However, while Jiang Zhou felt happy, he also felt worried at the same time, fearing that giving birth to a child would bring a burden to Wen Yan.

Therefore, he became nervous again and again. He panicked when Wen Yan frowned slightly, fearing that he might be uncomfortable in some way.

This reaction amused everyone.

Li Yue scolded him, saying that such a big man was so careless that he didn’t go out to work properly, but he insisted on making noise here and messing around, making people dislike him.

Jiang Zhou didn’t say anything, he just smiled stupidly.

He was not around when Wen Yan was pregnant with Jiang Rendong. Jiang Zhou always felt that he owed him a lot and felt guilty for not taking good care of him. Now that Wen Yan was pregnant again, he naturally wanted to make up for it.

He gradually reduced the time he went to the store, except for necessary meetings. Lu Dalang and Qing Ning took over the rest.

Since Qing Ning was bought by Jiang Zhou, she had done a lot to help him. She was a daughter of a good family. She was used to being a maid, and she was also the eldest maid. She had also read a few books with her master, and she treated everyone well. She was top-notch. When she first came into contact with business in the store, she was still a little unaccustomed to it, but when she later put her energy into managing the business, she became more and more familiar and effective.

Later, Jiang Zhou saw that she was working hard and didn’t seem to be someone who would live without any determination, so he allowed her to be employed with confidence, and he didn’t hide many confidential things from her.

He opened his mind, and Qing Ning also felt it.

She was originally a prisoner. If she didn’t have Jiang Zhou, she would probably be sold to those dirty and desolate places. Now she was lucky to be able to live under the blue sky, let alone have a bright future?

‘If you are grateful, you will naturally try your best.’

On her first day as a slave, her master taught her one word, loyalty. She thought she would stick to this word forever.

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Just when Jiang Zhou thought the days would pass slowly, something happened in the inn.

The shopkeeper he hired came to him in a hurry and said that someone had died in the backyard of the inn.

Jiang Zhou arranged for Wen Yan and hurriedly followed.

It was a couple who died. Their bodies were stuck on the wooden posts in the backyard, surrounded by the roots of a big tree. The branches were well-developed, and there were messy branches entangled on the posts. This was why the bodies were stuck.

And because it was covered by trees, it was suspected that the body was dumped in the chaos.

When Jiang Zhou arrived, all the guests living in the inn gathered around the backyard, with expressions of excitement and fear on their faces.

Liu Chengfeng and Zhuo Bang, along with a bunch of people from the government office, also arrived early. The man on duty in the government office was conducting an autopsy while communicating in a low voice with the two officials.

“The deceased’s face was white and swollen, which may have been caused by being soaked in water for a long time. The male deceased’s fatal injury was caused by a heavy blow on the back of the head.” He turned the body over and showed it to them. They saw that there was a bowl-sized hole on the head. The skin was missing, and the entire scalp was drooping. Because it had been soaked in water for a long time, the bleeding had stopped long ago, and the only wound was white and swollen.

“As for the female deceased…” There was a bit of pain in Wu Zuo’s eyes, “The deceased’s fatal injury was suffocation caused by pinching her neck, and she was…violated before she died.”

He probably didn’t want the deceased to suffer further after she passed away. People were chatting, and the last sentence was only heard by a few people. It happened that Jiang Zhou was close and they heard it.

Before he could speak, Liu Chengfeng launched an attack: “Jiang Zhou, someone died in your inn, what else can you say?”

It sounded like he was going to put the blame directly on his head.

Jiang Zhou’s eyes flashed, and before he could think about it, he heard Zhuo Bang’s cold tone: “Master Liu, he is now the emperor’s personally appointed captain. According to his rank, you should call him Captain Jiang.”

Zhuo Bang had disappeared recently. He felt that Jiang Zhou was sensible and well-behaved, and regarded him as half a friend and half a son. Furthermore, since he served as the inspector of this town, he always felt that although this town was simple and orderly, but the style left by this government office was not very good.

The previous member of staff left in a hurry, leaving a lot of mess behind. This time Liu Chengfeng was originally a stubborn and rigid official, but he didn’t know if it was his transfer that made him rusty. Others had started to work hard. But he had not paid any attention to being an official. There had been some rules that were discharged. It was not too troublesome, and the residents in the town were busy making money recently, so it didn’t cause any trouble.

However, there was a murder case today, it was fine for the inspector who lived faraway to be late. On the contrary, Liu Chengfeng who was nearby arrived late. He didn’t fart at all from the beginning, and now he just wanted to judge Jiang Zhou without trying the case. Naturally, Zhou Bang was displeased.