"Huh? When did Heshan County have a clock?" Liu Xing said doubtfully.
Because in this martial arts module, Taoist temples are almost all linked to sects, so a small place like Heshan County is not a useful place to go to the temple. As for the abandoned Taoist temple, it is said that it was also the venue of a certain sect in the past.
, but this sect quickly disappeared in the long river of history, so it became an ordinary Taoist temple.
As for the Taoist priest who went out to travel and has not returned yet, he seems to be the last disciple of that sect, but after his masters and brothers disappeared, he never mentioned his past.
"The bell should be ringing in Heshan County."
Yin En listened intently for a moment, then pointed to the tallest building in Heshan County, which was the nameless tower built by a wealthy businessman.
"Ah? Logically speaking, the clock should be placed on the top floor of the tower, right? But the more I listen to it, the more I think the clock is placed on the first floor?"
Liu Xing said so, but he still followed Yin En to the unknown tower.
As a result, just as Liu Xing said, a bronze bell appeared in the open space outside the Wuming Tower at some point.
And this bronze bell looks quite familiar, because the pattern on it is similar to what Liu Xing saw in some movies and TV series.
Could it be that the Cthulhu Run Game Hall was too lazy to make a new model for this clock, so it directly extracted the corresponding model from the real world?
But what makes Liu Xing even more strange is that this copper bell is hung on a simple wooden frame, and there is no wooden hammer for ringing the bell next to it. So how did the bell sound come out just now? Or in the final analysis?
Who brought this bell?
You must know that this high tower is just an illusion. Although it looks good from the outside, it can be described as empty inside, so no one has entered it for so many years.
Of course, this is also related to the story of this tower.
Um?
A thought suddenly flashed through Liu Xing's mind - private salt!
If he remembers correctly, Liu Xing remembered that the businessman who built this tower first dreamed that someone asked him to build the tower, and then his son became seriously ill because of his negligence, so the businessman spent a lot of money to build such a tower.
However, the businessman also received a lot of benefits after the tower was repaired, so this can be regarded as a story of good returns... maybe?
However, after the tower was repaired, the businessman never cared about it again, because the businessman's son's serious illness had recovered, and the benefits he had received had not increased, so this tower was nothing to the businessman.
, so naturally no more money and energy will be spent on this tower.
But for the sake of insurance, the businessman will still send people to maintain the tower every year to ensure that the tower will not fall down due to disrepair that day. Even if his son will not get seriously ill again, because the tower will not fall down due to disrepair.
The loss of people and property caused by the collapse of the tower was enough to make him drink a pot.
You must know that the NPCs in this martial arts module believe in ghosts and gods. After all, gods such as Wu Quxing and the Gray Rat King do exist, so people in Heshan County will not enter this tower at will, let alone
Not a single stone or wood of this tower will be destroyed.
As a result, Liu Xing discovered that although this tower is the most conspicuous in Heshan County, it is also the most ignored building. It is simply the elephant in the room!
So Liu Xing thought of a possibility, that is, this tower might be the transfer site and secret warehouse of private salt!
Thinking of this, Liu Xing told Yin En his thoughts.
Yin En raised his eyebrows and immediately whispered: "Yes, I remember that the businessman claimed to be from Far West City, but businessmen in Far West City come and go, so it is very common for a house to change its owner every year.
, so it is not easy to verify his identity, not to mention that this businessman has never mentioned his name or what business he does; in short, if you think about it carefully, the construction of this tower was completed in a daze, and it was repaired.
After that, the businessman never disappeared again! The most important thing is that this tower also has a mysterious element, so ordinary people must not dare to enter it casually."
"Although this is a martial arts module, it is actually part of the ancient module. Therefore, ordinary NPCs will not go out casually after dark, and usually fall asleep around eight o'clock. Therefore, although this tower
It is built in the center of Heshan County, but as long as you are careful, the sound of moving things will not disturb the surrounding residents, so it is perfect as a private salt warehouse, because no one would expect this high tower
There is actually some private salt hidden inside! In addition, the tower is high enough and the view is very good. If you hide on the top floor, you can clearly see what’s going on around you.”
Liu Xing gestured to the bronze bell with his eyes, "So this bronze bell should be used to warn. Just like the bell that just rang, it can be said that it almost resounded throughout Heshan County! So if here
It's a warehouse, so Wang Quexin should be hiding somewhere in Heshan County."
"After the construction of this high tower in Heshan County, it seems that no outsiders have stayed. Except for the inn over the car dealership, passers-by often stay, but they are only for short-term rentals." Yin En shook his head and said.
"Yes, although people come and go in Heshan County every day, the permanent population has basically not changed much. Anyway, the neighbors in my memory have not changed."
Just as Liu Xing was about to say something more, he saw Baihe City also approaching the tower.
So Liu Xing called Baihecheng over, but the moment Baihecheng saw Liu Xing, he made a gesture of wanting to run away, but in the end he walked over honestly.
Seeing this situation, Liu Xing knew that Baihe City might have done something to apologize to him.
So Liu Xing looked at Baihe City with a half-smile, exerting mental pressure on Baihe City.
Ever since, Baihe City said a little awkwardly: "Well, Liu Xing, I have almost done what you arranged for me to do. If we return to Tianshui Town tomorrow, we can bring back some chickens that are easy to raise.
Ducks and geese are gone. As for pigs, cattle and sheep, we have to wait until the alliance station is repaired... So I said that this idle time is idle, and I wanted to go to the Liyuan to listen to the opera, which can be regarded as cultivating my sentiments, but after hearing just now
When the bell rang, I realized that the bell seemed to be something unusual, so I ran over to see what was going on, and unexpectedly I ran into you."
I see.
Liu Xing looked at Baihe City angrily. Unexpectedly, he was still thinking about...wait, Liyuan?!
Liu Xing's eyes lit up and he asked Baihe City: "Baihe City, how often does the troupe in the opera house change? Or do they always perform in the opera house?"
Baihecheng was stunned for a moment, not expecting Liu Xing to ask him this question, but he quickly came back to his senses and said seriously: "The Liyuan in Heshan County has its own troupe, and it seems that it knows quite a lot of dramas.
Yes, but there are only one or two who are proficient in it, so during normal performances, only some regular patrons will go. After all, after listening to this show for so many years, everyone will feel a little tired of it; fortunately, the location in Heshan County
Yes, there are quite a lot of troupes coming and going, so other troupes will come to the Liyuan every now and then to perform. Of course, some troupes have been touring in this area, and they will be invited to weddings and funerals there, and these plays
The team is also willing to come to the Liyuan to perform. Firstly, they can make more money, and secondly, the Liyuan will provide them with accommodation."
That’s how it should be!
Liu Xing signaled Yin En and Baihe City to follow him, and then said as he walked: "Baihe City, we suspect that this tower is actually a private salt warehouse! It is also a private salt transfer station in this area, because of the origin of this tower
You know it too, so you should understand what I mean, right? At the same time, you should also know why this bronze bell suddenly appeared here! And Wang Quexin should always pay attention to such an important place, but Heshan County has been around for so many years.
There were no new residents here, so I very much suspected that Wang Quexin and his men might have disguised themselves as a theater troupe! Because a theater troupe needs to prepare a lot of costumes and props in order to perform several plays.
In addition, some troupes need to set up a stage to sing, so a troupe is a fleet of vehicles!"
"Just like Shirakawa Chengzhen said, some troupes specialize in touring performances in this area, and they also undertake wedding and funeral performances, so as long as this kind of troupe becomes famous, then they can operate openly and honestly.
Hidden secrets in the convoy! Therefore, if our previous guess is correct, this Wang Quexin may be the leader of a certain opera troupe! So every time he pretends to sing in the opera troupe, but in fact he is transporting illegal salt.
Knowing that Heshan County is originally a large market, the possibility of Wang Quexin being discovered is even lower."
After listening to Liu Xing's analysis, Baihecheng immediately nodded and said: "Liu Xing, what you said makes sense. I remember that the troupe that comes to Liyuan most often to perform is called Seeing Happiness. This troupe is just like what I said before.
, as long as it is a wedding or funeral within a hundred miles, there is a 50% chance that this troupe will be in charge of the performance! And this troupe is also quite special, because mobile troupes like this are usually based on family units, and
That is, the elderly parents or young children are responsible for playing the gongs and drums, and the family members in their prime perform on the stage. This way, the troupe is stable and cooperates tacitly, and there is no need to worry about sudden changes in the troupe due to the division of accounts.
Falling apart.”
"But this is very strange. Their members seem to have no fixed number. Sometimes there are only two or three people, and sometimes there are more than ten people. And the leader of the group, a middle-aged man named Wang, said
This is because their troupe actually has more than thirty members, so they can arrange the performers according to the budget and requirements given by the guests, so that they can perform several performances at the same time; this is in line with
Our modern views are a bit ahead of our time in this martial arts module! Because Liyuan belongs to three religions and nine schools in this era, not many people will take the initiative to become an opera singer."
"It seems we have to find a chance to go to Liyuan to watch a performance."
Yin En looked at Baihe City and said: "Baihe City, you are a regular patron of the Liyuan, so you should go to the Liyuan now to inquire about the situation. It is best to determine when Xihui will come to the Liyuan to perform! And it's still that
When the number of people is relatively large."
Bai Hecheng nodded and said with a smile: "I am a VIP customer of Liyuan, and I have watched several scenes of "Seeing Happiness" before, so isn't Yin En going to get married in a while? I will use this reason to ask "Seeing Happiness"
Xi Lai will perform! When the time comes, I will give a higher budget so that Xi Lai can send a few more people over. In this way, if they are really the people we are looking for, then they should come to the tower to do something."
After making up his mind, Baihecheng went to the Liyuan, while Liu Xing and his two men sat at a tea stall next to the tower.
This tea stall only sells large bowls of tea in the summer, but drinking large bowls of tea is also a pleasure in this hot weather.
"By the way, I also took a look at Tu Air Conditioning before. Now Tu Air Conditioning has received a lot of orders, but if you want to pay dividends, you have to wait until the end of the month to settle the bill."
Yin En took a sip of tea and continued: "This amount of money is quite a lot for us, but it is not worth mentioning for the entire alliance, so I plan to turn the money directly into supplies and send them back to Sweetwater Town
, so we don’t need to worry that after the main plot begins, the money in our hands will continue to depreciate, or even we won’t be able to buy what we want.”
"Well, the dividend from the earth air conditioner is really not worth mentioning to the Alliance, so why not just replace it with clay pots and bring them back to Sweetwater Town? Anyway, the Alliance station also needs a lot of clay pots to hold things."
Liu Xing looked at the tall tower not far away and continued: "One thing is that if we can stay in Heshan County, then this tall tower will be the best watchtower, and we can see everything around us clearly!
It’s not like I don’t know what’s going on inside the tower, I really want to go up and take a look.”
"I want to go too, but just like Liu Xing said, if this tower is really Wang Quexin's handiwork, then it will be easy for us to enter but difficult to get out." Yin En shook his head.
"Well, so we have to find a way to let this tower open the door by itself."
Liu Xing touched his chin and suddenly thought of someone.
Ge Jing.
If there is anyone in Heshan County who can enter this tower openly, then Ge Jing must be one of them. However, Ge Jing does not like trouble, or he likes to be lazy, so he wants to let him in.
If you have a high tower, then you have to think of a suitable reason.