Duan Youzheng was puzzled, but Mr. Chen waved his hand, signaling him not to speak, and went straight to the dumb woman, and said softly: "This woman, the three of them have been numbed by me, and they can't hear us, so you don't have to worry." The two of us don't have much friendship with the Ruian Mansion, and we will leave tomorrow. We just passed by and met the four of you, not intentionally following. I just don't understand why you have a grudge against me because you don't know each other, and you have no grievances? On the other hand, why do you pretend to be deaf and dumb? Where did Chen Shanren come from four years ago? Tell me, I have no ill will towards you. ”

The mute woman looked at Mr. Chen, passed for a while, and motioned for Mr. Chen to untie the rope on her body. Mr. Chan then took out the flying knife and picked it up, and the rope should be picked open. The mute woman motioned for Mr. Chen and Duan You to leave, and she wanted to explain.

Mr. Chen and Duan You had no choice but to turn around and leave.

As soon as they walked out of five or six steps, they suddenly heard Chen Zhonghao's screams behind them, and the two looked back and saw that the dumb woman was holding a short blade, which had killed Chen Zhonghao, Haibao, and Haixi, and said to Mr. Chen and Duan You: "I want to avenge the blood and the sea, and I must kill these three people!"

Duan You was secretly surprised, he couldn't imagine that this dumb woman really pretended to be dumb, and she was ruthless, and she killed people in an instant without the slightest hesitation.

Mr. Chen asked, "Blood feud, shouldn't it be with these three people?"

The dumb woman replied, "They are Zou Chun and Zou Lan's lackeys and eyes and ears, and I must kill them." ”

"Zou Chun, Zou Lan?" Mr. Chen frowned.

The dumb woman looked at Mr. Chen: "Mr. Chen has a Suwan accent, can you know the name of 'Buddha-faced double scorpions'?"

Mr. Chen's face was full of astonishment: "The Buddha-faced double scorpions? More than 20 years ago, the government offered a reward for the Jiangyang thieves wanted by the government, but no one knows! These two people have faces like Buddhas and hearts like snakes and scorpions, and they have robbed and killed people in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Suzhou, and Anhui, and their evil deeds are monstrous, and the government has not been able to arrest them...... By the way, the Buddha-faced double scorpion Zou Chun and Zou Lan, is it ...... Could it be ......" Seeing the dumb woman sneering at him, he suddenly realized in his heart, "No wonder I always feel that I have seen him somewhere, yes, yes, I saw his portrait twenty years ago, and the government wanted the portrait of the two of them." ”

Duan You had already heard the clue and asked, "Are you saying that Chen Shanren's father and son are Buddha-faced double scorpions, twenty years ago, how old was Chen Yicai?"

"It's not Chen Yi. The dumb woman said, "Chen Shanren is Zou Chun, you haven't seen Zou Lan, the others are in the house, but they have never shown up, and they will never meet the people who are alive." Zou Chun and Zou Lan are brothers, and Chen Yi is not the son of Zou Chun, he met Zou Chun and Zou Lan in Yao Qin State a few years ago and came to Liangzhou together. ”

Duan You was taken aback and asked, "What do you say...... Really?"

The dumb woman said: "The sentence is true, and the yellow beard, Zou Chun and Zou Lan came here after they arrived here, they should be bandits in the Qilian Mountains, and they are not the executioners of any dart game at all." After a pause, he said, "There is no Ryan dart game at all." This Zou Chun Zou Lan is vicious, after coming to Liangzhou, he took people out every once in a while, under the banner of a dart game, but he did the business of killing people and overselling goods, I don't know how many people died under their knives!"

Duan You's mind showed Chen Shanren's kind face, it was really difficult to be connected with the fierce and vicious bandits, but this dumb woman, with a hideous face and a ruthless heart, was a complete evil bandit. For a while, I was irritable and silent.

Mr. Chen said: "No wonder the government can't arrest them, they have fled to Liangzhou." Then he asked the dumb woman, "So, the Buddha-faced scorpion killed your family?"

The mute woman replied angrily: "Twenty-three years ago, in Hanshuikou, my husband, children, in-laws, uncles, concubines, and a family of more than 20 were all killed by these two thieves. As he spoke, tears dripped down his eyes, and his voice was choked, "In order to take revenge, I sold myself in exchange for a sharp blade, and I disfigured myself, pretended to be deaf and dumb, and joined the Zou family as a subordinate." For more than 20 years, I have been following the Zou family, waiting for an opportunity to kill them, and now I have learned how to beat dogs, so I have a little more certainty, just waiting for the opportunity. Today, I was here to pay tribute to my family, but I was targeted by Chen Zhonghao and Chang Song...... If it weren't for the two gentlemen, I am afraid that the more than 20 years of scheming would be ruined today. As he spoke, he knelt on the ground and bowed, "Cheap girl Gongsun E, thank Mr. Chen and Gongzi Chen." ”

At this time, Duan You was already fully convinced that this woman named Gongsun E had experienced such a tragic experience! If it weren't for the deep hatred of the sea of blood, if it wasn't for the fact that her heart was as strong as iron, how could she sell herself to defile herself, and how could she tell this shameful thing to outsiders?!

Duan You helped Gongsun E up, remembered something, and said: "It turns out that the Japanese Huazi robbed the Ruian Mansion, it was really the door you left behind, and when I was chasing, you deliberately tripped me?"

"Exactly. Gongsun E said, "I only hope that someone will fight against the two evil thieves, so that I can take revenge on the chaos, and then when I see you helping the two evil thieves, I have a grudge against you in my heart." ”

Duan You smiled, already understanding why she looked at him with resentment in her eyes these days. He asked again: "So you are really an accomplice with that Jingduan, how did Chang Song and the two evils catch Jingduan in turn?

"I am not an accomplice with Jing Duan, and I have never spoken, as for why the two evils arrested him in turn, I don't know, I only know that Zou Chun beat Haixi to the point that his skin was open, and he was locked up for two days, and then released. The dumb woman said, "The Huazi named Jingduan was arrested by Chang Song's two evils this morning, and then Zou Chun, Zou Lan, Chen Yi and others also came back and were locked in the cellar in the backyard. It was only when I brought them food that I recognized it as Jing Duan, who was severely beaten and had one of my ears cut off. ”

Duan You's heart sank, and he said angrily: "Didn't this Zou Chun say that he would not be investigated again, how can he be so vicious?"

Gongsun E sneered and said, "This is considered evil? This is his kindness." ”

Duan You asked again, "Listen to what you just said, there are still people in the cellar? Could it be that they arrested all the people who turned into seeds that night?"

"Not really. Gongsun E said, "The other people have been arrested one after another in recent years, there are eight or nine, some with the surname Duan, some with the surname Zhong, and those with the surname Dou, all of which seem to be related to the Duan family." ”

"What, the surname is Duan!" Duan You was taken aback, "Is there a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old with big eyes and dimples on her cheeks?" As soon as he heard the surname Duan, he immediately thought of Duan Ling.

Gongsun E shook her head and said, "There are two little girls, they don't seem to have the surname Duan, they are all unkempt, and they can't see their faces clearly. ”

"The surname is Chen, and my name is Chen Ling, isn't it?" Duan You eagerly scratched Gongsun E's arm.

Gongsun E shook her head again, "I really don't know who the surname is, I also heard them occasionally when I brought them food." ”

Duan You was in a hurry, Mr. Chen pinched Duan You, signaled him to calm down, and asked Gongsun E: "You said that the people in the cellar are all related to the Duan family, right?"

Gongsun E nodded and said, "Either relatives or friends." ”

Yes, Duan You remembered what Jing said when he first arrived at Gaogou Fort. It turned out that the Duan family and their relatives had been arrested in the past few years, and it was actually done by Zou Chun and others!

Why do they do this?

The three of them were speechless for a moment. Gongsun E dug up the soil on the side, saying that she buried the bodies of Chen Zhonghao, Haibao, and Haixi, so as not to leave traces.

Mr. Chen suddenly said to Gongsun E: "You go back quickly, and we will dispose of the corpse." ”

Gongsun E thought about it, said yes, and hurried out of the woods.

A deaf and dumb person, going out at night and not returning for a long time, is indeed suspicious. Therefore, as soon as Mr. Chen mentioned it, Gongsun E understood.

After Gongsun E left, Mr. Chen asked Duan You how to deal with the matter, Duan You didn't think twice, and said: "I'll go to the cellar tonight to explore, if there is Ling'er, I will rescue it immediately, and then see what will happen; if there is no Ling'er, tomorrow I will make it clear to Zou Chun that Duan Jing and the arrested people will be released, and if Zou Chun does not agree, I will report to the official." ”

Mr. Chen said: "It's good if you don't do it brutally, but they are deliberately trying to arrest the Duan family, how can they release them with your words? It is not a good strategy to report to the officials, in case Zou Chungou jumps over the wall in a hurry and kills everyone, won't the gains outweigh the losses? In my opinion, saving people is not here for a day or two, we first let Gongsun E inquire about whether there is a Ling'er, if there is, then immediately rescue, how to save it, we will discuss it again; if there is no Ling'er, we might as well wait for Zou Chun and the others to go out next time, we will join Zhu Yuan and others to forcibly save people, and after rescuing them, they will leave. As for what you said about exploring the cellar at night, I can't see it, the Buddha-faced double scorpion was a famous bandit in Jin back then, not to mention the strong martial arts, killing people, whether old or young, officers and soldiers or civilians, they don't blink, and they act secretively, and they are meticulous, and the cellar must be very tightly guarded, maybe there are traps and organs. ”

Duan You pondered for a while, agreed with Mr. Chen's opinion, and said: "If there is Ling'er, I will fight to rescue it, if there is no Ling'er, just wait for Zou Chun to go out and rescue Duan Jing and others, and then report to the official and let the government arrest them, which can be regarded as helping Gongsun E." ”

After the agreement, the two buried the body on the ground, and Mr. Chen asked Duan You to go back to Ruian Mansion first, and he followed from a distance, just in case.

When I got out of the woods, I found that there was a layer of snow outside, and the snowflakes fell silently in the air, not very much, and there was no wind. Duan You braved the snow and returned to Ruian Mansion half an hour later.

Duan You went to the front of the row house where he lived, but saw that there was a light in the room, and when he was puzzled, the door creaked open, and the short and fat figure of Chen Zhongfu, the housekeeper of Ruian Mansion, appeared inside, and said to Duan You: "Chen Gongzi is back." ”

But I saw that there was still a person standing in the room, in his forties, with a burly figure and a square face with thick eyebrows, he hugged his fist to Duan Youyou, and said with a smile: "In the second master of the Lower Ruian Mansion, I came abruptly, and I ask Chen Gongzi to forgive me." ”

Duan You returned the salute, seeing that this person was popular and talked well, he knew that he was Zou Lan, one of the "Buddha-faced double scorpions", if he didn't know his details, he would have been impressed by his bearing. So he didn't show his face, returned the salute, and said secretly in his heart: This person must have something urgent to come forward, and see what he says.