Those years when I climbed the wall

Indoor silence.Mu Yunqi put down the teacup, looked at the man pacing like a beast in front of him, hesitant to speak.

There were two knocks on the door.

"Come in!" Mu Yun prayed, seeing Lu Chongning push the door and enter.

"How?" Xun Miao hurried to meet him, listening eagerly.

The visitor shook his head: "Go one step too late, he has already left. I asked the store and those kabukis, but no one knew the details. They only knew that he claimed to be from the Jingshi Jiaofang, and his voice was damaged due to illness, so he could not gain a foothold in Beijing. It's a good thing that Wu Wan is outstanding, and he just goes to this restaurant to perform for a living. And every time he comes here, he covers his face, so no one has seen his real face, let alone his real name and where he lives."

"Sure enough!" Xun Miao resented.

"Looking at the moment, maybe we can only sit on the sidelines and wait for the rabbit, and keep someone here to wait here day and night, in case he comes back..." Lu Chongning suggested.

"It's useless." Xun Miao shook his head, "He's a cunning man, he thought he had seen me just now, and then he disappeared in an instant. He knew that I would not let it go, so how could he throw himself into a trap?"

Lu Chongning couldn't hide his curiosity: "This person really has this ability. He has been disguised as a woman for a long time, and he shows up in public every day, but he hasn't been spotted yet?"

Xun Miao smiled wryly: "He's capable, far beyond your imagination! Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to sneak into Guo's house easily at the beginning. He had almost deceived me by pretending to be a man, not to mention trying to kill me afterwards, so he just disappeared from the world, even though Ji Huang Even the efforts of Cheng Si and Kaiping government failed to arrest him, which shows how powerful he is!"

Thinking about it, Lu Chongning shook his brows: If it wasn't an enemy or a friend, he would really have a little admiration for the scheming and means of the "cunning" people...

"But how does Zhiwei conclude that this person is Qin Liuzhi?" Mu Yunqi was still puzzled.

Xun Miao sighed: "Before I performed the dance on the stage, I only felt that his figure and posture were familiar, but the last glance made me even more suspicious. I wanted to bring him to me for a closer look, but I didn't expect him to run away first. Doesn't that just confirm my guess?"

Mu Yunqi thought for a while: "If he is really Qin Liuzhi, is it a coincidence that he appeared in Xingzhou City at this moment?"

Xun Miao frowned: "If you want to say it's a coincidence, this may not be the most coincidental..." Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a report from the outside, telling his family to come to see him.Let me confess my sins, since I went out, I took two young men in for a while, and at first glance, they all looked handsome, handsome and heroic, not like ordinary servants.

"What I asked you to investigate before, how is it going now, please report quickly."In front of the imperial court, Xun Miao ordered.

The young man in Tsing Yi took a step forward: "We have found out that Li Tong only showed up in Xingzhou a few months ago, and it has only been two months since he bought this restaurant. His previous life experience and where he lives have not been verified yet! And he There are no relatives or friends here - naturally, except for the new girl. The biggest doubt at the moment is that there seems to be a group of people who also don't know their origins beside Li Tong. It seems that he has a lot of trust in him, but he tried his best to hide his sister's defection from the north, so it can be seen that he is really afraid of this person."

Lu Chongning frowned: "So, this Li Tong is suspicious! I drank with him that night, and he claimed that he had been in the north for a long time, and that he had some old friends here, but he was not telling the truth. I'm an outsider, why do I have to make up these things?"

Mu Yunqi got up and paced: "Even if he concealed something, it may not be aimed at us. Judging from it, it seems that he can't help himself."

Lu Chongning came to a sudden: "Could it be that he was threatened by others?" After thinking about it, he shook his head again: "If so, how can he order people who threaten him?"

"Perhaps that dry man wasn't trying to blackmail him," Xun Miao rolled up his sleeves and looked far away, "but was ordered to help him accomplish things!"

After thinking for a while, Lu Chongning agreed: "That's reasonable! He waits to be ordered to act, and the restaurant is just a cover to make an excuse for Li Tong to show up here! As for Li Tong's refusal to let Li Qiaoer show up, he does not want to get involved in the matter "Looking at the two young men: "Then this is the most down-to-earth person, has anything ever happened?"

The answer said: "It has not been found out yet, this person is hiding very deeply, and he should act cautiously."

Xun Miao turned to the young man in gray: "Feng Qing, when exactly did Li Tong show up in Xingzhou?" After a pause, "I mean, was it before or after Shao Jinglue arrived here?"

Mu Yunqi looked back, his complexion changed slightly.

The young man who called Feng Qing thought to himself: "It should be later, but the time is not long."

Lu Chongning would understand at this moment, but stroked his chin and hesitated: "But this doesn't make sense... If he is from Shao Jinglue, why bother? Using the restaurant as a cover is really unnecessary!"

Xun Miao waved the two young men back, and said: "It has something to do with it, but I didn't say that he ordered it! What if—" A gleam flashed in his eyes: "Is it an enemy? So, it's hard to follow him Hiding, plotting painstakingly, can't it all make sense?"

"Enemies?" Lu Chongning scratched his head: "It's reasonable to say so, but..."

"However, based on just a coincidence, it would be rash to infer that Shao Jingheng was involved in this matter." Mu Yunqi continued.

"Now we're back to the original question." Xun Miao smiled, "I was just about to say it, and here, it's really a coincidence!" Two steps forward: "Just now when I mentioned Qin Liuzhi, I thought of another Coincidentally, it was Li Tong --- I saw him the day before yesterday, and I thought he looked familiar, but I couldn't remember where I saw him for a while. After looking at his back, it suddenly dawned on me that this figure, and even his face, really belonged to Shao Jinglue Seeing that the two were at a loss, they continued: "I know that there are many similar people in this world, but this person is not ordinary!" Looking meaningfully at Mu Yunqi: "Brother, do you still remember that when the case of Qin Liuzhi was first reported? Fa, I once pointed out that he has accomplices, and I almost blamed Shao Jinglue at that time?"

Mu Yun prayed and thought for a while, and seemed to realize something, so he ordered him to express what he thought.

Xun Miao took the order: "At the beginning, I suspected that Qin Liuzhi's identity was false. Apart from his lack of talent and learning, he did not seem to have passed the exam. Another reason was that I had witnessed him by chance. A person who looks like Shao Jinglue met in private outside the city. Then Qin Liuzhi realized that I was suspicious of him, and the assassination failed, so he disappeared. Unexpectedly, by chance, Guo Kai and I met that person who looked like Shao Jinglue in the downtown area not long after. , Unfortunately, he was unable to catch up and escaped, and there was no news of the two of them after that. I once thought that the two of them might have been killed by their master, but I didn't think that they would meet again in Xingzhou City after all."

Frowning tightly, Lu Chongning seemed to be trying his best to clarify the relationship here. After a long while, he let out a long sigh, obviously to no avail: "Even if this Li Tong was the one who worked together with Qin Liuzhi back then, why did the two of them split up when they came to Xingzhou?" ? Let’s say that everyone else is hiding in the dark, but they are afraid of being suspicious by showing their faces, so this Qin Liuzhi appeared on the stage in a male disguise, wouldn’t it run counter to Li Tong’s prudence?”

Xun Miao nodded: "This is also my doubt."

"In fact, the doubts don't stop there." Mu Yunqi said, attracting the eyes of the two people, "At the beginning when Qin Liuzhi sneaked into Guo's house, you all thought it was ordered by the Shao family to point at Guo Kai, but after all kinds of , but it shows that this idea is groundless. However, there is no doubt that Qin Liuzhi did have a plot against Guo Kai! And now, Qin and Li have both appeared in Xingzhou City, and it seems that they are still interested in Shao Jingheng ! Then what is the intention of the mastermind who ordered the two of them to act, really need people to think about it?"

"Really!" Xun Miao rubbed his nose and sighed, "Guo Kai and Shao Jingheng are originally opposing each other, so what is the intention of the two of them?"

"That's not the case!" Lu Chongning turned his eyes, and suddenly realized: "Since Xun Tongpan was living in Guo's house when the incident happened, why can't Qin Liuzhi refer to you? In this way, the current matter will be justified." I can tell a thing or two."

Xun Miao smiled bitterly and laughed at himself: "Brother Lu thinks highly of me. If this guy is pointing at me, what is the reason? Seeking revenge? I have only been an official for a few years, and I have always done nothing. How can I offend the powerful? Capable, killing me can be said to be as easy as pie, so why bother with the layout? Otherwise, it is just to win over? But how can I make him look up to me?"

"This..." Lu Chongning showed embarrassment, "It's true..."

Xun Miao pondered for a while: "However, when it comes to wooing, I have a second thought. At the beginning, Qin Liu had mixed into Guo's family, and because I was suspicious, he used Guo Kai to slander me again and again. It can be seen that his purpose is to get close to Guo Kai and win him over." His trust, if this is the case, is it possible that his original intention was to use Guo Kai's power to fight against Shao Jingheng?"

Mu Yun prayed and thought.After a long while, it was Lu Chongning who boldly said: "This... can't stop? You must know that although General Guo is in command of the infantry division, he... has no military power!"

Turning around, Mu Yunqi seemed to be impatient: "Forget it, instead of figuring it out here, it's better to find people and ask the inside story." Turning to Xun Miao: "The guards of the Imperial City Department I sent to you back then were not teachers. You made them follow and monitor me! If you have the time, why not go out and do business.”

Feeling hot in the ears, Xun Miao hurriedly took orders, but persuaded: "Brother, however, you can't go back to ascend the fairy tower. Even if you don't stay in the state office tonight, you should find another safe place to stay."

"I have my own thoughts." With a flick of his sleeves, Mu Yunqi looked outside the door: "By the way, where did those two people come from?"

Knowing that he was referring to his two families, Xun Miao replied: "These two were recommended by the princess and the son-in-law before I came to the north. One called Feng Qing and the other Yao Dan. Both of them were born in martial arts. The aristocratic family wanted to serve the country, so they followed me to the north to practice. I have tried both of them by chance, and I am truly extraordinary in skill, loyal and upright, and should be usable!"

Lu Chongning stretched his gaze out the door, and muttered to himself: "Excellent skills... If you want to serve the country, why don't you use military force to join the army? But you want to..."

Unconsciously meeting him, Mu Yun Qixian agreed with Xun Miao's words and said: "You go first, I will stay here for a while so that people can find another place to live."

Seeing him let go, Xun Miao felt a little relieved and left as ordered.

Going back to the table and sitting down, Mu Yunqi sipped his tea and raised his eyes: "Do you know where Li Qiaoer lives now?"

Lu Chongning was in a trance, and hurriedly replied after hearing the words: "Just now I saw his brother and sister behaving strangely. I was afraid of accidents, so I ordered someone to follow Li Qiaoer home. Now I know that she lives in an unremarkable courtyard on Xingdong Street. It's about three miles from here."

Mu Yunqi got up: "Since it's still early, let's go and have a look."

"Ah? This..." Lu Chongning wanted to persuade, not wanting to be interrupted by his words.

"Let's go tonight, don't talk too much, lest you annoy her and defeat me!"

It took only half an hour to go all the way.When I arrived at the small courtyard hidden in the deep alley, I knocked on the gate, and after a long time, I heard a female voice asking who it was.Mu Yun prayed for the alias he used on the way, claiming to drop by here and come to have a look.But the female voice replied that the patriarch was not there, only nurses and children were left at the moment, it was inconvenient to open the door, and asked him to come back the next day.

Mu Yunqi was disappointed, he only blamed himself for the unlucky time, thinking that now that she has a nanny, how can Li Qiaoer stay at home safely?He must have taken the opportunity to go out for a stroll, and for a moment he hesitated whether to stay and wait for her.

"Lang Jun, it's getting dark, let's come back tomorrow." Seeing this, Lu Chongning hurriedly persuaded, "Or, I will send someone to guard here, if she comes back early, I will bring her to the inn to see her?"

Thinking of this is also a way, Mu Yunqi acquiesced, and the group returned back the same way.After walking a few feet, Lu Chongning's footsteps faltered suddenly, he turned his head and looked up, Mu Yunqi turned his eyes to follow him, and saw a few black shadows flashing by the distant wall under the dark night sky!Not to think too much, he urgently ordered Lu Chongning to rush to the small courtyard where he stayed just now with his guards.

After a while, a woman's wailing came from the courtyard, followed by the clanging of swords and swords.

Mu Yunqi's heart was suspended, but he knew that there was nothing he could do at this moment, but he stayed for a long time or caused troubles with Lu Chongning, so he made a decisive decision and left quickly accompanied by his guards.