In the woodshed.
The little girl's stomach growled with hunger, but she still ate gracefully and chewed slowly.
Chen Tang asked: "What is your name?"
"Zhiwei."
the little girl responded.
This name doesn't sound like that of an ordinary family, like Erya or Goudan.
Chen Tang asked again: "Do you still remember where your home is?"
"It seems to be in the south. You have to walk a long way and cross a very wide river to get there. There are mountains and water there, and the climate is very warm, unlike here."
The little girl thought hard for a long time, looked a little confused, shook her head and said, "I can't remember the rest."
Chen Tang temporarily gave up the idea of helping her find a home.
Such vague information, let alone now, even in the past life, with the explosion of information and convenient transportation, there was no way to start.
Chen Tang didn't leave in a hurry, and just watched the little girl eating.
If the little girl couldn't finish the meal, he had to take the rest away without leaving any holes.
After a while, Chen Tang realized that he had been worrying too much.
Zhiwei ate slowly and carefully. After finishing a piece of chicken, he had to lick the fat on his fingertips.
But she didn't chew the chicken bones cleanly. There was a little bit of meat left on each one, and then she fed it to the yellow dog next to her.
Not long after, Zhiwei had finished most of the roast chicken.
The remaining chicken bones were eaten completely by yellow dogs.
Several steamed buns were also eaten by one person and one dog.
The place was so clean that if Zhiwei hadn't stopped him, the oil paper wrapping the roasted chicken would have been licked into the stomach by a yellow dog.
"Brother Ah Tang, thank you. We haven't had such good food in a long time, and we feel so full."
Zhiwei smiled happily and rolled her eyes. Her face was red and swollen, but her eyes were clear and innocent.
The yellow dog was very understanding of human nature, and seemed to be a little accustomed to the smell of Chen Tang. It came to him and stuck out its tongue, wagging its tail, and was very happy, as if it regarded Chen Tang as its second master.
Chen Tang stroked it twice, then looked at Zhiwei and said in a deep voice, "I have to tell you something."
Seeing Chen Tang's serious expression, Zhiwei quickly put away her smile and showed an expression of listening carefully.
Chen Tang said: "I can't take you away tonight. The situation here may be discovered tomorrow. By then, there will definitely be a headhunter coming to question you."
"Don't worry, just tell the truth about what happened today and what you heard at night. But we have never seen each other tonight, understand?"
If you only tell lies, it will be easy to expose your flaws.
Only if it is true and false can we get through without arousing too much suspicion.
Zhiwei nodded.
After a moment of silence, Zhiwei said: "Brother Ah Tang, don't worry, I won't drag you down. Xiao Huang and I can survive."
She knew that if she followed Chen Tang, she would only hurt Chen Tang, so she said this.
Zhiwei thought for a while and then said: "I heard that the governor of Wu'an County is upright and upright and a good official. After we escape this time, Xiao Huang and I will go to Wu'an County to file a lawsuit and ask the county governor to severely punish the Blackwater Gang. Man, give brother Ah Tang some justice."
"do not go."
Chen Tang quickly persuaded him to stop.
After all, Zhiwei is too young and still a little naive.
Chen Tang said: "Wu'an County is more than two hundred miles away from here. It's freezing outside. How can you walk there? What's more, the Blackwater Gang is extremely powerful, so there's no point in going to Wu'an County."
"Is that the case?" Zhiwei asked.
"You don't have to worry about it."
Chen Tang said: "I will settle this matter in a Jianghu way."
"The Jianghu way?"
Zhiwei didn’t quite understand.
Chen Tang didn't explain to her either.
Things in the officialdom have always been troublesome. Officials protect each other, officials and businessmen collude, various forces compete in secret, there are people outside, and there are officials behind the officials.
After such a struggle, I don't know how long it will drag on. In the end, it will probably be nothing.
Even if the Wu'an County Sheriff is an honest and upright official, he is probably powerless and unable to control himself.
During this period, the person who complained was always exposed to danger and could die suddenly at any time!
This is too tedious, not enjoyable enough, and does not solve the problem.
Chen Tang did not recognize the powerful and had no background.
He only has one knife!
Jianghu's method is much simpler and more direct.
As long as you are strong enough and your martial arts is high enough, if you find your enemy and chop him down with one strike, you will be killed on the spot, regardless of whether you are the county magistrate or the young gang leader!
The common man was so angry that blood spattered five steps forward!
Chen Tang gave a few more instructions and was about to stand up when he saw Zhiwei's oily lips and couldn't help but smile.
He stepped forward, stretched out his sleeves, and gently wiped away the grease from the corners of Zhiwei's mouth.
Then he rubbed Zhiwei's little hand and wiped it clean.
During the whole process, Zhiwei did not dodge.
She just smiled, completely trusting Chen Tang in her heart.
Chen Tang stuffed the oil paper into his arms, looked around and found no flaws, then turned and left.
Not long after, he returned home.
Pushing open the door, the fat old man and Qing Mu didn't sleep either. They were sitting at the table drinking hot tea. The fire in the room was already lit.
"Brother is back."
Qingmu said with a smile.
The fat old man also nodded to him, nodded and smiled.
Chen Tang was slightly startled.
What happened to these two people?
During the day, she was still indifferent to him. Why did she become so enthusiastic again at night?
"It's so late, aren't you two sleeping?"
Chen Tang asked.
"Waiting for you."
Qingmu smiled and said: "Where has my brother been so late and why did he come back?"
"Went to visit the brothel."
Chen Tang said casually.
Qingmu snickered in his heart.
Her brother is really special. He obviously goes to save people, but he talks nonsense and doesn't care about his own reputation.
"I'm going to bed."
Chen Tang muttered, came to the stove, lay down on his cotton mattress, and said: "You should also go to bed early, stay up late every day, and be careful of sudden death."
…
The second day.
County government office.
Early in the morning, not long after Meng Liangyu got up, he was practicing swordsmanship in the yard of his residence when his catchers hurried in.
"Mengtou, there was a murder case last night, and three people died! One of them was the protector of the Wolf Gang, Leopard Li Tao!"
The detective said in a deep voice.
"Another death?"
Meng Liangyu frowned.
The policeman briefly described the location of the crime and what he saw.
"Leopard Li Tao, Xu family?"
Meng Liangyu's expression changed, as if she had thought of something, and asked, "Does the Xu family have a young maid?"
"right."
The policeman replied: "But it was definitely not the maid who did it. I took a look and saw that the maid was beaten black and blue by the family and was locked in the woodshed with shackles. There was no way to escape."
"This case looks more like Li Tao's burglary and murder due to his whereabouts being exposed."
The detective expressed his speculation.
Meng Liangyu disagreed.
How could the protector of the Wolf Gang be so short of money that he committed burglary?
There is probably another hidden reason behind this matter.
Maybe he's seeking revenge, or something else.
It's just that he didn't see the scene, so it's hard to judge.
"Walk."
Meng Liangyu said: "Let's go over and have a look."
