A gentleman is not a group

The case started off with a bang, and everyone knew about it, but ended quickly and silently.

The heads of the four families were quickly arrested, and they pleaded guilty before they had time to threaten them. They confessed their crimes one by one, and their heads were knocked loudly.

Zhang Zeyuan was in a hurry. The new official had encountered this kind of scum within one month. He believed that the four people did not take him seriously as the magistrate. They took this opportunity to kill chickens and monkeys, and each rewarded [-] boards plus three months. cell.

After the trial, Zhang Zeyuan sent people to distribute the box of belongings to the family members of the deceased, and gained a lot of gratitude, so he gained a firm foothold.

Later, he read that the black-clothed thief exposed such corruption cases, and did not take the stolen property as his own, so the arrest warrant for him was removed.

This matter is reasonable, the only person who is dissatisfied is Zhou Chi, but the quarrel between him and the little thief is a personal grievance, it is not easy to put it on official business, and he endured it, but finally did not intervene.

When the news was released, unsurprisingly, it caused a commotion.

No one would have imagined that the victim who was still crying at the gate of the government office the day before to ask the prefect to catch the thief would become a "thief" in a blink of an eye.

What is even more unexpected is that the benevolent gentlemen in the hearts of Jinzhou people have turned into traitors who are greedy for money and drink human blood.

How ironic...

But the facts are like this, no matter how unbelievable or unbelievable it is, it just serves as a topic of conversation for the common people after dinner for a few days, it comes quickly and is quickly forgotten.

A few days later, it had long been forgotten. What people talked about most was how the business was doing recently, how the crops were growing, and what to eat today.

"Boss, what's for dinner tonight?"

As soon as Zhou Chi stepped into the government office, he was caught by the arrester He Si before he could catch his breath. He Si had just turned eighteen and was very playful. It was very lively on weekdays, but as long as it was not too much, the other arresters were willing to pamper him. he.

"Have you swallowed your morning meal? You're thinking about the evening." Zhou Chi patted He Si on the head, but he didn't stop walking.

He Si hurriedly chased after him: "Brother Qi and the others said that we will get together at night. There are no cases in the past few days, and it's rare to be free. Why don't you ask the boss for his opinion?"

"Whatever, just one request." Zhou Chi glanced at He Si and said, "Keep a low profile and don't cause trouble."

"okay!"

The moonlight is hazy, and the willow branches sway gently.

It was not late at night, and the restaurants and restaurants were bustling with customers coming in and out, so lively.

Huiyun Tower is the best restaurant in Jinzhou City. At this time, there are no empty seats in the building, and the shadows of cups are intertwined. While eating and chatting, customers keep looking at a certain wooden table by the window.

There were more than a dozen young men sitting around the wooden table, the one in the middle was especially eye-catching. He was dressed in a solid blue dress without any decorations, but he couldn't suppress the aura around him.

Someone recognized that this was Zhou Chi, the head catcher of the Jinzhou government office.And the people sitting at the same table with him are naturally the catcher of the government office.

I have been very busy recently, and I really haven't had a good rest, let alone have a meal and drink with my brothers.When we get together at this time, they are all of the same age and have worked together for many years, so they are very enthusiastic without deliberately.

The dishes on the table were overwhelmed, and there was still more than half of the wine left, so it was natural that they hadn't enjoyed themselves enough.

Zhou Chi looked around, put down the chopsticks in his hand, filled the wine glass with wine, tapped the edge of the table lightly with the other hand, and said: "Brothers, you have worked hard these few days, I would like to offer you a glass, by the way Make a wish, and hope that Jinzhou will be peaceful and peaceful in the future, so that we can be more relaxed."

Everyone raised their glasses and booed while drinking.

"Yes, yes, yes, the wish of the boss is really the wish of all of us. Those who commit crimes should not come out again, or we will suffer."

"Yes." Qi Fei put down his cup, and pretended to sigh, "I'm so busy all day, I can't even get a wife."

"You can't marry if you're not busy."

"Hey, let me tell you, Old Wei, I don't like hearing your words, why can't I marry you?"

Old Wei laughed, and turned the topic to Zhou Chi: "Our boss grows up like this and doesn't even have a daughter-in-law, let alone you."

Qi Fei turned around and looked at Zhou Chi, with a drawn-out tone, pretending to be aggrieved: "He bullies me, the boss decides for me."

Zhou Chi: "Fuck off. Be normal, I have a toothache when you do this."

"But having said that, Boss, when will you find us a...well, what is this... sister-in-law?"

"Yes, the son of Uncle Chen next door to my house is two years younger than the eldest, and the child can run around all over the place."

Everyone was in high spirits, and they were afraid that the world would not be chaotic. It seemed that the topic of "have you ever been married or not" was really necessary at the dinner table.

Zhou Chi didn't bother to pay attention, and was just trying to find something to talk about, when he heard He Si ask: "Boss, I haven't seen any girl you like, what kind of girl do you like? Brothers can help me too." You inquire about it."

What do you like?

Zhou Chi's breathing was stagnant, and long-term memories crawled out along the blood, and he couldn't hear a word of the following words.

How many years ago, it was so long that it was like a big dream, the boundaries were blurred, and the cause and effect could not be remembered clearly. There was only the silhouette of a woman, who was beautiful and gentle in my impression.

The woman hugged him on her lap, stroking his back with a lightly scented hand, like a treasure.

The voice she spoke was also extremely gentle, as smooth as water: "I don't know what kind of person we Axu will like when we grow up?"

The little boy still doesn't understand the other meanings of "like", so he only raised his head with ignorant eyes, and said in a childish voice: "I like Auntie."

The woman smiled and bent her eyebrows, hugged him and shook him, and he fell asleep in the gentle shaking, a good dream for a long time...

After waking up from the dream, there was no woman, only a little child growing up alone.

Bleak wind and rain, lonely and helpless.

Zhou Chi suddenly felt a little cold.

He poured a glass of wine, concealed the gloomy look in his eyes, raised his eyebrows amidst the curious eyes, and said in a low voice: "I like you like this."

Everyone laughed, but He Si, the instigator, looked aggrieved and wrinkled into a ball.

"Boss, don't make fun of me."

Zhou Chi: "You talk a lot."

"Hey, I think it's still early today, why not..." Old Wei winked and glanced secretly at Zhou Chi, "Go to Nuanyu Pavilion to listen to music?"

"Okay, okay, I heard that the new Miss Si Lan from Nuanyu Pavilion is so pretty." After Qi Fei finished speaking, he added, "The piano is also nice to play."

Zhou Chi felt a circle of eyes staring at him, and said with a smile: "Why are you looking at me? Listen carefully, and I won't go."

"Farewell, boss, you have to go. What's the point of going home alone? I've lost all my luck after being in bed for a long time."

Everyone persuaded him together, but Zhou Chi had no choice but to agree.In the end, except for He Si, who already had a family and the young one, everyone dragged Zhou Chi to Nuanyu Pavilion, for fear that he would run away halfway.

Inside Nuanyu Pavilion...

When a few people were seated, it happened to be a dance. The young girl with a beautiful face thanked the audience for lifting up the skirt and stepped off the stage. Everyone in the audience was intoxicated by the graceful dance posture and hadn’t woken up yet, so one person introduced: "Next, please Our Miss Si Lan will play a song for all the guests."

Qi Fei poked Zhou Chi, who was expressionless like a piece of wood, and whispered, "Boss, Miss Si Lan, can you stop being so indifferent."

As soon as the words were finished, a woman in red walked slowly onto the stage, sat down beside the qin, stretched out her delicate fingers and plucked the strings of the qin, and a song of Lingling qin was poured out.

The woman's figure is slender and slender, her eyebrows and eyes are full of color, but her expression is indifferent, even the red that should be enchanting on her body shows a three-point indifference.

Gorgeous and cold, enchanting and indifferent, two temperaments that seem to be opposite are mixed together without much conflict.

This feeling...deja vu.

Qi Fei was stunned for a long time, his eyes were glued to Si Lan's body, and he insisted on taking the time to ask Zhou Chi: "Boss, Miss Si Lan is really a stunning beauty, don't you think so?"

Zhou Chi hummed perfunctorily, beauty is beauty, but...it seems not enough.

He remembered!Why did he find this inexplicably familiar? It was the little thief who stole his belt that day!

The little thief also had the same temperament, but he had a more shocking face, obviously he was a man.

But thinking of the moment when he took off the mask, Zhou Chi felt that the beauty in front of him suddenly faded away.

But no matter how good-looking it is, what's the use, it's just a bad little thief!

Zhou Chi thought bitterly, then became strange again, why would he want to be a thief?

It seems that these days are too leisurely.

Zhou Chi pulled out the strange thoughts in his mind, turned his attention to the piece, and recognized it as a very old piece "Spring Mountain" after just one ear. It seems that not many people know this piece, but he used to play it when he was a child. I've heard it countless times, so it's easy to pick it up.

The mountains are in the spring, and the flowing water is gurgling.

The vegetation is dyed everywhere, and the beautiful woman is on the shore.

It's a pity that it was a little bit worse, and a little bit worse.

Some things are not the same after all.

It seems that this Nuanyu Pavilion is nothing more than that, not enough in appearance, not enough in tune.

Suddenly lost interest.

Zhou Chi couldn't bear it any longer, bid farewell to the others, and walked out of this debauched place alone.

He bought a jug of wine at a wine shop on the side of the street, and walked towards the house with ordinary steps. The shadow behind him was drawn and slender, step by step, slow and heavy.

Then, under the bright moonlight and the deserted room, I got very drunk.

suburbs.Crossing the River Village...

The small courtyard in the night is quiet and peaceful, even the sound of the wind blowing the leaves can be heard clearly.

swish - swish -

There are also some other sounds vaguely mixed in, like a sharp weapon hitting a blunt object——

In the shadows, a figure kept waving the ax in his hand, slashing at the motionless objects on the ground, and a liquid splashed out. The liquid was so thick that it filled the air with a fishy smell.

But he didn't seem to notice.

"It's not me... I didn't do it... I'm not wrong..."

As he kept waving his arms up and down, making muffled noises, he said silently in his heart.

"You deserve it...you deserve it..."

I don't know how long it lasted, but after a rustling noise, calm returned.

The darkness seems to be able to cover up all visible and invisible scenes, while the breeze comes and goes silently, blowing away all the fragrant or decadent atmosphere.

Among the rustling spring flowers, the night is still that night.