Eternal Sword

Chapter 32: Zhiwei
In the woodshed.

The little girl's stomach was growling with hunger, but she still ate politely, chewing her food slowly and carefully.

Chen Tang asked, "What's your name?"

"Zhiwei."

The little girl responded.

These names don't seem to be from ordinary families, like Erya, Goudan and so on.

Chen Tang asked again: "Do you still remember where your home is?"

"It seems to be in the south. You have to walk a long, long way and cross a very wide river to get there. There are mountains and water over there, and the climate is also very warm, unlike here."

The little girl thought hard for a long time, her expression a little confused, and shook her head and said, "I can't remember the rest."

Chen Tang temporarily gave up the idea of ​​helping her find a home.

Such vague information, let alone now, even in the past, with the information explosion and convenient transportation, it would be difficult to know where to start.

Chen Tang didn't leave in a hurry. He just watched the little girl eat.

If the little girl couldn't finish her food, he had to take the rest away without leaving any loopholes.

After a while, Chen Tang realized that he had worried too much.

Zhiwei ate very slowly and carefully. After finishing a piece of chicken, she would lick the grease off her fingertips.

But she didn't chew the chicken bones cleanly, leaving a little meat on each one, and then fed them to the yellow dog beside her.

Before long, Zhiwei had eaten up most of the roast chicken.

The remaining chicken bones were eaten up by the yellow dog.

A few steamed buns were also stuffed into the stomachs of the man and the dog.

The scene was clean and tidy. If Zhiwei hadn't stopped him, the oil paper wrapping the roast chicken would have been almost licked into the yellow dog's stomach.

"Brother Atang, thank you. We haven't eaten such delicious food in a long time. We are so full."

Zhiwei's eyes were bent with joy as she smiled. Her face was red and swollen, but her eyes were full of clarity and innocence.

The yellow dog was quite human-like and seemed to be accustomed to the smell of Chen Tang. It came to him, stuck out its tongue, and wagged its tail. It looked very happy, as if it regarded Chen Tang as its second master.

Chen Tang stroked it twice, then looked at Zhiwei and said in a deep voice, "There are some things I need to remind you of."

Zhiwei saw Chen Tang's serious expression and quickly put away his smile, looking like he was listening attentively.

Chen Tang said, "I can't take you away tonight. The situation here might be discovered tomorrow. By then, the head of the police will definitely come to question you."

"You don't have to worry about what happened today or what noises you heard at night. Just tell the truth. But we never saw each other tonight, understand?"

If you only tell lies, it's easy to reveal your flaws.

Only by mixing truth and falsehood can you get away with it and not arouse too much suspicion.

Zhiwei nodded.

After a moment of silence, Zhiwei said, "Brother Atang, don't worry, I won't drag you down. Xiao Huang and I can survive."

She knew that if she stayed with Chen Tang, she would only bring trouble to Chen Tang, so she said this.

Zhiwei thought for a moment and said, "I heard that the governor of Wu'an County is honest and upright, and a good official. After we get out of this situation, Xiao Huang and I will go to Wu'an County to file a complaint, and ask the governor to severely punish the Black Water Gang and give Brother Atang justice."

"do not go."

Chen Tang hurriedly tried to persuade him to stop.

After all, Zhiwei is too young and still a little naive.

Chen Tang said, "Wu'an County is more than 200 miles away from here. It's freezing outside. How can you walk there? What's more, the Black Water Gang is very powerful. It's useless for you to go to Wu'an County."

"Is that matter over with?" Zhiwei asked.

"You don't have to worry about it."

Chen Tang said: "I will end this matter in the way of the underworld."

"The way of the underworld?"

Zhiwei didn’t quite understand.

Chen Tang didn't explain to her either.

Official affairs have always been troublesome. Officials protect each other, officials collude with businessmen, various forces wrestle secretly, and there are always people beyond the people, and there are even officials behind the officials.

I don’t know how long this struggle will last, and in the end, it may end in nothing.

Even if the Wu'an County Magistrate was an honest and upright official, he would most likely be powerless and unable to control his own situation.

During this period of time, the person who filed the complaint was always exposed to danger and could die suddenly at any time!
This is too time-consuming, not satisfying, and won't solve the problem.

Chen Tang doesn't know any powerful people and doesn't have any background.

He only has one knife!

The way of the Jianghu is much simpler and more direct. As long as you are strong enough and have high enough martial arts skills, you can find your enemy and chop him down with one knife. No matter if you are a county magistrate or a young gang leader, you will die on the spot!
When the common man was angry, blood spattered five steps forward!
Chen Tang gave a few more instructions and was about to get up when he saw Zhiwei's greasy mouth and couldn't help but smile.

He stepped forward, stretched out his sleeve, and gently wiped the grease from the corner of Zhiwei's mouth.

He rubbed Zhiwei's little hands again and wiped them clean.

During the whole process, Zhiwei did not dodge.

She just smiled, and she had complete trust in Chen Tang in her heart.

Chen Tang stuffed the oil paper into his arms, looked around, and turned and left after finding no flaws.

Not long after, he returned home.

When I opened the door, I saw that the fat old man and Qing Mu were still awake. They were sitting at the table drinking hot tea. The fire in the room was already lit.

"My brother is back."

Qing Mu said with a smile.

The fat old man also nodded to him and smiled.

Chen Tang was slightly startled.

What happened to these two people?

Why was she so indifferent to him during the day and so enthusiastic at night?

"It's so late, aren't you two going to sleep?"

Chen Tang asked.

"Waiting for you."

Qing Mu smiled and asked, "Where did you go so late, brother? Why did you just come back?"

"I went to a brothel."

Chen Tang said casually.

Qing Mu smiled secretly in his heart.

Her brother is really special. He went to save people, but he talked nonsense and didn't care about his own reputation.

"I'm going to bed."

Chen Tang muttered, came to the stove, lay on his cotton mattress, and said, "You should go to bed early too. If you stay up late every day, be careful of sudden death."

……

Day two.

County government office.

Early in the morning, Meng Liangyu had just woken up and was practicing with a sword in the yard of his residence when his constables hurried in.

"Meng Tou, a murder occurred last night and three people died! One of them was the guardian of the Evil Wolf Gang, Leopard Li Tao!"

The constable said in a deep voice.

"Are you dead again?"

Meng Liangyu frowned.

The constable gave a brief account of the location of the crime and what he saw.

"Leopard Li Tao, Xu family?"

Meng Liangyu's expression changed, as if he had thought of something, and asked, "Does the Xu family have a young maid?"

"Correct."

The constable replied, "But it was definitely not this maid who did it. I took a look and saw that the maid was beaten black and blue by the family. She was also shackled and locked in the woodshed. There was no way for her to escape."

"This case looks more like Li Tao breaking into a house and committing murder because his whereabouts were exposed."

The detective stated his speculation.

Meng Liangyu disagreed.

How could the guardian of the Wolf Gang be so short of money that he would commit burglary?

There is probably another hidden story behind this matter.

Maybe it's revenge, or something else.

But he didn't see the scene, so it's hard to judge.

"Walk."

Meng Liangyu said: "Let's go and take a look."

(End of this chapter)