After all, he didn't expect Xu Jing's movements to be so fast, and on the day they agreed to cooperate, he hurried back to Anping County.

He originally thought that he would wait for the next time he came back to Xijing and tell Xu Jing about those things.

Xu Jing's brows were already frowning, and she said lightly: "It seems that we have to find a place to have a good chat." ”

Soon, they sat in the study that Zhou Qi used to entertain guests in Xijing, and Zhou Qi said: "I told you before that I have been sending people to keep an eye on the Lin family in Guangming Hall during this time, so I know that the high branch they climbed in Xijing is the Jiang family.

During that period, I also learned one thing, the relationship between the Lin family and the Jiang family is very complicated, and it can be said that the two of them have formed a deep cooperation. ”

Xu Jing was slightly stunned.

However, Zhao Shaohua clearly said that the reason why the Jiang family promoted the Lin family was only because the Lin family had a secret recipe to treat Old Lady Jiang's asthma.

It seems that the relationship between them is not the kind of relationship that is on the surface, otherwise, it would be impossible for Zhao Shaohua not to know.

Xu Jing said, "Can I ask your source?" ”

Zhou Qi hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Since we have cooperated, there is nothing that cannot be said, because I have always suspected that my father's death is related to Guangming Hall, in the past three years, I have arranged for several spies to enter Guangming Hall, and several spies are now able to touch the core of Guangming Hall, although it is still only in a relatively marginal area, but the news from him should not be false." ”

I see.

Xu Jing asked: "Then do you know what is the bond of in-depth cooperation between the Lin family and the Jiang family?" ”

Any kind of cooperation must be for the sake of interests, and what allows the Jiang family to take the initiative to cooperate deeply with the small Lin family is definitely not something that ordinary people can imagine.

Zhou Qidao: "I don't really know much about specific things, I just told you, my people are only in a relatively marginal area at present, but he said that the Lin family and the Jiang family have been promoting one thing in the past few years, and it seems to be the same as ...... Army-related.

After I knew about this matter, I also specifically asked someone to investigate, and knew that the Jiang family started by military merits, and now their family's Lang Jun is mainly taking the road of military generals, and now the head of the Jiang family is the governor of the Tianwu Army, in charge of a whole army, not to mention, the Jiang family's power in the Great Chu Army has long been like a spider's web, huge and complex.

So I guess that what the Jiang family and the Lin family are promoting is to make Guangming Hall ...... Undertake the drug needs of the Great Chu Army. ”

Xu Jing's heart skipped a slight beat, it turned out to be a medicine for the army!

Xu Jing didn't know much about the affairs of the Great Chu army, but he also knew that there were more than 200,000 troops stationed in Xijing all year round!

Just making medicines for these 200,000 sergeants, the profits are already incalculable! Not to mention the armies scattered all over Great Chu!

Zhou Qi looked at Xu Jing's expression, and knew that she had understood the deep meaning of this, and sighed secretly and said: "So, you said that in Guangmingtang's suppression of us, there is no meaning of the Jiang family, I don't believe it very much, in fact, in the past few years, Guangmingtang has not only suppressed our Tianyi Pavilion, but also many big medical halls in Xijing have also been suppressed by them."

Of course, Xijing is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and they don't dare to be too presumptuous in their actions in Xijing, but there are a lot of small actions in secret.

What's more, it's very intriguing that since three years ago, there hasn't been a new big medical center in Xijing. ”

Xu Jing said in a deep voice: "If they want to stand out from the crowd and let the imperial court choose them to supply medicine to the army, they don't want other strong opponents to appear. ”

No wonder Jiang Yu told her the day before yesterday that Guangming Hall would not provoke them again in a short period of time!

That's what it meant in that short period of time!

Xu Jing cleared her thoughts, raised her hand and rubbed her temples, and said, "I understand Dangjia Zhou's worries, but Dangjia Zhou can put his heart down." ”

Seeing Zhou Qi's puzzled expression, Xu Jing pondered for a moment and told her how she made the Jiang family willing to open a branch for Tianyi Pavilion in Xijing.

just omitted the details of how she helped Mrs. Jiang at the beginning, and simply said that she did Mrs. Jiang a great favor.

Zhou Qi was simply dumbfounded when he heard this, and Xu Jing finally said: "Jiang Erlang personally promised me that Guangming Hall would not provoke me and my friends again in a short period of time, the meaning of this sentence is actually to open a way for Tianyi Pavilion by default, as long as Tianyi Pavilion does not do things that conflict with the interests of the Jiang family, the Lin family and the Jiang family should not take the initiative to provoke us again." ”

Zhou Qi suddenly smiled bitterly, "Don't do things that conflict with their interests...... It's easy to say, but it's so easy for me to watch my father and enemy kill me so proud. ”

It is not difficult to imagine that if the plans of the Lin family and the Jiang family go well, the Lin family will soon become the most prominent medical family in Dachu, which is no matter how many branches they open in Xijing, they can't compare.

How willing he is to do this!

Xu Jing glanced at him and said lightly: "Dangjia Zhou, you are a smart person, you know what to do and what not to do, the Lin family has been planning for this matter for so many years, and what others can destroy if they want to, the most important thing is to do your own thing first, no matter what, your father under Jiuquan must be very relieved to know that you have restored the glory of Tianyi Pavilion." ”

Zhou Qi was silent for a moment, he didn't know that what Xu Jing said was right, shook his head with a wry smile, and said: "Don't worry, I won't mess around, protecting Tianyi Pavilion and the Zhou family is always the most important thing, not to mention, I can't live up to Xu Niangzi's expectations of me."

have done us such a great favor this time, and I can't reciprocate it, so I will replace the wine with tea and toast with a glass. ”

As he spoke, he raised the teacup on the coffee table in front of him, gestured to Xu Jing, and drank it.

Because of the preparation for the opening of a branch of Tianyi Pavilion in Xijing, Zhou Qi stayed in Xijing for a long time this time, and the Zhou family had different people coming in and out every day, which was very lively.

These bustles have little to do with Xu Jing, she is busy with her own affairs these days, in addition to training the doctor and Cheng Xianbai brothers and sisters, she also has to teach the five female doctors that Zhou Qi helped her find.

Occasionally, when I have free time, I have to go to Xiao Yat's Mansion to read the file of the Smile Killer case.

She had promised Xiao Yat that she would help him solve this case, not to mention that she still cared about this case very much and was willing to spend her time on it.

On this day, when Xu Jing was reading the file at Xiao Yi's house, Xiao Yi had something to do, because Xu Jing had come more recently, and the servants in the house had specially prepared a room for her to rest.

After Xiao Yi came back, he heard the servant say that Xu Niangzi was coming, and his eyes couldn't help but move slightly, and he went straight to the room where Xu Jing was.

As soon as he stepped into this room, he was slightly stunned.

But I saw that in the room, I don't know when a wooden board was erected, a white piece of paper was nailed to it, and a table was drawn on the white paper, on which the details of each victim in the smiling killer case were neatly listed.

Fan Xue'er, 16 years old, disappeared on March 18, the second year of Tianxi, and her body was found near Xiaosong Forest on the outskirts of Xijing on March 19.

Zeng Tao, 19 years old, disappeared on February 20, the third year of Tianxi, and on February 22, the body was found near Aiwan Pavilion on the outskirts of Xijing.

Chen Lili, 22 years old, disappeared on January 15, the fifth year of Tianxi, and on January 19, her body was found near Acacia Cliff on the outskirts of Xijing.

Qian Honglian, 24 years old, disappeared on July 26, the fifth year of Tianxi, and her body was found near Famen Temple on the outskirts of Xijing on July 31.

Sun Man, 20 years old, disappeared on January 20, the sixth year of Tianxi, and his body was found near Xiaobeipo on the outskirts of Xijing on January 27.

Name, age, time of murder, location where the body was found, etc., are clear at a glance.

Xu Jing was standing in front of the wooden plank, with a pensive expression, when she heard the footsteps, she immediately turned her head, and when she saw that it was Xiao Yi, she raised her eyebrows slightly and said: "Xiao Shilang, you came back just in time, I have read all the files today, and I have found a few key points, and I want to discuss them with you."

First of all, I found that almost all of the victims were found a few days after their disappearance, which means that the murderer had taken them away and imprisoned them for a while, and the murderer must have had an unknown safe house! ”