Chapter 40 Sir, please hold me tight
The next morning.
"It's him! He poisoned them all to death! I didn't expect he would be such a person!"
Inside the inn, Xiao Zhinian was awakened by the noisy chatter outside the door. He rubbed his forehead, only to find that the arm that Chen Zhejiang was resting on was numb from maintaining the same position.
By the way, last night they were discussing Yi Ma’s sudden death in the room, and before they knew it, it was already late at night. Shen Zhejiang had originally planned to go home, but he was forced to stay.
He knew that Shen Zhejiang was a light sleeper, so he moved his arm gently and placed it on the pillow for Shen Zhejiang.
However, when he moved, Shen Zhejiang also woke up.
Xiao Zhinian kissed him lightly on the forehead and whispered, "Sleep a little longer. I'll go out and see what's going on."
Put on your clothes and get out of bed.
When I pushed the door open, I saw a group of postmen gathered in a circle. Their indignant shouting attracted more people.
"We must report this to the postmaster. If so many of our post horses are killed, how can we fill the gap?!"
"Yes! I used to think that although he was stupid, he was not a bad person. I didn't expect him to be so vicious!"
Xiao Zhinian asked, "What's the matter?"
The clerk who was in charge of the liquidation last night finally found the culprit and started to complain: "Your Excellency is right! This morning I was waiting behind the scenes to see which bastard killed so many horses. Sure enough, the culprit was Luo Xiaobei! I saw him secretly pouring the potion into the trough!"
A medicine bottle was presented to Xiao Zhinian.
Xiao Zhinian took it and smelled it, but didn't smell any strange smell. He looked inside and found that it was colorless and odorless.
He asked in a deep voice: "Where is Luo Xiaobei?"
"Here!" The clerk angrily kicked out the middle-aged man who was surrounded by the crowd and escorted him to Xiao Zhinian, "Sir, it's him!"
The man kept his head down and his back hunched from beginning to end. The gauze hat he wore as a postman had rolled away somewhere, and a lot of his black and white hair had been pulled off in the shoving. He was mumbling something, but no one knew what he was saying.
Xiao Zhinian said: "Raise your head."
Luo Xiaobei seemed unable to hear him. He looked like he was possessed by a demon, repeating incoherently, "No... It's not me, I didn't..."
Xiao Zhinian raised the medicine bottle in front of him and continued to ask, "What is this?"
Luo Xiaobei followed his movements, his chaotic eyes filled with shock and confusion, as if he was still thinking about Xiao Zhinian's question.
The clerk at the side was anxious and angry. He kicked him and cursed, "My Lord is asking you a question! Answer truthfully and stop playing crazy and stupid here!"
"Is he like this usually?"
A voice as clear as a mountain spring came from behind him. Xiao Zhinian turned around and saw Shen Zhejiang walking out of the room slowly, wearing only a thin coat.
Her silky black hair fell on her shoulders without being combed. The morning light reflected from Shen Zhejiang's back made it look as if it was coated with a layer of soft light. Her expression was cool and clear, like a fairy in the clouds.
The postmen were also stunned.
What are you looking at!
Xiao Zhinian's face was gloomy. Shen Zhejiang was his, and he would never allow anyone else to think about him, not even to take a second look at him.
He turned around and hugged Shen Zhejiang like a wolfhound occupying its territory. His tall figure blocked all the gazes and he growled to drive away the intruders.
"Why did you come out?"
When facing the person in his arms, his tone was extremely gentle.
Shen Zhejiang didn't expect Xiao Zhinian to be so bold, so he pushed him and said, "Let go, there are so many people watching."
Unable to push it open, he simply stepped on Xiao Zhinian.
Xiao Zhinian grimaced in pain, but he couldn't get angry at Shen Zhejiang, so he turned around and yelled at the messengers, "Look again, or I'll dig out your eyes!"
Postmen: “…” The adults have a very close relationship.
Chen Zhejiang looked at the crazy Luo Xiaobei and asked the clerk, "How is he different from usual?"
The clerk said solemnly, "Your Excellency, Luo Xiaobei became mentally retarded due to a family accident. But he got better later and has not had any relapses. I'm afraid he was stimulated by the current situation."
"Since he is already stupid, why was he recruited to work in the post house?"
"The postmaster felt sorry for him, wandering around all day with nowhere to go, so he decided to take him in. He only provided him with three meals a day and nothing more."
After hearing what the clerk said, Shen Zhejiang was silent for a while. According to common sense, a person who is not in his right mind would not know what he is doing. So, could it be that he is pouring the medicine out of habit?
Xiao Zhinian sneered, "Who knows if he is pretending? Come on, give him a beating and find out the truth."
"Don't be impatient, give it to me," Shen Zhejiang spread out his palm and asked Xiao Zhinian for the medicine bottle, "I'll ask him."
Xiao Zhinian didn't give it to him, but said, "He has an unstable temperament. Just ask whatever you want to ask. Don't get close to him."
Shen Zhejiang refused to give in and said in a more serious tone: "Give it to me."
"......"
The medicine bottle eventually fell into Shen Zhejiang's hands.
Shen Zhejiang squatted one step away from Luo Xiaobei, shook it towards him and said, "Luo Xiaobei, do you recognize this thing?"
Luo Xiaobei stared straight at the medicine bottle, as if his soul was sucked in. He stretched out his hand tremblingly and reached for the medicine bottle, muttering: "Mine... This is mine, give it back to me..."
Xiao Zhinian stood beside Shen Zhejiang vigilantly, ready to protect Shen Zhejiang if anything went wrong.
"Tell me, who gave you this? And why did they give it to you?"
"Who? He...it's him. I remember it's him!" Luo Xiaobei suddenly became emotional, his eyes widened as if they were about to pop out. He snatched the bottle from Shen Zhejiang's hand, "He gave it to me! I can't tell you! He will kill me!"
Xiao Zhinian quickly stopped Shen Zhejiang behind him, took two steps back, and asked sharply, "Who is he?"
"He is..."
Luo Xiaobei read out two words, and they were about to come out, but at this moment, his entire huge body seemed to be stiff, and it stopped in mid-air.
A sharp arrow pierced Luo Xiaobei's heart in full view of everyone!
He was stunned for a long time, his expression exploded, and just as he took a step, he fell to the ground with a thud.
The medicine bottle rolled to Xiao Zhinian's feet.
"Ah!! Catch the assassin!!"
The postmen were terrified and fled in all directions.
"Chase!"
The incident happened suddenly, and Xiao Zhinian and Shen Zhejiang understood each other tacitly, and immediately ran towards the direction where the arrow came from.
They were now on the second floor. With so many people watching, if they wanted to accurately aim at Luo Xiaobei and kill him with one arrow, they would have to find a high and wide place.
The person who killed Luo Xiaobei must have been secretly following them for a long time. If they could catch this person and get to the bottom of it, they would be able to dig out a lot of information, and it might even be related to the man in black.
Xiao Zhinian took Shen Zhejiang to the roof and looked around from a distance. Sure enough, he saw a man with a bow and arrow running across the eaves and walls, escaping very quickly. He seemed to be an experienced person.
Shen Zhejiang knew that he had a poor foundation and did not want to become a burden.
"I'll stay here and look after..."
"No," Xiao Zhinian interrupted before he finished speaking. Noticing that Shen Zhejiang was shocked by his decisive reaction, he quickly explained to him, "I'm worried about leaving you here alone. Huaiwu is not here either. What if this is a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain? I want you to be by my side no matter what."
It was a blessing for Xiao Zhinian to get it back after losing it, and he dared not lose it easily again.
He must take good care of Shen Zhejiang.
Shen Zhejiang refused: "I'm afraid I'll be a burden to you."
When Xiao Zhinian heard this, he put his arm around his waist without question and jumped after the man. He was still able to spare some attention to chat and joke with Shen Zhejiang: "If you can rely on me, I will be very happy. How can I be a burden?"
Shen Zhejiang had never tried leaping in mid-air before. The feeling of having no ground under his feet made him extremely uneasy. His eyelashes trembled, and his hands subconsciously clutched a piece of clothing on Xiao Zhinian's chest.
Xiao Zhinian smiled and said, "Sir, please hold on tight."
"......Um."
The wind whistled past, and Shen Zhejiang's light "hmm" quickly dissipated in the wind. The volume was very low, and it was unknown whether Xiao Zhinian heard it.
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