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Xiaoyan and Liang Enze looked at each other, and it seemed that Mai Zhaoyu had indeed come to Baifeng Town: "Where did you meet?"

Old man Zhu stretched out his rough hand, took out the Yabuli cigarette from his waist, put it into the pipe pot and pressed it tightly: "It should be a month ago, this young man entered the city alone, and it was already afternoon when he entered the city. It was the last snow in the spring that day, there were not many people, I saw no one, just about to drive the carriage home after work, I happened to accept a business from him."

Liang Enze is rigorous by nature. Seeing Father Zhu touching left and right, he knew he was looking for a flint. He stretched out his slender claws and used the flint to light the dry cigarettes for Father Zhu: "Father, you see so many people every day. People, many of them are strangers, how can you remember him?"

Father Zhu took a puff of cigarette in a ecstasy, and worked hard outside the pass. Sometimes his energy and spirit were all supported by a puff of cigarettes. Yabuli's cigarettes were hot and strong enough: "This young man has a good manners, but the main thing is his The bag on his back has a pattern of the Hanlin Academy printed on it."

"I know that pattern. I have a son who doesn't live up to expectations. This time he failed the exam, and he carried the same bag when he went home. Because of this, I know that every three years, students from various provinces go to Beijing to rush for the exam. In order to prevent cheating, all the exam papers All the pens, inks, papers and inkstones used were distributed to the examinees in such a unified package; that day when I saw the package carried by this young man, I took a second look at him, and then chatted with him a little more."

We chatted a few more words, what are we talking about?

Immediately, Yue Jiu's eyes sparkled, and he proudly raised his eyebrows at Xiaoyan, which meant that you saw me enter the rouge and gouache shop, right, praise me, praise me!

Liang Enze didn't see the two of them flirting, and continued to ask Father Zhu: "Father, the missing person's surname is Mai. Later, did Mr. Mai say where he went?"

Father Zhu stroked his chin with a rough hand: "He said that he asked me to take him down the mountain. He wanted to go up the mountain to watch the sun go out. I also persuaded him, saying that it is afternoon now, and it will be dusk when he gets to the middle of the mountain. Why not?" Go to the inn first today, rest for the night, and go climbing early tomorrow."

"Mai Sheng doesn't talk much, he's a little downcast. When I saw his appearance, I guessed that he might be a candidate who failed the spring exam. He's a stubborn kid. He had the right idea at first glance. He said that he went up the mountain at dusk and knew the Southwest There is a large platform halfway up the hillside, and there are many inns and B&Bs on it. He can go to the inn when it is almost dark, stay at the top for a night, get up early tomorrow, and then climb to the top of the mountain, just waiting for the dawn to watch the sunrise.”

"Afterwards, he didn't talk much to me anymore, and I shut up wisely, sent him to the foot of the mountain and went back."

Xiaoyan has been adjudicating cases all the year round, and at first glance he knew that Old Man Zhu was telling the truth. He repeatedly asked for details, but Old Man Zhu only knew so much.

After returning to the government office, I discussed this matter with other guards first, and asked if I really went to the mountain to watch the sunrise, can I find it?

After asking several people, his head was shaking like a rattle drum, and a fat white guard was even more blunt and straightforward: "Master Yue, you don't know something, Baifeng Mountain is famous far and near, people come all year round, worshiping the mountain, There are too many people who are seeking children, watching the sunrise, and visiting the scenery. There are so many mountains, high mountains, dense forests, rampant wild animals, swamps and miasma. Let alone lose one person, it means losing one. There are thousands of them, and there is nowhere to find them.”

Liang Enze put his finger on his cheek and pondered for a moment: "It's not necessarily that he got lost, because ordinary people basically follow a crowded or clear route when they are in an unfamiliar environment. Mai Zhaoyu just came to relax, not to commit suicide. , so that you don’t have to go into the deep mountains alone, maybe something happened.”

The fat man looked at Liang Enze, who was an immortal who didn't know the sufferings of the local people. After getting along with him for a while, he became a little familiar. , It’s okay to enter the mountain, all come out; the old nose of the lost outsider in Baifeng Mountain, in what year can’t I receive a dozen letters from the provincial government to find someone?”

Liang Enze was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "What does the old nose mean? Has someone from other places had their nose cut off?"

The fat man laughed loudly, but the young master of the capital is different: "Oh, this is our local dialect, and an old nose means much older."

He continued to follow the topic just now: "The letters are all the same. First, let me explain the identity of the lost person, where he came from, his last name, and his date of birth."

"Afterwards, after I came to Baifeng Mountain, I didn't see anyone alive or dead, and I haven't seen any of them in so many years; let me see, this Mai Zhaoyu's bookish nerd can go so far with supernatural powers. There's nothing left."

Xiaoyan sneered in his heart, thinking that these wine bags and rice bags, usually working without any effort, know that they are pampered: "Master, have you seriously looked for these missing people?"

The fat white man is used to being called an official, and he didn't realize that the agent Dali Siqing was speaking satirically about him, shaking his fat legs, and even the fat on his buttocks trembled: "If you are alive and panting, you will come out naturally." , the dead fell in the mountains, trying to find it is almost like looking for a needle in a haystack."

Fatty Bai suddenly realized that Yue Xiaoyan was a high-ranking official who would be reincarnated and became a good father. He immediately put away his foolish appearance, stood up straight, bent his waist, and began to look like a servant: "Master Yue, the younger one is too After searching in the mountains for many years, I became tired and thin, so I came to the conclusion that the missing person cannot be found, so I have the courage to tell you what I know first."

It is true that the fat white man is passive and sabotage, but it is also true that finding someone is like finding a needle in a haystack.

The slope where Mai Zhaoyu disappeared is the slowest and highest slope of Baifeng Mountain. There are villages at the foot of the mountain. After all, Mai Zhaoyu should not have stayed too much at the foot of the mountain; Businesses, restaurants, inns, homestays, villages, etc. are scattered all over the place, and even brothels are open, forming a small town in the mountains that specializes in tourist business, welcoming new and sending old all day long. Although it is not as good as the city gate, it is still enough It's lively.

Worrying about finding someone to make too much noise, Yue Xiaoyan, Liang Enze and the servants of the government office have been secretly investigating these past few days, forming a dense network from the foot of Baifeng Mountain to the mountain.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the peach blossoms and apricot blossoms at the foot of the mountain have bloomed all over the mountains. More and more people come to see the scenery and pay homage to the mountains, and there are many tourists.The temperature on the mountainside is lower, but the trees are also greened by the warm wind.

However, Baifeng Mountain is too high. At the top of the mountain, all the greenery fades away, and it is covered with snow all year round. When the weather is warmer, the melted water from the snow also merges into a part of Tianchi water. Fortunately, the sun shines warm even in windless weather. Cheerful.

Liang Enze, Xiaoyan, and Yue Jiu chose the one with the fewest tourists, and they could hardly climb up the southern slope. They looked around and sat down on the edge of the Tianchi Lake on the top of the mountain, eating whatever they wanted. Take a break and catch your breath.

Even though I have climbed up several times in recent days because of handling cases, it is still beautiful and refreshing. Tianchi should be a huge natural lake formed by the sinking of a volcanic crater and then flooded with springs from the mountains. It has been nourishing this place for a hundred years.

Tianchi Lake is vast, shimmering and reflecting light under the sun, surrounded by the sound of rumbling waterfalls, Yue Jiu took off his cloak and casually hung on a tree, and was lighting a fire to roast two small wild animals that he caught along the way Chicken, and a snake on the fire.

Liang Enze has been in the mountains for a few days, and he is already familiar with Xiaoyan and Yue Jiu. Unlike Xiaoyan, he is lazy and stretches out his hand to watch the fire pile up firewood: "Brother Yue, you said that the pheasants in this mountain don't seem to be afraid It's like a human being, I feel like when I catch them, they almost hit my arms."

Yue Jiu viciously brought the snake closer to the fire. He didn't pay attention when picking up firewood just now, and picked up the long snake that hadn't woken up from hibernation and was pretending to be a wooden stick in the pile of leaves. When adding firewood, he touched it before he realized it. He was so frightened that he almost jumped into the fire with a loud "ow".

Xiaoyan didn't know what was going on at first, but when he saw a frozen snake, he laughed and tears were about to flow down: "Oh, I said Xiaojiu, your hunting skills are getting better and better. I'll let you go find all the food."

Liang Enze still had a bit of a conscience. Seeing that Yue Jiu's hair was blown all over and his eye circles were red, he knew that someone was afraid of such a long and soft thing, so he squeezed the snake's neck with one hand and comforted Yue Jiu repeatedly: "Yue Jiu, This is a frozen snake that hasn't woken up yet, but it feels a little cold and soft to the touch, and it doesn't hurt anyone."

Yue Jiuzhuan was afraid of getting bugs, so he still couldn't speak.

Seeing his pale face, Xiao Yan finally had some conscience: "The damned worm dares to scare our Xiao Jiu, Xiao Jiu, don't be afraid, I will roast it right away to scare you!"

Yue Jiu saw that the snake was about to go up to the fire, and said viciously: "I don't care if you are a monk in the mountains or an immortal in the mountains, if you scare the little grandpa, let's satisfy the grandpa first."

Having said that, but snakes are the most likely to parasitize all kinds of insects. Xiaoyan soaked the snake meat in salt water for an hour, cleaned up the snake, and finally took a breath. He basically stayed in the mountains, and when he rested at this moment, his arms ached and his legs ached, so he tore off Yue Jiu's cloak and spread it under his body. Looking at us now, do we look like frogs in a well?"

Liang Enze looked up and couldn't help but smile. The Tianchi Lake is under the crater, and above it are the steep walls of the volcano. Not to mention, it really looks like a frog in a well.

Yue Jiu regained his composure, and was pouring salt on the little pheasant. His words seemed like a basin of cold water was being poured on him: "Ancestor, don't dream, this mountain is full of mountains. I don't think it's a well, but a big reservoir. , we are earthworms without legs and fins, we can only dig the soil slowly.”