() Ma Chaoxiong didn't speak for a while, but when he heard this, he buried his big head lower, and he was very embarrassed. Seeing that everyone's eyes were on one side, while no one was paying attention, he quickly picked up the long knife on the ground, and ran away in disgrace.

Qiao Zhengyu saw all this in his eyes, and laughed angrily in his heart, and said: "This Ma Chaoxiong is really disappointing, it looks majestic and majestic on the surface, but in fact it is a big straw bag, which caused me to lose a gamble for no reason." ”

glanced at Lingque'er and said, "Sister, I don't understand this, you seem to have known about this result for a long time, but where did you see it?"

Lingque'er said: "What's so difficult about this, have you forgotten that I have studied medicine?"

"Although the appearance of the super bear is majestic, the center of gravity is unstable when he walks, and he is panting like a cow, and his physique is mostly weak. It's just that he's tall, so he covers it up. And although his voice is loud, he lacks confidence, and I judged that Ma Chaoxiong couldn't lift the water tank based on these points. ”

"Oh, I see. Qiao Zhengyu pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "Since you have already seen it, why didn't you tell me earlier and set up a bet with me, don't you understand that it will make me lose?"

Lingque'er smiled and said, "How can I be blamed for this, if it weren't for Brother Qiao's insistence on gambling with me, how could I agree." I didn't want to gamble, but I didn't want to ruin Brother Qiao's fun, so I had to agree. ”

Qiao Zhengyu was also speechless, and said, "Okay, since you lose, you have to accept the rules of the game." Girl, you say, what is your bet, as long as it doesn't cost me my life, I can promise you anything. ”

Lingque'er smiled slightly, lowered her head and pondered, and after a while, said: "That's it, I still haven't thought about it now, let's keep this bet, and I'll tell you when I think about it later." ”

Qiao Zhengyu listened, nodded and said, "Okay, as long as you think about it, you can put it forward at any time, I will fulfill my promise and never break my promise." ”

He thought to himself that since he was a manly man, since he had promised to do what he had promised, he should do what he said, so his answer was also extremely refreshing, but he did not notice the abnormality of the spirit sparrow at all. But seeing that he was silent on the side, his face was crimson, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Seeing that time passed little by little, the people who came to try to lift the water tank one after another, but they were all full of hope and disappointed. As a result, there was a commotion in the inn, and the shouting gradually turned from a loud shout at the beginning to a stomp of the feet, and the shouting and scolding were endless.

In the end, the whole inn was much quieter, and everyone was lying on the table, sighing incessantly. Only Zhang Xiaosan is different, Erlang's legs are raised high, his face is full of laughter, drinking and eating, and the more he eats, the more energetic he becomes, which is in stark contrast to the scene of everyone hanging their heads.

After noon in a blink of an eye, seeing that no one entered the inn again, Zhang Xiaosan stood up from the table and walked to Huang Xiaoyong's side.

"What's the matter, there's no one here, are you still refusing to admit defeat?"

Huang Xiaoyong glanced at him, and said angrily: "What's the matter, isn't it just a loss once." But what is this, it's not that I can't afford to lose, I can still afford to lose the money for eating, and I don't want some people to lose so much that they even take off their pants. Hehe...... The crowd laughed along.

Zhang Xiaosan snorted: "Huang Xiaoyong, don't be complacent, I will tell you to lose money today, and I will let you lose your pants tomorrow." There is a kind of tomorrow, we will continue, see if you dare to come. ”

Huang Xiaoyong was also an anxious person, and when he was provoked, he also slapped the table and jumped up.

"Come on, come, who is afraid that you won't succeed. Zhang Xiaosan, we will see you tomorrow. He turned to Xiao Er and muttered, "Check out!" He casually dropped a silver ingot and walked away without looking back.

Zhang Xiaosan ate and drank for nothing, so comfortable, with a toothpick in his mouth, he swayed and left the inn.

Everyone saw that it was boring, and they all dispersed, and suddenly, the inn returned to its former tranquility.

"It's strange, Brother Qiao, it's past the time to eat, why haven't Xiao Jinshui and Ding Lei appeared yet?

Qiao Zhengyu pondered for a moment and said, "I don't know, it shouldn't be." If there's a free lunch, why wouldn't they come? Maybe something is delayed, or maybe there is something else. ”

Lingqueer said: "Maybe, these two people are currently the only clue to the whole case, but don't have an accident in the eyes of this show." ”

As he was talking, he suddenly saw Xie Lianzhi running in from outside the door, and shouted to the two of them from a distance: "Qiao Daxia, Miss Wu, it turns out that you are here, but I can find you." A few arrows, and I was already at the table.

When Qiao Zhengyu saw it, he got up and hugged his fists, and said, "Wash your head, but I don't know why you're looking for us, please sit down." ”

Refining Zhi waved his hand and said, "No need, Qiao Daxia, Miss Wu, you better come with me, something is going on outside the city." ”

Qiao Zhengyu said: "Oh, what's going on outside the city?

He couldn't explain it, so he hurriedly said, "Don't ask so much about the two of you, just come with me." He turned around and stepped out of the inn.

Qiao Zhengyu and Lingque'er saw that he was in a hurry, looked at each other, nodded, and then walked out of the inn.

Out of the gate, the refining road ran towards the west of the city, Qiao Zhengyu and Lingque'er followed closely behind, not daring to relax their pace. Along the way, the three of them didn't speak, but hurried away, and when they saw that they were out of the city gate, they gave up the avenue and ran towards the mountains on the outskirts of the city.

After walking for about half an hour, Xie Lianzhi stopped in front of a temple, turned to the two of them and said, "Qiao Daxia, Miss Wu, the picture you see later may be a little uncomfortable, so I will give you a wake-up call first, so that you can be prepared." Then, he pushed the door open and walked in.

"Guanyin Temple!" Qiao Zhengyu and Lingque'er looked up and saw a plaque hanging above the door, on which the words "Guanyin Temple" were written. The two of them chanted in unison, and then followed.

After entering the mountain gate, there is a passage in front of you, through the front hall, and then through a small open space, you will soon come to the main hall.

Refining Zhi stopped in front of the main hall, turned back to the two of them and said, "Inside is the scene of the murder, you might as well go in and have a look, I will help you guard outside here, in case outsiders come to destroy the scene." ”

After speaking, he stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please.

Qiao Zhengyu and Lingque'er nodded slightly, and walked into the main hall together.

The interior of the hall is neatly arranged, the ground is clean, and a statue of Guanyin is enshrined on a table facing it. As soon as the two of them entered the door, the first thing they saw was the statue of Guanyin.

"Brother Qiao, this Guanyin statue is beautifully made, look at her

The two eyes, just like the real one, know at a glance that they are from the hands of famous artists. After Lingque'er finished speaking, he bowed three times to the statue of Guanyin.

Qiao Zhengyu searched around, but he didn't see anything abnormal, frowned and said, "It's strange, it's so clean here, how can it be so terrifying?"

When he walked to the back of the Guanyin statue, his face changed suddenly, and he exclaimed: "Sister, come and see, there is something going on here." ”

Hearing the sound, the spirit bird walked behind the statue of Guanyin, but saw that the wall on the ground was sprinkled with blood, and a corpse was lying there, with several cuts on its body, and blood kept coming out of the wounds.

"Ah, isn't this Ding Lei?" The man's face was thin, and Lingqueer recognized it at a glance.

After carefully examining the injury, he said: "He has been hit by several swords, but it doesn't matter, the fatal sword is the sword in the back, which pierces straight in from the back and comes out of the chest." It was this sword that cost Ding Lei's life. ”

Qiao Zhengyu said suspiciously: "You mean, Ding Lei was killed by a sneak attack, and that person attacked him from behind, so he killed him without much effort?"

Lingque'er nodded, "Well, it should be able to say that." You see that the entire hall is clean and tidy, there are no traces of fighting, this Ding Lei's martial arts are not weak, if someone wants to kill him, it is not easy, so the possibility of a sneak attack is relatively large. ”

Qiao Zhengyu listened and shook his head: "No, you and I have seen Ding Lei's martial arts that day, not to mention how high his martial arts are, at least he is also a practitioner." If someone sneaks up on him from behind, he won't be unresponsive, and in my opinion, there seems to be something else in this. ”

Lingque'er pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Qiao is also reasonable, by the way, then Ding Lei and Xiao Jinshui are inseparable, why didn't you see that Xiao Jinshui?"

A careful search was carried out at the moment, but nothing was found.

"Sister, come and see!" Qiao Zhengyu stood at a window and pointed at it and shouted.

The sparrow caught up with him in a few steps, but saw that the two doors of the window had already been opened, leaving a footprint under the edge of the window.

Leaned forward, sniffed with his nose for a moment, and was silent in thought.

"Girl, I see. It seems that the murderer is Xiao Jinshui, he has the closest relationship with Ding Lei, and it is easy to kill him. That sword must have been shot by him when Ding Lei was not paying attention, so Ding Lei did not react at all. After Xiao Jinshui killed Ding Lei, he escaped through this window, perhaps not paying attention, leaving footprints on the edge of this window. Qiao Zhengyu speculated.

Lingque'er listened disapprovingly, and asked rhetorically: "On the surface, it seems like this, but may I ask Brother Qiao, why did Xiao Jinshui kill Ding Lei?" Judging from their words and deeds, the two of them have a close relationship, it seems that there is a relationship between superiors and subordinates, Xiao Jinshui doesn't seem to need to do this." ”

Qiao Zhengyu said: "Well, I also thought of this. That Ding Lei is respectful to Xiao Jinshui, and he obeys his words, and the two of them seem to have a relationship between superiors and subordinates, there is no doubt about this. If Xiao Jinshui wants to kill Ding Lei, he can't do it himself.

"Even if you want to kill, you don't need to sneak up on it from behind. However, you have also seen the current situation, there is only Ding Lei's body here, and Xiao Jinshui's whereabouts are unknown, how can this be explained?"

Lingque'er was silent, and after a long while, she said, "Brother Qiao, it's hard to say this now, and I can't see anything at the moment."