Ke Zhenhua woke up at four o'clock in the morning, and it was late in winter, so there were still stars outside the window.

He opened his eyes slightly, only to see the light in the room, and with a slight turn of his eyes, he saw the eldest daughter Ke Mulian who was dozing off by the bed.

Just woke up, Ke Zhenhua's head was still groggy, and he couldn't remember what was wrong with him for a while, and why there was a huge pain in his chest one after another.

He quietly closed his eyes, and in a few minutes his consciousness slowly returned, and he quietly recalled what had happened in the past few days, and everything was clear.

When I opened my eyes again, I looked around, the room was my bedroom, and I was guarding my daughter and son-in-law, and it seemed that I was at home. The heart that was carried returned to its original position.

Ke Zhenhua's hand was being grabbed by his daughter, and with a slight movement, Ke Mulian opened his eyes vigilantly, and shouted in surprise: "Dad, Dad, are you awake? Tears flowed down her face.

When his wife shouted, Dong Pengyuan's eyes widened, and he hurriedly pounced on him, shouting in a low voice: "Dad, I'm Pengyuan." Did you know?"

Ke Zhenhua squirmed his lips and wanted to speak, but his throat was so dry that he couldn't spit out the words, so he had to nod, he knew the meaning and knew it very well.

As long as it's clear! As long as it's clear! Dong Pengyuan was relieved.

"Don't cry, go and call Mu Lan. Dong Pengyuan reminded his wife.

"Oh, oh, yes, yes, I'm going to call Mu Lan, call Mu Lan. With that, Ke Mulian ran out.

With the sound of hurried footsteps, Ke Mulan hurried into his parents' bedroom. After a while, everyone else poured in.

Ke Mulan stepped forward and carefully examined the Du Zai who should be inspected, but found no abnormality, and it was no big deal.

"Dad, do you think there's anything wrong with it?" Ke Mulan asked to be on the safe side.

Ke Zhenhua pointed to the wound with his finger.

Ke Mulan looked at his father and asked, "It hurts?"

Ke Zhenhua nodded.

"Do you feel anything other than pain?"

Ke Zhenhua shook his head.

Ke Mulan explained: "After the anesthetic has passed, it is normal for the wound to hurt. Everything is fine, recuperate for a while, and it'll be fine. ”

When everyone heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Mrs. Ke was even more so, with tears in her eyes, and kept chanting, "Amitabha, Bodhisattva bless." ”

Hearing that his father was fine, Ke Muzhi was also relieved, but when he saw that his father didn't speak, he only shook his head and nodded, so he couldn't help but be anxious again, and asked, "Why doesn't Dad speak? What's going on?"

Ke Mulan said: "It's okay, it's just that I haven't drunk water for a long time, my throat is dry, and I can't make a sound." Drink some water, moisten your throat and you'll be fine. ”

"Then I'll feed my dad some water. Ke Muping turned and poured a glass of warm water.

Ke Mulan instructed again: "Eldest sister, let the kitchen boil some millet porridge, and let my father eat some food in a while." ”

"Hmm. ”

After drinking water and porridge, Ke Zhenhua's complexion eased a little and he was refreshed.

I've been worried for so many days, no one has had a good night's sleep, and now it's really okay to see people, the women are yawning one by one, and they are relieved to make up for sleep boldly, and there are only a few men left in the bedroom.

Ke Zhenhua had a stack of quilts behind him, he leaned on it, looked at a few juniors, and said with the corners of his mouth: "I thought God was really going to accept me this time?" ”

"It's not that God can't bear it. Ke Mulan unceremoniously corrected his father, he said: "You should thank those people for their poor marksmanship, and the bullets hit a little far from the heart." I should also thank my sisters for handling it properly, and the wound did not deteriorate significantly. Otherwise, your old man may really be drinking tea with God at this time. ”

Ke Zhenhua sighed: "Yes, this time it's really a fluke." After a moment, his eyes were cold, and he asked his eldest son-in-law: "How is it? Has anything been found? Is there any evidence that Wu Peide did it?"

Dong Pengyuan shook his head: "No." No one had passed by in the first place, and it happened to be lunch time, and there was not a single witness. We don't even know what those people look like, so we can't find them. ”

"What about Wu Peide? What about him these days?" Ke Zhenhua asked again.

Li Zijian said: "The day before the accident, he went to Guangzhou on a business trip, and he should be back today according to the itinerary. I asked someone to inquire, and he didn't have any real business going to Guangzhou this time. It seems that he is only doing this to clear himself. ”

Ke Zhenhua snorted coldly: "I want to cover it." After a pause, he asked, "What about the yamen?"

"Secretary Yang was not injured when the accident happened, and he has been on duty in the yamen for the past few days. We have a good talk, and everyone who asks will say that you met a friend you haven't seen for many years during your inspection, and you stayed at your friend's house for a few days. In the yamen, you can rest assured. Dong Pengyuan said.

"Secretary Yang is our own person, and with him in the yamen, I have nothing to worry about. Ke Zhenhua nodded, and then asked, "What's the situation outside now?"

Yu Songchao answered: "It's very calm outside, and no one knows about it except for the parties involved." After speaking, he hesitated, but finally asked: "Dad, if this matter is so secret, I don't think it will be good for us in the future." ”

"What do you say?" asked Ke Zhenhua.

"This time you are in danger, but next time? If we hide like this, Wu Peide will be even more fearless, and he will definitely wait for an opportunity to attack. In this way, because there is no wind and grass in advance, if you really have any accidents, others will not think about him, we can only be dumb and eat coptis. If you want me to say that we shouldn't block the news, when others know about this and think about the recent situation, it is easy to think about the mastermind behind the scenes. In this way, we ......"

"We're just going to be very passive. Dong Pengyuan interrupted Yu Songchao's words with a word.

"Why?" asked Yu Songchao with a frown.

Dong Pengyuan said: "If we spread the news, in addition to not being able to guarantee the safety of my father's life, it will also make everyone under my father panic." When people's hearts are in turmoil, their will will be scattered, and it is difficult to guarantee that Wu Peide will not take the opportunity to buy people's hearts, this is one of them.

Second, if the public discussion points the finger at Wu Peide, he is likely to jump over the wall and bite back, saying that we incited the masses to frame him. If we have the evidence, it's good to say, if we don't have the slightest evidence. Silence means acquiescence, rebuttal, and any language will be suspicious of quibbling.

Third, although Wu Peide is in charge of administration, he is a short-tempered and ruthless master. This time, Dad's voice was so loud that he was already resentful. This time, he still had some scruples about making a secret move, and if he really wanted to make him anxious, none of us could predict what crazy moves he would make.

Although Wu Peide likes to be willful, but the people around him are all calm and cautious, they really want to do something, and it is not easy to catch their handles. In that case, Dad really wanted something, instead of sending Wu Peide to the guillotine, it became a helping hand for him. So, it's better to be still than to be still. ”

Yu Songchao listened to Dong Pengyuan's analysis and nodded.

Ke Mulan sat on the side, not to mention that he couldn't insert a word, he was a little confused just by listening.

He has never touched officialdom, but all the men in the family are officials except him, so they also know a lot about the intrigues and deceit in the officialdom.

It's just that no matter how much he knows, he has only heard about it before, but now he has experienced it himself, he is not only blind, but also tired, and more disgusted.

This time, even if he vomited in disgust, he had to help with all his might, who let his own father hurt this time? Who doesn't have a little selfishness?

Ke Mulan couldn't help but ask, "Why are you so sure of Wu Peide?

"I'm still the same sentence, is it Wu Peide, we will have a result soon. Li Zijian said.

"Second brother-in-law, why are you so sure?" Ke Mulan asked.

"We have blocked the news so impenetrable, the murderer does not know the truth, and he will definitely come to the door to find out the truth. ”

Ke Mulan seemed to understand, and let out an "oh" if there was nothing.

As soon as Ke Mulan's words fell, he saw the housekeeper running in in a hurry, panting and saying, "Master, Mr. Wu is here." ”

Ke Zhenhua's heart tightened, his eyes were sharp, and he said, "It's so fast." ”

Ke Mulan was stunned, the second brother-in-law was really in a word.

"Where is he now?" asked Ke Zhenhua.

The housekeeper replied, "At the door, I met an acquaintance who was chatting." ”

"Dad, what should I do?" asked Yu Songchao.

Ke Zhenhua asked his eldest son-in-law: "Pengyuan, what do you say?"

Dong Pengyuan squinted his eyes and touched his chin: "You must see it when you see it, and not seeing him behind closed doors will only make him more suspicious." It's just that in your current state......" he looked at the old man's pale face and dark eye sockets, and continued, "It will surely make him suspicious." ”

"That's going to be a tough one. Yu Songchao said.

The men in the room fell silent instantly, and they all twisted their brows, thinking of countermeasures.

After a while, Ke Mulan said to the housekeeper: "Uncle Wang, you go and quietly call my third sister over." ”

"Yes, young master. "The housekeeper is out.

The others didn't know what to do, they all stared at Ke Mulan, Yu Songchao was the most impatient, and asked, "What do you want your third sister to do?"

Ke Mulan smiled and said, "Although the third sister can't think of any clever plans, she will be a good assistant." ”

As he was talking, Ke Muzhi walked in and asked, "What is Mu Lan looking for me?"

Ke Mulan pulled the third sister and the housekeeper aside, and muttered to the two, and Ke Muzhi giggled in the middle.

In the end, Ke Mulan asked, "Does Uncle Wang understand?"

The butler smiled and nodded: "Understood, I'll go and prepare." ”

As soon as the housekeeper left, Ke Muzhi giggled and said, "Then I'll go and prepare." ”

As soon as the two of them left, the rest except for Ke Mulan were confused, Ke Zhenhua asked, "Lan'er, could it be that you have come up with any good ideas?"

Ke Mulan said: "The mountain people have their own clever plans, you will know in a moment. ”