The sky had already turned completely dark. Some of the street vendors had already closed their stalls and were packing their things to rush home, while others had just put them out. The restaurants and entertainment areas on both sides also lit up with long red lanterns.
Therefore, even if it was night, it was still as bright as day. The nightlife on the streets had just begun.
However, not far away from this bustling street, it was still as quiet as during the day. It was the street in front of the bank where the case happened a few days ago.
At this moment, two figures were hiding on the street, one tall and one petite.
It was Ye Meng and Qi Lu, who was suddenly dragged out.
"Ye Meng, what are you doing here in the middle of the night?”Qi Lu asked as he helped her drive away the mosquitoes and flies.
This street was too quiet. Even the night watchmen tried their best to avoid this street. Therefore, in the middle of the night, other than the cloth that was blown around by the wind, there was no other movement.
" I called you here for something important." Ye Meng patted his shoulder symbolically, but she stuck her head out to keep an eye on the back door of the bank.
" But it's a little..." He was a little nervous, but he didn't say the last sentence out loud, lest Ye Meng laughed at him again. However, it was a little strange to be guarding a strange door on an empty street in the middle of the night.
" What are you afraid of?" Ye Meng was a little impatient. She poked Qi Lu's head with her finger and said," I'm here. It's okay."”
"That's not what I meant." Qi Lu felt that he had become a coward in Ye Meng's eyes. He cursed in his heart and tried to explain himself.
"Shh, don't talk." Ye Meng covered his mouth with one hand and put a finger to her lips with the other to signal him to keep quiet.
At this moment, he heard a very soft sound. Qi Lu had been practicing martial arts since he was young, so his hearing was much more sensitive than ordinary people.
He turned to look at the source of the voice. It was the back door of the bank. A black head poked out of the door, looking left and right to make sure there was no one around.
Then, a figure came out of the door, quickly closed the door, and ran in another direction. However, the posture was a little strange.
Qi Lu, how's your lightness skill?" Ye Meng suddenly asked.
"Not bad." Qi Lu nodded and looked at Ye Meng, not knowing why she was asking about this.
"Then why aren't you chasing after him? What are you waiting for?" Ye Meng pushed him hard, then warned him," Be careful!”
Qi Lu finally understood what she meant. Before he could react, he had already leaped out and disappeared without a trace, his entire body buried in the endless darkness.
Ye Meng saw that she had already caught up. She looked around the alley and tried to recall the terrain from her memory of the day. After making a rough judgment of a direction, he rushed in that direction.
At this moment, a gust of night wind blew over. Another figure appeared at the place where the two of them had just been. Looking at the direction where the two of them had left, a trace of light flashed across his eyes and he revealed a disdainful smile.
With a leap, he disappeared into the night once again. The street returned to its previous calm, as if nothing had happened.
Qi Lu had already chased the figure for quite a distance. They had passed through countless alleys, but every alley was deserted. It was especially remote, and very few people passed by. It looked like the figure had already figured out the route.
Two figures jumped back and forth on the street. One moment, they appeared on the roof, and the next moment, they hid in the darkness. One of them ran and the other chased. In one breath, he ran for an unknown distance.
Just as Qi Lu was trying to increase his speed, three shiny objects suddenly flew toward him. Under the moonlight, they were only a few inches away from his face when he saw that they were three silver needles. They were probably coated with a certain amount of anesthetic.
It could temporarily paralyze martial artists and make them unable to raise their internal strength.
"Hmph, you want to hurt me?" When Qi Lu saw the three silver needles, he turned around beautifully and easily bypassed the three silver needles to brush past a strand of his hair.
However, the figure from before took advantage of his distraction and quickly disappeared into the night.
"Damn it." Qi Lu, who had regained his senses, turned to the figure that had disappeared in the distance and took a sip. She was a little discouraged that she had actually lost him.
However, he had to admit that the person's lightness skill was not inferior to his. He did not expect that there would be someone in this county who was better than him. This was very strange. Moreover, the figure just now seemed a little familiar. He felt that he had seen it somewhere before.
Could this person be someone he knew? Qi Lu frowned as he carefully recalled the people he had met over the past few days. Suddenly, a face appeared in his mind. Although he was not particularly sure, this face surprised him.
Thinking of this, he was about to tell Ye Meng about it, but he realized that Ye Meng was not by his side at the moment. Then she remembered that Ye Meng didn't know kung fu, so she didn't come with them.
" Oh no!" Qi Lu turned around and rushed back to where he came from. He was worried that the person he had just lost might return to the bank again. If Ye Meng was still waiting for him there, it would be very dangerous if he was discovered.
When they were only one street away from where they were originally, Qi Lu had just jumped around a corner when a black thing fell from above and covered his head. It turned out to be a big, smelly bamboo basket.
"Haha, I caught you!" A proud voice came from outside the bamboo basket. Qi Lu was about to attack when he realized that the voice seemed to be Ye Meng's!
"Hey, Ye Meng, what are you doing?" After Qi Lu recognized Ye Meng's voice, he lowered his guard and shouted at the person outside.
"Qi Lu?" Ye Meng felt that something was wrong and realized that she had framed the wrong person. She opened the bamboo basket for him and pursed her lips." Why is it you?"”
She had already planned it out. As long as the figure ran out and Qi Lu followed behind, it was very likely that the figure would take a detour and return here. Therefore, she could set up traps here and wait for the person to walk into the trap. However, she did not expect Qi Lu to be the first to return.
"Sigh, it was all for nothing." Ye Meng patted the dirt off his clothes and sighed. "But why did you come back so soon?”
From what she knew, Qi Lu might not be very good at other things, but if he were to say that he was second in martial arts in this county, there should not be many people who would claim to be first. How did he get rid of him in such a short time?
"Sigh, don't mention it." Qi Lu took out three silver needles and shrugged." That person is too cunning. He actually used this to ambush me."”
"That's because you're stupid, okay?" Ye Meng said venomously.
"Sigh, let's not talk about this." Qi Lu scratched his head in embarrassment. His long hair was a little messy from the chase just now.
He gripped the sword in his hand and seemed to have thought of something." How did you know there would be people here?" he asked.
In his opinion, Ye Meng was really too good at predicting things. He didn't expect that there would be someone coming in and out of this bank at this time. Moreover, this person was very likely related to the murderer, or rather, the murderer.
"Well, it's actually all thanks to you.”Ye Meng knew that she wouldn't be able to get anything tonight, so she decided to stop thinking about it. However, at least she had confirmed some things, but there were still some doubts in between.
"My credit?" Qi Lu was puzzled." Did I do anything?”
"No, do you still remember the question you asked me in the courtyard?”Ye Meng was in a good mood. For the first time, she had the patience to explain to him.
" You mean..." Qi Lu had a vague impression of the question he had unintentionally asked earlier, and he had a rough idea.
"That's right." Ye Meng snapped her fingers and said proudly," I've also neglected this matter. But thanks to you yesterday, I finally remembered that I missed such a big clue."”
Thinking of this, Ye Meng knocked herself on the head and scolded herself for being too stupid.
However, it was mainly because she was too focused on the problem of the wound, so she had shifted her focus a little. In addition, Magistrate Zhang had arrested two wrong suspects in a row and the old servant had caused her to be a little distracted.
That was why she had dragged Qi Lu over to keep watch. The main reason was that she had just heard him mention something about the transfer of property.
After all, there were many gold and silver treasures in the bank, and there were many precious items in the warehouse. It was unrealistic to say that the murderer could quickly move the money away without being discovered after killing everyone in the bank.
That meant that some of the money was still in the bank and hadn't been transferred out yet.
However, since the murderer had robbed their bank, he would naturally think of a way to transport the property out bit by bit. Although the bank was relatively deserted now, if anyone came out of the bank in broad daylight, other than the constables, it would be suspicious.
Therefore, the murderer would not come during the day, which meant that night was the best time to move the property. In order to solve the case, the bailiffs from the government office would come over at any time to get some more clues. In addition, the bank was in a relatively conspicuous place before, so they could more or less see it from the streets outside. Therefore, it was very easy to be discovered if he came out from the main door.
Therefore, the murderer must have chosen a more hidden back door, which was why Ye Meng had pulled Qi Lu to stand guard near the back door.
"Alright, let's go back." Ye Meng patted him on the shoulder, indicating that they could go back to wash up and sleep.
"But…" Qi Lu turned around and took two steps forward. He recalled the scene of him chasing after that figure and asked," Aren't you going to ask me what I discovered just now?"”
"If you say so, then you must have found something.”"Tell me about it," Ye Meng said with a smile.”
" Hmm..." Qi Lu scratched his head and organized his words in his mind. He said hesitantly," Erm, I noticed something strange when I was chasing that person.”
"Strange place?" Ye Meng slowed down her pace and turned to look at him. Her eyes reflected a faint light, which made her look fresh in the night. Her delicate little face looked even more delicate and pure under the moonlight.
Qi Lu, who was about to speak, was momentarily stunned. For a moment, she forgot what she should say.
"Qi Lu?" Ye Meng could sense that he was in a daze. She waved her finger in front of him." Are you okay?"”
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