"The surname Jiang, the third watch, Tongji Bridge in the west of the city, bring silver to redeem people, dare to report to the official, and wait to collect the corpse." The two lines of words on the note are horizontal and vertical, revealing hideousness.

The shopkeeper had a sad face and said in a low voice: "Jiang Gongzi, what do you think?" If I get an official, my inn will be closed, and the guests will not be scared away. As he spoke, the shopkeeper was about to kneel down for Jiang Anyi.

Jiang Anyi ignored him, went into the house to check, the things in the room were very neat, and the dozens of taels of silver in the package were still there, and the people who arrested people were not for the silver. It's not for money, it's for people, and there are three words on the note, "surnamed Jiang", indicating that the person targeted by the other party is himself, and Guo Fatzi has been affected by himself.

The friend was involved by himself, Jiang An's righteous heart was like fire, if the robber was in front of him, he really wanted to stab him in a few holes with a dagger. The most worrying thing is Guo Huaili's safety, if something happens, I really don't know how to face it.

Taking a deep breath and admonishing himself to be more anxious, the more he had to calm down, Jiang Anyi glanced at the shopkeeper who was following him with a smiling face with a cold face, and said, "The person disappeared in your store, no matter how you say it, you can't escape the law......

"Alas, Uncle Jiang, you can save me, I am old and young, and the whole family of nine will rely on this small shop to eat, if the government knows, my small shop will not be able to open." Jiang Ye, you have pity on my family, don't go to the official. ”

Without waiting for Jiang Anyi to finish speaking, the shopkeeper fell to his knees and burst into tears. Jiang Anyi saw that he was screaming hoarsely, and his two eyes were rolling around, obviously trying to find sympathy to escape responsibility.

Jiang Anyi glanced at the shopkeeper in disgust, and said sharply: "It's okay if you don't report to the official, you send someone to inquire, who saw what last night?" What's unusual in the vicinity of your store in the past two days? ”

The shopkeeper remembered and said, "In the past two days, I found that the 'rooster' has been wandering around the store......

"Wu Asan, what are you talking nonsense, don't die." The shopkeeper glared at the goldfish and scolded the shopkeeper loudly.

Jiang An was angry, the shopkeeper was really hateful, and sneered: "It seems that the shopkeeper wants to eat in prison and shield the robbers, maybe this store is a black shop." ”

"Hey, hey, it's going to kill me, aren't these two big difficulties." Seeing Jiang Anyi throwing his sleeves and walking out, the shopkeeper hurriedly stepped forward to grab Jiang Anyi, and said with a smile: "Master Jiang, you are angry, am I not afraid of causing trouble?" Wu Asan, tell Jiang Ye what you know. ”

"In the past two days, I saw the 'rooster' on the street with a green-skinned old man spinning around in front of the store, and I wondered why the shopkeeper didn't give the usual money, but they just went around and didn't enter the store, so they didn't go to heart." Wu Asan looked at the shopkeeper and cowered.

"Who's the rooster?"

"It's the scoundrels on this street, living by blackmailing the shopkeepers, alas, it's hard for us to open a store."

Jiang Anyi interrupted the shopkeeper's words and said directly: "You quickly send someone around to ask, did anyone see the 'rooster' last night, and does this 'rooster' have a backstage?" ”

The front door is full of people, it is impossible to rob people No one found out, Jiang Anyi came to the corner gate at the back, there was an alley outside the door, and there were clearly mixed footprints on the bluestone slab at the door, Guo Huaili should have robbed it from here. Jiang Anyi followed the footprints out of the alley, and the street outside had lost its traces.

Returning to the small courtyard and waiting for a while, the shopkeeper came in a hurry and said, "Master Jiang, last night someone saw a carriage going south from the back door of the small shop. ”

"Can you see who is driving? Isn't that the 'rooster'? ”

"It's too dark to see people clearly."

"Is there a sign for the carriage?"

"It's just a normal horse-drawn carriage on the street, with no signs."

Jiang Anyi found that the shopkeeper's eyes were turning, his words flickered, and he asked and answered, obviously perfunctory himself, and couldn't ask anything from his mouth. After thinking for a moment, Jiang Anyi asked the shopkeeper to call the shopkeeper Wu Asan to the shopkeeper. Seeing Wu Asan's frightened look, Jiang Anyi knew that the shopkeeper must have threatened Xiao Er on the road. Jiang Anyi pointed to the door with his hand and said unceremoniously to the shopkeeper: "You go out." ”

The shopkeeper went out with a red face, stood at the door for a moment, and walked forward.

"Third brother, don't be afraid, you sit." Jiang Anyi changed his smile and asked Wu Asan to sit down and talk.

Wu Asan instead shrank back, and said respectfully: "The little one doesn't dare, Jiang Ye has anything to say." ”

Jiang Anyi thought about it, took out a five-tael pattern silver from his arms, put it on the table, and said, "Third brother, I have something to ask you, as long as you answer well, these five taels of silver will be given to you." ”

Xiao Er's eyes lit up, and he said in surprise: "Jiang Ye, what you said is true, even if you ask, it's not me Wu Asan who boasts, I know almost all the big and small things in this Wenping Mansion." ”

"Okay." Jiang Anyi thought about it and decided to start with an easy question, "Is there a Tongji Bridge in the west of this city?" ”

"Yes, go out of the West City Gate, walk out of the two-mile road along the official road, turn left, not far away is the Tongji River, there is a stone bridge on the river, which is the Tongji Bridge."

The robbers set the time for the third watch, when the city gate was closed, so Guo Huaili was probably hiding not far from Tongji Bridge. Jiang Anyi asked: "Is there a village and a place to live next to the Tongji Bridge?" ”

"Yes, there is a Zhuangzi by the Tongji Bridge, which is Guo Ye's farm, and the fields there belong to Guo Ye's family, and the people who watch the Zhuangzi are also Guo Ye's domestic servants."

"Guo Ye?"

"You don't even know Guo Ye Guo Jingshan of Wenping Mansion, this lord is rich, there are at least more than 20 shops in Wenping Mansion, thousands of fields outside the city, and the big officials in the mansion are frequent visitors to his house, I heard that there are businesses in various places, there are shops in the capital, and I know a lot of dignitaries." Wu Asan said that Guo Jingshan's eyebrows became fluttering, and he looked proud, and his mouth gushed endlessly about the legends he had heard.

Guo Jingshan, Jiang Anyi's heart moved, this name seemed to have been heard somewhere, he was suddenly startled, and remembered that this name appeared on the silk scarf in the silver medal, Jiang Anyi clearly remembered that the six words "Guo Jingshan of Wenping Mansion" were on the upper side of the scarf, and he still wondered if he was related to Guo Fatzi's family.

Could it be that the matter of killing Qi Kaishan by himself was leaked, and the Yuan Tianjiao came to take revenge on himself, the more Jiang Anyi thought about it, the more afraid he became, and if he was contaminated with this monster, he would have to shed his skin if he didn't die.

Wu Asan saw that Jiang Anyi was a little distracted, and stopped talking sneeringly.

Jiang Anyi came back to his senses and asked again: "What does the 'rooster' look like?" Whose henchman is he? Does it have anything to do with Guo Ye? ”

"The 'rooster' is five big and three thick, and he always stretches his neck when he speaks, so everyone calls him 'rooster', and I don't know whose subordinate he is." Wu Asan thought with difficulty, "It seems that once I heard his Qingpi mention something 'Black Master'. What is the 'rooster', he also wants to make friends with Guo Ye, one is in the world, the other is in the mud, it is too far apart. ”

Jiang Anyi asked a few more details, and then threw the silver to Wu Asan, who left with great gratitude.

Sitting in the room and thinking about it for a long time, the more Jiang Anyi thought about it, the more uneasy he became, if it was really the Yuan Tianjiao, Guo Huaili's life would not be guaranteed. Jiang Anyi couldn't sit still any longer, went out, took charcoal, came to the armory shop, chose a horn knife, went to the ready-to-wear shop to buy a black suit, put it in his bag, and then rode out of Xicheng.

According to the direction pointed out by Wu Asan, Jiang Anyi saw the Tongji Bridge, there was a farm not far from the Tongji Bridge, and it was very lively in and out, and Jiang Anyi did not dare to approach. At noon, Jiang Anyi saw a light yellow wine trick under the big tree not far in front of him, and rode over.

Hearing the sound, Xiao Er came out, tied the charcoal to the bamboo pole outside the store, and warmly beckoned Jiang Anyi to sit inside. There was only one table of customers in the store, and Xiao Er diligently asked Jiang Anyi what he was eating? Jiang Anyi didn't have the heart to eat, so he ordered two dishes casually, thinking about how to ask Xiao Er for news.

I only heard the guest at the next table say: "I just passed through the village, and I saw that the village was transporting grain out, one cart after another, full of thirty or forty carts, and I heard that it was going to be sold to the west." ”

Xiao Er came over with the vegetables and said, "What is that grain, this radius of one hundred and ten miles is Uncle Guo's field, and his family has several hoards in the granary alone." ”

Jiang Anyi had an idea, hurriedly eaten, rode across the Tongji Bridge, and there was a village in front of him. Jiang Anyi helped to put on the coarse cloth clothes dried in the courtyard of the house at the head of the village, and stuffed the clothes on his body into the wrapperskin of the strong suit, and wanted to tie them to the penny, but he was afraid that something would happen, so he simply took out a string of copper coins from his arms and tied them. Next to the village is a mountain forest, and the charcoal is placed deep in the forest, and the burden is tied to the charcoal.

Patting the charcoal and letting it eat grass on its own, Jiang Anyi rolled on the ground, and when he passed through the farmland, he scooped up some mud and wiped it on his face and clothes, feeling that he was almost like the image of a farmer. When I arrived at the farm, the farm was rushing out to catch a car, and it was a mess. Jiang Anyi lowered his head and slipped into the village while no one was paying attention.

Jiang Anyi picked a place with few people to go, and wanted to bump into someone to ask about the situation, there was a small cross-courtyard in front, in the depths of the bamboo forest, he came to the door to listen, and there was no sound quietly.

Pushing open the empty courtyard, a unique fragrance of sandalwood comes to the nose, it is the incense hall. Jiang Anyi just wanted to leave, but the sound of horses' hooves sounded outside the door, and he was rushing to the incense hall. There are three rooms in the courtyard, the middle is the incense hall, the ear rooms on both sides are locked, Jiang Anyi scurried into the incense hall, swept around, and enshrined Lao Jun in the middle, and there was nowhere to hide on both sides.

The carriage stopped outside the door, the courtyard door was pushed open, the footsteps sounded, Jiang An was in a hurry, and a cat rushed to the offering table and hid behind the statue of Lao Jun.

"This dead fat man, it's really heavy, tired Lao Tzu is covered in stinky sweat." The voice came from far to near, and with a "bang", something was thrown on the ground. Jiang Anyi secretly leaned over and looked, there were two big men in front of the incense case, and there was a sack at his feet, which was writhing.

"Hei Ye just ordered, let's dispose of this fat man, just bury it behind the incense hall, hurry up, don't make Hei Ye angry." The man who spoke stretched his neck and struggled.

"Rooster", Jiang Anyi was overjoyed, it seemed that Guo Huaili should be in the sack. Fortunately, I came early, if I really changed people on the third watch, I am afraid that Guo Fatzi would have died early.

"It's broad daylight, don't let people see it, wait until it's dark. I was busy all night last night, so I had something to eat and take a nap first, and I had to end up with the surname Jiang on the third watch. Another person was holding a bag in one hand, and as he spoke, he took out a few oily paper packets from the bag and opened them, roast chicken, braised pork, and seven or eight steamed buns.

The two sat cross-legged, the rooster tore off a chicken leg, and said while eating: "Hei Ye said, if the person surnamed Jiang really brings the silver at night, it will belong to the two of us." Qingpi, with Brother Qian, please go to the drunken flower building Lele. Damn, if only there was a pot of wine. ”

"I'll take a look at the food and see if I can come back with a pot of wine. You eat less, wait for me. Qingpi stood up and left the hospital.

Xiangtang is only one rooster left, good opportunity, Jiang Anyi raised his leg, Lao Jun flew out like a flying out, smashing heavily on the rooster, before the rooster could react, the cold light flashed, the rooster screamed, and his chest was pierced by a sharp knife.

Fortunately, when the two of them were eating, they thought that the sack was wrong, and it was placed far away in the corner. Jiang Anyi stepped forward to untie the sack, and it was Guo Huaili inside. Guo Fatzi stuffed rags in his mouth, and when he saw Jiang Anyi, tears appeared in his eyes, and his mouth was "hmm".

Jiang Anyi hurriedly took off the rags, stretched out his hand to untie the rope for Guo Huaiyi, and helped him move his bloodline, and it took a long time for Guo Huaili to stand up with Jiang Anyi's support.

"Let's go." Jiang Anyi shouted in a low voice, pulling Guo Huaili out of the door. As soon as the courtyard door opened, a voice came: "Hei Ye, please." ”

Qingpi and Hei Ye are here.