A gentleman is not a group

A police officer boldly asked: "Boss, what was written in the letter?"

Zhou Chi frowned, and his expression was not relaxed at all. The policeman rarely saw Zhou Chi's serious expression, nervously waiting for an answer, and then he saw Zhou Chi folded the letter neatly, unwrapped. He put it back into the envelope, and stuffed the envelope into his bosom again, without any intention of taking it out again.

Zhou Chi took a deep look at Song He and said, "Nothing, let's go."

However, everyone felt the difficulty of the matter from the suddenly unusual atmosphere. No one said anything along the way, only Song He seemed to be in a good mood, looking around from time to time while walking.

Zhou Chi glanced at him sideways and said, "Don't look, no one will save you."

Song He didn't feel uncomfortable, and continued to look around: "I know, why, the government is so lenient, you can't even look at it?"

Zhou Chi glanced at him and said nothing.

At this time, he was even more curious about a question, the person who claimed to be Senior Brother Liuxian, and the person who led them into the willow forest, which one of them was it?

Presumably that person is regretting the risky military action at this moment, trying to trap him and Xie Jianmian in the seven-star formation in vain, it is really shooting himself in the foot.

The road was very peaceful, presumably these people really couldn't make any splashes.

Even though the night was already dark, Zhou Chi decided to discuss with Zhang Zeyuan overnight. Firstly, he was afraid that there would be many accidents in one more night, and Zhou Chi was afraid that there would be Chai Xin's confidants among the soldiers.

So he didn't dare to speak out on this matter, because he was afraid that Chai Xin would get the news secretly and startle the snake.

He had to watch the government soldiers put the members of the Rin gang into prison in person, to ensure that no one else could sneak into the government office to inform Chai Xin, and to discuss with Zhang Zeyuan the proper way to deal with this matter before everyone else.

But Zhou Chi was not sure that Zhang Zeyuan would help him, he could only bet.If he wins, he will completely get rid of the nightmare of 17 years ago and put an end to his obsession for so many years;

If he loses, he may not even see the sun the next day, not only the dead, but also the living, so he dare not let Xie Jianmian follow him, he is actually afraid.

According to the original plan, Zhou Chi arranged everything properly to ensure that nothing went wrong, so he planned to go to Zhang Zeyuan.

According to what he knew about Zhang Zeyuan, in this case, although the magistrate did not come forward in person, most likely he would not sleep and would wait for them to come back.

Zhou Chi was thinking about his words, but when he looked up, he saw Xie Jianmian standing in the courtyard.

"Amian?" Zhou Chi hurried over, "Didn't I tell you to rest at home, why did you come here? What time is it and you still don't sleep?"

Xie Jianmian looked Zhou Chi up and down carefully after hearing the words, and he was relieved when he saw that he was not injured: "Don't worry about you, I can't sleep if I don't see anyone, I don't feel at ease."

"Isn't it all right?" Zhou Chi patted Xie Jianmian's head, and coaxed softly, "I'll go to the magistrate to talk about something, you go back to sleep, good boy, huh?"

Xie Jianmian looked up at Zhou Chi: "It's about Chai Xin."

The tone is not a question, but an affirmation.

"Yes……"

Xie Jianmian knew what Zhou Chi was up to, and he also knew the difficulty and risks behind this matter. He was worried about Zhou Chi, but he didn't want Zhou Chi to notice, but the irresistible depressive emotions still overflowed.

He can't advance and retreat with Zhou Zhi, he can only be his last shield, ensuring that the first person he sees whether he succeeds or fails is himself.

Xie Jianmian stretched out his arms to hug Zhou Chi, buried his face in the crescent of his neck, raised his head after a while and placed an extremely soft kiss on Zhou Chi's lips, and said in a muffled voice, "Go, I'll wait for you."

Zhou Chi smiled and said, "Okay, it's like saying goodbye to life and death. I'll be out in a while, and we'll go home when we get out."

"Um……"

Xie Jianmian finally smiled and nodded at Zhou Chi.

Zhou Chi was right. Zhang Zeyuan was indeed still awake. He was sitting in the main hall looking at some recent files, stopping to turn pages and thinking for a while, frowning very tightly.

The sound of Zhou Chi pushing the door alarmed Zhang Zeyuan. Zhang Zeyuan looked up to see Zhou Chi, put down the file in his hand, rubbed his temples with his hands, and asked, "How is it?"

Zhou Chi replied: "Rin's gang has been imprisoned in the dungeon, and they can wait for trial at another day. Our people have all returned safely."

Zhang Zeyuan looked extremely exhausted, and nodded to Zhou Chi approvingly when he heard these words: "That's good. It's getting late, you should go back and rest quickly, and discuss the rest tomorrow."

Zhou Chi did not move for a long time.

Zhang Zeyuan looked at Zhou Chi in surprise, and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"There is one thing." Zhou Chi took out the letter from his pocket, "It's related to Master Chai."

"Master Chai?"

Zhang Zeyuan obviously didn't expect things to go this way, he reached out to take the letter, and opened it without hesitation.

There were only a few words in the letter, and Zhang Zeyuan read it quickly. As expected by Zhou Chi, Zhang Zeyuan looked more and more serious when he read the letter, and even his hands trembled slightly in the end.

"This...how is it possible..." Zhang Zeyuan murmured, his voice was not even as steady as before, "How do you know that this is not a slander? With just such a letter, it can be concluded that it was indeed written by Mr. Chai?"

Zhou Chi raised his head and said: "There is still a witness, the letter from Chai, the leader of the Rin gang, Song He."

Zhang Zeyuan held the letter tightly in his hands, and continued to ask, "Why do you believe Song He's words so much?"

"intuition."

"Intuition?" Zhang Zeyuan felt that this was extremely absurd, and it was even more absurd for Zhou Chi, who made a judgment based on these two words, and even said it ignorantly and fearlessly, "Zhou Chi, I think you are experienced and capable enough. You have handled the cases very well. I have always had great expectations for you. You should not be in charge of the Rin gang this time. I think you are a malleable talent and should not be limited to a fast catcher. This is what gives you a chance.

But how can you judge whether a high court official is guilty based on intuition alone, or is it such a brutal crime 17 years ago? "

To Zhang Zeyuan's surprise, facing such accusations, Zhou Chi didn't get angry, didn't refute, and didn't even show any other expressions. He just asked in a very low voice: "If I can tell my reasons, Mr. Zhang is willing to testify. Is it a crime?"

Not to mention that it is extremely difficult for Zhang Zeyuan to move Chai Xin, not to mention that the official ranks crushed people to death. He has no power or even qualifications. It is also unconventional to convict someone just by taking a letter.

Zhang Zeyuan didn't know what happened to Zhou Chi, but he noticed something unusual from Zhou Chi's different expression from the past. Zhou Chi would not make such a request for no reason. Zhang Zeyuan knew it well, so he thought for a moment, Said: "Okay, I promise you."

"Thank you sir."

Then, to Zhang Zeyuan's surprise, Zhou Chi knelt down on the ground without any hesitation, and said in shock, "Zhou Chi, what are you doing?"

Zhou Chi remained motionless, took a deep breath and said, "My lord, I'm not Zhou Chi, the government's catcher, but I'm asking you to be the master of the grassroots as a grassroots citizen."

Zhang Zeyuan didn't understand what Zhou Chi was doing, so he continued to say, "I wasn't called Zhou Chi before, but Zhou Guanxu."

"Zhou Guanxu?"

"Yes." Zhou Chi nodded, "I am Zhou Guanxu, the only son of the Zhou family whose family was exterminated 17 years ago. My father is Zhou Kuangxi."

"What did you say?" Zhang Zeyuan felt that Zhou Chi's words were too impactful and beyond his acceptance. He even suspected for a moment that he had heard it wrong, "You said you were Zhou Kuangxi's son. The little boy?"

"Yes." Zhou Chi looked up at Zhang Zeyuan, "17 years ago, I lost my parents, my friends, and my home overnight. After 17 years, I finally know who the culprit is. My lord, how do you tell me to let go?"

Zhang Zeyuan still couldn't believe it, he had heard about that incident when it happened back then, because the Zhou family really had a big business and a big tree attracting the wind, this kind of news spread very quickly.

But he hadn't won the championship back then, so he didn't know much information, only that for a long time this matter was something people talked about after dinner.

It's nothing to do with yourself, and you always need something to pass the time after eating and drinking. If things don't happen to you, you can always make fun of them.

Some people sighed and lamented, saying that the Zhou family had offended someone, even the eight-year-old son was gone overnight.Some people took pleasure in other people's misfortunes, saying that the Zhou family was so rich that they deserved to be missed.

But no matter what, Zhang Zeyuan never thought that 17 years later, he would be involved in this unsolved case, and even use his hands to uncover this sealed past.

Zhang Zeyuan asked: "What was the situation back then?"

Zhou Chi told Zhang Zeyuan the nightmare he experienced that night.

The blood, fire, killing and parting of that night were once again brought to the fore, like a dream, illusory yet real.

Zhou Chi knelt straight, as if nothing could bend his spine. No one knew what the once beloved young master of the Zhou family had gone through before he was tempered by wind, frost and swords to become what he is now.

Zhang Zeyuan sighed and said: "I don't ask you how you have lived these years, I don't ask how you got to the government office, and I don't ask whether your purpose is pure or not. It's useless to say more, I just want to ask you a word .”

"My lord, please general."

"Are you really sure that Chai Xin is behind the scenes?"

Zhou Chi's posture did not change, his expression did not change, but his eyes were extremely firm: "Really..."

Zhang Zeyuan was silent for a long time, he didn't know what he was thinking about, Zhou Chi just waited motionlessly for the final decision of the magistrate.

After a long time, Zhang Zeyuan let out a long sigh and said, "Before I came to Jinzhou to take up my post, I never would have imagined that I would encounter this case one day. It would be a great achievement if I succeed."

Zhou Chi confirmed, "What does your lord mean?"

"I'm in charge of this case."

The stone in his heart fell steadily, and Zhou Chi knocked his head on the ground: "Thank you, Mr. Zhou Guanxu, a grassroots man."