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Chapter 18 Say goodbye to the young master

“That’s how life is, no one has it easy.

Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty was once chased by the enemy and threw away his children; Emperor Wu of the Wei Dynasty was also chased so much that he threw away his helmet, armor, beard and robe; when Taizu of the Ming Dynasty was young, he didn't have enough to eat and had to beg for food."

"I have never heard of these people you mentioned." Chen Zheng said weakly while lying on the bed.

"So you should read more and understand the meaning of it now. Those who have achieved great things in ancient and modern times, quite a few suffered a lot earlier and suffered a lot. They all gritted their teeth and stood up. coming.

It is said that the sharp edge of a sword is sharpened, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. "

Wang Shen looked at Chen Zheng lying on the bed and felt a little sympathy for his pain. He suffered the most painful blow at the most prosperous time.

Sometimes fate is like this. When you are at your most prosperous, you will be knocked down from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the valley.

"Ah Zheng."

"Ok?"

"There is still a long road ahead, you have to hold on."

"what!"

Wang Shen didn't practice much in the past two days, but made an exception to take care of Chen Zheng. He didn't go to the warehouse until the evening, handed over to the people who looked after the warehouse during the day, and then returned to the city to take care of Chen Zheng after dark.

After taking the medicine, Chen Zheng's fever subsided and he fell asleep in a daze, calling Xiaolian's name all the time.

Wang Shen was also thinking about this matter. During the day, he went to the Yamen to inquire. The case was still under investigation, but it was hard to say when it would be found out and whether the murderer could be finally found out.

The timing of this incident was indeed a coincidence, but if anyone was targeting Chen Zheng, Wang Shen probably didn't think they would use such means. After all, very few people knew about the relationship between Chen Zheng and Lin Xiulian.

What's more, if you really don't want to see him, just destroy him.

"This incident has dealt a huge blow to him, and I don't know how long it will take him to recover."

Early the next morning, before the sun rose, Wang Shen left the city again. At this time, there was fog on the river, as if there was a thick layer of cotton on it.

Wang Shen had just arrived at the warehouse when he suddenly heard a strange noise coming from the river not far away. It was not the sound of running water, but something was calling.

He subconsciously looked towards the river, but it was so white that he couldn't see clearly.

Huh? Wang Shen found that the white mist floating on the river seemed to be flowing, but only a small part.

It seemed that wherever the sound reached, the fog there began to stir. As the sound disappeared, the fog on the river returned to calm.

"How is this going?"

Wang Shen stayed by the river for a while until the person who was looking at the warehouse arrived late during the day. After the handover, he returned to the county seat, bought some cooked food and went to Chen Zheng's home.

After a night's rest, Chen Zheng's complexion improved slightly, but he still looked lackluster.

"Get up and have something to eat."

Wang Shen took care of him after eating, then chatted with him for a while, and said some encouraging words. After leaving Chen Zheng's house, he was going to go to the Yamen to inquire about the news, but unexpectedly met an acquaintance on the way.

"Brother Wang, what a coincidence." This person was Qian Duoyi who opened the betting market during the competition a few days ago. After seeing Wang Shen from a distance, he took the initiative to say hello with a smile on his face.

"Brother Qian, where are you going to make a fortune?"

"Going to a friend's house, what are you doing?"

"go home."

"Shall I treat your brother to a drink when you have time?"

Wang Shen smiled and neither agreed nor refused. After Qian Duoyi walked out for a while, he turned back and looked at Wang Shen. “Go home, isn’t that your way home?”

Wang Shen did not go home, but came outside the Yamen.

"Stop, what are you doing here at the Yamen?" Before he could enter, he was stopped by the guards outside.

"This brother, the police officer, wants to inquire about something."

Wang Shen said this very politely, motioning the officer to a corner, and casually took out a small bunch of copper coins and handed them to the officer. The officer was stunned and stuffed the copper coins into his waist. A smile appeared on his face that had been stern just now.

"Brother, what are you asking about?"

"A girl's innocence was ruined two days ago. Has the culprit been found?"

"This matter, are you a relative of that girl's family?"

"Well, that's right." Wang Shen said.

"Then I'll be honest, don't put too much hope in this matter. This case will probably go unsolved. Then maybe it's just a passing thief who happened to meet the girl. I can only blame her bad luck. .

Besides, there aren’t many unsolved cases in our county that year? "

"Thank you."

"Oh, you're welcome."

Wang Shen was not too disappointed after leaving the Yamen. He had guessed that this might be the result before he came.

The crime detection rate in this era was not high to begin with, and the person who died was just an ordinary citizen. The gentlemen in the county government would not take it too seriously.

After returning home, Wang Shen took out the Taoist scripture and read it silently as usual. In the afternoon, he went to Chen Zheng's residence again and found that Chen Zheng was actually practicing in the yard.

"You are still seriously ill and cannot practice kung fu. Come inside quickly."

"I'm afraid they will test my martial arts again tomorrow." Chen Zhengdao.

Now that his sweetheart is gone, something happened tomorrow, the day when the leader's personal disciples will be selected again, but he fell ill at this time. He was already fine, but he had already come out on top, so why did he become like this? !
  "How far can you go in just one day, even if you have great abilities? You might as well have a good rest, do your best for tomorrow's selection, and listen to fate."

Alas, Chen Zheng responded, sighed, and returned to the room, sitting on the stool and looking at the table in a daze, feeling depressed.

"Who do you think killed Xiaolian?"

"I went to the Yamen this morning and they are investigating."

"Can they find out?"

"What you have to do now is to take good care of your body and prepare for tomorrow's selection. As for other things, we can talk about it later."

Wang Shen could tell that Chen Zheng didn't have much hope for tomorrow's selection. When I came out of Chen Zheng's house, the sun was almost setting. He left the city alone and went to the warehouse by the river.

He only met one pedestrian along the way, and it was very quiet around the warehouse. Some of the cotton cloth inside has been shipped out a few days ago, and the warehouse is quite empty.

The next day, Wang Shen originally thought that he could accompany Chen Zheng to participate in the next selection. Unexpectedly, a carriage came to pick up Chen Zheng out of the city early in the morning, and he was only picking up him alone. Moreover, the driver actually treated Chen Zheng very well. He was very polite and called him "Mr. Chen", which surprised Wang Shen.

You know, children from ordinary people's families will not be called "gongzi".

The carriage left the city and arrived at a secluded manor outside the city. A servant led Chen Zheng into the manor and into a hall.

"Master, please wait here for a moment."

"Thank you." Chen Zheng was really overwhelmed by how polite this man was to him.

(End of this chapter)