Chapter 12: Rigid Outside and Soft Inside
I saw Sun Haoran several times when I saw him, always hanging his head, as gloomy as a mushroom in the forest after the rain.
"My ninth brother's heart is like a mirror. I said this not only for Sun Haoran, but also for myself. Since the Sun family has come to break off the engagement, there is no resentment in their hearts, and there is a grudge."
"I feel guilty in my heart. When they feel relieved, they are walking on thin ice everywhere. No matter how much friendship they have in the past, they are destined to be a pair of resentful couples. In such a lifetime, the sixth sister is destined to be delusional and doesn't want it anymore."
Chi Liuniang said, stood up, walked to the small stove beside her, picked up the kettle and brewed a cup of tea, and placed it gently next to the pond.
"I've said it all, and I feel much better. Ninth brother, I'll go back first."
She said, turning toward the door, passing the bulky table, and then shuddered again.
Just on this platform, there were countless bodies of people lying through. Just when she entered this room, her legs were weak and her liver trembled. No wonder, the little ladies in the city were full of heart when talking about the pool, and their faces were red.
But when I really stepped forward, I was so scared that I shivered and shivered.
Who dares to be the mother-in-law of that Yan Jun?
When she was leaving, Chi Shi picked up the cup of tea and took a sip, "Jiule, come out quickly, I can smell the fragrance of mahjong."
As soon as he finished speaking, a man came out of a corner of the room.
I saw the man with a smiling face, round and grinning, showing his neat white teeth, "How did you know that Jiule is back? Have you brought you a mahjong ball?"
Chi Shi spread his hands and said, "Who will come here to burn charcoal and make tea for me except you? I have served all the tea, where is the mash?"
Jiule smiled and bent her eyes and took out a bamboo food box. "My mama said, "Young Master treats me very well, and I have made it better this time. I will send some to my sister during the New Year."
This magnolia is the specialty of Grandma Jiule. It is crispy on the outside and wrapped in a layer of sesame seeds. It is glutinous inside and is sweet and tastes particularly fragrant.
"But young master, I listened. Why don't you respond to Miss Six?" Jiule said, picking up the tongs and adding some charcoal. The main hall is very large and is covered by old locust trees. It can't be sunbathed all year round, so it's a little colder than the places next to it.
Chi Shi was obsessed with investigating cases, and would rather believe it as it exists than it does not. There is no reason and it is not appropriate.
Chi Shi took a bite of the mahjong and narrowed his eyes with satisfaction, "This case is to be investigated, but it is not the Sixth Sister to be investigated, but I want to be investigated. The Sixth Sister to be investigated, and the Chi family will not be spared, either."
"I'm not afraid."
So she didn't respond directly, "The new official took office and made three fuses. I, a coroner who just came, found a case with doubts. I went to investigate it again, wouldn't it be right?"
Jiule's eyes smiled even more, "Young master is like a tumbler, hard on the outside and soft on the inside."
It is said that the Ninth Master of the Chi family is not easy to get along with, but only he thinks that there will be no one in this world who is more gentle than Chi Shi.
Chi Shi glanced at him and covered the lid of the food box containing the magnolia, "Although it is delicious, I can't eat too much."
"Young master, let's have another one, there are still many more."
Chi Shi looked at the mahjong box with bright eyes and hesitantly said to himself, "Then I'll eat another one?"
She said, lifting the lid again, pulling out a dumpling, squinting her eyes and eating.
"I solved the case in Dongshan yesterday, so I should have eaten one more. Just put away the others. In a while, I'm going to go to Yehu."
Jiule responded, "If someone asks me later, I will say that it is Mr. Xunliu who has something to do."
Chi Shi nodded, baked his hands again, stood up, and took out a cloak.
"Young Master went out and wore more clothes. It rained and snowed yesterday. Although the sun was coming today, the north wind was like a knife, making people's face hurt. Don't have frostbite."
Chi Shi shook his head and left the yard straight. Jiule hurriedly threw the robe, picked up a hand heater, and trotted out and led the donkey.
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The reason why Yehu is called Yehu is the same as Dongshan.
It is an ordinary lake that no one has ever wanted to name it after reading a book for a few years. It is full of weeds, and I don’t know who the first one was called. In short, over the past few hundred years, people in Youhai have called it Yehu.
There are no good flowers here, no good scenery. The lakeside is full of weeds and reeds. Every summer, the constables from Youhai County Government will fish out one or two bodies in this lake.
Chi Shi followed his memory and rode a donkey to a grass, then turned over and jumped down, "Ten years ago, the scene of the murder."
He said, looking around, "Stand here, you can see the people on Zuihua Tower."
Jiule held the donkey and stood aside, as if it didn't exist. He knew that Chi Shi didn't need his answer.
Chi Shi said, his expression became even colder. He saw two acquaintances sitting on the window of Zuihua Tower. The surname Zhou was a Jianjiazi. He felt her gaze keenly, looked over, and smiled gently...
Chi Shi sneezed and lowered his head expressionlessly.
He thought, frowned. The Sun family was in this direction. After they parted in the restaurant, Sun Zhan did pass by the nearby road, but the Deng family was in the opposite direction. Why did the deceased come here?
Why did the murderer pluck out the eyes of the deceased?
Even if there is a deep hatred, why not chop hands and feet, or something else? This eyeball must have some meaning. When he was looking through the file, he had this question.
However, according to Chi Ting's autopsy results, Sun Zhan is indeed the most consistent suspect. Moreover, it was expected that he was convicted without a second suspect.
In this era, when the government judged cases, all the evidence was complete, and every mystery was solved. That was a minority. In most cases, it was 80% or 90% of them. The officials who tried the case thought it was basically him, so they were sentenced.
If someone has an acquaintance, he will be convicted. If someone does not have one, he will write a bandit committing a crime. It is also an explanation. The deceased's family can only admit that he is unlucky.
Chi Shi thought, looked up at Zuihua Tower, and Zhou Xian waved at her.
"Let's go to Zuihualou."
Chi Shi said, strode towards Zuihua Tower.
"That young man looks like a foreigner, but the legendary tiger-beating hero? When I went home yesterday, the villagers all said that the big tiger hero was eight feet tall, as strong as a cow, and as thick as a huge tree. I didn't expect that he was a god-like figure."
"Young Master, that's it! The statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva in your family!"
Chi Shi listened and snorted, "I'm just terminally ill."
Jiule was stunned. When he saw Chi Shi, he kept walking and chased after him, "Is that young man going to die? By the way, young man, let's go to Zuihualou..."
Chapter completed!