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Chapter 17 A wake-up call and a heart-piercing arrow

Wang Shen raised his hand and knocked on the door. When no one answered, he put a little more force on his hand and knocked a few more times.

After a while, the light came on in the courtyard, and a man came outside the courtyard gate holding a lantern in one hand and a knife in the other.

"Who?" Someone shouted from the door.

"Deacon Chen, it's me, Wang Shen. I would like to ask if Chen Zheng has been to your place. I didn't see him going to the warehouse tonight, nor was he at home."

Creaking, the door opened a crack, no one could pass through, and a dim light shone from the crack.

After seeing Wang Shen's face clearly, Chen Luan's alert expression faded and he opened the door.

"Azheng came here in the morning and left after less than an hour. Have you looked elsewhere?"

Chen Luan also takes good care of his cousin, especially now that the gang leader has selected his disciples and defeated many gang members, and he values ​​him even more.

After all, it would be of great benefit to his cousin if Chen Zheng became the gang leader's personal disciple.

"I've looked for him, but I haven't seen anyone."

"Look for it more carefully. I'll send a few more people to search with you later."

"Okay, thank you, Deacon Chen."

Wang Shen turned around and was about to leave, but Chen Luan stopped him and handed him the lantern in his hand.

"It's dark at night and the roads are slippery, so be careful."

After answering, Wang Shen went to the city again carrying a lantern.

At this time, there was snow flying all over the sky and the cold wind howling, but sweat was dripping from his forehead.

"Where will it be?"

At this time, the sky was full of wind and snow in Wuyang City, and even the watchman hid.

In an alley, Wang Shen rushed in with a lantern and ran into a dark figure, with his face covered and carrying a bag. The two stopped less than two steps away from each other.

"Get out of the way wisely!" The man took out a knife from his arms.

"Get away!" Wang Shen was anxious at this time, and his tone was rare.

"Seeking death!" The man gritted his teeth and stabbed out with the short knife in his hand.

Wang Shen dodged, grabbed the man's knife-holding hand, squeezed it hard, twisted it backwards, twisted and pulled, and exerted force in the direction in which the man rushed out, making a crisp sound.

Ah, a scream.

One of the man's arms drooped down, and the short knife in his hand fell to the ground.

Then he punched the man in the neck, and the man fell sideways. He hit the wall and fell to the ground. Wang Shen took off the man's mask and took a look, remembering his appearance, and then raised Go away with a lantern.

Half an hour later, Wang Shen carried a lantern and arrived outside Lin Xiulian's home. He saw a snowdrift beside the wall. Upon closer inspection, it seemed to be a person.

"Chen Zheng?"

Wang Shen called out tentatively, and the "snowman" moved when he heard the sound. He raised his head and looked at Wang Shen with dull eyes. It was Chen Zheng that Wang Shen was looking for so hard.

He had been huddled here for who knows how long, and his whole body was covered with a thick layer of snow.

"Why are you here?"

Chen Zheng's mouth moved but he said nothing, tears streaming down his face.

"A Shen, Xiaolian, she, she's gone!" Chen Zheng's voice was hoarse and he couldn't stop crying.

"Gone, could it be?" Wang Shen was startled, and then his expression changed drastically. He already understood that "gone" meant death.

"How could a good person die?"

"She, she, she was raped and committed suicide by hanging herself from a beam!" At this point, Chen Zheng clenched his fists with both hands and his face became ferocious. “What?!” Wang Shen was stunned when he heard the words.

"When did it happen? Did you go to the Yamen to report it?"

"Just this afternoon, I went to the Yamen to report the case, and the police came."

Wang Shen put the lantern aside and squatted at the base of the wall with Chen Zheng. In this situation, he really didn't know what to say.

The seeds of love were destroyed just as they sprouted, in the most heartbreaking and angry way.

Just when Chen Zheng was at his most prosperous, he suddenly received a blow to the head and an arrow to the heart.

How could such a thing happen?
  "My mother said that people have souls. I'm waiting here, waiting for Xiaolian's soul to come out and say something to me." At this point, Chen Zheng was already in tears.

"I want to avenge her. No matter who harmed her, I will cut him into pieces."

"I'll help you!"

Chen Zheng buried his head under his arms and cried softly. Hey, Wang Shen patted his shoulder and turned to look behind him.

"At this time, on the other side of the wall, Lin Xiulian's parents are also grieving, right?"

Things are impermanent!
  Wang Shen stayed with Chen Zheng for a while, gave him a few words of advice, got up and went to Chen Luan's home, telling him that Chen Zheng had been found, so that he didn't have to worry or send anyone to help find him, and then returned to Chen Zheng. beside.

On a snowy night in winter, the north wind howls, and it’s very cold to squat outside.

A day like this can really freeze someone to death.

"Azheng, if you stay like this, you will get cold. There will be another selection in two days. Are you ready to give up?" Wang Shen reminded from the side.

After hearing this, Chen Zheng raised his head and turned to look at Wang Shen, his eyes dull and dull. He was completely devastated and only thought about Xiaolian.

"If, what I'm talking about is if, the person who killed Xiaolian is someone you can't provoke or deal with now, what are you going to do?"

"I'll fight him tooth and nail!" Chen Zheng said without hesitation.

"Fight hard. If he is much more capable than you or has an extraordinary status and is surrounded by expert guards, how can you fight?"

Chen Zheng was stunned after hearing this. He lowered his head and was silent for a long time.

"So my ability is still too low. I have to become the gang leader's personal disciple!" Chen Zheng's eyes lit up again when he said this.

"Yes, you have to try your best!" Wang Shen encouraged. Instead of comforting him at this time, it was better to spur and stimulate him.

Chen Zheng struggled to get up. Perhaps he had been squatting for too long and was unable to stand up for a while. Wang Shen hurriedly pulled him up.

"Xiao Lian, I'll come with you tomorrow." Chen Zheng turned to look at the wall.

Wang Shen supported him and stared at Feng Xue as he walked towards home.

Back home, Wang Shen cooked a bowl of ginger soup for Chen Zheng and asked him to drink it. After a while, Chen Zheng fell into a deep sleep. Wang Shen looked at the wind and snow outside and decided not to go to the warehouse tonight. .

This kind of wind and snow should be fine.

In the early morning of the next day, before dawn, Chen Zheng was lying on the bed, dazed. Wang Shen stepped forward and raised his hand to try. His forehead was hot and the fever was severe. This must be due to the infection caused by the cold in the snow yesterday. Got cold.

In this era, wind and cold can kill people.

Wang Shen hurried to the doctor's home, woke up the doctor who had not yet gotten up, and invited him to his home. After diagnosing Chen Zheng, he prescribed some medicine and gave some instructions. Wang Shen followed the doctor to get the medicine and returned to Chen Zheng's home. Make medicine.

"A Shen, it seems I won't be able to go the day after tomorrow." Chen Zheng had already woken up from the bed.

"Poetry and writing are not martial arts competitions. No fists or kicks are needed. You need to take good care of your health first."

"I remember you said before that transporting iron turns into gold, transporting gold turns into iron. My luck... is bad enough." Chen Zheng sighed.

(End of this chapter)