Chapter 262: Masked Encounter

The size of this team of doctors was quite large, including Di Renjie, Zhao Ji, Di Chun, and two guards, Zhang Huan and Li Lang, a total of five people.

What’s strange is that both Zhao Ji and Di Renjie had unfamiliar faces, and they were obviously wearing human skin masks.

As a miracle doctor, it is natural for Di Renjie to learn how to make some human skin masks from Ruyan.

It’s a pity that Di Renjie’s body shape is quite conspicuous, so the camouflage effect is unsatisfactory.

Seeing the crowd surrounding Qingyang Inn and pointing and talking, Di Renjie realized that something had happened in the inn.

Zhao Ji habitually looked around the inn, and with his excellent reconnaissance awareness, he caught a glimpse of the tea drinkers wearing bamboo hats.

However, Zhao Ji didn't know what he was thinking, so he didn't say anything. Instead, he came to Di Renjie and said, "Sir, it looks like something has happened. Do you still want to go into the inn? Or should you go directly to see Wen Kai?"

Di Renjie pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's good that something happened. I was afraid that there would be no movement. I will stay at Qingyang Inn today!"

After saying this, he walked calmly towards the gate of Qingyang Inn.

Zhao Ji was not surprised by this answer. He shook his head slightly, with a smile on his lips, and followed Di Renjie into the inn.

The spectators who were watching were about to disperse, but when they saw two groups of people entering the inn, they couldn't help but continue pointing and talking.

When a group of people entered the store, they saw the owner, Wu Xiang, fiddling with an abacus on the counter, which made a crackling sound.

"Boss, let me stay in the hotel!" Zhao Ji came to the counter in person and negotiated with the boss.

Di Chun and Zhang Huan pulled out the tables and chairs and asked Di Renjie to sit down at a table.

Wu Xiang was surprised to see someone coming into the store so quickly. When he looked at the size of the group, he became even more concerned.

"Why, are you guys here together?" Wu Xiang skillfully put on a smiling face and greeted everyone.

Zhao Ji looked at Wu Xiang with a half-smile: "Yes, I want three upper rooms."

"Three rooms upstairs? Great, great!" Wu Xiang looked like a man who was greedy for money.

"Boss, we are traveling doctors. We are very thirsty after traveling all the way. Can you let us have a cup of tea first?" Di Renjie said as he sat at the table.

Wu Xiang agreed repeatedly and shouted to the back: "Okay, Xiaofeng, where the hell have you been? Hurry up and make tea for the guests!"

With a greeting, a tall woman in the back hall came over quickly with a teapot in her hand.

She was wearing a faded coarse cloth dress, with dishevelled hair that covered her eyebrows and eyes, as well as the hideous-looking scar.

She walked up to Zhao Ji and very skillfully poured a light cup of tea for Zhao Ji and Di Renjie. Upon closer inspection, the amount of water in the two cups was almost exactly the same.

Zhao Ji raised his eyebrows and smiled: Xiaomei, the secret is revealed.

Xiaomei looked at Zhao Ji's new strange face. His expression was very weird, but it was hidden by his hair so it couldn't be seen.

Di Chun was a good man. He took the kettle and said, "Here, give it to me!"

Xiaomei didn't say anything either. She just nodded, made a gesture of thanks, and then quietly retreated.

The boss, Wu Xiang, was acting like a dramatic person. When he saw Xiaomei handing the kettle to the customer, he thought she was being lazy and slacking off: "Ah, you little bitch! You are so lazy!"

As he said this, he looked ferocious and was about to hit Xiaomei with his hand.

However, the raised arm was caught in mid-air and could not move at all.

At some point, Zhao Ji's large figure had already stood in front of Xiaomei.

Xiaomei turned her back to Di Renjie and the others, looked up and couldn't help laughing. Wu Xiang's arm was held by Zhao Ji, making him into an extremely awkward position. He struggled hard but couldn't get free: "Hey, hey, sir, what are you doing?"

"Boss, you should change your temper. How can you do business with a gloomy face? Harmony brings wealth!" Zhao Ji gently let go of his hands.

Zhao Ji was clearly smiling, but in Wu Xiang's eyes, that smile seemed to carry a hint of murderous intent.

"Yes, yes, sir, you are right." A wise man never suffers a loss in front of him, so Wu Xiang quickly put on a smiling face.

The atmosphere was a little tense, so Di Renjie quickly tried to smooth things over: "Boss, when I came here, I saw many onlookers surrounding the inn and pointing and talking. Did something happen?"

Zhao Ji returned to the table, calmly spread out his coat and sat down, slowly sipping the cup of tea, as if it was something top-notch.

Xiaomei was still laughing secretly beside her.

Wu Xiang responded to Di Renjie's question with a smile on his face: "No, nothing happened! There are only idle people outside the door, making trouble out of nothing!"

Zhao Ji stared at Xiaomei with interest and said jokingly, "Young lady, tell us, has something happened in the store?"

Xiaomei seemed really stupid and just nodded blankly.

Wu Xiang's face immediately turned murderous and he wanted to attack Xiaomei again.

"Hmm?" Zhao Ji glanced at Wu Xiang coldly.

Wu Xiang was frightened by this look, and quickly took two steps back, waving his hands tremblingly: "No, no, no..."

Di Renjie burst out laughing upon seeing this, reached out and took out several large silver ingots from his bosom and laid them out one by one.

He smiled broadly: "Boss, don't be afraid. Let's play a game. I ask questions, you answer. If you answer all correctly, you take the money. If you answer wrongly, ten taels will be deducted. How do you think?"

When Wu Xiang saw the silver, his eyes sparkled and he nodded hurriedly: "Ask whatever you want!"

"Haha," Di Renjie stroked his beard and smiled, "There was a murder in the store, right?"

Wu Xiang rolled his eyes and said, "No, there is no murder. It was two guests who were robbed, and that's why the government was alerted!"

"Well, the answer is wrong, deduct ten taels!" Di Renjie smiled and took back the silver ingot.

"Hey, hey! Don't!" Wu Xiang grabbed Di Renjie's hand and said, "Don't, don't, sir, please take out the silver box. If you ask again, I will tell you the truth."

Looking at Wu Xiang's greedy and stupid face, Di Renjie couldn't help laughing, and the people around him were laughing even more.

"To be honest, two guests died." Wu Xiang looked embarrassed. Even though he was thick-skinned, he couldn't help blushing at this moment.

Di Renjie asked again: "Two guests? How did they die?"

Wu Xiang seemed to feel very unlucky: "Who would know? I stayed at the hotel last night, and this morning, when I went to serve tea to the two men, I found the door open and the two men had been killed."

Di Renjie nodded, thinking: "Is that so? Can you let me go to that room and take a look?"

Wu Xiang also nodded, but he was obviously absent-minded and said: "Okay, no problem..."

He did not move, but stared at the pile of silver with his eyes wide open, his eyes fixed on it: "Sir, look at this silver? I..."

Di Renjie laughed: "They are all yours."

"Thank you, sir!" Wu Xiang was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. He grabbed the silver and put it in his arms.

(End of this chapter)