The night was already deep, and the building got up early, and the candle flame of the copper candlestick on the bookcase reflected on the faces of several people around. Feng Letai glanced at Lin Fanghe, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, and his expression was not without worry, and said: "Lord Lin, it has been almost twenty days since the disappearance of Shilipo Station, and the case has not made any progress, but now the dilapidated Qingyuan Marquis Mansion in Zizhulin has made a mysterious death of a Hanlin Academy editor, and the three judges of the swordsmanship competition have gone to the second, and it is getting more and more chaotic......

"Well, things are really complicated. Lin Fanghe didn't say much, reached into his sleeve, took out the small cloth bag found in the "Huayu Xiaozhu" in the Houfu Warm Pavilion, and put it on the table.

Cheng Liangjia blinked his eyes and asked strangely, "What the hell is this?"

"I inquired with the Toei Mission Funayama Fumikoshi about the news, this pill is called 'Bing Liang Pill', and it is a special food for full-time ninjas. Lin Fanghe picked out a corner with his little fingernail, opened the bag, and gently pulled out a red pill: "According to Funayama Wenyue, this pill is made of carrots, yams, licorice, and coix, all ground into powder, plus buckwheat flour, glutinous rice flour, and wheat flour, soaked in wine for three years, and then kneaded into the size of a peach pit after the wine evaporates. Don't underestimate this small pill, just eat three pills a day, you can replenish the energy needed in your body. ”

"So powerful?"

Lin Fanghe pinched out another white pill, held it in front of his eyes, and said: "This is called 'thirst quenching pill', which is synthesized with ergot, plums, and rock sugar, and if you take one pill a day, even if you don't drink water at all, you can lurk motionless somewhere for at least seven days. ”

Feng Letai listened, his face was heavy: "Then as a hypothesis, can we say that in the warm pavilion in the backyard of the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion, it is very likely that there were some full-time killers of the Dongying people-ninjas?"

"This assumption is not excluded. ”

Lin Fanghe put down the pill, thought about it for a while, and said: "Otherwise, how can you explain this kind of special food that appears in the Hou Mansion? I have heard that the forest under the Tonghui Bridge is dense and prosperous, the miasma is very heavy, and there are many snakes, rats, ants and beasts in the forest......

"And what about these people, where have they gone now?"

Cheng Liangjia was angry, his fingers kept tapping on the table, and asked: "Although that area is remote, there are also soldiers from Tuan Ding and Yu Linwei patrolling, and they are replaced in two shifts every night. Even if these people were able to escape, how could they get out of the north gate? The north gate was guarded by 200 soldiers, but the gate was locked and closed as soon as it was dark?"

"Cheng Zhutou, then you will underestimate these ninjas!"

"What do you mean by that?"

"These people have undergone very strict ninjutsu training, and it can be said that everyone who has the right to survive has perseverance, endurance, and combat effectiveness beyond ordinary people. ”

Cheng Liangjia was unconvinced: "According to what you say, can they still fly away?"

"It's pretty much the same. Lin Fanghe's face was solemn, and he said: "Every ninja, in addition to being proficient in swordsmanship, assassination, issuing hidden weapons, poisoning and detoxification, and a high level of hunger and thirst in the wild, must also have first-class light skills, first-class stealth and flight skills." He has a soft body, quick hands and feet, and a strong ability to jump and run, and he is gone before people even notice him. In addition to these, the ninja must also be proficient in the five elements, and be good at using light, trees, or smoke and fire to escape......"

"Isn't this similar to China's cornices?"

Lin Fanghe muttered: "These Dongying ninjas who have crossed the sea, each of them still carries some strange instruments, such as hexagonal shuriken, flying ling, blow needle, ninja blade - when climbing over the city wall, it can be used as a stepping foot, nail hook - put on the hand to climb the wall and trees like walking on the ground, water spider - can be folded into the rucksack without use, when crossing the river, it is a powerful tool for swimming......"

The more Feng Letai listened, the more ugly his face became: "Lord Lin, these guys are so powerful, fighting alone, we are definitely not his opponents." What should I do?"

"Feng Zhutou, don't be ambitious, in fact, it is not difficult to defeat these people. Lin Fanghe smiled, disapproving, and said: "First, they are a guest army to fight, and they came to my land of China, they are not familiar with geography, language, and without the guidance of local people, it is almost difficult to move an inch. Second, he has strong individual ability, let's avoid his edge and don't fight with him, the ninja's advantage will naturally be lost. And as soon as we find his lair, and the army is set out on all sides, or with fire, or with bows and arrows, and shot at a distance, see how he escapes?"

Cheng Liangjia didn't dare to take it big, and said: "These turtle sons are good at martial arts, once they escape and get close to them, I'm afraid we will still suffer?"

"If you really want to do this, don't let him come and go!"

"Okay, Lord Lin, don't sell anything to us—you can say anything about it?" Cheng Liangjia was a little impatient.

Lin Fanghe understated it and said lightly: "The forty-eight guards of the Beijing army are the strongest in the combat effectiveness of the leopard Taowei, and they can be called the king of the field. General Qi, the commander of the Leopard Taowei Guard, is quite familiar with me, he created a kind of 'mandarin duck array' in the army, which is varied and powerful, and it is said that during a counterinsurgency, more than 4,000 officers and soldiers of the opposing side were killed in the formation, and only two of our side were slightly wounded......"

"General Qi, Mandarin Duck Formation?" Feng Letai's eyes lit up.