In the early morning, by the Qinhuai River, before dawn, Nie Yunzhu got up from the bed, finished washing, then made a pot of tea and walked out of the front door of the small building.
The gloomy night shrouded the city and mountains in the distance, making it difficult to see what was in the distance. She sat on the steps in front of the building and thought about things. In fact, these days, she mostly thought about one thing, that
The familiar footsteps have not sounded here for twenty days.
Looking back, mornings like this have been going on for nearly a year. From the time I first met him because of that chicken, to later seeing him running over there every morning, we started talking and chatting. Every morning, I met him.
It was the most special time for her. Except when it rained heavily, that figure passed by here every day, even if it snowed, she almost thought it would continue like this in the future.
She only had these twenty days to tell her that the original connection between the two was only a simple meeting every day. If he didn't come over, she wouldn't be able to find him. After all, that person... was the Miss Su's.
Husband.
This thought made her slightly troubled.
In the first few days, I just thought that he was in a hurry, or that he was traveling far away, or that he had delayed his early morning exercise time. However, as time passed, I couldn't help but feel anxious, worried that something had happened to him or something had happened to him.
Unexpected. In the past few days, I intentionally or unintentionally walked around the Su Mansion and walked around the courtyard wall to see if there were any clues, but I couldn't find any. I felt anxious and felt that I was sneaking around.
I really don't even know what I'm doing.
This kind of worry was most serious when several detectives came to see her a few days ago. She was in a daze in the backyard of Zhuji Main Store, thinking about something on her mind. The waiter in the store came in and told her that the detectives were looking for her.
, I was really confused all of a sudden. I ran out in a daze and almost tripped over the threshold. Then I listened to the question asked by the policeman, and it took me a long time to react.
Gu Yanzhen Gu Yanzhen is Gu Yanzhen again...
To hell with him.
——The two detectives were asking about the situation between her and Gu Yanzhen.
She almost complained in her heart, but she still briefly talked about the previous relationship absentmindedly. Finally, the two detectives told her that Gu Yanzhen was killed after leaving the city, which shocked her for a long time.
If it were normal times, she might be sad about this for a while, but at this time, she was a little worried, and after being stunned for a while, she turned back. The world is actually not peaceful, and Li Heng will not encounter anything...
It wasn't until she went near the Su Mansion not long ago and saw Li Heng's wife Su Tan'er and her maid coming out to get on the carriage. Although they looked a little anxious, they seemed to be just going to deal with business, and then she gradually felt at ease. But after arriving second
Tian thought again, nothing happened to Li Heng. When we chatted with him the day before, he never mentioned that he was going to travel far away. Now that he hasn't been here for so long, maybe... he won't come?
I also think this kind of idea is really stupid.
In recent days, she has been experiencing mostly gloomy and complicated thoughts, but every morning, she still makes the pot of tea, sits on the steps and waits until dawn. At this time, she will adjust her mood.
Hum, if you never come, I will be waiting here every day!
She thought as playfully as possible, sat there and took a sip of tea, and then the morning breeze gently brought the footsteps over...
After twenty days, Ning Yi once again resumed the habit of running every morning. Although after getting up, when Xiao Chan was changing the dressing on his hand in the room, Xiao Chan was complaining and nagging with tears. He just took off the bandage yesterday and saw
The burnt left hand even made Xiaochan cry, but after all, there is still a need to persist in exercising.
In fact, the injury on my left hand has basically recovered. This recovery means that I can do some basic movements without pain anymore, and there are no major problems in my daily life. It is just that it is a bit ugly after taking off the bandage, and now the whole hand is red.
A few days ago, I was bragging in front of Lu Hongti that I was a kind of bloody massacrer. Unexpectedly, his words came true to his prophecy, both in fact and in appearance. It was really dumbfounding.
If he wanted to fully recover, the whole process would take half a year, which was also because Lu Hongti's wound medicine was really good. He was actually prepared to have his left hand disabled. In the situation that day, there was no more choice. Although
It's a pity, but if you can survive, there is nothing to complain about. Now you have earned something.
Some of the ingredients in the wound medicine are very expensive, but the Su family has money, so this problem is not a big problem. Last night, I probably told the Su family’s father-in-law and Mrs. Su about the process of “a friend went to help and got burned on his arm”. It should be downplayed.
That’s an understatement. This morning, Xiao Chan’s
So I don't want him to come out, mainly because I'm afraid that exercise will cause sweat on the arms. After all, burns and the like mainly damage these skin glands. But now that Ning Yi has the inner strength technique taught by Lu Hongti, naturally
There is no need to stop, just exercise some restraint.
Today's run is about to stop when we reach Nie Yunzhu's small building.
"... I went out to the city a few days ago to help a friend do something. Then I had a small accident and my hand was burned. Fortunately, I found a famous doctor. The medicine for the wound was amazing, and it took about half a year.
That'll be fine." Ning Yi took a sip of tea, raised his bandaged left hand and showed it in the air, "How is it? Do you think this looks pretty?" He himself felt that this look was really cool.
Nie Yunzhu smiled slightly and lowered his eyes: "Does it hurt?"
"Well, I don't feel anything now. It was really painful at the time." Ning Yi smiled, "How are you doing lately?"
"Well, fortunately, a very interesting thing happened a few days ago. Someone came to the store with a wooden sign he carved..."
At the riverside in the early morning, the scene as usual seemed to have returned to the past, with some trivial household gossip. Seeing Ning Yi, Nie Yunzhu felt like he was relieved, but when he recalled the situation of these days, there were always
Some places were empty. When the morning light showed, Ning Yi stood up and said goodbye. Nie Yunzhu hesitated in his heart: "You..."
"Um?"
"You have an injury on your hand. You need to apply medicine every day. It's not easy to sweat. For the sake of your health, these days... don't sweat anymore while running."
She said this with some difficulty, and Ning Yi nodded: "Well, I understand, but it's okay. Simple exercise is not a big problem, and you won't sweat. I recently got an internal skill or something, and I can do it at any time."
Exercise at this level of intensity without sweating, haha, maybe you will become a martial arts hero after a while."
Ning Yi used to tell her about martial arts and other rumors, but now he talks about it cheerfully. Nie Yunzhu stood there watching his back go away, a cool tear suddenly slid down his cheek and fell in front of him
On the back of her hand, she was stunned for a moment, then wiped it in a panic, and ran forward suddenly. After only two steps, the embroidered shoes stopped again, and Ning Yi turned around in front.
"Ah, by the way, the wine thing should be almost done. When the time comes, I will bring over the designs of each component. It's best to find a few blacksmiths who can keep it confidential. Well, I will try my best to ensure the specifications.
If it meets the requirements, the rest of the workshop needs to be kept secret...Has the wine-making master been contacted?"
Nie Yunzhu held the handkerchief in front of his chest, and after a moment of silence, he nodded vigorously: "Yes, we have been contacted before."
"Oh, that's good." Ning Yi smiled, then waved, "Let's go now, class won't start in a few days, I said I can be lazy these two days, maybe go to Zhuji at noon, ha,
I miss preserved egg and lean meat porridge.”
Nie Yunzhu smiled and nodded: "I'll wait for you to come over."
The trace of loss in my heart gradually faded away.
He will be there at noon...
Her mood became cheerful, and all other things could be forgotten. In the morning, full of vitality and hope, she was about to go to the main store and wait, and then she remembered the news of Gu Yanzhen's death that came from two detectives.
Why did the two detectives come to find her? Nie Yunzhu thought in her mind. She might not have much dislike for Gu Yanzhen.
He was talented. When he died, Nie Yunzhu felt a little regretful and sad. But on the other hand, even if he died, it seemed to have something to do with her, which made her feel slightly disgusted. It obviously had nothing to do with it -
- These two moods are not contradictory. They mix together. After a while, they sigh and gradually fade away.
A few days later, there were more and more victims outside the city. One morning, Nie Yunzhu told Ning Yi that someone he knew had an accident and died outside the city these days. This person originally wanted to be a county magistrate, and he was quite popular.
He was quite talented and had a bright future, so he told Ning Yi that the current situation was not peaceful recently and he should pay more attention to safety. Ning Yi looked complicated at that time.
"acquaintance?"
"Unfamiliar."
"Oh." Ning Yi shrugged, "It's such a pity that God is jealous of talented people."
This is a topic for later, so I won’t mention it for now.
The time goes back to the evening of the sixth day of June. Nearly two days have passed since the murder that night. Several detectives were investigating near the burned-out houseboat on the remote river bank. The wind was howling and the sky became dark.
, there will probably be thunderstorms tonight.
"After this heavy rain, I'm afraid nothing can be investigated!" A policeman's voice echoed through the river bank in the wind. The boathouse on the shoal of the river had been completely burned. Of course, some of it collapsed.
The wreckage, the burnt black corpses of people were mixed in, and it was unknown how long it had been washed away.
"If there really is the body of the county magistrate surnamed Gu, what is going on?"
"It's probably because County Magistrate Gu made a deal with the Yang brothers here, and ended up being taken care of by the assassin."
There are five police officers in total, three ordinary police officers, and the other two are chief and deputy police officers. This is the real official police officer in Jiangning Mansion. The five people searched around the wreckage by the river for a while. In fact, they discovered this morning
We have already found some clues, and we can probably confirm them
One of the mutilated corpses was that of Gu Yanzhen. They came here for the second time, expecting it to rain. The thirty-something head catcher walked to the shore and looked for other clues nearby. After a while, the other man
The older, taller and thin deputy chief also followed.
"Tou Chen, everyone else said that the death of the two servants of the Gu family was caused by the female assassin. Now that he and Yang Yi and Yang Heng's family are dead here, the case is closed, which is good."
The slightly tall and thin deputy chief, whose surname was Xu, was speaking like this. The deputy chief, whose surname was Chen, smiled and said, "The prefect hopes so too, right?"
They came here today because of a murder that occurred outside the city yesterday morning. Two servants of the Gu family were kidnapped and thrown back with their bodies. The person who appeared at the scene was the female assassin who assassinated Song Xian on the Dragon Boat Festival. At that time
The remaining servants of the Gu family watched helplessly as the female assassin killed people. After that, Gu Yanzhen, who had the status of county magistrate, could not be found. Only then did everyone think that something had happened and expanded the scope here.
The brothers Yang Yi and Yang Heng who lived here were notorious villains and lived in a remote area. If they died, the government would basically ignore them and maybe just applaud them. However, Gu Yanzhen's case also happened to happen.
At this time, some things have to be investigated. A county magistrate in Jiangning has died, and an explanation must be given to the superiors.
Brothers Yang Yi and Yang Heng have always been flamboyant and domineering, but they are also extremely vicious. Not many people in Jiangning will easily offend them, and they can't offend them. Upon investigation, the whole family is dead, and only the strong female assassin can be expected.
It can be done. As for why Gu Yanzhen and his servants are here, the reason probably depends on whether the higher-ups want to discredit him or highlight him. It doesn't matter.
If we talk about this matter alone, if a county magistrate died in Jiangning, the prefect of Jiangning will be under great pressure whether the case can be solved. But the female assassin reached out and used force to suppress the ban. Now she has killed someone and has left the city.
He ran away. Anyway, there was already a case of Song Xian. Now that it was pushed up and merged into one case, it became an embellishment. At noon, everyone divided
After analyzing the case, the prefect showed his intention to merge the cases. He didn't want to directly take on two disgusting cases here, so why not merge them into one. At the moment, it seems that the logic is actually correct. Gu Yanzhen hired a murderer to do some bad things, and he got to that point.
The female assassin ended up dying here with Yang Yi and Yang Heng's family. The female assassin had a fierce personality and even went to kill two of the opponent's servants to vent her anger.
"That's probably how the case ends."
Mr. Chen smiled and said so. The two of them walked on the river beach. The Mr. Chen went to look at the blood on the river bank that might be the scene of the first murder. He turned around after a while, but could not find the other person's face.
The figure was gone. He turned around and entered the bamboo forest here, only to see Chen Captou "sitting" there for some reason.
He didn't really sit, because there was no chair behind him. At this time, such a calm-looking man took a horse stance in the bamboo forest and assumed a sitting posture, with his hands on his knees, as if he was sitting squarely. There he was.
He tilted his face slightly, looking at the remains of the house on the shoal in the distance, with a look of surprise and uncertainty. Deputy Chief Xu was about to walk over, when he suddenly stretched out his hand: "Don't come here!"
"What's wrong?"
The wind blew across the river beach, and Capt. Chen looked there for a long time before murmuring: "This is... such a ruthless person..."