Jiapingguan Chronicle

Shen Haolin, Shen Cha and Xue Ruitian exchanged glances. Xue Ruitian looked at them and nodded towards them, indicating that he would be the one to do the rest of the questioning, and the two of them could add additional information if necessary.

"Master Shen, you are idle now anyway, right? Why don't you tell us what kind of person this Liang Jieque is? Let us listen to what kind of psychology she has, How about the person who killed you?"

"That's okay. I also want to go through the memory of Aunt Liang from beginning to end to see where the problem lies." Shen Zhonghe sighed softly, "But when should we start talking about it? ?”

"Since you want to go through it slowly, then start from the time you remember her, what she has done, or any special actions. Especially during a certain period of time, has she come into contact with anyone, appeared Is it okay if I don’t do any abnormal behavior?”

"Of course, there is no problem with this at all." Shen Zhonghe agreed readily. He picked up the tea again, took a few sips, thought about it, and said, "As I said just now, from the time I can remember , she was already in our family, I mean Aunt Liang, her father was my grandfather's brother, a close friend of life and death, so when his family suffered a catastrophe and she was the only one left, my grandfather took her He was taken to my home. My father and brother-in-law have told me since I was a child that although Aunt Liang is not my biological child, I should treat Aunt Liang as a relative. When I grow up, I should be filial to her and provide for her in her old age. "

"At that time, she still got along very well with your family, as if she were a family?"

"Yes, at that time, my grandfather had not passed away yet, and he was still in his prime, and the family was living happily. Aunt Liang had a very good relationship with my mother. She told me more than once that I should love my mother well. She It is not easy. If I am not filial to my mother in the future, she will be the first one to forgive me. In fact, she does what she says. When I have conflicts with my mother, she always stands by my mother. That side. I even feel that my mother’s relationship with her is much better than that with my father.”

"This is natural. They need to live together longer and longer."

"Yes, these are the women who live by the sea. Women in every household depend on each other. It is rare to hear that the women in these homes by the sea are noisy and scheming with each other. Because they can't quarrel, they can't. If there is no trouble, the man in the family will go to sea and he will not be able to return home for a few months or a few years. He will not be able to take care of anything at home. Therefore, all the affairs of the family, inside and outside, depend on Women take care of it.”

"We have heard about this. They live a harmonious life without any quarrels, because they have to stay together for warmth." Shen Cha looked at Shen Jiu beside him who was already fascinated by what he heard, showed a helpless smile, and continued, " After all, going to sea is a very dangerous thing, and there is a high chance that you will never come back.”

"Yes!" Shen Zhonghe nodded, "In my impression, my grandfather, father and uncle didn't spend much time at home when I was a child. They were only at home for two or three months before and after the Chinese New Year in a year. After the New Year, they will prepare to go to sea. If their voyage this time is relatively short and they can come back in a few months, then they will rest at home for half a month and go to sea again, and this time when they come back , it should be not far from the New Year.”

"In other words, we go to sea twice a year." Shen Jiu stretched out two fingers, "One time is longer and the voyage is farther, while the other time is shorter and the voyage distance is relatively closer, right? ?”

"The young general is right, that's what it is." Shen Zhonghe sighed and smiled, "This is the daily life of a family living by the sea. Everyone is used to it, so they don't feel bitter. Although our family I ran a small business, but in fact I was not particularly wealthy. Later, my mother got married and she brought several shops, so my life was not so tight. Compared with other families in the town, it seemed It's better. My mother is very good at housekeeping and business. She cooperates very well with Aunt Liang and manages the family's property in an orderly manner. Even before I was five years old, that is, before the accident happened, I think the two of them are the greatest in the world."

"It is indeed great, and it is not easy for these two people." Shen Cha nodded, "But you just said that Liang Jieque once went to sea with you, right? Generally speaking, such a situation would not happen, right? "

"There will be some, but not many." Shen Zhonghe took a sip of tea and said, "My mother said that when she made this request, no one in the family was very supportive, especially my mother, who was very opposed. But Liang My aunt is very determined and must go to sea. No matter how much I try to persuade her, I can’t persuade her, and she refuses to give up on her own, so I have to let her go.”

"Then why did she suddenly ask to go to sea with her? Is it out of her own intention, or was someone instigating her? Generally speaking, even people who live by the sea but have never gone to sea, whether they are men or women, Everyone is very afraid of the sea. If it weren't for livelihood, I'm afraid no one would be willing to take this risk with their lives for everyone, right?"

"The general is right. I have said it before. My mother persuaded her and objected very fiercely, but Aunt Liang insisted on going her own way. As a result, she became like this after she came back. My mother used to go behind everyone's back. She hid and cried, saying that if she knew things would turn out like this, no matter what, she would not be allowed to go, even if she was tied up." Shen Zhonghe shook his head gently, "I also asked my mother why she said this, But my mother didn’t tell me. Now that I think about it, the key to her wanting my family’s blood debt to be repaid with blood should be what happened at sea. But neither my grandfather, father, nor Aunt Liang herself was concerned about this incident. Idehai keeps silent, and if pressed, he will deliberately change the subject to talk about something else, but if pressed, the three of them will have the same reaction and kick me out."

"It seems like it should be." Xue Ruitian nodded, "It doesn't matter, she is in our hands now, and we have many ways to make her talk. If you don't believe her, don't tell her."

Before Xue Ruitian finished speaking, Mei Lin and Ying Wu walked in carrying two food boxes. Ying Wu handed the food boxes in his hands to Shen Zhonghe, while Mei Lin walked to Shen Cha carrying the food boxes.

Chen Cha smelled the smell coming from the food box and sighed softly. He was about to say that the occasion was not right and he would drink it later. Before he could say anything, Chen Jiu beside him couldn't wait to open the lid. He carefully took out the medicine bowl inside, blew on it, placed it in front of Shen Cha, and looked at her eagerly.

"I..." Shen Cha looked at Shen Jiu like this. He couldn't say what he had planned. He could only pinch his nose, pick it up to play with, took a deep breath, and took out the dark medicine inside. Drink the soup in one gulp. After finishing the drink, she took a breath and patted Shen Jiu beside her, who nodded to express satisfaction, "Is this okay?"

"Yeah!" Shen Jiu smiled at her, took out the plate of candied fruits from the box, picked up one and stuffed it into Shen Cha's mouth, "This way it won't feel bitter, right?" Seeing Shen Cha, Cha nodded, he smiled, and smelled the medicine bowl curiously. The smell didn't matter, and he almost spit it out. He looked at Jin Miaomiao opposite him with a painful look on his face, "Sister Miaomiao, please open now." Why does the medicine that comes out make me feel more and more nauseated?"

"It's not bad. It's not like your sister has never drank anything worse." Jin Miaomiao spread her hands and raised her eyebrows slightly, "Xiao Linzi, take it out after your boss has finished drinking. Otherwise, this will The whole tent smells like this."

"Why do you still dislike the prescriptions and medicines you prepared yourself?" Shen Cha snorted, shook his head helplessly, and asked Merlin to take away the medicine bowl and food box, and looked at Shen who had been eating silently. Zhonghe thought for a while and said, "Master Shen, what kind of person did Liang Jieque become after she came back from the sea? Has she had contact with anyone else besides her usual contact with you?" "Speaking of which... ..." Shen Zhonghe held a steamed bun and thought for a while, "Every once in a while, a very strange guest will come to the house. I have never seen this guest's face because he is covered with a black cloak. Every time, Aunt Liang personally brings her in, directly to her own room."

"When did this happen?"

"Probably..." Shen Zhonghe stretched out his fingers to calculate, "When I was six or seven years old, or seven or eight years old, I had seen this man several times, but when I wanted to take a closer look at him, I was bombarded by Aunt Liang. He ran away. To be honest, during the years when Aunt Liang was having trouble, if Aunt Liang still had a smile and a good attitude toward anyone, it was my mother and me."

"This is normal. All her changes came from that time when she went to sea. During that time, your brother-in-law was buried at the bottom of the sea. Only your grandfather and your father were still alive. Something must have happened in the middle that shocked her. This incident The main characters are your grandfather and your father. She must hate them both. And you and your mother are not involved in that unknown thing, so naturally they will not be implicated. Besides, Lord Shen has said it before , your mother also tried to dissuade her, but without success."

"Yes!" Shen Zhonghe sighed softly, took a bite of the steamed bun, and thought for a while, "Speaking of which, although I have never seen what the black-robed guest looks like, I happened to see a pattern on his arm." He looked at Ying Wu who was standing at the door of the big tent and said, "Young general, could you please bring me a pen and paper?"

Ying Wu nodded, took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone from Shen Jiu's desk and placed them in front of Shen Zhonghe.

Shen Zhonghe put down the steamed bun in his hand, picked up a pen and quickly drew a pattern on it. He didn't feel anything bad when he was drawing. Ying Wu, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw this sudden move.

"Qinglian Sect!" Ying Wu looked at Shen Haolin, then at Xue Ruitian, and finally at Shen Cha, and nodded towards them, "It's the pattern of the Qinglian Sect."

Shen Haolin, Shen Cha and Xue Ruitian looked at each other and waved to Ying Wu, asking him to bring over the pictures drawn by Shen Zhonghe.

Ying Wu came over with the picture and showed it to Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian, then showed it to Shen Cha and Shen Jiu, and finally showed it to the others in turn.

"Indeed." Xue Ruitian sneered, "It seems that even after going around, I haven't left the Qinglian Sect!"

"Qinglian... teaches?" Shen Zhonghe frowned slightly. He ate too fast just now and choked a little. He quickly took a sip of soup, finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Haven't we been surrounded and suppressed many times? That year. When I was still under Liu Shuai's command, I also led troops to encircle and suppress the remnants of the Qinglian Sect. Why are they still... wrong!" He looked at Xue Ruitian, "Master Hou, you mean that Aunt Liang is involved with the Qinglian Sect?"

"Nine times out of ten." Xue Ruitian waved his hand towards Ying Wuyi, "Go and check."

"I'd better go!"

Mei Lin held down Ying Wu, and when she saw Shen Cha nodding towards her, she turned around and left the tent, and hurried to the dungeon.

"If Liang Jieque is related to the Qinglian Sect, then it makes sense that she can win over so many Jianghu people. After all, she has never left Master Shen's home. How did she meet so many Jianghu people? And they are all A desperado with several lives on his back?" Shen Cha thought for a while, "Even if the monthly salary is a few hundred taels, those desperadoes who have seen the so-called big world will not really take it seriously. But if they both belong to the Green Lotus Sect, that would be a different matter. Especially if they obey Liang Jieque's orders and are loyal, it means that although they are both followers of the Green Lotus Sect, Liang Jieque's rank is higher. Above these people.”

"It makes sense for the general to speculate like this. I didn't think about it at all before." Shen Zhonghe finished the soup, took another bun, and sighed softly, "Speaking of which, over the years, we have Guarding the southern border, we have indeed surrounded and suppressed many remnants of the Green Lotus Sect, and most of these believers are common people along the coast, as well as pirates not far from the Daxia Sea, but they do not have this pattern on their bodies, so, I I never knew that this was the pattern of the Qinglian Sect.”

"Master Shen, if my next move offends you, please forgive me." Shen Haolin waved towards Ying Wuyi, "Take a look."

"Yes!" Ying Wu walked up to Shen Zhonghe and patted his shoulder gently, "Master Shen, I'm offended."

After listening to Shen Haolin's words and seeing Ying Wu's actions, Shen Zhonghe could guess what they wanted to do. He could only sigh softly, put down the buns in his hands, stood up, opened his arms, and let Ying Wu come. examine.

Ying Wu carefully inspected the major totem areas of the Qinglian Sect, such as the chest, neck, arms, calves and more than a dozen places. He found no problems and made a positive gesture towards Shen Haolin.