On the fourteenth day of the seventh month in the eleventh year of Zhengyang, Haishi was right.
Outside the small courtyard upon entering, there was a watchman beating the gong to tell the time, and the sound of the watchman slowly faded away.
Liu Xin opened the windows and doors of the room, letting the cool wind from outside slowly blow in, blowing away the stuffy air in the room.
The moon is particularly round tonight, with few stars. The moonlight sheds clear and bright moonlight. A few wisps of floating clouds in the distant sky are blown away and decomposed by the wind like bubbles, finally making the sky clean and clear.
The breeze blew through the broken hair around Gui Wanqiu's ears, lifting the ends of her hair. The coolness gradually calmed the heat in her heart, her breathing became smoother, and her thoughts became clearer.
"Mrs. Gui, your brother is dead, and his death was mysterious!" Liu Xin returned to the table and sat down, picked up the teapot and poured a cup of slightly cold tea.
"The tea is cold. A case happened in the Royal Horse Prison. Your brother's death is not completely meaningless. Some people may blame this case on your dead brother. After all, he has no power to refute!" Liu Xin said while drinking.
He actually didn't think Gui Wanqiu was related to the Royal Horse Prison case. The case of the Royal Horse Prison has been revealed, and the two major intelligence systems in the imperial capital, Dongchang and Jinyiwei, are jointly investigating. At this juncture, everyone related to the case will be cautious.
Gui Wanqiu had just teamed up with a gangster to kill another gangster today. If it was related to the case, she would definitely not be so bold.
Liu Xin did not think that Gui Wanqiu could have such scheming intentions. More importantly, Gui Qinchen was killed outside the imperial city today. And with Gui Wanqiu's ability, if she knew that Gui Qinchen would escape from the imperial city today, with her help, Gui Qinchen might be able to escape pursuit and assassination and hide.
Liu Xin added two handfuls of firewood to Gui Wanqiu's heart, lit the fire, and then drank tea silently.
Time passed bit by bit, and Gui Wanqiu's face was full of struggle. At a certain moment, a look of relief appeared on her face. She slowly relaxed her body and spoke slowly, her voice was full of hoarseness:
"You said you are Jin Yiwei? Is Liu Xin your real name?"
Liu Xin was overjoyed, knowing that he had opened up the opponent's defenses. Liu Xin nodded, his face still calm and calm: "Be sincere, Liu Xin is my real name. I might as well tell you, I am from the Hundred Household Office of Wenxuanfang in Inner East City, and the Inner East City Thousand Household Office has received the emperor's order to investigate this case."
Gui Wanqiu frowned slightly: "You are only from a hundred households."
Liu Xinfeng's Qingyun expression froze. What do you mean, looking down on Baihu?
After calming down, Liu Xin said with a smile: "Although we are from 100 households, I am actually cooperating with Dongchang Qianhuhara Dongxiang. Ahem, no matter where, there are struggles, you should understand!"
Liu Xin pulled out Yuan Dongxiang's tiger skin and forcibly saluted him, but Gui Wanqiu didn't notice. Instead, the latter showed a look of surprise.
Sure enough, hundreds of households are nothing. When they heard that there were a thousand households, people's expressions changed. Liu Xin secretly cursed.
After Gui Wanqiu made a decision in her heart, she simply started telling the story from more than ten years ago. Liu Xin listened carefully. This story lasted for an hour, and the time came to midnight.
From Gui Wanqiu's narration, Liu Xin heard the story of a poor man.
Although the Yuma Sect is not famous, it is quite famous in Hanzhong, because there is a military horse farm in Hanzhong, and one-third of the military horses of Zhengyang Kingdom were bred there.
Before Emperor Wu's city unified the world, the Imperial Horse Sect and the Hanzhong Army Racecourse had a cooperative relationship. But after Emperor Wu unified the Jianghu and unified the world, he set his sights on Yuma Sect. The whole sect of the Royal Horse Sect was moved into the military horse farm, and Gui Qinchen and other eight people were brought to the imperial capital as the most outstanding horse masters.
Originally they thought it was just the dissolution of the sect, but what they didn't expect was that when they entered the imperial capital, they didn't know who was slandering them. On the grounds of confidentiality, all eight people were cleansed and imprisoned in the imperial city.
Gui Wanqiu said that that day, a group of women and children thought that the eight people were going to the palace to meet the saint. As a result, no one came back after waiting for several days. Finally, they received an oral order saying that the eight people were recruited to work in the imperial city. Salaries are paid monthly.
But almost all the women fell into a sad mood when they heard the news. Some even thought that the eight people were dead. Only Gui Wanqiu remained calm and heard the most crucial sentence: salary.
When Liu Xin heard this, he couldn't help but think to himself that Gui Wanqiu should have been married to Fan An at that time, but she seemed to not care about her husband, and instead cared more about her salary.
In Gui Wanqiu's narration, this paragraph was directly skipped, and it was difficult for Liu Xin to ask further questions.
Regarding those salaries, Gui Wanqiu's explanation was that she initially used the salary money to pay for the guards in the imperial city, the eunuchs who came out to purchase, etc., hoping to find out the news about her brother. (Note that here, Gui Wanqiu did not mention that she had a husband.)
She didn't know whether it was because the guards and eunuchs in the imperial city were strict, or because her brother and others were already dead, but she didn't get any information for two years.
Later, she found out from some sources that the underworld forces in the imperial capital were very powerful, so she used the rest of her salary to join the underworld, established Shuntian Gambling House, and found a backer. It was not until the past two years that she got in touch with Gui Qinchen in the imperial city through the underworld.
Although Gui Wanqiu felt resentful after knowing that Gui Qinchen and others had been purified, they were still alive after all.
Just because of the difficulty of contact, the contact between them is infrequent.
"As long as I know they are still alive, I will feel relieved!" Gui Wanqiu finished quietly.
When Gui Wanqiu stopped narrating, Liu Xin's eyebrows slowly fell, and he looked at Gui Wanqiu with a half-smile and said, "Why don't you mention your husband, Fan An, in your narration?"
Gui Wanqiu's face was completely calm. Liu Xin guessed that she had already guessed that Jin Yiwei might have found out her details, but she still chose to hide it. It wasn't until Liu Xin exposed it that she spoke: "Fan An... was a mistake. My father is the elder of the sect, and he is the son of the sect master. We were engaged when we were young, and we were engaged when I was twelve years old. Married him. But I didn’t like him. With my brother protecting me, he couldn’t pester me. It wasn’t until they entered the imperial city that I breathed a sigh of relief.”
Liu Xin recognized Gui Wanqiu's answer, but he would not let this topic go easily, and asked closely: "So you followed Shao Shiwang?"
There was a slight hesitation on Gui Wanqiu's face but she was not surprised. She said: "In the underworld of the imperial capital, you cannot survive without a backer. There is no saying that I am with him or not, I am just a tool of his. .”
Liu Xin found no sign of forgery in Gui Wanqiu's expression. At this time, he couldn't help but have doubts. He actually had an idea to consider Gui Wanqiu and Shao Shiwang as the real culprits. But now it doesn't seem like it.
Because Gui Wanqiu acted too calmly. Indeed, in this era, if women want to survive and develop, it seems that they can only rely on one way.
And if Gui Wanqiu and Shao Shiwang are the real murderers, then one thing is very strange, and that is Gui Qinchen's death. The relationship between Gui Wanqiu and Shao Shiwang is not secret. A little investigation can reveal it. Even in the underworld, many people know that behind Gui Wanqiu is Shao Shiwang, a Qianhu of the Jinyi Guards. Although the relationship between Gui Qinchen and Gui Wanqiu is also secretive, it is not a clue that cannot be found. It seems a bit stupid for three people with such close connections to take on such a case.
Liu Xin pondered for a moment, sorted out his thoughts and said, "If you haven't omitted or concealed any information, there seems to be no possibility of you becoming the target of assassination. Is the letterhead between you and your brother still there?"
Gui Wanqiu nodded: "Although it is a serious crime to send private messages to my brother and the others, my brother and the others have been in the imperial city for more than ten years, and the eunuchs guarding them have long turned a blind eye. And I have Shao Shiwang With this supporter, it’s not difficult to leave some letters.”
"Then I need you to hand over all the letters to me. Go find them now!" Liu Xin stood up and suddenly thought, if the enemy also thought of destroying these letters while silencing them, Gui Wanqiu was attacked It's been several hours now, and it's hard to say whether the letter is still there or not!
Gui Wanqiu was not in a hurry, she said: "It should be fine, but it's not convenient for me to get it now. Because those letters are hidden in Shao Shiwang and I's other courtyard, and there are guards from the Earl's Mansion guarding them!"
Liu Xin suddenly realized that he had forgotten that Shao Shiwang had a title, and with a title he could have a private army. The enemy will not go to Shao Shiwang's territory blatantly, as that will make things worse. On the contrary, killing Gui Wanqiu was an economical choice. Once Gui Wanqiu died, Shao Shiwang would never continue to treasure the other party's things. After all, in Shao Shiwang's eyes, Gui Wanqiu was just a tool.
"Mrs. Gui, I will go with you to get the letterhead tomorrow morning," Liu Xin said.
Gui Wanqiu looked at the sky outside and listened to the sound of the gong when the watchman sounded the clock. She hesitated: "I have something to do now and I may have to leave."
Liu Xin looked at the other party doubtfully.
Gui Wanqiu looked troubled, hesitated for a moment, and then gritted her teeth and said: "I contacted people from the Dog Slaughter Sect to help me investigate the clues of my killer. Now I may have to entrust one more thing."
Liu Xin frowned. He had heard of the name of the Dog Slaughter Sect. It is a force that has emerged in the world in recent years. It belongs to the Demonic Way. It is known as the number one killer sect in the world today. The most famous one in the sect is the Zodiac Killer. Every one of them is a killer sect. They are all notorious executioners.
Considering Gui Wanqiu's underworld status, it was common sense that the other party would use the Dog Slaughter Sect.
Liu Xin thought for a while and decided to follow Gui Wanqiu.
"I'll just act as your bodyguard. Firstly, to protect your safety. Secondly, I also want to meet the famous Dog Slaughter Sect."
Gui Wanqiu looked troubled, but soon, her true character as a gangster made her make a decision.
At midnight, on the road under curfew, Gui Wanqiu and Liu Xinyi walked quickly to Shuntian Gambling House one after another.
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There is a curfew in the imperial capital. Whether you are a brothel or a gambling house, you are not allowed to open the door after the curfew. Even if you open the door, there will be no customers.
Brothels are closed after the curfew because customers can stay overnight, but behind closed doors, everyone can have as much fun as they want. And the guests in the gambling house will lose so much that they will lose their underwear at any time, so naturally it is impossible to keep them all night, so the gambling house will close down at that time.
Gui Wanqiu and Liu Xin walked on the deserted streets after the curfew. They walked in a hurry but did not deliberately hide their whereabouts. In the outer city, there are some special people who can still walk on the roads even after the curfew. Gui Wanqiu is one of these special people.
Liu Xin saw someone sticking his head out on a roof in the distance. When he saw the special lantern belonging to Gui Wanqiu in Liu Xin's hand, he silently retracted his head.
These people lurking in various high places in the dark night are also Jin Yiwei. Liu Xin learned from Senior Brother Cheng that these people are also Jin Yiwei, but they are directly under the command of Jin Yiwei. They are also the means by which Jin Yiwei controls the entire imperial capital at night.
The house Liu Xin rented was on the south side of Chongbeifang, not far from Chongnanfang, but it still took the two of them half an hour to get there. In this half hour, Liu Xin could feel that wherever Gui Wanqiu passed, there were many secret whistles looking at them and staying for a long time. These secret whistles must be the secret agents of Jin Yiwei, and they are also the people who protect Gui Wanqiu.
Although Gui Wanqiu was also from the Jianghu sect, her own cultivation level should not be high, but she still dared to go to the meeting alone, presumably because of these credentials.
Outside the gates of Chongbeifang and Chongnanfang, a carriage was waiting quietly inside the gate. Gui Wanqiu got on the carriage first, followed by Liu Xin. The groom is a middle-aged man with thick joints in his hands and restrained energy. He is a good hand.
Liu Xin followed Gui Wanqiu into the carriage. The coachman was slightly startled, but then Gui Wanqiu's soft instructions came. He hesitated and slowly retracted his eyes. He flicked the reins in his hand, and the carriage started to move slowly. .
Gui Wanqiu and Liu Xin were in the carriage, and neither of them said a word. Liu Xin simply closed his eyes and rested his mind. Next, he was going to meet people from the famous killer organization of the devil, so he had to recharge his batteries.
Gui Wanqiu's expression kept changing, her fists subconsciously clenched and then relaxed, and so on.
About half an hour later, the carriage slowly stopped. Liu Xin opened his eyes. Gui Wanqiu had already stood up and leaned down to get out of the carriage.
"You go back first, I will stay in the gambling house tonight." Gui Wanqiu ordered, and the coachman nodded silently. After Liu Xin also got off the car, he flicked the reins and the carriage quietly left.
Following Gui Wanqiu into Shuntian Gambling House, she reached a small building in the deepest part. Gui Wanqiu opened the door and there was a staircase inside. She followed the steps up until she reached the highest point of the building, a room on the fourth floor. On the terrace.
Liu Xin followed closely, feeling slightly confused. They walked in no hurry and spent a full hour. Gui Wanqiu only said that she would meet the killer of the Dog Slaughter Sect tonight, but did not agree on a specific time.
As if she had guessed Liu Xin's doubts, Gui Wanqiu walked to the edge of the terrace, feeling the cool night wind blowing on her cheeks, and whispered:
"The Dog Slaughter Sect has always been mysterious. I have also heard that as long as a commission is issued, they will appear within the agreed time. And this time can be a broad period of time, or it can be a precise hour, but no matter what it is, The killers of the Dog Slaughter Sect will show up on time."
Just as Liu Xin was about to respond, a woman's delicate laughter suddenly came from behind him. Liu Xin's body was shaken and he suddenly turned around.
This fourth-floor terrace is ventilated from all sides and is quite far away from other high-rise buildings. There is only one staircase leading up from the third floor. But the female killer of the Dog Slaughter Sect could not escape Liu Xin's eyes and ears, whether she came up from the stairs or crossed from other places with her body skills.
But when this person appeared, there was no expectation.
Gui Wanqiu was obviously shocked, and she subconsciously took two steps back.
Liu Xin concentrated, and ten steps away in front of him was a tall woman nearly six feet tall. She had a slender figure and wore a mask that covered her entire face. On the mask was a cloud palace fairy rabbit. The woman was wearing a tight-fitting garment with no sleeves, and her bare arms were tattooed with patterns of snake scales and lotus flowers.
Tattoos on both arms, snake scales and lotus flowers! Rabbit is one of the twelve zodiac killers of the Dog Butcher Sect!
The information from the Holy Sect contains basic information about nine of the twelve zodiac killers of the Dog Slaughter Sect. The three currently unknown are codenamed Rat, Rooster, and Dog. The Rabbit is the only female among the zodiac killers. The intelligence mentioned that the Rabbit's weapons are two long swords, but now the Rabbit does not hold a knife in his hand, but comes with his bare hands.
"Hehehe~ Shopkeeper Gui, please introduce yourself. I am Rabbit. You can just call me Rabbit, or you can call me sister! Hehehe~" Rabbit stood there, twisting her body, but did not move forward. Her voice is the same soft and charming type as Gui Wanqiu's. Liu Xin could feel that the eyes behind the mask stayed on him most of the time.
The Twelve Zodiac Killers are all at the Dacheng Realm and can be said to be an extremely terrifying killer organization. But because they have clearly marked the price and will only take action after accepting the entrustment, the harm to Jianghu is actually not great.
Liu Xin was secretly vigilant. The Zodiac Killer had been famous for several years. Although the Rabbit was not the most powerful among the nine known people, the Dacheng Realm killers were still worthy of vigilance, especially the latter's silent appearance. The hair on Xin's back stood up.
Rabbit's body skills must be top notch!
Gui Wanqiu's face trembled slightly. Although she has a beautiful appearance and looks like a young woman in her early twenties, in fact, she is over thirty-five years old, while Tu's body and voice are very young. Tu's age There is a high probability that it will not be greater than her, but the latter asked her to call her sister.
Ignoring the question of title, Gui Wanqiu directly expressed her request. This strong business woman acted vigorously and resolutely.
Tu didn't care that Gui Wanqiu ignored his teasing. Instead, he listened carefully and nodded, repeating in a soft and charming voice: "So, sister, your appeal is very simple. Just find the person who killed you. It doesn't matter." We need to take action.”
Gui Wanqiu nodded: "Yes, I will avenge my revenge with my own hands."
Tu Hehe smiled sweetly: "But from your description, it seems that you don't have the ability to take revenge with your own hands. You don't have many chips to find someone, only one thousand taels. You don't have many words to kill. You only need this number for one person, so why not You think about it carefully."
Rabbit raised his palm, spread his fingers and shook it, and then said: "Because I heard that the client is you, my sister, I came here in person, otherwise it would have been an intermediary. Sister, you see, I came in person, For the sake of my sincerity, sister, please think about it again!"
Liu Xin: "..."
It was his first time to meet a killer. It was also his first time for a killer to bargain and brag about himself. This feeling made Liu Xinjue feel a little strange, but it didn't feel like a scene where someone hired someone to kill someone.
Gui Wanqiu stared at Tu's raised hand for a moment, still shaking her head: "As long as you find the person, I will avenge myself!"
Rabbit seemed to feel a little pity, and his voice was a little low: "Really, I heard that you are the owner of a gambling house, why don't you kill someone."
Liu Xin raised his eyebrows and had an immature idea in his heart. He said quietly: "I have a commission here. I wonder if you can take it?"
Tu quickly turned to look at Liu Xin, with excitement in his voice: "Hey, little brother, do you have a killing job? I'll take it! I'll take it! Five thousand taels for one person, and I'll give you a 20% discount for two. 30% off!”
This young lady doesn’t seem to be doing very well, why is she so positive?
Liu Xin pondered for a moment and said: "Don't you need to evaluate the target I want to kill first? The price is five thousand?"
Rabbit nodded: "It's a fixed price here, but it's hard to say where others are. You have to seize this opportunity! There won't be this store after passing this village!"
Liu Xin nodded silently, and then said a name: "Liu Licheng!"
Gui Wanqiu suddenly looked over in surprise when she heard the name, while Tu hesitated for a moment, seeming to be thinking about who the name was. When she figured it out, two cold lights shot out from behind the mask and looked at Liu Xin. : "Are you kidding me? Liu Licheng, if I remember correctly, must be the Jin Yiwei Qianhu of Inner East City! How can I kill such a person!"
Liu Xin spread his hands and said helplessly: "Then you just can't help it. I thought you could!"
Rabbit suddenly became silent, and after a long time he said quietly: "Of course there is nothing we can do, but we have to pay more!"
Liu Xin's heart moved slightly. The Dog Slaughterer Sect was really brave. They dared to kill thousands of members of the Jin Yiwei.
"But you clearly said it was a fixed price!"
Rabbit waved his hand and said: "Everyone in the imperial court will increase their prices. This is the rule on the road!"
Liu Xin frowned, but saw Gui Wanqiu giving him a look. It seemed that there was indeed such a rule. He thought for a while and said, "Just add more money. Then I won't kill him. It's too expensive."
Rabbit said anxiously: "Alas, why didn't you ask how much it would cost? Maybe it won't be much!"
Liu Xin sighed: "I can't even afford five thousand taels!"
rabbit:"..."
"You're kidding me!" Rabbit said angrily.
Liu Xin shook his head and said solemnly: "No, I didn't! I do want to kill Liu Licheng, but I really have no money. I just asked about the market. When I save enough money, I will treat you !”
Tu looked at Liu Xin and asked after a long silence: "When will you save enough money?"
Liu Xin counted Jinyiwei's salary on his fingers and said, "A month's salary is about twenty taels, and a year is..."
"Asshole!" Tujiao yelled: "You are just kidding me!"
Liu Xin waved his hand, he just asked casually out of curiosity, but the Killer Rabbit turned out to be serious.
Just before the rabbit became really angry, Gui Wanqiu interrupted at the right time: "I seem to remember someone I want to kill!"
When Rabbit heard this, he immediately let Liu Xin go, looked at Gui Wanqiu and asked anxiously: "You say it, you say it!"
Gui Wanqiu tugged the broken hair on her temples and said, "Let's put this commission for later. Let's complete the commission to find someone first."
Rabbit's voice was obviously a little deeper: "Okay, that's the case. I have accepted your request. The Dog Slaughterer Sect has taken over this task, but according to the rules, if you are looking for a job, you must pay a 50% deposit first!"
Gui Wanqiu nodded and took out a stack of banknotes from her waist, each one with a denomination of one hundred taels.
Tu Xing hurriedly came to Gui Wanqiu. Don't ask how Liu Xin knew about it. No matter who it was, Tu Xing could see her emotions from Tu Xing's jumping steps.
Rabbit took the banknote, looked at the light of the lantern, and nodded: "Okay, it's verified and it's correct. Thank you boss! If nothing happens, I'll leave first!"
Gui Wanqiu nodded, and Tu turned around to leave, but suddenly stopped, turned around, looked at Liu Xin and said, "Your salary is too low, you can't afford mine!"
After saying that, she came to the edge of the terrace, stepped on the railing beside the terrace, strode forward, and fell vertically, without using any movement skills, just jumping off the building like that.
Liu Xin stepped forward quickly, stuck his head out and looked downstairs. The figure of the rabbit had disappeared.
This movement is terrifying!
