Huang Donglai went to the high-speed rail to help the branch and bought a ticket this time. Although it was not a direct line to Luoyang, he could go directly from Luzhou to Xuzhou.
It just so happened that the horses he and Sun Yixie obtained from the bandits were already a little tired and it was time to replace them.
He originally planned to stay in Luzhou for one night today, mix some elixirs in the inn room, sell the two horses tomorrow morning, and then take the high-speed rail gang's coach to set off in the morning.
Unexpectedly... After he bought the ticket, he went to the drug store to get the medicinal materials, and when he returned to the inn, he found that for some reason, a large group of people had gathered around the entrance of the inn to watch the excitement.
Huang Donglai squeezed through the crowd and walked in. When he was about to step in, he was stopped by two officials.
"Hey, hey, what are you doing? Didn't you see that we are handling a case here?" Although the official who stopped Huang Donglai had a low position, his tone of voice and official authority were quite high.
"I live here." Huang Dong said back and forth.
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, the officer's expression changed a little, "Live here?" He looked Huang Donglai up and down, "Which room do you live in?"
"Go to the last room on the second floor." Huang Donglai said.
"What?" Upon hearing this, the official howled, "Brothers! Get this quickly!"
He didn't finish his words, and he didn't know where he came from. Five or six officials rushed out at once and rushed towards Huang Donglai without any explanation.
Huang Donglai thought to himself that he had done nothing, how could he be captured like this?
He didn’t say anything. He held the medicinal materials in one hand and used the other hand to attack with one hand, and he took care of those people in a few seconds.
In fact, the combat effectiveness of these government officials is not much different from the bandits in Zoumazhai, or even worse, because in those days, when recruiting government officials, they were basically selected from local ruffians.
Of course... not even the dirty ones. What the government offices need are hooligans with qualifications, a certain reputation and connections; only such people can control good people, frighten ignorant people, and outplay unruly people.
But these officials can only deal with ordinary people. When they encounter a martial arts person like Huang Donglai, who comes from a famous family, there is nothing they can do.
At this time, it is necessary to "capture the head".
Capturing a head is not something that ordinary ruffians can do... It must at least be a person with a name on the green forest road, or a knight who has been famous in the world, or someone who has been transferred from the military. Wait for the instructor to come.
So the head catcher’s martial arts and ability to do things are incomparable to ordinary government officials.
In addition, head catchers are also divided into different sizes.
Some big catchers only need to report their names, and even the heads of high-ranking sects will give them three cents of face; while some small catchers, as small as those in their own jurisdiction After eating the wontons at the roadside stall, you still have to pay...
This Luzhou City County Government's Zhou Batou is neither big nor small, and his martial arts skills are neither high nor low..
He was the one who personally led the team to handle the case today. When he heard the noise downstairs, he quickly led his people and rushed down. As a result, he happened to see Huang Donglai beating his men to the ground.
"Stop it!" What Zhou Captou said was actually nonsense. Even if his men still wanted to attack, they couldn't beat him. But when he said this, it felt like he had sold Huang Donglai a favor.
"This young hero..." When Zhou Baotou saw Huang Donglai's age and skill, he knew that this man must be from the world, and he was probably from a well-known family, so he paid attention to his tone when he spoke. Try your best not to lose the dignity of an official, but also give the other party some face. In short, you are neither humble nor arrogant, "...I am the arrester of Luzhou City, my surname is Zhou Mingwu, I haven't asked for advice yet..."
"Huang Gate in Shuzhong, Huang Donglai." Huang Donglai didn't do anything wrong and had no reason to hide anything. He immediately announced his name with fists in hand.
"It turns out that I am the young master of the Huangmen. I am disrespectful and disrespectful." Zhou Baotou returned the salute with his fists raised and continued, "My subordinates are clumsy and act recklessly. I hope Mr. Huang will forgive me." He said When I got here, I glanced at the subordinates who were still lying on the ground, pretending to be helpless, for fear of being beaten again, and said sternly, "Okay! Get up, I've already shown mercy. Stop pretending to be embarrassing." . ”
Huang Donglai was indeed merciful. After all, these were official servants, not bandits.
"Zhou Captou said something serious." Huang Donglai was very considerate when he saw the other party, so he naturally wanted to give him a step down, "All of you, the official businessmen, are also doing business, and I hope you will forgive me for being rude to my juniors."
Don’t think it’s all fake nonsense, but both parties still have to make the scene come true. Only when they give each other enough face in front of the people watching the fun can they sit down and slow down. Talk slowly; otherwise...either these officials will not be able to hold their heads high in front of the people from now on, or Huang Donglai is at odds with the government and ends up at odds with the court.
To make a long story short, after the two parties finished their performance, Zhou Captou invited Huang Donglai to the inn to discuss it in detail.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Huang Donglai entered, he saw Sun Yixi squatting in the corner of the inn lobby wearing a pair of shackles. His trident had also been confiscated by an official on the side.
"Eh? Brother Sun, why are you handcuffed?" Huang Donglai immediately looked at Sun Yixie with some gloating and said with a smile.
"Shut up!" Sun Yixie replied unhappily, "I did this to cooperate with the official in handling the case, and I deliberately did not resist!"
"Oh..." Huang Donglai Then he said, "So what did you do again? Peeping at the female guest taking a bath?"
"Get out!" Sun Yixie said, "I didn't do anything! You quickly tell them to take me to "Let go!"
Huang Donglai didn't answer his words anymore, but looked at Zhou Baotou and said: "Brother Zhou, this is my brother who is traveling with me. I don't know what he has done. You want to kill him?" Lock him up?"
"Oh? It turns out he is Mr. Huang's friend.friend? "Captain Zhou turned his head and stared at Sun Yixie for a few seconds, then looked at Huang Donglai and said, "That's right, there is a murder in a room at the southeast corner of the second floor. We received the news and came to investigate..." He paused, "When I was interrogating the guest, because I saw that he was carrying strange weapons, and because he had ugly eyebrows..." Zhou Captou blurted out, but halfway through he felt that something was not right, and then Swallowing back, "...I thought he was a bit suspicious, so I found someone to handcuff him and wanted to take him back to the Yamen for questioning. ”
“Damn it! You guys don’t have any evidence. If you judge a person based on his appearance, you’ll handcuff him. Is there any royal law? "Sun Yixie listened and immediately complained.
But there is one thing to say: when it comes to the specific implementation of the king's law at that time, there is a lot of room for maneuverability...< /p>
You have to be powerful. Even if the government has evidence to prove that you have broken the law, you have to ask your superiors for instructions again and again before coming to arrest you. You even have to politely wait for the subordinates to come in and inform you at the door of your house. : "Master, someone from the government is here and wants to ask you to go back and ask a question. ”
I’m sorry if you have a bad life. Arrest warrants and search warrants in modern society don’t exist. Three or five officers kicked in your door and handcuffed you. If you dare to resist, you will be beaten on the spot.
"Haha... Brother Zhou misunderstood. "Huang Donglai said, "Although my brother doesn't look like an honest man, he is not a bad person. Maybe you have heard of him... He is the son of Sun Yuanwai of the Sun Mansion in Hangzhou, and Sun Yixie is the son of the fish market giant. "
It doesn't matter whether you have heard of it or not. At this point, even if Zhou Captou has never heard of Sun Yixie's name, he will pretend to have heard it, and then pretend to have a misunderstanding to let him go. .
After Sun Yixie was released from the shackles and got the trident back, the three of them sat down and talked.
As the saying goes, no coincidence can be written, so Zhou Baotou said. After talking about it, Huang Donglai found out that the guest who died on the second floor of the inn today was He Da.
He Da did not leave Luzhou City after taking the money from Zeng Mansion a few days ago. He just stayed in an inn and never left the inn; the shopkeeper and waiter here can testify to this.
But no one knows why He Da did this.
p>To this day, when the waiter went in to deliver dinner to him, he found He Da lying on the ground lifeless, so the people from the inn hurried to the Yamen to report the case.
The gang of police officers. He was also unlucky. He had just gone to Zeng's Mansion to carry the body in the afternoon, and when he returned to the yamen, he was still sitting on the stool. Another murder case came to his door, so he had to go out again.
As for Zhou Captou and his team, he arrived. What to do after the scene... That's simple and crude.
He ordered people to block all entrances and exits, and then knocked on the door of each room in the inn. If he saw anyone suspicious, he would arrest him first. No. Those who are suspicious must be interrogated to see if there are any flaws in their words.
Sun Yixie... was arrested in this process.
After listening to this, Zhou Capt. That's right, Huang Donglai once again mentioned the person he heard from not long agoThe "ghost story" told by the old man on the roadside was told to Brother Sun. At the same time, he also asked Zhou Captou about the authenticity of this story; after all, according to the old man, the whole story was originally told by the housekeeper of Zeng Mansion. It leaked out from Zeng Su, and the first person to hear this story was Zhou Captou.
As a result, Zhou Wu also confirmed that the content was basically true, but those vivid and immersive descriptions... were not there when he listened anyway.
Obviously...it is common people who add their own filler and polish in the process of spreading rumors. This is also a common thing.
After the three of them chatted, Zhou Wu saw that the time was almost up, and finally said: "Brother Huang Xian, Zhou has something to ask for, but I don't know...if it's appropriate to say it."
"Brother Zhou, it's okay to say it." Huang Donglai answered, "As long as it is within my ability, Donglai will be the relay to help."
At this time, the titles between Huang Donglai and Zhou Wu were also close. They talked a lot, which showed that the two parties had a good time talking to each other, and Zhou Wu was considered a good friend.
"Suwen Huangmen of Shuzhong has the so-called 'three unique skills'..." Zhou Wu continued, "They are Qinggong, hidden weapons, and...poison."
"Not bad." Huang Donglai responded.
"Well..." Zhou Wu nodded, "I looked at the crime scene earlier and found that He Da who died in the room was poisoned..."
"Oh?" Huang Donglai raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did Brother Zhou doubt me..."
"No, no." Zhou Wudao said, "How could this be possible..."
This is the truth, because Huang Donglai has no motive at all, and he has an alibi. To take a step back... With Huang Donglai's martial arts, there is no need to use poison to kill He Da, and there is no need to return to the scene of the crime after killing the person.
"I just want... Huang Xiandi is well-informed and well versed in poison." Zhou Wu continued, "Since you happen to be here today, can you please help me check it out? What kind of poison did Da die from?"