Childe, we're here. Ah Li gently shook Zhang Meishou, who was asleep leaning on the crypt sac.

Ah Li was a little distressed.

The road was bumpy and tiring, the girl had never eaten a good meal, had a good night's sleep, and now everyone has lost a lot of weight, and the originally small and round jaw has become slightly pointed.

Zhang Meishou didn't sleep deeply, opened his eyes and was almost dull for a moment, so he asked Ah Li: "Have you arrived at the county office?" What about the third uncle? ”

Only the voice was a little hazy.

"The county government hasn't opened the door yet, and there are many victims outside the yamen, and the third master took someone to inquire about the situation." Ah Li said as she wet her handkerchief and wiped her face for Zhang Meishou.

Zhang Meishou nodded and let Ah Li recomb his hair.

After the master and servant cleaned up, Zhang Jing happened to bring someone back.

Zhang Meishou and Ah Li got out of the carriage.

"I just found the officer in the county office." Zhang Jing glanced at the victims in front of the yamen and said, "Let's go in through the back door." ”

The gate of this county government will not be opened easily.

Zhang Meishou nodded, followed Zhang Jing and came to the backyard of the yamen without being seen.

One of the officers waited there yawning, and when he saw them, he said impatiently, "Come in quickly." ”

As soon as Zhang Jing and the others entered the courtyard, the errand re-bolted the back door from the inside.

"Lord Zhixian hasn't gotten up yet, so you should wait in the back hall first." The servant led the man to the back hall with a contemptuous attitude, and turned and left without even serving a pot of tea.

Zhang Jing was not angry or annoyed, and waited calmly.

Ah Li has a bad temper, but she also knows that she can endure it on other people's territory - although her master is powerful, it is better to be low-key.

I waited for more than an hour.

The sky has already brightened, and although the rain has gradually stopped in recent days, the sky is still gloomy, and it is difficult to see an inch of daylight.

There was a faint sound of talking outside the hall.

"Master Liu, a few more victims are beating drums outside!"

"Pick two to take the lead, and kill them on the grounds of obstructing the work of the yamen! Let's see if they dare to make trouble again! A bunch of Diao people! The man who was called Master Liu lowered his voice and scolded.

Zhang Jing frowned when he heard this.

Where is this yamen for the benefit of the people? It's obviously a man-eating demon cave, and it's almost the same!

Originally, he was still a little suspicious of the truth of what the shopkeeper Qiu said, but now that he has seen the situation in the county government with his own eyes, he no longer has the slightest doubt.

The second brother has such an upright and benevolent temperament, and when he works with these people, he is afraid that there will inevitably be disagreements and conflicts......

Seeing the master walk in with his feet raised, Zhang Jing temporarily put away the coldness in his eyes and stood up.

"I heard that someone from the Zhang family in the capital came to collect the corpse of Master Zhang, but I don't know if it's Your Excellency?" The master surnamed Liu was wearing a navy green robe, with a short figure, a big belly, and a little inexplicable arrogance when he spoke.

"Exactly." Zhang Jing was tall, looked at him condescendingly, and asked, "I don't know where the county lord is?" ”

"Now that the flood is raging, the magistrate is too busy with his official business to take a break. Besides, why should such a trivial matter require the laboring adults to come in person? Master Liu sneered, turned around and said, "I'll take you to claim the corpse." ”

Zhang Jing took Zhang Meishou and followed him to the backyard of the yamen.

"It's inside, Ma Liu, take them to pick up Master Zhang's body." Master Liu stopped outside the door and summoned an errand to take Zhang Jing in.

It was supposed to be a firewood house, but now the windows were wide open, and a pungent stench could be smelled from afar.

Thinking of the source of this smell, Zhang Meishou's face turned a little pale.

"Zhenzhen, why don't you wait outside." Zhang Jing stood in front of the door and whispered to his niece who followed.

Zhang Meishou shook his head.

Zhang Jing sighed in his heart, and it was not easy to persuade him more.

Hey, he can't take care of this kid at all.

I can only go back and grab a few more calming medicines.

Ah Li hesitated, but gritted her teeth and followed Zhang Meishou in.

"The first one on the left." The officer who came in held a cloth towel tightly in one hand and covered his mouth and nose tightly, and pointed to a corpse at the very edge with the other.

A total of three bodies were placed in this empty room, all covered with white cloths.

"Ahh

Ah Li suddenly jumped to her feet and screamed.

Zhang Meishou turned his head to look, only to see a group of rats coming out from under the corpse, and quickly rushing out of Ah Li's feet.

Then, only a chirping sound was heard, and in an instant, about seven or eight rats were separated.

Several of the officers looked in shock at the young man with the sword in his hand.

What a quick skill......

"This ...... Here's what to do! How unreasonable! ”

Master Liu was splashed with rat blood, and all the rat corpses landed at his feet.

This is definitely a deliberate attempt to disgust him!

"Poof!"

The sound of the sword unsheathed came into his ears, and Master Liu's body trembled, not daring to say anything more, only a pair of eyes still glaring at the cotton standing there with an expressionless face.

In the room, Zhang Meishou suddenly turned around and walked out.

She hurried to the moon gate, and when she saw that she had avoided everyone, she retched in her heart.

Ah Li hurriedly came over to pat her on the back and took out the close-fitting water bladder.

"No, you don't." Zhang Meishou shook his head and didn't answer.

"Go and let the third uncle come out." She instructed Ah Li.

Ah Li didn't ask much, and she didn't dare to ask more at this time, so she ran away.

Zhang Meishou suddenly couldn't support it, leaned on the brick wall of the Moon Gate, and slowly squatted down.

She buried her head in her knees, and large tears came out silently but surgingly, soaking her tiny robe in an instant.

When she heard the news of her father's accident, she never cried;

This journey was difficult and tormenting, her heart was like a sword hanging in her heart, and she did not have red eyes once;

But the moment she had the answer in her heart, she could no longer suppress the surging emotions in her heart.

"Zhenzhen, don't cry."

As soon as Zhang Jing came over, he saw his niece dressed as a boy squatting there, shrunk into a small ball, and her body trembled slightly.

He hurriedly half-squatted down and gently patted Zhang Meishou's shoulder with his hand.

He wasn't sure if the corpse that he couldn't tell was the second brother's, but now that he saw his niece like this, there was almost no doubt.

Hey, father and daughter are connected.

Sure enough, those lucky things would not have befallen them so coincidentally.

Thinking of this, Zhang Jing couldn't help but redden, and said in a dumb voice: "Don't be afraid, let's take your father home and don't make him suffer again......"

Ah Li, who was holding back her tears, immediately cried when she heard this.

If nothing else, it's really that the third master is too bad at comforting people - he said it so poignantly, didn't he want the girl to cry to death?

Zhang Meishou suddenly raised his head, wiped the tears on his face with his sleeve neatly, and then leaned into Zhang Jing's ear and whispered a word-