A chubby middle-aged man opened the curtain and came out of the carriage. He saw all the servants falling off their horses, lying on the ground screaming in pain, and shouting with gloomy faces.
"What are you doing?"
A servant who had not fallen seriously struggled to get up from the ground, rubbing the injured area with his right hand while explaining.
"Master, I don't know what happened. The horse was suddenly frightened. Everyone was not paying attention and they all fell down..."
The chubby middle-aged man is not a fool who doesn't understand anything. , it is possible for one horse to be frightened, but there is no reason for more than a dozen horses to be frightened at the same time. This is obviously someone's tampering.
He frowned and looked around, finding that the passers-by were laughing at his joke.
It is too difficult to find the guy who is behind the scenes in this situation.
"You all get up quickly." The chubby middle-aged man was quite stable. Although he was very angry with the person who was causing trouble behind his back, he couldn't find the other person at this time, so he made a decisive choice Leave quickly.
Seeing that his master was angry, the injured servant endured the pain and got up from the ground.
I fell off the horse just now, and now these servants dare not get on the horse again.
So, these people led the horses that had regained their composure and limped forward.
"..." The chubby middle-aged man ignored the ridicule of passers-by and got into the carriage.
Lin Li was a little surprised at this time. He expected that the owner of the team would be furious, but he did not expect that the other party would handle it so calmly.
“Since you handled it calmly, I won’t take action next.”
Lin Li waved his hand, and the light golden aura emerging from his fingertips dissipated, and then walked around the crowd watching the excitement. Passers-by, walking towards the taxi place in the distance.
...
The afternoon sun is very strong. Fortunately, the trees on the roadside are growing vigorously, and the patches of shade provided by them help passersby reduce the heat.
"Huh..."
The breeze blew through the leaves, and the rustling sound of the gently swaying branches and leaves fell on the ears, giving people the feeling of a lullaby.
“Ha~”
Lin Li raised his hand and yawned. At this moment, an empty car appeared at the intersection in the distance.
"Huh..." The coachman saw a passerby waving to him on the street, and quickly drove the carriage over, and then stopped in front of the passerby.
Lin Li reported his address to the coachman. When he saw the driver nodded and quoted a reasonable price, he boarded the carriage.
"Sit down, I'm going to leave."
"Yes."
The driver shook the reins, and the carriage started again, moving forward in an orderly manner under the shade of the trees on the street.
The refrigeration device installed in the car kept the temperature inside the car at a comfortable range. Lin Li leaned back on the chair and looked out the window. Within ten minutes, he found that there were several groups of soldiers with him. The carriage passed by.
"Master, why are there so many soldiers on the street today? Do you know what's going on?"
The driver smiled and replied, "I don't know exactly what's going on. , I heard a friend of mine say before that the current deployment of so many soldiers in the city may be related to the attack by strange beasts in the mining area outside the city."
Lin Li asked the coachman for information, and after listening to the other party's story, he felt in his heart. Said to himself.
"When I was eating in a restaurant, I heard two passers-by outside the door say that almost all the alien beasts that attacked the mining area last night were wiped out. With such a complete victory, there is no need to mobilize soldiers in the city like this."
"Huu..."
The destination was reached, and the coachman immediately pulled the reins in his hand to stop the carriage.
"Sir, we're here."
Lin Li reached out to lift the car curtain and prepared to get out of the car. As soon as he opened the car curtain, a wave of heat hit his face.
"It's so hot!"
After adapting to the cool environment, now suddenly entering the hot environment, it is inevitable that I will feel a little uncomfortable.
"The weather is quite hot today, you'd better be careful not to get heat stroke." The dark-skinned coachman reminded kindly.
Lin Li smiled and nodded. After getting off the carriage, he paid the money and walked towards the deserted alley in the distance.
"Tap, step, step..."
The alley is deep and quiet, and the sound of feet hitting the ground echoes in the alley.
This alley used to be very lively. Many people passed this alley to the pier every day.
But since the masked murderer attacked, almost no one passed through this small alley to go to the dock not far away.
Lin Li slowly walked out of the deep and quiet alley, looking at the messy dock in the distance, and the scene of his previous night attack on the Red Blood Gang could not help but appear in his mind.
Since that night, the dock run by the Red Blood Gang has lived up to its former prosperity.
Lin Li originally thought that after the Crimson Blood Gang was destroyed, others would quickly take over the Crimson Blood Gang's most important assets and then invest money to build a new dock.
Unexpectedly, it has been so long since the incident happened. The detectives sent by the Yamen have already announced that the investigation is over. However, currently no party is willing to take over the most important asset of the Red Blood Gang.
"It's strange that no one has taken over such a good place." Lin Li looked at the messy pier covered with weeds and said to himself.
Suddenly, a man stood up in the grass not far from him and said to Lin Li, "What's so strange about this?"
Lin Li heard a stranger coming from beside him. He immediately turned around and looked.
This is a man in his twenties, not very old, at most five or six years older than Lin Li.
Lin Li looked away from the other person's hands that were tying his belt, and then he humbly asked for advice, "Brother, the agent, do you know what's going on?"
The young agent from He walked out of the grass on the way to the toilet, glanced casually at the messy pier, and then explained.
“The reason why no one has taken over such a good place is because many forces that are capable of taking over are worried that once they take over, if the masked murderer comes to cause damage again, all the funds they invested will be lost. "It's nothing."
I am only targeting the Red Blood Gang, there is no need for those people to be so worried... Lin Li complained in his heart after hearing what the young agent said.
"What are you doing here?" the young detective asked casually.
“I heard from others that the dock of the Red Blood Gang was destroyed. I was very curious and always wanted to come and see what the damage was like.
I happened to be free today, so I came over. Look..." Lin Li made an excuse.
The young detective did not suspect anything, because during his stay here, he would meet at least one or two such people here every day.
"Brother, isn't the investigation at the Yamen over? Why are you still here?" Lin Li asked doubtfully.
The young detective held the saber on his hip with his left hand, looked at the messy dock, his expression became serious, and he said in a faint tone.
“Prisoners always like to return to the scene after a crime to take a look. I think that the masked murderer will definitely find a time to return here after attacking the dock of the Red Blood Gang.
< br>So I applied to the Yamen to stay here. Once the masked murderer appears, he will be arrested and brought to justice."
"..." Lin Li fell silent when he heard this, and looked at it in surprise. The upright young detective in front of him.
"Now that you have seen it, leave quickly! In case the masked murderer appears, you will have no chance to leave safely..." the young detective advised.
Lin Li nodded obediently, then turned around to leave. Just as he took a few steps forward, there was a crisp sound behind him.
"Qiang."
The young agent looked at Lin Li leaving, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the pale golden light flashed in his eyes, and then, he suddenly pulled out his waistband With his sword, he slashed at Lin Li, who had his back turned to him. The sharp blade shimmered coldly in the sunlight. It was a sword that could cut iron as well as mud. Once struck, it would definitely kill someone.
Lin Li made no dodge movements at all, as if he was not aware of the danger.
"Huh..."
The sharp long knife stopped an inch away from Lin Li's neck, and the wind brought by the blade shook the collar of Lin Li's clothes.
“Eh?!!!”
Lin Li exclaimed and stood motionless, “Brother, catcher, what are you doing?”
"..." The young detective stared at the back of Lin Li's head in silence.
"Chirping..." On a leafy tree not far away, several birds with red feathers were combing their feathers while looking at the two humans.
They were not surprised by the scene that happened in front of them, because they had seen such scenes many times during this period.
"I am a good and law-abiding citizen! If you want to kill me, you have to give me a reason!" Lin Li said slowly.
"You are really calm. Ordinary people cannot deal with such things calmly like you..." the young detective chuckled.
Lin Li said calmly, "Maybe it's because I think you are a good catcher and will not kill ordinary people indiscriminately."
"What's your name?"
"My name is Lin Li."
"Where do you live..." The young detective asked a lot of questions.
Lin Li answered honestly. After the other party asked all the questions, he took back the long knife.
“Huh…”
"This police officer is really rigorous. Fortunately, my identity is innocent now. If it were another person with some stains, I would not be able to answer smoothly, and I would definitely have to go back to the Yamen."
Lin Lichang He took a breath, muttered a few words in his mind, and then looked at the other party, "Can I leave now?"
"Yes." The young agent nodded, and then he looked at Lin Li calmly. of leaving.
“I always feel like there is something wrong with this person.”
A shout came from not far away, “Brother Zhao.”
Zhao Renjie turned his head and saw a policeman who was younger than him running towards him in the distance.
“Why are you here?”
“The boss wants to see you for something.”
“Do you know what he wants for me?”
"It seems that the order has been issued."
"My transfer order to Shuanghe City came out so soon?"
"Yes! Let's go back quickly! Don't keep the arrester waiting for a long time."
After chatting for a while, Young detective Zhao Renjie no longer thought about Lin Li's matter, and he and his colleagues left the messy dock and returned to the Yamen.
Lin Li came out of the quiet alley, stopped a carriage on the side of the road, and headed to a passenger terminal in the city.
In a few days, Lin Li planned to leave Dongwu City, where he had stayed for a long time, by water, and head to a place in the south called Shuanghe City.
Before setting off, he had to go to the passenger terminal to check the situation, so as not to be in a hurry.
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In the magnificent house, in the garden pavilion with the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers, Zhu Xinru, wearing a light-colored skirt, sat on the stone bench of the pavilion, looking at the flowers in the distance. Butterflies of various colors dancing gracefully in it.
The personal maid Chunxiang stood by, looked at Zhu Xinru in a daze, and said, "Miss, if you feel bored, we can go shopping."
Hearing what Chunxiang said, Zhu Xinru replied After coming to his senses, he smiled and said, "I don't want to go shopping now..."
"Oh." Chunxiang responded, then took a step forward, picked up the teapot on the table, and refilled Zhu Xinru's teacup.
Zhu Xinru reached out to pick up the tea cup and was about to take a sip of tea when a rush of footsteps sounded at the entrance of the garden.
"Miss."
Zhu Xinru and the maid Chunxiang turned their heads and saw a maid in red clothes running towards them quickly.
"Slow down, don't fall." Chunxiang reminded quickly.
The maid in red clothes heard this and immediately slowed down her running speed. After entering the pavilion, she said breathlessly.
"Miss, Mr. Lin is here to see you."
Hearing this, Zhu Xinru immediately put down the teacup in her hand and walked quickly out of the garden.
"Miss, please slow down." Chunxiang saw this and quickly followed.
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In the living room where guests were received, Lin Li was eating cakes and drinking tea. He looked at the servants waiting beside him and sighed helplessly.
“Alas.”
These servants were unwilling to leave no matter what, and insisted on staying to serve them, which made Lin Li very uncomfortable.
A pretty little maid saw Lin Li finishing a cup of tea, and quickly stepped forward to pick up the teapot and refill the empty cup.
“Thank you!”
"Young Master, you don't have to be so polite." The pretty little maid had a sweet smile on her face.
"Well...you really don't need so many people to entertain me here." Lin Li said.
"Mr. Lin, you are a distinguished guest in our family, and we don't dare to show any disrespect." The pretty little maid explained.
"..." Lin Li had a helpless expression on his face after hearing this.
Rapid footsteps were heard outside the corridor. When the visitor was about to reach the door of the living room, the pace slowed down.
The tall Zhu Xinru appeared at the door. Because she had been walking in a hurry on the way here, her breath was a little messy and her tall chest was rising and falling.
"Zhu Xinru, long time no see." Lin Li saw Zhu Xinru and immediately stood up to say hello.
"Last time we saw each other for a long time, I thought you had left Dongwu City." Zhu Xinru came to Lin Li with a smile, and Chunxiang, who was following her closely, pulled out the chair.
Lin Li smiled and said, "Sorry, I've been busy recently."
Zhu Xinru said, "Chunxiang, go get some osmanthus cake."
"Yes." Chunxiang nodded quickly and left the living room.
“There are so many unfinished pastries on the table, so there’s no need to bother.” Lin Li said quickly.
"That osmanthus cake was made by me this morning. I want you to taste it and see if my craftsmanship has improved." Zhu Xinru said with a smile.
…………(End of this chapter)