Chapter 183 The case is solved (please subscribe)

"woke up?"

In a dark, unfamiliar room, with a mysterious man full of malicious intent, Dang Qi Ping slowly spoke out this typical torture phrase in a hoarse voice.

The ugly-looking businessman finally realized what had happened, and his face turned cold:

"Which path are you on? Do you know who I am?"

With this familiar dialogue, I almost thought I was in a crime drama... Qi Ping cursed, folded his hands, and chuckled:

"Feng Wu, 'Fifth Master', I know."

Feng Wu sneered: "Now that I know, how dare you..."

"Crack!"

Beside him, a sharp knife slapped him across the face.

Feng Wu screamed and fell sideways. His teeth were almost knocked out. His head hit the corner of the table, blood spilled out and made a loud noise.

However, all sounds are locked inside the house with the "sealed" character and cannot be transmitted outside.

The sharp eyes were gloomy: "Be honest."

Qi Ping glanced at him, slightly surprised.

Who would have thought that the shy cook at Youpeng Teahouse who made good pastries could have such a cold side.

However, before arresting the person, Qi Ping asked about the person's reputation.

I learned that this Feng Wu was really a bad person who did many bad things. Many people under his command were killed in vain, and most of them were assigned to barbarians, tyrannical characters who deserved their death.

Therefore, Qi Ping is very satisfied with the performance of the sharp knife.

"Who are you and what do you want to do?"

Feng Wu was stunned. He struggled for a while before getting up. Finally, he did not dare to say harsh words and looked fearful.

Qi Ping leaned back in the chair and said in a calm tone: "Do you know Li Lang?"

Feng Wu was startled for a moment, his eyes moved slightly:

"Master Li who is guarding the border in the Northwest Army? I know him. He is a businessman. Who doesn't know him?"

Qi Ping said: "Some time ago, Li Lang left Lincheng. Before leaving, I met with you. What did you talk about?"

Feng Wudao: "Master Li went home to visit his relatives. Tell me. I treated him to a drink and asked his brothers to help take care of him."

Sitting in a straight posture, he continued to ask, "After he left, you stayed home sick and stopped running business. Why?"

Feng Wu replied: "Last time I went to the grassland, I had a fight with someone. I suffered some injuries. My old illness recurred, so I took a rest for a while."

The answers came fluently... Everything sounded in line with common sense... Qi Ping nodded and held his chin up, as if he was thinking about something.

After a moment, a chuckle came from under the bamboo hat, and then a gentle sigh:

"You lied!"

Feng Wu's face changed slightly.

"Let him wake up a little bit," Qi Ping said in a faint tone.

Next to him, the sharp knife wearing night clothes grinned, his eyes were cold, he pulled out a sharp and bright dagger from his waist, and kicked Feng Wu in the ribs.

The latter's vision went dark, and he lay on his side in severe pain.

At the same time, the sharp knife stepped forward and grabbed one of his palms. With a "pop" sound, the dagger pierced Feng Wu's left palm and nailed it to the wooden floor.

Blood sprayed.

"ah!!"

Feng Wu screamed, his eyes widened with an expression of disbelief:

"I didn't say..."

The sharp knife pulled out the second dagger, and with a pop, he nailed his right hand to the ground, pressed the handle of the knife, and made a gesture to cut:

"Fifth Master, think about it before you speak. All of me and your five fingers will be gone."

Feng Wu was heartbroken. At this moment, he clearly noticed the murderous look in the fat man's eyes and wailed loudly:

"I tell you! I tell you everything!"

Feng Wu burst into tears, endured the severe pain, and said quickly:

"The villain is familiar with the trade routes on both sides, so he often helps some people deliver things."

"Sending things is smuggling, right?" Qi Ping sighed.

"Yes." Feng Wu said fearfully:

"If we deliver goods normally, we have to pay a lot of customs duties, but through the relationship with the guard, we can be exempted from this tax. Mr. Li always takes care of us, and as long as we show him respect, he will allow us to smuggle some goods..."

After a pause, he continued:

"About three months ago, Mr. Li came to me unexpectedly and said that someone wanted to deliver a batch of goods to the grassland and wanted us to help transport it. The price offered was quite high, so I accepted it. I was thinking at the time, Mr. Li

I dare not refuse to accept the matchmaking job myself..."

Qi Ping's eyes were sharp: "What kind of goods?"

Feng Wu's eyes dodge.

The sharp knife hand crooked and cut off a finger. Feng Wu screamed. He no longer dared to hide it and cried:

"Ordnance! There are carts of firearms and armors, sealed in boxes. There are several large carts, and there is a man who covers his face following the cart.

I didn't know it at first, I just felt something was wrong. On the way to the grassland, the people under my command took a sneak peek and told me. Only then did I know that it might be a takeaway from the Northwest Army.

I was afraid of being silenced, so I pretended not to know and killed the people who reported to me.

After the goods were delivered to the contact person, they returned to Lincheng, and everything was fine until more than half a month ago..."

Swallowing, Feng Wu seemed to recall a scene that made him nervous:

"That day, Mr. Li came to me and said he wanted to go home.

He told me that there will be a smuggling investigation in the city recently and warned me to restrain myself and wait quietly for him to come back until the limelight is over...

I remembered that incident and felt scared. On that day, the mysterious man who escorted the ordnance with the car last time also came over, so I boldly eavesdropped on their conversation."

Qi Ping narrowed his eyes and sat up slightly while leaning on the chair:

"What did you hear?"

Feng Wu swallowed, stared, and said:

"I didn't hear clearly. They were in the house and I didn't dare to get too close. I only heard something about money, minister, and by the way, there was also a person's name."

"who?"

"Cui Xiuguang!" Feng Wudao.

Under the Qi Ping bamboo hat, his expression changed drastically.

Behind him, Hong Jiaojiao, who had been standing against the background wall, was also stunned on the spot.

Cui Xiuguang... this name was known to all three people present.

That was exactly the Commander-in-Chief of the Northwest Army, one of the two "common commanders" and an official of the second rank.

Is it him?!

The big tiger in the Northwest Army, the man behind bribery with Minister Qian and collusion with the barbarians, is this official they have never paid attention to?

At this moment, Qi Ping had the urge to swear.

He didn't think Feng Wu was lying.

First, this man is indeed just a businessman with a low moral character. He is not a trained and determined warrior. The fear in his eyes cannot be faked.

Secondly, the "silver" and "minister" he spoke of accurately hit the corruption case of the minister of the Ministry of Industry in Kyoto, and you must know that on the surface, the corruption of minister Qian has nothing to do with Northwest.

The connection between Minister Qian and the smuggling case is known only to a very few people, such as the emperor, Du Yuanchun and others.

There is absolutely no way this Feng Wu could have been fabricated.

Qi Ping fell into deep thought:

"Cui Xiuguang... Cui Xiuguang... let me think about it, so this commander-in-chief colluded with the barbarian, bribed Minister Qian, and obtained a batch of weapons.

Through some method, it was stolen through Treasurer Zheng Huai'en, or without him...

In order to cover up his whereabouts, he appointed the customs guard officer Li Lang to find the local snake Feng Wu and asked his caravan to transport the weapons into the grassland..."

"Then, the capital received news that a smuggling case had occurred in the northwest, and the emperor was preparing to conduct a thorough investigation. Cui Xiuguang received the news in advance from certain channels, so he began to make arrangements.

Let Li Lang first take leave and leave the Northwest Army to avoid this round of investigation.

He also made Zheng Huaien disappear and asked him to come out to take the blame. Out of their own interests, the top leadership of the Northwest Army acquiesced to this result..."

The events are clear and the chain is clear.
To be continued...