Hangzhou.

Pingxiang County.

Chu Mo's hand lightly rested on the armrest of the seat, and his face became more and more tired.

"I know, Lin Zhutou, take the people, go to Anshe Town to have a look, and everyone else should stand down. Chu Mo said.

"Yes!" all the catchers bowed and got up to leave.

The chamber was empty again, and the sun shone through the door, and a long light shone on the ground.

The day after he and the coachman returned to Hangzhou, they read Yan Wuchang's paperwork yesterday and received the news of the driver's disappearance today. Chu Mo couldn't help but frown.

The situation has become more and more serious day by day, since the death of the king of Chu, the intelligence forces of various countries have stepped up the search for the whereabouts of the prince of Chu, the encirclement is getting smaller and smaller, and the Yan State, which is the most powerful intelligence system, has approached within reach.

Sooner or later there will be a war.

The morning sun was as mild and warm as ever, melting the cold of the city. The breath of spring is getting stronger and stronger. Chu Mo came out of the main room and smelled the fragrance of earth.

The small trees on both sides of the road have sprouted, like newborn maidens, ready to bloom. The sound of birds came alive after a dead winter day. The entire county government is shrouded in a quiet and peaceful place unique to the south of the Yangtze River. Chu Mo walked on the path leading to the back room, there were mottled spots of light cast from the cracks in the branches on the road, and there was a strong fragrance of spring flowers in the air.

The knife falls and the knife rises, and the world is chivalrous.

Fallen leaves and flying flowers, birds and beasts, all cut by me.

Cut all feelings, cut the rules of the world, cut the sky, cut the mountains and rivers.

The spirit of slaying heaven and earth, I am alone, and I will last forever.

Chu Mo silently recited the secrets of the Wang family's sword technique in his heart as he walked. Since Wang Mang's death, the heirs of the Wang family's knife technique have basically disappeared. I heard that Wang Laozu also accepted a closed disciple in addition to Wang Mang, and Wang Mang became a high-ranking guest secretary of the Chu State, while the other was hidden in the ordinary world and was missing.

And now, the only guest of Chu who has obtained the true transmission of the Wang family's knife technique, after Wang Mang's death, only his apprentice remained, that is, the eleventh place on the world's swordsman list who has been playing his coachman, Wang Su. Just now, Chu Mo could already know that he had died at Yan Wuchang's hands.

Yan Wuchang is different from other incognito assassins, he acts in a high-profile manner, has a changeable personality, and is the prince of Yan State, and is also the head of Yan State's intelligence system. The martial arts are strong, and there are too many people who have died under him, and no one knows how strong he is. This year, I heard that there is a new list in the world, not according to the classification of sects, teachers, and Taoism, ranking all the strong people in the world, he should be able to enter the top five.

Thinking of this, Chu Mo couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

He crossed the cobblestone path to the back room. The back room is several neatly arranged courtyards, in which live the subordinates of the entire county government, the officials. Chu Mo didn't come to this place often, but he still walked through the criss-crossing roads with ease, leading straight to his master's residence.

Niu Tao's case is still handled by the master, and most of the county government's arresters have been deployed in Anshe Town to look for clues. Several people involved in this case are still in prison, with only four days left before the deadline set by their superiors to conclude the case.

With a squeak, the door of the master's room was opened, Chu Mo stepped in slowly, and the white-bearded old man was lying on the Taishi's chair in the room, and a mahogany table in front of him was messily filled with all kinds of books and documents, and a few large pieces of paper were spread on it. The master was looking at the piece of paper intently, and when he noticed Chu Mo coming in, he turned his head and stood up tremblingly, and saluted, "I have seen the county commander." ”

"No need to be polite. Chu Mo waved his hand, said that, came to the table, and looked at the objects on the table.

On that large piece of paper, there were messy writing and drawings on fly-headed small letters, and various names were constantly drawn in circles. Chu Mo asked, "Master, has there been any progress in Niu Tao's case?"

"The cause of Niu Tao's death is somewhat complicated, he has two knife wounds on his body, his complexion is pale, there is blood oozing from his seven orifices, and his nails are blue, which is a symptom of poisoning. There is also a strangulation mark on the neck, and the real cause of death is difficult to determine. According to the confession of the subordinates of Niufu, there were no other outsiders entering and leaving Niufu on the day of the incident, not to mention, Niu Tao has an impatient personality on weekdays, and he did such a thing, it can be seen that it is ......"

"Then in your opinion, who did the crime?" Chu Mo's fingertips gently placed on the paper and asked gently.

The master raised his head, hesitated for a while, and said, "Lord Hui, because the cause of Niu Tao's death is difficult to judge, it seems that it does not belong to the same person. ”

He walked up to Chu Mo and pointed to the documents on the table, which recorded the relevant information.

"The deceased had two stab wounds, one in the abdomen, the wound was not deep, and the blood had coagulated, the stab wound on the neck was fatal enough, and the caliber of both wounds was different. The poison in the deceased before his death is likely to be a relatively common flower scatter, colorless and odorless in the rivers and lakes, and it takes a while to attack. In addition to the knife wound on the neck, there are also strangulation marks, so from this point of view, it should be a knife after strangulation. ”

Chu Mo turned his head to look at his master and said, "What about the people in the prison?"

After hearing this, the master frowned, shook his head and said: "There are some recruits, but they are relatively disordered, and they can only be judged according to the time before and after." ”

Chu Mo raised his eyebrows and said, "You mean to say...... Each of them ...... Have you done it?"

The master said: "Yes, my lord, they recruited these." ”

Chu Mo closed the paperwork on the table and said, "Hmm...... I'll talk about that later...... Yan Wuchang is active in my county now, do you know?"

The master didn't answer, and lowered his head.

"Wang Zhutou, the person I brought over, he may have died under Yan Wuchang's hands on the first day he returned to Hangzhou yesterday. Their movements are too big, we have to react, what do you say?" Chu Mo looked at his master and said.

The master said: "Yes...... At present, in Hangzhou, there is no figure who can match Yan Wuchang...... If you want to use troops, you must report it to Lord Zhizhou. ”

A strange light came out of Chu Mo's eyes, he stared straight into his master's eyes, and said, "I will arrange these things, you stay in the county office, and hurry up to deal with the matter of Niu Tao's case, understand?"

The master said respectfully: "Yes." ”

Since Wang Su's death, there has been no second person in the entire Hangzhou city who knows Chu Mo's identity, including his master, his head catcher. In the eyes of the people, he is just an ordinary young and promising member of the Ouyang family of the official family, Ouyang Mo, Ouyang County Order.

But everything has uncertainties hidden in the depths, and Wang Su's death is one of them.

Don't take it lightly.

In the face of people like Yan Wuchang, the enemy is in the dark and I am in the light, not to mention, he still came prepared, and the goal is likely to be to investigate his identity, and in the entire Hangzhou, no one is enough to stop him.

Chu Mo walked out of his master's room, and the warm spring sun shone on his face, like a layer of light, outlining his beautiful edges and corners.

In the blink of an eye, it was noon, and Chu Mo slowly walked out of the county office.

"Your Excellency...... Do you need to bring lunch to your room?" asked a maid standing in the doorway.

Chu Mo looked at him, showed a soft smile, and said, "No need, I'll go to see an old friend and have a light meal at his house by the way." ”

The maid blushed a little when he saw it, hurriedly lowered her head, saluted, and hurried away.

Chu Mo changed into civilian clothes and walked to the street outside the county office, where the traffic was busy and the river was endless.

In the place across the street from the county government is more than a dozen shops lined up together, in this place where every inch of land in the capital of Wu Kingdom, the shops are crowded together, the storefronts seem very narrow, people can only crowd outside the shops, but the business is still very good, and the noisy voices come and go.

At noon, the door of a noodle restaurant was steaming, and the cook was sweating profusely as he lifted a huge iron pot, and the steaming heat inside made people squint. A spoonful of soup is poured down, and the whole noodle restaurant is suddenly full of aroma. The shopkeeper hurriedly welcomed the outside customers into the restaurant, and then brought bowls of white smoke noodles in, and the customers who did not have seats waited impatiently outside the noodle restaurant, watching the diners inside feast.

Yan Wuchang sat in the corner of the corner, coldly looking at the crowd around him. Opposite him sat a woman dressed in black, with cold eyebrows and cold eyes, with the same indifferent expression as Yan Wuchang, her small melon seed face was hidden under the big noodle bowl, and she lowered her head and whispered to Yan Wuchang: "Lord Wang, I have found out clearly, that person's identity is a catcher of the county government, named Wang Su, and he is the only apprentice of King Mang of Chu." has been lurking in Wu for a while, and the rest of the social relations are relatively secretive, and no valuable clues have been found. ”

"Well, let's check. Yan Wuchang stuffed a mouthful of noodles into his mouth without raising his head.

"According to the intelligence on the Skynet, the remnants of the Chu State are still distributed in various countries, and they all have different identities to lurk, even if it is found out that he is on an errand in the county office, nothing can be found. The woman continued.

"Chu people, kill one less one. From Wang Su, let's see if we can affect other Chu people. Yan Wuchang said while eating, "Since he came to the Wu State, he must have something to do with the strength of the rest of the Chu State, just like a spider web, he is just a thread in it." ”

"Understood. The woman said.

Yan Wuchang raised his head, looked at the steaming noodles in front of the woman, and asked, "Why don't you eat it?"

The woman was stunned for a moment, looked at the face on the table, and said, "Huh?"

"Eat noodles. Yan Wuchang said briefly.

"No need. The woman said, "There are still some important things to do, so I will leave." ”

With that, she straightened her clothes and was about to get up and leave.

"Wait. "Yan impermanence said. The woman stiffened and stopped in her seat.

"I'm the person in charge here, you, including you, all actions must be under my orders, no matter what it is, no matter what I ask, you have to implement it immediately, understand?" Yan Wuchang looked at her coldly and said.

After hearing this, the woman lowered her head, slowly picked up the chopsticks next to the bowl, and began to pull the noodles in the bowl.

Yan Wuchang looked at her, his eyes were still as indifferent as ever.

Ouyang Mu didn't look at him, just silently pulled the noodles in the bowl.

Yan Wuchang opened his mouth and said: "A delicate woman like you will not adapt to the life of Skynet, my order here is Tian, you can't have half a sentence, understand?"

Ouyang Mu raised his head and looked at Yan Wuchang expressionlessly, the corners of his mouth drooped, and he didn't answer.

Under the table, her slender fingers clutched the hem of her black skirt tightly, her knuckles bulging.