There was silence in the carriage.I was suspicious in my heart when I suddenly smelled the faint smell of blood in the air, my expression changed, and I suddenly opened the door curtain of the carriage, only to see two people lying crookedly inside, turning around and shouting: "Master, you have no chance Stop venting your anger on me!"

The master rode over unhurriedly, glanced inside casually, and asked, "Are these two dead?"

"Uh... so much blood, should I die?" I replied with a guilty conscience.I saw Master's eye knife flying from the corner of my eye, I sighed secretly, and had no choice but to hold my nose and jump into the carriage.

Hong Yuanba was lying on his side in the carriage, his eyes were wide open, as big as a copper bell, but like the eyes of a dead fish, covered with a gray-white film, without any brilliance.There was a big hole in his left chest, and the clothes had been torn, exposing the bloody skin underneath, and the damaged internal organs could still be seen faintly.

While examining the corpse, I reported the situation to Master, and by the way, I said my deduction: "Master, there is only this wound on Hong Yuanba's body, and it is also his fatal wound. The wound is irregular in shape, deep but not deep. Penetrating, the superficial skin was smashed but still connected to the body... This is not an ordinary sword wound, and the murderer shot at close range, hitting the chest directly, making it impossible for him to dodge..."

I turned my head to look at Su Qing, who was sitting with his back against the carriage, and saw that his already blue face became more and more lifeless, his eyes were closed, one arm was hanging limply by his side, and the other arm was on the side. On his knees, his palms were clenched into fists, and there was a strange smile on his face, half happy and angry. What was even more strange was that his head was tilted to one side weakly, but his body was still sitting upright, with his right side flat. His strangely shaped copper claw was placed, and the blood stains on it had begun to solidify.

"Master, this Hong Yuanba should be killed by Su Qing, only he has the opportunity to strike at such a close range, and the shape of the copper claw and the wound are also very consistent." I squatted next to Su Qing, turned to look at the master outside the carriage , I saw him in white clothes and white horse, as graceful as a fairy, and I seemed to be in two worlds with me in the carriage.

"But master, why did Su Qing kill his long-worn brother? His left shoulder was crushed by a blunt object. It should be that Hong Yuanba threw the copper hammer in a moment of impatience and missed his head. But the shoulder injury was not fatal. He There were no other wounds on his body, so how did he die? Also, when Su Qing died, the copper claws were placed beside him but he couldn't pick them up in time. His left hand was disabled, but his right hand seemed to be holding something. Important, let him let down his vigilance? What happened to that weird smile on his face when he was dying?" I hugged my knees and thought hard.

"If you search them, is there anything else?" The master sat on the horse and lightly threw a sentence.

I looked at the horrific death of these two people, shrunk my neck, and touched them bravely. It took a long time to find a note from Su Qing's body, which turned out to be an IOU.

"Master, this Su Qing owes Fugui Gambler 2000 taels of silver...but this time they caught Huafeng, they got no less than 5000 taels of bounty. Gambling debt, 500 taels left...Why did he kill his elder brother?"

The master sneered: "The principal of the gambling house is 2000 taels, plus the interest of rolling interest, it is naturally far more than that. What's more, people's hearts are the most greedy, and there will be no time to be satisfied."

I remembered being attacked by Su Qing from behind that night. It was Hong Yuanba who said "Second brother!" in surprise, who gave me precious time and allowed me to escape.Although this may not be what he did deliberately, but in any case, if it hadn't been for his sound, Su Qing might have caught up, and I would have died without a place to bury me.

I sighed and reached out to help him close his eyes.

I stuffed the IOU back into Su Qing's arms, and gently moved his shoulders to see if his back was hurt, but he didn't move at all. I couldn't help but use a little more strength to lean his body forward slightly. , but the tactile sensation when moving is quite astringent, as if something is stuck, and the smell of blood in the air seems to be stronger.

A whimsical idea suddenly popped into my mind. I jumped out of the car and looked around the carriage, but found nothing unusual. I lowered my head and got into the bottom of the car. Under the dim light, I saw a sword hilt Clinging to the bottom of the car, the entire body of the sword has been submerged in the car.

Climbing out of the car, my stomach was overwhelmed. I supported the ugly horse and vomited. The ugly horse snorted from time to time and stomped back and forth uneasily. The master sat on the horse next to him and looked at me with complicated eyes. .

The appearance of this sword connected all the messy fragments, and I seemed to see the complete reappearance of the story before my eyes:

Hong Yuanba and Su Qing sat happily in the carriage to share the loot. Su Qing made a surprise move, piercing the opponent's chest with sharp copper claws, grasping and crushing a beating heart.Shocked, Hong Yuanba hurriedly counterattacked, but it was too late, he only hit the opponent's left shoulder in his panic, and before he could ask questions, he was already sent to hell and died with regret.

Su Qing, who succeeded in one move, sat leaning against the carriage. Because his left arm was useless, he put down the weapon in his right hand, and contentedly picked up the money bag containing 5000 taels of silver. However, he was pierced from bottom to top and firmly nailed to the carriage base, so the expression on his face was so strange, his body was so upright, and his movements were so stiff that he couldn’t sit there. No fatal wound could be found, and even the blood didn't flow out, it just solidified around the sword.

Who is the murderer is ready to be revealed.

The two brothers are informal people in the rivers and lakes, and they must usually ride a horse instead of a car.This time I thought it was because I got the 5000 taels of silver. I was afraid of causing trouble, so I bought this carriage to hide my eyes and ears.

It's a pity that they have already been targeted. This groom must not be an ordinary person, and he will find opportunities to attack along the way.Unexpectedly, the two actually had internal strife halfway. How could he miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?So he took the opportunity to sneak into the bottom of the car, succeeded in one fell swoop, and left quickly. The out-of-control carriage would randomly lie across the road, unattended.

The rivers and lakes are like wild beasts hidden in the dark, with long mouths waiting for the approach of the prey, if you are not careful, you will be decapitated and there will be no bones left.

There is no order of civilized society here, human nature is so ugly, and human life is like worthless.Death is immortal, and only the strong can survive.

I gradually stopped vomiting, wiped my mouth, and got under the car again, trying to look carefully for other clues.Night had fallen, and when I lit the fire, I saw that the sword hilt exposed under the car was ordinary, without any signs, and it was an iron sword that could be seen everywhere on the street.This ordinary weapon can penetrate the car floor in an instant, and run through Su Qing's body longitudinally, which shows that this person has deep internal strength.

I groped the floor of the car for a long time, but I couldn't find any trace left by the murderer. Just as I vacated and turned sideways to shine the light on the road below me, I felt a flash of light on the side near my feet. It hooked up and got out from under the car.

"Master, look at this." I handed over the object in my hand.

The master took it and looked at it carefully for a while, and said: "This accessory is really unique, I have never seen it before. It is made of gold to look like a copper coin and hung on the body. This owner is really a villain, and he does not hide his love for wealth at all. .”

Yes, this accessory is indeed very similar to the love token that Yao Fenglan showed me. It is made of pure gold, with a round outside and a square inside, without any decorations. It is polished like a mirror, but this one needs to be more So small that I almost overlooked it.

Who lost this here?If it is the murderer, is this person the same person as Yao Fenglan's lover?If not, then why do they all have accessories for this look?If it is... I dare not continue to think about it.

I shared my doubts with Master, and he pondered for a while and said, "This world has been stable for more than ten years, but recently it has become restless in all aspects. It seems that the day when the situation is not far away."

Master's words made me feel inexplicably uneasy.However, with Master around, what do I have to be afraid of?

I followed the master all the way and walked for more than ten days. The scenery on the side of the road became more and more beautiful, and the pedestrians became more and more soft-spoken. Human bones are crisp.

A huge city finally appeared in front of it, with the words "Sioux City" on the gate.

The master couldn't hide the wanton joy on his face, and turned his head to me and said, "Hurry up! Follow!" Then he galloped towards the city on a white horse.

Not to be outdone, the ugly horse under my seat neighed up to the sky, stepped forward with four hooves, and desperately chased after it.

Sitting on horseback in a daze, I passed through the city gate, passed through the lively market, rode my horse through the narrow and long alleys in the south, and finally came to a courtyard gate.The gate of the courtyard is closed, there is no decoration at the door, there is not even a door plaque, the trees in the courtyard wall are tall and dense, and the sweet scent of osmanthus floats in the air, a pink rose sticks out of the wall, and the branches are full of flowers It fell tremblingly.

This street is quite quiet, and there are rich families on both sides, which makes the courtyard look simple and unique.

Master tied the horse to the camphor tree at the door, pulled me up, and we jumped over the fence while our clothes fluttered, stepping on various tree crowns, such as sycamore trees, sweet-scented osmanthus trees, peach trees, pear trees, crabapple trees, camellias... It passed a little bit over the remnant lotus on the lake in the garden, and finally landed in the small and simple octagonal pavilion in the center of the lake.

A man in the pavilion was playing the piano. He was tall and thin. He was wearing a plain blue gown. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised. I like it beyond words.He is no longer young, but those eyes are still like a boy.

The sound of the piano is rippling on the lake, unrestrained and uninhibited, uninhibited, faintly emitting the sound of gold and stone, making people feel that this high-walled and deep courtyard is just a dream bubble, unable to stop the sky high and the sea wide, and the eagle flying to the end of the world.

Seeing us coming, this person was not surprised, put his hand on the piano, and said with a lazy smile:

"In this world, only you dare to break in like this."

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