Volume 1: The Seven Stars of the Twilight of the World Chapter 30 Turning Eyes into Enemies
Tangshan's thin body and the dusty cotton cloth on his body are like those neighbors squatting at the door of the inn to watch the bustle.
But who didn't know the guardian of the city, and they quickly made way for him, and at the same time followed him from a distance, wanting to continue watching the excitement.
"Geng Zhong, get rid of these guys who are watching the fun. ”
"Yes, sir. ”
Geng Zhong is familiar with these few neighbors on weekdays, so he has to persuade him with good words, please don't hinder the Tangshan adults from investigating the case.
The scene in the stable made the heart of the captain of Tangshan sink, more than a dozen camels, a dart master, the death was very tragic, especially the dart master, the blood flowing from the seven orifices has dried up and turned black, and the two palms stretched out have no flesh and blood, only a layer of dry skin is tightly wrapped around the bones, like two chicken paws.
Tang San used his waist knife to pick open the clothes of the dead corpse, and found that there was only a layer of black human skin left on his body, like a skeleton that had been dried for a long time.
Asked Jebecuo, who was the first to discover the scene, Jebecuo couldn't provide any useful information, but said that he wanted to come to urge the dart master to set off, but as soon as he came to the stable, he saw that he had fallen to the ground and convulsed.
"Oh, so have you counted what you're missing?"
"Alas, you said that I, an old man, have a lifetime of property of these dozen camels, and now that all the camels are dead, what does it matter if there are a lot less other goods. Those who don't know may believe it when they see Jebecuo beating his chest.
Tang San didn't want to make himself seem to care about the caravan caravan's goods, so he immediately went to ask the guys at the inn one by one, and the guys were all confused.
In the end, Tang San suddenly asked, "You don't know anything, what about your boss lady?"
The guys shook their heads again.
Tangshan was unhappy, so he simply went straight to Zhao Meier's boudoir, which was familiar to him. Just about to raise his hand to slap the door, but the door creaked open, Zhao Meier threw herself into Tang Shan's thin arms with a crying voice, "Lord Tang, you have to call the shots for me!"
"Well, hostess, what are you doing here?" Although everyone knew about the two of them, they were both prominent figures in Shule City, and they had never been so affectionate in front of outsiders.
Zhao Mei'er reflexively closed the door, pushed Tangshan and walked out, "Lord Tang, you see who my inn is recruiting to provoke whom, why did you encounter such a big thing, Lord Tang, you have to protect us ordinary people." ”
Captain Tang had no choice but to comfort him, and then instructed Geng Zhong behind him, "This is a strange matter, you go to the house and call all the others, only two crossbows are left in the city, the city gate is not open today, and no one is allowed to enter or leave." ”
"Yes" Geng Zhong took the order and quickly rushed to the inn with the rest of the people, and then the captain could give the order to surround the inn, and everyone in the inn went to the lobby for questioning.
The people in the inn are all buddies who have followed Zhao Meier for many years, and they know each other well. Except for the camel team and Xiang Bei, there was no one else. After being interrogated one by one, no flaws were found.
Captain Tang frowned, he had been in charge of Shule for so many years, this was the first time that he had encountered a helpless situation, and he finally left Xiang Bei alone.
"What do you think?"
If it weren't for Xiang Bei telling him that he was seriously ill, his life would not be long. Captain Tang really wanted to keep this smart young man by his side and train him, and in the future, he could also hand over Shule to a successor who reassured him.
Xiang Bei had also seen the scene and shook his head, "I don't understand." ”
Yes, the camel team was severely defeated by the horses, and the way back to Shule City was the most defenseless, but the murderer did not make a move at that time, it seems that it was not the camel team or Xiang Bei.
The murderer should have been ambushed in the inn, but the people in the inn had already interrogated him, but there was no clue. There is also the death of the dart master, as if he died of poisoning, but he can't explain why the flesh and blood in his body have disappeared.
Xiang Bei inexplicably thought that if the Demon Bud Immortal Worm in his body matured, would he have to die like this?
He figured it out, and when the first sprout came out from under his skin, he would jump into the fire and be reduced to ashes with the demons within.
"That means the murderer is still hiding in the inn?" Captain Tang couldn't help but be startled by his own thoughts.
saw that Xiang Bei also nodded silently.
"Geng Zhong, take the three brothers and search carefully one by one, and every room must not be missed. ”
There are not many rooms in the inn, and after a cup of tea, Geng Zhong came back,
"My lord, I have checked it all and found nothing. ”
Tang Shan's brows furrowed even tighter.
"But ......," Geng Zhong stopped talking.
"But what?" Tang Shan's patience was gone, and he asked Geng Zhong a little angrily.
"Only the hostess's room. ”
"Then search too. ”
"But the proprietress ...... her"
Tang San groaned, "I'll go by myself." ”
The proprietress Zhao Meier locked the door from the inside, and when the searcher knocked on the door, the proprietress shouted and scolded from inside, "The old lady is about to be annoyed to death by you wicked people, can you let me be quiet alone for a while? ”
Unexpectedly, in the end, Lord Tang really came to search in person.
"Mei'er, you open the door first, the brothers are also worried about you. ”
"You have no conscience, others don't know, you don't know, where can I hide people in this room, Master Tang, you just let me go." ”
"Oh, then you can rest first, let's go first. As he spoke, Tangshan quietly motioned to Geng Zhong on the side to take the others, deliberately stepped very hard, and walked away slowly. And he squatted in the corner, motionless.
I think the proprietress heard the movement of the people outside the house, and after a while, the door creaked open a small crack, Tang San saw the opportunity, slammed into the door, and the door was knocked open in an instant, but Zhao Meier behind the door was also knocked to the ground.
"Oops. Tang San didn't expect himself to be so vigorous, and at the moment when Zhao Meier fell to the ground, he slammed down under her, and with Zhao Meier's body spinning, he was under the boss lady.
"You!" Zhao Mei'er was frightened, although Tang Shan's action was to protect herself from falling and hurting, but Zhao Meier was still angry, regardless of the ambiguous act of the two of them still hugging each other and lying on the ground, a slap was thrown on Tang Shan's face, "You brute." Can't you just let me go?"
Tangshan had never seen Zhao Meier get so angry, and thought that he was really scared by himself, so he hurriedly curryed favor. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm worried that the bad guys are hiding here and hurting you. ”
"You're the bad guy, who else in this house will hurt me besides you?" said Zhao Mei'er struggled to get up from the ground, grabbed Tang Shan's collar, and pushed him out of the house.
Tang San still wanted to explain, but Zhao Meier slammed the door and almost slapped him in the face.
Alas, anyway, the afterglow swept just now, and there was really no one in the house. Tang Shan left with a little peace of mind and continued to go to the lobby to think about countermeasures.
After this toss, the hope of the camel team to set off was completely disappointed, the inn was surrounded by people from Tangshan, and Su Sugan was in a hurry and had no choice. This time, Tianmo rarely began to be impatient, and kept urging Su Su to find a way to leave.
Su Su couldn't think of any way, so she unconsciously slipped to Zhao Meier's room and wanted to ask Zhao Meier about the situation.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Meier heard that Su Su was coming, quietly opened the door, let her in, and immediately closed the door again. "Susu, my sister has asked you for something. ”
"Sister, what are these words, you are so good to me, why are you still so close to me?
"I want you to take me with me. ”
"Then how can we do it? We are going to an extremely cold place, how can my sister carry this body?"
"My sister stayed here, but I was afraid that there would be more luck and less luck. ”
"Huh?"
Then, Zhao Meier told Su Su how the captain of Tangshan hid from her and forced Zhao Long to go undercover in Xiangmazi, if she hadn't hidden Zhao Long under the bed just now, I was afraid that the two sisters and brothers would have been poisoned by Tangshan.
"This beast!" Su Su heard Zhao Meier talk about their sister and brother, and knew Zhao Meier's feelings for her brother, but she didn't expect that this Tangshan not only possessed her sister, but also dealt with her brother so ruthlessly, she was really sorry for Zhao Meier.
Su Su was jealous and hateful, "Sister Mei'er, don't worry, I will kill that beast for you to keep you and Zhao Long safe." ”
"Don't, sister, don't kill him, I just want to leave with you. ”
"Well, okay then, now Tangshan has sealed the inn, and when the blockade is lifted, I will take you off. ”
Zhao Long on the bed lay silent, as if the chat between the two sisters had nothing to do with him.
Tang Shan was busy for most of the day, but still found nothing, but his intuition told him that the danger was still in the inn and did not leave, and he did not dare to slack off, after lunch, he found a guest room and wanted to rest.
Looking at the clean bedding on the bed, he simply took off his big bedding, thinking about sleeping comfortably. But the big sand that he took off habitually shook it, and with a bang, the sound of fine sand falling to the ground attracted his attention.
He spread it out and found that his back was covered with a whole layer of yellow sand
"Huh?" Shule guarded the desert portal, the air was dry and dirty, and it was understandable that some dust was sticking to his clothes, but where did all this yellow sand come from?
Although Tangshan is unkempt, it will not roll on the ground wrapped in a big coat. "Rolling on the ground?" Tang Shan suddenly had an idea, yes, didn't this back hit Zhao Meier's carpet solidly?
Zhao Meier has always been clean and tidy, and the room is spotlessly cleaned, so what's going on with the yellow sand on this carpet?
Thinking of this, Tang Shan ran out of the door and almost bumped into Xiang Bei in the courtyard, he said to Xiang Bei, "It's not good, Zhao Mei'er is afraid that there is danger." ”
Xiang Bei heard Tangshan's analysis and felt that it was very reasonable, so he followed behind Tangshan and ran towards Zhao Meier's boudoir.
"Zhao Mei'er, open the door!" This time Tang Shan was no longer polite, and the palm of Xi Wu's hand was like a sledgehammer, smashing the door of Zhao Meier's room straight.
Zhao Mei'er in the room heard Tangshan's rude slamming of the door, and she was so frightened that she was frightened, probably because Tangshan had discovered some flaws.
And Su Su saw Zhao Meier's frightened appearance, and couldn't help hating Tangshan, a beast. He took off the treasure bow from his shoulder and took out the white feather spirit arrow from his back, "Sister, don't worry, I won't let Tangshan hurt you." ”
"Zhao Meier, if you don't open the door again, I'm going to kick the door!" Tang San was in a hurry, and he raised his foot and wanted to kick the door open.
Who knew that Zhao Mei'er suddenly opened the door, Tang Shan just wanted to ask Zhao Mei'er if she was in danger, but found that she was in danger, Su Su's white feather spirit arrow chasing the soul for thousands of miles, the three arrows on the bowstring all pointed to him.
"Susu, what are you going to do?" Xiang Bei, who was following behind Tangshan, hurriedly stopped.
Su Su's full string did not send, but warned Xiang Bei, "This man is a beast, he wants to murder Sister Mei'er." ”
The two men were confused, and Tang Shan was very puzzled, "Zhao Meier, I felt that you were in danger, and I came to save you!"
"Phew, you despicable villain, how long will you lie to me?"
"How did I lie to you?"
"You obviously know that Zhao Long is my younger brother, but what did you do to him?"
At the mention of Zhao Long, Tang Shan seemed weak and no longer answered.
But Xiang Bei on the side scolded Su Su, "Su Su, put away the bow and arrows, Lord Tang is investigating the case." ”
Su Su did not obediently put away the bowstring, but let go of his fingers, and with a whoosh, the three white feather arrows flew out almost at the same time. Fortunately, the three arrows did not go straight to Tangshan's front door, but grazed his shoulders.
This was the first time that Su Su had violated Xiang Bei. Like Xiang Bei, she wanted to know what was going on in the stable. And Xiang Bei was also very curious about what made the two sisters hate the garrison of Shule City so much.