Chapter 188: The Final Battle
Lan Hongda followed Xiao Zheng so obediently, his eyes wandered back and forth from time to time, for so many years, he has always had a certain awe for Xiao Zheng in his heart, I can't tell why, but today, walking here, Lan Hongda seems to understand something.
In a moment, he had been taken to Xiao Zheng's study, Xiao Zheng gently closed the door with both hands, looked at him and asked with a serious face, "What's wrong?" ”
Lan Hongda settled down, everything here was so simple, the simplicity made him feel that he had just experienced a dream, and now he woke up from a dream.
"It's Yi'er......" Seeing that Lan Hongda was a little hesitant, Xiao Zheng asked nervously.
"No, it's not Yi'er, it's ...... It's Du Shifan......" Lan Hong was worried.
"Du Shifan? What happened to him? Xiao Zheng squinted his eyes and said.
"I see it...... I saw Du Shifan! In a word, Xiao Zheng's face sank, and he hurriedly asked, "Are you ...... See...... Du Shifan? Tell me, what's going on? ”
"Last night, the rain scared me so much that I went out for a walk...... Later, I arrived at the door of the prison of the Criminal Department, and it was there that I saw and saw Du Shifan......" Lan Hongda recalled.
"Du Shifan? He's out? Xiao Zheng asked.
"It's not...... It's not out, it's ...... Is it to go in...... Yes, it's in! A few people carried him in. Lan Hongda said, Xiao Zheng's face became extremely serious, he knew that things should not be as simple as they seemed on the surface......
A night of storms and rain brought the footsteps of early winter, and the early morning outside seemed to be covered in a world of ice and water. The breath was condensed into Bai Lian in this cold world, and it turned into a fairy mist, ethereal in the distance. The sun is so clear this morning, and the sun is so shining this morning.
The rain cleans everything, sweeps away the clutter, removes the clutter, and even the dust becomes so thorough after the baptism of the rain. No one knows what happened last night, and no one seems to know what's going to happen today.
Life seems to be repeating itself day after day, year after year, spring and summer, autumn and winter, and people have not even had time to forget the cold of last year, and this year's winter has come as scheduled.
And in the room, the room without the fire is a little gloomy. Xiao Zheng and Lan Hongda, who had not slept all night, still maintained the posture they had at night, and remained motionless. Yes, the two of them sat quietly in the study all night. Listen to the storm in the first half of the night, and feel the dying tranquility of the dawn. Watch the morning sun shine through the window lattice, and listen to the rooster's first call. Everything is the same as before, and everything is the same as before.
Lan Hongda didn't have any ideas, he just saw Xiao Zheng's silence and unconsciously chose to remain silent. But he knew that the person in front of him would never be in a daze for no reason, let alone silent for no reason, he must have something to do, and what he had to do was to look at him like this, as if all the problems could be solved.
"Don't sue the official just yet." Xiao Zheng slightly opened his lips, which had been sealed for too long, because they were dry and cracked, and it seemed that he could still see the mutual pull between his lips and skin.
Lan Hongda looked at Xiao Zheng suspiciously, as if his sudden words disturbed his long-blank thoughts, and nodded by default after reacting, he didn't understand anything, he just knew that at this time, as long as he was obedient, it was enough.
"But...... Then you have to do the same as always, don't make any abnormalities to people, and I'll take care of the rest. Xiao Zheng's eyes were full of bloodshots, since Lan Yi was arrested, and then he was looking for Qinglan's daughter, and now there is such a thing, the recent Xiao Zheng can be said to be receiving the scorching of fate all the time, without the slightest respite. However, fortunately, it was Xiao Zheng who could maintain that rare calmness in such a torment.
Lan Hongda continued to nod, and when he got up from his chair, he realized that half of his body was already numb. He moved hard twice, and a slightly bitter look appeared on his face, Xiao Zheng glanced at it, and suddenly he felt that the person in front of him was really old. I think they met for the first time back then, although Lan Hongda at that time was not a chic and dignified Yushu in the wind, but at least he was in his prime, and now he is ......
"Recently...... Be careful...... Protect yourself...... "I don't know why, Xiao Zheng's throat was a little tight. Lan Hongda, who was still moving his body, looked at Xiao Zheng, and then grinned, he was concerned about him.
"Don't worry, I'm an old bone, I haven't seen any winds and waves for so many years......" Lan Hong laughed.
"This is not the time, in case the bad dog jumps off the wall. In addition, I will also send someone to your house to protect you. Lan Hongda looked at Xiao Zheng, and a sense of guilt instantly rose in his heart, in order not to let Xiao Zheng find out his embarrassment, he simply limped out with his legs that had not fully recovered.
Lan Hongda left from the back door of Mo Huitou, thanks to the heavy rain last night, the back door that was always watched, was extremely safe, and Lan Hongda left from that small road without looking back.
Mo Huitou had slowly woken up, first Ah San and Ah Wu opened the shop door, then Qinglan shouted at Fluttershy, and then Nanfeng and Feng Yao got up one after another, everything was the same as usual.
Xiao Zheng summoned Ah San and muttered something in his ear, Ah San nodded for a while and left in a hurry, no one knew where he went.
Opening the door to do business is still the most important thing in the day. After the last confirmation, Zhong Shiwei's surveillance operations have been significantly reduced, which is beyond Xiao Zheng's expectations. I thought he would make more moves, but who thought, he disappeared. Although some people rumored that Zhong Shiwei was completely afraid of Xiao Zheng, Xiao Zheng himself seemed to know that he Zhong Shiwei was not afraid of Xiao Zheng, but probably afraid of his wife.
For so many years, Zhong Shiwei has been able to establish a place in the capital, and his wife can be said to have contributed a lot. Therefore, Zhong Shiwei has always been in love with his wife, which may not be understood by outsiders, but the fact is that Zhong Shiwei is indeed good to his wife. Coupled with Zhong Mu'er's death, his wife was greatly stimulated, and Zhong Shiwei acted even more cautiously. In the past, monitoring Xiao Zheng would not touch his wife's sensitive nerves, but now it is different, because he saw Xiao Qinglan...... Therefore, Zhong Shiwei still clamped his tail and did things carefully. What's more, this is only one street away, there is something going on here, and Linglong Pavilion has to sneeze, if Xiao Qinglan makes any outrageous moves to come to the door, then he Zhong Shiwei will not be able to eat and go around.
Therefore, Zhong Shiwei not only didn't dare to cause trouble recently, but was even more worried that Xiao Zheng wouldn't trouble him. Although the hatred between the two families cannot be eliminated, until he can succeed in one fell swoop, it is best for everyone to remain still.
Zhong Shiwei thinks so, but Xiao Zheng doesn't think so. The feud more than ten years ago can't disappear plainly, but things have been a little tricky recently, and he can default to Zhong Shiwei to be comfortable for a while.
Xiao Zheng could ignore Zhong Shiwei for the time being, and Zhong Shiwei could also stand still, but one person couldn't sit still later in the day. She didn t have time to wait for things to come out, so she couldn't wait to run to Mo Huitou, she was going to come to Xiao Zheng and said. This person is none other than Ran Linzong's wife, Du Shifan's aunt, Du Yuexian.
Xiao Zheng didn't feel a little surprised by Du Yuexian's arrival, but if she didn't come, it would really make people feel a little unpredictable. It's just that Xiao Zheng is a little surprised that as the wife of the Ran Mansion, Du Yuexian, who thinks she is smart and clever, is so uncontrollable, and she is already so calm when this matter has just been revealed.
The darkness of early winter also came very early, although it was just unitary time, but the sky was already dark, and some large households had already turned on the lights. Mo looks back and makes a feint, and Fluttershy starts to work on dinner, and Feng Yao seems to be helping, but in fact he is just following Fluttershy. The south wind has not returned, and Ah San and Ah Wu are tidying up the counter for the day. Xiao Zheng was still in the study, and there was an open ancient book on the table, but it seemed that he hadn't turned it for a long time.
Fluttershy comes in and lights the oil lamp in the study, and replaces the herbal tea in Xiao Zheng's cup. Xiao Zheng seemed to ignore all this.
Du Yuexian came alone, and the whole person who didn't look back was not surprised, because Xiao Zheng had already instructed that if this woman kicked the door, he would take her directly to the study. Obviously, Xiao Zheng knew that she was coming, so he arranged it early. Therefore, there was no need to waste any tongue, Du Yuexian saw Xiao Zheng, everyone retreated, and there were only two people left in the study.
An oil lamp, two shadows, I don't know which window was not closed tightly, or because the evening breeze outside was too strong, the swaying light cast the figures of the two people on the wall, full of swaying.
Xiao Zheng rubbed his hands, his body was too thin, so that he couldn't help but be cold in such a season. After sitting for such a long time, I didn't know that my hands were numb from the cold. He rubbed it, but his eyes never lacked the slightest sharpness, he only glanced at Du Yuexian, the woman who was still pretending to be domineering with courage didn't feel gasp, and the whole person didn't feel that she had taken two steps back.
"I thought I would be a few days late to see Mrs. Ran, but I didn't expect Mrs. Ran to kick the door so soon!" Xiao Zheng fiddled with the wick in the oil lamp and held the teacup that Fluttershy had just poured in his hand, the hot temperature spreading from the palm of his hand, and the whole person felt much warmer.