"Not going to say it yet?" Shang Yunze asked.
Fang Cui still kept her mouth shut.
"I know that those who come out of the Tiger Head Gang are not afraid of death." Shang Yunze smiled, "But the leader of your gang is not the only one who can make a girl's life worse than death."
Fang Cui suddenly looked up at him.
"People should not be stupid, otherwise they won't be sent to the government office." Shang Yunze said, "As the saying goes, those who know the current affairs are the best. Now that it is in the hands of the government, if you don't recruit, you will only live worse If you die, and probably no one will come to rescue you. But if you are willing to cooperate obediently like your accomplice, maybe you can get rid of the Gu poison on your body and find a way out."
"What did he say?" Fang Cui asked warily.
"Just now you said that the girl is not stupid." Shang Yunze raised his eyebrows and shook his head, "Since you came here to interrogate you, naturally it is because you want to compare with another person's confession, how could you tell me in advance."
Fang Cui was speechless.
"Now that the imperial court's tens of thousands of troops have invaded Cangmang Mountain, it will be a matter of time before the Tiger Head Gang's lair will be punished. Now the adults are willing to interrogate you because you are still valuable." Shang Yunze whispered ambiguously in her ear, "If you wait until If you are taken over by Shangtong, you will lose even this only value. At that time, I guess the only way left is to live rather than die. In the future, when the higher-ups see the girl's unrecognizable corpse, they will also think about whether the adults Credit also comes with hard work, understand?"
Fang Cui shivered unconsciously.
Shang Yunze's voice was so low that only Fang Cui could hear it. Mu Qingshan sat beside Wen Liunian, his eyes slightly resentful.
Why does the Lord want Master Shang to do this kind of thing, Master Zhao is obviously very good!
"The girl must be a sensible person." Shang Yunze stood up, "There is one more thing. The war is tight now, so you don't have any extra time to think about it. You can only answer the adults right now, cooperate or not."
Wen Liunian propped his cheek with one hand, looking at her with great interest.
Before infiltrating into Cangwu City, Fang Cui had also heard some rumors about Wen Liunian, saying that he was a bright mirror in the sky, upright in handling cases and upright, but he never expected that he was also a master who was determined to climb the ladder. But it's true, who in the officialdom doesn't want to stand out and make some political achievements, so that they can be transferred and promoted from this barren land that doesn't shit.
"I don't have much patience." Wen Liunian knocked on the table, "If you haven't thought about it yet, then go for a walk around the street first. Even if you catch the witch from the Tiger Head Gang, you should show it to the common people."
The yamen servant agreed, and rushed towards her like a wolf like a tiger. Before she could be escorted out of the hall, Fang Cui gritted her teeth and said, "I say!"
Wen Liunian squeezed his chin, turned his head to look at Master Zhao, feeling a little proud.
The secret guard was tsk tsk, at this time, he did not forget to show his affection, it was like this before they got married, if they waited until they got married in the future, wouldn't they have to hold the adult to try the case.
We don't want to see it at all.
Wen Liunian asked the yamen servant to retire temporarily, leaving only his own people to continue the trial - after all, Zhao Yue's life experience was involved, so the less people who knew about it, the better.
"I have never seen the true face of the leader." Fang Cui said, "I don't know anything about his identity, except that his surname should be Li."
"What's the use of those alchemy furnaces?" Wen Liunian asked.
Fang Cui replied, "Alchemy."
The rest: …
That's right.
Wen Liunian continued to ask: "Then what is the use of the pill?"
"It should be used to practice kung fu." Fang Cui said, "Previously, the lord would go to the back mountain to retreat almost every now and then, but since the alchemy furnace was blown up a while ago, and most of the Gu worms used for alchemy died for no reason, the lord seems to be going again I have never been to the back mountain."
Zhao Yue said: "It really is a crooked way."
Fang Cui watched him hesitate to speak.
"Speak." Wen Liunian asked, "What is your ultimate goal of infiltrating the government office?"
Fang Cui said: "Put a Gu on Mr. Zhao."
"Is it done?" Wen Liunian continued to ask.
"No." Fang Cui lowered her head and said, "Gu worms seem to be very afraid of him."
The red-armored wolf lay on the table, shaking its tentacles lazily, and has been able to eat enough every day recently.
Insect life is very complete.
Wen Liunian rubbed the red-armored wolf with his fingers, and said: "Why do you only want to put a voodoo on Zhao Dazhao alone?"
The hidden guard wanted to correct him very much, why is he still called Zhao Dazhao, shouldn't he be called the husband-in-law of the official!
Fang Cui said: "The guild leader didn't explain the specific reason, but I overheard it once before. It seems that he wants to occupy the identity of Mr. Zhao and use it for great things."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone present was taken aback for a moment, taking up their identities to do big things
"What identity?" Wen Liunian asked.
"I don't know." Fang Cui shook her head, "I only heard it this time."
Wen Liunian frowned slightly, and looked at each other with Zhao Yue, feeling that the premonition seemed to be gradually being fulfilled step by step, and the problem was also developing in a more and more difficult direction.
About two hours later, Wen Liunian was sitting in the study, still reading through the statement just now.
Zhao Yue pushed the door in with a food box in hand: "Eat something first."
"Hmm." Wen Liunian sniffled, "What is it? It smells so good."
"Steamed pork ribs from Tianxianglou, and your favorite chili fried rice." Zhao Yue helped him clean up the things on the table, "Don't think about the case yet."
"Going to Tianxiang Tower, you should pass the Furun Inn." Wen Liunian said, "Did you see the foster father?"
"No." Zhao Yue said, "If you're worried, why don't you go and have a look after dinner?"
"That's good." Wen Liunian nodded, as if he was going out to get some air, the continuous trial of cases was indeed a bit dizzy.
After interrogating Huang Ying and Fang Cui earlier, Wen Liunian followed the same pattern to blackmail his accomplices, and successfully produced a bunch of confessions. The man originally came to the city to meet Huang Ying, and sneaked into the city by means of a tunnel left by an old battlefield, but he did not expect to be caught by the government before he had time to enter the government office. According to the confession of the two, the leader of the Tiger Head Gang should not be too skillful, he has always used Gu poison to control his subordinates, and Zhang Shengrui is his right-hand man, and there seems to be an ulterior intimacy.
Zhao Yue said: "I'm going to eat it in my nose."
"Huh?" Wen Liunian returned to his senses.
Zhao Yue shook his head, took the spoon from his hand and fed him a mouthful of rice: "Thinking about me?"
"Not at all." Wen Liunian scratched his face, and obediently opened his mouth to eat.
Zhao Yue didn't speak any more, until he finished a meal with him, then reached out to wipe his mouth and said, "You suspect that King Daming is my real father, don't you?"
Wen Liunian immediately shook his head: "No, no."
Zhao Yue looked at him amusedly.
Wen Liunian backed away with a guilty conscience.
Zhao Yue simply hugged him into his arms: "You're not the only one who thinks this way." I'm afraid that everyone present at that time could have vaguely sensed - what Mu Wanlei said when he fell off the cliff, the totem of the Daming King in the deep mountains , and his so-called "true identity", one after another clues are superimposed, this is indeed the most likely one. Otherwise, if it was worthless, the Tiger Head Gang would not want to pretend to occupy it.
Wen Liunian leaned against his chest, frowning involuntarily.
This is indeed the most likely inference, but it is also the one he least wants to see.
Regardless of whether Yun Duanhun was righteous or evil back then, it doesn't really make much sense. The most important thing is that the court now regards him as a traitor.
Zhao Yue said: "It's just a guess."
Wen Liunian clasped fingers with him, and suddenly raised his head after a while: "I have an idea."
"What?" Zhao Yue asked.
Wen Liunian said: "Attack the Tiger Head Gang at night."
Since there is no way to know the truth for a while, the only way to control the leader of the Tiger Head Gang secretly is to control Xiang Lie before he can reveal more secrets—otherwise, according to the laws of Great Chu, once he has anything to do with treason, he will be punished. There is no need to go through interrogation by the local government, Xiang Lie can directly escort him back to Wangcheng from Cangmang Mountain.
At that time, I'm afraid everything will be too late.
"Against the imperial court?" Zhao Yue frowned.
"Let's just say you're stupid." Wen Liunian looked at him, "Now that the imperial court is attacking the mountain in the open, and I'm helping in the dark, how can you call it the opposite?"
Zhao Yue: ...
"Besides, as long as no one talks about it, this matter will go unnoticed." Wen Liunian stood up, "The sooner the better, I'll call everyone to discuss it."
"I-"
"I won't let you go alone." Wen Liunian thought about him, "Besides, fighting is naturally a group of people fighting each other. It's not like we can't find helpers, so why not take advantage of it, are you stupid?"
Before Zhao Yue could speak, Wen Liunian had already run out.
…
"What's the rush?" Zhou Dingtian was knocked all over his arms as soon as he entered the door, so he reached out and knocked him on the head, "Is someone handing out sugar cookies up front?"
"Father." Wen Liunian glanced behind him, "Mubai." There was no injury on his face, and his arms and legs were not missing, so he shouldn't have been beaten violently, so it's okay.
"Senior Zhou." Zhao Yue also followed.
"Just now we were talking about going to Furun Inn to find a godfather." Wen Liunian said cautiously, "Are you okay?"
Zhou Dingtian turned his head and gave his son a hard look.
Zhou Mubai said wittily, "If father is still angry, then I will kneel again tonight."
"Keep it back and kneel to your mother!" Zhou Dingtian was furious.
"Yes." Zhou Mubai lowered his head slightly.
"Okay, okay, it's good to be back anyway." Wen Liunian pressed Zhou Dingtian on the chair in the front hall, "I'll pour tea for godfather."
"You are also a worry!" Zhou Dingtian was obviously not fooled by him, glanced at Zhao Yue and said, "Sit down, I have something to ask."
Wen Liunian secretly groaned inwardly.
Zhou Mubai was very sensible, turned around and left the front hall, and sat in the courtyard drinking tea.
After a while, Wen Liunian was also sent out, so he squatted in the yard watching the ants move with a displeased face.
Zhou Mubai couldn't help laughing: "You've become a magistrate, why do you still look like a child?"
"It's up to you." Wen Liunian sat opposite him and said angrily, "Why didn't you cheer up your godfather last night?" Now it's doing well, it's like having a firecracker, how can we have a good chat.
"You also know his temper." Zhou Mubai said, "I knelt on my knees all night, if I didn't say I wanted to see you, I'm afraid I would continue to kneel."
"Who told you to leave without saying goodbye?" Wen Liunian drank tea by himself.
Zhou Mubai hesitated for a moment, then said, "I—"
"You'd better stop talking." Wen Liunian glanced at him, "It's already gone, why bother to explain." Taking a step back, even if there is really a compelling reason, what's the point of saying it now
Before he could say anything, he was blocked back, Zhou Mubai smiled and shook his head, "That's right."
Wen Liunian put down his teacup, intending to take a peek at the two people in the hall, but before he could stand up, he heard a loud noise from inside, and was startled immediately.
The next moment, I saw Zhou Dingtian and Zhao Yue mingling together, going out and taking a few steps across the roof, all the way towards the backyard.
Wen Liunian was dumbfounded, wondering if he could do it, and Juju would hit him as soon as he said it.
Zhou Mubai led him to chase after him.
There is a large open space at the back of the government office, where people often practice kung fu, so it is fully equipped with knives, guns and sticks. Zhou Dingtian pulled out a wooden stick with his backhand, and threw a big knife to Zhao Yue in the air.
Wen Liunian gasped, why did he still use a knife and a gun!
Zhou Mubai comforted: "It's just a martial arts competition, don't worry too much."
After hundreds of moves, Zhao Yue gradually struggled, and he was about to lose, but Zhou Dingtian withdrew his moves and fell back to the ground.
Wen Liunian hurried over.
Zhao Yue inserted the knife back, clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your acceptance, senior."
"Who is your master?" Zhou Dingtian asked, looking a little strange.
Zhou Mubai's heart was also full of surprises. Just now, Zhao Yue's every move seemed to be somewhat similar to the martial arts of Peacock Villa, as if they came from the same clan.
Since he had already seen Zhou Dingtian's inner strength and mental method before, Zhao Yue was not surprised at all, but said honestly, "My teacher's name is Lu Mingfang, and it is said that he is also from the south of the Yangtze River. He has been living in Yinya, Miaojiang. No faction, only a dozen or so apprentices."
"Lu Mingfang." Zhou Dingtian grabbed his hand and asked anxiously, "Is he in Yinya, Miaojiang?"
Zhao Yue shook his head: "I drove the crane west seven years ago."
Zhou Dingtian was stunned when he heard the words, and after a long time, he sighed deeply.
"Senior, do you know the teacher?" Zhao Yue probed.
Zhou Dingtian nodded: "He's not called Lu Mingfang, his real name is Lu Fangming, he's my junior."
Wen Liunian: ...
There is such a thing
"Back then, my junior brother was too stubborn. My father drove him out of the school in a fit of anger. When he regretted it, he tried to find him back, but there was no news of him." Zhou Dingtian sighed, "Until the day of his death, my father was still there. Wish I could meet him."
The atmosphere was a bit heavy, and the other three didn't know what to say for a while.
"How has he been these years?" Zhou Dingtian asked.
"Okay." Zhao Yue nodded, "Master has a very free and easy personality, and he is also very kind to his disciples."
Wen Liunian continued the second half of the sentence in his heart, that he would take everyone down the mountain to fight during the Chinese New Year.
Zhou Dingtian nodded, "That's good."
Zhao Yue said: "Master seldom mentioned his previous affairs, but when he was dying, he once said that his tombstone should face the direction of the Great Chu Jiangnan."
Zhou Dingtian patted him on the shoulder, his throat felt a little lumpy, and he didn't know what kind of emotion he was feeling.
Zhou Mubai asked: "Can you move the remains of my uncle back to Peacock Villa?"
"No need." Zhou Dingtian shook his head, "He has been free and easy all his life, and he probably won't want to come back."
In the future, I will find an opportunity to go to the Southwest Tomb with the rest of the family to have a glass of beer, which can be regarded as a reunion.