Gu Qing snorted, pretending to be angry and reaching out to push him, but he grabbed her hand and held her tightly in his arms.
Their breaths intertwined, and the atmosphere was extremely ambiguous.
Chen Zhizhou took the opportunity to lean over and kiss her on the cheek.
The heat gradually came, and Gu Qing only felt an itch on her neck, so she pushed him again.
"Stop messing around, there's still important business to do!"
Chen Zhizhou then stopped, the moonlight and the woman's beautiful face reflected in his eyes, and a different feeling surged in his heart.
He turned his head away, the tip of his teeth pressed against Gu Qing's earlobe, and said in a hoarse voice: "I'll let you go for now. After we finish our business, we can have a good fight as husband and wife!"
Gu Qing trembled all over and blushed uncontrollably because of him.
…
Along the way, Gu Qing leaned in Chen Zhizhou's arms, watching him tiptoe and fly between the roofs as if walking on flat ground. She felt surprised, admired, and envious.
She only knew that Chen Zhizhou was a military general with good leg skills, but she never knew he had such great abilities.
Feeling the gaze of the person in his arms, Chen Zhizhou curled the corners of his lips slightly, and a sense of pride arose in his heart.
In the past, he never felt anything when others praised him, but when Gu Qing just gave him a look, his chest felt like it was surging with waves.
Soon, the two of them arrived at Alley Seven smoothly.
As night fell, the streets were deserted and quiet. Occasionally, the wind blew by, making a whimpering sound. People who heard it felt their hearts tighten, and they couldn't stop thinking about it and became afraid.
Gu Qing grabbed Chen Zhizhou's clothes tightly and followed him.
The two men did not go to the troublemaker's house first, but went straight to Gou Zi's house.
“Bang, bang, bang…”
The knock on the door sounded like thunder in the silent night.
"Who is it?"
There were hurried footsteps coming from inside the door, followed by the dog's unhappy questions.
Neither Gu Qing nor Chen Zhizhou spoke, they just waited quietly.
Gouzi opened the door a little, squinted his eyes and tried hard to see the voice standing outside.
“Yes… benefactor!”
Gou Zi's face was full of excitement. He immediately opened the door and welcomed the two people in.
I was extremely cautious when closing the door. I stuck my head out to look around and only felt relieved after making sure that there was no one there.
"Come inside first!"
He warmly invited the two into the house and quickly poured them two bowls of water.
"Actually, we came here this time to ask you something..."
Gu Qing opened his mouth, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Gouzi.
"I know, I heard it all!"
His slightly childish face was filled with indignation, and he spoke first, "They are so ungrateful that they insist on wrongly accusing you, their benefactors. No matter what they say, I don't believe it!"
The dog was very emotional.
Mr. Huang’s prescription and herbs did indeed improve his mother’s complexion. This is the best evidence!
As for those who said that Gu Qing and Huang Lao were liars and murderers, he didn't believe it at all!
"It's a pity that I'm young and have no say in the village, so I can't stop them!"
He had tried to argue with them, but those people just ignored him and didn't pay any attention to him.
Thinking of this, Gou Zi lowered his head, with deep self-blame and guilt flashing across his eyes.
"Thank you for believing in us!"
Gu Qing felt warm in his heart.
It would be a lie to say that I am not sad to be slandered by the person I rescued with great effort, but this is a minority after all. Most people are like Gouzi and his mother who know how to repay kindness.
This is why she would rather spend money and effort to help them.
Don’t let one or a few bad apples spoil the whole pot of porridge!
"No, you're welcome. I wasn't of much help!"
When Gou Zi heard her thanking him, he lowered his head even lower, and his voice of shame was so soft that it was almost inaudible.
Gu Qing raised his hand, rubbed his head, and said seriously: "You are willing to trust us, this is already the best help."
"Really?"
The dog looked up with wet eyes, like a puppy.
Gu Qing nodded heavily and confirmed with him again.
"Uh-huh!"
The dog then smiled shyly and scratched his head helplessly, "Didn't you guys want to ask something just now?"
"Just ask, I promise to tell you everything I know."
After hearing his words, Gu Qingcai then turned the topic to the main point of this incident.
"Do you know which family is causing the trouble? What's their family situation like? What's their personality like? Who do they usually interact with? Who did they interact with in the two days before the incident?"
Thinking of the day when his subordinates reported that Pei'er had secretly met with outsiders, Gu Qing's eyes darkened and he clenched his fists.
She had a vague feeling in her heart that this matter was definitely related to Pei'er.
But she didn't expect that they would dare to take human lives so lightly!
The dog told everything he knew.
"Yes, they live not far from my house. Go out of this street and walk two blocks to the left. The first house on the street is theirs."
"The man's surname is Cui. He came from another village three years ago. He doesn't have any real work to do on weekdays. He just does some odd jobs. Few families in the village look up to him."
"But for some reason, before the New Year, he became very rich. He was eating chickens and slaughtering pigs all day long. Even the villagers started to curry favor with him..."
Gu Qing frowned and interrupted him with a puzzled look on his face.
"What did you say?"
The dog was also a little confused, not knowing what he had said wrong.
"You mean, their family became rich before the New Year?"
After Gou'er nodded affirmatively, Gu Qing frowned and turned to look at Chen Zhizhou, only to see that he was also looking at him with a gloomy expression.
It seems they have the same idea!
"This family is rich, and their son is sick, but instead of rushing to see a doctor, they rush in and compete with others for a free clinic spot. This is really suspicious!"
"If this man is a miser, it would be fine if he only earns money but never spends it, but he eats lavishly on weekdays, and yet when his child is sick, he suddenly becomes frugal?"
"Isn't this a ghost?"
Chen Zhizhou nodded and agreed with her opinion.
After listening to them for a long time, the dog vaguely understood what they were saying.
"I remember now!"
He slapped his thigh and his expression became excited.
"When he came here two days ago, he had a fight with Widow Wang from the east end of the village. They argued so fiercely that they almost came to blows. In the end, the village chief was alerted and ordered to separate them."
"Why?"
Gu Qing asked.
Gouzi frowned slightly, thought for a while, and then said, "It's because of the medical treatment."
"Widow Wang is known for her straightforwardness and bad temper. Whenever she encounters something unfair, as long as she can't stand it, she will definitely intervene."
"Her husband had passed away, and she had a mother-in-law left at home who had been lying in bed for years. That day, she went to look for medicine for her mother-in-law, and happened to run into the Cui family."
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