Chapter 9205 Encounter
Three days later, Zhao Hai, Wu Ding and Qian Yun left Blackwood City on horseback. Mu Yonglin got the news immediately, but he didn't pay attention and just ordered , let those villages that reported the appearance of ghosts must report Zhao Hai's whereabouts in a timely manner. If Zhao Hai arrives at their place, they must report it immediately.
After Zhao Hai and the other three left Blackwood City, they did not walk very fast. They walked forward slowly and freely. However, Wu Ding and Qian Yun seemed a little excited, and neither of them left. When passing Blackwood City, the most he could do was go hunting and outing outside the city. He had never left Blackwood City at all, especially for Woodin. This was the first time he had left the gate of Blackwood City since he was a child, so he seemed Very excited.
Zhao Hai couldn't help but smile when he looked at Wu Ding and Qian Yun. He was not in a hurry. He was not going to go to Jitai Mountain now. He was going to solve the ghost thing first and wait until he came back. Qian Yun would naturally not object to going to Jitai Mountain to have a look.
The three of them walked forward slowly, each of them carrying a large package with some food in it. Zhao Hai had seen what He San had prepared for them. , it is really complete, with food and everything needed. This makes Zhao Hai very satisfied, so Zhao Hai is not preparing anything.
However, although the three of them did not walk very fast, in the afternoon, they still came to a small town. This town was not very big, but it was on the official road. People were coming and going, and it seemed very prosperous. There are still several businesses in the town. Zhao Hai calculated the time and decided to rest here for one night and leave tomorrow. If they continue to move forward, they will not be able to reach the next crowded place before dark. local.
The three of them came to the yamen in the town. In this small yamen, there was also a yamen, but it was very small, with only a few people. There were less than twenty people in total, five scribes, and one After arresting the head, the rest are all yamen servants, mainly to maintain law and order in the town. It can be said that the yamen here is equivalent to a post station.
Zhao Hai and his party of three arrived at the inn. The people in the inn came out immediately, but they were only two government officials. When the two government officials saw that Zhao Hai and the three of them were all tall and powerful people, they also He didn't dare to offend, but saluted Zhao Hai and said: "This gentleman invites you, this is the town office and post station, and no outsiders are allowed."
When Zhao Hai heard what he said, he couldn't help but smile. Then he moved his hand and took out an iron plate. He handed it to the man and said, "Look at this, are the three of us... Can I live here?" What he took out was of course his offering sign. He was now half an official and could live in the inn, so he did this.
The yamen servant took the iron plate handed over by Zhao Hai and looked at it. He immediately understood Zhao Hai's identity. He couldn't help but show joy on his face and said: "Your Excellency, you are here so soon? But listen. Said something happened in the town? Sir, please come in quickly. Our catcher was about to send people to the government office to ask for help, but he didn’t expect that sir, please come quickly. Please come quickly.”
When Zhao Hai heard what the yamen servant said, he couldn't help but be stunned. He took the sign that the yamen servant handed back and put it away. He followed the yamen servant and walked inside. As he walked, he said: "What does this little brother mean by this? We Just passing by here, it's difficult "Can you tell me what happened here?" Zhao Hai heard what the yamen officer said, and it seemed that something happened in this town. He was about to ask for help from Fucheng, but he didn't do anything yet. This made him feel a little strange. asked so curiously.
When the yamen officer heard what Zhao Hai said, he realized that there was a misunderstanding. He quickly said: "It turns out that this is the villain who misunderstood. Please forgive me. Sir, this is what happened. The first two towns In a house where we were staying, someone suddenly died. We went to see the person who died and found that the person who died was hanged in his own home. After looking carefully, we determined that the person was not murdered. He was the one who hanged himself, so he treated it as a suicide. However, he did not expect that in the next two days, people would hang themselves in the town every day. Moreover, these people had no symptoms before their death. They did not quarrel with others or quarrel with their families. The relationship is also very good, and there is no reason to commit suicide at all. It is precisely because of this that we feel strange, and finally suspect that this matter may It was related to the ghost land, so the head catcher wanted to report this matter, but at this moment, your Excellency came. We thought that you, Your Excellency, heard that something happened here and came here specially to take a look, but we misunderstood and you still Please forgive me."
When Zhao Hai heard what the yamen officer said, he couldn't help but shook his head and said: "That's it, it's okay, just in time, we are here. , let’s deal with it together, but we’ll talk about it after we settle down.” While they were talking, they had already entered the yard. The yard was not small, and it could be seen that it was an office, with several houses. It was prepared for the scribes. There were still a few government officials standing there in the yard uneasily. When they saw Zhao Hai and his group coming in, they all looked at them with some confusion.
At this time, an old government servant opened his mouth and said to the government servant who led Zhao Hai and others in: "Wu Boy, who are they? Why did you bring them in?" This old government servant looked like he had five people. He is more than ten years old, but he is very energetic, and judging from his strength, he is also a first-class warrior, so he has some confidence in his words.
The yamen servant surnamed Wu immediately said: "Master, this gentleman is a minister of Fucheng. He has to go out to do errands. He passed by us and planned to rest here for the night. I have already told what happened in the town. I told this adult about the matter, and he said that he can solve the matter." As soon as the yamen officer named Wu said this, the people in the yard immediately started to panic. They became happy and gathered around. While greeting Zhao Hai, they were talking in a hurry. It was very lively for a while. At this moment, they heard a loud shout: "How can you be so noisy? Who is here?" The voice was loud, like a loud bell. When Zhao Haishun stopped talking, he saw a tall man striding towards him.
This man was wearing a headhunting suit, with a long knife on his waist. He was tall, with dark and translucent skin, and a big beard covering half of his face. He gave people the same impression. , mighty. As soon as the government officials saw this man, they all stepped aside. The old government official immediately said: "Ma Touer, this master is the enshrined master of Fucheng. He passed by us and we were about to tell him about what happened in the town. Regarding the matter, sir, please come forward Go and have a look."
The horse leader couldn't help but be stunned when he heard what the old government officer said. Then he immediately turned to look at Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai smiled at him and nodded. Ma Tou'er immediately strode to Zhao In front of Hai, he cupped his fists at Zhao Hai and said: "Ma Shan has met you, sir. It is your responsibility. Please let me see your cards."
Zhao Hai was not angry either, and smiled slightly. I took out the offering sign and gave it to Mashan. Mashan He took the iron plate and looked at it carefully, then held it with both hands and gave it back to Zhao Hai, saying to Zhao Hai: "Ma Shan is sorry, sir, please." As he said this, he personally led Zhao Hai to the backyard, and at the same time He called on other government servants to help Zhao Hai lead his horse and move things.
When Zhao Hai and the others were welcomed to the backyard, Zhao Hai realized that the backyard was actually a large courtyard with many rooms. It seemed that it was prepared for officials who came and went. Ma Shan personally Three rooms were arranged for Zhao Hai and the three of them. There were many houses here and no one lived there, so a room was arranged for each of them, and then the government servants were asked to move Zhao Hai's and his things into the room.
Zhao Hai smiled and gave a dime of silver leaf as a reward to the government servants who helped them move things. This made those government officials very happy and kept thanking them. Then Zhao Hai did not pack those things, but directly said to Mashan. : "The horse catches the head, I heard something happened in the town, and it's probably related to ghosts. Let's go and have a look now. This time we came out on the orders of the county governor, just to deal with ghosts. We're going to tell every village and town where there are ghosts. Everything happened Think about it, we just came out today and this happened. Of course we can’t ignore it, so we asked Ma Shatou to lead the way and let’s go take a look.”
Ma Shan responded, and then he turned to Zhao. Hai saluted and said, "Yes, sir. Please come with me." After saying that, he led Zhao Hai and the other two people out. Qian Yun and Wu Ding followed Zhao Hai with excitement. They really didn't expect that they would encounter ghosts on their first day out of the city. How could they not be excited about things.
As Ma Shan walked forward, he said: "For three days in a row, people have been hanged in our town. The Li family's daughter-in-law was hanged every day. We originally thought that the Li family's daughter-in-law was hanging. It was because he had a quarrel with his man that he couldn't think about it for a moment and he hanged himself. He didn't take it too seriously, but the next day it happened. Another person hanged himself, this time it was the Zhang family's daughter-in-law. The Zhang family had always been in love, and they had not even had a fight in the few years they had been married. The family was living a fairly well-off life, so how could I suddenly hang myself? I felt that something was wrong, so I asked about the Li family's wife again, and found that there was no quarrel between their families. People don’t know why his daughter-in-law hanged herself. Then yesterday, the daughter-in-law of the old Sun family also hanged herself. This old Sun family is a scholar. The family opened a private school in the town, and the old Sun Ben was a scholar. A good old man and a well-educated daughter-in-law, how could she suddenly hang herself? That’s why I felt so sad. Feeling that something must be wrong, I planned to send a letter to Fucheng today, but something delayed me. I was preparing to go tomorrow, but I didn't expect the Lord to come. This is really a coincidence. "This horse catches the head." He sounded rough, but he spoke clearly. While talking, he led Zhao Hai out of the yard and walked straight to the town.
After a while, we arrived at a house. One look at this house showed that it was very well-off. However, now there were white lanterns hanging in front of the house. At first glance, it was clear that something had happened in the Tao family. , there are people coming in and out at the door of the house, and the faces of those who come in and out are all covered with a layer of frost.
Ma Shan directly led Zhao Hai to the door of this house. People in the yard immediately saw Ma Shan, an honest man who looked to be in his thirties, with a look of sorrow on his face. He came out and saluted to his counterpart Ma: "Ma Catcher, you are here, please come inside."
(End of this chapter)