Chapter 21 Waiting for the Rabbit
Looking at the two handkerchiefs in front of me, I couldn't calm down for a long time, and I was afraid that I would lose sleep again tonight.
The coolness of the ice silk handkerchief could not expel the stuffiness in the room, and the black cloth cloth with a sandwich made people even more flustered.
I got up quietly, and saw that it was already dark outside, and the lights were also turned off in the room next door. The first two times the dead were all around the end of the time, if it weren't for the accident, there would be dead people tonight, then at this time, the people who were about to die should be eating and drinking in Wanhualou.
I think it's necessary to find out, although I'm not a fast catcher, but all this is related to Mu Niangzi's innocence, I think it's necessary for me to meddle in my business.
Wanhualou is located on a busy street in the south of the city, and by the time I rushed past my home, there were already very few pedestrians on the street. When the time comes, all the night markets have to close their stalls, which is the rule of Xiangzhou City over the years, even places like Wanhualou can no longer solicit business at the door, except for the guests who stay overnight, the rest of the guests have to leave in a huff.
Looking at the staggering figures, I was confused for a moment, I didn't know who they were, why they came here to get away. Although the women who reluctantly bid farewell at the door are all affectionate, who is sincere? Although they are all beautiful and beautiful, but they have accompanied so many men, how can there be any innocence at all, maybe they still have dirty diseases on their bodies.
Thinking like this, I took two steps back, for fear that I would not be able to get out if the women saw me. However, after thinking about it again, they are just for a living, to put it bluntly, they just want to make money, and a poor boy in a short cloth shirt like me probably has no one to care about when he gets to the door.
Silently hiding in the corner of the wall and staring for a while, when he was bitten by mosquitoes and scratching his ears and cheeks, a white figure followed a man towards the east.
Woman in White! Mu Niangzi?
My heart tightened, and I didn't even feel the itch on my face.
The pure white gauze skirt drifted like a white smoke under the light of Wanhualou, and soon blended into the night, becoming a white shadow that seemed to be nothing.
I tried to steady my foot, and when she was about fifty paces away, I slowly followed in the darkness of the night.
The moon finally showed its face from the sky, as if it had just remembered that it was time for the night. Everything around her gradually became clearer, but Mu Niangzi's figure was still so ethereal, but she was wearing a white gauze skirt and a white gauze hat at the moment, which was a little more mysterious.
I hid through the trees in the street, and at last, as if sensing that someone was following, the man in front of her stopped abruptly, and walked towards her with a smile on his face, and stretched out his hand to her, as if he wanted to take off her white gauze hat and see her face.
Mu Niangzi also stopped, glanced around, and suddenly grabbed the man's arm, pushed back, and at the same time swept towards his feet.
The man was already so drunk that his gait was unsteady, and he was suddenly pushed and tripped up, and the whole person fell backwards, and then twitched twice, and then became unresponsive.
"Ahh
I was so shocked that I almost screamed, but someone covered my mouth from behind.
"Don't move." A man gasped in my ear and scolded in a low voice.
I tried to push his hand away, and I couldn't help but feel a burning heat on my face. I, Li Jianghu, am also a dignified seven-foot man, but it is so embarrassing to be so close to a man.
But he did not notice any of this, and when he saw me struggling, his hand covering my mouth was loosened, but his hands pressed heavily on my shoulders, and pressed me to my knees.
This person must have some effort, otherwise he would not have had such great strength. Although I was angry in my heart, I was not his opponent, so I could only let him slaughter, of course, glaring at him vigorously to show that I was angry.
So, I gathered my anger on my face and turned my head to look at him with my eyes wide in my teeth.
"Dragon...... Dragon Catcher ......"
As soon as I saw his face, my anger was extinguished as if it had been raining.
That's right, it's Long Yuhan, the leader of the Tianyan team, Long Yuhanβββ the apprentice of the thin man, Wang Fatzi's friend.
Why is he here? Could it be that the Sky Eye Team also noticed that there was a problem with the two accidents that occurred one after another? So, like me, he also came to wait for the murderer to commit the crime?
Murderer? Mu Niangzi!
I hurried ahead to see that there was no one in the empty street but the motionless man on the ground.
The force pressed on his shoulder suddenly withdrew, and Long Yuhan ran towards the man in the distance with a brisk walk.
I also hurriedly ran over to take a look, only to see that the man who was still trying to do something to Mu Niangzi just now was lying on his back on the ground, his face was pale, and under him, the blood was gradually spreading, exuding a strong smell of blood.
Obviously, he has become a corpse, and the cause of death, I am afraid, can only be regarded as an accident, unless......
"Don't say what happened just now, do you hear me?" Long Yuhan looked at it carefully, and suddenly got up and ordered me.
"Huh?" I was stunned, not knowing what he meant.
"Who? Still wandering outside so late? A team of catchers in the distance scolded.
I peeked at Long Yuhan, and when I saw that he was silent, I was silent.
"What about you? What's going on? You...... Dragon...... Dragons! β
"Oh, Cao Hua, you've worked hard!" Long Yuhan raised the knife in his hand and hugged his fists and said coldly.
The captain Cao Hua, who was the leader, also recognized Long Yuhan, and hurriedly waved his hands and saluted, and the nine people behind him also greeted one after another.
"Dragons, this ...... This person ......" Cao Hua tried in front of the man's nose on the ground, and his face was a little more panicked.
"I saw him wandering alone on the street, and I was afraid that he was doing a good job, so I secretly watched him, but he suddenly slipped and hit the back of his head, and I rushed to check that he was already dead." Long Yuhan stared at the corpse on the ground and said, and suddenly pointed at me: "I have already asked Li Jianghu to examine the body, this person has eaten a lot of wine before his death, and there is still a smell of fat powder on his body, he should just be a drunkard." Notify Xu County to deal with it. β
"Yes."
"Li Jianghu, let's go."
"Oh, oh." I nodded to a few catchers, trotted to keep up with Long Yuhan, and when I saw that I had walked far away, I dared to ask, "Long ...... The dragon catches the head, for the ...... Why do you say that the man fell on his own? Didn't you see it just now......"
"What do you see? Eighty percent is dazzling. Your master is Wang Fatzi, right? I used to see you following Wang Fatzi, but his way of dealing with the world didn't teach you? Long Yu looked at me coldly and said.
"But...... Shouldn't you, as a fast catcher, seek truth from facts? β
I don't know where the courage suddenly came from, I blurted it out, but as soon as the words came out, I regretted it again. He said that the man was an accident, this is protecting Mu Niangzi, do I want him to tell the truth and identify Mu Niangzi as the murderer?
Long Yuhan grabbed me by the collar: "That person is nostalgic for the land of fireworks, and he also tried to ignore the passing woman, and he is innocent." unfortunately fell to the ground and died unexpectedly, which is also deserved. Li Jianghu, if you dare to say one more word, believe it or not, I'm not polite to you, it's a big deal that I'm not in this Tianyan team. Don't push me. Remember? β
Heroes don't suffer immediate losses. I only felt that my neck was strangled very uncomfortably, for fear that he would be excited for a while, and thus end my life, so I quickly nodded again and again, and replied with difficulty: "Remember...... Remembered. β
Long Yuhan finally let go of his hand, and when he saw me coughing, he didn't comfort me, and walked straight away.
Sure enough, it's a cold-blooded guy. I despise it in my heart, I really don't know how this kind of person got into the Tianyan team, or the leader of the Tianyan team.
Hey, by the way, isn't the Tianyan team trained by County Lieutenant Mu now? Hehe, Lieutenant Mu, I hope you can be harsh and teach this nasty guy a good lesson.
Long Yuhan, why did he shield Mu Niangzi? Could it be that he also has a good impression of Mu Niangzi?
When I got home, I tossed and turned again, and it wasn't until my mother called me to get up and grind the beans that I realized that a new day had started again.
It felt like a dream for everything last night. I was in a trance for a while, I don't know if it's a reality or a dream, and when I go to the Jianghu Inn later, how should I face that Mu Niangzi?
"Brother Jianghu, are you ready to go out? Come, put the hat on. Wang Jiajia shouted excitedly and raised the new hat in his hand.
"No, you don't." I smiled and shook my head: "Give the fat man Wang...... Well, to Master. β
"I made two tops, and Aya has it. This top is specially made for you. Now that the sun is getting hotter and hotter, if you bask barehead for a few days, won't you become a black loach like my Aya? Wang Jiajia said, and put the hat on my head.
Black Loach! Hehe, this Wang Jiajia actually described his father like this, but Wang Fatzi is indeed a little dark, but if you want to say that it is a loach, it is also a fat loach.
"Brother Jianghu, it's good if you're happy." Wang Jiajia said with a smile, her face full of satisfaction.
I was slightly stunned for a moment before I reacted, daring to love me just now fantasizing about the appearance of the fat man Wang turning into a loach, and couldn't help laughing, she thought I liked her hat.
Originally, I didn't like to wear hats or anything, and I always felt that wearing them was a burden on my head, but at this moment, since she misunderstood, I was embarrassed to explain.
"Thank you." Out of politeness, I smiled at her, "Don't make anything for me again." β
"I like it, oh, I mean, I'm idle anyway, I'll make it for Aye, and I'll make one for you." Wang Jiajia's face flushed: "Can I go with you to deliver tofu today?" β
I frowned in embarrassment: "Today? No, I have something to do today. Really, I ...... You see the sun is rising, and it must be hot for a while. You're still at home. It's really boring, you can come to my house to play. Doesn't my aunt particularly like you to visit the door? β
"Well, I listen to Brother Jianghu. Then A-Niang and I will cook at noon and wait for you. After you deliver the tofu, if you really can't find another job, come back early while it's not too hot. Otherwise, after noon, the heat on the ground will also jump up, beware of heat stroke. β
"Okay, okay, I see." I didn't want to listen to her nagging anymore, so I picked up the burden and walked away.