Quzhou, a small city in the southwest, surrounded by many mountainous areas, in the early years, due to the mountain bandits, poor public security, resulting in the small city has not been able to develop, and the population is not large. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info But since He Ning took office to catch the head, he has made great efforts to govern and severely punish crimes, and it only took a year to sweep away the evil criminals, and in the next few years, under the governance of He Qingtian, everyone in Quzhou has not closed their doors at night, and the road has not been left behind, and the population is peaceful and harmonious, and the population is increasing. Xia Qingcang's brothers and sisters have experienced these things personally.

"Since we came to Quzhou, it has really undergone earth-shaking changes, as soon as the time has passed, the streets in the city are empty, and everyone goes home early and does not go out. And now, until the end of the day, there are still people moving on the street, telling stories and singing operas, everything is complete. "Coming to Quzhou soon, Xia Qingcang was very happy in his heart, and kept telling Qin Hexuan and others about the customs and characteristics of the small city in Quzhou along the way. Xia Xue also added a few words from time to time, and her excitement was overflowing.

It seems that Quzhou is a good place. After listening to the description of the Xia brothers and sisters, Qin Hexuan and Jing Xinyao sighed in their hearts.

"In other words, this He Zhutou should still be a classmate and friend of Mr. Ouyang, all of whom graduated from Tianzhao Academy in the last session, and it seems that they are also a leader, otherwise they would not have taken care of our Quzhou so well. At this time, Xia Qingcang said again, his expression was filled with pride.

Being rumored to be so miraculous by Qing Cang, it seems that he wants to take the time to meet this He Qingtian in their mouths, but since he is so good, why was he not selected by the Dragon Imperial Pavilion? Qin Hexuan had a trace of doubt in his heart.

Finally, the four of them came to the gate of Quzhou City, and Xia Qingcang's brothers and sisters couldn't wait to lead everyone into the city.

I saw a few men walking in twos and threes on the street in the city, listless, the doors of several shops on the side of the road were half-open and half-hidden, and the steps at the door were covered with dust, and few people were in and out at a glance.

It was just after noon.

"Qingcang, this doesn't seem to be the same as what you just described, why is it so deserted at noon?" Qin Hexuan saw this scene and asked Xia Qingcang.

Xia Qingcang also froze in place, looking dazed. It wasn't like that when I left three years ago, what happened?

At this time, there was an old man on the road who saw four people standing at the gate of the city. When his eyes saw Jing Xinyao and Xia Xue, his expression was terrified, and he hurriedly ran forward and shouted, "Girl, hurry up and go home, and besides, change this gorgeous clothes, don't go out if you have nothing to do." After saying that, he looked around and left, and walked straight away.

Leaving Jing and Xia standing in place, they felt inexplicable.

"Brother, let's take everyone back to our house first, it's cold outside. At this time, Xia Xue spoke.

So the brother and sister led Qin Hexuan and Jing Xinyao back to their long-lost home.

This is an ordinary house, and there is a boxy plaque hanging above the door of the house, with the four big characters of Xia's butcher shop written on it.

Pushing the door in, the house was covered with a thick layer of dust, after all, it had been three years since I left, and no one would come to take care of it during this period.

Xia Xue smiled at everyone, apologized, and then went to the kitchen to fetch water and start cleaning. And Qin Hexuan and Jing Xinyao also rolled up their sleeves and joined the cleaning ranks.

Xia Qingcang went out to buy some things to worship his ancestors, and after Xia Xue was done, the two went to worship at the tomb of their parents.

In addition, Qin and Jing took the time to go to the street to stroll around, so as to carefully appreciate the customs of this Quzhou. However, after walking for most of the day, I found that there was a lifeless atmosphere everywhere, and the few people I saw were also gloomy and listless, except for a few shops, the doors of other houses were closed. From time to time, there were a few barking dogs from the street corner, and then they were drowned out by the master's scolding, and fell into silence, death-like silence.

With doubts in their stomachs, Qin Hexuan and the two returned to the Xia family depressedly, and at this time, the Xia brothers and sisters also returned after worshipping their parents. The four of them sat down together and discussed.

"I always felt that something was wrong, a huge city, how could I not be angry at all. Qin Hexuan said.

"Not to mention that the contrast with your description is too great, as far as an ordinary town is concerned, today's scene is not normal. It was noon when we first arrived in Quzhou, and now is not the hot season, noon should be the busiest and lively time, and we saw that the road was indeed sparsely populated, and the doors on both sides were closed, as if we were guarding against something. Jing Xinyao also described her doubts.

"Yes, I can't figure out how Quzhou has become like this in just three years. Xia Qingcang sighed.

"Why don't we go to the government and ask?" Xia Xue proposed.

Everyone nodded in agreement and wanted to go out, when they suddenly heard a knock on the door.

The Xia brothers and sisters wondered in their hearts: We don't have many friends, why did someone come to visit us as soon as we came back?

Xia Qingcang opened the door and saw the two of them dressed up and standing at the door.

"May I ask what happened to the two of you?" Xia Qingcang asked.

"How many of you are new today, right? I heard that there were two women in between?" one of them asked.

"Exactly, what's wrong?" Xia Qingcang replied.

"If you are not from Quzhou, you should leave as soon as possible. In the meantime in Quzhou, the two young ladies try not to go out, even if they want to go out, do not dress brightly, and do not wear red clothes, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble, remember! Okay, we will continue to patrol, go first, remember to close the doors and windows. With that, the two catchers quickly left.

Xia Qingcang was inexplicably said, and several people in the room also heard the conversation just now.

"The old man I met when I first entered the city also said something similar to us, it seems that something big is really going on in Quzhou, let's go to the yamen immediately and ask." Jing Xinyao frowned.

Quzhou Yamen is located in the middle of the city, the most prosperous main road next to the door, the two stone lions at the door are fierce and mighty, angry eyes, if the wicked people have not yet arrived at the court, the courage has been scared more than half.

On the right hand side of the door, the drum surface of the drum is neat and tidy, the drum hammer is bright in red paint, it can be seen that although someone wipes it every day, it is not used much, standing here for many years, it is still brand new as ever, telling the prosperity and peace of Quzhou in the past.

There were two catchers standing at the door, looking tired, turning their heads from time to time to look around, yawning, as if they had not had a good rest for many days.

Qin Hexuan and the four of them came to the door and asked the catcher to inform the Yanei that the students of Tianzhao Academy had come to visit. As soon as the catchers heard about Tianzhao Academy, they didn't dare to slack off, after all, it was the highest institution in the hunting world, and the people who came out were all candidates for the head catcher that they didn't dare to hope for, so they hurriedly entered the house to spread the word.

Today, He Ning was still in the hall looking through the case materials, his eyes were sluggish, and his expression was in a trance, in fact, he had spent several sleepless nights in the yamen. Everyone is now rumoring that He Ning will not be able to solve this case, and in order to protect his prestige, he will not ask Zhongzhou for help, which is gambling on the safety of the people of Quzhou for his official position. Gradually, He Qingtian's slogan has gradually faded and disappeared into the dust of history, and on the contrary, there are all kinds of resentment and hatred, and contempt.

Man is such a wonderful animal.

I didn't lose, I can't lose, I want to redeem everything I lost, I want to arrest you with my own hands, I want you to pay the price, you serial murderer. He Ning said to himself over and over again in his heart.

After raising his head and taking a sip of strong tea, he cleared his mind again, and buried his head again in analyzing the case.

"He Zhutou, there are people from Tianzhao Academy visiting outside!" At this time, a catcher walked into the hall and said to He Ning.

"What?" He Ning was shocked in his heart: he had never written to Zhongzhou, how could they know about this? Could it be that there were other people in the yamen who did it? This is not a mistake for my future!

"Let's go, come out with me. "People have arrived, so they can only take one step at a time, and first go to find out what is true and false. After making up their minds, He Ning and Yu Kuai came to the yamen together.

Seeing the four young people in front of him, He Ning suddenly realized, could it be the time to go down the mountain again? I don't know which mentor these four people are led by. It can't be Ouyang Jincheng, right?

Thinking of Ouyang Jincheng, He Ning's heart tightened, and the scenes of the past came to his heart again.

Ouyang Jincheng and He Ning are in the same class, but Ouyang Jincheng is talented and intelligent, and he usually looks like a hanger, but he is outstanding in both academic skills and martial arts, and He Ning has always been diligent and studious, bowing his head and studying hard, and practicing hard, but in the end, it was Ouyang Jincheng who was selected to enter the Dragon Imperial Pavilion, and in a few years, he was promoted from the green dragon to the silver dragon, and he could only come to this southwest town to be a small catcher. Therefore, in He Ning's heart, there has always been a feeling of jealousy and envy for Ouyang Jincheng, and since the day he graduated, he vowed that one day he would surpass him, and he would let Long Yuge know that their original choice was wrong!

Ouyang Jincheng is a chasm that he has been chasing and trying to cross the past all his life.

And today, this chasm may be in front of my eyes again.

"What about your mentor?" As soon as he saw Qin Hexuan and the four of them, He Ning asked directly to the point.

"Our tutor didn't come, this time the academy gave us a holiday, so I took a few friends back to my hometown to see, I am from Quzhou. Xia Qingcang replied.

As soon as he heard that there was no mentor, He Ning took a long breath and thought to himself: There is nothing to be afraid of a few students who have not yet graduated.

"Oh, then, take your friends around, what's the matter with me?" said Hein.

"Is something big happening in Quzhou?" Jing Xinyao asked directly.

He Ning was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "What can be a big deal." ”

When he heard this, he squinted at He Ning, who happened to see him move and turned his eyes to him, his eyes met, and he grabbed his head and lowered his head, no longer looking at him.

"When I left Quzhou three years ago, Quzhou was not what it is today, and now there are no pedestrians on Quzhou Road, just like a ghost town, and just now there were patrols and arresters who came to the door and said a few inexplicable words, something big must have happened in this city. Xia Qingcang continued.

"And it's about women. Suddenly, Qin Hexuan burst out.

He Ning moved his eyes to Qin Hexuan, and saw that Qin Hexuan was also looking at him at this time, his expression was elegant and solemn, his eyes were tax-profitable, and his eyes were firm, which suddenly reminded him of someone: Ouyang Jincheng!

This feeling is extremely similar to Ouyang Jincheng back then!

"Hmph, inexplicably, since the academy allows you to have a holiday, you can have a good time here, and then leave quickly. After He Ning finished speaking, he returned to the yamen by himself.