Chapter 65
Gao Qiu: "I searched everywhere and only found these two. They were both found on the bodies of the men in black. There were none on Qi Zhang's body."
"I don't know who he has offended, why is he so mysterious?" There is also a special token as a mark. After handling cases in the Imperial City Division for many years, Gao Qiu said that he has never seen such a mark.
Lin Zhao: "Okay, got it. I'll report it right away." Then he turned and walked towards Pei Yan's office.
Walking across the wind and rain covered bridge, I saw Pei Yan standing in a corner of the lotus pond, pinching fish food to feed the big fat koi in the water.
In the other hand he held a bowl.
Seeing him coming, he didn't even turn his head.
"What's up?"
The case of smuggling spices and medicines has been settled. The emperor was so enraged that he not only raided Mr. Qi's house, but also beheaded Mr. Qi and his three sons. All the women in his family and other people involved in the case were also executed.
Unfortunately... the Imperial Concubine was so quick to pass on the blame that she completely removed herself from the blame. The Emperor was helpless with her and could only lift her up high and then put her down gently.
He thought the case was settled and he could finally enjoy his life, but without even looking up he heard the familiar footsteps of his subordinates.
If he came to see me, either something had happened or something serious had happened.
Lin Zhao: "I found two tokens on those men in black. There were eagle patterns engraved on the tokens. I don't know why..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw his commander suddenly raise his head, take the two tokens from his hand, and rub them repeatedly with the pads of his thumbs.
He looked at the pattern on it without saying a word.
But his slightly narrowed eyes still revealed his current mood. Could this be something very important?
Lin Zhao rarely saw such a serious expression on his commander's face.
But when he turned around, he smiled and said to himself: "They are just the Divine Eagle Army beside the imperial concubine. This is their special token. It has no special meaning."
"Okay, you go down first."
As he said this, Lin Zhao was about to leave. This action made Lin Zhao think more. Sir, it seems that he is really moody, or excited?
However, when he was halfway there, Pei Yan stopped him.
When I turned around, Pei Yan was still feeding the fish there, but he said, "Send someone to Su Ji Fresh Food Restaurant to buy me breakfast."
He also didn't forget to complain that "the breakfast in our small kitchen is too bad"
Okay, it’s confirmed that he is not nervous. No one would think about supporting his beloved and taking care of business when he is so nervous.
Lin Zhao responded with a yes, went out, called a car, and started heading towards Su Guoer Restaurant.
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Su Guoer looked up and held the token tightly in her hand.
The memory returns to the original Qi Yue Mountain.
Her father was stabbed in the heart by a group of bandits and fell to the ground. She lay on her father's body and cried and cried, eventually attracting passers-by to report to the authorities.
After the government came to investigate, they said that her father was killed by bandits. The sabers they used were the bandits' usual weapons, and they were indeed dressed like bandits.
At that time, the old lady's carriage happened to pass by. After a few words with the leading official, he led her into the carriage.
But Su Guoer remembered clearly that she had held the token that her father had pulled from the bandit tightly in her hand until she handed it to the leading official.
The pattern on the token... was exactly the same as the one in her hand, both of which were a soaring giant eagle.
Same goes for the color.
They are all golden.
But what kind of bandit would have his own unique symbol? Especially a token with such fine workmanship?
This left Su Guoer puzzled.
It’s not that she hasn’t seen good things before. Although there are many craftsmen in Wei today, their skills are average. There are even fewer craftsmen who can produce such exquisite patterns.
What kind of bandits could afford such a skilled craftsman? Or perhaps... they were of unusual status? Perhaps they were affiliated with some powerful figure? Otherwise, she wouldn't have found the token in this pond.
Su Guoer still remembered it very clearly. The day before yesterday, only Qi Zhang fell into the pond, and the straps on the token were intact, which meant that it fell off naturally, and was not chopped off by the man in black during the fight. This position just proved that the token was left by Qi Zhang.
So...it was someone from the Qi family who killed her father? Su Guoer frowned.
But I still can't understand why my father killed him when he had no grudge against them?
My father was born in southern Jiangsu and stayed there for the first half of his life to study medicine with his master. Later, he married my mother through the introduction of his master and never left southern Jiangsu for half his life.
Lord Qi has spent almost half his life in Bianjing City. How could there be any feud between the two of them, even if they shouldn't have one?
He didn't have to kill his own father.
What if it’s for money?
But after killing my father, the bandits randomly searched his body, found some gold and silver, and then left without looking back.
The money they took away was only a small amount.
The precious medicinal herbs such as Datou were all in Su Guoer's backpack. If she took them out to exchange for money, she would get more than what they took away.
She should have thought of this earlier. If the other party was after money, why would he leave in such a hurry and abandon her, a lonely little girl? Even if she was not sure whether she had money, she should have come to collect it, right?
This doesn't make sense.
She used to think that the other party decided to let her go because she was young.
But now with this token, perhaps everything is different. Su Guoer was panicked, and then extremely angry.
Why?
Killing for revenge is different from killing for money. If it was man-made, perhaps she should find that person and settle the score.
The bandit's nest that had been wiped out could not extinguish the anger in her heart.
A good man like my father shouldn't have died in vain, and the murderer is still at large!
But I heard that Qi Zhang is dead, and Master Qi is about to be beheaded...
Just as she was thinking about it, there was a knock on the door. Su Guoer quickly wiped the tears from her face and went out to open the door. She thought it was Yunniang and the others, but after opening the door, she saw Lin Zhao.
He asked with a smile: "Why, young lady, haven't you set up the stall yet?"
"Or do you want to take a day off today? That's right, the young lady deserves a few days of rest after being frightened.
Oh, I'm so greedy. I couldn't forget the braised meat that the young lady sent me yesterday. I kept thinking about it when I woke up this morning, so I hurried over here to get a bite of food."
"But if you don't plan to open a stall, don't worry about me. I can eat somewhere else."
After saying this, he turned around and was about to leave.
Su Guoer hurriedly pulled him aside and said, "I'm setting up a stall today, but I got up a little late and the stove hasn't been brought out yet. Why don't you follow me inside and get some? We have some mutton soup and braised pork, but we don't have any sesame cakes. We haven't had time to make them yet."
She was so busy thinking that her face became too red.
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