Xu Yong spit out the straw stick in his mouth and slowly retracted his body.
Just a few minutes ago, he smelled an abnormal smell in front of Wang Gongchang's Zhou residence.
After Mr. Zhou disappeared, his family still lived here, but this mansion, which used to be full of laughter and laughter, has now lost its joy and has become deserted and fearful.
In the past, Xu Yong often followed Liu Zhao and Liu Zheng here. Mr. Zhou is a very easy-going and interesting person. He never puts on the airs of the master. Every time he goes to the master's house, not only does he not have to make any rules, but he can also eat a lot of good food -
―The master likes to eat very much. Talking and laughing is much better than following Liu Zheng and Liu Zhao. So every time he says he wants to go to Zhouzhai, he is impatient.
Of course, the reason why he was so happy to go to Zhou's house was because he could see Zhou Juli. Although Liu Zheng didn't say it explicitly, Xu Yong knew that the chubby little girl held in Mr. Zhou's arms was his sister.
So every time he went to Zhou's house, he would find an opportunity to hug Zhou Juli and tease her. Every time he saw Juli smiling at him, he almost shed tears.
Liu Wei once implicitly reminded him: Zhou Juli is the biological daughter of Mr. Wang, and her mother is Yui. Mr. Wang has taken important care of her, and Zhou Juli is now a well-dressed young lady, and she will definitely marry into a good family in the future.
Although Xu Yong is only a young man, he understands the implication. He knows that his love can only be kept deep in his heart and cannot be shown.
Curie found a good home, and he followed Liu Wei. Although he was not doing a glorious job, at least he was working for the master, and he had no worries about food and drink. Liu Wei treated him as a "closed disciple" and taught him many ways in the world.
.In the future, with this ability, I will have no problem making a living.
One day, Mr. Zhou suddenly disappeared. He still remembered that he was called out by his master that day, and they came to the mansion together. Amid the crying of women and children, they carefully searched the entire mansion. Even Yourong and
Yui’s boudoir was not spared.
Later, under Liu Zhao's order, all of Mr. Zhou's belongings, from clothes and hats to pens and ink, as well as all kinds of strange gadgets in his study... As long as they were Mr. Zhou's things, not a single thing was left behind.
The boxes were packed and carried away on the shoulders of the porters.
The only people left in the mansion were the two concubines left by the husband, two children and a few servants. From then on, there was no more laughter and laughter in the mansion.
Later, he followed Liu Zheng or Zhou Lezhi back to the mansion several times. Even as a young man, he could feel the desolation of things and people. Whether it was Yui or Yourong, as soon as they came, they would grab them crazily.
Ask where Mr. went? But every time, they only get silence.
Zhou Lezhi always comforted the two mistresses every time, but even in Xu Yong's eyes, this kind of comfort was better than nothing. At the same time, the two children always looked at them with wide eyes and fear on their faces.
Xu Yong couldn't bear it and always brought some snacks and candies for the children every time. Fortunately, although Mr. Zhou disappeared, Mr. Wang still took good care of them. They had enough food and clothing and sent servants to continue to serve them. Zhou Lezhi and others would also visit from time to time.
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One day, Xu Yong couldn't help but ask Liu Wei: Where has Mr. Zhou gone? Is he dead?
Liu Wei asked back: "Do you think Mr. Zhou is still alive?"
Xu Yong thought for a moment and said: "Mr. Zhou is probably still alive."
"Oh, why is this?"
"If Mr. Zhou is really gone, why would Mr. Wang still need to take care of his family? I'm afraid he would have given some money to spend long ago."
"You boy, you are so cruel!" Liu Zheng said with a smile, but there was a look of relief on his face, "Maybe this is Mr. Zhou's last request? Let Mr. Wang take good care of his family."
"According to my disciple's opinion, if this is the case, Mr. Wang will send them back to the farm in Jinhua and settle them down, and will definitely not stay in the capital. It is obvious that Mr. Zhou is not only still alive, but he is probably still in the capital, and at the worst, he is not here.
Within Beizhi..."
Leaving his family members behind in the capital to take care of them shows that Mr. Wang has scruples. He is also worried that Mr. Zhou will return home one day.
Liu Wei nodded slightly and said: "What you said makes sense. However, I am afraid only Mr. Wang himself knows whether he is dead or alive."
"Master Wang..." Xu Yong hesitated for a long time, not knowing whether he should say it or not.
"What do you want to say?"
"There is something, I wonder if Master knows about it?"
"What's up?"
Xu Yong lowered his voice and said, "My disciple was once waiting for work at Wang's house. When he saw Wang Liang hurriedly running into the study and out again, he muttered, 'This guy is so courageous!'"
Liu Wei didn't take it seriously: "What's the matter..."
"There were only two people in the study, Mr. Zhou and Mr. Wang!"
Liu Wei suddenly became nervous: "What did they say?"
"My disciple couldn't hear what was said in the study room," Xu Yong said, "but later on when Wang Liang and Wang Zhi chatted, my disciple heard a few words, which probably said that Mr. Zhou had 'fallen out with the master over a girl' and mentioned
I came up with a name called 'Zhiling'..."
Liu Zheng's expression changed when he said this! After a long time, he told him not to mention this matter to anyone again.
The master did not explain the reason, but judging from his expression, he knew exactly why Mr. Wang and Mr. Zhou were quarreling. He had a vague feeling that Mr. Zhou's disappearance was related to this matter.
Although Mr. Zhou is missing, since Mr. Wang is still taking care of his family, his sister is fine. Both Yourong and Yui understand that their two children are their support and will not treat them badly.
Liu Wei also asked him to visit Zhou Zhai in Wang Gongchang area every now and then.
Two "widowed" women with young children, beautiful flowers and jade, some money, no head of household to support them, only a few servants. This is a big piece of fat that is coveted by all parties. Mr. Wang has beaten it in the officialdom.
Hello, the yamen and the local police will not embarrass them, but the people in the world can't control this. Especially the gangsters who specialize in abducting and kidnapping unaccompanied women, they are even more eyeing.
He softly teases him with words, exchanges letters, and finally instigates him to flee. If he refuses to flee, he will continue the ambiguity between you and me to find out the doorways and routines of the house. See the opportunity, break into the house,
Abducting young women is an exclusive trade in the world. There are especially many such gangsters in the capital.
When it comes to security, it cannot be said that it is not strict. After all, Liu Zhao is an old Jianghu and knows the dangers inside. After being ordered to clean up Mr. Zhou's belongings, he dismissed most of the servants in the mansion, leaving only two families of the Wang family.
The servants who gave birth to the family guard the door and serve in shopping. On weekdays, the door is tightly closed. Except for daily shopping and cleaning out feces and garbage, the door is never opened. As for the people in the mansion, they don't go out. There are two people, Rong and Yui.
You can only go out once a month to burn incense. The stewards of the Wang family also visit the house from time to time.
But as time went by, and I was very quiet and restless, something happened naturally. Especially in the past year, Yourong probably felt that there was no hope of her husband coming back, and she acted unwillingly. Xu Yong knew that as long as she did this,
If your heart is open, someone will naturally take advantage of it.
He doesn't care what happens to Yourong, but if something happens, the gangsters won't let Yui and the two children go. To them, these are the best "goods". Even if they only abduct Yourong,
What if Mr. Wang gets angry and no longer cares about Yui and the children? He, Xu Yong, cannot raise his sister alone.
Therefore, he would always patrol around Zhou's house every now and then to see if there was anyone suspicious.
As soon as he arrived near Zhou's house today, he discovered something suspicious.
The three idle men separated in the street in front of the gate of Zhou's house. They seemed to have nothing to do with each other, but they were staring at the gate of Zhou's house.
Xu Yong knew something was abnormal, and after observing for a few minutes, he moved to the back door.
The back door of the mansion is on a deserted alley, with no one walking around in broad daylight, but today I saw a rare fruit stall not far from the back door.
Although there are hawkers in such back streets and alleys, and they do the business of house servants, most of them are itinerant hawkers, selling while walking. No one sets up a stall in a fixed place.
When he saw this stall, Xu Yong knew that someone was targeting Zhou Zhai.
Since it was just a follow-up, it meant that he would not take action for the time being. Xu Yong slowly took a few steps back, turned around and left.
Neither Mr. Wang nor the master asked him to protect the Zhou residence, but now that there was something strange around the Zhou residence, it was logical that he should report it to the master immediately.
It's just that the master is now as missing as Mr. Zhou, and the only one who can ask for advice now is Mr. Le.
Xu Yong did not dare to delay and immediately went to Wanping County Government Office.
The moment he turned around to leave, in a broken room that he didn't notice, someone nodded in the direction he was leaving. Two men who looked like idle men followed him immediately, one after the other.
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Although Xu Yong was young, he was quite courageous and had been influenced by his master He Le. Even if the matter was urgent, he knew that the more anxious he was, the more he must not break the rules. So he followed his usual practice and left Wang Gongchang.
But instead of going north, he went all the way east, along the outer wall of the Elephant Room, to Xuanwu Gate.
After wandering around the Langfang shops in Xuanwumen Wengcheng, he found the idle man following him. He immediately gave up on going back immediately and went straight out of Xuanwumen to Nancheng. He walked all the way south and entered Yongguang Temple.
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Today is the temple fair in Yongguang Temple. Xu Yong got rid of the tracking here and went straight to Liulichang. After confirming that he had got rid of the tail, he re-entered the inner city from Zhengyang Gate, leaving a big circle, and came to Wan
Pingxian County Yamen ducked into an alley beside the Yamen.
This alley is very long, and the ground is full of mud and muddy water. The alleyway is even more winding. Xu Yong bypassed a crooked elm tree and hid in the well house next to it. After waiting quietly for a few minutes, he saw someone behind him.
No one followed him, so he left the well house. Next to the well house was an inconspicuous alley that only allowed one person to pass, so he walked in.