Chapter 21 Nothing
"Tonics?" Du Huaizhi glanced at it and knew who it was for without having to guess. "Give it to me. I'll take it in."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Miss Du." Huang Que handed the things to her and left without saying anything.
Du Huaizhi pushed open the door and heard a few coughs as soon as he entered.
"Why did you start coughing?" Xiuzhu asked, "Didn't you say you could get better without medicine?"
"The fever is gone. The cough is due to expectoration. Just drink more hot water and you'll be fine." An Nian ignored Xiuzhu and covered Du Ruozhi with the quilt. He turned around and saw Du Huaizhi, "Look, your sister is here to see you with a gift."
Du Ruozhi looked at Du Huaizhi and said, "Thank you, sister." Her voice was a little hoarse.
"I didn't bring it." Du Huaizhi put the things on the table and explained, "Master Xie just sent Huang Que to deliver it."
Du Ruozhi was slightly stunned, and thought of something in her mind, "Master Xie, are they still here?"
"Here." Du Huaizhi took out a bag of red dates from the gift and fed it to Du Ruozhi. "Don't worry, they stayed here to investigate the case. They won't be able to leave for at least three days."
Du Ruozhi nodded and chewed the red dates in her mouth.
Du Huaizhi turned and looked at An Nian.
An Nian immediately understood and pulled Xiuzhu out with her, leaving only Du Huaizhi and Du Ruzhi in the room.
Du Huaizhi put the red dates in his hand aside and asked, "What's going on between you and Xie Sui... Lord Xie?" He had always felt that there was something weird about the two of them.
But she couldn't tell what was so strange until today when she mentioned Du Ruozhi had a fever and Xie Sui's reaction, then she suddenly understood.
Du Ruozhi was puzzled, "What happened between me and Master Xie?"
Judging from her reaction, it seems that she really knows nothing and it is a one-sided love.
Du Huaizhi sneered in his heart, "Nothing."
Du Ruozhi grabbed Du Huaizhi's sleeve and tugged, "Sister."
"how?"
Du Ruozhi sat up from her knees, put her arms around Du Huaizhi's neck, buried herself in her arms, and said weakly, "Nothing."
Du Huaizhi: “…”
It was returned to him. This time, Du Huaizhi did not resist and hugged him tightly.
…
Xie Sui and Shao Ping's government office interrogated the man for two days, but found nothing except that he was "Xi" of the Tiandihui, known as the Jade-faced Scholar in the martial arts world, and what he looked like.
All exits of Shaoping were blocked, the inside was almost turned upside down, and even the cesspools were emptied, but not even a hair was found. It was as if the man had disappeared out of thin air, as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth.
Local officials were already accustomed to such incidents. The Tiandihui had been active on the continent for many years, and their whereabouts were mysterious. Every time they showed up, the authorities would inexplicably lose the clues while investigating.
There is nothing to check, no place to start, and no energy to investigate, so I have no choice but to file the files and let them gather dust.
The same is true for this case now. With people from the Dali Temple present, the government office is giving them face by sending people to walk around the streets, but most people are just going through the motions.
After all, if they could catch this "tong" so easily, would they still stay in the government office and eat this bowl of rice?
In the government office, Xie Sui stood in the file library, his fingertips running across the dusty files, his brows furrowed.
The Shaoping government official smiled apologetically, "Master Xie, you know this is a case involving the Tiandihui, and it's always like this... They appear and disappear like ghosts, and we are powerless."
"Willing but unable? I think it's because you're not able to do it." Xue Feiheng closed the files in his hand and threw them onto the table. He estimated there were dozens of them. "Among them, the dead were either local officials or wealthy businessmen and landlords. Since there's no way to verify it, they were attributed to the Tiandihui."
The lawyer rolled his eyes and spoke vaguely, "Your Excellency, this is indeed the work of the Tiandihui. We have caught Tiandihui thugs before, and those who deserved to be killed were killed, and those who deserved to be exiled were exiled. It is precisely because of this that those thugs hold a grudge against the government. Now they are committing crimes more rampantly and acting more secretly. It's not that we don't want to investigate, but we simply don't have the manpower to do so."
We all come out to work to support our families. We only get such a small monthly salary. Why would we risk our lives with those evil Tiandihui thugs?
"Alright." Xie Sui didn't want to play Tai Chi with him anymore. "Tomorrow we'll set off for Beijing. These cases will be taken over by the Dali Temple from now on. You'll need to keep an eye on the local authorities and report any news immediately."
The lawyer nodded in agreement as if he had been pardoned.
When he came out of the government office, it was already late at night. Xie Sui looked up at the sky and sighed in his heart.
He had been away from Beijing for over two months, and there was still no clue about "Xi", the main culprit in several major crimes in the southeast. Now, a handsome scholar named "Tong", who had been rampant in the southwest for several years and had also committed numerous crimes, has emerged.
It seems that when I return to Beijing this time, I need to discuss the matter of merging cases with my colleagues.
Xue Feiheng reached out and patted his shoulder. "Don't be too discouraged. You've done very well. The Tiandihui is a tough nut to crack."
The prestige of the Tiandihui in the underworld is comparable to that of the royal family. In recent years, it has become so arrogant that it has repeatedly assassinated officials from all over the country. The imperial court intended to send troops to suppress it, but had no idea where to start.
We can only hope that officials from all regions can start with the various case files and gradually eradicate the dens scattered across the country.
Who would do this? The Dali Temple took the brunt of the responsibility. Although they knew that this matter was not simple and there was a high possibility of losing their lives, they urgently needed to accomplish something.
Under the pressure from Li Cunjiu, the prince's followers are only a few left and are about to be wiped out. The opportunity before them is particularly important and must be seized even at the risk of one's life.
Even though there is little hope.
Central part of the continent, underground palace.
A touch of green walked slowly on the avenue, holding a book in his hand, and muttering confidently: "When I went there in the past, the willows were swaying; now I come back, it is raining and snowing..." He suddenly got stuck and couldn't think of how to pronounce the next word for a long time.
At this time, a middle-aged man in a black robe with a cold face came towards them.
Before the middle-aged man could say anything, the green figure caught him, pointed at the character and asked, "Wangduan, how do you pronounce this character with the word 'rain' on it?"
The middle-aged man known as the "Random Judgement" did not respond, but said, "The leader has been waiting for a long time."
"Oh, we've been waiting for a long time. It doesn't matter if you wait a little longer. Tell me quickly, how do you pronounce this word?" Wei Shan said anxiously, wishing he could throw the book into Wangduan's face.
A crack appeared on Wangduan's cold face, "Fei."
"Oh—it's Nian Fei." Wei Shan immediately regained his elegant demeanor. "Rain and snow are falling."
"It's time to go in, fellow protector." Wangduan urged him.
"Don't call me Tonghufa, it's too unpleasant. I have a name now." Wei Shan slapped the scroll against his palm and looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle. "My surname is Wei Shan, and my given name is Wei Shan."
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