Chapter 198: Ascending and Falling
Li Sheng was stunned for a moment, and then he understood again - the one in front of him, nine times out of ten, should be the father-in-law of the Teaching Workshop Division.
After all, some time ago, it was still rumored outside, and the big boss of the Lan Zihao rolled up a sum of money and ran away, so it is possible that the Teaching Workshop Division sent someone here to watch.
Li Sheng thought for a moment, and just as he wanted to look up, he was stunned by a bucket of cold water poured in front of him.
He whined and gasped for a moment.
Seeing his expression, Yuan Zhen said softly, "Go and strip him of his clothes." ”
- Sure enough, there were wounds under his clothes, on his unexposed skin.
Some are whiplashes, some are abrasions, some are scabbing, and some are pus-dripping at the touch...... The wound was soaked in cold water, and the pain was heartbreaking.
Yuan Zhen lowered his head, stared at Li Sheng, whose hands were tied behind him, and said leisurely, "Who sent you?" ”
The nearby turtle paw stepped forward and took out the iron ball wrapped in silk cloth that was stuffed in his mouth with one hand.
Li Sheng's jaw had been held by this thing before, and he had just taken it off at this time, and his chin could not be retracted for a while, so someone grabbed his jaw roughly, and closed his mouth with a "cluck" before he came back to his senses.
After a sharp pain, Li Sheng felt as if he could speak again.
"I ...... I'm looking for Bo Ling...... I have a famous post......"
"You're still muddying the waters here, aren't you......" Yuan Zhen said in a low voice, "Let's ask you again, what is the relationship between you and An Yong?" ”
An Yong...... What An Yong ......" Li Sheng looked up blankly.
"The leader of the green-robed bandits, An Yong," Yuan Zhen narrowed his eyes slightly, "You just died in the prison of the Criminal Department last month, and you are fighting for him, so you made a special trip to slander the Heavenly Family and pour dirty water on the face of the saint, right?" ”
Li Sheng could understand every word of these words, but together, Li Sheng didn't understand.
However, even if he didn't understand, he could fully hear the weight of Yuan Zhen's identification.
His face turned pale, and he quickly shook his head, "No...... Nothing—"
"And what the hell are you here for?" Yuan Zhen's voice suddenly raised, and his face looked more and more gloomy in the already dark night, like a real Yama, but in the next moment, his voice suddenly became softer, and he said softly as if he was asking an ordinary question, "You'd better tell me honestly." ”
Li Sheng was in a war of two forces.
"I ...... I am...... I'm here to find Miss Bailing, and she gave me a name post, saying that if I get into any trouble in the future, I can come and talk to her—"
"That's not what you just said!" The turtle paw on the side interrupted in a rough voice, "As soon as you heard that Miss Bailing was not in the room now, you scolded her, saying that she bought and sold child prostitutes, and now that she has been caught, she has become a turtle with a shrunken head and dare not show her face!" ”
The muscles on Li Sheng's face trembled, "I...... I didn't mean that......"
"That's not what you mean?" Turtle Paw kicked him hard, "You also said that you arranged an informant outside, if we dare to do something to you tonight, you will poke out the matter of Lan Zihao buying and selling child prostitutes, you are not happy, we will not be happy - did you say that?!" ”
Suddenly, there was a fishy smell in the air.
Several people's eyes fell on Li Sheng's body—the ground that had been wet by well water before, and now a trickle flowed out again.
Li Sheng's face turned crimson for a moment.
At Yuan Zhen's behest, a turtle paw went around Li Sheng's back, stepped on his back, and deliberately stepped his entire head into the wet mud.
Li Sheng let out a painful whimper again, not just because his face was pressed into filth—but the wound on his back, which was now nearly torn apart by the hard soles of his shoes.
Yuan Zhen laughed, and several turtle paws also laughed, and laughter and Li Sheng's wail echoed in the courtyard.
"Okay," Yuan Zhen slowly squatted down and said with a smile, "What do you mean?" Say, it's just this chance, think about it. ”
Li Sheng cried, "I'll tell you the truth! I'll tell you the truth! I'm a ghost, I'm a ghost...... Miss Bai Ling gave me a sum of money some time ago and asked me to go out and live a good life, but I didn't listen, and I took it to Changle Fang to gamble it all, and now I still owe more than a thousand taels of foreign debts...... They, they said if I didn't do it, they would kill me......"
"How much?" Yuan Zhen suddenly frowned.
"One, more than a thousand taels of silver."
"How much is a thousand?"
"A thousand...... More than one thousand eight hundred taels. Li Sheng cried.
The throats of several turtle paws moved.
Yuan Zhen raised his eyebrows slightly, "Knowing that you are a bad gambler, they are still willing to let you pay so much money on credit?" ”
"I ...... I not only borrowed it from Changle Fang, but also Juxianzhuang, Jinbao Building, and Xiaoyaoju...... Also, there are ......," Li Sheng recalled with difficulty, "Anyway, in the end, as long as there are two thousand taels of silver, this life can be saved......"
He raised his head slightly, his eyes were all red, "Father-in-law, can you be accommodating and let me meet Miss Bailing?" She has a good heart, she is good to my wife and my daughter, you are all people who sit on the golden mountain, sprinkle water casually, and we, the little people who are going to fight, can ascend to heaven-"
"Let's stop him, it stinks." Yuan Zhen said, "Your life is still worth two thousand taels of silver?" Chop up all your flesh and make food, and you will not be able to sell it for a consistent price. ”
Hearing Yuan Zhen's words, Li Sheng's face changed again, he saw whether the person in front of him was going to spare his life, so he calmed down, and when a few turtle paws were about to push him back into the house, he suddenly jumped, and his two feet were untied at some point - the next moment the rope that was tied to his hand before also fell to the ground.
This battle of trapped beasts aroused Li Sheng's greatest desire to survive, and he crashed into the turtle claws that were caught off guard, and rushed towards the door-
Yuan Zhen stood quietly in place, looking coldly at the back of the figure who was about to disappear at the door.
Almost at the same moment, only a scream was heard, and Li Sheng fell heavily to the ground.
A secret guard dressed in a night suit quietly landed near Li Sheng, holding his collar, and threw him back in front of Yuan Zhen like an eagle catching a chicken.
Before the turtle paws could react, the secret guard who suddenly appeared quickly disappeared.
"Someone's coming." Yuan Zhen said softly, "Pass my order, arrest this person, and ask someone from the Teaching Workshop Division to interrogate him personally." ”
"Yes!"
Yuan Zhen glanced at Li Sheng again and added, "Remind them to interrogate them well and slowly." ”
The turtle paws couldn't help but shiver as well.
“…… Got it. ”
"I'm going back," Yuan Zhen said softly, "If any of you see Bai Ling tonight, let her come to the Golden Pavilion to find me, I have something to say to her." ”
"But...... But Miss Bailing now—"
"It will be there in a little while." Yuan Zhen replied, "Wait." ”
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