Qu Mansion, in the back hall garden.
Naqu Changqing was lying lazily on the rocking chair, enjoying the afterglow and sipping tea carefully.
"Sir! It's not good...!"
The master hurriedly ran over and leaned against Qu Changqing's ear. He didn't know what he said. After hearing this, Qu Changqing's face became very ugly and he slammed the coffee table in his hand. He fell to the ground and cursed: "Trash! You are all a bunch of fucking trash! Things are screwed up! How will this end for this county!"
At this time, he felt that something was missing in his hands. Looking at the debris in front of him, he realized that he had just smashed the treasure pot that he had cherished for many years in a rage. He stood up, knelt down, carefully picked up the fragments, and said with a pity expression: "It's a pity that this fine pot was broken into this state by this county."
"Now if we offend him, we will all die!" Qu Changqing looked at the master behind him angrily.
"Don't worry, sir. They would never have imagined that those killers were actually sent by us." The master said with an unpredictable smile.
"Why are you so sure?" Qu Changqing stopped what he was doing and looked at the master sideways.
"In order to prevent the matter from being exposed, I made each of them take life-threatening pills in advance. Once the mission fails, they can bite the pill and die on the spot, leaving no chance for others to interrogate."
"What if someone escapes!"
"Don't worry, sir. After following you for so many years, you have to learn a little bit! Not only did you send people to sneak out, but you also have people to help you in the dark. If someone escapes, you can give him a good death. , but I will never ruin your reputation because of him!" The master said with confidence.
"Yes! Well done!" Qu Changqing stood up, narrowed his eyes into a thin line, looked up to the sky with a cold light, and said: "Fortunately, our county has placed informants everywhere, and we are afraid that they will take action against our county. Feet?"
"But my lord, things are unusual in Yuzhou City these days!"
"Why do you say that?"
I saw that Master Fan Chong was close to Qu Changqing's ear again, whispering.
"Hmph! If someone stands in their way, they will kill someone! If they stand in the way of Buddha, they will kill Buddha! If they dare to ruin the good things of this county, this county will never forgive them lightly!"
"When I was young, I heard rumors in the world: 'Whoever gets the pearl will conquer the world!' If you, sir, can get the pearl, it is the supreme magic weapon! When the time comes, the wind will catch the wind and the rain will rain. I am afraid that he will The devil? Even if there are nine or ten of him, we will still kill him! Not just humbly working for him now!" The master thought for a while and then continued: "If the little one's guess is right, Presumably these people also come here for the Pearl.”
"But where are the man and woman you just mentioned now?"
"As far as I know, these two people are still at Yuelai Inn. Do you want to take these two people down?"
"No! In broad daylight, with no proof and no evidence, it is easy to cause trouble if we take these two people!"
"Then what do you mean, sir..."
"This county wants to pay a visit in person!" After saying that, Qu Changqing changed into casual clothes, hung a jade pendant on his waist, held a folding fan in his hand, and walked to Yuelai Inn with several attendants.
"Hey! Isn't this Mr. Qu! When you come to a humble house, you are not welcome from afar! You are disrespectful! You are disrespectful!" When the shopkeeper saw Qu Changqing stepping in, he immediately walked out of the counter, greeted him with a respectful hand and a smile, and urged the waiter, saying: "Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Prepare some fine tea for your lord!"
At this moment, Qu Changqing was seen shaking his folding fan and exploring around the room. When he saw the shopkeeper coming out to greet him, he smiled and followed him in.
"Sir, please come in!" The shopkeeper brought Qu Changqing into a unique and elegant room.
Qu Changqing looked around carefully and then sat down.
"Shopkeeper, is the business in your store pretty good?"
"Hehehehe...! It's all thanks to you! If you didn't handle the case impartially and eliminate violence, how could we be where we are today!"
"Hmm! I didn't expect you to be quite good at talking! Ah! Hahaha...!"
"Hehe...! Your Excellency, that's a compliment!"
"When this county asks you, you must answer truthfully! Do you know?" Qu Changqing immediately put away his smile and asked the shopkeeper seriously.
"I know, little one! I know!"
"Is there a man and a woman in your shop who wear strange clothes and live here all the time?"
"This...?" The store manager didn't quite understand what Qu Changqing meant.
"My lord means weird costumes!" The master couldn't stand it anymore and reminded the store manager in particular.
When the shopkeeper saw the clothes that the master pointed at, he immediately understood what he meant and hurriedly replied: "Yes! Yes! Yes!"
"where?"
"Second floor, No. 2, Di, that's it."
"Um!"
Seeing Qu Changqing's satisfied smile, the store manager breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Remember! If adults ask you, don't mention it to others! Otherwise, your life will be in danger!" The master gently patted the shopkeeper's chest and emphasized in a low voice.
"Yes! Yes! I will definitely not tell anyone!" The shopkeeper was so frightened that he quickly nodded in response while wiping his sweat.
Qu Changqing followed several attendants and walked towards the room in the west building.
"Bang! Bang! Bang...!"
There was a knock on the door, and the two immediately became cautious.
Wang Yu asked tentatively: "Who is it?"
"Oh! I am Qu Changqing, the magistrate of Yuzhou City. I heard that you two are coming to Yuzhou City. I am here to pay you a special visit. I wonder if you can give me a little face and meet you. How about it? "
Seeing Qu Changqing's visit, it would be too rude to turn him away. The two of them knew that he was very scheming, so they agreed to him so as not to be criticized by idlers.
"Squeak-acridine-!"
The door was opened by Wang Yu.
"I didn't know you were here! I've offended you so much! Forgive me! Forgive me!" The two of them pretended not to know and apologized to Qu Changqing.
"You two don't have to be polite! Isn't it true that those who don't know are not guilty! Please get up quickly! Please get up!" Qu Changqing helped the two of them and found a place to sit down.
"You two are welcome! Please take a seat! Please take a seat!" Qu Changqing said with a smile as he looked at the two people standing in front of him.
The two looked at each other and then sat down.
"I wonder why you two came to Yuzhou City?"
"My father and mother passed away. I came here to pay my respects to my father and mother, and also to express condolences to my relatives and friends."
"I don't know, my lord, but..."
"Yes! He is the victim in this case."
"Your Majesty's death is really my fault! Poor management allowed the thieves to take advantage of it, enter the village, and create today's disaster! For this reason, I can't eat day and night! I can't sleep at night! Okay! God has eyes, let me meet a noble son!" After saying that, Qu Changqing said to the master: "Come here! I will give you two a small gift!"
I saw the entourage holding a plate of heavy objects in his hands. The contents on the plate were covered with blood-red gauze, and I didn't know what they were. It was only when the master lifted up the blood-red gauze that he saw several gold ingots.
"This is my intention, I hope you two can accept it." Qu Changqing sighed, and then said: "Such a tragic murder occurred within my jurisdiction! This is really a dereliction of duty on my part! Fortunately, today we met I hope you can make amends for your mistakes! To express my guilt over the past few days!"
"Your Majesty, your words are serious! We must not accept this thing. It is said that there is no reward for no merit. How dare the two of us covet this windfall? I hope your Majesty can take it back."
"Alas...! You two don't know anything. In addition, I have one more thing to ask of you. I hope you can help me! Help me get rid of these thieves!"
"I don't know what you are talking about..."
"It is rumored that these thieves are border pirates, and their martial arts are very impressive. I suspect that these thieves must have something to do with this case. If you two can help me, I believe the truth of this case will be revealed soon."
"But that beggar..."
"To prevent the news from being exposed, they secretly sent assassins to sneak into the cell in the middle of the night and kill him. I had no choice but to commit suicide to close the case. If I had known about it earlier, how could they have succeeded!"
"I wonder where the thief you are talking about is..."
"In Cunhuagang outside the city, according to the report from spies in this county, these thieves are scheduled to gather at Wulipu in Cunhuagang that night. This is the best opportunity to catch them all. If we capture these thieves tonight , You two have made great achievements! When the time comes, I will definitely go to the court to commend you two with official posts and titles! I wonder what you think?"
"This..." Wang Yu couldn't help but shift his gaze to senior sister Su Xin.
"Don't worry, sir! I will definitely help you! Help you get rid of the traitor as soon as possible!" Su Xin agreed immediately.
"That's very good! I'll thank you both first!" After Qu Changqing finished speaking, he left the gold ingot and left with the others.
After watching the two people leaving, Wang Yu closed the door tightly.
"Senior Sister! Even Miss Ruoshui knows that this person is treacherous, sinister and cruel! How could you trust him so easily?" Wang Yu was a little angry and didn't understand why Senior Sister agreed so happily.
"Senior sister, if I don't agree to him, the informants placed around us will not withdraw. If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cub. What if this matter is really related to the life and death of your parents! Wouldn't we be able to deal with it as soon as possible? The murderer will be brought to justice." Su Xin looked at Wang Yu who said nothing and said, "Senior sister, I understand that you are afraid that I will fall into their trap. But this is also the only chance. For the sake of your deceased parents, Senior sister, I have no shirking responsibility, because this is my promise to your parents, senior sister."
"But last night, didn't I already agree to that Mr. Park? Why -"
"I just had no choice but to lie to her. Besides, I know you won't just ignore it. The more mysterious she is, the more you will want to see the truth of the matter."
Su Xin recalled the scene where she and her junior brother Wang Yu paid homage at the grave.
Wang Yu's eyes were a little red. Looking at the senior sister in front of him, he said: "I'm sorry! Senior sister, it's all my fault. I caused you trouble!"
"Look! How old you are! Are you still crying? You're not afraid of other people's jokes." Although Su Xin said this, she didn't forget to wipe Wang Yu's tears and said: "Where are you! You know, senior sister, I can It won't be defeated that easily. What about you! Just stay here with peace of mind, and when Senior Sister comes back, we will go back to the teacher's gate together."
After Wang Yu carefully checked that no one was around, he took out the letter paper and the golden dragon handkerchief from his arms.
"Why are these still here with you? Didn't I see you already-" Su Xin was a little surprised.
"To be honest, Senior Sister, I had already predicted it. The trace we met in front of our house at first suggested that we were being followed, so I became more cautious. Sure enough, that day we went up the mountain to pay homage to my father. When my mother was young, there were people around us. So, I took advantage of her plan and buried her in front of my father’s stone monument.”
"Then what's in the brocade box?"
"Clay, of course!"
"Haha! I didn't expect you to be quite smart."
"That's natural!" After saying that, he handed the letter paper and the golden dragon handkerchief to Su Xin and said, "So, I hope senior sister can hold it in case of emergency!"
"Are you afraid that they will be bad for me?"
"It can't be ruled out!" Wang Yu continued to analyze: "I think they may also come here for this thing!"
"Now that's the case, it's even more impossible!"
"Why!"
"Because you and I both know the importance of this thing. They have been responsible for protecting this thing for generations. If I take it out, I will be safe for a while, and how will I be different from those villains? What's more? Your biological parents also died for this thing. I don’t want to bear the infamy for the rest of my life! If anything happens to me, you should leave him in the hands of the master, and the master will definitely know what to do."
"Then Senior Sister, you——"
"Don't worry, I'll be fine! If we want to escape now, it's impossible. Only at night can we have a chance." Su Xin opened the window and took a look at the idle people on the street corner, and she already had the answer in her heart.
"You mean-"
"Yes, just follow them out of the city and go to the outskirts to use the cover of the woods to stay out of their sight."
"What about you, senior sister?"
"You can't escape if I don't take cover."
"But in that case, senior sister, you will--"
"Nothing! I said, I am your senior sister, and you must obey my arrangements at all times."
"Okay, I promise you." Tears had already soaked in his eyes.
"A man doesn't shed tears easily, so how could he shed them so easily? It's like parting with life and death. You have to promise me to go back well. Even if I really fall into their hands, they won't dare to do anything, so you just Don’t worry.”
I don't know how long it took, but with the faint fragrance, Wang Yu felt tired and fell asleep.
Looking at the sleeping Wang Yu, Su Xin took a look with a smile, put the letter on the table, and then left.
It was late at night, and there were not many stars in the sky.
The village outside the city, Granite Wulipu, looks a little deserted. Surrounded by endless pine forests. On a moonless night, the whole forest looked very strange. Only the chirping of birds came from the shade of the trees, which made people feel a little panicked.
Suddenly, there seemed to be movement in Wulipu.
Several figures took advantage of the darkness and went to Wulipu. One of them was carrying a package, but he didn't know what it was.
Although it was late at night, Su Xin could still see clearly. Although those people were dressed in black, they had a white circular mark carved on their body. This mark was marked on the black cloth on the left and right shoulders and forehead.
"哐——!"
Just when Su Xin stepped forward to take a closer look, unexpectedly, a flaming arrow flew past her eyes and was deeply embedded in the tree stump beside her. And the group of men in black had already disappeared without a trace.
After giving the order, torches suddenly lit up around him, and he was trapped in them, unable to escape.
[Questions: 1. Why did County Magistrate Qu Changqing come to visit in person and what was his purpose?
2. Will Su Xin fall into their hands? What happened to Su Xin in the end? 】