Chapter 7 third chapter

When it got dark it began to rain heavily.There was no one on Qingshiban Street, Duke Di covered his head with a tarpaulin, but his clothes and arms were all wet.After being at the mercy of others for half a day in a ignorant way, the cold rain on his head woke him up a bit.At this moment, he felt very regretful, regretting that he hastily accepted the false identity of "Liang Mo" without asking why, and he had a premonition that something very strange would follow.In turn, he pondered the purpose of Zou Liwei's move, but he couldn't figure it out.Thinking of the tragic state of Dai Ning's body, he also felt that there were a series of strange things happening in Qingchuan Town. Zou Liwei hesitated, as if he had something to say and couldn't explain it, but he obviously dismissed Dai Ning's life.Who is the big traitor he hinted at?Thinking in my heart, I didn't realize that I had arrived at the door of the Blue Bird Inn.

The shop was lit in the morning, and the two rows of copper candlesticks flickered with strange flames in the empty shop, permeating a mysterious atmosphere. When Di Gong approached the tent, Wei Cheng hurriedly put on a smiling face to greet him.After filling out the register and asking for the room number, Mr. Di took out the abacus and a string of copper coins from his pocket and handed it to Wei Cheng, saying: "Liu Bingcao from the military village wants me to send these two things back to your shop. This abacus was found from Dai Ning's body, and you can't do without it if you want to do business in your shop."

Wei Cheng thanked him, put the abacus into the drawer of the desk, but put the copper coins carefully into his sleeve.He muttered in his mouth: "I thought that the bag contained my twenty taels of silver, bad luck. What is this string of copper coins worth?" Mr. Di entered the guest room, tidied up in a hurry and went to take a bath in the hot spring. There are not many customers in Tangchi at this time.In the steaming heat, I saw two vicious men fighting sumo in the pool. A bamboo couch and coffee table were set up on the white tile floor. On the bamboo couch, a short, pot-bellied businessman was drinking tea and watching the battle.Di Gong took a bath by himself, washed away the smell of pickled sweat and sweat from the day, and climbed up to the pool, looking at it diligently.

The merchant looked Di Gong up and down, and without saying a word, he winked and called the messenger to whisper a few words.I saw the waiter hastily removed the coffee table, put on clean shirts and socks, and quietly left.Merchants flick their crowns and adjust their clothes, and put them on slowly.The men fighting in the pool also stood up and wiped their bodies. Seeing the merchant's cold stare, he yelled loudly at Di Gong, and pinched the towel to protect the merchant out of the pond. Di Gong felt that he was not interested, he knew that just now when the businessman was flourishing, his eyes were full of arrogance, and he usually disdain to strike up a conversation with others.Those two vicious and ferocious big men must be his entourage and servants when he goes out. They often practice good martial arts and serve as personal guards.

When Di Gong took a bath to adjust his clothes, he suddenly saw that the back of his suit had been turned over, there was still a lot of stuff inside, but a corner of the red name card signed by the military village was wet, he couldn't help feeling suspicious. After dinner, a bright crescent moon hangs on the sky.Duke Di blew out the candles, and sat on the chair by the window, admiring the peaceful night. Just as he was about to drive away the confusion and confusion of the day, someone knocked lightly on the door, and a maid served a tea tray. Push the door and come in.The servant girl glanced at Di Gong, slowly put down the tea tray and was waiting to turn around, Di Gong suddenly thought, isn't this the handsome woman standing next to Shopkeeper Wei on the pier during the day?But it turned out that it was also ordered by the inn.

"Miss is so kind-hearted, she seemed to have seen her when she recognized the body on the pier today." "Oh, the guest officer has good eyesight. Shopkeeper Wei ordered two people to go to the store to be regarded as dead relatives. Dai Ning has no relatives in this town." Di Gong let out a sigh: "As I expected, the young lady doesn't look like a rough maid." The woman smiled sweetly: "The shopkeeper Wei is my distant uncle. My parents came here after they passed away. I usually help my aunt with some housework. The inn has been full of porridge in the past two days, and I occasionally come out to take care of customers. Xiang Ke The slave family admires an official with a dignified figure and a dignified appearance."

Di Gong found that the woman was not only beautiful, but also smart and alert, with a strong chest. "Heh, miss, I take the liberty to ask your name." "My name is Ziqian, and I am eighteen years old." "Miss Ziqian, do you know the guest who just came out of the soup pool? He has a few servants who are like wolf and tiger." "Is the guest officer referring to the shopkeeper of Lang Da in Hangzhou? His name is Lang Liu. He is a frequent customer of our shop. There is a silk and satin warehouse of his in Qingchuan Town. He has lived here for more than half a month. , the west hall downstairs and the upper class rooms are all occupied by his gang.”

Mr. Di nodded frequently, and changed the subject again: "Miss Ziqian, I heard from shopkeeper Wei that Dai Ning, the accountant, stole twenty taels of silver from him while he was absconding. Is this true?" Zi Qian snorted contemptuously. "Treasurer Wei is trying to rely on empty words, and he can't be trusted. ——My distant uncle is shrewd and mean, and he is extremely stingy. Copper coins are life. Steal it. Don't hide it from the guest officer, Dai Ning is a loyal person and will not be a thief." Di Gong asked anxiously: "Then why was he killed? It is said that he was on the mountain road to Shilipu in the neighboring county."

Zi Qian frowned and said, "Dai Ning didn't have cash on him, so why did the strongman want to kill him?" Di Gong said earnestly: "I thought about it, the villain originally expected him to have money, he is the accountant of the inn, how can he have no money? Who knows that he couldn't find any money for a long time, so he became angry and murdered him. ——Zi Miss Qian seems to be very close to Dai Ning." A faint blush flashed across Ziqian's face: "The guest officer guessed exactly, how can one not be familiar with the business of a shop? We often go to the Daqing River to catch fish and crabs. He was born and bred, and he is very good at water. He could count the 30 miles of river beaches up and down Daqing River with his eyes closed, and a sampan flew like flying on the water... However, although we are familiar with each other, there is nothing else, if not I can also row a boat well, so he doesn't care about me as a fluffy girl. Besides, Dai Ning... It doesn't matter to tell you, he has secretly taken a fancy to my aunt, and he is always fascinated."

"What? Your aunt? Isn't she the wife of shopkeeper Wei?" Duke Di was surprised. "Then Mrs. Wei is not young." "Yes, my aunt Huang is six or seven years older than Dai Ning, but she is tender and white, and has never had a child, so she doesn't look old. Well, Dai Ning is actually unrequited love. My aunt usually Steady and dignified, unsmiling, in fact, there is someone in my heart, and I don't care about Dai Ning's foolishness. Half a month ago, my aunt eloped with someone..." "Eloped half a month ago? Who is that person?" Layers of doubts arose in Di Gong's heart again.

Zi Qian shook her head with a mysterious smile on her face. Di Gong said again: "Mrs. Wei left, not to mention the shopkeeper Wei, Dai Ning will be hit in the head, and his heart must be extremely painful." Ziqian snorted disapprovingly; "He doesn't seem to care much about it. A few days ago I saw him humming a ditty while doing accounts at the cash desk. After all, it's a man who is slippery and pretentious." Di Gong immediately understood in his heart that Wei Huang and Dai Ning had successfully deceived Ziqian, and of course they also concealed Wei Cheng.The two of them had agreed that Mrs. Wei and Huang would take a step ahead and live temporarily at Shilipu in the neighboring county on the other side of the mountain ridge, waiting for Dai Ning's arrival.Isn't the map on Dai Ning's body a line of mountain roads from Qingchuan Town to Shilipu outlined in vermilion ink?It was on this mountain road to Shilipu that Dai Ning was killed by the gangsters who cut the trail.At present, the Wei and Huang family must still be waiting at Shilipu.He had to tell Colonel Zou this information quickly so that he could cooperate with the neighboring county to find out the traces. It seems that the cause of Dai Ning's death was not simple. Di Gong woke up from his contemplation, and found that Ziqian was looking at him suspiciously. He didn't feel embarrassed, and quickly said with a smile: "Miss Ziqian is calm, and I would like to invite you to go fishing with me on the Daqing River when I have free time. .” Ziqian was overjoyed: "I'll take you there by boat tomorrow morning. A few miles up the Daqing River, there is a good fishing spot called Canshiji. Doctor Liang, I'm leaving here." After Ziqian left, Duke Di stroked his beard in satisfaction and murmured. He only felt that he was a little confused by Ziqian's enthusiasm and frankness. ——She already knew that she was "Doctor Liang"! The moonlight is in the middle of the sky, the light is clear, and the air is extraordinarily fresh after the rain.At this time, Mr. Di's tiredness was gone, he thought it was too early to go to bed, why not take a stroll in the market for a while, and enjoy the night view. As soon as Di Gong came downstairs, he was stopped by shopkeeper Wei: "Doctor Liang, there is a sick person who is in urgent need of medical treatment, and I came here specifically to recruit you, sir." Di Gong saw a man who looked like a housekeeper sitting in the shop, and six porters in black clothes and black pants and tight attire stood at the door. The housekeeper nodded and stepped forward: "Please ask Doctor Liang to get on the sedan chair." Di Gong pondered, it must be that Zou Xiao attached an emergency report and lied about the patient's family delaying the doctor. He appeared in Qingchuan Town as Liang Mo for less than half a day, but his name suddenly alarmed the non-commissioned officers and common people here.He raised the curtain of the sedan chair and was about to get into the sedan chair, when he felt a big surprise. There was already a young girl sitting in the sedan chair, a pair of big, beautiful eyes were staring at him closely, Duke Di hurriedly took a step back, trying to close her eyes When the curtain of the sedan chair moved and asked about the end, the girl spoke like a cry: "It won't be too late for Dr. Liang to come into the sedan chair and explain in detail." As she spoke, she moved her body to one side.Di Gong hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and got into the sedan chair, and sat beside the girl.The curtain of the sedan chair was lowered, and the sedan chair was lifted away like flying.

---

Notes: