The most ferocious sword of the Imperial City Division

It was too late for breakfast and too early for lunch. There were only a few people sitting in the shop, and they seemed to have gone to Han Chunlou to drink tea and read books.

Wearing a small hat, Liu Yang stood under the red and green newly-tied mountain shed and greeted Gu Shinwei with a smile, "Sir, the pigs and sheep in this shop are all freshly slaughtered, and the meat is very delicious. "

"Five kilograms of gourd leaves, three kilograms of mutton, two liters of green onions, five kilograms of salt ants, adjust the taste with your mouth...then it becomes such a small bowl of gourd soup. Come and have a bowl at this cold spring time to keep you comfortable. .Pair it with a plate of sesame pancakes..."

"If you want to eat the steamed buns from next door, the shop can also help you bring them."

Gu Shiwei listened with interest, "Just as you said, don't eat the steamed buns and the sesame pancakes, and have a plate of side dishes with it, two servings."

Liu Yang shouted in response, "One guest, gourd soup with sesame pancakes and two portions of spring vegetables..."

He shouted and introduced Gu Shiwei to the door, handed him over to a waiter, and then returned to the front of the store to wait for the next customer.

Gu Shinwei found a seat in the corner and sat down, tapping his fingers lightly on the table and looking toward the door.

Jing Li walked in with almost the effort of moving his feet forward and backward. He sniffed and walked straight in the direction of Gu Shiwei, "Sir."

Gu Shiwei nodded at him and motioned for him to sit down aside. The waiter quickly served the food. He watched the two people chatting with discernment and retreated without saying a word. .

Gu Shiwei picked up the spoon and took a sip of the soup. The fresh taste of the ingredients indeed made people feel a lot warmer all of a sudden.

Jing Li looked at the big bowl in front of him, and picked up the chopsticks in surprise and awkwardness, "Why did you order me a portion, sir? I've already had the morning meal."

As he spoke, he leaned his head closer and lowered his voice and said, "It failed. I smelled that fragrance in five places in total. The last place where the guy appeared was on the mountain road near Wufu Temple."

"When I tracked it there, I smelled an extremely strong smell of blood. The smell almost killed me, as if someone was killing a New Year pig."

"The bloodstains at the scene have been cleaned up, and none of the branches have been broken. There are no signs of fighting. If I guessed correctly, an acquaintance killed him directly while he was unprepared. It may be that he went back to recover."

Gu Shinwei took a bite of the biscuit, and looked towards the door. Liu Yang was standing in front of the door, hugging the guests, and a high-ranking official in a soap-colored brocade robe was cursing and talking about something. Liu Yang Yang bowed and smiled apologetically.

"The one you are chasing is called Ouyang Zhi, and the one in prison is called Chang Yi. The woman who met Ouyang Zhi is called Mianjin, and she uses Emei thorn."

"If what you said is correct, the trap we set up should have been cracked. Someone knew that you left a scent on Ouyang Zhi for tracking, so they used a strong smell of blood to cover it up."

Jing Li buried his head in eating and was a little surprised when he heard Gu Shiwei's whisper. He thought for a moment and nodded, "It should be so."

He thought about it and touched in his arms, took out a piece of paper folded in half, spread it out and placed it in front of Gu Shiwei.

Gu Shiwei looked up and saw a simple topographic map drawn with charcoal on the paper, and then five places were circled with hollow circles. Each circle was carefully marked with a serial number and time... It should be the whole process of Jing Li tracking Ouyang Zhi.

The fifth location is approximately in the middle of the three buildings.

The most famous among them is the Wufu Temple, the other is a little-known Taoist temple called Tai'an, and the other is the Temple of the Empress Dowager.

Gu Shiwei had heard about that temple. Her mother-in-law, Zuo Tang, was not pregnant for many years after giving birth to her. At that time, the old lady of the Gu family once mentioned this Empress Temple. At that time, its incense was at its peak and it had quite evil qualities.

But later there were rumors that all the children in the Empress Temple were female dolls, and even if they were lucky enough to get boys, they would not be able to raise them. As time went by, no one went to the Empress Temple anymore.

After so many years, Jing Li always marked "Abandoned Empress Temple" when marking his name. Gu Shinwei felt a little sad thinking about it.

"When I arrived near Wufu Temple, it was about three quarters of the hour, and it was already broad daylight. The place was on a mountain road, very remote, and I couldn't find any witnesses. There was a lot of incense in Wufu Temple, and there were people doing rituals at that hour. There are many pilgrims.”

"The Taoist temple is a female temple. There are only five Taoist nuns in it now. The other three went to Emei to hold some conference, and two of them went out to kill demons and eliminate demons. I asked about that time, it was the time when the Taoist temple was practicing swordsmanship. Except for the Taoist priest who is the oldest and cannot come out of seclusion, the other four are all here."

"Of course, we can't rule out that they cover each other."

"I went to see the Empress Temple, but there was no one inside. I followed the blood trail and ran north for a while, but it disappeared soon... Like the adults said, they should have discovered me. After all, I am in the Imperial City Department Over the past few years, many people have known that I have this ability.”

Gu Shinwei nodded, seeing that Jing Li was a little downcast, he patted his shoulder, folded the piece of paper and put it into his sleeve pocket.

"You have done a good job. If we had caught you so easily, then we wouldn't have been defrauded of so much tax money that year."

"That Mian Jin is obviously brave and careful, and is also very good at attacking people's minds. Otherwise, she wouldn't have dared to take out a piece of questionable gold to test Chu Liangchen. If Chu Liangchen hadn't faked his death to avoid the disaster, he and Wang Jing would be the same now. It has long since turned into a handful of loess."

Jing Li lowered his head and twitched his perked ears, which turned red instantly.

Damn it! Master Gu praised him again!

He thought about it, dug into his pocket, and awkwardly took out a small box, "Sir, I got this from home. It's the soothing incense my grandfather used to make. I see he is so young. , is a very thoughtful person.”

"There is a saying that the most intelligent person will be injured. If you light it on his head at night, he will be able to sleep well and have no dreams all night."

Jing Li said, looking at the box with some nostalgia, and added in a low voice, "The name of this fragrance is Wu Meng."

Gu Shen smiled and took it, "This is a good thing. I want to thank you very much for Shen Jing."

Jing Li scratched his head, blushed and stuffed all the sesame biscuits into his mouth, narrowing his eyes happily.

Gu Shinwei looked amused, picked up the big bowl and drank the last sip of soup.

"Sir, what should we do now? Should we continue to track down Mian Jin or continue investigating the Gu family?" Jing Li calmed down and couldn't help but ask, "I passed by Kaifeng Mansion when I came here and heard that Wu The push officer went out and came back with a corpse."

"It should be that old lady. When she was found in the cellar, her body was already cold. What if the Gu family went to silence her..."

Jing Li said, looking at Gu Shiwei worriedly.

He has been in the Imperial City Department for many years and has seen too many changes in orders and orders, and he has been stopped halfway through the work at hand. Sometimes, whether various cases are advanced or withdrawn, and whether people are arrested or released, is not based on national law, but on which party has enough leverage in front of the officials.

Princess Fushun is the most beloved daughter of the official family. If Mr. Gu wants to deal with the Gu family, the superiors cannot just watch.

Gu Shiwei took out the money and put it on the table. He looked towards the door and saw that the man who was causing trouble outside had been sent away by Liu Yang.

"Maybe these two things are the same thing."