Chapter 8: The Evil Alley
Shocked, Tie Lingshuang raised his phoenix eyes and stared at Qi Chen,
"Who?"
Seeing Qi Chen's face shocked, with three points of confusion, one point of anger, and a trace of doubt, as if he didn't hear himself speak, Tie Lingshuang was anxious, frowned, and couldn't help but slam the iron gun, and another blue brick shattered.
Hearing the sound, Qi Chen came back to his senses, glanced at the broken blue brick floor on the ground, suppressed the doubts in his heart, and did not explain, glanced at Tie Lingshuang, turned around and swept out, Tie Lingshuang no longer asked, and dodged to chase after him.
Two figures, one in front of the other, blew a whirlwind, flew out of the yamen, the guards at the door looked at each other, the row of catchers were stunned for a while, rubbed their eyes, and looked at each other,
"Oh no, the eldest brother and the big man from the capital have a fight, and it seems that he has fallen behind, so hurry up and help out. ”
The sound of jagged footsteps sounded, and they all followed the strong wind, eating the dust far behind.
After a few detours, Qi Chen occasionally flew and jumped on the roof and floated across the alley, the internal strength of Buddhism was pure and harmonious, and Qi Zhu's head and light body kung fu were also very good, except for hunting in clothes, there was no other sound.
No matter how many Tie Lingshuang followed behind, every time he lit the ground, the bricks and tiles would be broken, the smoke and dust would be scattered, and the oil lamps would be lit up, it seemed that he was going to get up and arrest the gentleman on the beam.
Entering a rugged alley, the sparse houses are scattered with dark shadows, flying all the way to the end, in a remote corner, a thatched hut is quietly hidden, surrounded by jagged grass.
Stopping, Qi Chen stared intently at the somewhat cold and gloomy thatched hut under the moonlight, and slowly exhaled a turbid breath. Tie Lingshuang swept over from behind, stood beside Qi Chen, glanced at Qi Chen who was a little hesitant, a trace of faint fragrance wafted in, and his heart was clear, no matter what Qi Chen was still hesitating, he strode forward, the iron gun was in his hand, and the cold light of the tip of the gun flickered.
It seems to be a newly made wooden door, handmade, the door crack is slightly larger, and a sweet fragrance came, Tie Lingshuang wrinkled the bridge of his nose, raised the iron gun and was about to break into the door, but was grabbed by Qi Chen behind him.
Turning his head to look over, Qi Chen looked at her, shook his head, and reached out to push open the wooden door.
In the moonlight, several baskets were arranged close to the right side of the door, covered with a layer of cotton cloth, and the sweet fragrance was stronger, and then it was pitch black.
As if he was familiar with the door, Qi Chen walked behind the door, took out the fire fold, lit an oil lamp, and the room lit up. Stepping into the door, Tie Lingshuang swept around and nodded, it was still relatively clean and clean.
The hut was a little shady, and on the wall facing the gate was a long wooden table, on which two plates of pastries were worshipped, to honor the Jade Emperor who was attached to the wall.
Under the west window, there is a stove, there is no trace of oil smoke at all, people here should scrub it every day, the wooden table next to the stove, the upper layer is neatly placed with four or five small cans, and there is a willow wood board erected on the wall. There were three packets of flour stacked on the lower level of the table, and a few smaller packages, which also seemed to be whole grains,
Looking at Qi Chen's face, he turned around the west side with the oil lamp, and then walked to the east side, in the northeast corner, a simple bamboo bed, a wooden pillow, and a green and gray quilt was neatly stacked next to the pillow, like a multigrain steamed bun.
Walking forward, regardless of Qi Chen, who was preoccupied, Tie Lingshuang stretched out his hand and wiped it on the bamboo bed, turning his hand over, a little white light flickered in the light, and bursts of fragrance came.
Anger rose from his heart, and turned to Qi Chen, who was also staring at her palm behind him,
"Who is this man?"
Raising his eyes and looking at Tie Lingshuang expressionlessly, Qi Chen put the oil lamp on the small case next to the bed, let out a long breath, and whispered,
"Lao Li Tou, has been begging for a living in Hangzhou, making some pastries to sell in the market, people, people are very, very kind. ”
After that, he raised his head, looked at Tie Lingshuang, shook his head and said,
"It won't be him, he doesn't know martial arts, he's just a little old man, how can it be him?"
didn't have time to deal with her, Tie Lingshuang pulled down her face and stretched out her hand,
"I don't care what you have to do with him, you tell me first, where did you meet him today, and where was he injured?"
With a flicker in his eyes, Qi Chen frowned and said,
"After the two of us fought today, I went out of the alley and went to the government road, and when I turned the corner, I bumped into him. ”
Scratching his head, he closed his eyes while reminiscing,
"I saw that it was him, I was busy apologizing, and when I was leaving, I saw him wrapped in a white cloth in his palm, and asked casually, he said that he was accidentally scalded by hot water when he was making pastries. ”
Quietly looking at Qi Chen, who was reminiscing with his eyes closed, Tie Lingshuang saw that his eyebrows were tightly twisted, and the bridge of his nose wrinkled irritably from time to time, and he didn't interrupt him.
"No, the impact was very heavy, I was walking very fast, he just shook slightly, his left hand was covered with a layer of white cotton cloth, the palm could not be seen, the fingers were charred black, and it felt very badly burned, not burned. ”
"The eyes are wrong, there is dodging, it is very different from the way I usually look at me, and the voice is still a little muttering, as if my tongue is swollen. ”
Opening his eyes, as if calmed down, Qi Chen looked at Tie Lingshuang and took a deep breath,
"Why can that bronze mirror hurt him?"
His eyebrows were slightly raised, Tie Lingshuang looked at him as if anger flashed in his eyes, waved his hand, and shook his head,
"Leave this alone, now it can be determined that even if he is not the murderer, he will not be able to escape the relationship. You are the head catcher, and the case is handled first. ”
After that, no matter how he opened his mouth and closed it again, Qi Chen, who didn't know what to say, looked sideways at the window, the moonlight gradually brightened, and his eyebrows frowned,
"He's usual, when will he come back?"
Still struggling, Qi Chen suddenly turned his head, looked at the basket by the door, and felt cold in his heart,
"Not good. People are not there. ”
Tie Lingshuang narrowed her eyes slightly, and her heart turned sharply, the first family, June 15, the second family, June 21, and the third family, June 28, every five to six days, there is a crime, and today is the fifth day of the seventh month.
Gritted his teeth and glared at Qi Chen fiercely,
"What does he look like?"
No longer hesitated, Qi Chen tilted his head slightly,
"Six feet tall, white, thin, with a gray beard, less than his chest, and he looked about the same as Mr. Teach. Wear cyan clothing often. ”
nodded, in a hurry, it seems that this fool with a bad head can't say any tricks,
"Find it, or there will be another murder case tomorrow. ”
After that, Tie Lingshuang flashed out of the door, while flying, looking into the distance, the neon flashing, mostly fireworks and wine shops, if the fragrance was absent, it was not easy to track, so he could only follow the Qinglou aimlessly.
Feet paused, glanced at the hut, suppressed the regret in his heart, Qi Chen blew out the lamp, and flashed out.
Just out of the alley, I bumped into the fast catcher brother head-on, I didn't have time, I shouted while running,
"Go to the brothel, look for the old grandson, find it and bring it back to the yamen, pay attention to protect yourself, go quickly. ”
Anyway, regardless of the panting and fast catch, he swept up the house, found the nearest green building, and swept over.
An inexplicable and wonderful sentence, which made people unable to touch the north, a few catchers quickly wiped the sweat on their heads,
"What is the situation in the brothel, old grandson, do you know the big bull?"
The stout one seemed to be called a big cow, panting and shaking his head, and an ancient and thin brain next to him seemed to be more bright.
"Don't care, whether it's a prostitute or something, the boss said, look for Lao Li Tou along the brothel, it seems that he is very anxious, spread out, I'll go to the easternmost side, you guys are separated, let's"
The thin man looked up and said,
"We gathered at the east gate and found Lao Li Tou, using a dart. Also, stay safe, things don't seem to be easy. ”
After speaking, he waved his hand to everyone, turned out of the alley, and ran towards the noisy place. The rest of the people also took a few deep breaths, nodded their heads, and scattered.
A group of people in Hangzhou City greeted the moonlight, running around the brothel of the Qinglou, Qi Chen walked around the famous Hongluan Pavilion in the city, swept through a few slightly larger courtyards, found nothing abnormal, sighed, and was about to sweep out, when the sound of the wind in his ears sounded.
Turning his head to be on guard, he saw Tie Lingshuang turn over and sweep against the wall, glanced around, looked down at himself, and swept into the distance. After staring at it for a while, Qi Chen puffed up a breath and swept to the side.
The crescent moon gradually swept to the middle of the sky, the Qingchun Gate in the east of Hangzhou City, several figures held their knees and panted like a cow, an alley was banging, everyone was accustomed to it, and after a while, a stout figure staggered out, it was the big cow.
Trembling step by step with smoke and dust floating up, the big cow walked closer, sat down on the ground, beckoned to everyone, did not take his breath last time, shook his head,
"No, no, huh, what's wrong with the boss? Lao Li Tou is very kind, he treats Boss Qi as his own son, even if he is a prostitute, he doesn't break the law, this is in a hurry. ”
Everyone was panting, too lazy to catch him, the lean catcher quickly straightened up, raised his eyes to look at the curved cold moon overhead, the heat seemed to dissipate a little, frowned, and said,
"Go back to the mansion, it's in the city, and if the boss has any contact, he can catch up. ”
patted the fat figure who was paralyzed on the ground, stretched out his hand to pull him up, and walked along the road towards the mansion, and a group of people behind sighed, held his waist, and followed with a heavy breath.
Stopped in the deserted street, took a deep breath, Tie Lingshuang closed his eyes for a long time, opened his eyes, and faced the moonlight, and the cold light flashed in his eyes.
looked at the Qinglou not far away, snorted coldly, and finally caught the fragrance, but I didn't expect to be stirred by this thick and greasy smell when I chased here, and there was nothing at all.
On tiptoe, he swept up the wall beside him, and there were large courtyards nearby, which seemed to be the gathering place of the rich, and he took out a bronze smoked ball from his waist, the size of a dragon's eye, black.
He shook the copper ball, closed his eyes and listened for a while, but there was no response, sighed, and stuffed it back into his waist. I had to rummage through one house at a time.
Just as he was about to sweep down the wall, his eyes were fixed, and he quickly swept along the wall to the corner of the wall, and on tiptoe, he came to the opposite side of the street, and by the moonlight, a shallow shoe print, by the side door of this house.
Leaning forward, the scent returned, the corners of his mouth curled, and he turned over into the courtyard.
Feet on the ground, raised his eyes and swept it, took a light breath, couldn't help frowning slightly, a faint smell of blood came, the anger in his heart was no longer suppressed, his heels slammed, and he flew onto the roof.
The courtyard was pitch black, there was no movement in the wings, the left side of the main door was half-open, Tie Lingshuang swept two steps, one turned over to the door, and entered the square sideways, just about to look intently, the sound of whining wind came, as if there was a behemoth pounced.