Chapter 159: Man is not for himself
Aunt Meng suddenly widened her eyes in surprise: "Didn't the couple die of illness?" Childe said so, didn't they die of illness? ”
Xie Jinlan nodded heavily:
"Don't hide it from my aunt, I have some friendship with the county magistrate of Shuanggui County, and he told me that the two of them were killed by someone. And this murderer is likely to be Zhang Yuancheng and his wife who lived next door to Baifu.
Zhang Yuancheng died of illness as early as three years ago. But Mrs. Zhang is still at large, and Lu County Ling is now asking people to investigate her traces.
I don't have anything else to do in Shuanggui County, so I simply helped him find the whereabouts of this Mrs. Zhang. Aunt Meng, you have lived here for so many years, have you heard any rumors? ”
Aunt Meng retorted without thinking: "You are mistaken, that Mrs. Zhang doesn't know about this." ”
Seeing that she was so determined, Xie Jinlan had a little doubt on her face: "Auntie believes in her so much? ”
Aunt Meng realized that her reaction was too excited, and after slowing down, she said:
"I'm guessing too. What do you think, no matter how you say it, her biological daughter lives in Baifu. If Baifu falls, what will happen to her daughter? ”
Xie Jinlan nodded thoughtfully: "What the eldest lady said makes sense. ”
Then the conversation changed: "But this matter is still to be confronted by Mrs. Zhang to the county office." What does the aunt think? ”
Aunt Meng smiled dryly and said, "That's what Childe said." ”
Xie Jinlan didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with her appearance, and asked again: "So, has the eldest lady heard any rumors?" ”
Aunt Meng waved her hand left and right, and said, "Since she secretly escaped, where will we, the little people, know something?" ”
Xie Jinlan suddenly drooped his shoulders in frustration:
"That's right. I had long thought that there would be nothing to be gained from this trip, but I still thought about what if...... If you can't find Mrs. Zhang for a day, Shopkeeper Feng will be in more danger. Anyway, it's all her life......"
When Aunt Meng heard this, she instantly became nervous: "What does this have to do with Shopkeeper Feng?" ”
Xie Jinlan immediately reacted that he had leaked his mouth, and quickly covered his mouth in panic, and said in a muffled voice: "It's nothing, I didn't say anything." ”
With such an appearance of three hundred taels of silver here, how could Aunt Meng believe it: "Son, it's a matter of human life, you can't say half and keep half!" ”
Xie Jinlan put down his hand and looked at Aunt Meng suspiciously:
"But, auntie, you don't know Mrs. Zhang's whereabouts, so it's useless to tell you. Besides, Lu County's order told me that this matter must not be made public. You just pretend that you didn't hear anything. ”
Aunt Meng choked, her eyes rolled around, and finally as if she had made up her mind, she gritted her teeth and said:
"If I knew Mrs. Zhang's whereabouts, would you tell me?"
Xie Jinlan hesitated slightly, and said, "Auntie, tell me where Mrs. Zhang is first, I can tell you only after I see Mrs. Zhang." ”
Aunt Meng said: "Childe, don't you believe me?" ”
Xie Jinlan chuckled lightly and said, "It's not a matter of believing each other, it's a big deal, I really can't reveal it at will, and I hope my aunt understands." ”
There was a moment of entanglement in Aunt Meng's eyes, and finally turned into a touch of firmness: "I am the Mrs. Zhang in your mouth!" ”
Xie Jinlan's eyes suddenly opened slightly, as if he really knew: "When ...... Seriously? ”
Telling the secret that has been hidden in her heart for many years, Aunt Meng only felt relaxed for a while, smiled bitterly when she heard the words, and said:
"Isn't that a good thing, am I rushing to impersonate myself?"
Xie Jinlan suddenly smiled awkwardly and said, "Auntie, I didn't doubt what you meant, I just felt too surprised." ”
Aunt Meng waved her hand disapprovingly, and said, "Now you can tell me, is there any danger to my daughter?" ”
Xie Jinlan responded:
"The government got the news that Bai Siyuan secretly returned to Xianggang Town, and he already knew about the murder of his parents and the true identity of the shopkeeper Feng.
Now that you have changed your identity, he may not know your current identity, so it is very likely that the object of his revenge is Shopkeeper Feng. ”
Aunt Meng suddenly panicked: "But Ange, she doesn't know anything!" She didn't even know that she wasn't the daughter of the Feng family! ”
Then his fists were clenched, and his face was a little hideous:
"It's all to blame for the surname Zhang, he did so many bad things during his lifetime, and he died a hundred by himself. But it hurt me and my daughter! ”
Xie Jinlan asked cautiously: "You really didn't know about the death of the Bai couple back then?" How can you say that they are all pillow people, and you don't notice anything unusual? ”
Aunt Meng's face instantly became a little embarrassed: "I'm ashamed to say it." In the past, the Zhang family was rich, and I didn't worry about everything, even if he really showed anything, I couldn't see it. ”
Xie Jinlan said: "Auntie, think about it carefully, what was wrong with Zhang Yuancheng when the Bai couple died. ”
Aunt Meng frowned and thought hard, about a cup of tea, she said uncertainly:
"There are a few strange things, and I don't know if it's because of the death of the couple."
Xie Jinlan's face was happy: "Auntie just say it." ”
Aunt Meng recalled:
"I remember that there were two sessions, Zhang Yuancheng came back drunk, very happy, and kept chanting the word 'becoming' in his mouth."
Xie Jinlan asked: "Then has he seen anyone secretly?" ”
Aunt Meng raised her hand and waved it, and said disapprerovitically: "That person doesn't take the right path in business, he always calculates the right family behind his back, if you want to say that he has secretly seen someone, that's too much." ”
Xie Jinlan groaned slightly, and then said, "What is the father-son relationship between Zhang Yuancheng and Zhang Xi?" ”
At the mention of Zhang Xi, a little guilt flashed in Aunt Meng's eyes:
After all, he is the only son, and Zhang Yuancheng still loves him very much. The dirty things he did by himself would never let Zhang Xi know. Maybe he didn't want his son to look down on him. ”
Xie Jinlan nodded thoughtfully: "In this way, Zhang Xi should be ignorant of what Zhang Yuancheng did." ”
Aunt Meng let out a long sigh and said, "That child originally had a gentle personality, if I hadn't left three years ago, maybe he wouldn't have become what he is now." ”
Xie Jinlan looked at her again and again.
Aunt Meng said: "Do you want to say, in this case, why did I abscond with the money back then?" ”
Xie Jinlan nodded hesitantly.
Aunt Meng said:
"Although Zhang Yuancheng and I are husband and wife, we don't have much affection. As for Zhang Xi...... He's not my flesh and blood after all. I don't think it's worth it for him to suffer for the rest of his life.
Maybe you'll think I'm being selfish and cold-blooded. But if man is not for himself, heaven and earth will be destroyed. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. ”