what to do?
Xu Taiping was in a dilemma.
Fly far away.
Or think of a way to deal with the anger of the county magistrate Zhou Yucheng.
The former is safer.
The latter is very dangerous and may even be discovered by Zhou Yucheng and killed on the spot.
But choosing the former means becoming a wanted criminal, not only having to remain anonymous, but also suspending his development.
Choosing the latter, once you can deceive Zhou Yucheng, you can continue to develop stably.
what to do?
Xu Taiping thought quickly.
After a while.
Make a choice.
He picked up Xu Qing's body and rushed to the county government office.
He broke through the government officials' obstruction and rushed directly into Zhou Yucheng's living room.
Just kneel down.
Howling.
"Dong——"
"Sir, save Master Xu——"
Zhou Yucheng rushed out of the bedroom wearing pajamas.
Seeing Xu Qing covered with feathers and arrows.
His face changed drastically: "Who did it?"
"A group of archers."
"Nonsense, Master Xu is a third-rate martial artist, how could he be shot and killed by a group of archers?"
Xu Taiping kowtowed "dong dong".
After a few blows, his head was bruised and bloody.
At the same time, we cried bitterly: "Xu, Master Xu, in order to protect his subordinates, he resisted the attack and killed more than ten archers with injuries. Only then did he die of exhaustion."
Zhou Yucheng's expression changed again: "How is that possible?"
Xu Taiping continued to cry bitterly: "I also thought that I would definitely die. After all, I have only known Master Xu for ten days, but Master Xu said..."
"what did he say?"
"Master Xu said..."
"explain!"
"Master Xu said that my subordinate is right. You are very, very important to me, sir. He also said that I have a bright future ahead of you. Please let me live a good life..."
Zhou Yucheng heard this.
The complexion changes.
The mood is even more complicated.
This Xu Qing... is just a master, but he is so loyal that he would rather die to protect his plans from being affected.
However, I have been keeping the secret from him and not telling him the full content of the plan.
Pity.
He is also a good assistant who can be both literary and military.
However, keeping Xu Taiping as the head catcher did save a lot of trouble.
The plan is about to start, and temporary substitutions are not an ordinary trouble.
Fortunately.
But who is the murderer?
Thinking of this problem, Zhou Yucheng's face became particularly ugly again.
He squatted down, grabbed Xu Qing's wrist and tried it.
Shaking his head: "What else did Master Xu say?"
"He also said that he would let his subordinates take care of him..."
"Take care of what?"
"Before I finish, just..."
When Xu Taiping said this, he grabbed his head again and cried loudly. His tears mixed with blood and flowed down. He was as sad as he wanted.
Zhou Yucheng sighed: "You must be asked to help take care of his family."
"Where are Master Xu's family?"
"You don't have to worry about it, I will take good care of you," Zhou Yucheng reached out and wiped Xu Qing's face, and asked calmly: "Get up, I will ask you."
"Excuse me, sir."
"Do you know where the archers come from?"
"My subordinates don't know. I only know that there are no less than fifty people, all with strong bows and sharp arrows, and strict discipline. When being chased by Master Xu, some people bravely cut off the rear and covered the retreat of others at the cost of more than twenty people. .”
Zhou Yucheng narrowed his eyes.
Xu Taiping continued to kowtow: "Sir, the scene is still intact. Please, please use your magical powers to track down the murderer..."
Zhou Yucheng ignored it.
Xu Taiping continued to kowtow.
After dozens of times.
Almost fainting.
Zhou Yucheng turned a blind eye, lowered his head and groped around Xu Qing's body, took out all Xu Qing's belongings, piled them aside, and inspected them carefully.
When Xu Taiping woke up from his coma, he said calmly: "Get up and investigate the case. I order you to find the murderer within three days and avenge Master Xu!"
Xu Taiping stood up suddenly.
Let the blood continue to flow downward.
Accept the order firmly and loudly: "I obey my orders!"
Finished.
Turn around and leave.
Return to the police squad.
Sound the assembly whistle.
All of a sudden.
The people in the whole city woke up from their sleep. They were all panicking. They didn't know what was happening. They could only close their doors and windows tightly and pray that they would not be affected.
A quarter of an hour later.
All the agents gathered in the agent class.
Receive equipment, especially lighting equipment such as torches and wind lanterns.
Follow the murderous Xu Taiping to check.
Go to the crime scene.
All the detectives gasped in unison.
arrow?
Bodies all over the ground?
Is this a crime scene?
This is a battlefield!
It's so tragic.
Wu Liu asked in a low voice: "Master Xu, what's going on?"
Xu Taiping pointed to the place where Xu Qing died with a cold face: "This leader and Master Xu were ambushed by a group of archers. Master Xu... died."
"ah?"
"How can it be?"
"Master Xu belongs to the county magistrate!"
"Is the murderer going to rebel?"
"It is a serious crime to conceal a crossbow."
"Here, where are there so many archers in Jianyang County?"
"Are you a Jianghu person or..."
"hiss--"
The detectives realized the seriousness of the matter and were all worried.
Wu Liuyi asked in a lower voice: "Mr. Xu, how do you check this?"
Xu Taiping pointed to the shops where the murderer was hiding: "Starting from these shops, the owners, shopkeepers, waiters, and apprentices were all arrested.
"Bring all the corpses back to the police squad, count their belongings, put them in one pile, don't mix them up.
"The murder weapons, especially the bows and arrows, have all been sealed, and there will be clues after careful inspection by the arresting officer.
"In addition, find two hounds to follow me and chase the escaped murderer.
"Also, divide a group of people and go door to door to investigate and ask if there are any witnesses. Anyone who provides valid information will be seriously injured. Wu Liuyi, you and Zhou Dafu are responsible for this."
Wu Liuyi hurriedly accepted the order.
Xu Taiping's face was cold, but his eyes flashed with murderous intent.
He exuded an awe-inspiring aura that kept strangers away from him.
Let the police officers not dare to neglect at all.
soon.
A policeman called in two hounds.
Xu Taiping led Zheng Bowen and more than 20 people to follow him, but they only chased him for half a mile before losing him.
Xu Taiping was furious.
Return with the team.
Personally inspect each archer's body, belongings, clothing, and weapons, and write detailed records down to height, face, weight, body shape, etc.
Until dawn.
Then he stared at his red eyes and asked to see Zhou Yucheng.
Go inside.
Putting down a thick pile of notes, he said in a hoarse voice: "Sir, my subordinates were unable to track the murderer's retreat route. They only recorded and analyzed the body, belongings and murder weapon."
Zhou Yucheng also said with a cold face: "What did the analysis reveal?"
"One, these murderers are well prepared."
"oh?"
"Because they carry almost nothing to prove their identity."
"Any more?"
"Two, the murderer is hiding in the city."
"you sure?"
"If the murderers came from a long distance, they would definitely have brought dry food and water to maintain their strength, but they didn't bring anything. This shows that their starting location and retreat purpose are very close, including the total time and distance required for arrival, ambush, and retreat. , enough to prove it.”
"Any more?"
"Third, the murderer is a well-trained professional archer."
"How to prove it?"
"The calluses on the murderers' fingers are all in the same position, which proves that their bow shooting techniques are highly unified. They all use the thumb clasping method, and there are only calluses left by thumb clasping, indicating that they only practice bows and arrows on a daily basis and do not practice other weapons. "
Speaking of which.
Xu Taiping said solemnly: "Sir, there is only one place in the city that meets these three requirements."
