Chapter 1118: Carrying on the Past and Opening up the Future (VIII)

"Dad, Mom has called you to dinner!" The curtain leading to the back hall was lifted, and Zhou Youwei's head poked out half of the way, looking at Zhou Fucai. Zhou Fucai's hands suddenly dropped weakly, and the muscles all over his body tightened in an instant. He relaxed, turned his head and looked at his son, and said, "Okay, dad will be here soon."

Wang Er didn't know that he had just turned around in front of the Palace of Hell. He looked at Zhou Fucai and kept talking: "Boss Zhou, your cousin is in the same group as the wanted criminal. I guarantee he is not a good person. Otherwise, You haven't seen each other for so many years, why did I suddenly come to you, don't you think? Forget it, you have to eat, I won't tell you anymore, but I advise you to go to the county patrol team and tell you. It’s better to just clear up the relationship between yourself.”

"Okay, okay, I'll go right away after dinner." Zhou Fucai smiled and nodded to Wang Er.

"Well, then I can rest assured. Boss Zhou, you are a good person. My mother has taken your medicine in the past two years and has slowly gotten better." Wang Er smiled and said goodbye to Zhou Fucai, then turned and left the store. .

Looking at Wang Er's back, Zhou Fucai sat down on the chair with a bang, his face extremely depressed. What he thought was a perfect incident was actually ruined by something that seemed so trivial before. Killing Wang Er It's simple, but no matter how you deal with the consequences after killing him, the Overwatch Council will still trace him. At that time, he will only be burdened with one more life.

Standing up, listening to the laughter of his son and his mother in the back room, Zhou Fucai's heart was full of bitterness. He walked heavily towards the back hall, but the moment the curtain was lifted, his face was already filled with tears. He smiled and said, "What day is it today? Why are there so many dishes?"

"Today is Youwei's eighteenth birthday. It's true that you, a father, have even forgotten this!" His wife gave him an annoyed look.

"Oh, by the way, by the way, Youwei is already eighteen years old!" Zhou Fucai suddenly realized, "Then we must have a few drinks today to celebrate."

Zhou Fucai turned around and walked to the cabinet and took out a jug of wine, "This is a good wine produced by the Wu family. Dad and I have never been willing to drink it."

"Dad, didn't you say you would wait until my wedding day to drink this jug of wine?" Zhou Youwei asked strangely.

"Ahem, weren't our lives very spacious at that time? Now that business is getting better and better, we can afford this wine in the future, right?" Zhou Fucai looked at his son and said with a smile.

The wife picked up the jug and filled it up for the father and son, "This wine only weighs less than two kilograms, and it actually costs more than ten taels of silver. That Wu's wine is really a money grab!"

Zhou Fucai chuckled and said: "The money is a bit expensive, but the wine is also good. Xiu Mo, you can also pour me a glass. You have been suffering from following me all these years. Come, let's have a few drinks today as a family of three." "

"Dad, what's wrong with you today?"

"Old man, are you okay?"

"What can I do?" Zhou Fucai said with a smile, "I'm just happy, happy, I've become an adult, come on, drink, drink."

The meal was extremely enjoyable. After the meal, Zhou Fucai even drove his slightly drunk wife to have a rest. He himself cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks and worked for most of an hour. When everything was neatly packed, he left. When I got to the back bedroom, I found that my wife had fallen asleep leaning on the bed.

Zhou Fucai's nose twitched, and he reached out to touch his wife's face, but he finally retracted his hand, walked to the closet in the corner, stretched out his hand to open the cabinet door, and took out a small box from inside. Holding it in his hand, he slowly walked out of the door and gently closed the door.

In the shop outside, his son Zhou Youwei was lying on the counter, sleeping soundly. Zhou Fucai took a deep breath, picked up the box, turned around and walked out of the house resolutely.

Li County County Government, Captain Ji Gaofeng of the patrol team rushed in, "Master Tang, Master Tang, someone came to the patrol team and surrendered, saying that he knew everything about Mao Tao's death and that he was the one who did it." "

Tang He jumped up suddenly, "What did you say? Who is it?"

Ji Gao's eyes were full of puzzlement and shock, "It's the boss of Zhou Family Pharmacy, Zhou Fucai. He is always the most honest person. I never thought that he would be involved."

"Another drug store owner!" Tang He took a deep breath, "Let's go and have a look."

"I'll go too!" Niu Ben stood up.

Zhou Fucai knelt in the patrol room. Behind him, two black-clothed supervisors pressed their hands on the hilts of their knives and saluted him alertly. Tang He and Niu Ben strode in. Niu Ben saw the man above the big case at a glance. The box, at this time, had been opened, revealing a dazzling array of needles of all kinds.

Niu Ben's eyes narrowed, and he stretched out his hand to pull out a long needle belt from the box. He looked at the shiny needles on it, which were thick or thin, long or short, and then turned to look at Zhou Fucai, who was hanging his head and saying nothing. Somewhat suspiciously but with a tentative tone: "Black Death Needle?"

Zhou Fucai raised his head and looked at Niu Ben, "It turns out to be General Niu Ben!" He smiled bitterly.

With a bang, the needle belt in Niu Ben's hand fell to the ground. With a choking sound, Niu Ben's hand grasped the handle of the knife and pulled out the saber, "Hei Death Needle, you are actually still alive?"

Tang He stretched out his hand and held Niu Ben's hand, "General Niu!"

Niu Ben took a deep breath, "Sir Tang, this man is the Black Death Needle in the torture room of the Yanling Guard's headquarters. Hehe, very few people have seen him. I didn't expect him to be hiding in Li County. Black Death Needle, do you know that Princess Ning has been looking for you for a long time?"

"General Niu, let's talk about this later. The most important thing now is Mao Wei's whereabouts." Tang He turned sideways and whispered to Niu Ben, "I will interrogate him. General Niu is a little excited. Go to the back and wait!"

Niu Ben glared at Zhou Fucai fiercely, sheathed his knife, and strode away.

"Boss Zhou!" Tang He sat down slowly, "On the way here , I asked Ji Gao about your situation. You have settled in Li County for three years. You have a son and a wife. Your family is not bad. Your son is engaged to Mr. Lu’s daughter. So I don’t understand why you did this?”

“Tan Kang found me and threatened me. If I didn’t do it, he would expose my identity. You just saw that if my identity was exposed, the people of the Ning family would never let me go.” Zhou Fucai looked up and looked at Tang He.

“Tan Kang? What is your relationship with Tan Feng?”

“Tan Kang is Tan Feng’s closest bodyguard. This trip "The action was planned by Tan Feng." Zhou Fukang said.

"I don't understand one thing." Tang He stared at Zhou Fukang, "Mao Wei's identity is confidential, how do you know his work is related to gunpowder?"

"I don't know about this." Zhou Fucai shook his head and said, "I am only responsible for Mao Tao. As for how Mao Wei's identity was known to Tan Kang and others, you will know it after you catch Tan Kang."

"What is Tan Kang's escape route? I want to know, how can they carry out such a long-distance escape with a living person?"

"They will flee to the direction of Han, and Tan Feng will arrange people to pick them up, and, I heard that the Black Ice Terrace and the ghosts of Chu will also have a large number of people to assist them." Zhou Fucai said.

"Zhou Fucai, you came to surrender, which is a good start, but if you speak untruthfully and delay our important matter, you know the consequences. I hope you think about this matter clearly."

"I have known it for a long time." Zhou Fucai whispered: "That's all I know. They will flee along the land of Han. I heard it by accident. They don't believe me, so I don't know too much about them."

"Well, if we catch Tan Kang, you can also make amends!" Tang He He nodded, turned around and was about to leave.

"Sir!" Zhou Fucai suddenly shouted behind him.

Tang He turned around, "Anything else?"

"I did this alone. My wife and son at home know nothing about my identity. I hope you won't implicate them."

"The Han Dynasty's laws have long abolished the system of collective responsibility. Everyone is responsible for their own actions. Your family will not be implicated. Of course, they are not involved in this matter." Tang He glanced at him, "Immediately escort him to the headquarters of the Jicheng Supervisory Council. Feng Rui, take people immediately, seal up the Zhou family's pharmacy, and search for relevant evidence."

In the back hall, Niu Ben opened a map. Figure, "It's a long way to escape from Li County to Han. They can take the main road at first, but once the wind gets tight, they will have to avoid the main road and take some remote roads, so in terms of time, we are completely in time."

"What I'm worried about is that Tan Kang's so-called escape to Han is just a cover. Zhou Fucai just said that Tan Kang doesn't trust him. Since he doesn't trust him, how could he let him hear such important information? General Niu, we are all in this business. Would we be so careless?"

Niu Ben was startled, "You mean, Tan Kang deliberately let Zhou Fucai hear it. He calculated that we would catch Zhou Fucai?"

"It doesn't matter if it's accurate or not. This is just one of his methods. So, we can't let go of Handi, but we can't ignore the other roads. General Niu, if you were Tan Kang, which road would you take? Besides the Handi road?" Tang He asked.

"If it were me, I would go to Qidi, turn to Linyi, and go to the Kangpingcheng area. The war there has just stopped not long ago, the order is chaotic, and the bandits are everywhere. The government is not yet able to organize a decent management. It is the best route for escape." Niu Ben said.

Tang He looked up and stared at him with bright eyes.

"Do you think Tan Kang will take this road?" Niu Ben said.

"I I guess so."

"Well, I'll chase him in the direction of Han, and you lead the people in this direction. Two-pronged approach. With the help of the garrisons in various places, we are not afraid that he will fly into the sky." Niu Ben slapped the table and said.

Outside the Zhou family's pharmacy, there were crowds of people watching the excitement. Ji Gao led the patrol team to maintain order, while Feng Rui led the supervisory guards to search the room. Zhou Youwei supported his mother and stood trembling on one side.

Wang Er looked at this scene in astonishment. After a long while, he pulled Ji Gao and asked: "Captain Ji, what's wrong with this boss Zhou?"

"This boss Zhou is a spy from the enemy country." Ji Gao said unhappily. (To be continued)