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Chapter 200 New case! A corpse that shouldn’t be there!

Because Blido wanted to arrive in Chang'an before the child was one month old, although the caravan had a lot of people and goods, its speed almost caught up with Lin Feng's speed yesterday. Before dark, they climbed over the mountains and arrived at Jinzhou. Shenshan County.

Looking at the Shenshan County seat shrouded in the red glow of the setting sun, Zhao Shiwu couldn't help but sigh: "Except for the necessary rest for the horses and livestock, this caravan didn't waste a moment, and the people in the caravan, No one complained about being tired. I have never seen such a caravan that worked hard and hard. Even ordinary soldiers may not be able to match it during the march."

Sun Fujia looked at the county seat that was just around the corner and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Arriving at the county seat meant temporary safety. The Four Elephant Organization would not easily attack the county seat, which meant that they had spent another day safely.

Listening to Zhao Shiwu's emotion at this moment, Sun Fujia said with a smile: "After all, the road running through the Western Regions and the Tang Dynasty is full of dangers. Not only will there be bandits blocking the road, but also the bad rain and snow storms are sometimes more deadly. If each of them If they have their own ideas, are not united enough, do not obey orders, and cannot bear hardships, then this caravan will not be able to get here at all, and it will become a pile of bones on the road long ago."

"I thought that choosing their speed would cause some delays, but now it seems that it won't have much impact. Our return to Chang'an has been guaranteed by Blido, which is an unexpected surprise."

When Zhao Shishi and others heard this, they all nodded with joy.

This was indeed an unexpected surprise. After all, under normal circumstances, the speed of the caravan would never be able to keep up with their own speed.

Xiao Man'er looked at Lin Feng with a smile, wanting to say something, but at this moment, a trace of doubt flashed in her eyes, because she found that Lin Feng's brows were slightly frowned, his eyes were deep, and his expression was a little serious.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Man'er asked in a low voice.

Lin Feng and others got off the carriage and saw the innkeeper and his waiters coming out.

Is it really a habit?

Or is there another reason?

While Lin Feng was meditating, the waiter returned.

As they entered the county town, the lively shouts and the sounds of bargaining quickly rushed into their eardrums. Compared with the deserted scenery along the way, it felt like they were back in the human world.

Bullido was very patient and stood quietly at the door of the inn, ignoring the pointing fingers of passers-by.

"say what?"

"what?"

When Lin Feng saw this scene, he realized clearly that it seemed that Bullido had already planned. He had strict and clear plans on how far he would go every day and where he would live. In order to catch up with his son's full moon party, Bullido worked hard enough. of.

The waiter shook his head and said: "They don't want to leave. They are not the owners of the money. Instead, a guest officer said..."

Bullido rejected the innkeeper's invitation and quickly ordered his men to move the goods.

The innkeeper hesitated for a moment. Seeing Bullido's insistence, he nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll ask someone."

Bullido frowned even more. He thought for a moment, looked at the innkeeper, and said, "You can ask the people in those three rooms and tell them that I am willing to pay three times the room price to compensate them and ask them to go to other places." Stay at the inn and ask them if they want to.”

"Fifteen is right."

Hearing what the shopkeeper said, Bullido frowned slightly and said, "Can't you let the people in those three guest rooms leave? When I sent someone here, my request was to book the entire inn."

The innkeeper asked quickly.

Seeing this, the innkeeper said hurriedly: "The room for loading goods is also ready. Please..."

Are you really not used to coming here?

Lin Feng squinted his eyes. Lucheng County is located in the northeastern area of ​​Chang'an City. If a caravan from the Western Regions wants to pass through Lucheng County, it is necessary to make a small circle in Datang, and this small circle, plus their Doing business in various places cannot be done within a month or two.

With that said, he turned around and called the waiter to ask.

The innkeeper was also a little embarrassed. He didn't dare to let the waiter continue to speak. Instead, he looked at Bullido in embarrassment and said, "They don't want to leave, you see?"

The waiter was a little confused: "He said he was willing to pay ten times the rent, and asked the person he left to leave. He also asked me to ask the other person if he was willing."

While talking, the caravan had already entered the gate of Shenshan County.

Lin Feng shook his head, looking through the car curtains blown up by the wind, towards the caravan members who were neither complaining about pain nor tiredness, his eyes narrowed in thought.

"No hurry, unload first!"

Not to mention that Bullido would put his wife and children in Chang'an for the sake of the peace of the Tang Dynasty... How could he not be used to the peace of the Tang Dynasty?

Out of caution, it is normal not to talk to outsiders or allow outsiders to join the caravan, but now they are not even willing to live in the same inn with other people, and they are the ones who came first... This is indeed a bit too cautious. .

It's been such a long time, isn't it enough for them to get used to the peace and tranquility of coming to Datang?

Bullido listened to the shopkeeper's explanation, but his face was still a little hesitant. He looked at the caravan members aside, and the man whispered: "Only here can we stay. If we switch to other inns, we will be divided into two at least." An inn will do."

Why so cautious?

The innkeeper smiled quickly and said, "Please come in quickly."

"how?"

Bullido raised his head and glanced at the sky. The sun had completely set, leaving only the last ray of sunset. He could no longer continue on his way, and there was no time to reach the next city before the curfew.

Hearing the waiter's words, Bullido's eyelids couldn't help but twitch.

"I understand. It's just that the realms outside the Tang Dynasty are in chaos."

And letting his people separate... He shook his head and said, "That's it."

Not long after, the caravan stopped in front of a large inn.

"And although there are people in those three guest rooms, my place is the largest inn in Shenshan County, and the other guest rooms are enough to accommodate you."

Sun Fujia thought for a moment, and rarely agreed with Chen Miao's statement: "That's true... maybe they haven't gotten used to the tranquility of the Tang Dynasty yet."

Chen Miao waved his folding fan and said: "But this is not the Western Regions, but the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty was singing and dancing, and bandits were rarely seen, let alone the government protection in this county. What danger could there be here? "

As soon as the caravan entered the county town, it turned a corner and left the main road of the county town.

The shopkeeper rubbed his hands and felt a little embarrassed: "The guests in those three rooms have stayed for at least two nights. It's really hard for me to drive them away for no reason. As a businessman, please understand that I can't For this business, I ruined my popularity, otherwise who would come to my hotel in the future?"

Sun Fujia smiled bitterly and said: "Master Chen has never experienced the hardships and dangers that Bulido and his companions faced along the way... The reason why they can come here safely may be because of Bullido's excessive caution."

With a snap, Chen Miao's folding fan unfolded. While fanning the fan, he cursed: "Do you think this Bullido is a little too cautious? Isn't it just that there are three rooms inhabited by other people? As for spending all the time, Do you want to get rid of it?"

The shopkeeper was in his forties, tall, not as rich as an ordinary businessman, and rather thin. He quickly came to Bullido and said: "Except for the three guest rooms that already have guests, after receiving your news, the rest of the guest rooms I won’t sell it to any customers anymore, I’ll keep it all for you.”

As he spoke, he asked the waiter to lead the way.

Then the caravan members started to move quickly. In order to protect the goods from being damaged during the long journey, all the goods were packed in boxes, so the caravan members only needed to carry the boxes in pairs. .

"Slow down and be careful. If the goods in the box are damaged, you won't be able to compensate even if they are sold."

Bullido warned carefully while watching his men move the boxes.

After seeing all the boxes moved to the inn, he breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly came to Lin Feng and said with a smile, "Taoist priest, I was too busy just now. I neglected the Taoist priest. I hope you can forgive me."

Lin Feng looked as indifferent as a Taoist master and said calmly: "People in my Taoist sect pay attention to being content with the situation. I don't care about these things. Businessmen don't have to worry about it."

When Bullido heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

As he led Lin Feng towards the inn, he said: "I specially prepared the best room for the Taoist Priest. Although the Taoist Priest may not care about this, this is my intention. I hope the Taoist Priest will not refuse." ."

Lin Feng still looked indifferent: "Just accept the situation. Whatever room the merchant prepares for Pindao, Pindao will stay in."

Blido nodded repeatedly, and they entered the lobby on the first floor of the inn. Instead of climbing the steps, they walked through the lobby and entered the back door.

After exiting the back door, Lin Feng discovered that behind was a large courtyard similar to a courtyard. There were many houses in the courtyard. At this time, the doors of these houses were open, and the caravan members were carrying the boxes to the two corners. Move to a room.

"I see. I said that from the front entrance, this inn can't accommodate more than a hundred people. It turns out that people can live in the backyard as well."

Bullido took Lin Feng into a room on the northernmost side. This room faced south and was very spacious. It was divided into two rooms: an inner and an outer room. It was truly luxurious.

After entering the room, Bullido very attentively invited Lin Feng to sit down. Then he poured water for Lin Feng and asked for help. Lin Feng raised his eyelids and said calmly: "I like to speak directly when I have something to say. Businessmen don't have to beat around the bush."

After hearing Lin Feng's words, Bullido coughed in embarrassment, but to be a successful businessman, being thick-skinned is standard. His face quickly returned to its original color, and he said with a smile: "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from the Taoist priest... I just want to I know, is there any result in the Taoist priest’s deduction about my disaster?”

Listening to Bullido's words, Xiao Man'er and others couldn't help but look at Lin Feng, wondering how Lin Feng would fool Bullido.

Then he saw Lin Feng's expression as usual, pinched it a few times with his fingertips, and said immediately: "Businessmen should know that the specific secret of heaven cannot be leaked directly. Otherwise, while the poor Taoist will be counterattacked by the way of heaven, because the secret of heaven has been leaked, he will Causing divine punishment to fall will actually make your disaster more severe, and your chance of avoiding danger will be gone."

When Bullido heard this, his expression couldn't help but change, and he quickly said: "This...this..."

Lin Feng continued: "So Pindao can't tell you the specific secret, but Pindao can tell you something."

Bullido quickly looked at Lin Feng.

Then I heard Lin Feng say: "Since Pindao has come with you, he is here to help you turn good fortune into evil, so you can just go about your business with peace of mind. Even if disaster strikes, Pindao will be there to protect you." He was safe and sound and was able to reach Chang'an smoothly."

Bullido's face suddenly showed excitement. What he was waiting for was Lin Feng's words. He hurriedly saluted and said: "Thank you, Taoist Master. Thank you, Taoist Master. In the future, I will definitely donate money to repair the Taoist temple where the Taoist Master is, and promote Taoist Master." The superb Taoist teachings make the Taoist master famous."

Lin Feng shook his head and acted like a master: "Before I went down the mountain, my teacher taught me not to care about false reputations, let everything happen, and don't force anything, so merchants don't have to do this. If you are willing, do more good deeds in the future. That’s it.”

Hearing this, Bullido's face showed even more respect. He quickly nodded in agreement. Just as someone outside called him, he quickly turned and left.

Seeing Bullido leaving, Sun Fujia and others breathed a sigh of relief.

Sun Fujia smiled and said: "Zide, your response is really watertight. If he has a smooth journey without any accidents, it can also be explained that you helped him avoid disasters, and he still won't have any feelings for you." Suspect."

Chen Miao nodded repeatedly and looked at Lin Feng with burning eyes, looking like he had learned something again. Lin Feng smiled softly: "After all, I can't really tell fortunes. If I make a mistake and disaster comes or doesn't come, it will be troublesome, so why not answer in this way? No matter what happens in the future, I will tell you my fortune." Able to be flexible in interpretation.”

Everyone nodded.

Lin Feng stretched, looked at the lanterns outside the door, and said with a smile: "Everyone, please rest early. As expected, our enemies have already begun to investigate the caravan, and they should know that many caravans contain outsiders. The news of joining... now they should be dizzy and full of hesitation, so we are still safe and can sleep peacefully tonight."

…………

In the mountains and forests sixty miles away from Shenshan County.

The bonfire was lit, and an iron pot was placed on the fire, with some bones being cooked in it.

Not far away, Kui Su, wearing a black robe, stood under a tree, listening to the report of the thin monkey.

"Xingjun, news has been coming from brothers on other routes one after another. They found no trace of Lin Feng and others there. Lin Feng seemed to have disappeared out of thin air..."

"As for the caravan, there is news from brothers on the three roads closest to us. They all discovered this morning that outsiders relied on money to join the caravan heading to Chang'an, and it was not just one or two caravans, but There are five caravans in total.”

"This doesn't count the caravan we found on this road. If we count them all, there will be six caravans."

When Thin Monkey said this, he couldn't help but frown and said: "It's really strange. Why do so many people join the caravan to go to Chang'an?"

Kui Su looked very ugly when he heard Shouhou's words. He was silent for a long time, and then he lowered his voice and said, "Do you think this is a coincidence?"

The thin monkey was surprised: "Isn't it?"

Kui Su said coldly: "Haven't you noticed yet? Isn't this just another form of six carriages?"

The thin monkey was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened suddenly, and he exclaimed: "Could it be...that this was all done by Lin Feng? Is it Lin Feng's trick?"

Kui Su's wide sleeves squeaked in the wind. He flicked his sleeves and threw them behind him, saying, "I never believe in coincidences."

"This..." Thin Monkey frowned and said: "If it is really Lin Feng's trick, doesn't it mean that Lin Feng is hiding in these caravans? But the number of caravans is too much, and there are many people in the caravans, we can't If you attack easily and find the wrong target, you may alert the enemy and attract the attention of the court."

There was an undercurrent of terror in Kui Su's dark eyes, and he said solemnly: "It's okay if he is hiding in these caravans, we still have specific goals, but what if this is another cover? Just like those six carriages , attracted our attention, and he took the opportunity to escape... If it happens again, we may not be able to find his whereabouts again. "

The thin monkey looked surprised: "What should we do?"

Kui Su's eyes flickered, and many thoughts came to his mind. He was silent for a long time, and then he took a deep breath and said, "There is no other way but to use the safest method."

"Focus on the investigation of these caravans, and at the same time notify the secret agents in all the cities along the way, and ask them to continue to pay attention to the inn to find if there are people who match the characteristics of Lin Feng's five people staying. There is no need to limit the five people. If there are, report them immediately."

Shouhou really wanted to say that such an investigation would inevitably lead to wrong information. After all, Lin Feng and the others would disguise themselves and only investigate based on characteristics such as height and weight. If the number was not fixed, someone would definitely be misidentified.

But seeing Kuisu's face looking ugly, he had no choice but to swallow these words back in his stomach.

After all, if Kui Su had other better ways, he wouldn't cast such a wide net.

When he originally received the task of intercepting and killing Lin Feng, Shouhou thought it was a simple matter. With Kui Su personally taking action and all sixteen of them dispatching, not to mention intercepting one Lin Feng, even a hundred. Lin Feng is also easy to catch.

But now... Seeing that Kui Su, who was known for his resourcefulness and calmness, had fallen behind Lin Feng three times, and now he had no way to deal with it, he couldn't help but have a bad feeling in his heart. Could there be an accident in this operation? …

The thin monkey secretly glanced at Kui Su, who was still standing in the cold wind with a cold face, hurriedly shrank his neck and left quickly.

Night finally fell completely.

Darkness consumes heaven and earth.

…………

The next day.

early morning.

Lin Feng was still chatting with Duke Zhou on the spacious and soft bed when he was suddenly awakened by a rapid knock on the door.

Lin Feng opened his eyes in a daze and heard Zhao Shiwu's voice coming from outside the door: "Father, the government officials are here and want to search the inn."

"Government?"

Lin Feng quickly woke up.

But it soon turned into confusion: "Why are the officials here? Are they searching the inn? Are they from the Four Elephants Organization?"

"wrong!"

Lin Feng shook his head and denied this speculation. If it was someone from the Four Elephants Organization, after discovering that he was hiding here, he would secretly follow the caravan and then choose to intercept and kill it on a deserted mountain road.

Only in this way can the enemy be unaware of the situation, but it is extremely inconvenient to do it in the county town, where there are many people and many eyes.

Not to mention that if something happens to him, the court will definitely send someone here, and the members of the Four Elephants Organization hidden in the county government office will also be exposed.

Therefore, the Four Elephants Organization will not do this obviously uneconomical deal.

But if it’s not the Four Symbols organization, then what’s the reason?

While thinking about it, he got dressed and quickly came to the door and opened it.

After seeing Zhao Shiwu in front of the door, he asked: "What happened?"

Zhao Shiwu said: "It seems that the county government received an anonymous letter. The letter said that a criminal thief who had been hunted by the court for many years was hiding in the inn where we are. The government didn't know whether it was true or not, so they came to search and confirm."

"Anonymous letter? Gangster?"

Lin Feng narrowed his eyes.

At this time, people from the government had already rushed over, and the leading county captain said: "Everyone is waiting in the middle of the yard. We have to compare the portraits one by one, and at the same time we have to search all the rooms..."

Lin Feng looked at the government officials filing in and said, "Let's take a look at the situation first."

After a few people gathered together, they stood in the courtyard with the caravan members.

Watching the yamen rush into the room to search, Sun Fujia frowned and said, "Where did the gangster come from? And it's an anonymous letter? What can't be said directly, and why should you write a letter without leaving your name?"

Lin Feng gently rubbed his thumb and index finger and said slowly: "Something is wrong..."

"Is it the Four Elephants Organization?" Sun Fujia was shocked and whispered.

Lin Feng shook his head: "Probably not, but we still have to see if they can find anything specific..."

At this moment, the captain of Shenshan County suddenly walked out of a room and said, "What are the boxes in the room?"

Bullido quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Back to the county captain, these are all the products we brought from the Western Regions, nothing special."

"Open!" said the county captain.

Bullido's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly said: "County Lieutenant, it's really nothing, just some common products from the Western Regions. We spent a lot of effort loading them. It would be a lot more troublesome to reload them after opening them. We originally I'm in a hurry and can't afford to delay, so I hope the county captain can be accommodating..."

As he spoke, he secretly stuffed some precious jewelry into the county captain's hands.

The county lieutenant calmly accepted the jewelry, and then said: "You are sensible..."

Blido nodded repeatedly: "It should, it should."

But who knows, the county lieutenant suddenly turned his face and said: "Then we have to open it! This criminal thief has at least dozens of lives on his hands. It is rare to have news about him now. If he hides in your box and is taken away by you, There’s no telling how many more people will be harmed in the future.”

"So, open it!"

Bullido didn't expect that the county lieutenant would embarrass him even after receiving the money, and he wanted to speak, but the county lieutenant ignored him and directly ordered his servants to open all the boxes.

Bullido's face became more and more ugly, and he said: "County Lieutenant, do you really want to embarrass us? Your Tang Dynasty has given preferential treatment to us businessmen in the Western Regions. If you embarrass us like this, you are not afraid-"

Before he finished speaking, suddenly, an exclamation came from the room behind him: "There are... there are dead bodies! County Lieutenant Zhao, there are dead bodies in the box! And there are two dead bodies!"

"What!?"

Bullido was immediately stunned and stood there for a moment: "How is that possible!?"

In the crowd, Sun Fujia looked at Lin Feng fiercely: "Zide!"

Lin Feng narrowed his eyes: "Dr. Sun, maybe I really have some fortune-telling talent. This Bullido is really in trouble..."

As he spoke, he looked at Bullido.

Seeing Bledo's disbelief, recalling the way Bledo was nervous just now and didn't want the box to be opened at all, his eyes flashed slightly, thoughtfully.

"Interesting, he probably doesn't know about the corpse, so why is he so nervous? Is it an ordinary cargo that is worthy of offending the government and even blocking it?"

"This caravan..."

Lin Feng slowly murmured to himself: "I'm afraid... there really is some secret hidden there."

(End of this chapter)