Zhao Zheng and his entourage left the Lost Desert overnight without staying long. Under Zhao Zheng's arrangement, Zhao Huahong was put under house arrest, usually tied with a rope, and fed some drugs that could suppress internal force, which made Zhao Huahong's strength sharply reduced and became a sick tiger.

Along the way, Zhao Huahong was naturally extremely dissatisfied with this, protested many times, and even insulted Zhao Zheng. However, Zhao Zheng didn't care too much about this, if Zhao Huahong scolded fiercely, he pointed his finger at it, stunned it, and saved his ears from suffering.

Zhao Huahong's testimony is too important, it is related to the source of the whole incident, if you want to find out the ins and outs of the matter, she is indispensable. Zhao Zheng took Zhao Huahong away and intended to reveal the secret that had been sealed for many years, which would seriously threaten Zhao Huahong's life, and the latter naturally hated Zhao Zheng to the core.

Therefore, this is a contradictory situation, even if Zhao Zheng speaks wildly and makes various promises, it still can't dispel the anger in Zhao Huahong's heart.

The group first walked out of the Lost Desert, and then rushed to Changzhi County, where they joined the smiling ghost stationed there.

Zhao Zheng had to rush to many places and bring back many witnesses, and it was inconvenient to take Zhao Huahong around, so he could only temporarily settle Zhao Huahong here. The reason why he let Wang Er be stationed here is for this purpose.

After so many days, the basement under the courtyard had already been dug up, and it was no different from a prison cell. Although Zhao Huahong's strength is very strong, under the influence of various drugs and the shackles of the trapped dragon lock, she has no choice but to be caught.

Just in case, Zhao Zheng also left Ah Bao behind. If something goes wrong. Zhao Huahong got out of trouble. There is also Po who can deal with it.

With Ah Bao's current ability, it is enough to shock a Sevenfold Heavenly Martial Artist. On weekdays, when he was fighting each other, even Zhao Zheng didn't dare to underestimate Ah Bao, and he had to spend a lot of time to win against Ah Bao every time. And when Ah Bao and Zhao Zheng fought, it was more like playing, and they didn't show their real strength, and there was a blood in the bones of the beasts, if Ah Bao was provoked. No one can say how strong it is.

After settling down the affairs of Changzhi County, Zhao Zheng led Ren Qianqiu on the road again and headed to the next destination.

……

Every industry has a leader, as well as a leader in the industry.

The clinic is no exception, in this part of Dong Thanh Province, there is a very large scale of the clinic, branches are located in almost every town in the province, and even outside Dong Thanh Province, there are many industries. This clinic is called Licorice Hall. has been in the herbal medicine business for many years, although it is not a martial arts sect. But relying on various alchemy skills, it has also occupied a place in the rivers and lakes, and no one dares to underestimate it.

The current shopkeeper of Licorice Hall is named Cao Changqing, who is already a little old, kind-hearted, often helping the poor, putting food and giving porridge, and is very well-known in the local area.

At this moment, Cao Changqing is sitting in his small courtyard, smiling and watching the two little grandsons play on the lawn, his face full of happiness. Licorice Hall has been in business for many years, and there are special people to take care of all the affairs in the hall, even if he, the helmsman, cares about it, everything in the hall will be carried out in an orderly manner, and there will be no big mistakes. He is old and has lost those energy, but now he is happy, and he stays with his two little grandchildren every day and enjoys the joy of family.

At this time, suddenly a family member walked into the courtyard quickly, came to Cao Changqing's side, leaned over and whispered something.

Cao Changqing's face changed slightly, and there was a different color flashing in the old man's eyes, and he also responded in a low voice: "The face of the Taishan faction can't be ignored, please invite him here." ”

"Yes." The family said yes and quietly left the courtyard.

Not long after, accompanied by two family members, a heroic young man walked in, his expression was very indifferent, and he carried a black metal long box on his back.

The person who came was Zhao Zheng, this was his second destination, and the hall master of the Licorice Hall, Cao Changqing, was the second person he was looking for.

Cao Changqing's eyes wandered, swept around Zhao Zheng's body, and nodded secretly, a little impressed by Zhao Zheng's good heroism, there are not many young people with such spirit. He slowly stood up and greeted him with a smile.

Zhao Zheng, as a junior, took the initiative to salute and said: "The junior Taishan sent Zhao Zheng and saw the master of the grass hall. ”

"Zhao Zheng......" Cao Changqing muttered for a moment, "This name is a little familiar, it seems that I have heard it somewhere." ”

"Maybe you're mistaken, I'm just a nobody." Zhao Zheng said modestly.

"Hehe, when you see that you are the dragon and phoenix among people, don't be modest." Cao Changqing didn't dwell on this topic, raised his hand and pointed to the door of the house not far away, "Come, please here, let's talk about it in the house if you have anything to say." ”

Zhao Zheng followed Cao Changqing into the house together, sat down the guests, and the family hurriedly brought tea and water, taking good care of them. After three rounds of tea, Cao Changqing casually chatted about some unnutritious gossip, but he was not in a hurry to ask Zhao Zheng's intentions. Zhao Zheng is also a person who can endure his anger, and he is also not in a hurry to divert the topic.

The two chatted for a long time without a match. Through talking, Cao Changqing asked a lot of things about Zhao Zheng, and unconsciously figured out the status of Zhao Zheng's Taishan faction and the general personality.

After understanding these things, Cao Changqing changed his words and asked, "Zhao Shaoxia, I don't know why you came to the old decay office?" ”

"I'm here for an old thing." Zhao Zheng replied.

"What old things?"

"This matter is related to Ling Zun, and if you say it in the mouth of the juniors, it is inevitably suspected of overstepping the courtesy, and I hope that the seniors can forgive the sins."

"Something to do with my father?" Cao Changqing's face showed surprise, "His old man died more than fifty years ago, what could have something to do with him." ”

"It's because it was more than 50 years ago that I say it's an old thing."

"If this matter has anything to do with his old man, it is indeed an old thing." Cao Changqing's eyes became blurred, and his face showed a look of remembrance, as if he was missing his deceased father.

"If I'm not mistaken, Ling Zun should not have died a good death, but was killed by gangsters." Zhao Zheng said in a deep voice.

"That's right. He was indeed killed. This incident caused quite a stir at the time. But after many years. Few people remember it anymore. I really didn't expect that a young man like you would know such a thing. Cao Changqing said unexpectedly.

"Not only do I know, but I know it very well. On the night of the incident, a gangster sneaked into Baicaotang. Ling Zun bumped into this incident and shouted loudly, but this voice failed to scare off the villains, but made Ling Zun cause death. The villain's martial arts are quite high. Killed Ling Zun. By the time everyone gathered around, the gangsters had long since disappeared. Because the gangster deliberately hid the martial arts he used, and there was no trace when he started, no one could judge the martial arts used by the gangster by fatal injuries. In addition, no one saw the physical characteristics of the gangster, which led to the case becoming an unsolved case, and the investigation for a long time failed to find out the results, at most only a small clue was found. There was a pill missing from the medicine cabinet in Baicaotang, and this pill seemed to have been stolen by the gangsters, and the gangsters also came for this pill. Zhao Zheng said leisurely.

"You're right, that's exactly how my father was killed. At that time, the stolen elixir was called 'Plaster San', which was an extremely peculiar medicine. After taking it, people will have a serious illness, as if they are terminally ill, but it will not be fatal, as long as the medicine is stopped, it will naturally be cured. The effect of this drug is very special, and it is not very useful, so it stands to reason that it should not be coveted. This clue was one of the most useful clues at the time, and in order to prevent the snake from being alarmed, we did not announce the matter to the public, but secretly investigated the relevant information, but unfortunately in the end we still found nothing. The Great Yan Country has a vast territory and a large population, and it is too difficult to trace a person's identity with just such a clue, which is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack. Cao Changqing shook his head, more or less unwillingly.

"Skynet is magnificent and sparse, no matter how leaky the gangsters are, it is still possible to show the fox's tail." Zhao Zheng had something to say.

"Listen to your tone, do you know some clues related to this?" Cao Changqing's old eyes lit up, but then they darkened again, "After many years, even if you know a little clue, I'm afraid it's useless." ”

"I don't just know the clues, I also know who that villain is." Zhao Zheng's eyes were burning and he said firmly.

"Who's that man?" Cao Changqing didn't have much hope for a name, so he couldn't help but ask. As the so-called revenge of killing his father is not shared, no matter how many years have passed, Cao Changqing still wants to avenge his father.

Zhao Zheng's lips moved frequently, and he spit out a person's name. As the name was spat out, Cao Changqing's face immediately changed dramatically, full of disbelief.

……

There is a hero living in the Iron Castle, a hero in the twilight.

The reason why he got such a nickname is not only because the weapon he uses is an iron scale, but also because he is very fair, and he does things with two bowls of water, and he seems to have an iron scale in his heart that can measure the truth of good and evil.

The name of hero is not worthy of everyone, and Fang Lunzhong never dared to call himself a hero, but he has indeed done a lot of chivalrous things, and he is highly respected by colleagues in the rivers and lakes.

He has also been arrogant, he has also been beautiful, and he has fought bloodily, but it is a pity that the years are not forgiving, and for him now, the past has turned into a cloud of smoke in his memory.

Twilight refers to the period when night is approaching, and only the period before death in a person's life can be called twilight.

There is no sunset in the twilight, only the boundless darkness that swallows up.

At this moment, Fang Lunzhong was lying on the bed, motionless, in this way to delay the pace of death. Now his life was peaceful, and few people came to disturb him, except for a few of his children and a few considerate servants. Most of the time, he chooses to spend the last period of his life in silence, and reminisce about all the experiences in life in silence, and only rarely will people play a relaxing and long piece for him to delight his ears.

But today this peace was shattered, and an uninvited guest opened the window and jumped into the room without permission.

The person who came was young, with handsome eyebrows, wearing a green shirt and carrying a long black box on his back.

Zhao Zheng, still Zhao Zheng.

Fang Lunzhong slowly moved his head and looked at Zhao Zheng who was standing at the window, but there was no surprise on his ravine-ravine face. It was still calm.

"Friend or foe?" Fang Lunzhong asked lightly.

"Friends." Zhao Zheng smiled.

"Both friends. Why come uninvited. And why break through the window? Fang Lunzhong asked again.

"Although they are friends, but they have no friendship, Ling Lang and the people in the castle strictly prohibit outsiders from disturbing you, I broke the window today and had no choice but to do it, and I hope that Fang Daxia Haihan." Zhao Zheng smiled bitterly and spread his hands......

"Don't call me a hero, it's too heavy."

"With the actions of his predecessors, he deserves the title of hero. Why shout. ”

"You're wrong, with my little pound, it's far from enough to bear this title. In today's world, there are no more than five fingers of people who deserve the word hero. ”

"So little?"

"That's right, it's so little."

"It seems that the seniors set a very high standard for heroes."

"Heavy promise, light life and death, know righteousness, open heart, and promote righteousness. Punish evil demons and repay relatives. Loyal to the country, those who can do these are heroes. Not many people can do any of these things alone, let alone all of them together. ”

"Heavy promise, light life and death, know the righteousness, open heart, promote righteousness, punish evil demons, repay relatives, and do the country's loyalty......" Zhao Zheng restated these words, a few simple words, but he couldn't help but feel excited, "Thank you seniors for your advice, these words have benefited me a lot." ”

"You're definitely not here to listen to me, an old man, if there's anything, just say it." Fang Lunzhong urged.

"The seniors are quick to talk, then I'll say it directly. Eight years ago, Zhuo Ming, the sect leader of the Three Swords Sect, and Jin Tai, the head of the Taishan faction, jointly comprehended the method of combining swords and swords, during this period, for some reason, Zhuo Ming was killed and died in the secret room of the Three Swords Sect. Everyone thought that this matter was done by Jin Tai, the head of the Taishan faction, but Jin Tai said that the murderer was someone else, and he had set out to chase the murderer at that time, but unfortunately the murderer's light skills were too high, even if he failed to catch up. Because he was so fast, it was impossible for ordinary people to see his movements clearly, so no one could prove his words at the time, and even if those people saw a light passing through the sky, they could not tell whether it was one person or two people. Zhao Zheng said leisurely.

After hearing these words, Fang Lunzhong's shriveled palm suddenly clenched into a fist.

"There is no way to prove what the head of Kim Tae said without eyewitnesses, and if there are respected witnesses, he can prove his innocence." Zhao Zheng said and looked at Fang Lunzhong on the sickbed with deep meaning, "I'm right, senior?" ”

"Who the hell are you?" Fang Lunzhong asked rhetorically, his originally lifeless eyes actually shot out two rays of light.

"I am a disciple of the Taishan Sect, named Zhao Zheng."

"More than a year ago, there was a person named Zhao Zheng who shined in the competition for Zichu Jian, defeated the heroes, and won the favor of Zi Chu Jian in one fell swoop. Are you this Zhao Zheng? ”

"Yes, that's exactly who I am."

"Young and handsome, live up to the reputation." Fang Lunzhong praised and asked, "Why did you come here to tell me what you just said?" ”

"Senior, I know that you are the witness, you were near the Three Swords Sect at the time, and you saw two figures flying across the sky with your own eyes, but at that time, due to various interests, you did not testify for the head of Jintai." Zhao Zheng's face showed a solemn expression, and he said chiseledly, "Senior, you just said that as a hero, you must be reluctant, light on life and death, know righteousness, be open-minded, promote righteousness, punish evil demons, repay relatives, and be loyal to the country." Eight years ago, you failed to come forward, and half a year later, I hope you will speak up, make the truth public, and return the innocence of the head of Kim Tae. I know what the consequences of this are, but I hope that you can forget these consequences for the sake of righteousness, for the sake of openness, and for the sake of righteousness, just like you did when you were young, and be a reckless hero again. ”

Fang Lunzhong's face on the sickbed began to change dramatically.

……

There are extraordinary people in the world, and there are ordinary people, in comparison, there are more ordinary people.

In a small village near the Three Swords Sect, there is an ordinary family. This family lives an ordinary and simple life, and lives a calm and undisturbed life. But today, a guest broke the peace and made a lot of waves.

The person who came was Zhao Zheng, and this was the last destination of his trip. A series of clues were like round pearls, and he had connected them all, and this string of pearls was perfected. A successful outcome will be obtained.

Who could have imagined. An unsolved case would involve such an ordinary family. It brought irreparable disaster to the family. Just like the people Zhao Zheng found before, this family will also play a vital role.

The head of the family was an old woman, her face covered with years of weather, and her palms were covered with calluses from farm work. The old woman entertained Zhao Zheng with coarse tea and light rice, and seemed to have a good impression of such a little fire man, probably because Zhao Zheng reminded her of a certain family member.

"Grandma, I heard from the people in the village that your child disappeared eight years ago. I haven't been able to find it all these years. Zhao Zheng led the topic to the key point he wanted to talk about.

"Well, there is such a thing, my son was the pillar of the family at that time, and I don't know why, he suddenly disappeared. Some people say that he was eaten by jackals, tigers and leopards, and some people say that he was killed by bandits, but I don't know what happened. Over the years, I have inquired about my son, but I have found nothing, not even his shadow. Although it is not known what exactly he disappeared for. But I think someone should have killed someone, otherwise. How could he be willing to abandon our family. The old woman said sadly.

"I'm a member of the Taishan faction, and I know a lot about the affairs of this realm, you can tell me about your son's characteristics, maybe I can think of a clue."

"Kid, count yourself kind, but forget it. After eight years, it is impossible to get my son back. ”

"That's not necessarily, it's idle anyway, just tell me about it."

At Zhao Zheng's insistent request, the old woman had no choice but to open the dusty memory and talk about her son. It can be seen that the old woman misses the missing son very much, and after opening the conversation, she talks endlessly. The old woman told her son from the time he was a child until he disappeared, and told him everything about him.

Although what the old woman said was useless, Zhao Zheng did not interrupt the old woman's words, but acted as a qualified listener, quietly listening to the old woman's every word.

In the process of narrating, it seemed to evoke endless memories of the old woman, and I don't know when, her old eyes were already filled with tears, and her voice was choked up.

Looking at the old woman's gaffe, the softest part of Zhao Zheng's heart was touched and began to ache faintly. People hurt each other, but the killers rarely think about how much harm their actions will cause to the relatives of the deceased. Wouldn't it be much better if everyone in this world could think about things with their hearts?

"My son was working in the fields that year, and the farm implements fell from the cart and hit his little toe, smashing his little toe off, and since then, he has lost one toe, only nine toes. This is what makes him different from others. The old couple was talking, and suddenly they brought it up.

And this matter was exactly the important news that Zhao Zheng needed, he involuntarily stretched out his hand, gently placed it on the old woman's dry and warm palm, and said softly: "Enough, I know enough." I promise you that I will get your son back. I can't do anything back, but at least I can give you an account. Good will be rewarded with good, evil will be rewarded with evil, it is not that it will not be reported, the time has not yet come. The time has come for some to be punished. ”

The old woman was stunned when she heard this, and she couldn't understand Zhao Zheng's words, but when she saw Zhao Zheng's resolute gaze, she suddenly had an inexplicable confidence in the strange young man in front of her.

……

Everything is ready, the east wind is sufficient.

A string of clues has been strung together, and the next thing to do is to clearly show the whole ins and outs to the world.

Zhao Zheng led a group of required witnesses back to the Taishan faction, and before he had time to rest, he directly asked to meet the head of Jintai.

After seeing the boss, Zhao Zheng's first sentence was: "I have investigated the unsolved case eight years ago, and within a month, I will make all the truth public and return your innocence!" (To be continued......)