Chapter 172: Turning the Tide
Su Jia was standing behind the stone pillar, and Wang Dasheng was getting closer and closer to the stone pillar. At such a close distance, if Su Jia had the slightest movement, Wang Dasheng would immediately notice it, so it was impossible for Su Jia to turn around and leave immediately at this time. But Wang Dasheng is getting closer and closer to him, and Su Jia can't stand still.
Su Jia tried her best to maintain her breath, holding her breath and not making a sound. But Wang Dasheng's perception seems to be very sensitive, although he can't be sure that Su Jia is standing behind the stone pillar, but he can clearly perceive the movement behind him.
Su Jia's heart had already risen to her throat, and the fingers of her left hand gently flicked the handle of the ghost knife embedded in the scabbard, ready for everything that might happen in a while...... In order to help Huang Ji overturn the case and help Li Yuru and Tang Zhan get out of trouble, Su Jia risked his identity being exposed and attracted Wang Dasheng's attention. However, due to his negligence in some aspects, he was trapped in the alley at the corner of the county government at this time, and it was not easy to escape. After a while, if Wang Dasheng walked past the stone pillar and saw him, he seemed to have no other way but to draw his sword and resist......
And Wang Dasheng was also very nervous at this time, and the thief who had been trying to catch the prime minister's mansion at night could finally be seen again. Of course, Wang Dasheng also knows Su Jia's martial arts, one person can retreat from the Bianliang Prime Minister's Mansion surrounded by heavy troops, and can seriously injure his two brothers, and even he was beaten to the exhaustion of his internal strength, Wang Dasheng pondered in his heart, Su Jia's martial arts are absolutely good, so if he walks over later and really finds that it is Su Jia, he must also be very careful. Thereupon. Wang Dasheng clenched the handle of the Miao knife in his right hand......
Su Jia and Wang Dasheng, both of them held their breath and stared, and the air around them gradually became solemn. A gust of wind blew, and the knives of the two were about to flash cold light......
Wang Dasheng was only two steps away from Su Jia...... Su Jia's eyes froze, ready to release her breath...... The two of them were halfway out of their sheaths......
"Yo, why is General Wang here?" Suddenly, a greeting from behind Wang Dasheng temporarily interrupted the tense atmosphere. The person who spoke walked out of the gate of the county government, and he was Yuan Chong, the newly appointed prefect of the county government.
Wang Dasheng heard it. Although he had done a lot of excessive things to Yuan Chong before, he still valued him very much after all, and Yuan Chong was now the prefect of the county government. The prefect responded, and as a general defending the city, he naturally couldn't help but respond.
So, Wang Dasheng stopped moving forward and slowly turned around. Then he said to Yuan Chong: "It turned out to be Lord Yuan Chong...... although Wang Dasheng was unwilling. There are only two steps left to determine the truth, but after all, he still has to greet the prefect, and he is not very sure that Su Jia is standing behind the stone pillar, so Wang Dasheng still chooses to respond to Yuan Chong's words for the time being.
Su Jia stood behind the stone pillar, heard the conversation between Yuan Chong and Wang Dasheng, and seemed to realize something, so the breath she just wanted to release suddenly held her breath again, but the knife in her hand was not put down for a long time - she knew that Wang Dasheng's attack was heavy. No one could have predicted what Wang Dasheng's next surprise would be, so Su Jia still didn't dare to relax for a moment.
And Yuan Chong, who had just walked out of the gate of the county government. I didn't know what happened to Su Jia and Wang Dasheng at this time. Yuan Chong only came to inspect here because of Wang Dasheng's Weishenme reasons, after all, he had just taken up the position of the county prefect, and many powerful people in the Prime Minister's Mansion would still pay attention to him.
Yuan Chong saw Wang Dasheng's uneasy expression, so he asked: "What, General Wang ran to the gate of the county government with such interest, is he afraid that he will not be able to solve the unsolved case of the previous prefect during his lifetime?"
"That's not it, I know you best, after all, you were personally promoted by me......" Wang Dasheng still maintained the cold and murderous expression of the past, and responded in a low voice.
Looking at Wang Dasheng's cold-blooded expression and listening to what Wang Dasheng had just said, Yuan Chong immediately thought of the incident when he was just in the upper part, when Wang Dasheng indiscriminately killed prisoners in front of everyone and seriously injured himself. Although Yuan Chong was still worried about this matter, but now that he was reused by Wang Dasheng and promoted to the prefect, Yuan Chong couldn't help but say nothing.
As soon as Wang Dasheng heard that Yuan Chong was proposing the matter, he asked again: "Speaking of the case...... Lord Prefect, what did you find out today?" Wang Dasheng suddenly shifted the topic to the case of the Nangong family, as if he had forgotten about the matter of tracking Su Jia just now.
But Su Jia was not absent-minded here, as soon as she heard that it was related to the case between Huang Ji and Nangong, Su Jia's ears were also "pricked up", and the whole person listened attentively to the conversation between the two.
Yuan Chong saw that Wang Dasheng seemed to want to understand the case, and he seemed to have found something today, so he said: "Then let's say it directly, general, don't laugh, if you have any doubts, don't hesitate...... Today, I just went to investigate the case of the murder of the former prefect, and it was determined that when the prefect was dying, he opened the unfamiliar box in the library. And in the two empty boxes that even the county servants had never seen, muddy footprints of shoes were found. โ
"Mud footprints?" Wang Dasheng seemed to be interested in hearing this, and then asked.
Yuan Chong nodded and continued: "If you wipe the mud footprints with your hands, there will be a little trace of wetness, indicating that the footprints have not been for a long time. In this way, it is very likely that someone hired a killer to hide in the box behind the scenes, and when the prefect opened the box, the assassin inside committed the murder on the spot. The most important evidence is that the Assassins did not take any of their belongings when they fled. And the fresh footprints also show that the time between the time when the assassin began to hide in the box and the time when he killed the prefect was not long, indicating that the mastermind behind the scenes only thought of killing the former prefect after knowing something. And when it comes to what happened in a short period of time, and it is related to the prefect, the most likely is the case of the 'Bianliang Doctor' Huang Ji and Nangong Yong, the third-in-command of the Nangong family...... If this is the case, it is very likely that the mastermind behind this is Huang Ji and his friends or someone from the Nangong family. And there is a lot of commission for hiring professional killers, and Huang Ji has always been poor. There is not much wealth, so it is most likely ......" Yuan Chong said Zuihou, and Wang Dasheng seemed to understand what he meant.
Wang Dasheng sneered. Then he said: "So, my lord, what do you mean is that the person who killed the former prefect has something to do with the people of the Nangong family...... To be more precise, it was the people of the Nangong family who hired the killer...... But what about Weishenme, General Ben didn't hear that the former prefect Zuihou judged the case. Is the case favorable to the Nangong family? There is no reason for this......"
Yuan Chong thought for a while, and echoed: "This is just speculation, and there is not enough evidence...... Besides. The things related to the prefect in recent days do not necessarily refer to the cases of Huang Ji and Nangong, but it may also be other things, and it may be a killer hired by another person...... In short, now everything is just speculation. There is not enough evidence yet. I'm just looking for some possibilities......"
After Wang Dasheng listened, he seemed to think of something, and suddenly raised his head and laughed.
Yuan Chong heard Wang Dasheng's somewhat trembling smile, and couldn't help asking, "I don't know what General Wang is laughing at?"
Wang Dasheng slowly lowered his head, looked at Yuan Chong sideways after laughing, and then said: "Lord Yuan, you have no evidence here, but General Ben has other evidence about Nangong......
Yuan Chong heard this and couldn't help asking, "Is it?" I wonder what evidence General Wang has found?"
Wang Dasheng immediately returned to his cold expression, and then continued: "General Ben was in the Bianliang departure area just now. I knew from the mouths of the people that Nangong wanted to take advantage of the situation of the Prime Minister's Mansion behind the back of the Imperial Court and the Prime Minister's Mansion in recent years to neglect the management of the departure area and other places, and forcibly occupy the commons. The forcible occupation of the commons is a matter of losing the head, now that Nangong has done it, and the people have also said the situation, even if the evidence is not conclusive, they can have the right to detain Nangong first, wait for the outcome of the case, and wait for the ...... to be released."
"Forcibly occupy the commons?" but Xia didn't know about it...... Yuan Chong said with some surprise, "I just checked the case tried by the former prefect, and I didn't find any relevant records." โ
Wang Dasheng thought for a while, and then said: "However, if the people of the Nangong family and the prefect knew about this matter from the beginning, but they clearly did not try it in the court, what ......does this mean?" Wang Dasheng seemed to be hinting at Yuan Chong something.
Yuan Chong listened to Wang Dasheng's tone and seemed to understand, so he nodded slowly and said: "It shows that there is a relationship between them - Nangong's family wealth is powerful, if he bribes the prefect, then this matter will not reach the ears of the governor of the prime minister's mansion, and this incident will be handled privately as an ordinary small case......"
"Hmph, I didn't say that, it's your own guess......" Wang Dasheng chuckled.
"Although the evidence is not conclusive, but the people in the departure area say so, and the suspicion of Nangong's use is getting bigger and bigger......," Yuan Chong continued, "But the evidence is insufficient, and we can't use any method from Nangong, and the case still has to be ...... step by step."
"There's no need-" Wang Dasheng suddenly changed his tone, and then said to Yuan Chong, "Anyway, General Ben has already been very unpleasant to the people of the Nangong family, Nangong used himself as a defendant, and was opposed by the people, so it stands to reason that he should be imprisoned, but he still swaggered between the Nangong family and the county government." Now Nangong Yong still dares to do such a headless thing as forcibly occupying the commons, and it is clear that he does not take Bianliang's Prime Minister's Mansion in his eyes!" Wang Dasheng's tone suddenly became a little heavy.
Yuan Chong saw Wang Dasheng, although he still hated Wang Dasheng in his heart, but this time he inadvertently helped Huang Ji, and Yuan Chong was not too strange. In fact, he didn't know that Wang Dasheng could have such a reaction, thanks to the method that Lu Jing and the others thought of, although it was a little dangerous, they still let the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion know about it.
Of course, Su Jia, who was hiding behind the stone pillar, had already heard every word of what the two of them had said, and she also understood that the current situation had been completely reversed, as long as she continued to follow the routine step by step, Nangong Yong would be sanctioned sooner or later.
Wang Dasheng paused for a while, and then said: "The matter can't be delayed for a moment, this case will be finished early - Lord Yuan, this general will give you an arrest warrant in a while, and I will go to Nangong's house today and escort Nangong back to the county office!" Wang Dasheng also gave an order, it seems that he is really here this time.
"Yes, I will definitely comply with it in the future!" Yuan Chong responded, at this time he was very excited in his heart, because Nangong Yong finally had to pay the price for his actions, and his brother Huang Ji could be regarded as able to solve the worries in his heart.
And Su Jia, who listened carefully behind the stone pillar, was just as excited in her heart: "Great." In this way, there is no need to involve the case in the case of the murder of Miss Xiaoyun, just the matter of forcibly occupying the commons, Nangong Yong is already unable to defend it...... Jingmei is really smart. It seems that she said that it was the right choice to shift the entry point......"
Su Jia was excited, but she didn't dare to make too much movement at this time. After all, Wang Dasheng is still here, and she can't act rashly.
However, Wang Dasheng talked about the case with Yuan Chong for a long time, and seemed to have forgotten about his tracking of Su Jia. Su Jia had been listening to the conversation between the two, and gradually felt that Wang Dasheng seemed to have stopped paying attention to himself. And the content that should be listened to has also been heard, and Su Jia has basically figured out the general situation. So Su Jia made a bet in her heart. In one go...... Suddenly, Su Jia used the lightest pace possible, and performed light skills in a flat direction. Quietly left this alley......
"At the end of today, you will take Nangong's forcible occupation of public land as an excuse, because you have doubts, you need to take it to the palace for investigation. Be sure to escort Nangong back to the county office!" Wang Dasheng continued.
"Yes. Before the time comes, I will definitely bring Nangong back to the county government in the next place!" Yuan Chong also responded.
Wang Dasheng nodded with a cold expression and satisfaction, after all, after dealing with the chores in the city, the Prime Minister's side can worry less about it.
Yuan Chong thought for a long time, and then he noticed that Wang Dasheng came alone, so he asked again: "But then again, General Wang." Don't you often come with five or six guards when you go around the places? Today, General Wang came to this county office alone, and analyzed the case ......"
As soon as he said this, Wang Dasheng's mind flashed with fire - he remembered that the purpose of his trip was to chase Su Jia.
Wang Dasheng didn't say a word, turned around and ran towards the pillar where Su Jia was standing before.
However, Su Jia was no longer here, and she was fortunate to leave first, otherwise she would still be targeted by Wang Dasheng.
Wang Dasheng looked behind the stone pillar, but it was empty. Wang Dasheng immediately had bruises on his head, his face was hideous, and then he gritted his teeth and said: "Let her run, she should be standing behind this pillar just now, she can't make a mistake...... Wang Dasheng realized at this time.
"What is she? What did she run away?" Yuan Chong didn't know the purpose of Wang Dasheng's trip, so he wondered again.
However, Wang Dasheng was very irritable at this time, and did not directly answer Yuan Chong's question at all. The duck in his hand flew, and Wang Da was angry and gathered the internal forces in his hands...... Suddenly, only hearing the sound of "bang-", Wang Dasheng's right hand swept over, and the upper half of the stone pillar was instantly split by Wang Dasheng's bare hands.
Wang Dasheng condensed his angry eyes, but said ruthlessly: "Hmph, let her run away this time, maybe it's because of a weak heart...... I won't let go of the next time I get the chance......"
Wang Dasheng gradually raised his head and looked in the direction he thought might be Su Jia's escape......
At this time, Su Jia just ran back vigorously, and didn't even dare to turn her head back. It didn't take long for Su Jia to return to Lufu......
However, to her surprise, Lu Jing and the others had already returned. But each of them looked very anxious, as if they were worried about their safety.
"Hey, Sister Su is backโ" Lu Jing saw Su Jia coming back and exclaimed happily.
When Xiao Tian saw Su Jia returning safely, he immediately ran forward and asked with concern, "Jia'er, are you okay?"
Su Jia looked at Xiao Tian's worried appearance, smiled and said, "Xiexie you, Ah Tian, I'm fine......"
"Sister Jia, you're really messing up......" Li Yuru said in a slightly reproachful tone on the side, "When Brother Tang and I confronted Wang Dasheng, we didn't know what was going on, and suddenly Wang Dasheng ran away...... Later, I heard Sister Jing say that it was Sister Jia who led Wang Dasheng away. โ
"Really, why didn't you leave without saying a word......," Zhao Zichuan also said on the side, "Miss Su, you can't let us worry anymore in the future." โ
"Yes, Jia'er, you have done such a risky thing again......" Xiao Tian also said softly.
"I'm sorry, everyone, I'm also here to save my sister-in-law and Brother Tang......" Su Jia first responded, and then seemed to think of something, so he said, "But...... Now Wang Dasheng seems to have noticed me, he knows that I live in Lu Mansion, I'm afraid ...... I can't stay in Lu Mansion anymore......"
As soon as she heard that Su Jia couldn't stay in the Lu Mansion anymore, Lu Jing said with some sadness: "Ah, Sister Su, are you leaving?"
"I can't help it, in order not to bother you anymore......" Su Jia said in a slightly sad tone.
"But Miss Su, we are reluctant to ...... when you leave," Tang Zhan also said on the side.
Lu Jing didn't want Su Jia to leave, she thought about it, and then said, "Why don't you do this?" you and Brother Xiao will stay at the nearby Hongxing Inn first, and try to avoid Wang Dasheng's sight, after all, we may still have something to look for you here...... When the case of Brother Huang Ji is over, the fool and the Zichuan brothers will also leave Bianliang City, so you can leave again when the time comes......"
Su Jia listened and was stunned for a while.
Xiao Tian was also reluctant to leave these friends, so he also said: "Yes, Jia'er, why don't we leave the Lu Mansion for the time being, but not Bianliang." When Brother Huang Ji finishes the case and uses Nangong for the Fa-rectification, it is not impossible to show off his limelight in the city......"
Everyone persuaded her like this, in fact, for Su Jia herself, why didn't she want to stay with her friends? If according to what Lu Jing and Xiao Tian said, she would avoid the Hongxing Inn for the time being, and wait for Huang Ji's case to end before leaving, it would not be impossible.
So, Su Jia nodded slightly, seemingly thoughtful, so she said, "Okay, then Ah Tian and I will stay at Hongxing Inn for a few days...... However, I heard something interesting at the gate of the county government just now, so I'll tell you about it firstโ"
So, Su Jia told Lu Jing and the others what she had just heard from Wang Dasheng and Yuan Chong.
Lu Jing heard this and said excitedly: "Really, great, I have to hurry up and tell Brother Huang Ji to go, I think he will be very excited when he hears the news!"
The others on the side were also a little happy about this matter, but Su Jia was still frowning a little on the side.
"Is it really going to end so smoothly...... Su Jia's heart suddenly flashed with a trace of unease...... (To be continued......)