The screams did not continue, apparently covering their tongues. But just one sound, in this silent night, is enough to make people stand upside down and feel fear.

Su Xiaochen pulled Zhu Zhitong and hid behind the bushes, and countless terrifying scenes appeared in the minds of the two young people who were not deeply involved in the world. He could even clearly feel Zhu Zhitong leaning behind him and shivering.

Homicide.

This kind of thing that they thought was so far away from them suddenly appeared in front of them. Su Xiaochen quietly looked over and saw a man he had never seen before, slowly squatting down and trying to pull the axe out of the skull of the corpse on the ground. Obviously, the axe was so deep that it could not be pulled, so the man had to get up and step on the corpse, and with both hands together, he pulled the axe out.

Zhu Zhitong was so frightened that she didn't dare to look at it at all, leaning on Su Xiaochen's tall back like a deer, at this moment, she realized that the matter of Nanhua Island had exceeded her expectations, and in the next few days, she should not allow herself to do whatever she wanted. The world outside the palace is so cold and cruel, the slightest carelessness may cost you your own life.

The man pulled out his axe, wiped the blood in the haystack, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhao, it's all mixed food, don't blame the brother for not being able to stand you." With that, he walked towards the main road as if nothing had happened.

Su Xiaochen could hear that voice with a sense of déjà vu, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it. When he walked away, he walked to the corpse and found that it had been cut beyond recognition, and the burden he had carried before had been taken away, apparently leaving no clues. Zhu Zhitong was just about to approach, but was immediately covered by Su Xiaochen's eyes.

"Don't look at it, be obedient." Su Xiaochen's voice was surprisingly gentle, and he protected Zhu Zhitong's body and walked past the corpse before putting down the sleeves covering her face.

Zhu Zhitong also allowed him to cover his face and did not say a word. At this time, she was tired and afraid, and she had no idea, and Su Xiaochen in front of her was already her only barrier to resist fear.

When they returned to Wen's house, it was almost dawn in the east, and the two of them had just stepped into the flower hall and saw a pot of stewed white porridge and a few side dishes on the table, which were probably prepared by the people in Wenzhai. The two of them ate a few bites and their spirits improved a lot.

Zhu Zhitong stared blankly at the few pieces of ore in the bag shining with golden light under the lamp, and asked, "What happened, what should we do next?" ”

Su Xiaochen didn't seem to hear it at all, he was concentrating on who that familiar voice was, when suddenly he slapped his thigh and blurted out: "I remember!" That man! ”

He turned to Zhu Zhitong and said excitedly: "Do you remember that when a few of them discussed going to the mine at night, there were well-behaved and timid people who said they couldn't go?" It's him! It turned out to be him! ”

Zhu Zhitong was told by him like this, and immediately remembered that it was indeed that voice. I didn't expect that a person who sounded like a coward could do such a fierce thing, and I couldn't help but be shocked in my heart.

In other words, the perpetrators were originally on the same path with the miners, but for some reason they fell into infighting. What kind of people are they? Su Xiaochen found that he had fallen into the chain of mystery again, and the little joy on his face was locked by his brows again.

"I'm tired, Da Su, let's go sleep for a while, and then we'll talk about it when we wake up, okay?" Zhu Zhitong really couldn't turn her brain anymore, even if she listened to Su Xiaochen's analysis, she didn't react.

"Okay, then we'll see you at lunch, and don't worry too much. We can only do our best to do the things of Nanhua Island, but the most important thing is to keep you safe. Su Xiaochen was heartfelt.

Zhu Zhitong smiled sweetly.

Outside the wall, Steward Lin silently walked out from behind the rockery, walked around a few small doors, and entered a tea room. There was only one old man sitting in the tea room, and it was Wen Hegui.

"How were they doing this night?"

"Back to my lord, I see that they have some ore on their table, I must have been to the mine. The little boy still has some black stains on his body and face, and Zhao Wu should have seen everything that should be shown to them as planned. It's just ......" Steward Lin said to the end, a little hesitant.

"Just?"

"Listening to what the two of them said, it seems that something went wrong, and one of the brothers sent there was killed, but the details are not clear."

Wen Hegui just picked up the tea, and when he heard this, the tea cup stopped in the air for a moment, and he still took a sip to his lips and said, "Then go and check what has changed, don't make any extraneous branches." ”

"Yes". Steward Lin responded lightly, and was about to quit when he was stopped again.

"Also, the side house they live in is by the sea, and the wind is a little strong, so remember to close the window for them at night." Wen Hegui's kind eyes seemed to be talking about the children of the two grandchildren.

"Yes".

At noon, the sunny Nanhua Island looks calm. Since the upheaval of the people, most of the people who went to the mines have decreased, and the number of people who gather in groups to eat and drink tea in the market has increased a lot.

The teahouse in front of the pier was the most lively, and Dr. Tea always stood at the door attentively, looking at the guests from the north, south, east and west, shouting and trying to see if he could invite in for a cup of tea.

Of course, there are also some guests who come uninvited.

For example, the big man who brought a group of miner brothers yesterday is here again, but today he is alone. He saw Dr. Tea nodding and walked straight inside. Dr. Tea didn't seem to see it, so he let him walk into the teahouse, and sat down in one of the most secluded tea rooms in the backyard.

After a while, another person came from outside the room, knocked on the door a few times, and slowed down. Dahan listened, and knocked a few times on the table, three slow and one urgent.

The door creaked open with a bang, and it was none other than Steward Lin from the Wen Mansion who entered.

When Dahan saw him, he looked a little worried on his face, and asked, "Uncle Lin is so anxious to see me, but he also got the news?" ”

Steward Lin shook his head and said, "I only know that something happened, but I don't know the specifics, so the second master asked me to call you to ask, but what happened yesterday." ”

As soon as the big man heard the three words of the second master, sweat trickled down his head, and he said: "We originally led those two nobles here to drink tea according to the instructions of the second master yesterday, and told them all that they should hear, and in the evening we led them to the mine according to your previous explanation. Zhao Wu had to fiddle with those things in the hole, so we took a step first, and everything was as planned before. Unexpectedly, this morning, Song Laosi came to look for me in a panic, saying that Zhao Wu and his mother waited for her son to return overnight, and came to him to look for someone. Only then did I feel that something was wrong, so I returned to the mine along the mountain road alone, and found that Zhao Wu had been hacked to death under a tree, and even the burden on his body was gone. ”

"Do you know who did it?"

"Know! It's the dog thing of Wang Ma Pi! The big man looked resentful.

"How do you know for sure?" Steward Lin remained silent.

"Wang Mapi since the shutdown of the mine, the hand is a little tight, although I helped him some, but he took the opportunity to ask for it many times, and always said that we smashed Shen Slut's lobby He also helped, I saw that his character was a little inferior, so I kept an eye. Only Zhao Wu and I knew about what they did to lead the two nobles into the cave this time, and we didn't tell him. Yesterday when I was drinking tea here, he said that he didn't want to go, but I thought about it and didn't ask him to go. Unbeknownst to him, he had bad intentions, and Hou killed Zhao Wu halfway through and snatched the burden. I know that in addition to you, the second master and the two nobles who went down to the mine that night, there were only seven of us. Except for Zhao Wu, who was killed, all five of us were there, but he was gone, so I guessed that it was him. I went to ask his wife again, saying that he went to the prefect's yamen early in the morning, and I guess he had voted for the Shen slut at this time! ”

Rao is the unfazed housekeeper Lin, and when he heard this, his brows were also tightened, and there was silence in the room. Seeing that Steward Lin didn't speak, the big man couldn't hold back a little in his chest. hugged his fists and said: "It was my negligence for a while, I didn't watch out for that dog thief, if Shen Slut wants to find the second master's bad luck, I will first lie down on the middle of the road and cut off her head!" Kill a few dog minions with your life, kill a few count, and never have anything to do with the second master! ”

Steward Lin stretched out his hand to signal him not to speak yet, and then pondered for a moment and asked, "How much does this Wang Ma Pi know?" ”

Dahan replied: "He knew that there were our people in the lobby last time, and he also knew that he was going to the mine to dig for gold at night, and he didn't know anything else. ”

Steward Lin's face softened slightly, and he asked again: "...... in that baggage?"

Dahan lowered his head and said, "There should be ...... Use the remaining gold erosion water. ”

Steward Lin's face changed greatly when he heard this, and he snorted: "Confused! Wouldn't it be bad if this thing was in Shen Xianyun's hands! ”

Seeing this, Dahan also panicked, and stammered and relieved: "That Wang Ma Pi doesn't know the gold water, maybe ...... Maybe I didn't take it seriously and lost it. ”

Steward Lin didn't listen to what he was talking about at all, closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then opened his eyes and said, "This matter must not be left to fate, and it must be dealt with as soon as possible." Since Wang Mapi has already voted for Shen Xianyun, he will definitely confess to you first, and you can't stay on Nanhua Island no matter what. Shen Xianyun's side, I will send other people to keep an eye on it. As he spoke, he took out a few ingots of silver and put them on the table, and advised: "Don't go home when you get out of the teahouse, go directly to the dock and take a boat to the capital of Taiye Country, go to Mo Daqiu to avoid this for a while, and then make plans after the wind and waves are calm." ”

Dahan's eyes were red, he looked at Steward Lin, and stopped talking a few times, but after all, he just sighed. He took the silver and put it in his pocket, hugged it again, and strode out the door.

In the back hall of the yamen of Qingzhou Mansion, Shen Xianyun was sitting alone on the Taishi chair, she looked at the white bag in front of her in a daze, and there were some blood stains on it.

At dawn this morning, a man named Wang Mapi suddenly came to the yamen and said that he had something to report. Shen Xianyun listened to what the man said at first, but she just wanted to expose the few people who took the lead in making trouble who smashed the lobby a few days ago, and by the way, she wanted to receive some bounty, but she didn't care, and was planning to send away some broken silver. Unexpectedly, this Wang Mapi said that he also knew that someone secretly drilled into the mine that the emperor ordered to seal back then, and wanted to dig gold mines privately!

This sentence suddenly plucked the string in Shen Xianyun's heart that had been stretched for decades, this mine cave was the secret of her, Lu Wenchi, Wen Hegui back then. Now this Wang Mapi said that Wen Hegui's men took the lead in the cave, what does this mean?

Shen Xianyun slowly opened the baggage, revealing a black-sealed stoneware bottle in the baggage cloth, and the tentacles were still warm. She gently uncorked the bottle and sniffed it with extreme caution, a sour smell wafting out.

Sure enough, it's gold erosion water......