"Why not die earlier? Huh? Why not die earlier?"

In front of the table, a man's voice echoed in the darkness.

"Everything in the house has been yours since I was little, and every good thing has happened to you. From the wooden horse and swing when I was a child, to the woman who has made a fortune when I grow up, everything is yours!

"My parents love you the most, and you are the loser with nothing to lose. They just can't stand the sick boy I am.

"I will inherit all the family property for you, and I will give you a good wife and mother early on. Why, why, ah? Because you came out earlier than me? Just because you are the eldest son?

"Then why don't you die earlier? Wouldn't it be better if you died earlier? If you die earlier, there won't be so many things!

"The most damning thing, the most damning thing is that you have to lead us to work as dogs for the Wei family. We have toiled for more than ten years, and in the end we still have to make wedding clothes for others.

"I have been with you for more than ten years since I came back. You are a useless person who can't practice Qi. You would rather hand over the tripod sword to an outsider than to your brothers. What does my younger brother mean to you? What does it mean to you? Ah?

"Are you afraid that if I get the Cauldron Sword and ride on your head, I might as well give someone else an advantage?

"Liu Ziwen, don't you want to give me anything? Ever since you were a child, you have taken away everything. It's called family harmony, brothers and sisters respect each other, and we don't separate families...

"Hahaha, divide it! Why not divide it, take everything you want, and I'll take mine too."

The man's voice in the darkness of the room stopped suddenly.

There was silence for a while.

The lamps in the house suddenly lighted up one after another, and the lights were brightly lit.

Liu Zian sat at the table, playing with the pot and pouring tea and water.

He moved slowly and said calmly:

"Brother, don't blame me. If you want to blame, blame yourself for losing, to Ouyang Lianghan.

"If you don't die, Ouyang Lianghan will burn this fire on the Liu family. At that time, you will be the sinner in the eyes of the Liu family's ancestors."

Liu Zian picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, looked at the Liu family mansion outside the door and the Guyue Sword Shop in the distance, and spoke softly:

"Now these are all mine."

…

Early the next morning.

Liu Zian was dressed in pure white mourning clothes again and walked out of the courtyard.

Several servants of the Liu family passed by not far away. He lowered his head and then raised his head, his face was tired and his eyes were sad.

"Good morning, second master." The servants saluted.

Liu Zian forced a smile on his tired face, nodded, and turned to leave.

The servants turned their heads and looked at the desolate figure of the second head of the Liu family, and couldn't help but sigh:

"The second master and the master really have a deep love for each other."

"Fortunately, the second master is here. Otherwise, after the master leaves, the wife and the young master will be left orphaned and widowed. What will happen to the family? The third master has such a naughty temper..."

The sounds of servants whispering could be heard intermittently from behind.

Liu Zian's expression remained unchanged. He glanced at the sun and turned around, preparing to go to the back house where his eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Xu, lived to pay some attention.

at this time.

"Second brother!"

"Second Master! Something bad has happened!"

Liu Zilin hurried over with Liu Fu and others. The former looked panicked and pointed down the mountain hurriedly.

"Ouyang Lianghan's men appeared out of nowhere and led county police officers to break into the sword shop early in the morning and search the sword furnace.

"They said they received a report from the public that a female harbinger was missing in the West Bank sword shop, and they wanted to come in and search her."

Liu Zian's expression changed and he rushed towards the sword shop down the mountain.

…

Guyue Sword Shop.

A group of uninvited guests broke in today.

However, not many craftsmen in the sword shop dared to stand up and stop him.

The craftsmen looked in awe as they looked at the group of detectives in front of them who were searching the sword furnace one by one under the leadership of a certain blue-robed chief.

"Can you please cooperate and line up by the wall when you go out?"

Yan Liulang walked the road vigorously and resolutely.

The craftsmen who were temporarily driven out of the sword furnace looked at each other in confusion.

The public trial was very loud a few days ago, and the huge Liu family's property was demolished, compensated, and divided.

After Liu Ziwen died, the only thing left in Liu Zi'an and Liu Zilin's hands was the Guyue Sword Shop.

I thought the county magistrate was showing mercy.

Two days ago, Liu Zian also came to the sword shop specially to convene everyone and give a speech to appease people's hearts.

But looking at the current situation... Is the Liu Family Sword Shop about to change?

Just when Yan Liulang led his detectives to search the fire-burning sword furnaces by the river, the craftsmen were panicking.

Not far away from the riverside, three figures were walking slowly from behind and followed them.

"Liang Han, what do you mean by this? Early in the morning, you brought me here to watch the police officers search the Liu family's sword shop."

Shen Xisheng turned around and asked curiously.

I was not annoyed at all by being disturbed from my dream so early in the morning.

This inspector of Jiangnan Province, who was a censor, was dressed in a noble crimson official uniform.

Standing together with Ouyang Rong, who is wearing the aqua-green official uniform of Qipin County Magistrate, he looks very eye-catching on the monotonous Jianpu Street of West Bank, and is also the focus of the awe-inspiring gaze of the surrounding craftsmen.

Ouyang Rong wore a white sandalwood target knife on his left waist. The new long sword he unexpectedly received the day before was thrown into the hands of the junior sister behind him.

Xie Ling Jiang held his sword coldly and followed Ouyang Rong and Shen Xisheng silently.

Ouyang Rong smiled and patiently explained:

"Excuse me, Mr. Shen. In fact, as I said just now, a family named Zhang in the Longcheng County Yamen Street reported the case two days ago. She said that her youngest daughter was working as a tassel worker in the sword tassel workshop of Guyue Jianpu. Soon,

He went missing and asked our county government to look for him, so we came here."

"Oh, is it really that simple? Call me here..." Shen Xisheng glanced at the smiling Ouyang Rong, "Is there any surprise for me?"

Ouyang Rong thought for a while, turned around and said with a smile:

"Isn't it because Mr. Shen has been resting in Longcheng for the past two days and everything is fine? I just thought that I would invite Mr. Shen to come out to observe and observe the work of the subordinate.

"As for the surprise... I don't know yet. Let's wait and see. What if we find it after checking?"

Ouyang Rong said casually, looking left and right at the sword shop on the west bank.

In the past, he only looked at this place from the other side of Penglangdu, across Butterfly Creek.

Now it can be regarded as Ouyang Rong's first time here.

He actually didn't pay much attention to this sword shop owned by the Liu family before.

But as Ouyang Rong said to Xie Lingjiang two days ago, no place in Longcheng County is outside the law.

Although at present, the family fortune accumulated by the Liu family in Longcheng for several generations has been completely demolished by him. The head of the evil family, Liu Ziwen, Liu Zi'an, Liu Zilin and others, look at meek and docile, and still go to Longcheng every day. The city and county government cooperated with all the instructions issued by the county magistrate.

But the incident of taking Ah Qing back and the strange long sword he recently obtained by chance seemed to vaguely point to this West Bank sword shop that he had never been to before.

He only believed what he saw with his own eyes.

So today, Ouyang Rong gathered people, invited Shen Xisheng, and decided to come over in person to find out the truth.

Because when the rain at the end of the rainy season stopped completely and the second phase of Zhiyi Canal was back on track, he started to prepare to leave.

Before leaving, Ouyang Rong didn't want to leave any possible hidden dangers behind.

And just in time, the disappearance of the female ear worker Zhang Qian, who was arranged before the ribbon-cutting ceremony, gave him the starting point to come to seek justice, which can be regarded as a famous example.

Then bring someone in to check.

What if something is found?

After sorting out his thoughts, Ouyang Rong nodded gently.

Next to the young magistrate, Shen Xisheng, who was skinny and upright, seemed to hear something beyond the meaning of the words.

"It's really that simple, so why did you come here to search at such an early time?"

Ouyang Rong smiled and said nothing.

Shen Xisheng twirled his beard and turned his head, looking meaningfully at Ouyang Rong beside him.

During the two days in Longcheng County, although he was silently dealing with matters assigned by his friend, he did not just rest behind closed doors at his residence, but witnessed with his own eyes the methods of his good friend and disciple.

It is no exaggeration to say that Ouyang Rong's clever operation of splitting up the Liu family was an eye-opener for him.
To be continued...