Aunt Zhou was startled when she heard the noise in the yard and came out.
At this time, the black protector in black clothes was standing at the door holding two chickens with blood dripping from their necks. If you didn't know, you would think he was here to seek revenge.
"You, what are you doing?"
The Black Protector stuffed two chickens into Aunt Zhou's hands.
"Look, Zhou Xing is here."
Aunt Zhou was very confused. When did Zhou Xing and she become friends and have the relationship of delivering chickens to her house?
However, the last time Zhou Xing took the medicine he gave him, his injuries did improve, so he no longer doubted the Black Protector's intentions.
Zhou Xing heard the noise and grunted as he stretched his neck out of the window.
He was also very surprised to hear that the Black Protector came to see him.
"I'm not familiar with you..."
The Black Protector was originally going to his room, but after hearing what he said, he turned around and sat down in the main room.
“I’m not familiar with it.”
Zhou Xing: “…” Then why don’t you come!
"Aunt, I like to add chili to the chicken, it tastes better."
Zhou Xing: “…” So you are here to treat my mother as a cook.
Aunt Zhou felt that the Black Protector should not come to the house without a reason, so she gave Zhou Xing a look and went to the kitchen with the chicken.
Zhou Xing could only support himself and move forward to the main hall to sit opposite the Black Protector.
"Is the Black Guardian here for something?"
"Something's going on."
The Black Protector answered directly.
"What's up?"
The Black Guardian frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "I want to borrow your mother for a while."
Zhou Xing: ? ?
The Black Protector told Zhou Xing what happened last night. As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed that Zhou Xing was looking at him with a hint of contempt.
The Black Protector was unhappy.
"What's that look?"
"You are not human."
“Bullshit!”
This was the first time Zhou Xing saw the Black Protector lose control of his emotions, which showed that he was extremely anxious.
Zhou Xing continued: "What do you want my mother to do?"
The Black Guardian frowned and said, "Go ask that woman."
"If you think there's something wrong with her, why don't you just take her back for questioning?"
The Black Guardian glanced at him and said, "If something goes wrong, it will be even harder to explain. Let me go and find out the truth."
The people in that village could not be trusted, but Zhou Xing and his mother were different. They had no reason to collude with the villagers.
"Then you tell my mother yourself."
"I heard everything. I'll help you with this."
Aunt Zhou came in with two bowls of hot water.
Aunt Zhou didn't know much about the man in black, but this matter was no small matter. If the girl really almost lost her innocence, she should give him justice.
"Thank you, auntie."
"Do you still want to eat the chicken?"
"I won't eat it anymore. Leave it for Auntie."
Zhou Xing: “…” He is just a tool, right?
After getting Aunt Zhou's consent, the Black Protector left, saying that Aunt Zhou would ask as soon as possible.
Aunt Zhou also thought that the matter should be resolved as soon as possible, so she took some eggs and some rice and flour from the basket and went out.
Although Aunt Zhou was not from the same village as them, she had some interactions with the villagers during her time in Laohuying.
She had talked to this Er Ni mentioned by the Black Protector twice before, so she could be considered to be acquainted with her.
After something like this happened, Erni's door was locked even in broad daylight.
Aunt Zhou called outside for a long time before there was some movement from inside the door.
"Who, who is it?"
"It's me, I'm Aunt Zhou, Erni, are you home?"
Erni opened the door when she heard Aunt Zhou's voice.
"Auntie, why are you here?"
Aunt Zhou said with concern, "I heard about what happened last night. I know you are worried about your family's situation, so I came to see you. Take these things and make them to calm yourself down."
Erni tried to refuse again and again, but she had no choice but to invite the guest into the main room because of Aunt Zhou.
"Where's your brother?"
"My brother went to work early in the morning and told me to lock the door at home and not go out."
"It should be. Otherwise, a girl would not be safe at home. It is said that my aunt used to live in this area. There were more evil people here in the past. I wonder how scary it was."
The villagers here have no way of knowing what happened in Tiger Camp in the past, they are just very curious about the environment here.
When Aunt Zhou brought it up, Erni's curiosity was also aroused.
After a few interactions, Erni relaxed her guard against Aunt Zhou.
Aunt Zhou saw her expression and took the opportunity to ask, "Don't be afraid of what happened last night. You should know that since you have met our city lord, she is also a woman and hates this kind of thing the most. She will definitely give you justice. What exactly happened last night? Can you tell me about it?"
When talking about what happened last night, Erni's face changed, but with Aunt Zhou around, she was not as frightened as before.
"Yes, my brother said he felt uncomfortable in his stomach last night. I was worried that something had happened to him, so I thought about looking for a village doctor to come and see him. But halfway through, a man in black suddenly rushed out and pounced on me. I was so scared that I struggled, but I was no match for him..."
Aunt Zhou noticed the discrepancy in the details. "It was a person? Was there a person who showed up and kidnapped you at the beginning?"
"Yes, it was just one person at the beginning, but later, there were two of them. They threw me to the ground. They wanted to humiliate me. Then I saw more men in black... I was terrified."
"Did you see what the other person looked like? Was there anything special about him?"
Erni's eyes were red as she shook her head. "They all had their faces covered. I, I couldn't see anything."
Aunt Zhou asked some more details and Erni answered truthfully.
After asking, Aunt Zhou chatted about family matters for a while and left only after she had calmed the man down.
As soon as Aunt Zhou returned home, she saw the Black Protector was there too.
When the Black Protector saw Aunt Zhou coming back, his wooden expression changed. He walked up to Aunt Zhou and before he could say anything, Aunt Zhou motioned for him to go into the house first.
"I have asked everything clearly."
Aunt Zhou did not keep the secret. After sitting down, she told Black Protector what the two had talked about.
The Black Guardian frowned upon hearing this, "No one from the patrol team acted alone that night."
Aunt Zhou thought Erni's frightened expression didn't seem fake. Besides, as a girl, she seldom lied about such things, mainly because it would not do her any good.
"Then... could it be that someone who wasn't on duty did it?" The man in black likes to wear black when he's not on duty, so he might be mistaken for the night patrol.
The Black Protector nodded, saying that he would go back and investigate further. After thanking Aunt Zhou, he returned to the Tiger Camp.
"Go check the movements of all the men in black on the night of the incident. If there is no one who can prove their movements during the time of the incident, report them to me."
"yes."
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