Song Que and Xiao Bing squatted beside the school, waiting for the second son of the Zhang family to leave school.
Song Que had been traveling for several days and had not rested since he arrived in Changlin County. His eyes were now black and blue, he looked top-heavy, and he looked like he could fall down after taking only two steps.
Xiao Bing said: "Sir, do you want to take a rest? I will watch here first and wake you up when I see him coming out."
Song thought for a while, but it was okay. In fact, he didn't have to be here. As long as he could make sure that Zhang Er went home, he just wanted to find something to do for himself. But he is indeed tired. This body does not look strong. In fact, he can go up the mountain and hunt tigers with just a bowl of wine, but he is indeed tired now.
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Song was sitting on the ground, leaning his head against the wall. He tilted his head and fell asleep regardless of the dirt. Even so, his brows were slightly wrinkled, as if it was difficult to let go.
Xiao Bing took a look and couldn't help but sigh. He had also seen Miss Su before.
***
Song Que planned to do some trickery tonight. He also told the system: "Ancient civil servants were good. If we solve cases like this in modern times, wouldn't we have to be complained until we resign?"
The system stammered: "If you are in a bad mood, don't force yourself to joke, it's a bit scary."
Song Que: "...I'm fine."
Before the system could say anything, he heard him say: "Okay, I'm not very good. Can I change to a more relaxed world in the next world? The one without death, even if it's a fake one."
Song didn't deliberately wait for the system's reply. He was going to steal the child now.
According to the arrangement of the yard and the things in front of the door, Song Qing found Zhang He's room easily, entered the door quietly, took out the clean silk handkerchief he bought specially and stuffed it into his mouth. Zhang He is twelve years old, and because of his height, he looks about the same age as Ji Xiao when he first met five years ago. After being awakened by his actions, Zhang He's eyes widened, but he did not scream. The position of the brain stem was too delicate, but Song didn't dare to knock the person unconscious casually, so he used a cloth to gag him. Seeing that the person didn't scream, Song simply resisted him, opened the water bag, and sprinkled it all the way from the door. on the bed. After doing all this, he carried Zhang He back to his place of residence. Although his movements were not elegant enough, he still flew on the courtyard wall.
After returning to his residence, Song Que took out the gagged silk handkerchief. Zhang He looked at him a little scared and had some other emotions, but Song didn't understand and didn't want to find out. He sat on the table and poured himself a bowl of wine.
In ancient times, the alcohol content was limited, but Song didn't even feel tipsy after drinking a bowl. He smiled bitterly and lost his temperament for drinking.
Zhang He, who was put on the bed, asked with some hesitation: "Are you Sister Xiuxiu's cousin?"
Song was quite surprised and turned to look at him.
Zhang He understood the answer when he saw him like this, and said: "Sister Xiuxiu often told me what happened before she got married. I know she has a cousin who is very good at investigating crimes. She also said that you are an immortal descended from the earth. I laughed. She was too exaggerated. She said that if I had the chance to meet you, I would understand. It turns out that Sister Xiuxiu did not lie to me, I really recognized you as soon as I saw you."
Song Qing laughed and felt a little sad.
He has always been half-disengaged and half-involved in these worlds. It is difficult for him to care about others who are not good to him, but for those who are good to him, he will inevitably invest his emotions in return. At this moment, it was rare for him to spare his mind and not think about how Zhang Mu and Zhang Gu would be frightened tomorrow and how they would surrender. He just wanted to hear how Xiu Xiu had been in the past two years.
Zhang He and Xiu Xiu did seem to have a good relationship. When Zhang's mother repeatedly recounted the so-called last meeting, she also mentioned Xiu Xiu to comfort him.
Zhang He talked a lot.
"Every time I take an exam, I don't do well in the exam, which makes my mother very anxious. She always has to say something to me. For a while, I really didn't want to study. What's the point of studying? It's tiring and uncomfortable for me, and it makes me I felt stupid. Sister Xiuxiu encouraged me, saying that she had a cousin who was very similar to me. Every time he was randomly checked by his husband, he couldn't answer the questions, but he was actually very smart. He just couldn't bear to study and was guided by his brother. It took me a few years to fully understand it. Let me work harder and not think that I am stupid."
Song Que laughed and said, "He's my brother."
I couldn't bear my temper, it was Song Yi who was right.
Zhang He also said something else, but Song occasionally smiled and wiped his eyes. The two chatted for a long time. When they felt sleepy, Zhang He suddenly said: "Brother Song, Sister Xiuxiu is my family. Did he get killed?"
Song Que looked at him. Zhang He's eyes were very bright, and the tears that were overflowing still flowed down. Xiuxiu is right, this is a very smart child. He heard that two corpses were salvaged in the county downstream. They were Su Xiuxiu and Cheng Li. The two people came to take charge of the case together with the county's police officers, so he guessed that it was Song Que when he saw them. Similarly, Song Que brought him here in this way. After hearing Su Xiuxiu talk about Song Que's methods of handling cases many times, Zhang He realized that the murderer might be his family.
Song did not tell him yes or no. He was not at the age where he had to take responsibility and make a choice.
***
Its daybreak. Zhang's mother didn't sleep well. She had nightmares all night because of Song Que's words, and her heart beat violently.
With Mrs. Cen's help, breakfast was finally prepared. In time, the whole family was sitting around the dinner table. Only Zhang He did not show up for a long time. Zhang's mother complained that he didn't get up early for school, so she went over to call him, and she screamed as soon as he entered the door.
Zhang Gu and others rushed over immediately, only to see an empty room in front of them, with no sign of Zhang He. The water marks on the ground are not really visible, but the damp mattress hints at something.
Ms. Cen was the calmest one. She only frowned and said, "Is Xiaohe peeing on the bed? Where are the others? He is hiding because he is afraid that we will laugh at us."
Mother Zhang acted like she was going crazy. She stepped forward and smelled the mattress. Mrs. Cen exclaimed and quickly went up to pull Mother Zhang up and said, "Mom, what are you doing?"
Zhang's mother grabbed the quilt and came to Zhang Gu and said: "This is water, this is water! It's an innocent soul seeking life. I said how could that adult know so clearly? It seems that he saw it with his own eyes. They told him , Su Xiuxiu told him!"
Zhang Gu grabbed his mother's arm and tried to calm her down, but he himself was panicked and finally said: "Why is it my little brother... I didn't do anything."
Zhang's mother sat on the ground, patted her thighs and cried, saying: "It must be because she still has one in her belly. The little devil is the most vindictive, so she captured my He'er as a scapegoat. The next one will be you and me!" What should we do!"
Mr. Cen and Mr. Zhang listened on the sidelines. From confusion to horror, they finally understood what happened.
Zhang Gu was still silent, and Zhang's mother suddenly said: "Go to that adult for help, he must be able to do something!"
Zhang Gu locked the courtyard door last night. Because of Song Que's words, he didn't sleep all night. He kept his eyes open until dawn, but he didn't hear any movement. If no one can do this, then... Is this really an injustice seeking life
A chill ran down his spine. He knew that he had helped his mother kill someone. Although that was not his intention, because he could not watch his mother go to jail and die, he had indeed become an accomplice...
Zhang's mother decided to go to Song Que. After Zhang Gu's initial hesitation, he breathed a sigh of relief. This is fine...
Song did not wait long, however, and waited for two criminals who had thrown themselves into a trap. After taking them to the government office, he sent Xiao Bing to report to the Cheng family. After Cheng's mother discovered that the deaths of the two people had a lot to do with her daily behavior, she cried until she fainted without anyone saying anything, and the scene was in chaos.
Song Que never liked such a scene, so he walked to the waterside by himself.
"If you don't like it, you don't have to do such a thing. I haven't failed yet. We can give it a try and treat it as a risk."
Song Que thought that his system was too humane.
"In fact, I don't regret doing this, and I'm even glad that I can help at this time. Think about it, if I didn't know anything about this, Xiuxiu would not be raped even if she returned to her parents' home after hard work. Recognize it. It may even be that because the degree of corruption is too high, it may be regarded as an unknown corpse, and it may be buried anywhere without even a piece of inscription of its own. If this is destined to happen, then this is what I can do now The best thing. I think there is no absolute coincidence in the world. Maybe it was a hint that Xiuxiu could return to her hometown and come to me."
After Su Xiuxiu's case was completely settled, Cheng Li and his family were officially buried under the auspices of the Cheng family. Song Que went to visit the grave before setting off to leave.
But Song kept this incident deep in his heart, neither forcing himself to forget nor recalling it over and over again. As time went by, he seemed normal.
Gao Fenglin was well aware of the impact of this incident on him, and originally did not want to persuade him any more, but his transfer was a foregone conclusion, and the person who was most worried about him before leaving was Song Que. Even if Song Que thought he was annoying, he still planned to persuade him once.
This time, Song did not prevaricate him after hearing this, and told him what was in his heart: "It's not that I don't want to be an official, I just don't want to distract my energy. It's not something you can decide whether you want to be an official. My temperament is yours." You know, if you don’t have an official position that can specialize in judging cases, it would be a burden to me to pursue political affairs.”
Gao Fenglin said: "Although prison matters can benefit the people, they are only small profits after all. If you ascend to a high position, with your broad scope, you may not be able to make a difference in other places, and it will also benefit the common people."
Song Que said: "If I have a good strategy for governing the country and present virtuous ministers to me, may I have corresponding measures for the world?"
Gao Fenglin nodded.
Song Que asked again: "If I compile my autopsy experience into a book and publish it all over the world, is it possible to implement it?"
Gao Fenglin was silent. Even if Song Que, a figure like a god was born under his rule, it only affected most people in a subtle way. There were still a small number of people who complained about it, but because of Gao Fenglin's position as county magistrate, Don't dare to speak out. This was the reason why he was worried about Song Que, but at this moment, he understood what Song Que meant.
Song Que said: "Even though the officialdom is ups and downs, and they can't help themselves, there are still many people with lofty ideals who are devoted to this, with the intention of making great achievements. There is no shortage of Song in the court. As for the matter of clearing grievances, even if I publish it widely, it is still forgotten by others. Consider it the next best choice.”
Gao Fenglin wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know how to say it. Instead, Song made a joke with him: "Since I don't have the heart, position, and power to push others around, I might as well use my appearance to live up to a folk legend." The queen uses the protagonist to promote this way, and it can also be considered as a contribution to the present and benefit to the future."
Gao Fenglin laughed. Although he felt that he was too optimistic, he vaguely felt that it was not a bad idea.
Song Que asked again: "Where is your future now?"
Gao Fenglin: "I can't say what my official position will be yet, but I will return to Kyoto."
His mentor is also in Kyoto. With his mentor protecting him here, he has a bright future.
Song Que said: "Take Ji Xiao with you. He is talented and has a solid foundation. It's time to find another famous teacher."