Taoji Inn is located on the busiest street in Hangzhou.
The night is getting dark.
Tang Qingqing and Ye Rongqiu were still waiting for Xiaoding and Sikong Zhaiyue with empty stomachs. They never thought that when they came back, they would be full of food and wine, and they would be carried back in a sedan chair.
Tang Qingqing and Ye Rongqiu were about to get angry when they saw someone walking in with Xiao Ding and Sikong Zhaiyue, so they managed to suppress their anger.
I saw the man with a face like a crown jade, a tall body, and a flowing white dress, looking noble, elegant, fresh and refined.
What a handsome and handsome young man.
Although this person looks pleasing to the eye, his eyebrows are too cold, and he is still not as good as our little Ding. Xiaoding's smile is like the sun in winter, giving people a warm feeling. Tang Qingqing thought in her heart.
Ye Rongqiu was obviously startled when he saw this man. There was an indescribable expression on his face, which seemed like confusion and shock.
The man's eyes also swept across the faces of Tang Qingqing and Ye Rongqiu, and finally stopped on Ye Rongqiu's face with slight hesitation. Their eyes met, and the corner of the man's eye twitched.
"I've sent you two to the inn, so I won't bother you. Let's say goodbye first and meet up another day." The man cupped his fists at Xiao Ding and Sikong Zhaiyue, turned around and walked away.
"Brother Bai, don't you want to have a cup of tea before leaving?" Xiao Ding said with a smile.
"Hey, we promised not to come back until we get drunk, but why did this person leave just like that?" Sikong Zhaiyue muttered.
"It's not a good time to drink alcohol or drink tea tonight..." Bai Yunfei's voice came from far away.
Brother Bai? Is this the man in white that Xiao Ding and the others were talking about? Huh, cold, it's best to leave. She felt uncomfortable sitting with such a person. Tang Qingqing thought to herself, catching a glimpse of the confused look on Ye Rongqiu's face, and her heart suddenly moved. The two people were somewhat similar, equally cold, as if they were both immortals who were far away from the fireworks of the world.
"Little Ye Zi, why are you so dazed? Do you know this guy named Bai?" Tang Qingqing teased.
Ye Rongqiu's face turned red and he smiled lightly and said: "No, I just think this person seems kind-hearted, but I can't remember where I have seen him."
Tang Qingqing snorted coldly: "Oh, don't think about it then, hurry up and eat. After all, others eat delicacies from the mountains and the sea, and they don't care about our leftovers."
"Hey, where's Uncle Heng? I wonder if he's eaten. Don't you want to talk to him?" Xiao Ding looked at Sikong Zhaiyue and blinked.
"Ah, that's right, I was just about to chat with Uncle Heng for a walk..." Sikong Zhaiyue responded quickly enough.
Finally finding an excuse, the two of them quickly disappeared in front of Tang Qingqing. They almost ran, very fast, because they knew that if they didn't run, it would be too late. Tang Qingqing was like a volcano that was ready to go. I don't know when she will break out.
The next day.
Early in the morning.
It was so early that Xiao Ding didn't even plan to get up.
"Dong dong dong..." A series of rapid knocks on the door disturbed his sleepiness.
"Who are you, asking people to sleep so early in the morning?" Xiao Ding asked with a frown.
"Mr. Ding, there is a girl downstairs looking for you, saying she has something urgent to discuss." The waiter's voice came from outside the door and laughed.
Xiao Ding simply freshened up and came downstairs, feeling sleepy.
"Miss Tang, can you calm down for a while..." Xiao Ding suddenly discovered that the person looking for her was not Tang Qingqing, but Qiu Ruoli.
"Miss Qiu? Why is it you?" Xiao Ding felt very strange.
Qiu Ruoli smiled apologetically and said, "I'm really sorry to disturb you so early in the morning. I asked the bearer who sent you back last night this morning and I found out that you were staying at Tao Ji Inn..."
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Xiao Ding looked back and saw that Tang Qingqing and Ye Rongqiu were coming downstairs. Sikong Zhaiyue was walking at the end, yawning as he went down the stairs.
He didn't want to get up at first, but the waiter knocked on the door too loudly, which not only woke up Xiao Ding, but also woke him up. He originally lived next door to Xiao Ding.
Although Zhou Ziheng is already over sixty years old, he appears to be in high spirits at all times, without any trace of old age or physical decline.
Tang Qingqing and Ye Rongqiu looked at Qiu Ruoli, and their eyes seemed to be on fire.
Xiao Ding hurriedly said: "Oh, it doesn't matter, you are here to see Brother Bai. Last night he sent us to the inn and left. By the way, it makes sense that I don't know where he settled. Don't you know too?" ?”
A trace of disappointment flashed in Qiu Ruoli's eyes, and he immediately smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I didn't come here deliberately to find him. I came here specifically for Mr. Ding."
Tang Qingqing and Ye Rongqiu's hearts were suddenly lifted up again, and they stared at Qiu Ruoli coldly.
Although the gaze cannot kill, Qiu Ruoli couldn't seem to bear it. She smiled lightly and asked: "These two girls are so beautiful that they look like gods. I wonder..."
Xiao Ding gave a brief introduction, and before the three of them could speak, he took the lead and asked, "I wonder what Miss Qiu wants to see me for?"
"Master Ding, do you still remember those Japanese assassins yesterday?" Qiu Ruoli's tone suddenly became serious.
"Of course I remember that there were thirteen Japanese assassins who ambush Mr. Qiu in Lingyin Temple. Six of them were captured and seven escaped. Why, did Mr. Qiu capture those assassins who escaped again?" Xiao Ding couldn't help but wonder. Somewhat curious.
Qiu Ruoli shook his head and said with a wry smile: "On the contrary, all six assassins imprisoned in the prison are dead."
"They're all dead. How did they die?" Sikong Zhaiyue suddenly lost all sleepiness.
"Of course he was killed by someone. My father has always been used to getting up early. This morning, after he got up and practiced a set of marksmanship, he took the guards to the prison and prepared to question the assassins, but he found that all the guards guarding the prison were ordered. Acupuncture points, the six assassins have all died in the cell." Qiu Ruoli said slowly and calmly.
Sikong Zhaiyue asked first, "What kind of weapon did these six people die from?"
Qiu Ruoli looked at Xiao Ding and hesitated to speak.
Xiao Ding thought for a while and said with a smile: "Could this matter be related to me? Miss Qiu doesn't need to worry, but it doesn't matter."
"The six Japanese assassins were detained in a cell alone. All six of them had shackles and handcuffs on their bodies. When my father arrived at the cell, he saw that the door of the cell was open, and each of the six assassins had multiple necks. He grabbed a knife." Qiu Ruoli stared at Xiao Ding and said.
"Oh, what kind of knife?" Tang Qingqing couldn't help but ask.
"Flying knife! A flying knife like this." Qiu Ruoli took out a knife from his sleeve and put it on the table.
There is a three-inch and seven-quarter-long throwing knife on the table, a throwing knife made of ordinary iron sheets.
Qiu Ruoli looked at Xiao Ding, and everyone looked at Xiao Ding.
"Does this flying knife look like yours, Mr. Ding?" Qiu Ruoli said solemnly.
"It's very similar. If I hadn't seen you take it out of your sleeve, I would have thought you stole this knife from me." Xiao Ding said with a smile.
No one thought he could laugh at this moment.
Tang Qingqing said angrily: "Do you think Xiao Ding went to the prison to kill these people last night? I tell you, he would never do such a thing."
Qiu Ruoli shook his head, looked at Tang Qingqing and said with a smile: "Miss Tang, please calm down, I did not doubt Mr. Ding, and even my father would not doubt Mr. Ding, because if he really did it, he would not stay at the scene. These flying knives are clearly clues left behind by the enemy deliberately to disturb the audience. To put it bluntly, the murderer just wanted to drag Mr. Ding into the water."
Xiao Ding smiled and said: "Thank you Miss Qiu and Mr. Hou for their trust. I am deeply grateful."
Qiu Ruoli also smiled and said: "But my father and I still have to ask Mr. Ding to help us find out who is the person who secretly killed people and silenced them. Who else in the world can use this kind of flying knife? Naturally, no one can compare with you." It’s clearer.”
Qiu Ruoli's request was not very polite, because she knew that Xiao Ding would definitely agree, and because they were friends, she believed that Xiao Ding would never sit back and watch.
Xiao Ding naturally wants to track down the person behind the scenes. No matter who the murderer is, he must be very familiar with him, or in other words, very familiar with Xiao Li's flying knife.
Xiao Ding's flying knife has only been used twice since his debut.
One time was in Shaolin, when he fought against the three elders of Shaolin, but that time he used the small wooden knife.
The other time was at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain, when in order to save Tang Qingqing, she had to kill Granny Jin.
At that time, only Wei Toutuo and Liu Yunfei had seen the knife.
And the knife on the table now is almost exactly the same as his own knife. If he wasn't very familiar with Xiao Li's flying knives, he would never be able to forge such a knife.
Also, he had a vague feeling that there seemed to be some unclear connection between the Japanese dead soldiers and the robbery of the Evergreen Escort Agency.
Why do the Thirteen Taibao of Lin'an and the Japanese dead men who assassinated Lingyin Temple happen to be thirteen people?
