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Li Weizhen hurriedly coughed out the fishbone that almost fell into his throat, turned his head and said overjoyedly: "Jingzhang, you are finally here!"

After all, Wen Tingyun fulfilled her promise and took Fu Jingzhang out of the city, and both of them seemed to be doing well, and the way back should be quite peaceful.

But Li Weizhen soon found out that something was wrong. Fu Jingzhang's eyes were very red, it didn't look like he was excited for a while, he might have cried a few times earlier.

Li Weizhen hurriedly got up and walked to Fu Jingzhang, concerned: "Jingzhang, what's wrong with you? Did something happen?"

Wen Tingyun on the side didn't mind being left out at all, he glanced at Fu Jingzhang with a trace of sympathy, and then sighed to Li Weizhen: "Hey, the Huamanlou you asked me to go to earlier has been burned by a fire." It was in ruins. I rescued this little brother from the prison of the Inspectorate in the inner city."

Li Weizhen was dumbfounded immediately, clutching Fu Jingzhang's arms, he tremblingly said: "I hurt you?"

Fu Jingzhang shook his head with tears in his eyes and said, "No...no...I want revenge, boss, I want revenge..."

At this time, Luo Yicheng also woke up from the state of meditation, and both came to the side with Duan Tianqing.

Luo Yicheng helped to persuade: "Jingzhang, don't worry, can you tell us the ins and outs of the matter, otherwise we can't help you."

Fu Jingzhang choked with sobs and said, "I followed my boss's orders that day and didn't dare to stay longer. I planned to drive out of the city directly. But before I had time to get to the gate of the city, I found that the road conditions out of the city were not right and the traffic was severe. "

"After inquiring about it later, I found out that the city has been closed. Without a pass order, even the government's people can't get out. Others are at a loss, how can I not know what's going on?"

Li Weizhen said guiltily, "So, you're back at Huamanlou again?"

However, Fu Jingzhang gave a rather surprising answer: "No, although I was panicked at the time, I knew I couldn't just go back like this! So I left the carriage at a car dealership and rented a horse. Immediately went to my friend Lu Wangqing's house."

"But how could I have imagined that this was just an even more wrong decision..."

When he said this, Fu Jingzhang was so emotional that his neck turned red.

Luo Yicheng couldn't bear it very much, like when coaxing a child, he gently patted Fu Jingzhang's back with his hand, hoping that the other party would feel better.

Duan Tianqing was eager to know the following, and said cautiously: "Your friend, he betrayed you?"

Fu Jingzhang shook his head quickly, but after taking a few deep breaths, he could speak, "If this is the case, I might feel better now. After I temporarily stayed at Wangqing's house that night, I asked him to go Watch out for your news."

"In the early morning, he came back in a hurry and told me to follow him to hide in the old house, saying that he would arrange for me to go out of the city after the wind died down. I asked him repeatedly at that time, and he was willing to tell me that Huamanlou caught fire. Several high-ranking officials were burned to death, and my home was sealed overnight."

"I was paralyzed on the ground at that time, completely stupid. If Wangqing hadn't been persuading me to keep the green hills, I should have run home in spite of everything."

Li Weizhen said with a livid face: "Then how did you get arrested?"

Hearing this, Fu Jingzhang looked up to the sky and sighed: "Later, I hid in Wangqing's old house for about a day. Even at night, I didn't dare to light a lamp. Later, I felt that something was wrong because I made an appointment with him in Yelizi We will meet again from time to time. But until the fifth watch, we couldn’t get him to come.”

"Then I sneaked back to the vicinity of his official residence, only to find out that in order to protect me, a dozen people in the house, without exception, were all arrested. Only he knew that I was hiding in his old house. I Knowing that as a person, he will definitely protect me to the death, but this is exactly what I am worried about."

Luo Yicheng, who has a delicate mind, probably has already figured out what to expect. He shook his head and sighed, "So, in the end, you chose to surrender for the sake of your family and friends?"

Fu Jingzhang clutched his chest, his heart ached and he said: "I really have no other choice! At that time, I didn't know your safety, and I also knew that I had no ability to escape from the city, so I might as well go and seek happiness .At least, I can no longer implicate my relatives and friends to suffer for me."

Li Weizhen gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Then after you surrendered, what did they ask you, did they torture you?"

Fu Jingzhang shook his head and said, "There was no torture. I first asked them about Huamanlou. They said they were still investigating and they couldn't disclose it to me, the person involved."

"Later in the interrogation room, they also avoided the matter of Huamanlou. They mainly wanted to tell me about you, Boss, including where we came from and where we might meet... I didn't know anything about it. .”

Hearing this, Duan Tianqing felt that things were becoming more and more weird and incomprehensible. He asked in his heart, "I don't understand. Jingzhang's family's Huamanlou was burned, and his family was also a victim! Why arrest people?"

Luo Yicheng expressed his opinion: "The main reason is that there was a murder case, and the person who died was a high-ranking official. It is not enough to just lose money. Generally speaking, as long as the person in charge of the case writes in the investigation report that Huamanlou itself is If there is a fire hazard, then the owner of the restaurant can be held accountable and sentenced. This is the case in the code of my hometown, and I think the same is true in Fuchun City."

Duan Tianqing said in astonishment: "Then you can't arrest the whole family, right? This is too much!"

Luo Yicheng said helplessly: "If there is such a severe punishment as "continuous sitting" in the code, those officials can do things like this."

"Actually, that fire was just a cover. How can there be so many coincidental tragedies in the world? I have been to the scene and watched it. It is clear that someone deliberately set the fire in an attempt to fish in troubled waters and benefit from public interests!"

At some point, Wen Tingyun had already sat down by the campfire, and picked up the grilled fish next to it, as if she was still eating with gusto.

Duan Tianqing rubbed the back of her cheek with the back of her hand, a little ashamed of her innocence, and said angrily about it: "That old villain Fu Rangyi must have done it. It's really insane. What is the difference between such behavior and the way of the devil?"

Fu Jingzhang even gritted his teeth and said: "That bastard must have done it. I was originally imprisoned in the inspectorate in the outer city, but after I refused to let go, they said they would escort me to the inner city. But in fact, That's not the way to the Inspectorate at all. That road leads to the old bastard's house."

"On the way, the person escorting me was stopped by another group of people. The leader is said to be the eldest son of the city lord's mansion, Zhou Guangju. Because of the appearance of Mr. Zhou, I was really sent to the inner city. From the City Procuratorate."

Hearing Zhou Guangju's name, Li Weizhen frowned again.The reason why the other party did this seemed to be returning his favor, but he was not sure, it was really a good intention.

Because, Zhou Guangju, who was able to plot against the Fu family, who was also a clan, in order to fight for power and profit, was obviously an ambitious egoist.This kind of person can only talk about cooperation, not true heart-to-heart.

Looking back on the whole incident, it seems that from the beginning to the end, only Zhou Guangju really benefited.

Li Weizhen asked: "What did Zhou Guangju say to you then?"

Mentioning Zhou Guangju, Fu Jingzhang seemed to have a good impression of him, and even his tone of voice calmed down a lot, "Mr. Zhou is a very nice person. He told me in private at that time that if someone interrogates me again, I can do nothing." If I confess, I don’t have to worry about someone forcing a confession. And he will help take care of my family and friends, so I don’t have to worry too much.”

"Boss, you and Mr. Zhou should be friends, right?"

Li Weizhen said indifferently: "He and I have met face to face!"

The relationship of mutual use is far from the word "friend".

"Zhou Guangju? This person is not simple. I saw in him a few years ago, "Don't use Qianlong". You have to be careful when dealing with him in the future! But the pool of water in Fuchun City It has always been very deep, and there are really not many lamps that can save fuel."

Wen Tingyun, who was eating grilled fish, didn't seem to miss the chance to interject.

After thinking for a while, Li Weizhen patted Fu Jingzhang on the shoulder and comforted him: "Things have developed to this point. We can't go back to Fuchun City for the time being. I also have people I care about there, but this is really not the time."

"Since Zhou Guangju opened his mouth about your family and friends, he should really be able to take care of it with his status and power. I believe he is a person with long-term vision. Since he didn't choose to make trouble, he must have anticipated it." , I will meet him again in the future.”

"Now you have to pack up your mood and go back with us. Believe me, when we make a comeback, I will settle all grievances and grievances with those people at once!"

Luo Yicheng also put his hand on Fu Jingzhang's shoulder on the other side, and said earnestly: "It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge!"

Duan Tianqing hesitated a little. Seeing that the two senior brothers had taken up one shoulder each, he didn't know where to put his hands, so he patted himself on the chest and said, "If you want to practice hard to get revenge, I can teach you everything!"

In this situation, Fu Jingzhang wiped away tears vigorously, nodded heavily and said: "As long as I can get my revenge, I will not be afraid of suffering no matter how much I suffer in the future!"

On the other side, Wen Tingyun actually ate up all the grilled fish in twos and twos, including the fish that Li Weizhen took a bite of before, and he didn't choose to let it go.

The grilled fish, which was not delicious, reached his mouth, and even with the sour vinegar that came with it, he actually ate it with relish.

After eating the grilled fish, Wen Tingyun stood up and patted the dust off her body. After a long sigh of relief, she said to Li Weizhen: "This grilled fish, I will treat it as if you have already invited me to dinner, thank you, and let's eat again." The two are cleared up! There is less causal involvement between us, so simple, how wonderful!"

Li Weizhen quickly came to his senses and asked, "Brother Wen, are you planning to say goodbye to this?"

Wen Tingyun nodded and said: "I will send you off for thousands of miles, but I will have to say goodbye eventually. You still have to go on your own in the future!"

Li Weizhen said categorically: "Of course, I will also keep the agreement with Brother Wen in mind!"

Wen Tingyun didn't say much, but showed an expression of convinced that the other party could do it, turned around and drew a vortex that could cross domain space, and then stepped into it.

However, Wen Tingyun quickly stepped back with that foot, took out a framed painting from his sleeve, and threw it to Li Weizhen casually.

"Almost forgot, your elder brother once asked me to draw a painting for him, and I thought about burning it. It's a pity to think about it, so I might as well give it to you! I declare in advance that I am just acting on your behalf. Senior brother gave you the painting, it has nothing to do with me!"

Li Weizhen took the painting, but when he opened it, he only glanced at it, and was so frightened that he quickly rolled it up again.

Li Weizhen originally thought that it might be the portrait of the elder brother, and it would be a good thing if he could keep it as a souvenir.

But what I never expected was that the portrait in the painting was not fake, but it was a portrait of a woman.Moreover, the person in the painting is so charming that one can't help but have the urge to boil with passion.Looks, posture, clothes... all are full of charm, especially in terms of clothes, they hardly wear much.

What's even more amazing is that the woman in the painting keeps changing.It's just that before the "second" portrait was fully transformed, Li Weizhen was too scared to put it away and dare not look at it.

Li Weizhen took the painting and said in surprise: "Brother Wen, your handwriting... Senior brother, can he have such a hobby?"

Wen Tingyun said solemnly: "My painting skills are very good! This picture of hundreds of beauties is a rare and elegant object. Don't look at it with the eyes of ordinary people. The hundred beauties among them are all these years. The Acacia witches I met, how many people in my generation can I meet in my life? This is fate, a great chance!"

While talking, Wen Tingyun's mouth showed a smile reminiscing about the past.Let Li Weizhen's expression become more and more weird, trying to be vigilant to himself, and not to think too much about certain aspects.

With a playful smile, Wen Tingyun continued: "This painting can be said to be the most satisfying work I have so far, so I said it is a pity to destroy it. Don't underestimate the role of this painting. Take it with you and appreciate it from time to time, it will definitely sharpen your mind. If you meet a witch who is good at using charm skills in the future, you will know its benefits!"

Li Weizhen bit the bullet and nodded: "I will definitely cherish this painting, but when I appreciate it every now and then... I still have to think about it!"

Wen Tingyun raised her eyebrows lightly, "It's up to you, anyway, as I said, this painting has nothing to do with me anymore."

"Let's go, little brothers, take good care of your own life. As long as you are alive, you will always meet again. I hope you will meet again someday. You all have a brand new look!"

As soon as the words fell, before Li Weizhen and the others had time to reply "Take care", Wen Tingyun disappeared under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Immediately afterwards, Duan Tianqing, who was in a trance, said weakly: "Senior Brother Li, I seem to have suffered internal injuries. I don't know why I have a nosebleed..."