"Why did the Insect Catcher come to the Shanye Inn to handle the case?"
"Is there any wanted criminal among us?"
The remaining diners were frightened when they heard that the visitor was the insect-catching division who had never seen the dragon before it was seen.
Who doesn't know that the people taken away by the insect catching department can't live or die?
Who doesn't know that the Insect Catcher is ruthless and ruthless, and anyone who dares to resist will be shot to death?
Who doesn’t know that there are countless warriors in the Insect Catcher Division? Even if they meet the unruly warriors in the rivers and lakes, they will have to stay away? !
A group of people broke into the inn and scanned it recklessly.
Shen Li lowered his head slightly and looked surprised. During this period, his eyes kept glancing towards the insect catching department, just like other diners.
Lu Sifu took a long breath. Since it was the Insect Catcher, she must be safe for the time being and avoid a life-and-death fight.
To be honest, I really don't want to take action with those four people. If I miss, I can't even think about the consequences. If Shen Li is implicated again, I will feel even more guilty.
This time the leader of the insect catching department looks like he is over fifty years old. His eyes are long and narrow like hooks, and there is a sword scar on the left side of his face. He looks calm and intimidating.
Shen Li thought to himself, this person has a steady and long aura, his steps are as light as a civet cat and like a mountain hitting the ground, he is more difficult to deal with than Pang Hu, and there is a sword wound on the left side of his face...
Could it be Li Ye, who is well-known in the Insect Catching Division?
Li Ye's name was so famous that it could make a child stop crying. Shen Li looked at Xingxiu's internal intelligence compilation and found that Li Ye was originally a small banner in charge of ten people in the Wu army. Thirty years ago, when the Northern Sui Dynasty went south, the Wu army joined forces with Buddhist masters to fight to the death. After retreating, Li Ye was as fierce as a tiger in front of the formation, killing all directions.
After the war, the results of the battle were counted. According to the records alone, Li Ye killed at least 167 Sui soldiers, and the weapons he had chopped to pieces had to be replaced no less than ten times.
There was a rumor in the army that at that time, the two armies were facing each other. Li Yerou stood in front of the battle with a long sword bare, shouting to fight hard. He was in the lead and was invincible. Anyone who used his sword would have his men and horses smashed to pieces!
Later, Lord Wu appreciated it, and Li Ye was ordered to transfer to the insect catching department.
With his military exploits and rapid rise, he is now the third-rank commander and commander of the Insect Catching Department. If he continues to make further progress, he will become the nominal boss of the Insect Catching Department and the third-rank commander.
All the previous commanders were the confidants of Lord Wu, leading the first-grade Zuo Commandery, with one person under the command of ten thousand people.
There is a huge difference between him and Pang Hu, the fourth-level governor.
Shen Li observed carefully. If the person who came was really Li Ye, who was broken into pieces, he asked himself. He didn't want to fight. If he ran away, Li Ye might not be able to stop him. It was just that Lu Sifu was not easy to deal with. She asked the insect catching department to Instead of being kidnapped, it would be better to fall into the hands of four unknown persons.
When he was thinking hard about how to place Lu Sifu, he saw a look of surprise in Lu Sifo's eyes. As for the source of the surprise, it seemed...it seemed to be Li Ye...
"Let me interrogate each of them on the spot."
His mind was spinning all over the place in an instant, and when he saw Lu Sifu, he was so surprised that he almost couldn't express it, and he was thinking about it.
There were not many diners left in the inn, and the others were left to the insect catchers for questioning. Li Ye rubbed his right hand with the handle of the knife hanging at his waist and slowly walked to Lu Sifu. He did not look at him, but carefully looked at Shen Li, who had come from an unknown place. .
Lu Sifu said happily: "Li..."
"Shut up! You will return to the capital with the Insect Catcher Division later. Your father will be worried to death!" Li Ye stared at Shen Li beside him, his expression solemn and his eyes gradually focused.
This young man showed a hint of evil spirit.
The martial artist works hard day and night to practice martial arts, and he can't help but carry some evil spirit with him. When he fights against others, the evil spirit becomes stronger as he goes forward indomitably.
However, as the martial arts improves, the evil spirit will gradually become restrained and become almost non-existent.
Will the young man deliberately reveal his evil spirit to confuse others?
It makes people think that he is just a low-level martial artist who can't even hide his evil spirit?
Li Ye didn't dare to make a hasty judgment. The former was fine. If the young man was the person involved in the case and slipped out of his hands, trouble would ensue. Moreover, the young man had dinner with his old acquaintance at the same table and observed their expressions. The relationship between the two was ambiguous. It was necessary to You have to ask clearly before taking action.
Lu Sifu remained calm even after being scolded by Li Ye. He didn't think there was anything special about the murderous god who could stop children from crying at night.
Li Ye asked Shen Li calmly: "Young man, where are you coming from? Where are you going?"
Before Shen Li could speak, Lu Sifu told in detail how the two met.
Shen Li sighed secretly, Li Ye's eyes never left her, knowing in her heart that what he wanted was for her to clearly explain her origins and purpose.
"Sir, my junior Shen Li is from Wuling Prefecture. He traveled all the way to seek refuge with his distant relatives. Not long ago, he passed by Bodhi Temple and happened to have a problem with his qi. Fortunately, Mr. Lu generously donated a qi-regulating elixir. Otherwise, It’s hard to say what the outcome will be.”
"Oh, it's the young man from Wuling."
This dynasty changed Wuling's name to Dingzhou. The local people thought that why did they change Wuling so smoothly and still consider themselves Wuling people?
Wuling is a prefecture with beautiful mountains and rivers, and there are countless literati. The recently famous "Peach Blossom Spring" was written by Mr. Jingjie, a famous scholar in Wuling.
The young man from Wuling is even more well-known. Because of his handsome appearance and elegant demeanor, he has always been the first choice to accompany the slaves of famous families.
Li Ye couldn't help but praise him, so he put it into a carp skin and gave it as a gift to the princes of the imperial court. He certainly couldn't bear to refuse.
Lu Sifu had a complicated expression when he heard that Shen Li was from Wuling for the first time. He wondered whether it was a lie that he would defect to his relatives, or whether he was willing to be a slave in the capital to gain wealth and wealth, right?
"What's the name of the relative you defected to?"
Shen Li hesitated.
Li Ye was surprised: "Oh? Could it be that the distant relative you defected to has a great background?".
At this moment, Lu Sifu didn't know why but he was very afraid of Shen Li nodding his head and admitting it. After all, once he became a slave, he would be humbled for the rest of his life. How could a good young man do this to him? !
Only when he saw Shen Li shaking his head solemnly did he relax.
Li Ye noticed Lu Sifu's strange behavior and sighed helplessly. Who doesn't like a beautiful young man?
"The distant relative I defected to is called Zhao Zhongping."
Shen Li thought to himself, Brother Zhao, there is a reason for everything, don't blame me for using your name to pull the flag!
Zhao Zhongping?
Li Ye had no clue who Zhao Zhongping was for a while. Kaixi City and Luojing of Sui Manzi were both ranked first in the world, with a population of tens or millions. According to Shen Li, Zhao Zhongping's presence in it was just a drop in the ocean.
"It doesn't matter. Since you are also going to the capital, I will send someone to escort you all the way to your relatives' residence." He said calmly. The important thing was to escort Lu Sifu back to the capital and check to see if Zhao Zhongping was there.
Lu Sifu was surprised and said: "Uncle Li, Zhao Zhongping who Shen Li defected to is actually Mr. Zhao."
"Mr. Zhao?"
Li Ye wondered, "Does he have a great reputation? Why have I never heard of such a Mr. Zhongping in the capital?"
"Mr. Zhao Ruyu, who is famous throughout the capital, is named Zhongping. Zhao Zhongping, Shen Li's distant relative, is Zhao Ruyu." Lu Sifo had mixed feelings. He didn't know how many times he mentioned Mr. Zhao to Shen Li, but he didn't expect that he was a relative who had defected to him. It was Zhao Ruyu. In this situation, Lu Sifu thought of the popular drama, and the story he performed was so absurd and bizarre.
Li Ye immediately asked seriously: "Is the relative you defected to really Zhao Ruyu?"
"It's absolutely true. I don't dare to deceive you. If you don't believe it, you can find out after a little research."
Zhao Ruyu is by no means a famous scholar. In recent years, there have been rumors in the court that if Mr. Zhao is willing to serve the Supreme, his official rank must be at least the third rank, and he is an official with the core power of the central government. With him, he can lick blood and catch insects. Division officials are two different things.
With this discussion in mind, Li Ye suddenly felt troubled and did not want to offend Shen Li. He turned around and shouted, "Any clues?"
"Sir, none of these people have passed by Wuyidu."
"There are four people who are a little strange."
Those four people were exactly the ones who planned to attack Lu Sifu. They were caught by the Insect Catcher. They had quietly made preparations and pondered the idea of not taking action if they could. Now it was revealed that they had to act decisively. endlessly.
One person unexpectedly pounced on the insect catchers with a weapon, and the other took the opportunity to hold a knife and slashed at the two insect catchers guarding the door. The remaining two people did not care whether their brothers were dead or alive and fled to the inn desperately.
That's all we can do. We definitely don't have the courage to fight with the Insect Catcher together. Two people will die and two people will live. This is the best ending.
Lu Sifu said hurriedly: "Uncle Li, when you didn't come just now, they had ill intentions towards me."
"Yes." Li Ye gave her a white look, "If no one else is around, I will discipline you for your father. Do you really believe that the troubled world outside will treat you gently?"
"I regret it, please don't be angry."
"Hmph, I want to interrogate him if he is left alive." Li Ye said.
"Follow your orders"
Even if the four of them were skilled in fists and kicks, it was just wishful thinking to escape from the grasp of the Insect Catcher.
Finally, he was firmly tied and knelt down in front of Li Ye.
He asked the boy to serve a plate of beef. He ate the meat and asked vaguely: "Who is behind this? I will give you a pleasure by telling them."
"Hmph, I know you are Li Ye, the commander of the Insect Catching Department..."
"You know I am Li Ye, why don't you confess quickly?"
"It's a joke, even if you are Li Ye, how can you stop the four of us brothers from wanting to die!!"
It was broken, Shen Li forced himself to say a reminder and watched the four of them crush the poison hidden between their teeth.
Li Ye's expression changed dramatically, and he tried to remedy the situation, but it was too late. The poison was spread all over the four people, and everyone who breathed was turned into a black-faced corpse.
"Dare to humiliate me? Deliberately bite the poison in front of me and die for me to see! Do you want me to do this for you? I have to find out your backstage!"
He was really angry. He had been transferred to the Insect Catching Division with the appreciation of Lord Wu for his military exploits since he was young. He had worked diligently for thirty years. No matter how tough the prisoners were on trial, they still confessed honestly in the end. Unexpectedly, people were playing tricks on him at the Shanye Inn. .
"Uncle Li..." Lu Sifu called, "My matters are not important. I must not drag you down in handling the case."
"Alas, it's been such a troubled time. This matter has come to an end for the time being. I'll catch the murderer of the major case and then I can help you find out who was behind it."
Li Ye glanced at Shen Li, who was hanging his head, and asked, "You want to remind me just now?"
Shen Li nodded and admitted, "Go back to Mr. Li. When I kidnapped them, I saw that they showed no fear. I thought the four of them must have some back-up tactics at their side."
"What a young man from Wuling who has a good sense of words. Wang Da, Song Yao, you two escort Shen Li and..."
Li Ye glared at Lu Sifu.
Lu Sifo hurriedly said: "Lu Sifo."
"Escort Shen Li and Lu Sifu back to the capital. Remember, if anything happens on the way, protect Lu Sifo with all your life."
Wang Da and Song Yao, two insect catchers, knelt on one knee and clasped their fists: "How dare you not die for your Excellency!"
"Boys, time is short. It's important to handle the case. Let's go!" Li Ye randomly stuffed a piece of beef into his mouth and said slurred words.
"As you command!"
Li Ye led the way out of the inn, and everyone in the insect catching department got on their horses quickly and interrogated suspicious people along the way.
To be honest, Shen Liwei never expected that the insect catching department would be so extraordinary. He killed Wang Chunfu, Pang Hu, Zuo Pu and others, and then started looking for the suspect. Could it be...
He frowned slightly. Could it be that every move they made was under the watchful eye of someone who was interested?
Kill someone with a borrowed knife?
Otherwise, the Insect Catching Division shouldn't have been so violent and swift, even Li Ye, a senior official of the third rank, was alarmed.
This is Li Ye, a third-level commander with a reputation far and wide, who is only one step away from commanding the Insect Catching Division!
During the Great War between the North and the South, Li Ye's men and horses were shattered!
He was equally lucky to be traveling with Lu Sifu. If not, he would have had to shed a layer of his skin when he met Li Ye alone on the road.
Then again, if Li Ye learned that the murderer of the Minister of Rites had been spared with his own hands, I don't know how regretful he would be!
"Shen Li! What are you thinking about?" Lu Sifu asked curiously.
Shen Li seemed to still be in shock: "I actually met the legendary Commander Li and his colleagues."
Lu Sifu breathed a long sigh of relief. He was most afraid that Shen Li would come back and ask about his identity, so he immediately counterattacked:
"Why didn't you tell me earlier that the distant relative who defected was Mr. Zhao?"
