CHAPTER XXIII
His steps became faster little by little, and when he arrived at Widow Zhu's house, Wen Yuecheng also completely collapsed to the ground, shaking his head and waving his hands, his breath was weak: "Hugh...... Hugh ...... Take a break. ”
"Hmph, Master Wen has to exercise hard, otherwise he will marry a daughter-in-law, this will not work!" Chen Bazui owed, he didn't care about Wen Yuecheng at all, and directly stepped forward to knock on the door, and Wen Yuecheng, who couldn't stop it, could only stand still and try to maintain the dignity of his parents.
Knock knock ~ knock knock ~~
"Anyone?" Chen Ba knocked a few times in a row, but no one came to open the door, he opened his mouth to ask, and after asking, he stepped forward, there was no sound inside, so quiet that he could only hear Wen Yuecheng's breathing.
Then he and Wen Yuecheng glanced at each other and confirmed, "No one." ”
Wen Yuecheng was dumbfounded, the suspect ran away, his heart fell, and only he understood the sorrow of no one under him.
He instructed Chen Ba to kick the door in directly, and then looked around.
Although Widow Zhu's family is in the county seat, but because Ding Chen is relatively poor and has no elder relatives, the house she lives in is not only simple, but also remote, and there is only one family in this neighborhood that is relatively close, Wen Yuecheng stepped forward and gently knocked on the door.
There was a sound of soothing in the house, the time was not short, the door was opened, Wen Yuecheng saw an old man, he hurriedly respectfully asked, "Old man, dare to ask if you saw the person next door today?" ”
"What?" The old man shook his head closer, his eyes with white films, and he didn't seem to open them, Wen Yuecheng turned his head and looked in, except for the one in front of him, there was no one else.
He raised his voice and asked again.
The old man froze in place, not knowing whether he was frightened by Wen Yuecheng who suddenly raised his voice, or thinking about his question, after a while, the old man reacted and said slowly: "The person next door? Which are you talking about? ”
Wen Yuecheng sighed, and could only continue to ask loudly: "It's that Widow Zhu, do you know Zhu Yue?" "Simply, there is no one passing by in the vicinity, and it does not affect his majesty.
After he finished speaking, the old man couldn't see the look on his face that was tied together, and only after a long time did he slowly reply: "Isn't Zhu Yue here?" ”
"Don't ask," Wen Yuecheng thought for a while, and then tried to ask the old man about the man who was caught, but before he could ask, Chen Ba, who was sweating profusely, had already searched Widow Zhu's house, walked up to him and said, "There are no valuable things in her house, and the clothes in the cabinet are gone." ”
Wen Yuecheng thought for a moment, Widow Zhu packed her clothes and left, thinking that the only place she could escape was the ferry.
Many years ago, in order to make a few more money, in addition to delivery, the ferry also took advantage of the convenience of the boat round trip, increased the content of water conservancy to send people, and in order to facilitate management, the ferry sailing time was also adjusted.
"Let's go, let's go to Qian's house."
After the two said goodbye to the old man, they hurried to the Qian family, and at this time, Wen Yuecheng did not dare to slow down his pace, ignoring the discomfort of his body, and trotted almost all the way towards the Qian family.
Chen Ba didn't know the way, so he could only follow behind him, he looked at Wen Yuecheng's anxious appearance, and couldn't help but ask: "I have heard of this case, if Widow Zhu wants to run, she should also go to the ferry, what are you doing at the Qian family?" ”
Wen Yuecheng didn't give a response, he ran desperately towards the Qian family by himself, thinking in his heart.
There was only half an hour left before the first wave of boats left the Zhaofeng ferry, and if Widow Zhu was not at the Qian family, they still had time to go to the ferry to find someone.
Wen Yuecheng didn't need to ask anyone, he knew that Sheng Li's attack was near the Qian family, and as long as he got there, he could find the Qian family.
When Wen Yuecheng followed his memory and arrived at the location where Sheng Li was injured and fell to the ground, he found that the blood at the root of the wall of Uncle Zhang's house was still there, and the dark red dried up on the wall, hidden in the cracks of the ground.
The bloody and messy appearance reminded Chen Ba that those who need protection still need protection, and he can't feel capable of protecting himself because he is a fast catcher.
He must follow Sheng Li every step in the future.
Chen Ba swore to himself.
"Hachi, climb in." Wen Yuecheng commanded unceremoniously, anyway, Sheng Li had already handed over Chen Ba to him, so he had to use it with peace of mind.
After Chen Ba heard this, he gritted his teeth, he suddenly regretted it, he really couldn't believe that he would actually have the idea of protecting Sheng Li, wasn't it enough to be discarded?!
He had no choice but to comfort himself in front of Wen Yuecheng: "Okay, I have long legs." After speaking, he didn't care about Wen Yuecheng's reaction, he directly turned over the low wall of the Qian family, and jumped into the wall softly, without any sound during the whole process.
Wen Yuecheng was not angry, he was not short for a day or two, he had already seen this fact clearly under the torture of Sheng Li, he had been leaning against the wall for a long time, and waited patiently outside.
It didn't take long for Chen Ba to turn over from inside, thanks to this time, most of the families were preparing lunch, and there were not many people in the middle of the stone road, otherwise he would be arrested and sent to see the official if he looked like a thief.
Wen Yuecheng's round eyes were fixed on Chen Ba, he was looking forward to Widow Zhu hiding in the Qian Mansion, if she went to the ferry, there were too many boats, and searching them one by one would not only be hard work, but also cause unnecessary trouble.
He looked at Chen Ba's slightly serious face, and his heart slowly twitched, rarely seeing Chen Ba's expression, Wen Yuecheng asked nervously, "Isn't it inside?" ”
Chen Ba just glanced at him and avoided it, without replying, Wen Yuecheng had already thought about the next hour, and was shuttling among a group of strong men covered in stinky sweat, and the eyes of those people were fierce, disturbing their meals and affecting their money, I am afraid that he, the official master, will also have to remove a layer of skin.
He raised his hand to cover his tender face, and it was the time when he was irritable, when he suddenly found that Chen Ba's cheeks were slightly sunken, and his brain suddenly woke up, and he stretched out both hands at the same time, grabbed Chen Ba's clothes, and scolded angrily: "Stinky boy, dare to play with this master, believe it or not, I asked Sheng Li to lend you to me to play for a few more days?!" ”
Of course, although he was angry, he still lowered the volume very low to prevent alarming Widow Zhu.
"Hahaha, how did you guess that I was playing with you," Chen Ba smiled and couldn't close his mouth, the cheeks he endured were hurting, it may be that the two of them have similar personalities, and the number of times they have stumbled each other in the past six months is beyond count, he effortlessly pulled Wen Yuecheng's hand down, and continued to talk about what he saw when he entered the Qian family: "The Qian family was turned into a mess, and Widow Zhu patronized several rooms of the Qian family, as if she was looking for something. ”
Wen Yuecheng was angry, but he also knew that now was not the time to find fault, and after he heard Chen Ba's news, he snorted coldly and said, "What else can you find?!" ”
Seeing what he knew, Chen Ba turned his gaze downward and stared at Wenyue City, which was a head shorter than him.
"Money!"
Wen Yuecheng also figured it out under Ji Liu's reminder. Ji Liu once said that if killing people is not a blood feud, all that is involved is money, power, and lust.
In the middle, Qian Qingfeng's family can be remembered except for that money, and there is nothing else.
"If you want to come, Widow Zhu won't climb over the wall......" Wen Yuecheng glanced at Chen Ba up and down, and said, "Let's go, let's go to the gate and wait for her." ”
Chen Ba followed Wen Yuecheng to the door of Qian's house, one left and one right like a door god.
Living up to expectations, Widow Zhu walked out of the main gate in a grand manner, and the moment she opened the door, she stuck her head out to observe the situation outside, but she couldn't retract it, and her back collar was directly grabbed by Chen Ba.
Wen Yuecheng looked at the bewitching woman who was pulled out and pushed to the ground, the moment the backpack she carried behind her fell to the ground, there was a sound of hard objects colliding, and the horror on Widow Zhu's face had nowhere to hide, and she who often played with and lingered among men immediately cried with pear blossoms and rain.
"Why don't my brothers know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade? But it hurts the slave family......" When she spoke, she was still coquettish, and in such a tense escape situation, she quickly calmed down, mixing the two different temperaments of innocence and charm, and the proportions were just right, and the unique beauty of being a woman was vividly expressed.
It's a pity that the two men she faced were not quite normal.
Wen Yuecheng once stayed in the imperial capital for a period of time, and the women he had seen were more than capable of competing for favor, and the vulgar behavior that Widow Zhu learned in the hook fence was really unacceptable to him.
Chen Ba is different, he is purely because he hates women, especially this kind of pretentious, hooked-up, and court-to-Qin twilight.
"Let's go," Chen Ba stepped forward impatiently, his contemptuous eyes scattered on Widow Zhu, he rolled his eyes, and said, "Lady Zhu." ”
Widow Zhu thinks that her eyes are quite vicious, the two young men in front of her are dressed lightly, but the material is much better than ordinary people, especially the one who has never spoken from the face, his eyes are full of scrutiny without emotion, and he looks like a sunny boy next door, but the breath on his face without a smile makes her calves tremble.
Her eyes wandered and she asked, "Go...... Where are you going? ”
"In the following Moon City, regarding the case of the abandoned corpse of Baihua Lake, please ask Zhu Niangzi to go to the official mansion with us." Wen Yuecheng was too lazy to waste time with Widow Zhu, he hoped that the case could be resolved as soon as possible, which could be regarded as avenging Sheng Li.
Widow Zhu heard this, completely planted on the ground and did not move, since she did not wait for people to come back last night, she has been frightened, it can be said that she can't sleep all night, for her, the best result is that the people she is waiting for take the property of the Qian family and run away alone.
He was caught, and it was the most terrible.
Widow Zhu was almost dragged back by Chen Ba all the way, her legs and feet were weak, she couldn't walk at all, and her mind was also turning a thousand times.
After the three of them returned to the county office, Wen Yuecheng immediately began to interrogate, but it was a pity that he was the only one left in the empty county government hall, and Chen Ba, who stayed to boost his morale.
Above the high hall, the sound of the startling wood knocking on the table was crisp and bright, hitting Widow Zhu's heart, Wen Yuecheng withdrew her numb hand, and asked sharply: "Zhu Yue, who is the man who left your house last night?" If you recruit from the truth, you can also reduce the punishment. ”