Perfect Encounter

Aunt Lu frowned and listened.

Qi Zheng said: "Father Yang found something was wrong. He told me that day, let me go to you the next day, and I will live with you, auntie. He has to go to the city, and I am afraid that he will not be able to take good care of me. I asked him why, He said that I was too young to understand. I pestered him to ask, and he said that something important happened in the city, and he wanted to go to the Liaocheng garrison to report the case to General Mu.”

"General Mu?" Aunt Lu was stunned. At the beginning, her husband, child and elder brother Yang were all serving in the Mu family army. What's the matter, dragging a lame and injured arm to find the military so far away.

Qi Zheng continued: "I don't understand, why don't you go to the magistrate when you have to report to the officials. Father Yang said that there are secret operations in the city, who knows whether the magistrate is reliable or not, or report directly to the military."

Aunt Lu was dumbfounded: "When did this happen?"

"Two years ago. Before Father Yang passed away."

Aunt Lu was so surprised that someone had discovered the secret work so early. She immediately had bad associations. "How did Brother Yang get sick?" At the beginning, she even took care of the funeral, and was buried in a cemetery she bought outside the city. Her husband and children were also buried there, and a place was reserved for herself.

Qi Zheng's eyes were red: "I don't think I'm sick. Father Yang went to watch the night after he explained to me. He planned to leave after I left the next day. I didn't think much about it at the time, and fell asleep obediently. Early in the morning of the second day, they came to tell me that Father Yang had suffered from a cold and fell ill, and they were placed in another room. I went to see him, and his face was blue and he was in a deep sleep. There was a doctor next to him, who said yes I came to treat my father."

Aunt Lu nodded, she knew this, when Qi Zheng came to look for her crying, she hurried over to visit, she was really seriously ill. The doctor said that the old disease was broken, and he was cold at night and drank alcohol, and he suddenly became ill. I was prescribed medicine to drink every day, but there was no improvement, and after three days of delay, I left.

Qi Zheng said: "At that time, they didn't let me take care of my father, saying that I was young and easy to get sick. But once I sneaked in while no one was there, and it happened that my father was awake, he said to me with difficulty, let me leave here, He also said that his body was kept. He couldn't speak clearly at the time, and I struggled to hear it."

"Keep his body?" Aunt Lu asked, "So after he passed away, you came to ask me to collect his body for burial?"

Qi Zheng nodded: "I have no money. If I can't be buried, I can only burn it. Father Yang said to keep it."

Aunt Lu understood. "You think Brother Yang's death is strange, so you don't want to leave, you want to stay and find out the truth."

Qi Zheng nodded again.

"My child." Aunt Lu pulled Qi Zheng into her arms, "You should have told me earlier." Aunt Lu burst into tears as she thought about the murdered Brother Yang.

"I told my aunt, she will definitely not sit idly by. In this world, only my aunt is the only one who treats me sincerely. I am afraid that my aunt will also be murdered."

"Of course I won't sit idly by. If Brother Yang is killed by someone, we must get it back for him."

Qi Zheng nodded vigorously. "In the past two years, I have pretended not to know anything, and I have always been with Brother Niu and the others. I also found out some things."

"What is it?"

"Don't worry about it, my aunt. These things are dangerous. It's no good for my aunt to know."

"You are just a child, and no one will help you. How can you avenge Brother Yang? Auntie is not afraid of danger." Aunt Lu touched Qi Zheng's head, "I have to protect you, otherwise I will see Brother Yang when I go to the Nine Springs. How to explain to him. You are young, and you always stay in this casino. You don’t know many people, but I am different. I can find help. Qi Zheng, you must tell me what happened.”

Qi Zheng bit his lips: "My aunt promises that she won't force me to leave, and won't stop me from investigating."

"Then you have to promise to the aunt to be careful everywhere and not to take any risks."

"I won't." Qi Zheng was a little proud: "I pretended well. In the past two years, no one suspected me, and they didn't know that I was investigating." Qi Zheng looked around again, it was quiet here, Few people came, so he lowered his voice and continued: "I haven't found any clues about the secret work yet, but I saw that they killed people. This matter is also related to Xu Matchmaker."

Aunt Lu was shocked. There was even Xu Matchmaker. "Who did you kill?"

Qi Zheng said: "I don't recognize him. It's a young master. The young master came here with Boss Liu and Matchmaker Xu. I just came out after delivering tea to the guests in the hall. I saw Boss Liu leading people in, and Matchmaker Xu who was following behind me didn't look very happy. Yes, they have been going to the secret room. This secret room is also a secret. It looks like a normal private room from the outside. Once I clearly saw someone go in. I wanted to eavesdrop on them, but there was no one in the room. It was like magic. Later, I saw those people coming out of that room. I knew there was something strange in that room. I saw Boss Liu and the others go in, followed by Brother Niu and the others, so I thought Let's see what's going on. Finally, I sneak a look by the door. It turns out that there is an ornament in the cabinet that is a mechanism. When I turn it around, the cabinet opens. The young man was forced in by Brother Niu and the others, who twisted their arms and covered their mouths. In that closet."

Aunt Lu hurriedly asked: "Do you know the name of the young master and what he looks like?"

Qi Zheng shook his head: "I haven't heard them call him by name. It's just that he looks like a white, clean and gentle scholar, with delicate features."

"and then?"

"Then I left. After a while, I did some chores, and felt that a long time had passed, and they should have come out. I wanted to find out what was in the secret room." Qi Zheng said, Aunt Lu stared at her.

Qi Zheng quickly waved his hands and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, I'm very careful. Didn't I think that if I found evidence for their murder of Father Yang, I would also report to General Mu." He went on Said: "I turned the mechanism and found that there was an aisle behind the cabinet, which was going down. For some reason, I didn't feel suffocated inside. The aisle looked quite deep. I went in. It turned out to go down. It was quite a long walk, and several rooms were built. I was afraid to go back, but I heard their voices. They had already killed the young man, and they said they would chop it up and send it out of the city to throw it away. Throw it into the mountains, If the beast is eaten clean, no one will notice it. Boss Liu said that no one will know if the slop buckets of the restaurant go out of the city every day."

When Aunt Lu heard this, her heart stopped beating in fright. It took a long time to slow down and ask, "When did this happen?"

"April fifteen."

That is to say, before An Ruochen heard that Matchmaker Xu was discussing with Mr. Xie, this son must not be Mr. Xie. Aunt Lu made some calculations in her heart.

Qi Zheng continued: "When I heard them say that, I was so frightened that my legs were weak. How could I dare to listen any more. I hurried out quietly. After I came out, I was ordered to serve tea and deliver snacks in the hall. I ran before After running in and out, I saw Boss Lou heading for the secret room. After a while, I saw them coming out together. Boss Lou and Boss Liu went upstairs, and Matchmaker Xu was going to the hall to gamble, but she didn’t play. She quietly went to the secret room again. I watched her movement. After she came out of the secret room, for some reason, she looked very happy, as if she had got a baby. Didn’t she die later, I guessed, would it be It has something to do with it."

"What happened after Matchmaker Xu died?"

Qi Zheng thought for a while, then shook his head: "No."

"In the casino, have you ever seen the son called Mr. Xie?"

"There is an old man surnamed Xie, but he is an old man. He lives in West Street. I heard them say it a few times. The debt cannot be paid, and the granddaughter is going to be sold."

Aunt Lu frowned. Then this person is definitely not.

"Are there any guests in the casino like Mr. Young Master who have more contact with Matchmaker Xu?"

Qi Zheng shook his head and asked, "Why do you ask about this?"

"I heard that Matchmaker Xu is related to Essay, so the people she came into contact with may also be implicated. Her death, like Brother Yang's death, was silenced."

Qi Zheng gritted his teeth: "Unfortunately, I haven't found any evidence."

Aunt Lu hurriedly instructed: "Don't act rashly. These people are not good people. Brother Yang has been on the battlefield for a long time and experienced, and he was killed by them blatantly and quietly. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even know his death It's so strange. Don't rely on your young age and others don't pay attention. If you arouse their suspicion, you will be in danger."

"I'm not afraid."

"I'm afraid. Nothing can happen to you." Aunt Lu patted Qi Zheng's head. "You can't take care of this by yourself. I will deal with it with you. But you have to promise me that after this matter is over, you listen to me and leave here. I will find you an errand to do."

Qi Zheng nodded: "As long as I can avenge my father, I can do anything."

Aunt Lu and Qi Zheng gave detailed instructions, and Qi Zheng listened carefully.

Aunt Lu bid farewell to Qi Zheng and went to Zhaofu Restaurant. She was taken aback when she went. The weft curtains in Zhaofu Restaurant were all replaced with moon white. It's quite frightening that the restaurant is decorated like this. Turning around, the red bell that An Ruochen mentioned was nowhere to be seen, but a white bell hung at the knot of each window.

Aunt Lu hurried to find Tie Zhu, the waiter, to inquire. Tie Zhu said with a sad face: "The owner's family has a funeral, we won't be able to welcome guests today. We will reopen after half a month."

Aunt Lu was taken aback: "Funeral? Who passed away?"

"Mrs. Dong's wife. Didn't she lose her daughter a few days ago? My wife couldn't bear the blow and fell ill. She couldn't afford it, and she was crazy. I heard that last night while my boss was asleep, she left a suicide note and hanged herself. I asked a doctor to come to rescue me, but I couldn't save him, so I just left."

Aunt Lu was too shocked to speak.

Tie Zhu complained, "Today I suddenly said that we won't be welcoming guests. The guests who booked a table have to explain one by one, refund the money, and we will rest tomorrow. I don't know if I will pay for this half a month."

Aunt Lu left in a hurry, a little at a loss. It was too sudden, so let's forget about it. Once some big news came out, she had to tell An Ruochen immediately.

But I just saw it this morning. Since something happened, the other end of the secretive work will keep an eye on it. She turned around and went again, would it arouse suspicion too much?

By the way, there is a way.

Aunt Lu headed towards Anfu.