Zhou Yan

The name of the deceased that night was Li Yong, a butcher who slaughtered pigs in Qiuyang County. He came to Qiuyang County a few years ago. He was 30 years old and had no wife at home. He loves to talk, and every time he introduces a suitable girl with good intentions, he cuts the bone with a knife in his hand, which doesn't look like a bone, and his eyes are dark, like a matchmaker's head.

Then who else would dare to say hello to him!

Lin Ruanruan also moved to Qiuyang County. She is not a native of Qiuyang County. She does some laundry work in Qiuyang County. Although she didn't save much money, she can live on a frugal life. .

It is strange to say that Li Yong and Lin Ruanruan came to Qiuyang County at the same time, but within a few months, one lived in the east and the other lived in the west, but the two had never met If it wasn't for this night, Lin Ruanruan wouldn't even know who this short-lived man was.

"You really don't know him? You all live in the same county, haven't you met face to face?"

Shen Xian asked Lin Ruanruan.

When he and Zhou Mingchao came to Qiuyang County again, Liang Yongrui had already written down the identity of the deceased on a piece of paper, left Lin Ruanruan in the county government office, sorted out the origin of the two, and waited for Shen and Xian to come For looking over.

After the night passed, Lin Ruanruan was still a little scared, probably because she didn't sleep well last night, her eyes were red and swollen now, she looked at Shen Xian and shook her head.

"Mr. Shen, answer properly when you ask me something." Liang Yongrui patted the table to express Shen Xian's righteous indignation at being slighted: "Who are you pretending to show!"

Shen Xian was so frightened that he trembled reflexively, Zhou Mingchao looked sideways: "Master Liang."

A chill rose from the soles of his feet, Liang Yongrui leaned on the table, huddled in the corner and remained still.

"We don't know each other." Lin Ruanruan plucked up her courage and said this, she lowered her head again, she was still holding Shen Xian's teacup to warm her hands, but it was useless, Look carefully at Lin Ruanruan's shoulders that are still trembling slightly.

"Speaking of which, I'm still from the same village," Shen Xian saw that she was still scared, and joked with her with a smile: "Don't you know me from the same village?"

"There are so many people in Qiuyang County, not everyone knows everyone," Lin Ruanruan whispered with a small voice, covering the teacup in his hand: "I wash clothes at home every day, and I don't go out very much. Even if I saw that ill-fated Master Li a few times on the way to deliver the clothes, I still don’t know him.”

Shen Xian nodded, thinking that what she said made sense, Linzhou City is so big, there are quite a lot of people he doesn't know.

Then, Shen Xian scratched his hair and glanced at Zhou Mingchao, he didn't have anything to ask.

"You said you don't go out often," Zhou Mingchao hit the nail on the head and grasped the point: "Why are you still walking in the alley late at night?"

"I..." Lin Ruanruan suddenly grabbed her coarse linen skirt: "I happened to deliver the washed clothes that night, and Master Tao's clothes were in urgent need, so I rushed to give them to his family after they were dried that day. Send it there, I heard some movement passing by that alley, so I went in to have a look."

Zhou Mingchao waited for her to finish: "You heard something."

Lin Ruanruan's face was pale and silent for a long time before he said, "I can't hear it clearly either, I vaguely remember the sound of something falling on the ground."

"What is it? Is it wood, or a jar, and is it loud or dull?"

Lin Ruanruan looked at the noble young man opposite him helplessly: "I, I can't remember."

Her hand unconsciously clenched the teacup, her fingers were so hard that the knuckles were turning blue, Zhou Mingchao didn't look at her, but just glanced at Lin Ruanruan's hand holding the cup.

It wasn't until the tea in the cup was cold and Lin Ruanruan was restless that Zhou Mingchao lowered his head and took a sip of tea: "You've worked hard today, Miss Lin, go back and rest first!"

Lin Ruanruan seemed to be pardoned. When she ran out of the government office, she forgot her usual small steps. She took three steps and two steps, and disappeared at the gate of the county government office. The gate of the government office was low, and Lin Ruanruan ran out. I almost bumped my head once in a while.

"This girl is really scared." Shen Xian looked at the untouched cup of tea, "I didn't take a sip of water, poor girl."

Shen Xian shook his head and sighed. After waiting for a long time, he didn't hear anyone answer. He turned his head and saw that Zhou Mingchao was staring at the gate in a daze.

Shen Xian followed his gaze, and was immediately surprised: "Brother Zhou, why are you staring at the door frame?"

The guard guarding the door was only a little shorter than the door. When a person of Zhou Mingchao's height passed by, he could bump his head if he was not careful.

Liang Yongrui smiled with his sleeves in his hands: "This is what our yamen did on purpose. The door frame doesn't need to be built too high, which can save a lot of money."

Shen Xian raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, so frugal!Why didn't he see that the doorway was so low that a girl would bow her head when passing by, a stingy door is a stingy door, and he had the nerve to say save money.

Liang Yongrui probably also felt that this reason was untenable, so he laughed a few times and stood aside again.

"That Li Yong, have you checked who he had contact with in the last days of his life?" Zhou Mingchao recovered from his contemplation and asked Liang Yongrui.

"This..." Liang Yongrui wiped off his cold sweat and groaned inwardly. When he wanted to talk, these old men told him to shut up, and when he didn't want to talk, these old men came to him again.

Liang Yongrui bit the bullet and said, "We haven't had time to investigate yet."

Sure enough, Zhou Mingchao's expression froze slightly.

"Go now!" Liang Yongrui immediately said, "I'll send someone to investigate now!"

"No need, let's ask ourselves."

Zhou Mingchao didn't have much expectations for this lord at first, and he didn't show much surprise when he heard his answer. He walked out with Shen Xian's collar in his hand.

Shen Xian, who was drinking tea and eating snacks, was suddenly picked up by the collar: "Huh?"

However, this has happened many times, and Shen Xian immediately adapted to this action. He could even swallow the snacks in his mouth, and then walked along with his hands and eyes quickly. Liang Yongrui waved his paw: "Goodbye! Master Liang."

The two were walking on the street in Qiuyang County, when the north wind blew, Shen Xian shrank his neck: "Brother Zhou, it's colder here than Linzhou City."

Linzhou City is surrounded by mountains, so it is naturally warmer than Qiuyang County, which lacks one side. Zhou Mingchao hummed, and was about to buy Shen Xian a roasted sweet potato to keep him warm. When he turned his head, he saw an old man acquaintance.

"Brother Zhou, is that Miss Lin?"

"Ah."

A weak and tall figure in front of her was surrounded by several strong men, and someone pushed and pushed her on her shoulders. Lin Ruanruan looked extremely helpless among the group of people.

The leader with his nostrils upturned looked very arrogant. He squinted at Lin Ruanruan: "Hey, Ruanruan! It's a coincidence that I met you here."

That posture and that battle showed the bully out of the street to the fullest, Shen Xian was taken aback for a while, was he also like this before?

The author has something to say:

Yes Bao (smiling face): Your battles in the street before were bigger than him!