Volume 2: A sudden change in the prison, a red-clothed man goes out to find a thief Chapter 219: Mingzhou City, where the monster's name was first heard
"So, Captain Zuo, how did you end up like this?"
In Qianjialou in the morning, Xiao Cao, with a red face, was applying medicine to the dishevelled Zuo Liangping.
When she opened the door this morning, she saw Zuo Liangping lying naked at the door of Qianjialou, wearing only a pair of white shorts, his official robe neatly folded to one side, and his head full of lumps. He looked like he had been attacked, which really scared her, and she thought he was dead.
Li Si leaned against the table beside him, squinting his eyes, looking as if it had nothing to do with him.
Banjiexian looked at Zuo Liangping with a strange expression, then looked at Li Si, then shook his head and ignored it.
Old Luo Lei stood motionless at the counter reading a book. He had been wandering outside for so many years and had seen everything in the world.
Wasn't it just a police captain who was stripped naked and thrown on the street? He had seen one in Min'an City more than ten years ago. He remembered that his surname was Yan, and he seemed to be from the Six Gates.
"I..." Zuo Liangping sat at the table, frowning, probably thinking hard.
"I seem to have met a monster..." His face turned pale, and after a long while, he spoke weakly.
"Monster?" Xiao Cao smiled and rubbed the bump on the back of Zuo Liangping's head with the medicine in his hand.
"Captain Zuo, you must have been beaten stupid. You should know that spirits are not allowed to be created after the Tang Dynasty."
It must be said that the Tang Dynasty had a very weak belief in gods and ghosts, and most people did not believe in the existence of monsters in this world. After all, those people who went to heaven and earth were no different from monsters. Even if there were monsters, they would probably only regard them as people who had gone astray.
"This." Zuo Liangping's face became even uglier. He knew that as an official he should not promote superstition, let alone say anything weird, but he did remember that he seemed to have met something that was not a human yesterday.
"Then tell me, what does that monster look like?" Xiao Cao seemed to be interested as well and continued to ask Zuo Liangping.
"I." Zuo Liangping thought of this and held his forehead with his left hand in pain : "I don't remember it clearly."
That's good, I don't need to explain much.
Li Si, who was standing aside, shrugged his shoulders. He accepted five taels of silver from the strange old man yesterday and promised to keep it secret. If Zuo Liangping really said something, he would have to help conceal it. Now, he didn't need to waste his breath.
"You don't remember clearly?" Xiao Cao looked at the back of Zuo Liangping's head with a strange expression, then raised his eyebrows.
This can't be, is it really stupid?
Alas, what a pity to waste such a handsome face. Thinking of this, Xiao Cao sighed and patted Zuo Liangping on the shoulder.
"Then forget it, I'll help you apply the medicine."
But Zuo Liangping obviously didn't intend to give up just like that. He thought about it for a while and then said with a painful expression.
"It seems to be a woman."
"Woman?" Banjiexian asked in surprise. He thought it was Li Si who did it.
Could it be that this thief wore women's clothes again last night in order to conceal his identity?
Thinking that she and others had fallen asleep, Li Si stood back in the hall alone, wearing red makeup and eyebrow pencil, then went out, knocked Zuo Liangping unconscious, stripped him naked and threw him on the street.
Hiss, could this kid have developed some weird habit?
Thinking of this, Banjiexian suddenly felt a chill all over his body and looked at Li Si in horror.
Li Si did not pay attention to Banjiexian's gaze. He kept looking at Zuo Liangping silently. He was thinking whether he should knock him out again if Zuo Liangping really remembered.
After all, it's five taels of silver. You take money from people and do things for them.
At this time, Zuo Liangping, who was sitting at the table, had not yet realized the hidden danger and continued to recall with difficulty.
"Yes, but it's not a real person. Its skin is very white, and its mouth looks like it's split open, with three rows of teeth inside."
"Three rows of teeth!" Xiao Cao shouted in surprise, "Captain Zuo, you are not imagining all this, are you? Didn't you say you couldn't remember what it looked like?"
Imagining the woman described by Zuo Liangping in his mind, Xiao Cao couldn't help but shudder. If that was really the case, her appearance would be quite terrifying.
"I think it's possible. I once heard a doctor say that when people encounter something difficult to understand, they will imagine some things and add them to it."
They probably felt that Zuo Liangping couldn't continue reminiscing, Li Si said on behalf of Xiao Cao.
"Captain Zuo, you were probably just attacked by a gangster. Her martial arts skills may be much better than yours, which is why you mistook her for a monster."
"Is that so?" Zuo Liangping raised his hand and rubbed his brow. He had to admit that he himself did not want to admit that there was any monster.
Am I really overthinking it?
But after thinking again, Zuo Liangping adjusted his expression and spoke slowly.
"But even so, a Jianghu man who is much better than me in martial arts is not a trivial matter for Mingzhou City. We should still find out the truth."
He was able to be attacked and knocked unconscious, and as far as I can remember, I had no chance to resist. The martial arts skills of that martial artist must be unimaginably high.
We must find out her origins and purpose. Otherwise, if we let her cause trouble in Mingzhou City, the people nearby will be in danger.
Alas, he only regretted that he was not yet an official constable of the Six Gates, and the official document for his transfer had not come down yet, so he could not ask the Six Gates to come for reinforcement. Captain Yan also had other matters to deal with now.
Can I just investigate it myself?
Thinking of this, Zuo Liangping clenched his fists. My martial arts skills are not as good as that person's. I cannot act forcefully. I have to be careful first.
After thinking about it, he raised his head and looked at the people in Qianjialou.
"Try not to go out at night these few days. I will investigate this matter thoroughly. In this case, I will leave first. Thank you for your help."
As he spoke, he picked up the broken official sword on the table and walked out the door without waiting for Xiao Cao to finish applying the medicine.
He also had to inform the government and each household. The situation was very serious at the moment. A famous and aggressive master would at least make everyone in the city alert .
"Hey, Captain Zuo, Captain Zuo!" Xiao Cao held the ointment and called out twice to Zuo Liangping who was leaving in a hurry. When he saw that he did not look back, he lowered his head helplessly.
But then, she raised her head again, looked at Li Si suspiciously, quickly moved closer to Li Si, and asked in a low voice.
"Tell me, was it you who attacked Captain Zuo?"
Li Si looked at the girl in front of him with a dark face. After a while, he raised a finger and tapped her forehead.
"You are stupid, why can't even hide from him. And didn't you hear what he said? The one who attacked him was a woman."
"Ouch." Xiao Cao screamed in pain because a red spot was hit on his forehead. He covered his forehead and took a step back, saying to Li Si hatefully.
"We all know that you have a bad relationship with the government, so it's not impossible for you to attack Captain Zuo. As for the woman, if you disguise yourself as a woman, who would know if you are a man or a woman? No, it should be said that even if someone says you are a man, no one would believe it."
"You." Li Si's eyes twitched, and he reached out to tap Xiao Cao's forehead again.
Xiao Cao was so scared that he quickly hid behind a pillar.
"Alright, alright, if it's not you, then it's not you. Why are you hitting someone?"
"Hmph, wouldn't it have been better if you did this earlier?" Glancing at the noisy girl with frustration, Li Si shook his head helplessly, put down his hands, leaned back against the table and said.
"Anyway, whether you believe it or not, it really wasn't me this time."
"Hehe." Hearing this, Xiao Cao smiled slyly again, ran back to Li Si, patted his shoulder and said.
"So, do you think there really are monsters?"
Obviously in her opinion, even if it was not Li Si, Li Si must know something.
After all, Li Si slept in the lobby yesterday, and Zuo Liangping was stripped naked and left at the door. How could he not know anything?
No matter whether others believe it or not, she doesn't believe it.
"I've already said that there are no monsters in this world. He's probably just a gangster, and he may have already left the city."
After saying this, Li Si avoided the fawning Xiao Cao, walked aside, and prepared to open the door for business.
Only Xiao Cao was left standing there, snorting angrily.
"Tsk, if you don't want to talk about it, then don't talk about it. It's really meaningless. You are a dead wood and a white-faced freak."
