The conspiracy of the courtyard

Chapter 161 Blood debt must be paid with blood

Lu Zixuan observed the deaf woman's current condition closely and found that she was indeed much more haggard than before the transformation.

Before, there were just some gray hairs on his temples, but now his head is full of silver hairs.

Her energy and hearing were no longer as good as before. She became an ordinary old woman with very poor hearing, without her former pride and nobility.

The birthday cane, which symbolizes longevity, is no longer used. Instead, it is replaced by an ordinary wooden stick.

Especially when he was sitting on the stone steps and taking a nap, he looked no different from an ordinary old man in the twilight years of an ordinary family.

It was not like before she was arrested, when she was ordered to cook with fine grains.

The corn noodles that were previously difficult to eat can now be tasted.

When Lu Zixuan saw the deaf woman's current appearance, he suddenly thought of Lao Tong.

I decided to visit Lao Xiao again to find out about Lao Tong's recent situation.

As soon as Lu Zixuan and Lao Xiao met, Lao Xiao pointed at Lu Zixuan and started complaining.

"You haven't come to see me for such a long time, I thought you had forgotten your old friend.

I thought that since I had controlled Lao Tong and relieved you of the crisis last year, you would be grateful to me in some way, but in the end I didn't even receive a word of thanks.

I introduced you to so many people, you are such an ungrateful person."

Seeing that Lao Xiao never mentioned the fact that he had sent people to follow him, Lu Zixuan did not make things difficult for himself by mentioning the matter.

Just curled his lips and replied calmly:

"I'm not afraid that you will be affected. You also know that what we are doing now is somewhat against the rules.

I don't have anything serious to say, I just want to ask about Lao Tong's current situation."

Lao Xiao didn't press the issue too much, but simply told Lao Tong about his situation.

At the end of last year, the secret department took Lao Tong away from Lao Xiao's unit and ordered him to write the second half of the appraisal record.

They also conducted a carpet search of the three houses he personally owned, from which they seized a large number of secret medicines, banned drugs, incense, candles, books, etc. that were previously used by the royal court.

Lao Tong did not deny the origin of the medicine and the book, but claimed that they were things from his ancestors. He only knew how to use and their effects, but was not clear about the formula and source, which caused the matter to escalate again.

Originally, the secret department was not sure that a fallen noble could possess those practical cases with rich experience and unique vision.

But after reading Lao Tong's collection of books and historical documents, I have to be convinced that Lao Tong is the mysterious master that Lao Xiao mentioned.

The old chiefs and leaders who wanted to plead for Lao Tong could only remain silent after hearing these reports.

Lao Tong is still under house arrest in a secret department. Lao Xiao went to visit him a few days ago.

Lao Tong insisted on denying that he wrote the book and said that he was framed by Lu Zixuan, but no one believed his one-sided words.

After checking Lao Xiao's observation records of Lu Zixuan in recent years, he became more suspicious of Lao Tong's purpose.

In the past, we had the opportunity to go out and see the scenery, but after two meetings of the leaders, this benefit was taken away from us.

After listening to Lao Xiao's narration, Lu Zixuan was very happy. He never thought that a simple frame-up could completely eliminate the threat from Lao Tong.

Lao Xiao took a file bag, handed it to Lu Zixuan, and said:

"Let me introduce you to another person. He is a student from the last class of the Whampoa Military Academy. He is a rare talent who is both literary and martial. Here is his information.

He is the son of an old friend of mine. He is in a difficult situation right now and you are in need of help. This is the best of both worlds."

Lu Zixuan opened the file bag and found only two pages of investigation materials.

Zhu Feng, formerly known as Zhu Gaofeng, is 28 years old.

Born into a well-off middle-class family in the Bashu region, he had excellent academic performance since childhood and learned martial arts for ten years from a martial arts master hired by his family.

In 49, at the age of 18, he was admitted as an exception to the rd class of the Whampoa Military Academy.

The Bashu region was liberated, and I was unable to graduate as I had wished. Because I was reluctant to leave my parents at home, I did not follow most of the teachers and students of the school to move south.

He participated in foreign wars in 50. Due to his status as a military academy student, he was disliked by his superiors and comrades. Until he returned to China in 55, he was just an ordinary soldier.

After returning to China and visiting his family, he learned the news of his parents' death. After investigation, he found out that his parents were framed and killed by their brothers and nephews who wanted to wipe out the entire family.

He then went to a blacksmith's shop and bought a butcher knife, and cut the two men into pieces, causing them death in pain.

Although there were reasons for the incident, his methods were too brutal, so he was deprived of all military privileges, expelled from the army, and sentenced to 15 years of labor reform.

Due to his good behavior during the reform period and his significant meritorious service, which saved the country huge economic losses, he was approved for early release two months ago.

Currently living in Beijing, he makes a living by doing hard labor and driving a rickshaw, and his life is quite hard.

After reading the information, Lu Zixuan put it back into the file bag, looked at Lao Xiao with a half-smile and asked:

"Two questions. Why should he trust a child? Why should I give him a chance?"

Lao Xiao frowned and thought for a while and replied:

"Give him my letter, and he will believe you. How about a personal inscription from a mysterious big shot? I will also introduce you to a powerful creditor."

"make a deal"

Lu Zixuan agreed without thinking and returned home carefully carrying the heavy inscription.

He immediately found the only treasure in the house, a rosewood box, carefully put the inscription into the box, and then placed the box in the secret compartment at the head of the bed.

Seeing that Lu Zixuan looked solemn, Chen Ping thought something had happened and did not dare to disturb his peace. She just watched silently.

After Lu Zixuan came out of the cubicle with a relaxed look on his face, he asked:

"What's going on? You look so serious, is there something wrong?"

Lu Zixuan took out a letter from his bag and handed it to Chen Ping.

"It's okay. I just hid the gold medal of immunity from death. Here, Aunt Shengnan's letter. The package is at Zhuzi's house. It weighs like dried meat."

Chen Ping took the envelope without asking any questions and tore it open. Ever since Jiang Shengnan and Zhao Jun got married, they had sent a thank-you letter every month, along with a package of either meat or food.

"It's nothing serious. Shengnan is pregnant. Zhao Jun is afraid that she will suffer and that Jiang Qi will be neglected, so he doesn't want to keep the baby. Shengnan wants you to write a letter to Zhao Jun to persuade him.

I think he was taking revenge on Lao Tong. Lao Tong cared most about continuing the family line, so he cut off Lao Tong's thoughts."

Chen Ping told Lu Zixuan the general content of the letter. Lu Zixuan readily agreed and then thought of his grandfather's injury.

"Okay, I'll write to him some other day. What did the doctor Song Juan introduced to Grandpa say? Can the wound on his face be cured?"

When talking about her father, Chen Ping's face was filled with happiness and she began to talk incessantly.

"The doctor said that the problem was not serious and that it was impossible to recover as he was old.

However, after half a year of treatment, it is difficult to see without careful observation.

When he recovers, I will find him a companion, and then I will have accomplished my mission..."