Red Dust Daqian

An ordinary restaurant?

Zhou Sen asked Li Ning'er in confusion: "What's so special about this restaurant? Why did we come all the way here to eat?" Li Ning'er replied naively: "I don't know what's so special about it. I got tired from walking around and now I'm hungry. This restaurant just happened to be right in front of me, so why not go in and have a quick meal and a few drinks? I can only say that everything is fate."

Zhou Sen remained skeptical about Li Ning'er's perfunctory explanation. Is it that simple?

After entering the restaurant, Zhou Sen wanted to ask the waiter for a private room, but Li Ning'er was unwilling to go to the private room, saying that she didn't like the smell of fireworks, so she just found a seat in the hall and sat down. Li Ning'er is the sister of Meihua Sicheng, doesn't she have a little style in life? Why is she so close to the people? Come to the restaurant to eat, and insist that you like the smell of fireworks, then why don't you go to the food stalls. Who would believe it? What a bad excuse!

Li Ning'er didn't care what Zhou Sen thought, and acted as if she was doing what she wanted. After sitting down, she said to herself: "Look, eating in the lobby is such a lively thing, with people coming and going, and you can experience the various flavors of life. Only in such an atmosphere can you eat. Living alone in a deep courtyard, many maids and servants will watch you eat alone, and they won't even raise their heads, let alone chat with you. In such an atmosphere, eating is boring."

Zhou Sen complained, "I meant to go to the private room to eat. I want to eat too. I haven't had breakfast yet! I'm starving. I don't have the mood to watch you eat alone. You sound like you understand me. Do you eat like that every day?"

Li Ning'er lowered her eyes slightly, looking a little lost, and did not respond.

At this time, a loud cry of "Ouch" was heard in the hall. Then someone shouted angrily: "You bastard, where are your eyes? Don't you look at people when you walk?" Zhou Sen looked in the direction of the voice and saw at a glance that the person who was shouting was Ouyang Zongren. It seemed that he was hit hard by someone and screamed in pain. Ouyang Zongren rubbed his back with a grin, as if he was seriously injured.

The person who bumped into Ouyang Zongren was a young and strong guy. He apologized to Ouyang Zongren repeatedly. Perhaps he was afraid of being scammed, so he said intentionally or unintentionally: "My dear, I just bumped into you lightly by accident. Does it hurt so much? Did you have an injury before? Then you can't blame me."

Ouyang Zongren hastily denied, "You dog, you hit me too hard. I have no injuries. Get out, get out, get out."

Ouyang Zongren seemed unwilling to argue with the man, probably because he didn't want to attract attention. He didn't dare to hold the young man responsible for the injury, but left in a hurry as if he had injured someone else.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Zhou Sen fell into deep thought: Ouyang Zongren has injuries? What kind of scars are they?

Before Zhou Sen could continue thinking, Li Ning'er, who saw that the food had been served, started chattering, "Wizard, what are you thinking about? You are so engrossed, the food has been served. Let's eat quickly."

After being interrupted by Li Ning'er, Zhou Sen, who was starving, did not think deeply. He had not eaten for a day and was too hungry. He picked up the bowl and chopsticks without hesitation and ate the meat and rice. Li Ning'er watched Zhou Sen wolfing down his food and ate with relish.

While the two were eating, a man and a woman at the table next to Zhou Sen were teasing each other and gossiping about the anecdotes of Jiangxia Prefecture. Although they were close to Zhou Sen, Zhou Sen was immersed in the joy of eating and didn't pay attention to what they were talking about at first. Later, he heard them mention Ouyang Changzong's name, and then he realized that the man and woman were talking about the gossip of Ouyang Changshi's family.

The gossip about Ouyang Changshi's family would definitely help him completely clear the suspicion of murdering Ouyang Zongxin, so Zhou Sen eavesdropped carefully.

Man at the next table: Have you heard about it? Ouyang Changshi sent troops to raid his own house yesterday. Woman at the next table: Raiding his own residence, there is such a strange thing in Jiangxia Prefecture, tell me what happened.

The man at the next table: They said they were looking for the murderer of Ouyang Zongxin, but they didn't catch the real murderer, but they did find some unspeakable things, which made me laugh to death. The woman at the next table: Don't keep us in suspense, tell me what unspeakable things are. The man at the next table whispered: The wife had an affair with the illegitimate son... In the end, they couldn't find out any more.

The man and woman at the next table were chatting in unison about the gossip about Ouyang Changshi's family, describing it vividly like a crosstalk. Zhou Sen and Li Ning'er were shocked and almost laughed so hard at the exciting parts that they couldn't eat.

Li Ning'er couldn't help but sigh: "Why didn't Ouyang Changshi find the injured person after searching the whole house? Could it be that the real murderer ran away a long time ago?"

Zhou Sen was instantly awakened. Ouyang Zongren was injured. Perhaps the real murderer was Ouyang Zongren. It turned out that this guy was framing me.

Zhou Sen looked at Li Ning'er with gratitude. This girl was not just pestering him to go out for dinner and shopping. She was clearly giving him information and the real murderer.

The gossipy man and woman at the next table finished gossiping about the Changshi Mansion and left without even continuing their meal.

Zhou Sen asked Li Ning'er directly: "Your people? Did you arrange all these in advance?"

Li Ning'er looked innocent and pretended to be dumb and replied, "What do you mean my people? Who are you talking about? I just happened to come to this restaurant for dinner today, and I didn't expect to hear such a shocking news."

Li Ning'er pretended to be ignorant even though she knew the truth. She must have her reasons, just like Zhou Sen didn't acknowledge Qian Mu Tang. In this case, Zhou Sen didn't continue to ask.

In the time it took to eat, he had learned everything about Ouyang Changshi's family. It was clearer and more detailed than what his mother had sent someone to investigate, and even the real murderer was brought to his door. If it wasn't arranged by Li Ning'er, there would be no such good thing.

Zhou Sen asked Li Ning'er: "Miss Shui, are you interested in continuing to accompany me? How about we go to the Changshi Mansion?"

Li Ning'er replied cheerfully, "Sure, sure. But now that you're in the Changshi Mansion, aren't you afraid that old man Ouyang Changzong will beat you to death?"

Zhou Sen also knew that it was still risky to go to Ouyang Changshi's mansion, but he had to go. Ouyang Changzong currently placed all his hatred on Zhou Sen. If he did not completely clear his suspicion, Zhou Sen would not be able to move forward in Jiangxia Prefecture in the future. Being watched by the real power holder in Jiangxia Prefecture every day, it was impossible to accomplish anything.

As for being beaten, it is only a risk, not an absolute one. In order to make things easier in the future, it is worth taking a risk.