The rooster cries and the sun rises, the sky is getting brighter, Vientiane is restored, the first ray of sunshine in Beiwang Town is sprinkled down, the three streets and nine lanes are noisy again, and the small people begin to work for their livelihood.

Shangshanlou is no longer as good as someone got up early to open the door, the owner of the teahouse opposite has never seen such a situation, quite puzzled, but people's business is progressive, to have nothing to do with him, and he doesn't care at all.

When I was about to have morning tea, I saw Master Zhao, the back kitchen of Shangshan, rushing to work, but I saw that the door was not opened, which was quite strange. Usually the old owner has already opened the door to do business, but now what's the matter, he knocked on the door a few times, someone inside opened the door, and saw that it was not the owner or the young owner he knew, but a seven or eight-year-old girl, he looked at her very strangely and said, "Are you?"

"You're the master chef in the back kitchen? I've seen you. ”

"Oh, what about the owner, why don't you see anyone?"

The little girl said to Master Zhao, "There was an accident last night, you come with me, it will be clear." With that, the little girl walked in.

When the big man heard the little girl's words, he felt that things were not good, so he walked into the backyard with her, went to the bedroom of the old shopkeeper on the second floor, and walked in the bedroom. Seeing such a situation, Master Zhao was shocked and turned pale.

Then looked at the room, in addition to the little girl who led him over, there was also a white-haired old man, Wang Lianqing who was sitting cross-legged on the bed with two eyes like a chicken, and Master Zhao, who saw this situation, guessed in his heart that it was estimated that it would not be far from ten, and the ground should be the corpse of the old owner, thinking that the old owner had taken good care of him and Mr. Liu in the account room over the years, and was very good to people, what happened yesterday, how could this be, he hurriedly ran to Wang Lianqing and called Wang Lianqing: "Xiaoqing, what happened?"

Wang Lianqing heard the voice of an acquaintance, raised his head to look at Master Zhao, and when he saw that it was him, he immediately hugged him and cried bitterly and said, "Uncle Zhao, someone came here last night and killed Grandpa." ”

Master Zhao really confirmed what he said, and hurriedly comforted: "Mourning, take care of your body." ”

Wang Lianqing wiped away his tears and stopped crying. The old man Su on the side said to Master Zhao: "I was attacked by gangsters last night, and unfortunately Mr. Wang was killed, I am really sorry, and I also bothered the strong man to go to the official office to inform them and let them come to investigate." ”

Master Zhao also knew that such a major event would definitely be discovered by the people of the government, and if he killed someone, he would definitely have to notify them, and he didn't ask the identity of the old man, so he hurriedly took the direction of the government to report the case.

About half a cup of tea, with Mr. Zhao hurriedly came four people dressed in patrol clothes, with an official knife at the waist of the four catchers, seeing the body of the Wang shopkeeper covered in a pool of blood and the three people in the house, the head of the catcher surnamed Xing said to the three people behind: "Take a few of them down for questioning, and stay here." ”

The three of them replied, "Yes." Then the three of them looked unkind, took Mr. Su and others down to the backyard and interrogated Mr. Su. In the bedroom of the shopkeeper Wang, only Wang Lianqing and the head catcher surnamed Xing were left.

The surname catcher asked: "Your name is Wang Lianqing, is it the young owner here?"

Wang Lianqing replied to him: "Yes, Xing Zhutou." ”

"Huh, you know me?"

"Yes, you've been to the store before, you've seen it. ”

"Oh, were you there from what happened last night?"

"We weren't even present when Grandpa was killed, but that gang of gangsters wanted to kill Old Man Su and Su Su and me, and we all experienced it together. ”

"How many thieves are there, what are they like? Have you ever seen what they look like?"

"Three people, one is an old man on crutches and wearing a hooded hat, with a bald head and a long scar. The other is tall and thin, a tall man with a long knife on his back, and the thin man holds a folding fan and wants to hang a cloth bag. ”

"Oh, it's really them?" muttered Xing Zhutou.

"Why did they kill and attack the old man and the baby?"

"I don't know, maybe it's a grudge. ”

"Hmm", and then asked some other information, and asked Wang Lianqing to retire and rest by himself. Wang Lianqing went downstairs, went straight to the lobby, pulled over a bench, sat down and lay on the table in a daze, thinking that grandpa was leaving, he had no backbone, and he didn't know what to do in the future.

Xing Zhutou tore open the tablecloth, looked at the old man who had been dead for a long time and stiffened, he still couldn't help smacking his tongue in his heart, lifted his clothes to check, and saw that the old man was stabbed by a sharp weapon and injured more, it was not difficult to judge that it was a dagger or other short-term killing, several knives in the body, fatal injuries in the chest, seeing the situation, Xing Zhutou was secretly frightened, the murderer was very cruel, and the old man who had no power to restrain the chicken was so ruthless. I couldn't bear to look any further, so I covered my king's shopkeeper and came downstairs.

Seeing that several people were still interrogating Old Man Su, Xing Zhutou walked over, and the three of them saw Xing Zhutou coming and called him respectfully: "Head." ”

Xing Zhutou nodded, and said to the three of them: "Later, I will draw a portrait of the villain, you will post it everywhere wanted, you go and hire a carriage, transport the body of the shopkeeper here to Wangsoul Slope and burn it, the ashes are packed, and take it back, we didn't find out that such a big thing happened, it is indeed a dereliction of duty, and then look at the young owner's young age, he can't do such a thing, help him." ”

"Yes," the three replied, and walked out. Just as he was about to walk to the door to look, Xing Zhutou said to the three of them again: "The carriage is going to the back alley, don't come to the front door." The three replied, "Yes."

After speaking, Xing Zhutou glanced at Mr. Su and Su Su, and said to Mr. Su: "I heard that the three of them came to you yesterday?"

"Indeed, he came for me, and it is our treasurer who has been here for a long time. ”

"What is your grudge with those three people?"

"The grudge of killing people pays for their lives. Old Man Su said

"I heard from Wang Lianqing just now that you are strong in martial arts and beat the three of them?" Hearing this, Mr. Su secretly admired Wang Lianqing, but he didn't expect that he didn't tell Xing Zhukuai all the truth last night, just like he didn't say it if he was blue and was blessed by a master.

Old Man Su said: "Those three people are indeed not as tall as me, and one of them was blinded in the right eye and fled after falling into the flowers." ”

Xing Zhutou looked at Old Man Su and said, "Can you be with you and take my palm." ”

Old Man Su nodded, Xing Zhutou directly attacked Old Man Su with his palm, Old Man Su used his dantian internal strength, raised his right palm, and slapped at the palm of Xing Zhutou's attack, "poof" collided with each other, Old Man Su took half a step back, Xing Zhutou took five steps back, retracted the wreck, and looked at Mr. Su: "It's really amazing." ”

Mr. Su smiled slightly: "It's too modest." ”

"I've also paid attention to the three of them, and I've been staring at them recently, but the three of them are strong in martial arts, and I lost them when they left the inn where they settled last night, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen, hey. ”

"In the final analysis, it's because of me, if I didn't have to live here, the old shopkeeper Wang wouldn't have died, and I am very ashamed. After the incident, I will take Wang Lianqing to the south, and the old shopkeeper Wang has entrusted it to me, so as not to let him be alone again and not talk about it, and he will not be able to take care of himself. Old Man Su said ashamedly to Xing Zhutou.

"That's the best, this elder has no one to take care of him when he goes, and it's better to have someone to rely on with you than to be alone and live on the streets. Xing Zhutou said sadly.

At this time, a lot of people have gathered on the street at the entrance of Shangshan Building, just now it is estimated that the store came to catch fast, these small people looked at it and estimated that they came to see the excitement, there were two guards guarding the door, so these people did not dare to come close to investigate, and they talked on the side of the street.

In the lobby on the first floor of the building, Wang Lianqing was lying on the table and secretly sad, whether there were tears.

Su Su didn't know when he appeared by his side, looking at the sad Wang Lianqing, the little girl was slightly heartbroken, and there were tears flowing in her eyes, but she couldn't bear it.

Slightly said to Wang Lianqing, who was still in a daze when he found the arrival: "Brother Xiaoqing, don't be sad, I will always be with you." After speaking, he took out a pink embroidered silk scarf and folded it in half, and gently wiped the tears on Wang Lianqing's face with his little hands.

Su Su approached, Wang Lianqing didn't react, only smelled a burst of fragrance, blowing on his face, the silk handkerchief gently caressed his tears, his sadness decreased lightly, and he felt warm in his heart for Su Su's concern. Holding back the sad mourning, he grabbed Su Su's hand that was wiping his face, picked up the silk handkerchief she had in hand and lowered his head and wiped it himself.

Thinking that as soon as his grandfather left, he immediately lost his six gods, and he should be strong at this time, there are still many things that he needs to handle, and he can't just slump down. Thinking of this, he got up and looked at Su Su and said to her: "Thank you, I'll take the silk handkerchief first, and then return it to you when I have time to wash it." ”

After speaking, he took the handkerchief into his arms, Su Su heard him say this, thought that the knot had been solved, and said to him with a smile: "You keep the handkerchief, and you will cry quietly one day to wipe it clean." ”

After listening to Su Su's words, Wang Lianqing shook his head awkwardly and said, "Sacrifice ugliness, it won't be in the future." ”

Su Su grinned and came over to take his hand, and the two walked to the backyard together.

You never know, when I was at my most tormented and saddest, I was glad that I still had you outside, not just that concerned look, or that eager concern, but that you were still around, and that was enough.