Wuxia: I Know a Little Too Many of Them

When Chu Tang arrived at the gate of Wang Yuanwai's residence, the hour was almost over and it was already dark.

There is no moon this night, the autumn dew is gentle, and there are only the occasional lights on the long street outside the mansion.

The red-lacquered door of the Wang family's residence was closed tightly, and two white paper lanterns were hung under the eaves. The pale light swayed in the whooshing autumn wind, which was extremely scary no matter how you looked at it.

Only then did Chu Tang remember that after careful calculation, today was the seventh day after Wang Juncheng's death, the famous "First Seven"!

"It's a bit unlucky!" Chu Tang smiled bitterly, as if he came at the wrong time.

However, it took him half an hour to get to the West City from the East City. How could he go back without achieving his goal?

It’s already here, so we have to bite the bullet.

He went forward and knocked on the door. He met the concierge, announced his identity, asked Yuan Wang to see him, and asked the other party to inform him.

The concierge did not embarrass him and asked him to wait for a while, then closed the door again and went inside to ask for permission.

Standing outside the door, Chu Tang had many thoughts, thinking about what he would say after meeting Wang Zhiquan.

In fact, before coming, he was quite hesitant about telling the truth to Mr. Wang.

What truth?

The truth behind the death of Wang Zhiquan's son Wang Juncheng is that the woman in green and the cat man Xiao Ming have left, and Chu Tang is the only one in Shi County who knows the reason.

In this regard, he, Chu Tang, was in a dilemma.

Not to mention, it feels hard to understand. After all, strictly speaking, the murderer was let go by his hands.

Although Wang Juncheng died unjustly, Wang Zhiquan didn't know about it after all, and Chu Tang also inquired about the other person's character. He was not the kind of person who wanted to get rich and was unkind, and he had a good reputation among the people of Shixian County.

It's really not very righteous to let someone's son die in an unknown way.

Well, here comes the question: The prisoner was kidnapped, and the Yamen said before that there would be no results from the trial, so how did you, Chu Tang, know the truth?

The yellow mud fell off my crotch, it was either shit or shit!

After struggling with his conscience for a long time, Chu Tang decided to come over.

Just when his thoughts were in turmoil, there was a creak, the door reopened, and two people walked out.

One was still the concierge who returned, but the other was beyond Chu Tang's expectation.

Wang Zhiquan actually went out to greet him in person?

At this time, Mr. Wang was dressed in plain clothes. He was sad, haggard, and low in energy, but he still looked at people with a bright look.

The only thing that surprised Chu Tang was that Wang Zhiquan did not welcome him in. Instead, he walked up to him and asked expressionlessly: "Team leader Chu, what do you want from Wang?"

Chu Tang was stunned for a moment, looked around, and asked, "Are you talking about it here?"

Wang Zhiquan sent the concierge away first, and then said calmly: "There is a funeral in the palace and it is not convenient to receive guests. The concierge said that you have something to tell me, so you can tell me here."

Chu Tang smiled bitterly, well, they weren't even interested in letting him in, so they just gave him a rejection that was not a rejection.

"That's okay." Chu Tang didn't force it. He organized his words before explaining his purpose. "The murderer who hurt your young master was kidnapped. I think Wang Yuanwai also heard about it."

"Why, Team Leader Chu still wants to show off his incompetence in the county government?" Wang Zhiquan said sarcastically.

Chu Tang shook his head and said: "He is very skilled in martial arts, and we are no match for him. His skills are not as good as others, so there is nothing to say. Chu came here today because he actually wanted to inform Yuan Wang of the murderer's motives."

"Motive?" Wang Zhiquan's expression changed greatly, "Then what did the thief say?"

Chu Tang continued to consider his words and said: "Actually, during the period before the prison was robbed, Chu was interrogating the cat man. The guy was a little crazy and his words were inconsistent. However, after sorting out the whole thing these days, Chu Tang Got it figured out.”

"Speak quickly!" Wang Zhiquan was anxious.

"His surname is Chang and Xiao Ming. He is from Shi County."

"Really?"

"Ten years ago, he was in Shi County. His sister also worked as a maid in your mansion at that time. The story begins from that time..." Without any concealment, Chu Tang simplified the story told by the woman in Tsing Yi and added Paraphrased.

This lesson is all it takes to make a cup of tea.

After listening, Wang Zhiquan stood in a daze, with various complicated expressions flashing across his eyes. He was so lost that he couldn't control himself. After a long while, he murmured: "Is this so? This is so..."

Chu Tang sympathized with him and sighed: "That's what the other party said. As for whether it is true or not, Chu can't prove it. However, your lady is still alive, and the servants she handled in the past should also be there. Mr. Wang can verify it himself."

Wang Zhiquan was silent, his eyes were wet, and his voice was whimpering: "I think that although I, Wang, am not a very benevolent person, I often build bridges and pave roads, help the people, and do not dare to do anything wrong. I live a peaceful life all my life. I never think that my house is restless and my son is unworthy. , because of this misfortune, when you get old, you have to send someone with gray hair to someone with black hair!"

"My condolences, Mr. Wang!"

Wang Zhiquan endured his grief and said, "Thank you so much, Team Leader Chu, for telling me the truth. Wang is very grateful!"

Chu Tang was surprised: "Wang Yuanwai, do you believe that person's words?"

Wang Zhiquan lamented: "More than ten years ago, Wang was busy with business matters and neglected to teach the dog, which developed his surly temper. I thought he was just young and willful, but I didn't expect that he would do such a ridiculous thing. ! Later, as he got older and read some books, he became more sensible, but he never expected... That's all, it's all retribution! Retribution!"

"My condolences!" Chu Tang didn't know how to comfort him, so he only said this back and forth.

"Thank you..." Wang Zhiquan smiled sadly, said no more, bowed his hands, and stumbled back to his house.

Seeing the other party's sad shadow getting longer and longer in the night, the stone in Chu Tang's heart fell, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Retribution?" He shook his head and laughed, "Maybe it really is retribution."

Yesterday's cause, today's effect.

Ten years of revenge, now revenge.

Maybe this is Jianghu.

Chu Tang achieved his goal and didn't want to delay any longer, so he started home. After walking a few steps, he looked back and saw that the door of the Wang family's mansion was still closed, and the pale lights outside the door flickered on and off, as if nothing had changed. .

Taking advantage of the dim lights on the road, all the way back home, Chu Tang, who had put his mind at ease, quickly fell asleep.

A night of silence.

When he came to the county government office the next day, he found that many police officers from other classes were looking at him with envy and jealousy, which made Chu Tang confused.

But he soon understood:

Officer Wang sent someone to send 2,110 taels of silver to the county government, specifying that 1,100 taels of silver would be donated to the county government, and the other 1,110 taels were the rewards previously promised to Ding Ban's police officers.

The other twenty agents of Ding Squad each have fifty taels, while the leader of the squad has one hundred taels!

Chu Tang was stunned for a long time before he realized that Mr. Wang really had a promise worth thousands of dollars.

This man is capable, and he will really give it to you if you have money!

When he went to the palace to capture the cat demon, Wang Zhiquan initially promised each person twenty taels. Later, during the process of apprehending the cat man, he mentioned fifty taels in one fell swoop.

When Wang Juncheng was assassinated, Chu Tang thought the matter had been ruined, but unexpectedly, things turned around.

After getting a full one hundred taels of silver in his hand, Chu Tang was in a daze: "Is it because I told him the truth last night?"

The unexpected wealth is a joy.

This was also the mentality of all the agents in Dingban, who were in a state of excitement the whole day.

When he was about to go on duty, Xu Jin found Chu Tang again and said with a mean smile: "Old Chu, will you go to Yihong Tower with me to celebrate?"

"Get lost!" Chu Tang gave him a look. Visiting a brothel is not as fun as going home and practicing martial arts!

There is no woman in my heart, so I draw my sword to the God of Nature!

After returning home, Chu Tang actually practiced the sword all night, and felt that his blood sword technique had improved a little.

Two days later.

Chu Tang, who was still rushing to the county government office as usual, suddenly found that there were many people from all walks of life on the street, men and women, old and young, monks, Taoists, scholars, and women.

They carry weapons and walk on the street, either in a hurry, or looking alert, or acting alone, or forming gangs, and they are very lively.

He has almost never seen these people.

Chu Tang's expression was solemn, and his heart was in his throat.

"What happened in Shixian County?" As a police officer, what worries me the most is that people from all over the world have gathered and started fighting at every turn.

Not daring to neglect, he hurried to the county government office and immediately received Xu Wei's summons.

Hundreds of police officers from the entire county government gathered on the martial arts field.

Xu Wei glanced at everyone, his face was extremely serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Brothers, this arrester has just received the exact news that a grave of a former Five Realm warrior in Meng County next door was dug out a few days ago. A martial arts secret book that can be used to practice to the fifth level was resurfaced. After a fight, a person snatched it. It is said that that person was hunted down all the way and entered our Shixian area and disappeared!"

"Fifth Realm Warrior? How awesome!"

"Secrets of the Five Realms? Do we have hope?"

"Why did the head catcher summon us? Do you want us to grab this secret book too?"

"Idiot, we are the police!"

"..."

All the police officers were also in a state of excitement, talking about it and couldn't agree on what to do.

"Shut up, everyone!" Xu Wei roared angrily, "Don't you guys understand how serious the situation is? We in Shi County are in trouble!"

Yes, in the past few decades, Shi County has never been as eye-catching as it is today.