The flower girl was squatting at the bottom of the restaurant again. The fragrance of pure white gardenias was strong. The wind blew around the upstairs wing and then rolled out, taking away the momentary stagnation in the room.
Butler Zhou put on a fake smile on his stiff face, wiped the sweat from his forehead, lowered his eyes and said, "What about human trafficking? Mr. Yun is really good at joking, I don't understand."
Yun Qi's smile was cold, and he looked at him with a faint look. It was not sharp, but there was a sarcasm that no one could ignore, "Let me guess why Panlong Village's Black Friday, Golden Snake Sect Huang Changyou has close contacts with the Zhou family, He is like a brother to the second young master of the Zhou family."
Butler Zhou's eyes flickered and he raised his head hesitantly.
Yun Qi raised his eyelids, squinted at him, and said, "Does Housekeeper Zhou not know where these two people are from? Your Zhou family has a close relationship with the bandits, so it's hard not to make people suspicious."
"This... Panlong Village and Golden Snake Sect are local gangsters. Our master is weak and weak, but we just don't dare to offend them. We are not collaborating with them."
"What a coincidence." Yun Qi knocked on the table with a jade bone fan in his hand, which shocked Butler Zhou's heart and said with a playful tone: "Hei Wu and Huang Changyou suddenly disappeared with a few of their capable men, leaving behind Panlong Village and Golden Snake Sect are empty, giving His Highness the Crown Prince a chance to eradicate evil. You see, it was such a coincidence that we discovered the account books left by Hei Wu and Huang Changyou."
The corners of his crimson lips were slightly raised, his peach blossom eyes were sparkling, and he smiled with a charm that turned all living beings upside down. "Shang County, two women; Chiya County, one woman and one son; Lumin County, one boy." …”
Butler Zhou was sitting on pins and needles at the location he reported quietly, his expression kept changing, and finally he couldn't sit still, stood up suddenly, and said with a tangled face: "It's none of my business, it's all Zhou Yao's doing."
Lu Anran wiped off the pastry crumbs from her fingers, looked away from Yun Qi, and asked, "Who is Zhou Yao?"
"He is our second young master." After Butler Zhou answered, he explained a little more, "But the master had kicked him out of the house before his death and we are not allowed to call him second young master."
If Zhou Ting is deeply valued by Zhou Hou, although he has not achieved academic achievements, he is very good at doing business, is smooth and principled, and has Xue Tai's relationship, given time, the Zhou family will not be afraid of not being famous.
Zhou Yao was born. He had shown a cunning character since he was a child, and he was a bit ambitious. When he grew up, he refused to let his father hand over all the business to Zhou Ting. By chance, he met Hei Wu and Huang Changyou, so he started to follow the other side.
"The second young master is actually very smart, even smarter than the eldest young master, but the master saw from the beginning that he was too smart and too impetuous, which led to him not being down-to-earth in life and work, so he finally decided to hand over most of the business to the eldest young master. Let the second young master do some small things like collecting rent."
Zhou Yao was unwilling to give in and wanted to prove that he was the best in the Zhou family, trying to impress everyone.
"The master didn't know anything about what he and Hei Wu and Hei Wu worked together to do from beginning to end. When the master vaguely realized that something was wrong, he ordered the second young master to go to the government to surrender. Unexpectedly, a group of people from Hei Wu and Huang Chang disappeared suddenly. Gone."
Butler Zhou frowned, with a puzzled look in his eyes, "That day, the master and the second young master had a big argument, and the father and son severed their relationship because of it. I don't know the specific content, but after that day, the master said he would go to the ancestral hall to invite Genealogy, cross out the second young master’s name from the genealogy.”
Removing the name from the family tree means being kicked out of the family and no longer part of the Zhou family.
"But then the master fell seriously ill, so the matter was shelved. More than half a year later, someone found the second young master dead outside. The master saw the second young master's body and fell ill again. After this time, there was no one in the Zhou Mansion. Mentioned the second young master."
Butler Zhou lowered his head and only looked at the side of his face, full of sadness and sorrow, "Who would have thought that so many days have passed, and a good family has been lost like this."
"Zhou Hou kicked Zhou Yao out," Yun Qi leaned forward and narrowed his eyes slightly, "Then he felt at ease and used the dirty money to start business and pave the way for the Zhou family?"
Butler Zhou's tensed body trembled, his eyes evaded and said: "This... I am a servant, I really don't know the things about the master's family."
Lu Anran raised his eyes, his gaze was penetrating, Qingyin said coldly: "You master really doesn't know, but you still put on a show for the world to see."
Housekeeper Zhou didn't expect her to speak so directly, and her expression became dull for a moment.
"Now that everyone in the Zhou family has died, what does the girl mean by saying this...?" Butler Zhou smiled bitterly.
Yun Qi stretched out a finger and shook it, "The Zhou family is all dead, but the Zhou family, oh, no, just like what you said Zhou Yao did, the women and children who were mutilated by Zhou Yao, how could they... Innocent, and how innocent their families are.”
Butler Zhou felt uneasy and couldn't speak for a while.
Putting this topic aside, Yun Qi asked again: "What about the Zhou family's interest-raising? Don't say that Zhou Hou doesn't know about it."
Butler Zhou: "I, I'm just a servant..."
"I wonder if the housekeeper of Zhou Mansion is too good at it?"
Butler Zhou's orange-peel wrinkled cheeks twitched, his turbid eyes flashed, and he hesitated: "Master Yun, everyone in the Zhou family is gone, what's the point of talking about this, I can't make any decisions as a servant. , I am clinging to my old age just to find the murderer for my master, so that I can have an explanation when I meet the Zhou family after my death."
"Aren't I going to sort out the case with you now and find out the most likely murderer of the Zhou family?"
"But, it was Yaksha who destroyed the family. What Master Yun asked...has nothing to do with Yaksha."
"Really?" Yun Qi raised his eyebrows, "Are you investigating the case or should I investigate the case? The first thing to do in investigating a case is to find out the ins and outs, grasp all the clues, and then peel off the cocoons. Are you planning to challenge the case-handling ability of our Criminal Division?"
"Xiaomin dare not."
"Okay, just answer the question. After all, you don't want to do your best to find out the truth for the Zhou family."
Lu Anran admired Yun Qi's ability to argue unreasonably, not to mention that the Zhou family was acting dishonestly. Housekeeper Zhou had something on his mind, so how could he let Yun Qi off so easily?
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Butler Zhou to be defeated, "I, I know that the master originally had an account book in his hand. After the Zhou family's accident, I found it in the study. I originally wanted the account book to be buried with the master, but the Yizhuang caught fire and everyone The burn is gone.”
Yun Qi pointed at Butler Zhou and said with a smile, "You are such a loyal servant."
No wonder the Zhou family couldn't find any evidence related to the account books. It's a pity that Butler Zhou had already cleaned up the matter before the Zhou family had trouble. It was he who underestimated this old servant.
Butler Zhou showed no shame and said, "With the Zhou family gone, nothing else matters." Of course he would not keep anything that was not good for the Zhou family.
Watching Butler Zhou leave with a basket in his left hand and a food box in his right hand, Lu Anran and Yun Qi both had a new understanding of this old servant.
Before, they only thought that he was just an ordinary old loyal servant, but now they discovered that Butler Zhou was more secretive than they thought.
Lu Anran looked at Yun Qi, "Do you still suspect Butler Zhou of seeking wealth and murder?"
Yun Qi clicked his tongue and said, "With a master like this, it's understandable no matter how bad the servant is."
The two of them got off the restaurant. Lu Anran struck the ground with his crutch and moved very slowly.
Yun Qi walked a few steps and waited, then turned around and thought, "Should I make you a four-wheeler?"
"It's not that serious. I just can't use gravity. It's okay to take a few steps occasionally."
Passing by the flower girl, Yun Qichong raised his chin and asked with his eyes, "Do you want more?" '
Lu Anran shook her head. She was not a flower-cherishing person. She just fell into memories last time and didn't really want the bouquet.
Yun Qi teased her, "To other women, the most beautiful things in the world are nothing more than flowers and jewelry. You are so dismissive of them, are you trying to make yourself extraordinary?"
"Your Majesty is wrong." Lu Anran retorted calmly, "Air, blue sky, and white clouds are all the most beautiful things in the world. Not all good things must be possessed."
"But I still think you are different." The two of them walked to the carriage. People were coming and going on the street. They were the only two in this small world. Yunqi said softly and smiled, "Do you know what this means?"
Lu Anran looked at his handsome face. His peach-blossom eyes were as dark as ink, as if they contained old wine. She would be intoxicated when she looked into them. Her heartbeat seemed to stop suddenly, and then seemed to beat wildly. On the surface, her calm brows revealed nothing. Nothing unusual can be seen between the colors.
"There are countless beautiful things in the world, such as the sunrise and sunset, the stars and the sea." He stared at her, his eyes like a tangible net, tightly bound, not letting go of any trace, "The world in your eyes is also you in the world's eyes."
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As the carriage was moving, the two of them sat on each side, and the atmosphere was silent.
Lu Anran thought a lot about herself and Yunqi. Before she could think clearly, she chose the safest topic.
"You don't have the account books of Heiwu and Huang Changyou in your hand. Why is Butler Zhou not suspicious?"
Yun Qi just casually recited a few county offices, and all the information about the number of people and addresses was nonsense. Lu Anran was also worried that Butler Zhou would be suspicious, but he did not expect that he succeeded in fooling them.
Yun Qi took a quick glance and knew that Lu Anran was deliberately interrupting, but instead of exposing her, he just said along the lines of, "This is natural, he has something going on in his heart, whether he admits it or not, this matter cannot be avoided."
Lu Anran ran this matter through his mind and tentatively said: "If he finds out your loophole, it means he knows about it, and maybe he has seen the account books. But if he followed you and pulled out Zhou Yao, either he has never seen the account books. But knowing this, either this is actually his purpose."
Ever since he knew about the affairs behind Zhou Mansion, it was not easy to look at Butler Zhou.
"The Zhou family was wiped out and only one old housekeeper was left?" Yun Qi chuckled, mockingly: "Is it really such a coincidence?"
Lu Anran opened the curtain of the carriage and looked outside. The scenery flashed by as the horses ran, and he faintly saw paper lanterns swaying in the wind in front of a shop. "Butler Zhou seems to go to the same incense and candle shop often."
On the day of the fire in Yizhuang, it was also because Butler Zhou went to the incense and candle shop and did not rush back in time.
Yun squinted his eyes, with a confident smile on his lips, "I've asked Mo Yan to keep an eye on him secretly."
The two of them returned to the other courtyard and met Zi Sangjin's bodyguard Shi Shui waiting at the door. "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has summoned me. I have something to tell you two. Please come with me."
