This deity is handsome and splits the sky

The west of Fengcheng is the poorest part of the city, the houses along the way are low and dilapidated, and the people on the road are getting fewer and fewer.

The front of a dilapidated house is full of rubble and broken tiles, and it seems that it has not been lived in for a long time.

The paint pattern on the wooden door was mottled, and the door was ajar, so it was pitch black inside.

Qingfeng kicked open the door, a damp and musty smell came over his face, the dark room was empty, there was no furniture, only a dilapidated straw mat spread in the corner, next to the straw mat, the fake town demon banner was The man was torn into pieces and thrown on the ground.

Still a step too late.

"How do you know that someone is coming to steal the demon town banner?" Feng Cuixue asked.

"The original demon-suppressing banner in the city was destroyed by man, although the purpose is unknown, but if the new banner is made soon, it will definitely affect that person's plan." Qingfeng said: "Although the person was not caught, the matter There are probably some eyebrows."

Feng Zuixue said: "The news is so well-informed, this person must be a member of the city lord's mansion..."

The two went to the neighbor's house to inquire.

"People? I didn't see it." The neighbor's aunt replied: "That room has not been occupied for nearly a month."

The thread is broken again.

Qingfeng asked: "Where are the people who lived before?"

The lady next door thought for a while and said, "I've been missing for a month, I don't know where I went. I used to live with an official servant. We all call him Meng Dalang."

Qingfeng frowned slightly, and noticed something strange, "How did he disappear?"

The neighbor aunt shook her head and said she didn't know, "I don't know, it seems that the person disappeared suddenly, and everyone couldn't find it no matter how hard they looked. Logically speaking, Fengcheng is so big, where can he go?"

It is really strange that a living person disappeared for nearly a month in a closed city.

"That's why everyone thinks he might be dead." The lady next door whispered, and after finishing speaking, she muttered softly: "It stands to reason that Meng Dalang is usually honest and doesn't wander around. How could he lose a good person? ..."

Feng Zuixue looked at the dilapidated and leaky houses all around, and suddenly asked in doubt: "The officials live here?"

"Meng Dalang lives here alone, how can other officials live in such a place." The neighbor lady smiled, "He is honest, he doesn't steal money or take bribes like others, he just lives on his salary. He is friendly with everyone, laughs and laughs all day long, and will take the initiative to help anyone around who is in trouble."

After that, the neighbor lady pointed to the dilapidated empty house, "Anyway, he is also a government official, but we count their house as the oldest here."

Feng Cuixue nodded, "He is a good man who sacrifices himself for others, does he usually offend anyone?"

The neighbor lady forced a smile, "I didn't offend him. Meng Dalang is very popular, he has a good temper with everyone, and he is also generous. Everyone loves to hang out with him, and he pays for the food and drink... Who did you offend?" , really not."

Feng Cuixue: "Is there anyone else in his family?"

The neighbor's aunt thought for a while, "My daughter-in-law died early and had a son, but Meng Dalang moved after a few days of disappearance, and I don't know where he went."

After thinking for a while, the neighbor's aunt continued: "That son is so unfilial. You can hear him shouting at his father every day, making a lot of noise, and the eyes of a little child looking at people all day long... tsk, panicked. Later, Meng Dalang After being missing for a few days, the child is still cold, he doesn't seem to be worried at all, he is cold-hearted."

"However, within a few days of Meng Dalang's disappearance, Mr. He brought people to remove all the things in their house, saying that Meng Dalang owed him a lot of money. Who is Mr. He? He is the lord of the young city, who runs a gambling shop! You said that Meng Dalang is usually old He's honest and doesn't have much money, so how could he go to gamble? He must have been led astray by his peers."

When the neighbor's aunt said this, Feng Cuixue suddenly felt that it was very familiar. After thinking for a while, she was surprised: "Is his son called Dongsheng?"

"That's right, it's called Meng Dongsheng, does the immortal master know him?"

Feng Cuixue nodded, "I've seen it with He Liangjie."

"So you went to Mr. He to sell yourself to his father to pay off the debt?" The neighbor lady muttered, "Then Mr. He is not a good person..."

Qingfeng: "Does he have any other acquaintances? Was there anything unusual before he disappeared?"

"No, it's quite normal. Those who have good relations with the officials are the masters. How do we know... Oh yes, he has a younger brother who is a gambler. He often asks Meng Dalang for money. He seems to be called... Lao Ma. "

Feng Cuixue and Qingfeng looked at each other with surprise in their eyes.

This is too coincidental.

Meng Dalang disappeared a month ago, Lao Ma's hands were cut off, and the two are righteous brothers, so it's hard to say that there is no connection between them.

Feng Cuixue and Qingfeng asked a few more people in the west of the city, and some said they had seen Meng Dalang go to look for Lao Ma before he disappeared.

Lao Ma's body and the other five officials had been buried hastily. Chuncai made a fuss outside the city lord's mansion but was kicked out, so she could only go back home angrily.

Chuncai's house.

Chuncai frowned, "No, Meng Dalang never came to our house."

Feng Cuixue asked: "Someone saw with their own eyes that Meng Dalang came to your house to look for Lao Ma that day. You really don't know what they did?"

"Who saw it? Don't talk nonsense without evidence." After finishing speaking, Chuncai rolled her eyes and said vigilantly, "It's not that He Liangjie told you. Don't believe him, how long has it been since Meng Dalang disappeared?" Now, this matter has nothing to do with our family's money, He Liangjie just wants to pour dirty water on Lao Ma and cover up the fact that he killed Lao Ma."

Hearing that Qingfeng and Feng Cuixue frowned.

Feng Cuixue asked, "Old Ma has a very good relationship with Meng Dalang. Do you know Meng Dalang well? Do you know what they both do? Is there anything unusual recently?"

Chuncai's expression froze slightly, her eyes drifted for a moment, then she rolled her eyes and said, "Lao Ma is running around all day, I don't know what they are doing, besides, they are not real brothers, righteous brothers are just talking about it." Hanging around for fun, not so close."

"He Liangjie said that Lao Ma's brother-in-law paid back the 20 taels of gambling debt for him. This person must be talking about Meng Dalang."

"What gambling debt?! That's the IOU that He Liangjie tricked Lao Ma into signing!" Chuncai became angry immediately, "How could our family pay back so much money! For this reason, He Liangjie came to our house and threatened Kill Lao Ma."

"Then Meng Dalang will pay it for you after all." Feng Cuixue said: "Meng Dalang's life is more difficult than yours. Seeing that his brother was almost killed, he dared to take on the 20 taels of debt because of his brotherly loyalty. He is a small official. How can you afford it?"

"The neighbors in the west of the city say that Meng Dalang is not a good gambler. He has never even entered the gambling hall. He still owes so much money to He Liangjie after he died. I am afraid that what he owes is the money he owed for Lao Ma."

Chuncai's face showed a bit of guilt, she kept wringing her hands in her sleeves, Feng Qixue lowered her eyes and glanced slightly, and then said: "Meng Dalang almost went bankrupt because of your family, and after he died, Meng Dongsheng will continue to pay your debts for you. Do you really have a clear conscience? Meng Dalang disappeared after traveling with Lao Ma, Lao Ma must have known about it, and if you don’t report it, can you be worthy of Meng Dalang’s kindness to you?"

Chuncai lowered her head and hardly dared to look at the two of them, her brows were tightly frowned, sweat was dripping from her forehead, and she was restless.

After a while Chuncai shook her head, she lowered her eyes and dared not look at the two of them, "I really don't know."

"It's all He Liangjie's fault! If He Liangjie hadn't tricked Lao Ma into signing the IOU, we wouldn't have owed so much money, and Meng Dalang wouldn't have gone bankrupt! It's all He Liangjie's fault, and it has nothing to do with us!" Chuncai said in a voice Sharply said, "Why don't you investigate the matter of He Liangjie killing Lao Ma? How do I know about Meng Dalang's matter? You all know to bully me, a widow!"

As Chuncai spoke, she seemed to gain confidence, and her voice became exhausted.

Qingfeng said coldly: "You think He Liangjie killed Lao Ma, so how do you explain the deaths of the other five officials?"

Chuncai's voice faltered, "How do I know..."

Qingfeng said: "The city lord knew about the death of these six people last night, and was eager to cover it up, but he didn't want to leak the news. The city lord suppressed Meng Dalang's disappearance at the beginning, so no one went to investigate."

Chuncai looked bewildered.

Feng Cuixue explained: "These two incidents must be related. The murderer is not He Liangjie. If you tell us honestly what did Lao Ma and Meng Dalang do, maybe Lao Ma's death can also be found out."

Chuncai's expression paused slightly, her eyes drifted into thought, as if she was thinking about the connection between the two.

After a while, Chuncai seemed to have lost all her strength and her shoulders collapsed. She sighed and finally told the truth.

"I don't know what they did a month ago. At that time, Lao Ma only told me that he was going to make a fortune, and told me not to talk about it." Chuncai lowered his eyes, "He put this I also told Meng Dalang about it, and asked Meng Dalang to go with him, so that's why Meng Dalang came to look for him that day."

"The two of them left at night, and I don't know where they went. About two days later, Lao Ma came back. I haven't seen Meng Dalang since then. Later, Meng Dongsheng came to our house to ask Meng Dalang, and Lao Ma also Don't speak, drive him away."

Feng Zuixue: "Did you ask Lao Ma?"

"I asked, of course I asked. When Lao Ma came back, he didn't look right. He looked dazed. He only told me that Meng Dalang was dead. He told me not to tell the truth, just pretend that he didn't know anything." Chuncai said : "I think something happened to them, otherwise Lao Ma wouldn't be so scared. But this incident didn't attract much attention from everyone. Lao Ma got along well with those officials, and those officials didn't Someone mentioned about Meng Dalang."

Feng Zuixue: "Maybe they know something."

Chuncai nodded, "I should know about it, but no one mentioned it, so the matter will be left alone."

Feng Cuixue asked: "Isn't Meng Dalang very popular? No one has looked into it? Meng Dongsheng's father disappeared, and he didn't bother about it anymore?"

Chuncai twitched the corners of her mouth, "Everyone bullies him and wants to take advantage of him. Many people like to ask him for help or borrow money from him, because he never refuses. He is usually affectionate and affectionate. When someone disappears, he doesn't see anyone. I really care. As for Meng Dongsheng, that kid is always cold-hearted, and he left after making a fuss once."

Feng Zuixue smiled, "It seems that the relationship between you and Meng Dalang is the same as that of other people."

Chuncai said awkwardly, "What's the matter, we still cared about it, cared about it."

After asking here, no new clues could be asked, so Feng Cuixue and Qingfeng left Chuncai's house.

Feng Zhuxue was still thinking, "Where did Lao Ma and Meng Dalang go? Meng Dalang died because of this, and Lao Ma became so frightened again. Meng Dalang is also an official post. What does the city lord know that he is so eager to cover up these two things? "

Qingfeng said: "I'm afraid it's also related to those two monks from the Seven Stars Gate. I heard the three of them discussing something together last night, and they wanted to do it without telling us. I'm afraid it's also related to these two things."

Feng Cuixue nodded, and suddenly realized, his face was full of surprise, as if he didn't expect Qingfeng to do such a thing, "You still listen to people's corners?"

Qingfeng frowned slightly, and quickly denied, "Just passing by."

Feng Cuixue was full of doubts, but he didn't say anything, just asked, "Perhaps these things between Meng Dalang and Lao Ma have nothing to do with the person who stole the demon-suppressing banner. That person probably just threw the banned demon-suppressing banner casually." Go there and lead us to make a trip in vain."

Qingfeng said: "It is possible, but there is indeed something hidden about the death of Meng Dalang and Lao Ma, and it is related to the city lord and those two monks. This must be investigated."

Feng Zhuxue nodded, "Okay, then shall we go find Meng Dongsheng?"

Feng Cuixue's activeness in investigating this matter was beyond Qingfeng's expectation, Qingfeng's eyes showed surprise, Feng Cuixue immediately understood what Qingfeng was thinking, "After all, I am an upright and good person, and good people always don't want to see you." In this world, there are too many wronged and wronged things.”

It was getting dusk, and there were not many pedestrians on the street. A young man was holding something in his arms and running panting on the road, as if he had something urgent to do.

The young man in brocade clothes waving a fan appeared from around the corner and blocked the boy's way.

The young man raised his face in astonishment, and the young man in brocade clothes put away his fan. He was against the light, his whole face buried in the shadow, looking down at the young man, looking particularly eerie.

"I've been looking for you for a day, where have you been?"

Besides, Feng Zuixue and Qingfeng found the gambling house, the door of the gambling house was closed, and the business is supposed to be the best at dusk, but the gambling house was closed.

Dongsheng is He Liangjie's entourage, and logically speaking, he should be by He Liangjie's side, and He Liangjie and Dongsheng were nowhere to be seen in the city lord's mansion, and the servants said they didn't know where to go.

These two people disappeared at the same time.