"It's so early in the morning, yet he's already here. Who is this scholar? He doesn't look like an ordinary person."
"There wasn't any information like this during the investigation last year, right?"
"After Nie Yunzhu turned over a new leaf, she rarely interacted with strange men. Even those she was familiar with, she cut off all ties with them. Indeed, there wasn't any information about this scholar."
Under the morning sunlight, the two constables looked at the back of the scholar and exchanged their doubts in a low voice. In fact, they had interacted with Nie Yunzhu once last year. At that time, their secret investigation didn't find much meaningful information. Later on, because the higher-ups wanted to close the case and didn't support it, the investigation on the case was temporarily halted. At this time, the middle-aged deputy constable surnamed Xu smiled.
"Two courtesans who were the leaders of the courtesans actually only had close contact with this scholar after turning over a new leaf. If this news were to spread, I'm afraid that many men who boast of being dissolute would be angered to death. At least that Gu Yanzhen …"
"Old Xu, do you know what I'm thinking now?"
"… Gu Yanzhen?"
"Didn't we have this speculation at that time …"
"Alright … I'll follow him and investigate."
Back then, Chen and Xu had several speculations about the cause of Gu Yanzhen's death. However, they didn't have any concrete evidence and were rather vague. That was why they didn't investigate further in the end. Speaking of which, the deputy constable nodded his head and followed the scholar's silhouette. Constable Chen was pondering. He had been disconnected for more than half a year and the higher-ups had already closed the case. He felt that the possibility of finding any clues this time was not high. After a while, Constable Xu returned.
"How was it?"
"I was almost discovered. I couldn't follow him any further. That scholar … is very vigilant."
"Huh?" Constable Xu was stunned. "I couldn't tell."
"Do you still remember the speculation at that time?"
"What?"
"The one who killed Yang Yi and Yang Heng, as well as Gu Yanzhen, is a really ruthless person. He may not be as good as the Yang Clan brothers in martial arts, but his temperament is that of a real outlaw … He's also related to the female assassin from Lu Liangshan. It's nothing to say that we couldn't find him in our investigation. After such a long time, if we really find him … Chief Chen, have you really thought it through? "
In reality, although constables like them had always dealt with all kinds of criminals, and their temperament had been trained to not be moved by ordinary crimes, when faced with opponents who were truly crazy to a certain extent, most people would still choose to avoid them if they could avoid them. For example, the Yang Clan brothers were like this. The person who killed the Yang Clan was also obviously not to be trifled with. If they were wrong in their investigation, it would be a different story. But if they really found him, they would have to face that person.
Constable Chen thought for a while, then put a grass stalk in his mouth and shook his head. "It was just a speculation at that time. There are so many people, how can it be so easy to bump into someone … Women like Nie Yunzhu and Yuan Jin 'er, after they turned over a new leaf, I'm afraid it would be a joke to say that no man has a relationship with them. However, this matter has to be kept secret. That scholar's vigilance is probably because of this. It won't be so easy to match them up. But even if it is … "
He smiled. "Outlaws, I, Chen Feng, have never been afraid of anyone …"
*****
Ning Yi didn't really discover that someone was following behind him. He only sensed something at a certain street corner. After observing for a while and not discovering anything, he thought that he was being too paranoid and didn't pursue further.
That morning, he naturally went to school. Zhou Pei, who had witnessed the whole process of the massacre yesterday, saw Ning Yi coming over. She had a shocked expression on her face. She took some time between classes to ask, "Ma-Shifu, you were injured yesterday. Are you alright?" She only felt relieved when Ning Yi replied that he was fine.
The incident that happened yesterday afternoon had shocked her to the extreme. That straightforward and efficient shooting, that shocking killing, and that he didn't have the slightest intention of retreating when facing such a fierce person. In the past, Zhou Pei almost didn't know of any scholar who could do such a thing in a hurry. She had heard of scholars who were calm in the face of danger and fearless in the face of life and death, but that was only the courage of stretching out one's neck and waiting to be killed. However, she had never heard of a person who could read the books of sages and teach students, and on the other hand, could fight to such an extent.
The scholar's elegance and confidence, as well as the martial artist's fierceness, had shocked Zhou Pei the most. Ning Yi had thrown the gun. At the most critical moment, the gun had been caught in the hands of the fiercest man. For a moment, her heart had jumped to her throat. But the next moment, the gun had fired. It had caused most people's minds to go blank. At that time, Zhou Pei couldn't understand what had happened at all. Later, she calmed down a little and went to see Grandpa Qin family. She listened to their conversation and gradually deduced what had happened. Only then did she get a rough idea of what kind of battle of wits and courage the participants had gone through in this sudden change.
Her master didn't show any expression, and then he attacked. The explosive gun that he had prepared, and Grandpa Qin had shouted outside the door, "It's them. Take them down." The calmness and quick-wittedness in the face of danger were all qualities that ordinary people could only stare at. The little girl used to think that she was smart, so she wanted to do something big in the future. However, it wasn't until yesterday that she saw for the first time what a truly powerful person was like.
Grandpa Consort should know about this, so he let me and Junwu become his disciple. Perhaps after living with him for so many years, Grandpa Consort was also such a powerful person, but he never showed it in front of children.
She thought that she had grown up, but she was still just a child …
With this kind of feeling, she felt a little strange when she saw her master this morning. She couldn't quite figure it out herself. In fact, she was still a little bothered by how she had lost face yesterday morning and how she had been seen crying. She just thought that Man Zi's master was indeed a powerful person, so she didn't mind it too much and could bear it.
As for Zhang Rui and Li Tong, the two masters, they had planned to argue with their master. However, after seeing what had happened and how Grandpa Qin family treated their master, they just greeted him politely and left in a hurry.
The little girl was shocked by what had happened yesterday, and her mood was a little different. She also relaxed a little about the troubles caused by the selection of the princess's husband. She felt that there were people like her master, Grandpa Qin, and Grandpa Consort in the world, so she shouldn't be bothered by such trivial things. As long as she became powerful, she could deal with anything. If Ning Yi knew what this little Junzhu was thinking today and put her mood on marriage, he would have to mourn for her future Junzhu.
It just happened yesterday. In the afternoon, Ning Yi went all the way to Qin's Mansion to see what was going on. When he turned the corner of the street where Qin's Mansion was located, he saw many carriages and sedan chairs stopped in front of him. Qin Siyuan used to live in Jiangning and was unknown. However, this year, many people came to visit him. Yesterday's incident involved Liao people. Today, people from all walks of life came together. Ning Yi took a few glances and was about to leave. He decided to come back after the storm had passed. However, as soon as he turned around, he was blocked by someone.
"If Liheng leaves like this, I'm afraid that Master and Madam will blame me."
At this time, the person who appeared in front of him was Qin Siyuan's concubine, Yunniang. At this time, this well-educated and well-mannered woman wore a veil and was followed by a servant girl. She bowed slightly to him. Ning Yi hurriedly bowed to her. "Oh, Madam Yun, have you come back from outside?"
"I came specially to wait for Young Master." Yunniang smiled. "Madam knew that Young Master would come today. Just now at home, she said that she would definitely thank Young Master for saving Master's life. At that time, Elder Kang was also beside her. He said with a smile that if Young Master saw the situation at the door, he would definitely turn around and leave. It would be a few days before he came back. So my sister told me to come to the street and wait for you. Young Master's reaction is really not different from what Elder Kang had expected. Oh. "
After saying this, Yunniang slightly restrained her smile and became slightly serious. "Young Master saved Master's life yesterday. It is a great kindness to the whole Qin family. Young Master, please accept Yunniang's bow."
This time, she and the servant girl behind her bent down and bowed very solemnly. Ning Yi had to solemnly return the bow.
Speaking of this, there was no way for him to leave for a while. As Yunniang entered the Qin's Mansion, many people gathered in the Qin family as expected. Some were officials, and some were great scholars. Only a few people Ning Yi knew. Most of them were once Qin Siyuan's chess friends. Seeing Ning Yi coming over, they all asked him if he was injured. The others asked each other who this young man was. After getting a rough outline of him, they all praised him as a young hero. Some people knew that he was a son-in-law and couldn't help but feel sorry for him. However, no one cared about his nickname of "Ten Steps Calculation". They just thought that he had some small tricks in doing business. It was really a pity that the young hero was a businessman.
After that, they chatted for a while in the living room. They inevitably talked about Liao, the assassin, Liao, and then Qin Siyuan. At this time, it was still a little early to talk about his past "achievements". After all, the relationship between the Jin Kingdom and Liao Kingdom was still uncertain. Qin Siyuan also didn't want to talk about these at this time. As they talked, everyone's attention inevitably turned to Ning Yi. Nowadays, although Ning Yi was not keen on socializing, he was extremely well-trained in this aspect. He talked and laughed lightly, and occasionally even guided the atmosphere, as if he was very familiar with it.
At this time, the house was full of officials and great scholars. If an ordinary young man handled such an occasion well, he might be able to respond appropriately and be neither servile nor overbearing. But even if he was neither servile nor overbearing, there was always a gap in status. However, Ning Yi's behavior was a little different. Usually, he treated Qin Siyuan and the others as equals. At this time, he didn't act arrogant and only responded when others spoke to him. His temperament had a natural attitude like that of a superior. Sometimes when he said a few interesting things, everyone laughed, but no one thought that he was too arrogant in front of his elders. In addition, Qin Siyuan and Kang Xian attached great importance to him, which also increased Ning Yi's sense of integration.
At that time, they felt that this young man was not simple. This kind of attitude was almost not something that the younger generation of Jiangning could match. After roughly understanding that Ning Yi had been in contact with Qin Siyuan and Kang Xian in the past, they roughly guessed that he might be a disciple that Qin Siyuan had trained in the past few years. Obviously, the son-in-law, Kang Xian, was also involved.
This powerful old man, if he really had made great contributions, perhaps he would rise again in the future. Perhaps only he could cultivate such a powerful disciple in these few years.
However, this disciple was not only a son-in-law, but also a businessman. This was really … strange.
*****
The third chapter had been planned, but he was a little sleepy at the moment. He might not be able to grasp the language sense, so he decisively skipped the chapter and wrote it after waking up at night. The update time was about the same as today, and the first chapter would only be released in the early morning.
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