Chapter 154 "Yang Zhixian"

Ding Qiu finished grinding the medicinal powder and fumbled carefully with a rag to wipe off the medicinal residue spilled on the table.

　　He wanted to ask Jiang Zhu what he did next, but suddenly found that the medicine house had become quiet. The two people who had been chatting just now were silent for some time.

　　Ding Qiu was a little puzzled. He waited for a while, but no one spoke. He could only hear the rustling sound of the clothes and fabrics rubbing against each other. He didn't know what the two people were doing.

　　"Sir, Brother Ye?"

　　He called softly with some uncertainty.

　　Ye Anian, who was held in Jiang Zhu's arms, turned red. He bit his lips and glared at Jiang Zhu.

　　The two of them had been playing around for a while, and the pain from the poisonous attack had completely passed. Jiang Zhu chuckled lightly and finally let go of him.

　　As soon as he noticed that the hand holding her waist loosened, Ye Anyian immediately jumped off his lap.

　　"Ahem," Jiang Zhu calmly wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead, straightened out the wrinkles on his clothes, and his face had returned to a serious look, and asked Ding Qiu: "Has the medicine been ground yet?"

　　"Yes." Ding Qiu nodded, touched the small jar containing the medicinal powder, and carefully held it to him.

　　Jiang Zhu reached out and took it, picked up a little with his fingertips and rubbed it open, observing how finely the powder was, and then put it to the bottom of his nose and sniffed: "It's done. You can go play with Fu Zai and the others, there is nothing else needed. You helped."

　　"Okay, sir, let's talk slowly with Brother Ye." Ding Qiu agreed and walked away slowly with his blind stick.

　　Ye Annian breathed a sigh of relief and was very ashamed of Jiang Zhu's actions just now: "When Ding Qiu's eyes heal, don't do this again, or you will teach the children bad things."

　　When Jiang Zhu heard this, the corner of his lips curled up: "Then, can it be done before his eyes heal?"

　　Ye Anyian:...

　　"You are hopeless!"

　　Jiang Zhu smiled so hard that his eyebrows curled up: "Stop making a fuss. Is there anything interesting happening in town today? Tell me about it?"

　　"It's true." Ye Annian sat down on the chair next to him. "The chief secretary of Anxing County, the one who was framed in Ye Ansong's case, came to town."

　　"Oh? What is he doing here?"

　　"We're here to investigate the Xu Mansion massacre case." Ye Annian said while observing Jiang Zhu's expression calmly.

　　But Jiang Zhu's expression was as usual, nothing unusual: "That's it, what did he find out?"

　　Ye Anyian shook his head: "However, when he came to the shop and asked about the day when I was kidnapped to Fuyuan Inn, I told him everything."

"Well, it seems that that person is really powerful. He was able to kill so many people in the Xu family in one night. It would be great if he could be caught as soon as possible."

　　"Master Fan also said that those who were killed in the Xu family only had a small cross-shaped wound on their neck. The wound seemed to have been cut by a sharp object. It was very deep and had traces of being frozen. But there wasn't any blood splattered,"

　　"I'm afraid ordinary people can't do this to this extent, unless they are some masters in martial arts."

　　Jiang Zhu looked at Ye Anyian: "It seems that Mr. Xu has provoked someone who shouldn't be provoked."

　　What he said was almost the same as what Ye Anyian had speculated before. Ye Anyian stared at the expression on his face for a while and then said: "Yes, in this case, I'm afraid the government won't be able to find the murderer."

　　Even if they could be found, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to catch them. The murder cases of hundreds of people in the Xu family could only be left unsolved.

　　"It's their own fault. Maybe it's karma." Jiang Zhu closed the medicine jar and took Ye Annian's hand. "Whatever they want to do, it has nothing to do with us."

　　"Yes." Ye Anyian nodded, "You go in and rest while I cook."

　　Jiang Zhu responded, turned around and entered the room. Ye Anyian looked at his back and breathed a sigh of relief.

　　He felt that he might be a little too sensitive. He defended Jiang Zhu in front of Fan Chengju during the day, but in turn, he couldn't help but doubt him.

　　Thinking about Jiang Zhu who has been sick recently and tried his best to save himself that day, how could he do such a thing?

　　…

　　The next day, the two went to town together.

　　The new house was just about to be beamed. Ye Annian and Zhang Minjiang decided to take a day off before mounting the beams, because the day of beaming was a lot of work and they needed to prepare some things.

　　When they arrived at the shop, the cart between the two of them had not yet stopped, and Yu Hu rushed out when he heard the noise.

　　Seeing the two of them, he was surprised and said: "First shopkeeper, second shopkeeper! Great news!"

　　"What news, so exciting." Ye Anyian curled his lips.

　　"It's about the Xu family!"

　　"Oh, has the murderer been caught?" Jiang Zhu asked.

　　"What! It's the people of Anxing County who jointly signed a petition to protect that hero! Oh, he's the one who destroyed all the members of the Xu family. Xinzhi County has agreed not to pursue this matter anymore!"

　　"It seems that the Xu family has done a lot of evil." Ye Annian said.

　　"No, the people in Anxing County have always succumbed to the tyranny of the Xu family and Fang Jinyuan, and they have complained all year round. I have been there before, like those poor people, and working for people like me. The lower class people can be beaten and bullied at will, and there is no place to complain. "

　　Ye Anyian: "It seems like that man did something good."

　　"Xinzhi County is also very thoughtful," Jiang Zhu raised his eyebrows, "Not only did the case get settled, but it also left a good impression on the people. It killed two birds with one stone."

　　"Yes, the Xinzhi County magistrate came to our town today." Yu Hu was very excited, "I heard they were checking Zhouji Pawnshop."

　　"What happened to Zhou Ji's pawnshop?"

"I don't know, but it seems that a lot of people have come forward to sue him. It's right in front of Zhou Ji's pawn shop. I heard from a customer who just came here that it's very lively there now."

　　Seeing that Ye Anyian was a little moved, Jiang Zhu suggested, "Go and have a look?"

　　Ye Anyian pursed his lips: "Let's go."

　　When the two of them arrived near Zhou Ji's Pawn Shop, they saw that the surrounding roads were already filled with people, blocking the entire street.

　　Jiang Zhu randomly found someone and asked, "Brother, do you know what is going on here?"

　　"Oh, Mr. Yang is interrogating the case inside!" The man replied, "The person who is interrogating is the shopkeeper of Zhou Ji's pawnshop, Zhou Zaiqian!"

　　"What did he commit?" Ye Anyian also came over.

　　"I heard that he secretly loaned loan sharks and was sued by an old man named 'Ye'!"

　　Ye Anyian:...

　　He vaguely thought of something, and looked at each other with Jiang Zhu. They thanked the man in a hurry and squeezed into the crowd hand in hand.

　　Fortunately, they met Fan Chengju before they were able to squeeze in, and they were brought in smoothly.

　　Fan Chengju originally wanted to send someone to bring witnesses, but when he met Ye Anyian and Jiang Zhu, he brought them in and found a better place to watch.

　　"The complainant's surname is also 'Ye'. I wonder if he has anything to do with Shopkeeper Ye." Fan Chengju said, after all, in this small town, there are not many people with the surname 'Ye'.

　　"It's my grandfather." Ye Annian replied, "But now that I have a family, my relationship with the Ye family has become weak."

　　"I see." Fan Chengju immediately understood what he meant, "Then you guys stay, I have something else to do, so I'll take the first step."

　　After saying that, he turned around and merged into the crowd.

　　Ye Anyian just looked back and heard Ye Quan's familiar voice.

　　"Master Qingtian! You must make the decision for the common people!"

　　"My son Ye Chenghe was beaten into a disability by Zhou Zaiqian's men!"

　　"Look! My son's legs are now completely disabled and he can only lie in bed for the rest of his life. How vicious the Zhou family is!"

　　In a small open space surrounded by a thick wall of onlookers, Ye Quan and Wu Xianglian were kneeling there. Next to them was a simple stretcher made of sticks and cloth. Ye Chenghe, whose legs were paralyzed, was Lie on it.

　　A long table was set up at the top of the open space, and an old man with gray hair and beard wearing the uniform of a magistrate was sitting upright on a chair.

　　After hearing what Ye Quan said, the old man coughed and asked, "Ye Quan, is there any evidence that your son was beaten to a disability by Zhou Zaiqian?"

　　Ye Quan was stunned by his question, and it took him a while to react: "I'm afraid there is no evidence...evidence."

　　It's been a long time since Ye Chenghe was beaten, and he was also beaten over the head and dragged into a deserted alley. Even Ye Chenghe himself didn't see the face of the person who beat him. Now he wants evidence. , where can I find it?

"Then there is no other way." After the old man finished speaking, he picked up a piece of tissue paper on the table, "However, you just said that Zhou Zaiqian secretly loaned loan sharks, but the guarantor written in the deed is your son Ye Ye. Chenghe."

　　"Wha...what?!" Ye Quan was dumbfounded.

　　"Impossible, impossible Master Yang!" Wu Xianglian kowtowed as she lay on the ground, "My son has always done things according to the rules, so why would he put usury money! Even if he did it, he must have been forced by Zhou Zaigan! "

　　"Master Yang, I was forced!"

　　Ye Chenghe was lying on the stretcher. At this moment, he heard his parents arguing for him, and he shouted at the top of his voice: "I was forced by Zhou Zaigan! Sir!"

　　"What are you arguing about? Shut up!" Mr. Yang, who was sitting at the top, frowned and shouted.

　　The three of them immediately fell silent.

　　Ye Annian looked at the newly appointed magistrate and frowned.

　　This old man looks to be sixty or seventy years old, but he is actually the newly appointed magistrate? Why does it look so unreliable?

　　"Do you think this Xinzhi County can do it?"

　　Reaching out and poking Jiang Zhu's arm, Ye Anyian leaned over and whispered.

　　At this time, Jiang Zhu's brows were also knitted together.

　　He stared at the gray-haired old man sitting on the Taishi's chair, rarely showing a serious expression.

　　Yang Lu was his master's close friend and former Minister of Dali Temple. Didn't he retire and return home two years ago? You actually came here to become the county magistrate?

　　wrong...

　　Jiang Zhu squinted his eyes and moved his gaze downward, resting on the medicine gourd hanging on the old man's waist.

　　Although this man looked different, this plate of pulp-coated medicinal gourds was something he had seen since childhood, and the old man Xie Xiaogong never left his side.

　　Gee, it seems that this old guy is tired of staying in the Prince's Mansion in Kyoto.

　　While he was lost in thought, the old man suddenly raised his head and looked this way, and his eyes met with Jiang Zhu's.

　　Jiang Zhu:...

　　The old man chuckled.