Wu Zhenyu said: "Maybe it was in the hands of the knife seller, and then he decided to sell the knife because of lack of money or other reasons." ”

Hao Li said: "No, think about it, the shopkeeper of the sword shop bought it from that person for ten taels of silver, what does this mean? It shows that the knife seller does not know the goods, you must know that this scimitar was forged by the people of the Taiyuan royal family himself, and even if it is sold for a hundred taels of silver in the market, it is not expensive."

And it shows that this knife seller is not a martial arts person, he doesn't know knives at all, and he doesn't love knives, otherwise, such a superb scimitar will not be sold anyway. How could such a man know how to maintain the scimitar? If it was in his hands, the scimitar would have been rusted into iron slag long ago. ”

Wu Zhenyu said: "In your opinion, in the first year, the owner of this knife was someone else?"

Hao Li said: "Yes, and the man cherishes this pair of scimitars very much, do you look at the deerskin wrist cover behind the handle? The deerskin is soft and very comfortable on the skin, but the deerskin is also a delicate thing, it must be wiped with deer oil to maintain it, otherwise it will crack, and now there is no trace of cracking in this deerskin."

It shows that the man is very careful in his maintenance. Generally speaking, except for the owner of the scimitar, no one will be so attentive. In other words, it is very likely that the pair of scimitars was still in Lan Wutong's hands the year before, and she could still wipe the knives herself!"

When Li Chongyuan heard this, he almost couldn't believe it was true, he was incoherent with excitement, and he said to himself: "Great, great, really good......"

Wu Zhenyu seemed a little unwilling, and said in a low voice: "Maybe...... The scimitar once fell into the hands of someone else, and it happened that the person also used a double knife, so it might be possible to keep it for himself. ”

Hao Li said: "This possibility is very small, except for Lan Wutong, I haven't heard of a woman in the martial arts who can use a double knife." As for men, there are quite a few who can use double knives, but they are definitely not them, one is that the weight of this knife is too light for men, and the other is that the handle of the knife is wrapped with pink mink, and if a man uses it, this mink will be removed. How can you look at the pink mink velvet is feminine in women, if a man holds such a double knife, he must not be laughed at and lose his big teeth?"

Speaking of this, she frowned tightly and muttered to herself: "It's just very strange, since Lan Wutong is alive, why is there no news of her in the rivers and lakes? These knives are her beloved things, how could they be sold?

Presumably not what she wanted. Could it be that someone stole it? That's incredible, I heard that Lan Wutong has good martial arts, and his mind is even smarter and more alert, he can't even look at his own weapons, how is this possible?"

After thinking for a long time, he said: "Maybe something happened to her, and she couldn't help herself, or because the injury was too serious." She died a year later, and it is possible that these relics were sold after her death. But. The mystery will only be solved if the knife seller is found and where the scimitar came from. ”

Li Chongyuan said: "It is extremely difficult to find the knife seller, the shopkeeper has never seen the man's face, but he knows that he has a Beijing accent, and he is missing two fingers." Such a clue is the same as if there is none. ”

Hao Li's eyes lit up: "Two fingers are missing? Why didn't you say it earlier! Tell me which hand it is?"

Li Chongyuan said: "I heard him say that the little thumb and ring finger of his left hand were broken from the root." Is such a clue valuable, there are more fingers in the world!"

Hao Li smiled: "That's different!

Li Chongyuan said: "Aren't they all fingers missing? Farmers, hunters, craftsmen, and people in the rivers and lakes can all be injured and lose their fingers. ”

Hao Li said: "The five elements and eight works have their own characteristics. So it's not the same as throwing a finger. For example, if the farmer accidentally broke his finger while doing farm work, most of them were broken from the second joint, because the farmer's finger was accidentally crushed while carrying heavy objects;

Hunters will not cut off their fingers, and if they are bitten by fierce beasts, most of them will have their wrists or even their entire arms torn off, and it is impossible to only bite off their fingers;

The craftsman's finger is not the same, the craftsman's finger is accidentally cut off when using an axe, chisel and other sharp tools to cut off, and the part of their finger is the index finger, middle finger or thumb. The ring finger and the little finger are both behind the middle finger, but they can't be cut;

As for the severed fingers of the Jianghu people, it is even more obvious, the severed fingers of the Jianghu people are cut off by the opponent when they are fighting most of the capital, when the Jianghu people are fighting, most of them are holding swords in their right hands, and their left hands are behind them, so it is often the right hand that is cut off their fingers, not the left hand,

Of course, there are left-handed people in the rivers and lakes, although they hold the sword with their left hand, but even if their fingers are cut off in the fight, they can only be cut off one finger, and those who practice martial arts react very quickly, and it is impossible to be sluggish enough to be cut off two fingers. ”

Li Chongyuan said strangely: "Then what do you mean, who is this knife seller?"

Hao Li smiled: "Gambler! Only gamblers will have this kind of situation." ”

Li Chongyuan said: "Why?"

Hao Li said: "Since ancient times, the casino is ten gambles and nine losses, gamblers lose all their money and are forced to pay debts by creditors, when they are desperate, they will cut off their fingers to repay debts, this kind of broken fingers to repay debts according to the rules are cut off with a knife, as long as he is willing to cut off his fingers, the other party sees him playing a bachelor, and no longer forces him to ask for money.

Some creditors who were afraid of things had to pay for him to buy medicine for knife wounds. When he chops off his own fingers, which fingers does he choose to chop? Of course, he picks those fingers that are not very useful to chop, and which fingers of both hands are not very useful?

Generally speaking, it is the little thumb and ring finger of the left hand, and it generally does not affect life after cutting, so I conclude that person is a gambler!"

Li Chongyuan said: "Even if that person is a gambler, it's not easy to find, after all, there are too many gamblers." ”

Hao Li said: "Don't worry, since I can conclude that this person is a gambler, I can also lock that person's background, if I am not mistaken, that person should be a descendant of a certain merchant's family, and a subordinate of a very low status!"

Looking at Li Chongyuan's puzzled gaze, Hao Li explained: "First of all, that person is definitely not a Jianghu person, because he doesn't understand a knife, Jianghu people can't use knives, but they can't even see the value of knives, so I conclude that he is not a Jianghu person;

Second, he is not a peasant craftsman, most of the peasant craftsmen are diligent and thrifty, and very few people gamble, even if they are infected with gambling, they will not gamble too much, because they don't have much spare money in their hands, so even if they lose money, they will not be forced to cut off their fingers;

Third, that person is not a scholar, a scholar who studies hard day and night is nothing more than to gain fame, but if he breaks his finger, he will be looked down upon, and his career will be over, so a scholar will not do such a stupid thing;

Fourth, that person is not a soldier, the discipline of the military camp is extremely strict, very few people can go out of the barracks to gamble money, and gambling is not allowed in the barracks, even if he loses money in secret gambling, he will not break his fingers, and cutting off his fingers in the ranks is regarded as self-harm to avoid war, and he must be decided, and he cannot cut off his fingers if he wants to live;

Fifth, he is not a businessman, a businessman loves money more than life, and if he loses money, he would rather sell his goods to pay off his gambling debts than cut off his fingers, and they can't stand this crime if they are pampered and pampered; finally, he is even more unlikely to be an official, have you ever heard of the old men who are officials gather to gamble?

If he is secretly accused of going to Dali Temple, he will be convicted of conspiracy by a minister's private meeting, but he will have to raid his house, so the official will not dare to gamble at all! In this way, after checking out all the five elements and eight things, he can only feed the people of the current family. (To be continued......)