Guobei County is not a big place, and it is relatively peaceful on weekdays. Wang Zhe was able to achieve these gains in two years mainly because he participated in an operation to suppress bandits and received rewards from several bandits.
"Let's try this "Arhat Gong"!"
Wang Zhe came to the courtyard, straightened his chest and spread his knees, raised his cheeks, put his tongue on the roof of his mouth, looked straight, breathed evenly, poured his energy into his Dantian, kept his mind in one, and completed it in one breath, as if the whole movement had been practiced hundreds of times.
The "Iron Cloth Shirt" he obtained earlier was a method of external training to train strength, muscles, muscles and bones, and torment the body. After success, the skin will become thicker and the strength will increase greatly.
However, the internal training methods are rarely mentioned and are not detailed.
This "Arhat Kung" is different. The 18 movements are all internal training methods.
This first stance is the foundation. All methods come from it, and all skills come from it. But it is also the most difficult. For ordinary practice, it takes at least three years of practice before you can get started.
The Zhou Dynasty was unwilling to endure the boring hard work and practiced the subsequent moves without laying a good foundation. It was like a castle in the air with no roots, which would scatter when the wind blew and float when the water washed away.
Wang Zhe, on the other hand, received enlightenment and easily crossed the most difficult threshold, saving him several years of hard work.
After standing in the stance for about half an hour, he felt a warmth in his belly, which made him feel very comfortable. If he practiced the method, his true energy would be generated.
Take a rest and sleep until dawn.
The next morning, I got up to hear the rooster crow.
Do morning exercises and practice standing postures to cultivate internal strength.
In the past two years, although he had "plug-ins", he practiced day and night.
Take the "Streaming Light Sword" for example. After learning the calligraphy, he wielded the sword no less than a thousand times a day, no matter the weather, and only then did he achieve the brilliance of that sword.
After an hour, I finished my work, had my meal, locked the door, and went to work at the Yamen.
When he entered the Yamen, he saw Lao Hou winking at him and pulling him to the corner.
"Something big happened last night!" Lao Hou whispered.
"What's going on?"
"The Huang family's young master and the master he invited were killed in the Huang family's house." When Lao Hou spoke, there was a hint of joy in his eyes.
"Lao Hou, why do I see that you seem very happy when you say this?"
"Hey, don't talk nonsense. I am very sad that Mr. Huang is dead." Lao Hou immediately said with a straight face.
After a while, the head catcher Zhu Xiao came to order the meal, and then led a group of catchers into the Yamen lobby.
The county magistrate, the county magistrate, the county captain, and the three giants of Guobei County all showed up in a rare occasion, all with dark faces, as if the nightlife last night was very disharmonious.
It was so grand, as expected, it was because of the murder of Mr. Huang that happened last night.
The county magistrate slapped the table when he talked about the murder that happened last night.
It was required that the case should be solved within ten days, and no one was allowed to take leave. He personally supervised the case, and the county captain was specifically responsible.
Then a group of detectives were sent out to look for clues. As usual, Wang Zhe and Lao Hou were paired together.
Just after leaving the Yamen and not walking far, I met the man who came to the Yamen yesterday to complain. Lao Hou walked up quickly, stopped him, and was dragged to a corner by him.
"Mr. Huang was killed at home last night. Did you hire someone to kill him?" Lao Hou asked in a low voice.
"Ah, did that man die? Great, the sky has eyes!" The man was stunned for a moment, then his body trembled and he shed tears.
"It's not me. I want him to die, but I don't have the courage or the money!" The skinny man explained quickly.
"Then you either stay away, or follow me into the Yamen now and put you in jail!"
"I'm leaving, I'm leaving right now!" The man turned around and ran very fast, for fear that he would be caught and thrown into jail if he ran too slowly.
Wang Zhe just smiled and didn't say anything. He knew that Lao Hou had good intentions. If that man dared to go to the county government to make trouble now, he would definitely be put in jail and given a severe punishment.
"I hope that guy won't be involved in this matter." Lao Hou sighed.
"Let's go, let's look for any clues." Wang Zhe said.
"What are you looking for? That Zhou Dynasty is a master. None of us combined can be a match for Zhu Captou. Zhu Captou can't survive three moves under him. Who can kill him? How can we in Guobei County be such a person?"
"What do you mean?"
"The person who killed Young Master Huang was either a knight passing by who saw an injustice on the road and put an end to the evil and killed the scourge! Or the enemy followed him from outside the city. No matter which one, he is probably gone by now."
"Is it possible that it was a robbery?"
"No, Mr. Huang's family is extremely rich, and he only lost a few taels of silver last night." Lao Hou shook his head.
In fact, Wang Zhe originally planned to make some money last night, but he was worried about being discovered by the servants of the Huang Mansion, so he was cautious and steady, so he did not stay in the Huang Mansion.
"Okay, does the analysis make sense?"
"That's natural. Do you think that my more than ten years as a detective have been in vain?" Lao Hou said with a smile.
The old Hou's name was Hou Zhu, and he had been close friends with Wang Zhe's late father, and he took good care of Wang Zhe in the yamen.
On weekdays, whether they are investigating or patrolling, the two of them are mostly together.
"So, let's just do this for a show."
"That Mr. Huang will probably come back soon. The smooth county magistrate, the iron-clad Mr. Huang, he is the real head of Guobei County. When he comes back, I don't know what kind of storm he will cause, and how many people will follow him.
Disaster!" Lao Hou sighed.
The two of them walked around the streets for a few times until noon. They found a place to eat something and continued wandering around. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, they returned to the county government office to make errands and go home.
Because he had collected some money as a thank you, the assistant invited Wang Zhe to a wine shop for a drink.
The wine here is turbid and there is still some lees in it. It is really hard to swallow if you drink it suddenly. Fortunately, Wang Zhe is used to it.
After drinking a bowl of wine, Lao Hou started talking more.
"An autopsy was conducted this afternoon. The two people who were killed had their throats sealed with a sword. There were no second wounds on their bodies. How fast did the sword go? I really want to see it!"
"Then what's there to see? Why not go to Chunxiao Tower to see the girls? When will you invite me there?" Wang Zhe said with a smile.
"Hey, sex is like a steel knife used to scrape bones. You are young, so don't get those bad habits."
"Well, let me think about it, you should have been there four times this month, no, five times."
"I was there to investigate, it was very hard work!" Lao Hou Yizheng said.
"Yes, I understand. It must be very hard and physically demanding. Pay attention to your health. You need to exercise restraint as you get older!"
After returning home from the wine shop, Wang Zhe continued to practice the "Flowing Light Sword" and "Arhat Kung" before going to bed.
For three days in a row, they pretended to work hard to crack the case and searched for clues. In fact, everyone knew that they alone could not solve the case.
On the fourth day, the sky was covered with dark clouds and it seemed like it would rain at any time.