Chapter 58: Hiding
The river canal directly leads to the Zhuque Bridge.
Several times on the way, Su Dawei wanted to get ashore, but found that the movement in Chang'an Prison was too great, and there were Jinwu Guards rushing to support him everywhere.
There was no way, they had to continue diving.
I just swam like this for a while, dived for a while, and before I knew it, I arrived at the head of the Suzaku Bridge.
Di Renjie is fine, he is strong and full of energy.
But Mingkong couldn't bear it anymore!
Although Su Dawei was taken care of along the way, he could dive continuously, which consumed too much energy.
She was in good health and could not withstand such torture. Her face became paler and her lips were almost gone.
"Let's get ashore at Zhuque Bridge, and the mage holds on for a while."
"It's okay, let's talk about it when it's safe."
The three of them swam all the way to Zhuque Bridge and climbed to the shore under the bridge.
This place is already under the jurisdiction of Wannian County.
Compared with the bustling and noisy Chang'an County, Wannian County seems very calm.
In early summer, it is no longer very cold at night.
But the night wind blew, and Mingkong was still shaking under the bridge.
"Let's go, it's coming soon, let's have a good rest."
Di Renjie is also a physically energetic person and is a little tired at this time.
He struggled to stand up and was about to walk up the bridge, but Su Dawei suddenly grabbed him and asked him to squat down.
"Someone is here."
As soon as Su Dawei finished speaking, he heard a burst of rapid footsteps on the bridge.
There are not many people, it seems that there is only one person?
"Ami, Ami?"
Mingkong and Di Renjie looked at Su Dawei, but saw that Su Dawei was not panicked, so they signaled that they could rest assured, and then walked out.
"Is it my second brother?"
A man came down from the bridge, wearing a public uniform, and carrying a package in his hand.
Seeing Su Dawei, he breathed a sigh of relief and walked forward without hesitation, so he stuffed the package into Su Dawei's hand.
"Second brother, you are..."
"I went to your house tonight and found that there was no one, and even the eldest lady was not here. I knew something was going to happen."
Zhou Liang said, glanced at the two people under the bridge, and lowered his voice and said, "Ami, I don't know why you did this, nor do you want to know. This is the land of Wannian County. You can find a place to hide and leave the city as soon as possible.
You are so bold that you set fire to Chang'an Prison.
This matter is too big, and it will probably not take long to track you down.
Before it was exposed, leave Chang'an quickly. There are two copies of public inspections, clothes and money in the package, so I can only help you to this point."
Su Dawei's heart suddenly felt warm.
"Thank you, second brother, actually..."
"Okay, stop talking, I don't know anything."
After Zhou Liang finished speaking, he suddenly hugged Su Dawei hard and said, "Ami, listen to my second brother, leave quickly, don't delay."
He let go of Su Dawei, turned around and left.
Su Dawei chased after two steps, stopped again, and watched Zhou Liang get on the bridge and disappear into the night.
In my heart, I felt a little disappointed.
"Let's go quickly. I guess there will be action in Wannian County soon."
"Um!"
Su Dawei reached out to support Mingkong, and the three of them went up the bridge.
"That's your friend?"
"Brother Zhou Er, the mage must have seen it."
"I have seen it, but I didn't expect that I was still a kind-hearted man in ancient times."
"Yes, he kept urging us to leave."
"After all, there are many righteous men in this world.
Miss Su before, now your friend is really a righteous man.”
"I just don't know what happened to Miss Su."
Di Renjie suddenly spoke, looking worried.
Mingkong turned his head and said, "Don't worry, Miss Su is very clever. She must have a complete solution. You don't have to worry about her safety."
"I know, but in my heart..."
"Be kind to her in the future."
"What?"
"It's nothing, let's go quickly."
Su Dawei supported Mingkong and accelerated his pace, while Di Renjie followed behind, but still looked confused.
Qinglongfang, Furong Lane.
The three of them climbed into the yard through the wall, and Su Dawei quickly found Furong Lane.
Here, adjacent to Qujiangchi, it is very quiet.
The alleys are very deep, and more than 20 families live by the water.
"Furong Lane, T-shaped room."
Su Dawei stopped in front of a dilapidated and outdated house.
There was still an official seal on the door, but it had been torn to pieces, only half of it was left.
Su Dawei looked left and right, and after confirming that there was no one, he pulled out a sheep horn dagger, put it in through the crack of the door, slowly lifted the door latch, and then quickly pushed open the door and caught the door latch. He waved his hand and signaled the two to enter the room, then cleared the traces on the ground, scattered into the room, closed the door, and dropped the latch.
The room was very dark, with a smell of mold.
"The owner of this house was originally a private salt dealer.
Most of the private salts in Guanzhong were flowed into Chang'an by him, so there were many industries. Later, he broke into a lawsuit, was found out, and his whole family was cast as a military province, so the house was abandoned. That guy was from Chang'an County. At that time, I had just entered the yamen and Wannian County, who came with Zhou Liang, was responsible for sealing his property. This house has been empty for more than half a year."
"I won't be discovered."
"Most of the houses in this area are independent and no one lives in it.
Generally, after May, there will be more people. Usually there are no people. Let’s settle here first and see the wind. Don’t worry, it’s very quiet and there are no people walking around. As long as you are careful, it’s okay.”
Before Su Dawei finished speaking, he heard a clang.
Upstairs, it seemed that something had been knocked over.
Di Renjie instinctively drew out his sword and looked upstairs vigilantly.
Although Mingkong was nervous, he was calm and did not seem too panic.
"Xiaoyu, come down here and stop making trouble."
"Meow!"
A cat's meow came from the upper floor, followed by a pair of green eyes and appeared on the stairs.
If Su Dawei hadn't reminded him first, the appearance of such a pair of eyes would be enough to scare the person. A black shadow pounced on him and rushed into Mingkong's arms. Mingkong then realized that he was very surprised when he looked at the black cat in his arms.
"Xiaoyu?"
"Master, be careful, this guy is weird."
"What?"
"A cat that became a sperm."
The black cat was furious and danced at Su Dawei.
But Mingkong held it firmly in his arms and smiled, "No matter what, I believe Xiaoyu won't harm me, right?"
"Meow!"
The black cat stopped protesting and curled up in Mingkong's arms.
Even though Mingkong's body was wet, it didn't care at all.
"I just said, how can an ordinary cat recover so quickly? Every time I see it, it is covered in bruises and soon recovered. However, I know it is a good cat, and it will not harm people, nor will it harm my life..."
In the darkness, Mingkong said softly, holding the black cat.
Di Renjie couldn't see it, but Su Dawei could see the smile on her face.
Who would have thought that the famous queen was actually a shoveler?
He smiled, opened the package Zhou Liang gave him, took out a set of clothes, and handed it to Mingkong.
"Luckily my second brother brought the clothes, otherwise it would be really troublesome.
Master, there is a wing room there. You change your clothes first. It is wet and easy to get sick. We still have a lot to do next, but you must not have any accidents. I remember that there is a cellar in this house, which is very big... Let's hide in it and make a fire. Brother, this is your clothes, so change it quickly, I'll make a fire."
Su Dawei handed the clothes to Mingkong and Di Renjie, got up and walked into the house.
He quickly walked into the back hall and found the cellar, which was surprisingly dry. It can be seen that the original owner of the house was thinking. He opened the back door and saw that there was nothing suspicious about it, so he carried a bundle of firewood and threw it into the cellar.
The owner of the house was arrested, but there was a lot of firewood in the woodshed.
Su Dawei cleared the traces and closed the back door. Then he got into the cellar and lit firewood.
This cellar is well designed with a hidden vent.
After the fire is created, the air is still circulating inside, so that people will not be poisoned by inhaling too much carbon monoxide.
The fire light dispelled the darkness in the cellar and made people feel a little safe.
Di Renjie walked in and sat down against the fire.
His face looked much better.
After a while, Mingkong came with the black cat in his arms.
"Where is Ami?"
"In the kitchen, find water-boiling utensils."
Mingkong also sat down by the fire, his face still pale, but his lips were a little bloody.
"Huaiying, thank you for this time."
Di Renjie rarely showed a hint of shyness and said softly: "You are polite to the master. This time it is mainly due to Ami."
"I don't know yet that Ami is so brave."
"He is really brave."
"Um?"
Mingkong could hear that there was something in Di Renjie's words.
Just as she was about to ask, she saw Su Dawei coming in with a bucket of water and a kettle.
Putting the kettle on the fire, Su Dawei also sat down.
The busy night and the nerves were tight. When he relaxed, he couldn't help feeling tired.
He put the changed clothes next to him and placed the crossbow beside him.
"Brother, what are you talking about?"
“We are talking…”
"Oh, I'm talking to the mage, what to do next."
"Speak up?"
"The murderer will definitely know about this incident today.
Next, she will definitely take action. Let’s respond to changes with the same change now and see what she will do next.”
Mingkong looked at Di Renjie with a puzzled look, and then whispered: "Huaiying, what you mean, is there a person who doubts?"
"Um!"
"who?"
Di Renjie pondered for a moment and said softly: "Mingzhen."
Mingkong was stunned and blurted out: "Master Mingzhen?"
"Um."
"Why is it her? She is a great master and takes good care of me. Why do you frame me?"
"I don't know, but I saw her on the day of the accident.
At that time, although she kept saying that she was just trying to defend you, she expressed her intention that the murderer was the only one who belonged to you.
She said you have a bad relationship with Master Minghui and you often have disputes.
On the surface, she seemed to be very dissatisfied with Minghui. But the hidden meaning in her words was: You couldn't stand Minghui's actions, so you killed her. When I was inspecting the scene that day, I also found some clues. So when I left Lingbao Temple, I specifically expressed to her that I already knew who the murderer was.
As a result, I was attacked by a ghost that night.
Yesterday, I went to Lingbao Temple again. Although I didn’t go in, I chatted with a monk named Faming in the temple. It gave me the feeling that Mingzhen and Minghui seemed to be very familiar with... Master, did you discover the relationship between them before?"
Chapter completed!