After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 507 Who is in a hurry and who is not?
"This matter is a bit complicated, but after peeling it off, we can still see that the crux lies in Wu Kai." He Lingchuan said slowly, "Not only us, but Cen Boqing himself thinks this way."

Before the eyeball spider died, he heard Cen Boqing's words clearly.

Although it is known that Cen Boqing is behind the scenes, the difficulty for He Lingchuan in handling this case is that there is no direct evidence linking the crime with Cen Boqing.

Whether it was Fu Songhua's statement, the guard's confession, or even Mai Xuewen's behavior, Cen Boqing could deny everything.

In other words, critical evidence is missing.

Only when he finds ironclad evidence that Cen Boqing cannot deny can He Lingchuan win.

At this time, he set his sights on Wu Kai.

The old man didn't seem to have any sense of existence, he just followed Cen Boqing in and out, but the guards had already identified him as Cen Boqing's confidant, and he was specialized in matters assigned by Cen Boqing.

The most important thing is that the upper classes in Baisha also know this.

If they can find a breakthrough from Wu Kai, it will be the witness they are looking for.

Jiao Yu stretched out his sharp claws subconsciously: "That's not good, what if Cen Boqing kills him?"

"That would be very troublesome." He Lingchuan stroked his chin, "But if it doesn't, it just means that Wu Kai is very important, and Cen Boqing doesn't want to abandon him unless it is absolutely necessary."

He had already heard it through the eyeball spider, and Cen Boqing would rather take the risk than kill Wu Kai.

That means Uncle Wu's work is important and cannot be replaced easily.

Emmmm, think again that it was Wu Kai who boarded the Chaohu Pagoda that day—to receive the pearls regularly handed in by Mr. Mai—He Lingchuan had reason to suspect that he was the person in charge of hunting monsters and fetching pearls.

If his prediction is correct, it doesn't matter whether Mai Xuewen is arrested or not. As long as Uncle Wu is arrested and identified by him, Cen Boqing will not be able to clear himself of the crime!

Jiao Yu asked, "How should we deal with him? Pick him when he's on the order?"

"They have taken precautions, Wu Kai will not be alone. Even if they do, I am afraid it is a trap for us." They can set a trap, and the other party can too, it is fair.

"What should I do?"

"On the surface, let's hold back for now." He Lingchuan said leisurely, "We are not in a hurry, there are always people in a hurry."

"Anyone else in a hurry?" Jiao Yu thought for a long time, his tail dangling behind him, "You mean, Mai Xuewen?"

After looking back, it realized that He Lingchuan had been touching the tiger's head for a long time.

This feel is really addictive.

"Mai Xuewen really shouldn't have sent this note." He Lingchuan picked up the note and burned it to ashes. "He probably thought that I was so angry that I would definitely use it if I found a clue."

Jiao Yu thought, shouldn't normal people be like this?
At this moment, someone came to He Lingchuan again.

What he received this time was an oiled paper package. When he opened it, there was a note and a few hairs inside.

He Lingchuan was a little surprised when he saw it: "Mr. Xiang got something so quickly?"

He thought he would have to wait another day or two, but he didn't expect Xiang Yan to be so efficient.

No wonder he was able to serve as an official in the temple for decades, until he retired safely.

When He Lingchuan went to the toilet outside, another eyeball spider exploded beside his ear.

"I didn't expect that Cen Boqing would find your companion."

"Yes, he deserves death!"

"Yeah, I won't let him go, and he must get what he deserves."

"No, no, just stay by my side obediently, and don't need to stare at him." He Lingchuan picked out his ears, and the little spider's angry scream almost shattered his eardrums, but only he could hear it , "He has taken precautions, I don't want you to die in battle."

Alas, all he has left is a spider spy.I don't know if I can add something when I see Zhu Erniang in the future.

When it was dark, a third guest arrived.

The inn where He Lingchuan stayed was extremely lively today.

The person who came was actually the county magistrate of Baisha.

"Magistrate Tian?" He Lingchuan's surprise was not feigned, "Why are you here?"

"I'm sending you an invitation card." County Magistrate Tian said with a smile, "The day after tomorrow is the Lotus Festival. This is the biggest summer festival in Baisha, and the residents of the city celebrate it. Would you like to honor it?"

"Interesting, but disrespectful." He Lingchuan stroked his chin, "Which other big shots will go? Where is Zhong Sunmou?"

"Master Zhongsun and Mr. Zhongsun have promised to go." County Magistrate Tian mumbled, "He will also give a speech at the opening ceremony."

"Oh, he has such leisure and ambition?"

"Yes, yes." County magistrate Tian put down the invitation card, stepped forward and whispered, "The news you asked me to inquire about before——"

"Ok?"

"Master Zhongsun arrived in Baisha, and the Cen Mansion let the wind out first." County Magistrate Tian said softly, "It was said by the family members of the Cen Mansion when they got together."

"Sure enough." He Lingchuan nodded, "Thanks to County Magistrate Tian."

"It's a little effort." County magistrate Tian said again, "Cen's mansion sent people all over the city to search for Fu Songhua. Baisha is such a big place, and the Cen family knows this place well, I'm afraid..."

"As expected." He Lingchuan said, "Magistrate Tian is interested."

"Where is it?" County magistrate Tian was a sensible person, and he left after finishing speaking.

The tiger licked its paws beside it: "This information has already fallen behind."

They already knew that the Cen Mansion was behind the scenes.

"Don't expect County Magistrate Tian to get any useful information." He Lingchuan was clear in his heart, "As long as he is sure that he is not involved, we can save a lot of resistance."

County Magistrate Tian itself is not important, but it is important that he did not stand opposite He Lingchuan.

After all, he is still an official of the Chiyan Kingdom.

……

The midsummer rain came as soon as it said it would come, but refused to go when it said it would go. It fell continuously and densely for most of the day.

There were actually several waves of guests coming to the door.

He Lingchuan didn't expect that the visitors were all officials from the Chiyan Kingdom, some retired and some in office.Several more came together.

Everyone uses the same reason:
The special envoy has worked hard in investigating the case, and we are here to pay a special visit. A small gift is not enough to show respect.

All the officials came with smiles, talked with smiles, and left with smiles.

He Lingchuan didn't understand, which song was this sung?
Jiao Yu flicked his tail, it was rare for the special envoy to understand something: "It means that they are all on our side. It seems that the dignitaries of Lingxu City like Cen Boqing are not popular in the local area."

He Lingchuan let out a long cry.

After the guests had left, he didn't bother to move. Apart from practicing, he just sat and watched the rain hit the plantains, or he played the flute and xun.

The flute was a bamboo flute he bought at the market, the sound quality was so-so, and it was quite different from Sun Fuling's bone flute.

Anyway, his level is so-so.

Cough, in fact, it has improved compared to the previous days, at least it can play a complete song.

There is still a break in the middle, let alone the rhythm for the time being.

For music, he really has no talent.

At this time, the tigers have to leave with an excuse.Only the soul-destroying mirror was dejected and endured silently:
It has no legs and can't walk!

From the view on the second floor, you can see the small lake ten feet away. The pink and tender lotus buds are shy and timid after being washed by the rain, and the flowers and branches tremble when they are hit by frogs.

Seeing these frogs who organized a chorus for nothing, He Lingchuan couldn't help but think of that snail toad.

Mr. Mai is probably also hiding in a corner of Baisha, silently paying attention to the situation he stirred up, right?
At this moment, a small black thing flew in from outside the wall, slanting towards his window.

He Lingchuan thought it was a bat because it flapped its wings.But flying any closer would be wrong——

It's an organ bird.

This thing is a little bigger than a pigeon, and the workmanship is relatively rough. When it is disassembled, there are only a few parts inside, and there is a wind control circle.

This thing can fly more than a hundred feet when it reaches the sky, which is not comparable to Wu Shaoyi's mechanism flying pigeon that can fly more than ten miles.

It couldn't even make a normal landing, and fell over after struggling to fly through the window.

He Lingchuan took two steps back, ready for it to explode.

But the mechanism bird just lay crookedly on the ground, flapped its wings twice and then stopped moving.

The tiger Jiao Yu, who was about to go out, turned around and rushed over, stretched out his claws and pulled it twice: "There is a slit in the abdomen."

He Lingchuan took out the mechanism bird's belly, and there was indeed a hidden box.Open it, and inside is another note:
"After three hours, please come alone to the Yuyu Pavilion on the east bank of Luan Lake."

The fierce tiger also saw it, and snorted: "Could it be... again?"

"It's probably Mai Xuewen." He Lingchuan was very familiar with the handwriting on the note, and it was indeed similar to the one on the account book. "It's been a while since we haven't moved, and he's in a hurry."

"Are you going on a date?"

Logically speaking, He Lingchuan shouldn't have gone.

Now is an extraordinary period, Zhong Sunmou, Cen Fu and the new Fan brothers are all staring at him, I don't know how many eyeliners are outside the inn.If these people find out that he met Mai Xuewen privately, the consequences will be disastrous.

He Lingchuan could even imagine Zhong Sunmou laughing wildly and pouring dirty water on his head.

But Mai Xuewen obviously knows more inside information, which will help him break the current deadlock.

What's more, He Lingchuan always remembers one thing, which is not enough for outsiders:

The painting in Mai Xuewen's study room, the bone flute in the painting.

He looked at the rain outside the window.

"Stealing the rain but not the snow, this weather is a good time to go out." All the passers-by on the street held oil-paper umbrellas so that they couldn't see their faces. "so--"

"—not going."

Now that Jiao Yu knew him somewhat, he was not surprised: "You really want to go to the meeting alone? It's too dangerous...Huh? You say no?"

"Yes."

"..."

"Mai Xuewen sees that I've been quiet these days, and I'm not sure what's going on, maybe he thinks I'm afraid again." He Lingchuan said lazily, "He's in a hurry, so I'm even less anxious."

This guy has a big heart.The tiger's tail tipped up, just as Xiang Yan said, He Lingchuan is now in danger, and Zhong Sunmou and others tried their best to kill him.

It all thought that He Lingchuan would immediately fight back after being attacked twice in a row.Maybe the other party is also waiting for such a reaction.

However, it did not.

He Lingchuan nodded and remembered something: "By the way, according to Fu Shanyue's reply, he should..."

"almost."

"That's good."

　Ah, there are only 28 days in this month, so today should be the fourth-to-last day of February, then ~ ask for a monthly pass! ! !

　
(End of this chapter)