"I know, you didn't tell me a few days ago that the whole Disha Hall was making a big fuss over this matter. Many hall masters had no peace of mind for three days and two nights. They were busy for several days without finding any clues related to the murderer, and then gradually there was no movement. , what's going on, have you discovered anything new?" Lao Qian thought.
"You are really right this time. The Disha Sect has been able to confirm that the five hall masters who died that night were killed by a sword. I don't know where the news came from in the past two days. I heard that the person who took action that night Swordsman, dressed in white." When it came to the crucial moment, Lao Zhao spoke slowly and softly. After all, these details should not be spoken in this crowded place.
"Then what does Lao Li want us to do?" Lao Qian knew the secret nature of the matter and did not dare to say too much, but went straight to the point.
"Help them find this murderous swordsman in white, and the reward is...a hundred taels of silver." Lao Qian said. He barely uttered the last word "hundred taels", but Lao Qian and Lao Sun could tell it from the shape of his mouth. .
"Seriously!?" Lao Qian's eyes shone, but then became sluggish, and murmured, "Most swordsmen in the world like to wear white clothes. You can't just grab someone on the street and think of him as a murderer, right?"
"Yes, we are... just one." Lao Sun was very calm this time, speaking as quietly as possible. He simply didn't say the key words, but glanced directly at Jiang Yichen beside him. It seems to be saying, "What is far away in the horizon is right in front of you."
"It's almost time. Waiter, pay the bill." Unlike the two of them who looked sad, Lao Zhao smiled broadly and greeted the waiter to pay and signaled the two of them to leave.
Although Lao Sun and Lao Qian were puzzled, seeing that Lao Zhao was confident, he did as he was told.
"Okay, everyone, please go slowly." The waiter respectfully sent Zhao Qiansun and the others out of the door, and then turned back to work.
The three of them merged into the bustling crowd and disappeared on this street in a short time.
In the Roujiamo shop, Jiang Yichen, who was still sleeping when the three people left, was nowhere to be seen. He only left the amount of money on the table where he had been.
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Jinju was originally a city extending in all directions, with gates on all sides and stables on all sides.
It's just that the stables in the west of the city can be considered abandoned, and the stables in the south of the city are much larger than those in the east and north of the city because they are the closest to the inland of Zhongzhou.
The stables in the south of the city are under the jurisdiction of the Jinzhou government, but you don't have to be a member of the government to take care of the stables. As long as the stables can be kept in order, the Jinzhou government is still willing to hire capable people to take care of them.
Lao Li was such a lucky man. Because Li's father was in charge of the government stables, Lao Li got the moon first when he was close to the water. He had been in constant contact with horses since he was a child. Over time, it was discovered that he had an unusual talent for recognizing horses. He was highly regarded. Later, the year before Li's father took office, he committed greed and secretly sold a good official horse. After being accused, due to his son Lao Li's ability, he was only imprisoned for five or six years. Although Lao Li is now Although he could not hold a position in the government, he still enjoyed the salary issued by the government. The money was not much, but it was enough for the family.
But Lao Li also has an additional identity that few people know. He will occasionally let people know, asking people and neighbors to help find people and things, and he will also give him rewards. Because he has good credit, everyone is willing to help, and then he is well-known in the south of the city. , the people in the government also turned a blind eye to this. As long as the interests of the government were not harmed, they would not pursue the relationship behind him, and sometimes they would use his convenience to do some private affairs. Therefore, the old man Li was a very well-to-do person in the south of Jinzhou City.
At this moment, a group of people were surrounding a tall, strong man in front of the stable. There were already a lot of wrinkles on the man's face, but his slightly strong body still added a bit of vitality to him. This man was Lao Li.
Obviously, these old and young people have been a little short of money recently, and they are eagerly waiting for Lao Li to issue tasks so that they can work hard.
At the beginning of the day, even hiding under the stable, it felt a little hot, let alone the people surrounding the stable, but before Lao Li said anything, everyone still patiently basked in the heat. After all, it was all about money.
Lao Li stretched out his hand to cover the hot light and looked around. Not far away, he saw three people approaching the horse stall with rapid strides. He cleared his throat and prepared to speak.
The noisy crowd suddenly fell silent, and all that could be heard was the footsteps of the three people coming from behind.
After seeing the three people behind him entering the crowd, Lao Li did not hesitate and said straight to the point: "This is the situation. News just came out that two dead bodies were found outside the west city gate. They were people from Sihai Ziyexuan. The government did not want to get involved. However, they still ordered people to collect the corpses. After inspection, they found that the muscles of the two corpses had contracted and the joints could not flex. They were already in a state of rigor mortis. The time of death should have been more than half an hour. They He died from a sword wound and was killed by a single blow. Someone witnessed these two people leaving the city. Therefore, the murderer was probably entering the city. Everyone, if you find any sword-wielding person you have never seen before, In the city, you can bring news, a reliable message is worth five taels."
After finishing speaking, everyone seemed to leave without asking any more questions.
"Half an hour has passed? This time doesn't seem to match up." Lao Zhao originally thought that he could kill two birds with one stone, but after extrapolating from the time, he rejected his idea, unfortunately.
"Hey, Lao Zhao, you are a bit greedy here. If we can defeat the previous one, it would be great. You'd better kill two birds with one stone." After hearing this, Lao Qian immediately followed Lao Zhao. Thoughts, smiled.
"There are so many people here, why don't we open our mouths?" Lao Sun frowned and said seemingly irrelevant words, while Zhao and Qian also looked embarrassed when they saw this.
It turned out that on the way here, Lao Zhao compared the information he had with the young man in white he saw at the Roujiamo shop, briefly informed Sun and Qian of his analysis, and then rushed to the south of the city to prepare for the meeting with Lao Zhao. Li made a plan, but he didn't know that another accident happened. So many people came to take tasks from Lao Li, and now everyone turned around and left. If they went forward to greet them, wouldn't they be too conspicuous? But if you are determined to win, you don't want to have ears across the wall and let others get there first.
The three of them had to retreat temporarily, but suddenly they heard Lao Li calling out, "Old Zhao, have you brought the half a catty of persimmon leaf tea that I ordered from your store yesterday?"
Old Zhao was stunned and thought to himself that he had been staying in the shop yesterday, but the two of them had not met. Maybe Old Li had something to say to them, so he turned around and replied, "Hey, it's so early in the morning. I got up, my head is confused, I packed the tea but forgot to bring it, how about I go home and bring two pots of home-brewed Xiaozhuo to apologize to you?"
The implication of Lao Zhao's words was to bring Lao Sun and Lao Qian to meet him at the same place. The next step was to see Lao Li.
"That's great, let's all get busy." Old Li chuckled.
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Not far from the stables in the south of the city, there is Zhikezhai, which is a good place in Jinzhou city where you can have a good meal and drink.
In a separate room of Zhike Zhai, four people, Zhao Qian, Sun and Li, are gathering here. They can talk freely here, because this is the territory of Disha Sect. From the shopkeeper to the waiter, everyone belongs to Disha Sect, and this is also the place. An old place where the four childhood friends often gather in recent years.
"Brother, you are very busy these days. If you are more diligent, you can get a lot of benefits." After Lao Li poured wine for Zhao, Qian and Sun, he said in respect.
"This is nature, this is nature." The three of them drank the wine together and echoed.
"Actually, the two people from Ziyexuan who died outside the West City Gate did suffer from rigor mortis. The reason why the gate is so concerned about this matter is not only because the wounds were caused by the sword wielder, but also the most important thing is that Rigor mortis is not the natural rigor mortis that occurs after being killed, but the blood in the body is stagnant, causing rigor mortis to appear in advance." Lao Li said solemnly.
"You're saying that the death time of these two people may not have exceeded half an hour?" Old Zhao asked in surprise.
