Lu Jiayu hung up Zhou Yizhi's phone, and his heart was even more uneasy. She listened to the tone of his voice, and it was obvious that someone around her was inconvenient. If it weren't for his big belly, I really wanted to go over and help him. Thinking about it again, Zhang Mingyuan happened to be in Liaocheng, and he would never sit idly by if there was danger, so he was a little calmer. What to do here? What did Wu Liu do? Who are the people they are holding behind? A series of questions made her curiosity gradually grow, and she might be able to grab Huang Zhenkun's pigtails while finding out.

By the morning of the third day, she was a little unable to sit still. Thinking that they should not be well prepared in broad daylight, and if they are hit, they will say that they are lost and found the wrong place, and it will not be good. After breakfast, she quietly walked out of the yard and walked to the courtyard in Shuanglin Town. Seeing that the door was closed, she didn't dare to enter after two circles around, and she couldn't enter. Because she can't climb over the wall with a big belly, and she can't swagger to open the door.

Seeing that the sun turned due south, she hid behind a paulownia tree dozens of meters south of the courtyard gate. The backache and legs were sleepy and the stomach was gurgling, and he was a little unwilling to give up. At this moment, an old woman came from the mouth of the alley in the north, carrying a bamboo basket covered with orchid cloth. The old woman patted the door a few times and put on the chain (1) and called "Xiao Shun'er" twice. Someone inside opened the door while talking, revealing half of his body to first uncover the blue cloth to see the things in the bamboo basket, and then came out and shouted at the yard: "Old pimple (2), Liu Jian'er, let's go, let's eat!" ”

As soon as the words fell, two people came out of it, and the person behind him uncovered the blue cloth and pinched something into his mouth, chewed and walked north with Xiao Shun'er. The old woman covered the blue cloth, walked into the courtyard with a chatter, and closed the courtyard door casually.

Lu Jiayu, who was next to him, saw the old woman go in, and estimated that the three of them would not be able to come back for half of the meal, so he quietly went over. Push carefully, the door is not latched. She first opened a crack to see if there were no other guards, and estimated that the old woman had entered the room, so she tiptoed inside. In the room near the west end of the three adobe houses, there was a voice from inside, and it was the old woman who was persuading another person to eat: "Son, eat some, for after a long time they will come back and see that you have not eaten and will be beaten again!" ”

"Auntie, please let me go, I will be beaten to death by them here sooner or later." A faint man's voice pleaded with a crying voice.

"Don't say it, eat it quickly. How dare I do this? They must know that if they destroy my whole family, they will be seven or eight big or small! It was the voice of an old woman.

"I'm kowtowing to you! If you let me go, you will say that I ran away. I'm looking for my eldest brother, and I'll thank you a lot! Please, auntie, you let me go—woo-woo......" the man said and began to cry.

"Hey! Don't cry, you kid, I don't dare! Your life is precious, and so is my family's life! ”

"Woooooooooo......oo For the sake of your family, woo, more, you should let me go. I'm dead, woo woo, they don't, they won't go around you! Woo, big brother, woo, where are you? I can't stand it, woo woo woo ......" the man cried, accompanied by the sound of "clang" collision.

"Don't spoil yourself, child—it's useless for you to spoil yourself! I don't dare! Hey, do you like to eat the rice here, they come and pour the rice, and they will beat you. The old woman said in a voice that approached the door.

Lu Jiayu, who was outside the door, heard the old woman's voice approaching, and hurriedly walked to the door, but he didn't hear anything in a short time, so he could only find a chance to come again. As soon as I arrived at the door, I heard Wu Liu's voice outside: "Huh? How is the door open? Quick, look at the people who have run away! Frightened, she hurriedly hid behind the water urn in the corner, squatted down and found that she had made a mistake, her stomach was too big to squat, so she had to sit on the ground with her back against the water urn.

Wu Liu walked in quickly, followed by two young people, shouting loudly: "Liu Jian'er! Hu Shun'er! How is this - Mrs. Xu, what about them? How can the door be open? Seeing the old woman coming out of the house, he couldn't help but point behind him and scold, "Eight lambs! I'll discount your arms and legs when people run away! ”

"Butler, don't you get angry? Aren't people in it well? The old woman called Mrs. Xu came over, "Xiao Shun'er, they just went to eat, and they probably closed the door with their hands." ”

"Cover your! It's obviously wide open! Wu Liu hurriedly walked to the house, glanced at the people inside, was still crying, took out a wad of money from his pocket, counted a few and handed it to Granny Xu, "Go back!" No need to come again from tomorrow! ”

"What is the butler doing here? Quitting someone for a door? The kid didn't lose it, and he didn't lose it! Granny Xu reluctantly took the money and counted it into her pants pocket.

"It has nothing to do with the door. I'm not afraid that you know, Young Master Kuan came and said that this kid doesn't need it anymore, so deal with it as soon as possible and save some rations. Wu Liu said and said to the other, "Hey, Gao Peng, go and call Hu Shun'er and them, what should they do when the matter is done." ”

Granny Xu watched Gao Peng open the door and go out, and couldn't help asking, "Hey, what does the big housekeeper mean - what's the matter?" ”

"It's almost gone, it seems to say that there is a chance to do Zhou Yizhi, and this kid is useless. Hey, what are you asking about? Take the money and leave, there is no benefit in knowing more! Wu Liu's tone looked very proud, and he was also very disdainful of Granny Xu.

"Okay, no matter what, no matter what." Granny Xu said and turned around and walked to the door, walked to the door and hesitated and then turned back weakly and said, "Big housekeeper, this kid hasn't had a good meal since he came in, it's pitiful!" ”

"How much do you say? If you want to blame him, he shouldn't be reincarnated in the Zhou family! Blame his sick brother for not having the ability! Wu Liu said coldly.

Granny Xu shook her head and walked out. As soon as he crossed the threshold, he heard the person next to Wu Liu call "Sixth Master", and when he looked back, he happened to see him pointing to the side of the door, and came back curiously. When I looked to the side, I saw a woman's foot next to the urn, wearing soft cloth shoes with Nabangnadi. At the same time, Wu Liu and the man also came over, stretched out their hands and pulled up a woman, she struggled a few times but was pulled into the courtyard by the man's arm.

"Hey, hey, isn't this our second grandmother? Why don't you stop here? Can't you stop looking for it? Wu Liu's face was just tense, and his face showed bursts of joy.

"Bastard! You, Steward Wu, you let him let me go! I'm looking for a friend, passing by here, tired of walking, resting. Lu Jiayu instantly felt scared, she knew that Wu Liu and the others all had kung fu under their hands, mainly worried about the child in their belly.

"Huh! It's so easy to say! You're not here for the little master inside? Wu Liu grinned and looked at her from one look to the next, "If it's really not?" Just open your eyes! See for yourself what happens to your little brother-in-law! ”

"You bastard! I warn you, Wu Liu, if you dare to touch Zhuo Yi's hair, Yi Yi will not spare you! Lu Jiayu had already heard that it was Zhou Zhuozhi behind the water urn, and he also understood that they were going to attack him today.

"Hey, hey, what's the matter? Pass by? Let's be honest, right? Wu Liu's face was full of pride, "Let's put it this way, I have never been afraid of the eldest young master, not to mention that he is also difficult to protect!" ”

At this time, Hu Shun, who had just gone to dinner, walked into the door with Gao Peng. Seeing Lu Jiayu who was being framed, he was a little surprised, probably knowing that he was afraid of being scolded for neglecting his duties, so he stood behind Wu Liu.

The person who held up Lu Jiayu suddenly lowered his voice and said to Wu Liu: "Sixth master, it's anyway, why don't you get this girl into the house first, and let the brothers have a few happy days?" ”

"Net fucking bullshit! She is the woman in Young Master Kuan's photo, otherwise Lao Tzu would have done it a long time ago! Can it still be your turn? Wu Liu glared at the man fiercely.

"Sixth master," Gao Peng approached Wu Liu, and the thief's eyes slipped on Lu Jiayu, "Good sixth master, in fact, what Si'er said is not unreasonable." Young Master Kuan didn't know that this girl could break into here, so let's give her a click when we're done, and just say that she hit the tip of the knife. Can Young Master Kuan ask another dead man? ”

"Yes, yes, we can also tell that kid who this girl is, and then block his face - hey, hey, hey, look, it's still a pregnant woman, how exciting?" Si'er immediately chimed in.

"Is this-this-appropriate?" Wu Liuzhen was a little hesitant. He has long had the heart to steal incense and jade, but he is also obsessed with Huang Zhenkun's methods of dealing with wrongdoers.

"Dirty! Bastard! Whoever dares to touch me, I curse his eight generations of ancestors! Lu Jiayu couldn't help but scold. Listening to their conversation, I was angry, hateful and afraid, and at this time I really regretted it, and tears flowed down my cheeks.

"Hey! Lao Tzu has never touched the pot-bellied woman, and he said that his heart is itchy. Scold! Scold well! Get her in! Wu Liu gritted his teeth and turned around and walked inside.

"Great butler! Don't touch her. This thing is too lacking in morality! Bad conscience! Granny Xu, who was standing next to the door, hurriedly waved her hand to stop them.

"I'll do you too! ! Wu Liu stopped at the westernmost gate, "What is conscience?" I haven't seen it since I remembered! ”

"Take the money and leave! Don't add to the blockage of the masters. Gao Peng raised his hand at Granny Xu and went over to help Si'er.

Granny Xu was still nagging, but she walked out of the courtyard door in a gloomy manner.

"Bastard! Wu Liu, you will be punished! Lu Jiayu was frightened, and his body was hunched to prevent them from pulling in, how could he stand two young and strong men dragging them into the house.

"Hehe, Sixth Master, this girl is called like this, will it be ——??" Hu Shun also came to help.

"Whatever he shouts, that's how exciting! Isn't it the sixth master? Liu Jian also went over to take a hand, and he still slapped his ass.

"Let go of her. Robbing the people's girls in broad daylight, you are not afraid of the present world? ”

Suddenly, a bell-like man's voice came, and his tone was extremely aggressive.

Wu Liu, they immediately turned around to look, and there was no one else in the courtyard, on the house, and on the wall behind them, only a few of them. When I turned around again, I felt the figure flicker, and when I looked back, there was already a young man in the middle of the courtyard. With thick eyebrows and big eyes, long hair shoulder-length, and a light gray tunic coat, he stood there with his hands behind his back, as if he had been here for a long time.

Lu Jiayu recognized Zhang Mingyuan at a glance, and felt more and more wronged, and shouted in tears: "General, general save me!" ”

Why did Zhang Mingyuan rush in such time? That's also a coincidence, Lu Jiayu shouldn't have an accident. He arrived in Nanxun half an hour ago, and he wanted to go directly to Zhou's house. Thinking about it again, this is in the old society after all, a middle-aged man came to find someone else's second wife, and the owner was not there, and it would ruin her reputation if it was spread. Simply eat something and walk around, planning to climb over the wall to the backyard to see her after dark, Zhou Yizhi said that she lives in the attic of the courtyard in the northwest corner.

He ate a bowl of double noodles and two meat dumplings next to the Tai'an Bridge on the street. Seeing that it was about to be noon, I remembered what Zhou Yizhi said about someone who was locked up in a remote courtyard in Shuanglin Town. simply go to explore the road first, at least find out the direction, ask Lu Jiayu clearly at night and then go at night, so you don't have to waste time. When I walked around and came to the neighborhood, I happened to hear her scolding, and I first drank and shocked the thief with a curious and uneven attitude, and then jumped in.

"Mrs. Zhou, don't be afraid! I'll take you to Yizhi in a minute. Zhang Mingyuan comforted gently, and his eyes showed a faint warmth when he looked at her. Then he set his eyes on Wu Liu's face, and he was instantly cold, "What's your name?" Let her go first, I have something to ask you. ”

"Who are you? Why am I listening to you? Wu Liu's eyes widened and he waved his hand.

In addition to Gao Peng, the four people who formed a semicircle surrounded Zhang Mingyuan in the middle, and two of them had already taken out daggers from behind their waists.

"Are you afraid? Are a few big men afraid that I will fly with a pregnant woman? Zhang Mingyuan's face gradually calmed down, and he decided to ask about the relationship between these people and Huang Zhenkun before making a move.

"Humph! Tail clip dog (3) is afraid! Wu Liu spat as he spoke, throwing a color at Gao Peng.

Gao Peng reluctantly let go of his hand, leaned towards Zhang Mingyuan, and pulled out a nunchuck from behind his waist and stood there viciously. Lu Jiayu hurriedly ran behind Zhang Mingyuan, wiped his tears with his sleeve and said, "General, Yizhi's little brother Zhuozhi is still in the house." ”

"Well, don't worry." Zhang Mingyuan nodded lightly, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw a stool at the door of the east room, "You go to the stool over there and wait first." Watching her walk over, she raised her arm, pressed the bracelet on her left wrist a few times, and looked at Wu Liu, "I'll ask you a few questions now, just say as much as you know, don't talk nonsense, don't swear." ”

"What the are you? Why should the sixth master listen to you? Hu Shun raised his fist as he spoke, and as soon as he finished speaking, he hit a loud mouth on the left side of his face. Looking at Zhang Mingyuan again, he was still standing steadily, and he didn't see how this slap was made at all.

"Smelly mouth! I just said you are not allowed to swear! After Zhang Mingyuan finished speaking, he calmly looked at Wu Liu's expression, "It's Yizhi's brother who is locked up inside?" What did Huang Zhenkun instruct you to do? ”

"Hmm." Wu Liu nodded, and his right hand quietly grabbed the handle of the gun on his waist. After Hu Shun was slapped just now, he also felt that the person in front of him was dangerous, and he regretted a little that he shouldn't let Lu Jiayu go.

"When? Why don't you just deal with Zhou Yizhi and lock up his brother? ”

"It's been a few years, and the eldest young master was still abroad at that time." Wu Liu's eyes were fixed on Zhang Mingyuan's hands as he spoke, "Young Master Kuan and the eldest grandmother are afraid that the old master will know about their affairs and make a fuss, so they will let the young master coax the young master to eat big cigarettes, and then notify their family." The ancestors of the Zhou family were not allowed to touch that thing, and whoever committed it had to be beaten to death in public. The night before the execution, Young Master Kuan asked people to get him here, and he told the master when the limelight passed. He was born in the second room of the old man, and the eldest young master was a sick man, of course they didn't want him to die, so they had to be obedient. ”

"Old Man Zhou knows about this?"

"Of course! Most of Lan Nanxun knows that Young Master Kuan and Grandma are that, why can he still sit still? ”

"Everyone knows, why didn't they report to the police?"

"You think he's stupid? All the property is in their hands, and if they fall out with him, will they have good fruit? Besides, the family is also their people, and he doesn't have a chance. ”

"Oh, I see."

"Finished? Do you have anything to say? ”

"If you're willing to come with me, there's nothing to say."

"Think beautifully, I'm asking if you have any last words? Because you all have to die! After Wu Liu finished speaking, he directly took out a gun and pointed it at Zhang Mingyuan.

"If you want to listen to me, put away all your weapons. I promise not to hurt you, only Mrs. Zhou and Yizhi and his brother. Zhang Mingyuan smiled faintly, raised his arm and pressed the bracelet.

"Net! Sixth master, don't talk nonsense with this dead man. Gao Peng said as he raised his nunchucks and went straight to Zhang Mingyuan. Suddenly, I felt a pain in my mouth in front of me, and somehow I fell to the ground on my back. I only heard Zhang Mingyuan say lightly: "Remember not to swear in the future." ”

It was just a blink of an eye, Zhang Mingyuan slapped Gao Peng's mouth, and he lay straight on the ground. From striding to shooting to Gao Peng's fall, it was far less long than saying that sentence. This time Wu Liu saw it clearly, because he hadn't had time to blink yet. Hu Shun, Lao Pimple, Liu Jian, and Si'er opened their mouths wide and thought of the attack at the same time, and their fists and daggers also rushed towards Zhang Mingyuan. Then there was "poof", "poof", "poof", which were neater than their outstretched hands, and they all fell to the ground a few meters away, just * unable to get up. Hu Shun didn't believe that the other party was so fast and hated, so he grinned and reached out to rub his eyes and look at it seriously. But no, the three of them covered different parts of their bodies and sighed, but Gao Peng over there got up, his mouth was already swollen more than an inch high, and there was blood oozing from the corners of his mouth. And Zhang Mingyuan was still looking at them with his hands behind his back in the middle of the courtyard, with a faint smile on his face, as if what had just happened had nothing to do with him.

"Who the hell are you?" Wu Liuqiang endured the panic, and the crosshair, the muzzle, and Zhang Mingyuan's eyebrows remained three points and one line.

"It doesn't matter, as long as it's still not too late for you to lay down your arms now. I can still take just the two of them without hurting you. Zhang Mingyuan said in a very calm tone.

"What's the matter—" Wu Liu pulled the trigger before he finished speaking. After the two gunshots rang out, there was no one in front of the muzzle, let alone lying on the ground. What's worse is that he actually felt a sharp pain in both of his knees, and when he looked down, he found that there were two more holes in his pants, and his legs were bleeding and his legs fell to his knees. He understood, two bullets actually went into his knees, and he almost passed out in pain. How did the other party do it, this time he didn't see it clearly, and he didn't have time to think about it.

Zhang Mingyuan went over and took out Wu Liu's pistol and dodged into the westernmost room. He saw a man with unkempt hair and dirty clothes huddled in the corner, took a few steps over, removed the chains from the man's feet with his hands, and pulled them out to Lu Jiayu. She hurriedly stood up and said, "That's right, it's Yizhi's brother." General, what should we do now? ”

"Let's leave here and find a place to rest for a while, and by the way, I'll take him to see his injuries, and then I'll take you to Liaocheng." Zhang Mingyuan said and pulled Zhou Zhuozhi out, and Lu Jiayu almost had to trot to keep up.

They found a small hotel on West Street in Shuanglin Town, and after entering, let the two stay in the room. Zhang Mingyuan went to find his horse, bought a set of clothes on the street, and asked Zhou Zhuozhi to change them after he returned. He originally had a set of clothes in his baggage, but it was not suitable for the thin and barren Zhou Zhuozhi at all. At this time, there was already some chaos in the town, and waves of people were looking around with knives and sticks, probably Wu Liu's people were looking for them. He didn't want to make any more trouble, so he bought some food and went back to the hotel. Not only did he frown after Zhou Zhuozhi's examination, but he also had some skin injuries that had accumulated for a long time, and the injuries were not serious. But he obviously has a deep accumulation of toxins in his body, Lu Jiayu said that it is a big tobacco poison, and there is a possibility of attack at any time. It's strange that this has to be brought to Zhou Yizhi without adding blockage, what can Zhou Yizhi do in addition to being anxious. Turning his face with Huang Zhenkun is not to say that it can be solved, and I don't know if they have transferred his family's assets. It is not realistic to say that temporary drug rehabilitation, one is that he is not good at drug rehabilitation, and he has no time, so he must rush back to Liaocheng as soon as possible to find out the purpose of Ma Liang's gang.

Zhang Mingyuan called Lu Jiayu out of the house to discuss, and first told her about Zhou Zhuozhi's physical condition. She said that she could call Lu Jiacheng, the eldest brother of Gongji Hospital, and she would be able to come over in a few hours, and it was inconvenient for her to ride a horse with a big belly, so she went back to Shanghai with her eldest brother, and arranged Zhou Zhuozhi's affairs and then went to Liaocheng to find them. He felt that it was indeed better to let the doctor come to rehab drugs, and it was safest for her to stay in her parents' house. In this way, he accompanied her to the town office to borrow a phone call to Lu Jiacheng, and bought some food and returned to the hotel. After eating, he adjusted the meridians for Zhou Zhuozhi's luck, and his qi and blood were smooth and he was not easy to become addicted. Zhou Zhuozhi slowly began to speak, and after recognizing his sister-in-law, he left a burst of tears, and also talked about the process of being deceived into taking drugs and being arrested.

At about half past nine in the evening, Lu Jiacheng came, and the car couldn't get into the small street. Zhang Mingyuan accompanied Lu Jiayu and Zhou Zhuozhi to the car, and asked her not to worry about Zhou Yizhi, he would help Zhou Yizhi solve Huang Zhenkun's problem when he returned to Liaocheng. She thanked him again and asked him to be the godfather of the child in her belly, but he just nodded and smiled faintly, telling her to take care. Watching the car slowly leave, he went back to the hotel to settle the room money, and got on the horse and left after going out. When I got out of town, I hurried up, thinking about the situation in Liaocheng. I don't know if Ma Liang has arrived, whether Sun Zhixiang's subordinates have gotten accurate information, and whether Dai Lin will do it in advance.

Note: (1) An iron chain fixed at one end and set on the qu qur at the other end is used to buckle the doors and windows, and the outside can be padlocked. (2) Dialect, which refers to the youngest son or daughter. (3) The dog holds the tail (yǐ) ba when it is afraid, which is used to satirize the timid and cowardly.