Chasing the gods in Zongwudang

Fuzhou.

It was raining continuously, and the time had come to the third quarter of the hour, but the sky was still not clear.

The city gate guard yawned lazily. In this weather, fewer people entered the city, so they were free.

'Sigh! '

The sound of the horses cheered the guard up, and when he looked up, two tall horses appeared in front of him, with a man and a woman wearing coir raincoats on their backs.

"who?"

"My lord, let's come to Fuzhou to visit relatives, please give me your convenience!" Lu Cheng got off his horse and took out a guide from his arms, with a silver light shining underneath.

"Be polite, be polite!"

The guard took Lu Yin and Yinzi together, confirmed Lu Yin's authenticity, and then looked at Murong Xian.

"this……"

"This is my wife, Xian'er, Lu Yin take it!" Lu Cheng said to Murong Xian.

Murong Xian's cold eyes fell on Lu Cheng, Lu Cheng didn't know what he meant, so he could only smile embarrassingly.

"Here!"

Murong Xian took out the guide and handed it to the guard.

Seeing this, the guard felt relieved, since he dared to lead the way, there would be no problem. "Go in, two!"

After entering the city gate, Lu Cheng looked up at the gloomy sky, frowned slightly, "It seems that the rain won't stop today, should we go to investigate now, or find an inn to stay in."

Murongxian thought for a moment, and then said: "Find an inn that is closer to the Fuwei Escort! After so long, the corpses of the Fuwei Escort should also be buried. Going to the Fuwei Escort is not very useful, so I don't go directly The government office, there will be relevant autopsy records."

"I want to see what's going on at the Fuwei Escort Bureau!" Lu Cheng expressed his opinion, "The Fuwei Escort Bureau has been wiped out by someone. The murderer must be someone from the martial arts world, and he shouldn't be nearby. Such a force wiped out the door." It is said that the assets in it cannot be taken away.”

"Okay, then go to the Fuwei Escort to have a look!" Murong Xian followed the good advice.

"Let's find an inn near Fuwei Escort Bureau to observe first! By the way, find out what's special about the murder scene."

……

Longfu Hotel.

Seeing a guest coming, Xiao Er immediately ran out to greet her, and said enthusiastically, "Guests, stay at the hotel if you are the top!"

Just as Lu Cheng was about to answer, he heard Murong Xiandao: "Stay in the hotel, one room is the upper room, and prepare some warm water for us, we need to wash up."

"Guests please!"

Accompanied by Xiao Er's hospitality, Lu Cheng and Murong Xian entered the inn, and they smelled a mild musty smell as soon as they entered the door, and the innkeeper even came over to welcome them in person.

"Guest officer, we have several upper rooms here. As our distinguished customers, you can choose whatever you want."

The inn has two floors, and there is a courtyard at the back. The reason why Lu Cheng chose this place is because it is diagonally opposite the Fuwei Escort Bureau, and the gate of the Fuwei Escort Bureau can be seen at a glance from the second floor.

"Shopkeeper, the environment of your inn is not bad, and Fuzhou City is not small, why are there no guests!" Lu Cheng seemed to ask casually.

Hearing this question, the shopkeeper showed a sad expression, "Isn't it! In the past, the number of guest rooms in my store was only [-]-[-]% every day, and that was all due to the blessing of the Fuwei Escort. Live here with me. But now the Fuwei Escort has been wiped out by who knows, and now it is rumored that my place is not good in Fengshui, and all the customers are gone. Even if I want to sell, no one will take over. "

"It shouldn't be!"

Lu Cheng chose an upper room, and opened the window to have a look. He had a good view, and then nodded to Murong Xian.

"Shopkeeper, let's stay in this room!" After Murong Xian finished speaking, he put down his salute.

Seeing that Murong Xian had no intention of leaving, the shopkeeper was overjoyed, "Guest, please tell me directly if you have any orders, we want to stay here for a few days, and you can go to the room for five yuan a day. If you are very kind, I will give you a [-]% discount, and there are two guides, please take it and let the store make a record."

"Lu Yin is here!"

Lu Cheng casually took out a few taels of silver, a road guide, and a token from his pocket.

"This is..." Seeing the token, the shopkeeper suddenly felt bad.Especially seeing the pattern on it, it feels similar to the government's one, so it's not here to investigate the case!

"Oh, the token of the six doors, I thought the shopkeeper should know it!" Lu Cheng smiled, and pulled a stool beside the shopkeeper, "Please sit down, I have something to ask the shopkeeper .”

"My lord, I don't know anything about this!" The shopkeeper's face was depressed, and he looked like he wanted to cry.

Murong Xian went out quietly and closed the door.

"Before I asked anything, the shopkeeper said he didn't know, that's not good." Lu Cheng casually put the silver in the shopkeeper's hand, "Your inn has relied on the Fuwei Escort for so many years, and now the Fuwei Escort has been wiped out. Do you dare to say that you don’t know anything about it?”

"Well, I really don't know anything!" The shopkeeper looked anxious, "We are closed at Xushi, and you know, my lord, that we little people must abide by the law, and it is better to do less than to do more!"

This is true, for this kind of ordinary people, the more they know, the more dangerous they are.Maybe one day he will be killed casually by someone. Only by honestly ignoring everything and not looking at anything can he live for a long time.

"I know you don't know who the murderer is. I just want to ask if there are any outsiders who came here in those few days. Even if they don't live in the inn, they must shout loudly!"

While talking, Lu Cheng kept staring at the shopkeeper, and seeing that he still wanted to shirk, he immediately turned his face.

"If you don't cooperate, then I will arrest you with the murderer's accomplice. Now the upper limit is that I can solve the case within one month. Since I can't catch the murderer, having you as the murderer's accomplice can offset some of my guilt."

"My lord!" The shopkeeper knelt on the ground, "I really don't know anything! In the past few days, I just heard some outsiders swearing at people, and they seemed to be saying 'Ge Laozi'. Then there was that night When we heard the shouts of killing, we dared not stand up."

If it weren't for Lu Cheng's persecution, the shopkeeper probably wouldn't even reveal this bit of information.

"Okay, I believe you don't know anything. You take this money, and I need your help with one more thing!" Hit a stick and give a sweet date.

Lu Cheng put the silver tael in his hand, looked at his frustrated expression, and said, "I didn't ask you to do anything, it's just that we are new here and don't know much about Fuzhou City, please help me draw the important streets here How about an important place like the county government?"

Draw a map?

Just draw a map?

The shopkeeper looked at Lu Cheng in disbelief. He has lived for nearly 50 years. He has seen officials who ask for money, and people who don't give money for meals.

"Why, forget it if you don't want to." Lu Cheng said and was about to leave.

"Hey, my lord, don't go away. I have lived in Fuzhou since I was a child, and I know all about the changes in Fuzhou over the years. I will help you draw it!"

Under the double pressure of Lu Cheng's threats and temptations, the shopkeeper drew the map of Fuzhou in only half a stick of incense.As for painting skills?

It can only be understood, not spoken.

"Okay, you can record our names and ask the provincial government to inquire. You have nothing, and I really can't protect you at that time."

"Well, it's really none of my business?" The shopkeeper was still a little skeptical. In his heart, if this kind of official didn't take some money, how could he let him go?

Lu Cheng said: "If you want to help the murderer take responsibility for the crime, it's fine, after all, my task time is also very tight!"

"Hey, how bad that is!"

Seeing that Lu Cheng really didn't mean to catch him, the shopkeeper was completely relieved.Looking at the door secretly, the shopkeeper said in a low voice: "My lord, I heard that before the Fuwei Escort Bureau was destroyed, the young escort leader Lin Pingzhi seemed to have accidentally killed a person outside the city. This person is said to be from the Qingcheng sect. In three days, the Fuwei Escort Agency will be wiped out. That's all I know, and I haven't told anyone except my lord."

Is that so!

Lu Cheng looked at the shopkeeper with a smile on his face, and said in a low voice: "This matter came out of your mouth and into my ears. If you still want to live, don't tell others. If anyone asks, you just say There are too many outsiders in the Fuwei Escort, so I don’t remember.”

The shopkeeper flattered: "I understand, I understand, thank you sir! I think you are a good official, so I told you about the situation. If other people ask, I won't tell you!"

Lu Cheng got up, and suddenly yelled loudly, "You don't know anything, shopkeeper. You have worked so many years in vain. Go out and prepare wine and food for me. If it's bad, I'll arrest you."

The shopkeeper is also a smart person. Hearing this, he quickly defended himself loudly, "My lord, I am old and my eyesight is not good. Besides, I used to have people coming and going here. I was so busy every day that I would sleep when I closed the door. If I really If you know the situation, you have already reported it to the government, I really don't know!"

Lu Cheng stretched out his hand, directly grabbed the shopkeeper's shoulder, and said in a low voice, "I'm offended!"

Inner energy huffs and puffs.

'Bah! '

"This palm will only cause red marks on your shoulders, just apply hot water for a few days. You can figure out the rest yourself!"

After finishing speaking, Lu Cheng pushed hard, and the shopkeeper immediately knocked open the door and fell to the ground.

"My lord, calm down, calm down!"

"Okay, let the kitchen cook, I'm hungry!"

"The villain will go now, the villain will go here!"

After the shopkeeper went downstairs, Murongxian walked into the door, and saw the uneven, vertical, crooked and abstract map on the table. "Can you see this map clearly?"

Lu Cheng spread his hands and looked helpless, "Just understand the meaning, don't be too demanding. Also, did you hear the conversation I had with him just now?"

Murong Xian nodded, then shook his head again, "I only heard part of it, it seems that there is some foreign accent here, as for the rest, I have to guard against the outside, I didn't hear clearly."

"This old man doesn't know anything, he just drew a map for me." Lu Cheng made a final conclusion on this matter, and winked at Murong Xian.

Murong Xian nodded slightly, expressing his understanding.

Now that the two are in Fuzhou, many people can't believe it. Many things can only be believed selectively after their own judgment.

"Let's go to Fuwei Escort to have a look! Someone will come to check the house tonight!"

Now the business of the inns near Fuwei Escort Bureau is very deserted. Suddenly we two strangers came to stay here. It would be really weird if the local police didn’t come to check the wards.

"Yes, let's go!"

……

"Shopkeeper, are you okay!"

When the shopkeeper came downstairs, the waiter who was receiving Lu Cheng at the door ran over immediately.With his good eyesight, he could already see that the clothes on the shopkeeper's shoulders were slightly damaged.

"It's nothing serious. These two guest officials are big figures from the six gates of the capital. They came to investigate the Fuwei Escort. They thought I would know the news when I was around here. In the end, I only drew a map of Fuzhou for him. What happened after that?" I don't even know, you said he should be angry."

For the map of Fuzhou, foreigners who come here don’t want to inquire about it, so they will ask locals to help draw a map, which is no problem.

"This is too domineering!" the waiter muttered to himself.

The shopkeeper stretched out his hand and pushed him towards the back kitchen, "Go and order the back kitchen to cook a few dishes. Besides, we are peaceful ordinary people, and we don't have to get angry with these big men. And, there is this."

The shopkeeper's cuffs were exposed, and there was a silver light shining inside, which belonged to the unique light of silver, and the waiter in the shop was drooling when he saw it.

"Mother, this money is enough for my salary for a year."

"Hurry up and order the kitchen to cook, don't keep the distinguished guests waiting!" The shopkeeper had a smile on his face, and he couldn't see the angry look after being bullied.

"okay!"

In response, the waiter in the shop turned around and went to the back kitchen.

The shopkeeper glanced at the waiter, then walked to the counter, sat down slowly, played with the silver in his hand, and showed a satisfied smile.

"In this world, everything can be fake, but this silver is the real one."

Let's talk about that Xiao Er, who went to the back kitchen to order, then quietly slipped out of the inn, and ran towards the government office.

Seeing him coming, the gatekeepers of the government office acted as if they hadn't seen him, which shows that they knew each other.

"My lord, there are people from the capital!"

Catcher in Tsing Yi sat in the room leisurely admiring the rain and sipping tea, when he heard someone's words, he was startled, and then said: "Come in, and talk to me carefully."

The waiter from the shop opened the door and entered, and bowed to the head catcher.

"I've seen adults!"

"The people who came were a man and a woman. They came from the capital. The shopkeeper said that they were from the six gates of the capital. They came here to investigate the case of the Fuwei Escort's extermination."

The Tsing Yi catcher nodded slightly, picked up the teacup and sniffed it lightly.

"We haven't found anything after searching for so long. Do you think people from the capital can find anything?"

The waiter replied: "Of course not. This is obviously a vendetta and has nothing to do with us."

Catcher Tsing Yi was very satisfied with this answer, and gave him an appreciative look by the way.

"So we just need to do our own thing. Is there any news about that old guy?"

The waiter said: "That old guy doesn't know anything. He only said that he was a foreigner in those few days, and there was a record on it. He is a normal businessman. I even inquired about the back cook, Lao Li, and I don't know what happened that day. .”

Tsing Yi said: "Since this is the case, you go back and watch. When I finish my business, I will go visit the two distinguished guests!"

The waiter in the shop immediately bowed, "My lord is busy, I'll take my leave!"

Watching the shop waiter leave, Tsing Yi catcher frowned, and then slowly drank the tea in the cup.

A moment later, a pigeon flew from the government office to the northwest, and that direction was Jinling.