Chapter Fifty-Eight: Occasional News
The sky is high and refreshing, the sun is at the head, maybe the autumn nest fire of the entire Stone Town has been sucked away by Xu Wei and others who have no harvest at this time, so the people in Stone Town today only feel that the weather is extremely comfortable, there is both the warm white sun and the refreshing late autumn breeze.
Xu Wei stood in Yixiufang, and then looked north can already clearly see Qingliang Mountain - that is, the wall and beacon tower on the stone mountain in the north of the city, in fact, before the completion of the new stone city built by the mountain at the foot of Xu Wei, the old city called "Ghost Face City" in the north of the stone and the north of the city is a stone city built by Sun Quan of Eastern Wu in the real sense.
It's just that most of the residents of the main city have moved westward here, and the newly built city is gradually called the stone city, and now the ghost face city on Qingliang Mountain has completely become the garrison and hiding place of the Jiangzhou military mansion.
Xu Wei looked at the hundred-year-old city not far away, which could make thousands of sail warships cross the river with iron cables, and intuitively felt that the arrogance of the tiger above the city had not diminished at all.
It is not difficult to see that although since the Eastern Han Dynasty, Stone Town and even the entire Jiankang have been destroyed three times and twice, the entire Jiankang, that is, the land of the divine capital in the mouth of Xu Wei and others, still contains incomparably tenacious vitality.
Looking at such a magnificent mountain scenery and thinking of the turbulent river in front of the mountain, Xu Wei, who was born in the Shendu since he was a child and grew up here, also secretly gritted his teeth and vowed never to give up.
But in fact, more than an hour has passed since Xu Wei and the others broke into the old mansion but failed to leave the five Xuanjia youths alive, and almost the entire Yixiu Workshop was asked by Xu Wei and the group of golden snake guards under his command, but after all, there was no news related to the mask man.
In the four days of the lockdown of the city, the old Xie Bo'an had already commanded the Yinshan guards to inspect every store and restaurant in the city, and almost caught everyone who stayed in the restaurant a few days before and after the city gate was closed, but he found nothing.
Xu Wei knew that these masked people, especially the part of the original fugitives, must have very sufficient experience in avoiding the limelight, so it is more likely that they are hiding in the dwellings unknowingly, but there are so many dwellings in the entire Stone City, how can it be said that the search can be completed.
In addition, once the door-to-door inquiries are made loud, those cunning masked people will definitely be able to take the first step and flee, it can only be said that this kind of cat and mouse hunting game, just relying on the "chase" on the surface, really has little effect.
Xu Wei, who was destined to run for nothing, had to take a few people from the Golden Snake Guard back to Yongtongfang first, and then try to think about it in the long run.
When he walked to a relatively private alley, Xu Wei suddenly found that there was a brothel in the alley, and there was a girl shaking a fan sitting outside the brothel, who was still good-looking, but her figure sitting at the gate of the courtyard with looming smooth jade legs did have some charm.
"This place has been checked too." A golden snake guard beside Xu Wei saw that Xu Wei was going to look for the brothel, and hurriedly said on the side: "That woman's face stinks, and when she heard that we were just asking, she immediately ignored us." ”
Xu Wei recognized the golden snake guard named Ah Guang next to him, who was the first person to be knocked down by Xu Wei with a horizontal knife in the Yuwan Town Restaurant at that time, so he was more familiar.
As the small leader of this group of Golden Snake Guards, after these few days of cooperation, Xu Wei must believe in his ability to do things.
But now there is no other way, since he passed by such a place where the masked man might linger, Xu Wei can only bite the bullet and not let go of this opportunity.
So Xu Wei took Ah Guang to find the girl at the door of the brothel, and Xu Wei, who saw him walking in front, immediately threw a flattering eye at him and smiled shyly, and his charming tricks were incompatible with the small brothel in the remote alley behind her.
It's just that when she saw the golden snake Wei Aguang behind Xu Wei and knew that Xu Wei was here for interrogation, her face, which was still smiling reluctantly, immediately turned cold, and before Xu Wei could speak, she said: "This son, we have a small courtyard here, and we don't keep guests on weekdays, as for the guests inside, if you really want to inquire, please stand far away and find a place to squat, don't disturb our business." ”
"Can't give money?" Xu Wei didn't bother much, took out the money bag on his waist and said, "Just let you and your sister answer me a few questions." ”
"It depends on how much Childe is willing to pay." The charming girl in front of the brothel changed her posture and stared at the money bag on Xu Wei's waist, it was obvious that although she was young, she was already experienced, and knew that only the money that was actually in her pocket was her own.
Just as Xu Wei was about to take out the silver and ask the woman and her sister if they had seen the group of masked people with obvious features, they heard a scream from inside the room......
A little girl ran out in a hurry, crying and shouting, "Oh no, Sister Apricot and Sister Lan are going to die......"
"What?" The charming girl at the door suddenly turned pale when she heard this, she stood up twice and didn't get up from the small bamboo chair, Xu Wei saw this and helped her understandingly, and the charming girl staggered into the inner courtyard.
Maybe something happened in this small brothel, Xu Wei seemed to have a hunch that he might have something to do with the masked man, so he took advantage of the fact that the brothel courtyard was unguarded, and ran into the inner courtyard of the brothel with the charming girl.
The inner courtyard of the brothel was a little dilapidated, but it was cleaned, and Xu Wei followed the restless charming girl over the spacious main building of the brothel, for it was just after noon, and all the main buildings were still deserted.
Xu Wei stood outside the door of one of the low buildings, listening to the charming girl crying while shouting "apricot", thinking that the girl inside was sick and died.
At this moment, an old bustard wearing rich clothes with an astonishing waist circumference rushed out of the low building, and scolded at the two middle-aged men who were cowering in the corner outside the door: "Useless seed! What's the use of raising you! Apricot and Alain were tortured like this, and now the money will not come back, and the evil spirit will not come out, what about the strength of you to bully those customers on credit on weekdays? Eaten by a dog?! ”
"This ...... On weekdays, how can those white-faced and soft-footed guests compare with the group of villains in Bailin Alley this time, each of them really looks fierce and vicious, and there are all kinds of weapons stuck in their waists. One of the middle-aged men with fat heads and big ears said with a weak heart.
"That's right, these people look like they're carrying a lawsuit, or we'll have to report to the official." Another tall middle-aged man also looked a little cringe, "And I thought they were two people, but when I went to pick up Apricot and Alan this morning, there were actually four people who came out of Qi Brush, where can we afford it." ”
"What officer? This is an ambiguous thing to open a brothel in a square far away from the market, and it is enough to give some money to send the chief of the workshop on weekdays, and this newspaper official is not allowed to let the group of people in the yamen pick up the skin? The old bustard with an amazing waist circumference scolded the middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears: "With that money, wouldn't it be better to find someone from the Iron Fire Gang to give us a bad anger?" ”
"But...... The Iron Fire Gang has always been a lion's mouth...... We haven't made offerings for a while, and I'm afraid it's a little difficult to borrow their manpower at this time. The tall middle-aged man avoided the bustard's pursuit, took two steps back, and said bluntly: "Besides, the group of ruffians of the Iron Fire Gang may not be able to beat those four people......
"Why don't you let me breathe on your behalf?" Xu Wei, who had been listening to the side, appeared silently beside the bustard, and after startling all three of them, he added: "I can help you get the money back, and you don't take a penny, you just need to tell me where the wicked people who bullied the women in the house are." ”
The tall middle-aged man looked cowering when he mentioned a few fierce men in Bailin Alley, but when he looked at Xu Wei, who was a head shorter than himself and not too strong, his face immediately became fierce, "Where are you a little worm that got out, hurry up and get out of me!" ”
"I'm serious......" Xu Wei didn't care about the tall middle-aged man who suddenly came with blood, and looked at the old bustard who could make a plan: "Since the other party is a ruthless person who has carried the case, he will definitely not stay in one place all the time, he may open the city gate tomorrow and run away, and then he will not regret it when the people and money are empty?" ”
The tall middle-aged man was humiliated by four men in Bailin Alley not long ago, and when he returned to the brothel and was beaten and scolded by the old bustard, he had nowhere to vent his worries, and saw that Xu Wei, who was like a soft persimmon, seemed to grasp the life-saving straw, and saw that the other party ignored himself and did not spare the old bustard to talk nonsense, and hit Xu Wei with a fist: "Mouth out wild words, what kind of stupid thing are you!" ”
The brothel boss has been doing this old mother's business since before Nan Chen was destroyed, and the world she has seen is naturally not less, she only thinks that he is Swenwen, in addition to his appearance is more gentle and soft, and the scholars and sons who often come to have fun are no different, but after she and Xu Wei looked at each other once, she intuitively felt that there was a whirlpool in Xu Wei's empty eyes that could take away the soul.
While the old bustard was pondering, the tall middle-aged man had been knocked to the ground by Xu Wei with a horizontal fist pendulum, although he punched one step faster than Xu Wei, but he couldn't figure out why not only did he not hit Xu Wei, but he was hit hard in the ribs.
Even if he wanted to win with his strength, the moment the anxious tall middle-aged man punched really exposed too many gaps, and almost opened his whole body in front of Xu Wei, and at first glance, he had never practiced martial arts.
Xu Wei made a golden gourd hammer with a horizontal fist and knocked it down quickly and violently, without even deflecting his head.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears scolded and stood on the other side of the bustard, and after Xu Wei stepped on the big mouth of the tall middle-aged man on the ground, who was not afraid and was still scolding, the middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears immediately fell silent.
"Childe is trying to deceive me, there is no one in this small place?" The old bustard said some rules to Xu Wei, "There is still a king's law in this stone city, even if it is in Jiangzhou Mansion, I am still a little thin-faced, I hope that the prince will not deceive people too much." ”
"I've spent so much time here, I'm sure I'm not here to play you guys." Xu Wei let go of the tall middle-aged man on the ground, "I hope this grandma can tell the truth, and when I catch those people, you can take all the valuable things on them......"
"But Childe, you are not a regular guest in our museum, what are you trying to help like this?" The old bustard hesitated, she has been immersed in a line for many years, how can she not know where the pie is eaten for nothing in this world?
Xu Wei frowned slightly and thought about it, knowing that he couldn't tell the masked man, lest the other party say something or report to the official to arouse Yu Dajiang's vigilance, and then in a flash of inspiration, he called Ah Guang who followed him to his side, and lifted his clothes to reveal the inner armor of the Golden Snake Guard on Ah Guang's body.
After all, the Golden Snake Guards were regular guards with the Sui army who were rewarded by the King of Jin, and the armor on their bodies was almost exactly the same as that of the Sui army guards except for the different crests. Therefore, when Xu Wei showed the corner of the protective armor on Ah Guang's body, the knowledgeable old bustard was deeply suppressed, and hurriedly asked in a low voice: "Gongzi is a person from the palace?" ”
Xu didn't expect this deception to have such an effect, so he just frowned and pretended to be mysterious: "Don't ask!" ”
When the old bustard heard this, he immediately understood the meaning, and hurriedly called the middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears and the tall middle-aged man who got up to take Xu Wei to find someone in Bailin Alley in Sishunfang.
Unexpectedly, at this time, the middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears stammered: "This ...... Actually, we just sent the girl to the mouth of the alley and was stopped...... roots...... I don't know where those four people live......"
"You guys!" The old bustard was so angry that he almost fell to the ground, "No wonder you have to push back and hold back whatever I say!" It's really mud that can't hold up the wall! Bailin Lane is called 'Bailin' because of how dense the houses are, if you don't know the location of those beasts, do you want to find tomorrow? ”
If he finds it and can find it tomorrow, of course Xu Wei, who has a tough temperament, is not worried, what he is worried about is that this group of people is so cautious, and the family search will definitely startle the snake......
The two plane trees in the backyard of the brothel grew tall and luxuriant, and when the autumn wind blew in the afternoon, they could shake off a lot of fallen leaves, and in the sound of the wind blowing the fallen leaves, a weak voice sounded: "They are not four people, they are six people, and I will not forget where they live, I will take you there." ”
It was a little girl who didn't look tall, and she was still about twenty-eight years old.
But such a bud-like girl has a blue and purple face at the moment, and even has a knife wound, and the bridge of her nose and the corners of her mouth are also wrapped in a white cloth, as if she can't see her true face at all.
The girl named Alain had just been splinted on her arms after applying the medicine, and when she heard that someone was going to find the brutes in Bailin Lane, she didn't even care about the severe sprain on her calf, and rushed out of the room almost with the help of the two sisters......