Chapter 47: Inside the Room
A strong stench that was common in low-class hotels mixed with damp heat hit Jing Mo's nostrils.
Jing Mo fixed his eyes and saw a slender man standing near the door of the room. The man was about an inch or two taller than himself, his shoulders were thin, and although he was dressed in a sheepskin trimmed with blue and moire colored flowers and satin, his thin body could still be seen under the lamp. His neck was particularly long, and he looked like an ugly, hairless vulture, and his cheekbones were prominent, his eyebrows were thin, and his face was yellow, bloodless, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness. But his round black eyes were wide open.
Jing Mo saw that the other party's eyes were as still as his body, clearly looking and speculating intently about what path he was, and guessing what he would do.
Jing Mo reflexively pushed the door shut, and the silence in the door was terrifying.
Jing Mo nodded to him, and when he pretended to be emotionless, he asked, "Are you Mr. Xiguang?" ”
Who knew that the man still stared at Jing Mo and didn't answer, and waited for a while before asking Jing Mo rhetorically, "Who are you looking for?" "It seems that the other party is not buying it!
"Oh, you see Mr. Luo called me here."
"Mr. Luo?"
"Yes, Luo Langzhong, Luo Guanmiao. Didn't you go to his Jishitang just now to look for him? How did you forget? Jing Mo plans to use this stalk to counter the other party's army.
The man slowly lowered his hand, as if he was bracing himself up, ready to jump up at any moment, his dark eyes were rolling, but he was still staring at Jing Mo's face.
The thin man replied coldly, "What are you talking about?" I don't understand a word. What are you doing in someone's room like this? Even though this is a hotel, I'm afraid it can't be so convenient, right? ”
Jing Mo still maintained his composure, and asked softly: "Nawei, is the surname of Zunjia Jin?" ”
The thin man nodded, "Not bad!" ”
"So, isn't the name of the honorable driver called Xiguang?"
"Wrong, you're mistaken. But who are you? What's the end of the matter here? Please make it clear right away. Otherwise, we will have to offend. ”
The thin man's attitude is unhurried and seems to be under control. Jing Mo couldn't help but wonder if he really misunderstood? No! Jingmo still didn't believe it. Moreover, I can't find a way to break the conversation for a while, which is really bad.
Jingmo asked again: "Didn't you know that Luo Guan Miaolang?" I'm the one he's sent to discuss something with you—"
The thin man suddenly raised his right hand and stopped Jing Mo sharply: "Hey, man, you are mistaken." I don't know Lang Zhong with the surname Luo, and I don't know who you represent or what you represent. Please go back and figure it out, and then come back to the person you are looking for. I'm sorry, I can't keep you here! ”
Jing Mo secretly scolded in his heart: "Damn! He actually ordered the eviction, and it seems that I can't stay inside. But am I really looking for the wrong person? I dare say no! Because I heard his unspoken Jinling dialect, which was exactly the same as what I had just heard in the second answer. It's just that he was wearing too many clothes and hiding in the darkness at that time, and I couldn't recognize his face. ”
Jing Mo thought again: "But since he refuses to admit it at this time, I have no way to force him to admit it." Besides, I don't know exactly what his crime is. I had no basis, and of course it was inconvenient for me to engage in recklessness, so I arrested people and sent them to the Department of Suppression to torture and interrogate. ”
Helpless, Jingmo had no choice but to apologize to the donkey and exit the room, ready to find another way to deal with it, so he went to the account room again to find the man surnamed the bookkeeper.
Jing Mo asked, "The traveler of the eighth number is a little suspicious. Do you know where he came from? ”
The bookkeeper replied, "We really don't know, sir. When he came in, he paid for the store in advance for two days, and he didn't know anything else. ”
"Has anyone ever visited him?"
"This is to ask the mother-in-law and handymen who sprinkled the sweep upstairs, we don't pay attention here. Sir, you want to investigate this person, did he commit any case-"
Jing Mo was about to answer, when he suddenly turned around, and suddenly saw this slender man hurrying down the stairs. The thin man's body was covered with a dark coat at this time, and he wore a dark blue Tang scarf on his head. The lighting in this shop is not bad, so the man's high-cheeked and thin face can't escape the eyes of Jinyiwei. Jing Mo hurriedly hid his body behind a pillar to avoid the man's gaze. The man went down the stairs, and without looking back, he hurried out.
He's going to get ready to run away!
Jing Mo stood at the door first, looking out from the inside, and as expected, the thin man was stepping into a four-wheeled mule cart. It was the one parked downstairs before, and there were a few mottled paint words "Go straight, people and horses are safe".
Jing Mo secretly remembered it in his heart, and he was afraid that Jinling City was so big, what if there was a mule cart with the same words written on it? Jing Mo hurriedly put on the sludge coat, lifted the robe, grabbed a piece of sludge from the ground, and smeared it on the point to the left of the flat character. Then when the four-wheeled mule cart moved, Jingmo followed closely not far away.
The rain was still falling, and there were few cars and pedestrians on the road. Fortunately, the four-wheeled mule cart in front of it seemed to be too slippery around the ground, and it didn't dare to go too fast. The distance between Jing Mo and the four-wheeled mule cart was about fourteen or fifteen zhang, in case the other party was suspicious. The four-wheeled mule cart drove to the entrance of Dashiba Street, and turned south, all the way along the South Yin and Yang Camp.
Does this thin man have to go to Luo Guanmiao's house? If this happens, the mystery will soon be solved. However, the four-wheeled mule cart passed through the entrance of the North Patriarch's Nunnery, still to the south, and its speed seemed to be slightly faster, and Jingmo was in danger of not being able to catch up.
Jing Mo then used his foot strength, desperately braving the rain to catch up, although the car was not fast in the city, but after all, it was night, so the speed was faster than the day, and under the disparity in foot strength between this person and horse, Jing Mo was already exhausted.
Jing Mo used the hot sweat all over his body to resist the cold wind along the way. When I arrived at the entrance of the Hundred Steps Pavilion, I saw that the four-wheeled mule cart was about to turn again. It's a bit embarrassing, this turn, the thin man may be missing and can't be seen.
Jing Mo was miserable at this time, so he had to grit his teeth and fight hard to chase after him. When Jing Mo arrived at the corner, he suddenly saw that the four-wheeled mule cart was parked on the corner, and he was about to turn around. Jing Mo hurriedly crouched in the dark, and looked forward again, there was a person in front of him who was hurrying forward.
Jing Mo saw the man's somewhat familiar figure and gait, and if it was the thin man, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the thin man must be cautious, and he got out of the car and walked until he reached the destination. Of course, Jing Mo thought to himself that he couldn't be more cautious, so he also tiptoed to the side of the road from a distance. The man suddenly turned a corner to the north and went to Qinglianli. waited for Jingmo to chase him to the corner, but he was nowhere to be seen.
Jing Mo became anxious in his heart, looked left and right, and saw a lane called Morning Glory Alley. But there were no pedestrians on the streets. Jing Mo ran to the alley to take a look, and sure enough, he saw that the man was standing in front of the stone gate of the family at the bottom of the alley, as if knocking on the door there. Jing Mo stopped at the entrance of the alley and saw that the thin man had pushed the door in. Well, his address has fallen into his own eyes, and the article in the back is a matter of course. Now that Jing Mo, who is tired and tired, he is no longer in the mood to think about how to show off in front of Xiaoman.
Jing Mo rubbed his frozen fingers, calmed his breath, and then walked in gently. There were two or three lights in the alley, but there was no one in sight, and there was silence. Jing Mo planned to take a look at the door number of the house first, so he walked all the way to the bottom of the alley, and the light showed that it was a household with Tianzi No. 9.
Jing Mo stood and listened intently in front of the door of this room, there was no sound inside, and peeked into the crack in the door, but it was also dim. Jing Mo couldn't help but be a little suspicious of himself, he obviously saw the person entering the door of this house, why was there no light inside.