Zheng Quchi didn't need to deliberately send someone to investigate. She already knew from Qiu who the biggest suspect of the "carpenter" who cooperated with the road bandits was.
Later, she called Lan Yue, who was in charge of "investigation".
Lan Yue was the only woman among the four, but she didn't recognize her at first.
Because Lan Yue has dwarfism and is only four feet tall as an adult (about 120c), and they are tightly wrapped in black team uniforms, she thought the other person was a child of nine or ten years old when they first met.
But then I thought about it, this was impossible. How could Brother Wei send a child to protect her?
So she remained calm and looked at his face carefully for a moment. Lan Yue seemed to have long been used to others' probing her. She said directly: "Madam, Lan Yue is a dwarf. She is now twenty-two."
Her voice is as childish as a child's, but her tone is calm and calm. This conflicting sense of contradiction immediately distinguishes her from ordinary childish children.
After Zheng Quchi heard this, he understood immediately.
She raised a smile and said briskly: "The name Lan Yue is quite nice. Who gave it to you?"
"My subordinates took it themselves."
Lan Yue saw that Madam's expression was normal. She didn't ask what a dwarf was, but instead praised her name. Her subconsciously tense and irritable back relaxed slightly.
"What does it mean?"
Lan Yue did not expect that Madam would continue to ask. She paused for two seconds and then slowly said: "There are twelve or thirteen full moons every year, and Blue Moon is the name of the full moon that cannot correspond to the season, that is, twelve The extra full moon in addition to the full moon."
And she is the extra "full moon".
This sensitive and melancholy EO emotion is not something that a grown-up man would have, and the name Lan Yue is more or less feminine in tone...
Zheng Quchi looked at Lan Yue's resolute national face. She had a bun on her head, her hands were wide, and her back was broad. Although she was short, she had a majestic aura around her. She said sincerely: "Okay... "
Hearing this, Lan Yue raised her head in bewilderment with a dazed expression, while the other three people couldn't figure out what the lady's "ok" meant.
"……rare."
Lan Yue thought about this word and repeated: "So... rare?"
What is so rare, a dwarf like her, or Blue Moon?
Zheng Quchi followed her slightly dodgy eyes, and she said: "I have never heard of what you said, but who has seen the blue moon? Anyway, I haven't seen it. If I have, it must be one "A rare thing", so in my opinion, Blue Moon originally meant something that was impossible to happen but miraculously happened..."
Speaking of this, she deliberately slowed down, as if waiting for Lan Yue's reaction. Sure enough, Lan Yue was attracted by Zheng Quchi's words and ran straight into the bright golden water where she had been waiting. Zheng Qu Chi then continued with a smile: "It's like you are standing in front of me now."
Lan Yue was stunned and silent for a long time.
Madam, does she think it is a miracle to be able to see her?
Because she is rare... She unconsciously asked what was in her heart: "Madam, don't you think I am an ugly and weird person?"
"I don't think so." Zheng Quchi objected.
She was afraid that Lan Yue wouldn't believe it, so she added: "You're not ugly. Your ears, nose, mouth, tongue, and eyes are all in the right place. What's so ugly about you? You're not weird either, aren't you just a little shorter? You don't have any arms or legs, so why are you weird? ?Lanyue, you are different from others, but no one has to be like others. You have survived until now by relying on your tenacity and hard work. You have never given up on yourself. You have also become an amazing general. This It’s a rare, rare miracle.”.net
Zheng Quchi's original intention was to build a good relationship with her guardian, which was a common phrase used in adult social interactions, but as she spoke, she became serious and spoke her true feelings.
But she didn't expect that the ancients were stingy about expressing their feelings to the outside world, and they were not good at hearing such straightforward praise and warm words.
Her sincere words would make her flirt with the scumbag Neptune
It’s like a newbie in love. People who have returned half their lives and are still in a state of unsatisfied mood will be hit directly in the heart.
"Madam, I'm so impressed." Lan Yue's face turned red quietly, and she suddenly felt at a loss.
She was not as good-looking as Madam said at all. Although she did have complete facial features and limbs, and there was no defect anywhere on her body, but... But, she knew that she still didn't look good.
The other three people saw that Lan Yue was shy at this moment, and their expressions were hard to describe.
Lan Yue was rarely praised by others. No, no one praised her at all.
They all regarded her as a brother, a colleague, and a man. Usually they would only praise her for her ability to do things, but now they saw her blushing and being shy after just a few words from the madam. They just wanted to say: ——Lanyue, please wake up. They have already heard similar remarks!
In addition to Lan Yue who is responsible for "investigation", the remaining ones are Wu Liang for "assassination", air officer for "interrogation", and Sixi for "aftermath". They have long known that Madam looks honest, but is very good at rhetoric. Often just a few words can make people confused.
But she was so sincere that no one could find a trace of deception.
There's no acting skills, it's all emotion.
In this regard, they were giddy with joy while trying hard to maintain their cold expressions that were about to collapse.
Zheng Quchi felt that his relationship with his subordinates had become stronger, so he didn't have any more troubles.
She asked Lan Yue, who was in charge of "reconnaissance", to find some people to go to various shops to look for anyone suspicious.
But the term "suspicious person" is too broad, and Lan Yue needs more specific clues.
So Zheng Quchi added another sentence - a foreigner with a knife, strong martial arts, very concerned about the carpenter's craftsmanship, almost obsessed with it.
Lan Yue's work efficiency has always been astonishing. She found the person described by her wife on the same day without having to wait the next day, and also tracked his temporary whereabouts.
It was getting late at this time, and Zheng Quchi planned to go and meet Gan Xin, the crazy swordsman of the Mo family, in person tomorrow.
Is the purpose of his coming here for Qiu or her, or for the secrets of their Zheng family?
In addition, she also wanted to know why he was mixed up with road bandits, no, the former queen's guards with swords. How did these two groups of people hook up and become women?
Hearing that the madam was going to find the mad swordsman Gan Xin, Lan Yue was the first to object. She told Zheng Quchi: "Madam, this person... the four of us may not be able to handle him."
Zheng Quchi was surprised: "...Is he so powerful?"
Lan Yue nodded and said solemnly: "Yes, his martial arts skills are unfathomable. Perhaps only a master like the general can deal with him."
The general must be Yu Wensheng. If the other party can come in and out surrounded by hundreds of thousands of people like him, then if she goes to see him to provoke him, wouldn't it be like a dumpling beating a dog?
Zheng Quchi imagined the possible scenarios, and finally decided to think about it again.
But it’s not enough to stand still.
She stepped back and forth in the main army's tent, trying to stimulate her brain power in this way, and she could suddenly come up with a great plan.
From left to right, from right to left, then from left to right, from right to left... It didn't work anymore, her mind was almost spinning, so she had better sit down and think about it slowly.
"Since we can't capture him by force, we can only outwit him." She held her chin.
Si Xi, who was dealing with the aftermath, had always been a meticulous person. He immediately caught the subtle changes in Madam's tone. He asked, "Does Madam have a plan?"
She straightened up and asked them solemnly: "Let me ask you a question first. If he wants to kill me, and the four of you can't defeat him together, then if we don't fight him, we can always escape by running away."
This matter cannot be directly sent out to encircle and suppress the army, because people are experts, and when they hear unusual noises, they may slip away like loaches from their hands. Furthermore, instead of fighting head-on, they will definitely suffer heavy casualties on their side. It's better to play "Smartly Capture Oboi".
The "assassination" Wu Liang was among the four
The one with the highest martial arts skills replied affirmatively: "Yes."
When the time comes, even if it costs his life, he will cover their departure.
Zheng Quchi, who was sure that there was still a way out in case of failure, discussed with them: "Okay, I'll make a plan to lure him into the trap."
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Dangdangdang——
The clear and ringing sound of metal hitting immediately attracted the attention of many pedestrians. They saw an open space in the south corner of the market, surrounded by passers-by, and the noise was endless.
People's habitual thinking is that there must be something bustling in a crowded place. People's habitual behavior is that no matter how busy they are, they still have to take time to take a look at the excitement.
Don't blame them, blame this damn curiosity.
Later, pedestrians who wanted to join in the fun couldn't squeeze through, so they had to be blocked outside and stood on tiptoe to look inside.
"What's going on?"
"I don't want to see it. Why are you squeezing? Please open up!"
"I heard that there seems to be a particularly powerful craftsman here. She has a book of woodwares in her hand, with all kinds of things drawn in it. She can make whatever you want, and she can also customize it."
"What is customization?"
"I didn't know it at first, but later I heard her say that no matter what you are missing in your house, she can help you make it exactly the same as you want it to look like or with any pattern."
"So good? Are you just bragging? I still believe in the master carpenters in the county. People outside don't know if they can do it."
"Do you think everyone else is stupid? Look at the crowd of people crowded here, and you will know that she must have some skills. I saw many carpenters in front of me who went to challenge her, and in the end they all ran away in despair. This attracted So many people came to see it.”
People in Fu County communicated with strong local accents. Gan Xin could only understand roughly, but when he heard the key word "customized", he became interested immediately and did not go to the next carpenter to force others to show it. The craft was taught to him.
"Get out of the way!"
Gan Xin had a rough voice, and his roar was like a tiger roaring in the forest. Coupled with his powerful body, he successfully squeezed into the "finals" with a round of his arms.
When others saw his fierce appearance and a knife hanging from his waist, they knew that this man was not easy to mess with. Although he looked angry and unhappy, he only dared to curse in his heart and did not dare to accuse him face to face.
After squeezing a gap in the crowd, Gan Xin strode to the stall, then pulled out a three-foot-long knife and stabbed it into the stone on the sign. With another shock, the four sides of the hard stone were shattered and splashed. Passers-by screamed and backed away in panic.
"Go away, please!"
He was like a robber. His domineering tiger eyes glanced around first. After seeing that no one dared to compete with him, he saw a small stall under a parasol in front of him.
There are many carvings on the stall, including tigers, leopards, snakes, tripods, pen holders, tea sets, Buddha statues... as well as various woven objects, baskets, dustpans, grasshoppers...
Among them is a particularly exquisite model ornament - it is a model of a house. When a large house is suddenly reduced to dozens or hundreds of times in size, it suddenly has a unique and novel feeling, especially it It is so real and concrete, even every tile and brick on it has three-dimensional details.
Most of these things are very common and not rare. What is rare is probably due to this person's excellent craftsmanship.
At least Gan Xin has seen so many craftsmen, but none of them can be as comprehensive as she is. Even the most ordinary things on her stall can be made into a sophisticated and elegant feeling that can be sent to the palace.
He couldn't help but be fascinated. Others would salivate when they saw a beauty or delicious food, but he, a tall man, actually looked salivating when he saw a pile of wooden works.
This is the mad sword Gan Xin.
Brutal, single-minded, bad-tempered, impatient... Also, he has an almost crazy obsession with handicrafts.
As a little girl selling wood, Zheng Quchi sat at the stall and looked at Gan Xin without averting his eyes. After that, he had a preliminary impression of this person in his heart.
painting.
She was not deterred by his previous violent and vicious behavior, but showed a professional smile, stepped forward and asked: "This guest, what do you need?"
Gan Xin looked down at Zheng Quchi from a high position.
Then he was slightly stunned.
A little girl?
A little girl who's not even shoulder-high?
She has a round and rosy face, a bright and cute smile, and her eyes are like a river filled with bright stars in the dark night, clear and bright.
No...she's smiling?
Isn't she afraid of him?
This was the first time that Gan Xin saw a little girl who was not afraid of him. She was still such a weak little girl.
"These things...did you make them?" he asked gruffly.
"Yes, it's me." She nodded.
Gan Xin didn't believe it: "Then what do you know?"
So Zheng Quchi ran back to the stall, took out something, and ran back again.
She took out the specially customized "menu", which was a picture book, and she spread it out for him to choose.
"I can make all of the above. If you don't like the above, I can also customize it according to what you want."
Gan Xin put the sword back into his waist and took the book over doubtfully. As soon as he turned the page, his eyes widened.
He didn't believe in evil and opened several more pages.
Every object painted above is so real and three-dimensional that he can clearly understand its complete picture without her detailed introduction and explanation. This is the charm of hand-painted line drawings.
His eyes were shining as he flipped through the pages eagerly, but before he finished flipping through, he suddenly stopped in the middle.
"Can you do this?" Gan Xin asked her, pointing to one of the drawings.
