Chapter Eighty-Nine: Taking Risks
But before Changfan could replace the ink in the inkstone, Zhao Qingzhou had already used it to write a preparation list, and gave the list to Changfan and asked him to transfer it to Wang Hui. Chang Fan knew that Mo's affairs couldn't be hidden, and the words on the list would disappear soon, but as long as Zhao Qingzhou was alive, he would definitely remember that he had written this, after all, the content of the list was related to many preparations at the end of the year in Jiangning. According to Zhao Qingzhou's temper, even if he cannot escape death this time, he will definitely ask someone to instruct Wang Hui to let him implement the matters listed on the paper one by one.
If a person wants to hide something from others, he will inevitably do something else to cover it up until he does more and more things and can no longer hide it. While Chang Fan was sad about the cruel interrogation that Zhao Qingzhou was about to face, he was thinking about how to complete his mission and let himself get out of the way. He suddenly wanted to take a risk and use the phoenix gall again to make Cheongju unconscious again. In this way, Cheongju may be able to escape punishment due to illness, and when he wakes up, he may forget about the list.
Then take a bet. Changfan took the opportunity to make cakes and hand-rolled noodles for Zhao Qingzhou and came to the kitchen. On the fourth watch, before everyone got up to work, Changfan took out the phoenix gall from the hole in the back wall of the kitchen and kneaded it into the dough. "Life and death are fate," Chang Fan said silently in his heart: "Master, Chang Fan can't stand you." He wiped his tears and felt that his heart had been kneaded like dough in his hand.
However, Zhao Qingzhou didn't have time to eat the bowl of noodles, only took a bite, and hurriedly got into the prisoner car. Chang Fan hurriedly packed the dough cake and wanted him to eat it on the way, but the cake was beaten to the ground by Yu Hangzhi again, and his plan fell to the ground again. In the end, I can't hide the matter of ink, but instead of being found out, it is better to sell a flaw directly to others. That night, Changfan attracted Li Zhuoran, who came to investigate, to notice Mo's problem, and he planned to lead all this to the shopkeeper Rong, and as soon as the shopkeeper Rong left, his whole clan could be saved.
On the way to Rong Zhizhai sent by Li Zhuoran the next day, Changfan was thinking about how to take the first step and persuaded the shopkeeper Rong to close the door first, but Li Zhuoran actually asked someone to send him a horse and help him in the dark. When Changfan quickly whipped into Rong Zhizhai, he saw Shopkeeper Rong and his men lying in a pool of blood behind the counter, with a dagger thrown next to him, and the blood on Shopkeeper Rong's neck flowed out one by one. "Who harmed you?" Changfan rushed up and lifted the shopkeeper Rong up.
"Hou ...... Hou Gongzi. Shopkeeper Rong leaned half of his body on the counter and said with difficulty. He desperately covered the wound on his neck with his hand, and his other hand twitched because of the pain. "Is it the guy with the scar on his nose?" "Right...... Ink he took it. "Why did he kill you?" Shopkeeper Rong became excited when he heard this, and his eyes widened. "For the money I made to sell the ink strips to the black market. A family of ...... Money. ”
Murder? Changfan was confused for a while: "Since he is doing things for others and harming my master, how can he do the act of killing people and stealing goods?" "He'...... I just took the opportunity to rip off the bamboo. Shopkeeper Rong's voice became lower and lower: "I annoyed him...... It's me too...... Deserve. With that, he slid down the counter, and the hand covering the wound slipped down for a while, and the blood that had just been oppressed on his neck gushed out and splashed onto the placket of Changfan's clothes.
Changfan was stupid there for a while, the thing happened too suddenly, and he didn't have time to think about whether it would be beneficial or disadvantageous for the shopkeeper to die like this. Changfan was just about to get up, but he heard Hou Xin's voice suddenly coming from the inside of the curtain behind the counter: "You admit everything, including this matter, the matter of slavery, I will help you protect it." "It turned out that he didn't go.
Changfan hurriedly stood up, he only felt a chill down his spine: if he had to admit it all after all, why didn't he confess everything to Zhao Qingzhou at the beginning? It got to the point where it couldn't end. "You have lied to me so many times, what should I believe you?" He asked through the curtain, but received no response. Changfan mustered up the courage to lift the curtain, and the inner room leading to the back opened to the shopkeeper, and the door to the backyard was open, and it was empty.
The rest of the things, just as Wang Hui and Shao Shoutie saw when they entered Rong Zhizhai, Changfan sat on the ground, as if he was greatly frightened. At this time, Changfan above the lobby was much calmer than in the afternoon, and he confessed that he used fake ink strips to frame Zhao Qingzhou in order to avenge his parents; He also admitted that in order to get rid of the crime, he killed the shopkeeper Rong, and signed the pleadings.
Wang Hui, Li Zhuoran and Shao Shoutie glanced at each other, and the three of them walked behind the screen. Li Zhuoran sighed and said, "He still refuses to tell who instructed him." Is it true that torture is necessary? Wang Hui said: "How to extort confessions by torture, for today's plan, is to take Changfan to Lin'an overnight, and present this matter to the court early tomorrow, with Changfan and the paper of the drawing, the matter of Qingzhou being framed will be clear, and the official family can naturally dissipate their anger." As for who instructed him, let's slowly verify. ”
Li Zhuoran glanced at Changfan from the gap in the screen and said, "Actually, you and I both know who the person who instructed Changfan is, I just want to know the truth of the matter." Lord Wang, you said that if you let Qingzhou know that the person who harmed him was Changfan, how would he accept it? Shao Shoutie hurriedly persuaded: "This is all an afterthought, now I should hurry into Beijing, and I will go to prepare a carriage." Li Zhuoran nodded and said, "Let's go now, if you make a carriage, you can get there at the earliest." Brother Shao, thank you. ”
Shao Shoutie responded and went out to take someone to set up a car. Wang Hui said: "Tomorrow, the face of the saint, the official will go back and change into official clothes, Zhuo Ran, if you need to prepare, it is too late to go back to the Zhao Mansion to get it back now." Li Zhuoran patted the placket on his chest and said, "The evidence is all on me, and nothing else matters." Wang Hui patted Li Zhuoran on the shoulder and hurriedly went to the back house.
Li Zhuoran stood for a moment, then paced back to the lobby, squatted down and whispered to Changfan: "Have you ever told outsiders about Qiuqiu?" Changfan raised his eyes to look at Li Zhuoran, his eyes were bloodshot at this time: "I have never mentioned this matter to anyone. Li Zhuoran felt a little calmer, and persuaded Changfan: "If you tell who you were coerced, you may be able to avoid the death penalty, Changfan, you are so young, why do you want to die for others?" ”
Changfan shook his head indifferently: "It's too late, I shouldn't have moved this mind from the beginning, and it's too late to say anything now." Li Gongzi, can I still see my master? He suddenly looked up and asked. If you can see it, let's go immediately, and we will see you soon. Li Zhuoran said busily. That's good, when I see the master, I can go on the road with peace of mind. Changfan said with a sad smile. Li Zhuoran just wanted to say something more, Shao Shoutie had already walked to the lobby and said, "Zhuoran, the carriages and horses are ready, let's take the long sail and go quickly." ”