old drunkard found him, but it was not found by others, but he came back by himself. Not only did he come back, but he also came back with a large group of people, including Boss Chen, who went to the headquarters for a meeting. Everyone rushed into Qin Tai's room and took away all the manuscripts that were as white as snow inside, and also took away all the words that Qin Tai had translated overnight.

Boss Chen took this opportunity to secretly tell Qin Tai that the old drunkard master went to the Jinyiwei headquarters to report. The Jinyi Guard, together with the military department, has already arranged manpower to take over these three places. Jinyiwei is mainly responsible for the excavation of the treasures of the old general altar of the White Lotus Sect, and the military department is responsible for suppressing bandits. For this reason, the old drunkard master got a reward of five hundred taels of silver, and participated in the treasure hunt, which was regarded as an assistant to Boss Chen.

Qin Tai and his wife and Qiu Xiaoqiu didn't understand how the old drunkard master could betray everyone in order to go to five hundred taels of silver. The friendship and family affection between everyone, not to mention five hundred taels of silver, cannot be exchanged for a mountain of gold. The old drunkard has no children in his life, and Zhan Xiaoxiao takes care of the old drunkard as his father, and even Xiao Ping'an calls the old drunkard "grandfather". After so many years of cooperation, and family affection, is it not as good as even five hundred taels of silver? Not only Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao didn't believe it, but even Qiu Xiaoqiu felt that the old drunkard master was abnormal.

As if he understood the thoughts of Qin Tai and the others, the old drunkard master who had changed into the silk clothes rewarded by the imperial court sat on the chair and said while drinking: "Say it." Scold it. I wait for you to teach me a lesson. Qiu Xiaoqiu, aren't you already clenching your fists? Come out and hit me. ”

Zhan Xiaoxiao's eyes were already red from crying, and he came over and knelt in front of the old drunkard master and said, "Godfather, why?" Why would you want to do this? Didn't everyone say it just now? Don't talk about this matter, leave a little privacy for Bai Ruxue and his wife. Why are you doing this? ”

The old drunkard master poured himself a sip of wine and said to Zhan Xiaoxiao: "Why am I? You only know that Bai Ruxue and sympathize with their husband and wife, have you ever thought about my feelings? Why should I do this? Why should I defend this pair of White Lotus Sect evil seeds? Why should I care if they live or die? ”

The old drunkard's words surprised everyone, and Qin Tai finally remembered something he had almost forgotten. When he first came to the Criminal Department, he needed to find an assistant who was familiar with criminal law. An old official in charge of criminal law recommended the old drunkard master to him, saying that the old drunkard master was an old criminal investigator who was proficient in the criminal law of the Ming Dynasty. However, when talking about this old drunkard master, the old official gave a few special instructions. First, the old drunkard master loves to drink, and he has to get drunk for at least seven or eight days out of ten days. Second, the old drunkard master is very arrogant, don't offend the old drunkard master. Third, the old drunkard master doesn't like to mention the past, so Qin Tai don't ask the old drunkard master about the past. Fourth, the old drunkard master seems to be very sensitive to some things, especially the matter of the White Lotus Sect. The old drunkard master didn't want to listen to it, and he didn't want to ask, but the old drunkard master seemed to hate the White Lotus Sect very much. Qin Tai forgot about these things, and it wasn't until the expression and tone of the old drunkard master that Qin Tai felt that Lin Dushuiyuan had a big secret in his heart.

The old drunkard master was very excited, and while taking a big gulp, he glared at Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao. Seeing that Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao stopped talking, the old drunkard master who was not addicted simply threw away the wine gourd, ripped off his clothes, and revealed his upper body. Everyone saw that the old drunkard had many scars on his body, not only old scars but also all kinds of scars. Everyone who is proficient in punishment knows at a glance that these are all methods used by the government and yamen to extort confessions by torture.

The old drunkard staggered to his feet, pointed to the scars and said, "This is pricked with a needle." This is whipped with a whip. It's hot. This is soldered with an iron. This is pliers. By the way, this scar is the most famous. It's not clear now, is it? Let me tell you that it used to be a White Lotus pattern, the one that is exactly the same as the one in the book. I'm a disciple of the White Lotus Sect? I'm not. The pattern on my body is that the people in the yamen hold me down and tattoo it on my body. Because of this pattern, I was designated as a bandit of the White Lotus Sect. I suffered so much in the prison that I almost beheaded myself as a White Lotus Sect bandit. You say, can I not hate the White Lotus Sect? Xiaoxiao, didn't you ask me why I didn't get married? I'm telling you, I've been hurt by them, and I'll never have children. Am I going to marry a wife and come back and cuckold me? ”

Seeing the almost crazy old drunkard master, Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao were really sad. Zhan Xiaoxiao walked towards Qiu Xiaoqiu with the child in his arms, and Qiu Xiaoqiu sensibly hugged the child and left. The old drunkard master with this appearance can't even stand Qin Tai's good exhibition, let alone the little peace of a child. In order not to cause a shadow to Xiao Ping'an, in order to protect the child, Qiu Xiaoqiu took Xiao Ping'an away as soon as possible. After Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao waited for Qiu Xiaoqiu to leave, they sat around the old drunkard master, comforting the old drunkard master while listening to the old drunkard master talk about the past intermittently.

It turns out that the old drunkard master is not simple, and talking about his matter is almost a shocking case. The old drunkard's surname is Li, and it is said that his ancestor is still the famous Lao Tzu Li Er. The old drunkard's family has five children, the uncle's family has two sons and one daughter, and his family has two sons. Because there is only one daughter, this girl has been spoiled and raised by everyone since she was a child. The eldest son of the uncle's family is called Li Long, the second son is called Li Hu, the elder brother of the old drunkard is called Li Bao, the old drunkard is called Li Biao, and the cousin of the old drunkard is called Li Feng. The second eldest of the Li family originally had no children, so the eldest of the Li family passed on his second son, Li Hu, to his younger brother. Unexpectedly, after Li Hu came, the old drunkard's mother gave birth to two sons in a row, so she sent Li Hu back to the old drunkard's uncle. At this time, the old drunkard's uncle's family opened a restaurant, because there was only a son and a daughter under his name, so it was named Longfeng Hotel, and everyone called it Longfeng Store.

Not long after Li Hu returned to the old drunkard's uncle's house, a plague broke out in the village, and the old drunkard's uncle and his father's family almost died. There are more than a dozen people in the whole family, and only Li Long, Li Feng and seven-year-old Li Biao are left. Since then, the old drunkard master has lived with his cousin and cousin, and has become a junior in Longfeng Shop. However, the cousin is good to the old drunkard master, and often teaches the old drunkard master to write when no one is around. The cousin and cousin in the impression of the old drunkard master are very good, but the cousin Li Long likes to fight, and the cousin Li Feng loves stinky beauty.