Time is slow

   Chapter 401 Shanzi

   "Invite him in."

  Yang Houcheng gave Shao Mingyuan a thumbs up after Ye Luo went out: "It's like a god."

  Shao Mingyuan smiled: "It's not so mysterious, it's just human nature. If our previous speculation is correct, Shanzi and Tiezhu are now in a period of indecision, so they will approach us to investigate the situation."

   Not long after, a boy of sixteen or seventeen walked in.

  The young man was wearing a long gown that was a little too short, and even though he tried his best to raise his chest in front of several people, he still looked a bit cramped.

   "I heard from the village chief that your name is Shanzi." Shao Mingyuan said with a gentle voice.

  Shanzi was a little surprised, and subconsciously wanted to reach out to grab the hem of the clothes, but he held back and straightened up and said, "Yes, my name is Shanzi, this is my home..."

  Shao Mingyuan laughed: "Shanzi, sit down, you are the owner of the house, we have come to disturb you, we haven't thanked you yet."

   At this time, Morning Light stepped forward and said, "Please use tea."

   Shanzi, who had just sat down, stood up again, took the teacup with both hands, and his face turned red: "Thank you, thank you."

   This blush showed the simplicity of the youth in the mountain village.

   Shao Mingyuan's attitude became more gentle, he winked at Chenguang, and Chenguang quickly brought up another plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake.

   "Shanzi, how about this sweet-scented osmanthus cake, we bought it from the city."

   "No need." Shanzi waved his hands again and again and his face turned even redder, "I just heard that someone came to my house, come and have a look."

  Shao Mingyuan pushed the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in front of Shanzi: "You're welcome, we are very embarrassed to live in your house, and this is also a thank you. If you don't eat it, then we will be even more embarrassed."

When Shanzi heard it, he picked up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and ate it.

   Although he was obviously a young man with little experience, he didn't lose his temper in front of these big men. He was very polite, showing a good upbringing that was different from that of a boy in the mountains.

  Shao Mingyuan waited patiently for him to finish his meal, handed him the tea, and asked, "Where is Shanzi sleeping tonight?"

   "The village chief told me that I can sleep with him." Shanzi's eyes flashed slightly.

   "Shanzi can just sleep here, you can squeeze with me."

  Shanzi shook his head repeatedly and refused, afraid that the big man in front of him would be displeased, and asked cautiously: "Sir, I heard that Mr. Qiao's family was killed. You want to investigate the case tomorrow, can I take a look?"

After saying this, he was afraid of being misunderstood, and explained: "When I was a child, I read with the Qiao family, and it was because the Qiao family's grandfather said that I was talented, so my mother gritted her teeth and sent me to the school in the town. "Although I can't do much for the Qiao family's affairs, it's good to see you catch their murderer with your own eyes."

  The boy's tone was sincere, showing that his gratitude to the Qiao family was not fake, Shao Mingyuan couldn't help but glance at Qiao Zhao.

  Qiao Zhao sat there quietly, not making a sound, only the lightly fluttering eyelashes showed her inner restlessness.

   "Sir, I heard that you are the champion. You are very powerful. Can you catch the murderer?"

   Shao Mingyuan's eyes turned dark and looked at the boy: "This depends on whether we can find clues."

  Shanzi's eyes darkened: "A few months ago, an official came to the capital, and he left without finding out anything."

   "Yes, that's why I came." Shao Mingyuan said meaningfully.

  Shanzi was startled.

   "Mr. Qiao is my husband-in-law. They died of wrongdoing. I want to find the murderer more than anyone else." After Shao Mingyuan finished speaking, he looked deeply at the thin young man in front of him and sighed.

   "Do you think it's difficult?" Shanzi murmured.

  Champion Hou, such a big man, why would he sigh at him?

  Shao Mingyuan smiled slightly: "No, I was thinking of you, I think we have the same disease and pity each other."

  Shanzi's color suddenly changed, and he lost his voice: "What do you mean?"

  Shao Mingyuan sighed again, looking at Shanzi with gentle and compassionate eyes: "When we moved in yesterday, we heard the village chief talk about the owner of this house, so I asked Qian Yuzuo to check—"

   "Is it the one who opened the coffin for Lord Qiao and performed the autopsy?" Shanzi couldn't help interrupting Shao Mingyuan's words.

  Shao Mingyuan was even more confident in his heart, so he simply took a potion: "Yes, Qian Yan speculated that your mother did not die in an accident as the villagers said, but was killed by someone—"

  Shanzi stood up abruptly, his teeth clenched and clenched.

   After a while, the boy covered his face with his hands and burst into tears.

   Shao Mingyuan was a little confused.

  When he was as big as Shanzi, he had never cried like this in front of anyone.

Chi Can Shi Shiran stood up, put his hand on Shanzi's shoulder, endured the disgust of touching the stranger, and said unhurriedly: "What are you crying for? If crying is useful, then we don't have to do anything, just cry. enough."

  Shanzi stopped crying, let go of his hands, and looked at the person who persuaded him through tears.

   There are such beautiful people in this world.

Seeing this kind of gaze, Chi Can saw more, raised his hand to give him a shudder, and said coldly, "Instead of crying for nothing, it is better to try to find the murderer who killed your mother. While we are here, say no. I'll be able to make it up to you."

  Shanzi's eyes suddenly widened a bit, and he murmured, "Find out the murderer who killed my mother?"

"Yeah, don't you want to avenge your mother?" Chi Can frowned, "I heard that your mother is young and widowed, it's not easy to drag you. In this kind of mountain village, she even sent you to the town school, This is something that many children with both parents can't enjoy. Your mother treats you so well, you are not lucky to wait for you to be named in the gold medal list and enjoy the glory, but you have to find out who harmed her? "

   After speaking, Chi Can was quite moved.

  Shanzi stayed for a long time after hearing these words, few people did not disturb him, and let the boy do the psychological struggle silently.

  The sky outside is completely dark, and the night in the mountain village is extremely beautiful, starry and peaceful.

   But the young man's heart seemed to have fallen into a frying pan, and he was tormented up and down again and again, which made his heart ache.

   He wasn't sure if he should say it, but if he didn't say it, would he really let his mother die forever?

   But if they say it, can these people really believe it?

  Uncle Tie Zhu told him not to act rashly.

   However, the champion who came this time is different from the imperial envoy who came last time, right? Champion Hou is Lord Qiao's son-in-law, and he is also a bitter master.

   They are all people who want to redress their relatives.

   In the patiently long silence of everyone, Shanzi finally made up his mind, raised his hand and wiped his eyes, "My mother was indeed killed by someone!"

   His eyes slowly swept across the crowd, and finally fell on Shao Mingyuan, saying word by word, "Someone saw the murderer!"

   Twenty more. For this update, I would like to thank Hao's mother for the He's jade that she gave in January.

   (end of this chapter)