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By chance, Zhan Zhao and the others bumped into the unveiling of the new building of Qiu Tian, ​​the richest man in Suzhou, but who would have guessed that there was a doll-like corpse hanging on the sign.

This building is tall and has a big signboard. The words "Zengfu Building" on the plaque look a bit ironic against the backdrop of the corpse.Qiu Tian is rich and powerful, and he also likes style, so his requirement for building this building is that he can see the signboard when he walks to the gate of the city... So... now even the people at the gate of the city have seen the corpse hanging high.Since then, no one remembers Zengfulou, and they are collectively referred to as restaurants with "corpses hanging on the opening signboard".

Zhan Zhao and the others didn't know who this dead person was when they first arrived, but apparently many locals recognized it, and then someone yelled, "Isn't this Yuan La, the third head of Shihutang!"

Zhan Zhao was stunned, then looked at Bai Yutang, "Shihutang is the third master?"

Bai Yutang frowned, "I seem to have heard of it."

"Just say that Shihutang will not send anyone today!"

"When did you hang it up?"

"It's evil!"

……

The crowd started talking.

Zhan Zhao and the others observed the expressions of the three major sects present. How should I put it...the expressions were different, and it seemed that there was something hidden inside.

Logically speaking, this scene was quite shocking no matter how you looked at it, but other than frowning, the people from the three major sects didn't have much surprised expressions on their faces—not to mention whether they knew Yuan La would die a long time ago, Just this bizarre death, such a calm reaction, it should not be the first time I saw it.

In addition, the discord among the four sects is also obvious. At least the three parties have some emotions in their eyes, and there is no sympathy.

Tianzun raised his face and shook his head, "Tsk, there can't be a day of peace, this New Year's Eve..."

Yin Hou also shook his head, and the two elders ignored the case, and ran to the painting boat beside them, where they sat and asked Yue Ya'er and Chen Xing'er to make tea and snacks, while continuing to study antiques.

Bao Yan and Pang Yu originally wanted to watch the excitement, but they were too tired to lift their feet, so they also went to sit and rest. The fourth son climbed on the lap of Tianzun and sat looking at antiques. Xiao Liang also held an unknown age. Looking at the copper pot.

These few people have a festive atmosphere, leisurely and leisurely.

Gongsun pointed to the plaque, "Do you want to take down the corpse?"

"Don't move!"

Several Jianghu people hurriedly stopped him, and Qiu Tian waved his hands to say no.

Gongsun frowned in confusion.

Zhao Pu was also puzzled, if he didn't get it down, would he hang on to it?

Bai Yutang said in a low voice, "This is the rule of the rivers and lakes, we have to wait for people from Shihutang to collect the corpse."

Gongsun glanced at Zhan Zhao, what did that mean—the corpse might be destroyed in that way, there should be many clues on the corpse.

Zhan Zhao understands what Gongsun means, but he is also a little helpless. It's strange that Shi Hutang is willing to hand over the corpse to the government!Things in the world have always been in the world, and this is also an unwritten rule.

Besides, they were just passing by at this time. Although he was a guard of Kaifeng Mansion, this case happened in Suzhou, so it should be taken over by the Yamen of Suzhou Mansion.But does this yamen dare to send someone to snatch the corpse from Shi Hutang?No need to ask, I definitely dare not!This time they are just exploring, so it's not good to make too much noise, otherwise they will startle the snake.

Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao, and shook his head slightly.

Zhan Zhao knew in his heart that Bai Yutang probably wasn't worried about anything else, but was afraid that he would get ahead and offend too many people in the Jianghu all at once, and he would suffer later.

But if Zhan Zhao doesn't say anything, it will arouse the other party's suspicion even more.

So, Zhan Zhao asked Qiu Tian, ​​"Master Qiu, is this trouble for you or Shi Hutang?"

"Uh..." Qiu Tian opened his mouth and looked at the other companies, feeling that he didn't know what to say, and he didn't dare to speak nonsense.

On the side, Luo Manjin looked at the expressions of everyone in Kaifeng Mansion.

The people from Eryan Palace and Donghuangmen also watched their words and expressions, and everyone was a little uncertain—could it be that Zhan Zhao really happened to pass by and didn't know what happened?

"Why didn't you report to the officials?" Zhao Pu was puzzled when he saw that he hadn't come to observe for a long time...

Gongsun was also dissatisfied, "There are so many people onlookers, why don't the Yamen of Suzhou government come to arrest you?"

On the side, Hua Yichen suddenly said with a smile, "Not all the arrests are as good at light work as the arrests from Kaifeng Mansion."

After Hua Yichen finished speaking, everyone looked at him, and everyone knew that Hua Yichen was teasing Zhan Zhao.

Both Situ Yue and Qin Bian looked at Hua Yichen speechlessly. After all, they are brothers and sisters. They all know that Hua Yichen is a person who likes to provoke troubles. They are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, so why provoke Zhan Zhao so well?

Bai Yutang glanced at Hua Yichen.

Situ Yue had clearly sensed Bai Yutang's displeasure, so he helped his forehead helplessly, offending both of them in one go.

Everyone was waiting to see how Zhan Zhao would deal with it. Hearing that he was famous for his good temper, would they bear it?

At this moment, Zhan Zhao folded his arms and nodded, "That makes sense!"

Everyone was taken aback—huh?

After finishing speaking, Zhan Zhao yelled at the people in the distance, "Hurry up and report to the officials, let the people in the Yamen hurry up, Hua Shaoxia thinks it's too late to arrest, people are killed here!"

The active onlookers all ran to the Suzhou government to report the crime

……

"Cough cough..."

Many people in the rivers and lakes were choking on their saliva, and everyone gloated at Hua Yichen.

The smile on Hua Yichen's face also froze for a moment, although he quickly recovered the smile just now.

Bai Yutang observed the expressions of the people in Eryan Palace and Luo Manjin at this time... Logically speaking, the four sects are at odds, and they should be happy to see Hua Yichen suffer, but otherwise... At this time, the two Jia also frowned as if expressing dissatisfaction with Hua Yichen's talkativeness.

Situ Yue gave Hua Yichen a hard look—if you tell me to make a fuss out of nothing, you will encounter something serious!

Hua Yichen also scratched his chin.

Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, and asked him, "Is Hua Shaoxia still satisfied? The prefect of Suzhou seems to have neglected the management of the local area. Do you want to sue him for dereliction of duty?"

Hua Yichen was embarrassed, and everyone in the Jianghu present squinted at him... Who didn't know that the officials of the Suzhou government didn't dare to control this martial arts school.Ke Zhanzhao is from Kaifeng Mansion, and Bao Zheng's patrol team is in the Demon Palace, and there is Zhao Pu standing in front of him. If things get stuck, Suzhou Mansion will keep the Wushamao, and the government will turn a blind eye in the future. The days are coming to an end, unlucky for the Jianghu sect!

Zhan Zhao was originally reluctant to open his mouth even if he was in charge, but this time, Hua Yichen gave him an excuse, which was naturally an excuse to get off the donkey, anyway, it was Hua Yichen who proposed to report to the official.Therefore, people can owe everything, but they cannot owe with their mouths.

Situ Yue cupped his hands to Zhan Zhao, and said, "The magistrate of Suzhou has always been fair and honest, my junior brother doesn't know the seriousness of what he says, don't blame Nan Xia."

Zhan Zhao waved his hand lightly, indicating——Where is it?

On the side, Bai Yutang and Zhao Pu looked at the scenery with their hands behind their backs, and Gongsun looked up at the corpse. The rest of the Kaifeng Mansion felt—it was right!Tell you to provoke Zhan Zhao!He just has an honest face, do you really think he is easy to bully?

At this time, some people with good deeds ran to report to the prefect of Suzhou, saying that there was a death lawsuit, and the body was hung on the plaque of Qiu Tian's newly opened restaurant.

The prefect of Suzhou curled his lips when he heard this, and said—it must be seeking revenge in the rivers and lakes again, don't worry about it, and go slowly.

But the reporter said that Zhan Zhao of Kaifeng Mansion happened to be passing by, and the Ninth Prince was also there.

When the magistrate heard this, he hurriedly looked for his official hat, and ran outside while putting on his official uniform. He had heard that Bao Zheng was going on a tour to the south. Didn't he go to the Demon Palace? Why did Zhan Zhao come here... Is this okay?When a homicide case happened, the government still couldn't find it, and the people in the rivers and lakes were left to make troubles on their own. This let Mr. Bao know, can he still be a fool?

The gate of Suzhou Mansion was opened, and a large number of yamen servants poured out. The yamen servants may have not been dispatched for a long time. The clothes and hats are not uniform, and the weapons are various. Those killing power sticks have not been used for a long time. Ash.

Zou Liang looked at it from afar and frowned, if this is all the military law in the barracks will serve.

Zhan Zhao, on the other hand, felt that it was a good thing Master Bao didn't come, otherwise the prefect would have lost his black hat today.

Lin Yehuo is not a martial arts sect in the Central Plains, so he has no taboos, so he curiously asked the Jianghu people beside him, "Isn't this Shihutang one of the four major sects? It's a very big sect!"

Everyone in the rivers and lakes nodded and said yes.

"Is this offending someone? How did it happen?" Lin Yehuo was puzzled, "Who did he offend? Spider spirit?"

Many people in Jianghu had heard the rumors and knew that this case might have something to do with the four major sects, so they didn't dare to talk too much, so they laughed dryly at Lin Yehuo.

Lin Yehuo rubbed his chin and looked at Zou Liang—what's going on?

Zou Liang shrugged his shoulders—God knows, Jianghu people have a lot of things to do!

Everyone in the four sects frowned. If this quarrel continues, the matter will become more and more troublesome. Now that the government has been alarmed, if Mr. Bao comes here on patrol in a few days, he will definitely investigate thoroughly... that would be bad!

Zhan Zhao asked Qiu Tian, ​​"Did something happen?"

Qiu Tian didn't have much to say, so he said, "I'm not sure, maybe it's about revenge against Shi Hutang, or a personal grievance?"

"If it's a personal grievance or seeking revenge against Shihutang..." Bai Yutang interrupted abruptly, "Then the corpse should be hung at the gate of Shihutang, why is it hanging above you? This situation seems to be deliberately shown to everyone. The sect saw it."

Bai Yutang looked at Luo Manjin again.

Luo Manjin spread his hands, "Anyway, the one who died was not from my Luojiazhai... I can't drink this wine today." After finishing speaking, he slightly bowed his hands to Qiu Tian, ​​which meant to say goodbye.

The people from Eryan Palace and Donghuangmen didn't want to stay for a long time, and signaled——go first.

But before the three of them left, they heard a voice full of anger and inner strength, "No one is allowed to leave!"

……

Everyone followed the prestige, and saw a group of men and horses coming from a distance, all dressed in black, the leader was tall and burly, with black hair and sideburns, and his appearance was a bit fierce.

People from Luomanjin, Donghuangmen and Eryan Palace all frowned.

Qiu Tian told Zhan Zhao and the others, "This is the hall master of Shihu Hall, Man Shihu."

Just by hearing the internal strength of his voice and speaking, he knew that Man Shihu was a master.

When the horse got close, everyone looked at it again——Man Shihu should be in his early forties this year, and it was even more scary when he saw it up close. The pair of ring eyes and the eyeballs were so round that they looked like they were about to fall.

Man Shihu hurried to the outside of the crowd, dismounted to the front of the building and looked up. He saw that he was short of breath, and finally roared, "Who killed my third brother!"

The second head of Shihutang also came. Compared with Man Shihu, he looks a lot more refined, about the same age as Man Shihu, wearing a gray robe and holding a gray sword in his hand.

Qiu Tian told Zhan Zhao and the others, "He is the second hall master of Shihu Hall, Pan Li."

Shi Hutang's men went upstairs and took Yuan La's body down.

At this time, the prefect of Suzhou was finally panting, and after running this distance, he arrived in front of everyone.

"See... see, Nine... Nine Princes." The prefect of Suzhou stopped in front of Bai Yutang and gave him a big salute.

Bai Yutang frowned and took a step back, letting Zhao Pu beside him.

Zhao Pu shook his head, what kind of official is this?No wonder those gangsters are lawless.

Man Shihu looked heartbroken, holding Yuan La's body and weeping loudly. It didn't look like he had died from his fellow family, but more like his brother.

Pan Li looked calmer, came over to say hello to Qiu Tian, ​​and frowned slightly when he saw that the magistrate was there.

Qiu Tian hurriedly asked, "Why is the second in charge, the third in charge..."

Pan Li said, "My third younger brother went out this morning to congratulate Qiu Yuanwai on behalf of Shi Hutang."

Qiu Tian was surprised, "Did you go out this morning?"

Panli nodded.

Qiu Tian raised his face and looked at the plaque, seeming to find it inconceivable.

"What's the problem?" Zhan Zhao asked curiously.

Qiu Tian said, "This... I hung up this signboard last night, but the silk was hung this morning. After hanging up the silk, there have been no people in my building. I have been here all morning. When was the third head of the family listed?"

After hearing Qiu Tian's words, everyone in the room was discussing... There are not only many people in the river and lake, but also many people watching. It is Chinese New Year, and the streets are full of people. People come to watch this building from morning to night. What is this corpse? When did you hang it up?

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other, feeling strange.

At this time, Pan Li looked at Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, cupped his hands slightly, and asked Zhan Zhao, "Isn't this Mr. Zhan from Kaifeng Mansion?"

Zhan Zhao nodded - yes!

Pan Li didn't say much, but said to the Suzhou prefect beside him, "We don't report this case to officials, it's a grievance between the world and the lake."

"Uh..." The prefect of Suzhou opened his mouth, looking at Zhan Zhao and Zhao Pu.

At this time, the people from Shihutang had already brought the coffin, buried Yuan La's body, loaded it into a carriage, and transported it back to Shihutang.

Man Shihu wiped away his tears, looked around, and asked, "Everyone, has anyone seen the murderer who killed my third brother?"

The Jianghu people looked at each other - naturally they didn't see it.

Man Shihu finally looked at the people from Eryan Palace, Luojiazhai and Donghuangmen.

The four parties looked at each other for a while, it seemed that there was some communication, everything was kept silent, this kind of weird atmosphere, outsiders could not understand.

Man Shihu flicked his sleeve for the last time, and his opponent said, "Let's go!"

After finishing speaking, his subordinates pushed the cart away, before Man Shihu left, he did not forget to give the other three sects a hard look.

The prefect of Suzhou is still stupid.

Zhan Zhao asked Pan Li, "This..."

However, Pan Li didn't give Zhan Zhao a chance to speak. Instead, he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Nanxia for your concern, but this is my Shi Hutang's personal grievance. It's the world's business. This is the rule."

After speaking, he turned and left.

Zhan Zhao glanced at Bai Yutang—what should we do?

Bai Yutang's eyes comforted him—cold salad.

Zhan Zhao narrowed his eyes.

Gongsun felt that it was outrageous, and looked at the Suzhou prefect who could only pant and didn't even say a whole sentence with some disgust.

The people from the three major sects hurriedly withdrew, Qiu Tian got into bad luck on the first day of opening, and was not in the mood for any opening ceremony, so he asked the staff to put away all the firecrackers.

The people in the rivers and lakes also dispersed one after another.

Zhan Zhao and the others didn't go very well in their initial investigation, but they also noticed that there were articles in it. Fortunately, they didn't seem to reveal their intentions too much.

Qiu Tian couldn't invite everyone to eat at the restaurant where someone just died, but he didn't want to miss the opportunity to make friends with so many legendary figures, so he told Zhan Zhao that he would take care of the affairs in the building first, and bring the cook with him tomorrow. Visit in person.

It is enough for Bai Yutang to ask him to come to Wuzhuang. In fact, needless to say, Fifth Master, Qiu Tian also knows where to find them, because the only house in Suzhou Mansion that is comparable to his family is Wuzhuang on the Sinking Island. up.

Zhan Zhao and others boarded the boat, preparing to return to Zhuangzi.

At this time, I saw a person running over from the bank, hopping and waving to Bai Yutang, "Master!"

Everyone turned around and saw that he was a little old man in his sixties, with a gray beard and a familiar face!

Bai Yutang let the boat dock, and picked up the old man aboard.

Both Yue Ya'er and Chen Xing'er went to meet him, "Cheng Bo, why are you here?"

Who is it?It is a steward of the empty island, Lu Cheng.

The empty island is huge, and there are several housekeepers alone. Lu Cheng runs outside specially, where there is any wedding banquet, if the five island owners of the empty island do not attend, they will send him there.

Lu Cheng got on the boat and told everyone that Zhakong Island had some business contacts with Qiu Tian, ​​so this time Qiu Tian sent a post, and uncle Lu Fang asked him to send a congratulatory gift, unexpectedly meeting Bai Yutang and the others .

Lu Cheng had actually discovered Bai Yutang just now, but he was afraid of causing trouble for his young master, so he kept silent until everyone dispersed before he ran over.

Everyone was worried that no one would ask, so they asked Lu Cheng, "How long have you been here?"

"I've been here for two days, I just arrived yesterday." Lu Cheng said while shaking his head, "This Suzhou mansion is not peaceful, people have died for two days in a row!"

Everyone was stunned.

Zhan Zhao was surprised, "You mean, someone died yesterday?"

"That's right!" Lu Cheng nodded, while stroking his chin to ponder, "Speaking of it, it's an evil way, the way of death is the same, it's really like offending a spider spirit."