With that dream in front of him, Xu Chong always thought that Xie Changkong was the only Xie Laosan left in the Xie family.

But now, Ge Wanshan said that Xie Changkong is the fourth?!

Didn't the fourth child be killed by the water ghost?

Xu Chong's brain was a little confused.

"What's wrong?"

Ge Wanshan glanced at Xu Chong suspiciously, "If the news I got is correct, the eldest of the Xie family is called Xie Changfeng, the second Xie Changlin, the third Xie Changqing, and the fourth Xie Changkong...... I didn't expect him to dare to use his real name to be an official in the imperial court. ”

“…… I see, I look at his age and think he is a figure of the older generation. ”

Xu Chongqiang hid his horror and dealt with it casually.

"It's really an older generation for you."

Ge Wanshan nodded, not paying much attention.

"My lord, how did the task of capturing Xie Changkong come about?"

Xu Chong asked again.

"The people of the government intercepted a secret report from Taiping Dao."

Ge Wanshan explained, "The secret report was of a very high level, and we couldn't decipher it, so we sent it to the general guard, and then the order to arrest it came down...... What, do you think there's anything wrong with this? ”

The secret report intercepted by Duan Yuanming's people?

Xu Chong wrote it down, shook his head and said, "No, just find out." ”

The two of them stopped talking, and rode all the way back to the Thousand Households.

Xu Chong used the excuse of analyzing the case and locked himself in the room.

Ge Wanshan, like last time, ordered everyone not to be disturbed.

No one noticed that when the sky was getting darker, Xu Chong's room, the window facing the city, quietly opened for a moment.

Yes.

Xu Chong left the Thousand Households with greed.

A seemingly ordinary torture mission has become strange because of that dream.

There is a bit less information now, and if you analyze it, there are too many possibilities.

It may be that Xie Changkong, the water ghost mistakenly thought that he had killed him, but in fact Xie Changkong survived.

It is possible that what Ge Wanshan said by hearsay is wrong, Xie Changkong is the only remaining third child of the Xie family, not the fourth.

There is another possibility......

That person was neither Xie Laosan nor Xie Laosi.

It's Duan Yuanming's person, disguised!

In either case, if the identity of the offender is uncertain, no subsequent judgment can be made.

Xu Chong quietly left the Thousand Households, just to return to the county government and go back to test that Xie Changkong!

Greedy light is that the darker the light, the better the stealth effect.

Even if the city gate was closed, under this sky, Xu Chong directly flew over the city wall, and no one noticed it.

Coming to the government prison is like entering a no-man's land.

After waiting in Xie Changkong's cell for a while, sure enough, the official in charge of patrolling and monitoring came over.

This is observed when the day comes.

In the deepest cells, people come to check every half hour.

The servant took out the key and opened the cell door with great care, as if he was afraid of disturbing the prisoners inside.

Then, on his toes, trying not to make any movement, he turned around with the lantern to make sure that the walls of the cell showed no signs of being damaged, and then retreated and locked the door.

At this time, Xu Chong had already stood in front of Xie Changkong.

It can be seen that Xie Changkong is really seriously injured and his internal strength is limited.

In his deep sleep, he occasionally frowns and hums twice.

Xu Chong was a little speechless.

He thought about it on the way here, and only observed, not alarmed.

After all, I don't know the purpose behind it, and I can't startle the snake.

But he didn't expect this guy to be able to sleep?

The heart is really big.

Wait a minute...... With such a big heart, doesn't it show that Xie Changkong has the bottom in his heart?

Xu Chong narrowed his eyes, looked back at the direction of the cell door, and flicked his fingers.

There was a clatter of door locks.

Xie Changkong smashed his mouth twice in dissatisfaction, and turned his head to the other side.

Still haven't woken up.

“……”

Xu Chong was a little speechless.

If Xie Changkong doesn't wake up, then isn't his trip in vain?

Never mind.

No one will find out anyway.

Xu Chong's eyes lit up, and he raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

This obvious artificially created sound, and it was close at hand, really made Xie Changkong wake up.

It's just that Xie Changkong looked left and right, and didn't find anything abnormal, and in the end, he just thought it was an illusion, and tilted his head and fell asleep.

“……”

Xu Chong's face was a little dull.

The look in Xie Changkong's eyes just now, he had a familiar feeling.

Confused, wary, dazed...... These are all normal, consistent with how people react when they suddenly hear unusual movements.

But only, there is no such attitude that belongs to the strong!

I can't say it specifically, but I feel ......

It's like being under people for many years, so you don't think you're strong, and you don't feel like you have any future.

This kind of look is familiar to him, as if he has seen it somewhere......

Ever seen?

Xie Changkong's eyes enlarged in Xu Chong's mind, occupying his entire mind, and when he contracted again, his face was replaced by another person.

This is?!

The assassin who assassinated Jiang Zhihong!

Xu Chong's heart tightened suddenly.

Once again, he remembered that Jiang Zhihong had suppressed the Assassins, and he was in charge of the Assassins' interrogation.

Xie Changkong's eyes just now were very similar to that of the assassin named Zhong Dahe......

The Xie family, one of the six major families of the dignified Taiping Dao, will the descendants be the same as the retainers of the Shen family in Fengyang?

"So ......"

"This is not the real Xie Changkong at all!"

Xu Chong made up his mind in his heart.

If it's not Xie Changkong, then who is this person?

Xu Chong pondered.

The information obtained before is gradually starting to be connected.

A moment later the conclusion was reached.

Why is this person in front of him so idle that he can still sleep?

Because he is not Xie Changkong at all! It's not even a thief in Taipingdao!

The real identity of this person, if you guessed correctly, is a retainer of the Duan family!

Like that Zhong Dahe, he is also a retainer who went to Taiping Dao to unseal through Wei Wuxie.

The real Xie Changkong has long since died.

Because he likes to eat human flesh, he killed the son of the water ghost and was killed by the water ghost in revenge.

The Duan family didn't know about this...... No, or rather, the Duan family knew that Xie Changkong was dead, but the Duan family was very sure that no one else knew about it.

Therefore, the Duan family used a retainer to occupy Xie Changkong's identity in order to achieve a certain purpose.

The one who 'Yongtai served as the county magistrate of Fenggu County for the eleventh year' was not Xie Changkong at all, but the person in front of him.

This also explains why the secret report was intercepted by Duan Yuanming's people.

Maybe there is no secret report at all, all of this is deliberately arranged by Duan Yuanming, in order to expose the identity of 'Xie Changkong' and make it more credible.

The retainers above the veins look precious and luxurious.

But even a mere Fengyang Mansion Shen family can be sent out to carry out an assassination with an unknown result, so for the dignified Duan family in the capital, it shouldn't be too painful to throw one out at random.

What's more, with the strength of the Duan family, when this retainer is used up, maybe he can take it back intact.

If so, then everything makes sense!

"But the question is, what is Duan Yuanming's purpose?"

Xu Chongbai was puzzled.

It took so much effort to send a retainer above the vein to his own hands, obviously to throw out some information through himself.

Who is this message for?

Just as he was thinking, there was a sound of footsteps from far and near.

Listen to the voice, it's two people.

"Your Excellency, rest assured, the brethren will come every half hour to check on you and make sure there are no problems."

A flattering voice came from the cell door.

"Well, just open it and go out and wait."

The voice......

Duan Yuanming?

(End of chapter)