Kaifeng Cat and Mouse Detective Manuscript

"Cat,? Don't move!"

While eating, Bai Yutang suddenly made a noise, propped one hand on the table, and raised the other hand to the top of Zhan Zhao's head, Zhan Zhao put down his chopsticks suspiciously, and waited for him to move.

"You have a leaf on your head."

Bai Yutang's silver cuff flickered before Zhan Zhao's eyes and then disappeared, then a dark green leaf appeared in front of his eyes.

Zhan Zhao's eyes fixed on a not-so-tall apricot tree behind the stall.The trunk is bent, just covering half of the stall, and the night wind blows gently, half of the leaves of the tree are twisted, and occasionally a few pieces fall.

Although Yingzhou Town is not as prosperous as Kaifeng, it is still very lively. Two people eat a bowl of dumplings, and they are already half full.Along the way, karaoke bars and wine shops opened along the river, and it was fun to walk and stop with the crowd.Many people on the side of the road sell rice wine again, this kind of wine is not strong, it is suitable for boys and girls who come out at night to quench their thirst, two cents a bowl,? Bai Yutang directly bought two jars, and threw one jar to Zhan Zhao,? Holding Yitan in his arms, he walked onto the stone bridge.

"It's rare to have such a good scene in the north."

Bai Yutang stopped in the middle of the bridge, leaning his arms on the stone carved into the shape of a lion's head, casually lifted the red cloth on the wine jar and loosened it, fluttered down on the river with the breeze, and moved forward slowly Drip away.A few wooden boats at the bottom of the bridge swayed along with the singing of the singing girls, and the red lights on both sides of the strait were dimly reflected on the side, which made it feel like a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

"If we have time, let's come a few more times in the future." Zhan Zhao wiped the wine stains from his mouth with the back of his hand.

"So, thief cat, you have to retire and return to your hometown quickly, and then go with me to the empty island to raise fish." Bai Yutang said with a smile, humming to the music that came from nowhere, and walked slowly with the wine jar Going down the steps, fingers slid over the uneven stone railings.

There was a lot more people on this side of the bridge. Standing by the side of the road, the two of them seemed to be heading in the same direction.

"Ma'am, do you know where they are going?" Zhan Zhao walked up to a lady selling sugar water, pointed at the crowd and asked modestly.

"They, go to the theater! It's right in front!"

The aunt put the iron spoon in her hand, wiped her hands with a face towel, pointed to several restaurants not far away, and answered enthusiastically.

"Thank you."

Zhan Zhao raised his eyes and looked over there, there were indeed many people bustling there.Bai Yutang walked over with his hands behind his back, nodded his head there, "Go and have a look?"

Most of the people watching the excitement were old people and children. The two walked in the middle, and a few mischievous children passed through the middle from time to time.

"Don't get lost."

Taking advantage of people's inattention, Zhan Zhao suddenly reached out and grabbed Bai Yutang's wrist, then turned his head and smiled at him, then clasped his fingers together, pulled him to the river and walked forward.

"Hey, I'm not your apprentice who will be stunned by drugs and won't respond."

Bai Yutang clenched his hands even more, and even though he answered like this, he smiled and stepped forward to stand shoulder to shoulder with Zhan Zhao.Fortunately, it was night, and the lights were not so obvious, and no one knew they were walking hand in hand.

The crowd stopped in front of an open-air theater troupe. Before the singing started on the stage, the tables, chairs and benches below were already full of people.

Bai Yutang pulled Zhan Zhao to try to squeeze in, but found that the crowd was so powerful that they insisted on using their body as a wall.The two stood in the last row, and they could almost see what was going on inside, but they were too tired to stand all the time. Zhan Zhao looked up at the nearby restaurant, where the eaves of the second floor were facing the stage above.

The two found a remote place and flew up lightly, bent over and squeezed together on the raised eaves, and the two tall trees next to them just covered the figure.Just sitting firmly, there was a sound of gongs and drums below, and a man came up to the stage and said a few words.

"The Si family in Yingzhou?"

Bai Yutang listened for a while, and the general idea was that the Si family had done a big business recently, so the head of the family specially invited a theater troupe to make everyone happy.

"I started a few years ago. It seems that I started my business by walking darts, and then started a wine and food business. Many merchants in Kaifeng have cooperated with his family."

Zhan Zhao thought about it and remembered this house.When Zhang Long and Zhao Hu patrol the streets, they will chat with the vendors about something, and then go back to Kaifeng and discuss it as a fun after dinner.Zhan Zhao often stayed with them, and most of them listened to them.

The stage babbled and sang, and the two came up to join in the fun. After halftime, Bai Yutang kicked Zhan Zhao's boots and pointed downstairs.

Most of the people gathered on the stage, and the street is empty now, Bai Yutang turned over and landed on the other side of the eaves, jumped off without even looking, Zhan Zhao was about to get up when he heard a cry of exclamation from below.

Downstairs is the gate of the inn, people come and go at this time, don't hit people when you go down?

Zhan Zhao jumped a few times, and landed steadily under the tree. Bai Yutang was directly in front of him, holding Zhanlu in one hand and covering his chest with the other. Opposite him was also a short man dressed as a scholar, who kept rubbing his forehead with both hands.

"Bumped into someone?"

Zhan Zhao stepped forward, and before Bai Yutang could reply, the scholar yelled, "I said, I thought something had fallen, it turned out to be a stinky crow without eyes."

The one who spoke softly was a woman.

"As soon as I got down, who knew she ran out and bumped into me."

Bai Yutang secretly rolled his eyes and didn't want to argue. In the first place, it was his fault, let alone the other party was a woman.

"Sorry, I'm sorry."

Zhan Zhao casually straightened Bai Yutang's messy collar, walked up to the girl, and apologized kindly.The girl was a little angry at first, but she didn't expect the two to talk so easily, she suddenly felt embarrassed, grabbed her hair and stammered back, "No, it's okay."

"Thank you, girl Haihan. Yutang, let's go on."

Zhan Zhao glanced at the sky, it was almost the moon, and it was just the right time to walk back.

Bai Yutang nodded, and just as he turned around, he heard a scolding voice from a man behind him and a retort voice from the girl just now, and after walking a few steps, he heard: "Stay, both of you!"

"You won't come here to make trouble, will you?" Bai Yutang faltered and walked in front of Zhan Zhao, "Let the cat go!"

Zhan Zhao looked back with a sullen face, a tall man came over, and the girl who had just been bumped reluctantly followed behind with her head lowered.The man had a smile on his face, but he didn't seem to be looking for trouble.

"Are you the head of the bodyguard that night at Yizhuang?"

When the person came in front of him, Bai Yutang realized that his face was a bit familiar. As soon as Zhan Zhao said it, he completely remembered that the person who came was not the head of the bodyguard they rescued in Yizhuang last night.

"Exactly," the man clasped his fists, his eyes filled with joy, "I didn't expect to meet two benefactors here, if you don't dislike me, let's talk about it inside?" He raised his arms towards the inn, and said politely.

"polite."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang returned the salute, since this man came after him on purpose, the two of them couldn't refuse, so they walked inside.

When the three of them entered the inn, they were invited upstairs by Xiaoer.

"Look at my memory! My surname is Si, Si Quyin, and this is my younger sister, Si Nianying." Si Quyin led Zhan Zhao Bai Yutang around a few pots of green bamboo, and stopped at the door of the innermost box .

"Just now, Nian Ying lost his temper and went out. I didn't expect to meet benefactor by chance." Si Quyin pushed open the wooden door, asked the two to sit down on it, and then asked, "If it's not as I expected, the two benefactors are from the south. Xia Zhanzhao and Chinchilla Bai Yutang?"

"Exactly."

The two of them didn't hide it either, Bai Yutang thought that when they left that night they called cats, Si Quyin probably heard them at that time.

"Thank you Zhan Ye and Bai Wu Ye last night for saving their lives. I was planning to find the two of you when I arrive in Kaifeng next month to thank you, but I didn't expect to meet you tonight. It's really fate."

"You're welcome, when you see injustice on the road, draw your sword to help."

Bai Yutang laughed and said, the three of them toasted and drank together, chatting happily.After a few glasses of wine, Si Quyin put down his chopsticks: "My father also heard about what happened last night, I wonder if Qu Yin would have the face to invite Mr. Zhan and Mr. Bai to the mansion?"

"This... To be honest, Zhan and Brother Bai really didn't have much time to stay in the East China Sea this time." Zhan Zhao replied, mainly because they didn't want to get involved with such a big family.

"Master Zhan, don't worry, it's just a meal, and it will never delay your trip!" Si Quyin added more wine to the two of them, and then persuaded, "I heard that the fifth master loves fine wine, and if there is nothing else in the younger brother's house, drink too much." .”

"Cat, huh?" Bai Yutang's brain turned when he heard the words, and he took a wine glass and sent it to Zhan Zhao. There is a lot of wine in Yingzhou, and the Si family, as a landlord, must have hidden good things.

"…………"

Showing the black line, he thought that Si Quyin would find the right person, but since Bai Yutang wanted to go and have a look, he should just stay one more day.

The three finally reached an agreement, and they will meet at the inn at Chenshi tomorrow.

..........................................

After a meal.

"Let's go, cat, go back to bed."

Bai Yutang rubbed his swollen and sore temples, he didn't expect Si Quyin to be so good at persuading him to drink, and when Bai Yutang felt a little dizzy, he found four or five altars of burning knives under the table.

He usually doesn't touch this kind of strong alcohol, but this time he drank so much, before he reached his residence, he leaned unsteadily on Zhan Zhao's body.Zhan Zhao was better, at the beginning he said that he had no alcohol left, but in the end it became Bai Yutang and Si Quyin, one jar after another, and they couldn't be stopped.

After finally returning to the room, Bai Yutang lay directly on the bed, staring at the top of the bed without blinking.

"See if you drink next time."

Zhan Zhao twisted the cloth towel and wiped it on the expressionless Bai Yutang's face. Although his mouth was harsh, his technique was gentle.

"…………Oh."

After a while, after Zhan Zhao changed his clothes, Bai Yutang uttered a word, then took the quilt from his side, covered himself from head to toe, and remained motionless.

"..." Zhan Zhao sighed again, knelt down on the bed and pulled the quilt down on his chest, unexpectedly, Bai Yutang pulled him up again with his eyes closed.

"Can you be more honest?"

Zhan Zhao had no choice but to acupoint him directly, then ran down to buy hangover soup, and squeezed his mouth to pour it down.

In the early morning of the second day, Zhan Zhao felt that there was nothing pressing on his body and he couldn't breathe without opening his eyes.

"Yutang?"

He reached out and pushed someone who used himself as a cushion.

"Shh...don't make trouble."

Bai Yutang was half awake and half asleep, and climbed up. The two faced each other, with one eye open and the other closed.Zhan Zhao exhaled forcefully, gently moved the person aside, and was about to pull away Bai Yutang's tightly grasped palm, but he was entangled with his legs.

"Yutang? Wake up?"

Zhan Zhao pinched Bai Yutang's nose and moved it, and within a few strokes he felt dry.

"morning……"

Bai Yutang woke up faintly, then smiled treacherously, and slowly got under the quilt.

"Cat, you are very energetic."

Afterwards, Zhan Zhao heard a tease and a tickle coming from inside.