Taichu Yandao: Starting from the Villain

In the study, Wang Qinghu's face changed drastically. The case was almost solved, so how could the person be kidnapped? He stepped forward, grabbed Captain Chen by the collar, and said:

"Fuck you, didn't I tell you she was a suspect?" He was strong and muscular, grabbing Captain Chen as if he was grabbing a chicken.

Captain Chen was so frightened that his face turned pale. He said hurriedly, "I...followed your instructions and persuaded the young lady to come back. I didn't expect that halfway through, a man in black suddenly rushed out, kidnapped the young lady and ran away."

"Then aren't you going to chase him?" Baldy Li was furious.

"We chased him, but he was too good at Qinggong. He could run faster than us even with a person on his back." Captain Chen looked at Wang Qinghu and said, "In our county, only the chief captain can catch up with him, so I came to ask for help."

"You are a loser!" Baldy Li was furious and shouted, "Hurry up and block the city gates, search every house, and if you can't do anything, you must find the body."

By this time, Baldy Li had already believed what Wang Qinghu said, and his face was full of determination.

Master Su's expression changed, and he bowed and said, "Sir, the young lady... why don't we capture her alive? After all, it's just speculation now, and there is no evidence."

"What evidence? What evidence do you need? Everything points to her. My backyard is on fire!"

"Go ahead and do what you want. Use any fishing nets, shackles, smoke, or chains. As long as you can catch the person and find out the whereabouts of the scriptures, it will be fine."

"Go quickly, what are you still standing here for?" Baldy Li shouted in anger, his voice almost breaking.

Wang Qinghu and Master Su hurriedly left, but Captain Chen seemed to be hesitant to speak, and finally gritted his teeth and said:

"Sir, I have something that is guaranteed to catch the thief, but I need something that belongs to the young lady."

Bald Li stood up suddenly and asked, "What is it? As long as I can catch him, anything is fine."

"Please wait a moment, I'll be back soon." Captain Chen rushed out of the study.

Wang Qinghu and Master Su looked at each other, neither of them had any idea what Captain Chen was talking about.

After a while.

"Woof... Woof..." With the sound of a dog barking, a big black dog was led in by Captain Chen.

"Who is this dog..." Master Su asked first.

As for Li Guangtou, his face was as gloomy as water and he looked ready to explode at any moment.

"I also discovered by accident that this black dog's nose is ten thousand times more sensitive than a human's. He can catch the target just by sniffing what he has touched." Captain Chen was full of confidence and hurriedly gave an order:

"sit down!"

The black dog was very obedient. It immediately stuck out its tongue and sat upright like a human.

"Bow!"

"Woof..." The black dog did as he was told, raised his front legs and waved them repeatedly.

The three people in the room all looked surprised. Master Su tapped his fan and said:

"I seem to have read in a book that there is a huge tree in the north. The people there are good at training dogs, and they all get help from it when hunting birds."

Bald Li's eyes fixed, he stood up and said, "Let's go to her boudoir!"

The four of them walked through the small garden, and Li Guangtou kicked open the door and went into the room.

In just ten or so breaths, he took out a pink embroidered bellyband and handed it to Captain Chen.

"Sir, as long as it's something my wife often uses, it will be fine. There's no need to keep it so close to your body." Chen Putou looked embarrassed.

"It's too late to worry about that. She just changed out of this dress not long ago, so it's just right for her. Let's go after her."

Captain Chen's face turned serious. He took the bellyband and said, "Don't worry, sir. This time the thief won't be able to escape even if he has wings."

About an incense stick of time later, on the main street of the city.

At this time, it was already dusk, and the sun was shining from the west, casting long shadows on the street.

Many shops have begun to close and the streets are filled with hurried pedestrians.

In the middle of the main street, two constables, their faces bruised and purple, were guarding a carved wooden sedan.

When the two saw Wang Qinghu and his party coming, they clasped their fists and said, "Captain! Captain Chen!"

Wang Qinghu nodded and said, "Brother Chen, let's get started!"

Captain Chen led the black dog, took out the bellyband and put it in front of the black dog's nose.

The dog sniffed and then began to sniff around the sedan chair, running along the main street and straight into an alley.

"It's right here. I chased him here before, but he disappeared." said Captain Chen.

Wang Qinghu nodded and ordered, "Keep a close eye on everyone. The opponent is very skilled in martial arts, so don't hold back."

The detectives received the order, some drew their swords, some strung their swords, and they were ready for battle.

However, after searching half of the county for most of the night, the group still did not find a single person.

When they arrived at a butcher's shop, the black dog sat still and remained lying on the ground no matter how Captain Chen pulled it.

"You beast, why are you going crazy at this moment? I've kept you for so many years in vain!" Captain Chen was furious.

Seeing this, Chen Liuhu leaped into the yard of the butcher shop.

After a while, he came out carrying a piece of meat and said:

"Dogs are not people. They have to be fed in the middle of the night."

When the dog saw the meat, it immediately stood up with its eyes shining.

"Oh, this case is very important! It's so urgent!" Captain Chen yawned and cut a piece of meat and threw it to the black dog.

After the black dog finished eating the meat, Captain Chen let it smell the bellyband and started searching along the street again.

About half an hour later, everyone arrived in front of a deserted yard.

The gate was old and had a crack in the middle. The contents of the old New Year pictures could no longer be seen clearly, but a yellow paper talisman was pasted on the crack of the door.

"Woof...Woof..." The big black dog suddenly stopped and barked wildly at the gate.

The detectives were all excited, and one of them went forward and kicked the door first.

Wang Qinghu frowned slightly, vaguely sensing something was wrong. Just as he was about to stop it, he saw the yellow talisman burst into flames and made a harsh sound.

The sound seemed to be able to penetrate gold and split stone, penetrate deep into the mind and pierce the soul.

In just a moment, all the detectives' bodies went limp and they fell to the ground.

"What the hell is this?" Wang Qinghu tensed his muscles and bit his tongue.

There was constant tinnitus in his ears and blurry vision. It took a while before Wang Qinghu could see clearly with his eyes.

He stumbled and leaned over to check the breathing of a yamen runner. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the man was still alive.

If there were really so many people here, he would have a hard time keeping his head even if he caught the thief.

The cold wind was blowing, and Wang Qinghu was the only one left at the gate of the courtyard. Facing the unknown, his heart was pounding like a drum.

But the real courage in this world is not being fearless, but rushing forward regardless of the consequences even though you are afraid.

As a former Tiger and Leopard Army soldier, Wang Qinghu resolutely drew his sword and shouted into the door:

"My friend, I know you are in there. I am just trying to make a living as an official. If you hand over the scriptures and the man, I will pretend that what happened tonight never happened."

The courtyard was quiet and no one responded.

"My friend, I keep my word. If you don't hand over the scriptures, the city gate will never be opened. This is the order of King Cheng, and they will use thundering means. You don't want to be wanted by the whole country, do you?" Wang Qinghu said again.

"What scripture? I don't know." A voice in the courtyard responded.

"You are really here. Let me see what kind of ghost you are!" Wang Qinghu was overjoyed. Following the voice, he jumped into the yard.

The courtyard was overgrown with weeds, and the other party was nowhere to be seen. Wang Qinghu continued to lie, "You asked Liu Qiqi to steal the scriptures, either for money or for loyalty. But the scriptures are useless. They are for copying, and will soon spread throughout Qingzhou."

"I have never seen any scriptures. How about I give you five gold leaves and you let me out of the city?"

Hearing this, Wang Qinghu was secretly delighted. If the other party still had the same tricks as before, he would never waste time talking to him. He carefully moved to the old house in the courtyard and said, "Without the scriptures, my life is in danger. What's the point of asking for your gold leaf?"

"Don't come any closer. I didn't expect that there would be a master like you in this small county!"

At this time, Wang Qinghu was only five steps away from the old house. He picked up a stone from the ground, threw it far away, then suddenly jumped up and rushed towards the broken window.

Wood chips were flying everywhere, and Wang Qinghu broke in through the window.

Inside the house, a man in black was horrified. He drew out a Yuchang sword and stabbed Wang Qinghu in the waist.

The sound of metal colliding was heard, and the two men fought for several rounds in the blink of an eye, but neither could do anything to the other.

"Hand over the scriptures, and none of us will have to fight to the death." Wang Qinghu slashed at the opponent with his knife at an angle.

"I really didn't steal any scriptures!" The man in black stepped back repeatedly and suddenly threw a flying knife.

Wang Qinghu was quick-witted and held his knife horizontally to block the flying knife. He angrily said, "You didn't steal the scriptures, so why did you kidnap Liu Qiqi?"

"I said it was because of love, do you believe me?"

"letter!"

The man in black was stunned for a moment, and then he saw a flying knife coming towards him.

He tried his best but still failed to dodge, and a long cut was left on the right side of his face.

But what was strange was that there was no blood flowing from the black-clothed man's cheek. Instead, his entire right face was wrinkled, like toilet paper soaked in water.

"How dare you destroy my appearance!" The man in black touched his right cheek, roared, and rushed towards Wang Qinghu desperately.

This time, the two fought for more than a hundred moves. The man in black's swordsmanship was very tricky. He had the upper hand at first, but gradually his momentum weakened and it was obvious that he lacked internal strength.

At a certain moment, the two men's weapons collided, and the man in black gasped with bulging veins, "Stop! If this goes on... we're all going to die of exhaustion here!"

Wang Qinghu's hands and feet were also sore at this time. He pushed his sword horizontally, jumped away, and said, "Then hand over the scriptures!"

The man in black slowly retreated to a safe distance, pulled off a human skin mask on his face, and said:

"Brother, I am showing my true self now. I am not lying to you. I really don't know what the scriptures are."

Under the human skin mask was an extremely ordinary face, which was completely different from his previous handsome appearance.

"Then why did you kidnap Liu Qiqi? This doesn't make sense."

"I am indeed a thief, but I mainly steal people. I used to be a thief who didn't care about anything, but this Liu Qiqi! She said she was unhappy, and I believed her."

"Yesterday, we wanted to go to the temple to meet her secretly, but we saw you guys stopping her from afar. I thought our plan was exposed, so I got excited and thought about just taking her away."

"Who knew you could move so fast! If I knew there was a master like you in this town, I would never have taken action."

The man in black looked sincere and spoke from the bottom of his heart.

Wang Qinghu stared at the other person, his mind racing. After a moment, he said, "If you had that pretty face just now, I would believe in your love. But now... you tell a good story."

"You don't understand. With this face of mine, I can transform into anyone I want, even you."

"Well, Liu Qiqi is so interesting..." Countless images flashed through Wang Qinghu's mind in an instant.

At this moment, the man in black suddenly threw something out and shouted:

"Here's the scripture for you! Don't chase me!" As soon as he finished speaking, he ran out of the door.

Wang Qinghu was overjoyed and quickly took the scripture with a knife and put it on the ground.

After the other party walked away, Wang Qinghu could no longer hold on and sat down on the ground.

After a while, he took out a fire starter, blew it up, and opened the scripture with trembling hands.

Inside the book were a large number of machine drawings, and on the title page it was written:

"The Ancient Scholar's Scriptures" is based on Kui Ben's work.

"You evil villain, how dare you lie to me!" Wang Qinghu's face was extremely ugly.

Wang Qinghu was extremely frustrated. The other party had already escaped and he didn't know how long it would take to find him.

He closed the scripture and was about to throw it away when he suddenly found a faint handprint on the cover.

"This is... dye, a dyeing workshop!"