Qiu Wuhen suddenly reached out and strangled his neck, strangling him until he couldn't even breathe. He seemed to be very affectionate, but he held his neck and moved forward. Qiu Wuhen had medicine gourd white energy

After the blessing, how could his strength be comparable to that of the other party? Besides, Ni Hui was originally a weak scholar, and Qiu Wuhen strangled him so hard that his tongue came out. He staggered and followed him to the entrance of the water curtain, and Qiu Wuhen then let go.

he.

Ni Hui coughed twice, then regained his breath, and yelled angrily: "You..."

Suddenly he saw the Jinyiwei Baihu waist badge held up in Qiu Wuhen's hand. He felt like a duck being strangled by the neck and was speechless. He looked at the badge in Qiu Wuhen's hand Zhengzheng.

Then his eyes slowly moved to Qiu Wuhen's face. Qiu Wuhen took the waist card back, slapped him hard twice on the shoulder, and said: "Master Ni, now you will listen to me.

Yet?"

Not to mention that Jinyiwei Baihu is a high-ranking official of the sixth rank, who is already a bit higher than him, let alone Jinyiwei, what kind of existence is he? How dare he, a small official of the Chief Secretary, dare to disobey, he was almost scared

He collapsed on the ground. However, because his neck was pinched tightly by Qiu Wuhen, he didn't fall to the ground. "Stand still, don't lie down."

He stood there with strong support, looked at Qiu Wuhen and said: "Of course, I, I didn't know you were a royal guard. I must obey your orders."

"That's good. Go back later and tell those people to obey my investigation, but don't expose the identity of my Jin Yiwei. Otherwise, I will rip off your head and play it with a ball. Do you hear me?"

As he spoke, his hands tightened again, causing Ni Hui to spit out his tongue and keep nodding.

Qiu Wuhen said: "That's right."

Qiu Wuhen then let go of the other person's neck, straightened his clothes, and said, "Be more natural when you go back later. Don't look sad, as if I owe you money."

"I don't dare, my subordinates."

"You are my boss, I am just a junior official from the seventh rank, what kind of official position do you hold?"

"Yes, yes, oh... no, no, no, I will definitely listen to you." Ni Hui seemed to have not woken up from the shock, and seemed a little incoherent.

None of them have titles, so they basically don’t use the official titles such as “downgrade” and “downgrade”. They all like calligraphy, which is why they got together. If they still use the official style, they will lose a lot of fun. Everyone has agreed upon it.

They all call me you instead of my humble official.

The voices of the two of them talking had been obscured by the sound of the waterfall outside. They slowly walked back and arrived in front of the corpse.

Qiu Wuhen said: "Tell me now, why does this deceased person have your personal seal on his butt?"

Ni Hui was arrogant in front of him and Gong in the back. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "I really don't know. My stamp is placed in the signing room. The attendants can get it, but there are rules. Where can I get it?"

Where should it be stamped and where should it be stamped? Because this is the seal for signing a mortgage house, many people can come across it, maybe someone secretly took it and stamped it."

When the others saw that Ni Hui was furious and rude, they walked around to the water curtain cave and came back as if they were a different person. He was flattering and extremely humble, and they couldn't help but be a little stunned.

Qiu Wuhen added: "Then tell me, you and the deceased Jin Peng met him for the last time and told me what happened in detail."

Ni Hui paused, as if to calm himself down, and after a moment, he slowly said: "I remember that day Mao Jie came to me and told me that he had a friend who was doing medicine business in the capital, and his business was very big.

, planning to go to the south to buy a batch of medicinal materials. Moreover, he loves calligraphy and has many walls at home. I heard that although our generation is located in a remote area, there is a mountain with many inscriptions. He also said that he plans to go there.

I went to Wenjiang for fun and wanted to meet some local calligraphers, so I asked if they were interested in meeting and having a meal together."

"And as long as I agree, I can get ten taels of silver. I think I can get ten taels of silver just for a meal. It's really generous. If it's just an ordinary dinner, I have absolutely no interest in inviting me to dinner.

, After all, a pure official still cherishes his feathers and doesn’t want to be with these people who are greedy for petty profits, but if they pay for it, that’s another matter, so I agreed.”

Zhu Qi on the side frowned when he saw that he actually spoke so frankly in front of him. He turned to look at Mao Jie, who was a little embarrassed and said: "Shopkeeper Zhu, they wouldn't do it if I didn't say that."

Come on. Of course I will pay for it, I won’t let you pay for it.”

Zhu Qi hummed and said nothing. Ni Hui suddenly realized it, pointed at Mao Jie and said: "It turns out that you made up a lie, and they didn't pay for it at all."

"Yes, shopkeeper Zhu is also an elegant person. Although he is in business, he thinks that if we only get together for the sake of money, what's the point, so he won't pay for it, but I also know how

All of you are very busy, and you probably won’t be able to spare the time to attend such a party if you don’t pay for it, so I took it upon myself to make a promise in the name of Shopkeeper Zhu that if you come to the banquet and come to Beitie Mountain together, I will give you

The reward ranges from ten taels to thirty taels for everyone. I dare not say it is a reward because it has delayed everyone's efforts. Generally speaking, these are my personal thoughts. Of course, I will honor them. I will give them to you when I get back.

I paid for it myself."

Ni Hui looked at Qiu Wuhen, his face immediately became humble again, and then said: "I went to attend later, and saw several of them at the banquet. I now know that they are all just for money like me.

Come. But we often get together to drink and talk about calligraphy, so everyone thought it was just for the common hobby of calligraphy. Moreover, when we saw this shopkeeper Zhu at the banquet, he talked elegantly and was not at all like those doing business.

It's a cliché, so everyone is willing to associate with him. Not to mention that he is generous and entertains people with delicacies, so naturally they are willing to be friends with him."

Qiu Wuhen saw that he was going too far away, so he asked him impatiently: "Did Jin Peng also attend your banquet?"

"Yes, he also attended the banquet. At the wine table, shopkeeper Zhu mentioned that he wanted to come to Beitie Mountain. I had already told Mao Jie, agreed to his request, and immediately expressed my willingness to come together. Several of them also

They all agreed, except Jin Peng who refused. Jin Peng said he still had important things to do, so he would not join in the fun, but he would definitely participate if he had the opportunity another day. Shopkeeper Zhu didn't say anything after hearing this."

"Mao Jie asked me to talk to Jin Peng privately. Jin Peng still has two brushes for calligraphy. It will be more perfect if he can participate. And he is a fifth-grade official after all, and he is our immediate superior. In fact, I really want to

He participated, but I didn’t have the face to ask him. There happened to be a case involving our Chief Secretary, which required the Chief Secretary’s cooperation in the investigation. During this period, I was often with him because of this case, providing some cases.

information, so we could still talk. So I told him again in private, and he reluctantly agreed."

"But I could hear that he was dissatisfied with the lack of money. I didn't know how much money Mao Jie promised him at the time, but I told him that since shopkeeper Zhu was so generous, as long as this inscription mountain saw real calligraphy

, and if he is very satisfied, maybe he will spend a lot of money again when he is happy. Besides, it happens to be a holiday, so we just go out to play. He has someone to pay for it, and it is good to travel for free. He just

I agreed. So the next day we set off together to Chaoran Town."

Qiu Wuhen asked him: "So, there were six of you there at that time?"

Qiu Wuhen glanced at the others, who all nodded together to express their agreement with Ni Hui's statement.

Ni Hui continued: "When we arrived in town, we each registered a room. Shopkeeper Zhu was responsible for the registration, and we were all in the upper room. We really didn't mention the hospitality along the way. After we settled in, we all went to call before we were ready to eat.

Only then did we realize that he was gone. The room was neat and tidy, and there were no strange signs. We asked the waiter at the store and they all said he hadn't seen it. After analysis, we thought he might have suddenly become unwilling to go.

Then he went back home and went back without saying goodbye. Because we searched around the town but couldn't find him. The town is so big, but we didn't expect that he would die here."

"So, it's been at least two days since you arrived in Chaozhen Town?"

"Yes, we arrived one day, searched all day the next day, and then went to see Tang Yan on the third day. Tang Yan mentioned you, so we decided to find you and invite you to go to Beitie Mountain with us."

Qiu Wuhen understood that it seemed that the time of his death was correct. It was indeed three days ago. Then he said, "When did you arrive at Transcendental Suppression?"

"It was late in the afternoon. After I settled in, I was going to have dinner, but I couldn't find him."

"Then where did you have your last meal?"

"It's probably around noon. It's a post station on the road from Wenjiang to Chaoran Town. There's a tavern there and the food is pretty good. I ate there."

Qiu Wuhen thought about it, if it was more than five hours from noon to evening, maybe the time of his death should be around evening.

Qiu Wuhen asked Ni Hui again: "Is there anything else you think you should tell me about Jin Peng, such as who might have killed him, who he has a grudge against, etc."

Ni Hui thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Master Jin Pengjin is a kind man. I have never heard of anyone he has offended, so I really don't know who he has offended. Moreover, we don't have much contact with each other. If it weren't for this case,

, we basically didn’t talk much, and our interactions were all official, and our personal relationships were not deep.”

"Then who does he have a good relationship with in private?"

Ni Hui pointed at Gao Yang and said, "He has always had a good relationship with Gao Yang."

Gao Yang was stunned for a moment, then nodded and bowed to Qiu Wuhen.

He saw Ni Hui being arrogant in front of him and respectful in the back. Although he didn't know what they said at the Water Curtain Cave? But even Ni Hui was so respectful to Qiu Wuhen. He was also a person who had been in the officialdom for a long time. How could he not have this?

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