"Outside the long pavilion, by the ancient road, the grass is green, the evening breeze blows the willow flute, and the sunset is ...... outside the mountain"

In a church on the outskirts of Luteng City, under a tall white cross, more than a dozen tall and short children stood in front of two black coffins covered with white chrysanthemums, their hands interlocked on their chests, nailed figure-eight steps, and sang loudly.

Zhang Xiaoman, dressed in plain black clothes and pinned with a white chrysanthemum on his chest, walked slowly to the cross, snorted with a sad face, coughed lightly, and read the eulogy on the small platform in front of him:

"Because of the call of the loving Father, we this brother and our other brother have finally come to an end in this life, and when it is time to be poured out, let us gently put them into the dust and return to dust. The crown of righteousness has been reserved for us, this brother, and for our other brother, given by the living and loving Father, and to all who love his appearance...... Amen! ”

Nie Yi, who was sitting on the bench, asked Zhang Yunxi next to him with a strange expression, "This word has some flavor, but why did Master's accent suddenly become so strange?" ”

"Rare and strange," Zhang Yunxi pouted, "The godfathers of the beautiful country all have this accent ......" looked around and said softly, "This old man Chen is not very popular, there are only twenty or thirty people, and half of them are still servants of his family......"

"When he was alive, his popularity was actually quite good, and many people had to ask people to help him if they wanted to see him, but now, people go to tea and cool," Nie smashed his mouth, "If it weren't for the fact that these servants hadn't received the money for completion, they wouldn't have come over to take a look." ”

Zhang Yunxi watched Zhang Xiaoman walk to the coffin to accept the condolences of the guests, and blinked his eyes and said, "Where is my dad singing?" ”

"Cat Crying Mouse...... Nie Yi's gaze swept over the faces of the people surrounding his master, and he deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Master said that others helped him take the third step in advance, and he was a little embarrassed to be buried in the second step, and he still has to go, but he has to change it, touch the thigh that Old Man Chen has been holding." ”

Zhang Yunxi frowned, and said with a puzzled face, "What thighs?" ”

Nie Yi looked at the door of the church, "Oh, the thighs are here......"

An old man in a white shirt appeared at the door of the church, walked slowly to the two coffins in front of the church, took two white chrysanthemums from the hands of the children on the side, quickly put down one in front of the coffin with the words "Sima Bei" written on it, and then turned to the coffin with "Chen Chai" written on it and slowly put down the other, closed his eyes and mourned for a moment, walked in front of Zhang Xiaoman, stretched out his right hand, and sighed softly, "Festival mourning changes!" ”

"Well......" Zhang Xiaoman pretended to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, as if he was a master, stretched out his right hand and shook it lightly with the other party, and even swallowed, "You also mourn, we are all friends!" ”

The old man in the white shirt sighed, "Lao Chen left too suddenly, it was really unexpected." ”

"Who isn't, my little brother lying in another coffin is also like this...... Zhang Xiaoman also sighed, "It's too sudden, the day before he came to Luteng City, we were still drinking wine and singing in City A, while soaking in a small hot pot." It's gone after a click, and I'm getting old and I don't have a brother anymore......"

"Lao Chen is also my little brother," the old man in the white shirt said sadly, "We both have no younger brothers, and we have the same disease...... Dare to ask your name? ”

"A pariah, where did you get your surname...... The bow of the bird is long and hidden, and the name is casual, Xiaoman was born that day, so he is called Zhang Xiaoman," Zhang Xiaoman said with a humble face, "I haven't asked for advice yet, are you?" ”

"A good name, the flowers are not fully bloomed and the moon is not full, and the best life is a small full...... You really can't do too much in everything, otherwise you will only bring trouble to yourself, just like Lao Chen, he is too kind and benevolent, so he will fly to cause trouble......" The old man in the white shirt said lightly, "The contemptible surname is Wang, the king of Wang Fa, and the law of Wang Fa." ”

"What a domineering name!" Zhang Xiaoman held Wang Fa's hand tightly, and even put his left hand on Wang Fa's right hand, and said sincerely, "I don't know why, as soon as I see you...... I have a feeling that we hate to see each other late, we both have no brothers, how about we become brothers? ”

"Great idea!" Wang Fa put his left hand on Zhang Xiaoman's right hand, and said with a sincere expression, "From today onwards, you are my brother who is not related by blood!" ”

Zhang Xiao shouted with tears in his eyes, "Brother! ”

Wang Fa's lips trembled and he replied, "Brother! ”

"Brother, my little brother has encountered a little trouble recently, can you ask my brother to help?"

"Brother, my brother's ability is limited, I'm afraid I can't do anything."

"Little things, little things," Zhang Xiaoman touched his nose and said, "I heard that Master Chen had a safe before his death, which contained some things I needed, but I don't know where he put the safe, since he is your little brother, have you heard him talk about it?" ”

"No, no," Wang Fa said, waving his hand, "how can such a private matter be talked about to outsiders...... What kind of safe is that? ”

Zhang Xiaoman gestured on his chest, "Such a big safe with a fingerprint lock." ”

"Still with a fingerprint lock? Then I haven't seen it again! Wang Fa let out a long breath of turbidity, and said with a look of indignation, "So I don't know people but don't know my heart, I usually talk to Lao Chen, and I can say whatever I want, but I didn't expect him to hide such an important thing from me...... But don't worry, his things are mine, and many things are in my place, and I'll help you find them when I go back, and I'll tell you if I can't find them. ”

Zhang Xiaoman took out his left hand and patted the back of Wang Fa's left hand, "Righteousness!" Then it's troublesome big brother! ”

"Speaking of trouble, I've been in a little trouble lately for my brother, brother, can you see if you can help my brother come up with ideas?"

"Oh? What kind of trouble? ”

"I did Lao Chen a little favor a while ago, but I didn't think that this favor would help me more and more, and I was anxious...... Lao Chen, I fell in love with the vegetable basket business a while ago, and after a while, I said that I wanted to go public, and I said that you would go on it. He told me that the core purpose of the vegetable basket business is to help hard-working vegetable farmers get rid of poverty and become rich, so it is inevitable that some people's money bags will be moved, and this listing is a little difficult. As soon as I heard it, this can't be done, how can such a good business stop here, it should be possible for people living in the Arctic to use their mobile phones to buy groceries, how convenient is that, right? ”

"Yes, yes...... Those people are so stupid and short-sighted, this is a big business! And then? ”

"Later, with my help, the road to the market of the vegetable basket was finally paved, and I also took out some of my private money and handed it to Lao Chen, thinking that I could make a contribution...... But in the past few days, there has been a little accident. ”

Zhang Xiaoman tilted his head and asked in surprise, "What kind of accident?" ”

"Lao Chen, this person is good at everything, he just likes to brag to people, it's nothing, man, how can he be ...... without a few lip syncs" Wang Fa coughed a few times and continued, "What about him, he had dinner with an old woman with a lot of surnames at the Nanguo Hotel, drank a few more glasses of wine, and bragged about what big hammer and small hammer to others." As a result, the old woman with many surnames turned her head and posted those recordings on the Internet, and now, there is no need to think about going public, and this reputation is also stinking, so you see how deserted it is here today. ”

"Look at it, I'll just say drink and make a mistake!" Zhang Xiaoman said with a sad face, "But this has nothing to do with you, at most, it's just a waste of water in the vegetable basket, why do you help more and more?" ”

"It's nothing," Wang Fa said dejectedly, "There are too many things to do in vain, and this one is not too much, but there is still my private money in it!" ”

Zhang Xiaoman raised his eyebrows, "Then you want him!" Trading is not in benevolence and righteousness, Master Chen will not hack your money, you are brothers who are not related by blood! ”

"He wouldn't dare to hack my money, but others would! Lao Chen didn't know what evil he had fallen into, so he transferred all the money to the old woman with many surnames, you say, how can I ask for it! Asking a woman for money, how can I open my mouth! So, I want you to help me figure out how to get my money back from that old woman? ”

"The hero is sad about the beauty, and he chose the Nanguo Hotel in a special location, isn't this typical self-inflicted sadness? How many are there? If it's a little money, forget it, don't worry about a woman. ”

"It's not big, it's not small, it's 18 billion."

Zhang Xiaoman took a breath of cold air, "Hiss...... That's really not small. ”

Wang French added in a flat tone, "Beautiful knife." ”

"That's a bit big!" Zhang Xiaoman gritted his teeth and said, "I have to come back, and I have to let that old woman with many surnames apologize to you!" There is no royal law, dare to bully my brother Wang's head, I don't agree! Where is she? I'm going to find her, and I'll tell you, brother, I have a gun on me, and I can't break into the tiger's den in Longtan! ”

Wang Fa waved his hand and said, "Don't be in a hurry, don't mention guns or anything, they are all civilized people, it's not worth working hard for a little money...... Besides, if I knew where she was, I wouldn't have to bother with your thoughts. I don't think about the strength of many people, maybe you have an idea to help me find the woman with many surnames. ”

"You can't do anything, what can I do," Zhang Xiaoman shook his head, "However, brother, I have some connections in City A, and I will help you inquire when I go back." ”

"It's enough to have your words, it's a lot of trouble...... Wang Fa took out an invitation card from his pocket, handed it to Zhang Xiaoman, and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, I'm going to have a dance party in a while, and on the high seas next to City A, there will be many friends from City A and Luteng City. ”

"It's going to be there, it's definitely coming," Zhang Xiaoman accepted the invitation with a smile, opened the invitation and glanced at it roughly, "Cruise?" Also masks? Big brother can play! ”

"The small scene, it's all old friends," Wang Fa glanced at Master Chen's coffin, and said coldly, "It's almost New Year's Eve, everyone gathers together, Lao Chen can also participate, but he hasn't crossed this year after all......" He sighed for a long time, turned around and walked outside the church, "I still have something to do, I'll go back and be busy first, let's have a good drink and ......talk at the cruise ball."

Zhang Xiaoman looked at Wang Fa's departing back with cold eyes, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, "See you or leave!" ”

Nie Yi and Zhang Yunxi glanced at the old man in white shirt who left, and walked quickly to Zhang Xiaoman, Nie Yi asked in a low voice, "Master, how are the thighs?" ”

"It's all rotten in the bones, and I have to cut it to ......the roots," Zhang Xiaoman raised the invitation in his hand, "Let him take a curtain call after this dance!" ”

At this moment, several men in white overalls suddenly rushed in from the door of the church, each with the words "pay back my hard-earned money" written on their chests in red paint, and ran angrily towards Old Man Chen's coffin, shouting, "God-damned unscrupulous profiteers, Lao Tzu has lost all his blood, and Lao Tzu will definitely let you die without a place to be buried!" ”

Zhang Yunxi frowned, looked at Zhang Xiaoman, who was expressionless, and then looked at Nie Yi, who was light and breezy, and said with a puzzled face, "Should we stop it?" ”

Zhang Xiaoman watched these people rush to the coffin at the front of the church with a playful expression, and said unhurriedly, "It's rare to have a free show to watch, don't stop it, let's wait and see......

"Huh? Gone again, gone again! Zhang Yunxi watched those people push away the lid of Master Chen's coffin, but they all stopped, stunned on the edge of the coffin, remembered that the coffin was prepared by Nie Yi, turned his head to look at Nie Yi, and wondered, "Why didn't they do it again, what did you put in the coffin?" ”

"What else can you put in the coffin, dead man......" Nie Yi pouted, "but it's not the dead man they think......"

Seeing those people leaving the church in a huff, Jang Yunxi walked to the coffin in three steps and two steps, glanced at the young man with white lips and red lips inside the coffin, and said in shock, "Why is he?" ”

"The surname is Chen, the family does not distinguish between each other, he is reasonable lying in his lord's coffin," Zhang Xiaoman said slowly, "Actually, the fingerprint lock safe I told that thigh just now is nonsense, but people who have ghosts in their hearts will feel that it is true without thinking about it......"

"Speaking of ghosts,......" Zhang Yunxi took out an envelope from his pocket, handed it to Zhang Xiaoman, and bit his lip, "I chased Shen Yixia to the abandoned factory that day, and when he left, he stepped on my shoulder and put the letter in my clothes and hat, and I found it when I returned to ......the hotel, and I probably looked at it once or twice."

Zhang Xiaoman stared at the envelope for two seconds, handed it to Nie Yi, and said with a pout, "This letter is useful to you, so you can take it to Zhou Bing of the procuratorate, so that at least you can make it clear who the line on that express is...... Actually, if he stands in front of me and tells me in a dignified manner that he wants Zhao Xue Ling and wants to be the president, I can give it to him. You don't have to spend so much effort, and you deliberately asked Wang Chao to send a human head and frame it for you......"

Zhang Yunxi was stunned for a moment, "Whose head, what courier order?" ”

"The head belongs to the woman who was dismembered and put in the bag, and the courier order was not accidentally damaged, but Shen Yixia deliberately removed the end of his name," Nie Yi explained, "In this way, when ordinary people see this courier order, the first thing they think of is me who was caught by the police in the villa, plus Jinyue's confession, it can be regarded as complete human and physical evidence." ”

"What a deep calculation, as long as you are not innocent, then he can naturally take over the banner of Yiming Society......" Zhang Yunxi's eyes widened and said, "It's just, how did he meet Wang Chao?" ”

"This is a very long story," Zhang Xiaoman sighed deeply, "Many years ago, Shen Yixia killed a doctor, which led to the destruction of his family, and the mentally handicapped child that the doctor killed at that time was friends with Wang Chao, a very good friend, was a friend who divided half of the rice in his bowl when Wang Chao was about to starve to death." Shen Yixia helped Wang Chao take revenge, which can be regarded as a favor to Wang Chao, so there is more than one chess player in this overall situation, and Shen Yixia is one of them. ”

After a pause, Zhang Xiaoman pursed his lips and said, "I thought that Han Yuan was also a chess player, but later I found out that he was just a chess piece, and Master Chen, who was standing behind him, was the real chess player." That night, Yin Heng's daughter visited me late at night and wanted to poison me, but in the end it failed. At that time, I was thinking, what kind of person can find Yin Heng's daughter? ”

"Luo Ci gave me an answer, the enemy of my enemy is my friend."

"Master Chen knew Yin Heng, and naturally he knew Yin Heng's daughter, so he told Yin Heng's story to Han Yuan in prison in a rather roundabout way, for example, with a book. After Han Yuan got the name of Yin Heng's daughter, and his sister may be in some kind of danger, he told Wang Jiujiang's son this name, Han Yuan and Wang Jiujiang have a deep friendship, when Wang Jiujiang was in the restaurant before, Han Yuan could unscrupulously pick up chicken legs from Wang Jiujiang's bowl, I am afraid that from then on, Wang Jiujiang asked Han Yuan to help take care of Wang Chao more in the future. ”

"Wang Chao estimated that he didn't know that he was Wang Jiujiang's son, and promised Han Yuan to instigate Yin Heng's daughter to come to me, which is nothing more than two reasons, on the one hand, it is to return Han Yuan's favor, on the other hand, Wang Chao and Jinyue are mixed together, and it will be detrimental to Jinyue if I return to City A to join the task force...... Chess players don't come forward by themselves, and those who fight in front of me are chess pieces, so I deliberately sent Han Yuan to Luteng City, just to see if he was a chess player or a chess piece. ”

After listening to Zhang Xiaoman's words, Zhang Yunxi swallowed his saliva, and said with an ugly expression, "It turns out that there are so many twists and turns in this, I thought that I was planning with He Wei very complicated, but now it seems that it is really a small thing, and the class has an axe." ”

Nie Yi tilted his neck and looked at Zhang Yunxi with a smile, "Yunxi, you are not bad, and you are quite good at acting, you and Tiantian are old acquaintances, so you can play me and Li Juntuan...... However, for the sake of you deliberately putting the second stick in the detective agency, which can be regarded as taking the initiative to confess, we will forgive you......"

"What did you design you in the first place, it was me who was wrong, and I didn't feel good in my heart......" Zhang Yunxi blushed and lowered his head and said, "Especially to deceive you......"

Nie Yi's cheeks also turned crimson instantly, and he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything, because every time he wanted to face Zhang Yunxi, that night full of fireworks would involuntarily appear in his mind.

Zhang Xiaoman looked at Zhang Yunxi, who lowered his head, and then looked at Nie Yi, who deliberately turned his head to look elsewhere, touched his nose, and was about to say something, but the mobile phone in his pocket rang, and then he took out his mobile phone, looked at the name on the screen, immediately connected the phone, and deliberately raised the volume and said, "It's really time for you to make this call, and some people will go into the cracks in the ground if it's a little later...... How's it going, have you arrived in Green Vine City? My funeral is almost over, and you haven't completed the formalities yet? ”

He Wei's voice came from the phone, "I can't come to Luteng City......

"It's okay, anyway, things are almost the same here, just wait for the moment when the final mystery is revealed, you don't have to come over," Zhang Xiaoman said casually, "Is there any trouble with approval?" ”

"I didn't have any trouble with the approval, but I was in a little trouble," He Wei smiled bitterly, "A city has found a corpse again......"

Zhang Xiaoman narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "What corpse?" ”

"An ice sculpture."

"Who died?"

"Cannon over the mountain! You'd better come back as soon as possible, I can't help Nie Yi's business. Also, Chang Ping has already used a bitter plan, a beautiful man's plan, and how to go in the future is still waiting for your command. I'm too busy here, Bai Chi's idiot also caught a few stunned young people pretending to be compatriots in the hospital, and the police station was in a mess...... Sun Tiantian's aunt and grandmother are on strike again, I can't hold it back......"

Zhang Xiaoman's face twitched a few times, "Okay, I know......" quickly hung up the phone and muttered, "It's really getting more and more verbose, Lao He wasn't so verbose when he was young, did he hold the wrong child in the hospital......"

Nie suddenly interjected, "Master, is something wrong?" ”

"Another one died...... It was your employer who turned over the mountain," Zhang Xiaoman touched his nose and said, "It was frozen into an ice sculpture by others." ”

Nie Yi's teeth chattered a few times, "Huh...... That's too cold, isn't it? ”

"Let's go," Zhang Xiaoman put his phone back in his pocket, clapped his hands, and slowly walked out of the church, "It's time for us to go back and finish this game of chess......

"Hurry up and wrap it up!"

He Wei put the mobile phone into the inner pocket of his clothes, took a few breaths of white gas at his frozen purple hands, stomped his feet, glanced at the white Guandong Street, and kept urging several young police officers to move an ice sculpture covered with a black curtain into the truck, "As soon as the shops on Guandong Street open, there will be more people coming and going, and now because of the suicide note on the Internet, many people have characterized us as wine bags and rice bags, and you still want to add some material to them!" ”

A young police officer pouted while carrying the right side of the ice sculpture, "We are not immortals, and we can't be unpredictable, so we can't blame us if something happens......

At this moment, a cold wind hit, and the young police officer shrunk his neck, his feet slipped and plopped, and he fell to the ground. Under the violent shock, the black curtain was swept by the cold wind, and the true face of the ice sculpture was immediately revealed.

A bloated man was naked, standing on the ground with teeth and claws, and above his skin was a thick layer of ice crystals, some of which even had snowflake-like patterns......

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