Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 77

The two stayed in the firewood room for a while before returning to the guest room to rest. It was past midnight by this time.

Di Qing yawned a few times, lay on the bed and soon fell asleep.

Li Canghai sat at the table, playing with the cup in his hand, and thinking about the problem at the same time.

The tattoo of 'Ni Lin Xuan Wu' was also found on Zhuo Bufan's shoulder, needless to say, Zhuo Bufan is also a member of 'Ni Lin Xuan Wu'.

But, who killed him?What is the murderer's purpose?All this made him helpless.

I thought that after solving the murder case, I could find the treasure clues with peace of mind, but the development of things became more and more strange and confusing.

Li Canghai felt like he was trapped in a thick fog. After unraveling one layer of fog, there was another layer of fog.

According to previous investigations, Zhuo Bufan seems to have lived in this inn long ago, and meeting Liu Cui'er was completely coincidental, so why did he appear in Luofengji?
Obviously, Zhuo Bufan is not the only one in Luofengji's 'Nilin Xuanwu'.

From the people who want his life, it can be seen that there are not a few 'Nianlin Xuanwu' here, and there are only two situations where so many people can gather at the same place.

One is that something important happened here, requiring a large number of people to deal with it.The two are that this is the den of 'Ni Lin Xuan Wu', which is also called 'separate rudder' in the world.

Other than that, he couldn't think of any other possibility to gather so many people.

But neither of these two situations was something he could handle.

What's more, with Di Qing by his side, he didn't want Di Qing to be in danger.

Even though he knew that Di Qing's martial arts were strong, he was more likely to be in danger, but as an indomitable man, how could he let the woman he was closest to get involved in danger?

After thinking wildly for a while, Li Canghai felt sleepy, and soon fell asleep lying on the table.

In his deep sleep, he had a strange dream. He dreamed that he was being swallowed by a giant beast. The feeling was so real that he broke out in a cold sweat and woke up instantly.

It was still dark at this time, Li Canghai rubbed his face, he looked back at Di Qing who was sleeping soundly, helped her cover the quilt, then opened the door and went out.

The morning wind from the mountains felt a little cool on his face, which made Li Canghai sober up a lot.

Taking advantage of the hazy sky, he walked out of the inn, thinking about things while walking aimlessly.

It had been a day since he came to Luofengji, and he hadn't found any clue about the treasure map yet, and he encountered murder cases one after another, and the development of things seemed to exceed his expectations.

Now he can only hope that the "Ni Lin Xuan Wu" who is looking for the treasure does not have a complete road map, and the treasure has not been found yet, otherwise all his efforts will be in vain.

Luofengji was not very big, and he had arrived at the brewery in the southwest before he knew it.

The wine shop is full of heat, and the air is filled with the smell of distiller's grains, which makes people feel a little drunk.

Li Canghai suddenly thought of what Di Qing said last night, she chased the mysterious man all the way to the winery, but he disappeared.

"This wine shop...is it the one that delivers wine to Jixianglou?" Li Canghai's heart suddenly moved, and his intuition told him that this wine shop is not simple.

The mysterious man disappeared when he got here, he must have entered the wine shop, although he didn't know if the other party was 'Ni Lin Xuan Wu', but he could be sure that there was definitely something wrong with this wine shop.

In a normal wine shop, how could there be Gu worms in the wine?

Fortunately, Jixianglou didn't sell too many drinks, so there was no major accident.

Li Canghai thought of the three dead in Luoyang City, their deaths were more or less related to this drink, could it be that they also came here?
Thinking of this, Li Canghai walked directly into the winery.

In the distillery, several workers were busy putting the soaked sorghum into the boiler for cooking.

The way of brewing wine has existed since ancient times. According to legend, wine was invented by Du Kang in ancient times.

Li Canghai liked to drink very much. After arriving in the Tang Dynasty, he even tasted fine wines from different previous lives.

Therefore, he was very interested in the art of brewing wine.

Wine making needs to go through koji making, brewing, fermentation, distillation and other procedures successively, which is extremely cumbersome and complicated.

Li Canghai stared intently at the busy work of several clerks. After watching for a while, he had a general understanding of the brewing process, and then he pulled a clerk to ask if any strange things had happened recently.

The guy shook his head, not understanding what he was referring to.

Li Canghai changed the way of questioning, and asked him if he found any suspicious person last night.

The guy shook his head again and again, saying that they also just came to work, the wine shop was left unattended last night, and no suspicious person was found.

Li Canghai rubbed his brows. These guys were shirtless, had no tattoos on their arms, and had calluses on their shoulders. They looked like people who worked all year round, so he was not worried that the other party would be a person of "Ni Lin Xuan Wu".

After a little thought, Li Canghai decided to ask about the drink itself.

According to the staff, the brewing process is exactly the same, there is no difference, but there is one place that caught Li Canghai's attention.

The spring water used for brewing was originally the spring water on the mountain behind the town. However, a month ago, the owner of the distillery suddenly decided to transport water from the depths of Mang Mountain to brew a barrel of wine.

The only difference between that wine and other wines is that the water quality is slightly cold. Later, Jixianglou came to collect the wine, and the owner of the winery sold the wine to Jixianglou at half-sale and half-gift.

Li Canghai instantly realized what the problem was, either there was a problem with the winery, or there was a problem with the water quality.

After hesitating for a moment, the guy said cautiously: "It's not like there are strange things. Recently, many strangers have come to the town. Some of them have scars on their faces, and they are elusive. They are definitely not like people who come to watch the scenery .”

After a pause, the guy continued: "There is one more thing, I find it strange. About a month ago, the winery was expanded, and when digging the wine cellar, a stone tablet was dug out. The stone tablet was engraved with ghost symbols. , everyone said it was a spirit stone used to suppress ghosts."

"What kind of stele is it?" Li Canghai asked.

The guy scratched his head, not knowing how to describe it. After hesitating for a moment, he hooked his hand and said softly, "Come with me, I'll show you."

"Do you know where the stele is?" Li Canghai asked in surprise.

"The shopkeeper originally asked me to smash the stone tablet, and strictly forbade us to tell outsiders about it, but the stone tablet is a spirit stone, used to suppress ghosts! I didn't dare to do it, so I secretly hid it." The clerk looked around cautiously, greeted a clerk, and led him to a ruined temple not far from the winery.

The guy asked Li Canghai to watch out at the door, then he got under the dilapidated altar and dragged the stele out.

(End of this chapter)