Beauty is sick

Pei Zhe quickly supported him: "Seeing that I'm so good at solving crimes, would you throw yourself into your arms?"

Jin Lingjiu raised his head and rubbed his face against Pei Zhe's clothes, leaving a slight touch, which made Pei Zhe's arm holding him stiff.

Not far away, Zuo Ping and Mu Jiao saw the situation of this movie, and hurried over: "Brother, are you not feeling well?"

"No problem." He slowly stood up straight, nodded slightly at Pei Zhe, ignoring the joke just now, "Forgive me."

Pei Zhe didn't say yes or no, but he was thinking about Mu Jiao's words in his heart, feeling uncomfortable?Where does this "again" come from?

Jin Lingjiu didn't stay any longer, and left after saying "See you later", Zuo Ping and Mu Jiao followed behind him, separated by a step, as if they wanted to go forward but dared not.

Pei Zhe stood with his hands behind his back, watching them go away, recalling the feeling of touching just now, he took a long breath, and slowly calmed down his chaotic heartbeat.

A bit of residual ash on the bank was blown into the Huai River by the wind, floating on the surface of the river, like scattered gray spots on the skin of a corpse.

After Jinling Jiu left the Huai River that day, he hadn't left the inn for five or six days. Only when he saw crowds of people on the street did he know that the court was open for trial.

The trial of the murder of the magistrate and the tragedy of Feng Qing and his wife six years ago was held in the yamen. Almost half of the people in the city went to watch. [-]. Wu Yong, Zhong Limei, all the people involved in the two cases were interrogated, and the whole process was done in front of the common people, and the verdict was judged in accordance with the law.

In the end, it was determined that there was a reason, and Feng Eryi and Wu Yong were not executed.

Pei Zhe handed over the brochure to the capital, and described the situation in Huaizhou City in detail. In the case of the murder of the magistrate, he detailed the tragedy of Feng Qing and his wife six years ago. In name, I hope to beg for grace from the Holy Majesty for Feng Nianyi.

The case of the magistrate had been reported to the imperial court before, and after this memorial was delivered to the capital, the Holy Majesty immediately gave a reply and handed it over to the newly selected magistrate of Huaizhou.

While waiting for the reply, Pei Zhe and Lin Jingkong interrogated the assassins again. Lin Jingkong used to use some not-so-gentle interrogation methods. He turned a blind eye to the murder case.

They didn't ask who the person who hired them was. The assassins didn't know much, they only said that the person had a lot of money and was surrounded by a few people with high martial arts skills.The only reward was that the assassins admitted that they killed Sun Liu. Although they followed the orders of the hired people, they did it after all.

So far, the Sun Liuyi case has also been hastily closed.

Pei Zhe rested in the Commander's Mansion for two days and almost regained his energy.

During this period, Lin Jingkong ordered the army to secretly search for the whereabouts of His Highness the Crown Prince, but found no trace. It was as if His Highness the Crown Prince had evaporated from the world.

Lin Jingkong was having trouble finding someone, and when he returned to the mansion, he still had a grimace.

After watching it for two days, Pei Zhe couldn't bear it anymore, and asked during dinner, "Who owes you money?"

Lin Jingkong: "..."

The leading army searched for the whereabouts of His Royal Highness in private, but did not announce it. Pei Zhe knew about it, but he acted like nothing happened all day long, not caring about the result of the search.

Lin Jingkong was angry and puzzled: "Are you not worried about His Highness's safety at all?"

Pei Zhe swallowed down the chopsticks, without raising his eyelids, and said extremely perfunctorily: "Worry."

Lin Jingkong put down his chopsticks and wanted to snatch his bowl over: "Are you worried that you can still eat?"

"Why can't I eat?" Pei Zhe asked in surprise.

Lin Jingkong: "..."

After eating and drinking enough, Pei Zhe drank tea slowly: "Don't worry, nothing will happen to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"How do you know that nothing will happen? Your Highness was taken away. If something unexpected happens, the consequences will be disastrous." Lin Jingkong pinched the bridge of his nose. He has been worrying about this for the past few days, and no one can sleep well at night.

Pei Zhe gave a "tsk" sound: "I have never seen Commander Lin pay so much attention to anything."

Lin Jingkong leaned on the back of the chair and looked at him faintly: "It's not because of Master Tuo Pei, if you didn't push everything on me before, why would I be so frightened?"

He was talking about the incident when he and Jin Lingjiu had a light meal. Pei Zhe kept drinking and remembering how impolite what he said at the time, and looked away guiltily: "It's alright, alright, you don't have to worry too much Well, after His Royal Highness was taken away, I found a letter in his room, which said to let me go to the Yuan Ye Banquet. If His Highness the Crown Prince was really taken away, the other party would not attack him. If I hadn’t guessed If it is wrong, the case in Huaizhou City is not the end, but the beginning."

Someone invited him to the Shangyuan banquet and watched him solve the mystery in the dark. No matter what the reason was, the people behind the scenes would never stop.

He had a hunch that the other party would make new moves soon.

What Pei Zhe said did not reassure Lin Jingkong completely. During the day, he still arranged for the commanding army to conduct investigations inside and outside the city, and even posted notices to let the people report any suspicious people immediately.

The two cases had just been concluded, and the people in the city were still tense in their hearts, thinking that the matter was not over yet, and after seeing the notice, they all cheered up.

in the inn.

Jin Lingjiu sat at the table, his expression difficult to discern.

Mu Jiao poured a cup of tea and put it beside his hand: "Recently, the investigation in the city has been strict. To be on the safe side, our people did not dare to expand the scope of the search."

"Ahem, what are you looking for in the city?" Jin Lingjiu covered his lips, a faint light appeared in his eyes.

Mu Jiao frowned, got up and closed the open window: "It's the commander of the army, I don't know the specific information, it seems to be looking for someone."

Jin Lingjiu curled up his fingertips, and rubbed the teacup one after another, feeling the heat spread from his fingers: "I'm looking for someone, are you looking for the little prince who ran away?"

Mu Jiao: "It's possible, what does senior brother plan to do?"

Jin Lingjiu didn't answer, but gathered his cloak, he was dressed simply in the room, Mu Jiao was afraid that he would catch cold, so she insisted on putting a cloak on him.

The room was lit with tranquilizing incense, which made people drowsy. Jin Lingjiu propped his jaw, half-closed his eyelids, and did not move for a long time.

Mu Jiao knew that he was unhappy these few days, so she didn't bother.

After returning from the Huai River, Jin Lingjiu fell ill, and the investigation could not find out why. The doctors here did not understand his physical condition by himself. Zuo Ping and Mu Jiao couldn't persuade him. They could only take care of him as before. he.

As soon as Zuo Ping walked to the door, Mu Jiao heard the movement, opened the door for him, pressed her fingers on her lips and made a gesture, telling him to keep his voice down.

Zuo Bing understood, took a light step, and closed the door with his backhand.

The two exchanged gestures, and Jin Lingjiu opened his eyes before he could finish a sentence: "You're back?"

This is a question, but he said it in a declarative tone, as if he already knew that Zuo Ping was back.

"Did you wake up Master Jiu?"

Jin Lingjiu shook his head: "No, I didn't sleep at all."

It’s just that he was a little tired, and he would dream as soon as he fell asleep. In the dream, there were large groups of dark shadows in a trance, strange and bizarre, and the past that had been buried long ago, like a rope tied around his neck, strangling him so hard that he couldn’t breathe .

—I don’t want to sleep.

Zuo Ping handed him the letter he brought back: "Our people checked it out, and the person who hired Liu Shamen never showed up, and they always contacted through a middleman. It was about a month ago. It is said that They've approached others before, but they've all been turned down."

Jin Lingjiu knocked on the table, but didn't make a sound.

Zuo Ping: "At that time our plan was being promoted, and many people in Jianghu knew that we were aiming at No. [-] Tan Hua on No. [-] Tianxia, ​​that's why the huge money for the assassination fell into the pocket of Liu Shamen."

Six Kills is an organization of killers in Jianghu, there are many killers in Jianghu, capable people come out in large numbers, Six Kills can't be ranked at all, or nearly twenty people will be solved by Zuo Ping alone.

After closing the window, the room was a bit stuffy, Jin Lingjiu took off his cloak and put it aside: "It seems that someone is eyeing Tan Hualang and wants his life. A month ago, he hadn't arrived in Huaizhou City at that time, right?" ?”

Zuo Ping nodded: "Not here."

A month ago, not only Pei Zhe did not arrive, but Jin Lingjiu was also on his way to Huaizhou City.

The whereabouts of the prince and his party are kept secret. It is not just a coincidence that the people behind the scenes were able to find Liu Shamen a month ago and have people assassinate Pei Zhe in Huaizhou City, it was premeditated.

There was no heater in the room, and Jin Lingjiu felt a little chilly when he got sick, so he subconsciously searched for the heat source. He held the teacup on the back of his hand to absorb the thin heat: "The person who hired Liu Shamen knows Pei Zhe's whereabouts very well."

Mu Jiao noticed his small movements, and poured him another cup of hot tea to warm his hands: "It's probably one of them."

No one can control the time so precisely except our own people.

Zuo Ping frowned, and asked, "Is it possible that he is the person we are looking for?"

Mu Jiao stroked the sleeve arrow, stroking the sharp blade with her fingertips: "Not necessarily, the relationship between him and Tanhualang is not simple, not to mention that he can't bear to find Liushamen with such great effort. It's not something he would do."

"I think it's possible. The rumors are true. Pei Zhe has a keepsake from the imperial court. He once said that he was assassinated many times. He may have been in the capital as a test. Now that he came to Huaizhou City, he wanted to It's serious." Jin Lingjiu yawned, "No matter how good the relationship is, it can't withstand the impact of interests, and what's more, Pei Zhe is not blocking an insignificant road. As for people who go to the rivers and lakes, what can compare with the people in the rivers and lakes?" Are people better at hiding their identities?"

Mu Jiao sighed faintly: "I've never heard of the little prince doing anything, and now it seems that he is not as incompetent as the rumors say, and he is full of scheming and means."

"Everyone in the royal family has the blood of calculating people's hearts, and they are good at playing tricks. Don't look at the young prince, even if he hasn't learned how to play with people's hearts. With such a mother, he will always be affected by it. , learned a minute and a half." Jinling Jiu said calmly.

Zuo Ping and Mu Jiao looked at him with complicated eyes, rather worried.

Jin Lingjiu sneered: "Why, do you think I will care about this? What if I really care, is it possible to let all the blood on my body go?"

Because of his illness, Jin Lingjiu's lips were very pale, almost blending with his pale face, and his whole body exuded a morbid and weak aura.

It seemed like it was going to fall down in a second.

Seeing that the expressions of the two of them changed, Jin Lingjiu couldn't help laughing out, "Just kidding, let's talk about what happened just now, no matter who did it, we can't let Pei Zhe have an accident now, the people before have all withdrawn!" , Send a few more martial arts masters to follow him secretly, and protect him when necessary."

The left screen responded, and Jin Lingjiu added: "You should be quicker in finding someone, and you must be ahead of Lin Jingkong and the others."

When he was talking just now, he was a little excited, but after he finished speaking, he felt the burning pain in his hand. Jin Lingjiu lowered his head and glanced, there was already a red mark on the back of his hand.

It was scalded by the tea and almost bubbled.

He silently withdrew his hand from the table, hid it in his sleeve, and rubbed the red mark calmly, until it became redder and almost broke the skin.

Feeling the burning pain, Jin Lingjiu's eyes cleared up.

Mu Jiao was still thinking about what he said just now, and there was a little worry in her eyes: "If our guess is correct, something will happen to the court soon, and the token is in Tanhualang's hands, so he must belong to the emperor. , It’s not as simple as traveling around and praying for blessings.”

Jin Lingjiu was noncommittal: "It's not as simple as traveling around and praying for blessings, but I expected it. The original plan was correct. Pei Zhe is the most suitable candidate. Only he can make our plan play the greatest role."

Although Tanhualang is the most suitable candidate, he is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Zuo Ping thought about it: "Jiuye, these days, we have been strictly inspected, should we temporarily stop the plan?"

On the way back, he saw people in the yamen posting notices. The atmosphere in the city was tense, and he didn't know when it would erupt.

Jin Lingjiu stood up and walked towards the window: "Don't stop, everything is business as usual, arrange them to enter the city as soon as possible. The more weeds are like soldiers, the easier it is to cause panic in people's hearts. If something happens at this juncture, our Tanhua Lang will definitely Stand up."

Mu Jiao took a few steps forward quickly, and pressed his hand that was pushing against the window: "Senior brother, you are not in good health yet, don't blow the wind."

Jin Lingjiu withdrew his hand: "I'm fine, it's just an old problem, open the window to let some air in."

Mu Jiao was well aware of his temper, and she was not moved at all: "Then you should wear thicker clothes."

Jinling Nine: "..."

The cold wind outside the window blew away the strong incense, Zuo Ping and Mu Jiao left the room, Jin Lingjiu was lying on the bed, his face was a little ugly, he wanted to lift the quilt on his body, struggled for a long time, and put down his hand silently.

Just now he said that he was depressed and wanted to breathe, but Mu Jiao directly moved out of the master, and said that he had passed the news of his illness back to Jiangyang.

Jiangyang is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery, and it is the place where his master lives in seclusion.

An old problem, he didn't want Master to know, he didn't expect Mu Jiao to move so fast.

Jin Lingjiu lay on his back on the bed, covering his eyes with his hands.

If you don't want to dream, you can sleep peacefully. It doesn't take too long, just two or three hours.

Not to mention two or three hours, he didn't even sleep for half an hour.

The knocking on the door was irregular and incessant.

He was on the verge of falling asleep, he broke free from that chaotic state, his heart was beating wildly, he broke out in a cold sweat, and he was stunned for two seconds before recovering.

Putting on the cloak that Mu Jiao brought to the bedside, Jin Lingjiu opened the door with a sullen face. It was rare for him to get angry when he got up, and this was the first time he got angry because of getting up.

As soon as he opened the door, he was faced with a smiling face.

Pei Zhe blinked: "Ninth Young Master, did you not sleep well?"

Familiar beating.

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Xiao Jiu'er: Sleeping and having nightmares, so angry.

Xiao Tanhua: I heard that someone sleeps with me, which can break the nightmare.

Xiao Jiuer:?