A gentleman is not a group

"Jinzhou was not like this more than ten years ago, or it was a little longer. At that time, the few people in Jinzhou were not famous. When it comes to Jinzhou, there is only one family that everyone thinks of. The master of that family is loyal. A good hand in business.

But in a few years, that family has grown stronger and more enviable than before, even faintly overshadowing Jinzhou's edge.If the limelight is too much, it will not only attract admiration and envy, but also flattery and malicious intentions from all walks of life. "

Having said that, Zhou Chi raised his eyelids to look at Chai Xin, and was satisfied to see that his face changed a little, and then he continued, "It's fine to flatter, and he didn't make any big moves if he had bad intentions, but that tree was so flamboyant that he was caught off guard." The local magistrate is concerned about it. As a leader, although the prefect thinks about all the benefits of occupying the area under his jurisdiction, the old man is straightforward, he doesn't know how to flatter, let alone follow others. The magistrate doesn't get any benefits, and he becomes angry after coming and going... ..."

At this moment, Chai Xin's expression had completely changed.

"It just so happened that the local bandits were rampant, so the magistrate came up with a brilliant idea. The people's food and clothing parents colluded with the outrageous bandits and wiped out the house in the dead of night. Not only that, but also killed them." The family's property was searched and cleaned, and it was completely burned down. Hmm..."

When Zhou Chi said this, his face was expressionless, as if he was really telling a story that had nothing to do with him.He looked up at Chai Xin quietly, saw his sudden panic expression, and saw the fine beads of sweat on his face.

Zhou Chi's heart surged with joy, and he wanted to laugh: "Master Chai, are you familiar with this story?"

"No... I don't know." Chai Xin took a deep breath, "Where did you hear the story? Since it's a story, it's bound to be made up. It's nothing to listen to."

"Oh, is it? Is there nothing nice to hear, or are you afraid to listen?"

Chai Xin stepped forward, grabbed the railing with both hands, and glared at Zhou Chi angrily: "What can I not dare to hear? But you have to make it clear, where did you hear this story? Who told you?"

"Whether it's a story or not, Mr. Chai knows in his heart."

Zhou Chi took out a letter from his pocket and unfolded it in front of Chai Xin. On the yellowed paper was Chai Xin's handwriting.

"The story sounds strange, so this handwriting and this letter must not be strange, right?"

Chai Xin's eyes widened, staring at the letter, his voice squeezed out of his throat, trembling with difficulty: "Zhou Chi, are you cheating?"

"I dare not." The host shook the letter in his hand so that Chai Xin could read it clearly.

Chai Xin panted heavily, and suddenly reached out to grab the letter. Zhou Chi, anticipating his movement, stepped back.

The railing shook violently, Chai Xin had no choice but to stare at Zhou Chi viciously, eyes full of anger and resentment.

"Who are you?"

"My lord, can't you guess it now?" Zhou Chi smiled contemptuously, and put the letter into his arms, "My lord, my surname is Zhou. Didn't you hug me when I was young? Don't you remember? Really The nobleman forgets too much."

"You...it's you..." Chai Xin squinted his eyes to look at the young man in front of him, trying to distinguish from him the appearance of the baby that was swaddled back then.

After a long time, he suddenly smiled, "I thought it was safe, but I didn't expect to miss such a disaster as you. How have you been these years?"

"It's okay. Thanks to my lord, I have no father, no mother, no friends, no home, no one to rely on, but I managed to make it through, which disappointed my lord."

"When did you know? The day I first came here, I pretended to be pretty good."

"That's not true, it's not that early. Otherwise, my lord wouldn't be able to stay in peace until now."

Zhou Chi still looked the same as before, as if these conversations really didn't stir up any waves in his heart, "As for the others, you don't need to know."

"It's not necessary." Chai Xin laughed, "Forget it, if I fall into your hands today, I will reap the consequences. If I can go back to the past..."

Zhou Chi looked at him quietly.

"I will be the first to kill you with my own hands."

Zhou Chi laughed: "That's a pity."

"What are you still doing here? Don't worry?" Chai Xin sat on the ground and asked.

"Well, I'm quite worried. As long as you are alive, I will be worried."

Chai Xin snorted, closed his eyes and ignored him.

"Master Chai, you don't welcome me so much? Since you don't welcome me so much, I won't bother you here."

Zhou Chi turned and left, and finally looked back at him: "Master Chai, ashes return to ashes, this time there will really be no end."

Zhou Zhi strode forward, with the exit of light ahead, and all the darkness and dust left behind.

From then on, Zhou Chi was really just Zhou Chi.

I don't know what method Zhang Zeyuan used, Zhou Chi didn't intervene in this matter, only heard that the higher-ups were alarmed, the court was furious, and escorted Chai Xin to the capital overnight.

The impact of this matter was huge, and it was collusion between officials and bandits. The imperial court couldn't face such a nasty matter and did not explain it to the outside world.I only vaguely heard that a high-ranking official committed an unforgivable crime and was about to be executed soon.

Those gangsters couldn't get rid of their crimes. Counting them in detail, over the years, the sum of their crimes, big and small, would not be enough to cut off their heads a few times.

On the day of the execution, the blood on the platform flowed all over the place, and it was washed away by the heavy rain overnight. It must have come to pay homage to those dead souls.

The case, which spanned more than ten years, was finally settled.

Zhou Chi was in a trance, and the whole person seemed unreal.

Xie Jianmian could see clearly and knew his anxiety, but he didn't say much.

Some words are clear to everyone, no one is needed to explain them, even if they are said, it is useless, others' thousands of words are far worse than one's own thinking.

If you can't figure it out, no amount of words is nonsense.If you figure it out, you don't need to say a word.

Early this morning, Zhou Chi got up as usual, ready to go to the government office.

Since Chai Xin was arrested, Xie Jianmian hadn't entered the government office for many days.Now watching Zhou Chi get up, Xie Jianmian sat on the bed and looked at him.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Chi turned around and asked.

"You really think about it?"

Zhou Chi sighed, walked up to Xie Jianmian, knelt down and looked at him.

"How did you know?"

"I guessed it before. I remember everything you said." Xie Jianmian looked down at him, "Don't think about it anymore?"

"I've been thinking about it for a long time."

"But you have been in the government office for so many years after all."

"Yes, but there is always a banquet in the world." Zhou Chi touched his hand with a smile, signaling him not to worry, "My master has gone on a tour, and I want to rest too."

Xie Jianmian nodded and said nothing.He knew that Zhou Chi still had knots in his heart. Ever since he knew that the real culprit behind the destruction of the Zhou family was the prefect of Jinzhou, he was doomed to be unable to be a police officer of the government office.This was Zhou Zhi's choice, and of course Xie Jianmian would support it.

"Then you..."

"Don't you remember what I said?" Zhou Chi got up and touched his head, "Wandering around the world with you, to see the real rivers and lakes, would you like to accompany me?"

"Yeah." Xie Jianmian looked up, his eyes were extraordinarily bright, "Willing to..."

Zhou Chi walked into the government office along this road for the last time with a feeling of relief or heaviness.

These scenes have not changed for many years, and they seem to have changed, but most of these people are still the same as before.

Zhou Chi saw the policemen joking and laughing in twos and threes, and laughed along with them.

Zhang Zeyuan was in the main hall, Zhou Chi knocked on the door and went in, saluting to him.

"grown ups……"

"Zhou Chi." Zhang Zeyuan looked up and saw him surprised, "What's wrong?"

"Your Excellency was under a lot of pressure in the past, Zhou Chi always remembers your kindness and will never repay you."

"Hey, what are you talking about?" Zhang Zeyuan interrupted him hastily, "This is my duty. If I can't do it well, it's my dereliction of duty. If I can do it well, it's just my duty. There's no kindness."

Zhou Chi smiled and did not continue this topic.

Zhang Zeyuan saw Zhou Chi's different emotions from the past, and asked, "If you have anything to say, just say it."

Only then did Zhou Chi say: "I'm here today to bid farewell to your lord. From now on, the government will arrest the head and change someone else."

After hearing this, Zhang Zeyuan frowned: "Are you leaving?"

Zhou Chi nodded: "Yes..."

"Why are you leaving all of a sudden?"

"It's not so sudden. I thought about it before, and I won't stay when Chai Xin's case is settled."

"Why?" Zhang Zeyuan asked, then thought of something and continued, "Is it because of this matter that I have a grudge against the government office?"

Zhou remained silent, neither affirming nor denying.

Zhang Zeyuan understood in an instant: "But things have to pass, you can't think about him forever. You did a good job, Zhou Chi. Your parents will understand in the spirit of the sky, and you can't be trapped by the past because of your present and future ah."

Zhou Chi knew that Zhang Zeyuan was enlightening him, and he also knew that Zhang Zeyuan wanted to keep him. He was grateful for this kindness, but he still couldn't pass the test in his heart.

"My lord, I understand what you mean. It's just that for me, the only way to truly let go is to leave. At the beginning, I agreed to the master to be a catcher because I had something in my heart. I borrowed this layer for my own private thoughts. The identity is secretly investigated.

Now that the work is done, I have no reason to stay any longer. I go in and out of the government office every day, wearing this fast suit, which reminds me to remember, not to let go. "

Zhou Chi looked up at Zhang Zeyuan, his eyes were extremely firm and unshakable.

After Zhang Zeyuan received this kind of look, he knew that he would not be able to convince him no matter what.

"That's all." Zhang Zeyuan sighed, "Leave if you want. Just remember to follow your own heart in the future. The most wronged person is yourself. Now that you have made up your mind, do it well."

Zhang Zeyuan raised his hand and patted Zhou Chi on the shoulder: "It will be fine in the future."

Zhou Chi nodded: "Thank you, sir."

"Let's go." Zhang Zeyuan waved his hand, "Don't forget to say goodbye to your brothers. Well, you're free now, but it's hard to find a new headhunter."