Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 5: Brother and Sister (Thanks to the leader of "I Love Xiaodou")

"It happened in the pharmacy in front. More than a dozen people died. The murderer was an alien. He should be the one who assassinated Xijiao..."

"I know."

Pei Nian interrupted Ting Qiaobing's description of the aliens and hurriedly asked, "Are Shen Lingshu and Gu Jingnian alive?"

"Miss Shen fainted, but she's still alive."

"Where's Gu Jingnian?"

"No, I don't know." Tingqiao Bing waved his arm in a somewhat unmannerly manner and said, "I only know that Gu Jingnian killed the alien."

"he?"

Pei Nian was a little surprised, and subconsciously stopped, muttering: "According to previous intelligence, he does not know martial arts and never wields swords and guns."

"That's what the maid said." Tingqiao Bing said, "When I arrived, the alien was already dead. I rescued Miss Shen as soon as possible. When I wanted to go forward to check, the people from the Northern Yamen had already arrived and sealed off the medicine shop. I had no choice but to come and ask for help in investigating the case."

"waste."

"I know my crime."

As they were talking, Tingqiao Bing had already led Pei Nian to Tongluo Lane.

The alley had been blocked, and Pei Nian was stopped by two people guarding the entrance.

"The Northern Court is investigating a case. No one is allowed in."

Pei Nian looked forward. There were more than ten people standing in front of Renxin Pharmacy. Leading them was a young man with a feminine appearance, who was fanning the bloody smell away from his nose with his palm.

She recognized him as an investigator from the Kaiping Division's Northern Yamen, named Mei Chengzong.

"Mei Jishi, what does this mean?"

"Hey, Pei Jishi is here."

Mei Chengzong turned around, gave a fake smile, and said to his men, "Why don't you let Pei Jishi come over? If you offend her, you won't even know how you died."

The voice is feminine and the movements are charming.

Only then was Pei Nian able to move closer.

Shen Lingshu and A Yuan have been picked up by people from Wu Dinghou Mansion.

The blood in the pharmacy had not yet dried, and internal organs were all over the floor. The stench was overwhelming. The officers were carrying and piecing together the bodies, going in and out, leaving bloody footprints everywhere.

Two or three people were squatting in the corner vomiting, adding to the messy scene.

In the yard, there was a large piece of cloth covering something, which must be the corpse of the alien.

Pei Nian walked forward and reached out to lift the cloth, and then a scabbard suddenly appeared in her hand.

Mei Chengzong held out his sword and blocked Pei Nian's action.

He held a handkerchief in his other hand, covering his nose, and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Don't look."

Pei Nian said: "Don't think I don't know what it is."

"Anyway, you are not allowed to look at it." Mei Chengzong said angrily, "This is our Beiya case."

Pei Nian raised his hand, pointed at a body in the corner, and said, "That's mine."

"It's your dead body." Mei Chengzong smiled and said leisurely: "I'll give you a favor. You can take this body back...as long as you can afford it."

Pei Nian glanced around, picked up a head on the ground, and said, "I want to take this one too."

Mei Chengzong saw the brand under the blood and laughed again.

The smile clearly had some ill intentions.

"Bullying me? I'll tell Tisi."

Pei Nian said calmly: "I am just following orders to handle the case."

"Alright, alright." Mei Chengzong turned around and cursed at his subordinates, "How could you be so careless? Does it only have three heads? It clearly had four, but you didn't keep them properly and let Nan Ya pick them up again."

Pei Nian was too lazy to pay attention to all this weird talk and continued to observe. He saw that Gu Jingnian had been carried out and a coroner was examining him.

Looking again, the coroner took out the medicine box and started to stop the bleeding and bandage the body.

"This is the person I'm investigating. I want to take him away."

Mei Chengzong really didn't like standing in this dirty room, so he said, "Okay, okay, okay. I know you're handling Gu Beiming's case, so these are all yours. We're all colleagues, so we should help each other."

After saying that, he waved his handkerchief and left.

There was blood everywhere, not a single inch of the place was clean, but as he went in and out, from head to toe, including the soles of his shoes, there was not a trace of blood on him.

Pei Nian no longer interfered in the affairs of the Northern Yamen and ordered people to carry Luo Quan and Gu Jingnian away.

The person who was treating Gu Jingnian's wounds was an old coroner from the Puyang government office, named Su Changfu, who was over sixty years old.

He usually performs autopsies and knows some medical skills. He was applying hemostatic medicine on Gu Jingnian's bloody wounds.

The firelight was dim, and Su Changfu's old eyes were very dry. He rubbed them hard and looked into the wound carefully. Confused, he took out a pair of tweezers from the medicine box and tried to open the wound and look inside.

"Ok?"

Tingqiao Bing came over with someone and blocked the fire.

"We have to take this person away and make sure he is cured."

"It's almost done. It will be fine soon." Su Changfu quickly put down the tweezers, picked up the hemostatic medicine and bandage and continued to bandage.

Tingqiao Bing leaned over to take a look and asked, "Can he still survive?"

Su Changfu replied hesitantly: "The injury is serious, really serious, but the bleeding has stopped... maybe he can survive?"

"You are such a great doctor, it's a pity that you have to be a coroner."

Su Changfu hesitated and said awkwardly, "I am ashamed. I am ashamed."

Soon, two stretchers were carried up. Although Gu Jingnian was pale, he was still breathing evenly. As for Luo Quan, his powdered face was still blue, and his body under his skirt was stiff.

"Take him back." Pei Nian paused for a moment after giving the order, and then said, "Change Luo Quan's clothes before sending him home. Make them more respectable."

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The Kaipingsi Yamen was located in the city, close to the imperial city, covering a vast area. Its walls were higher than the surrounding buildings, giving it an orderly appearance.

The side door opens to the west, and on the door is a carving of a ferocious Bi'an with eyes wide open, which looks vivid and extremely scary.

A group of people carried Gu Jingnian into Pei Nian's investigation hall.

Immediately, a doctor came in with a medicine box and bent over to check the wound.

It seemed that the two most fatal wounds were on the neck and chest. He first lifted the cloth on the chest and smeared some hemostatic medicine with his fingers. His fingertips felt a heart beating strongly under the blood and flesh.

"The injured are not in danger of death..."

"Look carefully." Pei Nian was dissatisfied with his hasty conclusion. "If you kill him, I will hold you responsible!"

"I dare not speak rashly, but the bleeding has stopped for such a serious injury. It must have been treated by a great doctor... I am not well-educated and dare not interfere."

As the doctor spoke, he smelled the medicine on his fingertips and couldn't help but sighed softly: "Such a simple herb has a miraculous effect in stopping bleeding. It's really a miracle doctor!"

Pei Nian felt something was wrong, so he called his men over and ordered, "Go to Jingxin Hall and invite Mr. Chu."

At this moment, Gu Jingnian opened his eyes.

Only then did Pei Nian believe the doctor, waved him away, and stepped forward to look at Gu Jingnian.

She had been investigating the General's Mansion for some time, but this was her first time meeting him. She was somewhat surprised by the calm and composed temperament in the eyes of this illegitimate child who had always been unknown.

"woke up?"

Gu Jingnian did not answer and closed his eyes which had just opened.

"Don't be afraid, the alien is dead, I am a government official." Pei Nian asked, "What's your name?"

"Gu Jingnian."

"Where is home?"

"Xiejing Lane, East Second House." "Oh? That's General Gu's residence. Are you General Gu's son?"

Gu Jingnian's voice was weak and he had difficulty speaking, but his injuries were not as serious as they looked, so he could at least respond.

"My front door is on Shuyang Street, and Xiejing Lane is just a side door... How could Pei Jishi recognize it?"

"I just happened to hear about it."

Pei Nian responded with a rare faint smile. She had not given her name just now, but Gu Jingnian recognized her.

It is better to speak frankly than to use clever words.

"General Gu is a martial arts master, and Master Gu has inherited his family's martial arts, so he can slay demons and monsters?"

"She only knows some horizontal martial arts to save her life." Gu Jingnian said, "The one who killed the demon was a woman."

"It's Luo Quan." Ting Qiaobing couldn't help but say: "So it's Luo Quan..."

Pei Nian gave the talkative subordinate a cold look and told him to be quiet.

Gu Jingnian seemed to have just noticed Tingqiao Bing and asked in confusion, "I've seen you before. You...you followed me? Why?"

Tingqiao Bing was stunned, realizing that he was the one who made the mistake. Then he thought of the dead Luo Quan, and he was overwhelmed with sadness.

Pei Nian asked back, "I heard that Master Gu is a student of Chongjing Academy. Why would he wear the clothes of a servant in the Marquis' Mansion and go to the South City Medicine Shop late at night?"

Gu Jingnian suddenly spoke frankly, "I heard that my father was under suspicion, so I went to investigate the matter... That monster must have been framed by someone."

"Where did you hear that?" Pei Nian didn't ask the monster, but only asked about the source of his information.

"It seems that this is true." Gu Jingnian said, "Sixty-seven members of the Gu family died in battle to serve the country. My brothers just shed their blood in Yangshachuan not long ago, and their bodies are still warm. This is the court's response?"

He was seriously injured and asked questions in anger, his face looked even worse.

Pei Nian felt a little embarrassed when the words came out, and said, "We are not doubting General Gu, but we want to protect you secretly."

"Thank you so much." Gu Jingnian said weakly.

"Since no one is looking for you in the General's Mansion and you are seriously injured, why don't you stay in Kaiping Division and let us take care of you and protect you?"

At this moment, a subordinate came to report: "Jie Shi, someone is here to pick up the injured."

Pei Nian then went to meet him in person.

It was still dark and candles were lit in the hall. A woman was sitting in the candlelight. She was dignified and beautiful, about twenty years old, with a bulging belly, indicating that she was pregnant.

Since Pei Nian was investigating the General's Mansion, he naturally knew the other party's background.

Gu Caiwei, the fourth daughter of the Gu family, was born to Gu Beiming's late wife Liu. She married Lu Yanning, the General of the Left Army of the Imperial Court, three years ago and is now more than nine months pregnant.

After they greeted each other, Pei Nian spoke and asked a very offensive question.

"Gu Si Niang came here late at night even though she is pregnant. It seems that she has a deep relationship with your brother. But, the General's Mansion is unwilling to send someone?"

This was a question asked despite knowing the answer. Pei Nian knew that Gu Jingnian was not even a bastard's son. It was said that he was born to a female prisoner that Gu Beiming had taken possession of after the Rui Kingdom destroyed the Yue Kingdom eighteen years ago. He was raised in the prisoner camp until he was three years old before being found.

Gu Beiming's first wife had passed away many years ago, and his second wife, Madam Zong, was the housekeeper. She was not friendly to her illegitimate son Gu Jingnian and was very harsh to him. Naturally, she would not send someone to pick him up in the middle of the night.

Therefore, this question is difficult to answer.

Gu Caiwei said, "My husband had accompanied the emperor back to the capital from the western suburbs during the day, and was on duty in the palace at night. He received a message from the city and learned that there was a case. Unfortunately, the palace gate was locked, so he couldn't leave his post without permission, so he sent someone to inform me. The Gu family is still unaware of it."

Pei Nian asked, "Fourth Mother, do you know what happened to your brother?"

"No matter what happened, since my husband who was on duty before the emperor dared to let me pick him up, I guess my brother didn't get into trouble?"

Pei Nian was not intimidated by the title of the Imperial Army, and said, "It is hard to say whether there is one or not at the moment. Your brother is an important witness in this case, and his injuries have not healed yet, so he should stay in Kaiping Division for protection."

After saying that, she didn't give Gu Caiwei a chance to speak and ordered her to leave.

"There is a lot of evil spirit here, and Si Niang is pregnant, so it is not advisable to stay any longer. Please go back."

Gu Caiwei was unhappy, but a polite smile appeared on her face.

She had heard long ago that the female detective of Kaiping Division was ambitious and would stop at nothing to solve the case.

Previously, Pei Nian had a cousin who had an affair with an official's wife, which she happened to find out. The head of the Pei clan, Duke Rong, personally went to persuade her to keep quiet and not to make the family scandal public, but she still reported the matter to the Kaiping Division, stepping on her cousin to gain merit. Her father, Pei Wugui, was raised by Duke Rong, and he was so angry about this that he threatened to cut off all ties with her.

It would be difficult to ask Pei Nian to release the person.

Gu Caiwei then gently stroked her bulging belly and asked, "Can I meet my brother?"

Pei Nian did not refuse and said, "Of course you can."

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"Why is Sister here?"

Seeing Gu Caiwei coming over with her big belly, Gu Jingnian's face showed a rare look of anxiety, and he almost wanted to sit up with the support of his arms.

Gu Caiwei raised her hand to stop his actions, and gave him a "walls have ears" signal with her eyes.

"Your brother-in-law already knows what happened to you. Don't worry, he will come to pick you up personally when he comes out of the palace."

As she spoke, Gu Caiwei sat down next to Gu Jingnian and did not ask about his injuries. Instead, she whispered, "Do you remember the secrets we had when we were little?"

"remember."

Gu Jingnian smiled knowingly, and when he spoke again, he spoke in a very strange language.

When he was young, he was ostracized by his family. Only Gu Caiwei was close to him. The siblings hated the head of the household, Madam Zong, and believed that all the servants in the house were "spies" sent by Madam Zong. If they overheard them saying bad things about Madam Zong, they would sell him out. So they created words that only the two of them could understand.

During those years, the two children diligently learned the languages of all ethnic groups in the world from the disabled teacher at home, learned and integrated them, and then whispered in the back garden, enjoying it very much.

"I was injured, very seriously." Gu Jingnian said.

Gu Caiwei subconsciously frowned, feeling distressed, but she did not reveal too much worry, and said, "Don't worry, I will take you away within two days."

"I can't hide it." Gu Jingnian shook his head, "They will soon discover my secret. Maybe that's why they came here."

"Don't think too much, it may not be like this."

"I have always been unknown, but recently they have targeted me." Gu Jingnian said, "They want to convict my father of colluding with an alien, and I am that alien, am I not?"

Gu Caiwei said: "Someone is framing father. When your brother-in-law comes back, he will find evidence."

"It's no use, sister, I have a way to protect you..."

"It is the Gu family we want to protect."

"It's not worth it, I just want to..."

"Listen to me." Gu Caiwei interrupted Gu Jingnian and said firmly, "We have agreed since we were young that you have to listen to me when something happens."

Her tone was stern, and she reached out to stroke the cloth wrapped around Gu Jingnian's neck, but her movements were gentle.

"Listen to Sister, okay?"

"it is good."

"Did they all see you were hurt?"

"No." Gu Jingnian said, "At that time, everyone else was dead or fled. Only Shen Lingshu and her maid were left in the pharmacy. I don't know if they told the Kaiping Division. In addition, a coroner from the Shuyang government office examined my injuries."

"Got it, I'll take care of these first."

As she spoke, Gu Caiwei stroked her belly and slowly stood up.

Gu Jingnian said: "Sister, you haven't seen my wound yet."

Gu Caiwei paused for a moment, lowered her eyes slightly, and showed some reluctance.

After a while, she spoke again, her voice full of concern, but it was no longer the secret language between the two of them.

"Let me see, are you seriously injured?"

Gu Caiwei adjusted her hair, covered it with her sleeves, quietly took off the hairpin on her head and hid it in her hand.

She leaned over, untied the bandage on Gu Jingnian's neck, and moved closer to check the wound, while the hairpin in her hand fiercely inserted into it...

　It is really hard to adjust the update time. If it is released in the morning, I will work all night. If it is released in the evening, I will drag it out until 12 o'clock. Please bear with me...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)