Demon detective

Chapter 29 Cousin
The whole afternoon, Xu Zhen was not idle.

He changed into casual clothes, first went to the vicinity of old man Li's house, collected information about old man Li's father and daughter, and through inquiries, learned about the situation of the scholar who participated in the firefighting that day.

That person is Liu Wenbin, a scholar from Lin County, who is currently studying at Xuanwu Academy in Yanping County, and is preparing to take the provincial examination next year.

But by chance, this Liu Xiucai and Miss Ailian fell in love at first sight, and they fell in love with each other. No matter in the eyes of old man Li or neighbors, they had already been acquiescing lovers.

No wonder Liu Xiucai cried so sadly on the day of the fire that he was almost crushed to death by the collapsed beams.

And through Xu Zhen's many inquiries, it has been confirmed that under the leadership of Liu Xiucai, more than a dozen relatives and neighbors of old man Li have followed him to the county government to file a complaint.

They not only wanted to sue Qiu Batian for neglecting human life, but also sued the Yanping county government for covering up criminals, collaborating with criminals, and conspiring to kill old man Li and his daughter.

Although the county government is also afraid of the forces behind Qiu Batian, Xu Zhen believes that they will not just sit idly by, at least they will send someone over to go through a procedure.

Otherwise, once these people report to the state capital, it will be even more difficult to deal with.

Next, Xu Zhen went to several restaurants and inns opened by Qiu Batian to inquire about Qiu Batian's news.

Although the clerks in the store didn't dare to talk nonsense, they were still told a lot by the shrewd Xu Zhen and got a lot of useful information.

For example, there used to be a conscientious old butler in Qiu Batian's family, but for some unknown reason, Qiu Batian broke his leg and kicked him out, and now he is reduced to a beggar.

Also, what unconventional means did Qiu Batian use to annex so many restaurants and inns?

He spends his days in Hualou and Jiaofangsi, which type of woman does he like the most?
Also, his family situation, and the relationship with the other three bullies, etc...

After inquiring about the information, Xu Zhen went to several places non-stop, such as buying paper money and incense, going to a tomb in the suburbs to burn incense and worship; going to the cattle dealer Jia Yi's house to check the situation, etc...

It wasn't until the sun was setting that he bought a pack of honey osmanthus cake and hurried to Jinxiu Study.

The timing was just right, as soon as Xu Zhen arrived at the door of the study, he saw his second cousin Zhang Wenxin coming out of it.

Zhang Wenxin has standard willow-leaf eyebrows, phoenix eyes, small cherry mouth, and Qiongyao nose. Although Qianqian looks a little weaker with her thin waist, her unique elegance still makes her stand out.

Accompanying Zhang Wenxin is Gao He, a little book boy about ten years old.

Gao He was holding a stack of books, and followed behind Zhang Wenxin innocently.

"Cousin?" Zhang Wenxin was a little surprised when he saw Xu Zhen, "Why are you here?"

"The law and order is not good recently," Xu Zhen said casually, "I am here to escort my cousin."

With that said, he handed over the honey osmanthus cake.

"Cousin really has a heart," Zhang Wenxin happily took it, and said, "It's only two steps, and there are familiar neighbors along the way, so there will be no danger.

"I see..." The second cousin Bingxue was clever, and said after a knowing smile, "Is there something wrong with my cousin?"

Great!

Xu Zhen gave a thumbs up secretly. He didn't expect the second cousin to be so observant. It seems that he found the right person.

However, it is easy to be underestimated if you don't pretend to be aggressive, so Xu Zhen asked: "Second cousin, shouldn't I ask you this?"

"Oh?" Sure enough, the pretentious effect was instantly full, Zhang Wenxin asked curiously, "How do you see it?"

"Look," Xu Zhen explained, "you came out of the study just now, your eyes have been staring at the ground at a 45-degree angle, your eyes are focused, your expression is solemn, and you keep mumbling something, obviously you have something on your mind. Why, Have you taken a fancy to some son?"

"Spoof," the second cousin scolded, and then became curious, "However, you did not guess wrong, but what does this 45-degree downward angle mean?"

"My cousin's guess is really accurate," at this moment, Gao He, the book boy behind him, interjected, "My husband was indeed thinking about something just now, but he was thinking about poetry and poetry, he is not a good man, haha... "

Because Zhang Wenxin is teaching in the study, even though she is a woman, she is also called a teacher.

"Poem pairing?" Xu Zhen raised his eyebrows, "What kind of poetry pairing? Let's hear it? Maybe I will too!"

"Okay, cousin," Zhang Wenxin directly filtered, and asked, "What do you need to ask me, or just tell me, I... I still have some private money at home, how much do you need?"

It seems that Zhang Wenxin thought that Xu Zhen was going to borrow money from him again.

Hearing this, Xu Zhen was moved and moved. The second cousin clearly knew that her gambling debt was a bottomless pit, but she still chose to help herself without hesitation.

Therefore, I have to work hard in the future, and I can't live up to my cousin's good intentions.

"No, it's not borrowing money." Xu Zhen glanced at Gao He first, then pulled Zhang Wenxin aside, and whispered something in her ear.

"Ah?" Zhang Wenxin was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly waved his hands, "This... this can't be done, this is a serious crime..."

"Hush..." Xu Zhen hurriedly signaled her to shut up, and then persuaded her second cousin in her ear.

Gao He frowned. Although he was not very old, but through Xu Zhen's beaming expression, he still felt that Xu Zhen's cousin was not very reliable.

However, in the end, it seemed that Zhang Wenxin was persuaded by Xu Zhen and fell into hesitation.

After hesitating for a long time, her eyes finally lit up, and she said to Xu Zhen: "Since this is the case, how about looking at God's will?"

"Ah?" Xu Zhen was surprised, "What do you mean?"

"I happen to have an absolute here," Zhang Wenxin said, "As long as my cousin can match me, then I will promise to help you, how about it?"

"This……"

"Impossible," Gao He murmured to himself, "Even the Veterinarian said it was absolute, and Mr. also thought about it all afternoon, there is no way anyone can match, let alone..."

Looking at Xu Zhen with immature eyes, he was obviously saying: What's more, you are an illiterate policeman?

Xu Zhen's ears were sharp, and Gao He heard everything he said, and he became curious immediately. It seemed that what the second cousin had been thinking about just now was the right thing.

"Okay," Xu Zhen said, "Then why don't you tell me?"

"This is the Absolute given to our study by Xuanwu Academy," Gao He explained from the side, "Since it is Absolute, it seems that there is no second line! Hmm...um...golden wood...golden wood water fire earth, umm..."

Obviously, Gao He wanted to say the Shanglian, but he didn't remember it clearly.

"It's hard to distinguish between gold, wood, water, fire, and earth." In the end, it was Zhang Wenxin who said the absolute upper line...

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(End of this chapter)