Volume 1 Sunrise in the East and Setting in the West Chapter 20 The Heart of the Snake and Scorpion
Qin Xiao heard the sinister intentions of the dog man and woman, and his back was cold.
"In recent years, several gambling houses have been doing prosperous business, and there are tens of thousands of taels of silver every month." Qiao Leshan said hatefully: "In a few years, I initially estimated that there were at least 300,000 taels of silver. Every month he counts the silver and stores it in the basement, which is the only key he has that I can't enter. After he was imprisoned, I took so much effort to open the basement, and there were only a few thousand taels of silver in it, which was unbelievable. ”
Mrs. Wen also hated and said, "Except for giving me some silver taels every month for expenses, he didn't save a tael of silver in the house." ”
"He never had dealings with the bank, and he didn't keep a copper coin in the bank." Qiao Leshan was not without surprise and said: "That's hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, even if it is transported by car, ten big carriages can't be transported, but I have never seen a car pull silver from the silver treasury to leave, and I have dug three feet into the ground in the basement, but I can't find the whereabouts of the silver anyway." ”
Mrs. Wen said, "Can't you grow wings and fly away?" ”
"Even if you fly out, someone should see it." Qiao Leshan wondered: "That amount of silver really seems to have sunk into the ground." ”
There was silence in the room for a moment, and then I heard Mrs. Wen say quietly: "Leshan, you tell the truth, when you designed him to commit the crime and go to prison, was it to be with me, or for the money?" ”
As soon as Mrs. Wen's words came out, Qin Xiao had already determined that Wen Budao committed the crime and was imprisoned, which was really a trap set by the dog man and woman.
"Why do you ask?" Qiao Leshan said: "Of course I'm for you?" ”
"But...... Ever since he was in prison, you have only wanted to find his money, and there have been fewer and fewer of them coming to me. Mrs. Wen sighed lightly, "You know, when I give myself to you, there is no way out. ”
Qiao Leshan's voice was a little cold: "In this way, you are dissatisfied with me?" Don't forget, set a trap for him to commit the crime, but you came up with the idea. ”
I faintly heard Mrs. Wen sobbing: "I didn't do that to be with you forever, you..... Now that you say so, where has the conscience gone? ”
Qin Xiao looked at the shadow on the window paper, and saw that Qiao Leshan seemed to take Mrs. Wen into his arms, and heard Qiao Leshan's voice soften: "I naturally want to be with you, but I can't find that money, we can't get a foothold in Kyoto at all." You wait a little longer, and the matter will be over quickly, and in three days, there will be a result. ”
"Leshan, you must not give him a chance to get out of prison." Mrs. Wen said: "If he comes out and knows the truth, he will definitely take revenge on us." ”
"Don't worry, I promise he won't get out of prison." Qiao Leshan comforted: "In two days, he will be escorted to Fenggan Mansion, as long as he walks out of Turtle City, he will never have a chance to come back." ”
Qin Xiao held his breath, knowing that Qiao Leshan had reached the point.
Qiao Leshan claimed that Wen Budao couldn't return to Turtle City, and he was full of confidence, which proved that he had made a plan.
From knowing that Wen Budao was going to be escorted to Fenggan Mansion for retrial, Qin Xiao felt that there was something strange in this, and he once suspected that it was related to Qiao Leshan, but now it can be said that he has confirmed his conjecture.
At this moment, he just wanted to know what kind of conspiracy Qiao Leshan had set up.
As long as you know the other party's premeditation, you will have the opportunity to prescribe the right medicine, so as to turn Wen Budao into safety.
Mrs. Wen really said: "Can the Fenggan Mansion really re-finalize the case?" Leshan, if you really want to never suffer in the future, you should ..... He should be condemned to death! ”
Qin Xiao sneered in his heart, secretly thinking that he was really the most poisonous woman's heart.
Anyway, this woman and Wen Budao were also husband and wife who shared the same bed, and Wen Budao was also a true affection for her, this woman put a hat on him, and she didn't say anything about putting him in prison, and now she even thinks about killing him.
This woman has a femme fatale heart, which is really creepy.
"You want him dead?" Qiao Leshan said: "You really don't care if you have a husband and wife relationship with him?" ”
Mrs. Wen said softly: "Since I followed you, I only have you in my heart. If he doesn't die, we will never be at peace, and every day we will be afraid that he will have one day to take revenge. ”
"Hehe, I didn't expect you to be so vicious as a woman." Qiao Leshan smiled: "If you follow another man one day, will you also be cruel to me?" ”
Mrs. Wen immediately said, "What nonsense are you talking about, I'm ..... How could I be involved with another man? You don't talk nonsense. ”
"Smack!"
With a crisp sound, Qin Xiao looked at the window paper, and saw that Qiao Leshan seemed to have raised his hand and slapped Mrs. Wen, and then Mrs. Wen's surprised voice came: "You..... You are crazy.....! ”
"I'm warning you, don't mess around behind my back, I'm not tepid, I'm not so easy to deceive." Qiao Leshan sneered: "He pities you and cherishes you, but if you dare to betray me, don't blame me for being ruthless." ”
Qiao Leshan slapped Mrs. Wen, although Qin Xiao also felt comfortable, but what he was most concerned about now was what Qiao Leshan had in mind and how he was going to deal with Wen Budao next.
"When did I lie to you?" Mrs. Wen complained: "I gave you everything, and you still don't believe me?" That..... Then I'm dead. ”
Qiao Leshan was uncertain, and his tone became gentle: "You are dead, what should I do?" It's me who is not good, I shouldn't doubt you, hey, in the end, I still care too much about you in my heart, and I am afraid of losing you. ”
Mrs. Wen said with a crying voice: "Leshan, even if you really can't find the silver, as long as the dead ghost is really dead, we will have no more trouble, and the gambling house will still be able to earn silver in the future, and it won't take a few years for us to save the silver in our hands, and at that time, we can go wherever we want." I really don't want to stay in this place anymore, except for the wind and sand, it's better to go back to Kyoto. ”
"Since you said let him die, let's let him die." Qiao Leshan chuckled: "But before he dies, I want him to tell the whereabouts of the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in person." ”
Mrs. Wen was surprised: "Will he say it?" ”
"Then it's up to him."
Qin Xiao saw that Qiao Leshan seemed to have hugged Mrs. Wen sideways, and heard Qiao Leshan's voice coming over: "I'll handle these things myself, and I don't need to say more." I haven't been here for a few days, don't waste time, let's make out well. Immediately, I saw Qiao Leshan's shadow disappearing from the window with Mrs. Wen in his arms.
It didn't take long for there to be an unbearable sound in the house, Qin Xiao scolded in his heart, at a critical time, Qiao Leshan didn't even say anything, what tricks he was going to play, he didn't reveal a word.
But there is one thing Qin Xiao already knows, Wen Budao is really in danger now, and as long as he leaves Turtle City, he will fall into the trap.
The effect of dog blood is very good, the sound from the house is extremely clear into Qin Xiao's ears, Qin Xiao can hear the woman's voice, it is really a little red-faced, and even his heartbeat is accelerating.
He didn't know how long the two of them would have to toss, and he didn't know if Qiao Leshan would continue the topic afterwards, he couldn't stay in this courtyard all night.
And Qiao Leshan's last sentence didn't seem to want to continue to say more.
Qiao Leshan obviously didn't trust Mrs. Wen very much, and Qin Xiao thought that it was impossible for him to really inform Mrs. Wen of his plan.
If a person has betrayed once, do not believe that he will not have a second time.
Mrs. Wen betrayed Wen Budao, Qiao Leshan is a cautious person, of course, he will also guard against Mrs. Wen betraying him, although the two have the same goal of murdering Wen Budao, but Qiao Leshan is on guard, so naturally he will not really tell Mrs. Wen everything.
The night breeze blew, Qin Xiao took a deep breath, knowing that it was useless to stay in this place more, he touched the corner of the wall and quietly turned out of the yard.
There was a dead silence in the alley, only a gentle drizzle hitting the bluestone road.
Although I didn't know Qiao Leshan's complete plan, tonight's trip still gained a lot.
Previously, it was only speculated that Wen Budao's imprisonment was related to Qiao Leshan, but tonight not only confirmed that everything was Qiao Leshan's doing, but also knew that Mrs. Wen, the femme fatale, was also an accomplice.
And the reason why they did this, in addition to secretly hooking up with an adulterer for fear of being discovered by Wen Budao, there was also an extremely important reason for a huge fortune.
Qin Xiao was actually a little strange in his heart.
Wen Budao runs a gambling house in Turtle City, and it is understandable that he has stored hundreds of thousands of taels of silver over the years, but since it exists in the underground warehouse, how can the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver disappear quietly?
Where is the silver hidden now?
Leaving Gushui Lane, Qin Xiao went to the northwest corner of the West City, the more he walked, the more remote he became, there was rain tonight, there were not many pedestrians in the city, and on the way to the Land Temple at this time, there were almost no people.
In the night, such a cold and lonely environment really made Qin Xiao's heart a little hairy.
The old drunkard said that the debtors would send the silver to the Land Temple tonight, and a hundred taels of silver may not be anything to those wealthy gentry, but it is still very tempting for Qin Xiao, and the errand fee of twenty taels of silver is almost worth a year's salary, for twenty taels of silver, a leg run is really nothing to Qin Xiao.
There are only two land temples in Turtle City, one each in the East and West Cities.
It's just that the incense of the land temple is never prosperous, and the purpose of building the land temple is just to let the land god in Turtle City also settle down.
Compared with the Guannei, the environment of Xiling is harsh, people do not feel that the land lord has brought them much protection, with such a consciousness, it has become reasonable to be indifferent and even disdain for the land temple, just in terms of the location of the land temple, it shows that the people of Turtle City really do not treat the land lord very well.
The lonely Land Temple is in the most remote part of the northwest corner, where even wild dogs looking for food don't come.
The closer Qin Xiao got to the Land Temple, the more cold he felt on his body.
He couldn't help but curse the old drunkard in his heart, and he really didn't know why the old drunkard would meet the debtor in such a place where dogs don't.
Straight to the front of the land temple, there is a lonely hut, there is not even a door, the inside is black, like the mouth of a giant beast in the wilderness, once inside, it seems to be devoured.
Qin Xiao couldn't wait to turn around immediately, but when he thought of coming, and there were still a hundred taels of silver waiting, he walked in the rain and ran here in the middle of the night, so he couldn't just return in vain, and he had no choice but to enter the Land Temple.
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