who and the rivers and lakes

In the afterglow of the setting sun, although the lamps and candles in the hall were bright, they could not remove the shadows in everyone's hearts. Even the red ribbons and red decorations that were too late to remove were covered with a gloomy and dead air.

Zhan Zhao sat at the table, his face paler.His expression was indescribably calm.He slowly turned his gaze, and looked at the remaining people in the hall one by one.

Bai Qingfeng was still expressionless, with his eyelids downcast, unable to see the expression in his eyes clearly.

Bai Qingyun was also helped out to sit at the table, she was no longer the maniac she was before, her eyes were glazed over, staring at the leftovers on the table, she muttered in a low voice: "I'm dead, I'm dead, I'm dead now."

Zhu Tianxiang huddled in the wheelchair, his pale face was still bloodless, but his pitch-black eyes were moving rapidly, full of fear and doubt.

The little book boy stood behind his wheelchair with an indifferent posture, his pointed chin was exposed, and his eyes were vaguely peeking out, as if he didn't understand what happened just now.

Bai Xinyu and Ding Yuehua sat together, their faces were full of panic, but they were still calm.

Sheng Donglai was most energetic, looked at Zhan Zhao, then at Bai Xinyu, wanted to comfort Bai Xinyu not to be afraid, and waited for Zhan Zhao's order to arrest the murderer immediately. As for who the murderer was and how the case was, He didn't think much about it.

Zhan Zhao looked at the crowd once, then turned his head to look at the old housekeeper who was bending over to the side to bless him, and asked, "Are these two little boys from the village?"

Blessing was still trembling uncontrollably, as if he had aged a lot all of a sudden, his face was full of tears, and he said in a trembling voice: "Master Hui Zhan, these two boys are indeed from the village. They have been in the village for two years, and they are usually well-behaved. , was accepted by the owner as a personal servant."

"I've been in Zhuangzhong for two years... where did I get those two years ago?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"This..." Blessing hesitated to answer, but secretly raised his eyelids to look at Bai Qingfeng, then lowered his head again.

Zhan Zhao held back his temper and continued, "Where did these two kids come from two years ago, you just say it's okay."

Blessing still bowed his head and remained silent, but Bai Qingfeng opened his eyes, and said coldly: "I gave these two boys to Brother Zhu two years ago."

Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Qingfeng up and down, and asked, "Then where did Village Master Bai get these two boys two years ago?"

Although these two boys are young, they have at least five years of hard work in swordsmanship, that is to say, they have already received special training before coming to Zhujiazhuang.

Bai Qing's Fengcheng Mansion is deep, and even if a friend he had known since childhood died tragically in front of him, he never showed any emotion. He just rolled his eyes when he heard Zhan Zhao's question, and said, "Two years ago, during our trip to the south of the Yangtze River, , bought four boys by the way, gave two of them to Brother Zhu, and kept the other two for his own use. In the past two years, there has been no abnormality. As for how these two boys became killers? Law? I don’t know about it.”

He evaded it completely, and Zhan Zhao glanced at him, as if he believed his words, and didn't ask any more questions.The old butler blessed with grief and indignation in his eyes, and stared at him fiercely from time to time, but he didn't dare to say much.

Zhan Zhao looked down at the note in his hand, then raised his head to look at the crowd, and asked slowly: "This note says four words: "Love is cut off, and finally retribution is finally tasted. I wish you all the best wishes... Dear relatives, do you know who Zhu Zhuang's enemies are?"

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, their expressions changed, but they didn't speak.

The old steward Fu looked at the faces of the people and said: "The villain boldly said that the master was raised by the villain since he was a child. He is upright and kind, respects his parents at home, takes care of his brothers, is heroic outside, and takes pleasure in helping others. Whether it is a neighbor or a martial artist in the Jianghu, whoever mentions the master will give a thumbs up and praise him. The master has always been kind and righteous to others, so how could he have enmity with others? I don’t know who is so cruel, it must be born of jealousy Hate will kill you next time." He said, intentionally or not, he looked at Bai Qingfeng, lowered his head in a blink of an eye, stretched out his sleeves to wipe away his tears, forced a smile at Zhan Zhao, and said, "As for the master's behavior, Mr. It’s not clear that the master and his friends have met for a while, right?”

The last sentence of the old housekeeper's blessing, humble and flattering, contained a very powerful eloquence, like a knife piercing Zhan Zhao's heart.Zhan Zhao sighed softly, his mouth full of bitterness for a while, he didn't know whether to agree or refute.

The old butler blessed Zhu Tianwei with a proud tone, and he praised Zhu Tianwei's various benefits without hesitation. He murmured, "Brother is so benevolent and loving, how could he have any enemies?"

Zhan Zhao nodded, then looked at Bai Qingyun.

Bai Qingyun was flustered and at a loss for what to do, and said repeatedly: "I don't know, I don't know anything. Don't ask me, I won't say anything!" She shook her hands, and suddenly burst into tears.

Bai Xinyu quickly took her hand and comforted her softly.

Bai Qingyun glanced at Bai Xinyu, then turned to look at Bai Qingfeng, with a trembling voice, said vaguely: "I don't know...I won't tell...don't kill me..."

Bai Qingfeng frowned, and said to Bai Xinyu: "She's sick again, help her go in to take medicine and rest." He paused, then turned to look at Zhan Zhao and said, "Of course, if Daxia Zhan doesn't mind."

Zhan Zhao looked at him, then at Bai Qingyun, and said, "Madam I wish you are not feeling well, you should go back to your room to rest."

Bai Qingyun's terrified crying gradually disappeared outside the hall, everyone in the hall lowered their heads, no one looked at anyone, no one spoke, and no one proposed to leave.

During the cupping of tea, the footsteps outside the hall were chaotic, Li Ji, the head catcher of the Nanjin county government office, led a few government servants to rush in, and when they saw Zhan Zhao, they clasped their fists respectfully and saluted.

Before Zhan Zhao could speak, another person appeared behind Li Ji, in his early thirties, with a white face and short beard, dressed in a long robe, elegant and tidy, he smiled before saying anything, bowed to the ground to Zhan Zhao, and said, "It really is Hero Zhan, I have admired my name for a long time, and I am like thunder..." As soon as he spoke, he was eloquent, with an affectionate and respectful expression on his face, and he bowed while talking, obviously he is a person who is used to dealing with people.

Zhan Zhao also clasped his fists in return, but asked, "Who is this?"

Li Ji said beside him: "Master Zhan, this Dr. Yin Tongming, a famous local doctor, came here to treat Mrs. Zhu."

Yin Tongming kept his eyes on Zhan Zhao, and he opened his mouth to speak, but Bai Qingfeng said suddenly: "Doctor Yin, Mrs. Zhu is not in good health, you'd better go in and have a look."

Yin Tongming smiled flatteringly at Zhan Zhao, as if regretting that he couldn't get closer to Zhan Zhao, and said repeatedly: "Hero Zhan, I'm sorry..." He couldn't stop apologizing, while retreating to the back hall, not wanting to get close to Zhan Zhao. Salute at the place of residence.

Zhan Zhao had no time to care about him, so he turned around and arranged for Li Ji and others to send Zhu Tianwei's body to the county government for future autopsy and investigation.

After everything was arranged properly, Li Ji and others carried the corpse away. It was already darker at night. Zhu Tianxiang was weak and couldn't support himself. He tossed and turned restlessly in the wheelchair.

Zhan Zhao looked at the night outside the window, and said, "I'm sorry for staying here, everyone. Please go your own way. If necessary, Zhan will ask everyone to provide information." He turned to look at the old housekeeper's blessing, and then at Zhu Tianxiang, Said: "If your residence is convenient, Zhan hopes to live in the residence temporarily."

The old housekeeper blessed him and said hurriedly: "It would be best if Mr. Zhan stayed to investigate the case. If you have any requests, please ask."

Zhu Tianxiang also said at the same time: "Brother Zhan can do whatever he wants. In this mansion, he treats him as his own home. What's more, brother Zhan is not here. I hope that Brother Zhan can help with the funeral." He not only spoke, but also called Brother Zhan directly. His voice was trembling, with a hint of timidity, but his eyes met Zhan Zhao, showing admiration and closeness.

Zhan Zhao recalled the encounter with Zhu Tianwei, and now he died tragically, leaving only such a brother, so naturally he should try his best to help and take care of him, so he smiled encouragingly at Zhu Tianxiang, and said softly: "Thank you, brother Zhu, if necessary, I will help you." Will do my best to help.”

Zhu Tianxiang blurted out the words at first, but he was a little flustered when he said the words, but he saw that Zhan Zhao not only didn't mind, but had a very kind attitude.Since he was a child, he has never been treated kindly by others, but now he can be commensurate with the dignified Nanxia Zhanzhao brothers. His face suddenly lit up with excitement, his eyes turned, and he couldn't help but glance at Ding Yuehua, his pale face glowed. up red.

When Zhu Tianxiang spoke, outsiders didn't think it was too unusual, but Fu suddenly turned his head to look at Zhu Tianxiang, with a complicated expression on his face, as if he couldn't believe that the always cowardly second son would also be the master of Zhu's mansion.While he was surprised, disgust and disdain were undisguised in his eyes, who in the Zhu family would take this second young master seriously?

Zhu Tianxiang was extremely sensitive, he had already seen the expression of blessing in his eyes, so he could only smile coyly, and he was not very angry, because he had long been used to contempt for others.

When Ding Yuehua heard that Zhan Zhao was going to stay in the mansion, he immediately said, "Xin Yu will definitely stay and take care of Mrs. Zhu, so I'll stay here with her."

Sheng Donglai was standing in the distance with his arms folded on his chest, but now he opened his eyes wide, glanced past Bai Xinyu, looked at Ding Yuehua and said, "You... that... Miss Bai will stay in Zhujiazhuang?" He turned his head, looked at Zhu Tianxiang and said with blessings: "Please your family to make arrangements, I also want to disturb you for a few days."

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