Chapter 79: When we are away from home, we are all brothers
It was indeed very sad that the store was smashed. Jiusu gave some silver as compensation, "I'm really sorry, it was a blind mad dog who came to cause trouble..."
"Okay, come down this way." The shopkeeper interrupted her, put the silver in his pocket, smiled politely, and pointed to the end of the corridor, his words full of urging.
Outside the door, it was drizzling.
After hearing the door behind them close without hesitation, the two smiled at each other and opened their umbrellas helplessly.
Jiang Jing took off his coat and put it on her. "There are not many inns in Yinyang County. I'm afraid no one dares to open the door at this late hour, plus there have been murders in recent days. Let's go and try our luck."
Holding her cold hand, I felt like something was stabbing me in the heart.
Letting your loved one suffer from the cold is more chilling than pushing him into thousands of cold ponds.
I looked for several inns, but none of them were willing to open.
Jiusu stopped, shook his arms and said, "Let's go set up the tent under the bridge."
There was an open space under the bridge. After checking that there was no danger, she pretended to take out the tent from her backpack. Jiang Jing just stood aside silently, observing the surroundings. The flashlight was particularly bright in the dark night.
After one stick of incense, the tent was set up.
With a rainproof blanket and a soft mattress, the space can easily accommodate three or four people.
Jiang Jing asked, "Just one?"
Jiusu nodded, she hooked her arm around the man's shoulders and said nonchalantly.
"When we're out together, we're all brothers."
"..." Jiang Jing raised his eyebrows slightly. Brothers? They weren't brothers, they were lovers. He lay on one side consciously, "As long as you're not afraid."
Jiusu silently covered himself with a blanket and listened to the sound of rain outside, but he had no desire to sleep at all.
When I was a corporate slave, I had no time to enjoy the outside world. Now, I have fulfilled my dream of camping. Not bad. It would be great if I could have barbecue tomorrow...
"Don't shake me, the meat is running away..." She rubbed her eyes and sat up, still half asleep. "It's daybreak."
Jiang Jing whispered, "Someone just walked across the bridge, and after a while, someone followed. I suspect it might be the murderer. The latter's gait was rather strange, and seemed to have murderous intent."
"Let's go and take a look." Jiusu immediately woke up.
She checked the time, it was 1:20 in the middle of the night, and the two men caught up smoothly. The masked man was agile and knocked the drunk man down with one punch. He wanted to drag him away, but saw the two people who were in the way.
The masked man held the wooden stick tightly, stared at the two men, and then threw a smoke bomb at them.
When the smoke cleared, the person disappeared.
Jiang Jing walked over to the man, squatted down and checked his breath, "He's not dead yet."
Medical clinic.
The doctor cleaned the wound on his head and sighed, "Fortunately, the murderer didn't intend to kill him. If he had hit him harder, he would have died on the spot."
The man woke up and touched his head with his hand in pain.
"Hiss, which bastard hit me?" He looked around, "Who are you?"
Jiusu said, "This is a clinic. You were knocked unconscious and almost beaten away. He carried you here. This is the doctor who saved you. Now, when you wake up, pay the medical bills first."
The man's name is Jia Chun.
He took out some silver and placed it on the table, clasping his fists and saying, "Thank you very much, my two benefactors. My name is Jia Chun. Can you see clearly who committed this murder?"
"No." Jiang Jing recalled, "Your injuries seem to be caused by a mysterious murderer recently."
Jia Chun pointed at himself in shock. "Me? I'm a man, but I'm not a philandering man. Don't they say those who die are beastly bastards who betrayed their wives? Oh, no, the one who died yesterday seemed to be quite good to his family. Did he start killing people randomly? This damn murderer, if I catch him, I'll tear him into pieces!"
Jiusu looked at the survivors and fell into deep thought.
"Perhaps in the murderer's impression, you are a scumbag who drinks and has women outside, leaving his wife alone in the empty house."
"How could he think that? I was drinking to discuss business." Jia Chun felt very wronged and said angrily, "I work so hard to make money to support my family, but when I go to him, I become a scumbag? It's so abominable!"
The sky was getting light.
Jiang Jing asked, "Master Jia, can we go to the government office together to meet Lord Yang?"
"Lord Yang? Is that the detective from Shengjing?" Jia Chun nodded happily. "Okay, okay, let's go now. No, I have to go back and tell my wife that she's pregnant. I didn't go home all night last night, and she must be worried to death."
The two followed Jia Chun to the Jia Mansion.
Jia Chun finished his explanation quickly and came out. He rubbed his red eyes, as if he had been crying, and said embarrassedly: "She was frightened and had a miscarriage. We have been married for three years, and this is our first child."
"It will definitely be safe." Jiusu blessed, hoping that the happy family would last forever.
At the government office, Yang Xu looked at the officials who had arrived, but only two important people were missing. He sent people to look for them. Then, he looked at Wang Daozhi, frowned, and asked, "Sir Wang, what happened to your hair?"
Wang Daozhi had his head down, but when he heard the adults calling him, he had no choice but to raise his head.
The prefect saw that there was a large piece missing from his head and just laughed.
"puff-"
"My Lord Yang, my house caught fire yesterday." Wang Daozhi knelt with his hands on the ground, his voice filled with grievance and anger. "My humble wife and I almost couldn't get out and burned to death in the house."
Yang Xu said in a dignified voice.
"It rained almost all night last night, and it only cleared up this morning. How could a fire start, and why did it specifically target your house? Let's find out what happened. They actually killed an official under my nose!"
Wang Daozhi shrank back and said, "I dare not say."
"Speak! Tell it, and I will take care of it for you." Yang Xu was indeed angry. There was a big case in front of them, and someone actually hurt officials. This was a provocation to their authority.
Wang Daozhi thought of yesterday's board and said with a slightly trembling voice.
"I haven't offended anyone recently, except yesterday..."
"Sir Wang, please don't talk nonsense. Young Master Jiang and Miss Jiu are distinguished guests invited by Sir Yang. How could they set fire to your house?" The prefect said calmly.
Wang Daozhi lowered his head and said, "Yes, I may have overthought it. The house probably caught fire on its own."
There were footsteps outside the door.
Jiusu strode over and said in a cold voice, "We set the fire, but why, Wang Daozhi, don't you know?"
Wang Daozhi lowered his head guiltily and said hurriedly.
"Sir, did you hear that? They've already admitted to setting the fire. I've offended them, so I'll die, but my wife's life is also at stake. How could they set the fire?"
"Your wife's life is life, but other people's lives are not?" Jiusu sneered, "If you hadn't hired someone to kill us first, why would we burn your house down?"
Wang Daozhi said excitedly: "You're talking nonsense! When did I ever hire someone to kill someone..."
Jiusu took out a recorder and played back what he said last night, once, twice, and three times. Only then did everyone come to their senses. "Everyone at the inn saw it last night. Do you dare to confront him face to face? Wang Daozhi, you hired someone to kill someone, delaying important matters, and now you're throwing dirty water at me. It's simply disgusting!"
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