Huo Kunmin did not raise his head to look at me, but bent down and picked up the head of the female corpse.
With cold eyes, he murmured "Blood debt must be paid with blood," and then he whispered a few words to Huo Feng in a low voice.
I vaguely heard some words about money, remuneration and the like.
After a while, Huo Kunmin turned around and smiled at He Zhi and me, but his smile was too stiff, and then he turned around and walked towards the villa.
Huo Feng respectfully made an invitation gesture to He Pheasant and me, and said, "Mr. Li, He Pheasant, you guys get in the car and we go into the city."
"The head of the family has told me to take you to the Huo family first and hand over the reward to the two of you. He cannot leave the villa for the time being. He has to hold a funeral for the young master and invite people to come as guests."
"When the master of the family arrives at the villa, he will arrange for someone to take care of this place." He Zhi did not pause and got directly into the carriage.
I watched Huo Kunmin's back gradually disappearing with complicated eyes. In fact, I really wanted to persuade him, but I knew I wouldn't be able to.
If I were to put myself in the situation, if my wife died and my son died, I can’t even imagine what I would do.
No more complications, I followed He Zhi and got into the car.
Huo Feng hurriedly drove the carriage, which creaked on the road.
Although entering the water is thrilling, it doesn't take much time. I'm afraid it won't even last an hour, and it's not even midnight yet.
He Zhi was sitting where Huo Kunmin was before, with his eyes closed, and his young and pretty face was still a little white, and he had not recovered.
I checked my belongings and looked in the big black wooden box again.
The white felt was lost in the water, and the willow ribbon was gone as well. The female corpse was not around her neck just now. It must have been washed away by the water during the process of landing.
There are not many things left by Luo Yinpo, so I have to find a way to add some.
Including the green hemp rope for the corpse fishermen, I have to prepare it quickly.
Otherwise, not only would the guy who fished for the corpse be in trouble, but there would also be no way to connect the body, which would be too much of a constraint for me.
After driving for a while, I secretly glanced at He Pheasant. She still had her eyes closed, her pretty face slightly cold.
Thinking that He Fei was angry because of my words just now, I don’t know how to apologize...
The atmosphere in the carriage was stagnant and awkward.
Time passed slowly, and we finally entered the city and arrived at Huo's house.
Huo Feng did not take us to the main room, but into another room, which was like a study room, full of books. He asked us to wait for a while, and then left in a hurry.
When Huo Feng came back, he had a small package in his hand.
After he solemnly handed the package to me, he told us that we would not be staying overnight today, and asked us to leave the Huo family, and not to mention anything about the past few days again.
The head of the family told him that it was best for us to keep everything to ourselves, as he was afraid of implicating us.
Before we could answer, Huo Feng made another gesture of greeting, obviously seeing off the guests.
There were so many things in my hand that I hesitated to speak, and finally I didn’t speak.
He Zhi turned around and walked out of the room directly. Her legs were still limping a little, but her speed was not slow at all.
I wanted to go up and help her, but the result was the same as when I entered the door. She dodged slightly and even walked faster.
After we left Huo's house, He Zhi walked straight towards the dock.
I was puzzled and asked He Zhi why he went to the dock.
He Zhi looked back at me, his tone became much lighter, and he only said two words, go home.
My body froze, before I could speak.
He Zhi turned his head and stopped looking at me. He just said in a calmer tone: "My grandfather taught me since I was a child that you can't take things that are not your own. I have never stolen or taken anything from others. Instead of following you, you will treat me as a thief and be careful." , I might as well go home, even if my hand is broken, it is much better than being wrongly accused by you."
He Zhi's words were calm, but the calmer he became, the more disappointed I could hear.
My throat seemed to be blocked by something, and I didn't know how to explain it. I felt at a loss.
He Zhi walked forward again, and I wanted to follow him.
As a result, with one hand, she whirred with a mourning stick and almost hit me in the chest!
I stopped suddenly and barely managed to avoid...
"Don't follow me. If you don't believe me, I won't believe you either." He Zhi's tone was cold and her feet were moving faster. There was a corner in front of her. She quickly turned around and disappeared into the night.
I wanted to catch up again, but for some reason, I felt a dull pain in my heart.
The feeling was complicated and indescribable, as if my heart suddenly lost weight. The throbbing and panic made me confused.
What I actually regret more is that I was in a hurry and said the wrong thing casually. Now that I think about it, what is the difference between the few words I said to He Fei and the doubts the villagers had about me?
He Pheasant came to help me when her leg was injured. She didn’t know how sad she felt when I said that...
After thinking about this, I jumped up and chased in the direction where He Zhi disappeared.
But after rounding the corner, under the lonely night sky, the streets were empty. Where was the pheasant?
I was not familiar with the roads in the city, so I was so anxious that I hurriedly pursued him along the streets.
After twisting and turning several times, I finally found the direction of the pier, and I immediately ran towards the pier.
When I arrived at the dock, there were scattered fishermen and boatmen working.
I hurried over, grabbed a random person, and asked him if he had seen a young girl with an injury on her leg.
The man looked at me in surprise, shrank his neck, and dodged.
The rest of the people on the dock also showed frightened expressions.
I suddenly felt something was wrong, and just when I wanted to continue asking, the man told me that there was indeed a girl who came over just now. She looked cute and good-looking, and she was at most fifteen or sixteen years old.
She asked someone to take her across the river to Hejia Village, and since she didn't take any money, no one would want to go.
As a result, she started beating people, and even captured a person to send her away in a boat...
I:"……"
I pursed my lips and stared at the river outside the pier, feeling even more confused.
I wanted to chase him and explain, but my reason told me that if I chased him, it would take a lot of time. I had been at Huo's house for almost two or three days, and the paper man probably didn't know what news he had gotten.
The current situation does not allow me to delay any longer.
After being silent for a moment, I could only make up my mind. When I had finished all the things and took the more powerful gentleman back to the village to do errands, I would go find He Fei and explain and apologize to her. Make everything clear.
After thinking about this clearly, I told the fisherman in front of me.
When the boatman who was forced to sail the boat to see people off comes back, let him ask if He Pheasant gave him any money.
If not, ask him to find Huang Qi, the boy on the dock, and say it was my order, and Huang Qi will pay him immediately.
