A gentleman is not a group

Sun Lin was taken away and imprisoned in the government office prison. He couldn't tell who was behind it, he just begged for mercy over and over again, saying that he was obsessed with ghosts for a while, and he had resentment for being ruined by the old man during the day. , the masked man tempted him with a lot of money again, and he couldn't hold back, which led to a catastrophe.

Zhou Chi thought it was funny, a life was lost, and the traces were obliterated with just two light words. Most people in the world can't escape the word money.With prosperity and wealth, and greed for profit, what is one life?

With Sun Lin's imprisonment, this clue was completely broken.

But Zhou Chi knew that the clue was broken, but the matter was far from over.The person behind it took great pains to present the corpse in front of them. It could only be the first step. What he really wanted to do was far more complicated than these.

But no one expected that the accident would happen so quickly.

Sun Lin is dead, in prison.

The body was discovered in the morning, and in just one night, a large living person became a corpse.

In the morning, the jailer delivered breakfast as usual. When it was Sun Lin’s turn, he yelled a few times and there was no response. The light in the cell was dim and he couldn’t see clearly, but a figure could be vaguely discerned leaning against the wall, motionless. A pungent smell of blood filled the air, and the jailer almost spat it out. After waiting for a long time, he pinched his nose and approached, only to see a bloody corpse.

The skin on Sun Lin's body was gone, only flesh and blood stuck to the skeleton, his whole body was flushed red, and his empty eyes stared blankly at him, gloomy and bloody.

What's even more weird is that the stripped skin not only left the body it was attached to, but also left the government prison, and just disappeared.

The jailer yelled "Ah" and ran out of the room. This cry alarmed the entire government office.

Zhang Zeyuan stood outside the prison door with his hands behind his back, watching Xu Jia busy around the corpse, and came over to report after a while.

"My lord, Sun Lin died around Zishi."

Zhang Zeyuan nodded, indicating that he knew, and then asked, "Do you know the cause of death?"

"Although there is no skin all over the body of the corpse, there is no damage to the flesh and bones. It can be ruled out that swords, sticks, and the like."

Xu Jia thought for a while, and then said, "But I found a poison in the corpse."

"Oh?" Zhang Zeyuan looked over, "Did Sun Lin die from poisoning?"

"No." Xu Jia shook his head, "Although Sun Lin's body is poisonous, it's not fatal. It's just a kind of poison that can temporarily silence people."

After finishing speaking, Xu Jia showed meaningful eyes, Zhang Zeyuan thought for a moment, and said: "You mean, the murderer didn't choose to poison Sun Lin, but only gave him this poison to prevent him from screaming, so that he can be more serious. good move?"

Xu Jia nodded.

As for what kind of abuse was committed, it has long been self-evident.

Hearing this, Zhou Chicai turned his head and looked at Xu Jia. There was surprise in the former's eyes, but he changed his mind after a while.

This technique is so familiar, the peeled skin, the painful death process, and the bloody face, everyone present invariably thought of one person——Liu Xian.

But Sun Lin said earlier that it was clearly a man who made a deal with him.

Zhou Chi inevitably thought of the "Rin Gang". For some reason, this gang made him feel very uncomfortable. It was not the kind of aversion to the vicious people, but a deeper level, almost inborn. in hatred.

But he can't remember when he had an intersection with the "Rin Gang".

Two days later, the imperial envoy arrived as scheduled.

Zhou Chi brought a group of arresting officers to meet him. Although many years had passed, he vaguely remembered the appearance of Lord Chai, but when he actually saw him, he had to feel the passage of time.

In fact, Chai Xin's appearance has not changed much from that time, and he can be recognized at a glance, but the traces left by the years are still unavoidable.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Zhou Chi in a daze, Xie Jianmian poked his lower back quietly.

Only then did Zhou Chi come back to his senses: "Do you still remember what I told you about my family?"

Xie Jianmian nodded.

Remember, why don't you remember, that is the eternal scar in Zhou Chi's heart, it will hurt even if touched, there is no cure, he thought that Zhou Chi, who was only eight years old, had to face these things alone, and had to go through five years of homelessness He couldn't help but feel distressed.

But he was extremely fortunate that after experiencing those unbearable sufferings, Zhou Chi still grew into what he is now, with integrity and perseverance, a look he would fall in love with at a glance.

At this time, Zhou Chi lowered his voice and whispered in his ear: "Chai Xin was the prefect at that time, I have met him."

Xie Jianmian looked over with raised eyebrows, and instantly understood the intersection. The imperial envoy is revisiting the old place, and Zhou Chi is having a hard time.

He stretched out his hand and patted Zhou Chi's back lightly, trying to soothe this restless heart with this insignificant way.

Zhou Chi smiled at him: "Don't worry, I'm fine."

The frame of the imperial envoy was getting closer, Zhou Chi stepped forward to salute: "My lord, I am Zhou Chi, the chief arrester of the Jinzhou government office, and I am here to meet you at the order of Zhang Zeyuan, Mr. Zhang."

"Zhou Chi?" Chai Xin got off his horse, carefully looked at the young man in front of him, with a reminiscing look on his face, "Your surname is Zhou too."

Zhou Chi's heart skipped a beat, he looked up calmly, and asked, "What do you mean, my lord?"

"how old are you?"

"Twenty and five."

"It's reasonable that you don't know, after all, you were still young back then." Chai Xin sighed, "More than ten years ago, I was the magistrate in Jinzhou. Fault, only one thing, after so many years, I feel more and more uneasy in my heart."

"Have you ever heard of the Zhou family?"

Zhou Chi lowered his eyes: "I heard a little."

"I had some friendship with Zhou Kuangxi, the master of the Zhou family, and met his son Guanxu who didn't show up a few times, but after his family had an accident, I personally investigated for a long time but couldn't find the murderer. During that time, Jinzhou Mountain There are so many bandits, I don't know who has evil intentions, and dragged the Zhou family into the underworld. The Jinzhou government has limited soldiers. In those few years, there was no manpower to investigate thoroughly. This delay has dragged on until now. .”

Chai Xin let out a long sigh: "Seeing you now, I think of that boy from the Zhou family. If he is still alive and grows up safely, he should be your age by now."

Chai Xin spoke sincerely, but Zhou Chi couldn't feel any kindness. In 17 years, he has never learned to be magnanimous, so he can only comfort his cowardly self by venting his anger, and obtain a little relief by borrowing the pain of others.

He has to paralyze himself from time to time, you see, the murderer can't be killed, not because you are incompetent, even these adults are powerless, what can you, a small person like an ant, do.

Only in this way, he will not be torn apart by nightmares every night, and he will be able to gain a little respite.

Xie Jianmian looked at Zhou Chi worriedly, he was so silent, he must have thought of something again, this person is very skilled in enlightening others, but when it comes to himself, he always digs into a dead end.The old case that has been sealed for 17 years can't be found if you want to.

"Your Excellency is so dedicated, the Zhou family's spirit in heaven will definitely not blame you."

Zhou Chi still lowered his head, with no expression on his face, he just squeezed out this sentence, which sounded a little blunt, but fortunately, Chai Xin was immersed in the past and didn't notice it.

Since he wanted to inspect Jinzhou's government affairs, Chai Xin didn't bother anyone else, declined Zhang Zeyuan's suggestion to live in an inn, and moved into the government office with only some clothes.

Chai Xin lives comfortably, and goes out for a few laps from time to time. Every plant and tree can bring back his memories, and he expresses a few words of emotion from time to time. He doesn't look like a strict person. When he realizes this, Zhang Zeyuan is also relieved. tone.

However, within a few days, the amiable and approachable imperial envoy became one with the whole government, but among them, there was still no Zhou Zhi.

Zhou Chi deliberately avoided Chai Xin. He didn't know how to deal with it. He had been carrying the blame in his heart for many years, and he couldn't let it go in a short while, but if he continued to resent him, there seemed to be no reason.

It's just that he looks small in vain.

Therefore, Zhou Chi became a tortoise and used all his spare time to patrol the streets, trying to avoid meeting Chai Xin in the government office as much as possible.

There were especially many people going out on the street today, Zhou Chi managed to squeeze out of the crowd by dodging left and right, and just breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to go to the next street.At this moment, a figure rushed towards him in a daze.

Zhou Chi's pupils constricted, and he instinctively dodged backwards. This movement hit the crowd behind him, so he had to stop.

That person was clearly not a good person, Zhou Chi was thinking about how to deal with it so as not to cause panic, but the pounced figure fell to his knees on the ground with a plop before touching Zhou Chi.

Zhou Chi suddenly felt something was wrong, and he dodged to leave before the matter was irreversible. Before he could move, the man leaned forward and hugged Zhou Chi's right leg.

Only then did Zhou Chi see clearly that the person who came was a man, dressed in ragged clothes, with a yellow and thin face and sharp mouthed monkey cheeks, like a ghost fleeing famine.

After the man hugged Zhou Chi, he began to cry: "Zhou catcher, please let me go! I really can't find any money. Look, I haven't eaten for three days. Please do me a favor. Stop pushing me!"

Zhou Chi wanted to pull his foot back, but this man's strength was too strong for his figure, and he couldn't pull it out. At this time, a group of onlookers had gathered beside him, Zhou Chi frowned, and shouted: "What nonsense are you talking about! "

"Zhou catcher, you can't do this!" The man cried with snot and tears, looking really bitter and pitiful, "It was my fault that I stole a bun last time, but I was so hungry that I couldn't help it. I saved up some money, since you took it all away, let me go, I really can’t get a single coin out, please let me live, catcher!”

The onlookers all showed unbearable expressions, and a few people pointed at Zhou Chi, but Zhou Chi's heart became cold, he is a fast catcher, no matter what the real identity of this person in front of him is, in the eyes of these people at this moment, he is just It's just a poor man who has been bullied, and they can easily huddle together, and no one will stand by Zhou Chi's side.

Although he is just a small catcher, he has become the embodiment of the powerful at this time, and it is easy to bully a commoner.