Mixed in the heavens, merits and virtues become immortals

Chapter 97 Your strength is a little bit lacking

Cantonese cuisine uses exquisite ingredients. It is clear but not bland, fresh but not vulgar, tender but not raw, and oily but not greasy. Gu Qing and Xue Bing sat in Wenyuan, tasting the exquisite dishes here. When the Hundred Flower Chicken was served, suddenly a red shadow flashed, and a person came, holding the bowl in front of him, ignoring Gu Qing and Xue Bing, and grabbed the chicken and chewed it in big mouthfuls.

When Gu Qing saw this person, a smile appeared on his face, while Xue Bing was delighted.

This person was none other than Lu Xiaofeng, wrapped in a bright red cloak.

"Hello."

Gu Qing said with a smile.

"I'm not good!"

Lu Xiaofeng took a sip of the shark fin soup beside him, then said with a straight face: "Anyone who sees a friend kidnapping someone's female companion will not be happy."

Lu Xiaofeng has already been to Qixia Temple and found out that Jiang Qingxia is a member of the Red Shoes. Now he has come to Wuyang City, and is ready to try to rush into the palace to see if his light power can reach the palace's treasure house.

"I didn't kidnap Xue Bing."

Gu Qing retorted first.

Xue Bing snorted and said, "I am willing to go with Gu Qing."

Lu Xiaofeng, who was originally furious, felt a punch in the nose, which made him a little dazed.

"Why did you go with him?"

Lu Xiaofeng asked Xue Bing.

Xue Bing said with a smile: "Of course it's to help you grow."

After hearing this answer, Lu Xiaofeng's dull mouth was so big that an egg could be stuffed in it.

"I think you have grown a lot during the time when you lost Xue Bing."

Gu Qing said with a smile: "Maybe they have found out the true identity of the Embroidery Thief from the red satin."

"Hmph!!"

Seeing Gu Qing and Xue Bing laughing, Lu Xiaofeng muttered, "At least I went to investigate the case. Some people said they were going to find the Embroidered Thief in Wuyang City, but after two days in Wuyang City, I wandered around everywhere and there should be no clues."

After Lu Xiaofeng arrived in Wuyang City, he immediately went to find the Snake King, who was the local tyrant in Wuyang City. Through the Snake King's channels, Lu Xiaofeng learned that Gu Qing had been taking Xue Bing around to play, which made him so angry that bile boiled up and his face turned green.

"I investigate cases differently from you."

Gu Qing said calmly: "I rely on my own legs to run clues when investigating cases."

In this age without surveillance, visiting is a necessary means of solving crimes.

Seeing this, Lu Xiaofeng shook his head.

"Come to think of it, I do have some experience that I can share with you."

Gu Qing hooked his fingers, and when Lu Xiaofeng came closer, he said in a normal voice: "If someone suddenly starts to interfere in the process of investigating a case, leading you around in circles and making things mysterious, this person is most likely the murderer."

This is the conclusion Gu Qing came to after reading Kindaichi, Conan, and detective novels. That is, in a novel or comic, someone suddenly joins the group of protagonists and takes them through various cases, then this person is basically the murderer.

In The Embroidered Thief, Jin Jiuling embodies this character very well.

"Wrong sense!"

Lu Xiaofeng was scratching his ears. He moved closer to Gu Qing, but his ears were buzzing when Gu Qing spoke in a normal voice.

"is it?"

Gu Qing smiled and gently lifted the hem of Xue Bing's skirt.

"what are you doing?"

Xue Bing blushed with embarrassment and patted Gu Qing's arm.

Lu Xiaofeng should have been jealous of such a slightly angry look, but at this moment, he looked at Xue Bing in shock, full of disbelief... Xue Bing was wearing red shoes.

"Do you still doubt the red shoes now?"

Gu Qing asked with a smile.

At this time, Lu Xiaofeng began to recall that he was led by Sikong Zhaixing to Qixia Temple, where he met Jiang Qingxia and judged that Jiang Qingxia was a member of the organization. He also believed that the red shoes in the red satin were the clue to the robbery of the jewels. But now Lu Xiaofeng was a little confused.

How could Xue Bing be here?

“Please follow the basics.”

Gu Qing asked Lu Xiaofeng to think about the fundamentals of the case, and said: "Jiang Chongwei of the Pingnan Palace entered the treasury to take the pearl, and saw a strange man embroidering in the treasury. The strange man blinded Jiang Chongwei's eyes... Since this red satin has a clue, why did the embroidered thief throw it away?"

That’s all Gu Qing said.

Lu Xiaofeng had met the victim Jiang Zhongwei in the case and was familiar with the course of the battle. Thinking about the red satin, he suddenly smiled bitterly and said, "In other words, you concluded from Master Kugua that the red satin was thrown out by the Embroidery Thief to mislead people, so you didn't even take a look at it?"

Gu Qing sighed at that time and said that the case was not solved in this way. Lu Xiaofeng took the red satin and went around in circles, and finally found the red shoes, so he might have been misled.

"Why didn't you remind me?"

Lu Xiaofeng complained.

"Only when you stumble can you truly grow, and this is also helping you."

Gu Qing smiled.

When Lu Xiaofeng heard the word "growth", he thought of Gu Qing taking Xue Bing away. He snorted and said, "Do you want me to thank you again for taking care of Xue Bing?"

"Hey hey..."

Gu Qing's face was full of bitterness, and he said, "You really have to thank me for this. When people were her age and my age, our tongues could kill people. Some people can talk but can't listen, and they can't wash themselves clean even if they jump into the Yellow River. So when I was with Xue Bing, I always paid attention to this!" Gu Qing pointed to his face.

During this period, Gu Qing did not overstep the boundaries with Xue Bing.

Lu Xiaofeng shook his head and said, "That's great. This time I won't ask you to save face. I will arrange a more appropriate place for Xue Bing."

Lu Xiaofeng and the Snake King had a life-and-death friendship, so there was no need for many words to be said between the two. Lu Xiaofeng felt relieved to leave Xue Bing with the Snake King.

At least the Snake King rules.

"arrange?"

Xue Bing looked at Lu Xiaofeng in surprise and said angrily, "You're not taking me with you?"

Xue Bing was originally very happy to see Lu Xiaofeng, but she didn't expect that after Lu Xiaofeng took her away, he would actually make arrangements for her.

"I'm going to go to the Prince of Pingnan's Mansion and try to figure out how the Embroidered Thief should get into the treasury."

Lu Xiaofeng said: "If I take you with me, we will both be trapped."

It’s too dangerous inside Prince Pingnan’s Palace.

When Xue Bing heard this, he turned around angrily.

"If you must entrust Xue Bing to the Snake King...why not entrust me as well? When we get there, I won't have to worry about saving face when getting along with Xue Bing."

Gu Qing looked at Lu Xiaofeng and continued to tease, "If the Snake King can't take care of Xue Bing, I can also take care of the Snake King."

When Lu Xiaofeng heard Gu Qing talking about the Snake King, he was surprised that Gu Qing actually knew that the Snake King was his friend. He was sure that Xue Bing was going to the Snake King. He felt that Gu Qing's trip to Wuyang City was not in vain. As long as there was a sentence about taking care of the Snake King at the end, Lu Xiaofeng heard that Gu Qing could protect the Snake King from the Embroidered Thief.

"Didn't you come to Wuyang City to investigate a case?"

Lu Xiaofeng asked with a headache, why did Gu Qing follow Xue Bing around?

"It's to investigate the case."

Gu Qing said: "It's just that the current conditions are a little immature, so I can't persuade the people in Pingnan Palace. Once you, Lu Xiaofeng, go to Pingnan Palace, my conditions will be ripe, and I will be able to intervene and solve the case."

Gu Qing was also waiting for Lu Xiaofeng to break into Prince Pingnan's Palace.

"Why don't you go to the Prince of Pingnan's Palace?"

Lu Xiaofeng asked in confusion, if the conditions would be ripe after a trip to Prince Pingnan's Mansion, the effect would be the same if Gu Qing just went there.

"I'm afraid I might break in."

Gu Qing whispered, "It would be too unfair for the Pingnan Palace to directly accuse me of being an embroidery thief. Your strength is a little weaker, so you will definitely not be able to break in. In this way, my conditions are ripe."

(End of this chapter)