Two days ago, a hundred miles away from Xijin County, in the rural chaliao.
The old shopkeeper personally brought the tea, two crates of steamed buns, and entered the only simple room in the teahouse.
As soon as the door opened, the big white wolf squatted beside the door stood up abruptly. In the ice blue eyes, the cold light was fierce.
The old shopkeeper smiled gently and did not panic. He put down the tray, took a bun and handed it to white wolf.
The White Wolf sniffed and smothered.
The old shopkeeper sat down, looked up at the old man with white hair standing opposite the window, sighed and asked, "are you leaving tomorrow morning? Can't wait? "
The old man with white hair turned around and looked at the old man who had known him for half his life. He shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's too late."
The old shopkeeper frowned: "haven't you written to the young master? Why don't you ask yourself if you let the young master catch those people? "
"Where does he know that?"
The owner of the shop was shocked: "don't you know, young master?"
The old man with white hair stopped talking, picked up the bun on the table and ate it slowly.
After a while, the old shopkeeper said again: "if not to find the emperor? The emperor has always been filial to you. If you know that those people dare to take death row prisoners in private and try to harm you, you will not stand idly by. "
The old man with white hair put down the bun and sighed: "you are not much younger than me. Now you have children and grandchildren. It's just a matter of enjoying your old age. Why bother about my business?"
The old shopkeeper stood up at once: "one day for the Lord, life for the Lord, the old slave will serve you for half of your life. Where does it mean that you can put it down? Besides, I really don't think it's necessary. Can't you give them what they want? You have been hiding for so many years, even the emperor and the young master are hiding it. Is that thing more important than your life? "
"It's more important than my life." The old man said calmly.
The old shopkeeper stayed and sat back on the stool.
After eating a bun, the white wolf was obviously not full. He swung his tail low and rubbed against his master.
The old man with white hair gave it another one, and said to the old shopkeeper: "those people found out that I had been back to Xijin county some days ago. They thought I left something in Hongjia village. They were cruel and ruthless. Even the death penalty criminals in the prison dared to smuggle it out for their own personal use. I was afraid that they would do harm to the innocent villagers. They asked Donger to check the whereabouts of Xiao, because he was the right person The heads of the dead prisoners thought that there would be news soon, but they didn't expect to reply. They had to leave. I had to go back to the West County this time... "
"But why don't you go back, just as those people want to find you..."
The old man wryly smiled: "that's impossible."
The master and the servant talked, but in the end, there was no solution.
The next day, before dawn, the old shopkeeper woke up and found that the opposite bed was empty.
His old master and the White Wolf he met again in his old age have disappeared.
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The distance of a hundred Li is not far or near, but it can also be reached quickly.
In the Rongfu of the county, while packing up the medical box, Yunxi stood up and said to the middle-aged man who was in good spirits on the bed: "don't touch the water, change the medicine twice a day."
Ji Chundong looks at the wound on his chest. There is no feeling of "grace". He gets up and gets out of bed.
Cloud mat glanced at him, seriously pushed him back, said: "lie down for a while."
Ji Chundong was not happy: "it's not worth mentioning that those grandsons hurt more than I do. Damn it, there's no royal way to cut people in the street. Don't let me catch them. I've got them all skinned!"
The vulgar words came out of his mouth. Hearing this, Yunxi shook his head and was too lazy to take care of it. He took the medical box and turned away.
At the door of the room, the county magistrate of song was guarding with fear. Seeing the doctor coming out, he asked carefully: "Ji, Ji adult, are you ok?"
Before Yunxi could answer, the powerful male voice in the room said: "county magistrate of Song Dynasty? Are you still there? "
"Yes, my corporal." Song county magistrate nodded and bowed in. His back was wet with sweat. There was such a bad phenomenon that bandits hurt people in the street in his jurisdiction. He was still a court life officer.
When the county magistrate of Song Dynasty heard about it, he was scared to faint. Now when he saw Ji Chundong again, he was very guilty: "all the people who can be sent out by the Yamen servants have been sent out. Don't worry, my Lord. I will give you an explanation. Those bandits, I will dig the earth for three feet, and I will find them for you!"
"It must be found!" Ji Chundong said maliciously: "those people are armed with lethal weapons and walk in the downtown area. It's easy to say that they are slightly injured. If they get mad, what should they do to the passers-by people? Besides, they are not ordinary people. Other officials don't see them clearly, but one of them is Xiao Xizheng, a fugitive from the eastern desert at the beginning of the year, a county magistrate of Song Dynasty! "
The county magistrate of Song Dynasty was so frightened that he hurriedly promised: "yes, I will bring my own people to catch them. As long as they stay in Xijin County, the lower officials will dig them out!"
After repeated guarantees, Ji Chundong finally released the county magistrate of Song Dynasty to leave.When the room is quiet, he can't help thinking deeply. His adoptive father wrote to him two months ago to ask him to check the person of Xiao Xi Zheng. Two months later, Xiao Xi Zheng happened to appear in Xijin county and boldly attacked him.
Is it coincidence or intention?
Why does the adoptive father want to check the information of a fugitive? Why does Xiao Xizheng appear in Xijin county? He is also in Xijin county. What's the connection?
He appeared in Xijin county because of the Wanli case. If he was not here, would Xiao Xi Zheng go to Yuanzhou to start with him? Xiao Xizheng, is there any grudge with his adoptive father?
Does the adoptive father want him to investigate this person, because this person may be harmful to him?
Then why didn't the adoptive father tell him to be careful?
No, it shouldn't be so simple. What's the reason behind it?
After thinking for a while, Ji Chundong can't sit still. He gets out of bed, takes out his pen and ink, and rushes to fill in another letter. It's exactly the original record of today's events that he wants to ask his adoptive father again.
But after the letter was written, it was past midnight. Now the night was too deep, and the post house was closed. The letter couldn't be sent tonight. He was bored and couldn't sleep. He simply went out of the yard and blew outside.
Just out of the yard, he bumped into a man. Looking down, he saw Xiaoli in a hurry.
Xiaoli also just heard that uncle Ji had an accident. He hurried to catch uncle Ji's hand and asked: "uncle, are you ok?"
Ji Chundong was relieved, and the annoyance dissipated. He shook his head: "a little hurt, no need to be nervous."
Xiao Li stood on tiptoe and looked at Ji Chundong: "brother Yunxi said that you were injured. The wound was caused by a cold silver dagger. What kind of dagger is it? How many feet and inches is it? What mark is it?"
Ji Chundong was shocked and asked, "what are you doing?"
Xiaoli was very worried: "yesterday, some villagers in Hongjia village were stabbed by such daggers. At that time, I was at the scene. The bandit used a five inch sharp blade. The body of the dagger was made of cold silver and iron. Uncle Ji, can I have a look at your wound? I want to make sure!"