After a while, the rain of arrows stopped, and the arrow shafts beside Lu Heng were almost piled up into a small hill.

At this time, someone on the other side of the fog shouted: "Go and see if there is any life!" As he spoke, he heard a noisy footsteps, and several officers and soldiers came over with spears.

When they saw Lu Heng and Zhao Huan, they were startled, raised their spears and shouted, "What kind of person, hurry up and throw away the weapon!"

Lu Heng said: "The two of us are hostages, not gangsters. You are not going to catch the wrong one. ”

The officers and soldiers glared: "Whether it is a bandit or not, you don't count, you will know after meeting our master." Hurry up and throw the guy in your hand at me!"

At this time, another soldier said, "That woman...... Don't hide, I think you're so familiar? Isn't it ......?"

He was stunned for a moment: "Isn't it Miss Zhao?"

The rest of the people were shocked when they heard this. Everyone knows that the county master Zhao Xuan has a younger sister, who is extremely arrogant on weekdays, and no one in the county dares to provoke her.

Zhao Huan said coldly: "Yes, it's me." Why, you came to kill me on my brother's orders?"

The leader of the officers and soldiers immediately smiled and said, "What is Miss talking about? Your Excellency is usually the best for you, and we all know it." Please don't laugh. ”

Zhao Huan said: "Since you don't want to kill me, why do you keep releasing arrows? If it weren't for this Lu Gongzi, I'm afraid I would have become a hedgehog long ago." ”

The officers and soldiers shrank their necks and said, "Villain...... The villain was just ordered to arrest the bandits, how could he think that this group of thieves would be bold enough to hit the idea on you, Miss! The villain will not compensate you here, I hope you will be merciful, but don't stab Brother Ling. I...... Thank you, on behalf of all the brothers!"

Bow down and bow down. Zhao Huan didn't intend to embarrass them, so he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, so be it." Send me and Lu Gongzi back. ”

The soldier was amnesty: "Gotcha!" and shouted behind him: "Brothers, send the young lady home!"

Lu Heng and Zhao Huan sat in the carriage, surrounded by three or five hundred soldiers on foot.

There is a limit to the number of troops that a county commander can mobilize, and 500 people is almost the limit. Compared with Princess Yinling, they had an absolute advantage in numbers, and they took advantage of the fog to raid, so they naturally succeeded.

From this point of view, this Zhao County Commander is properly dispatched, and he is also a real talent.

But although he was going home, he saw Zhao Huan frowning and looking gloomy.

Lu Heng asked, "Don't you want to see your brother?"

Zhao Huan said: "Why don't you want to see him, as long as I hear the word 'Zhao Xuan', I want to run away." ”

Lu Heng said: "Although I shouldn't be troublesome, I still want to say: Do you have any misunderstanding about your brother? Why do you think he is like an enemy when you mention him?"

Zhao Huan lowered his voice and said: "On the surface, those things are pretended to be for you, and you don't know Zhao Xuan." He...... He killed my father, and I will definitely avenge this revenge!"

She took a deep breath: "Master Lu, I believe in you, so please keep it a secret for me." Okay?"

Lu Heng nodded quietly.

Zhao Huan said: "There is a reason why I am keen to investigate all kinds of cases.

When I was six years old, I experienced a fire. At the time, people thought it was an accident, but in fact I knew that there was no such thing as an accident.

My father is a talent who is not as good as the first, and he has been taking the exam for most of his life, but he has achieved nothing, and his mother is angry. But the more this happened, the more he pinned his hopes on the next generation, my brother.

To tell you the truth, my brother studied very hard and did a good job, which cannot be denied.

But even those who work hard will inevitably make mistakes.

Once, he wrote the word "and" in "the use of rites, and the preciousness" as the word "suitable" for "he". It was a small mistake, and it was just a matter of correcting it, but my dad was very angry. Because it was because of this mistake that he ruined his good future when he was taking the exam.

The past reappears, how can he not be heartbroken?

He ran out and took a wattle and whipped my brother until he was covered in blood. While beating back, he scolded: 'The difference between one word is a thousand miles! I will let you not have a long memory! Let you not have a long memory!'

I know that he is not only scolding my brother, but also himself.

Eventually, the wattle broke, and he was tired, so he leaned back against the table and fell asleep.

I was hiding outside the door, and at this time I seemed to come in to comfort my brother, but I saw him staring at my father coldly, holding the heavy inkstone in his hand.

I was startled and whispered, 'Brother, what are you doing?'

When he saw me coming, he let go of his hand and said, 'No, it's none of your business.' ’

I noticed that although he was covered in blood, not a single tear had been shed.

I asked again, 'Brother, are you alright?'

He stared at me for a moment and said, 'Go outside and play.' ’

At that moment, I suddenly felt a little scared. There was something fierce in his eyes that gave off a cold glow.

Fortunately, at this time, Daddy woke up.

I saw my brother glaring at me hatefully.

I suddenly remembered that he was not a big-hearted man, and that he believed in the doctrine of life. At that time, someone bullied, and he tried every means to take revenge. Gradually, everyone knew that he was a ruthless character, so no one dared to provoke him.

I don't believe that he has such a temper that he will be severely beaten for no reason and swallow his anger.

It was getting dark, my brother was chopping wood in the yard, and I hid by the haystack and stared at him......"

Lu Heng suddenly asked, "Isn't your brother studying all day, why do you still have to work?"

Zhao Huan sighed and said: "Books are naturally to be read, but he also has to make a fire to cook every day, otherwise our family will have nothing to eat."

My dad only knows how to read, and he can't do anything else. If he is allowed to cook, even if the house is burned, the rice will not be cooked. Or why do you think my mother ran away without saying a word?

In fact, before this incident, my brother was a very competent eldest brother......"

Speaking of this, Miss Zhao's eyes turned red. How could a brother and sister not have brotherhood for many years? But the revenge of killing her father pressed down on her heart like a stone. It's also thanks to a soft and weak girl like her, who has been under unimaginable pressure from others.

Zhao Huan sniffed lightly and continued: "Looking back now, I really have a premonition about what happened that day. Otherwise I wouldn't have stared at him for so long.

Suddenly I saw his lips furish, as if to say something.

I was too far away to hear clearly. But I could see his lips clearly, and I said it according to the shape of his mouth.

'Kill him!'

I saw my brother slash down with a knife, as if slashing at someone's neck.

I was so frightened that I lost my soul, so I ran away, and I ran into my father, who was carrying a gourd to go to the middle of the house to sell wine.

I shook his leg and said, 'Dad, Brother is going to kill you!'

My dad raised his hand and slapped me in the face: 'Fart, how dare you slander your brother like this?

I look like my mother, and my father hates it when he sees my face, and I ...... I don't blame him.

But I was beaten, and I didn't dare to say anything more, so I ran home and continued to spy on my brother. At the time, I felt that only I could save the family.

When I got back, my brother had already chopped the firewood, and he had stacked the firewood neatly together. He is a very measured and disciplined person, unlike me.

I looked for him and couldn't find him, and I was suddenly shocked, thinking that he was not in the kitchen?

In fact, think about it, although he is in his teens, he can't eat well and dress warmly, and it is still very difficult to forcibly kill my father. The most convenient way is to poison it. As long as you put poison into the food, you can kill people without knowing it.

I hurried to the kitchen, and he was there. When he was gone, I snuck in to check it out.

I wasn't as tall as a pot table, so I had to move a bench to get to it.

To this day, I remember the contents of the pot clearly: a flaming sickle, three flints, and half a pot of vegetable oil.

Tofu and cabbage are boiling in the pot, and it still smells like usual.

I didn't know if it was poisonous, so I tasted it with a sad heart, and thought: If I die, I should remind my father!

In hindsight, I still thought my brother was too simple.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and I kicked over the bench in shock, and my hand grabbed the pot table but did not catch it, and the whole person fell to the ground.

But fortunately, my father came back from drinking, saw me sitting on the ground, reprimanded me and left.

Later, we had dinner as a family and nothing happened. I secretly wondered, did I think too much about it before?

However, it turned out that I was not suspicious.

Lu Gongzi, if you think about it, in fact, my assumptions are all wrong. Murder will leave a murder weapon and alarm the neighbors, and my brother can't do such a stupid thing. As for poisoning, although it is silent, it will never be hidden from the eyes of the officials.

There is only one way to destroy the corpse without leaving any trace, and that is fire. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Huan was silent, fell into a long contemplation, and only the creaking of the wheels could be heard in the carriage.

That must have been a terrible memory.

Lu Heng suddenly said, "Okay, you don't have to say it anymore." ”

Zhao Huan said miserably: "Thank you, Master Lu." I really don't dare to recall the next scene anymore. The last scene I remember is my brother kneeling in the basement of the kitchen, holding a fire sickle and flint in his hands. When I saw him, I understood everything. ”

"But you still endure living with him for a long time, why?" Lu Heng asked.

"Because I have to face my fears. Besides, I am convinced that he will never kill me. ”

"Oh?

Zhao Huan closed his eyes: "If you want to analyze my brother's behavior, you have to imitate his thoughts." My brother is extremely calm and planned, so it is impossible for him to let this family have two accidents.

One fire is reasonable, but a second is suspicious. No matter how clever it is, no matter how seamless it looks. He wouldn't take such a big risk. ”

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Chapter 174: Fog (3)