Mr. Liu is the magistrate of a small county next to the capital.
I have also learned kung fu since I was a child, and it is rare for four or five people to get close to each other. Today, taking advantage of the New Year's Eve, the whole country is celebrating, and I sneaked back to deal with some of my own shameful private affairs, with only Xiao Liuyi by my side.
Famous family members.
First, he didn't want to be too ostentatious and be discovered. Another point was that Xiaoliu also had a lot of kung fu. He usually hid as a domestic servant, but secretly he was an authentic thug.
Mr. Liu frowned, and Xiao Liu seemed to have received an order.
With a flip of his right hand, a gleaming dagger about a foot long was immediately pulled out from his sleeve. Without saying a word, he stabbed Xiao Chen who was very close at hand.
In an instant, the dagger was only an inch away from Xiao Chen's throat.
If he was stabbed, his throat would have to be cut, not to mention the green light, which looked like a vicious weapon smeared with poison.
At this critical moment, your Xiaoliu's offensive suddenly disappeared, and your whole body fell to the ground with a thud.
Under the square table, Xiao Chen was holding a saber, which was stained with blood, and there was still some residual blood, dripping on the ground.
"Mr. Liu, how come you, a servant like you, can forget about a nice cup of tea without drinking it, and yet you are actually planning to hurt someone?"
Xiao Chen picked up the sword from under the table, placed it on the table, took out a white silk handkerchief from his body, and gently wiped the blood on the knife clean.
Master Liu's legs seemed to be nailed to the ground, as stiff as two wooden stakes.
"This person, with his skills, is definitely not an ordinary guard who just stopped by to collect some money for the festival. Could it be that the higher-ups are starting to investigate me?"
Thinking of this, Mr. Liu's face turned blue and white, and big beads of sweat fell from his forehead.
"Unexpectedly, this Xiao Liu is so ignorant that he dares to attack you. I have disturbed you, so I kowtow to you to apologize for him." After saying that, he actually knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Get up, stop pretending. You must have given in to the poison in the teacup."
Xiao Chen didn't even look at Mr. Liu, who was kowtowing like a hen eating rice. He wiped the saber clean on the table and put it into the scabbard with a "clatter".
"Sir, please have mercy. I bumped into you because I didn't recognize the mountain. I deserve death." Master Liu not only did not get up, but even kowtowed faster.
At this moment, how could he not understand that the Lord Jin Yiwei in front of him came specifically for him.
"Put all your embezzled banknotes and accounts on the table, so that you won't have to search your house for a long time in the future. And I think you should also know the purpose of my coming today."
Xiao Chen stood up and walked slowly to Mr. Liu: "You have been hiding well for so many years. When the emperor was still King of Yan, Peiping was trapped, and you escorted the enemy's grain and grass.
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Lord Liu felt a thump in his heart. He stopped kowtowing and sat down on the ground.
"Eighteen years have passed, and you have finally found out."
Xiao Chen picked up the cup of poisonous tea on the table and passed it forward: "Place all the things you just put away on the table, drink this bowl of tea, and go on your way in peace."
"My family members are all innocent. They don't know about this at all." Mr. Liu looked at Xiao Chen eagerly, eager to see some kindness in Xiao Chen's eyes.
"After drinking this bowl of tea, you will die of illness, and your family will receive pensions from the court." Xiao Chen said calmly with no expression on his face.
Hearing this, Mr. Liu seemed to be happy: "All the materials are on the table, thank you for your grace."
After saying that, he took the poisonous tea, raised his head and drank it in one gulp.
After taking a breath, the teacup in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, a trace of blood spilled from the seven orifices, and he fell straight down.
Xiao Chen took the slightly messy materials on the table in his hands, slowly walked out of the living room, then walked out of the door and walked towards Dong'an Gate.
The Dong'anmen Gate of the Capital City is a place that changes everyone's mind when they hear it.
Because in a large courtyard one mile north of Dong'anmen, there is a new organization that has just been established. The name of this organization is Dongjishi Factory.
Near Dong'anmen, there is a small courtyard with the door always closed, which is the residence of Xiao Chen's group.
When he walked to the door, Xiao Chen stretched out his right hand, knocked on the door once and twice, and knocked three times.
After a moment, the door opened a crack, and Xiao Chen ducked in.
Because it was a small year, the captain Duan Tianming gave the school captain who lived in the capital a day off, so there were almost no people walking around in the yard.
After passing through the main room and arriving at a side room, Xiao Chen gently pushed open the ajar door.
A wave of warm heat came to my face.
In the room, a large, red-burning stove was placed in the center of the room. There was a fat roasted lamb on it, exuding a tangy fragrance.
A tall middle-aged man, wearing thin clothes, was lying on a rocking chair next to the fire.
On the table next to it, there was a dark red wine jar and an exquisite white porcelain bowl that was half full.
This person is Xiao Chen's immediate superior, Chief Duan Tianming.
"Is it done?"
Seeing Xiao Chen come in, Duan Tianming twisted his neck and spoke lazily.
"Well, I brought all the ingredients back." As he said that, Xiao Chen threw the ingredients in his hands on the table, pulled a stool, sat next to the stove, stretched out his hands, and started to warm himself.
Taking the materials on the table, Duan Tianming glanced at them and then threw them on the table.
"Today is the New Year, and I have prepared a roasted whole lamb for you to come back. I was used to having freedom when I was in Jinyiwei. I have just been transferred to the East Police Factory, so I still have to be careful. Today, we will eat this lamb.
Well, other people won’t say hello.”
Duan Tianming took another wine bowl, picked up the wine jar on the table, and poured a full bowl.
Xiao Chen couldn't help but stretch as his body felt warm.
"It's up to you. It's up to you. I'm just going to make a living. Whether it's Jinyiwei or Dongchang, it doesn't matter to me."
"You are good at handling cases, but your reluctance to bow your head hurts people a lot. Feng Guoren, who joined the Jinyiwei with you, is now the head of a hundred Jinyiwei households. Look at you, you are still just a school captain."
Duan Tianming sat up straight and turned the roasted whole lamb over on the stove a few times.
"How good the captain is. All he needs to do is have food and drink. These days, the only people who can survive are ordinary people. Look at whether they are high officials from the capital or from other provinces. No one is living in fear."
Duan Tianming straightened his back with a huff: "We can just talk about this, but be sure to hold it in when you go out. The people in Dongchang are very scheming, so you have to be careful at all times."
