Twenty blades.
Twenty one empty cups.
Twenty two dead bodies.
Jiang Zhi had been standing at the middle of the restaurant hall for the last half an hour.
"Something is wrong.."
He had been saying the same sentence for at least five times.
A sturdy man with officer uniform walked into the hall.
"Everything is wrong. Before yesterday, our village had not seen any swordsman for the last twenty one years."
The man was about fifty years of age. His voice was clear and commanding.
He continued, "These swordsmen, they appeared out of nowhere yesterday. That was already very suspicious. But now.. their death is even more mysterious."
An old man had been sitting at the corner of the hall all this while. He had now stood up and walked towards the door.
"Old man Jiu, what do you think?" Jiang Zhi asked.
Old man Jiu could only sighed and walked away.
"Have you found any clue?" The sturdy man asked while picking up an empty cup.
"Yes.. there are twenty one cups.. very strange".
"What's with the number of cups?"
"Officer Zhao, did you not say that we have not seen any swordsman for twenty one years?"
The sturdy man suddenly looked to have lost his strength and had to grab the table beside him for support.
His face was pale.
This man, officer Zhao, was said to be a famous fighter in puglistic world when he was young. It is believed that the village was able to enjoy its peaceful days thanks to his reputation.
No one could imagine that officer Zhao could lose his calm in such a way. But Jiang Zhi did not seem to be surprised.
He continued his observation,
"Doctor Hu found out that the wine in the cups was poisoned. Who are these swordsmen? And who are their enemies? And since there are only twenty one cups, how could there be twenty two bodies?"
By this time, officer Zhao had finally regained his composure. He clinched his fists while saying clearly word by word,
"Because only one of them is really dead!"
As he finished his sentence, the 'dead bodies' suddenly sprung to live and in a lightning speed, flew towards officer Zhao from all direction.
Twenty one empty cups.
Twenty two dead bodies.
Jiang Zhi had been standing at the middle of the restaurant hall for the last half an hour.
"Something is wrong.."
He had been saying the same sentence for at least five times.
A sturdy man with officer uniform walked into the hall.
"Everything is wrong. Before yesterday, our village had not seen any swordsman for the last twenty one years."
The man was about fifty years of age. His voice was clear and commanding.
He continued, "These swordsmen, they appeared out of nowhere yesterday. That was already very suspicious. But now.. their death is even more mysterious."
An old man had been sitting at the corner of the hall all this while. He had now stood up and walked towards the door.
"Old man Jiu, what do you think?" Jiang Zhi asked.
Old man Jiu could only sighed and walked away.
"Have you found any clue?" The sturdy man asked while picking up an empty cup.
"Yes.. there are twenty one cups.. very strange".
"What's with the number of cups?"
"Officer Zhao, did you not say that we have not seen any swordsman for twenty one years?"
The sturdy man suddenly looked to have lost his strength and had to grab the table beside him for support.
His face was pale.
This man, officer Zhao, was said to be a famous fighter in puglistic world when he was young. It is believed that the village was able to enjoy its peaceful days thanks to his reputation.
No one could imagine that officer Zhao could lose his calm in such a way. But Jiang Zhi did not seem to be surprised.
He continued his observation,
"Doctor Hu found out that the wine in the cups was poisoned. Who are these swordsmen? And who are their enemies? And since there are only twenty one cups, how could there be twenty two bodies?"
By this time, officer Zhao had finally regained his composure. He clinched his fists while saying clearly word by word,
"Because only one of them is really dead!"
As he finished his sentence, the 'dead bodies' suddenly sprung to live and in a lightning speed, flew towards officer Zhao from all direction.
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