After Shen Yue's arrangement, Zhou Wenzhu left Luyang in a low-key manner, and Chen Xiaoting would not go to Guangde until three days later.

Now that the father and son of the Zhou family have been released, their rice business continues.

Shen Yue is going to put a long line to catch big fish, and the Zhou family must maintain the operation of the past, so as not to alarm the people who sell weapons in Changning Mansion and the people who buy weapons in Guangde Mansion.

But no matter what, Chen Xiaoting's beautiful errand this time is most directly reflected in Shen Yue's reward for his silver.

In the nearly half a year since he was transferred to Lu Yang, Chen Xiaoting's errand has always been done well, which made him receive a lot of rewards.

When he first came to Luyang, he was so poor that he was worried about whether he could gain a foothold in the provincial capital, but now he has nearly five hundred taels of silver in savings, which is by no means a small amount.

Of course, there are so many small flag officials in the Thousand Households, even those who rely on their fathers to fill the vacancy, there are not many who have more money than Chen Xiaoting.

However, if a set of courtyards in Luyang was purchased with silver, Chen Xiaoting's five hundred taels of silver would be consumed by half.

If it is a courtyard with three entrances, I am afraid that the five hundred taels will be consumed, not to mention the purchase of other furniture and things.

So, it looks like he's rich, but he's still essentially a poor man without a house.

Poor to poor, but since he took the reward, Chen Xiaoting still has to reward his subordinates.

Especially Liu Jianping and the three of them, they have spent a lot of effort to investigate the Zhou family, and Chen Xiaoting still wants to thank him.

Chen Xiaoting went to a restaurant he was familiar with in Nancheng, and he often ate white food here a few days ago, and he didn't know people's names until half a month ago.

The shopkeeper's name is Liang Hong, he is honest in business, and he pays enough money every month, so Chen Xiaoting admires him very much.

For this kind of banquet in a relatively formal room, Chen Xiaoting set up a place here for Liang Hong, which can be regarded as giving him face.

Now no one in the whole street knows that he Chen Xiaoting covers Liang Hong's restaurant, which saves Liang Hong a lot of trouble.

Therefore, even if Chen Xiaoting came to eat white food, Liang Hong still earned it.

In the afternoon, the people began to eat and drink, and it was not until it was dark.

The original plan was to go to Liu Da Scar to play tricks, but Chen Xiaoting saw that everyone was a little drunk, so he pushed the time to tomorrow.

"My lord, it's been a great day!" Liu Jianping said drunkly.

The shepherd on the side also followed: "My lord, are you cheating, your subordinates see you as if you are nothing!"

Chen Xiaoting smiled slightly, just these waste scum are still fighting with him for the amount of alcohol, let's go back to wash and sleep early!

Immediately, I heard Chen Xiaoting say: "If you can't go back by yourself, I'll find someone to send you?"

Hearing this, all the lieutenants exploded, is this discriminating against their own drinking?

I saw Wang Weidong jump out first and said, "Don't worry, adults, we can go back by ourselves!"

"That is, we can go back by ourselves!"

Then Chen Xiaoting didn't fight with them, since they felt that they could go back by themselves, then go back by themselves!

After sending the group away, Chen Xiaoting also left the restaurant, and it was getting dark, and there were few pedestrians on the street.

It snowed two days ago, and the night wind blew to make people feel cold, and at this time, Chen Xiaoting regretted not coming out with a scarf.

The distance from the south city to the north city is a bit far, and Chen Xiaoting is also clean when walking alone at night, and he will salute him if he does not meet the soldiers patrolling the street on the road.

Enter the alley from the street, turn two corners at the entrance of the alley in front, and Chen Xiaoting will arrive home.

Because of the topography at the mouth of the alley, a cold wind whistled towards Chen Xiaoting, making him shudder.

Walking forward, in the faint moonlight, a figure loomed in the distance.

"Who's there?" Chen Xiaoting stopped and shouted.

The other party did not respond, Chen Xiaoting's vigilance was raised suddenly, and his right hand touched the saber.

While paying attention to the surrounding situation, Chen Xiaoting did not let go of the figures in the distance, all of which did not look normal.

Could it be that I drank too much? Chen Xiaoting blinked, and then stared at the figure in the distance.

Chen Xiaoting didn't move, but the person in the distance moved, and walked towards Chen Xiaoting.

"Stop!" Chen Xiaoting said coldly.

But the man didn't stop, so Chen Xiaoting raised his hand slightly and pulled the saber out of the scabbard.

Just when Chen Xiaoting was about to warn him again, the black shadow walking on the opposite side stopped, but the light was too poor Chen Xiaoting couldn't see his face clearly.

"Who are you?" Chen Xiaoting asked coldly.

At this time, the man opposite spoke: "Lord Chen, we have met!"

The person on the other side had nothing else, and he looked thin compared to Chen Xiaoting, so Chen Xiaoting took a few steps closer.

This person did not flinch when he saw Chen Xiaoting coming with a knife in hand, this fearless appearance made Chen Xiaoting very unhappy.

When he walked in, he could see the face of the man in front of him clearly, but he really couldn't remember when he had seen him.

"I don't know you!" Chen Xiaoting said calmly.

The person on the other side was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "Lord Chen is really a noble person who forgets things, so I'll help you recall!"

"On the night of the fourth day of the seventh month of the fifteenth year of Yongzhi, we have met!"

This time node was not clear to Chen Xiaoting at all, so he waited for the other party to continue.

I only heard this person continue: "That night, I asked Lord Chen for the way, do you remember Lord Chen?"

What happened more than a year ago, where can Chen Xiaoting remember, I don't know how many people asked him to pass by.

Immediately afterwards, the man on the other side said: "After asking for the road that night, I also looked in the direction where you came, and then found a very interesting thing!"

The rhythm can't be carried by others all the time, so Chen Xiaoting said, "What's interesting?"

"In the courtyard where the adults came out, your men are digging a pit and burying people......"

Dig a pit and bury people? The fourth day of July last year?

Chen Xiaoting searched his intestines and thought about it, although he had vaguely grasped a certain point, he couldn't think of it for a while.

"Just two days later, your men dug them up and took them outside the city and sank into the river......

Speaking of this, the man on the other side sighed: "These are all arranged by Lord Chen, don't you really remember clearly?"

"I checked the person you killed, and his name is Chen Benliang!"

Chen Benliang...... The evening of the fourth day of the seventh month...... Buried after killing......

At this time, I saw the evil smile of the man opposite: "This brother, how to go to Da'an Lane!"

"It's you!" Chen Xiaoting said in a cold tone, and pulled the knife out slightly with his right hand.

On the night of the fourth day of July last year, when Chen Xiaoting executed Chen Benxian's younger brother Chen Benliang, he met a man who claimed to be from a thousand households when he left Zhang Ertie's house that night.

And the person in front of him is the person he was at the beginning.

So, Chen Xiaoting said murderously: "Why did you follow Chen's subordinates in the first place?"

The man smiled slightly: "Because of curiosity, I like to listen to secrets, not to mention that you were so secretive at that time!"

Chen Xiaoting continued to draw his knife, and then said, "Don't you know, the more you know, the faster you will die?"

The man on the other side was not frightened, but he said calmly: "You are not curious, why did I find you now?"

Chen Xiaoting stopped drawing his knife and asked, "Are you here to seek death?"

The man opposite smiled and said, "They are all working together in the same yamen, and Lord Chen said that death would be serious!"

This joke is not funny at all, not to mention a person from the yamen, it is a person under him Chen Xiaoting, and if he is disobedient, he will still die.

Immediately, the man opposite straightened his attitude and said in a deep voice: "I came this time because I have something to talk to you!"