Volume 2: A sudden change in the prison, a red-clothed man goes out to find a thief Chapter 207: The Future Constable and the Future Thief
How good is Zuo Liangping's martial arts?
In Li Si's opinion, it was probably at the upper level of the first-rate. This martial arts skill was not bad, and in the martial arts world, as long as they did not provoke those people, it should be more than enough. After all, most people in the martial arts world were still around the second-rate.
As for Wada no Mamoru, he didn't practice Central Plains martial arts, but swordsmanship from his own country, which made it difficult to judge his strength. But judging from the sword he used to kill Li Si when they first met, his level should be between second-rate and less than first-rate.
In his own words, his swordsmanship was among the best in his country. If he had not been persecuted in his early years, he would not have been just a low-ranking samurai.
But generally speaking, Wada Mamoru is still not as good as Zuo Liangping. If the two of them really fight, Wada Mamoru should be defeated within ten moves.
That's why Zuo Liangping saw through He Tianshou's clues at a glance. He walked with steady and powerful steps, like the wind, his back was straight and upright like a lycopod tree, his hands were clenched, his knuckles were wide, and there were calluses on his palms. He was obviously a martial artist, and coupled with He Tianshou's non-standard Tang dialect, it was hard not to make Zuo Liangping think too much.
Mingzhou City is not a prosperous city, because it is located in a remote area, and there are not many outsiders coming and going on weekdays, and even fewer people from the underworld. Judging from the familiar look of He Tianshou, Zhang Susu and others, it is obvious that he has been here for a while, at least not less than a month.
Zuo Liangping could guarantee that he had never seen Hetian Shou in the city before, so this man had obviously only come to the city in the past few months.
He Tianshou's martial arts skills are not bad. If he were in the martial arts world, he would be a top-notch fighter. Why does he pretend to be an ordinary citizen and stay in Mingzhou City?
Did he offend some enemy or commit some crime?
So Zuo Liangping called out to Wada no Kami.
No matter what, he is still the head of the police in Mingzhou City and must be responsible for the people in the city. When you meet a strange person from the underworld, it is always right to interrogate him first.
The saying that heroes break the law with force is obviously not just talk. No matter where people from the martial arts world go, they are always troublemakers.
"Oh, my name is Wada Mori. I came here from overseas and am temporarily working in the shop across the street." Wada Mori saw the scrutiny in Zuo Liangping's eyes. Not wanting to cause trouble, he immediately bowed and answered truthfully.
The content of his answer was naturally the sentence that the strange old man had given him. It was the sentence he had practiced the most and spoke most fluently.
"Overseas people." Zuo Liangping looked at the honest and simple appearance of Wada Mamoru, and his vigilance dropped a little. But after all, it was his duty, so he continued to ask.
"So what are you doing in Mingzhou City?"
"To make a living." Wada Mamoru replied, grabbing his hair.
He had only learned Tang language for a short time, so he was unable to use many polite words. Even when he was talking to people on a daily basis, he was half guessing and sometimes even answering questions irrelevantly. However, the people in Qianjialou were already used to it, and when necessary, they would use some gestures to make him understand.
Are you here in exile to make a living?
Zuo Liangping looked at Wada Mamoru and nodded silently. In that case, he didn't have much to say. Everyone has to live. If you can't live in one place, it's understandable to move to another place.
As long as they don't commit crimes on Tang territory and are just trying to make a living here, he won't interfere.
"That's none of your business. Go and get busy. I'm the one nagging." Waving his hand at Wada Mamoru, Zuo Liangping ignored him.
The people of Mingzhou City are basically familiar with this. Although Captain Zuo is always cold and sarcastic to others, he is always the one who rushes to the front when it comes to the critical moment. He doesn't mind helping everyone with small things when patrolling the streets on weekdays, such as moving some things, and he often helps out.
Therefore, the neighbors actually have a good impression of Zuo Liangping, and some elderly people even want to make him their son-in-law.
Of course, now is not the time to say anything. For Zuo Liangping now, he has not let down his guard against Li Si.
This man is not as easy to understand as Wada Mamoru, although he is equally forthright in his answers to questions.
But Li Si always gives people a feeling that is difficult to fathom..
If you want to know the specific reason, it is probably because Zuo Liangping feels that he cannot see through Li Si.
The reason why he couldn't see through Li Si was not only that he couldn't see through Li Si as a person, but also that he couldn't see through Li Si's martial arts.
This Li Si said that he had been in the martial arts world, which meant that he knew some martial arts skills.
However, Zuo Liangping could not sense any fluctuations in Li Si's internal energy. He knew his own martial arts skills, which were at the top level in the martial arts world. There were probably only three possibilities for him not being able to sense any clues.
One possibility is that Li Si does not know any martial arts at all, and all his previous words were lies. He is not a man of the martial arts world at all, and the scar on his face also has another hidden story.
The second possibility is that Li Si is practicing a breath-holding technique. If this is true, then his origins are very interesting. There are not many breath-holding techniques in the martial arts world, and there are only a few of them. There are even fewer that are circulated in the martial arts world. Those who practice these techniques are either thieves or assassins, or spies from places like Fengyu Tower.
Because their disadvantages are obvious. After they are cultivated, their aura is concealed, but their breath is short and thin, and they are weak. Normally, people in the martial arts world will never practice such a mental method unless they have no other choice, because it may cost them their lives. And if Li Si really has such a background, then it is obviously a big problem, and Zuo Liangping will not let him go just like that.
Finally, there is a third possibility, that is, Li Si's martial arts skills are probably even higher than his.
This is also the main reason why Zuo Liangping is so wary of Li Si.
He was a top martial artist, and his martial arts skills, which made him feel like he couldn't sense any aura, were at least at the level of being famous in the martial arts world. It was even possible that he was not weaker than Yan Tingzhi, whom he had met a month ago.
Who is Yan Tingzhi? He is the Southeast Chief Constable of the Six Gates, and one of the most famous masters in the Imperial Palace. If one can really compete with him, then the Li Si in front of him is very likely to be the real Li Si.
The thief Li Si...
Thinking of this, Zuo Liangping's hand had unconsciously grasped the hilt of the knife at his waist.
He turned around, looked at Li Si who was still sitting at the table, smiled, and asked.
"By the way, Brother Li, you said earlier that you have been in the martial arts world, so why can't I sense that you have practiced martial arts?"
"Oh." Li Si responded, but a trace of regret flashed in his eyes. He was really used to a quiet time during this period, and even forgot to reveal some internal energy to cushion the young constable when answering.
After quickly thinking of a few countermeasures in his mind, he smiled and spoke.
"This is because I can't practice internal energy, so I only practice some superficial external skills."
"External Kung Fu?" Zuo Liangping looked at Li Si's hands with a half-smile: "For someone who practices external Kung Fu, your hands shouldn't be like this, right?"
"I practice leg and foot skills." Li Si answered calmly, as if he had expected the other party to ask this question.
"Hmph." Zuo Liang let out a faint grunt and looked at Li Si steadily.
Suddenly, he stretched out his foot and kicked Li Si's knee.
"Bang!" A muffled sound was heard in the hall, and Li Si blocked Zuo Liangping's kick with his leg.
But then, he pretended to be depressed and leaned back on the table and chair behind him.
"Cough." Li Si wiped the sweat from his forehead with a dry cough. He thought to himself that acting was not easy. He looked at Zuo Liangping and asked with lingering fear.
"Captain Zuo, what are you doing?"
"Nothing." Zuo Liangping looked at Li Si who was leaning on the long table and calmly retracted his feet: "Just to test your martial arts."
"You have practiced external skills well. I still have some things to do, so goodbye everyone." After saying that, he turned and walked out the door.
He has decided that he will not leave Mingzhou City for the time being. There is definitely something wrong with this Li Si!
Although he couldn't tell where the problem lay now, he couldn't just leave this disaster here and had to investigate it first.
In Qianjialou, after seeing Zuo Liangping leave, Ning Caihe immediately stood up and ran to Li Si's side, asking with concern: "Brother Si, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Li Si looked at Zuo Liangping who was walking away, and shook off his embarrassed look. He turned over and sat back at the table, poured tea, sighed and said.
"Why didn't you tell me that this person is so troublesome?"
This is simply the second Yan Tingzhi.
