Chapter Twenty-Eight: Road Closures
"Little brother, my brother is not small at all!" Ling Hao secretly slandered.
Knowing that the other party was the city lord, he still didn't go out obediently.
Standing in the Scripture Pavilion, he was already invincible, and once he walked out of the Scripture Pavilion, he would be in danger at any time.
If the city lord came in normal times, he might really be inflammatory, but he turned Xu Chengzhi into a dog last night, and Liang Zi had already been formed, so he had to be careful.
It's not that he can't believe the other party, as the city lord, he may be more generous than he imagined, even if he turns Xu Chengzhi into a dog, people may not care.
However, there is a good saying: "Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years." "In a place where you can die at every turn, trust alone is not enough, he has to be careful enough.
After thinking about it, he opened his mouth and said: "The city lord has something to ask, my ears are not deaf, I can hear it here, and the voice is not small, so that you can't hear it." ”
Such an attitude seemed somewhat arrogant to everyone, but the city lord still did not get angry, as if he was born with a paralyzed face and would never write his inner emotions on his face.
Nodding, he agreed: "Since that's the case, then let me ask you, my son Xu Chengzhi, do you know each other?"
Ling Hao sighed in his heart, this old guy, is he really looking for him to seek revenge?
There are some things that he can't deny, and there is no need to deny them, so he directly admitted: "I just met yesterday, and I had a relationship, but I wasn't familiar with it." ”
The city lord bowed his head lightly and said, "He is missing now, do you know where he is?"
"Missing?" Ling Hao was stunned for a moment, could it be that this old guy didn't know that Xu Chengzhi was turned into a dog by him?
"It's not just that he's missing, we suspect that he's been killed, so please answer my question truthfully, otherwise you won't want to continue with this scripture pavilion. When the city lord thought that his son Xu Chengzhi was likely to have been killed, a trace of anger finally appeared on his face.
"It's impossible, isn't it? This is Anyang City, in Anyang City, who else dares to kill him?" Ling Hao frowned, although he accidentally turned Xu Chengzhi into a dog, but it was only a temporary dog, and he would definitely be able to return to his original state in two days, so he wouldn't be killed.
But looking at the city lord's reaction, it doesn't seem to be fake, is it possible that when he turned into a dog, Xu Chengzhi was accidentally killed?
Was he dragged to the slaughterhouse by some unscrupulous butcher, or was he rounded by a spring so that he died?
To be honest, Ling Hao was somewhat surprised by the news, but he didn't feel guilty, after all, Xu Chengzhi was not a good thing, and he didn't kill Xu Chengzhi directly.
After staring at Ling Hao for a long time, the city lord asked again, "He disappeared last night, are you sure you don't know where he is?"
"I don't know. Ling Hao shook his head blankly.
"That's good. The city lord didn't ask any more questions, turned around and walked towards the carriage, before getting into the car, he didn't forget to turn around, and said to Ling Hao with a cold look in his eyes: "Don't let me know that you are lying, otherwise I will definitely make you pay an unbearable price!"
"Is this the end?" Ling Hao originally thought that the other party was going to show his might, find fault indiscriminately, and pour all his anger on him, but he didn't expect that it didn't.
Wouldn't it be too easy if it ended like this?
After getting into the car, the city lord sat in the center, except for a slightly gloomy expression, he did not show much sadness and depression.
The carriage turned around and walked back, the guards arched on the side, and the soldiers also withdrew from the encirclement, hugging the carriage and slowly leaving.
After a while, the carriage stopped, the curtain on the side was opened, and a head poked out, beckoning, and letting the previous guard get into the car.
The guards got into the car, sat on the side under the gaze of the city lord, raised their heads slightly, and asked, "City lord, do you have something to order?"
The carriage continued on its way, but fortunately the roads in the city were well paved and there were few bumps.
After a moment of silence, the city lord spoke: "Cheng Zhi's disappearance will not be accidental, you have to send more people to find his whereabouts, you have to see people alive, and corpses when you die!"
"Understood. The guard nodded, "Even if the subordinates dig three feet into the ground, they will definitely find out the young city lord." ”
"What else?" the city lord closed his eyes, looking calm.
The guards were slightly stunned, thought about it in their hearts, and quickly replied: "Please rest assured that the city lord, his subordinates will definitely find out the murderer in the shortest possible time and avenge the young city lord!"
"How long will it take?" the city lord was noncommittal.
"Five ......" The guards were just about to say five days, but after thinking about it, they changed their words, and promised: "Three days, please give the city lord three days to his subordinates, and the subordinates will definitely give the city lord a satisfactory explanation." ”
"Hmm. The city lord opened his eyes, "In that case, I will give you three days, and if you don't satisfy me after three days, you know what will happen." ”
"Understood!" replied earnestly, and the pressure in his heart doubled.
The city lord glanced at the guard, and then said, "The Scripture Pavilion just now, and the Pavilion Master of the Scripture Pavilion, have you investigated carefully?"
The guard was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "My subordinates will immediately send someone to investigate." ”
"No, I don't. The city lord waved his hand, a little disapproving, "Since you haven't investigated, then you don't need to investigate, find a few people to block the nearby roads." ”
"City Lord, what do you mean ......?" the guards were stunned.
"That kid is too arrogant, so he can't open his scripture pavilion. The city lord's tone was flat, as if he was saying something insignificant.
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Ling Hao, who was in the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, naturally wouldn't know that the city lord had already attacked him, the reason was not that he had turned Xu Chengzhi into a dog, but that he was too arrogant and angered the city lord.
Even if he starts over, his attitude will not change, and if he is not sure, he has no reason to hand over his life to the other party.
After waiting at the door for a long time, but no one came, he had to turn around and go back, find a chair in the scripture pavilion and sit down to rest.
"Senior, you have to be careful of the city lord, this city lord of our Anyang City is not a good stubble. Shi Zhenxiang walked over and reminded kindly.
"I know. Ling Hao nodded, the beam had already been settled, it was useless to say anything now, even if the other party was not a good stubble, he could only use soldiers to block the water and cover the earth.
"I know that you are powerful and don't take these people seriously, but it's hard to guarantee that the other party won't do anything disgusting. Shi Zhenxiang obviously misunderstood what Ling Hao meant, "Judging from the juniors, it is better for you to take the initiative to uproot them and support the new city lord, which will be beneficial to you and everyone in Anyang City." ”
"Huh?" Ling Hao frowned, always feeling that Shi Zhenxiang had some bad intentions.
"The juniors are just talking, and you don't have to take it to heart, seniors. Seeing Ling Hao's gaze over, Shi Zhenxiang smiled and said that he had no bad motives.
Ling Hao shook his head slightly, didn't say anything, but what he thought in his heart was: "Take the initiative, uproot, support the new city lord, if only I were really that awesome!"