Volume 1: The Case of the Talented Man in Linzhou Chapter 3: The Fury of the River God
The second question is actually the question that Xing Qianqiu has always wondered about.
"By the way, how was the relationship between Su Meng and the other two talented men who died?" Duan Ming looked at Xing Qianqiu.
Xing Qianqiu said: "We have a very good relationship, and we even have a good relationship with Ji Qianfan, who is known as the 'Tonghu Talented Scholar'. Together they are known as the 'Four Talented Scholars of Linzhou', and we often get together."
"Did the deceased all know each other?" Duan Ming narrowed his eyes slightly: "Then Ji Qianfan..."
"Ji Qianfan's place is already being watched." Xing Qianqiu said, "Nothing unusual has been found so far."
"Yes." Duan Ming nodded: "Okay, now I have a general understanding of the situation, can I leave?"
"Where to go?" Xing Qianqiu looked at Duan Ming.
"Sulin Riverside." Duan Ming said solemnly: "There are some things that I need to see for myself."
"I'll go with you." Xing Qianqiu said.
"You?" Duan Ming hesitated for a moment and nodded: "But first change your outfit and bring more money."
"Change clothes? Bring more money?" Xing Qianqiu was stunned, but he didn't ask any more questions and quickly walked back to the room to change his clothes.
Although he is a cold-faced person, one good thing is that he is trustworthy in employing people.
It was just after noon, and the banks of the Sulin River were still bustling with people.
The case in the morning didn't seem to affect everyone's lives at all, it just gave everyone something to talk about after dinner.
Soon, Duan Ming brought Xing Qianqiu to a vendor's shop. Duan Ming smiled and said hello: "Hey, Brother Yu!"
"Duan Ming?" The owner of the shop is a middle-aged man in his forties, known as Yu Laowu. He has dark skin and looks strong: "Why are you here again? If you want to buy fish on credit again, there is no way!"
"Hey, Brother Yu, don't be so unfriendly." Duan Ming smiled and walked around the chopping board and came to Yu Lao Wu's side. Regardless of the fishy smell on Lao Wu's body, he hugged his neck:
"You forgot, last time your home network was lost, I found it for you."
"If you forget, I will chop you up and sell them for the fish you stole from me!" Yu Laowu shook off Duan Ming's arm and said through gritted teeth.
"Yes, thank you Brother Yu for your great kindness!" Duan Ming said with a smile: "I borrowed it before, not stole it. Do you think I'm here to pay back the money this time?"
"Old Xing, take out the money, fifty copper coins." Duan Ming looked at Xing Qianqiu, and then said to Lao Wu: "Anything more will be my interest."
Xing Qianqiu looked at Duan Ming, and with a livid face, he took out fifty copper plates from his waist and placed them on the chopping board.
"Interest? Where did you come up with such a weird word?" Yu Laowu looked at the fifty copper coins and suddenly became happy. At the same time, he looked at Xing Qianqiu doubtfully: "Is this man your friend? Xiao Duan,
You have become successful!"
"Hey, friend." Duan Ming smiled and nodded: "By the way, Brother Yu, your business is quite deserted today."
"Oh, forget it, it's not the trouble caused by that messy thing in the morning." Yu Laowu put away the copper coins and sighed: "Today's River God Festival is not allowed to go into the water, so I caught these fish last night, thinking that today
More people can buy it. As a result, I encountered that kind of thing..."
"Oh? What's the matter? Tell me." Duan Ming asked.
"You don't know?" Yu Laowu looked at Duan Ming doubtfully: "Oh, that's right. I guess you went off somewhere before, so it's normal that you haven't heard about it."
"Just this morning, the famous Lin talented man died. Tsk tsk, he died so tragically." Yu Laowu saw that there was no one around, so he whispered: "I tell you, it was such a sensation that even the Mirror Division was shocked.
It’s alarming. There are people from the Mirror Division everywhere on both sides. It was said that a lot of people were taken away during the investigation.”
"Qilin Talent, he is also dead?" Duan Ming pretended to be surprised and said: "Dingjing Division is here? And he took many people with him? You can't brag, right?"
"Bragging? I have done everything in Yu Laowu, but I don't brag. To be honest, I was here at the time and saw everything. I am the Lin talent you mentioned." Yu Laowu patted his chest and lowered his voice.
The voice sounded: "What will happen even if the Mirror Division intervenes? Can they still arrest the people He Shen killed?"
"River God? How do you say that?" Duan Ming asked in a low voice: "Someone is pretending to be a god."
"Oh, don't believe this! I saw it with my own eyes!" Yu Laowu said and looked at Xing Qianqiu, hesitating slightly: "Brother Duan, who are you and this little brother?"
"Don't worry, brother Yu." Duan Ming understood Yu Laowu's worries: "This is my brother, he won't talk nonsense."
"That's good." Yu Laowu nodded: "Let me tell you, brother Duan, I have been traveling across the Sulin River for many years and I have never seen anything like this, but this morning was really eye-opening."
"You don't know, the river is as clean as a mirror, but the fish underwater are rushing to the surface in groups. If you catch them in a net, you can probably catch a lot of them."
"Wait a minute, could it be possible that a fish jumped out of the water and ate that talented Qilin?" Duan Ming joked with a smile.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Yu Laowu rolled his eyes at Duan Ming: "What I mean is that the river was originally clean, but for some reason, a heavy fog suddenly rose on the other side. I have never seen such a heavy fog in my life.
The fog is so thick, especially the fog that is so fast, you can’t see anything at all.”
"That end?" Duan Ming followed Yu Laowu's hand and looked at the lower reaches of the Sulin River: "Then what? The talented Qilin died?"
"That's right. When the fog came up, that fish-scale talent was crossing the river in a boat, and he played the tune so well. But he was caught up in the fog and was trapped directly in." Yu Laowu continued: "No.
After a while, the song stopped. When the fog cleared, the body floated to the shore with the boat, and its face was covered with ice. It was so miserable. Also, even the man who pulled him
The boat was shattered."
"The talented man with fish scales?" Duan Ming had a black line on his head, but he did not correct him. He just followed Yu Laowu's words and continued: "Is it really so evil? Then there is no sign of the fog coming?"
"What's the sign? It came all of a sudden. By the way, the water was still bubbling at that time!" Yu Laowu shook his head: "Everyone said, this must be what the fish-scale genius did to cause trouble.
The river god was angry. The river god killed him in the fog!"
"Why does it have to be said to be the river god?" Duan Ming asked: "Maybe the fog is poisonous? Or maybe the talented Qilin was sick and died suddenly."
"You don't know." Yu Laowu lowered his body and whispered in Duan Ming's ear: "We heard the cry of the river god and the sound of paddling!"
