Chapter 1 Guangdefang
Few people know where he came from, and no one knows where he came from.
Since he first appeared, he has challenged the swordsman who was once the most popular in Chang'an City, and then won the battle.
Those who have witnessed his swordsmanship are all dazzled by him, saying that his swordsmanship is unparalleled. Some people say that he is a traitor who turned his back on his master, and others say that he is a disciple of the bearded man back then......
Regarding his legend, Li Bai had long heard that his ears had been cocooned, and he even wanted to challenge it. However, they were all dodged by that guy with all kinds of oily and slippery excuses.
It's like having no expectation of a showdown with someone else.
After staying with him for a long time, even the interest in drawing the sword will be lost.
Now he is being stopped in the streets.
It's rare that he is unlucky, how can Li Bai not take a good look?
"Hey, Hie, huh?"
The burly man who stopped in front of him took off his mask, revealing the top of his bare head and the crisscrossing scars on his face: "Do you remember the ghost-faced monk on Suzaku Street back then!" β
ββ¦β¦ Where? What monk? β
Ji Xianke scratched his chin blankly, full of puzzlement: "Have we met?" β
There was no way to fake that confused look, and he was really curious about what the person was coming for.
But for those who have failed miserably at his hands, there is no more humiliating answer than this!
"You bastardβ"
The ghost-faced monk's face instantly turned red, and his right hand holding the Zen staff almost pinched the gold and iron with a sound: "It's okay, you'll remember, definitely!" β
In the muffled sound of the wind, the heavy Zen staff was raised and aimed at Ji Xianke's face.
Ji Xianke was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously raised his left hand: "Wait a minute, how about I invite you to drink?" Forget about fighting, I'm ...... today"
I didn't wait for him to speak.
A dull thunderclap suddenly exploded.
The ghost-faced monk roared angrily, and the Zen staff in his hand swept with a roar, rounding and spinning from his arms, setting off a storm, and the remnants of the Dao Dao flickered.
In the end, countless diffuse afterimages shrouded Ji Xianke's location, blocking all his ways to escape, quickly restricting, trapping him in it.
And the most fatal blow was already like thunder, stabbing at him-
Collapse!
The grimace of the Ghost-Faced Monk stiffened on his face, and then he pounced on the earth.
Heavy, smashed on the bluestone slab, and in a loud bang, countless cracks emerged from the slate.
And only then did the whirling Zen staff fall from the sky with a whistling whistle and fall into the gutter beside the road amid the exclamations of the crowd.
"Can't you just listen to people?"
Ji Xianke sighed helplessly, and slowly raised his palm from the back of the ghost-faced monk's head.
In an instant, the winner was decided.
Everyone felt a flower in front of them, and they couldn't even see clearly.
Only Li Bai could recognize the figures of the two of them when they staggered in an instant.
"Quick......" he muttered softly.
It was the first time he had seen someone so fast.
At the moment when the ghost-faced monk pounced, he walked out of his stick shadow cage with ease, and waved his hand lightly,
Press the back of his head.
Smash him to the ground!
Defeat the enemy with one blow, without even drawing your sword......
"Oh, isn't this Mr. Li Bai?" Ji Xianke, who walked out of the crowd, saw Li Bai not far away, and waved his hand: "Do you want to drink?" I'm in for a treat. β
"Forget it, if you drink with a guy full of nonsense, the wine will taste bad."
Li Bai shook his head and looked at the long sword at his waist: "To be honest, I really want to see what your sword looks like......
The words seemed to be curious, but for the swordsman, such words were no different from provocation.
But Ji Xianke didn't care, just waved his hand in distress: "Don't be too embarrassed for me, it's already hard to fight once a day...... Why don't you get a number and you line up? β
Li Bai smiled, "You can't see that you're tired." β
"Isn't it okay to be tired?"
Ji Xianke shook his head nonchalantly: "It's okay to drink, but even if you fight, if you become famous, you should enjoy it, what do you do every day?" β
In this way, he passed by Li Bai at will.
Unguarded.
Even if Li Bai deliberately pressed his hand on the hilt of the sword, he didn't seem to notice it at all.
Step by step, go further and farther......
After a long time, Li Bai snorted unhappily.
Guy with a mouth full of.
There is not a single word of truth......
"Mr. Li Bai really hates people lying." As if sensing something, Li Xiang sighed softly.
"What should I say?"
Li Bai pondered for a moment and sighed lightly: "I just hate that kind of guy who doesn't hesitate to deceive himself with lies and doesn't want to face reality......"
If there is a lie, there will be a second.
Then, gradually, in the quagmire, unable to extricate himself.
I've seen too much of that ugliness.
I hate Ji Xianke, but it's not just that.
The swordsmen who are both good drinkers, logically speaking, they should see each other late, but the two are unexpectedly without any common language.
Li Bai always smelled a strange smell from that guy.
It's like charcoal that's burned out.
It's not just the kind of polite words and slippery attitudes that are on the lips and let people know when they hear it, nor is it because of the lustful life, no alcohol and no joy.
It's a more fundamental difference.
For Li Bai, whether it is good wine or good poetry, it should be a proud life, and a smile on the beautiful colors of today and tomorrow. But for Ji Xianke, such an indulgent attitude towards life is as if he has completely given up on the future.
Extravagant pleasures.
It's not a pity to die tomorrow......
"Let's go." Li Bai dragged Li Xiang to speed up his pace, "Ah Gou cooked dinner, and is still waiting for us to go back to eat......
Li Xiang: "Xun! Mr. Xun! β
Li Bai: "How nice and kind is a dog." β
Li Township: ......
When Yuan Fang pushed open the door, he was almost washed away by the smell of dust in the archives.
No matter how many times I come, I can't get used to this rotten smell.
In particular, the keen sense of smell of the half-blood demon species is even more tormented.
When he returned to Di Renjie with a gray face, the old file in his arms was almost above his head.
"Good work, Yuan Fang."
Di Renjie pointed to the empty seat on the table without raising his head, and then ordered: "The fourth class of the B room, from ugly to ugly, also help me get the documents related to illegal border crossing." β
"Coming back?"
Yuan Fang complained desperately, but Di Renjie didn't seem to hear it, and he was still buried in the old dossier - at this time, even if there was thunder next to him, he would not raise his head, like a stone man, unless the work in front of him was completed or a conclusion was reached, otherwise he could continue this state until midnight, provided that Yuan Fang forgot to refuel the lamp in the room.
The young man sighed, and left helplessly, and when he came back again, he didn't hold anything in his arms, this time, he directly took a cart and sent all the files that Di Renjie wanted.
And by the time Di Renjie raised his head again from between the files, it was already two hours later.
"In that case, it's really sorted out for the time beingβ"
He put down his pen and stared at the half-foot-tall pile of records on his right.
All of them are based on the account books and records of the case that have been rescued and excavated, and the evidence of the crime is pieced together -- counting Ji Xian's hundreds of smuggling activities in the past five years, involving a net amount of hundreds of thousands of gold, and more than 400 criminals directly involved in them, and countless people engaged in peripheral activities.
Yuan Fang, who was dozing off by the window, couldn't help but sigh: "It's been over for so long, what are you still checking up, my lord?" β
Half a month ago, thanks to Yu Hengsi's engineering agency and Li Bai's large amount of project money, the ruins of Yunjian Building were dug up.
The big case that shocked Chang'an was exposed, and the government and the opposition were shaken, and it is said that there were several moths in Honglu Temple who had received bribes, so they were implicated and lost their hats. More serious cases will be punished with the same crime, and they will be sent in and wait for the autumn to hit the road.
It can be said that the coffin has already been closed.
No one wants to talk about this unfortunate again.
In the past few days, Di Renjie has braved the world's condemnation, and continued to investigate under the indifferent gaze of his colleagues in the DPRK and China, as if he didn't think there were enough people involved.
It is no wonder that some people gradually put him under the genus of cool officials.
"As long as there are still doubts, we must continue to investigate." Di Renjie replied without raising his head: "Besides, isn't Ji Xian's Moro incense sales channel still gone?" I don't know how many villains and rats are hidden behind this road, so I have to find out. β
"The task is almost too much to handle."
Yuan Fang helplessly pressed the root of his ear, and his huge ear shook twice tiredly: "I've been working overtime for half a month, and I'm almost unable to keep an eye on the things on Tsing Yilang's side alone." β
"Don't worry, I won't reprocess it for you."
Di Renjie divided the records in his hand into two stacks, and his expression gradually became gloomy: "I'm afraid I can only find some clues in these piles of old papers......
"What do you mean?" Yuan Fang asked curiously: "Could it be that Ji Xian has any other culpabilities that have not been discovered?" β
"No, it's just a strange place."
Di Renjie knocked on the table and stared at the stack of records higher on the table: "In the past few years, Ji Xian has smuggled more than 2,000 organ cores outside Chang'an through his own snare of outlaws and rangers, and through the channels of the ghost market...... Profit is endless.
Do you understand this, Yuanfang? β
"Isn't it all like this for nuclear smuggling?" Yuan Fang was puzzled.
"Here's the problem."
Di Renjie sighed lightly, picked up the thin pages on his right: "If the smuggling agency nucleus from Chang'an is for profiteeringββ"
"What is the purpose of smuggling agencies from outside Chang'an?"
Yuan Fang was stunned in place.
"Inward?"
"Yes, that's right, according to the smugglers and rangers involved in the case, there have been at least four times, and they have smuggled external organs into Chang'an."
Di Renjie knocked on the table and said coldly: "The whereabouts are mysterious." β
"Ghost City?" Yuan Fang asked tentatively.
Di Renjie sneered: "Those guys in the ghost market have always wanted to sell a piece of grass for gold. The organ cores in Chang'an City can be sold at ten times the price, so what do you want the organ cores outside Chang'an City to do? Don't think your profits are high enough? Besides, after they change hands, how much will the price of the agency nuclear skyrocket? And what mechanic would buy it? β
Yuan Fang became more and more puzzled: "In other words, in Chang'an City, there is a group of people who are acquiring the nuclear of the agency regardless of the cost?" Why? Do you want to smash the plate? β
He had a flash of inspiration, and his heart was a little abrupt.
If the people in the ghost market want to smash the plate, they take the opportunity to buy another wave, maybe ......
"This is even more strange - for several years, the price of agency nuclear in the ghost market has remained at a stable level, without an abrupt rise or a sharp fall."
Di Renjie said: "Besides, the value of the organ core is regulated by Yu Hengsi, do you really think that those guys are not mixing in the ghost market?" If anyone dares to do this, the richest man can also lose money and become a beggar. β
ββ¦β¦β
Yuan Fang was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked: "My lord is suspicious, does this have anything to do with Wu Yougong?" β
Di Renjie bowed.
The demon seed boy instantly felt the urge to inhale cold air.
Over the years, hundreds of headless cases and countless tragic accidents have pointed to the existence whose name is only known.
But once any action touches on this huge mystery hidden behind the ghost market in Chang'an, it will disappear like a stone cow like water.
Even the elite secret guards of Dali Temple will be cut throat and thrown into the river......
There is no knowledge of the identity of Wu Yougong, and no one can be sure whether Wu Yougong exists, and sometimes it even makes people suspect that maybe even this person is false.
But if anyone dares to disrespect him, or offend his interests, then the most terrifying assassin in Chang'an City, Antlers, will visit him and leave an unforgettable lesson.
Over the years, Yuan Fang had only caught the trace of the assassin named Antlers once.
Yuan Fang, who can claim to be the number one in Chang'an, is also difficult to discern the other party's location from the darkness...... Leaving only one wound, the antlers flown away under the siege of Dali Temple.
"What is he trying to do?" Yuan Fang muttered incomprehensibly.
"Keep looking, you'll always know, Yuan Fang."
Di Renjie raised his eyes expressionlessly: "There is no mystery in this world without reason. β
The next day, in the morning, after breakfast, Li Bai stood at the door of Guangdefang again, expressionless.
In Kefang City, the pedestrians seem to be quite familiar with the young people who have often appeared in these days, and there are often people waving their hands to say hello, Li Bai smiled reluctantly and responded one by one.
But I couldn't help but feel a stomachache.
The closer I got to the mansion of the Great Elder's family, the more I had a stomachache.
Until he walked through the door, and saw not the Great Elder, but the young man who had dealt with himself all these days, standing in the living room.
Subconsciously, I want to turn around and leave.
"Hey, hey, this is just here, why did you leave?"
The man named Chen Shi caught up, grabbed his sleeve, pulled hard, and stopped in front of him with great enthusiasm: "It's all here, at least have a cup of tea and leave, heavenly people, wait a minute, heavenly people...... Misery in the clouds is calling you! β
Li Bai really couldn't walk.
Because I was hugged by this thing.
He couldn't help but sigh and wanted to cover his face: "Say, who was kidnapped this time or which guy was detained for breaking the curfew?" β
"It's not that troublesome...... Chen Shi grinned: "It's a small matter, a small matter." β
Hearing him say this, Li Bai's stomach hurt even more.
At the beginning, hearing such an enthusiastic call, Li Bai would be excited and looking forward to it.
But now, all he has left is a stomachache.
"Heavenly man, I have a difficult mission for you...... Recently, there have been too many thieves in the market, and the people are unbearable! I hope you will lend a hand......"
"Heavenly people, the youngest son of the Wang family has been kidnapped, and 100,000 are in a hurry!"
"Heavenly man, the Li family's Ah Da asked you for help, his child is lost, please stand on the high point to help take a look."
If a child is really lost, or someone is kidnapped, he is really obliged to help. At first, Li Bai didn't understand the routines of these people in Chang'an Yunzhong, but now he understands - everyone here knows that there is a descendant named Li Bai, who can be fooled with the words "We need the help of heavenly people", and if there is any trivial troublesome work, he will desperately stuff him.
I can't stand it.
"What about the Great Elder? Went out early in the morning again? Li Bai had a cold face and asked bluntly: "If I can't see him today, I won't come in the future!" β
"No, I have a lot of trouble here...... Ahem, no, the Great Elder said yesterday that he really wanted to see you, isn't it really impossible to spare time? Chen Shi smiled enthusiastically and regretfully: "You see if this will work, you will ...... tomorrow Don't don't, don't go yet, in this way, if you come again the day after tomorrow, I promise, the Great Elder will be there! By all means! β
"Are you sure?" Li Bai squinted at him.
"Take my uncle's life as a pledge!" Chen Shi's chest slapped Bang Bang Bang.
"Lie again!" Li Bai snorted coldly, "Your maternal uncle has died a long time ago!" Yesterday I heard that you burned paper for him! β
"But I respect him in my heart!"
Chen Shi hugged Li Bai's leg and didn't let go: "Do me another favor, just one favor, Brother Li Bai, good brother, please, just this once...... I'll give the money, okay? β
"The day after tomorrow, the Great Elder must be there?" Li Bai asked seriously.
"Definitely!" Chen Shili nodded.