Chapter 19: Breaking the Dead
Immediately the young man in blue was Tan Yang, that night, after the young woman in the palace costume threw him alone on the island in the middle of the lake, fortunately he had excellent water quality, and he didn't use the blue bamboo flying boat to swim back to the shore directly, and then ran to a nearby town in the rain, found a small inn and slept happily.
The next day, after eating and sleeping enough, he went to the town's carriage and horse shop to buy a good horse at a high price, and hurried home on his way home.
Tan Yang grew up in Liuhua Village, which is located in the mountains, and has never ridden a horse before, so he made a lot of jokes when he first got on the road, but after all, he is already at the seventh level of the realm of refining the body, and his skills are very comparable, and he has mastered the knack of riding horses after only running a few miles.
Seeing the people of Weiyuan Dart Bureau from afar, Tan Yang was surprised, but also a little moved, he actually didn't expect in his heart that the people of Weiyuan Dart Bureau would really wait for him.
After some greetings, Xiong Weiyuan explained forgivingly: "Brother Luo, it's not that I broke my promise, we have been waiting for you for a day and a night......
Tan Yang hurriedly said: "Mr. Xiong is too polite, I am really ashamed to bother so many people to wait for me." β
"Brother Luo, what happened after we left that day, did that fairy ever embarrass you?" Xiong Ying'er said anxiously and curiously.
"Hehe, what can it be?" Tan Yang smiled, "She just asked me a few things, and then let me go, and then it was an earthquake and rain, so I didn't dare to go on the road again, so I delayed the trip." β
Xiong Weiyuan has been wandering the rivers and lakes for many years, so he naturally half-believed Tan Yang's words, but it was none of his business, so he didn't ask any more, and beckoned the dart team to continue to hurry.
Sunrise and sunset, trekking through mountains and rivers, sleeping in the open air, more than half a month has passed in a blink of an eye.
In the past half a month, the convoy of Weiyuan Dart Bureau has almost had a smooth journey, although there have been several small-scale attacks on the way, but Xiong Weiyuan has relied on the ability and prestige of the iron palm to shake all directions, or fight or talk, and have been resolved safely without danger.
Because there are always people around him, Tan Yang simply gave up his cultivation in these days, and spent most of his time sitting in the tent of the carriage in the middle, chatting and laughing with Xiong Ying'er, and when there were few vehicles and pedestrians on the official road, he would come out to ride a horse to breathe, and he lived a relaxed and happy life.
Tan Yang is easy-going by nature, and after getting along for more than half a month, he not only became good friends with Xiong Ying'er, but also gradually became familiar with Xiong Weiyuan and everyone in Weiyuan Dart Bureau, which can be described as happy.
In the evening of this day, the convoy missed the camp and camped in the field next to the official road.
After dinner, everyone sat around the bonfire and chatted, Xiong Wei said from afar: "Brother Luo, tomorrow after Guniuling, it will not go far, it will be the ground of Panlong Mountain, and there will be a banquet in the world. β
The people in the dart game got along well with Tan Yang, and they joked with Tan Yang one after another, saying some parting words.
Tan Yang smiled perfunctorily, a little reluctant in his heart, and after a few thoughts, he suddenly said: "Mr. Xiong, you big guys are really good, I see that the breakup is imminent, but there is something that has been in my heart for a long time, I don't know if to say it?"
"Brother Luo is polite to us, just say anything. Xiong Weiyuan said strangely.
"You guys have been a little strange this time, with the experience of the head of the dart, haven't you noticed the slightest abnormality?" Tan Yang reminded euphemistically.
Xiong Weiyuan pondered for a moment and said: "Weiyuan Dart Bureau is thin, and all I used to receive were small darts, barely making ends meet. Only this time, an old friend in TongguΓ² Yishui City introduced this big dart, the insured value of the goods is 100,000 taels, and the dart silver alone is enough to have 2,000 taels, and there is nothing abnormal in the others!"
"The strange thing that is said below is that who would go all the way to deliver a batch of firewood for the fire, and pay two thousand taels of silver?"
As soon as Tan Yang said this, everyone at the scene immediately quieted down, silent, only the pile of blazing bonfires in the middle, and sometimes one or two crackling explosions exploded.
"Firewood, how is this possible?" Xiong Ying'er exclaimed involuntarily, "Brother Luo, this joke can't be made. β
Xiong Weiyuan was also shocked and said: "This is absolutely impossible, all the goods have been sealed by the owner before they are shipped, and even I don't know what is inside, how can you know, Brother Luo?"
Amidst the chatter of everyone, Tan Yang said with a straight face: "How dare you joke about this kind of thing? The five carriages, except for the one in the middle carrying the luggage and daily necessities of the big guys, the other four carriages are filled with a total of forty-three boxes, which are full of ordinary firewood! As for how I know, it doesn't matter, believe it or not, it's all up to you. β
Although Tan Yang's external divine sense is not yet powerful, it is more than enough to penetrate into the ordinary wooden box. He originally had the idea that more things were better than less, and he didn't want to meddle in this matter, but the father and daughter of the Xiong family and everyone in the dart game were really good to him, and after thinking about it again, he couldn't help but mention it before breaking up.
Xiong Weiyuan and everyone looked at each other suspiciously, and they were a little at a loss for a while, and one of the middle-aged dart masters said: "I don't care what you think, anyway, I believe in this Luo Gongzi." Total dart, if what Luo Gongzi said is true, this dart must be hiding a big conspiracy, and the head of the dart should think twice!"
"Why are you thinking twice?" a young man said hurriedly, "Let's open the box and take a look, won't the truth be revealed?"
"Nonsense! When the box is opened, the seal will be broken, how can we fight with others?" said another black-clothed dart master in his forties.
"This trip is worth 100,000 taels, it is related to the life of our Weiyuan Dart Bureau and the big guys, if you don't find out, I'm afraid that no one will want to sleep well tonight!" said the middle-aged dart master.
In the midst of everyone's arguments, Xiong Weiyuan patted his knees and ordered: "Don't say anything, go, just find a carriage and carry the lowest box over!"
It didn't take long for the two executioners to carry a wooden box to the campfire, about four feet square, tightly sealed, with two yellow paper seals with the dates of the year on them.
"Ying'er, your hands are the most skillful, you come to open the box. Xiong Weiyuan was rough and fine, and explained carefully, "Try not to break the seal too much, if they find it when handing over darts in the future, let's say that the seal is broken by bumps on the road, maybe you can also get through the tricks." β
No one spoke, except for Tan Yang, everyone held their breath, stared at Xiong Ying'er's careful every move without blinking, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense.
After all, Xiong Ying'er has practiced martial arts, and her hands are stronger than ordinary girls, although she is also nervous, she is very steady.
With a squeak, the lid of the box was opened, and the layer of yellow satin covering the top was also lifted by Xiong Ying'er, and at a glance, everyone, including Xiong Weiyuan, was dumbfounded......
"Firewood!
"Am I right? What's going on?"
"Quick, look through it, maybe there's something else hidden under the firewood?"
......
Before Xiong Weiyuan could give an order, a few quick dart masters and executioners moved their hands and took out all the firewood in the box, and the black-clothed dart master in his forties even carefully inspected the box.
Nothing but firewood or firewood!
For a while, except for Tan Yang, everyone was stunned......
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After a while, everyone came back to their senses, and they all couldn't help but cast their eyes on Tan Yang one after another, as if they pinned their hopes for uncovering the mystery on the fifteen-year-old boy in front of them.
Tan Yang smiled helplessly: "Please, everyone, don't look at it like this, okay? I only know that there is firewood in the box, but I don't know anything else!"
"Brother Luo, Ying'er doesn't know how you learned the secret in the box, and she doesn't want to ask. Xiong Ying'er said softly, "But through the conversations I have had these days, I know that Brother Luo has extraordinary knowledge, so you can help my father analyze what is going on, even if Ying'er begs you, okay?"
Xiong Weiyuan smiled bitterly: "Since the establishment of Weiyuan Dart Bureau, this is the first time I have received this kind of strange dart, I really can't guess what's wrong with it, and I asked Brother Luo for guidance." β
"Don't dare, don't dare. Tan Yang hurriedly said, "But as the saying goes, the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear, so I'll say some of my own thoughts, right or wrong, for your reference! First of all, since the owner of the goods sealed and handed over to you, is it possible that these boxes have been tampered with?"
"No way, this shipment has never left our noses. β
"Okay! This shows that the problem must be with the owner of the goods!" Tan Yang said affirmatively, "In fact, many things seem to be foggy, but as long as you can grasp a few key points and bring them out, the truth of the matter will naturally come out." Now the first point of the matter, we have brought it out, and the following is the second point, the motivation of the owner to do this......"
Xiong Ying'er stared blankly at Tan Yang, who was talking, her eyes were already full of stars, and the others in the dart game were also listening intently, for fear of missing a word, everyone couldn't help but secretly admire in their hearts, although this Luo Gongzi was only fifteen years old, but his words and demeanor were really like those think tanks and military advisors in the mouth of Mr. Storyteller.
"The motive of the owner of the goods to do this is nothing more than three possibilities, one is to play a prank, the second is to help you, and the third is to harm you. Tan Yang said while thinking, "First of all, let's analyze the first possibility, if it is a prank, it is unlikely that the owner of the goods will be able to insure the price of 100,000 taels, and it will be sent to Jinghai City, which is thousands of miles away, so this possibility is very small, and it can basically be ruled out." β
Xiong Weiyuan and everyone nodded frequently in agreement, if someone really played such a prank, then what he had in his head was not water, but urine.
"The second possibility is that the owner of the goods wants to help you, the owner may be your closest friend or has received your great favor, it is not suitable to send money directly to the door or afraid of rejection, so I thought of such a way to send money in disguise, Mr. Xiong thought about it carefully, can there be similar people?"
Xiong Weiyuan shook his head without thinking about it, and said with a wry smile: "It's impossible, if Old Xiong really knows such a nobleman, does he still need to open this little dart game of licking blood with a knife?"
"Then there is only a third possibility left, this owner is trying to harm you. Tan Yang sighed and said quietly.
Xiong Ying'er only felt chills all over her body, and a layer of goosebumps suddenly appeared on Zhou's body, Xiong Weiyuan and the others also gasped, and everyone seemed to smell a hint of danger that was coming.
The motivation for coming up with this method to harm others can be divided into two possibilities. Tan Yang continued, "The first possibility is that the other party has a deep hatred with you......
Speaking of this, Tan Yang suddenly stretched out his right index finger, put it on his mouth, motioned for everyone to silence, and whispered as low as possible: "Shh...... Someone!"
The night was thick, the bonfire was shaking, Xiong Ying'er was so frightened that she almost screamed, and quickly stretched out her hand to cover her mouth......
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