Passerby A: "I heard that several other people had already come to visit, but they were stopped outside by the Xu family, and they didn't see anyone on the grounds that Xu Yuanshan was being treated." ”

Passerby B: "That's natural, the Xu family has bullied and bullied the world in Yangzhou City for many years, suppressing several other people to death, at this time Xu Yuanshan had an accident How many people are waiting to see the joke, some people can wake up laughing in their dreams, and they must want to determine the truth or falsehood." ”

Passerby A: "That's right, if Xu Yuanshan is really crazy, then the Xu family will be lively." ”

Passerby B: "What's the hurry, whether it's true or not, it will be possible to have a result soon, I think!" This Yangzhou city is about to change. ”

“...”

Ling Lan listened attentively with interest, and the two talked for a while, until other whispers echoed before they stopped talking, probably because they were afraid that the voice would be too loud and would be heard, and now the Xu family was still low-key as normal, so as not to burn themselves.

"Do you understand?"

Just as she was thinking about the analysis, she heard Mo Ziyu ask softly, she looked puzzled, this is not complicated, how can she not understand?

It was nothing more than that Xu Yuanshan had an accident, and other salt merchants or businessmen began to wait for an opportunity, in addition to this, the Xu family was very hateful in Yangzhou City, and hundreds of people were waiting to see the jokes.

"I have a question, are they true?"

Mo Ziyu nodded noncommittally: "This kind of remark is quite light, and you will come out and go around after everyone is sure that Xu Yuanshan is crazy." ”

The implication is that it will be more lively when the time comes.

"I didn't expect Xu Yuanshan to be such a person." Ling Lan muttered in a low voice, not understanding how Xuan Hui could be an old friend with such a person?

As if to see his thoughts, Mo Ziyu took her hand and walked a few steps quickly: "Xu Yuanshan was not like this when he was in the capital, it can be said that he was also an upright person when he first took over this position in Yangzhou, as for what happened later, I don't know, and it gradually became like this." ”

"Yes, people can become, especially in an environment full of complex interests."

Seeing that she was quite emotional, Mo Ziyu chuckled: "Don't think too much, let's see what else we need to bring back, let's stay for a while." ”

Ling Lan nodded, put aside her thoughts and relaxed, and began shopping.

If she could travel back to modern times, she had a lot of things she wanted to buy, but unfortunately she couldn't go back in her dreams, so she could only choose what she needed at the moment, those delicate and perfectly colored vases, porcelain, jade ornaments were not excluded, and it was a pity to think about it.

When I reached the end of the street, it became noisy not far in front of me, and many people gathered together, because the vision was dim and I couldn't see the distant scenery clearly, but I vaguely heard someone shouting to go to the yamen, there were dead people...

About seven or eight meters away from the end of the street is the lake, the locals call it Qinghu, just now there was a cruise ship back to the lake on the way to find something floating on the lake, because the sky is dark only candlelight, so it is not clear to see, when the cruise ship returns to the shore that floats in the water and the sinking thing also floated to the vicinity, there are curious people who conveniently throw out the long rope with a hook, hook and then drag it to the shore with other people, and when they go to check, they suddenly fall to the ground in fright, a few did not stand firm and almost fell into the water, because it was not other objects that were dragged up, It's a corpse.

When Ling Lan and Mo Ziyu came to the vicinity, the corpse was still by the lake, the lower half of the body was still in the water, facing up on its back, its face was pale and slightly swollen, everyone kept a certain distance and stood at a certain distance, and no one dared to approach.

Because of the distance, the sight at night was not good, Ling Lan looked around for a moment and found that there were faint bruises on the neck of the corpse, because the collar was not real, it should not be a corpse spot, and the color was not right.

At this time, someone in the crowd shouted: "This, this can't be the Liangzi of the Zhang family, right?" His mother has been looking for him for two days, and there is no one alive or dead. ”

These words seemed to have touched a certain mechanism, and instantly caused an uproar.

Citizen A: "I look a little like it!" Especially the brown dress, which seems to be what Ryoko always wears. ”

People B: "Where did Liangzi Niang go?" Who knows, go and shout. ”

People C: "Don't shout yet, if it's true, how can Liangzi Niang stand it?" This white-haired person sends a black-haired person, especially when Ryoko has just been married for a few months, and he has not been happy to do such a thing. ”

Everyone, you say that there are bold people who have begun to move forward, and it seems that after learning that it is a familiar person, they have also become bolder, and in the process of determination, everyone has quieted down, holding their breath and waiting for the result.

I saw two men, one tall and one short, approaching with lanterns, and the reddened lanterns were even more strange, and the two approached the face of the corpse and looked at it carefully, and saw that the lantern trembled.

The voice of the tall man was full of anger: "It's Ryoko, who killed a thousand knives, Ryoko can't jump into the lake by himself, someone must have thrown him in." ”

Ling Lan thought that after such remarks appeared, more people would echo and discuss, but she never thought that the people around her, you look at me, I look at you, and she tacitly hung her head and said nothing.

What's going on?

Everyone obviously knew something, but they didn't dare to say it.

At the same time, an old trembling voice came from behind him!

"Let it go, please let it go!" The short and hunchbacked old lady who lived on crutches came to the neighborhood at some point, looking tired and haggard.

Everyone in the crowd turned around in unison, but when they saw the comer, they stood still and did not move, everyone looked complicated, with pity, pity, distress, resentment...

"I heard that a corpse was found here, so I came over to take a look, my family Ryoko has not seen anyone for two days, although I know that it can't be, but let's take a look! lest my heart be unsettled, and I will look elsewhere for a while, and I may not be sure that he will come back by himself. ”

The person who came said this and walked forward tremblingly with a cane, everyone had to retreat, and some people wanted to speak and finally held back, I really didn't know how to say, worried that the other party would not be able to bear such a heavy blow.

The words of everyone had been heard clearly before, and at this time, Ling Lan had a plan in her heart, and it was estimated that it was Liangzi Niang.

Judging from what the other party said just now, it is estimated that there is already a guess in my heart, but I don't want to believe it, I just deceive myself, and when I see the corpse, I can't help but be grief-stricken, I don't know if this weak body can stand it.

Ling Lan's mood was a little heavy, the white-haired person sent the black-haired person, it was an unspeakable pain and blow.

Walking out of the crowd, Aunt Zhang saw the corpse by the lake, her steps became extremely difficult, every step seemed to have exhausted her last strength, but the distance of six or seven meters was infinitely extended by her, and it also invisibly pulled up the hearts of others.

When there were only two steps left, Aunt Zhang's body began to tremble, she should have seen it clearly, after all, it was her own son, and she could recognize it without looking closely.

"My son!"