Liu Kuohai brought Hu Xiaotian and Murong Feiyan to the Qingyun Bridge. The water in the Tongji River had calmed down a lot. There were several ferries on the river. Since the Qingyun Bridge was washed away by the flood, ferries have become the main way for people to cross the river.
, otherwise we can only walk seventy miles downstream, where there is a Yongji Bridge.
Hu Xiaotian grabbed a flat stone on the river beach and floated it on the water. The stone bounced all the way to the middle of the river and then sank. Liu Kuohai also imitated his example and grabbed a small stone.
It was a pebble, but unfortunately I didn't control the strength well. The water float didn't hit it, and it sank into the water with a bang!
Hu Xiaotian said: "You can't just rely on brute force to do things. Many times you have to move here." He nodded his head.
Liu Kuohai laughed sarcastically, and he was full of gratitude to Hu Xiaotian: "Master Hu, if you released me privately, there won't be any trouble, right?" From the words he said, it proved that he had already begun to move.
Got a brain.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Don't worry, since I let you go, I will make sure that you are fine." If he hadn't solved the Wan family's problem and threatened Wan Boping to withdraw the lawsuit honestly, Hu Xiaotian would certainly not have let Liu Kuohai go on his own initiative.
, he sat down on the broken bridge pier on the shore and looked at the flowing river in front of him thoughtfully.
Murong Feiyan was talking to the boat boss at the temporary dock in the distance, and after a while she returned to Hu Xiaotian.
Hu Xiaotian said lazily: "What news did you get?"
Murong Feiyan said: "He said that the bridge was not broken by the flood, but by someone bombing it!"
Hu Xiaotian was slightly startled: "Been blown up? How is that possible?"
Murong Feiyan said: "Last month there were continuous heavy rains and flash floods. Everyone thought the bridge was broken by the floods, but a boatman said he heard an earth-shattering explosion that night."
Liu Kuohai walked over from the side. He nodded and said: "I heard that sound that day too. Everyone said it was thunder, but now that I think about it, it doesn't sound like it. When it got bright, I heard that there was a flash flood and Qingyun Bridge was destroyed.
It collapsed.
Murong Feiyan said: "I just walked on the river beach around Qingyun Bridge. I found a lot of scattered stones, all of which came from the bridge." She pointed to a section of bluestone guardrail not far away.
: "If a flash flood washed away the bridge, even if the bridge collapsed, the stones and stone railings should have fallen into the water and remained generally intact. There should not have been so many stones scattered on the river beach, judging from the signs of broken guardrails.
It should have suffered a strong impact, and it was definitely not caused by the water flow, not to mention that the bridge deck is so much higher than the water surface. If the flash flood washed the bridge deck down, the river bank would have burst its embankments long ago."
Hu Xiaotian listened to Murong Feiyan's analysis and nodded.
Liu Kuohai said: "Actually, Qingyun County encounters flash floods every year. The rain last month was not too heavy. We are also curious why the bridge collapsed."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Do you still remember what day it was?"
Liu Kuohai said: "I remember it very clearly last month when I was thirty."
Hu Xiaotian secretly calculated that today is the tenth day of June, and it will be more than ten days before the bridge is broken. He pointed in the direction upstream: "Let's walk upstream!"
With Liu Kuohai as a guide who knows the way, they naturally don't have to worry about the direction of the road. Liu Kuohai has grown up in Qingyun since he was a child and is very familiar with the local terrain. Although he doesn't know what Hu Xiaotian is going to do upstream, Hu Xiaotian is familiar with it.
He is his lifesaver. If it weren't for Hu Xiaotian's help, he would still be in prison.
The three of them walked up the river bank for about five miles. Two high mountains appeared in front of them, and the Tongji River flowed out of the canyon between the two mountains.
Liu Kuohai introduced: "The mountain on the left is called Woniu Mountain, and the mountain on the right is called Lali Mountain. Looking from our current position, does it look like a farmer driving an old cow to plow the land?"
Hu Xiaotian and Murong Feiyan looked up and saw that they looked alike. Hu Xiaotian smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to be a pretty good tour guide."
"Tourist guide……"
Hu Xiaotian explained: "It's the person who guides the tour."
Liu Kuohai suddenly realized: "Master Hu, when it comes to the familiarity of the terrain in this Qingyun area, there are really few people who can surpass me."
Murong Feiyan saw that the sun was already high and it was noon. He asked Hu Xiaotian softly: "Sir, do you want to continue moving forward?"
Hu Xiaotian nodded and said: "If we go further, it's rare to come out and relax, so we should treat it as a trip."
Murong Feiyan was already used to the endless stream of novel words coming out of Hu Xiaotian's mouth. Liu Kuohai was stunned for a while, but he thought it was because he had never seen the world. Mr. Hu was an official from the capital, so what was his level?
This is something that a common man in a remote county like him can understand.
Walking into the valley between Woniu Mountain and Lali Mountain, the trees on both sides of the river bank are green, blocking out the sun. Due to the drop in the slopes, the river in this section has become extremely fast. The mountains on both sides have been washed away for many years, forming a lot of
The special geographical environment of the ruined cliffs makes it difficult for water vapor to evaporate quickly and accumulates in the valley. Therefore, the humidity in the valley is extremely high, which is conducive to the growth of plants. Towering ancient trees and thousand-year-old vines can be seen everywhere.
There was only a three-foot-wide path in the valley that was passable. Because few people walked on it, the path was overgrown with weeds and vines everywhere. Murong Feiyan had to draw his long sword to cut off the vines blocking the road in front of him. Even she couldn't.
Do you know what Hu Xiaotian’s purpose is for continuing to move forward? Is it just for fun, or does he have other ideas?
Hu Xiaotian made an unexpected discovery. The humid and cool climate in this valley is conducive to the growth of vegetation. Many types of medicinal herbs were found in it. Chinese medicinal materials such as plantain, Panax notoginseng, and Tianqi can be found everywhere. This naturally aroused Hu Xiaotian's interest.
Pay attention. As you move forward, the water in front suddenly narrows, and there are a lot of gravels scattered on the narrow road next to the river bank.
Hu Xiaotian picked up a stone from the ground. It was half a pebble. The broken edge was very new and should not have been around for long. There were still many stones on the road, most of which were broken and damaged and lost their original natural properties.
, it must be caused by external forces.
Several people approached the Tongji River along the slope. The remaining traces of the dam construction could still be seen on the edge of the river bank. Murong Feiyan jumped lightly onto the remaining dam construction. Hu Xiaotian did not have the movement skills like her. He stood on the bank to remind
She said: "Be careful, the river is too fast and you will die if you fall down."
Murong Feiyan smiled and said: "Coward!" She stopped to observe for a while, and then returned to Hu Xiaotian's side: "Someone should have built a dam here before."
Hu Xiaotian has already seen this.
Liu Kuohai was a little confused and said: "Why build a dam here? There has been a lot of rain this year, so there is no need to store water. I have never heard of anyone building a dam on the Tongji River in the past."
Hu Xiaotian said: "The purpose of building a dam is to store water, but the purpose of storing water is not to save it for future irrigation. Someone probably wanted to create a flash flood and destroy the bridge. During the operation, it was found that this idea was unrealistic and the bridge
It was still intact, so we had to resort to blowing up the bridge as the next best option."
Murong Feiyan looked at Hu Xiaotian with admiration in her beautiful eyes. Hu Xiaotian was thinking carefully and analyzed the scene in front of him meticulously.
Liu Kuohai said: "But Qingyun Bridge has not offended them, why should Qingyun Bridge be blown up?"
"Good question!" Hu Xiaotian continued to walk forward, Liu Kuohai followed closely, Hu Xiaotian said: "Qingyun Bridge is the choke point of Qingyun County going east, connecting the official road to Xiezhou and Xizhou.
If Qingyun Bridge is destroyed, what other way to cross the river besides boats?"
Liu Kuohai thought for a while and said: "We have to walk more than seventy miles downstream, where there is a Yongji Bridge."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Does Yongji Bridge still belong to Qingyun County?"
Liu Kuohai shook his head and said: "Yongji Bridge belongs to Honggu County."
Murong Feiyan said: "If your hypothesis is correct and the Qingyun Bridge was deliberately damaged by others, then their purpose is probably to cut off this access road and make people head towards Honggu County instead, and pass through Yonggu County from there.
Ji Bridge."
Hu Xiaotian turned to Liu Kuohai and said, "Are there any horse thieves on the way from Qingyun to Honggu County?"
Liu Kuohai thought for a while and shook his head: "The most violent thing around Qingyun is the horse thieves from Tianlang Mountain. Tianlang Mountain is located in the southwest of Qingyun. Most of the people they rob are caravans from South Vietnam. I have never heard of it."
They operate on this road. In recent years, South Vietnam has rarely had caravans pass through Tianlang Mountain, and they would rather take a detour through Heiliang Mountain."
Hu Xiaotian said: "If a caravan comes from the west, won't it pass through Tianlang Mountain?"
Liu Kuohai said: "Of course the caravans from the Western Kingdom of Sharjah and the Kingdom of Worshiping the Moon will not pass there, but Dakang and these two countries are not friendly countries. They have broken off diplomatic relations for decades. In my memory, there has never been anyone from here.
Caravans from both countries.”
Murong Feiyan picked up a stone from the ground and threw it in his hand. Suddenly his eyes fixed on a certain place in the dense forest. With a shake of his arm, the stone was shot out like wind and lightning, and a scream came from the forest.
Murong Feiyan flew into the air, performing typical front flips and side flips. Liu Kuohai also reacted immediately, roaring and striding towards the dense forest. If Murong Feiyan is a light bird
Chuanyunyan, Liu Kuohai is a ferocious mountain leopard. He is closer to the dense forest. Although the terrain is steep, it cannot affect him at all.
Hu Xiaotian started the slowest, not much faster than his usual walk. When he walked over, the man hiding in the forest had been caught. When he saw the face, it turned out to be a familiar face. He was the one who had gone to the county government twice to file a lawsuit.
Thin Jia Liu.
Liu Kuohai didn't care. After catching this guy, he punched him hard in the face, causing Jia Liu's nose to bleed and stars to appear. Fortunately, Murong Feiyan arrived in time to stop him from continuing.
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