Chapter 76 Calculation
"If I were the ghost of the half-day castle, did you say too much?" Pan Qi retreated and could only try his best in language.
"If you want to kill me, even if I don't say this, on the contrary, I think it will be safer. Maybe you're going to kill again. I'm very interested in who will die. After saying this, Mao Dan made a gesture to end the conversation and continued the work at hand.
The hairy egg is just an ordinary white cook. Maybe he is very smart, but who will believe what he said? He is the lowest-ranking cook. Pan Qi thought viciously, in contrast, what happened after lunch was more worth thinking about. Pan Qi is very interested in how the one-eyed man will kill his boss.
The terrain of the house is not very open, and the rest area of the house can only be near the house, and the view around it is very limited. If the one-eyed man kills the new army commander in front of everyone, he may have to take the new army commander near the kitchen. In full view of the public, I see how he can kill without leaving a trace.
Pan Qi fell into the idea. Now everything she can do has been done, and the rest depends on others. Although there is a lot less pressure, Pan Qi is still somewhat overwhelmed by the sense of powerlessness that fate can't grasp in his own hands.
Wu Song
Wu Song is calculating the days, and the Spring Festival is indeed coming soon. But he didn't have any joy in his heart. Except for the conscription, the most important thing is that he has never had any expectations for the New Year.
When he was in Qinghe, his status was low, and when he was exiled in the rivers and lakes, he had no relatives. The only meaning of the passage of time for Wu Er was that he could tell himself and endured for another year.
He is coming for his first New Year as the head of the capital, but he is still unhappy at this time. Erlang thought to himself that maybe if the sea sand is completely better, he will be happy, maybe so.
Anyway, there are really few things in the county government. By the end of the year, all kinds of things seem to have stopped, and even the strong people around will no longer plunder. Wu Song learned that the strong people of this generation are both thieves. At this time, they will make conditions with the rich people nearby, and both sides will exchange their property for safety, so that they can have a safe year. The rich were also so happy, so Wu Song was surprised to see that almost all the officials had nothing to do in the county office.
This made him very uncomfortable. Although Wu Er was very idle, it was too hot to watch others idle, especially those who once shouted on his head.
So Wu Song, who rubbed the fire, came to the class room.
"Find all the officials in the county office. I have something to say." Wu Song said to the official on duty in the class room.
The county government is not too big. After a while, the officials gathered in the class room. Probably because he had nothing to do for too long, Erlang found that many officials were not very energetic.
"I came here today to say something. Fourth Master Qi has been gone for half a year. Although Fourth Master Qi's position is only an ordinary official, he has been working in Yanggu for many years and has given me countless help when Wu Song was the leader. I believe you have also been instructed by him. After his death, Wu Er was very sad. Since then, I have lost the teacher who led the journey, Yanggu has also lost the cornerstone of maintaining peace, and I'm afraid you have lost the backbone. But in the past few months, I have figured out something. Fourth Master Qi's life was too hard. Perhaps this death enabled him to stay away from Yanggu's heavy official duties and be a kind of rest and rest. As the head of Yanggu, I can't always be lucky. I have always wanted Fourth Master Qi to shelter me from the wind and rain, and I should also think more about Fourth Master Qi.
Fourth Master Qi dedicated his life to Yanggu County where we stood, but he never had a family. When he died, not to mention a son and a half daughter, not even a woman with filial piety. Every time I think about this, I feel even more heartbroken. Now, I want to give myself a chance to remedy. My aunt, also known as Mrs. Wang, told me that she can also get married after death, which is called yin marriage. After knowing it, I was very happy. After searching for it, I finally found the body of a yellow girl. As you all know, in a few days, I will go to the surrounding villages and towns for conscription, so things should be done sooner or later, and I'm ready to do it today. At this point, Wu Song glanced at the audience to see if there was any discordant voice.
Wu Er's speech has been recited many times, otherwise he may not be able to say anything at his level. He deliberately told Wang's mother-in-law here, so that once someone does not believe in ghosts and gods, he will regard the object of disgust as Wang's mother-in-law, not himself.
There were no waves or discussions at the scene, and it was very harmonious. But Wu Er felt uncomfortable. According to the theory, he should be a little surprised and discussed when announcing this news. Why is it so quiet? But when I thought about it, I immediately understood that Grandma Wang bought the body and put it in the morgue last night, and the officials could guess it more or less. Now she announced that there is nothing new.
"Let's go after lunch. In this way, you can finish your work in the evening and return before dinner without delaying everyone's other arrangements. This matter is the mourning of my Yanggu County government for my predecessors. In order to show grand, except for a few housekeepers in the county government, we will all go. Who stays away from the house?"
According to Wu Song's understanding of these officials, no one will take the initiative to stay. After all, as the boss, he is their immediate superior, and no one wants to give the boss a bad impression.
But when Wu Er felt complacent about his questioning method, something unexpected happened. People say one after another that they are not feeling well today, or the fortune teller has calculated recently that it is not easy to engage in such activities related to the dead, otherwise they will be unlucky. Wu Song counted that a total of 13 people explained to themselves that they could not participate in this activity for various reasons.
The official difference of the county government office includes a total of 32 people, and 13 people are only a small half. In order to prevent the further expansion of the signs of not going, Wu Er waved his hand: "Okay, then 13 of you look after the house. The rest of the people will wait and join me to join Fourth Master Qi's yin marriage. With this conclusion, no one will force anyone to go against his words.
Wu Song felt really depressed. He has been uncomfortable since he left home today. I hope nothing will happen in the afternoon.
Of course, the best result is that the man's body is still there when he opens Qi Si's official. That's reassuring. If his body is not there, he has other ways to deal with it. It's nothing more than these two results, and there seems to be no reason for awkwardness. Thinking of this, Erlang is much more relieved.
"Okay, let's break up." Wu Song waved his hand and it was useless to leave these people behind. He looked too upset. Erlang turned out of the class room and returned to the office room.
Wang Po
When Grandma Wang hurriedly returned to the county government office, she saw three or two officials coming out of the class room. It was thought that Wu Song had just announced the negative marriage for Qi Si in the afternoon.
She felt that she was really tired and out of breath, and the foot, which was deformed by entanglement, was painful. It seems that he has walked too much, but what can he do? Wu Er has learned shrewdly now and uses all kinds of big hats to press himself.
The conscience of these people who just went out to carry the coffin was also eaten by the dogs. As soon as they heard that it was a yin marriage, the lion opened his mouth, and the commission was scary. After asking several waves of people, Wang Po didn't find a lower price, so she gritted her teeth and paid the deposit.
She knows very well that she can't ask for this money from Wu Song. But as long as you can catch or kill Qi Si, who doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, it is better than anything else.
Up to now, Grandma Wang hasn't had breakfast. Seeing the people in the class come out, she went in to keep warm. It was too cold outside.
As soon as she went in and sat by the fire, an official began to squeeze her: "Wang, I heard that you made the idea of marry Qi Si? This idea is quite bad. On such a cold day, our brothers have to go together to get cold and do a happy event for Qi Si.
Someone next to him said, "Yes, we are all single. Isn't your mother-in-law a well-known matchmaker? Even the daughter-in-law of the head of the capital was told by you. Can you help us?"
Grandma Wang was embarrassed, and she didn't want to make more excuses. She just smiled helplessly with these people, and then took out the cold cake from her arms that had been bought before, but now frozen, and put it near the fire and baked it.
Sure enough, those officials saw that Wang Po didn't answer correctly, so they no longer squeezed.
The fire in the class room was very prosperous. After a moment, Grandma Wang's big cake was already hot and soft, and she couldn't wait to eat it. Grandma Wang was a little sorry when she ate it. Since Wu Da took over the Osmanthus Building, she stopped operating the pancake stall, and naturally the pancakes were not sold. The taste of this big cake was indeed much worse than that of the pancake. When she was hungry, she felt that the dwarf actually had something extraordinary.
After eating a few mouthfuls of cakes, Grandma Wang's heart calmed down and began to calculate how much money she spent this time. But counting, I suddenly felt something was wrong. It seems that the money has been spent less. Did you forget to give the money, and the other party didn't want it? This feeling of taking advantage made her excited. In order to understand who was taking advantage of, Grandma Wang began to calculate carefully.
The result of the calculation is that the Westgate Pharmacy needs less money.
The money you paid to Ximen Pharmacy is just the money for a corpse. It should be said that the price they set was relatively fair and did not take advantage of the fire. It is also that Grandma Wang is pressed for time, so there is no bargaining.
After buying this body, another coffin should be given. This coffin is like the boudoir of a monk girl. It can't be opened until the coffin is opened. But when the Siemens pharmacy delivered the body, it actually brought its own coffin. Last night, because of the bustle, Mrs. Wang didn't think of this. Now that she thinks about it, she understands that she has saved a lot of money because of the negligence of the Siemens pharmacy.
Haha, Ximen Qing, when you respect my wife, I will be ashamed to receive this money. When you come to me, don't blame me for not admitting it. Grandma Wang thought excitedly.
"Grandma Wang, what kind of cake do you eat? The government will have lunch soon." An official next to him joked.
"You eat the food in the government. As an ordinary person, it's better not to take advantage of it." Grandma Wang knew that if she had lunch with an official, she would definitely leave endless words in Wu Song. More is not as good as less. It's not bad to eat big cakes to deal with a meal. If you really want to eat good food, just go to Guihualou.
"The sun really came out from the west. Your mother-in-law didn't take advantage of it. Hey hey." Another official sneered.
Wang Po looked at the sun outside, and it was indeed almost lunch time.
Pan Qi
For Pan Qi, this morning has passed too slowly. As the number of calculations increases, she often has an illusion that no matter how much she earns, she can't win. Even if she regained her freedom and escaped from the bastion for half a day, she could only suffer in a bigger and stronger cage. And the final result must be death.
Whether you die in a hospital bed or a sword, you will die in the end.
When her spirit was about to collapse, the first one who came to pick up the meal came. After all the teams come to pick up lunch, the gangs will bask in the sun near the room, take a short break, and then eat lunch and start afternoon work. And the rest time is the killing moment agreed with the one-eyed man.
Hold on, hold on for a while.
One after another, more people came to pick up the lunch of their own team. The costumes of the new army are different from those of the soldiers in the half-day castle. Therefore, Pan Qi stood in the distance and easily found the new soldiers who came to pick up the meal. Unexpectedly, the one-eyed dragon did not come.
After a short time, all the lunches had been taken away, and the men began to walk out of the room to bask in the sun. Pan Qi was mixed in the crowd and did not show a very eager appearance, but tried to be as calm as possible.
No, there is no new army within sight. You should know that the cook's rest time is not long. After about a quarter of an hour, they will return to the kitchen for lunch. It takes a long time for the one-eyed man to bring the new army to himself. Pan Qi's heart was as anxious as soup. For her, this is a gamble with no way out. Once the leader of the new army does not die at this time, she can think that the one-eyed man does not want to execute the second name for himself. The argument about the fat man in blue and the black-faced butcher will disintegrate in an instant, and he will return to his room in the most The bottom, no, is more miserable than the bottom. The two of them will definitely retaliate against themselves, which will really never come out.
Time is passing little by, and the figure of the new army leader that Pan Qi is looking forward to has not appeared.
"What are you waiting for?" The voice I didn't want to hear appeared again. Like a nightmare, Pan Qi no longer needed to turn his head and knew that the only person who could speak at this time was hairy eggs.
"Then what are you waiting for? I'm just basking in the sun. I warn you that now I have established my own majesty in the room. If you always say such sarcastic things, you may be strangled to death in your dreams. Pan Qi deliberately made his tone indifferent.
"You won't do that. There are only two white cooks in the room. I'm dead, and you have to do all the work yourself. At that time, your anxious desire to complete the amount of work will make more people see through your trick and know that the ghost of the so-called half-day castle does not have any cards. I don't mean any harm, I'm just curious. What are you waiting for? Will someone die in full view of the public? It's getting more and more interesting." Mao Dan's tone was flat, but he could not refute it.
"Yes, someone will die." Pan Qi's heart crossed: "Before we go back to the dining room for lunch, someone will die. All the cooks are witnesses. Since you are so curious, are you interested in guessing who I am going to kill this time as the ghost of the half-day castle? Pan Qi's last few words were said in the ear of the hairy egg.
I simply bet once. If it fails, there will be no chance of reversal.
"How dare you admit it? Is my guess true? There was a strange expression on Mao Dan's face: "Pan Qi, the ghost of the half-day castle, I'm just guessing. I didn't expect you to admit it."
It's terrible, it's a trick. This person is just constantly cheating me with words. In fact, he is not sure. I can't help admitting it. But at this point, we can only move forward.
"Yes, I admit it, so guess. Let's see if your cleverness can change anything. Pan Qi said indifferently and turned to stare at the only way to the new army camp to the room. Time is running out.
"You killed Deng Bai because of some secrets on your body, and it will be exposed as soon as you take a shower. You have suppressed most people in the house, and no cook has publicly opposed you, so... the person killed this time should not be in the house. You haven't been to the castle for a long time, and you probably don't know much about the cottage outside the house. The purpose of this murder should be to deter everyone and make your position more stable in the room, which should be a big shot. But what bigwigs have come to our room? The biggest task is the new centurion who is willing to eat the pancakes you made. No, you won't kill him. He is an amulet for you. It's hard to figure out who you're going to kill. The hairy egg spread out his hands.
"I want to kill 800 commanders of the new army from Zongzhai. In a moment, he will die in front of our eyes." Pan Jinlian whispered and forced a confident smile on her face.
It's almost time. Why is there no one on the road? It's too late.
"If that's the case, it can really overwhelm everyone. It's getting more and more interesting. I'm waiting to see this scene. The hairy egg squatted down.
Pan Qi looked at the hairy egg with his spare light. He was swinging the stone on the ground, constantly throwing it up and then catching it.
"But I don't understand why you have been looking on the road. Will the commander of the new army come over and be killed? Let all the cooks see that it is not necessary to use this stupid method. Mao Dan once grabbed the three stones thrown by him at different times, with a proud smile on his face.
"What did you say?" Pan Qi was stunned.
"Isn't it more appropriate to kill there? Everyone can see it." The hairy egg squatted on the ground and pointed with his hand.
Pan Qi followed Mao Dan's hand, which was a wooden tower standing in the half-day castle cottage.