Of course, I didn't express these thoughts directly. After all, there was a butler and a coachman beside me.
As my thoughts flashed through my mind, I gave He Zhi a look.
He Zhi said nothing and stood up with a crutch.
The butler immediately made a gesture of invitation.
After leaving the side courtyard, we walked along the corridor.
Not long after, we arrived in front of the main room.
There were tables and chairs in the open space between the hall and the large garden. At this time, Huo Kunmin was sitting on a chair, holding the handle with both hands and raising his head slightly.
The sun shone on his face, and he looked pale and haggard, but he was awake.
"Mr. Huo." I said hello first.
He Zhi also called Mr. Huo softly, without losing his etiquette.
The coachman bowed and exited. The butler came to Huo Kunmin's side and stood behind him with great respect.
Huo Kunmin had a bitter smile on his face, and thanked me, saying that he knew what happened last night and thanked me for saving his life.
I shook my head and said no, I'm here to handle this matter for the Huo family, and I won't watch him get killed.
I went straight to the point and told Huo Kunmin what I thought. It was true that his wife was in danger in the rushing water, but it was not the most important thing. The biggest problem was that there was a very vicious thing in his villa. This thing If it wasn't his son, it must be another dead person.
Huo Kunmin's hands obviously tightened, and he whispered that he only knew about it, otherwise, he would definitely not hide such a big thing from me.
I nodded and immediately asked him if he knew who this dead man was?
Huo Kunmin, however, shook his head directly, with confusion in his eyes, saying that he felt strange at this point, that he had no impression that anyone in the Huo family had died recently.
And no one in the Huo family resented him.
His words also made me suspicious.
In this way, I had no clue, so I turned to look at He Fei.
He Zhi obviously understood what I said. He looked at me and said, "If you don't know who the dead person is or what the cause of death is, you can only find out directly and either kill him or kill him." Break up the soul, otherwise, this will be a big hidden danger."
"After all, if the boy who died in infancy pesters you, he will only pester you. He will not harm others, and he will not let others take your life." Huo Kunmin's expression changed several times. A bit frightened.
After a moment, Huo Kunmin nodded and said: "Then we have to trouble Mr. Li and He Guipo. The Huo family has the manpower and financial resources to cooperate with any of your requests."
At this moment, He Fei suddenly asked Huo Kunmin if he still remembered why he got in the car last night.
He Zhi's question is actually what I wanted to ask, but I just didn't have time.
Huo Kunmin lowered his head, obviously recalling.
His face became even paler, and after a long time, he raised his head and said, "I heard Zhi Guo calling my dad... so I glanced outside from the window, as if I saw him on the roadside, and suddenly my head went crazy. Jumped out of the window..."
"My head was confused after that. I didn't know what happened next. I vaguely remembered that I was going to find him..." After a pause, Huo Kunmin finally said, his son's name is Huo Zhiguo.
I didn't expect that Huo Kunmin, a landowner and squire, would give his son such a name.
These years of war and chaos are enough to see something.
But his words also made me frown even more.
In this case, Huo Kunmin was taken down by his son? This is inconsistent with my and He Fei’s analysis...
At this moment, He Zhi said softly: "Let's find out what happened last night first. There must be something fishy here."
I nodded, no longer thinking about anything else, and told Huo Kunmin directly that we had to go and take a look behind the villa.
Huo Kunmin coughed twice and said to the housekeeper: "Uncle, please take Mr. Li and He Guipo over."
After saying that, Huo Kunmin explained that he had to bask in the sun for a while, otherwise he would get dizzy when he stood up, and it would be troublesome to follow us there.
I'm not surprised. Huo Kunmin was hit by Yin Qi like that yesterday. I'm really surprised that he woke up today.
Besides, Huo Kunmin actually called the housekeeper uncle?
So this housekeeper is his wife's brother?
Seemingly seeing the confusion in my eyes, Huo Kunmin explained that the housekeeper's name was Kong Qing, and he was the younger brother of his deceased wife, and he had been arranging for him to be a housekeeper in the villa.
Only then did I understand the relationship, and Kong Qingze made a gesture of invitation.
Without any further pause, He Zhi and I followed the housekeeper out.
There is a door on the left wall of the main room, and a corridor branches out.
After we walked over, there was a courtyard at the back. This courtyard was much smaller and a little shabby. We could see many servants walking back and forth. I could tell at a glance that this was a place for the Huo family's servants to live.
There were some familiar faces among those people, people whom I had met last night.
Going out from the back door of the backyard, this is the foot of the mountain.
The Huo family's villa was built on a small hill.
This hillock looks weird. It looks round at first glance. At a glance, it looks like a human head.
There are lush plants on it, but the location at the foot of the mountain is much flatter. The Huo family should have taken care of it.
On the right side of the intersection between the foot of the mountain and the backyard, there is a well. The edge of the well has been repaired with bricks and is about half a meter high.
The sun is dazzling, but this place does not make people feel hot, but feels cold...
Kong Qing did not dare to go forward. He pointed at the well carefully and said cautiously: "The well has been dry for a long time. Ever since the strange things happened in the villa, blood has been pouring out of it. Some brave servants have gone to take a look. He disappeared that night."
I became cautious, but He Zhi just supported the crutches and limped over.
I quickly followed He Pheasant, and the two of us soon arrived at the wellhead.
He Zhi looked inside, and I also cast my gaze.
Under the reflection of the sun, deep in the well mouth is the slightly swaying water surface, and the faintly refracted halo glows dark red.
Taking a closer look, the water is really as red as blood...
My eyelids twitched slightly, and He Fei's eyes also showed vigilance.
She suddenly took out a bell with a red rope tied to it.
He Zhi carefully straightened the red rope, held it with both hands, and placed the bell in the air at the mouth of the well.
First there was a soft buzzing sound, followed by a crisp tinkling sound. Even though there was no wind, He Zhi did not shake the bell, but the bell actually rang on its own!
He Zhi's eyes were fixed on the bell, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead.
The next moment, she lowered her head suddenly and looked down at the mouth of the well.
At the same time, there was a soft snap.
I watched helplessly as the red rope broke and the broken bell fell towards the bottom of the well.
