Chapter 42: The Inside Story
This sound surprised everyone present, and they hurriedly looked in the direction from which the sound came.
It turned out that Lin Fan was not in a hurry, but someone was already in a hurry, and Song Mao, who was jurying next to him, couldn't stand it.
He has been in the inspection department for more than ten years, what kind of person has not been seen, he has watched it for so long, and through the reactions of the people present, he has long judged that what Lin Fan said is true.
Tian Liu is this thief, and his current performance is just a fluke and an attempt to get by.
Song Mao couldn't stand Tian Liu's chatter, and he slammed the table, alarming everyone present. The maid was even more frightened, and even Lin Fan looked at him.
Song Mao opened his mouth to reprimand, and he roared angrily: "It's true that you don't cry when you don't see the coffin!" My lord, since they are so ignorant of lifting, it is better to use punishment, I am not afraid that they will not recruit! ”
Hearing Song Mao's words, the two of them were obviously even more scared, especially the little maid, her body trembled, she covered her mouth in horror, and didn't even dare to say a word begging for mercy.
Lin Fan smiled and said to Song Mao: "Brother Song doesn't have to worry, this is not a public court after all, and it is not good to use torture." Besides, such a beautiful and good-looking girl, if she breaks it, she will destroy the heavens, let's have to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade! That's it, since they don't want to say it, forget it! I'm not reluctant, An Ning, you arrange for two people to send them back tomorrow! ”
An Ning, who was sitting on the side to record his confession, put down his pen when he heard this, nodded and agreed.
Looking at the surprise expressions of the two of them who were in disbelief at first and later turned into a desperate situation, Lin Fan suddenly said, "Oh, that's right! I forgot to tell you just now, after I came out of the field house, before I took you to the inspection department, that is, when I went to rent a car, I sent someone to the field house to inquire about the news, that is, I heard that the people who went into the living room with you were each beaten by the field staff outside the field staff twenty strokes. Tut-tut, these twenty rods come down, and people will be crippled if they don't die! ”
"It seems that he also knows something outside of this fielder! But that's right, a treacherous and cunning person like him, even if he was carried away by anger at the time, didn't find anything for a while. But now that so many days have passed, it's time for him to calm down, and now that he looks back, it's normal to notice something wrong, right? ”
Before he finished speaking, Lin Fan saw an uncontrollable fear on the faces of the two of them, even more frightened than when Lin Fan forced them to ask them just now, it was a fear that was immersed in his bones.
Lin Fan saw these in his eyes, he remained silent, and continued: "The study was stolen, he was already furious, if someone guards and steals again, I'm afraid it will be even more unbearable." I heard that Tian Yuanwai is vicious, I don't know what he will do to you when you go back! ”
Lin Fan continued to add weights: "Actually, no matter whether you steal silver or not, it won't end well, this time he lost so many things, he always has to find someone to vent his anger. It's just that the case hasn't been solved yet, and you still have a little bit of use value, and when this matter passes in the future, no matter what the outcome of this case is, and no matter whether Fu Tianlin can catch it or not, the fate of the two of you will definitely be miserable. ”
"But from the moment you stole the money, you should have thought that there would be such a day! I just don't know if you're ready? ”
Lin Fan kept talking, and it seemed that he was still a little unsatisfied.
Ping'er couldn't hold back at this time, she collapsed and said, "My lord, I'll say it!" Please help! Don't send us back, adults don't know, how vicious the lord is! He doesn't know how many lives have been contaminated under his hands, especially for those of us whose lives are worthless, he won't blink an eye when he kills! If we go back, we will surely die! ”
"No, it's hard to die! Please, sir, please don't send us back! ”
Lin Fan walked up to her step by step, squatted down, raised her head with his hand, stared at her eyes and said, "What? Willing to say it now? ”
She cried: "The slave and maid say everything, just ask the adults to be merciful and let us live!" Grace to you! ”
Lin Fan was noncommittal and said with a smile: "Say it!" Why do you steal money? ”
The maid was so frightened that she had not yet come to her senses, and she was a little incoherent, and she couldn't speak in a hurry. "Because... Because..."
Seeing that Ping'er didn't make her words clear for a long time, Tian Liu, who was on the side, said loudly: "My lord, Ping'er is timid, too scared!" Let's talk about it! ”
Hearing Tian Liu say this, Lin Fan turned his gaze to him, stared at him and nodded, before he said, "Okay!" Then you speak! ”
With Lin Fan's consent, Tian Liu sighed, and then slowly spoke: "Alas! Actually, it's not for anything! ”
Hearing this, the few people who were originally curious and ready to listen to the play almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood at this time.
Lin Fan stared at him viciously and said, "Hey, hey, who wants to hear you say this, to the point!"
Tian Liu was a little hairy by several people, and his two lives were in the hands of others, so he didn't dare to offend these people.
He hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, my lord!"
"My lord, you don't know, there are many servants and maids in the family, all of whom are from poor families, and they are not worth a few dollars when they were sold into the mansion, and the master bought us, and the most one only cost thirty taels of silver."
"But just a few years ago, there was a maid who was sold into the house since she was a child, and her family saved some money while doing business, and she couldn't bear to see her suffer, so she wanted to redeem her with money, but the old man opened his mouth and asked for three hundred taels of silver!"
"My lord, you said, who is a small family with so much money! The family knelt outside and begged bitterly, but the old man just wouldn't let go, and the family had no choice but to give up in the end. And after that, the old lady never gave the girl a good look, and she was often beaten and scolded, and in less than a year, the girl died of depression. ”
Lin Fan sighed softly: "Although it is unkind to Tian Yuanwai to do this, it does not violate the laws of the imperial court, and it is useless to sue the government for this matter!" ”
"yes, who's to say it's not?" A hint of loneliness flashed across Tian Liu's face.
He continued: "Your Excellency is an official master, and you don't know the pain in it. Can you know that if you are a slave with someone for one day, it will be rare to be free for generations? Who wants to be free for the rest of their lives? Life is not satisfactory in the world, everything is involuntary! ”
"So, from that day on, I swore that one day, I would redeem Ping'er, we would jump out, I must not let this happen to Ping'er, I will never allow it!"
Tian Liu's emotions became more and more excited, almost out of control, his voice became louder and louder, and there was a hint of hoarse crying, although he tried his best to hide it, the trembling Adam's apple and the crystal in his eyes betrayed him.
Everyone present could see that this servant subordinate, this young man who seemed to them to be low to the dust, also had the same untouchable tenderness in his heart as ordinary people.
The most touched was Ping'er, it turned out that she was not mistaken, this is a man worthy of her life.
She looked at this man affectionately, and at this moment, she thought happily, even if she died today, she felt content!
No one interrupted Tian Liu, and everyone wanted to know what was next. All along, the matter has been held in his heart, even Ping'er didn't dare to tell it, he has been suppressed for too long, but now that he has said it, Tian Liu feels a little relieved.
He stammered to Lin Fan and said, "My lord... My lord! I... I... I have thought about saving money by saving money by myself, so that the two of us can leave the house cleanly. ”
"But... But... The two of us only have four taels of silver a month, and in this way, we will not be able to save three hundred taels of silver in our lifetime. Not even enough money for one person, let alone us to redeem the two of us. ”
Tian Liu's expression suddenly became a little hideous, and he smiled a little maniacally: "Ha... Ha ha! From the moment we entered the mansion, the lord never intended to let us out. Ping'er has only been in the mansion for a year, and she doesn't know the situation, but I've been here for a few years, and I've never seen anyone get out of the mansion alive, and those who want to leave are all dead in the end! ”
He became more and more crazy: "I'm not afraid of death, it doesn't matter if I die, but I have to let Ping'er live, she can't die!" She wanted to know the outside world, she wanted to see it, and since she wanted to see it, then I promised her to take her to see it. But in fact, I know in my heart that none of us can walk, and if we want to go, there is only one way to die! But I can't let her know, if she doesn't know, she has thoughts, and there is hope! Only with thoughts can she persist in living, if she doesn't even have this little thought, she won't be able to live! ”
"Huh! Blame me for being stupid! I knew it was impossible, I knew that I couldn't get out even if I had money, and I knew that doing so would kill her! But when the opportunity really came to me, I still couldn't help but lie to Ping'er and myself to believe in that little bit of pitiful hope. I also hope that the old man will be merciful and will let us go, but how can that be? It's just my wishful thinking to deceive myself! ”
"I know that the master will not let us go no matter what, but I can't help it, I can only do this, go and play. So after Ping'er found out that the study was stolen, I asked her to keep quiet, and I also took the six hundred taels of silver tickets that the master hid in the mezzanine of the bookcase, and told Ping'er that when the limelight passed, let the relatives at home pretend to be rich, and use the money to help us redeem the deed of sale. Then I will marry her and live a normal life with her. ”
In the end, he was a big man on his knees, crying to death, and now he was in despair.
Regardless of whether the master finds out or not, as long as the master is suspicious, the two of them will definitely die, and there will be no physiology.
Suddenly, a bright light rose in Tian Liu's eyes, and he gathered the strength of his whole body and walked forward on his knees.
He kept pleading with Lin Fan: "My lord, this is all my ghost, it has nothing to do with Ping'er, I know that my adult is a good person, please save her!" Ah..., save her, okay! Please, sir! ”
Today's Tian Liu has no other way but to regard Lin Fan as his last hope.
Lin Fan looked at Tian Liu's hopeful eyes, he could see that Tian Liu was already a little crazy at this time, and if Lin Fan refused him, he might go crazy on the spot.
As for Ping'er, seeing her sweetheart like this, she didn't care about anything anymore, she rushed up regardless of it, hugged Tian Liu from behind, and cried bitterly!
Lin Fan sighed, suddenly interrupted them, and said, "Give me the silver ticket!"