cool autumn

Early the next morning, Zhou Ran went to the Lin family's mansion with a few books, and it was the old housekeeper who opened the door.

"Master Aran came really early today, have you had breakfast? Aunt Cai made your favorite vegetable and lean meat porridge in the morning," the old butler smiled and brushed Zhou Ran's somewhat messy hair a few times, with a concerned expression on his face. ask.

Zhou Ran shook her head with a smile, and walked in through the gap he left aside. The two walked side by side, "I already ate when I came here."

When passing by the small garden, Zhou Ran deliberately paused, glanced at the corners of his eyes inadvertently, and then slowly followed the old housekeeper to find Lin Jingxian.

Zhou Ran only stayed at Lin's house for half a day before leaving in a hurry. When he passed the small garden again, he turned back to the old housekeeper and asked curiously, "This flower garden is well maintained, is this a new gardener?" ?”

The old housekeeper shook his head, leaned over and brushed off the yellow leaves on the flower branches, and said with a smile: "They are all old gardeners, and they have been in our Lin family for more than ten years, but the skill of tending the flower garden has indeed improved a lot .”

"Oh?" Zhou Ran smiled inexplicably, "It's Uncle Wu, I remember that he is very good at tending flowers and plants."

The old butler sighed, feeling a little melancholy, "Old Wu retired a few years ago, and he said he went home to entertain his grandchildren, old man, I can't do this anymore." Maybe it was sentimental, thinking of myself, then His expression became even more vicissitudes and powerless.

Seeing that Zhou Ran was very interested in this gardener, he simply satisfied his curiosity and said with a smile, "The one who takes over from Old Wu now is the former old Hu who cleaned the backyard, Hu Jinbiao."

Zhou Ran glanced sideways at the small square garden, and also smiled, "This man is quite thoughtful in his work."

The old butler squinted his eyes and nodded without doubting it. He just took it as Zhou Ran's praise of their gardener. He didn't have any fantasies about the man who had been in the Lin family for more than ten years. What storms come.

After Zhou Ran left, the old butler cheerfully brought a plate of dim sum to Lin Jingxian's place. He looked kindly and kindly as if he was treating his own daughter, smiling so that the furrows on his face stretched out.

"I just saw you and Aran staying in that small flower garden for a while, maybe you discovered something interesting?" Lin Jingxian picked up a piece of snack, leaned lazily on the recliner, and joked with acquaintances laughed.

The old butler got up and poured a cup of tea for Lin Jingxian, and stood aside respectfully, with a casual look on his face, "Master Aran just asked about the gardener who tended the flower garden, maybe he hadn't paid attention to it for a long time, and he was a little curious about how he was with him. It was different before. After all, Lao Wu has been back to his hometown for a long time."

"Well," Lin Jingxian pondered for a moment, but suddenly she seemed to be interested, and said casually, "I just found out a few days ago that the gardener is really good at tending the flower garden. Whoever is taking care of it now is also at home. Is it a skilled worker?"

The old butler nodded, and repeated to Lin Jingxian what he had just said to Zhou Ran. Although he felt that the gardener was nothing special, but this was mentioned again and again, and an inexplicable and subtle feeling surged in his heart. My heart suddenly became alert, "Is there something wrong with this person?"

Lin Jingxian took a sip of tea, smiled and waved her hands, "It's okay, Uncle Lin, I'm just asking, you don't have to take it too seriously."

The old housekeeper carefully looked at Lin Jingxian's expression, but he was still uneasy, so he just nodded slightly and then retreated, making up his mind to investigate this person's identity later, so as not to do anything unfavorable to the Lin family .

And just the second after the old housekeeper bowed to go out, Lin Jingxian's expression darkened in an instant. After thinking for a while, she turned around and made a call with her mobile phone. Maybe she didn't know the gardener Hu Jinbiao, but unfortunately, more than ten She did know a man named Hu Jinbiao a few years ago.

As soon as Zhou Ran left the Lin family's mansion, Gu Yang's information was sent over, but his tone on the phone was very strange, "Zhou Ran, that's all that Geng Xu and I can find out, but... the information on this information seems to be clear. It was tampered with."

Opening the information, the above is just a brief introduction of Hu Jinbiao. The specific experience of more than ten years ago is very vague, and it is often mentioned in one sentence. However, the information of the next ten years is more detailed. It also mentioned this I usually like to go to a small restaurant to drink, and I also like to play a few rounds of cards. I have a good life.

"Thank you," Zhou Ran closed the information in his hand, and said again: "Help me keep watching him, especially check the background of the small restaurant he often goes to, and see the people who draw cards with him Who are they, check them out for me."

There was a muffled answer from the other end of the phone, "Understood," and then the phone was hung up.

Zhou Ran rubbed his brows and sat on the sofa, throwing the information aside. He didn't know Hu Jinbiao, the gardener of the Lin Garden, but he had seen Hu Jinbiao next to Young Master Huo in his previous life. Although his appearance seemed to have changed, but But that gloomy temperament could not be changed, he was not sure whether this young master Huo's minions had entered Xunyang City.

After not staying at home for long, Zhou Ran smoothed his cuffs and was about to go out again. Si Yue called him from the second floor across the balcony, "Brother, are you going on a date? Take me with you, okay?"

Zhou Ran rubbed his forehead, and raised his voice and replied: "Yaya, don't watch too many idol dramas and romance dramas, hurry up and write your winter homework, I will check it when I come back tonight."

"Oh," Si Yue responded with a lack of interest, and waved his hand at him, "Brother, go slowly, brother goodbye."

In the dusk, a Taoist figure floated out of the back door of Lin's house quickly.

Zhou Ran wore sunglasses, a peaked cap, and a backpack on his back. He looked like a student traveling abroad. Hu Jinbiao walked slowly, and his pace also became leisurely, occasionally stopping to play with those roadsides. Small toys are sold at the stall.

There were not many people on this street, but they were not so sparse that there were only a few people left. Zhou Ran followed him so casually, which would not arouse his suspicion.

Seeing Hu Jinbiao enter the small restaurant, Zhou Ran stood guard outside the door for about ten minutes before going in at a leisurely pace, found a quiet corner and sat down, there was a money tree potted plant on the left, faintly just right Can block some eyes.

Zhou Ran ordered a plate of peanuts and two vegetables, a portion of white rice, and a portion of roasted eggplant, and sat upright on the seat, with the back of his head just facing Hu Jinbiao's position, and the peaked cap was put on by him early on. The camera can be remotely controlled, and the captured images can be connected to his mobile phone. He got it from Geng Xu earlier. He has acquaintances in the military, and he can help get some through a special channel. come out.

After a while, the food came. Zhou Ran casually ate rice and roasted eggplant, occasionally stuffed a few peanuts into his mouth, and played with his mobile phone in one hand. He looked like the students he usually saw, nothing unusual Yes, but the food is not bad, and the taste is quite delicious.

In the mobile phone video, Hu Jinbiao first ordered several portions of meals by himself, and then began to drink and drink by himself when the dishes were served. After waiting for a long time, he did not see the figure he was looking forward to.

Just when Zhou Ran was about to give up, there was a person sitting across from Hu Jinbiao, who was bending over and talking to Hu Jinbiao with a smile, his winking look looked particularly wretched.

Zhou Ran manipulated the mobile phone to take a picture of the person who came, and sent it to Geng Xu, asking him to help investigate and see who it was?Could it be that Young Master Huo is ready to make a move?

The two sat opposite each other, and Zhou Ran couldn't hear what they said, but judging from the shape of Hu Jinbiao's mouth, Zhou Ran could see the words "Eastern Emperor's Club" clearly without a teacher. Immediately he raised it, and the drum was in his throat, hanging very much.

The two men had been together for a while, and then they met in a private room and were about to draw cards. Seeing that they were familiar with the road, they had been there tens of thousands of times. Zhou Ran felt that he would be suspected if he went in like this now. Maybe this small restaurant was theirs. His old nest is not sure, he is afraid of scaring the snake.

When they went back, Gu Yang had already been lying on his sofa waiting for him, but Geng Xu, who had been guarding beside him, was nowhere to be seen.

"Where's your man?" Zhou Ran looked around, but still didn't find Geng Xu's figure. With his domineering and authoritarian posture, it would be a ghost to let Gu Yang here alone.

Gu Yang glared back at him, extremely dissatisfied with this title, but he didn't correct his desire. If that man found out, he would have to suffer from the boss again. It would hurt his liver and lungs to show off for a while. Not worth it.

"Has anyone found out who it is?" Zhou Er bent over to pour himself a glass of water and asked slowly.

When Gu Yang heard that it was a serious matter, he sat up straight, curled his lips and said, "The man who drank with Hu Jinbiao is called Liu San, and he is just a common man with no background. If there is something worth mentioning, it seems that he My younger sister works as a nanny at Huang's family, and the two have a good relationship."

"The Huang family?" Zhou Ran raised his head abruptly, and said in surprise, he couldn't figure out how Hu Jinbiao hooked up with the Huang family, not to mention that he had nothing to do with that Liu San, just a drinking buddy card Companion or something like that.This was completely different from what he had originally imagined. He couldn't even comprehend whether the Huang family had any connection with Young Master Huo, or some kind of relationship of interests.This matter became more and more confusing, Zhou Ran felt as if he had accidentally fallen into a deep pit that he couldn't climb out of, and his feet were deep in the mud.

Gu Yang smiled, raised the information in his hand, and looked very proud, "But when I checked Hu Jinbiao, I found something interesting."

Zhou Ran raised his eyebrows, put down the glass in his hand, and reached for the document in his hand.

"This Hu Jinbiao in the Lin family, Geng Xu and I have been investigating for a long time, but we found something wrong. Later, when we went to the police station to look through the files, we found this by accident." Gu Yang rubbed his chin, and continued: "Although I think it's incredible, but I still sneaked it out, anyway, it would be dusty if left there."

Zhou Ran opened the information bag, and the first thing that caught his eye was a newspaper. The front page column was a head portrait of a man with a honest face and a friendly smile, but the slogan was horrifying——'Medical fanatics slaughtered for their own wishes Hundreds of children came to do the experiment. '

The man in the picture is called Hu Jinbiao, and a series of specific information about him is attached.It is said that Hu Jinbiao was born in a family of traditional Chinese medicine. He was very talented in medicine since he was a child. He has been studying Chinese medicine with his prestigious grandfather since he was born. Later, he became obsessed with the research of drug production and detoxification.

When I was 23 years old, I traveled around to study and began to learn all kinds of medical knowledge. I accidentally saved a big chaebol. In order to devote myself to researching a hypothetical test question of my own, I did a lot of evil things for the big chaebol. The police didn't reveal any information about the big chaebol, but many high-ranking people knew it well and tacitly.

And in this newspaper, this medical fanatic ended his life after being shot because of his insane slaughter experiment, and the man Hu Jinbiao in the newspaper has since disappeared from this world.

Zhou Ran read all the materials in silence, and suddenly thought of a question, "What kind of medicine did Hu Jinbiao study more than ten years ago that required such a large-scale experiment?"

Gu Yang scratched his head, his face turned a little red, remembering that he also asked this question when he saw this newspaper, but getting the answer requires a price, "Ahem, what, I also heard from Geng Xu , seems to be a hallucinogen. According to Hu Jinbiao's vision, this drug is used to control the human brain center. If this drug can be successfully produced, it can also achieve the effect of controlling others to be their own puppets. However, this Experiments seem to have failed so far.”

"You said he was very good at making drugs?" Zhou Ran suddenly thought of Uncle Lin, and suddenly raised his head and asked.

Gu Yang nodded, covered his mouth and yawned, and replied nonchalantly: "Yes, his family is originally from a family of traditional Chinese medicine. It’s almost gone mad.”

"He was really shot at that time?" Zhou Ranwo muttered to himself on the sofa, if not, then it can explain the current situation.

Gu Yang didn't bother to answer him. It's not easy for such a powerful person to lose a bag. It's useless to ask him. Only God knows if he died or not.

And here, Lin Jingxian also received some interesting news. She didn't rush to show it to Lin Kuofeng, but read the paper for no less than ten times, with a gentle smile on her face all the time.

Apart from going to the Lin family mansion every day to accept Lin Jingxian's teaching, Zhou Ran spends most of his time following Hu Jinbiao. He is worried about other people. If Su Yao's relationship power is used, Huo Wendong will know it soon. He doesn't want to go yet. Startle the snake.

However, after Zhou Ran followed up these days, it became more and more difficult to understand Hu Jinbiao's behavior. If it is said that the contact with that Liu San was because of the Huang family, but what they were talking about was more about the situation at the Donghuang Club. His family is in Xunyang City, and he can be regarded as an old rich man. His own power, power and wealth are all high-end, but why did he hook up with Huo Dashao?