The food in the prison was not clean, and Xi Hongxuan had a stomachache. He had already lost his vitality during the epidemic, and this time it was even more miserable. Because of his lack of energy, he often fell asleep, and when he woke up, the surroundings were also dim, and he gradually lost track of the time.
This cramped house has a cloudy smell, no windows to ventilate, mixed with a damp musty smell, and ordinary people can't stand it at all.
Xi Hongxuan was seriously ill, and he couldn't turn his body freely, so he could only slump on the straw mat.
The jailer removed the baffle as usual and stuffed rice inside, but he didn't hear Xi Hongxuan's movement today. He looked in through the hole and could only see Xi Hongxuan's drooping arms. The jailer was afraid that Xi Hongxuan would die, so he opened the door and shook the lamp in front of Xi Hongxuan's face.
Xi Hongxuan struggled to open his eyes, his lips were dry, and he said, "Big... Uncle, enjoy your saliva."
The jailer turned his hand and poured a bowl of water on Xi Hongxuan's face.
Xi Hongxuan tried his best to open his mouth and continued, ignoring the splashed collar. He drank the water, refreshed himself, and said, "Thank you, thank you!"
The jailer threw the bowl, grabbed the oil lamp, and was about to leave.
Xi Hongxuan didn't know where the strength came from, he grabbed the jailer's clothes violently, forced a smile on his fat face, and said, "Dude, you know, here, cough! This is not a prison at all, right?"
The jailer shook off Xi Hongxuan's hand, but instead Xi Hongxuan laughed hoarsely, and lay on the seat panting fiercely. He pulled his wet front with his hand, rolled his eyes, stared at the dark roof, and said, "This is not a prison... I should have thought about it! It's been a few days, even if Kong Qiu doesn't try me, There should also be an official from the Ministry of Justice coming to inspect... It's too quiet... It's too quiet here... "
Xi Hongxuan said, and stared at the jailer again.
"I calculated it carefully. You come to deliver meals every day at the same time, and even the position of the tray is not biased at all. Brother, ordinary prison guards are not so rigid! It has been several days, and no one has come to change guards with you. The prison door... You don't accept any money, even the sleeves are kept clean, and there is no greasy dust! The ape-armed wolf is tall and has a high waist, and he is cautious in his words and deeds.
The jailer was expressionless, lifted his leg with the oil lamp in his hand, and walked away, closing the door. Xi Hongxuan listened to the sound of the entangled iron chains, and tapped the straw mat under him with his fist.
"Shen Zechuan... Shen Zechuan!" Xi Hongxuan knocked his knuckles red, and suddenly shouted, "Counting on me... Counting on me! You call, call him, call him!"
There was no response in the dark.
Xi Hongxuan was digging the straw mat, his consciousness was confused, and he hated: "Does he want money, ask him to come, just let me out... Just let me out..." He swallowed his saliva forcefully, suddenly pulled his hair, panted, "I give him money! I can't take it fucking anymore!"
The jailer sat outside, with an oil lamp, drinking broad beans and drinking. The iron gate behind blocked Xi Hongxuan, and only a sob could be heard, like the wind in the middle of the night.
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Xi Hongxuan's eyes became cloudy, and he dared not sleep again, for fear that he would not be able to wake up if he fell asleep. When Shen Zechuan came back, he had calmed down.
Shen Zechuan stood up and looked at Xi Hongxuan.
Xi Hongxuan once went out to sea for a lifetime of nine deaths, and since he fought back his life, he has never been so embarrassed again. He is different from other aristocratic families, he is not afraid of falling into the Jedi, nor is he afraid of embarrassment. Looking at Shen Zechuan, he laughed for a while with his dry throat, and said, "Lanzhou, you have the guts! Four million... I was almost fooled to death by you."
"This place is hard to find, it can't attract people's attention, and it can't be too far away." Shen Zechuan sighed softly, "It's beyond my expectations that you are looking at things like this."
Xi Hongxuan shook his arm and said, "People die for money, birds die for food. Brother, I gave you this money, I'm willing! But you can't kill me just for this money..." His tone was a little floating, But neither hunger nor illness could deprive him of his ability to adapt. He continued, "Lanzhou... I could have still pretended not to know. Only I know where the keys to the Xi family are placed. Get out, but you see, I didn't do this, I miss this brotherhood... Lan Zhou! We killed Xi Gu'an and Ji Lei together. Now you are jealous in Jinyiwei. If you kill me now, you will lose it. Thanks to the support of the Xi family! Jinyiwei, the aisle gets narrower as you go up, you already know what it's like to be unable to walk, right? Which of the hereditary old people is willing to serve you? To save my face? If you kill me, you will become the target of all public criticism!"
Shen Zechuan squatted down, holding the handkerchief between his fingers, looked at Xi Hongxuan, and asked seriously, "Then in your opinion, what should I do?"
Xi Hongxuan has seen Shen Zechuan's look like this countless times. He knew that Shen Zechuan must be motivated to kill, so he was sweating coldly, looked at Shen Zechuan for a moment, and said, "We didn't get to tear our face, Shen Zechuan, this time, I'm down. I admit it! It's not shameful to fail in business. I don't want to make trouble with you over such trivial matters. I'm afraid of you! You killed me for only 4 million, but you held me and you have the Xi family's gold and silver mountains, I am convinced of you! Then why do you need to get this blood again
"It makes sense." Shen Zechuan said, "but it would be too easy to dismiss me just by the word 'conviction'. I heard that Ersan has 68 keys, it's better for us to have 46 points, also called I'm relieved."
Xi Hongxuan slowly stood up, looked at Shen Zechuan's fierce eyes, and said, "I can give you the key, but once you have the key, you can't ask for Qi Huilian again. How about it, are you willing?"
Shen Zechuan raised his finger slowly, put it down again boredly, and said, "Do you think Qi Hui is worth this number? Of course I want the key."
"Since he is worthless, it is useless to keep him. I will kill him!"
Shen Zechuan laughed suddenly and said, "Do you think I don't know where he is? At this point, you still dare to test me."
"It's you who are testing me!" Xi Hongxuan slowly crawled towards Shen Zechuan, finally showing a ferocious look, "I understand you, Lan Zhou, it is useless to play the same trick too much. You are used to deceitful words. The person who pretends not to care, the more important it is to you. You cheated me once in the yard that day, and now I still use the same tricks. Although I, Xi Hongxuan, are not extremely smart, I am not stupid either. To this point. You don't know where he is, if you do, haha! You will kill me after you get the money! What's up, Shen Zechuan, did you search all over the capital and couldn't find him?"
Shen Zechuan clenched his handkerchief slightly.
Xi Hongxuan brushed his messy hair and said, "No matter how good you are, you have forgotten one thing, that is, you have hidden people so carefully, which has already made me suspicious. Even if I believe you a little, I will still I have to take precautions early and deal with you, and I am afraid of turning back."
Shen Zechuan had no emotion in his eyes, he looked at Xi Hongxuan and said, "Then what do you think?"
"I want to go out," Xi Hongxuan pointed to the door, "I want to go out unscathed. If I can't get out tonight, Qi Huilian's body will be lying at your door tomorrow morning, believe it or not? Try me. Xi Dan, the bastard who sells his glory, must have told you that all my people are family sons, and my safety is related to the safety of hundreds of people. Even if I can't get out, there are ways to kill Qi Huilian!"
"you're lying."
Shen Zechuan stood up suddenly, and the gloomy and violent emotions poured out in this dirty room. He took a few steps back, obscuring the face in the dimness, turning it into some kind of giant in the dark.
"This place isolates outsiders, how do you pass it on to others? When you are about to die, you tell me to try it?" Shen Zechuan half-smiled, his voice cold, "Okay, let's try, I'll take you out. "
"Since I could have been on guard earlier, wouldn't I have been prepared earlier?!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Xi Hongxuan was in a cold sweat and suddenly raised his voice, "I told the guard earlier that I would go there every two weeks, if I If they didn't go, they started directly! Last time you asked me if I could believe it, Shen Zechuan, this time I'm going to ask you, can you believe it!"
Shen Zechuan didn't say anything.
Xi Hongxuan slowed down his voice as if reassuring: "You must have already known that you can buy Xi Dan. I am the only one who knows where Qi Huilian is. I have long understood that no one in this world can be trusted, so I kept it for myself. There are countless ways to go back. Lan Zhou, why should we lose both? You anger me, I anger you, it is not good for each other, aren't you doing it for profit? This business is so uneconomical, you will not do it. Whatever you lack, I have it, I will give it to you, as long as you lend me your courage and intelligence, we will be able to get along well in the city. Look at Li Jianheng, he is a good emperor who is rare in a century. He means that people like you and me have a faster path to success, one step to the sky, Lanzhou! If you kill me and offend the family, will Xiao Er be able to accept you? How long can Xiao's reputation of invincibility last? Xiao Fangxu is already old, if Xiao Jiming is also broken, what is the use of Xiao Er alone? They are destined to lose!"
Xi Hongxuan seemed to be emotional and encouraged.
"Lan Zhou, both you and I have had a hard time being controlled by others. Now, do you still choose to submit to Xiao Er and serve him? Only power and money are the only things in this world! You join hands with me, I Give you a mountain of gold and silver, as long as you keep the Xi family's reputation for me, our business will be able to go up to the next level. At that time, it will be difficult for you and me to shake the status of you and me! You previously hoped that I would annex another family and become king by myself. So now, why are you limited yourself! There are also the six states of Zhongbo, don't you want to rebuild the shame of Zhongbo? Shen Wei can't wash it clean, but you can break the door of the six states of Zhongbo with money, they Now that you are so poor that you can change your child to eat, you are a god who came down from the sky. Who will dare to disobey then? Who will dare to scold you then? These are all money for you, can the queen mother do it? Can Xiao Er do it? Lan Zhou, What are you still hesitating about? We can continue to climb up together as before."
Shen Zechuan was moved. He didn't seem to be so murderous anymore, and his tone softened, and said, "Why did you and I confront each other with such frankness? You're right, you and I can work together to reduce many troubles."
"I'm a businessman. In business, if you and I don't have such great benefits working together, then why should I spend so much time talking?" Xi Hongxuan's back is itchy, and the last time he collapsed and smashed a scar, which has been itching for the past few days. It hurts. He slowed down and continued: "Then it's not too late, go out now. After you go out, let's sit down and have a good talk."
Xi Hongxuan had more than a dozen masters in the rivers and lakes in Xi's house in Xidu. They were all invited last time to scare Shen Zechuan and spent a lot of money, and they have been kept in the house. He was actually very anxious, because he couldn't figure out Shen Zechuan's mind, so he also wanted to kill, and decided to break the boat and get out of here first - only after going out, there will be variables!
He wanted to kill Shen Zechuan, and he couldn't even wait for tomorrow, let alone deal with it. If the deal can last for a long time, it often means that the two sides are evenly matched, and there is room for them to sit down and fight. Xi Hongxuan felt that he and Shen Zechuan had lost their balance now. With the rise of Shen Zechuan's official position, he seemed to have fallen into some kind of pocket covered by Shen Zechuan, and could no longer control the situation as he did at the beginning.
Xi Hongxuan still didn't know what the problem was, but relying on the businessman's intuition, he had already realized that Shen Zechuan was inseparable from his situation like a ghost hitting a wall.
They have joined forces to this day, apart from killing Xi Gu'an to get the key to the Xi family, all the things that happened later, the sweetness that Xi Hongxuan tasted will be fleeting, and only Shen Zechuan can hold the power in a real way.
Xi Hongxuan was sure that he had been tricked, but his face was still sincere, as if he admired Shen Zechuan so much that he was too afraid to act.
Qiao Tianya pushed open the crack of the door and cast the light of the oil lamp in. Shen Zechuan's exposed wrist was very clean. He was surrounded by the light, and he became the same as in the daytime. He said politely, "Please."
Xi Hongxuan breathed a sigh of relief.