"There are four of us."
Fang Jie frowned slightly, and couldn't help asking after Qiu Yu finished speaking: "Four students from the Martial Arts Academy died within two days. Idle, do these four people... have anything in common?"
"have."
Qiu Yu looked at Fang Jie and replied, "They are all in the same class as you."
Fang Jie was startled, and suddenly felt guilty: "When I heard your name just now, I just thought it sounded familiar. I really didn't expect that they were all in the same class. I am really far away from them. So far I have remembered It seems that there is only one female student named Ma Lilian."
"It's not your fault."
Qiu Yudao: "You have been imprisoned in the prison of Ouchi guards not long after you entered the martial arts academy. Even if you want to remember your classmates, it is difficult. The murderer should be someone who understands the rules of the martial arts academy. Do it when you are not in class. But what I don’t understand is, why do you want to attack only the students in your class? The three students who died today were not more than an hour apart at the time of death. It is speculated that the murderer should be one person , kill one person and rush to another place to kill the second person."
"Who can be so resentful towards the students of Yanwu Academy?"
Qiu Yu sighed and said, "I came here to remind you that you'd better go back to the Academy of Martial Arts. No matter how strong and cunning the murderer is, he would not dare to sneak into the Academy of Martial Arts and kill people."
"Finding where these dead students intersect in one place is the key to solving the case."
Fang Jie said: "Fortunately, I have someone who can prove my innocence, otherwise I would be related to me no matter what I think. I just came out of the prison at the Ouchi guards, and Yuan Chengshi died that night. And when he died, Xuncheng The Right Zuowei soldiers met me on the street. The next day, three more people died... "
Qiu Yu rolled his eyes at him and said, "No one will be so stupid as to suspect you. When the first person died today, you were still in the palace waiting for His Majesty to summon you. When the second person died, you hadn't come out of Tai Chi Palace. When three people died... what were you doing?"
Fang Jie smiled and said, "I listened to a gossip story told by a talkative boss in a remote teahouse."
"Go back to the Martial Arts Academy."
Qiu Yu got up and said, "I still have to find other students. Many professors came out. It is estimated that the murderer may not dare to kill again today. No one has dared to attack the Yanwu Academy since the founding of the Sui Dynasty. He will not escaped."
"not necessarily!"
Fang Jie shook his head: "If he only killed four people and escaped from Chang'an, who would be able to find out? No one has seen the murderer now, even if he passed by the door of my shop right now, no one would recognize him. . Unless he really needs to kill all the students in our class and continue to attack, otherwise he may not be caught in a short time."
Fang Xie pointed out the door while talking, just happened to have a young man passing by outside the door and took a look into the room. He was surprised when he saw Fang Xie pointing, and Fang Xie quickly withdrew his finger and smiled apologetically at the man. The man also nodded to the other party, and then walked away quickly.
Qiu Yu didn't care about this, but said helplessly: "In any case, you can't go outside anymore, so go back to the Academy of Martial Arts now. I have to go to other places to see. Classes are suspended for three days, and the students are out of the Martial Arts Academy. The hospital spread out like sheep herding, maybe most people didn't even know that there was a murder."
"I'll go with you."
Fang Jie stood up and said, "After all, there are places where it's not convenient for you to go in and find them."
Just as Qiu Yu was about to say what inconvenience I had, he suddenly remembered that there are indeed some places where it is really inconvenient for him to enter. For example, brothel painting boats, and most of those students are playboys, so it's strange not to go to such places. On the other hand, because students from the military background are relatively poor, even if they take a break from class, they often stay in the martial arts academy.
She hummed, thought for a while and said: "Let your friends clean up, and come later."
Fang Jie thought that when he was imprisoned, Dagou and the others were under surveillance just like they were in the Sanjinhou Mansion. If they entered the Yanwu Academy, the three of them would not even think about being free. So he shook his head and said: "Since the murderer is targeting the students of Yanwu Academy, they should be fine. Besides, it is not easy for someone to make trouble in Sanjinhou's mansion."
"Right."
Qiu Yu didn't insist, and walked out of the shop first. Fang Xie ordered people to watch the shop carefully, and then followed Qiu Yu out. The two of them walked straight along the East 23rd, and the next stop must be Hongxiu Zhao. It would be strange if those wealthy young masters didn't go to the red sleeves to pretend to be elegant and watch singing and dancing.
"Mo Wanwu must be going crazy, right?"
Fang Jie asked as he walked behind Qiu Yu, and saw that the young man who had passed by his door before was sitting not far away, eating hot noodle soup, gulping down his brows with sweat, watching Just so hearty. Fang Xie couldn't help but think, how long has it been since he had such a hearty meal and a sound sleep
"He hasn't been back since the first person died last night. If he finds out, the murderer will definitely be torn apart."
Qiu Yu replied, took out his purse and bought two tea eggs at the stall.
Hongxiuzhao is not very far from Fang Jie's shop, they are all on East Ershisantiao Street. Dong Ershisantiao is the busiest street in the east part of Chang'an City, and with the addition of Hongxiu Zhao's move back and opening, it is even more lively. There is an endless stream of pedestrians on the street, and the shouts of hawkers come and go. Especially in front of Hongxiu's move, there was a lot of traffic. The prince, grandson, powerful and noble gentry, if he doesn't join the red sleeve trick, it seems that he has lost his status.
"Sir, wait here, I'll just go in and find someone."
Fang Xie knew that Qiu Yu had a cold personality, so he didn't necessarily like the noise in the red sleeve move. Sure enough, Qiu Yu nodded and said: "I'll wait for you at the door, hurry up, I have to go to another house."
She didn't pay any attention to other people's stares, and even calmly ate the tea eggs she just bought at the door of Hongxiu Zhao. But he used a clean handkerchief to touch the egg skin, and didn't let a piece fall to the ground.
Fang Jie nodded, entered the door and went straight to the second floor to find Xiao Dingdian.
He whispered a few times in Xiao Ding Dian's ear, Xiao Ding Dian's face changed, and then he got up and ordered his servants to step on the stage and beat the drums. After the drums, the scene suddenly fell silent. Young Master, please hurry to the door, there are professors from the Academy of Martial Arts waiting, it's urgent."
Although her voice was not loud, it spread clearly throughout the whole red sleeve move, Fang Jie couldn't help but look at this little girl with admiration. Obviously, she is by no means as weak as she looks.
Not long after, more than 20 young people rushed out from the red sleeve move, and when they saw Qiu Yu, they bowed down neatly and saluted.
"Now you all return to the Martial Arts Institute together immediately, don't separate, and don't go home, you must listen to this as a military order, and you must not violate it."
"Here!"
Although this group of students who have been training in the Martial Arts Academy for more than half a year are all from rich and noble backgrounds, they immediately became awe-inspiring when they heard the word "Military Order".
"Sir, what's the matter?"
Someone asked subconsciously, and Qiu Yu shook his head: "Hurry back to the yard first, and I will tell you when I get back."
…
…
Chang'an City is too big, it is obviously unrealistic to contact all the students and return to the courtyard as soon as possible. Fang Jie and Qiu Yu didn't want to delay any longer when it was sunset, so they boarded a city-crossing carriage and returned to the Martial Arts Academy. Along with them, there was another student.
And this person was the only female student whose name Fang Jie remembered.
Marilyn.
When she was wandering in the street with her two maids, she happened to meet Fang Jie and Qiu Yu. Qiu Yu asked her to go with her, and Ma Lilian asked the two servant girls to go back, and followed Fang Xie to the carriage. Ma Lilian, who was sitting next to Qiu Yu, peeked at Fang Jie who was sitting opposite from time to time, her face flushed slightly.
How could Qiu Yu fail to see what this little girl was thinking, so he couldn't help but smile. With this smile, Ma Lilian's face turned even redder. Speaking of which, she can't be considered a very beautiful woman, and in terms of appearance, she can barely be regarded as above-average. But her father, General Guide, is a real rough man, with a vicious and ugly appearance, and he is extremely proud of being able to give birth to such a daughter.
Ma Lilian lowered her head, not daring to look at Fang Jie anymore, and stared at her own toes with some embarrassment. Fang Jie's mind was not on her at all, but he was thinking about who would dare to target the students of Yanwu Academy. This was in the Sui Dynasty, unless there was an inextricable blood feud with the Yanwu Academy, no one would do such a thing that would be implicated and wiped out.
Ma Lilian found that Fang Jie didn't notice her at all, she was relieved at first, and then felt a little bit disappointed. Fang Xie's gaze was always on the outside of the carriage, so Marilyn simply raised her head and boldly stared at his profile. The more you look at it, the more pleasing to the eye, the more charming you feel.
Seeing Fang Jie, she couldn't help thinking about what happened on Banyue Mountain that day. Just when she thought she was bound to die, it was this young man who suddenly appeared in front of her. At that moment, she felt that Banyue Mountain was not as majestic as Fang Jie's back. I don't know how many times she woke up because of that bloody scene in her dreams, and every time at this time, Fang Xie's figure would become clearer.
Whenever the name Fang Jie appeared in her mind, all the fear brought about by the dream would disappear.
The first person who noticed that she was different from the past was her father, General Guide. He was surprised to find that the carefree and boyish girl turned into a quiet lady after returning home. She was not competing with the soldiers in the mansion. Embroidery quietly in front of the window.
My daughter is fucking embroidering!
This frightened General Guide, but this father with five big and three rough and straightforward temperaments did not think of the great changes in women's personalities, which are often related to men.
"Thank you."
After hesitating for a long time, Ma Lilian looked at Fang Jie and said something seriously. She spoke in a very soft voice, as if she was afraid of disturbing Fang Xie who was in deep thought.
"What?"
Fang Jie looked away from the outside of the carriage, looked at Ma Lilian and asked. When his eyes fell on Ma Lilian's face, two red clouds could not be restrained from appearing on the latter's face again: "Last time...in Banyue Mountain, thank you for saving me."
she said in a low voice.
Fang Jie smiled and said, "You and I are classmates, why bother to thank you?"
After saying this, he suddenly froze.
"Your name is Marilyn, isn't it?"
Fang Jie asked, a little impolite.
"Um."
Ma Lilian nodded slightly, not caring that Fang's answer was a little rude.
"Do you know the four people who died?"
Fang Jie asked again.
"Um."
Ma Lilian's expression changed slightly, she raised her head and looked at Fang Jie: "Master Yuan Cheng, Liu Xu, Song Meiqi, and Li Sihai are all students in our class."
"Are they...were they all on the same team as you that day? I mean, did they separate from that team later?"
Hearing Fang Jie's words, the expressions of Qiu Yu and Ma Lilian changed drastically at the same time. Ma Lilian thought about it carefully, nodded and said: "Except for Yuan Chengshi, the other three are all. But... Yuan Chengshi was the first one to rush to support besides you, and he arrived only a little later than you. You and Buddha When monk Zongna was fighting, Master Yuan Cheng arrived."
Speaking of this, Ma Lilian suddenly let out a low voice: "Niu Miao came here with Yuan Chengshi... Stop! The University Scholars' Mansion is in front, I'm going to see her!"
The carriage stopped by the side of the road, and Ma Lilian galloped towards the compound not far away. The strange thing is that the gate of the Grand Scholars' Mansion is closed, even the side door for visitors is closed. When Fang Jie and Qiu Yu walked over, Ma Lilian knocked on the courtyard door, and a steward peeked out with a strange expression.
"It's Miss Ma, what's the matter?"
asked the steward.
He seemed very rude, and he didn't open the door but showed half of his body to speak. You must know that a bachelor is the most ceremonial person, and he has extremely strict requirements on his servants.
"Where's your lady?"
Marilyn asked eagerly.
"Miss... passed away."