Early morning.

Zhou Delin Zhou got up early, used up early, sat alone in the study, and began to recall the experience of the past few days.

A murder suddenly occurred in Qingping County, which was originally peaceful under his rule, and an old woman named Mrs. He was killed, but three murderers suddenly appeared and turned herself in.

Then came the arrival of the little aunt Cheng Nianzhen, who seemed to be just passing by by by chance.

Then there is the sudden visit of his old acquaintance in Beijing, who was once a prominent British prince, but now has become a fugitive who has escaped from prison and is on the run.

Then, in the process of investigating the murder case, there was an incident in which the richest man in the county, Zeng Yuanwai, was left by a bold thief who called himself Ye Feng to ask for treasure.

Last night, after Ye Feng's brother-in-law Zhang Fatzi came back from Zeng's house, he said that this thief was not Ye Feng, but someone else pretended!

This series of events happened one after another, which made Zhou Daren feel a little overwhelmed.

Coupled with the groups of people he had stumbled upon before, who were secretly following the little junior aunt Cheng Girl, he felt that this originally peaceful Qingping County suddenly seemed to be facing a huge storm and was full of tension.

Who is the murderer of Mrs. He's death?

Is the sudden arrival of the little aunt and Zhang Fatzi really just a coincidence?

Who is that bold thief pretending to be Ye Feng, and why is he pretending to be Ye Feng's name?

Why did he choose the Zeng family as his target? What kind of secret did Zeng Yuanwai, who had been hiding all this time, want to hide?

All these questions lingered in Lord Zhou's heart, making him frown deeply and puzzled.

However, vaguely, he had a feeling that all these events were all connected, and not all of them were just coincidences.

And the beginning of all these events was the bizarre murder of Mrs. He.

He began to comb through all the clues about the murder in his mind again, but found that all his investigations, all that he knew so far, were just some anecdotes and trivia about her family, and as for who was the murderer of Mrs. He, he was still at a loss.

Her son, her daughter, and the little blacksmith, the lover with whom she had a crush, all three of whom had turned themselves in, claimed to be murderers, but refused to say anything, but begged for a speedy death.

Could it be that the real murderers are really among these three people?

Master Zhou has a feeling in his heart that no matter who the real culprit is, these three people must all be inextricably linked, and the three of them seem to be hiding a secret, what is the secret?

Just when Lord Zhou was worried and bowed his head in contemplation, the voice of the maid suddenly came from outside the study: "The old lady is here." ”

As soon as he looked up, he saw the maid supporting Mrs. Zhou at the door of the study.

Since his father died when he was fifteen years old, he has seen what it means to be warm and cold in the world.

Originally, when my father was still working in the Tai Hospital, he had superb medical skills and a good reputation, and he often went in and out of the palace, so the Zhou family often had visitors, either asking for medical advice, or asking for other things from his father, but it was said that the people outside were also courteous to the Zhou family and very polite.

However, after the death of his father, people left the tea and cooled, and the enthusiastic faces in the past suddenly all changed, becoming strange and indifferent, and the Zhou family suddenly became no longer visitor, cold and lonely, and even full of doors.

The whole capital

Among them, there may only be the British Gongfu Zhang family, because his father has been treating the old diseases for the British Gongzhang for many years before his death, and he is grateful for his kindness and has always taken care of the Zhou family, which is why Zhou is willing to take risks and take in the escaped Zhang Fatzi who escaped from prison.

Since then, her mother has resolutely stepped forward and taken on the burden of the entire Zhou family.

As a woman, she took care of the Zhou family in an orderly manner, and even because of the lack of financial resources in the family after her father's death, she couldn't afford to hire a servant, so her mother put down her body and personally did some heavy work done by men.

Zhou Delin saw all this in his eyes, and he deeply understood his mother's difficulties and the hardships of life, so his respect for his mother was also deeper.

This kind of day was until two years ago, when Zhou Delin won the gold list, and then because his family had no money to give gifts and activities, he was sent to this small Qingping County as the county order.

In the past two years, he has been busy with official affairs every day, diligent and loving the people, and he will bow down to everything, not only in the mouth of the people to fall into a good reputation, but also to govern this Qingping County so that the people live and work in peace and contentment, almost never close their doors at night, and become a real Qingping land.

In this way, it was not until two months ago that he took the time to go to the capital, personally took his mother to Qingping County, and came to his side, so as to facilitate morning and evening greetings and serve at any time.

Seeing his mother suddenly coming at this moment, Lord Zhou, who was extremely filial to his mother, hurriedly stood up and stepped forward to help his mother enter and sit down.

After Mrs. Zhou sat down, the maid also retreated, and she looked at her son who was standing in front of her, with a loving look on her face.

Master Zhou asked very respectfully: "My son has been busy with business recently, and it is really my son's sin that he failed to wake up in the morning and twilight on time to ask his mother for advice." I hope my mother won't be angry and blame for this. ”

Mrs. Zhou said with a kind face: "As a county magistrate, you are diligent in government affairs, which is the blessing of the people of your own party and the luck of the court. ”

Master Zhou said deeply: "Mother Lao is worried." ”

Old Madam Zhou asked, "Look at my son's frowns, but what difficult things have you encountered?"

Zhou Dadao: "It's nothing, it's just that there is a local murder, and the murderer has not been found, so there are some difficulties." ”

Mrs. Zhou asked, "But the murder of Mrs. He in this county?"

Lord Zhou was stunned: "Mother also knows about this?"

Mrs. Zhou said: "Since my son governed this county, it has always been peaceful, and now there is such a major event as a homicide case, and it has not spread all over the city? ”

She sighed and said: "This old lady He was stabbed more than ten times in her body, and she died so miserably, and she really deserved to be miserable." But speaking of which, this Mrs. He really has some relationship with our family, especially with you!"

"Oh?" Lord Zhou was stunned for a moment, he grew up in the capital since he was a child, and before he came here to take up his post, he had never heard of such a small place in Qingping County, and naturally he didn't remember that he knew this Mrs. He.

Hearing what his mother said, this Mrs. He actually had something to do with their family, especially him, and couldn't help but be interested.

Old Madam Zhou sighed and said, "This matter is a long story, and it starts from more than twenty years ago, when you were born. ”

Lord Zhou sat down on a chair next to him and said, "Mother, please speak, my son would like to hear about it." ”

Old Madam Zhou looked out with her eyes and fell into a memory: "Back then, your father was a doctor of medicine

Superb and famous, he was selected to be transferred to the capital and worked in the Tai Hospital. My mother was pregnant with you at the time, so she stayed in her hometown, separated from your father. ”

"With the pregnancy in October, the delivery date is approaching, your father has always been worried in the capital, and he is finally relieved, so he sent the most trusted uncle Shunzi around him to come back to pick up the mother to go to the capital, so that it is easy to take care of. ”

Lord Zhou nodded.

This uncle Shunzi is called Zhou Shun, an old servant by his father's side for many years, very loyal, very capable of doing things, and most trusted by his father, but unfortunately soon after his father passed away, he also died of illness.

Mrs. Zhou looked at her son and said, "I don't know how you were so anxious when you were a child. On that day, we traveled to this Qingping County, lived in the post house, and felt more than a labor pain in the abdomen for the mother, thinking that it was about to give birth, so I hurried you Shunzi Uncle out to find a stable woman who delivered the baby. ”

"At that time, in this Qingping County, the most famous stable woman was this Mrs. He, but unfortunately, when Uncle Shunzi brought someone to invite, Mrs. He had just given birth to her son for three days, recuperating at home, and could not come. ”

"Your uncle Shunzi was in a hurry, so he gave a lot of money to Mrs. He's husband, and under the heavy reward, Mrs. He finally came. Since her son still needed to be fed at that time, she couldn't leave her, so she came with her infant son in her arms. ”

Lord Zhou blinked and asked, "So, the son was actually delivered by this Mrs. He?"

Old Madam Zhou nodded and said, "That's right." This Mrs. He really lives up to her reputation, and she has some skills, and you came out smoothly back then. After that, Weiniang carried you to the capital, and your father was so overjoyed to see his son that he couldn't even smile from ear to ear. Speaking of which, I really have to thank this Mrs. He for all this back then. ”

She sighed and said: "After that, Wei Niang never heard about her again, and I didn't expect to hear about her again! ”

She looked at Lord Zhou and said, "My son is now able to return to the place where he was born, and it is the county order of this county, such a coincidence, it can be regarded as the will of heaven." Since it is such a coincidence, when this happens, whether it is public or private, we should be sure to find out the murderer, why does the old lady wash away her revenge, and it can be regarded as repaying her for the kindness of the delivery back then!"

Lord Zhou lowered his head and agreed: "This is natural, my son will do his best." ”

Mrs. Zhou exchanged a few words with her son, and then got up and left.

After sending his mother away, Master Zhou stood in the study in a daze.

I didn't expect that this Mrs. He and the Zhou family still had such a relationship with herself.

It's really a coincidence, when she personally welcomed herself to this world, but now she is investigating her murder by herself, which can really be said to be the will of God.

Mother is right, whether it is public or private, she must find out the truth of this case, catch the real murderer, and give Mrs. He a justice, and pay back a justice to the people of Ping County!

However, as far as the current clues are concerned, there is no clue, where to start?

Lord Zhou was pacing back and forth in the study, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, by the way, he had been ignoring a place!

That's Mrs. He's home!

Since there are a pair of children of the old lady among the three suspects who surrendered, maybe there will be any clues left in her home.

Thinking of this, Master Zhou's spirits were lifted, and he turned around and strode out of the study.