Author: Willow leaves in winter

Xin You said her first words very softly, so Xiao Lian didn't hear her clearly. Seeing that she closed her eyes, she became quiet.

Gu Yu's home was a little far away from the Imperial College, so Xin You closed her eyes to rest her mind, and took advantage of that time to recall the tragic scene over and over again in an attempt to grasp more clues.

"Girl, we can't get in." The coachman stopped the carriage and said.

Xiaolian helped Xin Youdong get out of the carriage and exclaimed softly.

What comes into view is a large number of dilapidated houses, low and compact, with traces of sewage flowing through the snow on the ground.

The Kou family was wealthy, and when they moved to Beijing and lived in Shaoqing's mansion, their life was not bad. Xiaolian had never been to such a place.

Xiaolian raised her feet, then took them back, silently lifting Xinyou's cloak.

Because of the snow in the east, there was no scene of neighbors gathering outside to chat. Occasionally, someone hurried past and cast a curious look at Xin You and the others.

"Girl, would you like to find someone to ask about something?"

Although there is a specific address, it is not easy to find Gu Yu's house when you actually get there and face the various alleys and similar houses.

Xin You shook his head: "No, they just walk away."

It would save a lot of effort to find someone to ask, but considering her age, people would inevitably speculate about her relationship with Gu Yu.

Unlike at the bookstore, it was Gu Yu's home, the place where he had lived since childhood, and rumors would have an impact on him.

Xin You was right. Xiao Lian explained what she said, holding up the hem of her skirt and walking toward Qian Juan.

She has a good memory and sense of direction, so she should be able to find the place where Gu Yu's accident happened based on the pictures.

"Girl, be careful where you step."

Xin You focused all her attention on the difference between the picture and the things in front of her. Even if Xiao Lian reminded her, she would have stepped on sewage.

"It's really difficult to walk there." Xiao Lian felt sorry for Xin You and complained a little.

Xin You stared intently at the wall in front of her and the faded wooden door.

It should be that one.

The height of that section of wall and the red brick mixed in with the adobe bricks are all the same as in the picture.

At that moment, the wooden door opened and a woman came out.

The woman is beautiful, and the years have left traces of hard work on her.

Xinyou blinked slightly.

A new scene appeared, similar to the one when Gu Yu's accident occurred. Nao Gu Yu was standing on the east side of the wall outside the courtyard, while the woman was pressed outside the house.

Seeing Xin You, the woman was a little curious: "Is something wrong, girl?"

Obviously, in the woman's eyes, Xin You was out of place there.

"His cat suddenly jumped out of the car and ran over there, but he couldn't find it. Did Auntie see it?" Xin You looked anxious.

"No." The woman put the bucket on the east side and walked to the wrong door. "Don't worry, girl. He asked the neighbor for me."

The woman patted her neighbor's door, and a young woman holding a child came out quickly and asked, "Auntie, is something okay?"

Xin You's face turned red when she saw the young woman appear.

There was a scene of the house collapsing. The young woman was pressed to the east with her body slightly hunched over. The person she was tightly protecting in her arms was the young child she was holding in her arms at the moment.

The young woman looked like she was dying, and the child was crying.

Xin You had always been able to see the picture but not hear the sound, but the way the child cried in the picture told her that the cry must be heartbreaking.

The woman pointed at Xin You and explained: "Then Wei Yuniang's cat was lost, and she ran into our place when he saw it. He saw that she was very anxious, so he helped to ask."

"No." The young woman Dongshu glanced back at her yard and hugged the child, "Doesn't Uncle Zhang's family have a cat? Will it run into his house and play together?"

"He'll ask."

Xin You watched as the woman called out another old man.

The old man glanced at Xin You and shook his head: "I didn't see it. Their cats are good at catching mice. They can't play with cats from wealthy families."

As if he was worried about being suspected and getting into trouble, the old man looked at Xin You again and quickly closed the door.

Xinyou lowered her eyes to cover her surging emotions.

The place where Uncle Zhang's accident happened was in the courtyard. I wonder if the house was sturdier than theirs or if he was lucky. The main house did not collapse, but the kitchen built in the courtyard collapsed. Whether he fell due to shock and was injured, and there was no chance of life.

worry.

Seeing that the woman was begging for help and asking other people, Xiaolian felt a little embarrassed and couldn't help but look at Xin You.

Xin You had no intention of stopping him.

She needs to see more people's situations to infer more information.

There are no secrets in a place like that. Soon everyone in the neighborhood knew that a lady's cat was lost. Some people joined the team to find the cat out of enthusiasm, and others thought they would be rewarded for finding the cat.

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Xin You had seen too much and had enough, and her expression was so ugly that Xiao Lian looked worried.

"Girl, are you okay?"

"It's okay. I'll go and tell the aunt and others, and they'll look elsewhere."

Xiaolian went over to talk, and the woman came over and tried to persuade her: "Girl, why don't you go home early? It's snowing all the time. I'm not familiar with where I'm going..."

Then why not remind Xin You tactfully that it is not safe for the two little girls to be outside all the time.

Xinyou raised his head slightly and looked at the gray sky.

The snow is falling heavily and has no intention of stopping.

No, it keeps snowing...

After thanking the people who were looking for the cat, Xinyou stepped through the snow and got into the carriage.

"Girl--" Xiaolian hesitated before speaking, feeling uneasy.

After following Xin You for a long time, she knew something big had happened.

Xin You leaned against the car wall with a solemn expression: "Most of the people I just met are in fear of their lives."

Xiaolian blushed: "So many? Girl, what should I do?"

"Let him think about it."

It can be inferred from those pictures that a small earthquake must have occurred at that time, and the cause of the collapse——

Xinyou lifted the car curtains and looked at the snow flying in the sky.

A slight earthquake may at most cause some objects to fall, but the heavy snow that has not stopped at all may not be the main reason.

How to deal with these people?

Xin You held the warm leg stove with her legs and thought.

Reporting to the officials will definitely not work. The officials will not mobilize the public because of her words, but they will regard her as a monster and deceive the public.

Mr. He should believe her, but since he is not a Jinlin Guard, the most suitable excuse to evacuate those people is to use the name of searching for fugitives, which will bring him big trouble.

Xin You thought about it and decided that it would be safest to rely on herself.

The Imperial College has a holiday on the 10th day of the lunar month. It can be seen from the picture that the incident happened in the early morning, so it must be on the 10th or 11th day of the lunar month.

If the bright moon is not on the seventh day of the lunar month, the bright moon will not be on the eighth day of the lunar month.

Xin You suddenly had an idea and went back to the bookstore to explain it.

It was snowing all the time, and there were not many customers in the bookstore in the afternoon. Liu Zhou was free to run errands. Captain Yang brought many guards to go shopping according to Xin You's instructions. Xiao Lian was not idle either and went straight to the house belonging to Miss Kou Mingdong.

The rice was spread and left.
Chapter completed!