Because he was in a hurry to go home, Zhou Zhou Ming didn't eat a few bites of food at the banquet just now, so after walking for a while, he felt hungry in his stomach, and his walking pace slowed down a little.

Fortunately, he was not far from home at this time, so he gritted his teeth and used the last strength of his body to persist in completing this part of the journey.

Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to home, and gradually saw the door of his home, Zhou Zhou Ming felt a lot of emotion in his heart, from last night to now, he had experienced too much, if it wasn't for his calm response and astuteness, maybe he would have turned into a corpse at this time.

And even if he lost his life in yesterday's operation, it is impossible to be compensated by the imperial court, after all, it is a big crime to let go of the northern thieves, as the head catcher of the southern inspection yamen in the south of the city, his duty is to protect the territory and the people, and he was killed in the process of fighting the northern thieves, he can only blame him for not being proficient in learning, and when the time comes, the court will not punish him, and it will already be an extrajudicial grace.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhou Zhou Ming didn't dare to think about it anymore, because he knew that if he really had an accident last night, it would be a bolt from the blue for his family.

His parents are already old, and there is only one son under their knees, once they suddenly learn of this bad news, they will definitely not be able to bear this blow, their old father is okay, the old mother's words may not be able to afford it, and finally go with themselves.

In addition to the two old people, Zhou Zhou Ming is most relieved of his own lady Lin Gillian, she is young, like a flower, she was against the opposition of the whole family, insisted on marrying herself, if she is widowed halfway, who do you let her rely on in the second half of her life?

A strong woman like Lin Ajiao, after her husband dies, she will definitely not remarry, and in order to marry herself, she has offended all her family, and it is impossible to return to her parents' home.

Thinking of these terrible consequences, Zhou Zhou Ming suddenly felt that what he did last night was too risky, and he didn't take many things into account, and he also knew very well in his heart that the reason why he was able to avoid those deadly dangers last night was because of his own strength, and the more important reason was good luck.

But such good fortune could not favor him one after another.

In the future, you must not be so impulsive in doing things, otherwise once something goes wrong, what can the family do?

Zhou Ming thought secretly in his heart, and his heart was full of guilt for his family, after all, he was impulsive at that time to arrest the thieves of the Northern Kingdom, and he didn't think about what to do after failure.

When he approached the gate of the Zhou family, Zhou Zhou Ming suddenly felt a little nervous, because he could imagine that the family must have been in a hurry if they hadn't seen him for so long, especially his old mother, who must have cried for himself more than once.

He hurried to the gate, raised his hand and was about to knock on the door, when he was suddenly stunned, because the scene in front of him was greatly unexpected by him.

Before the security in Chengnan District has not been peaceful, so when there is nothing to do, the door of the Zhou family is always closed, if someone comes to visit, before the next person wants to open the door, it is necessary to ask for the consent of the owner of the family.

But at this moment, the door of the Zhou family was open, and when I looked inside from the gate, I couldn't see a single figure, as if the entire mansion had been abandoned for a long time and no one had lived at all.

Zhou Zhou Ming was shocked in his heart, and an unprecedented fear made his whole body tremble, as he thought of a creepy possibility.

If they had leaked the news last night when they were carrying out the arrest plan, and had been discovered by other spies lurking in the capital, a very terrifying situation might have arisen.

Because these northern thieves who learned the news did not sabotage the arrest operation in the first place, let alone go to the Yamen of the General Affairs Office to rob the prison, which fully shows that their numbers and strength are simply unable to complete such a plan, but the northerners are extremely cruel, and their spies have suffered such heavy losses, these people are definitely not willing to give up, and the only thing they can do is only one thing, that is, revenge.

Obviously, the little manpower and strength they had left could not cause great damage to the imperial court, so their target of revenge could only be Zhou Ming and the poor people who carried out the arrest plan.

And Zhou Ming is the first target, after all, he is the first person to discover these northern thieves, and he is also the first to pry open the mouth of Hua Mianlang and pass the news to Han Pingzhi, it can be said that in the eyes of the northern people, Zhou Ming is their enemy who does not share the sky, if they, the northern thieves, come to Zhou's house to attack when Zhou Ming is handed over to the prisoners in the Yamen of the General Mansion, the blow to Zhou Ming will be devastating.

Because Lin Ajiao is the only person in the family who knows martial arts, only Lin Ajiao is alone, but no matter how powerful Lin Ajiao is, she is invincible with two fists and four hands, and Lin Ajiao was seriously injured when she helped Zhou Zhou Ming kill Feng Shiying, and she has not completely recovered until this time, so her martial arts strength has been greatly reduced, and once she fights against those northern thieves, she is not their opponent at all.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhou Ming shuddered, he clenched his fists, rushed into the house, and did not make a noise for the first time, because he was afraid that those northern thieves had not left yet, if he made a sound, not only would he startle the snake, but also make those northern thieves prepare to attack him in advance, which was obviously not a wise move.

Zhou Zhou Ming quickly checked the front and back yards without making any sound, and still didn't see a single figure, which made him even more panicked, but there was a discovery that made him feel a little more stable, that is, although there was no one in the family, no bloodstains were found, which at least proved that there was no large-scale killing in the family, otherwise no matter how careful the murderer was, he would definitely leave some clues, such as bloodstains.

But even if no traces of blood are found, it does not prove that the family is safe, after all, some martial arts masters do not see blood when they kill people.

Just when Zhou Zhou Ming was at a loss and was about to check his home again, he was in the backyard when he suddenly heard movement in the front yard.

"Ah, my son, where have you been? Don't leave it behind! There was a woman's cry.

Then there was another little girl's voice.

"Old lady, you finally came up with this breath, it really scared me to death."

It's the mother and the ring!

Zhou Zhou Ming immediately heard who the owner of these two voices was, he immediately ran to the front yard, listened to the sounds, came to the door of the study, looked carefully inside, and finally fell to the ground with a stone in his heart.

Inside the study, the chairs were placed on the ground in a disorderly manner, and it was obvious that the people had not cleaned up here, while Mrs. Zhou was sitting on a chair in the corner, wailing non-stop, if you didn't walk in the door, you wouldn't be able to find it just from the outside.

Huan'er stood beside Mrs. Zhou, wiping her face with a hot towel while opening her mouth to persuade her, but it never worked.

When he was looking for someone in the yard just now, Zhou Zhou Ming was flustered, and it was inevitable that he would be careless, and when he checked the study, he only glanced at the door in a hurry, and left without seeing anyone, so he didn't find Mrs. Zhou and Huan'er at all.

"Old lady, don't be too sad, the old man and the young grandmother have already gone to find it, the young master must be fine, you cry like this, if the young master comes back, he will definitely die of distress." Although Huan'er said this, her eyes were red, and her breathing kept sobbing, indicating that she had just cried.

When Zhou Zhou Ming heard this, he blamed himself in his heart, it turned out that the situation at home was the same as he thought, and the family was already in a hurry, especially his old mother, who was crying like a tearful person.

He didn't have time to think about the consequences, so he walked directly into the study in two steps, and suddenly said, "Mother, don't worry, isn't my son coming back?" ”

Hearing someone speak suddenly, Mrs. Zhou and Huan'er were startled, and the two of them looked towards the door at the same time, and saw Zhou Ming covered in rags, covered with blood, and had a painful expression on his face.

"Ahh

Huan'er was also frightened, although she did not faint, she also trembled and retreated, and said with courage while retreating: "Young master, are you a human or a ghost, I have been working diligently since I came to your house, and I have never scolded the master secretly, I am cowardly, you must not scare me!" ”

Seeing Mrs. Zhou fainting in fright, Zhou Zhou Ming panicked, he ran to him in two steps, helped Mrs. Zhou, and shouted a few times: "Mother, don't be afraid, it's me, your son is back!" ”

But no matter what he said, Mrs. Zhou just couldn't wake up, her eyes were still closed, and she was trembling.

Seeing that Mrs. Zhou would not wake up for a while, Zhou Zhou Ming turned his head and looked at the maid Huan'er: "Do you say that I am a human or a ghost?" I just didn't come home for a day, how did my family become like this? What about the old man and the young grandmother? What about those people in our house? ”

Huan'er saw that Zhou Zhou Ming spoke clearly, and the sun was shining in, and there was his shadow on the ground, which made her understand at once that Zhou Zhou Ming was still alive and not a ghost, and the fear in her heart was also swept away.

"Alas, young master, don't you know, if you don't go home this day, you will already make the family fall upside down."

"What the hell is going on?" Although Zhou Ming had already guessed eight or nine points in his heart, he still wanted to get a definite answer from Huan'er's mouth.

Huan'er didn't speak, and her eyes turned red first: "Young master, don't you know, when I came to Fu to pick you up at Yamen yesterday evening, I heard that you had left, and I came back and told the old lady and young grandmother the news, and everyone has been waiting for you to eat together."

But waiting left and right, just don't see your figure, the young grandmother can't rest assured, so she took Laifu to the yamen again, but still didn't find you, and when she came back to tell the situation, the whole family was anxious, for fear that you would encounter any accidents outside. ”