Wulin martial arts hegemony record

Chapter 48

After a short period of silence, Zhao Chen pointed to the front and said, "The Martial Patroller has arrived."

The Xunwusi is located in the southern part of the inner city of Chengdu, not far from Jinhe North Street. Compared with other yamen with magnificent buildings around it, it looks inconspicuous. There are neither majestic guards standing at the door, nor is it austere. Even on New Year's Eve, there were no red lanterns hanging on the red lacquered gate, but a plaque hanging on the lintel: "Xunwusi", which is said to have been written by the first emperor himself.

Zhao Chen dismounted first and pushed open the wooden door.

The four stepped into the hospital one after another.

Xue Chang looked around curiously: the area of ​​the courtyard does not seem to be small, but apart from a two-storey pavilion directly in front, which is somewhat imposing, there are only a few rows of low houses, and the rest are all open spaces, surrounded by Filled with trees, shrubs, and grass, there seems to be no trace of artificial pruning.

At this time, Zhao Chen had already entered the lobby in front of him and reported: "My lords, after verification by Master Huiming, Daoist Gai and me, the information we got before is true. Come!"

"Please come in." A thick voice sounded.

Afterwards, Xue Chang stepped into the lobby of the Patrol Division, which was brightly lit with candles.

This lobby is completely different from the yamen that Xue Chang saw on TV. There is no "mirror hanging high", no wolf-like yamen guards on both sides, and no high-ranking county magistrates. There are only four people in the lobby, but There are monks, Taoists, and vulgars, and they all seem to be over 50 years old. Except for one person in the middle who is wearing an official robe, the three sitting side by side are all dressed casually.In addition, there is a desk under them, and a small official is preparing to record with a pen and paper.

After Xue Chang entered the lobby, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Xue Chang bent down to salute with a slightly cautious expression, and said loudly: "Xue Chang from the Jincheng Security Bureau pays homage to all the adults!"

The man in the official robe chuckled, and said in a gentle tone, "Different from other yamen, there are not many official rules here. You can even call us 'senior'. Let me introduce you, I am Chengdu appointed by the imperial court. Jiang Shijia is the commander of the Patrol Division."

Then, he pointed to the elderly nun on the left side wearing a white monk's robe: "This is the current chief inspector of the Martial Arts Inspection Division and the elder of the Emei Sect, Mrs. Jingyu."

Although Mrs. Jingyu has many wrinkles on her face and her eyebrows have turned white, her features are dignified, her skin is still fair, and her figure is thin and straight. It is obvious that she must have been a picturesque and outstanding heroine when she was young.

She recited the Buddha's name softly, and then stopped talking.

Jiang Shijia pointed to the right: "This is Daoist Lu Changcai, the junior brother of Zhao Changsheng, the current deputy chief inspector of the Military Inspection Division and the head of the Qingcheng faction."

The Taoist priest in a light blue Taoist robe is not tall and thin. Although he is old, he has a baby face that doesn't look old. He smiled and nodded to Xue Chang.

Jiang Shijia pointed to Lu Daochang's side again: "This one is also Tang Fangzhi, the deputy chief inspector of the Military Inspection Division and the elder of the Tang Sect."

This Tang Sect elder was of medium build, thin and gloomy, and looked at Xue Chang with indifference.

"Xue Shao escort, we are all very sad about the death of your father in the attack and the killing of all members of the escort team! This time I invite you to come here to understand the whole process of the attack so that we can get more The clues to solve the case will allow us to catch the real culprit as soon as possible and avenge your father!" Jiang Shijia said with a serious expression.

"I will truthfully report what I know." Xue Chang immediately responded solemnly.

Jiang Shijia nodded, looked at the others behind Xue Chang, and said, "Master Huiming, please sit in the front row!"

Huiming didn't refuse, and went straight to Mrs. Jingyu and sat down beside her.

"Come here, bring a chair to Young Escort Xue!" As soon as Jiang Shijia finished speaking, Zhao Chen took the initiative to bring a wooden chair and put it behind Xue Chang.

Xue Chang thanked him and sat down.

Tang Fangzhi coughed lightly, looked directly at Xue Chang, and said in a deep voice, "Please describe in detail the whole process of the Jincheng bodyguard's dispatch and the attack."

Xue Chang didn't respond right away. He searched the memory of the original owner, and after a while he said slowly: "...It was probably in mid-July, I can't remember the exact day, my father called me to the study, and it was very late. Strictly tell me that I am an adult, and I should do something for the family, let me go out with him... I am not afraid of your jokes, I think it may be because Lin Yan and I fought in Huifang Pavilion before that My father was afraid that I would cause trouble again when he was away, so he forced me to go out with him. If I didn’t agree, I had to agree, so after two days, I went with the dart team led by my father. Set off--"

"Do you know what goods your bodyguards are using this time?" Tang Fangzhi asked impatiently, interrupting Xue Chang's narration.

"This..." Xue Chang patted his head in embarrassment: "I never cared about the affairs of the Escort Bureau before. This is the first time I sent an Escort, and I was forced to do so. At that time, I was not interested in asking what the escort's cargo was... I just remember that there should be a lot of goods, and they are quite expensive. They are filled with nearly thirty escort carts. Most of the escorts and troopers in the entire escort agency have been dispatched, including my father and Uncle Fang, and some laborers have been hired. , there are about 100 people in total. According to my father, most of the goods are going to Chang’an, and only a small part is going to Hanzhong—”

"Did you notice anything unusual when your bodyguard team was leaving the city and on the way?" Tang Fangzhi interjected again.

"I have no experience in flying darts before, and I didn't feel anything unusual. Anyway, the journey went smoothly, and my father probably didn't notice anything wrong, otherwise he would have reminded me..." Xue Chang put on a serious thought. With a look on his face, he continued: "The entire bodyguard team left Chengdu, passed through Deyang, Mianzhou, and arrived at Jiange. It took about... fifteen days, and the journey went smoothly.

Later, I left the Jiange, walked on the plank road, and walked for another day, probably at the beginning of August, my father decided to rest for a night at a small station called Wenquanyi by the plank road—”

Having said that, Xue Chang glanced at the people in front of him, all of them were listening carefully.

"I remember that the inn was located on a small flat slope halfway up the mountain. There were relatively steep cliffs on three sides, and a plank road on one side. There were also steep cliffs and rushing rivers below the plank road. Because the inn was not big, it could not accommodate so many people. , plus the weather was still relatively hot at that time, and the ground was also very dry. At dusk, there were no pedestrians on the entire plank road, so some travelers and laborers simply slept on the plank road...

My father and I slept in the room of the post station. I was very tired because I had been on the road during the day, so I fell asleep as soon as I fell on the bed. Dart, I hurriedly put on my clothes, picked up the knife and rushed out with my father..."

As he spoke, Xue Chang's voice began to tremble slightly, and he couldn't help becoming a little nervous. He felt that it might be the emotions in the original owner's memory that had affected him. He subconsciously stopped, stretched out his hand and choked own left leg.

Everyone saw it, and Master Jing Yu said softly, "Son, don't be afraid, speak slowly."

"Pour a glass of water for Young Escort Xue." Jiang Shijia said loudly.

Zhao Chen immediately got up to prepare.

"Thank you sir!" Xue Chang expressed his gratitude to the people in front of him, cleared his throat, and continued: "I rushed out of the post station and saw many men in black hacking and killing members of our bodyguard team, screaming everywhere Voice--"

"How many men in black are there? Do you know?" Tang Fangzhi interrupted and asked again.

(End of this chapter)