In June, Shanyin County in the southern state of Zhao was engulfed by floods. Hundreds of miles of land were turned into swamps, and countless people were killed in this flood.

People who were lucky enough to survive the floods fled to other prefectures and counties with their families to survive.

This heavy rain lasted for more than a month, causing the river upstream to burst its banks and flooding Shanyin County downstream.

In this flood, there is a murder hidden. As the flood spreads, everything will be buried in the flood. Perhaps only when the flood dissipates and the swamp dries up, the tragedy here will be revealed again.

opportunity.

"Fire, such a big fire!"

"Ke'er, go quickly!"

"Auntie!" Chen Ke woke up suddenly. His forehead was sweating, his heart was trembling, and his heart hurt.

Chen Ke subconsciously used the breathing method Uncle Wang gave him to regulate the severe pain in his chest.

Start to inhale, let your breath sink, and swim around the canopy...

"Mom, he's awake." A childish voice sounded in my ears.

"Brother, you're awake."

A gentle voice followed, with deep concern.

Chen Ke said subconsciously: "Aunt, I had a bad dream..."

It's not a nightmare! Chen Ke looked around, this was a strange place, not his room.

"It's true! It's all true!" Chen Ke was suddenly stunned.

Chenjia Village was massacred by a group of evil people, and my aunt and Uncle Wang also died in the disaster.

"Uh..." Chen Ke covered his heart. It hurt. It hurt too much. He remembered that it seemed that someone had pierced his heart with a sword. He should be dead.

"this……"

The door was pushed open, and an ordinary-looking middle-aged woman walked in with medicine. She had rough skin and a blue-black cloth wrapped around her head to prevent moisture from gathering on her head while cooking.

"Brother, take your medicine first."

Although the woman looked ordinary, her tone was very gentle, very similar to Chen Ke's aunt's tone. With a look of concern, she sat on Chen Ke's bedside holding medicine.

The woman put the medicine on the chopping board aside, raised Chen Ke's upper body slightly, and placed a pillow for Chen Ke to lean on. She picked up the medicine again and fed Chen Ke spoonful by spoonful.

Chen Ke stopped to follow the breathing method taught by Uncle Wang, took medicine and looked at the environment of the room with doubt.

The house was very simple and the furnishings were simple, with two tables and three chairs. A child wearing coarse cloth looked at Chen Ke with wide eyes, his innocent eyes full of curiosity.

The medicine is very bitter, but not as bitter as Chen Ke's heart.

Chen Ke had already felt the temperature of the medicinal soup, proving that he was still alive, but the slight pain in his heart made Chen Ke understand that the disaster was not a dream, but had really happened.

Aunt and Uncle Wang would never laugh and call him home for dinner again.

After taking the medicine, the middle-aged woman put away the medicine bowl, looked at Chen Ke and said, "Brother, what is your name and where is your home?"

"I..." Chen Ke's voice was a little hoarse, "My name is Chen Ke, my family, I no longer have a home..."

"So you don't have a home anymore!" The little boy next to him grinned, "Did your mother also sell your home?"

The middle-aged woman looked at the naughty little boy angrily: "Go, don't talk nonsense."

The middle-aged woman said: "It turns out to be Brother Chen. My surname is Qin. You can just call me Sister Qin. This is my son, and his name is Xiaobao. Don't be angry. Xiaobao is too young to understand what it means to lose his family."

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Chen Ke laughed dryly and said, "Don't worry, Sister Qin, I won't be angry."

Sister-in-law Qin said: "You slept for half a month, and the doctors said you were hopeless. I felt that you were still alive, so I brought you back for treatment. Who knew you would really come back to life."

Sister-in-law Qin stood up and took the child out: "You should rest first. When you feel better, you can get out of bed and move around."

Chen Ke nodded: "Thank you very much."

Sister-in-law Qin said with a smile: "Everyone is in trouble, and if you can lend a hand to save someone's life, it can be regarded as a great virtue for the family."

Sister-in-law Qin took Xiaobao out and gently closed the door.

Chen Ke clenched his fists, raised his weak arms with difficulty, took off his clothes, and exposed his chest.

There was gauze tied here, and a strong medicinal smell came from it.

"It's not fake..." Chen Ke had tears in his eyes and his eyes were red: "It's really not fake, why am I still alive!"

Hatred in a damaged heart is like blood that is so thick that it cannot be boiled away.

Chen Ke doesn't know why he is still alive, but he wants to find those evil people and make them pay with blood!

Heartache struck again, and Chen Ke had to regulate his breathing. He used the breathing method given by Uncle Wang to slowly weaken the pain in his chest. The physical pain can be alleviated, but how can the pain in the heart be alleviated?

Every day, Sister Qin came with a bowl of medicine. At first, Chen Ke was weak, so he had to ask Sister Qin to take care of him. When Chen Ke felt almost recovered, he took the medicine himself.

In a blink of an eye, half a month passed.

Chen Ke also knew where this place was. It was a prefecture and county to the east of Shanyin County. There was a flood in Shanyin County, and the entire Shanyin County was submerged and turned into a swamp. The surrounding prefectures and counties were also unlucky, and some farmland

It was flooded, and Sister-in-law Qin’s field was flooded.

Sister-in-law Qin sold the fields and houses in the countryside and the family's cattle, and took her son Xiaobao to the capital to find her husband, who was an official. When she went out, she met Chen Ke, who was floating along the flood.

Sister-in-law Qin rescued Chen Ke and delayed her trip to the capital.

Sister-in-law Qin was kind-hearted. She found that Chen Ke still had a weak breath, so she called the doctor for treatment. The doctor looked at Chen Ke and shook his head repeatedly, saying that there was no hope of help. Sister-in-law Qin asked the doctor to treat the disease and prescribe medicine. No matter whether he was saved or not, as long as there was still one

Tone, if you can save it, save it.

Chen Ke thanked Sister Qin many times, but Sister Qin said it didn't matter. She said that anyone who encountered such a thing would help.

It was another quiet night.

Chen Ke could already get out of bed and walk around. He sat on the bed, breathing and breathing regularly, and the moonlight shone into the room through the window.

The pain in his chest has been weakening, and the sword wound on his heart is almost healed, with only a bloody scab on it.

Chen Ke exhaled a breath of turbid air. He felt at a loss at this time, with boundless hatred in his heart, but he didn't know who to vent to.

He didn't know where the men in black came from, and he didn't even know their names.

Talking about taking revenge is just a joke.

"Cross tattoo!"

Chen Ke only remembered this thing.

In the State of Zhao, only prisoners would be tattooed to join the army. Chen Ke planned to go to the government here first and ask about the origin of this cross tattoo.

With so many clues, Chen Ke warned himself to stay calm. He could spend ten or twenty years looking for his enemies, but he couldn't be impatient!

Because those people are not ordinary thieves!

"Aunt, Uncle Wang." Chen Ke clenched his fists and looked at the stars in the sky, as if they were the incarnation of his family. He said: "I will not let you die in vain. I will avenge you and the village.

Let those evil people pay for your blood with their lives!"

It was another morning. Chen Ke had returned to normal. Apart from adjusting his breathing every day, he had no accidents. Even the old doctor who treated Chen Ke shook his head and said that Chen Ke was the brother-in-law of Lord Yama. He survived because of Yan.

The prince refused to accept his life.

Chen Ke asked Sister Qin about the location of the county government office. He planned to go to the county government office to inquire about the cross tattoo.

Sister-in-law Qin said: "My husband-in-law is an official in the capital. The county master here will give me some thin noodles. When you go, tell me my name and he will receive you."

"Thank you very much, Sister Qin." Chen Ke thanked him and went to the county government office.

Because of the floods, there are many beggars in the city. At the gate of the county government office, many victims are gathered waiting to be given porridge.

Chen Ke found the yamen servant at the door and told him the purpose of his visit, and even the name of Sister-in-law Qin. The yamen servant asked Chen Ke to wait and went in to report. After waiting for a long time, the yamen servant came out and took Chen Ke into the county government office.

"What, you said your village was wiped out by bandits!"

The county magistrate is a man in his fifties, with a sparse beard and a shiny face.

"Do you have evidence!"

When Chen Ke heard this, he was startled, and then said helplessly: "There is no evidence. If you follow me back to Chenjia Village, Shanyin County, you can see the evidence."

The county magistrate said: "Young man, this is Junjiang County, not your Shanyin County. Logically speaking, you are from Shanyin County. If you want to file a complaint, you need to go to the Shanyin County government office. But now Shanyin County has become Shanyin Ze

, I can help you some, but this county can’t help you with such a big case!”

Chen Ke couldn't accept it and said: "Sir, that's hundreds of lives. Don't you want to redress the injustice of the people?"

"Redress your grievances." The county magistrate smiled after hearing this and said, "Young man, you are still too young. I can't even redress the grievances of this county. Can I still help you redress the grievances of Shanyin County? Now Shanyin County

Yin County has become Daze, everything is over, live well."

After hearing this, Chen Ke clenched his fists with anger in his eyes.

The county magistrate glanced at Chen Ke, lowered his head, picked up the tea, took a sip, and said: "Young man, a moment of anger will only make you regret it. Don't take the wrong path."

Chen Ke was slightly shocked. The county magistrate was right. He could not lose his mind because of anger.

"Since you can't help me, I want to ask you something," Chen Ke said.

The county magistrate said: "Since you are a relative introduced by the Qin family, if I know, I can tell you."

Chen Ke asked: "May I ask, sir, do you know what kind of crime cross tattoos are?"

"Cross tattoo." The county magistrate thought for a moment, then his eyes shrank slightly, he calmly picked up the tea cup, took another sip, swallowed it and said, "I have never heard of any cross tattoos in this county."

"I haven't heard of it!" This was like a bolt from the blue. The clues that were there have disappeared again.

The county magistrate added: "However, there is a Master Long Tulong in Jingzhao Mansion in the capital, who is called Qingtian by those of you who have been wronged. He is also familiar with various criminal cases. Maybe he knows what you want to ask about."

After hearing this, Chen Ke was initially hopeless, but hope appeared again.

Capital, Lord Longtu!

After Chen Ke thanked him, he said goodbye and left.

A burly man walked out from the side of the county magistrate and asked, "Sir, why didn't you tell him about the cross tattoo?"

The county magistrate shook his head and said: "We can't offend those guys, let's let those who can be offended do it. There are too many grievances in this world, some can be redressed and gain a good reputation, some can't be touched, just touch them,

My official career has come to an end!"
Chapter completed!