Chapter 6 The Fifth Sword and Stick

Sticks aren't everyone's cup of tea. But sticks are useful. The stick is also more snobbish than the sword. When he hits with a stick, he will often see what he wants first. When the sword is out of its sheath, it only finds a person's fatal weakness. Especially this sword. There is a price when the sword is pulled out, and there is also a price when it is inserted back. The price of pulling it out is money, and the price of plugging it back is blood. More than an hour has passed, and the golden lion and the man in black are still sitting there, as are Guo Dalu and the others.

They are reluctant to leave, and they cannot leave. If Guo Dalu took out that ingot of gold to pay the bill, wouldn't it be tantamount to telling others that he is a thief. Jia stick finally came back, Guo Dalu saw his face clearly. His face seemed to be only skin and bones, with neither expression nor flesh. The golden lion said: "How is it?" Jia stick said: "That man's surname is not Gao, but Song. He used to be the accountant of the 'Liaodong Niuyang' in Zhangjiakou. He stole a fortune from the boss and fled here, so he didn't dare to publicize the gold lost."

Jin Shizi sneered and said, "It seems that this is exactly his usual method, first grabbing others' handles and then attacking." Jia stick said: "And the method of doing the crime is the same, it is clean and beautiful, the doors and windows don't move, the gold has been lost." The golden lion said: "When did you lose it?" Jia stick said: "Last night." Golden Lion said: "As long as he makes a move, at least thirteen major cases will be involved. This is his old rule." Jia stick said: "Except for the one surnamed Song, I found out five more."

Jin Shizi said: "Do these five families also have cases on their backs?" Jia stick said: "That's right. There is actually one of them who was the little boss before the Dragon King of the land washed his hands. Now he has married a wife and given birth to a child." The golden lion said: "They met him, and finally they were unlucky, so let them go." Jia stick didn't speak, just looked at his hands and sneered. The golden lion smiled and said: "Actually, I also know that you will never let go. As long as anyone who has anything to do with the Dragon King on the land meets you, he will be unlucky. But you have to be careful. If you land on the Dragon King and that poisonous snake, then you will be the one who is unlucky."

Jia stick was still sneering and didn't speak. Golden Lion said: "In any case, it seems that the news we got is not wrong, he has indeed been nesting here all these years." Jia stick said: "The person who told me the news would not be unreliable, otherwise why would I ask you to pay 10,000 taels?" The golden lion said: "But since he has been nesting here for seven or eight years, why did he suddenly attack again?" Jia stick said: "This is called itchy hands." They were not afraid of being overheard by others when they spoke, of course Guo Dalu would listen to every word.

He also couldn't help but admit that the stick really had two tricks. But who is the "he" they are talking about? Jia stick suddenly sneered again: "Since he committed crimes here last night, he must still be nesting in this city. I have seen all the people who left the city this morning. Except for a group of performers who were a little eye-catching, everything else is all about rules. people." The golden lion said: "Will he take the stolen goods and ask those buskers to take them out of the city?" Jia Chou said: "Look at the dust they have picked up from the soles of their feet, they will never carry more than ten taels of silver."

The corner of Golden Lion's mouth suddenly showed a malicious grin, and said: "In this way, he must still be in the city." Hearing this, Guo Dalu couldn't help but want to ask them: "How do you know that he didn't slip away from the path, and how do you know that he won't slip away now?" Of course Guo Dalu couldn't ask. Fortunately, there is no need for him to ask, Jia stick has already said it himself. "If he wants to make a move, there will be at least tens of thousands of taels of gold. I have set up hidden cards on all sides. No one can slip away with tens of thousands of taels of gold."

The golden lion said: "Of course he would never spit out what he ate. This man regards money as his life. He is famous for swallowing the skin and bones in one gulp. If he swallows it, he will die and will not be able to spit it out." Jia stick sneered and said: "This is his old problem, I knew it would kill him one day!" Chuangbizi said: "But this man is really cunning, he is very skilled in disguise, he can shrink bones, he can even change the height of his body, his words can't even be believed by a three-year-old child." Guo Dalu smiled and said, "If what you said is true, I'd rather crawl on the ground..."

Suddenly someone said: "A stick is a stick, no matter who encounters him, it is impossible not to tell the truth." But Guo Dalu still smiled and didn't change his expression, he didn't care at all. He didn't care about anything in the first place, not to mention that now his stomach is full of Yan Maoyuan's old Zhuyeqing. Jia stick didn't even have the slightest expression on his face, his eyes were fixed on Guo Dalu's, he stood up slowly, and walked over slowly. His face was blue and his eyes were gloomy. If a timid person sees him at night, he will not only force him to tell the truth, but also scare him to the fart.

"This person shouldn't be called a stick, he should be called a zombie." This sentence has almost reached Guo Dalu's lips, and he almost uttered it - don't think that he dare not say it, as soon as the wine is in his stomach, the word "dare not" will leave him It's a thousand miles away. It didn't matter to Wang Dong and the others: "As long as you have a friend like Guo Dalu, you have to be ready to fight for him at any time." For them, fighting has long been commonplace. Even Lin Taiping is no exception. Although Jia stick's eyes were not staring at him, his eyes were staring fiercely at Jia stick.

It seems that no matter if Guo Dalu said a wrong sentence or asked a wrong sentence with a pinch stick, this fight could break out at any time. Unexpectedly, Jin Shizi suddenly said: "These people don't need to ask." Jia stick said: "Why?" The golden lion smiled and said, "If there are ghosts in their stomachs, why would they talk about my nose?" It turned out that this person not only had a good nose, but also had sharp ears. Guo Dalu couldn't help laughing and said, "Did you hear everything?" The golden lion said: "In our business, we not only have to look around, but also have to listen to all directions." Guo Dalu said: "Aren't you angry?" The golden lion said: "Why are you angry? Even if you have a big nose, it's ugly, but it's not ashamed at all." Guo Dalu's impression of this man immediately improved, and said: "Not only is it not shameful, but it is also not ugly. Men should have big noses, and the bigger the better, sensible women like men with big noses." The golden lion laughed loudly and said, "Your nose is not small either." Guo Dalu touched his nose and said with a smile, "So-so, it's passable." The golden lion said: "You live in this city?" Guo Dalu said: "Not in the city, but on the mountain." The golden lion said: "There are also many people living on the mountain?" Guo Dalu said: "There are only four of us alive, but there are quite a few dead." The golden lion said: "Dead?" Guo Dalu said: "The place where we live is next to the cemetery, it's called Fugui Villa, you might as well come over for a drink if you have time." Golden Lion said: "We must visit." He stood up suddenly, and said, "Shopkeeper, settle the bill, we will pay all of these bills together." Guo Dalu jumped up and said: "What is this talking about, we are landlords, you must let us do our best as landlords." He not only likes to make friends, but also likes to treat guests. No one pays friends faster than him, and no one pays bills faster than him.But this time his hand reached into his pocket, but he couldn't get it out. He couldn't take out that ingot of gold in front of others. Who knows that the golden lion is no longer rushing to pay the bill, and said with a smile: "In this case, it is better to obey than to be respectful, thank you very much." Jia stick suddenly patted Guo Dalu on the shoulder, and said coldly: "The city must be very chaotic these two days, it's better to stay at home if you have nothing to do, so as not to come out and cause trouble." He didn't let Guo Dalu talk, he put his hand on his shoulder and said: "I'll do nothing for you, please sit down." Guo Dalu smiled and said, "I'm tired from sitting, so I want to stand." The stick used 80% of its strength, without even a little reaction, looked up and down at Guo Dalu for a few times, and walked out without looking back. Suddenly the golden lion said: "Do you recognize the person opposite?" A hunchbacked, white-haired old man came out of the opposite door with a bucket of dirty water in his hand, and poured the bucket of water on the ground with a "crash". Guo Dalu smiled and said: "Of course I recognize him, he is the old court official of Liyuan Pawnshop, we all call him Huopi." The golden lion stared at the old man with burning eyes, until the old man turned around and walked in again, he smiled and said: "Everyone is biased, let's take our leave first." He caught up with Jia stick, the two whispered a few words, and walked towards the pawnshop together. Only then did the man in black stand up slowly, and walked slowly in front of Guo Dalu and the others. Everyone drank with their heads down, and no one looked at him.Because every time I saw him, it was like seeing a poisonous snake, and I felt unspeakably uncomfortable. The man in black did not stop, but suddenly called out: "Huang Yuhe, hello." Everyone was stunned, and no one knew who he was talking to. At this time, the man in black had strode out. Guo Dalu shook his head and murmured: "Is there something wrong with this person?" Lin Taiping stared at the long sword on the back of the man in black again, and said, "This sword is at least four feet and seven inches." Yan Qi said: "You have good eyesight, you must be a sword wielder too?" Lin Taiping didn't seem to hear this sentence, and said again: "As far as I know, there are only three people in the martial arts world who can wield this kind of long sword." Guo Dalu said: "Oh, those three?" Lin Taiping said: "One is Ding Yilang, who is said to be the illegitimate son of Fusang ronin Akagi Santaro and Huangshan female swordsman Ding Li; Akagi Santaro is a swordsman of Fusang's "cloak one sword style", so Ding Yilang's swordsmanship is also a fusion of Fusang and Huangshan The strengths of the two swordsmanship." Yan Qi stared at him and said, "I never imagined that you know more secrets about martial arts than I do." Lin Taiping hesitated for a while, then said, "I also heard from others." Guo Dalu said: "There are two more?" Lin Taiping said: "The second one is the only inheritor of Gong Changhong swordsmanship, called Gong Hongfen." Guo Dalu said: "Gong Hongfen? This is a woman's name." Yan Qi said: "She is a woman, do you think women can't use such a long sword?" Guo Dalu smiled and said, "I just think that the man in black is definitely not a woman." Yan Qi said: "I heard that Ding Yilang has recently traveled far to Fusang to find his biological father, so there is absolutely no way that the man in black is him." Guo Dalu asked, "What about the third one?" Lin Taiping said: "This man is called 'Jiandi Wandering Soul' Nangong Chou." Guo Dalu said: "Wandering Soul at the bottom of the sword? Isn't this a curse word? How could he have such a name?" Lin Taiping said: "Many years ago, there was a strange man named 'Crazy Cross Sword' in the rivers and lakes. No one who met him could escape his sword, even the famous 'Three Friends of Xishan' at that time He killed both "Jiangnan No. 1 Sword" and only this Nangong Chou escaped from his sword, so Nangong Chou felt very proud of himself, so he took the nickname "Jiandi Wandering Soul" for himself." Guo Dalu said with a smile: "He is still proud of being defeated by someone else's sword, this person is very interesting." Lin Taiping said: "This person is not only boring, but extremely boring." Guo Dalu said: "Why?" Lin Taiping said: "I heard that this man likes to kill people the most. Sometimes he kills for his own pleasure, and sometimes he kills for money. And although he escaped from the cross sword by chance, his face was still scratched. Big cross, so I never want to see people with my true colors." Guo Dalu said: "In this way, the man in black must be him." Wang Dong suddenly said, "That's not necessarily the case." Guo Dalu said: "Not necessarily?" Wang Dong said: "How do you know that he is not a woman, not a palace fan?" Guo Dalu said: "Of course not." Wang Dong said: "Why? You have seen his face, his hands? You have seen his feet... He didn't let you see even an inch, all you can see is his black body. It's just clothes. Men can wear such clothes, why can't women?" Guo Dalu was stunned for a while, then laughed again: "If he is a woman, it would be very interesting, I really want to see what she looks like." Yan Qi said leisurely: "As long as it is a woman, do you find it interesting?" Guo Dalu laughed and said, "Most women are indeed more interesting than men, except for those who are too ugly and too old." Yan Qi sighed, and said: "This person actually dares to say that he is not a pervert, who is he?" Wang Dong yawned and said, "I am at least a little like a pervert." Yan Qi said: "Which point?" Wang Dong said: "I will think of bed anytime, anywhere." bed. Five boxes of gold beads are under the bed. Even the richest person in the world would not casually stuff these five boxes worth billions of dollars under the bed, and run out without even locking the door. But they insisted on doing so. Because apart from themselves, no one would have even dreamed that there would be such a big treasure under the broken bed, and the room was completely empty, and there was no place to put the five boxes except under the bed. "Why not bury it in the ground?" Yan Qi also suggested this before, but Wang Dong was the first to firmly oppose it. "If we work so hard to bury it now, we will have to dig it out in two days. Since we have to dig it out, why bother to bury it now?" Lazy people always have good reasons for refusing to do things. Wang Dong's reason is of course the most sufficient. Now of course he was in bed again. Guo Dalu is practicing drinking while hanging upside down. He heard that there are prison drinks and even corpse drinks, so he is determined to practice this hanging drink. If there is anyone in this world who can drink with his eyes, even if there is only one person, he will never admit defeat, at least he has to practice like that person before he stops. Lin Taiping was sitting on the stone steps at the door, holding his head in his hands, maybe he was in a daze?Still thinking about something? He looks younger than anyone else, but his mind is heavier than anyone else. Where did Yan Qi slip off to?This person's actions always seem to be a little mysterious, and he often slips out and hides alone. No one knows what he is doing? The night seems to be very deep, but also seems to be very early. Someone said: "Time is the ruler of all things, only time is eternal." This sentence does not seem to be quite correct here. Although people here don't know how to use time, they will never be slaves of time. When Guo Dalu finished his third bowl of wine, Lin Taiping suddenly stood up from the stone steps. His expression was very excited and serious, just like the expression of a general who will win a thousand miles when he is about to announce a very important strategy to his subordinates. It's just that no matter how serious a person's expression is, if you look at him backwards, his appearance will become very funny like that. Guo Dalu almost couldn't help spitting out the sip of wine he just drank. Lin Taiping said: "I have something to say." Guo Dalu suppressed a smile and said, "I can see it." Lin Taiping said: "There must be someone here who not only has high martial arts, but also knows how to disguise and shrink bones. He has done many cases that have caused headaches for the government." Guo Dalu blinked, and said: "It seems that you are not the only one who knows about this matter, I seem to have heard of it too." Lin Taiping said: "Not only you know, but sour plum soup also knows." Guo Dalu said: "Oh?" Lin Taiping said: "Not only does she know, but she must have a grudge against this person." Guo Dalu said: "Animation?" Lin Taiping said: "But she is also like us. She only knows that this person is hiding in the city, but she doesn't know where he is hiding? What identity is used as a cover? Although she wants to seek revenge on him, she can't find him, so... " Guo Dalu suddenly felt that he was not as cute as before, so he turned somersault and said, "So what?" Lin Taiping said: "So she tried to find someone else to find this person on her behalf." Guo Dalu said: "Of course she knows that sticks and golden poodles are the most good at looking for people in the world." Lin Taiping said: "She also knew that they were all in the vicinity, so she first tried to find a way to inform them and let them know that this famous thief is hiding in the city." Guo Dalu said: "Then she came to this city by herself again, and committed seventeen or eighteen unresolved cases in one night, and deliberately imitated the criminal's method of committing crimes, so that Stick and the golden retriever poodle believed that these cases belonged to him. made." Lin Taiping said: "This is not the most important point." Guo Dalu said: "What is the most important thing?" Lin Taiping said: "When she does this, Stick and the Golden Retriever Poodle can confirm that the famous thief is indeed in the city, and then they will look for it seriously. People of their status will never work hard just for a little rumor. of." Guo Dalu said: "But she still has a problem." Lin Taiping said: "Her problem is that she can neither get rid of the stolen goods for a while, nor can she transport them out, because she knows that the stick and poodle have already arrived." Guo Dalu said: "That's right, it's not easy to hide this kind of eye-catching and hot thing." Lin Taiping said: "Not only is it not easy, but it also takes a lot of effort, so..." Guo Dalu smiled wryly: "So, she has to find someone to hide these things for her, but why didn't she look for anyone, but she found me?" Lin Taiping said: "Of course she knows that you live here, and also knows that even ghosts don't want to come to this place, hiding the stolen goods here is like..." Guo Dalu said: "It's as safe and reliable as hiding wine in your stomach." Wang Dong suddenly said: "This is not the most important reason." Guo Dalu said: "Oh?" Wang Dong said: "The most important thing is that the person she recruits to do this kind of thing must be a fool who does things so-so and will make friends with cats and dogs." Not only did Wang Dong not move, he rarely spoke. What he says is often the conclusion. But this time the person who made the conclusion was not him, but Guo Dalu himself. Guo Dalu sighed, and said with a wry smile: "It doesn't matter if you see cats and dogs and make friends. People who can't walk when they see beautiful women are really bastards and get eight levels." Lin Taiping frowned and said, "Who are you talking about?" Guo Dalu pointed to his nose and said, "I'm talking about me." In fact, Guo Dalu is not really confused, it's just that there are many things that he doesn't bother to think about seriously, as long as he thinks about it, he understands better than anyone else. Lin Taiping suddenly said again: "You did one more thing wrong." Guo Dalu sighed: "It's not uncommon for Mr. Guo to do something wrong, but it's anecdotal if he does something right." Lin Taiping said: "You shouldn't have used that ingot of gold to pay the bill just now." Guo Dalu said: "You don't use that ingot to pay the bill, do you pay with my own fingers? Besides, you just drank no less than me." Lin Taiping said: "If the stick and the golden poodle know that we pay our bills with gold, they will definitely wonder where these poor ghosts get their gold from? Then our troubles will come." Guo Dalu said: "I will also tell you a few things, okay?" Lin Taiping said: "Okay." Guo Dalu said: "First, stick and poodle will never know, because Mai Laoguang is definitely not a talkative person." Lin Taiping said: "With the first, of course there will be the second." Guo Dalu said: "Secondly, Mr. Guo has a few ingots of gold on his body. It is not unprecedented. It is not worth making a big surprise. What's more, there is not even a mark on the ingot of gold. I have checked it a long time ago. Who dares to say that it was stolen, I will give him a few big mouths first." Lin Taiping said: "Is there any more?" Guo Dalu said: "Also, everyone has to eat, if we want to eat, we have to pay with that ingot of gold." Only one person said: "This is the most important point. The person you are looking for for sour plum soup must not only be a lecherous fool, but also a fool who is poor, crazy, and hungry." This is also a knot. This time it was not Wang Dong who came to the conclusion, but Yan Qi. Every time Yan Qi appeared, he was just as erratic as when he disappeared. Guo Dalu shook his head, smiled wryly and said, "No matter who he talks to, he looks like a human being, but for some reason, he always likes to hate me." Yan Qi smiled and said, "If you weren't my friend, it would be very difficult for me to stink of you." Guo Dalu said: "Wang Dong is also your friend, why don't you go and smell him?" Wang Dong laughed and said, "You've already said all you can say about me, so do you need someone else to speak?" Guo Dalu also laughed, walked over and patted Yan Qi on the shoulder, and said, "Where did you sneak off to this time?" Yan Qi said: "I... I went out for a stroll." He seemed to dislike being touched by others. Every time Guo Dalu bumped into him, he felt very uncomfortable. This may be because few people touched him except Guo Dalu. As long as they saw his clothes, others would already vomit raw seeds for their overnight meal. Guo Dalu asked, "Where have you been?" Yan Qi said: "Under the mountain, in the city." Guo Dalu said: "What is there to do in that place?" Yan Qi said: "Who said no?" Guo Dalu said: "What?" Yan Qi said: "Didn't you just see a beautiful woman carrying two baskets last night?" Guo Dalu said: "What did you see tonight?" Yan Qi said: "Murder." Guo Dalu said in horror: "Murder? Who killed?" Yan Qi said: "Stick." Guo Dalu said: "Stick kills? Who did he kill?" Yan Qi said: "There are suspects." Guo Dalu said: "Who is the suspect? What are the suspects?" Yan Qi said: "The person Stick is looking for is a man in his fifties who came here ten years ago, so any man who only moved here ten years ago is suspect, it may be Feng Qiwu." Guo Dalu said: "Who is Feng Qiwu?" Yan Qi said: "Feng Qiwu is the person Stick is looking for." Lin Taiping suddenly said: "The Feng Qiwu you are talking about, is it 'Feng Qiwu'?" Yan Qi said: "That's him." Guo Dalu laughed and said, "How can a person with such an elegant name have such an ugly nickname?" Yan Qi said: "Because he has to steal everything from others, sometimes he doesn't even leave a penny for others, and some people are ruined by him, so he has to hang himself and wipe his neck, so although he hasn't killed anyone, But there are quite a few people who were forced to death by him.” Lin Taiping said: "I heard that this person is not only evil-hearted, but also treats money like his life, and he is reluctant to spend the money he stole." Guo Dalu said: "Could it be that he gave all the money he stole to others and did a good deed." Yan Qi said: "This man has done everything in his life, but he has never done anything good." Guo Dalu said: "Then where did his money go?" Yan Qi said: "No one knows." Guo Dalu pondered for a while, then said: "How many people in the city are there who are suspected of this?" Yan Qi said: "It wasn't much in the first place, but now it's even less." Guo Dalu said: "How many people have been killed by the stick?" Yan Qi said: "Five or six, six or seven." Guo Dalu stared and said, "He killed people, and you just watched?" Yan Qi said: "Now I don't even bother to look at it." Guo Dalu stared at him, suddenly jumped up and rushed out. Wang Dong sighed, and murmured: "Why do I always have to move since I recognized him?" Although Guo Dalu was not confused, he was very impulsive. He should have asked Yan Qi first: "Who exactly did the stick kill?" He didn't ask, because he knew that it would never be a good thing to kill with a stick. He understood very well, but still couldn't help being impulsive.It's not a good habit, but at least it's better than those who are hard-hearted and insensitive. ※※※ The man in black also has a habit - he never wants to walk in front of anyone. Of course, this is not because he is modest or polite, but because he would rather turn his eyes to people than use his back. Although this habit is not very good, at least it has allowed him to live a few more years. Now he walks behind the stick and the golden lion. They felt very safe about him, for they knew that his sword would never stab a man from behind. Although he covered his face with a black scarf, he was much more respectable than many people. The long street was very quiet, and there were only three or two houses with dim lights burning in the windows. When they reached the fourth house on the left side of the street, they stopped. This house is also the same as other houses in the city, with simple and simple construction, narrow and thick doors, small and tall windows, dim window paper, and dim lights. The doors and windows were tightly shut. The Golden Retriever said in a deep voice, "Is this the family?" Stick nodded. The golden retriever suddenly flew up.Although he is tall, his movements are extremely flexible, and his lightness kung fu is not weak. With a light tap of his toes on the eaves, he has passed over the ridge and is out of sight. Stick looked back at the man in black, and then said sharply: "This is a public case, and residents are not allowed to leave their accounts, otherwise they will be shot." Before he finished speaking, the lights in the room were turned off. There was only a "bang", obviously someone broke through the window behind and wanted to escape through the window. It's a pity that the Golden Retriever has already prevented this move. Just an exclamation. The golden retriever scolded in a low voice, "Where are you going?" Then I saw a figure on the ridge of the roof. Although Qinggong was not inferior to the Golden Retriever Lion, his figure was much thinner. After wandering around for a while, he flew towards the southeast. The stick didn't move. The man in black didn't seem to move either. But suddenly, he was already on the roof, blocking the way of the figure. Startled, the figure threw out both fists. The man in black didn't seem to make a move. But suddenly, the person who hit him rolled down from the roof and fell to the middle of the street. Only then did the stick walk over slowly.With hands behind his back, he looked down at him. The cold wind is stern, and the world is chilling. His eyes looked like two awls in the cold night. Frozen awl.