16. Secretly communicating with the rebel party?
There are not many people living in this alley, so it seems a bit deserted.
"You two go to the back to prevent him from escaping from the back." Li Qingshan said to Chen Mo and Zhang Zhang in a commanding tone, with an unquestionable expression on his face.
He frowned and immediately wanted to argue with him, but Chen Mo grabbed his arm and led him gently over the courtyard wall and toward the back of the attic.
Chen Mo's actions made Li Qingshan even more disdainful. After climbing over the courtyard wall, he quietly touched the front of the attic.
The attic looked a little shabby, and the lanterns hanging under the eaves swayed slightly in the evening breeze.
I opened my mouth and wanted to say something, but now I have started to take action. In order not to make any noise, I had to suppress it and said nothing.
After all, Chen Mo had carried out several missions, so he was relatively professional. After arriving at the backyard, He Zhangkai could tell where the escape route was at a glance.
Chen Mo just made a gesture to Zhang Kai, meaning you are here to guard. He went in and surrounded the people inside with Li Qingshan.
In fact, he can completely fish and let Li Qingshan do the hard work alone.
But after all, it is a task assigned by the general flag. If you fail, you will inevitably be reprimanded.
At this moment.
"Dangdang!"
Li Qingshan, who was heading towards the second floor, accidentally touched the transparent fishing line hidden on both sides of the stairs, which was not easy to see. The bell tied to the other end of the fishing line suddenly rang.
There was a movement on the second floor soon.
"Damn it." Li Qingshan pulled out his official sword and rushed toward the second floor, shouting: "If you go against the party, don't leave."
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In the room on the second floor, He Qing was looking at the changes in the stars in the night sky through the skylight. He also held a wine bottle in his hand. After taking a sip of wine, he immediately looked down at the table and figured it out by himself.
He made a small jade scale and recorded his findings through comparison.
At this moment, there was a sound of a bell ringing from downstairs.
He Qing's expression changed, he knew someone had broken in.
In the State of Chu, it is illegal to practice astronomy privately, and the crime is not light. Ever since he was discovered to be practicing astronomy privately, he was arrested by the government. After hiding for more than a few years, he also developed a vigilant mentality.
He drank the wine in the flask in one gulp, then quickly put the Xuanji, Yuheng, Guibiao and other items on the table into the wooden box beside him, then skillfully put the wooden box on his back and prepared to escape.
At this moment.
With a "bang", Li Qingshan burst through the door with an official sword in hand, causing sawdust to fly.
"Don't move, Jin Yiwei is handling the case." Li Qingshan shouted.
He Qing's expression changed. Why did he attract the Jin Yiwei? But he soon understood.
He also participated in the imperial examination in his early years and wanted to be admitted to the Qintian Prison to realize his dream, but there was no doubt that he failed.
However, he did not give up. He regrouped and kept working hard to prepare for the next imperial examination. However, he failed again. At this moment, he was already cold-hearted, but he still did not give up.
He took part in the imperial examination again, this time he was full of confidence, but on the day when the results were announced, he failed again.
In the end, he was really discouraged and resorted to drinking every day to soothe his sorrows. Once, when he was drinking in Baiyu Tavern, he heard someone mocking the corruption of court officials and the eunuchs controlling the government. Looking back on his own experience, he drank alcohol and drowned his sorrows.
, he also scolded the court officials one by one. At this time, he found that the unwillingness and grievances in his heart had been reduced a lot after venting them, so after he left the capital, he often made insinuations about current affairs among the people.
The memory flashed by, and he reacted very quickly. He picked up the oil lamp on the table and threw it towards Li Qingshan.
The window was not closed. This was He Qing's escape route to prevent unexpected situations from happening.
As soon as he climbed over the window to escape, a black shadow came over and kicked him in the chest.
He Qing immediately felt as if he had been hit hard, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and his figure flew back, hitting the wall of the house heavily, unable to move.
The contents of the wooden box were knocked over all over the floor.
Chen Mo came in through the window.
After Li Qingshan caught the oil lamp, he put it back on the table, but without looking at the two of them, he came straight to He Qing, lowered his body, pinched his chin, asked him to face him, and then took him from his arms.
He took out a portrait painted by the government, compared it, and then said: "It's He Qing himself."
He stood up, put the knife against He Qing's neck, and said coldly: "Go against the party, close your eyes."
And He Qing, who was stunned by the kick just now, also reacted at this moment. The kick just now made him vomit out all the wine he drank. When he saw the cold light of the big knife on the neck, he was frightened.
He broke into a cold sweat and quickly begged for mercy: "Don't... don't kill me."
No one is afraid of death.
"Being against the party is a capital crime." Cold words came out of Li Qingshan's mouth.
Hearing this, He Qing's face turned pale. He immediately remembered something and said, "You...can't kill me. I...have what you want."
"What?"
"...Clues about the big...demon." He Qing said hurriedly. The fact that Jin Yiwei has been looking for the demon recently has been spread for a long time, so He Qing naturally knows it.
Hearing this, Li Qingshan raised his eyebrows and subconsciously turned to look at Chen Mo in front of the window. It would not be good for too many people to know this kind of news.
And when Li Qingshan turned around, He Qing also saw Chen Mo who looked up after hearing this. The moonlight hit Chen Mo's face, and He Qing said in surprise: "...Chen...Chen Mo."
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Chen Mo's face tightened.
Li Qingshan also opened his eyes wide and said immediately: "You know him."
"I don't recognize him." Chen Mo was sure he didn't know He Qing.
"Then why does he know your name?" Li Qingshan looked at Chen Mo coldly.
At this time, He Qing discovered something was wrong. The relationship between the two people seemed not to be very good. Seeing that there was a turn for the better, he quickly said: "I am the nephew of He An, the housekeeper of the Ning family. At that time, you were still the nurse of the Ning family. You
I'm a brother. When you had a secret meeting with the eldest daughter of the Ning family, how could you have escaped if I hadn't helped you."
Chen Mo's expression changed. When he was at the Ning family, he had indeed heard that the housekeeper had a nephew, but he didn't know his nephew's name. He had never had any contact with him, and it was impossible for him to be the brother He Qing said.
"Nonsense." Chen Mo said.
"I'm not talking nonsense. If you don't admit it, don't you just want everyone to know that Miss Ning's fiancé is the eldest son of the governor Li?" He Qing said.
"Looking for death." Chen Mo drew out his knife and was about to kill him, but was stopped by Li Qingshan, saying: "What, you want to kill someone and silence him?"
Li Qingshan took out the impermanence book from his pocket, and then took out the ink pen he carried with him, dipped it in water and started writing.
"What are you doing?" Chen Mo narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Chen Mo secretly communicated with the rebels and had a private meeting with Li Yan's fiancée..." Li Qingshan put away the impermanent book, came to Chen Mo's side, and patted Chen Mo's face with the impermanent book: "Secretly communicated with the rebels.
Chapter completed!