this is my ark journey

"I have a task, why should I be a free laborer?"

But I became free labor!

Jing Zhe rolled her eyes, grabbed a chestnut and put it in her mouth, and couldn't help but complain, "You might as well help out if you're in a daze here."

"In a daze? No, I'm just comprehending life and looking back on the road I've traveled before." Ren's voice was very deep, and he didn't mean to be joking at all.

It's only been a day since the bloody battle in Fort St. Jun, but right now it's like the difference between heaven and hell.

The screams were replaced by laughter, the flames from the explosion were replaced by lanterns, and the ruins were turned into buildings.

The girl looked around and asked inexplicably, "What's so interesting about this?"

"Mountains, water, and people are all beautiful. If I hadn't been drunk, I would have drunk this wine now." Ren shook the two cowhide wine bags on his waist and looked at more and more rafts in the river in front of him. ,Listen attentively.

The sound of mahjong in the teahouse, the laughter of children, and the conversation of couples all fell into my ears, just like a beautiful song.

While listening, he suddenly turned around, looked at the dazed girl, and smiled slightly: "You don't understand?"

"I don't quite understand, uh, Shangshu's ease is also famous in Yan Kingdom, and the pace of life is already very slow."

"You've been through hell and you'll understand."

"Sounds like you've experienced it?"

Faced with the questioning, Ren smiled and said nothing. He has experienced it many times. To be honest, playing mahjong in a teahouse and shopping with his wife and children are dull and boring in the eyes of ordinary people, but it is precisely what Ren can meet but cannot ask for. .

Thousands of people cheered, but there were many bones and countless scars behind them, and even the lover had no time to say a few more words, just embarking on the journey as if urged to death.

No one forced Ren, but this situation calmed down the impetuous heart.

Value is enough. From ancient times to the present, it is the strong to carry more things. Is it possible to let these old people step into the bloody purgatory?Could it be that these children are allowed to carry knives into battle?

"Speaking of which, is it really okay for us to just do nothing like this?" Jing Zhe sat on the stone bench and kept shaking his legs, "Now that the store is closed and the lantern festival is also seen, it's time to get down to business."

"Aren't we doing it all the time?" Ren pressed his hands down to keep the girl from getting excited, and said casually while throwing chestnuts into his mouth:

"Do you think the couple on the stone bench on the left is spying on us? Don't turn your head and look at it from the corner of your eye."

Jing Zhe's eyes moved, and she really saw a couple sitting ten meters away. There were too many people and she didn't realize it. Now after being reminded, she went to see it, and she really felt something was wrong.

The two of them didn't hold anything in their hands. You must know that couples go to the Lantern Festival to eat all the way, so they can't lose weight, and they look at this side with extremely dark eyes. What's the point of an old man eating chestnuts.

"Look at the eight o'clock direction again, under the signboard of the noodle shop."

Jing Zhe looked quietly again, this is a man with obvious ancestor's blood, dressed in fancy clothes, toasting to himself, looking at the pavilion openly.

Another watcher?This guy looks like an amateur.

'And this underwater. Ren threw a chestnut into the river, which was instantly swallowed by the waves. There were also 'people' in the river, but he had to pretend not to notice.

After spending so long on the land of Terra, the only ones who can distinguish the enemy from the enemy with their souls are the ashes, so they barely cheered up to watch their performances.

"Two groups of people are staring at us, isn't it, they reacted so quickly?" Jing Zhe pretended to be nonchalant.

"Do you see that they are different?"

"Of course, I'm a professional." The girl puffed up her chest.

Renn smiled, Dali Temple is equivalent to the FBI, and if he can be a part-time official in it, he must have anti-reconnaissance capabilities.

But she was wrong, the two who were following her were not considered enemies, at least not in Rennes.

"Take it well, don't spill it." Throwing the wine sac, Ren ate cold pot skewers, and walked out.

Jing Zhe saw the couple get up, the ancestors put down the cup, their heartbeat accelerated slightly, but it was very troublesome to carry two wine bags.

"How do I fight?"

"Fight?" Ren paused, turned around, and smiled silently.

"With me here, do you need to fight?"

......

"Hey, it finally moved." The man put down his wine glass, and just looked at the two of them so openly. After observing for more than ten minutes, he also had a general idea.

These two are by no means brothers and sisters, how can an older brother treat his younger sister like an errand boy? If there is such a strange thing in the world, he, the old carp, will be mistaken.

He took out his wallet, took out a hundred yuan Longmen coin and patted it on the table. Just as he got up, he saw the boss took the money and asked curiously:

"Guest officer, are you from Longmen?"

People from Longmen are rarely seen in the Shangshu area, but those filthy people stay at the top, and ordinary people don't know that the two sides are very tense.

"Yeah, I came to find a friend, but I was ordered to do things again." Lao Li pressed his top hat and said with a lazy smile, "Today is the New Year's Eve, so there is no need for change. I wish you a prosperous business."

Amidst the sound of thanks, the man disappeared into the crowd, and just fell behind the two of them, recalling the mission of his old classmate in his heart.

The reason is unknown, only that these two people are related to the survival of Shangshu, and let him follow the clues to investigate the matter quietly.

"That guy Liang Xun doesn't always explain things clearly. I came to Shangshu only to give some souvenirs, so I don't want to disturb these shitty things."

Old Li was cursing, he and Liang Xun were classmates, they opened a detective agency in Longmen, and took a long order by the way.

Longmen is mixed with fish and dragons, and it is Dayan's window. Liang Xun also wanted to inquire about the outside world, so he asked his old classmates to collect some information. It is not a spy act, but he collected newspapers from various countries and wrote them into a report, which he used as a reference for his old classmates. .

When the things were delivered, he should have gone back to Longmen, but Shangshu was lively and comfortable, so he stayed for a few more days sincerely.

"If I knew it, I would have done it in advance." Lao Li sighed, doing things well, but Liang Xun's attitude made people feel guilty.

Walking out of the bustling Lantern Festival along the crowd, Shangshu is mountainous and the roads are extremely complicated. The ever-forking path sucks up the crowd like a sponge. Gradually, only a few people are left on the road.

The street lights were dimmed, and the sound of mahjong and the noise also subsided. The two people in front turned around an alley corner, and their backs suddenly disappeared.

Lao Li quickened his pace and ran, leaning on the wall and looking in, his heart skipped a beat.

gone?

The alley where only two people can walk side by side is empty, and there is no shadow of the target. The distance between the two sides was only a dozen meters just now, and they lost track in the blink of an eye.

No, I was discovered.

His muscles tensed up, he turned his head a little stiffly, and saw a man in black clothes and black hair standing under the streetlight three meters away, looking at himself with a pair of eyes, and there was a man and a woman lying at his feet. A colleague actually didn't make a sound at all...

A master, not an ordinary master.

The old carp froze for a moment, then calmly relaxed his muscles and lowered his hands.

"You don't try to resist?" Ren was a little surprised, he could see that this person was not weak.

"My old carp is pretty good at seeing people. If you do it, you might lose your life. If you don't do it, you can live. It's better to be careful."

It is a talent to be able to say surrender so naturally.

"Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?" Ren walked forward holding the sword.

"I'm afraid, but from the moment I entrusted him with my life, I couldn't control my own life." Old Li shrugged and said lazily, "But if you kill me, you won't be able to stay in Shangshu any longer."

"Is this a threat?"

"No, this is to persuade you that peace is the most important thing." The man took out a slender cigarette and lit it, and saw Ren stopped one meter away. At this distance, he could take his head with a backhand.

"You are a bit interesting, tell me, what does it have to do with them? Who sent you here? What do you want from us?"

"It doesn't matter, I just checked you because you were involved in a bloody case." Old Li was also calm.

"The bloody case should be a matter for the government, why should you do it?"

"The government has the difficulties of the government. Their actions will not end well. This is the case from Longmen to Shangshu."

"Are you from Longmen?" Ren raised his eyebrows, unexpectedly meeting Longmen people here.

"It doesn't count, I just spent some years in Longmen and saved a little bit of family business."

You are very smart, and you have a strong desire to survive. You deliberately said this to make me feel like you should be wary of rats. On the one hand, you are a local snake from the Shangshu government, and on the other hand, you are a dragon crossing the river from Longmen. How can ordinary Jianghu masters dare to touch you.

Ren admitted that this guy is extremely smart. Some people are not afraid of the government, but they are definitely afraid of Ashes. After all, no one wants to mess with a super strong man.

But he didn't know this person. After thinking about it carefully, he had a little impression. Chen Huijie seemed to have said that there was an informant named Lao Li, who should be a person like Penguin Logistics who wandered in a gray area.

Clang——

The sword light was not in the sheath, and Lao Li finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had just noticed that this person was obsessed with 'Longmen', but he had never met him before, so he would not think about his 'own people'.

"Do you need me to speak for you?"

"No need, just follow me."

Ah? ?

Old Li was a little surprised, why didn't this person follow the routine, he either let himself go to give a warning, or destroyed the corpse and wiped out the traces, how could he even know that the spies were still with him.

"You also said just now that your life has been lost to me, don't you still accept it?" Ren said and held the sword again.

"Submit it, as you like." Old Li resolutely admitted, and he suddenly found that he couldn't see through this man.

Who is he?What do you want?It is impossible to judge logically, neither cooperates nor escapes, do you really think that you are invincible?

At this time, the two couples under the street lamp finally woke up, and Ren went away with his sword in hand, not so polite to these two people who wanted to resist him.

Holding the two charms quietly in his hands, he picked up the two of them like chickens, and asked bluntly:

"Who sent you here?"

The old carp wanted to laugh a little after he followed, this kind of people are dead men, how could they ask questions without some means, so he had to take a puff of cigarettes to ease his smile.

"The left servant of the Ministry of Rites, Ning Ciqiu sent us here." The man replied immediately.

what? ?

Not to mention Lao Li, even Jing Zhe's eyes widened, and just about to ask Ren what kind of demon technique he used, the latter made a silent gesture and closed his mouth, only feeling a little scared there.

This person is treated as a marionette, more terrifying than a sword.

Ren didn't care about the shadows in his heart, and continued to ask: "Ning Ciqiu? What does she, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, want from me?"

"Lord Ning wants to help Master Liang, and hopes to find out about this matter in her hands." The woman replied with blank eyes.

help? ?

Ren was a little confused. Judging by his official position, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites is obviously higher. If it is acceptable to play a big game for Sui Beast, what's the matter with helping?

"Ahem, gossip, the relationship between Ning Ciqiu and Liang Xun is not normal." Lao Li suddenly coughed lightly, if the killing god is one of the chess players, then he shouldn't be allowed to think too much.

What if the friend of an old classmate is cut off?

"Just for this?" Ren frowned slightly. Judging from the current clues, Dali Temple came to Shangshu definitely for the sake of the Year Beast. It is normal for Liang Xun to participate as a landlord, but it has nothing to do with the Ministry of Rites.

"The Ministry of Rites has a subsidiary organization called Si Sui Tai. I heard that the two sides have completely opposite attitudes towards the Sui Beast. The Ministry of Rites has always hoped to accept the Sui Beast for Yan's use in good faith." Lao Li said again.

Ren turned his head and simply asked, "Liang Xun told you that this matter is related to the Year Beast?"

Old Li didn't ask such idiotic questions as 'how do you know I'm from Liang Xun', but shook his head: "I guess."

Ren didn't speak. He believed that the man could guess it. Just as he was about to speak, he heard another low growl from the female cat.

"You dare to use me?!" Jing Zhe's eyes were red, she could tell that this guy knew that there was a year beast in Shangshu, and he became a pawn in the conspiracy, maybe when he fell into that mind control.

No, it was definitely a hit, otherwise how could I be used like a maid.

"Miss, you arrested me, why did I become a conspirator? As for exploiting, I saved your life, and your life and death have half a cent to do with whether I enter Shangshu or not?"

Jing Zhe blinked his eyes, it seems that this is the reason, except for the capital, which city-state does not let him come and go, there is no need for a leading party.

"Then you just want to get this information from me!"

"You don't know what to do, how can I do it?"

"You really used mind control on me!"

"Please, wipe off the oil from the corners of your mouth before you talk about it. What kind of secret mission do you really have? Would you go to the Lantern Festival with such peace of mind?"

It was another rhetorical question, Jing Zhe wiped the corners of his mouth, and really wiped the red oil from the cold pot, his little face couldn't help turning red.

She really didn't know why she came to Shangshu, the Tai Tuo only said so and waited, and didn't say anything about the specific waiting, but in this way——

I've been seen through by others a long time ago, I'm just like a clown...

The girl was closed to herself, and Ryan suddenly felt a little guilty. The more he knew, the sadder he became. That's the reason.As for Lao Li, he also heard that these two people were survivors of the murder, but he couldn't do anything except look up at the moon.

Back in front of his eyes, Ren roughly summed up the clues. This chess game is intricate. On the surface, there are Dali Temple, the New Year's Eve Party monk and the prefect of Shu, and there is a pair of eyes staring at it secretly. Now there is Cheng Yaojin.

The Ministry of Rites, Si Sui Tai, Sui Beast...

He pondered for a while and asked, "Where is Ning Ciqiu?"

"Master Ning is waiting for news from us at the junction."