Cao Thief

Chapter 437 I've been waiting for you!

Platinum master Regan's new work "The Magician"

书号 ： 2111340
There is nothing to look at with cold eyes, and one sword shines on fourteen states!
In the chaotic world that is about to collapse, let's see how an ignorant and lonely boy can compose a sonorous and passionate legendary epic!
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About ten steps away from the yamen steps of Hongshuiji Mansion, a man in a Hu suit was lying in a pool of blood.

Cao Peng recognized that the man in the Hu suit was the Hu man who bumped into him just now and almost had a conflict... It took less than half a stick of incense to turn into a dead man, how could he Doesn't Cao Peng feel alarmed?He took a breath, and instinctively wanted to go over to check it out.But as soon as his feet left the ground, he put them down again.

This is not the Central Plains, so it's not his turn to be the first bird.

What's more, he is now hiding his identity, and it is not convenient for him to show his face.

After thinking about it, Cao Peng decided it would be better to stand on the sidelines.At this time, several family servants of the Dou Mansion came over, one of them squatted down, and after careful identification, he got up, beckoned others to come forward, and after whispering a few words, the servant turned around After trotting all the way, he walked into the government office...

Cao Peng quietly withdrew from the crowd, signaling Jiang Xu and Wang Shuang to follow him.

"Young master, that person..."

"This person was murdered!"

"what?"

"Let's go back to the inn first, and then talk."

Cao Peng didn't want to talk about it on the street, so he led Wang Shuang and Jiang Xu back to the inn in a hurry.

Straight into the guest room, Cao Peng washed his face, and then sat down in the room, repeating the scene just now in his mind.There is no doubt that Hu Zi died of murder... Judging from his posture when he fell to the ground, he should have been stabbed to death while walking forward, and he fell to the ground without any resistance.

However, due to the chaotic situation at that time, Cao Peng could not see the wounds on the corpse clearly.

So it can only be roughly judged that the beard was murdered.

From a corner of the room, take out a sand table for writing.Cao Peng simply drew an outline of the scene on the sand table.

"Sir?"

Cao Peng raised his head and saw Jiang Xu and Wang Shuang standing beside him.

So he waved his hands, and he motioned for the two to sit down, then continued to stare at the sand table, meditating silently.

The government office of Hongshuiji is located at the end of the long street.And this long street formed a T-shaped intersection with the gate of the government office.Cao Peng took a wooden stick and drew two streets on the sand table, and then marked the location of the government office.

"My lord, the people in Hexi are tough, and when there are conflicts between Qiang and Hu, they often fight violently, and killing people is very normal." Seeing that Cao Peng was silent in thought, Jiang Xu tried to persuade him, "Why should you care too much, lord? Although Shuiji is dominated by Erlang of the Han family, he has lived in Hexi for many years, and many times it is no different from the customs of Qianghu.

It is common for people to kill people if they disagree with each other.

That beard is arrogant and arrogant, he had a conflict with the young master on the road before, it is inevitable that there will be other enemies..."

"is it?"

Cao Peng raised his head, glanced at Jiang Xu, and suddenly smiled.

"Could it be that the son sees something wrong?"

Cao Peng took a deep breath, thought for a while, and said: "It's a common thing to kill people in the street here, and it's not surprising. In fact, there are many places in the Central Plains where such cases will occur. However, I don't think this matter is that simple... If you kill people because of being brave and ruthless, where is the murderer?"

Jiang Xu was startled, his brows were furrowed.

Yes, where is the murderer?

If the beard had clashed with the person, then the murderer should have been seen at the scene of the murder.

However, at that time, Jiang Xu did not find any trace of the murderer at the scene...

"This beard was in a hurry at the time, and it seemed that he had something urgent to do. After the conflict with me, although he behaved arrogantly, he seemed unwilling to waste time. He walked along the long street... If it was a conflict with someone , At least it will attract the attention of the people around. However, he died so suddenly that no one even noticed who the murderer was... He died so suddenly that when he fell, the people around him felt be surprised.

This is definitely not a death due to a conflict, but was assassinated suddenly, and the murderer quickly fled the scene taking advantage of the chaos...

I observed it, and the place where the beard fell was in the middle of the street at the gate of the Fuya.In other words, he was most likely heading towards the government office, not wanting the murderer to suddenly appear from behind, with a beard and no defense at all. "

After all, he stood up and wandered around the room.

"The alliance of the 36 tribes is about to begin, and Hongshuiji at this time is on the cusp of the storm.

Anyone with a brain would never kill at such a time, and it was outside the gate of the Dou Mansion, so blatantly killing... the one who was killed was still a beard.If this is not done well, it will cause many unnecessary troubles, and Dou Lan will never allow such an accident to happen.This shows that the murderer did this out of necessity.If... If this beard is going to the Dou Mansion, then what is the intention of the person who killed him? "

Cao Peng's words seemed to be talking to himself.

But Jiang Xu and Wang Shuang could hear the unusual taste...

"Young Master, what you mean is... is this person looking for Dou Lan?"

"That's hard to say. If you go to Dou Mansion, you don't necessarily have to find Dou Lan. But some people don't want him to go to Dou Mansion, so what's the reason? He's a beard, and he wants to go to Dou Mansion, but some people don't want him to go to Dou Mansion... ...Or, he didn't want him to see Dou Lan? Why? Because he had something to tell someone in Dou Mansion, or to tell Dou Lan... And the murderer killed him because he didn't want someone in Dou Mansion, or I don't want Dou Lan to know the news."

Cao Peng stopped and looked at Jiang Xu and Wang Shuang.

Wang Shuang scratched his head and smiled naively, "If you explain it like this, it makes sense."

Jiang Xu said: "If this is the case, doesn't that mean that something big is about to happen in Hongshuiji?"

"Maybe, maybe not."

Cao Peng rubbed his nose, and said with a dumb smile: "Everything I said just now is just my own imagination, and it doesn't count. Everything is done under the premise that Huzi will go to the Dou Mansion Guess, maybe he is not going to the Dou Mansion? So, don't be too nervous... By the way, I'm hungry, let's go eat."

As he spoke, he stepped towards the door.

Jiang Xu and Wang Shuang looked at each other, and a thought emerged in their minds: If all this is true, what should we do?
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For lunch, it's very simple.

Cao Peng's food was delicious and sweet, but Jiang Xu and Wang Shuang seemed to have no taste for it.Normally, these two people are masters who can fight each other for a meal, but today they seem to be preoccupied, and after only a few mouthfuls, they can't eat anymore.

In this regard, Cao Peng did not pay attention or persuade him.

In his opinion, whether it is Wang Shuang or Jiang Xu, they still seem a little immature.

If it were Gan Ning, he would not pay attention to these things.When it's time to eat, he must be not polite at all... But it's understandable when you think about it, Wang Shuang was originally a dog slave in his mansion, and he really started to work with Cao Peng, that's all for a year or two.However, in the past two years, when Cao Peng was the most leisurely, Wang Shuang has never met, nor had the opportunity to encounter emergencies.This also makes him seem at a loss without real experience.

Jiang Xu's situation is better than Wang Shuang's, but it's only better.

After all, I have been a ranger in Liangzhou for so long, and I have encountered some things.It's just like today's situation...

It still needs practice!

Cao Peng couldn't help feeling deeply in his heart.

After eating, Cao Peng returned to the guest room to rest.After taking a short nap in the afternoon, he read a book, and after walking around the yard twice, he called Wang Shuang, washed the ligers and tigers in the stable, and then returned to the guest room.

He didn't even inquire about the murder, as if nothing had happened.

That leisurely demeanor really made Jiang Xu and the others admire secretly.

At dinner, Cao Peng asked the staff in the store to buy a few catties of barbecue meat from the barbecue stall of the Da Yuezhi people. After drinking and eating, he collapsed on the couch to rest.Wang Shuang and Jiang Xu also returned to their rooms, but they seemed a little nervous.

"Young Master Cao, Young Master Cao!"

Seeing that Xu Shi was approaching, Li Ding suddenly ran in from the outside in a hurry.

"Something went wrong!"

Cao Peng rubbed his eyes, turned over and sat up on the couch, looked at Li Ding with a sleepy face, and asked, "What happened?"

"You don't know?"

"what do you know?"

"At noon today, a murder case occurred at the gate of the government office."

"Oh, this..." Cao Peng smiled, stood up and stretched, and then yawned again, "How could I not know? I was there when the homicide happened, and I saw the murdered man Killing beard..."

"You were outside the government office at that time?"

"Yes?"

"Then you can still be so stable as a mountain?"

"why not."

Li Ding smiled wryly, "Do you know the origin of the person who was killed?"

At this time, Jiang Xu and Wang Shuang also came in, and when they heard Li Ding's question, they couldn't help showing curiosity.

Cao Peng took a wet wipe and wiped his face.

Then he said lazily: "Stop killing everyone."

"you……"

"Hehe, although the Han and Qiang peoples live in Hongshuiji, at this time, besides Xiutu, who else can visit Dou's residence? Dou Lan and Xiutu have always been in contact, and this time Hongshui Everyone from the Gathering League will also participate. So at this time, I really can’t think of the beards that come to the door, except for those mongrel beards of Xiu Tuge.”

"Uh... how do you know, that beard is going to the Dou Mansion?"

"If you didn't go to the Dou Mansion, would you have such a big reaction?"

Cao Peng said with a smile, then took out another piece of clothing and put it on.This dress is exactly Li Qi's tribal costume.He moved his body slightly, picked up the suede bag from the couch, and straddled it obliquely...

That way, he was clearly preparing to go out.

"You, want to go out?"

Li Ding looked at Cao Peng suspiciously and asked.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time... Hehe, since things are not as I expected, then please ask Patriarch Li Shao to accompany me for a walk."

"where to?"

Li Ding was dumbfounded!

been waiting for me?

What kind of medicine is sold in Cao Peng's gourd?

Cao Peng smiled slightly, "Where is the body now?"

"You mean..." Li Ding seemed to understand Cao Peng's thoughts, and said hastily, "It has been taken away by General Dou, and we are going to wait for Liang Yuanbi to come and identify him."

"Let's go then, take me there to have a look."

"Look at what?"

"Of course it's the corpse... There are some things that I have to see the corpse before I can make a final judgment."

(End of this chapter)