Shopkeeper and God

The icy mist drifted in, and in the meager light, Tuan Ling, who was drenched all over, stood outside the door shivering.His face was tense, and he looked like he was going to cry in the next second, but he relaxed a little when he saw Lu Xing, and he remembered something terrible in a flash, his face His muscles trembled instead, and he was speechless.

"What's wrong?" Lu Xing could only ask him.His intuition told him that nothing good would happen in the middle of the night.

"Everyone...I mean, Mr. Peibo and Mr. Xiying...are gone." Tuan Ling finally mustered up the courage and whispered, "When I woke up, I found that everyone was gone, and I was still worried. , Lord Lu Xing doesn't..."

Before he finished speaking, a scream suddenly came from outside the small courtyard of the guest room.This kind of scream is somewhat familiar, when Rong's body was found, Xi Bai also screamed like this.Tuan Ling's face paled in an instant, but Lu Xing was the first to rush out the door, grabbed an umbrella under the porch and ran out of the small courtyard.Tuan Ling didn't dare to stay alone, and shouted "wait for me" with a mournful face, also took an umbrella, and followed Lu Xing's footsteps out.

Flower of Shimizuki (8)

Now that you are already in the fog, you cannot escape.After all, Qi Xiong still has to take care of this matter.

Lu Xing pushed open the door, caught sight of the cluster of flames burning in the darkness, and ran over there without hesitation.The sound of the rain brought a little restlessness. When Lu Xing rushed to the door of the room, there was already a small half circle of people in front of the door, and Xi Ying was standing near the door.He was dressed in a dark suit, as if he wanted to blend into the night.As if hearing the voice behind him, Xi Ying turned her head and saw Lu Xing who was rushing over, panting, and said with a smile: "The shop owner is still here after all, if you don't come, you will be in trouble."

Lu Xing frowned slightly, walked to the door, put away his umbrella and walked in sideways, only to find out what trouble Xi Ying was talking about.

The two corpses on the ground were both in a tragic state of being separated from their heads. One was near the door and the other was near the room.One should belong to a servant, and the other belongs to Xi Bai.The only difference is that there are several obvious circular wounds on Xi Bai's body, and at this moment Bao Chen is squatting on the ground to make a simple observation of Xi Bai's body.Peibo stood beside him, his face was pale, his brows were furrowed, his lips were tightly pursed, he watched the two corpses without speaking.

There was a bitter taste in the air, Lu Xing rubbed his nose, and asked Xi Ying, "When did you find out?" As soon as he spoke, Baochen raised his eyes to look at him, with a hint of helplessness and shallowness in his eyes blame.Lu Xingquan pretended he didn't see it, and Xi Ying said, "I rushed over when I heard the voice, but when I arrived, Lord Peibo and Lord Baochen were already here."

There was a muffled noise in Peibo's throat, and Baochen, who was examining the corpse, stood up and said calmly, "The way these two people died was by beheading, and the wounds showed signs of decay. It may have been six or seven days. Yes. These wounds on Xi Bai's body are gunshot wounds, very fresh, and should have appeared just now." Baochen pointed to the circular wound on Xi Bai's body.

gunshot wound?

Probably because the bitter smell in the room is easier to clear the mind, Lu Xing looked at Xi Ying next to him, with a very natural expression on his face.Lu Xing simply asked, "Does Mr. Xi Ying see it that way?"

Xi Ying laughed lowly, and said: "Since Mr. Baochen has read it, it must be all right. Could it be that the owner of the shop doesn't trust Mrs. Baochen?" He spread his hands as he spoke, with an innocent look.In Peibo's eyes, his innocence seemed like he was playing a rascal. The green bamboo-colored young man loosened his eyebrows and asked, "In this case, can Mr. Xi show his gun?" The weapon is a firearm, and he never leaves his body on weekdays. Now that Xi Bai's body has a gunshot wound, Xi Ying, as the only person here who owns a firearm, is naturally the first person to be suspected.

"Alas", he sighed calmly, with a rather helpless expression, and said, "What a coincidence, my gun was stolen." He lifted up his clothes to reveal the holster hanging around his waist , it was really empty there.Seeing this situation, Pei Bo stared at him suddenly, and said, "This is really a coincidence. Could it be that Mr. Xi said that his gun was stolen by a prisoner?"

"Who says it's not?" Xi Ying continued.

"You!" Peibo couldn't refute him, and was at a loss for words for a while.Lu Xing frowned, thinking about the details of those words just now: Xi Bai's death was six or seven days ago, while Rong's death was only three or four days ago, so in other words, after Xi Bai's death, , was Rong ever dodged, or was his life deliberately preserved?If Tuan Ling's statement is true, Rakshasa's goal of destroying the gate is to get the flowers of Siweimu to save people, and only Rong is the only one who knows the flowering time of Siweimu, and the flowers have already bloomed and been plucked...

Shiweimu?Rong?

Lu Xing took a deep breath of the bitterness in the air.He thought of something, and it seemed that he was one step closer to the truth, but before he fully understood, he heard a panting sound behind him, and then Tuan Ling's body squeezed over, panting, "What happened again?" ".Lu Xing was interrupted all of a sudden, and before he had time to respond to his words, the young man looked into the room by himself, and his body froze completely after just one glance.

For a while, no one spoke anymore, leaving only the sound of sparse rain covering the world.Tuan Ling still had no blood on his face, he looked at Xi Bai's corpse, his wide-open eyes didn't know if the shock caused by the incident was more fear or indifference.But he just stared straight at it, and then his whole body suddenly fell down like a puppet with a broken thread.

Lu Xing quickly went to help him, and the people behind him also took it.Tuan Ling is like a heavy piece of wood, he can't move or speak, no matter how others call him, he still has an expressionless face, and he won't shed a drop of tears.Lu Xing shook him, but he didn't get any response after all, so Xi Ying suggested that someone should take him to rest first, but for some reason, this sentence seemed to ignite the ashes in Tuan Ling's heart, he struggled to stand up, even Definitely want to stay here.

Xi Ying shut his mouth, Pei Bo's eyes darkened, and finally he asked him to come in, at least, to accompany Xi Bai for the last journey.

Everyone had no objection, so they watched Tuan Ling gritted her teeth and tried to stand up, walking unsteadily towards Xi Bai's side, finally unable to hold on, and knelt beside Xi Bai's corpse, her eyes wide open. shed tears.

Peibo was heartbroken, so he stopped looking, looked up at Xi Ying again, and continued the question just now: "Then where did you lose your gun?" It's really audacious.

Xi Ying shrugged and said, "It disappeared after dinner. Oh, it happens that everyone is here, why don't you ask who stole the gun?" He turned his head and looked at the whispering behind him crowd.It was like this when Cong Rong died, and none of these people who looked like subordinates even looked like they were in charge.The identities of Xi Bai and Tuan Ling are probably not high in "Shoumu", but apart from seeing the dead patriarch Rong, they have not even met anyone who can be called a "deputy" in the huge family. people exist.

How can it be?

Xi Ying is well aware of this unusualness, and it is precisely because of this unusualness that a few of them outsiders somehow have the right to manage this family.Now that he said that again, those who whispered couldn't help feeling a little restless, seeming dissatisfied and worried.

"Didn't you ask before? I'm afraid the result will be the same this time." Peibo's voice was faint, as if he was impatient, "Rong is dead, and now the first witness at the scene is also dead. This maid. This maid should be the first to discover this place and see the face of the murderer and was killed." This reasoning is not problematic, but it seems a little incomprehensible if you include the premise that you have been dead for six or seven days .

"Then how to explain Miss Xibai's gunshot wound?" This time it was Lu Xingfa who asked, "Since you can cut off your head with one knife, you can take a few more shots, and even go to steal the demon master's gun without fear of danger. Doesn't this kind of thing seem meaningless?" Peibo couldn't answer Lu Xing's question, he only frowned, and didn't dare to look into Lu Xing's eyes.Lu Xing looked at him and said with a serious expression: "Since this is the case, I think we have to figure out one question now, which is why this killer wanted to kill Rong. Lord Peibo, no one here can understand Lord Rong better than us, you Do you know anything else, can you tell us all?"

Pei Bo looked up at him, seemingly confused and worried, but Lu Xing suddenly laughed and said, "Don't worry, I'm not suspecting you as the murderer. In terms of suspicion, Mr. Xi Ying, who lost the gun, is probably more serious. Some." When he said this, Xi Ying couldn't help laughing, and even shook her head helplessly.

Peibo didn't open his mouth yet, he seemed to be deliberating, and said after a long time: "I have already told you everything I can tell you. Rong has never had any enemies, and 'Shoumu' has lived a life of seclusion for generations. There is nothing wrong with Rong managing this family, not only me, everyone in this family loves Rong." His chest was heaving violently, and he seemed a little excited, and finally he said a few words in a deep voice. : "So, who will kill him?"

This is not Peibo's problem alone.