Abduct a shadow guard to investigate the case

The night at the end of spring is extremely hot, the sky is purple, the stars and the moon are hidden, and a heavy rain is coming.

Chunyue, Qiuyun and Hongling, the maidservants, were chatting in the kitchen of the villa.

"Hey, have you heard? Hall Master Shi has a nephew who just arrived at the villa today and helped clear the shadow guard from suspicion. Hall Master Gao has entrusted this case to him for investigation." With a face like a full moon and a blessed appearance, she ate a melon seed and said to the other two.

"It's not a cousin, it's a cousin." Hong Ling corrected, she was petite, with a sweet smile, and she was choosing a few dishes of leftovers from the stove and putting them into a food basket at hand.

"Oh, yes, you are in the medicine hall, and you are much more informed than our two kitchen maids." Qiu Yun said from the side with a delicate and clever appearance.

Suddenly, a muffled thunder blasted the sky, and the strong wind shook the tree shadows outside the window, like countless dark monsters lying outside the house and peeping in. Suddenly, there was a seemingly invisible "click" sound from somewhere in the house, and the three of them were frightened. After a jump, there was a moment of silence, and there was another muffled thunder outside the house, and the heavy rain started to "squeak" like this.

"Hey, I was scared to death, haha—" Chunyue laughed first, and the other two also laughed.

"I heard that the person who killed hall master Shi should be an acquaintance. Isn't that likely to be someone from the medicine hall? In other words, the murderer may be by your side, Hong Ling, are you afraid?"

"Don't scare me anymore. Ever since the owner ordered a re-investigation of this matter, our entire pharmacy has been in panic." Hong Ling patted her chest and said.

"But that shadow guard is unlucky enough." Qiu Yun said, "Think about it, at the beginning of the year, the village started to spread the word, and then set up a separate Canglong hall, or the medicine hall is independent, and the Zhuque hall manages all kinds of things. Internal affairs; either Yingtang and Wutang will be split up and perform their own duties. So Yaotang and Yingtang have been secretly competing for the past half a year. This time, Yaotang took the murder of the shadow guard and did not want to prove it was true. Did the shadow hall instigate it, even if it can’t be proved, it also shows that the shadow hall’s adjustment/teaching of the shadow guards is negligent.”

"Well, everyone can see that it's thanks to that shadow guard who never pleaded guilty and survived until he was saved." Chunyue said, she looked at Hongling and asked, "Hey, do you have any inside information? Tell us Say it. Is Hall Master Jun really mad this time?"

Hong Ling pursed her lips, obviously not wanting to let the topic get further and further open, and said, "I don't have any inside information, that's all you know." She closed the lid of the food basket, raised her hand, and said, "I Say you, stop chewing your tongue, if the murderer hears it, maybe he will come to kill you!" When he said the last few words, a bolt of lightning happened to strike outside the house, like the night opened his one eye, followed by thunder The sound made Hong Ling's tone a bit treacherous, even she seemed to be frightened.

Chunyue and Qiuyun couldn't help but secretly swallowed, at this moment, the seemingly invisible "click" sounded in the room again, several people looked at each other, Chunyue squinted towards a room on the right , the three of them carefully walked around the stove, and walked into the room with their heads probed.

Qiu Yun yelled first, and then the other two yelled, and the person standing next to the door of the side room also yelled.

"You, you, you—" The three of them stretched out their hands in unison, pointing at the man with wide eyes. The man was dressed in plain clothes and long gown, with beautiful eyebrows and phoenix eyes, young and handsome, his cheeks were slightly bulging, and his mouth was still stuffed. The food he swallowed didn't look like a bad person no matter what.

"I...hehe," Shen Yao smiled awkwardly, raised the half-eaten pastry in his hand and shook it, and said, "Peach cake...delicious."

When Dan Muda took Shen Yao to eat, the kitchen had already turned off the stove, and Shen Yao was also very hearty, so he asked Dan Muda to take him to the kitchen, and found some pastries to eat by himself, and he ate them for a long time.

Thinking of the inside story that he heard just now, Shen Yao felt tired for a while. The superiors intrigued and treated the inferiors as victims. This kind of thing makes people feel resentful.

Showers come and go quickly.Shen Yao came out of the kitchen, thought about it, and decided to visit Xuan Qi.

After the rain, the weather was refreshing and slightly cool. Shen Yao walked on the wet stone road and found the yard where the medicine man lived.

Two lanterns were lit at the entrance of the courtyard, guarded by guards. Shen Yao explained his purpose, entered the courtyard, and saw Hong Ling walking out with a food box.

"..."

"..."

Both of them were taken aback for a moment, and Shen Yao bowed first to say hello.

"Hello Mr. Shen." Hong Ling bowed her body in return.

"You are this?"

"Oh, Hongling is here to deliver food to the pharmacist." Hongling shook the empty basket in her hand.

"How many medicine men/are there in this courtyard?" Shen Yao looked at the two rows of cabins in the courtyard and asked.

"Recently, there are relatively few people testing the medicine, there are only four people in total." Hong Ling said, the hand holding the handle of the basket tightened as she spoke, and Shen Yao noticed that her expression was a little gloomy.

"You don't seem very happy?" Shen Yao asked tentatively.

"Well," Hong Ling hesitated, "You also know, Xuan Qi... oh, it's about the shadow guard who was suspected of killing... I just brought him a meal, and I felt a little sad to see him covered in injuries. "

"..." Shen Yao was a little surprised, but felt his heart soften, and asked, "Did they heal him?"

"It should have applied some wound medicine." Hong Ling lowered her eyes slightly and said.

"Which room does he live in? I'll go and see him."

"That room." Hong Ling pointed Shen Yao in the direction.

Shen Yao knocked on Xuan Qi's door.

There was a slight clang in the room, and then the door opened.

Xuan Qi appeared inside the door. He was about the same height as Shen Yao, with a slightly thinner figure. He was wearing a black coarse cloth coat, the skirt was not completely closed, the curve of the collarbone was beautiful, and the blood-stained bandage was faintly exposed on the chest.His face was half-bright and half-dark under the dim yellow light, with some fine wounds on his face, and the two strands of hair hanging from his forehead softened his deep facial features.Although his expression showed weakness and exhaustion that could not be concealed, he still stood like a tough bamboo, and his whole body had a sense of determination and strength.

Seeing Shen Yao, the man showed a slightly surprised expression, paused, quickly knelt down on one knee, and saluted him, "I've met Mr. Shen."

"It's easy to talk, get up quickly." Shen Yao hurriedly helped Xuan Qi up, "I want to come and see you, and chat casually."

"Yes." Xuan Qi got up and welcomed Shen Yao into the room, and during the movement, the clanging sound sounded again.

Shen Yao looked down and found that Xuan Qi's right foot was tied with an iron chain, one end of which was fastened to the corner of the wall, the length of which was just enough for him to move around in the house.

"What is this?" Shen Yao asked.

"This is to prevent the medicine man from escaping." Xuan Qi said, his voice was low and hoarse after injury.

"...!"

The furnishings in the wooden house are very simple, a table, a bed, a stool and a cabinet.

Shen Yao sat at the table, while Xuan Qi stood aside and waited for him to ask questions.

Shen Yao suddenly felt a surge of temper in his chest, whether the person in front of him suffered for nothing because of the political struggle, or because he was chained in the house like this, it made him feel very unhappy, his heart felt like a stone was crushed, depressed irritable.

The person who suffered the crime was expressionless, as if he was accustomed to all the things that were added to him.

Shen Yao scratched his forehead, stood up and stretched out his hand to pull Xuan Qi's wrist. Unexpectedly, he felt a blur in front of his eyes. The other party's wrist turned, and Shen Yao reflexively shot to grab it. The next moment, the other party gave up dodging and let him catch it wrist.

"..."

"..."

"Mr. Shen, forgive me!" After being stunned for a moment, Xuan Qi quickly knelt down on one knee regardless of the wrist still being held by Shen Yao.

Shen Yao let go of his hand and squatted down.He covered Xuan Qi's face with both hands, only showing his eyes. After a careful look, he suddenly smiled and said, "It really was you. On a rainy night three days ago, you met me in the cave on another hill of Luanqing Mountain." You are the one who hit!"

"..." Xuan Qi's expression froze slightly, and he didn't reply.

"Don't deny it. Although you changed your face at the time, I was very impressed with those eyes, and I will never admit it." Shen Yao said, sitting directly on the ground, keeping the same height as Xuan Qi.

"..." Xuan Qi opened his eyes wide and looked at him, then lowered his eyes immediately.

"Hey, you still don't admit it?" Shen Yao continued to tease him, "Your eyes are deep in shape, and your pupils are particularly deep. I'm afraid no one who has seen them will forget it. Otherwise, I'll go to the shadow hall to ask you how many times you have seen before. Can you verify the whereabouts of the day?"

"...Your Excellency, forgive me!" Xuan Qi groaned secretly in his heart, and was about to bend down, but Shen Yao stretched out his hand to stop him, so he could only lower his head and say, "That day when Xuan Qi went out to perform a mission, he mistakenly thought that Young Master was The person who was chasing and killing, that's why...Young Master wants to be beaten and punished, Xuan Qi pleaded guilty, but...Young Master, don't make fun of Xuan Qi again." As he spoke, an imperceptible blush appeared on his face.

Seeing it, Shen Yao thought it was cute and interesting, and said, "Okay then, can you help me up?"

Xuan Qi glanced at him in surprise, and helped him up.

Shen Yao noticed that Xuan Qi's complexion was pale and yellow, his forehead was wrinkled with blue veins, and the cold sweat was still slipping down, so he stretched out his hand to cover Xuan Qi's forehead, and Xuan Qi froze again.

Shen Yao tried it on his forehead with the other hand, his complexion sank, and he said, "You have burned like this, and you still want to ask me for punishment?"

"Xuan Qi is fine," Xuan Qi said hastily, "I offended you before, so let me deal with it."

"Come with me." Shen Yao pulled Xuan Qi to the side of the bed, pushed him to sit on the bed, and said unquestionably, "Sit here and wait for me."

Xuan Qi was a little stiff and at a loss, but he was obedient and did not move.