Holy Bone

Chapter 1156 The wine seller, the red fairy

"What's the matter with these Raksha country merchants? Why do they like to go to the alleys in the capital so much, and they always like to go to places with few people."

Fatty Li held the dog on a leash, frowned as he watched the crowds around him become less and less, the streets were desolate.

"It's going to be dark soon, haven't you found it yet? Could it be that you got lost and took us around on purpose?" Fatty Li looked up at the sky, then looked suspiciously at the old dog.

The old dog can't speak human language, so naturally he won't respond.

After being led by the dog for a long time, when Fatty Li was so hungry that his stomach began to roar with thunder, Fatty Li suddenly sniffed hard with his nose: "It smells so strong and mellow, where does the smell of wine come from?"

"Old Zhang, do you smell the aroma of soy sauce wine, or is it because Fatty is hungry and dizzy?"

After getting along along the way, the familiar Fatty Li has become familiar with Zhang Weishan and the others, and he is just an old Zhang when he opens his mouth and shuts his mouth.

Zhang Weishan, with a calm personality, looked around in surprise: "It's not your hallucination, Mr. Li, there is indeed a strong smell of wine around here."

"It's so desolate here. I didn't even see many pedestrians on the road. I didn't expect there to be a wine brewer's house. The ancients often said, 'the fragrance of wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley', and today it is true that we are not deceived."

"However, I still have work to do today, so I will remember the place first, and I will drink a few pots of wine next time to satisfy my hunger."

Brothers Zhang Weishan and the others are also good drinkers, and they all nodded in deep agreement.

But the next scene was a bit unexpected. The further the old dog led them in, the stronger the smell of wine was in the air. Several people looked at each other, and they all saw surprise in each other's eyes.

The old dog's speed gradually slowed down, carefully distinguishing smells around, and finally stopped at the door of a house with a walled courtyard.

There are two small cloth banners hanging on both sides of the door, with "Tao" written on the left and "wine" written on the right.

Fatty Li clapped his hands and suddenly said: "It seems that the surname of this brewer is Tao."

Then, he led the dog on a leash and knocked on the door. Not long after, there were footsteps behind the door, and then the sound of the latch being lowered. The person who opened the door was an old man with a slightly hunched back, who was about 50 years old.

Seeing that Fatty Li was wearing an official robe, the old man was not alarmed. He said, "Is this lord also here to buy wine? Unfortunately, all the wine made by the little old man has been sold out."

It seems that he has long been used to seeing people from all walks of life come to him to buy wine, with a calm expression on his face, without the fear and nervousness of ordinary people in the market.

Fatty Li said with a smile: "Old man, you are not telling the truth. We can smell the strong aroma of wine coming from your house from a long distance away."

The old man clasped his hands and replied, "It's the aroma of koji wafting from the old nursery. If you don't believe me, you can go into the yard and have a look."

The old man moved away, revealing a small pile of distiller's koji that was still steaming slightly, which looked like freshly cooked white rice fermented.

It's just that the color of this distiller's yeast is particularly deep, dark red.

Fatty Li didn't step into the yard immediately, but led the dog and asked the other party: "Old man, do you live alone?"

The old man nodded: "Report to your lord, yes."

Fatty Li asked again: "Did the old man find any suspicious people around here recently? Or have any suspicious people come to your place to buy wine? For example, the white-skinned Raksha people?"

Faced with the scrutiny of the old man, Fatty Li took out the criminal investigation department's badge and said that he belonged to the criminal investigation department and was investigating a case. The clues from those Raksha people were very important and could help the criminal investigation department solve the case.

Hearing that Fatty Li is the criminal investigation department, the old man has already believed it for the most part: "Young old man is illiterate, let the adults of the criminal investigation department see it as a joke. The few Raksha people mentioned by the adults have indeed come to my place I bought wine from the side, but I didn’t sell it to them. They said they were introduced and wanted to buy some wine from me, but I don’t like these people with white skin like ghosts, and I have limited mobility. The number of wines brewed each time is limited, and they are only sold to neighbors and not to outsiders, so I directly refused them that day."

Hearing that the clue was finally found, Fatty Li's eyes lit up, he gave the old dog a thumbs up, and then continued to ask the old man: "Did those Raksha people mention who introduced them to you to buy wine?"

"How many people did they ask you to buy alcohol at the beginning? Did they pester you again after you refused to sell alcohol? Did they say where they were going when they left?"

The old man thought hard and said: "It seems to be six people. It was too late that day, and I didn't see whether the six people were all from the Raksha country. They did stay for a while, and left after seeing my resolute attitude. Tell me where to go."

"Six people?" Fatty Li was taken aback. When he reported the crime, he only said that five people were missing. Who would the extra person be?
"Old man, are you sure there are six people, not five?"

The old man nodded with certainty: "It is true that there are six people here. Although the little old man's eyes are cloudy, he can still see such a big living person."

Fatty Li pondered, and then proposed to go into the house to take a look, and the old man readily agreed.

This is a wine brewer's house. Wine jars, rice wine, koji, some spices, etc. are piled up everywhere. Even the old dog's nose will fail when he gets here, and no valuable clues are found in the end.

Fatty Li had to take people away.

Before leaving, Fatty Li's wine bug came up, scratching his heart, and reconfirmed that he was really out of wine?The old man sighed and said that there was really no wine for sale, so Fatty Li left reluctantly.

After coming out of the old man's house, it was completely dark outside. After a day of hunger, everyone was very hungry at this time, so they wanted to find a place to have dinner and discuss the clue of the wine seller.

"Huh?" Just as he was about to leave, Fatty Li suddenly let out a surprise.

Zhang Weishan and the others curiously asked what happened?
Fatty Li walked up to a brick wall directly opposite the door of the wine seller's courtyard, kept clicking his tongue, and looked around with a surprised expression.

"Old Zhang, have you guys found out what's wrong with this wall?" Fatty Li waved his hand and called a few people to look at the brick wall with him.

Zhang Weishan's eyes showed some thought: "It does feel a little different, this wall, it seems that someone is watching us?"

Fatty Li immediately regained his energy and said excitedly: "I said there is something wrong with this wall. There may be a hole in the brick wall, and someone is hiding behind the hole and crazily peeping at others."

Fatty Li seemed to have forgotten that he was here to investigate the missing persons case and to find a place to satisfy his hunger and food, not to investigate the voyeurism case. He began to carefully examine the brick wall up and down, rubbing his fingers carefully on each of the blue bricks.

Brother Zhang Weishan also joined in.

It's just that the strength of the crowd may be ineffective here. I survived in a hurry, not to mention the hole, and I didn't even find a trachoma.

At this moment, the aroma of food, wine and meat came to their nostrils, and they were surprised to find that the brick wall was a small restaurant.

It happened that they were also hungry and were planning to find something to eat, so they simply went directly to this place for dinner.

There is a small wine shop next to the wine seller's house, which is very logical, and there is no doubt about it. I just entered the small wine shop to solve my food and clothing. The old dog didn't hold back after soaking in dog urine, so he first raised his leg against the brick wall and soaked in dog urine , Only Pidianpidian followed to eat and drink.

Fatty Li scolded with a smile: "The lazy dog ​​poops a lot."

After all, Fatty Li finally brought the old dog into the small wine shop.

"Boss, do you allow dogs in your store?" Fatty Li asked.

"Does the customer want us to help kill the dog and cook dog meat in hot pot?" the shop waiter came.

Fatty Li: "?"

Several people laughed at the same time, only the old dog grinned at the waiter in a very unfriendly manner, thankfully he couldn't speak, otherwise he would definitely scold the other party's ancestral grave with black smoke.

Fatty Li found an empty seat and sat down, jokingly asked: "If you help process dog meat hot pot, how will the processing fee be calculated?"

Shop waiter: "No processing fee, just material money."

Fatty Li was surprised and said that your boss is quite good at doing business and has a business mind.

Fatty Li, who had been so hungry for a long time, stopped joking and started ordering from the bamboo menu hanging on the wall.

In fact, they are all very ordinary home-cooked dishes, such as roast duck, beef tripe, chicken blood soup, roast rabbit...

"Old Zhang, you can order whatever you want. Don't be polite with the allowance. We have allowances for eating out." Fatty Li said with his chest lined up, very typical of generosity.

After ordering and waiting for the food to be served, Fatty Li asked curiously, "Xiao Er, do you buy wine from the Taoji wine seller next door in your store?"

Xiaoer nodded and said, "Yes, how many pots do you need, sir?"

Fatty Li's eyes are shining, this is another village where the willows are dark and the flowers are bright, so he just ordered a few pots, and tasted a pot of wine for each person.

While waiting for the food and wine to be served, Fatty Li found that the other diners in the store each had a jug of wine, and the sauce was overflowing.

"It seems that this wine is very popular. Every diner will definitely have a jug of wine. This is called the east side is not bright and the west side is bright. We thought we couldn't buy it, so we drank it at the small wine shop next door." Fatty Li looked forward to waiting. liquor.

It's just that not long after he finished speaking, he discovered a suspicious point. Those diners had to drink a sip of wine for every bite of food. Is the alcohol addiction so big?Drink more than eat?

Then he found that some of them were drinking so much that their skin was completely flushed, and they were still drinking non-stop, eating vegetables. Looking at their skin so red from drinking, Fatty Li was a little worried that these people would drink himself to death In a small restaurant.

As the criminal investigation department, Fatty Li observed very carefully. He discovered another detail. While he was waiting for the meal, he found that everyone here was busy, busy eating and drinking with their heads down and unwilling to talk. They were the only ones in the small restaurant The people who just arrived at this table are talking.Those people, even if their stomachs are round like a ball, even if their skin is as red as a crab, they still eat and drink with their heads down, like gluttons, and their desires will never be satisfied.

Fatty Li was observant because of his occupational disease, while Zhang Weishan and his brothers were vigilant all the year round, and Zhang Weishan played tricks on Fatty Li.

Fatty Li has changed from laughing and joking to a rare seriousness. He calmly nodded to several people, indicating that he has noticed the strange behavior of those diners.

"Guest officer, the four pots of red fairy wine you want are a small plate of peanuts from our shopkeeper. The guests will enjoy it slowly, and the other dishes will be ready soon." Xiao Er put down the wine pot and turned to work another table.

Fatty Li, who was careful, did not drink immediately, but opened the flagon and looked inside. The red fairy wine was like red slurry, which reminded him of the reddish koji in the wine seller's house.

I don't know if it's because of the newly poured wine, but there is still a layer of small foam floating on the top that looks like blood foam.

Then he picked up the flagon and put it in front of his nose to sniff carefully. The aroma of the wine was so strong that Fatty Li felt a little dizzy due to lack of oxygen, so he quickly removed the flagon.

Next, he poured the drinks to the others one by one, and secretly winked, meaning to let them observe the drinks.

No matter how tempting the aroma of the wine is, no one drinks it. Everyone has noticed that there are problems in this small wine shop. It can also be said that there are many problems with the red fairy wine sold in the small wine shop.

What followed was an even more terrifying scene.

One diner was so full that he vomited blood, and he continued to eat and drink, vomiting blood while eating, and continued to eat like a glutton.

"Are these people crazy!" Seeing this situation, how dare they drink the red fairy brew, they didn't even touch the peanuts, and they didn't even touch the chopsticks.

However, the sauce-flavored wine of Hongxianjiu is so fragrant. When people are in it, they become involuntary, and their brains keep forcing people to drink Hongxianjiu to satisfy their cravings.

Zhang Weishan winked quietly at Jiang Jun, the youngest junior brother. Jiang Jun took out a few yellow talismans and folded them into the size of amulets. He hid them under the table and distributed them around. .

Jiang Jun lightly dipped his fingers into the wine in the wine glass, and quietly wrote the words "Keep it in his mouth" on the table.

Fatty Li did as he said, and the experience was very strange, such as having mint leaves in his mouth, refreshing his mind and boosting his spirits. The air also lost the strong aroma of wine.

Although there is still some wine aroma left, it is much better than the strong feeling of dizziness, chest tightness and shortness of breath just now.

Fatty Li, who had regained his clarity, didn't forget the old dog at this time, opened the dog's mouth and stuffed the yellow amulet into the dog's mouth, signaling it not to swallow it.

This old dog has long since become a master, and has been quiet since entering the small restaurant.

At this moment, Jiao Liang, who was ranked second, took down an ebony hairpin, chanted a mantra in a low voice, and then stirred the ebony hairpin into the wine glass.

His ebony hairpin is also a magic weapon, it is carved out of century-old locust wood, and has psychic effects.

With the stirring of the old pagoda tree hairpin, a picture gradually emerged in the wine glass.

Others couldn't see the picture in the wine glass, only Jiao Liang could see it, and his face immediately changed drastically.It's just that as an old Jianghu, he immediately pretended to be calm and regained his composure, and put the old pagoda tree hairpin back on his head again.

Both Zhang Weishan and Jiang Jun knew the origin of the ebony hairpin. Seeing Jiao Liang's expression changed drastically, they already knew what they had encountered this time, and began to prepare secretly, ready to kill at any time.

Just when the few people were winking at each other, planning to rush out while Xiaoer didn't pay attention to them for the time being, several diners walked in outside the door. The identities of these diners made Fatty Li and the others stunned...

One, two, three, four, five, no more, no less, exactly five people, five white-skinned, bearded Raksha people, exactly fit the description of the missing number and appearance.

(End of this chapter)