Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 37 Death or Life

The moon on the seventeenth day of the first lunar month is still bright.

Under the moonlight, a white shadow passed across the ground and flew rapidly towards the Haoran City ahead.

Lu Xiaofeng exerted all his strength, and he seemed to be walking on the wind.

But he still felt that his speed was not enough and he wanted to go faster, even faster!
The more he ran, the heavier Lu Xiaofeng's heart became.

The guess in my heart seems to be gradually coming true.

And this guess is actually very simple... Boss Qian may not be dead at all!
If I say this out loud, I'm afraid it will be regarded as nonsense.

Boss Qian personally inserted the dagger into his heart, and then after three verifications by Luo Ma, Jiang Long, and Zhou Ming, it was confirmed that he was dead.

Maybe one person's judgment would be wrong, but three people... two of them are experienced golden-robed constables, how could they be wrong?

However, the monks from Yunjian Temple were evacuated two days ago.

The fourth brother's action of snatching the corpse away.

This speculation turned into a seed, planted in Lu Xiaofeng's heart, and gradually took root, sprouted and grew!
And as he pursued, this speculation seemed to gradually become a fact.

The reason is very simple. Boss Qian is a little fat and probably weighs close to 200 kilograms.

How fast can the fourth brother run with a 200-pound corpse on his back?
How could Lu Xiaofeng, who is an excellent martial artist, be able to chase him for such a long time without him disappearing?
But if Lu Xiaofeng's guess is true, then it is understandable.

Boss Qian was actually not dead at all, so the fourth brother didn't need to escape with the 200-pound corpse. He just needed to take Boss Qian out of Yunjian Temple, and when Boss Qian woke up, he could run away with him.

In this way, the speed is naturally extremely fast.

Add to that the time Lu Xiaofeng was delayed by Luo Ma, Jiang Long, and Yue Qing, and it is only natural that he has not been able to catch up until now.

"I never thought that in this world, there is a way to fake death and survive even if you pierce your heart!"

Lu Xiaofeng secretly resented himself: "Lu Xiaofeng, oh Lu Xiaofeng, how could you be so stupid?! Is there anyone in the world who, in a desperate situation, would not even try to fight and just commit suicide decisively? You should have noticed something was wrong at that time!"

But it's too late to say anything now. Judging from the time, Boss Qian and the Fourth Brother may have already escaped into the capital.

There are hundreds of thousands of people in the capital, and trying to find them is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

tread!
Suddenly, Lu Xiaofeng paused and stopped.

He fell from the tree and saw two sets of clothes lying under the tree. He didn't recognize one of them, but the other one was the one that Boss Qian had worn before.

Lu Xiaofeng picked it up and took a look.

Sure enough!

The tears and bloodstains on the chest of the clothes were still there, as if mocking Lu Xiaofeng's stupidity.

But at this moment, Lu Xiaofeng laughed.

So that’s how it is. Did these two people change their clothes here?

Although this move was very wise, it would be easier to hide after changing clothes.

But they probably didn't expect that Lu Xiaofeng would react so quickly and chase after them.

"If we exclude the time they took to change clothes, perhaps... they haven't even entered the capital yet!"

Lu Xiaofeng looked around and found two more footprints around.

It seems that these two people thought they had escaped successfully, so they still did not cover up at all.

However, they were not stupid either, as their footsteps led in two different directions.

One went to the capital.

The other one ran to the wilderness.

Lu Xiaofeng made the decision almost instantly, threw away the clothes in his hands, and ran towards the capital.

Perhaps because they destroyed Jile Tower too quickly, the city gates of the capital had not yet been closed.

But after all, it was already night, and there were not many people entering the city.

Lu Xiaofeng walked towards the guards guarding the city: "Brother, I am Lu Xiaofeng, and I want to ask you something."

A tael of silver was handed over, and the guard's eyes lit up. He took it secretly and said, "It turns out to be Mr. Lu. I have heard of your name for a long time. What can I do for you? Please tell me."

"May I ask, within a quarter of an hour... no, half a quarter of an hour, has a middle-aged man with a plump figure and a wealthy appearance entered the city?"

"Half a quarter of an hour..." The guard thought for a moment and said, "No. Not even a quarter of an hour, let alone half a quarter of an hour."

"Really? Think about it carefully?"

"Master Lu, after dark, there are very few people walking around. In the past half quarter of an hour, only an old man passed by, and then this one."

The guard pointed to a young man who had just passed the city gate.

The man looked to be in his early twenties and was wearing a loose black suit.

"Brother! Brother!"

Lu Xiaofeng hurriedly chased after him and asked, "Brother, when you came here, did you meet a middle-aged man with a plump figure? In just a quarter of an hour or so..."

The man shook his head and said, "I haven't seen it."

"Okay...thank you, brother."

Lu Xiaofeng sighed helplessly. It seemed that he was still too slow. Boss Qian must have already entered the city and blended into the crowd, so he could not be found.

But Lu Xiaofeng is not someone who gives up easily.

As he walked back, he recalled clues that might be useful.

Oh, right, the dagger that Boss Qian used to commit suicide!
And the clothes they discarded after changing clothes.

Boss Qian also said that he had two concubines and several children outside...

"Come to think of it, that young man just now always felt familiar..."

Lu Xiaofeng stopped and looked back, but the man had disappeared into the city without a trace.

Another day.

Pei Mansion.

Qianjin Pavilion.

"Here, this is the antidote. After you take it, it will remove the poison from your body in about half an hour. Then, you can drink..."

Lu Xiaofeng took the small medicine bottle, but sighed, put it aside, and said, "I'm not in the mood to drink now."

"Oh, you haven't had a drink in four or five days, and now that you can drink, you don't want to drink anymore?"

Zhou Mingqi asked, "Could it be that something unhappy has happened again? Why don't you tell me and cheer me up?"

"Ha ha……"

Lu Xiaofeng was really worried today. He didn't even have the mood to argue with Zhou Ming. He didn't even respond to Zhou Ming's ridicule.

"Tell me, is Boss Qian really dead?"

"Is Boss Qian really dead? That's a strange question. Can he come back to life?"

"yes……"

Before coming here today, Lu Xiaofeng had already been to Liushenmen and discussed the same issue with Jiang Long.

Jiang Long naturally looked puzzled.

Boss Qian is still alive?

how can that be possible!
His death was jointly confirmed by the two golden-robed constables, Luo Ma and Jiang Long.

Even if his body was taken away, his death was already recorded in the archives.

This case has also begun to be prepared for closing.

That is Lu Xiaofeng. If it were anyone else, and you told Jiang Long at this time that Boss Qian might not be dead, he would not only beat you out of the Six Gates but also call you a lunatic, even if he was cultured!

However, Lu Xiaofeng still believed in his own judgment.

Everything he experienced proved that Boss Qian was not dead at all!

"By the way, do you have anyone in your house who is good at drawing shadows and graphics?"

"Yes, what for?"

"Nothing, I just want to find someone!"

(End of this chapter)