Chapter 4: The Warm Bracelet (1)
Is it doomed to have no good results in forcibly seizing things that do not belong to you?
Under the flower vine trellis, the time is just right, I picked up the pen and wrote a few words, but I felt bad, looking at the smudged ink, I finally abandoned the pen.
I am a book writer with a pen name: not a miscellaneous scholar. Recently, I have a feeling that I want to rewrite the "Nanzhuang Injustice Case", but no matter how I write it, I am not satisfied, and I always owe a feeling between the lines, and I really should visit the parties.
"Nanzhuang Unjust Case" is a case ten years ago, formerly known as "Nanzhuang Mystery Case", by the eighteenth generation of Nanjiazhuang owner of the violent death, the escape of the Nanjia lady, by the first detective Yi Han of the year, later became the "Nanzhuang Case", but unfortunately Detective Yi has been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes for more than ten years, and has solved countless strange cases, but he alone planted a heel in this case. As a result, the case was tried to the end, and the outcome was that the cause of death of the owner of Nanjiazhuang was a mystery, the whereabouts of Da Langjun were unknown, the eldest lady committed suicide with injustice, and the son of the outer room entered the house, and Nanjiazhuang has been in decline since then. Detective Yi asked himself if he had failed the entrustment of the Nanjia Da Langjun and the trust of the world, poked his eyes to apologize, and since then he has retired from the rivers and lakes, not asking about the world, and becoming more and more depressed. Now that I am called Detective Yi, I have to add the word "therefore" in front of it.
Just thinking about it, the maid came to report: "Lang Jun, the owner of Kongjiazhuang is visiting." ”
It's really slow, is it true that when you get older, you're slow to move?
I instructed the servant: "Master Kong's old illness has relapsed, and he is most afraid of cold, so you go and add an extra stove and light incense." ”
"Yui." The servant stepped back.
Speaking of the owner of this Kongjiazhuang, his surname is Kong Mingshan, and he is the third gentleman of Kongjiazhuang. The Kongjiazhuang led by him sprung up ten years ago, replacing the position of Nanjiazhuang in the rivers and lakes, and before that, he and the old detective Yi Han were almost inseparable close friends. After Yi Han retired, it was rumored that on the eve of Yi Han's retirement, the two turned against each other, cut off their robes and broke their righteousness, and even said that Kong Shan's shoulder injury was not caused by a competition with others, but by Yi Han. The rumors are chaotic, and I don't know what the relationship between the two is.
He came at the right time, and I was worried about how to meet Yi Han, even if Yi Han said: I don't see outsiders in this life. But the two of them still have more than ten years of love, and Yi Han should also look at his feelings.
Kong Shan came, and I met him in his study.
"Not a miscellaneous scholar?"
His face barely changed, but his back was a little stiff.
"Master Kong, don't come unharmed?" I gave him a look.
"All right, where can I be safe? I ruined his life, how could he not care about me in the slightest. He laughed at himself.
"In the end, the owner of Kong Zhuang is more wishy-washy." I comforted.
"Yes, hehe, I'm naturally more wishy-washy. It's just that I don't know if for so many years, can not be miscellaneous scholars? He dragged out the last note.
"Heh, a certain is just a scholar, relying on being able to write a few words to eat." I lowered my posture.
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I talked with him from the sun to the east, and he gave me a short sword when he left.
"The name of this sword: robe. You should have heard that you should go and visit him, and I have the only thing I can give you. On the first day I met him, he gave me this sword, but now I have long since broken off with him, and he will not buy my favor······ It's up to you. ”
I bent down to take the robe, and as he handed it to me, the thumb of my right hand rubbed against the hilt.
I think that no matter what Yi Han does to him, he will not give up this affection after all.
After sending Kong Shan away, I carefully looked at this robe sword, which symbolized Han Shan's affection - the hilt of the short sword was inlaid with blue agate, and the humming sound could be heard when the sword was drawn out of the sheath, how could it be a first-class sword, but unfortunately the blade of the sword was rusty, as if it had killed someone and had not been wiped. I wiped my handkerchief, and the rust was so deep that I couldn't help it.
Next.
I was about to take a ride to Huaiqing Garden to visit Yi Han. The maid came to report, Kong Shanxi went, and when he returned to Kongjiazhuang yesterday, he was bedridden, and he lost his breath after leaving his last words. Fortunately, his old illness has recurred for a long time, and he has nothing to do with me. But the people of Kongjiazhuang still invited me, presumably to ask about their head of the family before his death, but I ignored it.
"I'm not feeling well today, the spices in the furnace yesterday haven't burned out, bring them to me. Let's go! ”
"Yui."
All the way, I came to Huaiqing Garden, where Yi Han lived.
The autumn wind was bleak, the leaves were dead, and the gray walls of this Huaiqing Garden were as dilapidated as those of his master. The simplicity of the appearance of the courtyard teaches me to feel a little ashamed of the word "garden", even if Yi Han retires, he is still the Shilang Jun of the Yi family, and he has the reputation of the first detective in the rivers and lakes, but he seems to completely regard himself as a mountain village husband, and the scale of his residence is almost the same as the house of me, a gentleman who writes books. Has the Yi family given up on him completely?
As soon as the doorman guarding the door saw a carriage stopping, he immediately shouted loudly: "My master has not seen outsiders for many years, no matter what the identity of Lang Jun is, but please go back." ”
I knew this was the case, and I also replied loudly: "Before the death of Master Kong, Te Tuo visited Yi Jun!" ”
"Some, a person with a disability and a shallow talent, how can he deserve the word 'Jun'?" His voice came from the other side of the wall.
The voice still has the power to pierce the wall, and it doesn't seem to be too decadent.
"You don't want to be vain, but you don't dare to bear the dying trust of the owner of Kong Zhuang, even if there are grievances, people have passed away. If you still don't let go, dare to ask you if you still remember, 'Yi Lang has a sword name and says: robe?' ’”
I took out the dagger with the jewel, and the doorman took it and ran into the garden.
After a moment, another voice came from within the wall: "Welcome! ”
Yi Han touched the sword and was really moved.
After several twists and turns, I finally met this old detective. I had heard of his depression, but I didn't want to be so depressed - not confused, with white hair on his temples, covered with scarves over his eyes, and a hoarse voice, it was better to say that he was not a man than an old man.
"Does he have anything to say to so-and-so?" Yi Han was the first to speak.
"None. A certain person came this time for the Nanzhuang case"
I bowed and saluted, and said, "It is precisely because there are different opinions on the rivers and lakes, and it is difficult to distinguish between right and wrong, that a certain person decided to rewrite the Nanzhuang case." But the deceased is innocent and does not seek fame and fortune. ”
"Not a scholar, although he is in seclusion, he has heard the servant talk about your name, and he is a fair and honest person. The Nanzhuang case has become a mystery so far, the people who were injured and died back then are not there, and now that the Kong family is gone, someone should know the truth. ”
He stroked the mutton fat mandarin duck bracelet on his wrist and fell into memory.
"I set foot in the rivers and lakes at fifteen, became famous in my early twenties, and was named a detective in my thirties." The Liu Family's White Bone Case' and the 'Gao Family's Crying Ghost Case' didn't stumble me. I had a smooth journey until I was invited to Nanjiazhuang. At that time, Nanjiazhuang was incomparable to today's Kongjiazhuang, not to mention the first village in the rivers and lakes, but also a word to move the rivers and lakes, turning clouds and rain. It's a pity that the descendants are thin, and the eighteenth generation of the head of the family has a son and a daughter, the son is an adopted son, gentle and good, smart and intelligent; The woman is a daughter, but she is delicate but pampered. The head of the family wanted to pass on the son, but the daughter refused to accept it, and several times she fought for power and caused trouble. The head of the family was angry and locked up in confinement, and then he couldn't bear it, and when he visited him, he discussed with his confidants about framing his eldest brother, and under the dispute between the two, the woman killed her father and fled in a hurry. ”