River stone does not turn

Lin Chu's residence is in the southeast of Silvermoon City, two streets away from the rich and powerful district to the east, and it is considered a relatively clean and secluded place in the civilian district to the south.

This residence was found by Lu Jianyu. Originally, he wanted to be in the wealthy area so that he could come to the house, but Lin Chu was not happy, so the two had a stalemate for a while.It happened that other officials gave Lu Jianyu a new one as filial piety, so Lu Jianyu stopped being stalemate. The mansion in the wealthy district was given to the newcomer, and he found a random one for Lin Chu.

Later facts proved that it was better not to live in the house in the wealthy district. Within three months, Lu Jianyu was tired of the newcomer, and found an excuse to kick him out and welcome a newcomer in.

But Lin Chu, Lu Jianyu was still thinking, he disliked Lin Chu for not being able to live, and one day he suddenly thought of getting a couple to serve Lin Chu.It's a pity that this couple are ruthless scoundrels, they don't usually care about eating and being lazy, but when they meet Lu Jianyu, they try their best to curry favor, and they can earn as much as they can.

Lin Chu turned a blind eye to this. He didn't have high requirements for the residence, and he was not interested in haggling with them.The couple thought that Lin Chu was a bully, so they got even worse.Lin Chu didn't say anything, just picked a day at random, and suddenly took trouble to take care of the two of them easily.

After learning about it, Lu Jianyu brought the two of them back again, beat them hard in front of Lin Chu, and ordered them to continue serving after the beating.Lu Jianyu knew that Lin Chu couldn't deal with him not because Lin Chu was incompetent, but because of the disparity in power and status, an ant couldn't shake a big tree.He purposely brought the two back to tell Lin Chu to be safe and not to think about things he shouldn't think about.

As a result, Lin Chu ignored it at all, and the couple settled down a bit.It's a pity that Lu Jianyu's beating was so fierce that the two of them fell to the root of their illness. They were bedridden even if they were limping, and they couldn't serve them well at all.Lu Jianyu didn't care about this, and the money he gave was the same as before. Life suddenly became tighter, and the two complained more and more day by day.

On the way back to the residence, I passed an alley, which was one of the few lively alleys in the civilian area. Various cheap snacks were lined up along the road. Lin Chu would buy some to feed his hunger. As soon as he handed out the two copper coins, he saw the lame man at home. The legless man stared at him eagerly, swallowing.

Lu Jianyu hadn't come for a long time, and the family's money was almost spent, but Lin Chu ignored him, took the cake and turned to leave.

The man hurried over and grabbed Lin Chu's hand, begging: "Good ancestor, buy another one! I, I haven't eaten all day!"

Lin Chu didn't want to pay attention to him, so the man grabbed hold of him. The alley was busy, and he didn't want to attract people to watch, so he took out four copper coins, bought two more and handed them to the man, one for him and one for him. daughter in law.

The man took it thankfully, and ate one in three or two bites. Feeling hungry, he opened his mouth again. Lin Chu glanced at him, and the man stopped talking, and explained: "My wife has a small appetite, and half of it is enough for me." enough!"

Lin Chu ignored him and continued to walk forward. The man quickly ate half of the pancake and trotted to catch up.When he got to the door, his wife came up and snatched the cake.

"Why only half a cake?" The woman deliberately glanced at Lin Chu before raising her voice to question her man.

The man didn't dare to say anything, Lin Chu was too lazy to speak, and pushed the door and went in. Before his back disappeared, the man began to argue: "Why are you shouting? There is only one cake in total, and I can give you half of it!"

"Really?" The woman stared.

"Why lie to you? I, I swear!"

As soon as the woman heard this, she sat down on the threshold and burst into tears: "Oh, why is my life so hard? I only get half a cake after working so hard for a day!"

The woman's crying would come every now and then, but Lin Chu didn't care at all. He had already paid back the contract of prostitution for the two of them, and he had expressed his intention to let them go. As for them being afraid of Lu Jianyu and not daring to leave, it was that. Their business is none of his business.

Lin Chu entered her own room, and the room was fairly tidy. Lu Jianyu only went into Lin Chu's room every time he came.The furnishings in the house are very simple, with a big bed, several boxes, a simple screen separating the ground, and a bathtub inside.

Lin Chu sat on the edge of the bed in a daze for a while, the setting sun leaked in through the half-covered window, it was dark yellow, and the originally dark room became even darker under its reflection.

Lin Chu didn't like this kind of environment, he wanted to stand up and close the window, but the tossing and tossing during the day made him very tired, so he had to pick up the cake and lean against the bedpost, and ate it in small bites, as if eating could comfort him of.

Suddenly, the room brightened up, and the sound of chaotic footsteps swarmed in, mixed with a woman's scream: "Oh! Who are you? Why are you breaking into other people's houses! Do you know whose house this is? ?”

"I came because I knew it!" A sharp, contemptuous voice came.Immediately afterwards, the door of the room was kicked open, and two men with knives came in, pointed at Lin Chu and said, "You! Get out."

The man with the knife was wearing official clothes. Lin Chu was surprised and did not resist. He stood up obediently and walked out. After stepping out the door, there was the sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets.

Is this posture plagiarism?Copy his home?funny!Lin Chu walked into the yard while thinking.

There was already a circle of people in the yard, and the leader was a thin man, with mischievous eyebrows and arrogant toes. He glanced at Lin Chu, saw that the other party was wearing old clothes, and asked with disgust, "Are you Lin Chu?"

The thin man was dressed in the official uniform of a fifth-rank military officer. Lin Chu knew that it would be no good to offend a person with such a temper and such an official position, so he saluted and said, "Yes."

"Let me ask you, where is Lu Jianyu?"

As soon as the thin man's words came out, Lin Chu immediately understood the general reason. Lu Jianyu had committed a crime, and judging by the inexplicable five hundred taels of silver, he had committed a serious crime.

"I don't know." Lin Chu answered truthfully, and Lu Jianyu walked away without saying anything. He really didn't know.

Of course the thin man didn't believe it, he snorted coldly: "Don't play tricks on me! You were the last person Lu Jianyu saw before he disappeared, and you said you didn't know? No one would believe it!"

"My lord! The little one really doesn't know." Lin Chu replied again with a sincere attitude.

"Yo? Are you still stubborn?" The thin man put on a surprised expression on purpose, and then immediately sneered dismissively, "You just have to be stubborn! Let me see how long you can be tough?" He put Lin Chu on the air Once again, he issued an order to the two people in the room, "Search carefully for me, and don't miss a single bit."

Seeing this, Lin Chu became more aware of the ins and outs of the matter in his heart.Lu Jianyu committed a serious crime and ran away. These people found no one, so they followed Lu Jianyu's last clue before leaving to find him.And the relationship between him and Lu Jianyu is not good, as long as you just grab someone from the Agricultural Taxation Department and ask him.There are only two reasons for coming here. One is that a dead horse is a living horse doctor, and I hope that those who are wronged can really find some clues here;

"My lord! I searched through the house, and there is nothing there."

"Nothing?" The thin man obviously didn't believe it, so he checked again, "Have you searched everything?"

"My lord, yes, the ground has been dug, and there is nothing left."

The thin man's expression immediately became anxious, he walked back and forth twice with his hands behind his back, and his expression became fierce again: "Lin Chu! My lord will give you another chance to tell Lu Jianyu's whereabouts!"

"Return to your lord!" Lin Chu bowed, "You really don't know."

"Okay!" The thin man shouted angrily, "Come here!"

"exist!"

"My lord thinks his standing is too ugly, teach him how to stand!"

"Yes!"

As soon as the words fell, the two men carrying knives kicked Lin Chu's knees one by one, and Lin Chu fell to his knees in pain. The two men took advantage of the situation to support his arms, and said to the thin man, "My lord, I have taught you!"

The thin man walked up to Lin Chu: "Lin Chu, don't toast and drink fine wine. If you say so, I will spare your life; if you don't say..." The man paused intentionally, "Then Just go to the Judiciary and say it."

Lin Chu is not afraid to go to the Judicial and Criminal Division, he is a low-rank official, what else can he do except interrogate a few sentences?Can he be used to lure Lu Jianyu out?impossible!Lu Jianyu didn't care about him at all.Take him to blame?It's even more impossible!Things that Lu Jianyu can do must be big things, and his weight is simply not enough.But this skinny man was afraid that although he was able to hand in the job, he must bear the name of not being able to do it.

Sure enough, Lin Chu, who was kneeling on the ground, did not respond. The thin man couldn't stand up anymore, and squatted down to threaten Lin Chu: "You are stubborn! Ah? You don't need to go to the Justice and Criminal Division. My lord will deal with you here. Come here ! Stripped his clothes off to me."

Everyone was a little hesitant. Although officials have no rank, they are also protected by the law and cannot do it arbitrarily.

Seeing this, the thin man sneered: "What are you afraid of! I will take care of it if something happens. Besides..." The man squeezed Lin Chu's chin, forcing him to look up, and smiled ironically, "This is Lu Jianyu's man, he is very good, You don't want to try it?"

After the words were finished, everyone turned their attention to Lin Chu. Before that, he kept his head down. Due to the cover of the gauze cap and the light, no one could see his appearance clearly.Now forced to look up, the beautiful appearance immediately attracted everyone's exclamation.

The thin man was very satisfied when he saw this, and deliberately offered Lin Chu a favor, and said persuasively, "You still have time to say it now."

Lin Chu was stunned for a moment, thinking that this person really dared to do it.Dare to do it, do it, he is not afraid, and he is not prepared to defend himself to survive, this is a good opportunity, there are twelve guards standing in the yard, twelve people take turns to kill him, right?If it doesn't work, it's enough to struggle a little bit more, right?Thinking of this, Lin Chu deliberately smiled at the skinny man, with a contemptuous smile: "The little one really doesn't know!"

The thin man was immediately annoyed, and slapped Lin Chu hard: "Give it to me!"

The two men with knives carrying Lin Chu took the lead and tore Lin Chu's clothes. The bank note given by Lu Jianyu fell out, and one of them quickly picked it up and handed it to the thin man.

The thin man took it, only glanced at it, his eyes lit up immediately, he quickly folded it twice, and after covering it up, he shook Lin Chu: "I already have these things, if you dare to speak hard, give them all to me! Tell me about Lu Jianyu's whereabouts." After finishing speaking, he couldn't wait to stuff the banknote into his sleeve, shaking his head and cheering up, with this five hundred taels of silver banknote, Lu Jianyu didn't have to worry about this matter, and he could earn another ticket after the settlement was over. .Thinking about it, he added angrily: "Slap me hard, don't show mercy!"

Lin Chu fell to the ground, and the light of the torch gradually blurred to him.This is a good sign, this time it will come true!he thought with a smile.

However... contrary to expectations, a quiet cough interrupted all of this.