Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 91
"Who wouldn't want treasures? With these treasures, I can live comfortably, and a fool would become an official!" Li Canghai responded with a smile.

Huiguang glanced at him in surprise, as if he hadn't expected him to say such words, he couldn't help being a little disappointed, and bowed his head and recited Amitabha.

"Master Li has changed so quickly. You almost sent my family to jail in Luoyang before!" Hongyan looked at him in surprise, and suddenly giggled coquettishly.

Shrugging helplessly, Li Canghai made a forced and helpless expression, "You also know that I am a child of a poor family, and I became an official in order to earn more money, then marry a wife and have children. I can't do immoral things, I can only solve more cases and rely on performance appraisal to get some rewards."

Hongyan glanced at him bewitchingly, and said with a smile: "It turns out that Mr. Li is still an upright official, it seems that the servants have wrongly blamed you."

"Hey, what did Miss Hongyan say? In fact, I still have to thank you. If you hadn't killed three people in a row, I wouldn't have known about the treasure, let alone found it." Li Canghai waved his hand and said with a grin.

Hongyan looked at him suspiciously, and didn't know whether what he said was true or not. After pondering for a while, Hongyan smiled and said, "Master Li's words seem both true and false, it's unbelievable!"

"You don't need to believe me, but you should believe in treasures, right?" Li Canghai smiled slightly.

"Do you know where the treasure is hidden?" Hongyan asked in surprise, her eyes lit up.

Li Canghai showed a confident smile, and said lightly: "I dare say, apart from me, there is no other person in this world who can find the location of the treasure."

What he said was nothing more than to prevent the other party from suddenly attacking the killer.There are few people on his own side, and most of them are seriously injured, while the other side has a large number of people. It seems that everyone is a master of martial arts. The difference in strength between the two sides is too big.

The people who followed Hongyan were somewhat skeptical, but Hongyan firmly believed in it. She had experienced Li Canghai's skills, and if anyone in this world could find the treasure in such a short period of time, she absolutely believed that this person was not Li Canghai none other than.

"For the sake of your handsome appearance, I will trust you just once." Hongyan winked at him and said with a coquettish smile.

"So, our cooperation is confirmed?" Li Canghai also winked at her.

"Of course, but..." Hongyan nodded, then she suddenly changed the subject and said with a smile, "In order to show the sincerity of cooperation, I think we should exchange hostages."

Hongyan's words surprised several people, Li Canghai cursed secretly in his heart, this girl is quite thieves.

Hearing that the hostage was going to be changed, Huiguang stood up and said in a low voice, "Amitabha, the monk is willing to be the hostage."

Li Canghai did not expect that Huiguang would take the initiative to be a hostage, so he hurriedly grabbed Huiguang's sleeve and said, "Master, no!"

Before Huiguang could speak, Hongyan spoke: "Master, I kindly told you about the 'Fire Melting Gu worm', but you betrayed me to the yamen, and I was almost caught. If you were a hostage, I'm afraid I will still fall into your hands!"

The meaning of these words is obvious, Hongyan does not want Huiguang to be a hostage, because last time he underestimated this bald head, and seeing him humbly asking for advice, he told him about the habits of Gu insects.Unexpectedly, this bald donkey actually knew Li Canghai, and secretly told Li Canghai about the Gu worm, which completely exposed her.

"Amitabha, the swan geese benefactor misunderstood. The little monk never betrayed the benefactor. The little monk just tried his best to give justice to the deceased." Huiguang clasped his hands together and said calmly.

Hongyan chuckled and said: "The little girl is not blaming the master, the master is merciful, and the little girl should admire it. However, I am very worried about having the master by my side."

"Then who do you want as a hostage?" Li Canghai frowned.

Hongyan glanced at the few people, Di Qing and Liu Suifeng could tell at a glance that they were definitely not easy-going people, so they naturally ruled them out.

Li Canghai was thoughtful, Monk Huiguang was unpredictable, and He Xiao was a useless person, keeping him as a hostage was not deterrent at all, but someone had to be set aside to take care of him, these three were also ruled out.

It seems that only one person is the most suitable.

"He!" Hongyan pointed at Ma Shang and said seriously.

Li Canghai frowned suddenly. He originally thought that Hongyan would keep He Xiao or take him as a hostage, but he didn't expect that the other party would choose Ma Shang.

To be honest, he met Ma Shang by chance and had no friendship. He didn't want to gamble with other people's lives.

When he was about to use himself as a hostage, Ma Shang actually agreed: "I am willing to be a hostage."

Li Canghai was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect him to agree so quickly, so he said: "Brother Ma, this matter has nothing to do with you, there is no need for you to take risks."

Ma Shang shook his head and said earnestly: "This journey, thanks to Brother Li's repeated rescues, I was able to survive. I have no ability to repay the great kindness, so I can only repay Brother Li for saving me. Thanks." After a pause, he looked at Hongyan and the others, and laughed at himself: "Even if you exclude me, I'm afraid they won't let me go."

Ma Shang could tell that the group of people behind Hongyan were all desperadoes. They would never let themselves out alive, and if they stayed as hostages, they might still survive.

"Brother Ma, don't worry, if they dare to touch a hair of yours, I will never spare them!" Li Canghai solemnly assured Ma Shang.

Ma Shang nodded to him, and then walked behind Hongyan calmly, and several burly men immediately surrounded him.

"My brothers have already passed, now it's your turn." Li Canghai frowned and shouted in a low voice.

Hongyan casually pointed at one person, and said, "You are going to be a hostage."

The man bowed slightly and walked over briskly.

Li Canghai gave Liu Suifeng a wink, Liu Suifeng knew it, and reached out his hand like lightning and tapped the man a few times, the man's breath stagnated, and he opened his mouth to spit out a mouthful of blood.

Hongyan raised her eyebrows, and just as she was about to make trouble, Li Canghai smiled and said, "You are all masters of martial arts, we have to be more or less on guard, otherwise, if you are a hostage, you will break my neck right away. Didn’t I dig a hole for myself?”

Liu Suifeng stroked his chin, took the words calmly and said, "Don't worry, I just sealed his meridians and made him temporarily lose his martial arts."

"Okay, since that's the case, Master Li, can we go find the treasure now?" Hongyan asked sadly, biting her lip.

"No."

"Why?" Hong Yanxiu frowned.

"Qing'er is resting, she hasn't woken up yet." Li Canghai caressed Hongyan's beautiful hair, and a gentle look flashed in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)