After two days, the good news finally came that the person who instructed Hu Liu to trick Zhou Zheng into going to a haunted house was found.

"How did you find it?" Zhou Zheng did not let go of any detail.

"At the gambling house. That person lost all his money in the gambling house, and finally lost his eyes, saying that the gambling house set up a game to deceive him. The two sides fought fiercely, alarming the city guards. After being caught, the officers and soldiers compared everyone one by one according to the previous explanation, and happened to find that the man was missing a little finger on his left hand and a black mole behind his right ear. ”

"Did Hu Liu identify it?"

"I've identified it, it's confirmed it's this person!"

"It's been tried, what do you say?"

He didn't open his mouth, used all kinds of punishments, and gritted his teeth and didn't say a word. However, I have sent someone to find out his details. This person's name is Niu Fu, and he used to be a small servant in Lin Miao's mansion. Because of bad gambling, he was later kicked out of the house. Now he works as a groom in a big car dealership. I also sent someone to check this big car dealership, it is not Lin Miao's industry, but it is the industry of his father-in-law Jiang Ning. Jiang Ning is dead, and the current big car dealership is in full charge of his girl, that is, Lin Miao's wife. ”

Cheng E's work is quite meticulous.

"It's from Lin Miao's Mansion again?" Zhou Zheng felt that this matter was getting more and more interesting. A Zhang Huai has not yet made it clear, and now there is another cow blessing! Could it be that this Lin Miao really has to kill himself?

"Then interrogate, let him speak! Tell the people behind the scenes! ”

"My subordinates understand!"

Cheng E was just about to leave, but was stopped by Zhou Zheng again.

"What is Kirin doing these days?"

Zhou Zheng's sudden question stopped Cheng E.

"This subordinate doesn't know. However, I heard that I haven't come out of the house all this time. ”

"He usually likes to circle (jua

At home? ”

"Yes. Qilinzi has very little entertainment, and always likes to stay at home, saying that he wants to make children. ”

"Haha, this kid is interesting! What about Lin Miao? ”

Lin Miao has also been at home all the time. After he used his personal guard to kill Zhenjun that time, he was severely reprimanded by Lin Shi and punished him for thinking about it behind closed doors at home! ”

"Okay, you go and judge Niu Fu first!"

After Cheng E left, Zhou Zheng paced in the house in silence.

"Amitabha, Zhou Zheng, do you think something is wrong?"

Since Shanwei became a guest secretary, Zhou Zheng has been discussing with him for a long time, in order to make it easier to speak, don't call Zhou Shi and Zhou Shi in the future, just call him by name. Best, the Buddha number is also saved.

For good deeds, the Buddha name must not be omitted. However, in terms of speaking, I also try to follow Zhou Zheng's requirements.

"What do you think?" Zhou Zheng didn't answer, but asked about good deeds.

"This matter, including the last assassination, looks like Lin Miao did it on the surface. However, if Lin Miao had planned to murder you in the shadows early on, there would be no need to blatantly fight with you in his mansion. Of course, perhaps this is also his strategy, deliberately so, so as to confuse the public and cover up. ”

"There is another point," Zhou Zheng agreed with Shanwei's idea, "In the recruitment competition, if Lin Miao joins forces with Long Fei, the chance of killing me will be greater, and it is easier to blame Long Fei or the Qingluan clan." However, he chose to give up at that time. So, he didn't have the intention of killing me. ”

"But why did he have to kill you in his own territory? The chances of being suspected and exposed are too great! Lin Miao is scheming, not a reckless person, which is not like his style. ”

"That is, he was also calculated? Is someone trying to blame him for this? Zhou Zheng made a bold guess.

"There is also a possibility that you have not yet mastered any of his secrets during the recruitment competition, and he feels that there is no need to kill you. But, now there is. No matter how risky it is, he will have to kill you! ”

"Secret?" Zhou Zheng racked his brains and couldn't think of what secrets he had mastered about Lin Miao?

"Nope!" Zhou Zheng is sure! "I haven't discovered or mastered any of Lin Miao's secrets!"

"If that's the case, Lin Miao is very likely to be blamed!"

"Who could that be? And for what? ”

Both fell silent.

Cheng E, who was outside the torture room, was also at a loss. This Niu Fu is a hard stubble, he has been tortured for two hours in a row, and all the torture tools have been used, and he can't pry his mouth open!

What can I do? If this continues, if you beat him to death again, the clues will be completely broken!

Cheng E was at a loss.

Suddenly, Cheng E had a flash of inspiration.

He hurriedly summoned a few officials and asked them to take Niu Fu back to the prison first, treat his injuries and eat. Then command these men and so on.

In the evening, several of the officials in the cell secretly gathered together.

"Boss, everyone is gone, let's start?"

"Hachi, are you in a hurry? Third, take a look again and see if the chief secretary and the envoy are gone? And that Keqing, has he rested? ”

"Boss, I've seen it a long time ago! It's all worth it. The lights in the master's room were also extinguished. ”

"Okay, Hachi, take the guy, let's get started!"

"Gotcha, boss! It's all ready for you. ”

"A few of us won't play dice today, let's push pai gow. It's still the old rule, the bottom is ten cents, and there is no cap! However, I said ugly things ahead, everyone do what they can, don't put all the money for food and support your family here, and at the end, borrow money when you have no money to eat! Sorry, no money is borrowed! ”

"Yes, yes. Let's get started, boss! ”

"Okay, I'll sit on the bank first!"

The three of them played unscrupulously. At first, the voice was very soft, but then as the battle deepened, everyone was enthusiastic, and the shouts resounded throughout the cell.

Niu Fu's cell was not far from the gambling game, and he could still endure pretending to sleep at first, but the restlessness in his heart made him unable to sleep. Besides, how could he sleep with such a loud voice?

"A few officials," Niu Fu finally couldn't help it, "A few officials, take the villain to play, right?" ”

Several people were annoyed by the disturbance of the game, especially Xiaohachi, who had lost a lot just now, and was holding back the fire in his belly, and came up and kicked on the prison door.

"What are you screaming about? Believe it or not, I'm going to go in and beat you up right now? Still playing? Why do you play? Do you have any money? ”

Seeing that Xiao Ba was about to turn his head and leave, Niu Fu hurriedly begged, "Official, I have money!" I'm so rich! ”

Hearing that there was money, Hachi's eyes lit up and he turned around again.

"Where's the money? Bring. ”

"I, I don't have in me... But I have it at home! Can you lend me some first, wait for me to go out, and pay it back! ”

Hachi's eyes widened angrily, "Are you fooling me?" Get out? Who knew you were out in the Year of the Monkey? If you dare to speak out, I'll shut your mouth! ”

Seeing that Xiaoba was angry and was about to leave, Niu Fu shouted, "Official, I'm really rich!" My money is under my bed! Yes, yes, ten taels of silver! ”

Hearing ten taels of silver, Hachi came back again.

"You really want to play?"

"Yes! Ask the official for mercy and take the villain to play a few games. ”

Xiaoba looked back at the eldest and third, and with their acquiescence, he said to Niu Fu, "Okay." I can take care of running errands for you, and if there is, we'll take you to play. If not..."

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"Let's explain in advance, I'll get the silver for you, and you have to thank me for two taels as my hard work. How is it? ”

Niu Fu listened to the pain in his flesh. However, he wanted to play too much, so he could only grit his teeth and nod in agreement.

With the drive of money, Xiaoba's feet are not half a star, and only a cup of tea will report a package containing ten taels of silver.

At this time, Niu Fu has taken the place of Xiaoba, and he is having fun with the boss!

"Look, I said yes! I don't lie! ”

Xiaoba took out two taels of silver, and knew how to honor one or two of them to the boss, and then divided the remaining one or two into two and divided the third equally.

Everyone was happy, and the four of them restarted the game to push pai gow.

At the beginning, Niu Fu's luck couldn't stop it, and he won more than a dozen in a row, which made his eyes bloom.

However, the luck of the slow boss also came, followed by the third, and finally the eight. After fighting for an hour, these three people won a lot of money, but Niu Fu lost a lot.

The first to pick people up is the boss.

"Third child, go and lock him up, he has no money. Let's keep playing. ”

"Official, I, I, I..." Niu Fu "me" for a long time.

The third stood up impatiently, "Hurry up, go back!" "Pull him up by the collar of Niu Fu.

"Official, I have money, and I still have money!"

The third looked back at the boss.

"Bring it! Let's get started! "The boss is unhurried.

"Boss, don't believe him!" Xiaoba spoke, "His family is so poor that he is a poor ghost!" Where is the money? Take him away! ”

"Yes, yes, yes! Buried under a big tree in my yard. Yes, two hundred and seventy taels. ”

"How much?" The three of them were startled.

You must know that the three of them have more than 100 taels a year, plus some gray income, and they can sustain 200 taels a year. This ox who drove the carriage now has two hundred and seventy taels of silver at once. Coupled with the ten taels he took before, and the twenty taels he lost in the gambling house, this guy actually has three hundred taels of silver!

"How can you have so much money?" The boss asked suspiciously.

"Official, you don't care about this. Anyway, I have money. Do you think we're going to do it? ”

"Okay! We don't care where your money comes from, as long as you have money, let's keep playing! Third, this time I worked hard for you. ”

"No problem, boss! I'm going to go back quickly! The third child's eyes lit up.

This time, the time was shorter, and there was no effort for half a cup of tea, and the third came back with a large bag of silver.

According to the rules that Xiaoba said before, only two taels are taken, one or two are given to the boss, and he and Xiaoba share one tael equally.

Niu Fu saw that these three people didn't have any intention of getting rich, and they didn't even add much to their hard work, so he suddenly put his heart in his stomach. I feel that these three people are all modest gentlemen who abide by the rules. If they make money by themselves, they will never play tricks on his money.

Without worrying, it will be more enjoyable to play!

It's still the original routine, it's just that this time there is more tug-of-war, so that Niu Fu wins and loses, wins and loses, and always feels that the great luck of turning the book is in the next handful, which satisfies his appetite!

After another two hours, Niu Fu ran out of silver again.

However, this time, the boss and the three of them didn't pay attention to it, and opened another game. When I started to bet, I found that Niu Fu had no bets to bet on.

"You have no money, what are you doing? Forget it, this one doesn't count! "The boss seems to have a bad hand, so he wants to push the card.

However, the luck of this Niu Fu is simply blown up, looking at this deck of cards in his hand, he can win back at least half of his money. How could he be willing to just leave it at that?

"Don't, sir. Let's move on! At least finish this one! ”

"You don't have any money, you can't even place a bet, what are you going to do?"

"I've got money, I've got money!"

"Bring it! Let's bet now! ”

"I, I, I..." Niu Fu really has no money now, but he is too unwilling!

The cards of the third and the eighth should be good this time, and they began to help Niu Fu speak.

"Boss, I have a solution. Niu Fu, if you really don't have any money, you can let our brothers make a contribution. Just tell us who gave you the money, and we can give it to a hundred taels. If you can win this game, you can win your capital! ”

"Little Hachi, this news is more than one hundred taels. Let's be fair to say, it's worth two hundred taels. Niu Fu, if you win this game, even with interest, you will completely turn the book! What do you think, Boss? ”

"The most important thing for our brothers is fairness and credit, otherwise, our brothers wouldn't have been able to play for so long, right? Okay, I agree with the third child, it will be worth two hundred taels. Niu Fu, what do you think? ”

Niu Fu's heart is now hot and enthusiastic, and his eyes are full of intoxication after winning. What he's most afraid of now is to kick him off the table! And these gentlemen are really gentlemen, not only willing to take the news to pay for it, but also fair and just without suppressing the price and exchanging at the same price, he was moved to tears!

"Master Xie, Master Xie! This money was given to me by Steward Zhang. ”

"Steward Zhang? Steward Zhang on Lin Miao's Mansion? ”

"yes. Who else but him? ”

"Niu Fu, you didn't lie to us, did you? He is the steward of the eldest prince's house, why should he give you money? ”

"Why? Our eldest son wants to kill Zhou Zhengbei! ”

"Did Steward Zhang tell you? Your son wants to kill our true monarch? ”

"Do you still need to say it? He gave me money to lure you to the haunted house. Isn't this borrowing a knife to kill people? ”

"Are you sure that's what your eldest son means?"

"Steward Zhang is the confidant of the eldest prince, and he obeys the eldest prince's words! This is not what the eldest prince meant, could it be his own meaning? ”

"Okay! This news is worth two hundred taels! Let's move on. ”

In Niu Fu's joyful and crazy triumph, the boss, the third and the little eight smiled.

Cheng E, who got the news, immediately sent someone to arrest Steward Zhang to the Department of Law and Punishment again.

"Niu Fu, do you know each other?"

Steward Zhang's body shook, "Yes." He, he is, he used to be our little servant. Now, what he's doing, I don't know. ”

"Don't know? However, Niu Fu said that he had just seen you two days ago, and besides, you went to find him. Could it be that he is lying? ”

Steward Zhang opened his mouth. A long sigh at the end.

"I know I can't hide it sooner or later. Yes, I went to him. Let him find a way to trick Zhou Zheng into going to a haunted house. I've heard that there is a demon living in the haunted house, and it is so powerful that even our archmage is no match for the evil ghost. Therefore, I want to borrow a knife to kill people and get rid of Zhou Zheng! ”

"Who instructed you to do that?"

"No one instructed me! It's me who wants revenge! Zhou Zheng killed Zhang Huai, that is a son who is even closer than my own son, I want to avenge him! ”

"Does Lin Miao know about this?"

"This has nothing to do with our son, it's all me doing!"

"You? Then I ask you, where did the arrow of heavenly fire come from? ”

"What Arrow of Heavenly Fire?"

Steward Zhang was stunned for a moment. However, he soon reacted, no matter what Cheng E asked, he just said: I did everything! It has nothing to do with anyone!