Qin Official

"It's really far away. I'm exhausted."

On the twists and turns of the mountain road, Dongmen Bao, the thief of Huyang Pavilion, had exhausted all his strength because he was walking in a hurry. He was sitting on a piece of grass panting, wiping the sweat from his head and cursing: "As promised It’s less than ten miles away, you’re lying!”

Ji Ying, the mailman with whom he had always been quarrelsome, took the opportunity to sarcastically say: "Ah Bao, I told you to walk slower. Although the terrain of this blind mountain is not high and the distance is only ten miles, the mountains are continuous, uphill and downhill. Thank you for your effort, even though I’ve only been here once, I almost died!”

Dongmen Leopard was so angry that he screamed. He pulled up the hem of his clothes to reveal the leather armor underneath, and pointed at Hei Fu who was walking slowly behind him and said, "If it weren't for Hei Fu who asked me to wear the armor inside, Nai Gong would have done it long ago." After climbing over several mountains, we reached the blind mountain and called the door!"

"Just wear what you want, no nonsense."

Heifu turned around and gave the informer "Ju" a hand, then looked at the rolling black hills in the distance, his expression gradually becoming serious.

Because he was really not sure what would happen next, and was even ready for an armed conflict.

This mountainous area is called "Fengzigang" on the map. It is the highest point in Anlu County and the most remote and poor place. Because every moonless night, when you are in this mountainous area, you really can't see your fingers. People walking here seem to be blind, so it is also called "Blind Mountain".

Among all the people in Huyang Pavilion, only the postman Ji Ying came to Blind Mountain once to deliver documents about spring plowing to Tian Zuoli, so Ji Ying became the guide. In addition to Heifu, Dongmen Leopard, who has the highest combat power in the pavilion, also inevitably participates.

In addition, Li Xian has some wit and can stand alone. As well as Xiao Tao, who was good at shooting light arrows, Hei Fu took him with him. All the main combat forces of Huyang Pavilion were dispatched, which showed that Hei Fu attached great importance to this case.

Blind Mountain is famous for its remoteness. Following Ji Ying's suggestion, Heifu and the others started setting off yesterday afternoon and arrived at the fork between Tudao Road and Mountain Road before dark.

Tu Road is said to be an official road, but in fact it is a pitted loess road that can only stagger vehicles. The mountain road is even worse. It can only accommodate two people walking in parallel. At the back, it can only accommodate one person.

They huddled together all night in a farmhouse, and set off at dawn the next morning. Now after the morning meal, there was not even a shadow in the blind mountain, and there were only hills and hills around them.

While resting along the way, Heifu did not chat with the pavilions. Apart from teaching Li Xian how to use the small copper whistle he asked his sister-in-law to make last month, Hei Fu also asked the anxious father "Ju" to come over and have a chat. Something about his daughter.

Only by knowing the details of the victim can the police make better plans for the next step.

"The director of the good teaching pavilion knows that my daughter's nickname is Yuan Yuan..."

Ju is usually a middle-aged man with a frown, but only when he mentions his daughter will he relax his wrinkles and reveal a smile.

"She has been spoiled by my old wife and me since she was a child, and she doesn't know the dangers of the world..."

"On that day two years ago, it was also the season of spring. My old wife sprained her foot, but the silkworms at home had to be fed, so Yuanyuan offered to pick mulberry leaves for her. The mulberry field was right next to Liju. At that time, I I didn't think much about it, so I let her go, and kept praising her for being sensible, but in the end, my little girl never came back... Oh, it's all my fault, it's all my fault."

Having said this, Ju covered his face with his hands. Since that day, he and his wife have been living in nightmares and pain. The loss of their daughter is more sad than the loss of his own hands and feet, and his heart is empty. The most painful thing is not knowing whether she is alive or dead, whether she is being bullied at this moment, or whether she is hungry, fed, or warm.

"Originally, I have already arranged a marriage for Yuanyuan. I am in the same class as my neighbor. Although his family is not rich, they grew up together. If Yuanyuan marries her, they will live a happy life. Who would have thought..."

From Ju Xu's details, Hei Fu could confirm that this was indeed a father who loved his daughter very much.

His daughter was only 14 when she was abducted. Now she is an adult, a girl in her twenties and eighties. If she was really in that blind mountain, Ju and Heifu actually knew what would happen to her in the past two years.

Ju is the only person who can identify the person who was kidnapped and sold, and he must be brought with him. However, Ju becomes more and more excited as he talks, which may become a weakness that exposes Hei Fu and his friends' purpose early.

"When we get to Blind Mountain later, I won't state my purpose directly, so as not to interfere with the local officials and make the investigation more difficult. Just pretend that you are a guard who came with me to inspect. Don't say a word, and don't look too ugly. Whatever I ask you to do, you do it!"

Heifu warned Ju not to show off his trap later. As they were talking, they climbed over another hill, and a small village in a mountain col finally appeared in front of them...

"This is Blind Mountain."

Ji Ying breathed a sigh of relief, pointed to the dark low wall in front of him, and reminded Heifu at the same time: "The people here are very wary of outsiders, Heifu, you have to be careful!"

Heifu nodded, asked Xiao Tao to come over, and whispered a few words in his ear. Xiao Tao understood, and with his bow on his back, he got into the pine forest inside and outside, lay motionless in the ditch, and even asked himself. Some emerald green pine leaves were sprinkled on the body.

This is the escape route he left for himself.

Heifu took Dongmen Bao, Li Xian, Ji Ying and Ju, a group of five people, and walked towards Liju in a swaggering manner.

A group of five people suddenly arrived, bringing weapons with them, which made the small village nervous. You know, the five people can be regarded as a group of thieves.

The inner door was closed immediately. When Heifu and the others came to the door, a man with a bun on his back stuck his head down and asked loudly: "Who is here?"

Heifu handed the copper whistle in his hand to Li Xian and asked him to put it away. Then he took a breath and said with great strength: "I am Heifu, the head of Huyang Pavilion! I am here for routine inspection in Blind Mountain!"

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"It's the pavilion chief who's here. How rude of us."

Li Zheng in Blind Mountain is a man in his thirties, named "Feng", with a long beard and a bit of tact and cunning in his eyes. Tian Dian, on the other hand, is a dull man about forty years old, who looks much simpler than Satsumasa.

The two of them were shocked when they heard that the new pavilion chief was coming for a routine inspection. They ran out of the house together and went to the door to greet him.

Heifu found that the formation that followed them seemed a bit big. There were more than 20 households here, and almost every household had one or two people. Thirty or forty people blocked the door, standing on tiptoe to watch the outsiders. His eyes were full of curiosity.

"The pavilion chief is the first pavilion chief to visit Blind Mountain in the past five years."

Li Zheng respectfully welcomed Hei Fu into the inner door, while Tian Dian rubbed his hands and smiled in apology.

It seems that the reason why people here are so mobilized to welcome him is not because of Heifu's reputation in recent months, but because of his position.

Blind Mountain is too remote, and the previous pavilion chiefs are too lazy to come in person, and the information is not available, so most of them don't know about Hei Fu's heroic deeds. They are even unaware that one or even several pavilion chiefs have changed.

However, this Liju still communicated with the outside world, but it was still a grassroots unit under the rule of Qin. It still had to serve and pay taxes to the village, so they still maintained awe of authority.

He was even more respectful than those who knew Hei Fu's righteous deeds.

For the people in the village who rarely go out a few times in their lives, the chief of the pavilion is already a very big official.

In this way, Heifu walked into this mysterious Liju Nei surrounded by everyone. But inside, there were mostly thatched-roof houses with walls made of dirt. Most of the residents who came out to watch the excitement were wearing clothes and shoes. The summer sun made the farmers who had just returned from the fields glistening with sweat on their dark bodies. Some women He even had no clothes to cover his body, so he could only stick out his dirty head in the room to look at the "high official" named the pavilion chief.

From this point of view, Blind Mountain Village is indeed the poorest in Huyangting's jurisdiction. The living conditions are much worse than those in Heifu's Sunset Village. Most people do not have enough food to eat.

On the contrary, Li Zheng and Tian Dian were wearing cloth clothes and turbans, which looked decent. Li Zheng's house was also made of adobe and tiled roofs, so it was very impressive.

"Since the director of the pavilion came to inspect Blind Mountain regardless of the long distance, would you like us to accompany you for a walk inside?"

"Feng" in the blind mountain asked cautiously. If Heifu agreed, he would secretly instruct others to make preparations.

Show the chief of the pavilion what you should see, and hide everything you shouldn't!

"No hurry, no hurry."

However, Heifu deliberately acted like a mediocre bureaucrat, stretched his waist and said: "I am also tired from walking. I want to sit down and talk to the officials first. As for the inspection, just let a few of my pavilions go. "

With that said, he walked in uninvited and walked into Li Zheng's house. He looked at the furnishings inside and said with a smile, "Feng Li Zheng, as the director of the pavilion, it's okay for me to come in and ask for a sip of hot soup."

Li Zheng and Tian Dian looked at each other and seemed relieved. They hoped that the pavilion chief who came here to inspect would be lax. So the two of them also went in with a smile, and Li Zheng shouted to his slave to kill a chicken and prepare the meal quickly!

Heifu asked Dongmen Bao to follow him inside, but he shouted to Li Xian, Ji Ying and Ju outside: "I also followed the order from the township and must inspect every liju. In fact, there is nothing wrong. Anlu County It's peaceful! Just take a casual look, there's no need to look too carefully, come back as soon as you go, we'll have a meal with Li Zheng and Tian Dian, Li Zheng said, we'll kill the chicken today!"

In this way, Li Zheng and Tian Dian were reassured, but they did not realize that Heifu had secretly winked at Li Xian.

When Ju, who was dressed as a pavilion soldier on the side, heard this, he became anxious. This Heifu Pavilion Chief was here. He didn't handle the case or look for anyone, but he sat down and wanted to eat and drink. What was he trying to do?

He was about to give a warning, but Li Xian, who had unexpectedly understood what Hei Fu meant, pulled him from behind and asked Ju to stay outside, and whispered in his ear:

"The pavilion chief is planning to detain the local officials here. Just follow me and let's go find your daughter together!"