The Republic of China Conspiracy Records

Chapter 8 Ruan Lang Returns (7)

Ruan Lang watched Mrs. Luo leave, and unexpectedly showed a thoughtful expression, and whispered to me: "Sir, do you believe that Luo Xiaoshan is not my brother?"

I said: "How can I know this, but looking at Mrs. Luo's performance when this matter was mentioned, it was obvious that she had been touched in some sore spot, and why did Luo Xiaoshan say those frantic words? He also seems to know something. "

Ruan Lang smiled wryly: "Seeing how hostile he is to me, even if he knew something, he wouldn't tell me."

With a flash in my eyes, I said, "He doesn't need to tell you anything, it's enough."

Ruan Lang said in surprise: "How can you say this? Sir, do you know anything?"

I didn't answer him, but asked instead: "If someone really arranged this matter according to the story, among the three people who know the story so far, only Mrs. Luo has the condition to put that thing in your bag, and Judging from the current situation, even if Mrs. Luo has no possibility of harming you, this matter must have something to do with her, and she refuses to explain the strangeness of this matter, then there is only one possibility."

Ruan Lang finally opened his mind, looked at me and said nervously: "That is, what is she trying to hide, or who is she trying to protect."

I said: "That's right, so she refused to say anything. That's because, as soon as she heard that this matter was arranged according to that story, she knew who the murderer was, and that's why she lost her composure in the town hall. That's why she will never explain the strangeness of this incident, but would rather risk herself being accused of being the murderer - there is no doubt that as long as we tell the mayor about this, she will become the biggest suspect, and There is only one person worthy of her protection, and that is Luo Xiaoshan.

And Luo Xiaoshan is also the person in Luolian Town other than us who is most likely to know this story, because this story was told by your father to Mrs. Luo, and no one else in Luolian Town seems to be familiar with your father's situation. Looking at it, it seems that the relationship between Mrs. Luo and your father should be hidden, so she is unlikely to tell this story to irrelevant people, but it is possible to tell her son.Luo Xiaoshan has a lot of hostility towards you, and he is also the person who is most likely to put things in your bag besides Mrs. Luo, even more likely than Mrs. Luo, because it is at his house, and Mrs. Luo is always It's in your sight, but he can hide in places you don't realize. "

Ruan Lang turned pale when he heard this, and anyone could tell that this matter was almost definitely done by Luo Xiaoshan. He asked me a little blankly: "Sir, what should we do now?"

I said strangely: "What else can I do? After the matter is clarified, of course I have to explain it to the mayor. Do you still want to be escorted into the county?"

Ruan Lang said: "But...but in this way, wouldn't Luo Xiaoshan...wouldn't be..."

I was completely confused by him, and said: "Do you really think of him as a brother? People put that thing in your bag, and you still worry about what will happen to him?"

Ruan Lang said: "No, it has nothing to do with him, but—Sir, is it strange to say so, until now, I still think that Mrs. Luo... she is very similar to my father."

I was taken aback, looked him up and down for a long time, and thought to myself, if he decides something, it is really impossible to bring back eight cows. If Mrs. Luo is really his father, I have no objection, but will his mother agree?I saw that his head was entangled in this, and I didn't want to talk to him anymore. I just thought in my heart, when will I find a free time and go to the town hall alone to explain the matter clearly.Luo Xiaoshan and I don't have any deep hatred, but since he did such a thing, I don't know it, but now that I know it, I can't watch innocent people take the blame for him.

When Ruan Lang saw that I didn't pay attention to him anymore, he didn't take it seriously. He turned his face away, looking preoccupied, not knowing what he was thinking.

Mrs. Luo accompanied us to eat dinner, but Luo Xiaoshan was nowhere to be seen. Mrs. Luo seemed to be accustomed to this, and never mentioned him, but served Ruan Lang courteously.While eating, someone knocked on the door suddenly. We all thought it was Luo Xiaoshan who came back. Mrs. Luo went to open the door, only to find that the person standing at the door was Master Wu’s house, the one who often stayed with Luo Xiaoshan and tricked him into gambling on the fields .

Without thinking about it, he knew that he would definitely not be a welcome guest. Sure enough, Mrs. Luo's face turned dark when she saw him, and Mrs. Wu's family was also a little embarrassed, and asked her flatteringly, "Isn't Xiaoshan at home?"

Mrs. Luo replied to him indifferently: "You spent more time with him than me, so why don't you ask me?"

Master Wu's family seemed to be a little afraid of Mrs. Luo, but she didn't leave with embarrassment at what she said, but looked inside on tiptoes, and said, "Is this a visitor at home? Who is it? "When he saw clearly that it was us, the expression on his face suddenly changed.He looked at Ruan Lang with a strange expression, and then at Mrs. Luo, with surprise rather than fright.

Master Wu's family looked at Ruan Lang as if they had seen a ghost. Ruan Lang didn't know that he was the ghost and smiled at him. Master Wu pointed to Ruan Lang and said to Mrs. Luo: "You...you ...you, he...he...he...", the words were not clear.

Mrs. Luo said with a blank expression, "I'm fine, and he's fine too. Is there anything else you can do?"

Master Wu looked at her with a weird look, and the corners of his mouth moved, as if he wanted to say something, but what he said was: "No...it's okay, then...then I'll go first."

Mrs. Luo didn't wait for him to finish speaking, she slammed the door shut, and when she went back to the table and sat down, I said to her: "Why don't you explain the matter to Master Wu's family, he doesn't know that the mayor allowed you to If Ruan Lang brought it, I’m afraid he might think he sneaked out by himself.”

Mrs. Luo said indifferently: "He won't say anything, don't worry about him." Her tone was very firm, and I wondered why she was so sure, but it was hard to ask her.After we had dinner, she invited us to go back to the back room to rest, and told Ruan Lang: "The people in the town don't know that you are in my house now. The mayor is afraid of causing panic, and I am afraid that the matter will not be made public for the time being. You still Just don't go out and show your face."

Ruan Lang agreed to her, but she hesitated for a moment and asked him, "Did you take your father's pair of scissors?"

Ruan Lang said inexplicably: "No, oh, the last time you asked me to come in, you actually wanted to ask me if I had taken the pair of scissors? No, I didn't. When I first came in, I saw that it was still there. On your desk."

Mrs. Luo looked at him apologetically, and said, "You are a good boy. I know you won't be the one who took it. I just asked casually. I must have forgotten where I put it. Don't take it to heart."

Ruan Lang quickly said, "Of course not."

After speaking, Mrs. Luo went out to clean up the dishes, leaving Ruan Lang and me in the house. I thought about it and said to Ruan Lang: "My package is still with the owner, and all my family letters are in it. If you dare to lose it, I will go get it now.”

Ruan Lang nodded and said yes, so I went out again and talked to Mrs. Luo, she only told me to be careful on the road, and opened the door to see me out.I left the Luo family mansion, and instead of going straight back to the shop owner, I turned to the town hall, walked into the courtyard, and saw that the mayor's room was still lit, so I went over and knocked on the door.

The mayor opened the door. I saw his tired face, and I must have had a headache about Ruan Lang. When he saw me standing outside the door, he was overjoyed and let me into the room. He smiled and said: "Mr. is here, that's good, that's good."

I wondered: "What is that good?"

The mayor said: "If it's all right, I don't think Mr. will come to visit. Tell me, what did Mr. discover, and can you explain that strange thing?"

I said: "The mayor's expectations are right, I just told him something." As I spoke, I told him the original story, but concealed that Mrs. Luo and Ruan Lang's father were "very good" and that Ruan Lang and Luo Xiaoshan might be brothers After all, this is not a glorious thing. A gentleman hides evil and promotes good, so naturally there is no need to publicize it everywhere. I just said that Mrs. Luo is familiar with Ruan Lang and his father, so she should not harm Ruan Lang.

The mayor suddenly realized when he heard it, and said: "It turns out that this matter was arranged according to the story. No wonder it is so weird. Mrs. Luo and Mr. Ruan's father have a deep friendship. No wonder she is willing to guarantee him. It's just that she didn't expect that she would guarantee Mr. Ruan." , but involved his own son."

A strange thought suddenly flashed in my mind, Mrs. Luo should know that Luo Xiaoshan is the most likely murderer when she heard that this matter was arranged according to the story, but she still guaranteed Ruan Lang out. It's not that Luo Xiaoshan was put to death. Although it is a great truth to kill relatives with righteousness, how many people can really do it?Does she really hate her son that much?
I became a little confused again, the mayor saw that I was lost, and asked me: "Sir, is Luo Xiaoshan at home now?"

I said, "Oh, he's not here, and he didn't have dinner at home."

The mayor said suspiciously: "He doesn't know that his affairs have been exposed, so he wants to run away? If so, I don't know where to catch him."

I vaguely felt that something was wrong, but I couldn't say it out, so I had to respond to him and said, "It's possible." I don't know why, but I was hoping that Luo Xiaoshan would really escape and not be punished by the mayor. they caught.

The mayor said: "No matter what, I still need to take someone to ask for clarification, Mr. Lao."

After a few words of politeness with him, I took my leave and went back to the owner of the shop, telling him that I would not bother him anymore when I found a place to stay. Just sent me out.

I thanked the owner for the hospitality these few days, and when I returned to the Luo family mansion, I saw the courtyard door was wide open, and the mayor was talking to Mrs. Luo inside. Mrs. Luo looked excited, but she still lowered her voice and argued with the mayor. What, what surprised me the most was that Luo Xiaoshan was actually there, being held down by two Xiangyongs, struggling desperately.

Seeing me walk in, Ruan Lang was furious and said, "Sir, you went to tell the mayor about this? You shameless person!"

I was taken aback by what he said, did I become a shameless person?It was the mayor who spoke for me and said, "You don't know good people. If you hadn't clarified for you, you would have been escorted to the county to be shot by now. How dare you scold me."

Ruan Lang was speechless after being scolded by the mayor. Mrs. Luo glanced at me, but there was no expression of resentment. She just sighed and said to me: "I'm afraid Mr. is wrong, Xiaoshan... Xiaoshan won't It belonged to the murderer."

The mayor replied: "Mrs. Luo, right now we are not concluding that Xiao Shan is the murderer, but since he has this possibility, we have no choice but to take him to the town office first, and send him to the county together with Ruan shopkeeper in a few days, so that the county Go here to find out. Besides, I’m afraid that the Ruan shopkeeper will go back to the town hall with us, and he won’t be able to stay at your house.”

I looked at Mrs. Luo, it was impossible to live in Luo's house under the current situation, so I had to ask the mayor if I could stay at the town office for a few days, the mayor saw me holding the bag, and guessed something, and took a bite I agreed.Luo Xiaoshan realized that it was what I said to the mayor that exposed him. He looked at me angrily, but instead of cursing angrily, he said something to me, which made me feel that something was wrong. I'm uneasy.

He looked at me, seemed quite disdainful, and said, "If you think you are smart, you will soon find out that I am not a murderer."

(End of this chapter)