Luo Xiaoshi looked at the window for a while, but there was still no sign of the three of them. On the contrary, a few waves of customers came to the fortune-telling stall at the entrance of the wine shop. They stood in front of the stall for a while and then left.
This fortune teller is so strange. Where did he go for so long without doing business? Just when Luo Xiaoshi was puzzled, Lin Quan came back alone looking left and right.
Luo Xiaoshi didn't know Lin Quan, so he looked at him curiously and thought to himself: Hey, did this fortune teller harass the master and servant again and was beaten? Why is his left sleeve so torn?
Lin Quan didn't notice Luo Xiaoshi peeking at him, but hurriedly closed the fortune-telling stall and slipped back to Yuexian Inn.
After returning to the room, he quickly changed out of the torn clothes and destroyed them. Then he poured a cup of tea and recalled the details of the assassination of the master and servant just now.
Half an hour ago, he recognized the gray-haired guest as Gu Zhongkai, whom he hadn't seen for many years. He didn't expect that he would also come to the border!
He was worried that the old guy still had the evidence he had to frame Zhongliang, so he followed Gu Zhongkai's master and servant out of the city, walked to a remote place, killed the two of them, and took away their baggage.
The last key figure in the palace poison pill case was also dead, and he no longer had any worries. Thinking of this, an imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He cleaned up the items in the bag and hid the items he found useful in the wooden box under the bed and locked them up. Then he sat back at the table and disguised himself according to the appearance of "Gu Zhongkai" in his mind. While waiting silently for the night to fall.
In the Weiyuan Escort Bureau, Su Qiqi and others were having dinner when they suddenly heard the housekeeper coming to report that an old man named Gu wanted to see him.
Su Qiqi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered a person, and said with some excitement: "It's probably the old imperial doctor Gu Zhongkai... Hurry, go and invite..."
When the housekeeper heard this, he ran out without hesitation, and soon he led an old man with gray hair and beard in.
The old man saw Su Qiqi and others and said happily: "I heard that the Weiyuan Escort Agency opened a branch here, so I came here to pay a visit... In addition, I also want to thank you for your life-saving grace back then..."
"Haha, it's been so long, Brother Gu doesn't need to be so polite... Come and sit down, let's have a casual meal together..." Nangong Qin was the first to get up and invited warmly.
Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan also smiled and made room for "Gu Zhongkai" to sit down.
"Gu Zhongkai" bowed politely and thanked him, then happily sat down and chatted with everyone while eating.
After finishing his meal, Qin Chuan put down his bowls and chopsticks, looked at "Gu Zhongkai" and asked, "Mr. Gu, didn't the Lord allow you to return to your hometown to practice medicine? Why did you come all the way to this bitter cold place?"
"Gu Zhongkai" laughed dryly and said hesitantly: "Oh, brother Qin, I originally practiced medicine in my hometown... Later, an old acquaintance from the same village opened a medical clinic at the border to give medicine to poor border residents. He couldn't do it alone. , so he wrote and asked me to come over to help... I thought this was a good thing to do good deeds, so I came over..."
"Oh, did you come here alone or with your servants? Are you living in a friend's hospital now? Are you used to living here?" Nangong Yue saw that he was so old and still came to the border to bother him, asked with some worry.
"Gu Zhongkai" nodded, then made a sad expression, pretended to wipe the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, and said hesitantly: "Unfortunately, my friend's medical clinic is relatively old and was damaged by a heavy rain not long ago. It collapsed, and he himself was unfortunately buried in the rubble... I happened to go out to see a doctor that day, and luckily escaped... Now I am temporarily staying in a nearby inn, and I plan to find a reliable dentist in a few days. People rent a small courtyard to live in..."
Su Qiqi and others were stunned when they heard this. Qin Chuan said first, "Mr. Gu, if you don't mind, just stay in our escort agency... We still have a few empty rooms in the west wing... I'll have someone clean them up. You can move here tomorrow..."
"Gu Zhongkai" was naturally very happy, but he still tried his best to suppress his excitement and carefully glanced at the reactions of others. Pretending to be embarrassed, he said, "Will this bother you?"
Nangong Qin heard the words and smiled heartily: "No, no, it's my honor that Brother Gu is willing to stay in this humble house temporarily..."
Others also enthusiastically invited "Gu Zhongkai" to stay. Only Yan Ruoyu frowned silently and glanced at "Gu Zhongkai" a few times warily.
In the evening, after "Gu Zhongkai" left. Su Qiqi, Zheng Miao and Yan Ruoyu returned to their residence in the backyard. After washing up and eating some snacks, the three of them started to spread the quilt and get ready to sleep.
Today is another day for the three of them to have a "lying talk" together. The three of them lay wrapped in quilts and chatted for a while. Yan Ruoyu suddenly asked mysteriously: "Did you find that Mr. Gu who came tonight is a little strange?"
Zheng Miao thought for a while and said: "It's indeed a little strange... I remember when we rescued him in the dungeon, his back was not so curved... Maybe he was older..."
"Sister Su'er, what do you think?" Yan Ruoyu asked curiously, seeing that Su Qiqi remained silent.
Su Qiqi seemed to be distracted, and it took him a while to react, and said with a faint smile: "I also feel something is wrong... I remember that Mr. Gu only knows the Qihuang technique... but the one who came today exudes the martial arts practitioner The unique aura..."
"Are you saying that the one who came today might be a fake?" Zheng Miao asked dubiously.
"I think it's 100% fake! You didn't pay attention to his eyes, which kept flickering and his expression was very stiff... completely different from the kind-faced Uncle Gu I've seen..." Yan Ruoyu continued to analyze, And told him about the abnormality he had just observed at dinner.
Su Qiqi and Zheng Miao were both silent. After a while, Zheng Miao asked uneasily: "But we have agreed to let him move to the escort agency... Wouldn't it be bad to suddenly regret it at this time?"
Su Qiqi pondered for a moment and said: "It's really not suitable, but we can find a way to store the treasures in another place..."
Zheng Miao and Yan Ruoyu were stunned for a moment when they heard this, and then suddenly realized: "Yes, if he covets the treasure, he will have no choice but to miss it..."
Both of them laughed proudly. Su Qiqi quickly stopped them with her eyes, and then the three of them covered themselves with quilts and slept peacefully.
The next afternoon, "Gu Zhongkai" hired a carriage and moved several boxes of luggage into the west wing of Weiyuan Escort Bureau.
Qin Chuan, Nangong Yu, Nangong Yue, Luo Xiaoshi and Xiao Fu all went to help. Su Qiqi asked Qin Chuan and the two brothers to pay attention to every move of "Gu Zhongkai" and the situation of the room he lived in.
Qin Chuan and Luo Xiaoshi Xiaofu changed rooms and lived next door to "Gu Zhongkai".
"Gu Zhongkai" didn't say anything on the surface, but Qin Chuan saw a trace of annoyance in his eyes.
