Just as Tian Xuerong finished speaking, Qi Ning had already raised his hand to stop, staring at the black tiger shark and said: "Even if I believe what you said, Shen Liangqiu did enter Mrs. Tantai's yard, and it can indeed be suspected that the two of them are related. Ran, but if you want to make Governor Tantai believe that there is no real evidence, how can you make him think that what you say is true? The Tantai family is a military family, and anything that happens to the Tantai family is not a trivial matter, let alone... so... Big deal?" His eyes were stern: "If Governor Tantai meets you and you can't produce any evidence, do you think he can spare you?"
"Master Marquis, although I have no evidence, Mrs. Tantai made a fatal mistake." Black Tiger Shark sneered.
"Fatal mistake?"
"The Marquis doesn't know. As far as I know, when Mrs. Tantai came to the house, there was a peacock hairpin among the dowry accessories. The workmanship of the hairpin was extremely exquisite. On the day of her wedding, Mrs. Tantai wore that peacock hairpin. The hairpin passed the door." Black Tiger Shark said slowly: "Since then, Mrs. Tantai has been keeping that hairpin in her collection and rarely wears it."
"You mean... there's something wrong with that hairpin?" Qining understood something immediately.
Black Tiger Shark said: "The peacock hairpin is now in Shen Liangqiu's hands."
Qi Ning and Tian Xuerong looked at each other with expressions of astonishment.
"Master Hou, although the Governor of Tantai devotes his attention to the navy, there is no way he doesn't know that Mrs. Tantai has that peacock hairpin." Black Tiger Shark's eyes were sharp: "As long as the Governor of Tantai asks Mrs. Tantai about her hairpin, The whereabouts of my son...!" He didn't say any more, just snorted coldly.
Qi Ning pondered for a moment and then said: "You revealed these two things in the secret letter, so do you think Governor Tantai will definitely go to the appointment?"
"In fact, Governor Tantai did go to the appointment alone." Black Tiger Shark said: "I admire the courage of Governor Tantai that night."
"What did you say when you met?"
"Captain Tantai is an officer, and I am a bandit!" Black Tiger Shark smiled calmly: "When we just met, Commander Tantai naturally held a knife against me. When I, the number one bandit leader at sea, showed up, how could the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy let me go? ?”
"But he let you go in the end!"
"Because he is a person who is willing to listen to what others say." Black Tiger Shark said: "He listened to what I said and knew that I was willing to accept recruitment. I told him that he could send people to investigate these things, and I could also arrest him without a fight. , let him be put in prison, as long as he can deal with it impartially and find out the truth, then I will lead my brothers to surrender to the imperial court."
"Then even if these are true, Governor Tantai also investigated the truth, but insisted on deliberately shielding Shen Liangqiu. You were already a prisoner at that time, then ten years of patience will be in vain, and you will end up committing suicide. Are you willing to die in a trap?" Qi Ning asked.
Black Tiger Shark showed a faint smile: "If you don't know people well, you deserve to die."
Qi Ning was startled, and then a smile appeared on his lips: "The Governor of Tantai did not detain you and put you in prison. It seems that you did not misjudge the person!"
"But I still underestimated Shen Liangqiu." Black Tiger Shark clenched his fists, his eyes shining coldly: "I only thought that Governor Tantai would take control of the situation after knowing this, but...he died because of it!"
Qi Ning leaned forward slightly, stared into the eyes of Black Tiger Shark, and asked: "You mean, Governor Tantai passed away because he met you in secret? Did anyone else know about your meeting?"
"At least no third person knew about it that night." Black Tiger Shark said: "Not only did the Governor not arrest me that night, he also told me that he would investigate these matters. If the matter was true, he would deal with it personally, and he would deal with it afterwards. Make arrangements to recruit us."
"The black jade carp was given to you by the Governor?"
"The Governor gave me a black jade carp and told me that if what I said is true and I can be loyal to the court, then this piece of black jade carp will be his token of recruitment, otherwise he will personally take it from me. There is a black jade carp on the corpse." Black Tiger Shark said: "The Governor ordered me to find out the terrain of Haifeng Island. It would be best to draw a map. If troops are to be sent to clear it up, with the map, You can get twice the result with half the effort!”
Qi Ning frowned and said, "But the next night after you secretly met with the Governor, the Governor passed away." He glanced at Qin Yuege and said, "Qin Facao should have told you the situation. The Governor committed suicide. How do you think you explain it?"
"Although I only talked with the Governor that night, it can be seen that the Governor is a very forthright person." Black Tiger Shark said sternly: "Master Hou, after I heard about this, I was also greatly surprised. I simply don’t believe that the Governor would take this dead end.”
"Not only the Governor, but also Mrs. Tantai committed suicide by taking poison a few days ago." Qining sighed: "If you follow what you said, could it be that the Governor couldn't bear Mrs. Tantai's cheating, so he committed suicide in shame, and Tantai Madam feels guilty and commits suicide to apologize?"
"Has the Marquis carefully examined the body of the Governor?" Black Tiger Shark frowned and asked, "Did the Governor really commit suicide?"
"Qin Facao also knows a little bit about this." Qin Ning said: "The place where the governor committed suicide was almost a secret room. Unless someone can go to heaven and earth, there is no way to explain that he was killed. And we have inspected the body, There was no sign of poisoning on the body, and the cause of death was indeed suffocation due to the ring being placed around his neck, which made him unable to breathe."
Black Tiger Shark frowned and said: "The Governor was killed the next day. I didn't know about it, but I found that secret sentries were arranged around the Governor's Mansion, and Shen Liangqiu rushed back to the Governor's Mansion overnight. After that, the Governor's Mansion was almost sealed. I guessed that there must be something big going on."
Qining looked at Qin Yuege and asked, "Have you two known each other for a long time?"
Qin Yuege smiled and said: "Master Hou, if you have known Brother Mo for a long time due to your humble position, you are collaborating with a bandit." His expression became solemn and he said: "Brother Mo feels that something may have happened to the Governor. If it is true, If that’s the case, that’s a big deal, so I found a humble position.”
"Qin Fa Cao has a reputation for integrity in the East China Sea." Black Tiger Shark said: "And according to my understanding, Qin Fa Cao is also one of the few officials in the East China Sea who does not associate with several major families. After thinking about it, I feel that he can work with him. Qin Facao will meet you."
"If it weren't for the black jade carp in Brother Mo's hands, I'm afraid I wouldn't have listened to what you said." Qin Yuege sighed: "It would be even less possible for me to come to this island with you."
Black Tiger Shark smiled slightly and then said: "Qin Fa Cao came to this island and saw the weapons in the warehouse, and then he believed that what I said was true." After a pause, he continued: "But just with me and Qin Fa Cao, It's still not enough to confront Shen Liangqiu, let alone expose his crimes to the world."
Qi Ning sighed: "And you saw me arriving in the East China Sea, so you thought I could help you."
"Not many people can solve these matters in the East China Sea." Black Tiger Shark said seriously: "But the Marquis has exactly this ability. For the Marquis, the chaos in the East China Sea will be a major event for the court, but for me, it is not Except for Shen Liangqiu, I will die with my eyes open."
Qi Ning nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said: "You have led me here, and I have seen what I should see. So what do you want to do next? Or, what do you want me to do?"
Black Tiger Shark stood up, cupped his hands to Qining and said: "Master Hou, I don't have many requests, I only want to ask you one thing!"
"you say!"
"I only hope that when Shen Liangqiu's crimes are made public, the Marquis can hand this person over to me." Black Tiger Shark said coldly: "In addition, for those brothers on the sea, if they sincerely surrender, I ask the Marquis to report to the court. Ming, I hope I can recruit them and give them a way to survive."
"If you can make a contribution to the court, I can naturally intercede for you from the court." Qi Ning said: "As for you to deal with Shen Liangqiu personally, let alone there is no evidence to prove that Shen Liangqiu is guilty. Even if he is guilty, as Donghai The navy deputy general will also be dealt with according to the court's laws. It is not a simple matter to hand him over to you." After a pause, he said: "Of course, if you are serious about making great achievements, this matter may not be discussed."
Black Tiger Shark reached into his arms and took out a scroll, "Master Hou, this is the topographic map of Haifeng Island, including the criss-crossing roads and structures inside. We have roughly understood it. With this map in hand, we must destroy Haifeng Island." It's not difficult for these people to come up." He handed the map to Qi Ning, who took the scroll, opened it, and was surprised to find that it was indeed a very detailed map.
"After I knew there was a problem with this island, I have been surveying it for the past two years." Black Tiger Shark said: "I believe this map is enough to help the imperial court annihilate Haifeng Island. I wonder if it is enough for the Marquis to hand over Shen Liangqiu to me. ?”
"Black Tiger Shark, I will keep what you said in mind." Qi Ning said, "If you go by what you just said, the death of Governor Tantai must be closely related to Shen Liangqiu." He frowned, He seemed to be saying to himself: "But what method did Shen Liangqiu use to murder the Governor?" He shook his head and said: "When the Governor committed suicide, Shen Liangqiu was still in the army and was not at the scene, so there was no time to commit the crime. "
Qin Yuege suddenly said: "Master Hou, if there is plenty of time between the time when the Governor is killed and when he is discovered, it cannot be ruled out that Shen Liangqiu cannot commit the crime. If Shen Liangqiu takes advantage of that time to leave the military camp and sneak into the Governor's Mansion, Then the Commander-in-Chief will return to the military camp. The round trip is only forty miles, so it doesn’t take too long.”
"You mean...!"
"The night when the Governor secretly met with Brother Mo, everyone in the mansion thought that the Governor was in the mansion. Because the lamp was lit in the study, everyone in the mansion thought that the Governor must be there. But in fact, the Governor did leave the Governor that night. I went to see Brother Mo." Qin Yuege looked serious: "Shen Liangqiu is very scheming and naturally has the ability to create the illusion that he is in the military camp, but in fact he has left the military camp."
"Illusion...!" Qi Ning mused thoughtfully, murmuring to himself: "Others think he is here, but he is not here, so...!" He suddenly raised his head, with light shining in his eyes, "So that's it, that's it! "