The inn was two stories high, with the upper floor being mostly rooms for guests to stay in, and the lower floor being a hall with dozens of tables. The two of them came out of the room and went downstairs.

At this time, it was early in the morning, and many merchants came to have breakfast, one after another. A group of three or five, a group of four or six, had already crowded the hall. The two of them came down from the upper floor, but saw that the hall was full of people, lively and peaceful.

"Well, this inn business is so good, it seems that the taste must not be bad. Why don't we sit down and have breakfast before we go? ”

The two woke up one night, already a little hungry, so they found a table downstairs, ordered some side dishes, sat down and ate slowly.

"Have you heard, last night Qian Yuanwai's family was wiped out by the enemy, and dozens of people died tragically, the scene was really tragic, I can't bear to look at it directly. At a table not far from the two of them, there were three people sitting, and one of the fat men suddenly said.

"Oh, there is such a thing, how could I not know?" The man sitting on the left side of the fat man stretched out his chopsticks and was about to pick up the vegetables, and his face was so surprised that he forgot to move the chopsticks.

"Well, no, I've heard that, too. It seems that this matter is still very troublesome, and even the government has posted a notice and offered a reward of 100,000 silver to catch the murderer. The man on the right shook his head while eating, and he didn't know whether he felt sorry for the death of Qian Yuanwai's family, or sighed for where the 100,000 taels of silver fell.

"It's a pity that Qian Yuan is kind and kind outside, and he is willing to give kindness, how could he be killed by someone in a good manner. This murderer is really vicious, even a good person like Qian Yuanwai is killed. Hey, it seems that good people are not rewarded, this sentence is not false at all. The fat man in the middle took a bite of food, shook his head and sighed.

In front of a table not far from him, there were a few big men, all of whom had a tiger's back and a bear's waist, with a stubbled beard, and the table was full of swords.

"Boss, I don't know if what they said is true or not, why don't I go over and inquire?" said one of the lean men, and then looked at the big man in the middle opposite, as if waiting for his reply. It's just that his voice was very sharp, as if someone was stuck in his neck, and he made a sound stiffly, which immediately attracted the attention of Qiao Zhengyu and the others.

The big man nodded and said, "Well, we have come thousands of miles away, if the money thief dies like this, we will not run for nothing." Ding Lei is right, it's better for you to go and find out the truth and reality. ”

The lean man nodded in agreement, got up and walked towards the three of them.

walked to the table, pulled a stool and sat down, and said to the three people: "In Xia Ding Lei, dare to ask the three of you, who did you listen to what you just said, and the money clerk was really killed?"

The three of them were all stunned, and they all looked at him, but when they saw his sharp-beaked monkey cheeks, thin body, and two small eyes staring at him, they couldn't help but shiver.

"Why do you ask this? We don't know you?" said the man on the left, cautiously.

"Yes, this is someone else's family matter, how can you talk nonsense. The man on the right pretended to be calm, but his feet were shaking under the table.

Ding Lei smiled: "Don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else." I just want to know the details of this, and I hope you will tell me frankly. This little meaning is not a tribute, and the three of them are invited to accept it. And he took some silver out of his bosom and put it on the table.

The three of them suddenly lit up and smiled

Rong, only to listen to the fat man: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say." "Reach out and get the money. The other two were not slow, and they also reached out and snatched the silver on the table.

"Now I can say it. Ding Lei faced the three of them and said with a smile.

The fat man looked around and said softly: "It is indeed true that this Qian Yuanwai's family was killed, because my younger brother was on an errand in the yamen, and he told me about this matter personally." ”

The man on the left nodded and said, "Yes, I also have relatives in the yamen, so this is true, I can guarantee it with my own head." ”

The man on the right smiled and said, "The whole city knows about this, and it seems that it has nothing to do with your relatives." If you don't believe me, you can go to the city and see that the notices are all over the place, and this is not news anymore. ”

Ding Lei listened and pondered for a while, and then said: "Oh, then do you know why the murderer wanted to kill the money, but for the money?"

The fat man hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "I don't know this, I only know that although the murderer killed the money clerk, he didn't loot his money." Maybe it's the enemy, otherwise he wouldn't have even touched the silver for nothing. ”

The man on the right also said: "Well, I read that the notice said that the head of the money clerk was in a different place, and his head has not been seen so far, so it seems that there is no need to be so cruel if you rob property." So, it's mostly killing for revenge. ”

"I don't think that the man has a good reputation in the city, and he has always been kind and generous to the people, and there is no one who will have a grudge against him. Although the murderer took off the head of the money clerk, perhaps because he was stopped by the money clerk during the robbery, he cut off his head in a fit of anger. ”

The man on the left was the oldest of the three, with dark skin, eyes rolling, and a small twist of beard.

"Impossible, how can there be such a thing, robbery is robbery, how can it be so hateful, I have to cut off the head of the money clerk. I think there must be something strange about this, and it is not as simple as you say. The fat man said urgently.

The man on the left was robbed by the fat man, and he suddenly became angry, puffed out his eyes, and said, "How is it impossible, I think it is." Wang Fatty, who do you think you are, Di Renjie? You don't follow yourself, just like you, you still pretend to be profound. I'll forget it. ”

"You。。。。。。 The fat man immediately stood up, pointed at the man on the left and scolded: "Zhang Heizi, don't think that you have seen a lot when you are old, if you are really capable, how can you cheat and drink here。。。。。。 The eloquence was excellent, and a series of ugly words blurted out, and Ding Lei frowned slightly when he heard it.

Lingque'er was amused in her heart, and said softly: "Brother Qiao, look at those people, I don't know why, they were fine just now, but they scolded each other in a blink of an eye, it's really ridiculous." ”

Qiao Zhengyu smiled slightly, raised his glass and took a sip of wine, and said, "These three people are indeed ridiculous, but I am more interested in the person named Ding Lei." You see him dressed up in short clothes, his eyes are full of murderous energy, he is obviously a good runner, but I don't know why I want to inquire about the affairs of Qian Yuan?"

Lingque'er said: "Well, I also paid attention, and there are a few people who came like him, all of them have a fierce face, and they know at a glance that they are not good people." ”

The two of them muttered in a low voice here, but heard Ding Lei slam the table over there and shouted, "Okay, give me peace! I'm not here to see you arguing." Hmph, it's inexplicable. He got up and returned to his seat

Bit.

The three of them were all startled by him, and they all leaned down and bowed their heads, pretending to eat food, and didn't even dare to raise their heads.

Ding Lei returned to his seat and said to the big man in the middle: "Big brother, I inquired just now, and this Qian Yuanwai is indeed dead." I've heard that a notice has been posted in the city detailing the situation, so I think we might as well go and see it first. ”

The big man hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, without further ado, let's go." He took the weapon and drank: "Little Er, settle the bill." He dropped some of his money, got up and left.

Qiao Zhengyu was fine at the moment, and he was also quite curious in his heart, so he pulled the spirit sparrow and followed him out of the inn.

The big man didn't know, so he led Ding Lei and the others to hurry away, and rushed to the city gate after leaving the inn.

After about half an hour, seeing the crowd at the gate of the city, the big man and Ding Lei and others squeezed towards the crowd, and after a while, they came to the notice.

It was morning, and there were passers-by inside and outside the city, and it was the time when the flow of people was at its highest. The gate was already full of people, all reading the signs.

One of them, who looked like a scholar, was standing at the front of the crowd, looking at the notice.

The big man easily squeezed in front of him, only glanced at the notice, then turned to look at the scholar, and said, "This gentleman, who is illiterate, does not know what is written on this notice, and I hope that the gentleman will tell me." ”

The scholar looked poor and despaired, and when he heard this, he immediately became interested, and immediately shook his head and read: "This notice says that the money clerk in this city was killed last night, and the murderer was extremely vicious, not only killing the money clerk, but also killing his wife, son, domestic servant, and maid。。。。。。 ”

"Can you get to the point? Don't be so grinding. Ding Lei really couldn't listen to it, and suddenly drank a sentence on the side.

The scholar was drunk by him like this, and suddenly lost his temper, turned around and was about to scold, when he saw Ding Lei's appearance, his face immediately changed, and he nodded again and again: "Okay, okay, wait for me to read it again." ”

couldn't help wiping the sweat on his forehead, and then read: "Official order: The city's Qian Yuanwai suffered an accident last night, and a family of five all died, especially Qian Yuanwai, whose head is in a different place, and he has not been seen yet.

"The murderer was brutal and ferocious, cruel in his methods, extremely vicious and vicious, and the crimes he committed were heinous. Today, the government has offered a reward of 100,000 taels of silver for the arrest of criminals, and anyone who can provide clues will be rewarded。。。。。。 ”

"Alright, alright. Hey, you're still over. With Ding Lei's shout, the scholar immediately lost his voice, stayed there left and right, and quickly rushed into the crowd without paying attention.

Ding Lei laughed when he saw it, and said: "A scholar is a scholar, except for reciting a few lines of poetry, he is simply useless, how timid." ”

The big man had a serious face, and when he heard this, he couldn't help grinning, and said, "Okay, Ding Lei, this is not the place to talk, let's go." ”

He was about to leave, but he suddenly heard a sneer in the crowd: "I don't know where the wild dogs came from, they dare to bark here, I want to see who they are." ”

Then he saw a person walk out of the crowd and stopped in front of the big man.

When everyone heard this, they all looked at him, but they saw that the man was gorgeously dressed, his face was like a crown of jade, and a sword hung from his waist, and he was very dignified.

Ding Lei shouted: "What a big guts,