Chapter Ninety-Two: Relax and Reorganize
Lu Shengwu just left, leaving Chen Mu alone, in the bathroom, facing Wei Yudao's corpse.
His hands and feet were still twitching, his throat made a hemoptysis sound, and he looked extremely painful, Chen Mu walked forward, grabbed the hilt of the sword, and gently pulled it to his left heart, his feet were tense, and he finally lost his breath.
Chen Mu pulled out the long knife, and blood spurted out, quickly staining Wei Yudao's clothes red.
For ordinary people, this kind of scene is really a bit bloody, but Chen Mu didn't feel much of it, because his heart was full of the words of Wei Yudao and Lu Sheng.
Wei Yudao's character, Chen Mu has no way of knowing, but he is a member of the Heavenly King Society, it was he who bribed Master Gong, colluded with foreigners, killed his father and brother, and ruined Hong Shuntang, his motive for saying this is questionable.
But he was a man of that era, and he was not groundless, otherwise it would not have been possible to say so many details, and it would not be very appropriate to deny them all.
As for Lu Shengwu's words, they are not all unreasonable, the truth needs to be dug out by himself after all, how can he listen to one side of the story?
Lu Shengwu was very resolute and had a clear attitude, which was above board, but it still made Chen Mu very uncomfortable.
Chen Mu looked at the knife in his hand, thinking of the days when his father and brother were alive, and it was inevitable that sadness would come from it.
However, this state did not last long, because Sun Youlin and Haruko Ashiya returned.
"I caught four, and the others ran away, how do you think you should deal with it?" Sun Youlin glanced at the courtyard, and Chen Mu looked at it, and the four people had been tied up and thrown on the ground, like dying pigs.
"Ask them everything about the Heavenly King's Society, and then report to the officials." It is impossible for Chen Mu to abuse lynching, and it is impossible for him to dispose of Wei Yudao's body by himself.
Although the official has never been the way and style of martial arts people, since Wei Yudao is a member of the Heavenly King Society, it seems that his status is not low, I believe that the government is happy to take over, not to mention that there are four living mouths, for the government, it is simply a great merit that fell from the sky.
However, Chen Mu didn't know much about the Heavenly King Association formed by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the remnants of the Twist Army.
From Wei Yudao's words, it can be seen that the Heavenly King will covet Hong Shuntang for a long time, Chen Mu has to guard against it, and he will seek revenge against them in the future, how can he not go to investigate?
These people are all Wei Yudao's elite masters, and they know a lot of information, but they can't be let go easily, so the interrogation before reporting to the official is indispensable.
This matter involves all forces, it was Consul Trio who killed his father, it was the bone crusher who killed his brother, Gong Fuzi was bribed, and it was the Heavenly King Society who colluded with foreigners, and the government took another kick, as if the whole world was eager to get rid of Hong Shuntang.
Chen Mu had even begun to wonder if his father's decision to attack the Countess Ducati was also instigated by those ill-intentioned people!
In any case, at least for now, it is certain that the mastermind behind the scenes is the Heavenly King's Society, and on the foreigner side, François and Trio are obviously plotting something shady, otherwise Trio would not have appeared on the Countess Ducatian.
And the father and brother's plan to attack the Countess is very likely to be related to this conspiracy, and all kinds of involvement will not be able to figure out for a while, and this account can only be settled slowly.
However, in the end, there is still one thing that can be determined, that is, even if there is a traitor in Hong Shuntang, there is no need to be afraid, otherwise the people of the Heavenly King Society will not buy Master Gong.
This shows that those members of Hong Shuntang who are at the same level as Gong Fuzi should be innocent, and as for those below Gong Fuzi's level, even if they are internal traitors, they will not have much impact and will not cause such much damage.
In other words, Chen Mu can finally let go of his hands and feet, rebuild Hongshun Hall to fight against the Heavenly King Society, and take revenge!
Thinking so in his heart, Chen Mu also clenched his fists, and his heart was full of fighting spirit.
If he had enough strength to defeat Lu Shengwu, Shicai would have already pressed this old man to the ground and forced him to find out the truth, so why bother watching him leave so indifferently?
Chen Mu was born as a scholar, and he was originally a gentle and introverted child, but along the way, his heart gradually changed, maybe he grew up overnight, or maybe it was forced by life, no matter what, he understood the importance of strength!
However, he was soon poured a basin of cold water.
"Second Shao, this time I kicked the iron plate......" Sun Youlin walked back from the courtyard, while Ashiya Haruko was wiping the blood from her hands, and there was still a hint of joy on the corner of her mouth.
It is clear that their "interrogation" has had a very good effect.
"The Heavenly King Society originated from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the remnants of the Twist Army, and to this day, there are still many old generals and veterans who serve as the backbone of the Heavenly King Society, and their power is all over Fujian and Liangguang, as well as Guizhou and Jiangxi."
"They secretly preach the so-called great cause of restoring the country, coerce and lure the big landlords and famous families in various places, if they are righteous and bright families, they will know the righteousness, if they are opportunistic gentry and huge wealth, they promise all kinds of benefits after the restoration of the country, and they have received private funding from all over the country, which can be described as a strong army......
"What's worse is that this Wei Yudao is a disciple of Yang Fuqing, the auxiliary king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Yang Fuqing can be regarded as the most important general in the later period of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and his prestige is unimaginable."
"Wei Yudao has also won a very high reputation in the Heavenly King Society by virtue of this identity, he is the teacher of the young sect master of the Heavenly King Society, and he is the 'Shaobao' Emperor Master in the mouth of the members, let's kill him, but it will annoy you!"
Chen Mu didn't know much about this Heavenly King Society, and even his brother was reluctant to mention it to him, and now that he heard Sun Youlin say it in detail, he was also a little worried in his heart.
Although Hong Shuntang originated from the Heaven and Earth Society, it has long ceased to do the kind of thing of "anti-Qing and Ming", which can only be said to be the ideal of the fathers, existing in the dogma, although everyone will be able to recite it, but the successive incense masters, there are few who really want to rebel.
Hong Shuntang pays more attention to the people's livelihood, and the reason why it should be inherited and carried forward is to let the martial arts people have a home, a place to settle down, and to let the people in the market get the protection they deserve.
And the Heavenly King will follow the path of the previous Heaven and Earth Society, but they are not to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, but to restore the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!
Of course, they may not have such noble sentiments in their hearts, and many people are just for fame and fortune, but it is undeniable that the power of the Heavenly King Society is greater than that of Hong Shuntang.
In this world, big fish eat small fish and small fish eat dried shrimp, and dried shrimp eat dust and mud, and the king of heaven wants to annex Hong Shuntang, so it is not so difficult to understand.
Now that he has killed Wei Yudao, it can be regarded as declaring war on the Heavenly King Society, if Chen Mu does not rebuild Hong Shuntang in time and raise the banner of Hong Shuntang again, once the Heavenly King will fight back, he will have no chance at all!
"Report to the official, let the government deal with it, leave a few people here, unify the caliber, just say Modo, let's go back first."
Sun Youlin also frowned: "Second Shao, what I said, did you hear it?" ”
"Hearing that, isn't it just offending the Heavenly King's Society? If we don't want the Heavenly King to swallow it, we'll have to work harder......"
Sun Youlin was relieved at this time, and asked a few people to stay to deal with the government, while he took Ashiya Haruko and returned to the Lin family with Chen Mu.
Lin Wen has been running outside for the past few days, trying to ask for help and rescue those comrades, but the matter involves foreigners, and everyone is watching the street trouble, and everyone gets stolen goods, it all depends on the faces of foreigners, although some people have promised to mediate in the past, but it is useless.
Lin Wen had already looked down on Chen Mu, but now that things can't be done, he is upset, and he sees Chen Mu following Sun Youlin and Ashiya Haruko left and right, and he has an outlet to vent his anger, and he inevitably sneers at Chen Mu again.
But this time it was different, Yang Yuning, a female classmate, actually stood up to persuade Lin Wen, and even said a lot of good things for Chen Mu.
Chen Mu should also guess the reason, thinking that Song Zhenshu and Yang Yuning did not tell Lin Wen about Chen Mu and Isabella's appointment, he should be afraid that Lin Wen would be impulsive and ruin this matter.
And Yang Yuning knows very well that if she wants to win her comrades back from Isabella at the moment, the only one who can do it is Chen Mu, and she also understands how many good things Chen Mu has done from it, so she naturally wants to help persuade Lin Wen.
It's just that this kind of persuasion did not calm Lin Wen down, but made him very angry, thinking that everyone was on Chen Mu's side, but there was no support for him.
In the end, Lin Sheng came back from outside, pulled Lin Wen back to the study and admonished him, and Chen Mu's ears calmed down.
"After all, this is not a place to stay for a long time, so let's start repairing the old house tomorrow......"
Chen Mu really stayed overnight, and left the Lin family the next day.
He didn't go to Lin Sheng to say goodbye in person, but just asked the people in the house to help apologize.
This kind of thing will affect the relationship between their father and son, and the more they talk, the more hectic they become, and it is better to go clean.
When He Bo and the others heard that Chen Mu was going back to rebuild the old mansion, they had to leave one by one, Chen Mu thought about it, but he did have manpower, so he agreed.
When I returned to the old house, I saw this piece of ruins, and my heart was also cold, and Uncle Hebo and other old helpers and mothers were also crying and wiping their noses and tears, after all, they saw things and thought about people.
There was originally a vegetable garden next to the old house, so everyone cleaned up the grass house and stayed there temporarily, allowing Sun Youlin's people to spread the news.
Of course, it is impossible for Chen Mu to use his real name, but he just said that there is a nephew of the Chen family, and he has a big relationship, so he got this house back from the government and foreigners, and now it is going to be rebuilt, and I hope that all sectors of society will support it.
Although Jiangmen is not a small place, the people of Jianghu have their own circle, and the news spread quickly, even among the markets, there was a lot of uproar.
On the second day, Chen Mu asked Hebo to set the table and ordered several tables of simple meals in the restaurant, but anyone who came to donate money and materials could be seated, of course, the donation would also be recorded in the gift book, and it would be regarded as a commemoration of this favor in the future.
However, after waiting for most of the day, there were very few people who came to donate, and even the street laipi who ate and drank did not dare to come to the door, and Chen Mu was inevitably disappointed.
"Could it be that Hong Shuntang really wants to be destroyed in his own hands?" Chen Mu thought with some concern.