CHAPTER XXXIV

"Benefactor, our village is poor, and there are no good objects to thank the benefactor, so the old man brought every family of young and old to kowtow to the benefactor." Li Zheng choked up loudly, "Thank you for letting those children who can go home have a whole corpse...... It also rescued those who are still alive ......"

After speaking, he saw He Laohan and the others also crowded close to the carriage, carrying the baskets made by the croppers themselves with wattles.

"Benefactor, this is a sweet potato dried by the family, and I will be a snack on the road......"

"This is the chicken soup I stewed early in the morning to warm up the son and girl."

The simple faces flashed, so that Xu Chu didn't know how to answer, and finally could only respond again and again with red eyes.

Many times, people don't ask for much. Just like now, it is clear that Xu Chu has not been able to save everyone, but only one corpse makes them grateful to Dade.

The sun was rising, melting the snow on the ground. This is the first time that she felt the warmth from her heart in the era of being cheap.

When the carriage left the village and walked to the end of the path, Xu Chu lifted the curtain of the carriage and glanced back, and vaguely saw the crowd that had not dispersed.

At this time, the gloom and guilt in her heart were slowly smoothed out. There are some evils that she can't control, and the only way is to bring those outlaws to justice as soon as possible, so that they can no longer do evil.

At this time, Xiao Qinglang saw that Xu Chu's face was much better, so he raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile: "How do you know that He Tiezhuo's old mother settled in the west of the county seat?" ”

Xu Chu relaxed a little, leaned on the car window and said: "There are many regulations in the county seat of Dazhou, and most of the people in the east of the city are wealthy families, and most of the people in the city are inhabited by merchants and hawkers, and only the west of the city is mixed. Therefore, the only place where he can hide is convenient for him to enter and exit, and it is also an option for him to afford to buy a property. ”

In fact, it is not difficult to guess where he placed his old mother, but the difficult thing is to disrupt his position without giving him a chance to react. Judging from the means of killing, he is bold and careful, and he is not a person who has no intentions, otherwise he would not be able to avoid the sight of the servants and others to throw the body for the second time.

Speaking like this, Xu Chu's complexion completely eased, and his mood was slightly relieved from the depression and confusion of the previous two days.

Although he had been running around for many days, Xu Chu had been asleep and rested for two days, but he was not sleepy at this time. However, after the dust of the case settled, there was an inexplicable sigh, lamenting the audacity of those murderers, and also lamenting the simplicity of the old and young in the village.

Away from the crowds and the bustling market, the horse-drawn carriage traveled steadily on the quiet country road. The warm tea fragrance in the car is permeated, and the drunken sunlight outside is also cut down through the carved windows, which makes people feel drowsy and comfortable for no reason.

Xiao Qinglang slowly poured a cup of tea and pushed it to Xu Chu, and then took a sip before saying: "Everything in the world has a law, some things have happened, even if you indulge in it, it is useless, it is better to cheer up and pull out the cocoon to make things clear......

The wind and snow have passed, and the sky is clear. At this time, Xiao Qinglang was in Xu Chu's eyes, as if through the clouds, and between the flow of his eyes, the eyes with a faint smile seemed to suddenly burn her, making her a little flustered and a little sour and happy.

She pursed her lips slightly, knowing in her heart that his words were for the purpose of extricating herself.

The two of them sat opposite each other, letting the cold breeze outside, only the fragrance of tea lingered in the carriage, and the warmth was faint. She was slightly trance-conscious, with all kinds of emotions and thoughts in her heart, and finally gradually fell silent in those concerned and relieved eyes.

"The tea is going to be cold." Xu saw Xu Chu's discomfort, Xiao Qinglang smiled lightly, "I still have to travel for a few days, although it is not a wind meal and sleeping, but it is not as comfortable as when I was in Yunzhou City." ”

Xu Chu lowered his eyebrows and looked at the water waves of the tea cup in his hand, and tasted it from the goodness, and sure enough, his mouth was fragrant.

The next journey was very fast, but in two hours, a group of people arrived at the county office. At this time, after the autopsy list of the sixth son was registered, Xiao Qinglang waved his hand to let his body be taken away, and he was buried nearby.

And Xu Chu, who was waiting on the side of the carriage, looked at the yamen hanging high in the mirror, and suddenly sighed. How much of the evil in the world is caused by the lack of law? A homicide case implicated in a rebellious copper mine case, and no one knows what they will encounter next.

Whether it is the court or the countryside, I don't know how it will shake.

When Xiao Qinglang went out of the yamen again, although his face was as usual, Xu Chu still saw the caution between his eyebrows. Something terrible is happening, it seems.

Sure enough, without waiting for Xu Chu to ask, he saw that Xiao Qinglang had already come straight and ordered Wei Guang to let people drive the carriage into the back office.

"There is a case in the Yamen that is extremely difficult, and Huang Xianling can't make up his mind, so I beg you and I to stay for two days to help investigate." Xiao Qinglang pondered for a moment, pondered for a while, and finally spoke, "When I looked at the autopsy list, I found that Xu Chengzuo was the last person to examine the body. According to the day, it is assumed that he completely lost his trace after the examination of this corpse......"

The sudden news suddenly made Xu Chu's heart sink, don't look at Xiao Qinglang's flat tone, but she obviously felt that this matter was not just tricky. She suppressed the sudden throbbing and unknown horror in her heart, and asked cautiously, "But there is anything strange on the side?" ”

Xiao Qinglang glanced at Xu Chu, not knowing whether to feel her sensitivity or cherish the very likely bad news she was about to face.

"Among the evidence left by the yamen is a copper coin that Xu Qizuo took out of the mouth of the deceased......"

"And although the copper coin looks like the real thing, the casting process is not as good as the government's skills."

That is, this case involves the counterfeiting of coins, if you guess correctly, the copper ore should be the material obtained from the smelting in Hejiacun before.

Most of the cases, but those involving those who are extremely vicious and heinous, are deaths. If Xu Chengzuo really found any evidence, or traced the clues that made those people feel dangerous, the consequences would ......

It seemed that in an instant, Xu Chu's clear and dark eyes lost their spirits, and the ruddy complexion that had just been contaminated with the warmth of the sun turned pale and haggard. She stared at Xiao Qinglang tightly, and asked in a hoarse voice, "How long ago happened?" ”

"The autopsy is written ten days ago."

Therefore, the traces of Xu Yanzuo in Jinzhou City found by the secret guards at that time should have come to the county government here.

That is, he was indeed found in Jinzhou City at that time, but for some reason he did not enter the Yamen of Jinzhou Mansion for an autopsy. Instead, he left Jinzhou City in private, and when he passed through this county, he was delayed due to a murder, and then completely lost his trace.

Now for Xu Chu, she doesn't care about the past few months, after being seconded by the fake officials of the Jinzhou Yamen, where her father went and what he did. Why didn't he go home, and he never gave her a word-and-a-half-word message.

All she wanted to know was where her father was now, alive...... Still is......

Tears fell with a click, and smashed directly on the back of Xiao Qinglang's hand, making his heart tighten.

Since he had been with Xu Chu to investigate the case, he had never seen her so fragile, even if she had fallen into a terrible dream before Zhu Youshu, she showed perseverance and unyielding. In the previous case of Hejiacun, the guilt and fainting when he saw the child's corpse made him feel that Xu Chu was too upright.

But now, seeing her soft and fragile emotions for the first time made his suppressed silent mood particularly bitter and sour.

He half-supported her, only to see that the ruddy lips faded blood, and tears meandered down, making the pale face more and more decadent.

"Maybe things are not as bad as we thought, Huang Dashan once said that he asked Xu to investigate the case, and then he never returned. If we can find the clues that Xu Chengzuo found as soon as possible, or we can find him before those people succeed. Xiao Qinglang patted Xu Chu's arm lightly and said comfortingly, "Since Xu Chengzuo can escape the dark tide of the Jinzhou City officials, he must be vigilant......

Xu Chu closed his eyes when he heard this, and eased his emotions, and only after a long time did he bite his lip and said: "Yes, Daddy is not a reckless person, he is very disciplined in the autopsy, but whenever there is anything that involves the secrets of the rich and powerful, even if he gives money, he rarely interferes, in order not to cause trouble." Therefore, if he perceives the danger, he will inevitably choose self-protection first between investigating the case and himself. ”

This is not only what their father often says, but also the rules that their father and daughter set for each other when they depend on each other.

Even if there are grievances in the case, you must first ensure that you are not implicated. One is that they are lowly people, and many people can crush them to death with one finger, and they have nowhere to redress their grievances. The second is that one of them has an accident, and the rest will be heartbroken, and for the family, life is the top priority.

Since he thought of this, Xu Chu suppressed the fear and grief in his heart, gritted his teeth and said, "Lord, I want to read the file first, and then re-examine the autopsy......"

The file Huang County Order has already been prepared, and even the back hall has been cleaned up, just waiting for Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu to come to investigate the case.

Because of the involvement of his father, Xu Chu didn't dare to be careless, and after a few words, he directly flipped through the file on one side.

The cause of this case is actually a common conflict between husband and wife, there is a nouveau riche family in the county seat of the county, who is rich and noble. He was originally a silversmith in an old shop, and he didn't have any other preferences except for eating and drinking on weekdays, and his life was nourishing.

Later, because of a few pieces of silver jewelry, a big man in Jinzhou City took a fancy to him, and not only won the reward, but also directly found a new owner. The new owner was generous, and opened a silverware shop in the county seat, and made him the shopkeeper.