Chapter 118: Arrest (Part 1)

But when Zhao Ya stopped and raised his bamboo hat to look at her, the woman stepped back in great disappointment.

Because no matter in appearance or temperament, Zhao Ya could not be her patron.

At this moment, Zhao Ya suddenly said: "Where is it?"

Hearing this, the woman was stunned for a moment, and then said with great surprise: "It's in the room next to it."

"Take me there."

"yes!"

Beside this dirty and muddy street stood many crooked and broken houses that seemed ready to collapse at any time.

And this woman's room was the shabbiest among them.

Zhao Ya even suspected that if he closed the door a little harder, the shack-like room would fall apart.

The woman didn't think so much, she was very happy at this time.

Because this is the only customer she has had in two days, which means she has not eaten for two days.

As age increases, this situation has become more and more common.

The woman opened the door and Zhao Ya walked in.

The room was dark and filled with a stale stench.

But what surprised Zhao Ya the most was that there was another person in the room, a boy of about eight or nine years old.

When he saw Zhao Ya come in, the boy looked at him with a strange look.

There is hatred and vigilance in it, but also mixed with a trace of desire.

The woman quickly pushed the boy out.

"Bao, go out quickly. Mom will buy you some noodles later."

The boy stood up and staggered out, obviously too hungry to walk.

Zhao Ya sighed secretly in his heart and said, "No need, let him stay too."

After hearing this, a strong look of vigilance immediately appeared on the woman's face, and she blocked the boy behind her.

She heard that many rich people had special tastes and did not like women but liked children. She did not expect that this handsome young man was the same.

"Master, please go out, I won't do your business anymore." The woman said with a trembling voice.

Zhao Ya saw the woman's thoughts and couldn't help but laugh.

"Don't worry, I don't mean any harm, I just want you to do something for me."

After saying that, Zhao Ya took out a piece of broken silver and put it on the table.

The woman's eyes were a little straight.

After living here for so many years, she only saw silver a few times when she was young. Later, as she got older and the price gradually dropped, she never saw silver again.

And this piece of silver seems to be at least four or five taels.

Even her first time wasn't worth the price.

The woman's breathing was a little heavy, "What do you want me to do for you? As long as it doesn't hurt my son, I'm willing to do anything else."

"Don't get me wrong, I just want you to find someone for me."

"Find someone?"

"That's right."

Then Zhao Ya expressed his guess.

"This man is about forty or fifty years old. He has an ugly appearance and doesn't talk much. The most obvious characteristic is that he is lame in his right foot and is left-handed."

The woman looked confused.

She thought the person she was looking for had a specific name, but she didn't expect Zhao Ya to tell so many vague guesses.

"I...I have never seen such a person." The woman asked hesitantly.

"I know you haven't seen it, but you can pay more attention to these characteristics in your daily life, and at the same time ask your friends. As long as you can find clues, I will give you another generous reward."

The reason why Zhao Ya chose this woman was mainly because she was the oldest and the most average-looking.

No one will pay attention to such a wandering warbler, and it is perfect for inquiring about information and observing passers-by.

But the woman is still a little confused.

For her who couldn't read a single Chinese character, this was a bit too complicated.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Ya had a look of disappointment in his eyes and was about to turn around and leave.

At this moment, the boy who had been hiding behind her suddenly poked his head out and said, "As long as I see such a person and tell you, you will give me money?"

Zhao Ya stopped and looked at the boy with a serious look in surprise.

"yes!"

"Okay, I can help you find out the news. Where do you live?"

"Can you help me find out?" Zhao Ya became interested.

"Of course, all the kids around my age are my little brothers, and they all listen to me." The boy said proudly.

"What's your name?" Zhao Ya asked.

There was a hint of sadness on the boy's face, he shook his head and said, "I don't have a name because I don't know who my father is. People call me Big Eyed Lantern."

In fact, not only did he not know, but this woman also didn't know who his father was.

Zhao Ya looked at the boy's big eyes and couldn't help but laugh.

If it is true as the boy said, that would be great, after all, no one cares about a bunch of children.

"Okay, little brother, I'll leave this matter to you. As long as you can find clues, you can come to Ping'an Fang to find me immediately. My name is Zhao Ya."

Zhao Ya told the boy his address in Ping'anfang.

The boy wrote it down carefully and repeated it again. After making sure it was correct, Zhao Ya turned around and left.

After he left, the woman stared at the piece of silver on the table and asked in disbelief.

"Bao, I'm not dreaming."

The big-eyed lantern picked up the silver and took a bite.

"No, mother, the money is real."

Then he cut off a small piece of silver with scissors and gave it to the woman, asking her to buy some food, especially more sesame cakes.

After buying them, the mother and son had a hearty meal, and then Big Eyed Lamp packed the remaining sesame cakes and went out to find his friends.

Under the temptation of sesame cakes, soon, these children, who were eleven or twelve years old at the oldest and five or six years old at the youngest, began to look for the left-handed old man with a disabled right leg, in his forties or fifties, and a lonely temperament.

Zhao Ya was not idle either. He almost went through the slums of the county town, but still found nothing.

Zhao Ya had expected this, so he was not disappointed.

If he could find the jade butterfly by walking around the street, then the more than one thousand taels of gold would be too easy to earn.

Now Zhao Ya only hoped that the net he had cast before would yield something as soon as possible.

"Lao Lu, why did you come back so early today?" Someone laughed.

Lu Jicheng responded with a smile: "It's raining today, isn't it? The manager of the martial arts hall felt sorry for my inconvenience, so he let me come back early."

"Tsk tsk, you are so lucky, Lao Lu, you can actually work as a doorman in a big martial arts hall like Chenfeng, not to mention that you get paid every month, and the treatment is so good, I'm really envious." The man said with envy.

Lu Jicheng smiled very honestly, "It's also because the manager saw that I was disabled, so he was kind enough to give me this meal. I won't say more, the rain is getting heavier, I have to go home quickly."

After chatting with the neighbors for a few words, Lu Jicheng limped home.

Passing a wine shop on the way, he went in and bought a pot of the cheapest wine, and took two side dishes.

When he came out, the rain was getting heavier.

The thick rain curtain seemed to cover the whole world, and the noisy and lively brothel in the distance had disappeared, and only the dense sound of rain remained between heaven and earth.

Lu Jicheng was wearing a straw raincoat and limping on the muddy street.

If someone paid attention at this time, they would find that even a normal person would find it difficult to walk on the muddy road, but under the feet of this lame man, it seemed like flat ground.

But in this heavy rain, people were in a hurry to get home, who would pay attention to a lame man?

Lu Jicheng hid the bottle of wine and snacks under the straw raincoat, thinking that he would drink a few sips to warm himself up after returning home.

But at this moment, a thin figure rushed over from the side and hit him.

Caught off guard, Lu Jicheng did not have time to dodge. Although he was not knocked down, the wine and snacks under the straw raincoat fell to the ground.

At this time, Lu Jicheng saw clearly that the person who hit him was a little boy of seven or eight years old.

Although it was late autumn, the boy was barefoot, his clothes were tattered, and there were two big snots hanging under his nose. It was obvious that he was a child from a poor family.

Lu Jicheng was shocked, and then he became furious. He raised his left hand and slapped the boy.

"Damn it, you are running around in such a heavy rain. Don't you have eyes?"

The slap was so fierce that the boy staggered and almost fell to the ground. At the same time, blood flowed from his mouth and nose.

But even so, the boy did not cry, but spat at Lu Jicheng viciously.

"Old man!"

Then he turned around and ran away.

Lu Jicheng did not chase him. Although if he wanted to chase him, the boy would definitely not be able to escape, but he did not want to expose his secret in public.

So he just cursed twice, and then bent down to pick up the wine and food on the ground.

The wine was fine because it was sealed tightly, but the two side dishes were soaked in mud and water and could not be eaten.

Lu Jicheng was too lazy to go back and buy it, so he walked away slowly.

But he didn't know that when he was going home, the boy who had hit him had already run to an abandoned land temple and told Big Eyed Lamp what happened.

After listening, Big Eyed Lamp asked: "Did you see it clearly?"

"I saw it clearly, he was lame on his right foot, in his forties or fifties, and he was left-handed." The boy pointed to his right face with a slap mark and said.

"Not only that, I also know this old man, his name is Lu Jicheng, he lives in Tongyifang near my home, I heard that he works in Chenfeng Martial Arts School."

"Good, well done." Big Eyed Lamp gave the boy three meat biscuits.

The boy ate it voraciously, and said vaguely while eating: "Boss, if you really deal with that old man later, remember to tell me, I have to take back this slap."

As he chewed, the boy's mouth was still bleeding.

"No problem, but is the wound on your face okay?"

"No big deal, this little wound is nothing. If someone gives me meat biscuits every day, I'd be willing to be beaten like this every day." The boy said nonchalantly.

Big Eyed Lamp nodded, asked the boy to stay here, and ran into the rain to report to Ping'anfang.

After arriving at Ping'anfang, Big Eyed Lamp quickly found Zhao Ya's home according to the address Zhao Ya gave him.

After knocking on the door, he saw that the person who opened the door was a very beautiful woman. Big Eyed Lamp, who had always been bold, became very restrained in an instant.

"Who are you looking for?" Zui'er asked curiously.

"I... I'm looking for Zhao Ya." Big Eyed Lamp tried to stay calm, but the trembling voice still betrayed him.

Hearing this, Zui'er could not help but understand and said with a smile: "You must be Brother Da Yan, come in quickly, Brother Xiao Ya is not at home now, but he should be back soon!"

He then let Da Yan Deng in.

But Da Yan Deng refused to enter the house no matter what, and was willing to wait at the doorway.

Just at this time, Zhao Ya also came back from outside.

He went outside to inquire about the news again today, but still got nothing.

But when he saw Da Yan Deng waiting at the doorway when he got home, Zhao Ya couldn't help but cheer up.

"Any news?"

Da Yan Deng nodded vigorously, "Yes!"

But then he didn't say anything, just looked at Zhao Ya with his eyes.

Zhao Ya smiled and reached out to take out a silver note.

"This is a silver note of one hundred taels of silver issued by Shengyuan Money House, which can be exchanged at the counter at any time."

Da Yan Deng had never seen a silver note before, but he still took it and examined it carefully, and then put it in his arms very carefully.

"His name is Lu Jicheng, he lives in Tongyifang, and works at Chenfeng Martial Arts School."

Working at Chenfeng Martial Arts School!

Zhao Ya was very sharp in capturing the key information, and then he was somewhat surprised.

No wonder he couldn't find him before.

It turns out that he has this identity as a cover.

You should know that Chenfeng is a big martial arts school as famous as Dingtai, and its owner Yuan Chenfeng is also a strong man who has stepped into the fifth realm half a step.

Such an existence should not be underestimated, even the government has to be cautious.

But these thoughts only flashed through his mind, and then Zhao Ya asked in a deep voice: "Do you know the specific location?"

Big Eyed Lamp nodded vigorously, "Yes."

"Okay, take me there now."

"Let's go!"

Although Big Eyed Lamp thought he ran very fast, he was still far behind Zhao Ya.

Zhao Ya simply held him under his armpit, performed Qinggong body skills and ran in the rain, and soon arrived at Tongyifang.

Tongyifang is close to Yudai River. At this time, with heavy rain, the water level of Yudai River surged, and some nearby shacks were flooded.

However, Lu Jicheng lived in a high position, so he was not affected.

Listening to the sound of rain outside and the faint cries, Lu Jicheng felt that the wine in the glass seemed to have become more delicious.

Although there was no wine and food, and he could only drink with a piece of old cucumber, Lu Jicheng didn't care.

He was never particular about food and drink, and the only thing he was picky about was women.

Thinking of women, he couldn't help but think of the elder sister Xue who died under him two days ago, and a ball of heat surged in his lower abdomen.

It seems that I should find a suitable target to vent.

This time I have to find a younger girl, preferably an unmarried girl, to see blood and get rid of bad luck.

Rumble!

The sound of thunder sounded in the sky.

Lu Jicheng suddenly felt a little uneasy.

What's going on?

Just as this thought came to his mind, the tightly closed door suddenly opened, and a streak of knife-like light came straight towards him.