"Madam, I have something to ask for the Imperial Eunuch, and this old fellow always stops me. ”

"Looking for my uncle, why are you alone, what about them?"

"They went to the village that was attacked by ghouls, I came back first as Mu Chen ordered..."

"Okay, Mocheng, since you have something urgent to find my uncle, then you should go quickly. Wei Rou interrupted Mo Cheng, not wanting Lao Chen to know more about Mu Chen.

"Yes ma'am, then I'll go. ”

"You go and deliver the oranges. The maid who delivered the letter followed behind Mocheng and walked out of the council together.

"Lao Chen, how is Mingde, you are not waiting by his side, what are you doing here?"

"Madam, the young city lord looks fine, but he still doesn't want to go out, the old slave is about to go to get some food, and he just happened to meet Mo Cheng and chatted a few words. ”

"Yes, I will send someone to arrange the meal, you only need to accompany Mingde and serve carefully, and you don't have to worry about these little things. ”

"Yes, ma'am. ”

The two of them entered the inner courtyard separately, Wei Rou believed that everything his uncle did was for the sake of Bao Lingzhou, although she knew that Quanming De didn't like Mu Chen, but she was sure that when he regained his senses in the future, she would definitely be grateful to the Wei family for what he was doing now.

The maid who reported the news kept sending Mo Cheng to the square, and quietly followed her after separation, not only to confirm that Lao Chen would not send someone to block her on the road, but also to complete her own task.

Mu Chen and his party rode the black dragon to Qiming Village, and when they reached the sky above the ghoul tomb, they could clearly see a burned-out ruin not far to the west, and the burning village was clearly distinguished from the surrounding trees and grass.

"Is that that?" Mu Chen asked Guo Erniu.

"It's... Be... I don't know, I..."Guo Erniu couldn't believe what he saw in front of him.

"Let's go down. According to Mu Chen's instructions, the black dragon landed on the periphery of the ruins.

All the buildings in the village were burned down, except for the stone foundations of the houses, which remained in place, the rest of the wooden structures were long gone, and even the ashes were blown away by the wind of nature.

Mu Chen stepped on the dark ground, observing the surrounding situation, the newly grown grass had gradually covered the open area, but the marks of the corpse being charred were clearly distinguished, just looking at these could imagine the tragic scene at that time.

Guo Erniu fell to his knees and wept silently, this is the home where he has lived for 14 years, and it is the only place where he feels happy in this world, the gray wreckage in front of him is very different from the picture in his impression, not only houses, livestock, but even people are gone.

"Boy, is this your village?"

"It's... Yes, this well was originally in the middle of the village, it was the village chief's house, it was the granary, it was the village tavern, it was... It's my home... My home. According to the distribution of the stone foundation, Guo Erniu recalled the buildings everywhere, and the pain was unbearable.

"Get up, Erniu, don't cry. Chunyue stepped forward to support him, tears in her eyes.

"Sister Satsuki, I... My house is gone. ”

"Girl, Cerberus. Mu Chen and Qi Luna summoned Cerberus and ordered them to search the surrounding area.

"In which direction did you and your dad flee and how did you get separated?"

"I... We fled north, my dad was bitten by a ghoul when he rescued me, his leg was bleeding all the time, he told me to run with the villagers first, he bandaged and followed, and I never saw him since. ”

"Erniu, listen well, people sometimes have to face the facts, there is no way to escape the ghoul with a stump leg, the girl and I will do our best to help you find it, but don't get too much hope, he is likely to be dead, if you don't find it this time, I advise you to give up, don't continue to entangle." Mu Chen persuaded Guo Erniu earnestly, but his words were a little ruthless.

"Erniu, in fact, you don't have to..."

"Mu Chen is right, child, you have to face it when you have to face it, and illusory hope will only make you more miserable. Jia Yue stopped Chunyue's words of encouragement, and her attitude was the same as Mu Chen's.

"I... If my dad is really dead, please help me find the body, I want to bury him, I can't let him be exposed, exposed to the sun and rain, and be a lonely ghost who doesn't even have a home. And then... Then I'm going to kill all those monsters and avenge our slaughter of the village. Guo Erniu still had tears on his face, but his eyes had changed from sadness to perseverance.

The two hellhounds ran back at the same time, signaling Mu Chen and them to follow him, the corpses appeared every other distance, these people were all caught by ghouls on the way to escape, the meat had been basically gnawed away, only a pair of white bones remained, Guo Erniu stepped forward one by one to confirm, stopped in front of the seventh body, and saw from the scattered clothes and relics that it was his father, so he knelt on the ground and hugged the skeleton and cried bitterly, his voice was heartbreaking.

Mu Chen and the others were silent around him, waiting for the child to express his grief to the fullest, and no one stopped him or left.

After a long time, Guo Erniu finally spoke: "Thank you for helping me find my dad, you are good people." ”

"Erniu, we will help you bury your father. Hurry up. ”

Guo Erniu listened to Chunyue's words, staggered up to soothe his numb legs, and then picked up his father's skeleton on his back, and walked towards the small hill on the side.

Mu Chen and the others followed behind, and when they reached the top of the slope, Guo Erniu put down the white bones and dug on the ground with his bare hands. Chiluna drew a dagger and handed it to him, and he took it and refused everyone's help, burying his father by himself.

In Baoling City, Mo Cheng met Wei Gonglu and told him what happened in the slums, and specially emphasized the words that Mu Chen gave him.

"I have already arrested people, don't worry, even if Mu Chen doesn't confess, I will definitely not spare them. As for the Employers' Management Association, the old man has moved it to the council, and a notice has been posted throughout the city that it will not happen again..."

"Lord Imperial Supervisor, I don't care about the affairs of the association, I'm just here to spread the word, since people have been arrested by you, how to torture them, you can do it yourself, just don't hurt your life, I don't want to be complained by Mu Chen." It's all said and done, then I'm leaving. ”

"Wait, wait, where can you go now, you don't know the location of the Patriarch, can you go back to the garden building by yourself? ”

"I don't know when they'll be back, so I'll go back to the garden building and wait. ”

"The attendant from the Garden Building will come to report, so you can stay here with peace of mind, just to have lunch with the old man. ”

"I don't eat anymore, and the buns I eat in the slums haven't been digested yet. ”

"It's the first time you've come, why don't you have to entertain you well, if you don't have an appetite, we'll eat simply. Wei Gonglu then instructed his attendants to prepare lunch.

The two sat in the hall in silence, each holding a teacup and sipping tea, occasionally making eye contact was only a polite smile, and the atmosphere was awkward, until the housekeeper came in and whispered a few words to Wei Gonglu.

"Mo Cheng, you sit down first, the old man has something to do, and he will come back in a while. ”

"You're busy. ”

When the maid sent by Wei Rou to report the news arrived, she told Wei Gonglu the news that Lao Chen would definitely contact the old city lord, and simply recounted what happened to Mo Cheng in the council. Wei Gonglu also asked her to bring a message to Wei Rou, telling her to avoid letting Lao Chen contact Mu Chen and them directly, and to listen to his arrangement for everything.

When he returned to the hall, the attendants began to serve the food, saying that it was a simple preparation but a large table was full, with all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and the dark orange's face turned pale.

"Lord Imperial Supervisor, this is really uneatable, it's too much. ”

"I didn't let you eat them all, just pick your favorite food and taste a few bites, no need to force it. ”

"I knew I wouldn't eat so many buns. ”

"Hehe, Mu Chen, they should be here now. ”

"Those who rode the dragon should have arrived. ”

"Has the child's village burned down? I haven't heard of any nearby village suffering such a big loss in a while?"

"Burn... I don't know what it will look like, but... Listen to Guo Erniu said that he ran out in total... Dozens of people. Murphy replied as he chewed.

"That's really miserable, I'll punish these scoundrels. You also know that these things have always been handled by the young city lord, and the old man has not been involved much, and if something so big happens, you can't just blame the association, and the council is also responsible. "The big and small affairs in Baoling Prefecture are handled by Quan Mingde, he doesn't trust Wei Gonglu, and he never lets him interfere, so although Wei Gonglu's official position is equal to that of the city lord, he has no authority at all except for fame.

"I don't care whose responsibility it is, anyway, those hooligans must live rather than die, this is what Mu Chen confessed. Mo Cheng looked at the dishes on the table and emphasized again.

"Of course, didn't Mu Chen say how he plans to regulate the association and help the people next?"

"I didn't say anything, I finished explaining, and flew away with them. Since he promised to help the child, it is estimated that everyone involved will be unlucky, but this matter is not caused by anyone else except the scoundrels, so it should not make much trouble. ”

"What do you mean by that? Is there anyone else involved?"

"That's not it, I guessed based on his performance at the border, as long as he does evil, he won't let anyone go, if it wasn't for the patriarch at that time, I would have been killed by him, but that's because of Chunyue, I can't say for sure about this child I have never met. ”

"There is such a thing, you can talk to the old man in detail. ”

Mo Cheng recounted while eating, saying that he was not hungry, but he did not eat any less dishes, and told all the things he had experienced, which he later inquired about from the two sisters of Chunyue Jiayue, and told Wei Gonglu everything that happened from Mu Chen's return from the wasteland with Chunyue to his entry into Baoling City, which was much more detailed than what he heard from the Luo crocodile messenger.

"Oh, I see. Are you full? Do you need to add more?"

"No, no, I can't eat it. The plates on the table were empty, and Wei Gonglu didn't move, and was all eaten by the black orange.

"Since you are full of wine and food, the old man will not bother you, let them take you around the house, and go back to the guest room when you are tired, and the old man will notify you as soon as there is news from the garden building. ”

"Okay, thank you, Lord Inspector. ”

Wei Gonglu left the table, and immediately sent someone to investigate everything that happened in Qiming Village, and he wanted to find evidence of other relevant people from it, so that this matter could be pointed directly to Quanmingde.