Volume 1: The First Entry into the Rivers and Lakes 13 The Strange Case of Taishan

Na four Taidai haze, and clusters of flowers, who can be pictures; Climb ten miles of Tianqu Pavilion, bathe in the light and moonlight, and I am also a fairy.

In the county guard of Taishan County, there was an old man, the old man wore a black gauze hat, his upper eyes drooped slightly, looking listless, the corners of his eyes were full of wrinkles, showing the traces of time, and his slender face was covered with old age spots.

Next to the old man stood a slender catcher, who was full of stubble, with a horizontal knife hanging from his waist, and was bowing his head.

The old man sat at the table with a dejected face, flipped through the case files, hung his head in despair, and muttered to himself:

"I have been the county warden for more than 20 years, how could such a thing happen!"

The old man was Li Spruce, the county warden of Taishan County, who was sixty-four years old at the time, and served as the county warden of Taishan County for more than 20 years.

Li Yunshan held his forehead and said:

"Xiao Jiang, twenty-three people have disappeared in just one week, and there are no clues at all now, and the number of missing people is still rising, what should I do?"

The stubble-faced catcher is back soon:

"For this kind of bizarre case, I think it's better to find Jianghu people."

This stubble-faced catcher is called Jiang Feng, who is in charge of all the catchers in Taishan County, has strong martial arts, and is arrogant, and can be regarded as Li Yunshan's right-hand man, helping to solve many cases, at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve.

Li Yunshan replied:

"Where can I find people in such a small place?"

Jiang Feng replied:

"Li Junshou, leave this matter to me, I can always find a martial artist in the rivers and lakes."

Zhu Shun and Wen Kui came to the streets of Taishan County, where the street vendors were constantly shouting and lively, with teahouses, inns, towers, and wine shops.

Zhu Shun raised his head and looked up at the foot of Mount Tai, only to see Mount Tai undulating and majestic. The trees above Mount Tai are lush and green. Clouds surround the top of the hill and smoke fills it.

A stage was set up on the street, Zhu Shun let go of the donkey and approached Wen Kui, and there was a young man wearing a Wukong mask on the stage, ready to play the role of Sun Monkey in "Journey to the West".

As soon as the young man appeared, Wukong did more than a dozen somersaults, and then danced the golden hoop stick in his hand, which was dazzling. After a while, he practiced the independence of the golden rooster again, stood firmly, and the audience applauded.

"Good kung fu!"

"Amazing, amazing."

"Awesome!"

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After the young man finished the performance, he clasped his fists and saluted the audience below, and said:

"Ladies and gentlemen, if you have money to hold a money field, you don't have money to hold a personal field, and the next one will be more exciting."

Then there was constant uproar and applause from the audience, and many spectators voted for copper coins.

Then a monkey slowly walked out from behind the stage, and the monkey walked upright, like a human, and looked like a human. The monkey took a large bowl with the inscription 'Fortune and Treasure,' and the monkey picked up the copper coins that had been thrown on the ground and put them into the bowl.

A young man in black was saying to another young man in an indigo robe next to him:

"Lao Xu, this young man is indeed not bad at martial arts, thank God I can turn one."

The young man in black has a sword hanging from his waist, dressed in black, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes;

A young man in an indigo robe, with a sword hanging from his waist, and under his long, gray and thick eyebrows, there were a pair of small stern eyes, and whoever saw them would unconsciously keep a distance from him;

The young man in the indigo robe replied:

"One minute on stage, ten years off stage!"

The young man in black said:

"It has to be Lao Xu, and I'm dragging the text again."

The young man in the indigo robe replied:

"Why don't we cast two reward points, it's really not easy to perform."

The young man in the indigo robe was just about to take out his wallet, but the young man in black held down the arm that took out the money, and the young man in black persuaded him with a face:

"Lao Xu, I think it's better to say goodbye, we've been wandering outside for two months, and we haven't eaten the last meal, let's keep it."

The young man in black said again:

"Let's not just think about others, but also about ourselves."

The young man in the indigo robe stopped his pocket, looked at the young man in black and nodded.

On the streets of Taishan County, a group of yamen caught fast in the distance, lined up in a neat queue and walked on the street.

"Let it all go!"

"Recently, there has been a major case in Taishan County, and 23 people have mysteriously disappeared in a week."

"There are frequent reports of crimes."

"Let it all go."

"I urgently need a few martial artists to help solve the case, and the case is by no means simple."

"If there are Jianghu martial artists who want to help, they can come directly to the yamen, and there will be a heavy reward."

"The county keeper has commanded, as long as the people find a clue about a person, they will be rewarded."

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Everyone looked there, and these yamen were on the streets of Taishan County, posting many bounties for missing people and portraits of many missing people, and many people immediately surrounded them.

Zhu Shun said to Wen Kui:

"Brother Wen, let's take a look."

Wen Kui replied, "Let's go, Brother Zhu." ”

Then Zhu Shun and Wen Kui came up, and many people next to them came up.

"It's been a week, and the number of missing people is still rising."

"So far, there is not a single clue in the yamen."

"Li Junshou is also in a hurry, if there is no clue, the black gauze hat will be taken off."

"May they be safe."

"I think it's too bad to be lucky."

"Don't talk nonsense, there's always hope."

"The truth hasn't been found out, so don't talk nonsense."

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Zhu Shun and Wen Kui stood at the back of the crowd, and Zhu Shun asked Wen Kui:

"Brother Wen, why don't we spread this troubled water."

Wenkui says:

"That's what I mean!"

朱顺 says:

"I think most of the missing people are men, they are the pillars of the family, and once the pillar collapses, the family will collapse."

In the distance, the young man in the indigo long shirt and the young man in black also came to the front of a bounty order.

The young man in black looked at the young man in the indigo robe and asked:

"Lao Xu, this is an opportunity, we have been hungry for so many days, this opportunity cannot be lost."

The young man in the indigo robe replied:

"Are you sure?"

Young man in black says:

"Regardless of whether he is sure or not, let's go and say that we are from the rivers and lakes, they will definitely treat them with good wine and food, and now we know the situation of the county guard very well."

The young man in black said again:

"Otherwise, his black gauze hat will be taken off."

The indigo robe young man's stomach growled~ cooed, then touched his belly and said:

"Yes, be thick-skinned."

The young man in black patted the shoulder of the young man in the indigo robe and said:

"Let's go, Lao Xu, let's ask for directions."

Then the two of them walked slowly on the street, the two people on the other side, Zhu Shun led the donkey, Wen Kui followed Zhu Shun and walked towards the yamen,

朱顺 says:

"I don't know where the yamen is, let's ask for directions."

Wen Kui replied:

"There's no hurry."

At the door of the yamen, there were two guards with knives hanging from their waists outside the door, standing at the door, a handsome young man and a rough man.

Zhu Shun found the yamen and tied the donkey outside, Zhu Shun and Wen Kui stood at the door of the yamen, Zhu Shun hugged his fists and said to the doorman:

"In Xia Zhushun, from Langya County, I heard that the yamen encountered a tricky case and needed the help of the martial arts of the rivers and lakes, so the two of us dared to recommend ourselves."

A handsome doorman next to him looked at Zhu Shun and Wen Kui and said:

"These two heroes, I'll go inside to report to Jiang Zhutou, and ask the heroes to wait for a while."

Zhu Shun hugged his fists:

"Trouble bro."

Then they clasped their fists and saluted, and the Qingxiu guards ran towards the yamen.

In the yamen, in a room, Jiang Zhutou set up a table, and there were wine and food on the table.

There was a bald man with one eye, dressed in mink, with sharp eyes, carrying a large knife on his back, and holding a wine glass and drinking wine;

There was also a cloak, dressed in white, who was sitting quietly.

"Report, Jiang Zhutou, there are two Jianghu martial artists waiting at the door outside the door, just waiting for Jiang Zhutou's order." The handsome doorman stood upright beside him.

Jiang Feng smiled:

"Don't be lazy, recruit the two of them, as long as they are martial artists, please come in."

Qingxiu's doorman replied:

"Order." The doorman then ran out the door.

Qingxiu doorman ran to the door and said to Zhu Shun and the others:

"Two heroes, the headcatcher let you in."

Zhu Shun hugged his fist:

"There's Brother Law."

The doorman returned the salute, and then Zhu Shun and Wen Kui came to the door of the house, Jiang Feng saw this, and hurriedly got up and walked to Zhu Shun and Wen Kui, and said:

"Two heroes, please come in and sit down."

Zhu Shun and Wen Kui hugged their fists and saluted, Jiang Zhutou hugged his fists and saluted, and the other two Jianghu martial artists also stood up and returned the salute with their fists, and then everyone sat down.

At the gate of the yamen, two more young men walked to the door, one in black and the other in indigo robes.

The young man in black clasped his fists and said:

"In Xia Su Chengjie, Langya people, came to help solve the case."

The indigo cheongsam youth clasped his fists and said:

"Xu Shanchao, a fellow villager with him, is also here to help."

The doorman returned the salute with a fist, and the handsome doorman said: "Hero, there is an order to catch the head, the hero of the rivers and lakes, you can go in directly." ”

Su Chengjie and Xu Shanchao also came to the door of Jiang Zhutou's house, Su Chengjie knocked on the door, Jiang Feng saw it and hurriedly said:

"Hero, just come in."

Su Chengjie and Xu Shanchao stepped into the room, hurriedly clasped their fists and saluted, everyone stood and returned the salute, and the two of them then sat down.

In this way, everyone stared at each other and introduced each other;

The one-eyed bald man was the first to get up, with a look of disdain, and said with a fist clenched:

"In Xia Liu Yidao, a local person in Taishan County, the knife technique is still said in the past."

The one-eyed bald man stared at Zhu Shun, and couldn't help but make people's hairs stand on end, and said with a smile:

"This little brother, looking at his face, should not be very old, and he is still wearing a horizontal knife, he has the courage to spread this troubled water, I advise you to go back as soon as possible, it is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers! Think you're a hero with a sword? It's ridiculous! ”

Zhu Shun held the wine glass in his hand and smiled:

"That's, how dare you compare with Brother Liu? How powerful Brother Liu is! It must be hard to live this big, right? ”

Liu Yidao directly pulled out the big knife, pointed at Zhu Shun, and scolded:

"You kid is looking for death!"

Wen Kui also pulled out a big knife and pointed at Liu Yidao:

"How do you talk to my brother?"

朱顺 says:

"Brother Liu, it's not good to be short-tempered, you have to take a look at the "Pure Heart Sutra"!"

Xu Shanchao hurriedly took out a copy of "Pure Heart Sutra" from his pocket and handed it to Liu Yidao, and then everyone burst into laughter.

Liu Yidao stared at Xu Shanchao with a red face and gritted his teeth, and scolded:

"You're deliberately angry with me, aren't you?"

Xu Shanchao looked left and right as if he was fine, clasped his nose, and muttered:

"Hmm~"

Jiang Feng got up and patted the table and said:

"Everyone, that's enough! Don't even give me a fucking face? Don't hurt the peace! ”

Wen Kui and Liu Yidao put their knives into their sheaths one after another, and sat down one after another, both staring at each other angrily.

Wen Kui stared at Liu Yidao angrily and said:

"In Xia Wenkui, outsiders, the knife skills are acceptable, and they specialize in cutting scum, are you right? Brother Liu! ”

Zhu Shun patted Wen Kui on the shoulder and said:

"Brother Wen is angry!"

Zhu Shun clenched his fists and got up:

"In Xia Zhushun, Langya people."

Su Chengjie smiled:

"What a coincidence, brother, my name is Su Chengjie and I am also from Langya."

徐善超 says:

"We are all fellow villagers, my name is Xu Shanchao, please take care of me."

Zhu Shun looked at the two of them, with a smile on his face, and hurriedly poured them full of wine, and said:

"Brother Su, Brother Xu, we really have fate, I'll do it first!"

Then Zhu Shun raised his head and took a sip of this glass of wine, Su Chengjie was also overjoyed, and Xu Shanchao followed.

Wenkui says:

"Brother Zhu, why did you forget me? Jiang Zhutou, you didn't say anything, you guys are good, and you have a toast alone. ”

Jiang Feng smiled:

"Young man, it's okay, let's get down to business first."

Zhu Shun scratched his head and said embarrassedly:

"I'm sorry, Jiang catcher." Zhu Shun immediately filled everyone up, except for Liu Yidao, Liu Yidao reluctantly poured himself on himself.

The white-clothed young man with his hair scattered said:

"Thank you, Brother Zhu, in Xia Wang Rong, he is a prodigal son, he just wants to beg for a meal, I will do my best to help him."

Jiang Feng says:

"Brothers, let's get down to business first."

Everyone looked at Jiang Feng, and Jiang Feng said:

"Recently, there have been frequent missing people in Taishan County, and there have been no clues at all for a week."

Jiang Feng said again:

"I don't think things are simple, that's why I ask all the heroes to help handle the case."

朱顺 says:

"We will definitely do our best, but where are most of the missing people missing?"

Jiang Feng replied:

"Brother Zhu, in the southernmost southern mountainous area, where do you mostly appear."

朱顺 says:

"Got it, how about we leave right away?"

Jiang Feng replied:

"That's what we mean, after eating this meal, let's start investigating!"

Jiang Feng picked up the wine glass and said to everyone:

"Ladies and gentlemen, please help me solve the case."

Everyone raised their glasses and drank them all.

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