This year's winter is earlier than usual, just into October, the weather is getting cooler day by day, the cold wind blows to the face like a knife, the street is deserted, there are not many people, and the occasional people passing by are tightly wrapped in their not thick clothes, cursing the damn god as they walk.

On this morning, on Anyang Street by the Luoshui River in Anzhong District, two catchers were chatting while walking, one of them was Jiang Zhongjie and the other was Ning Shifeng, both of whom were young people about 30 years old, and were responsible for the security patrol from Anyang Street to Ansheng Street.

"I said, Brother Ning, why did you remember to patrol with me today? Just now, you suddenly jumped out and jumped off me! Didn't you and I walk the same street in the past? Jiang Zhongjie asked casually.

"It's strange that it's cold today, but it's good to be together, and there is someone who can talk," Ning Shifeng replied.

"Don't say it, it's really cold this day, it didn't seem to be so cold yesterday!" , Jiang Zhongjie tightened the trapping uniform on his body as he walked.

"Who's to say it isn't!" , Ning Shifeng also trembled, "I'm going to add more clothes to Ming'er!" ”

At this moment, there was a quarrel from the left, and the two turned their heads to look, it turned out to be the Anyang Inn on the street, and at this time, in front of the counter at the entrance of the inn, a middle-aged woman was arguing with the old man in the counter.

Jiang Zhongjie was about to step forward, but was dragged by Ning Shifeng, "Don't worry, let's listen to what they are arguing about first." ”

"Well, it's still Brother Ning who thinks about it, look at my impatience!" , Jiang Zhongjie scratched his head with a smile.

The two slowly walked to the door of the inn, stood on both sides of the door and listened silently, the attention of the two people in the door was on each other, and they did not notice that someone was approaching.

"I said shopkeeper, why is the room money in your inn so expensive, I only lived for three days, and I was asked for two taels of silver, and I couldn't get this price even if I stayed in a hotel elsewhere for five days!" , the woman pinched her waist with both hands, and her willow eyebrows stood upside down.

"This guest officer, our Anyang Inn is the best inn in this area, in addition to the guest rooms, there are special bathing rooms, reception rooms, twelve hours a day to serve meals, as long as you need, hot meals can be served to your room at any time, of course, the price is higher than not staying!" , the old man said unhurriedly.

"But what you said is useless to me?"

"We have provided all the services, you don't have to blame us!" The old man looked at the woman opposite with a smile on his face.

"Alright then!" , The woman seemed to admit it, and lowered her head and took out an embroidered purse from her waist.

"It's two taels of silver," the woman took out two taels of silver from her purse and put them on the counter.

"Thank you, guest!" , the old man smiled and was about to reach out to take it.

"Wait!" The woman stretched out her hand and pressed it on the silver.

"Huh?" The old man was stunned, and his outstretched hand stopped in mid-air.

"I'm going to deduct the money I spent with you last night, it's a tael of silver," the woman said, and took back another tael.

"This girl, you can't talk nonsense, how can I ......?"

"I provide the service, you can't blame me if you don't need it!"

After the woman finished speaking, she raised her eyebrows, twisted her waist and walked out of the inn, leaving only the old man standing in the counter alone and messy.

"Hey, hey, hey!" , Ning Shifeng and Jiang Zhongjie, who were standing on both sides of the door, couldn't help laughing.

"What are you laughing at? Hum! The woman was startled by the two people at the door, and after seeing that it was the two catchers, she snorted from her nose and walked forward quickly, and soon disappeared into the street in front of her.

Ning Shifeng and Jiang Zhongjie glanced at each other, shrugged their shoulders at each other, and continued to walk forward.

"Brother, it's not far from my house in front, it's so cold, why don't you go to my house and drink a cup of hot tea to warm up!" , Ning Shifeng pointed to a mansion next to the Luoshui River not far ahead.

"That's a good feeling!" , Jiang Zhongjie rubbed his hands as he spoke, and sighed close to his mouth.

"It's just ahead!" After walking two streets forward, Ning Shifeng pointed to a mansion in front of him on the left and said.

At this moment, a middle-aged woman walked to the courtyard gate of Ning Shifeng's house with a needlework basket and a piece of fabric in her hand, and suddenly, the main door of the house opened, and a middle-aged man rushed out from inside.

"Ahh Scared the hell out of me! The woman was taken aback, quickly stabilized her mind, and when she looked at it, her brows couldn't help frowning.

"Who are you? How did you come out of it? ”

The man didn't answer, and ran away from her.

"Someone! There are thieves! Only then did the woman react, and then she opened her throat and screamed.

At this time, Ning Shifeng and Jiang Zhongjie also noticed the situation ahead, and the two immediately became nervous.

"Brother Ning, your house is a thief!" , Jiang Zhongjie shouted loudly.

At this time, the middle-aged man in ragged clothes also heard the woman's shout, and ran forward in fright, and when he saw two catchers running towards him in front of him, he looked around in a panic, and turned around and got into an alley on the left.

"Cangchang!" With a sound, Ning Shifeng pulled out the Tang knife on his waist, and said with a calm face: "Xiao Jiang, you go around from here, I'll chase after you, and we will block him at both ends!" Ning Shifeng said as he pointed to an alley next to him.

"Great!" , Jiang Zhongjie agreed, and then disappeared into the alley, and Ning Shifeng also chased down the alley where the person had drilled with all his might.

After rushing to the end of the alley, Jiang Zhongjie braked sharply to the left, twisted his body quickly, and rushed to the mouth of the alley next to him in a few steps.

"Now I'll see where you're going!" As soon as Jiang Zhongjie finished speaking, the whole person was stunned.

In the alley ahead, a man in a fast hunting uniform was holding a Tang knife in his right hand and pressing it on his left arm, and blood was dripping down from the tip of the knife, and a person was lying on the ground, with blood dripping between his chest and abdomen and under his body, and a bloody dagger in his right hand.

"Brother Ning, you... You killed him? Jiang Zhongjie came closer, looked at the corpse on the ground, and said a little nervously.

Ning Shifeng frowned tightly and didn't speak, just nodded slightly, and at the same time staggered, and let out a slight moan from his mouth.

"Brother Ning, you're injured!" , Jiang Zhongjie only noticed at this time that Ning Shifeng's fingers pressed on the top of his left arm were also full of blood, and they were still flowing.

"I was accidentally stabbed by him!"

Ning Shifeng frowned, gritted his teeth and said, "I'm fine, leave me alone, hurry up and go to my house to have a look!" ”