After being abandoned, Tofu Xishi broke off the relationship

Wei Zheng stood up hurriedly, "Auntie Su! Don't forget your identity. There are some things you cannot know."

"My identity, do you mean my identity as a concubine?"

Wei Zheng saw that she misunderstood his meaning, so he softened his voice, "No, I mean... you are a woman, you shouldn't get involved in these things."

Su Ruanruan raised her head and held back the tears in her eyes, "So what if I'm a girl? I'm a girl, but I'm also a sister. My brother Xiaoxi is so young, he hasn't seen mountains and rivers, nor the prosperity of the world."

"But he died tragically on that hilltop, without even a piece of good flesh on his body."

She clutched her chest tightly. "In my dreams at midnight, he cried in despair and told me that his body was in so much pain... He also said that he was thrown to a wild beast..."

"Before, I just thought it was my nightmare, but now I know that it was Xiaoxi's dream. I believe someone really did harm him."

"As a sister, I knew my brother was murdered, how could I pretend nothing happened?"

Su Ruanruan looked at Huo Yan again, "Huo Yan, believe me, I am not a bad person, and I will not reveal your secrets. I just want to avenge Xiaoxi."

Huo Yan wiped away the tears from her eyes with his fingertips and said gently, "Why are you crying? When did I ever say I didn't believe you?"

"It's just that these things are not something a woman like you should worry about. I haven't told you because I'm afraid you can't accept it. Your brother is my brother. Don't worry, I will definitely bring that man to justice."

"It's just us..."

Wei Zheng poked him with his hand, "Hey, brother, if you really want to tell her..."

Huo Yan ignored him and told her the purpose of their trip in detail.

Wei Zheng rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, I'm sorry for talking too much." He returned to his seat and sat down.

"Mine, mining." Su murmured softly.

"So, you have been surveying the terrain these days, looking for their hidden secret passages, and want to catch them all in one fell swoop?"

"Well, you are smart." Wei Zheng said.

Su Ruanruan looked at Huo Yan and suddenly laughed out loud, "I want to know, is Chu Ran in the same group with them?"

Wei Zheng was a little confused, "So what if we are in the same group? Why are you laughing?"

"I laugh at the things in this world, and I will get my retribution." Su Ruanruan asked, "Can I see the picture you drew?"

Wei Zheng, "Why are you looking at this? Can't you..."

Before he finished speaking, Jin Yu, who was standing by, saw Huo Yan nod slightly to him, so he snatched the paper from Wei Zheng's hand and spread it out on the table.

"You..." Wei Zheng held his forehead with his hand. Why were all of them like this?

Su Ruanruan walked over quickly and stared at the picture for a long time.

"Are you sure there are only four secret passages?"

"Of course, my people are not here to eat and do nothing. Hey, why am I telling you all this?" Wei Zheng covered his mouth.

Seeing Su Ruanruan staring at the drawing in a daze, Huo Yan put his arm around her waist and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this drawing?"

The exit of the first secret passage was at a granary in the town to the east, where they supplied food and fodder.

The exit of the second secret passage was in a county brothel not far from the foot of the mountain in the west, where the laborers were transported.

The exit of the third secret passage is in the uninhabited village in the south, where they transport ore.

The exit of the fourth secret passage was at a fake grave in Maoshan Village. It was used for escape and they searched for a long time before finding it.

This time we will be able to surround them and no one will be able to escape.

"No, there are more than four secret passages." Su Ruanruan said affirmatively.

Wei Zheng, "Hiss, you little girl, do you know what you are talking about?"

Huo Yan glanced at him and said, "Shut up and let her talk."

He put his hand on Su Ruanruan's shoulder, "Do you know something?"

Su Ruanruan paused and said slowly, "I was captured by Chu Ran that day and blindfolded. I didn't know where that place was... He took me to his secret room, and while he was away, I..."

Su Ruanruan thought about it and decided to make it short. "Anyway, I found a secret compartment in the secret room, and there was a piece of kraft paper hidden in it."

Su Ruanruan pointed to the paper on the table and said, "There are four points on the map, and they are the same as the ones marked on your map."

"But, on that map, Qingshan County was circled in cinnabar, and the word Zhou was written next to it."

"What do you mean?" Su Ruanruan raised her eyes and looked at Huo Yan.

Wei Zheng came up curiously, "Why did he bring you into the secret room? Is there anything good hidden in there?"

Su Runrun didn't want to say it, it was just that she saw that Chu Ran was a guy who was blinded by lust, and pretending to be submissive and stupid in front of him greatly satisfied his vanity.

It also made him lower his guard against her, especially since she was a pure and harmless woman who had been thoroughly examined.

Huo Yan knew that Su Runrun was smart, but he didn't expect that he not only escaped from his clutches, but also saw such an important thing.

But I don’t know what the red circle and the word Zhou mean.

Jin Yu thought for a moment, "If Zhou represents a surname, then it will be difficult. Qingshan County is not big, but it is not small either. Zhou is considered a big surname here..."

Su Ruanruan looked at Huo Yan who was deep in thought and said, "Huo Yan, that Zhou, if that is the location of the final secret passage, I have guessed a place, but I don't know if it is correct..."

Several people's eyes lit up, and Huo Yan asked, "Where?"

Su Ruanruan smiled bitterly, "If I'm not mistaken, the secret passage may be Butcher Zhou's yard in the county town. There may be a secret passage under the pigpen."

At the beginning, in order to hide from Butcher Zhou, she always felt that she heard the sound of wind when she was lying on the ground in the pigpen, but she was so scared at the time that she thought it was her illusion.

Now that she thought about it, maybe this was the place where they were looking for a doctor. But she was not sure, so she just expressed her guess.

Several people looked at each other. Yes, why didn’t they think of this?

The father-in-law of Zhou the Butcher's younger brother, Magistrate Zhang of Zhangyi County, had already been from that place.

I didn't expect that in the past few years, they actually dug such a long secret passage.

However, this is just speculation. Whether it is true or not needs further verification.

"Jin Yu, take a few trusted people to check it out. Remember, don't alert the enemy."

Jin Yu looked serious, "Yeah."

Knowing the importance of the matter, he did not dare to delay any longer.

After half an hour, Jin Yu hurried back, "Brother, there is indeed a secret passage under the pigsty."

Huo Yan looked at Su Ruanruan in surprise. She really guessed it right.

"You and Niu Mang go down and see what's going on inside. Remember, be safe."

Niu Mang jumped down from the wall and rubbed his hands, "Hey, let's go quickly, this is so much fun."

Jin Yu and Niu Mang left happily, and Huo Yan said, "Come on, I'll take you to dinner."

Su Ruanruan just got up and didn't pack anything. She said quickly, "How can I go out like this?"

Huo Yan scratched her palm and said, "Very beautiful, no need to dress up."

Wei Zheng's teeth were about to fall out, "Huo Yan, you have changed!"

Huo Yan grabbed Su Ruanruan's hand and strode forward, "You don't have to follow me. I didn't count you."

Wei Zheng rolled his eyes and said, "You are so good, Huo Yan. You value women over friendship."

In the teahouse's private room, Su Runrun was eating pastries with relish, not noticing Huo Yan's expression at all.

When going upstairs, all those people's eyes were glued to Su Ruanruan. She didn't even put on makeup yet. If she put on makeup, those people would probably drool a lot.

Huo Yan's brows gradually twisted into a frown that could pinch a fly to death.

"Why aren't you eating?" Su Runrun noticed that Huo Yan hadn't touched his chopsticks, so she put them down and looked over.

But seeing Huo Yan's expression... She didn't know how to describe it for a moment. He looked like a ferocious wolfdog protecting its food, but also somewhat pitiful, and like a big dog waiting for its owner to comfort it.

"what happened?"

"I finally know why you pretended to be ugly. If I had known so many people were thinking about you, I would rather you continued to be ugly."

Su Ruanruan, "You can't protect me?"

Huo Yan moved closer to her again, "How can that be possible? It's just that I don't like so many eyes looking at you."

Su Ruanruan rolled her eyes. "I have restored my appearance. It is impossible for me to be ugly again. If you really can't stand it, gouge out their eyeballs."

Huo Yan, "You must be joking."

Su Ruanruan smiled and said seriously, "Huo Yan, you must catch the real murderer who killed my brother. Thank you in advance."

Huo Yan, "Okay."