A knife in love

Chapter 1178

With a flattering face, Xiao Dong gave out one after another tall hats, all of which were put on Yan Song's head, just like shopkeeper Hu and others flattering him.Li Qiufeng was really tired of hearing it, but he didn't want Xiao Dong and Yan Song to see his flaws, so he would chime in a few words from time to time.Zhang Shi is a man with seven orifices in his heart, and he raises his glass to toast Xiao Dong and Yan Song from time to time.Therefore, from the perspective of others, these people talked very happily, but they didn't know that each of them was harboring evil intentions.

When everyone was drinking and drinking, they suddenly heard a loud "bang", and the door of the tavern was kicked open.The storyteller was talking about Qin Qiongran's disturbance in Dengzhou, he was startled by the voice, he couldn't continue, he just turned his head and looked at the door in a daze.After a while, a man in black came in, followed by five or six police officers.

The shopkeeper was standing at the counter to settle the accounts. When he saw these people barging in, he hurried out of the counter, walked quickly to the man in black, nodded and bowed and said, "He catcher, you old man is willing to honor you, and the small shop will flourish." Please sit inside quickly, so that the villain can prepare wine and food for you."

Catcher He sneered, and said viciously: "Old Wu, the Motianling case has turned upside down. The county magistrate has not been able to eat or sleep well these days, and his mouth is full of sores, forcing us to stay away from home all day. People are being arrested everywhere inside and outside the city. But here you are full of guests, and the sound of gongs and drums, how carefree and happy. Or you guys are lucky to do business, unlike us, you can’t even sleep well.”

Shopkeeper Wu was full of joy, made bows again and again, and said with a flattering smile: "Yes, thanks to the efforts of He Butou and all the brothers, we common people can live and work in peace and contentment, can't we? Eat and drink in the small shop tonight, and you are also considered the common people of Dongliao County My condolences to Catcher He and all the brothers."

Catcher He snorted, and said, "An accident happened on the first day in Motianling, and the yamen issued an official document early in the morning on the second day, and the whole city is under curfew. Didn't you, Old Wu, see the official document?"

Shopkeeper Wu said with a smile on his face, "Yes, the villain has read the official documents. But Catcher He also knows that those who run taverns like us have to prepare at least ten days' worth of wine and meat. The villain is a bit greedy, so prepare more Fifteen days later, the original capital is more than 170 taels of silver. If the door is closed at night, the villain has no choice but to jump into the sea."

Shopkeeper Wu stopped for a while when he said this, leaned close to He Butou's ear, and said in a low voice: "He Butou, it's spread all over the city now. So many people died in Motianling, they were all killed by evil spirits." Killing. These evil spirits are looking for a substitute for the dead ghosts on the mountain, and they will not come to the city. Don't worry, if the yamen sends someone to come, the villain will definitely close the door, and will definitely not add to the head of He. That's the trouble."

He Butou still frowned, and glanced at the drinkers in the room.Everyone was taken aback by the menacing arresters, and they didn't dare to make any noise for a long time.Some timid people tightened their bodies and lowered their heads.Some people were quite familiar with He Butou, and when they saw his gaze sweeping over, they all showed obsequious smiles.

He Butou received a lot of favors from shopkeeper Wu on weekdays, so he came here to inspect tonight, but it was just an official business.Although the words just now were harsh, they were just for everyone to see.After the prestige has been played, he will leave with all the arresters.It's just that when his eyes fell on Li Qiufeng and the others, he couldn't help but tremble.Dongliao County is not big, and he knows all the people in the city.At this time, seeing Li Qiufeng and others' face-to-face, my heart suddenly became suspicious.So he pointed to Li Qiufeng and the others and said to shopkeeper Wu: "These people are unfamiliar, do you know them?"

Shopkeeper Wu glanced at Li Qiufeng and the others, shook his head, and said: "He catcher, we open the tavern and welcome customers from all over the world with a smile every day. How dare we inquire about the origins of the customers? These old men are new to the shop. , the villain does not know."

He Butou's eyes swept over the faces of Li Qiufeng and the others one by one.He has been in the yamen for more than 20 years, although he has not achieved anything famous, he can be regarded as somewhat knowledgeable.Seeing Yan Song and Xiao Dong's good looks and Zhang Shi's luxurious clothes, I feel a little suspicious.Holding the handle of the knife with his right hand, he stretched out his hand to push shopkeeper Wu away, and walked towards Li Qiufeng and others step by step.

At this time, there was no sound in the tavern, only the sound of He Tuotou's footsteps slowly approaching.When he reached the table where Li Qiufeng and the others were sitting, he stopped and said in a deep voice, "Where did you come from? Show me Lu Yin."

Before Zhang Shi went out, he had asked someone to get him out of the Ningbo prefect's yamen.Therefore, after listening to He Butou's question, he hurriedly stood up, took out two guides from his arms, handed them over respectfully, and said, "Please look, my lord, this is the way between me and Mr. Zhu." lead."

He Butou led the two copies of the road, opened it, looked at it, and said to Zhang Shi, "Which one is Zhu Wuji?"

Li Qiufeng stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Below is Zhu Wuji."

He Butou glanced at him, and said with a sneer, "You are from Chengdu, why did the prefect of Ningbo send you directions?"

Before everyone boarded the boat, Zhang Shi had already taught Li Qiufeng some rhetoric.So when Catcher He asked, Li Qiufeng was not flustered, and said in a deep voice: "I make a living by selling Shu brocade and cloth. I travel between central Shu and Ningbo every year, and fight with the officials of Ningbo prefect's yamen and Shibosi yamen. We had a lot of contacts. This time, the Shibuyamen asked Zhang Yuanwai to go out to purchase, and he wanted to help me. That’s why the Ningbo prefect Yamen gave me a guide."

When Butou He heard Li Qiufeng mentioning the Yamen of Shibosi and the Yamen of Ningbo Magistrate, his heart trembled, and he took a closer look at the road guide, and found that there was no flaw.It's just that I put on airs just now, if I just let Li Qiufeng go, I would lose face.So he sneered and said: "You are using two big yamen to suppress me, aren't you?"

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said: "Your Excellency, you are joking. I go out to do business, and I pay attention to making money with harmony. How dare I be disrespectful to the officials? It's just that this road guide was indeed issued by the prefect of Ningbo. Guaranteed. I am afraid that the adults will become suspicious, so I told the adults the matter, and hope that the adults will not be overwhelmed."

Li Qiufeng's words were flawless. Although He Tutou was arrogant, he couldn't find any faults.It's just that he stopped, and he couldn't get over his face.He only heard He Butou "hum", and said in his mouth: "I can't tell if this guide is true or not, so I have to take you back to the yamen for a few days. If the famous criminal master in the yamen says that your guide is real Yes, I will release you at that time. If he says that your guide is fake, then things will be difficult. Hehe, come with us."

Before Li Qiufeng could speak, Zhang Shi hurriedly walked between the two of them, cupped his head and said to Catcher He: "My lord, we are all grassroots, how dare we go against your lord? It is true that we have been ordered by the Yamen of Shibo to go out to purchase. It was only when the ship encountered wind and waves at sea that the ship was damaged, so it came to anchor in Guixian County. I hope you will forgive me if I have not had time to report to the magistrate's office in the future."

After Zhang Shi finished speaking, he bowed to He Butou and fell to the ground.When he got up, he took advantage of the opportunity and stuffed the ingot of silver that he had held in his hand into the hand of Catcher He.

At this time, He Tutou turned his back to the drinkers in the tavern, and no one saw Zhang Shi handing over the money.He Butou took the money and held it tightly, never letting go.He coughed twice, and said in his mouth: "Since you are all carrying guides, and you are under the order of the Ningbo magistrate's yamen, you don't have to go to the yamen. It's just that there have been murder cases outside the city these few days. The magistrate Strictly order the arrest of prisoners. If you want to stay in the city, you must be careful and don't wander around, so as not to cause trouble."

Zhang Shi had a happy face, and cupped his hands and said: "Thank you for reminding me, sir, I must be careful in doing things next time, please rest assured, sir."

He Butou nodded, and stuffed the silver into his arms.He handled a lot of silver, even though he just held it in his hand, he found that the silver was at least five taels, which was worth two or three months of his monthly money, so he was overjoyed and didn't want to entangle with these people anymore , turned around and left.Several drinkers who were familiar with He Butou hurriedly stood up, bowed their heads and greeted He Butou.Catcher He just waved his hands and walked out of the tavern swaggeringly.

Shopkeeper Wu kept sending He Tutou and the other arresters out of the door, and then came back, carefully inspected the door panel, and saw that He Tutou's kick did not break the door, so he was relieved.The storyteller hid in a corner of the counter and said in a trembling voice, "Master Wu, that's all for today's book."

Shopkeeper Wu chuckled and said, "They have already left, and they will definitely not come back. We should drink and eat meat. We are so excited to hear your book, how can we stop here? Book, you have to Let’s go on, I’ll give you another [-] essays, what do you think?”

(End of this chapter)