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When the two returned to the inn, it was still some hours before noon, and there were not many customers in the inn. Yi Qingchen saw Jiang Zhige and Zhaoyu who were eating by the window with just one glance, but they didn't go straight there. He first went to the counter to book a table for lunch with Xiaoer, and then led Hua Chenchi to sit at Jiang Zhige's table.

As soon as Yi Qingchen took his seat, he realized that the atmosphere between Zhao Yu and Jiang Zhige was not very good, but it would be a bit embarrassing to leave immediately after sitting down, so the four of them sat in silence for half an hour until Jiang Zhige Ge drank the hot porridge in the bowl to the bottom, and looked out the window boredly. Zhao Yu just held his head and urged Jiang Zhige to say, "Since the illness is cured, it's time to investigate the case, right?"

Jiang Zhige didn't reply, Yi Qingchen felt that Jiang Zhige's condition after recovering from his illness was really weird, and he didn't know what happened to him that night, but he didn't want to talk about it, and he couldn't pry Jiang Zhige's mouth open , and asked Zhao Yu, "Brother Jiang, what's wrong?" Zhao Yu rolled his eyes angrily. Do not go, do you really regard yourself as an ancestor?"

Jiang Zhige turned his head back when he heard the words, and said weakly, "You are so anxious, you go." As soon as Zhao Yu slapped the table, he wanted to grab Jiang Zhige's collar, but Jiang Zhige Leaning back to avoid, Yi Qingchen was afraid that the two would tear down the inn by hand, so he hurriedly persuaded them to make peace, "Wait, wait, this is not a place for fighting."

Zhao Yu snorted angrily, and really went out, Yi Qingchen asked hurriedly, "Miss Chao Yu, what are you going to do?" Zhao Yu replied angrily, "The yamen are all here to invite people, you must go to one? "

Yi Qingchen looked at the back of Chaoyu's leaving, and smiled helplessly. In fact, Chaoyu didn't need to intervene in the case of Jiangling Water Leakage at all. Is there any reason why you can't grasp it?But right now Jiang Zhige is really not quite right, which makes Yi Qingchen very concerned.

He tried to communicate with Jiang Zhige, and the normal conversation could go on, but once it involved the situation of the night of the accident, Jiang Zhige would ignore it or try to change the topic.Yi Qingchen roughly had a plausible score in his mind, so he threw out the bait and said, "Mu Mu and I just came back from the theater troupe. We saw the child we saved last night, and we also saw the theater troupe manager. I use the identity of a charlatan I asked him for some incense money, but in the end he gave me so much."

After speaking, he put the money bag on the case and showed it to Jiang Zhige, "I have a general inference in my mind, let's see if it makes sense. Logically speaking, how did he get so much money as a manager? Even if he earns It is unlikely that the bounty that came here will use my savings of several months to send a warlock. I reckon that there should be some interests behind Taketori's death, such as Taketori possession. Killed Taketori, took the treasure and sold it for a high price, then set fire to destroy the corpse and wipe out all traces, and the result..."

Jiang Zhige interrupted, "The fire was set off by the ghost-faced gentleman."

Yi Qingchen smiled and said, "Even if Manager Wu didn't set the fire, he can't escape suspicion. Besides, what evidence proves that the fire must have been set by the ghost-faced gentleman? Just because of the word 'Jiang Zhige'? Anyone can do it if they set their minds to it.”

"However... Judging from the fact that Mr. Ghost Face had been listening to Taketori's opera before the accident, he and the troupe should be involved. Tell me... where did he steal that shark pearl?" What? Could it be that Taketori's treasure is a shark bead? Killing people, setting fire, and stealing a shark bead are also in line with his usual style."

Jiang Zhige's eyelids twitched twice when he heard this, and he laughed inexplicably, "Brother Yi is really talented..."

Yi Qingchen secretly observed Jiang Zhige's reaction, circling his fingers on the case, and continued, "I, I saw Taketori's soul..."

Jiang Zhige frowned when he heard the words, "Really?"

Yi Qingchen recalled that day, "He sang a piece of music with me. I saw that he was seriously ill when he was young, and he is now in his twenties, right? He can still speak well on the stage, if not Shark Pearl for help, could it be that Lingshan Hua Yaomu saved him when he passed by the theater troupe?"

As soon as the voice fell, Yi Qingchen received a meaningful look from Hua Shenchi, and only smiled at the latter, and continued to observe Jiang Zhige's reaction, "Brother Jiang, do you think what I said makes sense?"

Jiang Zhige raised his hand to cover his lips, and said thoughtfully, "What you said...it really looks like this..."

Jiang Zhige's answer was like a puff of soft cotton, no matter how Yi Qingchen hammered it, no additional clues could be found.Yi Qingchen also knew why Zhaoyu was so angry, but fortunately, Yi Qingchen's temper was more patient than Zhaoyu's.Even though he can't confirm the doubts in his heart right now, he is confident enough that as long as he gets along with Jiang Zhige long enough, he will definitely get the news he wants.

Just when Jiang Zhige was about to get up and go upstairs, Yi Qingchen straightened his body suddenly and said, "I invited Miss Hui Ye from the theater troupe over for lunch, I heard that she had a good relationship with Taketori, so I should know something What."

Jiang Zhige's steps forward froze in mid-air, Yi Qingchen chuckled when he saw this, and asked intentionally, "Brother Jiang wants to go upstairs to rest?" Jiang Zhige probably also realized that the purpose of standing still was too obvious , then took another step and went upstairs.

It wasn't until Jiang Zhige's back disappeared on the stairs that Yi Qingchen opened his mouth and asked Hua Shenchi, "Do you feel very dark in him?" Hua Shenchi glanced at Jiang Zhige through the black veil. Sitting position, "There is indeed some, but I'm not sure if it's dead air... Some people who have lived in the dead all year round will also have this kind of breath..." Said, meaning Looking deeply at Yi Qingchen.

Yi Qingchen pondered, "It's clear that Brother Jiang didn't have such an aura before we left last night... I also discovered it because the imprint on my hand was a little burnt..."

"It would be great if I knew where Brother Jiang went last night..."

Yi Qingchen muttered without hope, but Hua Shenchi said indifferently, "I know."

Yi Qingchen looked at Hua Shenchi in shock, and Hua Shenchi said word by word, "I planted poison on Lord Bat, he will definitely go to find his master, if he follows the poison, he should be able to find him." ..." Yi Qingchen is not proficient in medical skills, and he doesn't know that such an illusory thing as poison can be used to track it, and it is unbelievable for a while.

Hua Shenchi took out a box that was not the size of a palm from his sleeve, squeezed out a worm with only a black carapace, and explained, "There are stories about feeding insects in ancient books, and the Miaojiang Gu worms still have this If you want to go to the place where they met last night, you should do it as soon as possible, otherwise the poisonous gas will be diluted by popularity in a few days, and it will be even more difficult to find."

Yi Qingchen got up immediately, "It's not too late, let's do it now."

Seeing that Yi Qingchen was in such a hurry, Hua Shenchi didn't say anything more, just sprinkled some medicinal powder on the beetle, and the beetle slowly woke up from its deep sleep, stretched its limbs, spread its wings, and flew in one direction.Yi Qingchen and Hua Shenchi chased after him, crossed the long street, avoided the crowd, and came to the west of the city, but the beetle still didn't stop, it seemed that it was about to leave the city.

The two passed through the city gate to the west of the city, bypassed a wild village, and followed the beetle into a barren hill.

The beetle landed on a branch near the dirt bag and stopped flying.

Hua Shenchi took the Gu worm back into the box, while Yi Qingchen rummaged around, and soon found blood stains and traces of fighting in a patch of grass, Hua Shenchi identified the traces on the scene one by one, After confirming that it was made last night, Yi Qingchen also found black silk fragments and the fabric that had fallen off Jiang Zhige's official uniform in the grass, besides that, there was a pile of bat corpses shriveled to the size of a thumb.

A woodcutter who was collecting firewood happened to pass by, Yi Qingchen speculated that he must be from a nearby village, so he stopped him and asked if he heard any strange movements last night. "I know, I know, there was a lot of noise last night. At first I thought it was a wild boar coming to the village to steal food. We searched all the way up with torches, but we found a woman."

woman?Ghost-faced gentleman?

Jiang Zhige injured the ghost-faced gentleman?

impossible!

Although Yi Qingchen didn't mean to look down on Jiang Zhige's skill, the disparity in strength between Jiang Zhige and Ghost-faced Lord can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye. It is impossible for Jiang Zhige to defeat Ghost-faced Lord alone. of......

Could it be that Jiang Zhige actually brought people to ambush here?But searching all the mess on the ground, I can only find traces left by Jiang Zhige, Ghost-faced Lord and Bat Lord, it doesn't look like there are other people participating in the battle......

Speaking of which, what about Batman?

Yi Qingchen asked the woodcutter, "Did you find a short and thin old man?" The woodcutter shook his head, "I just saw a girl in a black dress with blood all over her body, no, no... ..." The woodcutter knocked his head and quickly changed his words, "It's not a girl, but a gentleman, wearing the clothes of a girl's house. Oh, I thought it was a girl, and I asked my daughter to wipe his body, but it turned out to be terrible. It frightened my daughter, what is this called!"

Although Yi Qingchen wanted to laugh a little unkindly, he held back.Only then did Hua Shenchi speak lightly, "Master Bat can't find it. He has poison in his body, and it should be the limit here." Then, he cast his eyes on the bat corpses, and let them dry in the air. The place where he fell, the color of the soil is darker than the surrounding area, "That is probably where he died."

Yi Qingchen looked at the land Hua Shenchi pointed to in disbelief, and said in a daze, "You just... kill...? You... aren't you a doctor? "

Hua Shenchi looked away lightly, "I only save those who should be saved."

Yi Qingchen looked at Hua Shenchi's side face, and suddenly remembered ten years ago, the days when he was still eating and drinking in Lingshan.

It was a boring afternoon, Hua Shenchi was called by the elders to the main peak to discuss matters, and he was told not to walk around at will, so he could only write a letter, calling Shen Sheng to come and fight crickets with him.

The equally idle Shen Sheng really came.

The two lay down on the ground and fought against the crickets for two hours, their backs were sore and their legs hurt, and they couldn't hold it any longer, so they sat on the steps together and started chatting about things.

The topics ranged from the treatment of the black blood in Yi Baixue's body to Hua Shenchi's outstanding medical skills, and then to the unknown side of Hua Shenchi. Among them, Shen Sheng focused on Hua Shenchi's own killing.

Shen Sheng said this at the time, "Eight years ago, the elder brother made his move, right? At that time, there was a son of a bully from a landlord's family who had both his legs broken by the local villagers because he robbed a peasant girl. He lost a lot of blood. He was sent to Lingshan overnight for rescue, originally the senior brother was going to save him, but in the end that color embryo was about to die, and even insulted Ah Yue, so the senior senior rescued him to death..."

"Also, although Eldest Brother has never practiced martial arts, he has deep inner strength and can transport poison invisible. There is no need to use those butterflies, moths and other medicines. Some people are poisoned by him without knowing it. I have used this method to kill many villains..."

"Don't look at Eldest Senior Brother's pure-hearted and ascetic appearance, in fact, the calculation in his heart is clearer than anyone else, and he protects us very much. Thanks to him, we have enjoyed a lot of peace. If one day I become stronger, I also want to Stand in that position instead of senior brother, and protect the others around you!"

After thinking about it, Yi Qingchen showed a clear smile.

He stretched out his hand and patted Hua Chenchi's arm, motioning for the latter to reach out, Hua Shenchi stretched out his hand inexplicably, and Yi Qingchen held him in his arms, and brought his face closer, "I remember, you... ...the one who has always protected me."

Hua Shenchi's eyes darkened a bit, but he didn't answer, Yi Qingchen smiled to himself for a moment, then turned his head and said to Chai Fu, "I wonder if the old man can take us to meet that 'girl' in black dress ?He's involved in a case, and we've been looking for him for a long time."

Chai Fu nodded, "I'm going home, let's go together."