Confusing the real with the fake

Author: Xi Yumu

It was raining heavily, and even though Luoyang was as prosperous as Luoyang, the city gate that usually had constant flow of people seemed very deserted at the moment, with not many people passing by.

A carriage moved from far to near, slowly breaking into the guard's field of vision. The "clatter" of horse hooves was masked by the noisy rainstorm, and a coachman dressed in black linen was driving the carriage skillfully in front.

The guards naturally knew Ye Jingyan's reminder. When they saw the carriage approaching, they knew in their hearts that the murderer was in the car. They couldn't help but look happy, as if they saw the white money waving to them. When the carriage approached, Ye Jingyan stood in the city with a big smile.

In front of the gate, he hurriedly asked the guards on the left and right to stop him, and shouted in a deep voice: "Stop the visitor, the city gate is being guarded at the moment, don't get out of the car to be interrogated!"

Through the heavy rain, the coachman's face could not be seen clearly. After the carriage stopped, the coachman reached out and took out something from his waist. He shouted to the city gate guard in a calm tone: "This is the special envoy for investigating the case, Ling Changfeng."

Your carriage has urgent matters that need to be handled out of the city. Your Majesty’s special envoy’s token is here and you have no right to review it. Why don’t you get out of here quickly?”

From a distance, it was naturally not clear whether the token in the driver's hand was real or fake. Fortunately, Ling Changfeng did not hear this, otherwise he would have been furious. How dare this daring man pretend to be himself?

Dare to put a big black pot on your head!

Ye Jingyan had just been taught a lesson by Ling Changfeng, and now he knew that Ling Changfeng was watching from the city gate balcony. The man in front of him must be an impostor. So he remained calm and motioned the guard with his hands behind his back to go to the carriage to investigate.

Fan.

When the coachman saw this, he knew that the counterfeiting had been discovered, but he seemed to have anticipated this situation. He jumped up and jumped out of the carriage. Before being surrounded by guards, he hurriedly ran to the nearby private house and borrowed the help of others.

Under the cover of the rain curtain, I wanted to escape.

Seeing his extraordinary skills, the city gate guard was already sure that this person must be the arrested murderer. How could he bear it at this moment that the suspect could run away openly under his gaze? That was his half-year salary. No need to give orders, he would be there immediately

A group of men and horses followed in pursuit.

Ling Changfeng and his party, who were standing on the city gate tower, were silently watching the scene in front of them of guards tracking down fugitives. Seeing the suspect escaping, everyone except Ling Changfeng suddenly became very nervous.

Seeing that her young master still looked calm and composed, Xiaolan asked, "Master, aren't you afraid that the suspect has escaped? Do you want me to catch him?"

Shaking his head, Ling Changfeng looked indifferent: "This is just a bait, don't fall for the real murderer's trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain! The suspect abandoned the car and escaped so easily, so the things in the carriage must be deceitful. We

Just wait and see what happens!”

Magistrate Qin listened silently. He was extremely anxious when he saw the suspect running away, but seeing that Ling Changfeng was already confident, he did not dare to rush him.

The remaining guards at the city gate slowly approached the carriage and used their long tasseled guns to lift the curtain. They saw that there was no one inside, but there was only a large wooden box. The copper lock that originally locked the wooden box was gone.

Look, you can see a faint light.

When the guards saw this, they were overjoyed. They thought that the criminal had abandoned a box of jewelry, so they hurriedly lifted the heavy wooden box out of the carriage. They also allowed the rain to wet their clothes. When they opened the wooden box and took a look, they caught their eyes.

There was no treasure as imagined, but the light reflected from some polished and broken iron tools.

As the wooden box was opened, there was an open clay pot in the middle of the wooden box. The originally sealed clay pot was sealed with a hemp rope connected to the upper lid of the wooden box. As the wooden box was opened by the guards,

The seal of the clay pot was also opened, and a blue-gray smoke spread out. It was unknown what it was.

The soaked faces and hands of the surrounding guards immediately turned red after coming into contact with the smoke, and instantly became extremely itchy and uncontrollable. The leader, at this moment, groaned repeatedly and fell to the ground rolling.

.

Seeing this situation, Ye Jingyan hurriedly shouted: "It's poisonous, get away quickly!" The other guards who were about to step forward to investigate were stopped by him. They all retreated a few feet away. Fortunately, it was raining heavily now, and the poisonous smoke did not spread.

However far it goes, it is gradually carried away by the rain. If it continues to spread, the consequences will be disastrous.

Ling Changfeng, who was watching all this on the balcony, thought to himself: "What a vicious plot! The strength of the guards was greatly reduced this time. If he hadn't predicted it, he might have allowed this man to knock out all the guards and let them escape.

Already."

Looking sideways at the crowd, he saw County Magistrate Qin and the police officers looking nervous. Ling Changfeng comforted him: "You don't have to worry, the smoke only takes effect when it comes into contact with water. You can avoid it by taking precautions when arresting the suspect."

Being poisoned by this.”

Ye Jingyan, who was standing at the gate of the city, was at a loss for what to do. A carriage came into the guard's sight again. The guard at this moment was no longer as excited as before, and there was a hint of nervousness in his eyes.

The carriage was parked far away on the street in front of the city gate, and a driver on it shouted: "Lord Yin Xu of Luoyang Prefecture has arrived! Where is Captain Ye?"

Ye Jingyan had learned from the past, so he didn't dare to be careless. He just stood there and said nervously: "Ye Jingyan is here! Is it really Mr. Xu in the car?"

But he saw that the curtain of the carriage was gently opened, and Xu Fuyin's face was revealed. He frowned and asked: "Captain Ye, what is going on? The suspect I asked you to arrest is now

Where is it?"

Ye Jingyan was overjoyed when he heard Mr. Xu's voice. He hurriedly approached the carriage in the heavy rain and said urgently: "Report to Mr. Xu, the suspect is very cunning. He escaped after injuring the city gate guard with poison. Now the official is sending people there.

I'm being hunted. Please forgive me!"

"Hmph, it's true that there is more than enough success and more than enough failure! Fortunately, I came here, otherwise the guard would have died of poison! Go on, this is the antidote holy medicine that I asked Baicao Hall to prepare. You can distribute it to them and take it.

"Xu Fuyin looked angry and slowly took out a small white bottle and threw it to Ye Jingyan.

Ye Jingyan hurriedly thanked him, immediately took the vial, and ordered his men to feed it to the guards who were lying on the ground. After taking the antidote, the guards' faces no longer turned red and gradually improved. After getting up, the guards

Everyone thanked Xu Fuyin for saving his life.

When Xu Fuyin saw this, his expression softened, he waved his hand and said: "Since the suspect is committing fraud, I won't blame you. But the city gate must be strengthened. It's getting late, Captain Ye, you go there immediately.

Let Master Meng know about this. I have to go out of the city to do some business, and it is up to you to take care of this place! Remember not to be careless!" After saying that, he lowered the curtain and asked the coachman to drive the carriage out of the city gate.

Ye Jingyan wanted to tell Ling Changfeng that Ling Changfeng was also waiting for the murderer here, but seeing Xu Fuyin in a hurry, he naturally stopped talking. As for checking the carriage, he did not dare. After all, he had just been forgiven for dereliction of duty, and besides
Chapter completed!