Get on the wrong sedan chair and marry the right wolf

When everyone arrived, Shuo Dendrobium had already restrained the boatman and was waiting for interrogation.Qu Quan stepped forward to look at the boatman, he was only in his early forties, his dark complexion and face full of grooves were the best proof that he had been ferrying on the wide river of the Yangtze River for many years.

"Hey, you officials, the little old man was wronged, the little old man didn't do anything..."

"What official?" Qu Quan said coolly, "The first sentence he said was a lie."

The boatman was dazzled by the flames. He saw a group of Jinwu guards coming down surrounded by four people in fine clothes, especially the first two who kept wearing arrow sleeves and the other with long and wide sleeves. He thought they were officials like Shuo Dendrobium. As soon as I got anxious, I called it out.This time Qu Quan was so shocked that he dared to look up, only to see the person in front of him, Bo Shi Fendai, with gentle facial features, a slight smile on the corner of his mouth. Cold.Hastily bent down even lower——

"Oh, Grandma Guan..."

"Pfft." Ling Qiu covered his lips and chuckled, before Qu Quan could look over, Wei Yueyan stood in front of her, so Qu Quan successfully glared at Wei Yueyan's face.

"..." Qu Quan turned back and continued to question the boatman, "When did you start ferrying here?"

The boatman didn't dare to lift his head, and quickly replied: "If you go back to the official grandma, the little old man came on March [-]th this year."

Qu Quan squinted his eyes, and looked at the calluses on his palms, then moved to the worn uppers of his shoes, "Telling lies again. It's already May now, if you really stayed here for more than two months , how can no one know?" Even they just found out that there are boatmen in Wanxia Mountain.

"Oh, grandma, please listen to the little old man's explanation." The boatman wiped his sweat-drenched forehead.

Shuo Dendrobium couldn't listen anymore, "This is Mr. Qu."

"Ah?" The boatman was taken aback for a moment, and then he realized, "Oh, Mr. Qu."

"Hey~" Master Qu bent down affectionately and whispered into his ear, breathing like blue, "If you dare to lie to me again, I will tell you to move your legs, and you will never be able to support the boat again."

"Oh my lord, please forgive the little old man for being wronged!"

"Tell me soon!"

"Oh yes yes yes!"

The boatman quickly explained that he did arrive at the foot of Wanxia Mountain only on March [-]th. At that time, there were many people here and there were no other boatmen, so it was really a good place to attract business.The only shortcoming is that the current is too fast, so I rely on my excellent skills to stay at the foot of the mountain to ferry people.But I forgot one thing, except for travelers who have just arrived on the road, or poor scholars who are going to Beijing to catch their exams, almost no one dares to take his boat.It is because no one dares to gamble with his wealth and life on the quality of a boatman's boating skills.

Therefore, although he has been at the foot of Wanxia Mountain for more than two months, he still has no reputation.The foot of the mountain here is remote, and the scenery cannot be compared with other places, so people who come to visit Wanxia Mountain will basically not come to this corner.If it wasn't for the fact that Dendrobium Shuo led the Jinwu Guards to search here, no one would know that there was a boatman in Wanxia Mountain in a few months.

Qu Quan stretched his brows, narrowed his eyes slightly, and raised the corners of his mouth like a fox watching its prey slip into the trap. "May I have your name?"

"The little old man's name is Zhao Si."

"Zhao Si." Qu Quan swirled the name between his lips and teeth, as if licking blood, "Do you think I look like a three-year-old?"

Zhao Siru was killed by thunder and knelt on the ground with a thud, and kowtowed to Qu Quan, "I am wronged! My lord, I am wronged! I dare not lie to my lord if I have a hundred courage!"

Qu Quan waved his sleeves, "I first asked you when you took the ferry here, and you blurted it out without thinking about it. Even a young man needs to think about what happened two months ago, let alone you, a person who is not confused. It's just a ferry to another place, and it's not a major event that needs to be performed on the altar, do you remember that you are waiting for my official to ask you questions two months later?"

"This, my lord—"

"Yeah, yes," Qu Quan cut off his words, "You said it yourself, the water at the foot of Wanxia Mountain is turbulent, and it is not a necessary route. Not many people will come here to take a boat. Most boatmen will look for it again. The land has gone, why are you so stubborn, and you have been drinking the northwest wind for two whole months and still guarding this place."

Something abnormal must be a ghost, she raised her eyebrows, lowered her body and patted Zhao Si's increasingly trembling shoulder, "Who would believe you if you were not here waiting for someone?"

"My lord, I dare to swear with my life that I came here on March [-]th! Although there is not much business here, I can occasionally slaughter a few fat sheep, which cannot be slaughtered elsewhere. "

Qu Quan smiled, made up, continued to make up.

"My lord knows the details, how dare the little old man lie to you!"

Qu Quan's smile deepened, "Can you still use idioms?"

Zhao Si stepped forward, "The little old man came here on May [-]th—"

Qu Quan suddenly realized, "Oh~ May [-]th."

Zhao Si's eyes were darkened and he almost went there, "I was wrong, I was wrong, it was March [-]th, when the little old man came, he didn't come here looking for a place, but he brought someone over here Yes. Oh, Grandma Guan, everything the little old man said is true...hehe..."

"I brought someone here." Wei Yueyan grasped the important point, stepped forward and ordered Zhao Si to be lifted up, "Say, who did you bring here? Is it a girl?"

Zhao Si quickly waved his hands, "It's not a girl, it's not a girl, yes, yes..." He gritted his teeth fiercely, and confessed, "I'm also an official!"

Qu Quan narrowed his eyes, "The person who can come to your ferry must be trying to hide his identity, how can you easily recognize him?"

"My lord," Zhao Si wailed, "Actually, the little old man was only confirmed today. That man is dressed like a commoner scholar, but the boots on his feet are similar to those worn by several officials and grandma."

Wei Yueyan: "Continue talking."

"Yes, yes, yes." If Zhao Si hadn't been held up by someone to restrain his hands, he would have danced and danced at this moment, "The little old man was originally ferrying at the mouth of the Ganjiang River. The official gave the little old man a piece of gold and asked the little old man I took a shortcut for him to Wu Jun, and later brought him back from Wu Jun overnight, and got off the boat at the foot of Wanxia Mountain. He gave the little old man some valuables every month, and if he wanted the little old man, he would stay here. Don’t go, and the little old man is not allowed to tell this matter.”

Wei Yueyan's expression froze, "When did you send the boat?"

Zhao Si still didn't hesitate this time, "The fifth day of March." Turning his head, he turned to Qu Quan again, "Master Qu just asked the little old man why he remembered it so well, because this journey is the longest journey of the little old man. .”

"Qu Quan." Wei Yueyan took Qu Quan's hand, and was thrown away. Qu Quan glanced at Ling Xueji like lightning, and then took a step back in surprise and anger, almost slapping Wei Yueyan on the face. .

"Wei Yueyan, what do you want to do!"

Wei Yueyan was taken aback for a moment, then realized immediately, and quickly turned to look at his wife's face, and spontaneously took a step away from Qu Quan, "I want to talk to you."

"Then tell me, why are you dragging me?"

"Didn't I pull it?" Wei Yueyan wiped the hand that touched Qu Quan on the hem of his clothes with great disgust, and said to everyone: "Qianjiangkou is a must for going from Jinling to Wujun. through the place."

The astonishment of everyone was beyond words.

Wei Yueyan continued: "Let's sort out the timeline. On the fifth day of March in Guangdexuan, the corpse of the woman was found. On the tenth day of March in Gusu Temple Street in Wu County, the body of the woman was found. During the five days, I happened to be able to travel from Jinling to Wu County. .”

Qu Quan: "You mean someone dumped his body in Jinling and then went to Wu County by boat?"

Zhao Si interjected as if thinking of something: "Oh yes, yes, that official brought a big box, and the boat almost capsized because of that big box."

Wei Yueyan: "He rushed back overnight after throwing away the corpse. There were many boatmen moored at Qianjiangkou at night. He came to the foot of Wanxia Mountain to deceive people. He went there for five days and returned for five days. It happened to be the fifteenth day of the third lunar month. The time when four came to the foot of Wanxia Mountain for the first time."

Shuo Dendrobium nodded, "According to the general's words, all the time is smooth. What do Master Qu think?"

Qu Quan hesitated for a rare moment and did not speak.

"On the way, I've been speculating about the meaning of the red mark, and I didn't realize it until now." Wei Yueyan raised an eyebrow at Qu Quan and smiled, "Master Qu has always been able to see into my thoughts, why don't you let Master Qu explain."

Everyone turned their attention to Qu Quan. At this time, the stars were falling on the river like chess pieces, as if the entire sky had fallen into the river and surged with the waves. Clusters of fires illuminated the foot of Wanxia Mountain. Few places to care about were surrounded by these fires. It looks a bit lively under the reflection.However, when all the heat sources rushed to Qu Quan's side, they would condense into ice and freeze three feet.

Qu Quan raised his eyes, a pair of amber eyes looked like ghosts under the firelight, cast them faintly, and fell into Wei Yueyan's eyes.As if the sky is reflected in the river, at the bottom of the river where the sun cannot be seen, there are countless undercurrents surging among them.

"How can I guess what General Wei is thinking? I just think it would be too ridiculous for the red mark to be a water route." Qu Quan's lips curled up slightly, "General Wei would not say such absurd words ,Am i right?"

Wei Yueyan tilted his head slightly, a cluster of black hair fell down from his forehead, hiding his long and narrow right eye, "Yes, not right."

Qu Quan: "I would like to hear the details."

Wei Yueyan: "As far as I know, the officials of the Ministry of Punishment are selected from among the five to ten-year-old children in Jinling City. Once they are selected into the Criminal Division, they are not allowed to go outside except to visit their relatives. During this period, they are not allowed to contact the outside world. It is not allowed to look at maps and books on human geography, it is not allowed to carry paper and pens when traveling, and it is not allowed to talk to people other than relatives. No matter where you go, as long as you leave the crime department, you will be accompanied by Zuo Weiwei, and you must not leave his sight."

"However, when Mr. Shi Zhuang went out in March, he disappeared for a period of time inexplicably. No more, no less, exactly from the fifth day to the fifteenth day of March."