The next morning, Gu Juan had just finished breakfast and was about to go back to the room to continue reading the miscellaneous books on the shelves, when suddenly the herald soldiers outside came to report that Huaiyuan Commercial Bank sent someone over and asked Gu Juan to go back to the main store of the Commercial Bank for inquiry.

He is 10,000 unwilling to go, but there is no way, now the situation is stronger than people, the owner of Huaiyuan Commercial Bank is deeply involved in Nanli County and even Zhennan Mansion, and there are many children in the army, not that he can resist as a small dart master now.

"You probably know what happened recently, as the shopkeeper of the trading house, I am in pain and can't sleep at night. ”

The one who spoke was an old man who was close to the age of sixtieth, he was the owner of Huaiyuan Commercial Bank, and he was also the helmsman of the Qi family in Nanli County, Qi Lixiang.

In the past, Old Man Qi would never drink tea and talk to an ordinary dart master like this, but now it is because he is really under a lot of pressure.

Huaiyuan Dart Bureau was wiped out, and even the cats and dogs raised inside did not survive, coupled with the destruction of the dart team, nearly 100 people died inside and out, not to mention him, even the Nanli County Guard was a little big.

Gu Juan turned a few thoughts in his heart, looked down at the floating tea leaves in the tea cup, and said after being silent for a long time, "What Old Man Qi said is very true, when I heard that the dart game had changed greatly, I was also like stepping off a cliff with one foot, empty and terrified. ”

Qi Lixiang said, "I heard Tengyuan say, what kind of Shura Sect ambush did you encounter outside?"

"That's true...... Gu Juan suddenly felt thirsty, so he took a sip of the teacup on the table, and sighed, "The leading enemy is a woman, and she claims to be the Moon Shadow Scatterer. ”

After listening to the description, Qi Lixiang frowned tightly and thought for a long time, "The old man has heard of the Shura Sect, but according to common sense, it is impossible for them to attack an ordinary dart team, and even risk being chased by the imperial court to enter the city to cause a lot of killing, there may be secrets in this that we don't know." ”

"And the fact that the dart game was wiped out is too weird, even if someone in the rivers and lakes like the Shura Sect makes a move, it will definitely leave some clues, not like now, nothing can be found. ”

"I'll have someone go with you to a game of darts and see if you can find anything based on your experience with them. ”

Gu Juan nodded, "Please rest assured, Master Qi." ”

Qi Lixiang closed his eyes, picked up the teacup and blew softly.

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Gu Juan also habitually picked up the teacup and took a sip, and was stunned for a moment and suddenly understood that he was serving tea to the guests.

He immediately got up and retired, and when he went out, he saw the housekeeper of the Qi Mansion and the two official officials waiting outside, obviously waiting here early.

The gate of Huaiyuan Dart Bureau was closed, and the road outside the door looked clean and tidy, but the left and right were cold and lifeless, in stark contrast to the other street dozens of meters away.

"Since the accident, most of the people who live near the dart bureau have moved away, and the remaining ones who really have no money and no place to go have their doors locked every day, for fear of causing some bad luck. ”

As he spoke, the housekeeper of the Qi Mansion opened the copper lock on the door, "Master Gu, please come in." ”

The attitude of the two officers was very cold, and they didn't look at Gu Ju very seriously from the beginning to the present.

But he understands it very well.

The six doors and the masters in the army tossed back and forth here I don't know how many times, but they couldn't find clues, what can he do as a layman, the biggest possibility is to let people accompany Bai Run, wasting time and energy.

Gu Juan didn't pay attention to their coldness and contempt at all, let alone the feeling of being slapped in the face, he only hoped that this contempt and indifference would come more violently, so that he could fish and paddle and leave quickly.

This kind of murderous house that killed dozens of people, he didn't want to stay longer for a moment.

Entering the gate of the dart game, Gu Juan checked the information in the memory fragment, walked through a large open space, and came to the front row of the lobby.

"In addition to deliberations, the most important function here is to send money, and that is when people are at their best. ”

"I haven't received the monthly silver this month, and I haven't seen the pension silver that I should have after the dart injury......

Gu Juan was thinking wildly in his heart as he slowly pushed open the heavy wooden door.

The two messengers stood and chatted at a distance in the back, and did not intend to come in together to check, and after a few days of sleeplessness, they had long been familiar with every plant and tree in this courtyard, and at the same time they were extremely impatient.

If it weren't for the orders of the old man of the Qi family, the two of them would have spitted on it a long time ago, where would they waste time here with a layman.

Sunlight filters in through the half-open door frame, creating a separation zone of light and darkness in the room.

Gu Juan narrowed his eyes, adapted to the change in brightness, and took a few steps inside.

"Huh!?"

He shuddered.

How could it suddenly be so cold here?

It seems that the sudden transition from the scorching summer to the cold and windy late autumn does not give people time to adapt slowly.

Gu Juan covered his nose, sneezed a little, and hurriedly looked around before preparing to withdraw.

But just halfway through the turn, he froze in place, subconsciously grasping the hilt of the knife on his waist.

The fiery touch passed down the scabbard and handle into the body, and the warmth suddenly made people feel much more comfortable.

"Something is wrong, there's something weird about this place. ”

"Could it be that the people in the dart game are not actually dead, but have become the kind of thing that can only be killed by a jungler knife?"

Gu Juan rubbed the jungle knife, recalling the descriptions of this matter by Chen Wuchang and Vice General Teng, they all used the word weird, and he couldn't help but feel a little chill in his heart.

He didn't dare to stay here any longer, so he hurried back to the front courtyard.

The morning sun shone directly, and all the cold was immediately dispelled, and the jungle knife also fell silent, no longer transmitting heat like just now.

"The two officials have also investigated in various rooms before, have you found anything wrong?"

The tall officer said, "I'm so familiar with this room now that I can touch any crack with my eyes closed, did you say you've ever explored it?"

"What's wrong? I didn't find anything, could it be that Master Gu found a clue after standing at the door for a while?" The short officer squinted at it and said coldly, "If you really want to find something, just hurry up and say, Master Qi has a heavy reward there." ”

"I didn't find anything either. Gu Juan thought for a while, but still concealed the strange situation just now.

"Then hurry up and go inside, the dart game is very big, but it's not just this room. ”

Gu Juan had already retreated at this time, but the duck had already been driven to the shelf, and there was really no suitable reason to pick and choose not to do it.

There are Deputy General Teng and the head of the Qi family waiting for the result, how could he turn around and slip away as soon as he entered the door?

Do you want to say that as soon as you enter the house, you feel empty, lonely, and cold? Then why are others not cold, and you shiver there by yourself?

In this case, unless the secret of the jungler knife is exposed, he will definitely not be able to explain.

Gu Juan nodded, bypassed the meeting hall, and continued to walk inside.

He made up his mind that every room should not go too deep, and that he would just pretend to go in and have a look.

As long as you go everywhere, the most important thing is to spend the time, and then throw out a conclusion that you can't find a clue, no one can find fault.

Looking at the room after room, in the eyes of the two yawning officers, Gu Juan really did his best, but only he knew that he hadn't actually done anything, and all his thoughts were actually spent on perceiving the alternation of cold and heat and the constant changes of the jungle knife.

Time passed little by little, and Gu Juan finally stopped in front of the door in the backyard of the dart game.