On the second day, Mi Xiaoxia rode to Gusu City to consult the files of the Black Fox Ridge bandits. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

But when he walked out of the yamen at noon, Mi Xiaoxia had a gloomy face.

In that year, the government swept the Black Fox Ridge cottage, and 17 people were captured alive, of which 14 were beheaded at Caishikou. There were only three people, because they were usually only responsible for cooking and cleaning, and they were not beheaded, but were sentenced to detention.

Seventeen years have passed, one of the three Black Fox Ridge thieves who were taken in custody died unexpectedly in the cell, and the other two have been released after completing their sentences. But after being released from prison, the two left Gusu City and have not been seen since.

The two men had no relatives or friends, not even names, and only code names were written on the file. In this way, how to trace the whereabouts.

After walking out of the yamen, Mi Xiaoxia couldn't help but sigh, the clue of the Black Fox Ridge thief was broken upside down.

Now Mi Xiaoxia doesn't have any clues, and he doesn't know how to investigate this case at all.

"The yamen is heavy, and the idle people are waiting to leave quickly!"

At this moment, I suddenly heard a noise behind me, and it turned out to be the official stationed at the gate of the yamen who was driving away an old woman.

“...... That's right!"

Seeing this scene, Mi Xiaoxia suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and he muttered for a moment with a happy face, and walked towards the two officials.

"Didn't you hear, the yamen is heavy, and the idle people are waiting for ......"

When he saw that someone was coming again, two officials with water and fire sticks were about to drive them away. But at this moment, two pieces of silver were suddenly handed over to the other side.

The two officials couldn't help but be stunned, but they quickly took the silver and checked it with their hands, which was enough for three or four taels. He coughed lightly and put it into his arms, and then he became very close to the people.

"Don't worry, big brothers, I just want to chat with you. ”

Seeing that the two officials had received the money, Mi Xiaoxia smiled and said with a harmless face.

"Chat? ”

The two officials were stunned again, and there were such good things. They are not the top names in the green building, do you still need to spend money to chat with them?

"Actually, I want to inquire about something, the two eldest brothers have been working as errands at the yamen all the year round, and the officials in Gusu City should be familiar with them. I want to ask which officials have been working for more than 17 years, and it is best to have participated in the operation to sweep away the bandits in Black Fox Ridge back then. ”

"It's just this, who participated in the operation to sweep away the bandits in Black Fox Ridge, who can remember this. But if you're looking for some old pawns, I know some. ”

"Tell me about it. ”

"Ahem, listen up......"

Ten minutes later, the official told Mi Xiaoxia three addresses, which were the residences of the three veterans. The three veterans, all in their teens, are now in their fifties and are now retired and idle at home.

After getting the address, Mi Xiaoxia was happy, bought some good wine and dishes, and immediately ran to the nearest address.

After spending a lot of effort before, but failing to find the whereabouts of the bandits, Mi Xiaoxia was inevitably frustrated. But just now when he saw the officials driving people away, Mi Xiaoxia suddenly thought that in addition to the thieves themselves, the officers and soldiers who caught the thieves probably knew them better.

That's why Mi Xiaoxia sent a few taels of silver to ask about the whereabouts of some veterans. If you can find the veterans who participated in the sweep of the Black Fox Ridge bandits back then, you should be able to get some news.

Mi Xiaoxia regained his spirits, but unfortunately, it seemed that God was deliberately joking with him. visited two veterans one after another, and they didn't know anything about the Black Fox Ridge bandits.

After this toss, the sun has gradually turned westward.

Even the last veteran doesn't know anything, so it's a big deal to look for other veterans. Mi Xiaoxia lifted his spirits, bought food and drinks, and rode to the last veteran's quarters.

"May I ask if Liu Huo is here? ”

In front of an ordinary courtyard in the depths of the alley, Mi Xiaoxia knocked on the door with wine and food.

"Who, the door is not closed. ”

There was a slightly old, but neutral voice from inside.

Mi Xiaoxia smiled and pushed the door in. I saw that the yard was not big, but it was very clean, with a stone table in the middle and a few stone benches next to it. An old man with gray hair was sitting there drinking tea.

"Liu Huochang, is it?"

Mi Xiaoxia looked at the old man and asked.

"What kind of fire chief, I haven't been a soldier for many years, just call me Old Man Liu. ”

The old man replied.

It seems that it is, Mi Xiaoxia nodded and put the wine and food on the stone table.

"Who are you, and what does that mean?"

Old man Liu glanced at Mi Xiaoxia with a puzzled expression.

"What's so good about tea, how good is drinking. ”

Mi Xiaoxia took two wine glasses, said with a smile, and filled the two glasses.

“...... Drink it, drink it, Lao Tzu has a handful of old bones, and I'm afraid that nothing will happen. ”

Smelling the rich aroma of wine, Old Man Liu sniffled, licked his lips and picked up the wine glass.

Mi Xiaoxia put down the wine jug and sat opposite Old Man Liu.

The old man was very talkative, perhaps because no one had spoken to him for too long. In addition, there is good wine and good food, as long as the conversation box is open, there will naturally be more words.

"Liu Huochang, I heard the older generation say that there is a group of bandits in Black Fox Ridge, and they are very fierce. Later, it seems to have been exterminated by the government, do you know this? ”

After chatting for a while, Mi Xiaoxia got to the point.

"You mean the Black Fox Ridge bandits, of course you know, when this gang of bandits was exterminated, Lao Tzu's gang was the vanguard!"

Liu Laohan drained half a glass of wine in one gulp, put the wine glass on the stone table, and wiped the pride on his face.

"Really, tell me about it!"

Finally found it, Mi Xiaoxia looked excited, and then filled the wine glass for Old Man Liu.

"I want to think about it...... It should have been sixteen or seventeen years, and it seemed to be autumn. There was nothing to do in the camp that day, and my brothers were discussing sneaking to the kiln, when we suddenly received an order......"

Old man Liu fell into memories and said while drinking.

Mi Xiaoxia sat opposite, didn't say a word, listened carefully, and looked for clues.

"The Black Fox Ridge bandits are notorious, and we were all very scared at that time, thinking about how to let others go first. But unexpectedly, a few masters came out of nowhere, and rushed into the cottage without saying a word. ”

"Tsk, those people are really powerful, in less than half an hour, they killed more than 20 good players in the cottage. It was said that the government had suppressed the bandits, but in fact, we were just following those masters, cleaning up some miscellaneous fish and mending the knife. ”

"The battle lasted until the middle of the night, and the bandits were killed and caught. Mother, the dog officer in charge actually asked our brother to escort the prisoner back first. ”

"You weren't a soldier, you don't know. In the past, it was desperate, but then it was the time to get rich. Black Fox Ridge has been robbing houses for so many years, and I don't know how much gold and silver treasure it has hidden. The hateful dog officer is actually swallowed by himself!"

Speaking of this, Old Man Liu scolded for a while, and drank a glass of wine with a tilt of his neck.

"By the way, didn't there be a bandit who escaped back then? or if anything special happened. ”

Mi Xiaoxia filled it for Old Man Liu, and asked with a slight frown.

"Hehe, of course. There were so many bandits, it was dark at that time, how could they all be caught. ”

Old man Liu smiled, took a bite of the dish, thought about it and said.

"I remember that Scar San escaped. And since then, it seems that there has been no news of him. ”

"Scar's third?"

Mi Xiaoxia was stunned, and vaguely felt that this was a key figure.

"Well, the three masters of Black Fox Ridge are also the military advisors of the cottage. Because he has a long scar here, everyone calls him Scar San. ”

Old man Liu said, comparing his palms to the corners of his eyes.