Chapter 7: The Dilemma
Tang Renjie ran into the lobby, out of breath. Before Jiang Kui and www.biquge.info the others could understand what he meant, they asked, "You make your words clear!"
Tang Renjie took a breath and said, "Two or three miles to the north, there was a collapse on the mountain road, blocking all the roads out of the mountain!"
Everyone gasped, and they couldn't imagine that the house leak happened to rain overnight, but this kind of natural disaster happened at this time. Jiang Kui thought about it, but he was still unwilling, and got up and said: "Lin Dong looked at Li Jin, stayed with Qian Leopard, be careful of our things, and also look at this group of people. The rest of me will come with me to take a look, Renjie, lead the way. As he spoke, a group of five people put on their robes and hats and went to the stable.
Su Zhuo got up and said, "I'll go and see it too!" Jiang Kui glanced at him, didn't say anything, turned around and left.
Wu Chang and the Feng brothers and sisters also got up and said, "Let's go too." ”
Su Zhuo thought about it and said, "Brother Wu can go with me, and you two little ones will stay." Saying that, he went out with Wu Chang.
There were eleven good horses in the stable, including the cart. Su Zhuo knew at a glance that they were all good Dian horses, not big, but they were full of endurance and good at walking long distances. Su Zhuo and Wu Chang rode two horses and followed behind Jiang Kui and the others.
Tang Renjie led the way first, along the mountain trail all the way to the north. After a night of heavy rain, the mountain road was muddy, and the horses' hooves stepped on the mud, making it very difficult to walk. After walking for about a cup of tea, they saw from a distance that the road in front of them was covered with earth and rocks, blocking the way.
After a short distance forward, it is impossible to move forward. I saw that the mountains on both sides were steep, and the halfway of the mountainsides on both sides were washed by rain, collapsing countless rocks and soil, wrapping around trees, and blocking the gaps between the mountains.
Jiang Kui sighed and said, "How far is this blocked?"
The man named Yang Shuhua jumped off the horse and ran to the front in three or two steps. He was dark-skinned and not tall, and he used his hands and feet together to crawl to the top of the earth and rocks. The people below looked up at him climbing, and Su Zhuo said: "This brother is like an ape, and he is a person from the western Yunnan area, right?"
Jiang Kui said casually: "He used to be a hunter in the western Yunnan area. ”
Yang Shuhua climbed to the top, turned around and shouted: "Boss, there is not much blockage, just dig up these soil and rocks!"
Jiang Kui nodded and said to himself: "With just a few of us, we will dig until the Year of the Monkey." As he spoke, he beckoned to Yang Shuhua and asked him to come down.
At this moment, Su Zhuo dismounted and approached the soil and stone accumulation in front of him, glanced twice, and then walked to the cliffs on both sides, looked at it, and frowned slightly. Wu Chang said helplessly: "I didn't expect natural disasters and man-made disasters to come together!"
Su Zhuo fell into deep thought and did not answer his words. Yang Shuhua climbed to the flat ground, and Ma Zhen said to Jiang Kui: "General Jiang, for today's plan, I can only give up my horses and turn over the slopes on both sides with the box. When we get to the front town, we will buy another horse on the road. ”
Jiang Kui pondered for a moment and said categorically: "No! It is too dangerous to climb the mountain, and if something goes wrong, no one can afford it." ”
Ma Zhen was a little angry and said, "General Jiang, although you are from the government, I have to say this sentence. In advance, you came to ask someone to come out of the game, but did not tell what the dart was, which has broken the rules. Now that two lives have been killed, don't you want to say what the hell this is?"
Su Zhuo was taken aback and said, "The horse dart head doesn't know what he is betting on?"
Jiang Kui's face was gloomy, and he said, "I said it, the box is a treasure that honors the prince, and it's not unusual!" he turned the horse's head and led people towards the inn.
Su Zhuo followed at the end, and the more he thought about it, the more he realized that this thing was unusual. Wu Chang said to Su Zhuo: "What did Brother Su think?"
Su Zhuo smiled slightly, and said: "Brother Wu, do you know that I had a whim last night, this Chen Family Inn is clearly a sleepy word, who would have thought that a word would become a prophecy." ”
Wu Chang nodded and muttered, "Yes, who would have thought that this heavy rain would cause this natural disaster." The most infuriating thing is this group of people, and we are to blame for something that happens. ”
Su Zhuo shook his head and said, "Natural disasters? I don't think so. Just now I saw that the roots of the trees on the slopes on both sides of the hill had obviously been dug up. The soil on the mountain wall has also been excavated, and it has long been soft, which caused the mountain to collapse. ”
Wu Chang gasped and exclaimed, "You mean, someone deliberately wants to trap us here?"
Su Zhuo nodded and said, "I'm afraid it's for the things they escorted, but we just happened to catch up." ”
The group had their own thoughts, and they didn't say anything all the way. After returning to the inn after a while, Zhu Niang and the others had already prepared breakfast, but it was just some vegetable leaf noodles. The hearts of the people were gloomy, and they hastily filled their stomachs. Ma Zhen was still very careful, and tried non-toxic one by one before Jiang Kui and the others could swallow it. The dart master is known for his carefulness.
After breakfast, the rain began to fall heavier again. Wu Chang looked at the sky, peeked at Jiang Kui and the others, and whispered: "Brother Su, now that everyone is trapped here, how is it good?"
Su Zhuo picked up the teacup and said with a smile: "Naturally, it is to find out the murderer and solve the dilemma." ”
Wu Chang was puzzled: "Brother Su already has eyebrows?"
Su Zhuo replied, "Brother Wu, do you still remember that after Zhao Chengde left last night, who was not in this hall?"
Wu Chang pondered for a moment and whispered: "Hearing you say this, it seems that Shopkeeper Chen was not in the hall at that time, and said that he was busy in the back kitchen." Brother Su is saying...... Shopkeeper Chen is a murderer?"
Su smiled incomprehensibly and said, "I didn't say anything. Would you like to go upstairs with me to have a look?"
Wu Chang hesitated slightly and nodded. I only heard Jiang Kui say: "The only way to do this is to go over the mountain and ask for help from the county government." Which of you would like to go?"
Before the others could speak, Tang Renjie got up and said, "I'd better go!"
Jiang Kui nodded and said, "It's okay! You are good at light work, and the soles of your feet are fast, you must go and come back quickly!" Tang Renjie took the order, put on his coat and hat, and strode out. Jiang Kui saw that Su Zhuo was going upstairs to check on the corpse, so he glanced at Lin Dong and said, "Follow him and see what he says." ”
The three of them went upstairs and passed in front of the Feng brothers and sisters, Su Zhuo stopped and said softly, "They have had breakfast and have been staying in the room?"
Wu Chang sighed and said, "I'm afraid the two children are frightened. ”
Su Zhuo didn't say much, and went straight to Zhao Chengde's Hu Guangfang. Wu Chang entered this house again, obviously a little afraid, and hesitated for a long time before entering the house. Su Zhuo saw Lin Dong following behind, so he deliberately waited for him. Lin Dong saw the bodies of his two companions, sighed, and followed into the house.
Su Zhuo's face was expressionless, and he carefully examined the situation in the room. A pillow on the floor caught his attention. Su Zhuo picked up the pillow, only to see that the pillowcase had been torn open, revealing the cotton wool inside, which was full of blood. Su Zhuo frowned, only feeling strange, but he couldn't think of a reason for a while.
Wu Chang said: "Brother Su, you haven't answered me yet, could it be that Shopkeeper Chen really has something to do with this matter?"
Su Zhuo smiled slightly, turned to Lin Dong and said, "Master Lin, according to what you can see, does Shopkeeper Chen look like a martial arts master?"