The Zhang family was not very far from the county government, but it was already evening when they arrived.

The bright moon hung high above the eaves, which were dilapidated. It seemed that the Zhang family had indeed suffered setbacks and fallen into decline some time ago.

Shen Qingxu walked over and knocked on the door. Soon there was a sound from inside.

"Who is it in the middle of the night?"

Mu Yunzhou said loudly: "Investigate the case, open the door."

After hearing these words, there seemed to be a pause inside. After waiting for a while, there was still no movement.

Mu Yunzhou was already a little impatient and knocked on the door: "Investigating the case, open the door quickly."

Xu Xingyi looked disdainful and said, "If you speak any louder, it won't be an investigation, it will be a robbery."

Mu Yunzhou glared at him, then turned around and was about to knock on the door again.

Lin Shuyao suddenly stopped them, made a gesture to keep quiet, and then said to the inside of the door: "We don't mean to offend you, but something strange happened recently. Can you cooperate with the investigation?"

Mu Yunzhou walked to the door with an impatient look on his face and shouted, "If you don't open the door, I'll kick it down."

The vermilion door slowly opened, revealing an old woman with a weathered face. After opening the door, she glared at Mu Yunzhou, then made a "please" gesture to the others.

Several people slowly walked into Zhang's house, but were surprised by the surrounding scenery.

The yard was not what they imagined a wealthy family should look like, but even if they were down and out, it shouldn't be this bad.

"Even if the house was robbed, it wouldn't be in this state, right? How can this be called a house?"

The water in the artificial pond has dried up. Many dried branches and lotus pods that have been wetted by snow water are lying in the pond in all directions, making the pond, which already has no life at all, look even more desolate. There are traces of crushing and cracks around the pond, and the entire compound is in ruins.

All the flowers in the surrounding flower beds have withered, turned yellow and black, and the surrounding plants are lifeless. As I walked forward, the originally nicely decorated hall was now covered with cobwebs, and the floor, tables, chairs, and window eaves were all covered with accumulated dust.

Looking up at the surrounding walls and pillars, there are traces of swords and knives everywhere...

The cold wind rushed in from the window, like death and life again.

Shen Qingxu couldn't help but sigh inwardly: What a cruel person I have offended!

The old lady led the way in front. After all, they were all young people, so they inevitably felt that the old lady was a little slow in leading the way. On the way, Lin Shuyao tried to strike up a conversation: "Old lady, how old are you this year?"

The old woman didn't speak.

"Old lady, do you have any grandchildren?"

The old woman still didn't speak.

This made Shen Qingxu couldn't help but mutter in his heart: Oh, are all the people in the Zhang family dumb?

Gongsun Jiayan seemed to see through Shen Qingxu's thoughts and said, "Don't mind. The Zhang family's servants have always been like this and don't like to talk."

After hearing this, several people all looked at Gongsun Jiayan. Shen Qingxu asked, "Do you know anyone from the Zhang family?"

This question stumped Gongsun Jiayan, but he adjusted his attitude and responded, "I have heard a little about him, and I have met him once before."

Mu Yunzhou looked at the two people in front of him who were talking to each other in a very low voice with a look of disgust. If it weren't for his sharp ears and eyes, he wouldn't be able to hear them at all!

"What do you have to say secretly? Can't you say it without saying it secretly? Right, brother!" Mu Yunzhou muttered softly and touched Xu Xingyi's arm. Seeing Xu Xingyi's sullen face, he shut up for fear of adding fuel to the fire!

In this way, the young people behind felt that the journey was particularly long, and finally arrived at the reception room. The old woman took out a candle from the cabinet under the altar, lit it, and left with her body bent.

As soon as the old woman left, the others became more active. Mu Yunzhou looked disgusted and said, "Are all members of the Zhang family dumb? There isn't even one person who can speak?"

Xu Xingyi's focus was not here. He said, "That old man also has a jade pendant on him."

The others looked confused: "Jade pendant?"

This is the second time the jade pendant has appeared tonight. The first time was on that woman. How could it appear a second time?

Several people were wandering around the reception room, not understanding why the old woman brought them here, as if she had brought them here specially.

"Don't run, stop."

A male voice suddenly sounded, his voice was deep and deep, and he sounded like a martial artist.

The moment they heard the sound, they ran out. As soon as they left the reception room, they saw a man chasing a woman in the yard.

"Ah, don't hit me..."

The woman's eyes were full of fear. She was barefoot, naked, and her clothes were in tatters.

My mind couldn't help but imagine what this woman had gone through before.

Shen Qingxu, who was also a woman, could no longer sit there, and hurried forward to stop him: "Brother, what heinous crime did this sister commit that was worthy of you chasing her with a whip?"

The man had a look of anger on his face. When he saw someone coming, he stopped chasing them, but he never put down the whip in his hand.

Shen Qingxu walked over and prepared to help the woman on the ground, but as soon as she touched the woman, she moved away from Shen Qingxu as if she had been electrocuted, and her whole body was shaking uncontrollably.

At this moment, the woman hated being touched by others and she was afraid.

After a while, the old woman came in with a candle, and the man could see the appearance of Shen Qingxu and the others clearly - he didn't recognize any of them.

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