Chapter 10 Chapter Three

It was already dawn, and the sun was still shining brightly. It was time for breakfast. Wu Qingyin was eating breakfast.On the table was a large pot of soy milk, a basket of fried sticky rice cakes, two plates of spring rolls, and a small plate of pickles.Wu Qingyin was sweating profusely from eating. At this moment, the door opened, and Tang Wan'er walked in abruptly, stood in front of him, tilted her head to look at him, as if she had never seen this person before.Wu Qingyin just put a spring roll into her mouth, seeing her like this, she couldn't help asking: "What are you looking at?" Tang Wan'er smiled and didn't answer.Wu Qingyin lowered his head, ignored her, and murmured, "What's so funny about a man eating?"

Tang Wan'er smiled and said: "It's not funny for men to eat, it's funny for dead people to eat." Wu Qingyin said: "Of course, if I see you eat, I will die laughing." Tang Wan'er was not angry, said : "It turns out that dead people can not only eat, but sometimes talk to irritate people." Wu Qingyin asked: "Is there any poison in these foods?" Tang Wan'er said: "No." Wu Qingyin said: "Since there is no poison, how could I die? Could it be that you were mad at me to death?" Tang Wan'er said Said: "I don't know how you died, because the body is still in Zhengqi Villa."

Wu Qingyin stopped moving suddenly, and could hardly swallow a mouthful of soy milk. After a while, he said in a daze, "I'm really dead..." Tang Wan'er stretched out her hand in front of him, with a piece of paper in her hand, and threw On the table, said: "Of course you are dead, this is your obituary." This is indeed an obituary, issued by Zhengqi Villa, and the writer is none other than Wu Tianchou. Wu Qingyin looked it over and asked, "How did you get it?" Tang Wan'er said, "Last night, the people from Zhengqi Villa finally found you, or more precisely, they found your body. Zhengqi Villa is here. Being famous, the owner of the estate is dead, so naturally many people have to be notified, and I just got it too."

She paused, and then said: "Let me tell you one more thing, Jiang Xiaotian, Jiang Yuetian's brother, known as the 'Fire Dragon', is already on his way. He has already learned about his brother's death, but he may not know it yet. If he saw the news of your death, you would know the consequences." Wu Qingyin's face seemed to be very painful, after a while, he suddenly raised his head, stared at Tang Wan'er, and said slowly: "Who are you?" Tang Wan'er sneered, "I should ask this question, If it was Wu Qingyin who died, then who are you?" Wu Qingyin slowly withdrew his gaze, he stood up and walked to the window, the sunlight coming in through the crack of the window shone on his face. A little unreal feeling.

Wu Qingyin said slowly: "I will definitely tell you, but right now, I would like to ask you to do something for me. Send a letter to the Nanjia Wonton Shop on Xiushui Street in the city, and hand it over to the proprietress there." Tang Wan'er Looking around, he said, "What are you doing there? Do you know the proprietress?" Wu Qingyin said, "You don't need to know this. Just deliver a letter for me." Tang Wan'er thought for a while, nodded, and said, "I can do this. What else do you want?" "I want to go to the Zhengqi Villa once," Wu Qingyin said in a single word, "I'll go burn it for myself. Some paper, if it’s convenient, I’d like to see how I look after death.”

As noon approached, the sun became more intense, but if one walked into the mourning hall of Zhengqi Villa, a chilly air would still blow over one's face.There is a soul-inducing banner hanging at the entrance of the hall, and when the wind blows, it makes a soft sound, as if sighing for the untimely death of the owner.The coffin was parked in the hall, and there was no time to arrange it in a hurry, which made the mourning hall less solemn, but even more gloomy. Colder than the mourning hall was Wu Tianchou's face.He sat alone in the mourning hall, looking at the coffin with dull eyes, as if he still didn't believe everything in front of him.The nephew, who was usually fierce and fierce, lay peacefully in it, and would never wake up again.He seems to have returned to a few years ago, he also saw off his own younger brother here, but today, another relative left him.He is naturally in a bad mood, but no matter how bad he is, he always welcomes guests when they come.

Two guests came, not Yuan Dongyuan and Xiao Wangsun, but two people he had never seen before, one was a hunchbacked old man with no glory on his face, it seemed that one foot had already stepped into the coffin, the other One is an old woman, the wrinkles on her face are as if carved by a knife, the two came here together, claiming to be Wu Tianying's friend, they live in the city, knowing that the Wu family has suffered a catastrophe, so they come here to express their condolences. Wu Tianchou knew that his brother liked to make friends all his life, and he hadn't seen many of these friends.So he received the two very respectfully.

The hunchbacked old man cried a little sadly, was it because he was about to reach his deadline, so he felt a sense of sympathy?Thinking of this, Wu Tianchou persuaded the two of them, and then greeted his servants to serve tea to the guests.Then the three of them sat together and talked. The old man claimed to be Li Yin, and he was Wu Tianying's old friend, and this Wu Qingyin was also hugged by him when he was young.As they spoke, the three of them sighed in embarrassment.The old lady seemed to see something in Wu Tianchou's eyes, and asked: "My nephew is in his prime, is there any illness in his body?"

Wu Tian said bitterly: "My nephew has never been ill. This time, the accident happened because someone deliberately murdered him. As an uncle, I must seek justice for him." Li Yin said: "But I don't know who is so cruel. nephew?" Wu Tianchou said: "The murderer didn't leave any clues, but the sky net is back, and God will not let him go unpunished." Li Yin said: "Oh? Could it be that Brother Wuxian has grasped the clues?" Wu Tianchou didn't say anything, But he took out something from his bosom and placed it in front of the two of them. It was a spear point, a broken spear point.

Li Yin suddenly raised his head and said, "Could it be that my nephew died from a gunshot wound?" Wu Tianchou said, "That's right, my nephew was shot through the heart from behind. It can be seen that the murderer was extremely cruel. My nephew has always I don't have any deep hatred with anyone, but he died so badly, I will definitely not let this person go." The old woman suddenly said: "Could it be that someone is setting up suspicions and blaming others?" Wu Tianchou said: "Definitely No, because the point of this spear was broken by my nephew before he died. The martial arts family is famous for its golden steel fingers, otherwise it would be impossible to break the point of this iron spear. And the man shot from behind, so he must have no time to take care of it when he withdrew the gun. , I didn’t know that the tip of the gun had been broken, so I left this clue, and this is what my nephew wanted to tell me.”

The old woman said: "Then the murderer used a gun." Wu Tianchou said: "That's right, but there is only one expert gun user hundreds of miles away." His expression suddenly became extremely terrifying, he gritted his teeth and said: "Ling Yuan .” Li Yin thought for a while, and said: "It's best to be cautious about this matter. Although my nephew died under the gun, it doesn't prove that it must have been done by someone from Ling Yuan." Wu Tianchou said: "Of course I want to However, this spear point is not an ordinary spear point, apart from Ling Yuan, there are almost no people in Jianghu who use this kind of spear." He handed the tip of the spear to the eyes of the two, and said: "This kind of spear tip is flat and has blood grooves on both sides, and it is made of Tianshan cold iron, and this kind of cold iron is very rare in Jianghu. Only twenty years ago in the Central Plains, Ling Yufeng brought back tens of catties of cold iron tires from Tianshan, and tempered them into a gun." He stuck the tip of the gun on the table and snorted, "Except for him, Ling Yuan, who else would use this kind of gun?" gun?" Li Yin and the old woman looked at each other and didn't say anything, but said: "We should be cautious about this matter. After all, both families are famous families. Once they fight, the consequences will be unpredictable." Then they bid farewell to Wu Tianchou, Wu Tianchou sent out the door. Just as the three of them held their fists to say goodbye, four eyes were quietly staring at them in the dark. The two guests came out of Zhengqi Villa, just passed a street, and suddenly bumped into a scholar who was walking with his head bowed. The scholar was startled, he clasped his fists, apologized and left.Li Yin looked at the scholar's back, and suddenly frowned. He wanted to say something, but he didn't say it. After turning to a remote place, Li Yin said to the old woman: "Wu Tianchou is lying." The old woman said: "But what he said is reasonable, it doesn't seem like a lie." "Li Yin" sneered : "I dare say, he must have concealed the truth somewhere." As he spoke, his waist straightened, and his face returned to rosy. The "old woman" stretched out her hand and slapped her forehead, and said, "Let's talk about it when we go back, now that people find out that you are still alive, you will definitely be scared to death." "Li Yin" thought for a while, and said: "What I want to see most now is that person's corpse. Maybe we can see something from the corpse." The old woman said: "But Wu Tianchou will definitely not let people see. I think he never leaves the coffin, maybe that's what he means." "Li Yin" said: "We have to find a way to let him leave." The old woman rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "It's not difficult to let him leave the coffin. At night, he will not be able to leave the mourning hall." Time passed minute by minute, and finally at night, Wu Tianchou still hasn't left the mourning hall. Is it because he will never see his nephew again, and now he wants to spend more time with him?But his wish was disturbed.Not long after dinner, the house in front suddenly caught fire, and the fire spread quickly, and several houses that were connected for a while were burned. Wu Tianchou can no longer sit in the mourning hall. He is now the custodian of Zhengqi Villa, and he can't just sit and watch his nephew's bones still alive, and even his family property ruined.He immediately rushed to the front to direct the firefighting, but as soon as he left the mourning hall, two figures floated down and landed in front of the coffin. Both of them were dressed in black, with black scarves covering their heads, and only two eyes were exposed. One of them was slender, like a woman.The two put their hands on the coffin board, looked at each other, nodded, and exerted force at the same time, the coffin board immediately opened, revealing the dead person inside. The woman's body shook, her eyes froze, she could see very clearly that the dead person inside was Wu Qingyin, with that figure and appearance, it was absolutely impossible for him to be another person.She looked at it for a while, and then looked at the man in black with a puzzled look. The man in black on the opposite side was concentrating on examining the cause of death of the man. He looked at it for a while, as if he had found something, nodded in satisfaction, and gave a soft oh. At this moment, footsteps came from outside the mourning hall. The man gently closed the coffin and sank into the darkness again. It was Wu Tianchou who came, and behind him were two people, unexpectedly Yuan Dongyuan and Xiao Wangsun. When the three came to the coffin, Wu Tianchou bent down, took a closer look, and said, "She has been here before." It is." Xiao Wangsun sneered, and said: "As I expected, I have long seen that the actions of these two people are suspicious, and they are definitely not here to express condolences. Now we can avenge Mr. Wu." Wu Tianchou sneered and said: "With the help of the two of you, plus my Wu Tianchou's ability, this matter will never fail. When the time comes..." The three of them glanced at each other, revealing a cruel expression. smile. The night was so quiet that even the moonlight couldn't bear to disturb this tranquility, so he hid secretly among the clouds, but he didn't want to leave, so he attracted a thick night fog and covered the air, but he was able to see through the fog again. A layer of hazy brilliance came out, peeping at the earth. Wu Qingyin folded his hands, hunched over, and sat on the top of the tallest Deyue Tower in the city, his face immersed in the mist, wondering what he was thinking.His face looked like it was coated with a layer of silver powder in the faint brilliance, just like pretending to be an old man during the day, giving people an unreal feeling. Sitting next to him, Tang Wan'er gently pulled up a small grass between the tiles, she was fascinated by the moonlight, when she looked at it, she suddenly murmured: "Unexpectedly, grass can grow in this kind of place. "Wu Qingyin ignored her, as if she was still thinking about something.Tang Wan'er continued: "If I didn't go to the top of the building, I would never have thought that grass would grow here, just like if I didn't go to Zhengqi Villa tonight, I would never have thought that Wu Qingyin really died." Wu Qingyin said suddenly: "There are many things that you can't think of. For example, what happened tonight, you never expected it to go so smoothly." Tang Wan'er was a little proud, and said: "Don't think about things too hard. , some things will go smoothly as long as you catch the other party's psychological negligence." Wu Qingyin sneered: "Sometimes things that go too smoothly are not good things. That's because the other party intentionally created them to lure you into the bait." "You mean that Wu Tianchou had expected what happened tonight?" Wu Qingyin said, "I dare not say, but I always have a feeling that the corpse was tampered with." Tang Wan'er said: "Oh? What did you see?" Wu Qingyin said: "I seem to think that this corpse is not like a pampered son, but a prisoner who has not seen the sun for a long time." Tang Wan'er said: "You are looking at him You came to such a conclusion because of your pale face?" Wu Qingyin nodded. Tang Wan'er said: "The face of a dead person is always like this, because his blood has all flowed out, can his face be red if he is not white?" Wu Qingyin shook his head, and said: "It's not just these. Did you see him? hand?" Tang Wan'er said: "I see, it is no different from the hands of other dead people." Wu Qingyin said: "There is a difference, and the difference is very big." He paused, cleared his mind, and said: "A young master who has been missing for a few days should have a pale face, skinny fingers, and ribs showing. This is unreasonable." Tang Wan'er said, "Maybe he hasn't eaten in the past few days." Wu Qingyin said: "It's impossible to become so thin, unless there is a possibility, that is the result of malnutrition for a long time." Tang Wan'er said: "How is it possible, the Wu family is a famous family in this area, and their business is not small Dozens of places, it is not too much to say that they are making money every day, how could they be malnourished?" At this point, she seemed to suddenly understand, her eyes lit up, and she rushed to say: "I know, this person must not be Wu Qingyin may be a prisoner, so he has not had enough to eat for a long time." Wu Qingyin murmured thoughtfully, "Yes, he is a prisoner." He also gently pulled up a grass, and sighed: "Sometimes a person's life is like this unknown grass, which is easily taken away by others." Tang Wan'er said: "The person who took his life Who is it? Could it be someone from Ling Yuan?" Wu Qingyin pondered: "Even if not, it must have something to do with Ling Yuan." Tang Wan'er puzzled: "I'm getting more and more confused. If this person It's Wu Qingyin, why did people from Lingyuan want to kill him? You must know that he is Lingyuan's future son-in-law. If it wasn't Wu Qingyin, wouldn't Wu Tianchou not be able to tell? And you, Wu Qingyin, are you real or fake? where?" Wu Qingyin smiled wryly and said: "Well, I can't explain it to you now. There are some things that don't need to be explained. When the time comes, it will be clear." He raised his head and looked at the moonlight. When it has dispersed, the blue sky is like washing, the moonlight is like water, a piece of peace and tranquility, Wu Qingyin's eyes are also shining, as if something suddenly came to his mind, he took a long breath and said: "Tomorrow will definitely It's a good weather." Tang Wan'er said: "Maybe so." Wu Qingyin said: "I think under the sunshine tomorrow, everything will be revealed." Tang Wan'er was a little bit incredulous, and said: "Tomorrow? Will things come to light? You are not a god, how would you know?" Wu Qingyin said: "I just know. Because there are people who are very anxious, at least much more anxious than me." Tang Wan'er looked at him for a long time before uttering a few words softly: "I hope this truth will not make me feel anxious." disappointment." The sunshine today is indeed very good, everything is as usual, there are many people on the street, and everyone comes out to enjoy the gift of God, after all, in the season of continuous spring rain, such days are rare.There is mold in people's hearts, and they should be taken out to dry. Wu Tianchou hurriedly walked under the sun, but his face was very gloomy, because he didn't come out today to bask in the sun, but to seek justice for his dead nephew.Yuan Dongyuan and Xiao Wangsun walked on both sides of him, and their faces were also very solemn. Is it because they did not expect Wu Qingyin to die, and at that time in Lingyuan, everything Ling Luhua and Li Changsheng said became extremely unbelievable up? At that time, Jiang Yuetian's death, Ling Luhua's attack, and Wu Qingyin's disappearance all seemed to be the work of the Wu family, but Wu Qingyin died, and died under the gun of the Ling family.Was it because he had evidence before his death that he was not the murderer, and the real murderer was someone from Ling Yuan? Once Ling Luhua married the Wu family, all Ling Yuan's properties would belong to the Wu family. Ling Yufeng had only one daughter, Ling Luhua, in his life. Once the two families got married, all of Ling Yuan's business had to be incorporated into the Wu family as dowry.From then on, there is only Zhengqi Villa in the world, and there is no Lingyuan anymore.This is what the Ling family doesn't want to see.Therefore, it is not impossible for them to want to divorce.In this way, the whole situation was turned upside down, and Wu Tianchou and others couldn't help but think otherwise. It's difficult to distinguish between true and false in the world, right from wrong, especially in Jianghu. The place where the three of them went was of course Ling Yuan. Wu Tianchou did not bring anyone with him. This was Xiao Wangsun's opinion. Before the truth came to light, they must not tear their face easily, so it was only the three of them who went there. From the perspective of others It is also necessary to discuss the marriage of the two families, so as not to cause a big disturbance. Wu Tianchou had no choice but to agree, he knew very well that Yuan Dongyuan and Xiao Wangsun had high martial arts skills, so he accompanied him to Lingyuan.So he was very relieved, but even so, he still secretly brought his stylus.The Wu family is a master of pens in the southeast area, and their brushwork is famous all over the world. Wu Tianchou thought so, when he looked up, he could already see the dark gate of Lingyuan.The two servants in front of the door stepped forward to block them when they saw the three coming, but they just stretched out their hands and before they said a word, Wu Tianchou split his palms, and the two servants rolled out, Wu Tianchou snorted coldly With a sound, he pushed open the door suddenly, and stepped into Lingyuan in one step. The first thing he saw was a man in a wheelchair, and the man in a wheelchair nodded and smiled at him as if he knew he would come. The hall is still spacious and quiet, with elegant furnishings, but today's atmosphere is a bit chilly, because the three people who came here all had bad expressions. Wu Tianchou cupped his hands, and said: "Director Li, I wonder if the obituary I personally issued for Zhengqi Villa has arrived in Lingyuan?" Li Changsheng nodded politely, and said: "I have received it." His expression followed Dim, sighed: "Unexpectedly, the heavens do not bless good people, the owner of Shaozhuang died young, and Mr. Wu sent a white-haired man to a black-haired man. Apart from feeling sad, I wonder if I can do something for him?" Wu Tianchou said: "How dare you be the supervisor of labor? I just came here to clarify one thing, and I ask the supervisor for advice." Li Changsheng said: "I know everything." Wu Tianchou gently took out a piece of wrapping from his bosom The yellow silk of the thing was placed in front of Li Changsheng, and said: "I wonder if the manager can recognize such a thing?" Li Changsheng said: "What is this?" Wu Tianchou said: "Director Li, you can tell when you open it." Li Changsheng followed his advice and opened the yellow silk himself, revealing a broken iron spear head inside.Wu Tianchou and the three of them fixed their gazes on Li Changsheng's face, but seeing Li Changsheng's face remained normal, they picked up the tip of the gun, looked at it, put it down again, and said, "It seems that the tip of this gun belongs to our village, but I don't know why. It was broken, and it fell into the hands of Mr. Wu?" Wu Tianchou sneered, "The tip of the gun was not broken in my hands, but in my nephew's hands." Li Changsheng frowned, and said: "Oh? Mr. Wu said that when Mr. Wu died, he had this iron spear head in his hand?" Wu Tianchou said: "Exactly. But I don't know what the manager's plan is?" Li Changsheng thought for a while , said: "I don't know how Master Wu died?" Wu Tianchou stared at Li Changsheng with fiery eyes, and said word by word: "He was shot through the heart and died." Li Changsheng's face remained unchanged, Said: "So, the murderer used a gun, and this gun was broken by Mr. Wu before he died." He looked at Yuan Dongyuan and Xiao Wangsun, and said, "What do you two think about this matter?" Yuan Dong was originally angry, and said, "Only Ling Yuan has this kind of spear point!" Xiao Wangsun glanced at it. Glancing at him, he said, "The murderer shot from behind. Obviously he succeeded in a surprise attack when the young master was off guard. From this point of view, the murderer must be an acquaintance of the young master." Li Changsheng smiled, but his smile was very cold. He smiled and said: "I am no stranger to Mr. Wu, and I am also from Lingyuan. Do the three suspect me?" Wu Tianchou didn't answer, but said: "I don't know where Miss Ling is now? Can we meet?" Li Changsheng said: "My lady is in the dressing room, I don't know if she's still lying down, I'm afraid it's inconvenient." Wu Tianchou didn't relax, and said: "But there are some things that can only be said to young ladies. Although Director Li has been in Lingyuan for many years, his surname is not Ling." Hearing this, Li Changsheng's mouth twitched, as if a sharp needle had pierced his heart, and a bitter and helpless expression flashed in his eyes, but it was only for a moment, and then he smiled and said: "That's not bad. , I’ll go to Miss right now to see if she wants to come and see you.” As soon as Li Changsheng's wheelchair came out of the hall, Wu Tianchou said to the other two in a low voice: "Are you really going to do it?" Xiao Wangsun said: "This is a rare opportunity, they are only two people at most, you deal with Miss Ling later, I will To deal with Director Li with Dongyuan, we must succeed in one blow, as long as I say the word 'wrong', we will fight together." Wu Tianchou and Yuan Dongyuan nodded at the same time, and each sat back. Hearing the sound of a wheelchair outside the door, Li Changsheng has come back, he is walking in front, followed by two people, one holding an umbrella, shielding the other from the sun, and although the person under the umbrella cannot see his face, he has a handsome figure , it was Ling Luhua. When they came to the house, the umbrella holder put away the umbrella and left.I saw Ling Luhua covered her face with a black veil, and could only vaguely see two delicate eyes.Wu Tianchou looked at Li Changsheng, Li Changsheng said with a smile: "Everyone, our lady feels unwell these few days, and I don't want to see guests, but for the sake of the three of you, I still came. I hope the three of you will not be offended." Wu Tianchou murmured: "I don't know what's wrong with Miss, and there's no wind in the room. Why don't you take off the black gauze, and I'm a little medically educated. It's only natural to do a little bit for Miss." Li Changsheng smiled. , lowered his voice and said: "I'm sorry, there is no need to bother Mr. Wu about this. Girls don't like to be seen by others." Xiao Wangsun said: "Miss Ling, I really offended you a lot, but this important matter has a lot to do with Miss, so I have to ask you to come here." Ling Luhua was not surprised, and said lightly: "It's easy to say. It's easy to say. But I don't know What is it for?" Wu Tianqiu said: "I heard that 20 years ago, your father Ling Daxia collected a piece of rare cold iron in Tianshan, brought it back to the Central Plains and tempered it into a soldier, is there such a thing?" Ling Luhua said: "Yes This happened. My father forged this piece of cold iron into a gun." Wu Tianchou said: "Just forged a gun, and no other weapons?" Ling Luhua said: "This piece of cold iron is unique in the rivers and lakes. Besides, my family has used guns for generations, and I don't know how to use other weapons. Apart from that gun, I haven't refined any other weapons." Wu Tianchou nodded and said: "Well, I'm going to be bold and want to take a look at that gun." Ling Luhua pondered for a while, and said, "I don't know how this gun has anything to do with the intention of the three of you, and what does it have to do with me?" Wu Tianchou said: "Of course it has a lot to do with it. I wonder if Miss will agree?" Ling Luhua didn't move, as if he glanced at Li Changsheng. Li Changsheng nodded slightly, and closed his eyes again, as if nothing had happened. Ling Luhua sighed: "This gun hasn't seen the light of day for many years since my late father left. It's good to take it out today and let it see the light of day." After she finished speaking, she got up and went out. When she came in for the first time, she had a three-foot-long strip brocade cover in her hand. She put the brocade cover on the table, and the table trembled slightly, obviously the weight was not light. Wu Tianchou said: "This is the gun inside? Why is it only so long?" Ling Luhua said with a smile: "This gun can be divided into two parts, which is easy to carry, and can be connected into one when encountering an enemy. It is more than seven feet long. "Wu Tianchou nodded, and said: "Then please take out this gun, Miss, and let me see it." Ling Luhua put his hand into the brocade sleeve, and gently stroked the body of the gun, although everyone couldn't see her face. Looking at the expression on her face, she could also feel that she had great respect for this gun. The eyes of several people were all focused on the brocade sleeve, and on Ling Luhua's hand, which was gently pulling out half of the iron gun.