Under Wang Song's large-scale search, for a time, the grass and trees in Chengdu were all soldiers, filled with a strong atmosphere of slaughter, even though the sky was already bright, but there were still few pedestrians on the street, and the shops of all sizes on both sides of the road were also closed, and the doors and windows were closed.

Because of the relationship between the assassins, Lin Haotian and Song Hao stayed in Chengdu temporarily, and the secret agents of the Jin Army and the demon warriors fully cooperated with the local army in Chengdu to pursue the assassins together.

Wang Song's ability is not flattering, but it doesn't mean that there are no capable people under him.

Among the county army is a good tracker.

This person's name is Xiao Cheng, a native of Lingnan County, Jindi, his ancestors and fathers are all servants, and it was only when he began to change his career to practice martial arts.

Because of his family background, Xiao Cheng is extremely delicate and good at observing details, while others are like headless flies to search for assassins, he has been searching on both sides of the river.

At that time, the assassin jumped into the river and fled, although the people of the guard battalion went to chase after him, but they did not catch anyone, and finally let the assassin escape smoothly, but according to the confession of the soldiers of the guard battalion, some of the assassins were injured, since some people were injured and fled in such a hurry, there will definitely be clues left, just see if they can be discovered.

Maybe the emperor lived up to his wishes, or maybe Xiao Cheng's starting point was too accurate, and after a whole day of inspection, he really found clues.

It was a piece of silver, mostly buried in the silt by the river, leaving only a small bits exposed.

If you change to someone else, I'm afraid you won't even be able to see it, and even if you find it, you will think it's your luck and pick up the silver. However, Xiao Cheng quickly judged from the color of the silver that the silver had just fallen here. That is, in the past two days, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for the people of the city to go to a place like the river full of silt, not to mention, it is unlikely that ordinary people will carry silver, at best, copper coins.

By these judgments. Xiao Cheng suspected that the silver was probably accidentally left behind by the assassin when he climbed the bank from the river, and the interesting thing is that the shape of the silver is very special, in the shape of plum blossoms, and as far as Xiao Cheng knows, there is only one place in the entire Chengdu City that can make the scattered silver into plum blossom shapes, Wantong Silk Village.

He was still unsure whether the Assassins had anything to do with Wantong Silk Village. But one thing is certain, the Assassins had at least been there and bought things there, otherwise they wouldn't have the broken silver that is characteristic of Wantong Silk Village.

He didn't tell Wang Song his judgment, Wang Song's half a catty and eight taels he knew in his heart, not to mention that the big boss of Wantong Silk Village was a well-known local rich man, and his business scope was also very extensive, and he had a lot of money with Wang Song. Xiao Cheng felt that even if the assassin really had something to do with Wantong Silk Village, Wang Song might also suppress the matter. In addition, he didn't want to work under Wang Song for the rest of his life, this time was a good opportunity to change his future fate, and he didn't want to miss it.

He went directly to the Demon Martial Artist and asked to see Shao Lin, the leader of the Demon Martial Artist. After meeting, he told Shao Lin about his findings and inferences.

After Shao Lin heard this, he immediately realized that Xiao Cheng's discovery was very important, and his inference was reasonable. Even if Wantong Silk Village has nothing to do with the assassins, at least they should have seen the assassins and seen the appearance of the assassins, as long as they can grasp the appearance of the assassins, and then go to search for them, they will save a lot of effort.

He asked Xiao Cheng what he meant, whether he wanted to go to Wantong Silk Village to search.

Xiao Cheng shook his head again and again, and said: "General Shao, the big boss of Wantong Silk Village is called Meng An, who is a well-known local rich man and a good man, and he is highly respected. ”

Shao Lin rubbed his chin and thought for a while, and asked, "Then what do you mean?"

"You can go to the secret investigation first, find out the situation, if it is abnormal, it is not too late to investigate openly. Xiao Cheng arched his hand and said.

Shao Lin smiled, nodded, and said, "Okay, just listen to you, I'll go with you." ”

Xiao Cheng was overjoyed, Shao Lin, the big leader of the Demon Martial Arts, was able to go with him to secretly investigate, what a great honor this must be! He didn't even excuse himself, he bowed down again and saluted: "With General Shao by his side, his subordinates' hearts will be even more confident." ”

"Haha-" Shao Lin looked up and smiled, and said, "If your inference is correct this time, and Wantong Silk Village does have something to do with the assassins, then I will personally ask the Lord for his life and include you in the account of my Demon Warrior." ”

Xiao Cheng wondered if he had misheard, Shao Lin wanted to take himself into the Demon Martial Arts, how could this be possible? The Demon Martial Artists had always only accepted the Demon Martial Artists, but he had cultivated the Human Martial Arts!

In fact, Shao Lin has long had the intention of absorbing the human underworld warriors, and now, the growth of the demon underworld warriors is far weaker than the expansion speed of the Jin Kingdom, and a large number of talents are needed to supplement it, and there are too few demonic underworld warriors after all, so Shao Lin also has the intention to expand the scope of recruiting subordinates, but he has not yet found a chance to mention it to the adult, if Xiao Chengzhen can help him catch the assassin this time, then he can also take this opportunity to propose to the adult to take Xiao Cheng under his command, so as to break the convention of the demon underworld warriors only recruiting demon underworld warriors.

From the bottom of his heart, Shao Lin is not prejudiced, whether it is a demon or a human underworld martial artist, as long as he has the ability, as long as he can do things and get things done, he appreciates it very much.

In the evening of the same day, Shao Lin and Xiao Cheng wore casual clothes and came to Wantong Silk Village.

Today, there are almost no shops open in the city, and Wantong Silk Village is no exception.

Xiao Cheng glanced at Shao Lin, then walked to the front of the store, hammered the door panel hard, and shouted loudly: "Open the door, open the door, open the door quickly!"

Under his hard knocking, not long time passed, there was a sound of footsteps inside, a young man dressed as a handyman opened the door of the shop, opened a small crack, looked outside, and saw that the person who came was Xiao Cheng, the young man's expression suddenly fell, and said: "General Xiao, your people just came to search, why do you want to search now?"

Xiao Cheng is a partial general in the county army, his status is not very high, but it is not bad, and there are not many people who know him. Xiao Cheng waved his hand to the young man and said, "We are not here to search, but to buy silk." ”

"Huh?" the young man was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "General Xiao, I'm really sorry. The shop is not open today, so please come back another day!"

"No, I can't. Xiao Cheng turned sideways, pointed at Shao Lin behind him, and said, "My friend will go back to Jindi with the adults the day after tomorrow, and I have to buy some gifts to take home while I am free now." Little brother is just a convenience!"

Yo, it sounds like this is the person next to General Lin! The young man looked at Shao Lin, didn't dare to shirk it any longer, opened the door of the shop, and said with a smile: "The two generals are please." ”

Shao Lin followed Xiao Cheng into the silk village, the space inside is not small, it is divided into two floors, and the counters on the lower floor are all ordinary silk, which are for ordinary people. The second-layer silk is much more delicate, and the price is naturally higher, which is specially prepared for dignitaries.

Xiao Cheng and Shao Lin are both generals in the army, even if the young shopkeeper doesn't know Shao Lin's identity, but looking at Xiao Cheng's respect for him, he can guess that his status is extraordinary.

The shopkeeper directly let the two of them to the second floor, and after they sat down, they served tea and water and delivered melons and fruit snacks. It's not diligent.

After taking care of the two of them, the shopkeeper took out the silk from under the counter one by one. Placed on the counter, he pointed to them one by one and introduced: "Two generals, this is the most famous panjin in Zepyeong County, which is produced in the panzhong, with fine workmanship and excellent production. It can be described as the best in the brocade, the two generals can come and touch it, it is light and slippery, and it is as light as nothing when worn on the body. ”

The shopkeeper's eloquence is excellent. Introduced, gushing.

Shao Lin stood up with a smile, walked to the counter, reached out and touched it, and then nodded secretly, although the shopkeeper was a little exaggerated, but this plate of brocade is really good, the best no, but it is definitely a product. He didn't think much about it, didn't even ask the price, and said, "Give me this plate of brocade...... Twenty feet. ”

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "This general, the price of Panjin is not cheap, one foot costs five taels of silver!"

Shao Lin shrugged his shoulders and said, "The price is not a problem, as long as I like it." As he spoke, he asked, "Is there a better silk?"

The shopkeeper nodded again and again, and responded: "Yes, yes, yes, as long as the general ...... I don't care about the price, even if it's the top silk, we have it in stock, do you want to see it now?"

"Of course!" Shao Lin said.

"That'...... The general will have to wait a little longer, and the villain will go to the back to fetch it, and the horse will come back. As he spoke, the shopkeeper went downstairs.

After he left, Xiao Cheng looked at Shao Lin and asked in a low voice, "General, do you think there is anything unusual here?"

Shao Lin shook his head slightly, looked around to the left and right, and said, "This is an ordinary silk village, there is nothing out of the ordinary." ”

Xiao Cheng rolled his eyes and said, "When the shopkeeper comes back, I'll test him again." ”

Shao Lin raised his eyebrows and looked at Xiao Cheng puzzled, not knowing how he planned to make a temptation, but Shao Lin didn't ask much.

After a short time, the shopkeeper returned, followed by a well-dressed middle-aged man and two young men dressed as subordinates.

The middle-aged man was the shopkeeper of the Silk Village, and he also knew Xiao Cheng, after coming to the second floor, his face was full of smiles, he walked quickly, bowed to the ground, and said: "I don't know if General Xiao is coming, I am not far away!" As he spoke, he turned his gaze, looked at Shao Lin again, and asked, "I don't know if this adult is ......"

Without waiting for Shao Lin to answer, Xiao Cheng had already introduced on his behalf: "My brother's surname is Shao, he is a person next to an adult, and he is also a prominent official, so don't be lazy with the shopkeeper." ”

"The villain doesn't dare, the villain doesn't dare!" the shopkeeper arched his hand again and again, nodding and bowing again.

Xiao Cheng smiled, waved his hand and said, "The shopkeeper will sit with my brother, and I'll pick out a few pieces of silk." ”

"Good, good, good, although General Xiao chooses, there is a suitable one, and the small shop will be sold to General Xiao at the capital, ah, and this Lord Cheng. ”

"Haha!" Xiao Cheng laughed and praised: "It's still the shopkeeper who can be a man!" As he spoke, he walked to the counter and said to the shopkeeper: "Little brother help me introduce you, which one is good and cheap." ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly said: "General Xiao, don't worry, the villain will definitely help the general choose the best quality and cheapest." ”

"That's very good. Xiao Cheng responded, and then asked casually, "Have you heard about the assassination of the adults last night?"

The shopkeeper's heart tightened, and he subconsciously looked at the person in charge, nodded and said: "Of course the villain has heard about such a big thing, I don't know if the assassin has been caught?"

Xiao Cheng waved his hand and said, "Not yet, let the assassin run away." There was a pause. He pointed to a piece of silk and praised, "This one is good, smooth and beautiful." ”

"In General Xiao's eyes, there are many guest officers who like this, but the price is also a little expensive. The shopkeeper said with a sad face.

"Forget it. My monthly allowance is nowhere near as good as that of my brother. As he spoke, he glanced at Shao Lin's side, and then asked, "By the way, have you had an eyed underworld warrior in your store recently?"

The shopkeeper didn't even think about it, and blurted out: "No!"

Xiao Cheng's hand fiddling with the silk was obviously stiff, and then he smiled and asked, "You are not a martial artist, and you don't know how to perceive the arts." How do you know that there must be no Underworld warriors among the customers?"

"This ......"

The shopkeeper didn't expect that his casual reply would be caught by Xiao Cheng, he didn't know how to answer, he kept paying attention to the shopkeeper on their side frowned, walked over, slapped the back of the shopkeeper's head, and reprimanded: "I don't understand anything, what nonsense?!" As he spoke, he smiled apologetically at Xiao Cheng again. said: "General Xiao, the young man is not very sensible. If there is any gaffe, I hope General Xiao will not be strange. ”

Xiao Cheng looked up and smiled, and said, "I'm just asking casually, if you find any suspicious people, you must report to the county capital as soon as possible, understand?"

"Yes, yes, yes! The villain must be careful to pay attention. ”

At this time. Shao Lin also walked over, picked out a few more kinds of silk and satin, and after paying the silver, he left with Xiao Cheng. When the two of them left the silk village, they walked out of a distance. Then they winked at each other and slipped into a small alley on the side of the road.

Shao Lin took out the broken silver found in the silk village, and compared it with the broken silver that Xiao Cheng picked up before, it was exactly the same, he didn't express his position immediately, but asked Xiao Chengdao: "General Xiao, how do you feel?"

Xiao Cheng Zhengse said: "On the surface, it seems that there is no problem with the silk village, but I always feel that something is wrong. ”

"That's right! I feel that way, too. Shao Lin muttered: "Perhaps, this is intuition! You said that the owner of the silk village is called ......."

"It's called Meng An!"

"Do you live in the county?"

"Yes, just east of the city!"

"Tonight, go search it, verify it by the way, and see if your intuition is wrong. Shao Lin looked at the broken silver in his hand and said quietly.

Xiao Cheng said with an embarrassed face: "General Shao, Old Man Meng has a good relationship with the county head, once he sends troops to search, he is only afraid of ...... I'm afraid that it will alarm the other party early and make him prepared, and the county head may not agree. ”

"Hmph!" Shao Lin sneered and said, "Just a county leader, how can you allow him to spoil me and other important things? I will seconded the brother of the Fourth Legion to General Gu." ”

"That's the best!" Xiao Cheng put his mind at ease, with the Fourth Legion dispatched, there would be no resistance from Wang Song, besides, the Fourth Legion was much stronger than the County Army, and it was more certain that the Fourth Legion would come forward.

There was nothing to say at night, and when the time came, Shao Lin took 20,000 soldiers of the Fourth Legion, led by Xiao Cheng, and went straight to Meng An's mansion.

Meng An is a well-known rich man in Chengdu and even in the entire Zeping County, with a big family and a large mansion, even if the county capital is compared, it looks dwarfed.

However, no matter how big the Meng family's house is, it can't withstand the encirclement of 20,000 troops.

After the 20,000 soldiers of the Fourth Army rushed to the Meng family's mansion, they immediately surrounded the house with three layers inside and three layers outside.

There was such a sudden commotion outside, and it was impossible for the people inside to be unaware, and soon, a family member opened the door of the house and looked at it. When the family saw the crowd of soldiers outside, he was so frightened that his face was like earth, and without saying a word, he closed the door of the house, turned around and ran inside, and reported to Meng An.

Shao Lin and Xiao Cheng saw it clearly, the former sneered, shouted left and right, and said: "Go knock on the door, if no one answers, smash the door of the house directly open for me!"

"Yes!" the soldiers of the Fourth Legion intervened to receive the order, strode forward, raised their fists, and smashed the door of the house, while shouting loudly: "Open the door, open the door! If we don't open the door again, we will smash the door!"

After knocking for a while, but no one came to open the door, the soldiers of the Fourth Legion were furious, and cursed and muttered, "Damn, toast and don't eat and drink!" As he spoke, he beckoned to his companions around him, "Smash the door!"

As he shouted, a dozen strong men of the Jin Army immediately came over with hammers.

The hammer is a wooden stake on the top, and a wooden stake is also hung below, when used, people pull the wooden stake below, and use thrust and inertia to produce impact force, it is similar to the principle of the thunderbolt that breaks through the city gate, but it is lighter and can be carried by manpower.

The door of the house quickly crumbled under the powerful impact of the hammer, and at that moment, someone inside shouted, "Stop!

Hearing someone shouting, the Jin soldiers in front of the door grabbed the stake one after another, stopped the impact, and then, the door of the house was opened, and a large group of family members and nurses ran out from inside, the leader of which was an old man, who looked sixty miles away, and his hair was white, but he was very well maintained, and his face was full of red light, and he couldn't see even a wrinkle on his face.

Seeing this old man, Xiao Cheng's eyes lit up, and he whispered to Shao Lin beside him: "General Shao, that old man is Meng An." ”

Shao Lin didn't respond, just looked at the old man with a cold and gloomy gaze, and slowly nodded his head at the same time. (To be continued......)