Beside the official road, Chen Ji stared blankly at the backs of the two strangers. The two led the ox cart and followed the large group of people into Mengjin City Pass. He did not notice a burning gaze behind him.

The two escorts are strong and strong, one is tall and the other is short. The taller one is more lazy and seems to be a veteran; the short one talks in a loud voice and does things strictly.

Chen Ji had never seen the two of them before today, but he felt they were very familiar.

To be precise, it was the way the other person spoke that made him particularly familiar.

Er Dao and Pao Ge. These two people Chen Ji once thought he would never see again in this life.

Now that their appearance has changed, Chen Ji is not sure whether his guess is correct. What if there is really someone in the world who speaks in the same way as Er Dao?

But the desire to meet his old friend again in a foreign land made him just want to catch up and ask for details now.

But just after taking a few steps, Chen Ji slowly stopped.

He stood in the cold wind and took a few deep breaths, letting the cold and biting wind pour into his lungs, and then he became more awake.

Chen Ji held Zaozao in his hand and braved the cold wind through the city gate to catch up with the two of them. He asked with a smile: "Are you two escorts from Liang's Escort Agency?"

The tall bodyguard turned to look at Chen Ji and smiled politely: "That's right, we two are working with Mr. Liang."

Chen Ji asked casually: "What do you call them?"

The short bodyguard wanted to answer, but was pulled back by the tall bodyguard.

The tall escort pulled the bullock cart and introduced as he walked: "To this noble man, you can call me Ah Da, and my brother's name is Ah Si. There are four cousins ​​in our family, I am the eldest, and he is the fourth."

Ah Da looked Chen Ji up and down: "Who are you?"

Chen Ji smiled and said: "I am the third eldest son of the Chen family. Now that the elders in the family have been transferred to official positions in the capital, our family has moved to the capital. By the way, Ada and Asi are their nicknames, right? What are their first names?"

But he saw a look of vigilance flash in Ada's eyes, but he responded with a smile: "It turns out that he is the third son of the Chen family, disrespectful and disrespectful. We are little people in the quagmire. If we call our nicknames, we will live longer. There are fortune tellers to help.

My parents have said that our brothers have low lives, so I won’t be able to suppress them if they call us names, so I won’t mention them.”

The more cautious the other party is, the more Chen Ji wants to get to the bottom of it.

He held Zaozao and walked side by side with the two of them, and started chatting casually: "You two are bodyguards. I must have been to many places, right? I haven't traveled far enough. I wonder if you two can tell me about your experiences in various places."

Open your eyes.”

Ah Da's fingers suddenly clenched: "I wonder what the young master wants to hear?"

Chen Ji smiled and asked: "First, tell me where you have been?"

A laughed and said: "We just came back from Runan, why don't we tell the young master about Runan? Runan is a beautiful place, surrounded by water, and the county is like a gourd scoop in the lake..."

Chen Ji suddenly asked: "Besides Runan, where else have you sent escorts to before?"

Ah Da and Ah Si looked at each other subconsciously, but Ah Da kept saying: "We went to Jincheng to see someone off before, the second son of the Qiao family of Shanxi merchants. That trip was thrilling. There were mountains along the way.

There were quite a few bandits; by the way, we also went to Jinling, where we were responsible for escorting Yao Yuanwai’s money in Luocheng..."

Chen Ji became interested: "I haven't been to Jinling yet. I heard that the Qinhuai River there is full of singing girls. At night, the trees and trees are illuminated and the lights are brightly lit. Is this true?"

Ah Da was also interested: "No! The Qinhuai River is very lively at night. There are thick fires and smoke on both sides of the river, and merchants gather there. There are golden powder towers with different heights. In the evening, restaurants and teahouses sing and drink all night long. Boats sailing on the river,

The larger ship is called 'Zoucang'

', the smaller ones are called 'vine sheds', and bright horn lamps are hung on the boats, and the women sit under the lamps and play the pipa. Each of the women has a graceful figure, and their faces are covered with gauze, so they can't be seen clearly from a distance... It's a pity that my brother

The two of them were too short of money to ask them to row the boat over."

Chen Ji thought for a moment and asked curiously: "I heard that the Guozixue on the south bank of the Qinhuai River is very lively. There are many students, and both junior and senior students have to pay homage before the imperial examination. It is said to be very effective."

Ah Da glanced at him and said, "Young Master, must you have remembered it wrong? The Guozi School is in the North Bank, not the South Bank."

Chen Ji groaned: "Did I remember it wrong? Is there a memorial archway for 'World Wen Yun' in front of the Guozi School?"

Ada laughed loudly: "Young master, you really have a bad memory. The archway in front of the Imperial Academy is called 'Tian Wen Shu', not Tian Wen Yun!"

Ada talked endlessly and actually knew the Qinhuai River well.

Chen Ji fell into deep thought. If Ah Da and Ah Si are really Er Dao and Pao Ge, they must have never been to Jinling in person. How can they speak so clearly?

Moreover, even after he set two traps, the other party was able to easily resolve them.

Is it really just a coincidence?

Or maybe Brother Pao has a delicate mind, and although he is a stranger, he has filled up the loopholes in his identity in order not to be exposed? Wasn't it also to conceal his identity when he checked the documents of the Secret Service?

No.

This Ah Da has revealed his flaws.

At this time, everyone was no more literate than in later generations. On the contrary, there were fewer literates and most were illiterate. For a profession like bodyguards, if one of ten bodyguards was selected, it would be good to have one who could read.

When Ah Da described the Qinhuai River earlier, he was as eloquent as if he was reciting a text. He could also remember the Wenshu Archway in the world. Could this be the insight of an ordinary bodyguard?

There is definitely something wrong with Ah Da and Ah Si!

Chen Jiyouxin asked directly, are you Er Dao? Are you Brother Pao?

But what about the end of the question?

Before his death in the previous life, Brother Pao had cherished each other and regretted meeting him so late. But if Chen Ji thought of Brother Pao as a good person because of this, he would be totally wrong.

It was precisely because of Brother Pao's reputation on the road that he chose him to be a key part of his plan.

This person was a Sanda athlete in the early years. He was jailed and sentenced for killing someone while playing black boxing. After he was released from prison, he ran a loan sharking business with his brother Daoshang. He was good at violent debt collection. He was in the police department six or seven times, and later he became a

Big brother.

If this kind of person knew Chen Ji's true identity, there's no guarantee what would happen.

While thinking, I saw the motorcade stopped at Mengjin Station. Liang Biaotou waved his arms in the sunset and shouted: "Don't be stunned, drive all the drivers into the backyard, and take turns to have a hot meal tonight."

We'll stay in the woodshed and cowshed and look after the good stuff for our boss!"

Seeing this, Ada turned to Chen Ji and smiled and said: "Third Young Master, we have to go and do some work. If you want to hear anything else, you can come back to us after we are done."

The traces were handed over for preservation: "Thank you both."

Ah Da and Ah Si lowered their heads and entered the backyard. Ah Si asked in a low voice: "Brother, didn't you say that all officials and nobles are bad people? I think this young man is quite good."

Ada's eyes were serious: "The reason for everything is to get to the bottom of things, not to care... I'm afraid something will happen. Strange, where did we miss something?"

Ah Si asked in a low voice: "Do you want to kill him?"

Ah Da scratched his eyebrows helplessly: "I told you before, don't fight and kill people every day, you must first keep your tail between your legs and be a human being!"

Ah Si looked back at his butt and felt embarrassed.

Ada sighed: "What I said was a metaphor!"

Ah Si asked: "Then what should we do now?"

Ada didn't answer.

He stood in the backyard and looked outside the courtyard with deep eyes.

…

…

The post stations of the Ning Dynasty were all government-run and were one of the largest military organizations, specializing in the three tasks of inns, stations and shops.

The so-called "post" means verifying identity, entertaining guests, and arranging transportation of materials and personnel based on "postal symbols".

The so-called "station" is to use the "Ministry of War Fire Ticket" and "Secret Agent Fire Card" to verify identity and deliver important urgent documents and military intelligence. This is for military use only.

The so-called "pu" refers to the normal government delivery of documents, which is controlled by the county magistrate and prefect.

The scale of Mengjin Station exceeds Chen Ji's imagination. It is far from comparable to ordinary inns. Even a dozen inns combined are not as big as it. For example, the most famous "Jimingshan Station" in the Ning Dynasty is even called a post city.

A proper small city.

It was getting late, so Chen Ji settled Xiao Man here and immediately went out to the backyard where the cattle carts were parked. However, he smelled the smell of cow dung and walked through the cattle workshop for a long time, but he could not find any trace of Ah Da and Ah Si.

He called Mr. Liang: "Headguard, where are Ah Da and Ah Si?"

Liang Biaotou was stunned for a moment: "Third Young Master, who are Ah Da and Ah Si?"

Chen Ji's heart sank, and he whispered: "They are the two people in your escort team who often travel together. One is taller and the other is lower. One of them talks and does things in a strict manner. Do you have any impressions?"

Liang Biaotou's expression changed: "Young Master asked him what the two of them were doing...did they offend you?"

Chen Ji shook his head: "No, I just had a good chat with the two of them on the road today, and I would like to hear more about their experiences in other places."

Liang Biaotou breathed a sigh of relief: "That's it...then I'll help you find them."

After that, he raised his voice and asked: "Knife? Chongzi?"

I shouted for a long time, but no one responded.

Liang Biaotou pulled one of the bodyguards: "Did you see the knife and punch?"

The escort held a bowl of soba noodles in his hand and snorted loudly. He swallowed a mouthful of noodles and pointed at the courtyard door with his chopsticks: "They said they were going out to buy wine."

Captain Liang asked: "How long have you been there?"

The escort recalled: "Yeah, I'm afraid I've been gone for an hour, and it wasn't dark when I left. Why haven't you come back?"

Chen Ji looked at the night outside the courtyard and hesitated for a long time... He ran away?!
Chapter completed!