Gu Shenwei was deliberately considering the prostitute Shen Yanshi those words, do not understand she why to make an appointment with a child, but is not two adults, he fondly remembers Dongbao that know well suddenly, kills there is not only the method is also the goal, simple direct. 顾慎为寻思着妓女沈燕诗的那句话,不明白她为什么为约见一个小孩子,而不是两名成年人,他突然怀念起自己所熟识的东堡,在那里杀戳既是手段也是目的,简单直接。 Zhong Heng from returning to north city Yamen, Tie Hanfeng got the apprentice still to stop over to the south wall, he compared with usually drank more liquor, saw more people, Gu Shenwei sits the news that at the same time heard to spread one after another. 钟衡自回北城衙署,铁寒锋领着徒弟仍然到南墙落脚,他比平时喝更多的酒,见更多的人,顾慎为坐在一边听着陆续传来的消息。 Xu Xiaoyi said that everyone knows him in south city, it seems like it is not false, everybody called him „little rascal” and „boy” and „small jumping bean” a kind of synonym, but nobody discovered that he and Xu Yanwei whereabouts, sister and brother two vanished in south city, the surroundings the outskirts within ten li (0.5 km) did not have the similar corpse. 许小益自称在南城谁都知道他,看来不假,大家都叫他“小鬼”、“小子”、“小蹦豆”一类的代称,但是没有人发现他和许烟微的下落,姐弟两个在南城消失了,周围十里以内的郊野也没相似的尸体。 „Really has blamed, in south city, was two ants does not evade the eyes of these people.” “真是怪了,在南城,就是两只蚂蚁也躲不过这些人的眼睛。” Person who midnight, passes on the news has been short gradually, Tie Hanfeng closely is pinching the wine glass, to this matter even more puzzled. 子夜时分,传消息的人渐渐少了,铁寒锋紧紧捏着酒杯,对此事越发地不解。 „Perhaps they hid in north city.” Gu Shenwei thought that this is the only explanation. “或许他们躲进了北城。”顾慎为觉得这是唯一的解释。 „I have early thought that is they, a thief prostitute, does not have the qualifications to enter north city, moreover record investigates passed/lived of various city gates, did not have the person of unknown origin to enter north city certainly.” “我早想到了,可是他们俩,一个小偷一个妓女,根本没资格进北城,而且各城门的记录也查过了,绝没有来历不明的人进入北城。” The Gu Shenwei experience crosses the guard in north city, must register the name, to capture the weapon to each position passing in and out, even if Golden Roc Castle Killer(s) is no exception, the sister and brother want to mix not to be indeed easy. 顾慎为见识过北城的守卫,对每位进出者都要登记姓名、收缴武器,即使是金鹏堡的杀手也不例外,那姐弟俩想混进去的确不容易。 „Only if they were fired ash, the association was found.” “除非他们被烧成了灰,总会被找到的。” Tie Hanfeng said that this, has filled big liquor fiercely, raises head to go off, he bed, at least Gu Shenwei has not never seen him to lie on the bed. 铁寒锋说完这一句,猛灌了一大口酒,仰头睡去,他从来不睡床,至少顾慎为从来没见过他躺在床上。 Gu Shenwei sits in meditation, looks that the alcoholics staggering leave, drop down murkily, is calculating the time at heart silently, south city may not have night watchman occupation, he roughly will be drawing near four, stands up. 顾慎为静坐,看着酒客们踉踉跄跄地离开、昏昏沉沉地倒下,心里默默计算着时间,南城可没有更夫这种职业,他约摸着快到了四更,站起身。 „Does?” The Tie Hanfeng snoring sound stops, closes one's eyes to ask. “干什么？”铁寒锋鼾声息止,闭着眼睛问道。 „Passes the tone.” “透口气。” Gu Shenwei goes out of the tavern, has captured a circle, enters a city from another gap, walked several streets carelessly, confirmed that the following nobody tracks, directly soars keeps a person of lane. 顾慎为走出酒馆,兜了一个圈子,从另一处缺口进城,胡乱走了几条街,确认后面无人跟踪,直奔留人巷。 The guest of buying wine already ebbed, the guest of buying wine just satisfied **, goes out of gentle townships, some people of self-satisfaction, some people of surreptitiousness, they must while before dawn go home, perhaps can also find scolding of an excuse on opposite party. 买醉的客人早已退潮,买春的客人刚刚满足了**,走出一座座温柔之乡,有人志得意满,有人行踪诡秘,他们要趁着天亮前回家,没准还能找个理由应对家中的责难。 Gu Shenwei touches the hilt that under the waist does not have once again, deeply feels anxiety and restlessness that is penniless. 顾慎为又一次去摸腰下不存在的刀柄,深感两手空空的焦躁与不安。 Also after walking one group of guests, keeps a person of lane to be finally quiet temporarily, in little building light extinguish, some guests finally „were always remained”. 又走了一拨客人之后,留人巷终于暂时沉寂,小楼里的灯光一盏盏熄灭,总有一些客人最终被“留”了下来。 Gu Shenwei stands outside several houses, by the corner, observes Xu Yanwei and Shen Yanshi little building, inside and outside previous does not have the light, latter is only shining the lantern before the gate, in the building is black. 顾慎为站在几座房子以外,挨着墙角,观察许烟微和沈燕诗的小楼,前一座内外都没有灯光,后一座只在门前亮着灯笼,楼里是黑的。 After the quarter of an hour, before Gu Shenwei bents runs up to Shen Yanshi little building gate rapidly, gate unlatched, probably is waiting for his arrival. 一刻钟以后,顾慎为猫着腰迅速跑到沈燕诗小楼的门前,门是虚掩的,好像正在等他的到来。 He pushes the door to go in gently, here pattern and opposite little building are almost same, he arrives at the back door directly, pushes it unlatched, this softly goes upstairs. 他轻轻推门进去,这里的格局与对面的小楼几乎一样,他直接走到后门,将它也推成虚掩,这才轻手轻脚地上楼。 Without the form of servant, was sent probably. 没有仆人的身影,大概也被打发走了。 The gate of bedroom also unlatched, Gu Shenwei has listened attentively to a meeting, discovered that inside does not have the breathing, anybody's breathing. 卧室的门也是虚掩的,顾慎为倾听了一会,发现里面没有呼吸声,任何人的呼吸声。 The door shoves open a seam, Gu Shenwei moves sideways, immediately saw two corpses, he walks quietly, bends down to examine, is Shen Yanshi and takes care her woman, in a lower abdomen the blade, nape of the neck was chopped. 将门推开一条缝,顾慎为闪身进去,马上看到了两具尸体,他悄悄地走过去,俯身查看,是沈燕诗和服侍她的婆子,一个小腹中刀,一个脖颈被砍。 The deceased person eyes circle opens the eyes, is bigger than before death, sends out the glimmer, lost the third dimension, makes the feeling of Gu Shenwei keener, passed over gently and swiftly together the chill in the air following the spinal column from the neck. 死人眼睛圆睁,比生前还要大,散发微光,丧失了真实感,却让顾慎为的感觉更加敏锐,从脖子后面顺着脊柱掠过一道寒意。 He has turned around, saw the man who in the corner sits, does not have the breathing like the deceased person, but truly is living. 他转过身,看到角落里坐着的男人,像死人一样没有呼吸声,但确确实实是活着的。 „I am thinking, the murderer will come back again.” The man in corner said. “我在想,凶手是不是会再回来。”角落里的男人说。 „Perhaps the murderer is waiting for the scapegoat.” “或许凶手正在等替罪羊。” Intention that Gu Shenwei gives up escaping, because two people knew mutually, he is only has not thought the opposite party can be a expert. 顾慎为放弃逃跑的意图,因为两人互相认识,他只是没想到对方会是一位高手。 „Perhaps the murderer is waiting for this good play.” “或许凶手正等着这场好戏。” Zhong Heng stands up, before arriving at the corpse, „is the masterpiece of Golden Roc Castle slender blade, the knife skill also resembles.” 钟衡站起身,走到尸体前,“又是金鹏堡狭刀的杰作,刀法也像。” „Not like.” “不像。” „?” “哦？” „The Golden Roc knife skill is quick, blade feeds is only flash's matter, therefore the cutting edge is small, must be smaller than the width of slender blade. Shen Yanshi wound is the slender blade creates, but the murderer pricks slowly, will stay one to pull out, therefore the cutting edge must greatly. That woman, the wound is not deep, keeps the blood to be too much and die, is not the style that a Golden Roc knife skill blade is killed violently.” “金鹏刀法要快,刀进刀出只是一瞬间的事,所以刀口非常小,比狭刀的宽度还要小。沈燕诗的伤口是狭刀造成的,但凶手是慢慢刺入,停留了一会才拔出来,所以刀口要大一点。那个婆子,伤口不深,留血过多而死,不是金鹏刀法一刀毙命的风格。” After saying, Gu Shenwei are also very surprised, he sees in Dongbao has the corpse innumerably, has never given special attention to the wound, but the difference in his opinion is actually so significant. 说完之后,顾慎为自己也很惊讶,他在东堡见过无数具尸体,从未特别关注过伤口,可是差别在他看来却是如此明显。 „You said right.” “你说得没错。” The Zhong Heng squatting lower part of the body, has even traced a meeting in the wounds of two corpses, „kills this woman time, the murderer is near to her, very possible is one is hugging her, holds the blade to prick. Kills the old woman time, murderer even chopper law that used itself not to excel.” 钟衡蹲下身,甚至在两具尸体的伤口上摸了一会,“杀这个女人的时候,凶手离她非常近,很可能是一手搂着她,一手持刀刺入。杀老女人的时候,凶手用了自己不擅长的平砍刀法。” „Do you believe me?” “你相信我？” This is Gu Shenwei second time asks the different person same questions. 这是顾慎为第二次问不同的人同一个问题。 „Is uncertain, the knife skill by slowly is changed is not quickly easy, by slows down quickly is very relaxed, moreover you such quickly discover the flaw of murderer.” “不一定,刀法由慢变快不容易,由快变慢却很轻松,而且你又这么快发现凶手的破绽。” „Are you what kind of?” “你想怎样？” Zhong Heng returns the corner, sits on soft chair, had deliberately considered silently a meeting, „I want to solve the problem.” 钟衡退回角落,坐在软椅上,默默地寻思了一会,“我想解决问题。” „I think that you must discover murderer/culprit.” Gu Shenwei words belt/bring satire. “我以为你要找出真凶。”顾慎为话带讽刺。 „I only want to solve the problem.” “我只想解决问题。” „I am your ‚issue’, now can solve?” “我是你的‘问题’,现在就要解决吗？” „No, Golden Roc Castle has given you three days of time, I will not rob tiny bit.” “不,金鹏堡给了你三天时间,我不会抢走一分一毫。” Gu Shenci longs for that side can have a handle blade, is hard to take to the throat dry heart intensely itchy. 顾慎次渴望身边能有一柄刀,强烈到嗓子干涩心痒难耐。 Two people silent a meeting, Zhong Heng has opened the mouth suddenly, „haven't you understood my meaning?” 两人沉默了一会,钟衡突然开口,“你没有明白我的意思？” „I do not understand to guess a riddle.” “我不懂猜谜。” The man in corner exudes the well-meaning laughter, „‚truth’ and ‚issue’ entirely different, might as well makes an analogy, in the room some people lost 120 money, the person who traces the truth wants to know that whom money does exist and does have to lose, is a thief, the person who solves the problem wants to change 120 money makes everybody satisfy, as for money but from where reason who provides, is the immaterial minor matter.” 角落里的男人发出善意的笑声,“‘真相’与‘问题’截然不同,不妨打个比喻,屋子里有人丢了120银子,追查真相的人想知道银子到底存不存在、有没有丢、谁是窃贼,解决问题的人则想变出120银子让大家都满意,至于银子从何而来由谁提供,都是无关紧要的小事。” The Zhong Heng words and Tie Hanfeng that „do not seek for the murderer/culprit, but is proved oneself have not killed the third person” equally obscurely, Gu Shenwei as if understands that always thought where has not to be right. 钟衡的话跟铁寒锋那句“不是寻找真凶而是证明自己没杀第三个人”一样费解,顾慎为似乎明白又总觉得有哪里不对。 „In this matter, what the issue that you do want to solve is?” “在这件事里,你想解决的问题是什么？” „The issue that I want to solve restrains according to the law the murderer/culprit.” “我想解决的问题是将真凶绳之以法。” Gu Shenwei stares, immediately understands the opposite party is cracking a joke, this irritates him, why the matter cannot talk clearly clearly, wants cloud Shanwu to cover talks circuitously? He thinks again, the Killer(s) world of Dongbao is pure, appears including Xue Niang that sincere straightforward. 顾慎为一愣,随即明白对方是在开玩笑,这让他很恼火,事情为什么不能明明白白地说清楚,非要云苫雾罩地绕圈子？他再一次想到,东堡的杀手世界多么单纯,连雪娘都显得那么诚恳率直。 Two men are away from two corpses to hit the riddle, no one asked why the opposite party arrives at the murder scene fortunately. 两个男人隔着两具尸体打哑谜,谁也不问对方为何凑巧来到杀人现场。 Day quick bright time, Zhong Heng stands up once more, this chapter was about to leave, „I must go to ask everywhere, you?” 天快亮的时候,钟衡再次站起身,这回是准备离开了,“我要去到处问问,你呢？” „I also want to ask.” “我也想问问。” „Good.” “好。” Belongs to five prostitutes of big stomach Buddha lives very nearly, street northern three, street southern two, is missing to be killed, the role that Zhong Heng plays is the policeman and report mourning person. 原属大肚佛的五名妓女住得很近,街北三家,街南两家,一名失踪一名被杀,钟衡担任的角色是巡捕与报丧人。 The first prostitute hears the death news, sits from the bed, like have a dream said, „died, died, the person compared with the shatter, does not have the running water to pay, pou loess buries one, the death, died.” Afterward to the end then rests. 第一名妓女听到死讯,从床上坐起来,像做梦似地说,“死了,又死了一个,人比落花,却无流水可付,一抔黄土葬一身,死吧,都死了吧。”随后倒头便睡。 In the second prostitute building has the guest to sleep, accepts the inquiry in downstairs, „wanted me saying that was she suicides, makes this line, made money to be good wholeheartedly, do not have the ambition, she was the ambition is too big, was the same with missing Shen Yanwei, you were not Prince investigates bow/rear are killed by whom? At just the right moment, these two inexpensive goods happen to are the whores who that prince most likes, they win life and death, I also think that the Xu sister and brother were massacred by Shen Yanshi.” 第二名妓女楼上有客人睡觉,在楼下接受询问,“要我说,是她自己寻死,做这行的,一心赚钱就好了,千万不要有野心,她就是野心太大,和失踪的沈烟微一样,你不是查鞠王子被谁杀的吗？真巧,这两个贱货正好是那个王子最喜欢的婊子,她俩争得你死我活,我还以为许家姐弟是被沈燕诗杀掉的呢。” „Yesterday you had not said.” “昨天你没说。” „Yesterday? Sir, I have ‚prince’ to receive, thoughts not here. Must say that Prince bow/rear, is not the hospitable person, although I am a whore, should not arrange the guest, but he is not my guest, naturally said that you said that is?” “昨天？大人,我自己也有‘王子’要接待,心思不在这儿嘛。要说那位鞠王子,可不是好客人,虽然我是婊子,不该编排客人,可他不是我的客人,当然说得,你说是不是？” „Right, then said.” “对,接着说。” „He started to suppress, is willing to give to him to damage the biological daughter on permits the father, that Shen Yanshi, worked hard for money anything, if I, the gold and silver mountains pile in do not meet him at present......” “他下手太狠了些,也就许老爹愿意把亲生女儿送给他祸害,还有那个沈燕诗,为了钱什么都肯干,要是我,金山银山堆在眼前也不接他……” The third prostitute does not know where knew the death news ahead of time, selected two columns to be fragrant for the sisters in downstairs, „everybody wants to crush into north city, finally entered the wilderness, younger sister swallow Shi had not received a guest the person yesterday, she has closed the gate very early in the morning, said that was too tired has wanted to rest. Oh, you did not care that she was killed by whom, only wants to know matter that prince, I had nothing saying that wants to kill his person to fill to keep a person of lane.” 第三名妓女不知从哪里已经提前知道了死讯,在楼下为姐妹点了两柱香,“大家都想挤进北城,结果都进了荒野,燕诗妹妹昨天没接客人,她一早就把门关了,说是太累了想休息。唉,你们不关心她是被谁杀的,只想知道那位王子的事,我没什么可说的,想杀他的人能排满留人巷。” Gu Shenwei wants to look for Xu Yanwei servant woman, it is said by that she sends ahead of time, the prostitutes know nothing, the women reminded actually, „went to That side Madame desolate to inquire, the madame most pitied always pities weakly, perhaps gave shelter to Li Pozi.” 顾慎为想找许烟微身边的仆妇,据说被她提前打发走的那个,妓女们对此一无所知,倒是有一名婆子提醒说,“去萧夫人那边打听打听,夫人最怜老惜弱,没准收留了李婆子。” Returns on the chilly street, Gu Shenwei thought that the chest has stopped up a thing, has to speak out, „are really that sister and brother, the own children of big stomach Buddha?” 重新回到清冷的街上,顾慎为觉得心口堵了一块东西,不吐不快,“那姐弟俩,真是大肚佛的亲生子女？” „Un, therefore they asked you to kill people, everybody was not accidental, this is sooner or later matter.” “嗯,所以他们请你杀人,大家都不意外,这是早晚的事儿。” Gu Shenwei is holding the wall, has spat, stands up, said, „everybody does know his behavior?” 顾慎为扶着墙壁,真的吐了起来,站起身来,说,“大家都知道他的行为？” „Here is Jade City, you can think the matter that here occurred, will be slowly used.” “这里是璧玉城,你能想到想不到的事情都在这里发生,慢慢就会习惯了。” Zhong Heng calm indignant, Gu Shenwei forces itself to be also tranquil, he is not saves the world, nobody can save the world, this world meets to ruin, he thinks. 钟衡的语气平静得让人气愤,顾慎为强迫自己也平静下来,他不是来拯救世界的,没有人能拯救世界,这个世界会自己毁掉,他想。 Keeps a person of lane in entire, the building of Xiao Fengchai housing is worry-free most luxurious, in fact, she has occupied three buildings, makes a connection with to become one. 在整条留人巷,萧凤钗居住的楼是最宽畅最豪华的,事实上,她一人占了三座楼,打通成为一幢。 Madame desolate is resting, no one can disturb her, Xu Yanwei Li Pozi really here, but she could not provide many clues, bow/rear Gaotai was Xu Yanwei there patron, but was not the only guest, she before it happened a day of afternoon was sent, therefore does not know that in the evening Xu Yanwei does have the guest, does not know that 1200 money were who stayed behind. 萧夫人正在休息,谁也不能打扰她,许烟微身边的李婆子果然在这里,但她提供不了多少线索,鞠高泰是许烟微那里的常客,但不是唯一的客人,她事发前一天的下午就被打发走了,所以不知道当晚许烟微有没有客人,更不知道那1200银子是谁留下的。 „1200 money? Such straightforward guest old woman I have not seen.” “1200银子？这么豪爽的客人老婆子我可是从来没见过。” Two people are just about to leave, Li Pozi has remembered a thing, „few days ago, Mi Young Master often/common to come, evidently likely was really rich, must say that who can spend money like it is going out of style, I looked am he.” 两人正要离开,李婆子又想起了一点东西,“前些日子,有一位米公子常来,看样子像是真有钱,要说谁能一掷千金,我看就是他了。” Young Master Mi is a person comes each time, does not wear the long gown wears the cape, the conduct is surreptitious, except for Xu Yanwei, no one has been seeing his true colors, keeps the person of lane common this guest, will be unremarkable. 米公子每次都是一个人来,不是穿长袍就是戴斗篷,行事诡秘,除了许烟微,谁也没见着他的真面目,留人巷常有这种客人,也不会太惹人注意。 Gu Shenwei is thinking this „Young Master Mi”, a drawing in heart is gradually clear. 顾慎为想着这位“米公子”,心中的一幅图画渐渐清晰。