At dawn on the second day, the news that Gao Lun had killed the students in the school and intended to murder Mr. Li to cover up the matter spread all over the neighboring water.

Meng Zhou sat in the restaurant, looking at the petitions handed over, and couldn't help laughing.

"What is the girl laughing at?"

Meng Zhou looked up at Zhang Xujiu opposite, nodded the paper in his hand, and his voice was like mixed with gravel: "Laugh at justice." ”

An hour ago, Zhang Xujiu sent someone to pick up Meng Zhou, saying that there was something to discuss, and asked Meng Zhou to take a trip, Heshan was not at ease, until the guard Songkou Heshan and Jing Rong could go to the same time to disagree, Heshan was willing to let go.

Outside the restaurant, Zhang Xujiu turned his gaze from the petition on the table back to Meng Zhou, and asked, "Where did the girl say this?" ”

"How have you been doing in the past few days?"

Zhang Xu paused for a long time and said, "Busy with managing things, every day is the same." ”

Meng Zhou closed the petitions and said, "That's a pity, adults should go to the streets." ”

"How is today, the girl has time."

When Meng Zhou heard this, he smiled and said, "It's good to say, as long as the adults don't take tea to offset their work." ”

On the street adjacent to the water, the bridge still spans silently across both sides of the street.

Meng Zhou flashed sideways over the group of children running wildly on the road, and said, "When I came that day, it was about the same as today, I remember, it was afternoon when the adults came." ”

Zhang Xujiu nodded.

Meng Zhou said: "What do you think is the difference between today and that day?" ”

"It's just a few more notices."

"yes, a lot of things have happened, and in the end it's just a few pages."

Zhang Xu suddenly remembered the question he asked when Meng Zhou entered the door, the matter of neighboring water has been decided, and he has no power to return to the sky after all, even if this is the case, what should he do in the future?

"Has Master Zhang seen a flock of sheep?"

"I used to see each other when I was a kid."

Meng Zhou walked slowly up to the bridge and said, "Someone once told me that if you find a leader in the flock, the others will follow obediently. Mr. Zhang thinks that this place is not like the sheep you saw when you were a child. ”

Zhang Xujiu sighed and said: "I understand what the girl said, and now this is where I am troubled, this leader has spent a lot of effort to get to today, and must be inextricably linked with all parties. ”

"Tsk, it's really easy to understand Lord Zhang's world this way."

Zhang Xujiu smiled and said, "It's the first time I've heard someone say this, I don't know what the girl thinks?" ”

Meng Zhou threw a nut into his mouth and said casually: "Didn't you say it yourself just now." ”

Zhang Xujiu frowned and said, "The girl is saying, keep her name for the time being, follow the vine to touch the melon, and put a long line to catch big fish." ”

"Hey, this nut is very delicious, can you taste it?"

Zhang Xu scratched his head for a long time, hesitated for a moment and nodded. He carefully picked up two and put them in his mouth, and as soon as he chewed them twice, his face was wrinkled.

"Is it bitter?"

"Yes."

Meng Zhou glanced at Zhang Xujiu who was still holding the kernel in his mouth, turned to the side and said, "If Lord Zhang can't bear this hardship, just vomit, don't force yourself." ”

"I can."

Hearing the voice behind him, Meng Zhou stopped and turned around, on the bridge, Zhang Xujiu raised his hand, like a child who had done something wrong and was caught, and swore to work hard to correct it and never commit a second offense, and said stubbornly: "I can eat." ”

"I know."

"What did the girl say?"

Meng Zhou threw the remaining kernel in his hand to Zhang Xujiu, and said loudly: "I said, Lord Zhang tastes it, this time it must be sweet." ”

"What does the girl want this time?"

"Save it, and ask you together in the future."

"Okay."

Meng Zhou turned around and waved his hand to walk off the bridge, and the smile melted into his eyes little by little.

The sky was slightly dark, and the three of them walked back to the inn in a leisurely manner, and after Meng Zhou stepped into the inn, a gray-clothed young man rushed out of the corner and came straight to her.

"Dream Childe."

Hearing this, Meng Zhou slowly moved half of his body from behind Jing Rong, and after a closer look, he realized that it was an acquaintance. She let go of Jing Rong's arm and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Xiaokong, when did you come here, did you eat it?" I just bought some snacks, let's go, let's try them together. ”

Entering the room, Dream peeled off the paper bag and said with a smile: "When Xiaokong first rushed out, I thought that I was too ostentatious in the past two days, my talent was exposed, and I recruited some big man to buy a murderer." ”

Heshan snorted lightly and said, "So you're going to use Brother Huai as a shield." ”

"You're embarrassed to say, if someone really kills me today, your pestle is like a wooden stool, and you can't catch up with the heat when you collect the corpse."

"It's too late for me to clap my hands to eliminate harm for the people."

Meng Zhou stepped on the stool, waved his hand and said, "Believe it or not, uncle, I will chop your chicken feet for you today." ”

"You..."

Before Heshan finished speaking, there was a sudden tom behind him, and Meng Zhou turned around and saw Xiao Kong kneeling on the ground with his head down, Meng Zhou's body stiffened, silently withdrew his feet, and bowed down to explain: "I, I'm joking." ”

"Childe saved Xiaokong's life, Xiaokong has nothing to repay, as long as Childe commands, Xiaokong has nothing to say."

Hearing this, Heshan silently withdrew his hand and put it into his sleeve, and snorted lightly, "I'm quite good at picking a schedule to be loyal." ”

Meng Zhou was also puzzled by Xiaokong's words, so he had to reach out and hold him and said: "It's cold on the ground, my waist is very sore when I am hooked like this, why don't we get up and talk about something?" Come, sit here and speak. ”

After Xiaokong sat down, Mengzhou poured a cup of hot tea and put it in front of Xiaokong and said, "What did you just say that I saved your life, it stands to reason that your life-saving benefactor shouldn't be the Lord Zhang who just came to Linshui?" ”

"I know that if it weren't for Childe's bothering to take care of me and turn around from it, I would have died in Shaoguang a long time ago, not to mention that I would have the honor to see Childe today."

Meng Zhou said: "After that day, Zhang Cha often went to the hospital? ”

Xiaokong nodded and said: "Mr. Li has already moved his murderous intentions, but Zhang Cha Envoy took advantage of Gao Lun's words that night, on the grounds of protecting teachers and students, strengthened the defense of the school, and personally counted the number of people every day, which made Li Lao unable to start for the time being." Later, Mr. Zhang came to Linshui in person, and Mr. Li couldn't find an opportunity. ”

"Then do you know how Lord Zhang convicted Gao Lun?"

Xiaokong said: "That night, most of the guards in the school were withdrawn, I thought that things could not be turned around, so I thought that they could escape while they relaxed their vigilance, but as soon as they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, I saw that Mr. Zhang entered Mr. Li's courtyard alone, I was puzzled, so I followed." ”

"What do you hear?"

"I saw through the window that Mr. Zhang first gave Mr. Li a letter, Mr. Li's face changed greatly after reading it, and he didn't say a word for a long time, and then I vaguely heard Mr. Zhang mention what scapegoat, crime and punishment implicated and trial. When I wanted to hear it any more, I hid from outsiders, and I didn't dare to come out until the next day, when the news came that Gao Lun was taken away by the government for censorship. ”

Meng Zhou asked; "Then where did you see Mr. Li putting that letter?"

"Nope."

After hearing Xiaokong's words, Mengzhou suddenly frowned, if according to Xiaokong, that letter is enough to make Li Lao retreat and seek stability, then the letter must involve Li Lao's interests, and the temptation or safety of this point is enough for him to temporarily let go of Shaoguang's unpopular transactions, and keep his spare strength to make a comeback. But after a long time, Zhang Xu discussed with her how Li Lao, the leader, should seek stability step by step, lead each other, and pull out the line behind him, how did he throw such a big bait last night, wouldn't this expose himself in advance, and even bring death to himself.

Meng Zhou thought about it, turned his head and asked Xiao Kong: "By the way, last time in the courtyard, Gao Lun said that the Gao family in the outer town fell in love with you, what happened?" ”

Xiaokong clenched his hands and said in a suppressed voice: "Childe, do you remember what you said that night, that children who can come out of Shaoguang Hall are outstanding." ”

"Yes."

"I should have been the kind of person everyone says I am"

Jing Rong said: "But this is also the reason why you escaped. ”

Xiaokong nodded, and Mengzhou asked; "What happens if you are sent to the Gao family?"

"Be lucky, follow a good master to kill for him, and when it is useless, he will be used as a scapegoat, bear all the blame, and die. If it is unfortunate, it will become a salute for the subordinates to please the officials, and if they are sent out, there will be no hope. ”

There was silence in the room for a while, Meng Zhou sighed in his heart, and held Xiao Kong's somewhat pale hand, "Okay, since you are out now, we won't mention these things." By the way, I'll open a room next door for you, it's not too early, you can rest first, and I'll find a time to take you out tomorrow to buy two more clothes to prepare. ”

"Is Dream Boy trying to drive me away?"

"I want to, too, but I only promised to protect you a few days ago, and now it's too late to regret it."

Xiao Kong raised his head, his pale lips moved a few times, but he didn't say anything. Meng Zhou patted Xiaokong's shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay, go and rest, we have a lot to do these days, if you sleep late and can't get up tomorrow morning, don't blame me for not calling you." ”

"Okay."

On the night and moon, Meng Zhou folded the quilt for Xiaokong and walked out of the room, she walked up to the high platform alone, and saw a lonely altar of wine on the stage. Meng Zhou found a comfortable position to sit down, knocked on the wine jar and said, "Come out." ”

As soon as the words fell, Heshan shook out from behind the pillar and said slowly: "I thought you had practiced the skill of drinking alone and eliminating sorrows in the past few days, but now it seems that if you don't have me, you might hide in that corner and cry your nose." ”

"I also thought that those days in prison would allow you to learn to speak human language, but now it seems to have degenerated."

"Feeling bad?"

"It's hard for you to have that kind of vision."

Heshan said: "Why didn't you continue to ask just now?" ”

"I'm not a judge, I have to turn people upside down."

"You used to be more difficult than the judge, remember the neighbor's chicken? People just want to eat a meal of meat, but you have been in prison for half a month. ”

Meng Zhou rubbed his nose and said: "I called the road to see the injustice, and I made a righteous move, at that time, it was clear that everyone was poor, how could there be meat to eat, but his house smelled of meat, and he didn't check who he checked." ”

Heshan glanced at Meng Zhou and said: "You are so uneasy, if he is willing to give you a bowl when you go to ask for soup, you must be faster than him the next time you pick up a dead chicken." ”

"I didn't know he picked up a dead chicken from the road, I thought he stole it from another country." Meng Zhou said and put down the wine jar and said: "In the final analysis, it's not that he is stingy, I just wanted to ask him for a bowl of soup at that time..."

"I know, I was sick at the time, and you asked for it for me." Heshan said and sighed, "I understand you too, but you tell the truth, did you release the chickens of the bully in the neighboring township later." ”

Hearing this, Meng Zhou instantly erected spikes all over his body like a hedgehog, and said angrily; "I've said it many times, it's really not me. I wanted to steal chickens that day, this was not by accident to bump into the bully's daughter-in-law and someone cheating, they saw me and saw them, so the thief crashed into the chicken pen in a panic, and scared away the group of chickens, I was really innocent. ”

"Do you see the man who cheated on the bully's daughter-in-law?"

Meng Zhou instantly retracted into a ball, picked up the wine jar and nodded silently, "It's our neighbor's son." ”

"So, that's why the neighbor was imprisoned for half a month for your blessing, and he didn't trouble you when he came out?"

"Yes."

Suddenly, there was a silence, and Heshan made a faint sound; "Where did we get down to business?"

"It's not started yet."

“……”

After two seconds of silence, Heshan asked softly; "What are you going to do with that kid?"

"I don't know."

"We can't take him."

Meng Zhou took a sip of wine and said softly, "I know." ”

"And what do you mean by that thing you just said in the house?"

"At least I can't leave him behind yet."

Heshan sighed, stood up and said, "Then stay." It's late, go back to sleep quickly, don't think about so many chores if you don't have enough brains, lest you put yourself in it and leave. ”

"Heshan."

Heshan yawned and turned around, "What's wrong?" ”

Meng Zhou stood up and smiled: "Thank you for accompanying me, I just want to ask you one last question." ”

"You say."

"Whose money do you get for wine?"

Heshan Road; "Yours, it's in that little bag in the tea bag."

"I know, Heshan, your uncle."

With a tom, the jar shattered. The wine soaked in the corner of the back of the gallery.