Chapter 12: The Ghost Lingers
As a county in the west of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Sanchuan County has five counties, namely Xining, Nangang, Sichuan-Chongqing, Gaomi, and Lianshan.
The terrain of Sichuan-Chongqing County is flat and open, and Xining County is only separated by one pass, Xining County is still a piece of decay, but Sichuan-Chongqing County is full of spring flowers and greenery.
The county town is tall and sturdy, the city wall is nearly ten meters high, the base is about 30 meters wide, the wall is made of local huge bluestone, the bricks are closely connected with each other, the wall cracks are almost invisible, and it looks natural.
It was five o'clock in the afternoon, and there were many people entering the city, and a large convoy could be seen in the distance.
The convoy consisted of about thirty wagons, escorted by as many as fifty or sixty people, all on horseback and with swords at their waists.
There are two big flags on the carriage at the front, with a yellow face and a black background, one side of the black background embroidered with "Shenxing Dart Bureau", and the other side of the black background embroidered with "Sanchuan County Xu", the eight characters are embroidered with red silk thread, which is majestic.
The carriages were empty, the darts had been safely delivered to the location, and seeing that the gate to go home was in front of them, the procession began to stir, and there were already people talking about going to Goolan and watch the play after returning home.
Li Daping, the head of the dart, rode a big black horse and walked at the front of the team, he was strong, with a square face, a big mouth, and two black and thick eyebrows, which were straight into a "one" word, but at this moment he was loosened, and a smile appeared on his face.
At this time, it was his happiest moment, he had been working with the head of the dart since he was fifteen years old, and more than twenty years later, he himself became the head of the dart, with a group of brothers under him.
Darts are a dangerous job, eight out of ten darts may have problems, blocking the road and robbing darts is a common thing, encountering a real danger may even lose your life, and there are very few people who can really send the darts to their destinations safely.
"Don't be surprised, sir, our group of people are all big and rough, doing the work of licking blood from the knife edge, I don't know if I can come back alive tomorrow when I go out today, I can't help but be happy for a while!" Li Daping tilted his head and said to the person beside him.
"Sir" waved his hand and said, "Out of the way!" β
This person was wearing a black robe, with a gray cloth on his head, two mustaches at the corners of his mouth, and he looked like a middle-aged doctor in his thirties and forties.
Wang Cheng has always been very cautious in doing things, and since Xu Zhongheng has already sent someone to kill him, he can't show his head openly.
Li Daping was kind and said: "I really want to thank Mr. for this trip, if there is no Mr., my kid is finished!" Therefore, please sir, no matter what, you must enjoy the light, and you must stay overnight tonight, so that I can respect the friendship of the landlord. β
Coincidentally, Wang Cheng went out of Xining Pass and entered the boundary of Sichuan-Chongqing County, and at noon on the road he met Li Daping and his party resting.
At that time, Li Daping's son Li Dongyang relapsed because of an old injury, and the wound was infected with a high fever, and Li Daping, who had seen too much life and death, knew that his son would not survive, and Wang Cheng took action to treat him in a timely manner.
It only took half a day, Li Dongyang's fever subsided, and he was able to move normally, Li Daping was shocked at that time, so he invited Wang Cheng to accompany him, and promised to reward him.
Wang Cheng did not refuse, this time he came to Sichuan and Chongqing County to save the master, there was no good place to go, along the way he learned from Li Daping about the strength of the Divine Dart Bureau, it is said to be the strongest force in Sanchuan County, it is indeed a good place to hide people's eyes.
When the convoy reached the city gate, it could not walk, and two soldiers with a portrait in their hands were checking the carriages, horses, and pedestrians entering and leaving the city gate one by one.
Wang Cheng's heart was shocked, and his eyes were staring at the portrait, and the person in that portrait was actually himself!
The portrait is seven or eight points similar to him, both of them are flat-headed, tough and capable, and there are a few lines of notes below, indicating his age, place of origin, occupation and other information.
"Xu Zhongheng!"
Wang Cheng clenched his fists, there had never been a moment when he wanted to kill someone so much.
At this time, a voice interrupted his thoughts, "This one looks a little naΓ―ve, isn't he a local?" β
It was the guards of the city who spoke.
Wang Cheng just thought about what to say, Li Daping took over and said, "Brother Zhao Hu, what's wrong today?" Is the check so strict? As he spoke, he secretly stuffed a piece of silver.
Zhao Hu secretly stuffed the silver into his sleeve and said, "This is all an order from the county lieutenant, brother, I can't help it!" He looked at Wang Cheng again, and then asked, "......Who is this?" β
"This is the doctor who asked for the head of our family."
As soon as he heard that it was a doctor invited by Xu Guang, Zhao Hu immediately stopped asking, leaving Wang Cheng with a stomach full of doubts.
"Brother, I'm still waiting to give the head of the family a life, another day, another day I'll be the east, Brother Zhao Hu must appreciate his face!"
Li Daping hugged his fists, and then waved his hand to lead the convoy into the city.
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The Governor's Mansion.
A middle-aged man in a power suit ran all the way through the front yard to the inner courtyard, and then into a study.
Xu Boyi, the county lieutenant, looked twenty-seven or eighteen years old, but in fact he had passed the age of standing, his black hair was tied up by a jade ring, and he was holding a jade tube brush, and he was immersed in practicing calligraphy on rice paper.
Because he has led soldiers all year round, his complexion is a healthy wheat color, his contours are angular, and he is extremely tough, and when people come to him, he doesn't raise his head, and says, "Mingde, what's so flustered?" β
Xu Mingde said: "My lord, I found it, and the body was found in the back mountain of that town." β
Xu Boyi shook his hand, and a good word immediately became unsmooth, he raised his head, revealing that heroic face, his eyes were so sharp that Xu Mingde did not dare to look directly, and said with a complicated expression: "I think that when Zhu Wei pressed me with a pair of iron fists, the younger generation of Sanchuan County couldn't raise their heads, and even I was afraid of three points, but I didn't expect to die like this!" β
"Zhen Sanchuan" Zhu Wei, who doesn't know, who doesn't know?" Xu Mingde was also quite emotional.
At that time, Zhu Wei was the man of the year in Sanchuan County, and there were almost no opponents among the younger generation of Sanchuan County, and even few of the older generations were his opponents.
Xu Boyi asked, "How did he die?" β
Xu Mingde took out an envelope from his arms, and when he opened it, there was a yellow bullet.
Xu Boyi picked up the bullet between his fingers, looked at it, and asked, "What is this?" β
Xu Mingde shook his head: "This was found on Zhu Wei's body, and the other ten Xuanwei eyebrows were also hit by this object, there were no other wounds, it should be killed with one blow!" β
"It's so powerful?" Xu Boyi's face became extremely solemn.
He is the county lieutenant who leads the troops, and he knows all kinds of equipment well, and he knows very well that if he wants to penetrate a person's head with such a small thing, the speed and strength must be extremely great, even a martial artist in the Dacheng realm can't do this!
Xu Boyi grabbed the bullet into his palm and waved his hand: "Go down!" β
"Yes!" Xu Mingde nodded and turned to leave.
Xu Boyi was left alone in the study, and he suddenly spoke: "Do you think that person did it?" β
"It must be him! This arrest operation is very secretive, and outsiders have no way of knowing Ning Hou's true purpose, except for the fish that slipped through the net and has a grudge against us, who else? β
A person walked out from behind the screen, dressed in a white robe, his long black and thick hair was tied up by a purple ribbon at random, his face was like a crown of jade, his sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and his facial features were like axes and chisels.
He is very similar to Xu Boyi, but he is very easy-going in his gestures, which makes people feel like a spring breeze, not at all like an executioner with blood on his hands.
This person is Xu Zhongheng!
Xu Boyi said: "Second brother, I know that you have been thinking a lot since you were a child, and this time I asked Zhu Wei to arrest that person, I am afraid that he also has a little intention of killing people with a knife." But this time I think you did something wrong, and the opponent you provoked is not simple! β
A smile appeared on Xu Zhongheng's jade-like face, and he couldn't see the slightest worry, and said, "Big brother is too worried!" No matter how powerful he is, as long as he is still in Sanchuan County, he will definitely die! β
He stood with his hands in his hands and said inexplicably: "Don't forget, I still have a bait in my hand!" β
"What do you mean......" Xu Boyi suddenly said.
Xu Zhongheng nodded and said, "However, the eldest brother still needs to increase the search efforts, if you can get rid of this person first, of course, it is the best, and it will save us a lot of effort!" β
Xu Boyi said: "Don't worry, starting tomorrow, the whole city will be on alert, and I will arrange more people to secretly search!" β
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