Su Zhuo was preoccupied, and returned to the Guanyin Temple, and sure enough, he didn't see Hua Ping and Yan Linglong. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info But the crazy beggar was still cowering in the corner of the Yan'er Mourning Hall, in a daze.

Su Zhuo knew that he was not stupid, and snorted coldly: "You are honest, you didn't run!"

The mad beggar was dumbfounded, and did not seem to hear him. Su Zhuo didn't pay attention to him anymore, turned his head and looked around, the monk who was reciting the scriptures to Yan'er didn't know where he had gone. He was slightly surprised, and looked at the mad beggar again.

Suddenly, his rolled up trouser legs caught Su Zhuo's attention, and his bare feet, covered with small blisters, were already a little festering. Su Zhuo's heart suddenly flashed, and thousands of thoughts surged in his mind, and the few rotting floating corpses and the letters hidden by the geese flashed in front of him again. He suddenly said to the mad beggar, "You know Yan'er!"

The mad beggar's body shook slightly, and he seemed to be startled by his shout. In the blink of an eye, he returned to his stupid appearance again, and smirked at Su Zhuo.

Su Zhuo said coldly: "It's just you and me here, you don't have to pretend to be crazy and stupid anymore, do you? Don't you remember what I whispered to you that day in the village in the south of Licheng? At that time, I said, I already know your details, as long as you are obedient, we will protect your safety." ”

"You're honest, isn't that what I guessed? And then when we found the body of the goose, something was wrong with you, but I didn't notice you at the time. At this point, the monks in the temple all ran away. And you're still here to watch for Yan'er, and you dare to say that you don't recognize her?"

The mad beggar suddenly moved the injured leg, knelt down towards Su Zhuo, and begged in a trembling voice: "Son, spare your life! The villain really didn't mean to deceive, but if he didn't, the villain's life would not be guaranteed!"

Su Zhuo nodded and asked, "Who are you?"

The man sighed and said, "The villain doesn't dare to hide it from you, my name is Zhuang Li, and I am not a madman and a beggar, but a coolie." Although I have seen Miss Yan'er, I did not know her, but I know her name from your mouth. ”

Su Zhuo said strangely: "Then how did you meet her?"

Zhuang Li sighed and said, "Miss Yan'er is my savior! And I pretended to be crazy and stupid, just to avoid the pursuit of the killer!"

Su Zhuo hurriedly asked, "Who is going to kill you, and how did Yan'er save you?"

Zhuang Li honestly confessed: "Some time ago, I worked on the river workers. Suddenly, one night, I got up to pee at night, and suddenly I saw a few men in black sneaking into the shack where we were sleeping. I felt strange and hid in the doorway to peek. I saw that they grabbed the throats of the people in the shed, and they all strangled them to death!"

"I was startled and ran for my life. Who knew that this time alarmed those people, and two people immediately chased them out. I didn't dare to turn back, so I ran forward in such a panic and ran into a wood. Who knew that he was in a panic for a moment and came to a dead end. At this moment, Miss Yan'er suddenly appeared and easily dismissed the two of them, which saved my life!"

Su Zhuo nodded, and suddenly asked, "You just said that you are a river worker?"

Zhuang Li nodded.

"Then the ulcers on your feet are due to the long-term soaking in water?"

Zhuang Li replied, "That's right. There is a kind of insect at the waterside of the Luo River, which will become red and swollen after biting, painful and itchy. After scratching the broken skin, it will festered when immersed in the river. ”

Su Zhuo finally understood who those floating corpses were, and he hurriedly said, "How did you attract the disaster of killing?"

Zhuang Li seemed to be startled, a little frightened, trembling, and said, "I don't know...... I don't know ......."

Su Zhuo didn't have the heart to talk to him at all, and said loudly: "Follow me!" As he spoke, he pulled up Zhuang Li, went straight out of the temple, stepped on the horse, and headed towards the prefect's yamen.

The corpses were placed in the yamen cell, and it was already noon when Su Zhuo arrived. The two of them didn't care about anything else and rushed straight into the cell. Su Zhuo pulled Zhuang Li, leaned over to the corpse, and said loudly: "You can see clearly, these people are not the companions you killed!"

When Zhuang Li saw the dead man, he was already paralyzed with fright, and when he was drunk by Su Zhuo, he actually sobbed in a low voice. He nodded, and said in his mouth, "Yes...... It's ......"

Su Zhuo said sharply: "Your companions are already lying here, and Yan'er has also lost their lives to save you! Do you still want to pretend to be crazy and stupid, and be a turtle with a shrunken head?"

Zhuang Li was already on the verge of collapse, crying and shaking his head, but he didn't know what to say.

Su Zhuo said again: "Zhuang Li, if you are still a man, you should avenge them! You just need to tell me what you know, and I will definitely find out the truth!"

Zhuang Li shook his head painfully and said, "No...... No...... That man is powerful and powerful, and I can't take revenge......"

Su Zhuo sighed, let go of Zhuang Li, and asked, "Are you talking about Cao Liyi, a member of the Ministry of Works?"

Zhuang Li looked at Su Zhuo blankly and said, "How do you know?"

Su Zhuo said: "You just have to tell me why Cao Liyi wanted to assassinate you." ”

Zhuang Li said softly: "Actually, I don't know if it's him." On the morning of the incident, Cao Liyi happened to come to inspect the embankment. It was this old man Li who suddenly ran forward and told him that there was a problem with the embankment!"

Su Zhuo said strangely: "What's the problem? How did he know?"

Zhuang Li said: "Old man Li is a person from Lijiazhuang in Licheng, and he has been working on the river for decades. He had already whispered to a few of us that the sand in this dam must have been perfunctory and perfunctory. He went to see Cao Liyi that day, it must have been for this matter. ”

Su Zhuo nodded and said, "Sure enough, that's the case, but after Old Man Li reported to this Lord Cao, he was killed that night!"

Zhuang Li said: "That's right, if this matter has nothing to do with Cao Liyi, I don't believe it." But I'm just a coolie, how can I fight him? had to pretend to be crazy and stupid and escape from Licheng. ”

Su Zhuo asked again: "Yan'er also asked you this?"

Zhuang Li replied: "That's right, after Miss Yan'er saved me, she asked me why I was chased and killed. I didn't dare to hide it, so I told her everything. It was she who taught me to flee south quickly, as long as I escaped from Licheng, there was still a chance of life. I asked her what she was going to do, and she told me she was going to find Cao Liyi's theory. But who knows......"

Su Zhuo sighed slightly, and asked for a long time: "Zhuang Li, now only you know the inside story of the whole thing." If you want to correct Cao Liyi, do you dare?"

Zhuang Li glanced at Su Zhuo blankly, as if he was making a difficult decision in his heart. After a long time, he said: "Now that the Yellow River is flooded, what do I dare not do, it's just a big deal." I should have died a long time ago......"

Su Zhuo shook his head and said, "You won't die!"

As he was talking, he saw Qiu Gongren trotting in all the way, and he didn't have time to catch his breath, and said, "Liu Zhutou, I heard that you arrived here, so I hurried here." Who is this man?"

Su Zhuo snorted, didn't say anything, but asked, "Governor Qiu, have you found those little officials?"

Qiu Gongren hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said, "Find ...... Found it...... But...... They're all dead......"