Although he fled in a panic, after the reef calmed down, he couldn't help but be moved.

Before he could figure it out, his feet had already subconsciously walked in the direction of the front yard.

Grandfather Hai Xiya and cousin Xie Wenzai and two friends, Cao Gengyun and Lu Bainian, were meeting their friend Zhuang Shitong who had been separated for many years in the front yard hall, and the latter's cousin Geng Zehuai was the old county magistrate. A group of old men over half a hundred years old talked about their experiences over the past 31 years, the recent changes in their lives, and the murder that just happened last night.

Reef took a few deep breaths outside the hall before entering the door as if nothing had happened, and asked his grandfather if he needed to bring some breakfast.

Early in the morning, the guests came to the door, and they hadn't had breakfast yet.

Haixi Cliff was reminded by his grandson that he remembered this incident and hurriedly asked Zhuang Shitong and Geng Zehuai. The two of them had breakfast, but because they were going out to the scene of the murder just after dawn, they just dealt with it casually, and now they are already hungry. I was able to dine with my old friends, and I felt that no matter how ordinary breakfast was, it tasted a little sweeter than usual.

Haijiao cleverly went to the kitchen to ask for a table of breakfast, although it was just ordinary pasta, but everyone in the hall didn't care, and chatting while eating was indeed sweeter.

During this period, Geng Zehuai also asked very lovingly about the reef and asked him how old he was? How many years have you been reading? Knowing that he was committed to the army, he did not plan to start a career, nor did he say anything regretful, but praised him for being "ambitious", "both civil and military", and "a talent", and Haijiao's face turned red when he heard this, and he lowered his head shyly, but he was secretly happy in his heart.

He saw that Zhuang Shitong was sitting on the side, although it was not as obvious as Geng Laoxian's praise, but he was also looking at him with a look of appreciation for the outstanding juniors. Did he get the affirmation of Miss Zhuang's grandfather?

In order to further bring the relationship between himself and Zhuang Shitong, he tried to change the topic: "Grandpa Zhuang is here to investigate yesterday's case, right?" I've heard that many clues have been found? I don't know if there is any news about the murderer? ”

Zhuang Shitong sighed: "There are clues, but unfortunately they were broken halfway, and now I don't know where to find the murderer." At present, the government only knows that these people are well-trained, and they are by no means ordinary bandits, and they may be the private guards raised by the Gaomen clan. If such a person does not have conclusive evidence, it is not easy to be convicted, and it is difficult to even investigate. ”

Hai Jiao blinked: "I heard that those killers have a military style?" How could Lord Zhuang guess that they were raised by the Gaomen family? ”

Zhuang Shitong disagreed: "The people who trained them were probably from the army, and they used the same way as the army, but they couldn't be from the military, and they didn't have the might and righteousness of a soldier when they looked at it!" ”

The reef choked for a moment, but didn't say anything. Among the people present, only Zhuang Shitong had confronted the group of killers, saying that they did not have the might and righteousness of soldiers, and no one else could refute them.

Not to mention...... How can a man who comes out of the army do something that kills women and children? Hai Jiao Da sincerely hoped that they were not from the military, so as not to tarnish the honor of the Dachu soldiers.

Xie Wenzai said to Zhuang Shitong: "If the killer is really raised by the Gaomen clan, will it be done by the local clan in Chang'an?" I heard that this group of people is very familiar with the nearby terrain, not like they have come from other places. ”

Zhuang Shitong thought for a while: "It's hard to say. They had stepped on it beforehand, but they weren't necessarily familiar with the local terrain. If they planned to kill people in a secluded place, they should not choose to act near the Zhou family Zhuangzi. The place where they killed was the only way to the Zhou family's Zhuangzi, but anyone who met someone in the Zhuangzi might stop them from committing the murder. And the direction they fled, there were several villages along the road, and it was too easy to meet people, and even if they didn't meet me, the people in my friend's village would visit the homes of relatives and friends nearby from time to time. They could have escaped by another, more secluded route, but they didn't, not like the locals. ”

Xie Wenzai groaned: "Where did the killing take place...... Maybe it's because they can only choose to kill there? If the killer is targeting the victim's family, they can only do it on the road they will pass. "I can't explain the route of escape, maybe I'm really unfamiliar with the terrain.

Zhuang Shitong recognized his friend's judgment: "Yes, so I must see the child you rescued." He probably knew why his family had been killed. ”

Haijiao hurriedly said: "I went to see him just now, and he hasn't woken up yet." The knife wound on his body has stopped bleeding and is not serious, but the injury on his leg is more troublesome, and the injury of his muscles and bones has been moving for a hundred days, and he is afraid that he will have to recuperate for a few months. Now he has lost a lot of blood, his body is weak, and he is also suffering from cold, and his cousin is afraid that his injuries and illnesses will damage his vitality, so he prescribed him a prescription to calm his nerves and replenish his blood. By the time the drug had worn off, he should be able to wake up. When the time comes, I will definitely send a letter to Grandpa Zhuang immediately. ”

Zhuang Shitong smiled and said: "Then it's hard for you." If I could, I hope to get useful clues from that kid today, lest the killers escape early, and even if I find out who they are, I won't be able to catch anyone. ”

Haixiya had a question: "Isn't there any clue that can prove the identity of the victim in the things left at the scene?" I heard that there were boxes of gold in the wagons? It shouldn't be an ordinary family. But they didn't have many servants, they didn't even have a guard, and they were still hurrying in a secluded place when it was dark, and they didn't know where they were going. ”

Haijiao hesitated a little: "That road is the only way to reach Zhoujia Zhuangzi...... Could it be that he went up to Zhoujia Zhuangzi? ”

Zhuang Shitong shook his head: "Someone in the Zhou family Zhuangzi has already identified the corpse, and no one knows what the origin of their family is." Now the body has been transported to a nearby Yizhuang for resettlement, and when the government clarifies the case, the victim's luggage and property will also be returned to the family. He looked up at Haixi Cliff, "Brother Hai, are you planning to take that child in all the time?" ”

Hai Xiya and Xie Wenzai glanced at each other: "If that kid has no relatives and friends to rely on, and the government has no other arrangements, it's okay for us to continue to take him in." It's just that this village is owned by relatives, and we are just staying overnight, and we are preparing to enter the city today. The child had a leg injury and was unable to move, and for the sake of his injury, he was afraid that it would not be easy to move. ”

The cousins were also a little worried. Saving people to the end and throwing a half-grown child who had just lost a loved one and was seriously injured himself on a relative's village was not in line with their behavior. But if he is brought back to his own house, the bumps on the road are not conducive to the recovery of the other party's injuries.

If it really can't be done, they can only ask Ma's sister Zhou Ma to let their own people continue to stay in the village with the surviving teenager for a longer period of time, at least until the boy's injuries are healed enough to move.

Zhuang Shitong thought for a while: "This thing is easy to do. This Zhuangzi is the wedding Zhuangzi of the wife of the Friday master, right? Master Friday has always been reasonable, and I told him when I turned around, borrowing his wife to go to a courtyard in the village, and temporarily rehousing the surviving teenager, I think Master Friday will not refuse. ”

Zhou Ma's married Zhuangzi produced an ordinary product, and it was generally used to settle down overnight for the family to go into the mountains to hunt. Now that it is the middle of winter, the safari season has long passed, and no one from the Zhou family will come to the village to live, and it is not a big deal to lend a small yard. Johns-Tong is confident in this.

Seeing that he was so determined, Haixi Cliff said no more.

The eldest aunt has an ordinary relationship with him, and it is nothing to stay overnight, so that irrelevant outsiders can stay for a long time...... He was really not sure that he could convince Zhou Ma. Since Zhuang Shitong can move Zhou Ma's husband to nod, he is also relieved.

When he turned around, he told his wife that he would send someone to stay in the village to take care of the injured. As a family, let's go into the city and settle down as soon as possible.

(End of chapter)