Chapter 57
Yu Hang approached Lin Xing and whispered, "Don't look for her. She's hiding behind the pillar outside the door."
Lin Xing looked over and saw the corner of Li Xiaxi's clothes. She couldn't help laughing and said, "Xiao Mei, come with us. There are some things in the city that I want to know."
After saying that, he turned around and left, taking a few steps faster than Yu Hang and Xiao Mei, walked to Li Xiaxi's side, pushed her directly into the clinic, and closed the door considerately.
"Is that the woman in the story?"
Lin Xing clapped her hands and pretended to be surprised: "You can see all this? My little Mei is really amazing."
"Don't tease me. The girl's eyebrows and eyes are very similar to the woman in the painting."
"That's because you're smart." Lin Xing touched her stomach, "I'm hungry, let's go eat."
Lin Xing pulled Xiao Mei towards the inn, not forgetting to call Yu Hang to follow, and climbed up the stairs without stopping. Lin Xing immediately collapsed on the stool, with an expression that she wished she were dead.
"Aren't you hungry? Why did you go upstairs directly?" Xiaomei said as she poured tea. "There's nothing urgent. There's no need to run so fast."
Lin Xing took the tea and drank it all, then put the cup back on the table and waved her hand, saying, "I'm not tired at all."
Xiaomei looked unconvinced, but she didn't expose him. She just smiled secretly with her lips pursed.
“Boom boom boom.”
There was a knock on the door, followed by Yu Hang's voice, "I have asked the servant to bring the food upstairs. Do you need to go and wake up Chen Ling?"
Xiao Mei went to open the door. Lin Xing sat there, breathing deeply, and said with full energy, "Use it."
Yu Hang nodded at them outside the house, then turned and headed in another direction.
After a while, the two returned and the four of them sat in the room in silence, the atmosphere frozen. Lin Xing kept looking out the window, as if trying to see what was happening inside the clinic through the doors and windows.
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After not seeing each other for more than ten years, even a father and daughter would become strangers, let alone a master and disciple? The atmosphere in the clinic was also very silent.
Since entering the clinic, Li Xiaxi has never dared to look up. She stared straight at her toes, constantly constructing the next dialogue in her mind, and then constantly overturning it.
Suddenly, a painting appeared before her eyes.
Before she could look away, she saw a familiar scene. Li Xiaxi felt that she should reach out and take it, but her tears touched her first.
The drawing paper has turned yellow, not to mention the colors on it. Just a tear will blur the painting. But from now on you don't have to look at the painting anymore, because the woman in the painting has regained her freedom.
"The silver needles on that boy were made by you, right?"
Li Xiaxi's tears fell to the ground like beads that had broken off the string. She held the painting so tightly that her fingers turned white.
She wanted to speak, but she was crying so hard that she could only nod her head vigorously in response to Doctor Li.
"I was right about you. After not learning for so many years, you still have this ability. I wonder if you are willing to become my disciple again?"
Li Xiaxi nodded continuously, choking up as she said, "You have always been my master."
Doctor Li took the painting from Li Xiaxi's hand, looked at it carefully and said, "This painting is too old. You have to draw another one for me. But if you draw it again, you have to have more people. You saw her just now. The woman is your junior sister, Xiaomei."
"Miss Lin has informed us of this matter in advance."
"Why does that girl tell everything to others!" If Lin Xing was present, she would definitely roll her eyes and retort.
"I took the initiative to ask for this. Don't blame Miss Lin." Li Xiaxi wiped away the tears on her face and said softly but firmly, "Master, long time no see. Really long time no see."
This time Doctor Li couldn't remain calm anymore. He turned around and secretly wiped away his tears, trying to maintain his tall image in his apprentice's heart.
"Xiaomei, is your plan going smoothly?"
Xiao Mei did not reply immediately. She took out a few pieces of paper and put them on the table, saying, "Master and I followed what you wrote to us and frightened those people."
Lin Xing slapped the table and said with a proud smile, "Of course, don't you see who I am? It seems that I have a talent for being a screenwriter."
The last sentence was said very lightly. Before Xiaomei could react to what Lin Xing said, Yu Hang continued, "She is indeed very talented."
The two looked at each other for a few seconds, and then started laughing at the same time. Although Xiaomei didn't know why, she was infected and laughed along.
Now there was only one outlier, and that was the dazed Shen Ling. He had no idea what everyone was laughing at, and in order to fit in, he put on a stiff smile, which made it even weirder.
Lin Xing naturally noticed his abnormality, so she simply picked up the papers and slapped them in front of him, acting as if she was interrogating him, and asked angrily, "Deputy Envoy Shen, what happened to you today?"
Shen Ling's gaze subconsciously dodged, and there were people beside him who could only look at the ground and said dryly: "Nothing."
"Nothing?" Lin Xing leaned closer, "Then why don't you dare look me in the eye?"
If it was any closer, Shen Ling would really not be able to avoid it, and Lin Xing would also have to go to the table to eat. At this moment, a knock on the door rescued Shen Ling.
"Sir, the food is ready. Can you bring it in?"
Lin Xing sat back on the stool, cleared her throat, and said loudly, "It's convenient. Bring it in."
"Okay."
No one spoke in the room until the servant had set up the dishes. The clever servant sensed this atmosphere and said something not so clever before leaving.
"Dear guests, please enjoy your meal. If you need anything, please don't call me."
The servant rushed out quickly and closed the door. Lin Xing vaguely heard his sigh.
Lin Xing didn't say anything and no one picked up their chopsticks, just waiting quietly.
"Everyone has their own secrets. If you don't want to tell them, you don't have to. I won't make it difficult for you." She took the lead in picking up the chopsticks, "Let's eat first."
Although the atmosphere was weird, it did not affect everyone's appetite, and in the end all the food on the table was gone.
"We are just talking about us. Xiao Xing, is there any change in your place?"
"Yes, very big."
"You are all safe and sound, that's enough, don't worry about the other changes."
"Zhao County Magistrate and Li Dongyi are dead."
Xiao Mei widened her eyes, trying to understand what Lin Xing meant. This sentence seemed to turn on a switch, and she suddenly found faint bloodstains on Lin Xing and the others' clothes.
"Is it related to the young man who was just sent to the clinic?"
"He killed these two people. They died at the same time with one bow and two arrows."
"Master just said that he might not wake up. Doesn't that mean we can't interrogate him?"
At this point, Lin Xing's face also became solemn, but she still tried to comfort him: "Perhaps Magistrate Wu knows the thief and may be able to find clues."
Yu Hang: "This is the only way for now. You guys take a rest first. I'll go find the county magistrate first. Maybe I can get some clues."
"I'll go down and help too. The clinic has just reopened and needs help."
The two hurried away. Lin Xing knocked on the table from time to time and slowly said, "You're not leaving?"
Shen Ling stood up, then sat down again, and said hesitantly: "I... have something to tell you."
Lin Xing raised her eyebrows to indicate that she was listening, and continued.
"I know that Sun Banfo."
"Yeah?"
"Why aren't you surprised?"
Lin Xing yawned and said nonchalantly, "I guessed it a long time ago. You started to wander off as soon as you saw him. Even a ghost could guess that something was wrong between you two."
She held her chin with both hands, blinked her big eyes and looked at Shen Ling, and said, "Don't tell me in detail?"
Seeing that he didn't move for a long time, Lin Xing said, "It doesn't matter if you don't tell me. After all, I have something to hide too."
Whatever they said, neither of them made any move, and they remained deadlocked, and finally Shen Ling was defeated.
"I saw him in the palace a few days ago. He was with the Prime Minister."
"Does he hold an official position in the court?"
"No, but his father, Sun Yu, was once the Minister of Personnel, but he retired a few years ago."
"I remember that you have never been an official in the court. How do you know so much?"
"Sun Yu and my father were good friends. He always held banquets at the Shen Mansion. But when I think about it, I haven't seen him for many years."
"I guess he's dead."
"That's possible." Shen Ling became hesitant again, "You... don't have anything else to say?"
"What?" Lin Xing met his eyes and suddenly realized, "Oh~, I understand."
"Are you wondering who is more handsome between you and Sun Banfo? I can tell you responsibly that you are much more handsome than him."
"ah?"
Seeing Shen Ling's confused face, Lin Xing stopped teasing him and became serious, "I only have one thing to say, you are our friend, I will always believe in you."
Chen Ling was stunned for a moment, then put on his usual smile and said frivolously: "I'll give you this sentence as well."
"Do you want to go back and rest?"
"I'm not tired. Do you have anything to take care of? Can you take me with you?"
"It's not a big deal. I just suddenly want to know about County Magistrate Zhao's life experience and why he took such an unconventional approach."
"Go find Yu Hang?"
"right."
After leaving the inn, the two found themselves at a fork in the road. They didn't know which direction to go to find the county magistrate. Should they flip a coin? But this is ancient times and there are no coins.
"Where do you think we should go?"
"You decide."
"Then shall we go to the county government office?"
"Can."
The two quickly reached an agreement. After all, there was still a lot of time and they could try slowly. No one cared whether they could find the county magistrate right away.
A familiar figure was standing outside the county government office.
"Brother Liu!"
"Little sister? Why are you back to the county government office again?" He looked around and lowered his voice, "You don't know what happened here this morning."
"We have heard about this matter, and this time we have come to see the county magistrate."
"Are you going to plead for the county magistrate? I advise you to be cautious. This may be true, but don't bring trouble upon yourself."
Lin Xing smiled calmly and said, "Don't worry, Brother Liu, we can clearly distinguish right from wrong."
Liu Qichang stopped trying to persuade him and said in a normal tone, "The county magistrate is in the county government office. I'll take you there."
Both of them: "Thank you."
After turning a few corners, the three of them arrived in front of a house. Someone was already waiting there. Liu Qichang did not see them off any longer and just bowed and left.
"Master Lin, Master Shen, please follow me. I will take you to find County Magistrate Zhao's things."
"How did you know we were going to look for it?"
"These are all orders from Lord Yu and Magistrate Wu."
Lin Xing no longer made things difficult for him, but just followed him silently, thinking about another question in her mind: Is Yu Hang so smart? Why does he know me so well?
Shen Ling on the side also murmured: "This Lord Yu looks big and strong on the surface, but he is very careful."
"What kind of person do you think Yu Hang is?"
"Manager Lin, are you asking me this? I thought you were more familiar with him."
Lin Xing rolled her eyes silently. It would be better for Shen Ling not to speak.
"I don't think he is as simple as he seems."
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