Inside the tea shop.
Xu Qingnian’s pace is slow, he looks alert and his Hao Ran Qi is running.
The most appropriate way to deal with evil spirits was to use Hao Ran Zheng Qi, while knives and spears were probably of little use.
Although he knew that the other party used poison and was not as strong as he could be, Xu Qingnian was still on his guard.
The interior of the tea shop was not large, there were only two tables in the shop, most of the tables were set up outside.
Some tools for boiling herbal tea were laid out.
There was no big problem.
Xu Qingnian walked inside to take a look, several large vats appeared, running Hao Ran Zheng Qi, a faint green light diffused around the vats.
After surveying the surroundings, Xu Qingnian moved his pace and when he arrived in front of the vats, Xu Qingnian uncovered the lid.
A vat of herbal tea swayed.
All the herbal teas had a layer of green light floating on them, which was impossible for ordinary people to see, except for the Confucian who possessed a hugely positive aura.
“Poison has been put inside the herbal tea long ago.”
“There are no evil spirits in the rest of the place.”
“The place to strike is not here.”
“It was in front.”
Xu Qingnian secretly pondered that there was nothing strange in the tea shop apart from the poisonous herbal tea in the jar.
And it wasn’t some kind of poison, it should be a secret technique that had something to do with evil spirits.
As for what the toxicity of drinking this herbal tea was, Xu Qingnian did not know.
But probably knew some information.
Thinking of this, Xu Qingnian walked out of the tea shop and nodded towards the two brothers, Yang Bao and Yang Hu, to rea*sure them.
Indeed, after seeing Xu Qingnian appear, the two brothers were relieved, but without waiting for them to ask anything, Xu Qingnian came inside the carriage, took out two water bags, and then returned to fill them with herbal tea.
After filling the two water bags, Xu Qingnian walked out once more.
“Older brother, wake him up.”
Xu Qingnian shouted, and Yang Bao nodded, shaking the old man slightly.
The latter’s eyes were closed and he was still in a comatose state.
But Xu Qingnian could tell that the old man was pretending to be dead.
“If you can’t wake up, kill him, then find a place to bury him, and when we go back to the government to claim the credit, the two old brothers will have to give me a credit.”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth and said with a smile.
When this was said, the two brothers Yang Bao and Yang Hu were a bit confused, how could they dare to do such a thing, it would have been a big crime in the past, let alone now.
Only the next moment, the old man opened his eyes violently and knelt on the ground crying out.
“My lord, a few lords, I’ve really been wronged, I’m just an honest tea seller.”
“There must be a misunderstanding here, if I have poisoned myself, I have to die a good death, I will never have any children or grandchildren, you must be clear about this, my lord.”
The old man was really panicking, he had no idea that he had delivered two bowls of herbal tea and this kind of thing had happened, if he had known that, he would not have delivered it.
It was all his own fault, too humane and worldly.
“Boss, I know you didn’t poison it, and you don’t have the guts.”
“Let me ask you a few things, tell me properly and you might even get some reward silver.”
Xu Qingnian came in front of the old man and patted him on the shoulder and said.
“Your Excellency, your Excellency is very clear.”
Hearing Xu Qingnian’s words, the shopkeeper of the tea shop became even more excited.
“Alright, calm down first, listen to me.”
Xu Qingnian’s expression became serious.
“When did you brew this herbal tea?”
“Who came inside your shop?”
Xu Qingnian asked with a serious expression, and this calm interrogation caused the eyes of the two brothers, Yang Bao and Yang Hu, to light up.
Those who didn’t know would have thought that Xu Qingnian was a constable.
But thinking about it, Xu Qingnian seemed to be a magistrate before, so it was acceptable.
“Back to your Excellency, there are three jars of herbal tea inside the shop, all of which were boiled three days ago, usually one day for boiled tea, one day for loose tea and one day for herbal tea.”
“As for who has come to my shop, Your Excellency, since the notice came down the day before yesterday, old man I have not done any business, the day before yesterday there were many people who came and had to say who had come into the shop, I ……. I …… I really can’t remember.”
The old man said with a sobbing face.
He was not lying about this, Xu Qingnian could see that it was reasonable.
After all, how many people could remember what happened three days ago? The kind of roadies with superb memories that appear in TV dramas are all fake.
Not to mention the shopkeepers, just pull a random person over and ask what they were doing three days ago, how many of them can remember?
Unless you go to a dragon, it’s impossible to remember.
“Three days ago.”
Xu Qingnian pondered in his mind, and soon he continued to speak and asked.
“Then let me ask you, have you sold more herbal tea in the past two days?”
“Or rather, have we had anyone come here for tea before?”
Xu Qingnian continued to ask.
The old man thought for a moment, and then answered.
“Yesterday there were some people, but not many, less than ten, and today there are just a few of you, my lords.”
The old man replied.
“Just us?”
Xu Qingnian frowned slightly.
“What’s wrong? Older brother Qingnian, what’s the problem?”
Yang Bao looked at Xu Qingnian’s frown and couldn’t help but inquire.
“Nothing.”
“Alright, boss, there was some disturbance just now, but there was a reason for the incident, so you should bear with me, if there is any good thing in the future, the government will send someone to reward you with silver.”
Xu Qingnian smiled, helped the old man up and gave a wink to Yang Bao and Yang Hu, who immediately put away their blades.
“No matter, no matter, I don’t care about the reward, as long as the murderer can be caught sooner, that’s good.”
As if he had survived a robbery, the old man did not care about the reward.
“Two old men, please pour the tea out of the jar, so that nothing can happen.”
Xu Qingnian spoke out.
“Okay.”
The two nodded, and without saying anything more, walked inside the tea shop.
Clang! Clang!
The sound of two smashing jars rang out, Xu Qingnian was a bit stunned, should they be so direct? Just pour it out.
Soon, the two brothers, Yang Bao and Yang Hu, came out, with smiles on their faces.
“Older brother Qingnian, is there anything else you want to do?”
The two men asked Xu Qingnian.
And Xu Qingnian smiled a little bitterly as he took out a bit of broken silver from his money bag and laid it out in front of the old man, “Shopkeeper, this is a little token of appreciation, take it.”
After placing the silver on the table, the old man quickly waved his hands and said, “No, no, no, the water jar is worth a few dollars, no need.”
The old man looked terrified and said.
Xu Qingnian did not accept the silver returned by the old man, but looked at the two brothers, Yang Bao and Yang Hu, and said.
“Two old brothers, it’s getting late, let’s go.”
As the voice rang out, the two nodded and returned to the car together.
Under the eyes of the old man, they gradually left.
A quarter of an hour later.
On the official road.
Chen Xinghe’s voice rang out.
“Qingnian, next time you encounter something like this, don’t be impulsive and risky, although you have some kung fu in your body, you can only deal with dealing with hairy thieves, if you encounter evil spirits and demons, I am afraid you will only struggle.”
“Not to brag about it, senior brother is about to enter the grade, if a demon evil spirit really appears, he will be afraid of me instead, next time you must keep it in mind, got it?”
Chen Xinghe spoke out, his words were a mixture of reproaching Xu Qingnian for his impulsiveness and recklessness, but also some concern and teaching.
“Thank you for your guidance, I was also a bit confused just now.”
Xu Qingnian said with a slightly bitter smile.
As Zhou Ling did not allow himself to talk about his rank, Xu Qingnian had not said anything about his Confucian Dao rank, leading Chen Xinghe to think that he was just an ordinary scholar.
But Xu Qingnian didn’t prove anything, he knew that the other party was concerned about himself.
The two brothers, Yang Bao and Yang Hu, on the other hand, could not help but speak up.
“Older brother Qingnian, how did you know that the tea was poisoned?”
“Yes, the two of us couldn’t tell after looking at it for half a day, how did you tell?”
The two men were curious, originally drinking tea well, Xu Qingnian suddenly came to say that there was something wrong with the tea, scaring the two men now have some shock.
“Oh, I learned some medical skills when I was young, I know a little bit about poisons, herbal tea is cold in nature, tastes sweet but smells like a kind of medicinal bitterness, only just now I smelled it and found some pungency, plus I was a little wary, so I concluded that there was something wrong with the tea.”
Xu Qingnian made up a random excuse.
He couldn’t possibly say that he had entered the tasting, so he could see it, right?
Once he said this, Yang Bao and Yang Hu showed awe, and Chen Xinghe couldn’t help but nod his head.
It wasn’t that he really understood, but he sounded like he felt very powerful, plus Xu Qingnian was also very serious when he said it, so people couldn’t help but believe it.
“The fact that the tea is poisoned proves that this thief wants to murder people for money, but according to what the old man said, the poison in the tea should not poison people immediately, there is a delayed effect.”
“In other words, this guy should be somewhere, waiting for us to take the bait. Old Brother Qingnian, should we play a game of luring the snake out of the hole? Pretend to be poisoned, lure them out, and then capture this thief alive?”
Yang Bao’s mind was still relatively active and judged some possibilities through this information, wanting to use this opportunity to lure the snake out of the hole.
“No.”
Xu Qingnian immediately shook her head, rejecting Yang Bao’s idea outright.
“We are not strong, even though we have entered the pins, but the other party is in the dark and we are in the light, if the other party is not as strong as us, that is fine, but if the other party is simply just a bit more cautious, then it will be us who are unlucky.”
“There is no need to take risks, the two old brothers just need to report this matter, the government will naturally send someone to investigate, although the main credit does not lie with us, but the credit for providing clues is not bad either.”
Xu Qingnian’s analysis was serious.
Yes, if we could lure the snake out of the hole and catch the thief, it would be a merit.
But the question is, is there that strength?
What if there was a mistake in judgment?
There is only one life, so you can’t be more cautious. It’s good to want the credit, but you also have to have a life.
Xu Qingnian’s words made the two brothers, Yang Bao and Yang Hu, wake up.
“Older brother Qingnian has thought it through, it was me who was reckless.”
Yang Bao nodded his head, looking a little ashamed.
“No matter, it’s a small matter, later we will drive normally, don’t go fast nor full, two old brothers as usual, laugh when you should, be loud when you should, just do everything as usual.”
Xu Qingnian didn’t think he was very smart, he was just being cautious.
“Okay.”
The two men nodded.
“Oh yes, one more thing, this water bag I filled with questionable herbal tea, turn back to the government office and hand it over, the silver for smashing the tank has to be recovered, public is public, private is private.”
“But no matter what, officials do things, don’t make the people pay.”
Xu Qingnian said calmly.
When this was said, Chen Xinghe inside the car faintly froze, and the two brothers Yang Bao and Yang Hu outside could not help but stare.
But no one said anything.
Yang Bao directly took out the broken silver and returned it to Xu Qingnian.
“Brother Qingnian reminded me well.”
Yang Bao thanked from the bottom of his heart, while developing a huge admiration for Xu Qingnian.
