Volume 2 Imperial Capital Wind and Rain Chapter 164 The Only Clue
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Suddenly waking up from a coma, Tang Qianchuan only felt his mind dizzy for a while, he couldn't remember what happened before, he only knew that he was not in a familiar bedroom at the moment, but in a dark room, because the doors and windows were closed, he couldn't even see when it was.
After moving slightly, Tang Qianchuan's face changed, because he found that his hands and feet were tied up with a finger-thick hemp rope, and his body had to work hard to move a little, and then everything that happened before he fell unconscious slowly returned to his mind-
I was followed in the middle of the night, and then I was knocked unconscious by the guy who was obviously from the public door!
Thinking of this, Tang Qianchuan immediately struggled violently, and at the same time shouted in his mouth: "Come on, help!" Some shrill voices kept echoing in the small bucket, but I didn't know if they could reach the outside.
And just after he screamed a few times, the closed wooden door over there was suddenly opened from the outside. A ray of sunlight penetrated into the room, and it was already daylight, which made Tang Qianchuan's heart feel stunned, and then he squinted at the person who entered the room with the sun.
This is a young man in his twenties, slightly thin but very energetic, especially his pair of eyes, which are even more impressive. Although it did not shine with a palpitating light, it was full of energy, and at first glance he was a quick-witted person.
"Who are you? Where is this? Why did you tie me up here? Do you know how much trouble I will cause if I go missing? Tang Qianchuan immediately asked loudly, but this aggressive question could not hide the panic in his heart.
After hearing this, the young man who came in laughed unconsciously: "Boss Tang is really full of confidence, and he dares to speak like this at this time, which makes the official deeply admired!" β
"You are indeed a court official! Do you know that you know the law and break the law, if you know the opportunity, let me go quickly, and I will act as if nothing happened. Seeing that the other party did not shy away from revealing his identity, this made Tang Qianchuan's heart even tighter, but his mouth still looked very tough.
"For the Daming Law, my Daxing County Decree will only know more than you, so you don't have to use this to scare me. As for letting you go, do you think we have gone to great lengths to find such an opportunity to take you down, and will we let you go because of your words? β
"Are you...... Daxing County Order, Lu ...... Lu Jin? Hearing his official status, a name that he had heard of recently jumped into Tang Qianchuan's mind.
"It's the official." Lu Zhen didn't hesitate for a moment, nodded immediately, and dragged a chair on the side and sat down slowly: "It's really flattering, I can actually make your boss Tang remember such a little Qipin county order." β
"Lu County is too modest, you have been in the limelight in the capital for a while recently, how can the grass people not know?" After subconsciously praising a sentence, Tang Qianchuan looked at Lu Jin: "But the grass people are still a little puzzled, I heard that Lord Lu, you are a rare blue sky, but why do you want people to tie up the grass people here?" If the adults have any orders, just pass on a word, that is, if you want silver, you dare not say more, I can still take out three or five thousand taels of Juchun Building. β
Lu Zhen looked at the other party's serious appearance and laughed unconsciously: "Boss Tang, you are really a person who does big things, although you have felt panicked in your heart, you can't see the slightest abnormality on your face, which is really admirable." β
"My lord, the grass people don't understand this." Tang Qianchuan still looked dazed.
Lu Zhen stared at his face: "My county government spent nearly ten days this time, and sent a lot of people to stare at the downstairs of Juchun day and night, so I waited for you to go out alone last night and take you down, do you say that I will take that few thousand taels of silver from you?" β
Hearing him say that the county government had spent so much time waiting for him outside, Tang Qianchuan's face finally changed a little, and his eyes were also drooping, and he didn't dare to make contact with Lu Jin's gaze that seemed to be able to understand people's hearts.
When Lu Zhen saw it, he smiled lightly again: "Boss Tang, don't talk in the dark in front of a bright person." I think you already knew about our county government going to Shuntian Mansion to inquire about the case before, right? That's why these days you have been living in seclusion, rarely leaving Juchun Building, obviously you are also worried about being found by my county government, right? β
Tang Qianchuan's body immediately stiffened after hearing this, but he quickly recovered, and said with a reluctant smile: "Lord Lu, you really don't understand what you say, what kind of case is it...... Caomin is just a businessman, even if he has contact with the government, he can't take care of any case, you are really looking for the wrong person. β
"Really? So what are you panicking about? Lu Zhen stood up, slowly walked to the other party, and condescendingly looked at Tang Qianchuan, who could only lie on the ground because his hands and feet were tied: "You won't forget the case that happened in March this year, right?" That one is your former boss, Feng Changchun, the owner of Juchun Building! β
Hearing Lu Jin's direct revelation of the matter, especially after hearing the name Feng Changchun, Rao is Tang Qianchuan's heart was stable, his body trembled suddenly, and his eyes narrowed at the same time. After a while, he said in a somewhat cold tone: "My lord's words are even more difficult for the grass people to understand, when Boss Feng was killed, we went to the yamen several times to inquire about the news, but there is still no response to this day, shouldn't we be looking for you, not you looking for me?" β
"Yes, this thing is strange here, since the boss of your Juchun Building was killed, why did you relatives and friends only look for the county government a few times at the beginning, and then never cared about this case? And you, the successor, turned a blind eye to this, and even sent Feng Changchun's concubines and children in the capital early on, what are you doing all this for? Lu Jin's gaze fell straight on Tang Qianchuan's face, and he said a few words slowly.
In the past ten days, the county government not only sent people to keep an eye on Juchun Tower to find Tang Qianchuan's whereabouts, but also tracked down the situation of people related to Feng Changchun, who was killed before, through various channels. As a result, it is even more suspicious that several of Feng Changchun's women and the children they gave birth to were secretly sent out of Beijing after they were killed, and their whereabouts are unknown.
Seeing that Lu Zhen had even found out this, Tang Qianchuan's face became even more ugly, and in the case of being unable to explain, the only thing he could do was to keep his mouth shut. But Lu Zhen didn't let him go because of this, and still spoke: "This case is really strange, obviously a lot of clues have been found in the county office, and there are even people to ask for evidence, but the result was quickly taken away by Shuntianfu."
"They can take it, but the case has become difficult in their hands, and the previous clues can't be investigated, not to mention, even the human evidence suddenly died in prison, which is also too strange. After that, he simply handed over the case to the top, and it became an unsolved case that could not be traced, and it had to be handed over to the Criminal Department for sealing. You say, if such a case falls into the hands of this official, do I want to find out? β
Tang Qianchuan was silent for a moment before he slowly spoke: "Although Lu Xianling is young, you have also had a few years of experience in officialdom, don't you even understand this truth?" This case doesn't even want to be investigated by the Shuntian Mansion and the Criminal Department, and you dare to investigate deeply with a small Daxing County Order, so you are not afraid of causing trouble for yourself? What's more, this case has already become a death case, and it has been reported to the Criminal Department, so it doesn't make sense for you to turn it over again, right? β
"Although Boss Tang is just a businessman, he is quite clear about the doorway of my official mansion. To be honest, if it weren't for the desperation, I certainly wouldn't want to come to investigate this death case. However, who told someone in the Criminal Department to refuse to take a break, and insisted on bringing this case back to my Daxing County Ya. Lu Zhen did not hide it, and told the reason why he wanted to investigate this case.
Tang Qianchuan was stunned, he really didn't know that it was like this, so things were really not easy to handle, after all, it was natural for Daxing County to continue to investigate this case!
Seeing that he seemed to understand something, Lu Zhen continued: "This case is related to the future of this official, so I can only investigate it with all my heart." Now, can you tell me why you're reacting the way you did? Also, I think what is the cause of Feng Changchun's death, you Boss Tang should also be in the know. β
"I don't know anything, Lu County is afraid that you will be busy this time." But this one apparently did not change his mind, and quickly closed his eyes and gave his own answer.
In this regard, Lu Zhen is not too surprised, the power to let Shuntianfu hide the case, and even kill an innocent witness, is indeed enough to make this Boss Tang continue to remain silent, even if he has now fallen into his own hands.
"Do you think I'll believe it?" After a moment of silence, Lu Zhen asked in a cold voice.
Feeling the momentum emanating from Lu Xianling's body, Tang Qianchuan let out a sigh, after all, he was now in the other party's hands, so it was better to make his words clearer, so that the other party could have more scruples: "Although this case is not too big, if it is investigated deeply, it will only cause big trouble." What you don't even dare to do in Shuntianfu, do you really dare to do it in Daxing County? Do you know how bad that can be? β
"This official naturally knows, but the matter has fallen on me, the Daxing county magistrate, if I don't find out the truth and give an explanation, I will still be responsible. The two evils are the same, I better find out the truth of the case, so that I can still have peace of mind. Lu Zhen was unmoved: "You cut off all the clues before, so that it will be difficult for anyone who wants to pursue this case to continue." But you're obviously the one they're missing, and your successor is the only clue in this case, so I'm left to make an idea from you. β
"You...... You can not be afraid of death, but I can't! Tang Qianchuan suddenly broke out: "You don't know the depths of it, and you can rely on your identity as an official, but I'm not!" I'm just a small businessman, and if someone wants to cut me down, I don't even have a way to protect myself. I will definitely not risk my own life to help you find out the truth of the case! β
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