Yicheng, Fangzhai.
After an extremely cold night, after the brief bloody frenzy at dawn, the peace of the past seemed to have returned.
Deep in the square mansion, mysterious people dressed in black, who seemed like they should not live under the sun, came in and out, moving corpses or bodies that had lost the ability to respond to the places where they should exist, or Simply jump over the walls and take them to somewhere unknown, quietly and quickly.
In the front yard and hall of the house, there were already all the summer palace palace attendants who ran out from nowhere. Some of them dragged a huge bag and put all the debris scattered in the courtyard into it, and some of them put it upside down. The potted plants and ornaments were returned to their places, and some took buckets of linen and quickly washed the floors and walls. If they were really not clean, they simply filled them with new flowers or potted plants.
When the two groups of people were swept away like a tidal wave, the entire Fangzhai looked the same from front to back as if nothing had happened.
It's just that all the Zhao clan members who originally gathered in this square house have disappeared.
The sun is getting higher, and Fangzhai welcomes its first guest after an unexpected incident. He is dressed in green, has a tall crown, a long beard and a curly hair. With his hands folded between his chest and abdomen, he walks expressionlessly into this once ordinary house. The mansion of the county magistrate who was not allowed to enter at all was none other than Meng Sanshu, who was still locked up in the Yicheng Heavenly Prison the day before.
At this time, he had obviously cleaned up, but was slightly thinner than before. Behind him were three mysterious people with black scarves covering their faces, following him step by step.
As Meng Sanshu walked deeper into the house, he looked at every inconspicuous corner around him. From time to time, he reached out and touched a little, and a man in black appeared out of nowhere and stepped forward to deal with the flaws, "Zhang, Cui, have you dealt with those important people in the Lou family?"
A man in black following Meng Sanshu nodded and said, "Not a single one is left behind, we have dealt with them all.".o
"How did the Sun family react?" Meng Sanshu left the main road of the house, turned aside, and soon came to an independent courtyard, which contained a huge independent study. He opened the door and went in with ease, and stood in the study. Zhongzhong looked around.
The man in black who had previously answered said, "The invitation from Mr. Zhou Zhongqing, the chief official of Li County, has been delivered to the Sun family. Old Mrs. Sun, who is still higher in seniority than Sun Miao and Sun Hao in the Sun family, has been invited. At this time, we should ask for help." Ready to come."
"But the one who once served as the governor of Tongcang County?" Meng Sanshu asked.
"Exactly," the man in black replied.
"It's quite hidden. Outsiders thought he was dead, but he was chosen well. There are still clear-minded people in charge of the Sun family, so he shouldn't die." Meng Sanshu looked at the tall bookshelves around him, but he just walked towards it. He picked up the narrow wall that served as a partition between several bookshelves and began to rub it, "Have you invited back the children that the Sun family sent out of the city last night?"
"Please come back," the man in black replied.
"Okay," Meng Sanshu found a hollow on the solid wood carved railing, but it was like a movable wooden pole. He pulled it gently, and the ground shook slightly. The wall in front of him and the bookshelf on it began to creak. It opened to both sides, revealing the entrance of one of the dark holes. He stopped at the entrance of the cave with no intention of entering, "Before that old lady Sun sets out, send the children of the Sun family back to them, so that no one in their family will be exposed to Mr. Zhou." I'm confused, and besides," he turned around and glanced sideways at the man in black who was talking to him, "you'd better get used to it from now on. The chief officer of the chief clerk is the chief officer of the chief clerk. There is no such thing as the chief officer of the chief clerk of the county."
The man in black was startled and bowed quickly, "I understand."
"Go," Meng Sanshu saw the man in black leaving the study and closing the door, then looked at the entrance again and said to the two people behind him, "Let's have a look."
The two men in black passed by both sides of Meng Sanshu's body without any hesitation. In the darkness, the sound of "swish" wind and other things could be vaguely heard, until after the last muffled groan, one of the men in black The man in clothes said "Okay" from below, and then Meng Sanshu Shi Shiran stepped into it.
It was a spiral staircase that spiraled downwards. After a few turns, it entered an underground secret room that was not small in size.
In the center of the secret room is a huge and heavy solid wood table
In the middle of the table is a square box surrounded by four sides. The box has no cover, and the bright golden light shines directly on the top of the secret room, and then scatters to all sides of the secret room, illuminating the secret room very brightly.
And around the square box, there are still many boxes placed on the table, high and low, fat and thin, most of them are self-covered, and a few are open, allowing people to see the shape of the treasures inside. .o
Beside the table, a man in black stood against the wall with his head slightly lowered. The other man sat on the ground leaning against the wall, covering one eye. Black blood seeped out from between his fingers. He was in a sluggish state. What he saw was Not alive anymore.
Meng Sanshu glanced at the man in black sitting there and said with some compassion, "We will take good care of your family."
The seated man in black nodded slowly, but the other end fell down without any support, and his limp hand fell with it.
Meng Sanshu stood there for a moment, then closed his eyes and sighed softly, walked to the huge table, turned a blind eye to the boxes with many treasures on it, and went to the only chair behind the table. He sat down, then bent down, and looked around for a long time. Finally, he pushed and pressed in a very hidden position under the heavy table, and opened a drawer. Placed in it were all stacked letters. .
Meng Sanshu took out the top letter, looked at the cover, and then asked the man in black standing, "Were all the houses that were cleared last night, including those that were cleared during the day, disposed of by the military?"
The man in black said, "The house that was cleaned up last night was taken over by General Chen Pi's people after the army entered the city. The Zhao family's place that was cleaned up during the day today is still under our control." among."
Meng Sanshu lowered his head to read the letter, but still did not open it, and said, "Take this brother out, cover his face, bury him secretly, and then inform General Chen Pi to take over several other houses besides this square house of the Zhao family." 's house."
The man in black saluted, picked up his dead companion and flew away.
Meng Sanshu was the only one left in the secret room. He took a look at the words "Wang Quanhu" on the envelope, opened it and looked at it carefully. Then he found the fire folding piece from the place on the table where he obviously usually used it, lit the brazier next to the seat, and put the The letter was thrown in, the flames were swallowed up, and nothing was left. ..
Meng Sanshu took out the second letter. After looking at it carefully, he did not burn it. Instead, he put the letter back into the envelope and placed it gently on the table.
Repeatedly, until he had read all the letters in the drawer, only half of them were left. He sorted the half of the letters again, put them back in the drawer and closed them.
He closed the lid of the brazier, extinguished the open flame, then stood up and walked towards the secret room.
