When the little mute opened his eyes again, there was a little more Qingming in his confused confusion.

He remembered the scene where Ah Weng stuffed him into the closet and told him not to come out. Song Er rushed in and killed Ah Weng... He remembered them all.

Little mute, no, his name is Lu Sheng.

A common name in the countryside.

But Ah Weng always hugged him and said, Lu Sheng, Lu Sheng, when he grows up, he will become a high-ranking official, so that Ah Weng can live a good life.

Therefore, compared to the name Little Mute, he prefers his name to be Lu Sheng.

When Lu Sheng sat up from the simple bed, he hugged his knees and shrank into a small ball.

I don't know what he was thinking, and I didn't move for a long time.

Jiang Xi happened to come in from outside the house and saw Lu Sheng awakening. He happened to say: "Lu Sheng, pack up your things and leave here with us."

Lu Sheng looked at Jiang Xi in confusion, how could this person know his name?

"I asked Sister Zhang." Jiang Xi smiled and explained, "Now Grandma Wang is looking for you everywhere. I think she should have bad intentions towards you. For your safety, you have to follow us back to Zhangzhou."

Lu Sheng nodded well.

Jiang Xi packed up his things and packed him into the carriage.

It was a good time to go on the road. Mrs. Zhang did not doubt Jiang Xi and the others' departure, and enthusiastically called them to come and play next time, so she watched the carriage stagger away.

Under a big tree, Grandma Wang's face was filled with grief, but she was gloomy. She looked at the direction where the carriage left and sent someone up to follow her. She waited until the carriage was really heading towards Bahe Village before she felt completely relieved.

The wrinkles on Grandma Wang's face bloomed like chrysanthemums with her smile: "I'll just say that a few young boys can really tell what's wrong."

She walked slowly home with her staggering steps.

...

Grandma Wang called for the person who went to follow Jiang Xi and his team to stalkers. She was just an ordinary farmer, and she had no ability and did not take advantage of her eyesight. Everyone knew that the carriage had been replaced. He followed a carriage to Bahe Village, but Jiang Xi and his men rode straight to Zhangzhou City in another carriage!

The truth is so close that Ye Zheng is unwilling to give up the opportunity to find out as soon as possible.

"Lu Sheng, do you say you've remembered what happened that night?"

Lu Sheng nodded and began to describe with difficulty: "Aweng said that Mr. Song's family was killed and he was going to the government to complain. Mr. Song refused and killed Aweng with a knife."

His voice was calm and without ups and downs, revealing maturity beyond his age.

You don’t need to think about it, witnessing the death of Ahon with his own eyes will be a big blow to Lu Sheng.

This child can no longer have a carefree life. Everything he witnessed that rainy night will be deeply rooted in his soul like a shadow, and he will never be able to get rid of it in this life.

Ye Zheng sighed at the child's tragic fate, but he was even more surprised at what he heard.

"Your guess is right." He looked at Jiang Xi, his tone mixed with complexity that he hadn't even discovered.

During the time when Lu Sheng fainted, Jiang Xi and Ye Zheng were not idle either.

Since the two plan to investigate the location of Song Da’s family, it is necessary to go to Song Da’s house.

Unexpectedly, I made an unexpected discovery when I went there.

Although the yard was cleaned cleanly, it was suspicious if it was cleaned too clean. Immediately afterwards, Jiang Xi found blood on a stone in the corner.

In this regard, Ye Zheng has richer experience than Jiang Xi, and he decisively judged that it was human blood.

"It seems that Song Da's family did not move or disappeared, but were killed and silenced."

Ye Zheng also asked Jiang Xi at that time why ordinary farmers in Song were killed and silenced.

Jiang Xi's speculation at that time was determined to be related to the stranger who was taken in by Song Jia.

——All of this is Jiang Xi’s guess after all, and there is no conclusive evidence, and even Jiang Xi himself dares not make a conclusion.

Ye Zheng pondered about how to investigate the fugitive.

Jiang Xilingshan flashed, holding a try-and-see attitude: "Lu Sheng, do you know why your Uncle Song family was killed?"

Lu Sheng actually nodded: "I know, it's because of sir."

"Do you still have a sir?"

Lu Sheng whispered: "He taught me to recognize words, and Aweng asked me to call him Mr. Mr. Mr. I and Aweng discovered it on the mountain. He broke his leg at that time, so Aweng carried his husband home."

"Sir, tell me his name, his name is Li Changfeng."

Ye Zheng was shocked.

Jiang Xi was unexpected.

Chu Ji looked at Lu Sheng indifferently.

Lu Sheng clenched his hands tightly into fists and clenched his teeth: "Sir, are you dead?"

"This..." Jiang Xi's head was dull and he was not pulled away from the shock of the news for a while.

Lu Sheng stubbornly held back his tears and said, "When the gentleman left, he told me that if he came back, he would take me to Chang'an and teach me to read and read. If he didn't come back, he might never come back. I know that the meaning of never coming back is dead... So, is the gentleman already dead?"

"yes."

It was not easy for Jiang Xi and Ye Zheng to say cruelly to a child that he must be. Chu Ji easily spit out a word and didn't care whether it would cause any blow to the child.

"A Ji." Ye Zheng did not agree very much. He believed that there would be a better way to tell Lu Sheng.

It can be seen that Lu Sheng and Li Changfeng have a master-disciple relationship. Lu Sheng, who lost his close relatives one after another, knew that his husband was dead, would be a big blow.

However, Ye Zheng did not expect that the person who appeared in Jiujiang Village a year ago and caused trouble for the Song family would be the Censor Li Changfeng.

"He is stronger than you think." Chu Ji raised his hand casually, pointing on Lu Sheng's head from the air.

Ye Zheng followed and saw that Lu Sheng did not cry, but endured silently with his fists clenched.

Ye Zheng had to admit that Chu Ji's statement made sense. Once Lu Sheng can overcome this hurdle, his character that has been tempered by suffering will inevitably bring him a more open and upright prospect.

I have to say that the truth that Lu Sheng knew greatly saved the group time.

A truth is clear, and after reverse inference, many confusing places will be solved naturally—

Li Changfeng was ordered by the emperor to leave Chang'an and acted as the censor's responsibility a year and a half ago.

After that, his whereabouts became a mystery, and probably only the saint on the dragon throne knew the exact news about Li Changfeng.

During the period when he was invisible, Li Changfeng would write memorials from time to time to Chang'an. When Ye Zheng took over this case, he read the memorials. Although the contents were written in irrelevant, he did mention that he had found a good place to investigate and uphold the Holy Order.

It seems that Li Changfeng is taking advantage of the opportunity to stay in Jiujiang Village to conduct a secret investigation.

He hid his identity and collected what he wanted. In order to present the found objects to the imperial front, he hurried back to Beijing but was killed on the way. At that time, he probably didn't know that someone had slandered him as a fugitive, captured Song Da's family, and finally chose to kill people to silence him.

Even Aweng and Song Er, who were born in Lu, died because of this.

Before going back, there are Huo Qi, Ma Ji, Zhao Changshu, and Aunt Zhao...

The blood and lives of many people here are just to bury the secrets under the prosperity and happiness of Zhangzhou.

What is that secret?

Unexpectedly, after Lu Sheng recalled everything, the surprise he brought to them was not only the incident of Li Changfeng coming to Jiujiang Village, but also -

"Mr. Tell Ahn, if someone comes to him and feels trustworthy, he will hand over what he has left to the other party. Although Ahn has left, I know where the things are and I trust you."

...

Grandma Wang returned to her yard, but found a middle-aged man with a sinister look standing in the dim main hall.

"how's it going?"

"Are you here?" Grandma Wang trotted up, bent down flatteringly while running: "Don't worry, don't worry, I'll do everything you want me to say."

"Confirm that they didn't find any problems?"

"I definitely didn't find it!" Grandma Wang was confident.

The middle-aged man snorted with satisfaction.

"That...Manager Zhao..." Grandma Wang rubbed her hands embarrassedly, but her eyes were filled with a greedy light.

Can middle-aged people still not know what the idea of ​​this old woman who regards wealth as her life is?

A heavy purse was thrown to the ground.

The purse was not tied tightly, and half of the copper coins were scattered out.

Grandma Wang, who was trembling when walking, showed amazingly agile skills at this time. She put the copper coins into a pile and packed them up in just a few strokes. She had not forgotten to nod and bow to see off Manager Zhao away.

When there was only one person left in the house, Grandma Wang quickly entered the house, pulled out a brick from the wall behind the bed, and then took out a box.

The box is not made of good wood. Over time, it has left traces of wear and insect damage, and is pressed on damp and dark places all day long, looking dirty and terrible.

Grandma Wang didn't care about these things. She hugged the box as if she was hugging a peerless treasure.

"It's almost there, it's almost there. After paying back the money, my son can go home."

She hugged the box tightly, smiling so hard that she lost sight of her teeth.

...

The carriage failed to return to Zhangzhou directly, but under Lu Sheng's command, he turned around and went to the deep mountains.
To be continued...