The night of late autumn was already a bit cold. The wind blew by, and dark clouds obscured the bright moonlight overhead.

Qi You stopped and quietly grasped the short knife on the waist.

There was a slight sound of footsteps, and in the dark, people gradually appeared.

Those people looked at him greedily, their eyes gleaming in the darkness. Like wild wolves that prey in the jungle.

The two sides faced each other for a while, and no one spoke. No one asked why, no one gave an answer, everything knew everything well.

With a flash of cold light, this silent battle began.

Everything was quiet, except for the sound of the sharp blade piercing the flesh intermittently.

Dark clouds drifted slowly by, the moon reappeared, and the moon blossomed.

Under the bright moonlight, a pair of well-knotted hands slowly wiped the blood on the blade. Until the sharp knives were restored again.

………

Zhao Er is a drunkard. As long as he has money in his hand, he can't help but buy a pound of wine to drink. He often sleeps outside when he gets drunk. He wakes up from the cold the next morning and goes home in a daze.

That day, as usual, he woke up in the morning and walked home tremblingly. He kept cursing about the ghost weather, how cold it was so fast, and it was still hot like midsummer a few days ago.

Suddenly he tripped under something, and he lost his weight and fell heavily to the ground.

"Who, did he deliberately toss Laozi, I don't know Laozi" The voice stopped abruptly, Zhao Er's pupils shrank sharply, his face pale, his body trembled, and he couldn't help screaming for a long while.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

"Dead..."

Nearby households immediately opened their doors and opened accounts, and in an instant, many people ran over to join in the fun. Then I saw the densely packed corpses around Zhao Er, his scalp was numb, and he backed away, shouting in horror: "Quickly, the express officer!!!"

The crowd was panicked, and no one noticed that one of them came quietly and left quietly.

The officials arrived soon, and Zhao Er was also taken away by Yawei as a witness.

No one cares about him being such a small person, people's eyes are still fixed on those corpses.

I heard that those people are wearing black clothes and covering their faces.

I heard that all those people were killed by a single blow.

I heard that those people may be professional killers.

It is said that……

It is said that……

There is too little spiritual entertainment in this era, so every little thing will be talked about for a long time. Especially this time it is also suspected of involving a killer, a wealthy family.

This undoubtedly makes people want to find out more.

The county magistrate in Jincheng has been so busy recently that he can't eat and sleep at night because of this murder.

However, Zhao Er is really an ordinary alcoholic, and most people in Jincheng know him, but he is used as a negative teaching material to educate his own children or men.

For example, when educating children, parents often say, "If you don't study well, you will live like that drunkard Zhao Er in the future."

Instructing men, he said, "All day long, I only know how to eat, drink, and gambling, not even Zhao Er. At least they only drink."

Therefore, Zhao Er is so "famous".

Because of this, the county magistrate couldn't push him out as a scapegoat. Isn't this fooling a fool?

Three days later, Zhao Er was released, but the murder case still has no clue.

But the fact that there is no news on the Yamen side does not mean that some people have no idea.

Jincheng, inside a mansion in the wealthy area of ​​West Street.

A young man paced back and forth in the room, looking out the door from time to time.

Suddenly a young man rushed over. The man hurriedly pulled him into the house, quickly closed the door, and asked eagerly, "How is it going, is there any progress on the government side?"

Xiao Si: "Master, there is not yet on the official side"

Before the young man had finished speaking, the door of the room was pushed open from the outside.

The man raised his head in fright, his pupils shrank when he saw the person outside the door, and he stood there for a long time before shouting "Father" weakly.

The people here are tall and thin, not as big-bellied as the rich people in this era. He is wearing a blue robe, his hair is neatly combed, his beard is meticulously managed, his eyes are clear and shrewd, and he looks very uncomfortable.

The middle-aged man said, "You all retreat. I have something to say to Ke'er."

"Yes, sir."

The subordinates retreated, and before leaving, they replaced the door again.

The young man swallowed nervously, and cautiously called: "Father?"

Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man suddenly got into trouble. He slapped the young man's face with a heavy slap, and scolded, "Zhou Ke, Zhou Ke, you are confused!"

Zhou Ke was shocked and wronged. He ignored the pain on his face and said in panic, "Father, you know all about it."

Zhou Shen snorted, "What do you think?"

Zhou Ke could not complain, and quickly explained: "Father, you don't know how arrogant the surname Qi is, he is a newcomer from outside."

Zhou Shen: "Outsiders."

Zhou Ke nodded again and again, "Yes, he is a foreigner. I sent someone to the Yamen to check it. It hasn't been long since the surname Qi came to Jincheng."

Zhou Shi's face twitched, as if he was holding back something, "Since you went to the Yamen to check, naturally you should know that he bought the hills outside the city in a big way some time ago."

Speaking of this, Zhou Ke smiled triumphantly, "Of course I know. In the past few years, the mountain has been left in the hands of the government and cannot be sold. Our sons got together and gave the title of "Mold Mountain". At that time, I also bet that which fool would go crazy and buy a mountain top."

"The man surnamed Qi didn't understand Nei Li, and thought he could use this to connect with the government, but he didn't know that he was grossly wrong. He didn't know that he is a real big fat sheep in the eyes of the government. Sooner or later, he will be eaten. There are no bones left."

Zhou Shi:...

"Is that what you learned?" Zhou Zhen's tone was a little weird, as if he was calm, but more like a few words squeezed out of his teeth.

Zhou Ke nodded nervously. Then the next moment, he was slapped to the ground by Zhou Shi with a backhand slap.

The two palm prints on the left and one on the right are not even more symmetrical.

Zhou Ke was also annoyed and yelled, "Father, why are you hitting me again?"

When Zhou Shen heard this questioning, he was irritated and laughed, "Why hit you?"

Zhou Shen: "Because you are stupid, because you are out of reach, because you are complacent because you were used as a gun."

Zhou Shen: "I ask you, do you know where the kid surnamed Qi comes from?"

Although Zhou Ke was still angry, he answered his father's question honestly, "Duxian, so what?"

So what?

Zhou Zhen's chest was violently ups and downs, and he was obviously very angry.

Zhou Shen: "I'm telling you. That Du County is in Yishui County, and Linhuai County is next to it. If your brain hasn't been eaten by pigs, just think about who is staying in Linhuai County now."

Who stays in Linhuai County, isn’t that the prince

Prince? ? ?

Zhou Ke paled suddenly, shaking his lips and trembling: "No, it's impossible, Dad. Too...what kind of character is that, how is that possible?"

Zhou Shi sneered, "How can it be impossible."

Zhou Ke was still trying to struggle, "But that surnamed Qi, who just entered Jincheng, and brought his family to live in a small shabby yard."

Zhou Shen: "Then look at him now."

Zhou Ke was silent suspiciously.

Zhou Shen said again: "Do you think that an ordinary person knows how to make ice? Do you think ordinary people have such courage to act in high-profile Jincheng?"

"Then he's a stunned man, is there a hole in his brain?" Without a hole in his brain, how could he buy those hills.

Zhou Ke whispered and forced, Zhou Zhen only heard his brain hurt.

How come this kid doesn't get the hang of it, is the focus now on those hills?

However, the son is his own, and he must teach him if he is so angry.

He changed his mind and asked his son, "If you are used to being poor and suddenly have a lot of money, what would you do?"

Zhou Ke: "Father, you're kidding, how could I be poor."

Zhou Shi: "I'm asking you something, so please answer it carefully."

Zhou Ke curled his lips and said casually: "Of course it is buying a house, buying a servant, and living a good life."

Zhou Shen: "The one named Qi, what did you do with the money?"

Zhou Ke was even more speechless, "Didn't you buy a mountain top?" Why do you keep asking this question?

Zhou Shi’s temples collapsed, "So this is the problem, not to mention how he got the ice-making method, just say that he has money, bought the mountain in one breath, and is not buying property in Jincheng at all. Do you think this is What ordinary people can do? And you have seen a few northerners speak fluent Mandarin."

Zhou Ke: "That's too much to go, now I can read and read, naturally I want to learn Mandarin. But he is not in Jincheng to buy a property, he understands better, he is so domineering, people who want to beat him can walk around Jincheng hand in hand. "

Zhou Shi: ...I, I bear it.

There are too many scholars in the world, but there are still people who cannot become officials because of their accent, and they are shunned by their peers.

The mandarin surnamed Qi was so fluent that he couldn't do it in a few years of study.

But look at Zhou Ke's disapproval again.

Zhou Shen took a deep breath and continued to talk to his son, "Besides, when you were the other people who bought ice from him, you didn't investigate his details? Why did those people pay for ice from him in the end?"

"Twelve two a catty, a penny is a lot of money. When you are those old foxes, you also lose your mind."

Zhou Ke: "This..."

Zhou Zhi hated that iron can't become steel, "Ke'er, move your mind. None of those foxes has experienced more things than you, so why don't they come out, just your group of young people can't hold it back."

Zhou Ke faintly understood, but it was too unreal, as if looking at flowers in a mist.

Zhou Shen was gratified that his son hadn't gotten home stupid yet, and finally told the new news that he had received today, "For my father, there is one important thing to tell you today."

"Today, the guy from the Xu family is welcoming guests and chatting with friends, chatting loudly, and not so cool. When a few people talked about it, suddenly an unexpected guest came, who are you?"

Zhou Ke looked up at his father in disbelief, "It won't be, it is."

Zhou Shi curled her lips, but there was no smile in her eyes, "It's the person you thought. Do you know how it ended in the end?"

Zhou Ke: "Well, what happened?"

Zhou Shen: "The guy from the Xu family got drunk and accidentally fell from the second floor. It is estimated that he would have to lie in bed for several months at least. But there is no response from the Xu family."

Zhou Ke immediately shook his head, "How is it possible, how dare he, how dare?"

"Yes, if there is no strong support behind him, how can he dare to be so rampant. If there is no one behind him, how could he escape safely from under dozens of killers, unscathed, and ran out leisurely a few days later, light and windy. , The next moment he will tidy up the enemies in the dark and obediently."

Silence, long silence.

………

If Qi You knew what they were thinking, he would definitely tell them that brain tonic is a disease and can be cured. If you can't cure it, you have to die.

He dared to be so arrogant, but he was barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes.

In ancient times, it was often said that the two armies were fighting against each other, and the momentum was very important, but in normal times, why not do so.

Who is more fierce, who is more ruthless, who is more desperate, plus a little bit of wisdom, it is not as difficult to break into a world as imagined.

Without him, among a group of people who practice the golden mean, suddenly breaking into such a person, can't help but arouse other people's jealousy and subconscious fear.