The sun is shining, the streets are hustle and bustle, and the crowds of people are filled with snacks and grocery vendors shouting on both sides of the road. In the sultry weather, the flow of people is still woven. Occasionally, a thief was found by the owner and hurriedly squeezed through the crowd, like ripples on the water.

Chongping County is close to the river. Nanfu (Luoyang) is not barren and has a relatively large scale. Because it was not affected by the Jurchen war before the New Year, the population did not decrease, and it was as lively as before. The blacksmith shop was jingling and pounding swords or farm tools, and the business was booming. The street food stalls were green smoke rising, and the snacks picked up from the pot were served in the leaking scoop to attract passersby.

There are always five brothels in the entire Chongping, two of which are leaning against the street near the North Gate. The downstairs are naturally crowded with gates. The girls wearing branches on the second floor are waving, revealing deep white ditches. They wave the red silk in their hands, and their charming voices attract the men passing by. Sometimes you can hear girls teasing, crying, or some unique breathing sounds in the building.

The perspective extends from the street down the brothel. A woman walking in the crowd covered her ears and walked away from the old building full of primitive atmosphere. A gray short-strike followed closely behind her and a man carrying weapons led pedestrians on the road to take a look at each other to a greater or lesser glance, and then left with caution.

"Miss walks slower, there are too many people here, be careful..."

The woman walking quickly in front of her put down her hands and looked at the brothel that had been away, "Why is Dad's martial arts hall open on this street..."

"Do you think the people here are not clean?"

"It's not, it's just... those sounds... that's too much."

"There is nothing to do. The people asked by Master Zhou have found many relationships, so they can only go on this street. There are also many martial arts schools in other places. How can we arrive when we first come? It is not beautiful if it is too strong."

"Well, that's right. Anyway, my dad is very powerful. People outside will sooner or later know the famous Old Xia Zhou... Open a library here to accept disciples, and those with keen eyes will naturally come."

"Miss is smart, Nighthawk admires it."

The simple face was a little serious. As the person below, Nighthawk naturally would not refute his face, but the other party clearly didn't understand what he said, so it didn't matter.

However, the woman smiled sweetly and said to him: "You won't flatter at all. Don't your father often brings lynx out, so you'll be more careful. Let's pick some gifts for your father to open a store. Anyway, no one supports you if you are not familiar with the place. Let's put gild on your face."

Nighthawk nodded there. Soon after, Fuqin took him along the shops and would buy some snacks on the way to hold them in his hands. Nighthawk's weapons could only be hung behind him, and he dragged two large bags of things in his hands and followed behind him, as if he had become a servant who specialized in lifting things.

"Miss... Let's go to Master Zhou's place as soon as possible. You see, the time is almost done, so you can't miss the opening of the museum..." Although Ye Ying took the initiative to mention it, after walking for a while, it was not that he could not keep up with his physical strength, but was looked at by others with strange eyes, and he felt a little uncomfortable, "...I heard that the leader of the Honglei Gang would also bring people to cheer for Master Zhou... Uh..."

Nighthawk suddenly stopped talking, Fu Zi in front of him also stopped. In the bright light, the woman frowned slightly. On the other end of the street market, near the city gate, the crowd was crowded and hurriedly separated from both sides.

Step on the tread…

Seven or eight horse-riding knights passed through the middle and squeezed out from the crowd. The man in the lead suddenly looked at the woman. Nighthawk walked forward with two big bags of things, staring back coldly.

Then, the two sides passed by.

"That person's eyes are so annoying..." Fuqi looked at the back of the horse riding over with half a cake in her hand, turned her gaze and muttered, and left with the nighthawk.

The next moment, the crowd in front was running, making loud noises, and rushed towards a pavement next to the road on the right.

"It seems like there was a martial arts hall that had just been opened, and someone went to kick the hall."

“….. Good show, go quickly.”

Fu Qi was stunned for a moment, and looked around two or three meters away. The crowd was moving in one direction. She turned to the man behind her and said, "The martial arts hall they were talking about seemed to be from my father."

Under such circumstances, her voice seemed a little weak and it was difficult for people to hear it clearly. Even the nighthawk had not had time, and the woman had turned around and rushed to the martial arts hall where something was wrong.

However, the moment when the footsteps were just over and standing outside the crowd, a "ah" scream suddenly came from the noisy voice. The sound was too shrill, which made Fuli's heart skip a beat, and someone shouted inside.

The people who figured out the things inside and the people who couldn't figure out the things outside were also intertwined at this moment.

"I beat someone to death inside"

"….Who died? Damn, let me see who died."

"Is the person who opened the martial arts school dead?"

"It seems that the guy who kicked the house is dead."

The chaotic tide turned into waves and pushed away immediately. The nighthawk was holding something and squeezing away avenue. The woman squeezed into it immediately afterwards.

A man who looked a little thin, lying on the ground with a gray face, no scars on his body, but no breath at all. Nighthawk quickly threw the gift to the ground, and the mountain dog was squatting on the ground to first aid the man. Fuli hurriedly walked to the side of the old man who was a little stunned, and looked at him with concern if he was injured.

"Daughter... daddy is fine, he... he..." Zhou Tong stopped the woman's hand and shook his head.

Fuqi also looked at the lying body and became anxious: "What's going on with Dad? That person... Why did that person die?"

"He...he..." The old man said a few words, and finally gritted his teeth and closed his eyes helplessly, "He knows martial arts...he doesn't know anything at all. He really shouldn't take action... he really shouldn't take action."

The crowd around was talking noisily, looking at the show. Shan Dog and Nighthawk, who had checked the corpse, walked back and whispered: "This matter is not on Master Zhou's head. I just worked with me and didn't really compete. Moreover, Shan Dog just discovered that the man was already sick."

"But it's dead after all... Dad, the government will arrest you, so let's go. When you have enough money in the future, we will come back and give his family some money."

Zhou Tong shook his head, "I am open and honest. Even if this person is not dead at my hands, it is related to me after all. I will not leave! The government will find out the truth and make me clear."

After less than a cup of tea, the crowd separated again. The officials had already rushed over. They were not surprised when they saw the dead. They just asked who killed them.

Zhou Tong stood up and bowed: "This person cooperated with Zhou..."

"Okay, it's enough if the dead are related to you. First, go back to the yamen to find out the truth and find out the truth. After the county master has asked about the case, it's not too late for you to tell me."

As soon as Shangou got angry, he walked up and twisted the collar of the official in front of him: "….. Go back to the yamen first, do you want to be a whistleblower? It is normal for someone to come to the door to kick the kiosk."

The official was not afraid of him and looked at the other party with a sneer: "But when people die here, there must be someone going back to work with us, right?"

"I'll go with you!" While the lynx roared behind, Zhou Tong tore the two of them apart, and the white beard angrily said, "No one of you is allowed to go. People die in front of me. Can you resist this crime?" Then he turned around, looked down and bowed to the official, saying, "I'll go with you once."

Several servants didn't want to cause too much trouble, but just took the old man away. The woman wanted to go forward but was stopped by the old man's eyes. She could only watch them leave the crowd.

Soon after, the bodies on the ground were taken away, and the crowd dispersed in scattering, leaving only four people standing under the door plaque with red silk hanging...

"Miss... Master Zhou won't be in trouble."

The woman nodded, bit her lips and nodded, and shook her head again: "I won't cry... I won't cry."

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As night fell, in the quiet courtyard, three people were silent around the stone table. Occasionally, some of them spoke and discussed it more and more.

"Now, when I calm down, I think about it, this matter seems not that simple... No diseased person came to cheat people like this."

"Nonsense... Someone must have been secretly interfering and bribed a short-lived ghost."

"… Fortunately, the lady is still strong, and she should be asleep now. The three of us think of a way to get Master Zhou out first, otherwise it will be difficult for the supervisor to hand in the job."

"Just reveal your identity and let the county's Dongchang Officer help."

"No, we three may be exposed in the future."

"Damn...this doesn't work, that doesn't work! Just rob the prison."

With a bang, the figure slapped the stone table angrily. The mountain dog got up angrily and went to the water tank to scoop a bowl of cold water. Then he picked up the bowl and put it at his mouth, and stopped suddenly.

In my ears, I heard the sound of many steps walking quietly

The Nighthawk and the Lynx also pulled out the steel knife at the same time and moved closer to the wall.
Chapter completed!