Dragon Gate Swordsman

This was already the fifth day since Chongxiao left Longmen. According to the information he had obtained in Yinyang City, he should have arrived in Jiangqi City in the morning to replenish supplies, but he found that both tires had stopped working.

Fortunately the other two looked OK, and the trunk of this car was wide enough to fit two spare tires.

Chongxiao's auto repair skills were only average, and he had only done basic work like changing tires once with Xingxiong, so it took him a full hour to complete the task.

And this only ensures that he can make it to Jiangqi City, and then he will definitely have to find a special auto repair shop to check it thoroughly.

Jiangqi is a very small mobile city with only eight plots in total, which is much smaller than the dozen plots in Longmen. But in terms of natural environment, it can definitely beat Longmen...

The beautiful scenery surrounded by mountains and rivers is rare in the northwest of Dayan. However, thanks to the gradual development of Yinyang City into a granary with fertile fields, the civil engineers have also paid attention to the protection of the surrounding nature.

In order to avoid environmental damage caused by the cultivation of large quantities of crops, Dayan sent countless talents to this land decades ago to plant trees, plan water systems, and raise animals. Over time, it actually created a beautiful landscape with clear water and green mountains.

The name Jiang Qi was the name of the first official who proposed this matter to the True Dragon Emperor... As a memorial, the mobile city that was born and gradually developed due to his idea was named after him.

One of the most important reasons why Yinyang City was able to develop into a granary that supplies Da Yan is that the area where it is located is rarely hit by natural disasters, and the same is true for Jiangqi City, which is not far away.

So even though it is also a mobile city, in fact it may not move for several years.

When Chongxiao drove into the landing channel of Jiangqi City, it was already 4:30 in the afternoon. The weather had become a little cooler, which also reduced a lot of his irritability while driving all the way here.

This time he did not receive financial support from the Royal Guards Bureau, but the box office share of "The Legend of Swordsman Shang Shu" was quite considerable, so Chongxiao was much more financially comfortable.

He randomly found a decent auto repair shop on the streets of Jiangqi, drove his car in, gave his instructions, then walked out with his luggage and booked a room at a nearby hotel.

No matter what, we have to stay here tonight.

Jiang Qi's cuisine is rather odd. Its texture and flavor have both the strong flavor of the northwest of Dayan and the umami flavor that is more popular in the south. This is probably related to the local water sources and crops. It's hard to say whether it tastes good or bad.

Chongxiao, who had not had time to eat lunch due to changing the tire, finished his dinner early. Seeing that it was still early, he thought about going out for a walk.

But as mentioned before, Jiangqi City is very small, with only a few main streets. It only took Chongxiao more than an hour to return to where he started.

Moreover, he discovered a detail: the residents of Jiangqi didn't seem to have much of a nightlife. It was not even eight o'clock yet, but there were already very few pedestrians and vehicles on the street, and more than half of the shops on both sides were closed.

This is in stark contrast to Longmen... You have to know that Chongxiao has checked out illegal places that were still extremely noisy at one or two o'clock in the middle of the night more than once, and there must be more serious ones.

Just as he was hesitating whether to go back to the hotel and sleep, he suddenly heard a collision sound in the distance, followed by shouting.

Someone was in a car accident and is calling for help?

As a policeman, he couldn't just sit back and watch the situation, so Chongxiao quickly ran over.

However, he soon discovered that the person who really needed help was not the one who called for help.

I saw a smoking car overturned on the side of the road. A woman named Film was bleeding profusely in the passenger seat, and a Liberian girl was trying to pull her out of the car... As for the driver's position, I couldn't see clearly and didn't know whether he was dead or alive.

"let me help you!"

Chongxiao hurried forward and pulled the woman out together with the Liberi girl.

Although her injuries looked scary, she was actually not in danger of life. Therefore, after instructing the girl to stop her bleeding temporarily, Chongxiao turned his attention to the overturned vehicle.

The driver was inside, already in a coma, the blood wasn't much but it was on his head...

If it were an ordinary person, it would be difficult to pull the driver out of the severely deformed and overturned car, but for Chongxiao it was no problem.

Just lift the vehicle gently with one hand and grab the driver's clothes with the other hand to drag it.

But when Chongxiao helped the driver turn around, he found that the Liberi girl was staring at him blankly and was not doing anything to the injured woman.

"Didn't I ask you to stop her bleeding?"

"But...but there are no bandages or hemostatic sprays here..."

The girl was a little flustered and aggrieved, which left Chongxiao speechless.

Judging from the fact that she could say these two things, she undoubtedly understood the basic first aid knowledge, but it was just an understanding and she had no ability to apply it in practice.

In other words, it is similar to the existence of a nerd...

Chongxiao naturally couldn't be angry about such a thing. After instructing her to call the emergency number and the police, he tore a strip of cloth from the driver's clothes, tied the upper part of the woman's injured arm tightly, and followed the same method to make a temporary bandage for the wound on her abdomen.

Meanwhile, other people noticed the accident and came over to help.

Jiang Qi's emergency personnel arrived at the scene quickly, but for some reason the police were slow to arrive, causing Chongxiao to frown secretly.

He wanted to stay here and explain the situation to the police, but the girl from Liberi asked him to go to the hospital with her to help treat the two injured people.

There are emergency doctors and nurses in the hospital, what do you want me to do?

Chongxiao was a little puzzled, but seeing the girl's hopeful expression, his heart softened and he followed her into the ambulance.

Everything went smoothly afterwards. There was no sign of traffic jams in Jiangqi City at night. The injured, who were probably a couple, were sent to the emergency room in time. It seemed that there would be no major problems. Chongxiao, who was waiting outside, started chatting with the Liberi girl.

"No wonder... you only took a few basic first aid classes."

"I'm really sorry, Mr. Chongxiao."

"Huh? Why are you apologizing all of a sudden? It's not easy for you to take the initiative to help save people. Not everyone can be a wandering doctor."

"But Mr. Chongxiao, you...seem to be able to handle it very well..."

"I'm a policeman."

It can be seen that this young girl named Gu Ningning not only has a nice name, but also has a kind heart to an excessive degree. She actually felt ashamed just because she failed to provide first aid.

During the chat, Chongxiao learned that she was a local, one or two years younger than Chen Huijie and the others, and a typical college freshman.

As for the car accident, it should be a simple accident... The driver swerved violently because he hit the guardrail, and the car was also going a bit too fast, which resulted in this tragedy...

Fortunately, the injuries of both were not particularly serious. In just half an hour, the doctor from the emergency room came out and smiled, telling Chongxiao and Gu Ningning to rest assured.

"That's great...By the way, how are their mental states?"

"The husband was a little conscious because of the hit on his head, but the wife was in good condition due to blood loss and was able to communicate normally."

If they can communicate normally, it proves that Chongxiao and Gu Ningning don’t need to stay here.

However, since he got some blood on his hands when bandaging the wound of the injured woman, Chongxiao now urgently needs to take a shower and change clothes.

"Then... please come to my house, Mr. Chongxiao. My house is very close to here."

Although Gu Ningning certainly had good intentions and was well-intentioned, the young girl clearly did not realize what it meant to invite an adult man home.

Therefore, Chongxiao frowned subconsciously and was about to say something.

As a result, the girl's next sentence made him realize that he was overthinking...

"My elders are all at home, they will definitely be happy to help Mr. Chongxiao."

"Okay, thank you for your help, Miss Gu."

Considering that he was indeed feeling unwell and that going back with blood on his body might easily get him into trouble, Chongxiao agreed to Gu Ningning's proposal.

The girl wrapped herself tightly in casual clothes, but her image was still very harmonious... Excluding the possibility that she had extraordinary taste in clothes and stunning looks, she should be from a well-off family and would probably not mind using the bathroom.

But it turned out that Chongxiao was completely wrong.

Gu Ningning's family background is not good at all, but quite good!

The separate courtyard near the city center, the carefully tended ornamental plants, and the large villa located in it, which was only slightly smaller than the Chen Mansion, made Chongxiao's eyes twitch a little.

Now it seems that I have underestimated Gu Ningning. This girl is actually a lady from a wealthy family.

But since I've already come here, it seems impolite to just run away... Looking at Gu Ningning who was talking on the walkie-talkie, Chongxiao felt a little regretful.

A wealthy family usually means a lot of things to do, and they will definitely have some opinions about him as a stranger. It would be better for him to just walk back "covered in blood". Jiang Qi has basically no nightlife anyway, and few people will pay attention to him when he walks on the street.

"Okay, let's go in, Mr. Chongxiao."

"Well……"

Along the way, Chongxiao had no intention of appreciating the scenery at all. He just planned to clean up a little and leave quickly.

However, what he never expected was that he soon saw an "acquaintance" in front of the villa.

This is not accurate, because he had only met that person a few times, and the total number of sentences they spoke did not exceed twenty, and they had never had any contact after that. Let alone being friends, he was not even sure if the other person still remembered him.

Obviously, Chongxiao was overthinking again.

"...Okay, Ningning."

The elderly man raised his hand and interrupted the girl's description.

Then he looked at Chongxiao with a slightly strange expression on his face.

"I never thought that Officer Zhongxiao would come to Jiangqi..."

Gu Jingtong, the former Minister of Dali Temple, said so.

……

As early as two years ago after the coronation ceremony, Dali Temple Minister Gu Jingtong resigned from his post and returned to his hometown in Jiang Qi.

It wasn't that he had any problem with the new emperor Ying Zhen, nor was he really too old to be competent for his job; he just simply couldn't accept certain things.

For example, Ying Zhen's decision to temporarily activate Chong Xiao was not what a wise ruler would do in Gu Jingtong's opinion... However, subsequent facts proved that he was wrong.

Gu Jingtong, who had enough life experience, naturally would not have any opinion about Chongxiao for this, but he knew that his and the new emperor's completely different philosophies were bound to conflict, and the Dali Temple was a very important functional department, so voluntarily resigning and returning home was probably the best choice.

But I didn't expect to see Chongxiao again in my hometown, and it was my granddaughter who brought him back...

"Did Chongxiao ever resent me for what I said inappropriately in the capital of God?"

"What are you talking about... Lord Gu holds an important position, so he must know the risks of letting strangers intervene in the murder case in Shendu."

When talking about the tragedy of that year, Chongxiao couldn't help but think of Huang Xinglan, or to be more precise, Huang...

In the past two years, Huang had sent him two letters, saying that with Kal'tsit's introduction, he had found an institution in Victoria that treated oripathy, so he temporarily settled there and planned to live there for a while.

However, there was no mention of the specific treatment conditions in the two letters, so Chongxiao once doubted whether she had really found it or was just making up a lie to comfort herself.

As for Kal'tsit, perhaps because she was in the civil war in Kazdel, she had no time to write to Chongxiao... But according to the latest news, the noise coming from there seems to be getting smaller and smaller, and it is possible that the civil war is coming to an end.

Just then, the well-behaved and sensible Gu Ningning came to the study with tea and poured a cup for each of them.

The girl in home clothes was really eye-catching, but for some reason, Gu Jingtong seemed a little cold towards this granddaughter. He just nodded to indicate that she could go out.

"If it's convenient, could you please tell me that Chongxiao came to Jiangqi for..."

"Just passing by, just passing by... I plan to go to Yumen in the north."

"Yumen?"

Gu Jingtong was slightly startled, and his expression became a little serious, "Isn't Chongxiao the inspector of Longmen? Why does he have to go to Yumen, which is thousands of miles away?"

"This...is not very convenient."

Chongxiao's eyes moved slightly, and he spoke with a smile.

Gu Jingtong, who had been in the officialdom of the Divine Capital for half his life, was definitely not lacking in vision, so after seeing Chongxiao's reaction, he decisively changed the subject.

His son and daughter-in-law both live and work in Jiangqi, and are in different departments of the city hall. Gu Ningning is the eldest granddaughter, and she has a ten-year-old brother and an eight-year-old sister.

Different from the last time he met Chongxiao in the Divine Capital, Gu Jingtong now looked older, yet also a little more kind.

It is hard to say whether this is his "true face" or he is deliberately acting in front of Chongxiao... After all, Chongxiao and Emperor Ying Zhen are friends, so he is definitely worth winning over.

To confirm, Chongxiao took the initiative to mention Gu Ningning and praised her kindness.

However, for some reason, when Gu Jingtong heard this, he showed a trace of...sadness?

"To be honest with you, this is exactly what I am worried about."

"Worried? Lord Gu, you are too kind. People are kind-hearted..."

"No, that's not what I meant."

Gu Jingtong shook his head.

He seemed reluctant to talk about this, but he finally spoke: "Ningning... is too kind and always wants to join rescue organizations to save victims of natural disasters. How can I not be worried about this?"

This... does seem a bit dangerous.

Chongxiao, who had been in contact with the infected for a long time, had heard many descriptions of natural disasters from them and was also aware of the risks that rescue organizations needed to take.

Not to mention the high-risk environment where people are easily infected with oripathy, there are many people who have become mentally ill or lost control of their Originium skills due to natural disasters. They are undoubtedly a huge hidden danger to rescuers.

Looking at Gu Jingtong sighing, Chongxiao felt a little regretful about bringing up this matter.

So he had to change the subject again.

"By the way, Mr. Gu, Miss Gu and I were at the scene of the car accident just now. We waited for a long time but no one came to see the police. Did...something happen?"