When it was almost noon, Qi Jingzhi found a tea shop beside the official road and ate some dry food and dried meat with tea.
After waiting for another half day and refilling the tea several times, I finally saw the dusty Jiao Yulang and Jindao Wei.
Jiao Yulang sat down on the left side of the young man and asked with expectation in his eyes: "How is it?"
Qi Jingzhi smiled and shook his head: "The first time I went back to the dock, Liu Gongcao from the Captain's Office spoke politely, but his tone was very strict. He didn't reveal any additional information, and didn't give me a chance to choose. He just threw a case over. "
"This is also a common thing. After all, the Demon Suppressing Academy is a yamen, and the most important thing in speaking and doing things is safety."
Jin Dao Wei sat down opposite the young man and said with a smile: "As time goes by, it will be good if we have trust in each other. I wonder what case the meritorious officer assigned? I heard some of what the Qi brothers did from Brother Jiao For what you have done, I think the Duwei Yamen will recognize you very much and will not deliberately make things difficult for you."
Qi Jingzhi nodded with a smile, poured a bowl of tea for each of them, and added: "In addition to the case, I was also given a police badge."
Jin Dao Wei's eyes lit up when he heard this, he clapped his thigh and said, "That's almost the case! Once we handle this case, we'll have a surrender letter. It will be convenient to go and inquire about the news."
Jiao Yulang was a little disappointed: "We don't have time to investigate the case now, isn't this a waste of time!"
"That's how things are in this world. The most straightforward and natural solutions often don't work!"
Jindao Wei took a sip of hot tea and chuckled: "I, Old Wei, are a bit thin in Liaozhou and even the other five states in the East China Sea, so I can do things smoothly. But the further away from home, the less humane I can be, so I still... The more we need to be humane.”
"If I hadn't wasted too much time on these irrelevant things, I wouldn't have chased him all the way to Linzhou before intercepting the Black Donkey Jing."
The old man looked at Qi Jingzhi with admiration on his face: "This is the rule of the world that I, Old Wei, had to stumble several times to understand. It took me several years to truly be convinced and stop going against the rules of the world. Unexpectedly, Brother Qi, little You are so transparent at a young age.”
Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi shook his head: "Maybe it's because I like to think deeply about things since I was a child, so I appear to be older than my peers. In fact, I dislike these worldly rules the most. Originally I only thought about success in this life. I have spent my whole life hunting in the mountains, and now that I have the idea of coming out to take a look, I have no choice but to settle for now."
Jin Dao Wei was stunned when he heard this. What does it mean to give in first? Could it be that this young man with the surname Qi still wants to overthrow this bastard world?
While the old man was stunned, Qi Jingzhi had already changed the subject and talked about the sudden appearance of a cave in Lijiayuan's house and the strange smell inside.
Jiao Yulang, who was originally a little discouraged, suddenly became energetic, with a look of surprise on his face: "Brother, do you still remember the news I asked you to inquire about?"
Qi Jingzhi didn't know why, but he still nodded and said: "Of course I know, you want me to find out if any treasures have been discovered near the county town, or whose gold, silver, pearls and jade have been stolen in large quantities inexplicably."
Jiao Yulang clapped his hands and smiled heartily: "Brother is really my lucky star! If I'm lucky, I might be able to stop that little guy in Lijiayuan's house!"
He suddenly looked around cautiously, then lowered his voice and continued: "I secretly came to Linzhou this time because there are rumors that traces of the White Golden Rat were found nearby. This little guy is the best at hunting for treasures. If there is one, With your help, not only will the birthday gift I gave to my aunt be found, but it can also be used to search for the whereabouts of the jade pillow, wouldn't it be wonderful!"
The little boy had said these words once before the fire in the ruins, and when he mentioned them again, he was still very happy.
Seeing his appearance, Qi Jingzhi couldn't help teasing: "No matter how good the White Golden Rat is in hunting treasures, can it be better than your Flying Rat? That's all. Why do you think you can stop it in Lijiayuan's house?" ?”
Hearing this, Jiao Yulang actually became a little embarrassed: "The nickname of Flying Squirrel was just made up casually by me that day. Only with the White Golden Rat in hand can my name be worthy of the name. As for why it is related to the Li family's garden... …”
The little boy suddenly lost his temper and just said with a smile: "Let's go and take a look first. If I guess wrong, how embarrassing would it be? In case the news is leaked, we'd better go quietly."
Qi Jingzhi and Jindao Wei were too lazy to meet the Li family, so naturally they had nothing to do.
It was almost dusk, the three of them discussed briefly and asked for directions. Taking advantage of the good light, they headed straight for the Li family's garden in the western suburbs.
The group of people quickly found the land, and from a distance they saw that the garden occupies a large area, the gate was locked, and no one could be seen nearby.
It's no wonder that something strange happened in the garden. Naturally, no one dared to approach it, and even the Li family wouldn't send anyone to guard it.
Jiao Yulang couldn't wait any longer. He jumped up to the wall and looked inside the wall.
Qi Jingzhi and Jin Dao Wei looked at each other and naturally followed closely behind.
The three of them stood on the wall and looked around. They saw that the courtyard was covered with weeds and debris. Most of an originally large pond had dried up. The soil at the bottom was chapped due to dryness. The remaining half of the pond was covered with stagnant water. It was covered with green algae and black mosquitoes were flying in the air.
There are seven or eight honey locust trees planted not far from the pool. Although no one has taken care of them for a long time, they are growing surprisingly well. The branches are connected, the crown is dense, and there are no weeds under the trees. They look neat and lively.
Under the tallest honey locust tree among them, the ground suddenly collapsed, revealing a deep cave. It was so dark that it was difficult to see what was inside, and it seemed to be infiltrating from a distance.
On the wall, Qi Jingzhi stretched out his hand to hold Jiao Yulang's shoulders and glared at the eager kid: "Follow me."
After saying that, the young man was the first to jump off the wall, casually took out the Jianren Shou, used the blade of the blade to push aside the weeds, and walked slowly towards the direction of the cave.
Jiao Yulang followed closely behind and said softly: "Let's get closer and take a look. Don't use any tricks first, so as not to scare the snake."
Wei Ze, the golden sword man, was last, holding the red gold sword in his hand, protecting Jiao Yulang in the middle.
As the three of them got closer and closer, a peculiar smell gradually lingered on the tip of their noses and went straight into their noses.
The smell was faint at first, just slightly fishy, but it was different from the odors the three of them had ever smelled.
The three of them kept walking and soon got out of the grass and approached the area where the honey locust tree was.
Unknowingly, the strange odor they smelled earlier filled the nostrils of the three of them and began to spread towards their eyes.
After walking for more than ten steps, the three people's eyes were already red, and they felt that the strange smell rushed up to their foreheads and wanted to penetrate into their brains.
Qi Jingzhi, who was closest to the front, stopped immediately, only five or six feet away from the cave.
He looked intently and saw that the cave was still dark, with only a few broken green bricks exposed at the entrance.
Suddenly, Qi Jingzhi felt his sleeve being pulled backwards and immediately turned around.
Jiao Yulang had already burst into tears and did not dare to open his mouth, but with a smile on his lips, he raised his hand and pointed behind him.
Seeing this, Jin Dao Wei suddenly showed a look of relief on his face, turned around without hesitation, and slowly retreated along the way he came.
Qi Jingzhi first walked slowly backwards for more than ten steps. When he saw that there was no abnormality in the cave, he turned around and walked quickly.
When the three of them returned to the edge of the strange odor, Jiao Yulang suddenly exhaled a breath of turbid air, and his excitement was beyond words: "Haha! It was originally a two-pronged approach, so I might have to be the first to make contributions along the way!"
There was no need for Qi Jingzhi and Jin Dao Wei to ask. The little boy was already talking to himself: "I once told my brother that in addition to the minions, there are other types of minions in the world, but they are even rarer. I didn't expect this. There is one, and he is also known as the money-splitting boy!"
