The atmosphere became more relaxed. Shiba saw that it was almost time, so he told everyone that he was going out to buy groceries. Everyone was busy this time, and no one had time to accompany her. Seeing their worried expressions, Shiba couldn't help but Laughed: "It's just to buy some groceries, how many times, I won't get lost."
After finally persuading everyone to rest assured, she took the vegetable basket and the silver, and when she left the county office, she turned left to the entrance of the downtown area, where there would be hawkers selling vegetables at a fixed time every day. In order to have fresh ingredients every day, Shiba will go out at this time every day.
But this time, he accidentally collided with a person. Shiba almost fell down due to the strong recoil, and finally stopped, full of shock. Yiliang: "Is that you?"
Eighteen immediately took a step back: "I don't know you."
"It's been a while since I've seen you, so you don't know me? Even if you don't know me, you should know the master, right?" The man smiled, and opened the folding fan with a snap, looking suave. He approached Shiba step by step, looked at her appearance carefully, and once again convinced that this woman was indeed the one he knew. "Look at your current attire, you look like a good family boy, why, have you found a man who doesn't know why to be your successor?"
Shiba stared at him cautiously: "I don't understand what you are talking about."
"Ah yes, of course you don't understand. It's really sad to deny your ex-lover after putting on clothes." As he spoke, the man stretched out his hand as if to touch Shiba's face. Eighteen wanted to hide, but he couldn't stand the other party's strength, and was pressed against the wall. She looked at the other party in panic, and the man looked at her face fascinated, and sighed: "It's been so long since I haven't seen you, I thought you were dead , I will be sad for you for a few days. Do you still remember the feeling of that day, huh? If you are disobedient, you will be punished. The master has been looking for you. "
"... What does master want me to do?" Shiba asked calmly, grasping the basket in his hand.
The man shrugged his shoulders: "He hasn't played with you enough, but you ran away. Do you think you should look for it? Well... I don't know how the master will reward me if I bring you back. Tsk, there is nowhere to find you." , it will take no effort at all.”
Who is the master in his mouth? Eighteen bowed his head and said, "I won't go back there again, even if you find me, it's useless."
"It's not up to you, beauty. Don't you miss it at all?" The man seemed regretful, "I'm the one you should ask for now, what do you think?"
"How do you want me to ask you?"
"Just do what you are best at." The man's eyes were full of lust, "You remember all those things, right? If you don't obey, you will be punished. You have to be good to survive, understand?"
"Really?" Shiba smiled at him, and suddenly raised his leg and hit the most vulnerable place between the opponent's legs, "Is that so?"
The man's face was pale in pain, he bent over to cover his vital parts, and stared at her viciously. Shiba raised one corner of his mouth slightly, kicked him hard again, grabbed his basket, and ran away.
The man knelt on the ground, for a long while, raised his head and stared at the direction where Shiba disappeared.
There seems to be something wrong with today's dishes.
Everyone felt this way. Looking at Shiba who was sitting on the table eating sluggishly, she didn't understand what was wrong with her. Today's dishes are sweet and salty, and the taste is particularly strange. But Shiba herself didn't seem to feel it, because she sat there eating very seriously, and didn't notice the weird taste at all. Everyone looked at each other, wondering what was going on, wasn't it fine when they went out to buy groceries in the morning, why did they lose their minds during lunch
They really wanted to ask, but Shiba stood up after eating and left in a daze.
The adults looked deeply at Shiba's back. His sense of smell is very sensitive, and he can smell a smell that has never been seen on her body. It is incense for men. Has she had contact with a certain man today
Could it be that someone bullied him outside
The scholar gave Xiao Jiu a look, and Xiao Jiu quickly put down the bowls and chopsticks in her hand and chased after her. After half an hour, she came back and shook her head at the three of them: "I asked, and she said it was nothing, but I saw her expression its not right."
Beside a big tree outside the county government office, the man who pestered eighteen in the morning stared at the gate of the county government office with cold eyes: "Are you sure she entered here?"
"Yes, I have inquired with others. The girl is beautiful. Many people have the impression that she is from the county government. It is said that she is the wife of the county magistrate who has never been married."
"Hmph." The man sneered. "It's interesting that someone rushed to see the broken shoes." Then his expression turned cold. "Just now you said that the girl lost her memory?"
"That's right, the little one bribed the yamen servant who gave the girl medicine, so I'm sure she doesn't remember anything."
"It's better to be true, otherwise if you find the master from her, be careful not to go around!" The man first glanced at the servant, and after getting the other's nod and bow, he looked at the county government again and suddenly smiled. "What a coincidence. In this case, let her stay in the county government for a few more days. Maybe it will be useful. Let's go."
"... Ah? Aren't you going to bring her back? Didn't you say that the master has been looking for her?" The servant didn't understand.
The man glared at him: "Idiot! The master wants to find her, but the master wants to get rid of these annoying bugs!" It's all because that Bai Qi was so stupid that he left a clue to arrest her. If someone came here to deal with the aftermath, I'm afraid they would have been found out by following the vines, it was so stupid.
But this time, let the master handle it himself.
"My lord, someone saw Bai Qi enter the embroidery pavilion."
Hearing Cheng Pu's words, the adults were puzzled and asked, "What is he doing in the Embroidery Pavilion?"
Shiba, who was embroidering quietly, quietly pricked up her ears. The Embroidery Pavilion was the one where she was the embroiderer.
She didn't tell anyone about meeting Bai Qi that day. If Bai Qi hadn't been to the county government to "assist" in the investigation, she wouldn't even know that it was Bai Qi who arrested her that day.
Bai Qi, master... Who are these people
"I don't know. Anyway, it won't be a good thing. All the clothes sold in Xiuyi Pavilion are women's clothes." Cheng Pu pouted.
"By the way, isn't Shiba acquainted with the proprietress of the Embroidered Clothes Pavilion? Why don't you ask Shiba to ask and see if you can find anything."
Eighteen looked up and smiled at Xiao Jiu: "Okay, I will ask."
He lowered his head, but his eyes suddenly became deep.
"Someone saw that Huancui turned into an alley and never came out again, but there was nothing in the alley, and the people just disappeared without leaving any clues, but that alley is very close to Baifu. It's just that I don't know how the other party took Huaan Cui away, it's a dead end." The scholar smacked his lips and said.
"If people in the Jianghu want to kidnap a girl, Cheng Pu can do it." Xiao Jiu said nonchalantly. "If I had been more serious in my learning of kung fu and my lightness kung fu was better, I could have done it too." It's a pity that she learned only half of it, and her lightness kung fu is probably only enough to jump on the wall, no matter how high it is.
"Officials, merchants, people, the people behind Bai Qi are really not simple."
The scholar suddenly remembered a very important thing: "By the way, my lord, the emperor sent the governor to inspect the achievements of the states and counties. He just arrived in Lin County yesterday, and he might come to us in a few days. Patronize Investigate the case, you won't forget about it, will you?"
The lord shook his head: "I haven't forgotten, all the official records and county records are ready."
"That's good. At that time, let's see how the governor is an official. If he is trustworthy, we will tell him the clues and evidence we have. With the help of the governor, we can get twice the result with half the effort. Our case involves too much. If you search up, you will lose your authority, which is really tricky.”
The lord nodded: "That's very good, let's talk about it when the governor arrives."
Shiba has been thinking about it.
Three days later, the governor arrived at the county government office. He didn't bring many people with him, only a few guards and a young servant who waited on him. The governor looked about forty years old, with a moustache, he looked dignified and upright, full of righteousness, in short, he was very good-looking at first glance. The conversation is also gentle, but if you really think that he is as unpredictable as his appearance, you are wrong.
The more gentle a person is, the more he cannot be taken lightly.
Because there were too many people, Shiba alone couldn't cook so many meals, so Xiao Jiu and Cheng Pu came to help her, while adults and scholars accompanied the governor to review the files.
Xiao Jiu was intoxicated while scratching the scales of the fish: "You are so handsome at such an age. You can see that you are a scholar. I don't know if you can have such a temperament when you get old. A high-ranking official is a high-ranking official!"
Cheng Pu said: "What's the matter? Our adults are still young now, and they will definitely be promoted to high officials in the future. By then, they will definitely have temperament."
"Oh, you don't understand!" Touched Shiba with his shoulder. "What do you mean eighteen? Oh, by the way, you haven't seen the governor yet. You must remember to take a look when you have lunch later. He really has aura. He looks like a high-ranking official. When I first met an adult, I felt flustered, although the words are mild, but the feeling of oppression is not a little bit."
Shiba smiled and said nothing, and continued to cut the ginger in his hand.
After finally making lunch, Shiba wore a headscarf while cooking, and her clothes were relatively simple and convenient. She, Xiao Jiu and Cheng Pu were not allowed to sit down, and had to wait for the guards to finish eating before it was their turn. them.
When serving the dishes and entering the lobby, the governor who was chatting and laughing with adults and scholars saw her at a glance: "This is..."
"Oh, this is Wansheng's distant cousin Shiba. Her relatives at home are gone, so she came to join Wansheng. The adults were kind, so they kept her here." The scholar chuckled, blocking the governor's view from looking at Shiba. .
The governor nodded again and again: "What a beauty, I don't know if Mr. Du's cousin agreed to her?"
At the mention of beauty, his whole eyes lit up.
The lord said in a deep voice: "Your official is interested in eighteen girls. We are already married couples. We just wait for another day to get married." They all feel quite envious. How about this, I will stay here for a few more days and happen to be the officiant for the two of you, what do you think?"
Shiba was stunned. She looked at Xiaojiu and then at the lord, not knowing how to react, but the lord responded quickly: "That's the way to thank you, governor."
Shiba came out of the hall in a daze, Xiao Jiu immediately hugged her, laughed and shouted, "That's great! Congratulations, Shiba!" Ahhh, she's about to get her money!
"How can this be done?" Eighteen's first reaction after regaining his senses was to go in and explain clearly, but Xiao Jiu grabbed him: "You are stupid! Just now, the governor asked you, I guess it was because of sex, my lord In order to prevent him from coveting you, I said that the two of you are unmarried couples. Take a step back and say, is it better to marry an adult than to be with a bad old man?" She patted Shiba on the shoulder, "And if you make it clear now, say Maybe the Lord Governor will think that the Lord deliberately deceived him. What if he wears small shoes in the performance appraisal? You must know that the annual performance inspection is very important. The Lord has been a parent officer here for almost a year, and the chances of promotion are all there. It's in the hands of the governor!"
After being told by Xiao Jiu, Shiba gave up the idea of making it clear, but she was still a little uneasy.
On the one hand, the adults want to put an end to the governor's coveting of Shiba, but on the other hand, it is actually for his own selfishness. Shiba is indeed a good girl, he wants to take care of her for the rest of her life, but she has too many knots in her heart, it is impossible for her to nod and agree to marry him, so she has no choice but to make a bad move.
The scholar started to check the auspicious days after lunch, and the whole county government suddenly became lively.
It's a pity that this happy event was diluted by a bad event before it even started.
Another Bai Qi died.
The death was brutal, and someone had cut out a heart, with a terrified expression on his face, and he didn't know what he saw before he died. As soon as the heart-pounding case came out, the happy event had to be postponed immediately, due to the circumstances of the crime. It's too bad, the governor didn't leave, and threatened not to leave until the murderer was arrested and brought to justice!
Xiao Jiu's autopsy concluded that Bai Qi died simply and neatly. The murderer did not know what kind of weapon he used to cut his chest open, and the blood was all over the ground. unimportant. If it's not important, why bother
In addition, there are traces of torture on Bai Qi's body, it can be seen that his death was not easy, but the question arises again, why did the murderer torture Bai Qi? What does he want from Bai Qi
Bai Qi was well in the White Mansion, and the White Mansion was so heavily guarded, yet Bai Qi died inside without anyone noticing
The adult, the scholar, and Cheng Pu went to the White House to investigate the murder scene again. When the three of them came back, Cheng Pu was normal. The expressions of the adult and the scholar were a little weird. Xiaojiu met and asked, but no one answered her. .
The Lord Governor also went to the White House, but he seemed not good at investigating cases. He looked here and there for a long time but didn't see any results. In the end, he could only encourage the Lord to continue to work hard.
"Look what this is."
In the evening, the scholar went to Xiaojiu and Shiba's room, and showed them what he found today.
Xiao Jiu was confused, but Shiba showed a thoughtful expression: "This symbol... seems to have been seen somewhere, where did you find it?"
"In Bai Qi's bedroom. Like the previous Bai Qi, there is this token in the dark space on the wall, as well as the tattoo on the back of his corpse. Xiao Jiu, you didn't find it during the autopsy. The two Bai Qis have the same pattern. tattoo?"
"Of course I found out." Xiao Jiu gave him a white look. "I've already reported to my lord, can't you listen carefully to what I have to say?"
The scholar coughed twice, and continued: "Eighteen said this symbol is familiar, think about it carefully, where have you seen it?"
Xiao Jiu racked his brains and couldn't think of anything, but Shiba said: "... Your Excellency Governor."
"Not bad!" The scholar glanced at him appreciatively. "The governor's family emblem is this symbol." "Even so, it doesn't prove that Bai Qi has a relationship with the governor." Shiba said.
"So we have to think long-term. My lord has sent Cheng Pu to the capital."
"To the capital?"
"Whether Bai Qi has anything to do with the governor, you can go to the governor's house and find out?" The scholar smiled triumphantly. "It's still useful to have a martial arts master by our side, don't you think?"
Both Xiao Jiu and Shi Ba smiled slightly. Cheng Pu went to the capital to do nothing else, he went there as a thief, but then again, all of this is too coincidental, the governor deliberately stayed in the county government office, apparently to investigate the case, but in fact, to what
Because of Bai Qi's case, the county government has started to be busy again, only Shiba has nothing to do, and still embroiders and cooks every day, Cheng Pu is away, and Xiao Jiu is responsible for the safety of adults and scholars, so she can't accompany Shiba every day. Shiba stayed quietly in the room and did not go out.
On this day, the adult scholar and Xiao Jiu got new clues, but they were not in the county government office. After Shiba washed and dried his clothes, he sat in the corridor embroidering, keeping his head down until a huge shadow blocked him. She raised her head and saw that it was the governor, she was so frightened that she quickly stood up and saluted: "Minnv has seen the governor."
The man stared straight at her. She was a little scared, so she took a step back, but she was pulled into her arms by the man, and her wrists were tightly clasped. After tearing off the painted skin of camouflage, he is the most despicable person in the world.
Sticking out his tongue and licking Shiba's neck, the governor sighed: "The taste is still as good as before, you know, after you are gone, I will never be satisfied with how many women I find."
"What are you talking about?" Shiba struggled hard. "I don't know you at all—"
"Shh." The governor tapped her lips lightly. "I know you don't remember anything, but it's okay, I'll let you remember. Eighteen, is your name now? I have something to tell you to do."
Shiba struggled, but the other party didn't move at all. He put one leg against hers, and Shiba couldn't move for an instant. She had no choice but to open her watery eyes angrily: "You villain! How can I do things for you!"
"You will." The governor was confident. "Because if you don't do it, I will tell them about your past. Also, do you think they can escape my palm, huh? Have you forgotten, who has the right to review political achievements?"
Shiba suddenly fell silent. Seeing this, the governor showed a satisfied smile: "What a good girl, have you forgotten what I taught you before?"
She turned her face away and didn't want to look at him, the governor let her go, took out a letter and a jade pendant from her bosom, and said, "What should I do, understand?"
On the envelope was written: The Great Khan himself.
Although Shiba has no memory of this world, Shiba also knows that this Great Khan refers to an enemy country that has been at odds with his country in recent years. The governor handed this over to her because he wanted her to frame her as a collaborator and traitor to the country? "I won't do it!"
"You should know my methods." The governor narrowed his eyes. "To me, they are like clinging flies. They always want to investigate me, and they don't look at who they are. Cut the grass and roots, don't you think? The two of us are on the same rope Grasshopper, don’t you want to know about your past?”
"I don't want to." Shiba refused without hesitation, throwing the letter and jade pendant on the governor. "I won't do anything for you, even if you threaten me, it's useless." "Really?" The governor smiled instead of anger. "If I remember correctly, none of those people are in the county government?"
"What are you going to do?!" The other party's dangerous eyes made Shiba feel uneasy.
"What can I do? Naturally, do what I have done with you countless times." The governor pinched Shiba's chin and kissed her lips lightly, which made Shiba extremely disgusting. Seeing her disgusted and resentful eyes, he smiled with satisfaction. "That's it, just looking at me like this, the more stubborn and unyielding, the more exciting it is. You just don't know what it means to accept your fate. If you are more obedient, you won't suffer like this."
He touched Shiba's body with his hand, and asked curiously: "The chastity belt, who took it off for you? You can take it off without a key, and you can escape wearing it. Eighteen, eighteen, I really am I underestimated you. I thought that after serving a hundred men, you would learn to be more obedient. Who knows that you still have the strength to escape, tsk tsk, am I being too kind to you?"
Saying this on the mouth, but there is no smile in the eyes, pure and decisive cruelty. He appreciates the humiliating and begging expressions of the weak on his hands. Shiba is the only one who never bows his head and never gives in.
At this moment, a guard dedicated himself to report: "Master, someone is back."
Hearing this, the governor let go of the hand that restrained Shiba, took two steps, and then turned around and told Shiba kindly: "If someone knows something that shouldn't be known, I can't guarantee that your past Will it be rumored all over the city?"
Looking at his back, Shiba smiled coldly.