Zhou Shi's eyes scanned every corner of the study, finally landing on the one-foot-wide bed.
"Where does Boss Wang live on weekdays?"
"When I return to Shopkeeper Zhou, I usually rest here. Unless there are guests or big business coming, I usually work here."
Zheng Yao glanced around the room and said with a smile: "This place doesn't look like a rich man."
Zhou Shi pointed to the quilt and said: "I smell the smell of three kinds of herbs, all produced in Nanyang. If you take a penny of each and stuff it into the quilt, this quilt is worth at least a hundred taels of silver, and it doesn't cost a single penny."
It will be replaced every month.”
He found out about this at Jiangdu Wharf, and took the opportunity to board an ocean-going merchant ship to smell the treasure for himself.
Zheng Yao curled his lips, and Zhou Shi continued to ask: "Were you two the first to discover that Boss Wang was dead?"
"Yes." Shan Ding pointed to Han Zhong, who was unhappy at the side, "About an hour after sunset, we patrolled as usual, and when we were going to report, we saw the study door open, and we knew something had happened."
"What did you do after that?"
"Han Zhong went to chase the murderer. I went into the study to check and found the body of Boss Wang."
"Why is it arranged like this?"
The two looked at each other, Han Zhong nodded, and Shan Ding said:
"The two of us have agreed on a set of rules. If it is discovered that the study has been broken into, and Boss Wang may be in danger, then Han Zhong will immediately activate the Feng Shui Bureau to track down the murderer who may still be in the game. And I know a little bit about medical skills, so I can
Try to treat him, and he is better at fighting and not afraid of ambush."
"It's a pity that the person was not rescued and the murderer ran away." Zheng Yao sneered.
Han Zhong's expression changed drastically, and Shan Ding held his chest.
Even if Zheng Yao said too much, Zhou Shi could only curse secretly in his heart. After all, once there was a conflict, the only one who would stand by him would be this bastard.
"So what was the cause of Boss Wang's death?"
Shan Machi took out a box from his body and opened it. Inside were three long needles.
"The needle is poisonous and hits three major points. There is no way to save him."
"Poison Master? Gu Sect?"
"Maybe." Shan Ding said, using his fingernails to mark the long needles, "Although the three needles were injected into different parts, they all penetrated so far into the body. The method is quite sophisticated."
"Hmm...Mr. Han, have you ever found any clues about the murderer?"
Han Zhong blew his beard and said with a glare: "No."
"Oh, it seems that this Feng Shui bureau is designed to protect against gentlemen and not villains. If..."
Zhou Shi raised his hand and slapped him on the waist to stop him from continuing to act mean.
"This can only mean that the murderer also knows the Feng Shui Bureau. As long as he follows the weather flow in the Bureau, it will not be triggered, right?"
Han Zhong's face remained sullen, and Shan Ding gave him a warning look before gritting his teeth and saying, "That's how it was before I started the dangerous situation. But when I used my power, there were no outsiders in the situation."
Even Mr. Mo would find it difficult to maintain a dangerous situation for a long time as a warning. Zhou Shi expressed his understanding.
"Excuse me, what happened to Boss Wang that day?" He reported the date when Boss Wang received the futon from "Chuixiaguan".
Unexpectedly, the faces of the two masters changed drastically, and Han Zhong said excitedly: "It is indeed him!"
"how?"
"When Boss Wang came back that day, his expression was quite bad, as if he had been frightened. He summoned the two of us and said that we should carefully watch the surroundings of the house before entering the study."
Before Shan Ding could finish speaking, Han Zhong immediately took over the topic: "The key is that after that, until dawn the next day, there was a stranger wandering around in the game!"
"really?"
"How can it be false? If Boss Wang gives such an order, I will naturally start a dangerous situation. The most damning thing is that no matter how I mobilize the Feng Shui bureau to block him, he can resolve it. He will continue to entangle me until he leaves on his own in the morning.
I can’t even catch his shadow!”
Zhou Shi thought for a while and said, "How do you know that the person left on his own instead of hiding in the house, waiting for an opportunity to strike?"
This question made Han Zhong blush. "I'm not sure."
Zheng Yao put the long needle back into the box. "Just looking at this is useless unless you use arithmetic to deduce it."
"It's easier said than done. Nowadays, the art is in decline, and the imperial court is actively buying fortune-tellers. Where can we find someone to do this?"
Luan Chongxiang was busy preparing for the fortune telling, so of course he had no time to help them.
Shan Ding looked solemn. "Boss Wang is also the number one figure in the capital. If something like this happens at the emperor's feet, it will inevitably alarm the Zhenyin Division. When the time comes..."
"Eh, Zhenyin Division?" Zhou Shi was quite surprised. He thought this was a secret organization.
Shan Ding obviously misunderstood what he meant, and explained: "That is an agency set up by the imperial court. It is responsible for the affairs of strange forces and gods. There are many experts in it, and they have the privilege of handling cases. Once they are alerted, it will be difficult for us to escape."
"What are you afraid of? Can the Zhenyin Division make something happen out of nothing?" Han Zhong said in a rough voice, "If you had just followed me, we would be hundreds of miles away from the capital now."
But Shan Ding just shook his head. "His Zhenyin Division can do things for the imperial court, so his methods must be good. We can't escape far."
Zhou Shi, who knew that the Zhenyin Division was created by An Rudao and had collected many lost outer sect secrets, secretly agreed.
"Tsk, then let's just wait here?"
"Wait, now I can only wait."
"Two, two," Zhou Shi said, "I have acquaintances in the Zhenyin Division. If they come, I will explain to them myself and make sure the matter comes to light."
The implication is that if the Zhenyin Division frames him, he will side with Shan Ding Han Zhong.
Han Zhong looked up at the sky for a while and then said: "Come on, come on, I'll just wait with you. Alas, what an unlucky job..."
"We can't just wait here, we have to work hard to find some clues, which will also be used to clear the two of you of suspicion." Zhou Shi said, "Mr. Shan, can you please wait here for someone from the Zhenyin Department? I'll go back first.
Decorate it."
"I also want to repay the superiors. Don't worry, everyone is just from outside the family. They are helping relatives but not helping others." Zheng Yao also said.
"Huh, then I'll go home to clean up and bring the valuable things with me..."
The four of them were divided into three groups and dispersed immediately.
As a Feng Shui sorcerer, Han Zhong's foot strength was not as strong as the other two, so he quickly fell behind them who had no intention of accompanying them.
There was no one around, so he suddenly changed direction and plunged into the woods.
Now that the ice and snow had melted and the vegetation had not yet sprouted, he walked in the bare forest for a while, clapped his hands and locked his eyes in one direction.
A black shadow fell from the sky and landed twenty steps away.
"Mr. Han, how is it?"
The hoarse voice was quite deliberate. Han Zhong took two steps forward and waved his right hand, forming an invisible sound barrier around him.
"It's not good. Although I expected the horsemen to come, I didn't expect that they would bring a powerful helper. I can't fight them, so I have to retreat first."
"It doesn't matter, as long as the Zhenyin Division... be careful!"
The black shadow leaned slightly to one side, then jumped up, spinning to avoid the two rags.
After receiving the warning, Han Zhong hurriedly lowered his head to dodge, but was still entangled in a piece of cloth and was instantly wrapped in a patch.
Han Zhong's voice sounded in the forest. "Here!"
The black shadow landed firmly on the ground. Looking at Han Zhong who was wrapped into a rice dumpling, he paused for a moment and then hit the "zongzi" with his palm.
Han Zhong's eyes, which were exposed outside the cloth bag, suddenly widened, and then slowly became cloudy.
The black shadow turned around to leave, but suddenly his feet sank, and the land beside him turned into a swamp!
A figure stabbed out of the swamp, it was Zheng Yao who had escaped from the ground and came here!
"puff!"
He opened his mouth, and several points of cold light shot out. The black shadow stretched out his hands and flew up and down, catching the flying needles.
But now his middle door opened wide, and Zhou Shi, who was standing on the edge of the swamp, struck out with a palm from the air!