Chapter 274: The Tavern Murder Case
Chapter 274: The Tavern Murder Case (Part )
The rider in the lead was snow-white all over, with a shoulder height of more than six feet. Although he was not of an alien race, he was still a rare and fine horse in the southern land. He could cross mountains and rivers as if he were walking on flat ground.
The boy's riding skills may not be very good, but he left the other four riders behind by more than a hundred steps.
"Good job, little Snow Dragon. When we catch a wild boar, I'll give you a snack when we get back!"
The white horse seemed to sense something and raised its head and neighed.
The young man hurriedly pulled the reins, stroked the horse's back and calmed it down.
The 'Black Phoenix' cried loudly in the sky. He guessed that there was a ferocious beast ahead and was anxious, but he did not lose his mind. As a native of Fuzhou, he naturally knew that there were jackals, tigers and leopards in Lengcui Mountain. If he really encountered one, he would not be able to defeat it alone.
Lin Pingzhi looked back and shouted, "Hurry up, if you don't catch up, the wild boar will run away!"
The four men hurried over, their horses panting.
Lin Pingzhi was depressed because he failed to become a disciple, and he enjoyed hunting these days. Lin Zhennan did not stop him, but only ordered Shi Dajin, Zheng Caoxie, Bai Er, and Chen Qi to follow him carefully and protect the young escort leader.
"Old Shi, your horse is too slow."
Shi Dajin said with a smile: "Young Escort Leader, your horse is a famous Dayuan breed. I'm afraid there is only one of this kind in the whole Fuzhou City. The horses we ride are just ordinary horses of the Escort Agency. How can we keep up with your speed?"
The other three also praised him.
As the young escort leader, Lin Pingzhi will have to take over the escort flag from his father sooner or later.
Fuwei Escort Agency is the Lin family's three-generation business, but a single tree cannot make a forest, and it also needs support from others.
The four close followers, each with their own abilities, were deliberately placed by Lin Zhennan beside Lin Pingzhi as the team for him to take over the escort agency in the future.
Shi Dajin was good at speaking, able to communicate, and had a basic understanding of literature and writing.
Zheng Biao is a taciturn person, but among all the bodyguards, he has outstanding martial arts and is ruthless. He committed a murder in Liaodong, hijacked a boat and fled to Fuzhou Prefecture. Lin Zhennan took him in and saved his life.
Bai and Chen are porters with low status, but they grew up with the young escort leader since childhood. They are loyal and meticulous in their conduct.
"Xiaobai has only used 70% of his strength."
Lin Pingzhi was naturally pleased to hear these words. He looked up at the sky, his eyes fixed on the ridge ahead. The beast that "Little Black Phoenix" had detected should be behind that ridge.
"Old Shi, Bai Er."
The two men clasped their fists and said, "Young Escort Leader!"
"Go around from the left side!"
"Yes."
"Lao Zheng, Chen Qi, you guys flank them from the right."
There was a mountain ridge in front of them, blocking the way for everyone.
It was said to be an encirclement from the left, middle and right, but in fact it was just a slight distance between the horses, which would not have any effect. The four men knew it well, and it was just to satisfy the young escort leader's desire to be a general.
“Well, well, well!”
"Jingjing~"
The five riders crossed the ridge, with Lin Pingzhi still leading the way. He glanced at "Little Snow Dragon", slowly loosened the reins, took off the hunting bow on his back, pulled out a feather arrow from the leather bag hanging on the saddle, and put it on the string.
When it comes to riding and shooting skills, the young head of the Lin family is the best among all the powerful children in Fuzhou City. Even the son of a naval general with a family background in archery has to admit defeat when faced with his riding and shooting skills of riding a horse with his own legs.
The Fuwei Escort Agency is somewhat well-known in the underworld, but in the eyes of the sons of the powerful and wealthy, they are not from a legitimate family after all, and they are just some rough folks who have just washed their feet in the mud. They also want to be on equal footing with them, and they feel resentful in their hearts.
Because of this, Lin Pingzhi has been looked down upon and bullied since childhood.
This also cultivated his habit of striving to be the best in everything. No matter in literary or military talent, he wanted to be the best among his peers.
But after all, you are in a pond. Even if you are the best, you have never experienced any storms.
"Sigh~"
The little snow dragon neighed loudly and refused to move forward even half a step no matter how its master drove it. It disobeyed orders extremely abnormally and retreated again and again. Lin Pingzhi was caught off guard and lost his balance, so he fell off the horse.
Fortunately, he dropped the bow and arrow in time, rolled to the left, and fell on the grass.
"What a beast!"
Lin Pingzhi was furious. He grabbed the reins and slapped the horse twice on its back.
"I'll let you make me fall!" The little snow dragon didn't dodge, but just backed away, with fear in his eyes.
Lin Pingzhi found something wrong, looked forward, and was shocked.
"What kind of monster is that?"
The five men abandoned their horses, carried their steel pitchforks, prepared their lassoes, and walked forward on foot.
Twenty steps away, in front of the dense forest, there was a huge bear head, with its bloody mouth wide open, revealing four white fangs. Four or five steps away, there was a pile of bear carcasses. The green meadow in the middle was washed by the bear's blood. It wouldn't be long before the flowers, plants and trees here would grow more luxuriantly.
"Even though dead, the power still remains!"
Zheng Biao, who was always known as a taciturn person, sighed when he saw the round head.
Even though I knew that the bear's head and body were separated and it was dead, I still couldn't help but tremble with fear when I saw this scene.
If people are like this, what about horses?
Bai Er asked in confusion, "Even though dead, the might still remains. Isn't that what you mean by tiger?"
Shi Dajin said: "An old bear like this must have lived in the deep mountains and forests for at least 40 to 50 years. Even if a tiger or leopard encounters it, they will have to take a detour."
Lin Pingzhi suddenly asked: "Then how did it die?"
This bear's entire round head, along with its left front limb, and half of its body, looked like they had been cut off by some sharp weapon. It died in a very tragic way.
"How did it die? What could have killed it?"
This question stumped Shi Dajin. He shook his head slightly and couldn't explain it.
"The blood has not yet dried, so he will die soon."
Zheng Caoxie walked to the room where the meat was broken into pieces and examined the wound carefully. Suddenly he ran into the dense forest and checked the four or five large trees that had fallen to the ground. These trees were of different thicknesses, but their cross-sections were all smooth and flat.
"The broken parts of these five trees, from low to high..."
"And the wound on the bear..."
Zheng Caoxie was between the two. He closed his eyes and seemed to see a sword energy flying at him diagonally, first cutting the giant bear into two pieces. Before the remaining power dissipated, it cut down the five big trees and finally offset the power of the sword.
"What a powerful sword!"
He suddenly opened his eyes, his head covered in cold sweat, and he couldn't help but reach out and touch his forehead, as if the sword had also broken him in half.
"Old Zheng, how about it, have you figured out anything?"
Lin Pingzhi stepped over the bear's head, walked up to Zheng Biao and asked curiously.
Zheng Biao's face was heavy: "This giant bear was killed by someone, and it was killed with just one sword."
"Killed by someone? With just one sword? Are you drunk and talking nonsense, Chief Zheng? What kind of person, with what kind of sword, could cut off the bear's head in one stroke?"
Shi Dajin couldn't believe it. This kind of thing was beyond his experience in the world.
Lin Pingzhi drew out his sword and stabbed the bear skin. He used all his strength but could only shave off a clump of long hair and could not penetrate any deeper.
Zheng Biao did not continue to explain, after all, this was just a guess.
Lin Pingzhi looked at the bear's corpse, his eyes showing excitement, and he called out, "Old Shi, Old Zheng."
"Young Escort Commander, what do you want me to do?"
"What do you think? If I carry this giant bear back to Fuzhou, will it greatly enhance the prestige of my Fuwei Escort Agency?"
The two looked at each other and knew what Lin Pingzhi was thinking.
Shi Dajin said with a smile: "Young Escort Captain just won the embroidered ball from the Jianghai Dragon God Association. Good luck will come to those who are lucky. This giant bear might be a gift from heaven to Young Escort Captain."
Lin Pingzhi was so excited by what he heard that he actually believed it about four or five points.
No one investigated the matter any further as to how the black bear died. After returning to the city, they said that the young escort leader and four other men had captured it.
With the power of the Fuwei Escort Agency, is there anyone who dares to come and rob?
(End of this chapter)