In Beijing, in the meeting hall of the main hall of the Criminal Department, the doors and windows were closed, and there were seven people sitting, obviously gathering and deliberating, and the atmosphere in the hall was solemn and silent, but it did not look like they were deliberating. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The iron-faced god hunted Qiao Wanquan's knife face was tight, under the towering eagle hook nose, his fat lips were pursed, he didn't spit out a word, his eyebrows were sparsely pulled, his eyebrows were knotted, his eyes were not big, and there were only two slits left, but the eyes in the two slits were as sharp as razors, browsing everyone in the council room, no one could figure out what kind of medicine he was selling in his stuffy gourd.

The head of the house did not speak, and everyone could only be impatient and wait for the following.

Shaoxing master Yu Wenwen sat on one side, silent, his brown cloudy pupils, expressionless, sometimes make people think, it is made of amber, not ugly, not good-looking, giving people a feeling of indifference, human eyes should not be like this, human eyes should always be a little emotional, happy, surprised, hateful, annoying、...... , there should be, he doesn't, no matter when, his eyes will not show the eyes of a living person, he used that kind of look, glanced at Qiao Wanquan, at a glance, he knew that the head catcher encountered something difficult again, in fact, the head catcher made a difficult thing, every day, but today's thing is extraordinary, now, the head catcher is completely six gods and no master.

On both sides sat the four major catchers of the capital, and there were thin monkeys smoking dry tobacco, they look at me, I look at you, but I can't see the reason.

Qiao Wanquan coughed and said, "Brothers, today, I have gathered you together to discuss a major matter. I, Qiao, said the ugly things in front, the case we are discussing today is a special secret, and it is strictly forbidden to disclose it to the outside world, only the seven of us know about it, and we must not leak a word to our family and friends, even if we handle the case in the future, we must not leak the facts of the case, if you violate the rules, you will be served by the law of the country, and you will never be forgiven. When the time comes, don't blame me Qiao for turning his face and not recognizing people, and not talking about buddy righteousness. Do you understand, brethren?"

The council hall was completely clean, and everyone said in unison: "Understood." ”

The voice is low and uniform.

Qiao Wanquan continued: "Late last night, the newly appointed Song Shangshu of the Criminal Department called me over, he retired his attendants, and there were only me and him left in the study. He suddenly became angry, and said angrily: What? I don't have a clue! I've been doing it for two months, and I don't even have a clue, so what are you going to eat? Do you still want to do it? Yes, the Liu Shangshu murder case 25 years ago has passed by, and some of the parties involved have also passed away, so it is indeed quite difficult to crack this case. However, who are you, you are the iron-faced god Qiao Wanquan! You have a group of experienced case-solving experts, you can use all the elites in various places to catch fast, and you also have the gold medal informant lurking in the five elements and eight works in your hands, and you have been working for two months, but you have no clue, it won't be a joke. Well, this official has set a deadline for you, and the time limit for solving the Liu Renkuan case is five months, and today is 15 December, and by 15 May next year, if the Liu case has not been solved, you will bear the consequences.

Then Song Shangshu sighed and added: Wanquan, it's not the official who is forcing you, do you know that the current emperor is personally urging this case and taking care of it again and again, no matter who it is, if it is involved in this case, even if it is a relative of the emperor, as long as the evidence is conclusive, it must be brought to justice. All the murderers in front of and behind the scenes of this bloody case must be punished as they deserve. The five-month period to solve the case is the emperor's order, not made up by the official, if the case cannot be solved by the expiration date, the consequences for you and me are the same, all right, so let's do it ourselves.

"What are the consequences? Song Shangshu didn't elaborate, I think, the consequences are obvious, that is, our imperial grain is eaten to the end, and the result is to roll up the cover and leave.

"Actually, the people who are leaving, to be honest, I Qiao someone is really tired of eating this mouthful of rice, I don't know if the brothers are tired of eating it? It's just that our reputation has been smashed since then, and we have ended up laughing at the people of the world. I can't swallow this breath, the gold-lettered signboard of 'Beijing Divine Capture' is not blown out by us, it is the brothers who racked their brains, tried every possible way, and did it with a knife and a gun, so they smashed it and let it go? Forget it? I Qiao someone said that I would not do anything!

"Liu Shangshu tragedy, I think you have all heard of it, there are various versions of the legend of the rivers and lakes, restaurants and teahouses are all said as a book, when the tragedy happened, we have not yet entered the industry, and to do this business, I think every head catcher, will have a strong interest in this case, a head catcher, interested in big cases and strange cases, is a natural thing, just like a cat chasing fish, that is nature. Sometimes, when Qiao occasionally talked about the case in front of the former Criminal Department Shangshu, he immediately gave a color and shouted, "This case has been investigated by the Criminal Department, and no one is allowed to consult without authorization." Violators, slaughter!' And today, twenty-five years later, when all the clues of this case are almost gone, we have forgotten about this case, but we suddenly issued a death order, asking us to solve the case within a time limit and bring the murderer to justice. Scared, it's really confusing for some monks to be confused, in this world, there are strange things every year, and there are a lot of them this year!

"Hey, the complaint is returned, and the case is solved. Come, brothers, speak freely, express your opinions, and talk about how to solve this case. ”

After speaking, Qiao Wan closed his eyes, tilted his head, and leaned on the back of the Taishi's chair to recuperate.

Some people said that it was not so easy to go to the scene of the Yuling Pass crime to re-investigate, but in fact, there was no need to go, and Wu Chunming, the head catcher in Huizhou, was very interested in the Liu Shangshu case, and he could be transferred to the capital to handle the case; some people said that it was rumored that the direct perpetrators were the seven killers of Changbai Mountain, and the seven killers were sent to the capital for the first trial, and they were taken care of; some people said, it is not so easy, it is not good, and they can't come back, so they still say it; some people say that the legend of the rivers and lakes is that Liu Sange and the demon monk sent by Qilian went to Changbai Mountain to arrest the murderer, and it seems that the seven killers are going to be unlucky this time; some people also say that we have to go quickly, the seven killers really let Liu Sange and them exterminate themSome people say that the murderer is in Beijing, and he is a senior official in the court, and the main objects of suspicion are three people: Wu Chuxiong, the current secretary of the military department, Prince Yi, and the late emperor's confidant, the eunuch Jiao Gonggong, but there is no evidence; some people say that 25 years have passed, and many people in those years may no longer be in the world, where is the evidence; some people say that although 25 years have passed, this case has occurred in Beijing and ended at Yuling Pass, so there will be some traces left in the end, so we might as well investigate separately。

Qiao Wanquan was actually not recuperating, he was listening to everyone's discussions, listening and listening, his thoughts gradually became clearer, his head was raised from the back of the Taishi's chair, he opened his eyes, glanced at everyone present, coughed a few times, and the thick lips under the eagle's nose began to squirm, and everyone knew that the master was about to speak, so he immediately stopped talking and calmed down.

Qiao Wanquan said: "It is really not easy to crack this case, pay attention, I will assign tasks below: Dafa, Lei Wei, and Hou Xiaopeng are responsible for the secret investigation and evidence collection of the murderers and participants in the Beijing Liu case. Prepare to prepare, tomorrow, lead more than ten elite fast catchers, disguise themselves as a dart team of the Four Seas Dart Bureau, go to Yanji to escort the darts, together with Cui Da'an, go to Changbai Mountain to arrest the seven killers, the Four Seas Dart Bureau, I will go to say hello, be sure to improvise, try to get one or two seven killers alive back to Beijing, then it is best. Oh, and don't forget, bring two of the best pigeons with you for easy contact, guys, do you understand?"

"Understood. ”

Qiao Wanquan waved his hand and said, "Please, everyone, the discussion is over, let's go our separate ways, Master Yu and I are sitting in the main hall, waiting for your good news every day." ”

There was a sound of chairs moving, footsteps, and in an instant, everyone left. In the conference hall, only Qiao Wanquan and Master Yu were left.

Yu Wenwen said: "Master Qiao, there is something I have always wanted to say, but I have never said it. ”

Qiao Wanquan said strangely: "What's the matter?"

Yu said, "I have to go. ”

"Why?"

Yu said: "I think, Ding Piaopeng should have known that in the Moon Palace Hot Spring Inn, setting up a bureau to poison is a trap arranged under the arrangement, and in the end, the singer Xiao Tao drank the 'ecstasy and bone erosion', and immediately died of incense, Xiao Tao is Ding Piaopeng's favorite, he witnessed this scene with his own eyes, and must be engraved in his heart, and when he knows the details, he will definitely come to find revenge in the next place, this Liangzi, no matter what, is uneven, in the second half of his life, I am afraid that he will be like a wanted fugitive, and he will escape from Ding Piaopeng's pursuit everywhere. Hey, it's better to leave early than to leave late, Master Qiao, I'm going to say goodbye next. ”

Qiao Wanquan said: "Hey, there are brothers, what are you afraid of?"

Yu said: "This thing can't be prevented, the four King Kongs can't follow it day and night, a distraction, the head under it will be gone, and in a few days, it will appear on the grave of the little peach girl in Suzhou, and it will become a sacrifice." I don't want to be a headless dead ghost yet. ”

Qiao Wanquan sighed: "Sir's words are not unreasonable. However, no, Mr. can't go, and when the Liu case is solved, I, Qiao, will personally escort Mr. back to his hometown. ”

Yu Wenwen said: "At that time, maybe you won't be able to go down, Ding Piaopeng's house, the light work is really good, there are many friends in the rivers and lakes, but there is no kung fu at all, it is not difficult for him to find and kill him." ”

"Mr. said a little too much, Mr. is extremely smart and resourceful, can't he deal with a Ding Piaopeng?

Yu Wenwen pondered for a long time and said: "That's it, from now on, it has disappeared on the lower surface, and if you release words to the outside world, Yu Wenwen will stop doing it and go back to his hometown in Shaoxing." Actually, I still stay in the capital, rent a courtyard, hide, and go to me if you have something. As for me, I also want to learn the disguise technique of the third brother Liu, change the disguise, visit around to find clues to the Liu case, as soon as there is news, I will go to the house to report, go to the back door, you can arrange a room in the backyard, and then you can also rest and settle down there, easy to contact, but you have to take care of the door, there is a distant poor relative Mr. Zhang, no matter how late he comes to knock on the door, he has to open the door to receive, don't be lazy, you see, is this good? Wait until the Liu case is solved, and then say goodbye in the next place, and go away from now on, how about it?"

Qiao Wanquan nodded again and again, and said, "For the sake of everything, there is only that." It's just that the Liu case has not been solved, don't go, sir, as soon as Mr. leaves, Qiao will have one less think tank. ”

Yu said: "Don't go, don't go, but my identity will have to change in the future, my surname is Zhang, and I am an old gentleman from a private school with white hair, don't recognize me, haha,...... Actually, I am also itching for this case, and I am very interested in it. ”

The person who is interested in the rest of the article is actually the thin monkey Hou Xiaopeng.

Not long ago, Liu Sange asked himself to find the suspect Jiao Gonggong's words, and the thin monkey naturally kept it in mind, and the third brother suspected that the big eunuch Jiao Gonggong was a suspect in buying murder, and he had his own reasons.

This case is already full of bloody mysteries, there are countless mysteries, waiting for people to crack it, and it seems to be an indisputable fact that the direct perpetrators are the seven killers of Changbai Mountain; who is the one who bought the murderers?

If this case can be solved, it will also be an explanation to the third brother.

Moreover, in the head hunting of the criminal department, the qualifications of the thin monkey, whether it is in terms of scheming, martial arts or seniority, cannot be compared with Master Yu and the Four King Kongs, the reason why he can sit with them is actually only because there is an innate "voice recognition function", other than that, it is useless.

Now, Qiao Ye has taken over the Liu Shangshu case, the case is very important, and it is a big case supervised by the saint, if he can make a great contribution to solving the case, he will be able to make capital and become famous, and from then on, he will be able to gain a firm foothold among the four major arrests of the Criminal Department, and he will have the confidence to speak.

Moreover, solving the case is not a competition to recruit relatives, you can't rely on martial arts alone, but more importantly, you have to rely on your mind, you have to rely on your scheming, you have to rely on your sense of smell, and when the time comes, you have to rely on your own unique voice recognition function.

As for the arrest of murderers and thieves, some of them are hard hands, one can't do two, two can't do four, and if it doesn't work, everyone will come together, and if you don't believe it, you won't be able to pounce on you.

As soon as he thought of this, the thin monkey became energetic. He immediately wrote a letter of transfer by himself, went to the Criminal Department to stamp it, and transferred Wu Chunming, the head arrester of the Huizhou Prefecture, to Beijing to assist in solving the case.

Immediately, he pulled Kuailang Qi and went out to investigate the Liu case.

In catching fast, Lang Qi, who worships the skinny monkey the most. Lang Qi's worship is seven out of sincerity, not just flattery, he admires the thin monkey's ability to hear and recognize people, and also, the thin monkey's head is also easy to use, and there are so many ghost ideas that he can't cope with it.

In Lang Qi's opinion, although Qiao Wanquan regards himself as a cronie, he is just a cronie, and it is absolutely impossible to reuse himself, the monthly salary given by Qiao Ye has reached the ceiling, and it has reached the top!

If the iron-faced god catches Qiao Wanquan and falls one day, perhaps, he can't even make money for his cronies, he can only be an unknown catcher, a catcher, not only has a low monthly salary, but squatting, stalking, sticking, and taking thieves are hard and dangerous, and it is simply not a human job.

In this world, the way is changing rapidly, maybe one day Qiao Ye will fall, I have to find a reliable backer, maybe the position of the head catcher will fall on the head of the thin monkey.

Look, many noble people in the world are either big-bellied and rich, or lean and thin, and skinny.

The hero doesn't ask where he comes from, he is Tian Shelang, and he ascends to Tianzi Hall at dusk. Luck in the world takes turns, thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, maybe one day the thin monkey becomes the boss, then my Lang Qi will have a bright day. This treasure, Lao Tzu has to bet in advance.

It turned out that Lang Qi was stammering the thin monkey and was gambling.

What about the thin monkey, but he didn't think about it at all, he went out to handle cases, and he loved to take Lang Qi, just because Lang Qi was very obedient and would compliment, in fact, the thin monkey didn't like to listen to the words of the stammer, but, listening, neither harsh, nor scratching, what to say, it was good to break the boredom.

Besides, Lang Qi's kung fu really has two brushes, his body is not lost, and light skills are also okay, if he really encounters an emergency, he can resist himself for a while.

The thin monkey took Lang Qi with him, and the first person he was looking for was the great eunuch Jiao Gonggong.

The most favored henchman of the emperor in the previous dynasty was none other than the great eunuch Jiao Gonggong. Jiao Gonggong grabbed power, interfered in the government affairs, sold official positions, planted private parties, and made the government and the opposition complain, Liu Shangshu once admonished the emperor in the court, to reuse people with both virtue and ability, depose the eunuchs and villains, and purge the court discipline. Where could the emperor listen to it and laugh at it, but Gonggong Jiao held a grudge and publicly threatened to "kill" Liu Shangshu.

Most of the arresters believe that Liu Shangshu's death is the most suspected of Jiao's father-in-law's murder.

The thin monkey pondered, it seems that Liu Sange's suspicion is also due to the sentence 'kill Liu Shangshu', yes, let's start with the search for Jiao Gonggong in this case, whether it is or not, if you find someone, there is a way.

Now, the former emperor is dead, and there is no one to cover him anymore, he found Gonggong Jiao and went to the torture hall, hmph, I don't believe he can grit his teeth and stop talking.

The thin monkey has seen a lot: people's hearts are like iron, not like iron, and the official law is like a furnace. How many tough guys, under the scorching heat of the raging purgatory, finally turned into a furnace of sparse dirty water, if he wants to be long, if he is short, he is short, and in the end, only the bamboo tube pours beans, all moves.

However, confessions under torture are sometimes real tricks, sometimes they are tortured into tricks, and they cannot be counted, and they have to be checked repeatedly with the time, place, witnesses, and evidence to determine the culprit, otherwise, there will be one more ghost in the underworld.

It is said that the ghost of Qu Death is to settle accounts with the people who hurt him, there is a wrong, there is a debtor, and even the Lord of Yama can't control this matter, and the thin monkey believes in karma and does not dare to do anything wrong.

Ask yourself, at least, he hasn't done anything harmful.

These days, the arrests of the criminal department are fast, dressed in civilian clothes, and almost all of them are scattered. Inside, there are seven skinny monkeys.

Lang Qi drove a light carriage and carried a thin monkey to all the places that Jiao Gonggong liked to go to when he was in power: restaurants and tea shops, theaters and brothels, including the Moon Palace Hot Spring Inn, the beautiful gold cave.

Eunuchs also like beautiful women, Lang Qi really can't figure it out: Ha, does he like it to work?!

All the gold caves are nowhere to be found, and the annoying thing is that there is not even the slightest news.

Thin Monkey and Lang Qi used all the informants in their hands, and they all shook their heads and said: Master, I really don't know, you must know that it is the grandson of the turtle, this eunuch surnamed Jiao, the ghost is very ghostly, one night a year ago, the world evaporated.

Soon after the death of the former emperor, the cunning Gonggong Jiao knew that he had offended too many people, and he was afraid of the revenge of the enemy, so on a dark and windy night, he left a huge Jiao Mansion, with gold and silver and a few reliable cronies, and ran away without a trace.

No one knows where he went.

Lang Qi drove the carriage and carried the thin monkey, and ran almost the entire capital, but found nothing.

He pricked up his ears all day long, searching for the voices of Jiao Gonggong and his bodyguard Wu Lingjie in the crowd, he had seen and heard them speak, one had a sharp voice, and the other was a male duck's voice.

As long as they make a sound, even if it is a cough, no matter how they disguise themselves, they will be able to stare at them without any discomfort.

But I can't find it all over, could it be that these two people have gone away?!

It is possible that Jiao's father-in-law has left the country, Wu Lingjie is impossible, he is a filial son, the old lady is in her eighties, can he abandon his wife and children, and leave his mother to die in the world!

Wu Lingjie is a native of Wuxian County, Sichuan, and his father died of illness within a few months of his mother's birth.

When he was young, Wu Lingjie was taught by a different person, practiced a good kung fu, and played a piece of the world, and was later hired by Jiao Gonggong as a personal bodyguard. After that, he took his wife from Wuxian County to Beijing to provide for him.

Without Lao Niang, there would be no him today, he has to do his best to guard Lao Niang, let Lao Niang live a good life, and live every day happily.

It is possible for anyone to leave Beijing and never return, but Wu Lingjie is not possible, because his 80-year-old wife is present in Beijing.

The old lady is a Buddha, a golden statue in his heart.

The thin monkey understands that looking for Jiao Gonggong has to fall on the body of Wushan Hidden Dragon Wu Lingjie.

During the period of escape and hiding, Father-in-law Jiao could not do without the loyal Wu Lingjie, and if he found Wu Lingjie, he could find Father-in-law Jiao.

Wu Lingjie's home is in Tongluo Hutong, half a month ago, the thin monkey in Wu Lingjie's house obliquely opposite, rented a courtyard, sent a few capable catchers, day and night, take turns to stare at the movements of the Wu family, especially at night, but do not dare to relax, as long as there is a change, the catchers will go to the catch fast hall to report.

The carriage stopped at the corner of the street, under a bare plane tree, and Lang Qi said: "Brother Monkey, it's getting dark, let's go back to the main hall, and check again tomorrow." ”

The thin monkey sat in the car, opened the window, smoked a dry cigarette, and said, "Go to the Tongluo Hutong monitoring point again." ”

"I'm still going, I just went there in the morning, and if there is a situation, the brothers will go to the main church to report it. ”

"What, annoying? Go, go around. ”

Lang Qi said: "Okay, annoyance is annoying, just go, where Brother Monkey points to, let's hit it." He flicked his whip, drank the carriage, and hurried towards Tongluo Hutong.

The thin monkey said: "If you eat hard, you will become a master." ”

"Also, Brother Monkey is superior, if Brother Monkey makes a fortune one day, don't forget about us. ”

The thin monkey smiled: "I'm going to make a fortune, is it possible!"

Lang Qidao: "Brother Monkey Yintang is shining, he looks like a nobleman, and it is a matter of time before he makes a career." ”

"Okay, you Lang Qi, are you happy with me!"

Lang Qi said seriously: "How dare you, after making a fortune, don't forget that we can do it, give you good food, and follow Brother Monkey so hard, isn't it just to get promoted and make a fortune." ”

The thin monkey said: "This is true. ”

Lang Qi said: "My Lang Qi is a big old man and never plays false. ”

The thin monkey said: "People who tell the truth sometimes suffer losses. ”

Lang Qi said: "I'm a person who suffers a loss on this mouth, what do I want to say, I don't know how to come around the bush, tactful and tortuous, born rectum." Let's take those scholars as an example, after ten years of cold windows and reading at night under the lamp, isn't it just for the sake of being promoted to an official and making a fortune! Why do you take the world as your own responsibility, who can you deceive? How many people can be a good official in the future?! When the title of the gold list is named, he has a half-official position, and if he has good mental skills, he can still do some good things for the people, accumulate virtue and do good, and live a long life; A person like this should be cut with a thousand cuts. ”

The thin monkey said: "Insightful! Lang Qi can sometimes spit out ivory." ”

Lang Qi said: "Hey, let's talk and play, if I don't talk all day long, it's more uncomfortable than anything." ”

The two of them chatted, came to the back door of the Tongluo Hutong monitoring point, knocked on the door according to the code, the courtyard door opened, the carriage entered the courtyard, and the courtyard door was closed.

There is a ladder set up in the courtyard wall, one catches fast, stands on the ladder and peeks at the witch house, only turns back and smiles at the thin monkeys, even if they say hello, the other catches quickly and lets the thin monkey and Lang Qi into the house, and there is a small leader in the house, making tea and giving up the seat.

Thin Monkey and Lang Qi held cups to warm their hands, and Thin Monkey took a sip of tea and asked the little leader, "Is there a situation?"

"No, not really. Could it be that Wu Lingjie has left Beijing?"

The thin monkey said: "Impossible, absolutely impossible. Did any uninvited guests enter the witch house at night?"

The little leader said: "There is not even a ghost shadow, the brothers are all night owls, and if there are night walkers, they will never escape our eyes." ”

The thin monkey said: "This thing is strange, it's been half a month, and there hasn't even been any movement, strange." ”

The little leader said: "So, let's suspect that Wushan Hidden Dragon Wu Lingjie has never been in Beijing." ”

The thin monkey said, "No." ”

The little leader said: "There is a small situation, I wonder if it is useful?"

"Situation? "The skinny monkey is coming hard.

The little leader said: "In the past two days, Fan Lao Langzhong of the Rejuvenation Hall has been to the witch house several times. ”

The thin monkey muttered: "If you can invite Fan Lao Langzhong of the Rejuvenation Hall to go out for medical treatment, it will cost a lot of money, isn't Wu Lingjie's wife sick?"

Lang Qidao: "There is a doorway, elephant, a bit of an elephant." ”

The thin monkey said: "It's for sure! The old lady is sick, of course the filial son Wu Lingjie is willing to spend a lot of money to ask a famous doctor for treatment, Wu Lingjie should be present, why can't even the ghost shadow be seen? These days, could it be that Wu Lingjie is staying by the old lady's side and serving the decoction? What's the matter, I have to go in and have a look." Once you go in, you understand. ”

Lang Qi said: "If you want to go in, there will be a lot of movement, as soon as we enter, Wu Lingjie will have to hide, or why don't you just surround the witch house and conduct a thorough search?"

The thin monkey glared at him and said, "What are you eating?" No, I can't help it, if I let the surnamed Wu run away and hide again, it will be even more difficult to find him. ”

Lang Qi said: "Then, what do you say, Brother Monkey!"

The thin monkey put down the teacup and paced around the hall, when suddenly, he stopped, patted his head, and said, "Yes, yes, you have to give it a try." ”

He turned to Lang Qi and said, "Let's go, Lang Qi, what are you doing stupidly, let's go back to the main hall." ”

The people in the room were dumbfounded, and they didn't know why.

In the early morning of the next day, a horse-drawn carriage came to the witch house, and the thin monkey disguised himself as Fan Laolangzhong's apprentice, carrying a medicine box on his back, respectfully, followed Fan Laolangzhong, and entered the witch house.

Fan Laolangzhong naturally took care of him in advance, and he must assist in the arrest and investigation of the suspect, otherwise, he will be charged with obstructing the government's arrest of theft, and the Huichun Hall will be sealed, and he will be expelled from Beijing, and he will never be allowed to enter Beijing to practice medicine.

The people don't fight with the officials, Fan Laolang knows that it is powerful, and he screams repeatedly, how dare he say half a "no".

The gatehouse of the witch house is not large, extremely ordinary, no different from ordinary people's homes. The chief steward had been waiting in the gatehouse for a long time, waiting for Fan Laolangzhong, and when he saw that Fan Laolangzhong had brought a living person, he said vigilantly: "Mr. Fan, who is he?"

Fan Laolang said: "It's an old apprentice." ”

"What about the one who came with the old gentleman a few days ago?"

"Oh, he's on the go. ”

The housekeeper said: "Mr. Fan has a lot of protégés." ”

"It's not much, it's only seventy or eighty, and when you're almost done, you'll fly, hang a sign by yourself, open a shop, and grab a job with the teacher." It's not good for me to collect it, and it's not good if I don't accept it. ”

The thin monkey pretended to lower his eyebrows and said in a low voice: "Master, don't you dare." ”

Thin Monkey's acting skills have always been good, timid, and very aggrieved.

Fan Laolang snorted in his nose and said, "Whether you dare or not, it depends on your conscience." ”

The housekeeper was relieved, laughed, and said, "Cats must not teach the ability to climb trees to tigers." ”

Fan Laolang said: "This nature, this nature." ”

The housekeeper chatted with Fan Lao Langzhong and took them into the inner courtyard.

The house is not small, the house is about 20 rooms, divided into three entrances, there is a courtyard corridor, rockery flowers and trees, quite elegant, the inner house is in the last entry.

The housekeeper took Fan Laolangzhong into the bedroom of the witch mother, only to see the witch mother sitting on the bed with her white hair and wrinkled face, and when she heard someone enter the house, she opened a pair of dim old eyes and asked, "Who is coming?"

The housekeeper said loudly: "Old lady, Lang Zhong is here to see you." And said to Fan Laolang: "Eyes are not good, you can only see a shadow when you look at people, and when you are old, you will not be useful, hey." ”

Fan Laolang also said to him: "It's good to live to the age of an old lady, the eyes are flowery, the ears are back, it is also a blessing, and there are many people who died young, so it's a pitiful." ”

Yahuan will make tea for everyone.

Hearing their whispering, the witch mother became suspicious, and said, "What are you two whispering, is it that my wife has an incurable disease and will not live for a few days?"

Fan Laolangzhong laughed loudly: "No, no, I mean, you are old and blessed, you are a hundred years old, full of children and grandchildren, and the blessing of life, but that's it, like me and the housekeeper, how can you be as old as you." ”

Wu Mu said: "Then what did you say two days ago, you just want to open a little, while you can still eat, what you like to eat, eat what you like, drink what you like, drink something, listen to the gong, listen to the sound, listen to the sound, like my wife has to go back to her hometown in two days." ”

Fan Laolang said: "Old lady, don't think about it, I'm advising you to be old, don't be too frugal, and blindly bitter yourself." ”

The witch mother said: "Yes, it's good to tell the truth." ”

Fan Laolang said: "You are in good health, it is not impossible to live a hundred years old, just pay attention to maintenance, don't be tired." Old man, after taking my medicine, are you feeling better in a panic?"

Mother Wu said: "Mr. Fan's medicine really works, it works immediately, and it has improved a lot, but after getting up, I still feel a little dizzy." ”

Fan Lao Langzhong sat on the edge of the bed, gave the pulse to the witch mother, and comforted: "It's okay, you have to rest in peace, I will prescribe you a few more tonic Chinese medicines, eat it, and your head will not be dizzy, it's just that your mother-in-law must not overwork, otherwise, the old disease will still recur." ”

The housekeeper also said on the side: "Old lady, do you hear it, our words, you don't believe it, Fan Lao Langzhong's words, you have to believe it, like the old lady, the age of the person, don't worry about the affairs of your children and grandchildren, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, you have to take care of yourself, if you are overworked, in a hurry, the old disease may attack, you are right." ”

The witch mother said: "It's easy to say, it's hard to do, the matter of my son and grandson, can I not care about it, what I am most worried about is Jie'er, he came for a while, left for a while, like a thief, I vaguely feel that something is going to happen." ”

The thin monkey pondered, Jie'er refers to Wu Lingjie.

The housekeeper said: "The witch is busy with business, all men who have a good fortune are always busy with business outside, like me, people who stay at home all the time, can they be promising!"

With a creak, the bedroom door opened, and in came a manservant in his fifties, wearing a dogskin hat, black clothes, a yellow belt around his waist, and soft boots. The housekeeper said to the manservant: "Changshou, you stay in the house for a while, and when Mr. Fan prescribes the medicine, you will go to the Rejuvenation Hall to dispense the medicine, and the old lady will wait to take it." ”

Changshou nodded and stood beside the door with his hands down.

After Fan Laolang finished his pulse, he wrote the prescription, wrote the prescription, and handed it to the housekeeper: "These three Chinese medicines must be boiled with a simmer, taken once a day, and taken before going to bed at night." I think that after taking this medicine, the old lady will be fine. ”

Since the thin monkey entered the witch house, his eyes and ears have not been idle, but everything is normal, there is not the slightest sign of suspicion, and he can't hear the voice of Wu Lingjie, the hidden dragon of Wushan.

I heard that people with special functions may lose their special functions inexplicably, but what is the reason? God knows! My precious ears, don't lose them.

lost the special function, and my thin monkey became a person who was nothing, and even Lang Qi was not as good.

It seems that he has to leave the witch house, and when he walks out of the witch house with his empty hands, the thin monkey is really unwilling.

Fan Laolang threw a look at the thin monkey, meaning: "After the illness is over, you have to go, what do you say, catch it quickly?"

The thin monkey had no choice but to say, "Master, we have to go." ”

The housekeeper took them and walked out of the door, and when they reached the door, the housekeeper said to the manservant, "Longevity, take the prescription and dispense the medicine." ”

The manservant took the prescription and whispered, "Yes." He turned and walked out.

This word "yes" is full of the unique male duck cavity of Wushan Qianlong Wu Lingjie, which is bright and hoarse, and it can be heard as a Sichuan Beijing dialect.

The thin monkey was overjoyed, there was no doubt that the manservant was Wu Lingjie! The thin monkey walked out without looking back, he didn't dare to look back at the other party, for fear of arousing his suspicions.

Now, it is time to return to the quadrangle monitoring point opposite the witch house as soon as possible, where Qiao Wanquan is lurking with a large number of heavily armed catchers, he wants to report to Qiao Wanquan, Wu Lingjie is in the courtyard, quickly enter the witch house to arrest people.

The housekeeper delivered it to the door, Fan Lao Langzhong and the thin monkey jumped into the carriage, and the door of the witch house was closed.

The carriage walked out four or five feet away, and the thin monkey jumped out of the carriage and entered the courtyard monitoring point.

The courtyard was full of fast catchers, there were forty or fifty people, their expressions were serious, silent, all acquaintances, and the thin monkey didn't have time to say hello, and walked quickly into the north house.

The iron-faced god Qiao Wanquan, the owl Hu Dafa, and the thunderbolt pioneer Lei Wei were all there, and when they saw the thin monkey, Qiao Wanquan asked, "How is it?"

"In. ”

Qiao Wanquan asked, "What characteristics?"

Thin Monkey said: "About fifty years old, the manservant is dressed up, wearing a dogskin hat, wearing a black shirt, a yellow belt around his waist, and soft boots on his feet. ”

Qiao Wanquan said to Hu Dafa and Lei Wei: "Do you understand?"

The two said in unison: "Understood." ”

Qiao Wanquan said: "Immediately act separately according to the plan." ”

The door of the courtyard opened, only the sound of footsteps could be heard, Hu Dafa and Lei Wei respectively led the catcher to run out and surrounded the witch house as fast as possible; Qiao Wanquan, Thin Monkey, and Lang Qi walked away with ten catchers at the front door of the witch house.

The thin monkey knocked on the door and shouted, "Open the door." ”

The porter asked, "Who?"

The thin monkey said: "I am an apprentice of the Rejuvenation Hall, I just treated the old lady and forgot my hat in the house, I'm sorry, I brought the hat." ”

The porter said: "Hey, lose three and four, if you treat a patient and write the wrong prescription, won't it kill people!"

With a bang, the door opened, and the porter was so frightened that he was about to open his mouth to scream, but one of the catchers rushed forward and covered his mouth, and the other caught him with a dagger, and shouted in a low voice: "Shut up, if you want to shout, I will kill you." ”

The porter nodded repeatedly, and the porter was controlled.

There were two catchers left at the gate, Qiao Wanquan, Thin Monkey, and Lang Qi took the rest of the catchers and ran to the inner courtyard, and the servants in the courtyard saw it and wanted to scream, so they were arrested and quickly pushed back with waist cards, knives, and daggers: "Don't be afraid, it's fast, don't shout, don't move." The servants held their heads and were driven into the corner, leaving three catchers in the front yard.

Rushed through the hall and entered the second courtyard, and saw a male servant, wearing a dogskin hat and bowing his head, coming out of the inner courtyard, the thin monkey recognized him at a glance and shouted: "It's him, Wushan Hidden Dragon Wu Lingjie." ”

Wu Lingjie always cared too much about the old lady's illness, so his reaction was greatly discounted, as soon as he looked up, he saw the iron-faced god catching Qiao Wanquan, walked towards him with a smile, and said: "Master Wu, how can you dress up as a servant, it is out of character." ”

Wu Lingjie raised his eyes and saw that it was Qiao Wanquan, he was taken aback, and when he stepped on the ground, he flew towards the roof, Qiao Wanquan stood in the court, and did not chase after him, and said, "It's too late." ”

Lei Wei, the pioneer of thunderbolts, and several archers had already been guarding the roof, Lei Wei's figure flickered, the steel whip waved, and a move of "lightning and thunder", the chuck clamped the brain, and smashed towards Wu Lingjie Tianlinggai.

Wu Lingjie was in the air, pulled out a single knife, and also used the color, a style of "Wushan Cloud and Rain", a single knife and a hanging, when a sound, smashed on the steel whip, the spark jumped straight, the two of them were shocked by the other party's internal force, and their bodies shook and fell on the roof tiles.

Wu Lingjie was about to fly away, when he saw that a figure on the wall had rushed to the front, with a full beard and a big belly, but he was as light as a swallow.

Wu Lingjie is not a fuel-efficient lamp, his head is down, he avoids the iron ruler, takes a step to the side, and wipes it from the bottom to the top with a single knife, straight to Hu Dafa's stomach. Hu Dafa had to dodge sideways.

At this moment, suddenly, Wu Lingjie felt that there was wind in the back of his head, knowing that Lei Wei's steel whip was swept away, it was not good, a koi pierced the waves, swished, and rushed out from under the steel whip. has not yet gained a firm foothold on the roof tiles, and Hu Dafa's iron ruler has been attacked from the front.

On the wall on the ridge, there are all archers with bows and arrows, and Qiao Wanquan is still standing with crossed hands and a wicked smile in the court.

He simply flew down, and Hu Dafa and Lei Wei did not chase after him. Wu Lingjie stood opposite Qiao Wanquan, and the catchers carried their swords, brushed them, and surrounded him.

Wu Lingjie said: "Mr. Qiao, I have something to say." ”

Qiao Wan waved his hand and said, "Brothers, don't do it, whoever wants to move a hair of the witch, I'm not done with him." Okay, Witch, let's talk about it. ”

Wu Lingjie said: "In the hands of Mr. Qiao, Wu knows that there is no physiology." ”

Qiao Wanquan said: "Am I so terrible?!Is the witch master mistaken?! I just want to ask the witch master to go to the main hall and ask a few words." ”

Wu Lingjie said: "Okay, no problem, Wu has only one request, I want to see the old lady one last time, and then the surname Wu will go with you." ”

Qiao Wanquan said: "Yes, but please put the knife down." ”

Wu Lingjie was very happy, and when he screamed, he threw the single knife on the ground. Several catchers rushed up, and choked him with handcuffs and shackles, and the two catchers searched his whole body from top to bottom, and even took off the shoes and socks on his feet and searched them again, until they found nothing.

Wu Lingjie stood barefoot in the court, and said with a smile: "Haha, I can't imagine that Mr. Qiao catches his head, the older he gets, the less daring he is, do you just let Wu go to see the old lady? Forget it, it's better not to go, don't scare the old lady to death." ”

Qiao Wanquan said: "Brothers, listen, the witch is unhappy, the witch is out of the way, we have to do things on the road, don't let the witch laugh at us." Yes, loosen the ties for the witch, put on shoes and socks, and accompany the witch to see the old lady. Pay attention, when doing things in the Witch Mansion, you must strictly observe the etiquette and do not make loud noises, so as not to disturb the tranquility of the Witch Mansion. Violators will be expelled from the main hall of the Criminal Department and will not be hired forever. ”

Mr. Qiao's words were really good, and the catchers immediately stepped forward to remove the shackles for Wu Lingjie and put on shoes and socks.

Wu Lingjie said: "Thank you Mr. Qiao for taking care of you." It's just that when I entered my mother's bedroom, it was enough to be accompanied by Mr. Qiao, and the rest were not allowed to enter. ”

Qiao Wanquan said: "Listen to it." ”

Wu Lingjie walked in front of the head, Qiao Wanquan and the crowd followed, and the masters and catchers on the roof also moved and followed each other on the house, which was tantamount to a net.

The entire Wu family compound was silent, and at this time, Wu Lingjie's wives, concubines, relatives, and servants were all arrested and quickly controlled in the corners of the house, and in the courtyard, only rustling footsteps could be heard.

When they came to Mrs. Wu's bedroom, the crowd was about to stop, and Wu Lingjie and Qiao Wanquan pushed the door in.

A huge bedroom, warm and quiet, a maid ring in front of the stove, seeing that the master was coming, was about to speak, Wu Lingjie shushed and signaled silence.

The old lady Wu lay on the bed and fell asleep. Wu Lingjie tucked the quilt for the old lady, and tears came out of her eyes.

He knelt down slowly in front of the bed, his lips squirmed, as if he was muttering something, and kowtowed three times respectfully, the sound of kowtowing was very soft, Yahuan couldn't hear it, but the iron-faced god Qiao Wanquan heard it clearly, the kind of cautious, pious and sincere, which made the hard-hearted Qiao Wanquan red.

Then, Wu Lingjie got up, with tears in his eyes, faced the old lady, gently, step by step, fell to the door, walked to the door, paused slightly, then resolutely turned around, pushed the door away, and never looked back.

Qiao Wanquan followed, closed the bedroom door, made a look, like a wolf and a tiger, rushed up, choked, put Wu Lingjie in shackles, carried him, and walked briskly towards the door.

When he walked to the court, Wu Lingjie saw the chief steward and several servants standing on the side of the road with tears in their eyes, and there were catchers and guards on both sides.

Wu Lingjie stood still, tilted his head to the right, and said to Qiao Wanquan: "Mr. Qiao, I want to explain a few words to the chief manager." ”

Qiao Wanquan said: "Yes." Then he said loudly: "Who is the chief, come out, the Wu master has something to say." ”

The chief steward trembled and came out of the crowd, walked in front of Wu Lingjie, and choked up: "Master,......"

Wu Lingjie said: "Fusheng, I usually treat you well." ”

The manager turned out to be Fusheng, and he said: "The kindness of the master, Fusheng has no teeth to forget." ”

Wu Lingjie said: "After I leave, the old lady will entrust it to you, and the family of the witch house will entrust it to you, please accept Lingjie's worship." As he spoke, there was a loud sound of shackles, and he fell to the ground with shackles, and he was about to kowtow, but he was caught and caught quickly, in fact, wearing shackles, he couldn't knock this head.

The chief steward cried: "I can't help it, I can't help it, this can kill the villain, the old lady, the wives and children of the witch house, there are blessings, you can rest assured." ”

Wu Lingjie said: "Okay, with your words, I can rest assured." ”

Then he got up and strode away with Qiao Wanquan.

The basement of the main hall is tall and gloomy, made of huge stones, and there are four lamps lit on the stone wall, and the light illuminates the basement as if it were day.

The basement is actually a torture room, Qiao Wanquan's knife face is full of joy, very excited, it seems that the show is about to start, and he is personally responsible for interrogating Wu Lingjie.

Two executioners guarded a stove, which burned red, and on the stove rested two soldering irons, which burned as red as roses.

Qiao Wanquan sat behind a huge desk, and in addition to a scribe sitting next to him, there were four people sitting on either side, including Hu Dafa, Lei Wei, Slender Monkey, and Lang Qi.

On the chair opposite them, sat Wu Lingjie, who was wearing shackles.

Qiao Wanquan asked: "Wushan Hidden Dragon Wu Lingjie, are you guilty?"

Wu Lingjie said: "I don't know the crime. ”

"Do you know why we're looking for you?"

"I don't know. ”

Qiao Wanquan said: "Then let me remind you, you were once instructed by the great eunuch Jiao Gonggong to contact the contact person of the Seven Killers in Beijing, and you want to pay a huge amount of money to do an assassination business." Is there such a thing?"

Wu Lingjie said: "Yes." ”

Qiao Wanquan asked: "How much is Gonggong Jiao willing to pay for this assassination business?"

Wu Lingjie said: "300,000 taels of silver is the silver ticket of the exchange pass number. ”

Qiao Wanquan said: "That's it, the business was negotiated, and later, according to the meaning of Jiao's father-in-law, the seven killers killed all the eleven members of the former minister's Shangshu Liu Renkuan's family?"

Wu Lingjie exclaimed: "What are you talking about? Liu Renkuan's family? You must be mistaken! Liu Renkuan's family was killed, and they have nothing to do with Jiao's father-in-law. ”

Qiao Wanquan asked: "What, it has nothing to do with Father-in-law Jiao?!Didn't Father-in-law Jiao threaten to kill Liu Shangshu?"

Wu Lingjie said: "There are threats, and more than once, they are just angry words. Behind his back, he told me that Liu Shangshu was a clean official, and although he proposed to depose the eunuchs, he was also for the good of the country and society, and had no selfish intentions. The emperor didn't listen to him, and said that he was useless when he was a fart, so Lao Tzu didn't take him seriously. What's more, Liu Shangshu has resigned and returned to his hometown, and there is no threat to him, so why should Father-in-law Jiao pay a lot of money to kill Liu Shangshu? It's just a joke! I guarantee with my head that the Liu case has nothing to do with Father-in-law Jiao, let alone me. ”

Qiao Wanquan asked, "Then, who is Grandpa Jiao going to kill?"

Wu Lingjie said: "It's Prince Yi." ”

Qiao Wanquan was shocked: "Prince Yi?!Why did he kill Prince Yi?"

Wu Lingjie said: "Prince Yi is vicious, one thing in front of him, one thing behind his back, anyone who has offended him, he holds a grudge in his heart, and he will never forget it, and he will want to take revenge and hatred, so that he can get away with his heart." Jiao Gonggong is quite wild, once drunk, in front of the emperor, said that Prince Yi has the right to march, which is not trivial, and the emperor should be careful. The emperor laughed and disagreed. It was this sentence that was passed on to the ears of Prince Yi by the villains in the palace, and Prince Yi was jealous and hateful, and tried his best to squeeze out Gonggong Jiao in front of the former emperor, and regarded Gonggong Jiao as a problem for his confidants, he thought that as long as Gonggong Jiao was removed, he could hold the former emperor hostage and use it for his own use. Therefore, Prince Yi and Gonggong Jiao are like fire and water, and they are incompatible. ”

Qiao Wanquan was surprised and said, "There is such a thing!"

Wu Lingjie said: "Gonggong Jiao wants to kill Prince Yi is also a last resort, Prince Yi before this, he had sent a killer to assassinate Gonggong Jiao, but he was caught in the next place, and when he asked, the killer spit out the truth, and when Gonggong Jiao learned about it, he was furious, so he sent him to find the Beijing contact of the Seven Killers to discuss the assassination of Prince Yi. ”

Qiao Wanquan asked, "Is the negotiation completed?"

Wu Lingjie said: "No." ”

"Why?"

"I don't know. ”

Qiao Wanquan said: "Could it be that the Seven Killers are too little money?"

"It's not. Asked him why he didn't take the order? The contact person of the Seven Killers smiled and said that he was too busy with work, and he would talk about it in two years. ”

Qiao Wanquan asked, "What is the name of the Beijing contact of the Seven Killers?"

Wu Lingjie said: "Gong Xiaolu, the people in the rivers and lakes call it 'Judge of Death'. As long as he signs an assassination contract, the person who is going to die in the contract will die mysteriously one day. ”

Qiao Wanquan asked, "Where does he live?"

Wu Lingjie said: "I opened a Baolin calligraphy and painting shop in Liulichang, twenty-five years ago, a nameless fire, the store burned, and two guys died, and people disappeared." ”

"Have you seen Gong Xiaolu all these years?"

"No, I haven't seen him in twenty-five years. ”

"How many times have you been in contact with Gong Xiaolu?"

"Four or five times? no, six or seven? No less than six, and in the end, it didn't work out. ”

Qiao Wanquan asked, "During your contact with him, you can see that other people have been to the Baolin calligraphy and painting shop?"

Wu Lingjie said: "Yes." ”

"Who?"

Wu Lingjie said: "The last time, I went to the store on Gongxiao Road, and I was just about to lift the curtain to go in, and I saw a person coming out of the store, the brim of his hat was low, his face was a little familiar, and he flashed sideways. Could it be that this kid was also entrusted by his master to do the work of murder. At that time, the thought flashed through my head. Afterwards, it's all gone. ”

Qiao Wanquan asked: "Do you mean to say that the buyer of the Liu case is Wu Chuxiong, the secretary of the Ministry of War?

Wu Lingjie said: "At that time, I didn't think about it, and after the Liu case happened, I couldn't help but think about it. ”

Qiao Wanquan asked: "Do you say that Wu Chuxiong has the possibility of hiring a murderer?"

Wu Lingjie said: "Of course there is, I heard that Wu Chuxiong and Liu Shangshu have Liangzi, Liangzi is not small, I think, you have also heard of it, right?"

Qiao Chengquan was indifferent, his brows furrowed. When the trial began just now, he was full of joy, thinking that victory was in his hands, but now he realized that it seemed that things were far more complicated than he imagined.

He looked at Hu Dafa and the others, and asked Wu Lingjie again: "Now, where is Gonggong Jiao hiding?"

Wu Lingjie said: "I don't know. Jiao's father-in-law's character is really not good, but for me, he is my father-in-law, others can say it, but I can't say it. Mr. Qiao caught his head, but he didn't cooperate and offended. ”

Qiao Wanquan said: "I think, it's better to speak, don't wait for the torture to be used to the end, you can't stand it, and then open your mouth, so why bother." ”

Wu Lingjie said: "He has nothing to do with the Liu case, what are you looking for him for!"

"We still have something to ask him. ”

Wu Lingjie said: "Gonggong Jiao is very well hidden, you can't find him, no one wants to find him." ”

Qiao Wanquan's face turned blue, his palm slapped on the case, and shouted: "You don't cry when you don't see the coffin, the punishment is waiting." ”

The two executioners replied in unison: "Yes." There was a buzzing echo in the stone house.

They each picked up a red-hot soldering iron and walked towards Wu Lingjie, a big man, with a loud noise, tore open his neckline, and was about to put the chrome iron on his chest.

Wu Lingjie shouted: "Slow! Mr. Qiao, do you want to seek revenge on Father-in-law Jiao, or is it for business?"

Qiao Wanquan said: "I have no grudge against my father-in-law Jiao, of course, it is for business." ”

Wu Lingjie sneered: "I heard that Prince Yi once recommended you in front of the former Criminal Department Shangshu. ”

Qiao Wanquan said: "Yes, but if Prince Yi violates the royal law, I, Qiao Wanquan, will never follow the law." ”

Wu Lingjie said: "Okay, I hope so." What are you looking for Gonggong Jiao for? It's because you can't believe what I say, right?"

Qiao Wanquan said: "Of course, it is my habit to doubt everything. ”

Wu Lingjie said: "If I swear in the name of my mother, do you believe it?"

Qiao Wanquan replied without hesitation: "Yes." ”

Wu Lingjie said loudly: "I swear in the name of my mother, everything I said just now is the truth, if I tell a lie, there will be five thunderstorms in the sky, and I will never be exceeded." ”

Qiao Wanquan nodded and said: "Okay, with the words of the world's first filial son, Qiao will rest assured." It's just that before this case is solved, the witch will have to stay in prison for a few days. ”

Wu Lingjie said: "Listen." ”

Qiao Wanquan waved his hand, and the executioner threw the chrome iron into the furnace, picked up Wu Lingjie, and took him out of the stone house with a choking voice.

Qiao Wanquan sat slumped in his chair, his face full of exhaustion, hope turned into disappointment, just like a bamboo basket fetching water, he was not busy.