ninety thousand miles

Chapter 350 Twists and turns
"Finally one day, when he came, it was already close to dusk. We exchanged a few words and I asked him to stay for dinner. He refused and said he would rush back. As soon as he finished speaking, rain suddenly fell from the sky. It started raining heavily." Zou Jingping recounted calmly.

"I asked him to sit down and wait for the rain to lighten up before leaving. He agreed. After chatting for a while, the rain became heavier and heavier, and the city gate was about to close. So I advised him to go there tonight. I'll rest for the night and leave tomorrow. He agreed, so I simply closed the door, got a few side dishes and a bottle of wine, and ate with him."

"We chatted for a while during the meal. I saw that he was worried, so I asked him directly. He didn't say anything at first, but after drinking a few glasses of wine, he suddenly asked me what I thought of Qingtan County. I said, I think this The people here are quite friendly. I originally planned to stay here for a few months and then go to Nanyang. Now I am considering settling here and planning to recruit a few apprentices. "

"But he told me that things were really good when Prince Su was here before. Now the general's people have occupied Prince Su's house and driven away Prince Su's people. All the capable officials whom Prince Su valued have been Those who have been squeezed out will only bully the superiors and inferiors, and the money will flow into the pockets of these people and the generals."

"Then what do you say?" Li Chuan asked.

Zou Jingping said: "Of course I agreed with him and told him about the things I heard about the general along the way. I scolded the general with him and persuaded him to drink."

He glanced at Li Chuan and said, "The general entrusted this task to me personally. The most important thing is to find clues and find out what happened."

He continued: "I drank like this until late at night. I saw that he was a little drunk, so I cleaned up the house and asked him to rest. At this time, he suddenly asked me what would be the reason for a person's sudden change in temperament."

"I mentioned several possibilities. First, I said that I might have experienced a big change and changed my temperament, but he said no. Then I said that I might be possessed by a demon, but he also said no. I had to say, I don't know anymore. . Then he said that he suspected that the general's people were colluding with demons and ghosts to cause trouble."

"When I was frightened, I immediately told him not to talk nonsense, but he laughed at me for being timid. After that, we didn't talk anymore. I cleaned up the house for him and we all had a rest. Early the next morning, I didn't get up yet. When the time came, he left, and he didn’t come back for the next half month. And I really had an apprentice by my side. Of course, his true identity was a spy from the General’s Mansion.”

Zou Jingping seemed to be a little thirsty. He took a sip of tea and continued: "When I read it for the first time, I couldn't find the problem. When I checked it again, I felt that if there is no problem, it is a problem. The above The number was a bit too deliberate, so I put it down for the time being and planned to walk around again. "

"The night before I planned to leave, someone suddenly knocked on the door. I opened the door and saw that it was Orion. He was injured, so I quickly let him in. As soon as he came in, he fainted. So I checked his injuries. , his abdomen was scratched deeply with a sharp weapon." Zou Jingping gestured at the location of Orion's wound with his hand, "In addition to this fatal wound, there are also many large and small wounds in other places."

"In the half month after Orion left, I practiced medicine during the day and started reading case files at night. I checked the entire Yashan County's account books for ten years. Fortunately, they were sensible and didn't destroy them all."

Zou Jingping replied: "You have to take your time. In addition to making good friends with him, I also pay attention to various affairs in Qingtan County. When I first arrived, I didn't listen to the contact person's report, I just wanted to experience it myself first. , avoid preconceptions. After all, I know what their style is.”

"Why didn't you ask him about aphansia?" Chang Xiao asked.

This they seem to refer to the general's people stationed in Yashan County.

"Fortunately, I was the one who found him. If it had been someone else, he wouldn't have been able to survive that night," Zou Jingping said.

Hearing what he said, Li Chuan couldn't help but ask: "Where did Mr. Zou learn his medical skills?"

Zou Jingping said: "My great-great-grandfather was a medical practitioner, but his descendants were all dull and had no chance of becoming immortals. By my generation, they were in decline, with only a few medical books left." Chuan had no other questions, so he continued.

"I treated his wounds and was about to give him medicine when he woke up from his coma and insisted on leaving, saying that he couldn't harm me." Zou Jingping paused and said, "At this point, I How could I let him go? So I knocked him out again. The next day, I asked the apprentice to take care of him. If he wanted to leave, I would give him the medicine without stopping him. Go out and explore as planned.”

"Why?" Chang Xiao was a little confused.

"I let it go for a while, and after reading the account books, it was really time to take another look around, so while I was practicing medicine, I connected with a few spies and asked them to split up to check some things. Probably another one passed Come on, I’m back in Qingtan County.”

"The apprentice told me that Orion left half a month ago. That night, I went to his home, changed his medicine, and then asked him what happened that day."

"This time, he won't hide it from me anymore."

Li Chuan suddenly said: "Is it a coincidence that the first person you met when you arrived in Qingtan County was related to the matter we want to investigate?"

"Not the first one." Zou Jingping replied, "I was worried that Prince Su's people were still secretly monitoring Qingtan County, so I asked the spies to enter Yashan County in batches, and some of them arrived before me. Sometimes earlier, sometimes later, they were also looking for me in their own way. It just happened that I was the only one who met Orion."

"I understand, Mr. Zou, please continue." Li Chuan said.

Wen Guying interrupted and asked, "Is it Miss Jiu who is in charge of those spies?"

Zou Jingping said: "Before, part of it was with her and part of it was with me. Now most of it is with me."

"Go on." Wen Guying said.

Zou Jingping nodded and said: "Orion told me that he also had a sister who was sold into Prince Su's house when she was eight or nine years old. It is said that she was very valued by the sixth girl. From time to time, she would ask someone to hand out things to him. He keeps it and gets a wife.”

"After Prince Su's accident, his family members were all escorted to the capital, as were the six girls. However, each of them can only take one or two maids with them, and most of them are still here."

"Orion heard some rumors that after the general's men came, a maid was insulted and hanged to death. So he wanted to go see his sister, and if possible, take advantage of the chaos and quietly take her out. ”

"He met his sister, and her sister was willing to go with him. She said she wanted to pack some things and made an appointment to meet at a place the next night."

(End of this chapter)