Li Chuan was stunned for a moment, and then he understood that it was estimated that it was the morning, and Zhang Xintong was convinced that he was a master.

In short, it would be nice to be able to cooperate.

Li Chuan said, "Master Zhang, don't worry, let's sit and talk slowly, have you had dinner?" ”

"No, after I left Qin Tianjian, I took a leave of absence from my boss, went back and ate two bites of food, and I have been sorting out these at home," Zhang Xintong explained his whereabouts that day, and then said: "Dr. Li, I figured it out, you saved my life, and you also saved the lives of my family." You say, life is going to be gone, is it still interesting to be famous? ”

Li Chuan smiled and said, "That's the case. Then here, let's eat whatever you want. ”

Then he said to the third side: "Third brother, please go to the kitchen and ask them for a bowl of noodles, and then make a pot of tea." ”

Pan San said, "Okay." ”

After the third and second men went out, Li Chuan and Zhang Xintong sat down outside.

The night breeze blew from the doors and windows, Zhang Xintong also calmed down, he said: "I am in the capital, just a low-end petty official, I am afraid that my family will cause trouble, and accidentally offend people who can't be offended, so I told them not to go out unless necessary." I usually only walk around with officials I know well. As for the servants in the household, the people they have access to are those. ”

Zhang Xintong's words are very organized.

Zhang Xintong said: "Then I'll come back when I'm later." ”

Zhang Xintong said: "Fortunately, I am still working at my house. ”

"Is the steward alright?" Li Chuan asked again.

"When did the steward's son get sick?" Li Chuan asked.

He then talked about his family, "And in my family, the first person who became ill may not be the cook, but a small servant next to my eldest son, he is the son of the housekeeper, he is not very good, and he likes to hang out with these ninth-rate people on weekdays." ”

Li Chuan nodded and said, "Anyway, tomorrow, you bring a few people over first, and I will treat them, and then ask them some questions." Divide into several batches and treat a few per day. ”

"At that time, there were also relatives of several officials who knew each other. I wasn't at home during the day, and by the time I got back in the evening, they were gone. Zhang Xintong slowly recalled and said: "At that time, there was a little drama who seemed to have gone the wrong way, and I met him, and it didn't take long for the troupe owner to pull him away, and scolded him for forgetting the words, and he didn't recognize the road, or something." I didn't pay attention at the time, so I didn't listen. ”

"Okay, I'll ...... tomorrow morning"

Zhang Xintong said: "About half a month after the troupe came, the steward came to tell me that his son broke his leg and went to the countryside to recuperate. At that time, I didn't think much about it, I just told him to have a good life and recuperate, and gave him a few taels of silver. But until now, it's been eight or nine months, and the little guy hasn't shown up, there must be something wrong, right? ”

"Forgot the words?" Li Chuan got to the point.

So I began to wonder if anything special had happened in my house before the cook fell ill. I thought about it, I thought about it, and soon after the New Year, it was Uchiko's birthday, so I invited a theater troupe to come to my home.

Zhang Xintong said: "Yes, now that I think about it, maybe this disease came from the people in that troupe." ”

"It'll be fine later." Li Chuan said.

Zhang Xintong said: "Fortunately, my son went to the academy to study just after the New Year in order to take the exam next year. ”

"What about your eldest son?" Li Chuan was a little curious.

Li Chuan said: "Okay, you still come in from the small door when you arrive, and I'll talk to them." ”

"Okay, okay." Zhang Xintong responded repeatedly.

"By the way, I haven't finished talking about that troupe yet." Zhang Xintong said.

At this time, the next three came in with a bowl of noodles and a pot of tea.

Li Chuan saw Zhang Xintong's throat move, obviously smelling the fragrance of his face. He said, "Let's eat the noodles first, and then we'll talk about it when we're done." ”

"Then I'll eat some first." Zhang Xintong said. He was really hungry, and he didn't have his usual Sven and shelf, so he finished eating the noodles after a few snorts.

After drinking the noodle soup and putting down the bowl, he said to Li Chuan again: "Hey, Dr. Li, this is the most down-to-earth meal I have eaten in the past few months." ”

"Another bowl?" Li Chuan asked.

"I'm full, really." Zhang Xintong said.

So Li Chuan poured a cup of tea, pushed it in front of him, and said, "That troupe, what's wrong?" ”

Zhang Xintong said: "This troupe came from Yashan County a few years ago, and it is also ......."

"Azan County?" Li Chuan repeated the place name.

"That's right, Prince Su's fief came over." Zhang Xintong sensitively noticed the strangeness in Li Chuan's tone, "Li Chuan, aren't you too optimistic about Prince Su?" ”

Li Chuan hurriedly shook his head and said, "I'm a petty official from the eighth grade, but I can't get involved in these things. ”

"That's good." Zhang Xintong breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Your Majesty's birthday is in a few days, and the people from my Ministry of Rites said that until now, it has not been determined who will preside over this matter." ”

Li Chuan blurted out the payment and asked, "Let Prince Su preside?" Isn't he under house arrest? Then he waved his hand and said, "Don't talk about this, about that troupe, you will continue." ”

Zhang Xintong took a sip of tea and said, "That troupe also came to the capital half a year ago. ”

Li Chuan counted the days, and felt that something was wrong.

Let's not count the little guy. The cook in Zhang Xintong's house became ill more than five months ago, and after two sets of people, the head of the family was infected.

The drama troupe is all acting and walking. Normal people, from Yashan County to the capital, also have to walk for a long time. There are so many people in the drama troupe who still have belongings, and they are not allowed to go for more than half a year?

If the troupe contracted a strange disease in Yashan County, at this rate of infection, after more than half a year has passed, there should be no normal people in the troupe.

Could it be that this soul devouring troupe was also infected after arriving in the capital?

No, even if it was dyed in the capital, then according to Zhang Xintong, more than half a year has passed? And they sang in the capital, go to this house today, go to that house tomorrow, why did something happen to the Zhang family?

Is it because there is something special about the Zhang family, or is it because other families are secretly hiding it? It's not right, when they were singing in Zhang's house, they already fell ill, and it took at least half a month from infection to onset......

So Li Chuan asked, "Where is the troupe now?" ”

Zhang Xintong said: "Three months ago, I went to the palace of the Dragon King. I heard that the princess missed her life in Yashan County, so she left them in the palace. ”

Li Chuan knew at this time why Zhang Xintong had to come to him first. He suppressed the rest of the doubts in his heart and said, "Don't worry, Qin Tianjian will properly handle this matter to the end." ”

"I know, I'll leave everything to you." Zhang Xintong said, he took another sip of water, and said, "That...... Then I'll go back first. ”

"Okay, I'll take you to the door." Li Chuan said.

(End of chapter)