Chapter 26 Eating the melon and eating yourself
Yang Chang was speechless for a moment. Last night, he asked Wu Da a question and found that the other party had a strange expression.

This shows that it is related to Pan Jinlian and Ximen Qing, or at least directly related to one of them.

But the reason why Yang Chang asked this question was based on his understanding of the plot of Water Margin. It was impossible for him to tell Wu Song at this time that he could predict the future?
"Why don't you answer?"

"Uh"

Yang Chang scratched his head awkwardly and replied, "Brother forgot that before I left, I reminded Ximen Qing that he might be resentful of me for sending him buns, so I did it last night..."

"What about my sister-in-law? What do you say?"

"Brother was lying in the ruined temple with serious injuries, why didn't he go back home? And sister-in-law wasn't by his side, it doesn't make sense, and I was guarding the stall on the day he left, and I heard sister-in-law's unhappy tone."

"I see."

Wu Song seemed to be convinced. He nodded solemnly to Yang Chang and said seriously, "I almost forgot that Sanlang is very thoughtful. Brother didn't make any enemies or cause any trouble in Yanggu. It must be that he was plotted by the bad guys. I want to avenge brother. Sanlang, are you willing to use your wisdom to help brother?"

"Big Brother and Second Brother treat me like a real brother. If Yang Chang doesn't help me, is he still a human being?"

"it is good."

Wu Song put down Wu Da's body and stood up. He walked to Yang Chang who had also stood up, held his shoulders with both hands and looked grateful.

"Brother stopped me from going back to Yanggu. There must be darkness in Yanggu that cannot be seen in the light. Brother really needs Sanlang's help. I will go back to the city to report to Enxiang first. You go to Zishi Street to find out the situation and find a way to control my sister-in-law first."

"Me? Control my sister-in-law?"

Yang Chang swallowed his saliva and murmured, "My sister-in-law is powerless, I think Ximen Qing is more suspicious."

"Xi Men Qing was rich and powerful, and he had gone out to visit his family before the New Year. He didn't have time to seriously injure my brother. I guess my sister-in-law was lonely and unbearable, so she seduced the wild man and harmed my brother!"

Wu Song thought of the case of Wang Po last year, and instantly associated it with his sister-in-law seducing him. He wondered if this woman had followed suit? Was she harming her brother by beating him?
"We left Yanggu County before the New Year, and it is already February 13th. Ximen Qing may return earlier than us, so we have to be on guard."

"Don't worry, Sanlang."

After hearing Yang Chang's reminder, Wu Song bent down, carried Wu Da on his back, pointed outside the temple and said meaningfully: "Today's snow is much lighter than yesterday. We must set off back to the city immediately. Ximen Qing is a well-known figure in Yanggu County. It's hard to arrest him without solid evidence. I will take my brother's body to see the Prime Minister and shut up everyone in the government office first, and then we can investigate the case!"

"Brother, what you said is absolutely right. Do you want me to help you memorize it first?"

"Need not."

Wu Song frowned and shook his head, "My brother used to carry me on his back when we were little, now it's my turn to carry him. Oh, by the way, help me tie up my brother."

"Ok."

Wu Da passed away last night. Now his whole body is stiff and immobile, so Wu Song cannot carry him like a normal person. He needs to use both hands to support him, which makes it extremely inconvenient for him to walk.

Yang Chang untied Wu Da's belt and tied it directly to Wu Song's belt, then he untied his sleeves and fixed them on Wu Song's hands, and then the two of them walked eastward in the light snow.

Around noon, enter the city through the west gate of Yanggu.

There were few people entering and leaving the city on a snowy day. When the soldier behind the gate saw Wu Song returning, he was stunned at first before he forced a smile and greeted the captain.

Wu Song was anxious to return to the yamen, so he nodded slightly and strode away quickly, not noticing the strange expression on the soldier's face. However, Yang Chang felt something was wrong.

Why do I lack respect for my boss? Something is wrong.

It has snowed for two consecutive days, and there are few people on the streets of Yanggu County, most of whom are walking in a hurry.

When they reached the fork in the road, Yang Chang followed the plan and separated from Wu Song, heading straight for Zi Shi Street.

At this time, Zi Shi Street was quite deserted, with no passers-by to be seen on the street, which was completely different from when Wuhan University opened.

When I arrived at the Dawu Building, I saw that the door was closed.

"Sister-in-law, open the door!"

"Did you hear that? I'm Saburo."

"Sister-in-law?"

Yang Chang clapped and shouted, but there was no response from inside the house.

He turned around with a puzzled look on his face, only to see Zhao Zhongming from the Paper Horse Shop and Hu Zhengqing from the Cold Wine Shop hiding inside, and soon they closed the doors.

Good guys, you are hiding from me?

Yang Chang frowned and turned his head, just in time to meet the eyes of Zhang Gong who was sitting next to Wang Po. The old man was actually dodging as well.

It's so obvious, there's definitely something wrong.

Mr. Zhang was old and his legs were not nimble, so he was stopped by Yang Chang just as he took out the door panel.

"Sir, the glutinous rice cakes are sold out."

"Did I say I wanted to eat?"

Yang Chang frowned, stretched out his arms across the door, and asked: "Why are you hiding from me?" "No, no."

Mr. Zhang had no choice but to put down the door, and bowed with a smile, "It's snowing today and there's no business. I'm planning to close the shop. Please make way for me."

"You can let me, but where did my sister-in-law go?"

“This old man really doesn’t know.”

"Then what do you know?"

Seeing that Mr. Zhang had a bitter face, you should know that he didn't want to say it.

Yang Chang deliberately leaned forward, with a hint of threat in his tone, and reminded meaningfully: "Personal disappearance is also a case. The people of Song Dynasty have an obligation to cooperate with the investigation. Do you want to be taken back to the government office for questioning?"

“No need to”

Mr. Zhang waved his hands hastily, swallowed his saliva and answered, "Meng Kuan's son identified the body and solved the case. The county magistrate awarded the house that the teahouse and Wu Da rented to the victim as compensation. The victim wanted to sell the house and did not want to renew the lease, so Wu Da and his family had no choice but to move out."

"Where did you move to?"

"I really don't know"

"Okay, think about it again, I'll come back!"

Director Yang couldn't press the issue any further and had to withdraw his hand that was blocking the door.

Before leaving, I glanced at the door across the street and saw that it was closed.

I thought to myself that Mr. Zhang is old and his eyes are blurry, so you should know something about it.

It's easy to hide from me now, but when Wu Song comes looking for you, you'll be in trouble.

Yang Chang didn't get any useful information and didn't plan to go back to see Wu Song, so he stood there frowning and thinking.

"Sir, please move your feet a little more. There is one last piece."

"okay."

Yang Chang dodged to the side and suddenly remembered that Wu Da and Yun Ge were good friends and should know what happened.

At the last moment when Zhang Gong closed the door, Yang Chang reached out again to stop him and asked, "Wait a minute, do you know which street Yun Ge lives on?"

"Brother Yun?"

Zhang Gong was stunned when he heard this, and then he replied, "Qiao Dalang's son? His family lives in Qingshi Lane."

"Thank you!"

Yang Chang bowed and said goodbye, then quickly walked towards Qingshi Lane.

The residents of Qingshi Lane did not know him, and no one tried to hide, so they easily found out where Yun Ge lived, which was a shabby bungalow.

I knocked on the door and someone answered, but it took a while before they opened the door.

"Who are you looking for?"

"Are you Uncle Qiao? Is Brother Yun at home?"

When Yang Chang saw Qiao Dalang leaning on a crutch and his left trouser leg was empty, he realized that Qiao Dalang was a disabled person.

"He went out this morning and hasn't come back yet. What do you want from him?"

"No big deal, just going to have a drink with him."

"Oh? I haven't seen you before. Yun Ge's new friend?"

"Yeah, we just met."

Qiao Dalang nodded slightly, opened the door and motioned Yang Chang to come in.

"Brother Yun should be back soon. Come to my house and sit for a while. By the way, what's your name?"

"My surname is Yang."

Yang Chang helped Qiao Dalang back to the house, but Qiao Dalang suddenly stopped where he was.

"Your last name is Yang too?"

"Uh, is there something wrong?"

"Brother Yun made bad friends. Last year, he helped a man named Yang Chang to sell his mouth. Not only was his hard-earned money robbed, but he was also beaten by the thugs hired by this man. If it weren't for the pity and medicine given by Mr. Ximen, he would have become a cripple like me. By the way, what is your full name?"

"Yang Duan."

After listening to Qiao Dalang's introduction, Yang Chang's heart was filled with huge waves, and he thought to himself, "How could I be the bad guy?"
(End of this chapter)