Forced to be a villain, my righteousness comes first

Chapter 37
The warm sunlight dispelled the darkness of the dungeon, but it couldn't take away the piercing gloom. The accumulating cold penetrated straight into the bone marrow, making people shiver uncontrollably from the inside out, as if Even thinking is completely frozen.

Mr. Ran is indeed powerful and reputable, and he does what he says.

In order to avoid complications, Li Xing came to the dungeon outside the city lord's mansion in the early morning of the next day facing the rising sun.

When the city guard at the gate saw the jade plaque, he immediately greeted him with a bright smile.

Of course, the broken silver that Li Xing stuffed into their arms must have played a certain role, and they politely welcomed Li Xing into the dungeon.

Accompanied throughout the whole process, it seemed to be explaining, but in fact it was like surveillance, the eyes hidden under the smiling face glanced around, as if wanting to understand why Li Xing entered such a ghostly place as a dungeon.

So Li Xing showed a curious face, and kept inquiring about various prison rules, various prison equipment, and everyone in the prison along the way, wishing to bring these criminals to prison. The horoscope of his birthday was asked clearly.

Li Xing's mischievous three thousand questions made it difficult for the accompanying city guards to conceal their impatience, but they barely survived under Mr. Ran's arrangement and the charm of money.

After taking Li Xing around the entire prison, he focused on staying in front of Jin Yanzi's cell for a while, and then respectfully sent Li Xing away.

Li Xing saw the so-called Jin Yanzi here, a middle-aged man he didn't know, who had completely collapsed there at this moment.

There were scars all over his body, scabbed blood, whip marks on his tattered clothes, and marks of knife wounds and axes all over his body. It was obvious at a glance that he had suffered a cruel punishment that ordinary people could not imagine.

Li Xing tried to strike up a conversation with him, but after several calls, the man raised his head, and he was caught off guard by empty eyes without any emotion, and there was no tongue or even teeth in his empty mouth...

Thinking of this, Li Xing shuddered. The cold air that had just gotten rid of it seemed to pass through the sunlight and caught up with his body again at this moment.

Li Xing was trembling all over, and the natural operation of the famous mirror skill reminded him frantically.

Danger is coming!
After staying quietly for a while, before the city guards became suspicious, Li Xing looked back at the high courtyard wall and the fortified boundary markers of the City Lord's Mansion again, gritted his teeth to suppress the indescribable fear, and walked slowly towards the city. far away.

Xiao Liu's two followers had already been waiting at the corner of the street, looking at him expectantly.

Li Xing shook his head slowly, the hope in their eyes turned into a deeper despair.

"Xiao Liu is not inside!"

Li Xing spoke slowly.

This means that Xiaoliu's situation may change for the better, and of course there may be a worse possibility, but at least this is not a conclusive conclusion

"But the Wang Shichang we are looking for clearly said..."

Li Xing waved it away, preventing them from continuing this topic here, and carefully led them around the city twice, and then came to a secluded teahouse in the city.

After looking around, close your eyes to sense, and try to make sure that you are not under any threat now.

After a while, Li Xing sat down.

"Boss, serve a pot of tea and some pastries!"

"Okay, guest officer, please wait a moment!"

The tea and pastries are served one by one, which is not exquisite, but at least it can fill the stomach.

Li Xing greeted the two little followers and started to eat silently.

Li Xing asked softly while eating and thinking.

"When was the last time you saw Xiao Liu? Do you know who the last person he saw? Was there anything unusual about him before that?"

The two looked at each other, frowning and trying to remember for a long time, one of them said.

"The last time I saw Brother Six was after I finished tracking suspect No. 3 that day."

The other person scratched his head and said, "Master Xing, the last person Xiao Liu saw was you."

"He told me at the time that he was going to find you. At that time, I felt that he looked wrong and flustered."

"When?"

came to see me?Li Xing thought of Xiao Liu's last meeting, so he asked in confirmation.

"Well, just the day after you told us to start working."

That's right!It was the day before I was going to enter the Blue Mansion!
Li Xing narrowed his eyes and carefully recalled the scene that day, indeed.

Xiao Liu who was on the street corner that day seemed to be hesitating for something, as if he wanted to say something to himself, but at that time he was immersed in the joy of receiving a new job.

But he didn't care about this!
damn it!
After thinking about this point clearly, Li Xing was even more confused at the moment.

I asked him to investigate and ask about the matter of water and oil. Could it be that he had a bad luck in this matter?

The two of them continued to add details one by one.

"That day, Little Sixth Brother and I alternated to guard the suspect number 3."

"That day, the suspect also went out and wandered around the City Lord's Mansion and the Lan Mansion for a long time."

"It's exactly the same as we usually step on the spot."

"Afterwards, Little Six seemed to have found some traces. He told me to wait where he was, while he groped toward suspect No. 3."

"Not long after, I saw him running back in a panic, told us to keep watching, and left a sentence saying that he was going to find you, and then I never saw him again!"

Well, the clue is broken here again...

Li Xing was silent for a while, and recalled all the abnormal points during this time.

"Did you see that Xiao Liu had direct contact with suspect No. 3?"

Li Xing suspects that Xiao Liu was discovered because he did something to suspect No. 3...

"There was no contact. Before Brother Six passed, suspect No. 3 walked in another direction. They didn't even get close to each other!"

The little follower's answer was decisive.

This is weird!

Li Xing began to think carefully about the things he had encountered in the recent period, like a mountain covered by floating clouds, and he would never be able to see the whole picture clearly.

But what is happening now, Ming Jing Gong is reminding himself that he is facing a slowly moving vortex, and if he is not careful, he will fall into the vortex, and he will never be able to extricate himself from it.

Some things need to be confirmed again, but some things can no longer wait.

"What's your name?"

"My name is You Xiaoba, and my name is You Xiaojiu."

Li Xing squinted his eyes when he heard the words. He knew the name as soon as he heard it, and he was Xiao Liu's direct descendant.

"You were all brought out by Xiao Liu?"

"Yes, we have been following Brother Six since we were ten years old."

Hearing this, Li Xing was silent for a long while, then raised his head to look at the two young men who were full of fear, but still had certain firmness in their eyes.

"Can I trust you?"

The two looked at each other and nodded desperately.

"Have you all been to my ruined temple?"

The two recalled for a moment, then nodded slowly.

"Bring all Xiaoliu's younger brothers and sisters!"

Li Xing took out a 100 tael silver note and placed it in front of the two of them.

"Bring enough dry food, hide there, wait for my news or at least stay for half a month, and then come out, can it be done?"

The two took the bank note, nodded slowly but firmly, and then Li Xing quietly approached their ears.

"Behind the Buddha statue in the ruined temple, there is a passage under the haystack. If something happens, hide in it!"

After saying these words, Li Xing stood up and stared at the City Lord's Mansion standing tall in the distance.

Not firm, slightly hesitant.

(End of this chapter)