When it was almost noon, Qi Jingzhi found a tea shop next to the official road, and ate some dry food and dried meat with tea.

After waiting for a little more than half a day, the tea was refilled several times, and finally I saw Jiao Yulang and Jindao Wei who were in the dust.

Jiao Yulang sat down on the left hand side of the young man, and asked with expectation in his eyes, "How is it?" ”

Qi Jingzhi smiled and shook his head: "Back to the dock, although Liu Gongcao from the Governor's Office spoke politely, his tone was very strict, he didn't confide in any additional news, and he didn't give me a chance to pick, so he directly stuffed a case." ”

"It's a common thing. After all, the Demon Suppression Courtyard is a yamen, and the word "stability" is the most important thing in speaking and doing things. ”

Jin Dao Wei sat down opposite the young man and said with a smile: "When the days are long, it will be good to have trust in each other." I don't know what kind of case that Gong Cao was assigned? I heard some things that Brother Qi did from Brother Jiao, and I think that the Duwei Yamen should be very recognizable to you, and will not deliberately make things difficult. ”

Qi Jingzhi smiled and nodded, poured a bowl of tea for each of them, and added: "In addition to the case, I also gave a waist card for the investigation of the incident." ”

Golden Dao Wei's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he patted his thigh and said, "Then it's almost inseparable!" If you handle this case well, you will have a petition for nomination, and it will be convenient to inquire about the news. ”

Jiao Yulang was a little disappointed: "Where do we have time to investigate the case now, isn't this a delay!" ”

"That's what happens in this world, and the most straightforward and natural approach often doesn't work!"

Jin Dao Wei took a sip of hot tea and smiled: "My old Wei has some thin noodles in Liaozhou and even the other five states of the East China Sea, and he can do things quite smoothly, but the farther away from home, the more there is no humanity to talk about, and the more he needs to talk about human feelings." ”

"If I hadn't delayed too much effort on these irrelevant things, I wouldn't have chased it all the way to Linzhou to intercept the black donkey spirit."

The old man looked at Qi Jingzhi with a look of admiration: "This is the rules of the world that my old Wei planted several times to see through, and it took many years to be truly convinced, and I no longer work against this world, I didn't expect Brother Qi to be so transparent at a young age." ”

Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi shook his head: "Maybe it's because I like to think deeply about things since I was a child, and I seem to be older than my peers." In fact, I am most unaccustomed to these rules of the world, originally only thinking about hunting in the mountains for the rest of my life, but now I have the idea of coming out to see, so I have to be with the light first. ”

Jin Dao Wei was stunned when he heard this, what did he say in his heart, could it be that this young man surnamed Qi still wanted to overturn this bastard world?

The old man was stunned, but Qi Jingzhi had already changed the conversation and talked about the sudden appearance of caves in Li Jiayuanzi, and there was a strange smell in it.

Jiao Yulang, who was originally a little deflated, suddenly came to his senses, and his face revealed surprise: "Brother, do you remember the news I asked you to inquire about?" ”

Qi Jingzhi didn't know why, but he still nodded and said: "Naturally, I know that you want me to find out if there are any treasures near the county town, or whose gold, silver, pearls and jade have been stolen in large quantities for some reason." ”

Jiao Yulang slapped his palms and smiled heartily: "Brother is really my lucky star!" If you're lucky, you might be able to block that little guy in Li's home! ”

He suddenly looked around vigilantly, and then lowered his voice and continued: "I secretly came to Linzhou this time because there are rumors that I have found traces of the platinum rat near here. This little guy is the best at treasure hunting, if it helps, not only will I have a birthday gift for my aunt and grandmother, but I can also use it to search for the whereabouts of the jade pillow, isn't it beautiful! ”

The little baby had already said these words by the fire in the ruins, and when she mentioned them again, her eyebrows were still dancing.

Seeing his appearance, Qi Jingzhi couldn't help but tease: "No matter how great the platinum rat's ability to hunt for treasures is, can it be stronger than your flying rat?" That's it, how can you conclude that you can block it in Li Jiayuanzi? ”

Hearing this, Jiao Yulang actually twisted a little: "The nickname of the Flying Mouse was just made up casually by me that day, and only with the Platinum Rat in hand, my name can be regarded as worthy of the name." As for why it can be related to the Li family's garden......"

The little baby suddenly sold Guanzi, and just said with a smile: "Let's go and see first, if I guess wrong, how shameless will it be?" If we don't leak the news, we'd better go quietly. ”

Qi Jingzhi and Golden Dao Wei didn't bother to meet the Li family, so naturally they had nothing to do.

It was nearly dusk, the three of them discussed a little, and then asked for directions, so they took advantage of the good day and went straight to the garden of the Li family in the western suburbs.

The group soon found the land, and saw from a distance that the garden covered a large area, and the gate was locked, and there was not even a figure to be seen on the left.

It's no wonder that such a strange thing happened in the garden, naturally no one dared to approach, and the Li family would not send someone to guard it.

Jiao Yulang couldn't wait the most, and jumped on the wall in three or two clicks and looked inside the wall.

Qi Jingzhi and Golden Dao Wei glanced at each other, and naturally followed.

The three of them stood at the head of the wall and looked around, but they saw that the courtyard was full of weeds and rubble, and a pond that was originally not small had dried up for the most part, and the soil at the bottom was cracked due to dryness, and the remaining small half of the pond was covered with green algae, and the black pressure of mosquitoes was flying in the air.

Not far from the pond are seven or eight honey locust trees, which have been left untended for a long time, but they are surprisingly good, with branches and branches, a dense canopy, and no weeds under the trees, which look neat and vibrant.

Under the tallest of them, the ground suddenly collapsed, revealing a deep cave, which was so dark that it was impossible to see the inside, but it was seeping from a distance.

On the wall, Qi Jingzhi reached out and pressed Jiao Yulang's shoulder, glaring at the eager little baby: "You follow me." ”

With that, the boy was the first to jump off the wall, casually pulled out the fried life, brushed away the wild grass with the blade of his knife, and walked unhurriedly in the direction of the cave.

Jiao Yulang followed closely and said softly: "Let's take a closer look, don't use means first, so as not to startle the snake." ”

The golden knife Wei fell last, holding the red golden knife in his hand, protecting Jiao Yulang in the middle.

As the three of them got closer and closer, a peculiar smell gradually lingered on the tip of their noses, and it went straight to their noses.

This peculiar smell was faint at first, only slightly fishy, but it was different from the smell that the three of them had usually smelled.

The three of them walked without stopping, and soon got out of the grass and approached the area where the honey locust tree was.

Unconsciously, the strange smell that they had smelled before had filled the noses of the three of them and began to spread towards their eye sockets.

After walking more than a dozen steps, the three of them were already red-eyed, and they felt that the strange smell rushed up their foreheads, and they wanted to enter their brains.

Qi Jingzhi, who was at the top, stopped immediately, only five or six feet away from the cave.

He looked intently and saw that the cave was still pitch black, except for a few broken bricks exposed at the entrance of the cave.

Suddenly, Qi Jingzhi felt that his sleeves were pulled back, and he immediately turned around.

Jiao Yulang was already in tears, and he didn't dare to open his mouth, but the corners of his mouth were smiling, and he raised his hand and pointed behind him.

Seeing this, Jin Dao Wei suddenly showed a relieved look on his face, turned around without hesitation, and slowly retreated along the way he came.

Qi Jingzhi first slowly walked backwards for more than a dozen steps, and when he saw that there was nothing unusual in the cave, he turned around and walked quickly.

When the three of them returned to the edge of the strange smell, Jiao Yulang exhaled a breath of turbidity, and his excitement was overflowing: "Haha! The original two-pronged approach is not to be the first to be made by me! ”

There was no need for Qi Jingzhi and Jin Dao Wei to ask, the little baby was already talking to herself: "I once told my brother that in addition to tigers, there are other kinds of ghosts in this world, but they are even rarer. I didn't expect there to be one here, and it was still known as the silver boy of the fortune boy! ”