Chapter 14: Into the Tiger's Den
The white bear laughed wildly, and the Eight King Kongs had a little courage again. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Bai County Order, the one who knows the times is Junjie, I know that you are not the mastermind, as long as you confess honestly, this official can deal with it at his discretion." Xu Wenbin said.
"It is not known who will kill the deer, Xu Wenbin, I advise you to stop and leave Meizhou, if you don't listen to the advice, you will be the one who suffers." White Bear said.
"Xu is doing things for the imperial court, and he should have done his best to die. I know that this case is intertwined and involves members of the imperial court, and for the sake of the people of the world, Xu will not hesitate to do so. surnamed Bai, even if there is any ruthless trick, Xu is not afraid. Xu Wenbin is righteous and strict.
"Xu Wenbin, since you don't know what to do, then don't blame me for being polite. Where are the 12 phases? Do it! White Bear shouted.
Xin Liu, Bingwu, Jiachen, Gengshen and other 12 officials were in battle to oppose the water. Xin Liu was closest to Xu Wenbin, he put his sword on Xu Wenbin's neck, and sneered: "Lord Xu, I didn't expect it!" β
Chen Chunsheng, Huang Ying, A Gui and others saw that Xin Liu was holding Lord Xu hostage, how could they dare to act rashly? They could only watch Xin Liu's arbitrariness.
"Xin Liu, don't get complacent too early. Let's tell you the truth! This official has long suspected the identities of several of you, but he didn't say it clearly, because this official wants to give you a chance to make meritorious contributions. Stop it! It's not too late to make amends. Xu Wenbin said calmly.
"Xin Liu, don't listen to him, take him away. Huang Ying, Chen Chunsheng, I know that you have some skills, but just because the two of you are not our opponents at all, I don't want to embarrass you, as long as you hand over that witness and let us leave here, we will not violate the river water. The white bear said triumphantly.
Xu Wenbin shouted: "Bai Cangshan, do you think I'm a fool? So easily held hostage by you? I'm luring the fish to the bait. Do you think you can let you go if you hold me hostage? Everything is at your mercy? Tell you about it! Daydreaming! β
"Hehe-hey--I'm still hard-mouthed when I'm dying, Xin Liu, give him a little color." White Bear commanded.
Xin Liu had no choice but to do so, and he took a sword to hold Xu Wenbin's neck, leaving a blood mark on his neck.
"My lord, I'm sorry, but please cooperate with us. We are also acting on orders, because they control the lives of our families. Xin Liu whispered.
Xu Wenbin knew in his heart that in order to lure the snake out of the hole, he decided to take a risk.
"Xin Liu, you just take me to their lair, I don't blame you, if you make a contribution to solving the case in the future, I will reward you." Xu Wenbin whispered.
Xin Liuxin understood, he admired Xu Wenbin for being a man and a good official, and he couldn't bear to harm him, just to deal with the Bai County order, just pretending.
"Lord Xu, I'm sorry, come with us!" Xin Liu said as he took the hostages and stepped back.
White Bear and the Eight King Kongs walked out of the house.
Seeing this scene, Huang Ying and Chen Chunsheng didn't dare to act rashly, and they retreated with Lord Xu.
The white bear came to Xu Wenbin and said with a smile: "Lord Xu, I'm sorry, come with us." β
"If you go, you will go, and you will die. Master Shang, you go back to the yamen first, and I will solve my affairs by myself, so you don't have to worry about it. Xu Wenbin commanded.
Master Shang didn't know what kind of medicine Xu Wenbin was selling in the gourd, for the safety of the adults, he had no choice but to retreat and order everyone to get out of the way.
The white bear took the Eight King Kongs and the Twelve Phases, and walked to the suburbs with Xu Wenbin lighting a torch.
Chen Chunsheng, Huang Ying and the others were not at ease, they followed behind from a distance in the dark.
Seeing that he had entered the mountains and forests, Chen Chunsheng was anxious, he really wanted to rush up with his brothers to protect the adults, but at this moment, a black shadow floated in. Chen Chunsheng was overjoyed when he saw this person. The person who came was not an ordinary person, he was a well-known Qinglong swordsman on the rivers and lakes.
"Senior, I'm finally looking forward to you. Lord Xu was kidnapped by them, and there is more than luck, let's rescue it quickly! Chen Chunsheng said anxiously.
"Chunsheng, don't be reckless. The reason why Lord Xu did this has his reasons. As the saying goes: if you don't enter the tiger's den, you can't be a tiger. I think Master Xu did this in order to find the mastermind behind the scenes. Don't worry, I'm familiar with the situation inside, and I'll definitely rescue you at the best time. Chunsheng, you take the officials back, there will be too many people to startle the snakes. Huang Ying, you stay, I still have something to discuss with you. The Blue Dragon Swordsman said.
Chen Chunsheng took the officials back to the yamen temporarily, and Huang Ying stayed to listen to the orders.
"Miss Huang, Lord Xu is a smart person, he will improvise. The main task of the two of us is to sneak into the mountains and forests to find out the situation. The Five Elements Black Demon and the Variety Scholar are not to be feared, only the mysterious old man wearing the mask has not yet found out the details, and it is difficult to deal with. It's better to do this, so the two of us disguised ourselves and touched it in at night. The Blue Dragon Swordsman proposed.
"What the predecessors said is very true, and we will act according to the plan." Huang Ying readily agreed.
Xu Wenbin was taken to a small wooden house in the mountains and forests, which was brightly lit. The masked guy sitting at the top asked coldly, "You are the newly appointed county magistrate Xu Wenbin?" β
"It's down there. Your Excellency brought me here, and I don't know what to advise? Xu Wenbin asked.
"Lord Xu, the water in Meizhou is too deep, and you will drown sooner or later if you are involved at a young age. I advise you to leave Meizhou and not meddle in your affairs. The man said.
"The world is in charge of everything. When I came to Meizhou by the emperor's order, I had to be worthy of the imperial court and the people of Li. The official knew that the Meizhou bloody case was difficult to handle, and in order to be worthy of the black yarn on his head, he did not hesitate to throw his head and spill blood. Xu Wenbin said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"Lord Xu, don't be ashamed, then don't blame us for being polite." The man was furious and stood up and shouted.
"I, Xu Wenbin, am an upright person, do things in a down-to-earth manner, look up to the sky, bow down to the ground, ask myself, and be worthy of my conscience. It's just that your Excellency is a dignified seven-foot man, why do you wear a mask? Don't you have a face? Xu Wenbin asked rhetorically.
The man was furious when he heard this, and shouted: "Obey the orders of the black devil and give Xu Wenbin a taste of the tiger chair." As soon as the words fell, the five black demons moved the tiger chair, and the stool was full of sharp knives and sharp swords.
When Xu Wenbin saw it, there was a cold air on the top of his head, cold sweat broke out on the soles of his feet, and he was sincerely afraid.
"Lord Xu, please!" The five black demons carried Xu Wenbin onto the tiger chair. Xu Wenbin was in pain, and the blood marks on his feet were bleeding nonstop.
"Lord Xu, how is it? Would you like to work with us? The man asked.
"I don't know your true identity, how can we talk about cooperation? Since cooperation is a friend, friends should be honest with each other. Xu Wenbin said.
When the mysterious man heard this, he pondered in his heart: "Xu Wenbin is just a white-faced scholar who has no power to restrain his hands, since he has fallen into my hands, he can't escape from my palm." Why not let him see? But first, I'll beat the side drums. So he said, "Lord Xu, if you really cooperate, I can let you see who I am." However, if you try to play any tricks, you will die a terrible death. These brothers of mine are not very good-tempered, and if I annoy them and divide you into five pieces, then there is nothing I can do. To see or not to weigh yourself. β
"I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because I am in this mountain. Your Excellency is mysterious, so how can I cooperate with confidence? What if you turn your face and don't recognize anyone? This official is sincere, if you don't believe it, then forget it. Xu Wenbin said with a casual look.
The man listened for a moment and said, "Okay then! I'll just show you who I am. "Let's take off my mask.
Xu Wenbin took a closer look and was surprised to find that he looked exactly the same as Bai Xianling.
"You'reβ" Xu Wenbin couldn't believe it.
"In Xiabaicang Mountain, the former county magistrate of Meizhou." The man said.
"Are you Baicang Mountain? So who is this one? Xu Wenbin asked puzzled.
"He is my twin brother Bai Canghai, who is the rumored scholar of all kinds on the rivers and lakes." Bai Cangshan said.
"Baicang Mountain, Baicang Sea? Twin brothers? May I ask if you are the county magistrate in Meizhou or your younger brother? Xu Wenbin asked.
"That's my younger brother, he thought about being an official, but I had no choice, so I had to fulfill him." Bai Cangshan said with a smile.
"So it seems that you are the mastermind who stole the official silver and bloodied the western suburbs of the village?" Xu Wenbin then asked.
"You can say yes, you can say no." Bai Cangshan said.
"It's part of your plan to come to Meizhou? Right? You want to use him to smuggle the official money into the hands of some big official in the capital, right? Did you come to Meizhou on the official's idea? Xu Wenbin asked.
"Why do you ask so much? Knowing too much won't do you any good. Master Xu, don't ask around, this is a secret, I won't tell you. Bai Cangshan said.
When Xu Wenbin saw that Bai Cangshan refused to say his top boss, he knew that this top boss must be a person who leaned towards the government and the opposition.
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