08 Panic
Master Lu was shocked when he heard this, and muttered, "This ...... This one...... Even if you can pick out all the suspicious people in the next place, how can you distinguish them if you want to do it first?" General Lu next to him interjected and said: "The general has already heard of the ability to do the first thing, and since he has spoken, you just have to do it." Master Lu hurriedly agreed, and muttered to himself: "I am afraid that it will take a day or two to select a thousand suspicious people." ”
Master Zhou didn't know anything about the rivers and lakes, so he couldn't help but ask: "The first thing to do is to say that the murderer is a first-class master in the rivers and lakes. Even if the first general office can find this murderer from the crowd, is there any certainty of dealing with him?" Xian Jingyue just nodded slightly, and said, "It should be fine." ”
Who knew that Master Zhou was still unwilling that time, and asked again: "If you don't have a good grasp of it, you have to think about this matter in the long run, and first select some loyal and reliable sergeants who have practiced martial arts in the army, and they will assist you." Please forgive me for daring to ask if I fight one-on-one with the murderer, I don't know what chance of victory?" ”
At that moment, everyone didn't say much, and Master Lu was responsible for finding the murderer, but all the sergeants who had come to the area of the barracks on the right when the living corpse appeared today, as well as the sergeants who had no one to prove their whereabouts at that time, were all screened out. Master Zhou went to the streets behind the city walls and was responsible for investigating the suspected Han and Semu people.
As for General Lu and other generals under his command, they passed down military orders to continue to close the Yumen Gate and close the city gate, strictly prohibiting anyone from entering and leaving until the matter of the living corpse was investigated. At the same time, he sent a message to the Lanzhou Mansion to inform the Lanzhou Mansion of today's events, and sent a sergeant to Jiayuguan in the east, informing Gong Baisheng, who was stationed in the second line of defense in the northwest, to be on guard and ready to support Yumen Pass at any time. As for the batch of ingredients outside the barracks, no one is allowed to eat them until the results of the test are found in the military camp, and all the sergeants in the barracks on the right go to the barracks on the left to get the ingredients.
Seeing that everyone was busy, Xian Jingyue was an outsider after all, and until Master Lu and Master Zhou found out the suspect, there was nothing to do with him for the time being. Since there was a master lurking in the army to commit murder, it was even more difficult for him to leave, so he immediately went to the grocery store on the street to find that Li Liu, and asked her to detain the report she wrote in the morning and not to pass it on to Lanzhou City for the time being. Who knew that when he came out of the barracks, a street that was originally full of traffic became deserted in just a few hours, and at least half of the people disappeared.
It turned out that the Yumen Pass had been forbidden to enter and exit, and although the pedestrians and caravans who had not yet had time to exit the pass were unwilling, they had to turn back one after another, or take a detour to the mountains dozens of miles away to the north, and take the mountain path to the Western Regions. Most of the people who were doing business on this street were Semu people from all over the Western Regions, and when they saw the living corpses appearing in Yumen Pass, they immediately fell into a panic, and almost all of them hurriedly packed up their belongings and left this place in a hurry. Only most of the Han people still trusted the imperial army stationed at Yumen Pass, and chose to stay and wait for the time being, no matter what, there were still 100,000 garrisons here.
After this series of changes, the sky has gradually darkened at this time, and the city wall of Yumen Pass in the remnant sun stands silently in the desert, becoming more and more sad and desolate. Xian Jingyue saw that there was still a closed wooden sign hanging outside Li Liu's grocery store, so she went around to the back door of the stone house and knocked on the door beforehand. This time, there were no other guests in Li Liu's house, and when she saw that it was Xian Jingyue, she suddenly smiled all over her face, and there was joy in her eyes that she couldn't hide, and hurriedly invited Xian Jingyue into the house.
Xian Jingyue had seen this woman's methods, where did she dare to enter her house? I saw that Li Liu was still dressed at noon, wearing a bearded man's clothes, revealing a heroic spirit in her charm, and then recalling that she had just rushed to Yizhuang alone, although it was to find herself, but when she encountered a living corpse attacking Master Zhou and the sergeants, she still chose to stand up and deal with the living corpse, which saved the lives of everyone in Yizhuang, which shows that this woman's heart is not bad.
At that moment, Xian Jingyue said a few words of thanks to her, and told her not to pass on her report for the time being. Li Liu nodded in agreement, the smile on his face became brighter and brighter, and he said happily: "Adults are not leaving?" Xian Jingyue nodded slightly, and did not dare to stay here longer, so he was about to turn around and leave, but he caught a glimpse of the ink on the table in the room, and suddenly his heart moved, and asked, "Do you want to tell me about today's events?"
Li Liu blinked in puzzlement, and said: "Such a big incident happened in Yumen Pass, of course you have to report to the stronghold of the pro-army Governor's Mansion in Lanzhou City, otherwise wouldn't it be a crime of dereliction of duty?"
Who knew that he was thinking about it, and Li Liu had already seen his intentions, so he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed his sleeve, and said softly: "At this time, it is getting late, and the adults have been busy all day, but I am afraid that they have not had time to eat." Beizhi has already prepared a few special dishes from the Northwest, why don't you eat some casually?"
In fact, it was not just dinner, Xian Jingyue didn't even have time to eat lunch today, and he was already hungry, but where did he dare to enter this Li Liu family's house? He immediately shook his head and said in a deep voice: "I mean what I say, as long as I return to Jinling, I will ask Gao Xiao to transfer you back to Jiangnan." If you get entangled in this matter again, don't blame me for turning my face. ”
Li Liu smiled slightly and said, "Of course, I believe in my lordship. However, like such a great kindness, the humble duty should repay the peach, what is the point of inviting the adult to have a light meal?" As she spoke, she pasted it on Xian Jingyue's body again, and said softly: "If the adult thinks that the humble body is not clean and does not want to touch the humble body, then make tea and pour wine, wash and cook, bathe and wipe the body, make the bed and fold the quilt, and the humble duty can also serve the adult, and the custody can satisfy the adult." ”
For a while, Xian Jingyue only felt that the smell of fragrance on Li Liu's body came to his nose, and he couldn't help but feel a wave in his heart, and hurriedly avoided a few steps, and shouted in a low voice: "Lu Yuanpo knows the identity of my pro-army governor's office, you better stay away from me." If his identity is revealed, it will also be a crime of dereliction of duty!" With that, he immediately took a big step and left without looking back. Li Liu knew that he couldn't keep him, so he had to laugh loudly in the back: "I didn't expect that the son was so young and so violent, and even the concubine was a little unbearable." The next time the prince comes, the concubine will definitely use all her strength to fight with you for three days and three nights, and I have to make you kneel and beg for mercy!"
Although Xian Jingyue knew that Li Liu's words were covering up his intentions, he couldn't help but blush, hurriedly quickened his pace, returned to the street behind the city wall, and found Master Zhou, who was checking the people on the street, and asked him to arrange food and lodging for him. Master Zhou didn't dare to slack off, ordered the sergeant to bring a dinner, and arranged for Xian Jingyue to sleep in the office set up by General Lu under the city wall of Yumen Pass. Xian Jingyue was tired all day, and immediately fell asleep.
After such a night, until the next morning, Master Zhou came to knock on the door and said, saying that after Master Lu's overnight investigation, all the sergeants suspected of killing the cook in the army had been counted, totaling about 600 people, and they were gathering in the barracks on the left side of the official road at this moment, just waiting for the first time to identify the murderer. And Master Zhou's side, because almost all the people here have left, but no suspicious person has been found.