In the final analysis, he was also a stunned young man, and he was so scared that he was going to die, but when he thought of Brother Wang's cooperation between the government and the people, he really mustered up the courage and desperately controlled the force in his hand, and pushed the door open a little more.

But it was really just a little bit, and of course he couldn't see anything, and he couldn't get in, so he pushed the door a little more, and again and again, and after about a stick of incense, the door was finally pushed open, to the point where it could accommodate a thin boy like him just to pass through.

He put aside the shoes he had been clutching in his hand, leaned sideways, shifted his steps, held his breath, and slowly walked through the crack in the door.

It was pitch black inside, but once inside, the breathing could be heard more clearly.

To Xiao Zhong's surprise, there were two breathing sounds of more than one person's breathing, but one person's breathing was slow and thick, and the other was soft, like a woman's breathing.

A man and a woman?

Xiao Zhong thought to himself, it is still a thief for both male and female.

He moved his steps, judging the approximate location of the breathing sound, trying to avoid the two of them, wanting to find Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu first.

He was not familiar with this place, so he could only move forward in the dark, and in a trance, he heard the sound of "stepping", and his feet were wet, and he felt that there were scattered droplets of water splashing on the instep of his feet.

His whole heart was about to jump to his throat, and cold sweat flowed directly from his forehead to his neck.

But fortunately, the two of them were breathing as usual, and they didn't seem to notice him.

He felt damp beneath his feet, and it seemed that the closer he got to the two men, the wetter the ground became.

He didn't have the time to think about this, at this moment, finding the Lu couple was the most important thing, but this at least gave him a hint, and it was not easy to be found if he went to the dry place.

Finally, after groping for an unknown amount of time, he found the stairs.

After touching the first floor for a long time, he didn't find anything except the sound of the two of them, if the Lu couple were still alive, maybe they were upstairs.

Xiao Zhong thought so.

So, he lifted his feet slightly, and slowly lowered them on the stairs so that he would not make any sound, and then the whole person lay on the stairs, almost in a climbing position, and climbed to the second floor.

Climbing to the second floor, Xiao Zhong was already a little tired, holding his breath for a long time, coupled with the suffocating psychological pressure, he was already physically and mentally exhausted, and he desperately wanted to escape from here.

But at this moment, he smelled a smell of meat and sniffed his nose greedily, it was the smell of xiaolongbao.

Xiao Zhong was overjoyed, could it be that the Lu couple was really alive?

He noticed that the smell was coming from the room directly opposite the stairs, and he stood up and walked slowly to the door, but he heard the slightest sound of speech inside, and if he hadn't listened to the door, he wouldn't have noticed anyone talking.

"Old man, hand me that flour."

"Shhhh Be quiet, my son has warned me not to let the downstairs hear the sound. ”

The old man's voice was low, scolding the old lady.

"Okay, got it."

The old lady said impatiently.

When Xiao Zhong heard this, he was puzzled for a while, did the old couple recognize the two people downstairs?

However, when the voices of the two people were heard, they were the old couple of the Lu family, and knowing that the two of them were safe and sound, Xiao Zhong's hanging heart finally let go.

"Squeak!"

He gently pushed open the door and saw that the Lu couple were meeting each other, and let out a sigh of relief.

"Uncle Lu, Aunt Lu."

He shouted softly, for fear of waking up the two below.

The Lu couple were very surprised when they saw him, and the two glanced at each other, and they were very surprised by the appearance of Xiao Zhong.

Xiao Zhong waved at the two of them, motioning for them to come over.

The two were stunned, not knowing what he meant.

Xiao Zhong became more and more anxious, but he was still some distance away from them, and he spoke too softly for fear that they would not hear, and his voice was loud for fear of alarming the people downstairs.

I had to wave my hands and use gestures to tell them that there was danger, but the old man could understand it, and the two were still confused.

As a last resort, Xiao Zhong had no choice but to tiptoe, walked up to the two, pointed underneath, and said

"Uncle and aunt, there are two murderers under your family, come and ...... me"

Halfway through his words, Xiao Zhong felt a cold chill welling up in his heart.

He looked at Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu in front of him, his two pairs of cold eyes stared at him directly, and he suddenly felt that the Lu couple in front of him was very strange.

His eyes were occupied by a giant rolling pin.

"Bang!" With a thud, the rolling pin hit him on the head, and he fell to the feet of both of them.

"Old man, what should I do now?"

"Wait for my son to come back."

When Chang Sheng woke up in a daze, she felt that she was flying in the sky, and after a while, there was a bump, and she felt that she was sitting in the carriage again, and in this way, in the repeated unreal feelings, she felt that she had experienced a journey that was not too long.

She tried to open her eyes, but found herself blindfolded by a black cloth and couldn't see anything.

"Squeak!"

She heard the door pushing, and she heard someone talking next to her

"Hmmm! Someone has been here! ”

Someone next to him was talking

"Let's go check it out."

The sound of chaotic footsteps, she was constantly shaking and dizzy.

"You put her aside, and I'll see."

After walking for a while, someone spoke again, and then there were footsteps farther and farther away, but this time, there was the sound of "stamping" on the water.

Chang Sheng frowned, there is water?

Then, Chang Sheng felt that he was put on a chair and ran for a long time, his clothes were a little messy, and the man even thoughtfully straightened Chang Sheng's clothes.

"Lord of the city, you can rest for a while."

It was Wang Huan's voice.

Chang Sheng sneered

"It's all this time, why should Mr. Wang be so coy."

I only heard Wang Huan sigh

"Lord of the Castle ......"

He paused for a long time, Xu didn't know how to answer Chang Sheng, so he sighed again.

Chang Sheng only heard Wang Huan's footsteps getting farther and farther away, and then she heard the sound of "stomping" again.

She gently placed her feet on the ground and noticed that there was water on the ground as well.

Although the men covered her eyes with a black cloth, they did not tie her hands and feet, and she reached out to remove the black cloth to see where she was.

But the next moment, a heavy and powerful hand knife quickly knocked her unconscious.

"I'm sorry, Lord Castle, but it's not time for you to know the truth."

At night, on the handmade street, Lao Zhong walked into the rice paper shop.

"Old man Zhong?"

Su Qinqin looked at this rare guest in surprise, although it was not far away, the old bell rarely interacted with them.

"Where's the little bell?"

Old Zhong asked.

Su Qinqin exhaled like an orchid

"The bell is gone again?"

Old Zhong nodded.

Su Qinqin closed the book in her hand, and suddenly smelled a strange smell coming from her face, and she frowned lightly

"I'm afraid I'm going to the City Lord's Mansion again."

Old Bell Road

"Seeing him told him to come home early."

"Okay old man."

This is already the last one that Lao Zhong looked for on the handmade street, and he has also been to the shops of Liu Niangzi and Wu Niangzi in front of him, but he has not seen Xiao Zhong.

Lao Zhong is also sixty years old this year, but his mental state on weekdays does not look like a sixty-year-old man, but at this moment, he walks staggeringly, which is very different from usual.

Lonely walked back to the shop, the shop was brightly lit, and three men were sitting in the shop.

"How?"

The man sitting in the center was dressed in brocade, his eyebrows and eyes were slightly raised, and he glanced at the old bell lightly.

The old bell shook his head

"That's it, that's how it should be."

The man chuckled, and the man next to him interjected

"We've given you time, so come with us."

Old Zhong looked at the three of them, revealing a pleading gaze

"There's one last deal of business in the shop......

"Old! Bell! ”

The man in the middle raised his voice and scolded the old bell in a threatening tone.

The people on the side were very gentle

"You know, we're going to ask you to go back today."

Lao Zhong finally lowered his head, silently closed his eyes, and seemed to accept his fate.

"Okay, I'll go with you."

The man in the middle smiled

"Let's go, then."

With that, the three of them stood up and led the old bell out of the fireworks shop.

In the distance, Su Qinqin, Wu Qinghui and several other ladies hid in one place, watching the back of Lao Zhong and the three men leaving.

"Qinqin, this old bell ......"

Liu Niangzi looked at the four of them suspiciously and asked.

Su Qinqin's eyes were like clear river water, and he said

"I don't know, but I seem to understand something."

"What do you know?"

Wu Qinghui asked.

Su Qinqin said

"Those people are gorgeously dressed, and they look like rich and noble people, how can this rich and noble person in the capital come to the fireworks shop, even if they want to buy fireworks, they send people to come."

"What does that mean?"

"Lao Zhong still goes out with people this big night, it's very unusual, think about it again, when he went to your shop before, was it a little different."

Several ladies glanced at each other and shook their heads, Wu Qinghui asked

"What's the difference."

Su Qinqin said

"It smells different."

"Smells different?"

"Smell of wine!"

Su Qinqin's eyes suddenly lit up, she finally remembered what the unpleasant smell she had just smelled was, and looked at the old clock's rickety body, she was sure that the old bell had drunk.

Wu Qinghui said

"Old Zhong has been drinking? I can't smell it. ”

Liu Niangzi quipped

"Your winery smells of wine, you can smell anything."

Su Qinqin said again

"And I have a feeling that the old clock is like that, a bit like ......"

"It's an aftermath."

Several people gasped, and Wu Qinghui asked

"No, Old Man Zhong doesn't look like a person who is going to die."

"Oh, can't you see it, this old bell is afraid that he won't be able to come back after he knows that he is gone with those people."

When Su Qinqin said this, the thoughtful Liu Niangzi naturally heard it.

"Then let's chase after it!"

Wu Qinghui hurriedly said, as she spoke, she was about to catch up, but was stopped by Liu Niangzi.

"Even if we catch up, with a few of us, can we save the old clock?"

Su Qinqin poured a basin of cold water.

"So what are we going to do, just watch?"

Wu Qinghui is an acute child.

Su Qinqin thought for a moment

"Since those people took away the old bell, naturally the old clock will not be in danger for the time being, and now I am more concerned about another matter."

She looked at Wu Qinghui, Wu Qinghui looked at Su Qinqin blankly, but listened to Su Qinqin say

"Your wine."

"My wine?"

"Yes, your stolen cart of wine."