Chapter 595: The Fish That Slipped Through the Net
Chapter 595 A fish slipped through the net
Author: Doraemon
Chapter 595 A fish slipped through the net
After leaving Linghua Pavilion, Zhou Qian told his subordinate Liao Fan: "Keep a close eye on her, and don't let her escape."
"Yes." Liao Fan responded respectfully and followed Zhou Qian, "Master, what should we do with Aunt Shen's family? Her mother Niu is very arrogant outside.
"How arrogant?" Zhou Qian frowned.
"It was spread everywhere that her daughter would soon become the wife of the prime minister, and that after giving birth to a son, she would be granted a royal title.'
Zhou Qian's face was extremely ugly, and Shen Lingling took advantage of the fact that he was pretending to be 'Prime Minister Zhou' and forced him to get these two kinds of glory and wealth.
If these words were to reach the ears of his two 'sons' Zhou Mingzhong and Zhou Mingcheng, I don't know how much trouble they would cause.
But he really doesn't want to deal with Shen Lingling's mother-in-law at the moment. It's easy to find excuses after Shen Lingling's death. Why shouldn't arouse suspicion when the entire family is missing?
But this family is greedy and flamboyant. If Shen Lingling reveals anything to them, it will be a big trouble if they are not dealt with.
Liao Fan saw Zhou Qian's gloomy face and offered advice as if he was busy trying to please him. "Master, I have a plan here."
"Oh? Tell me." Zhou Qianyin smiled.
Liao Fan then leaned into Zhou Qian's ear and told him the plan.
South of the city.
The life of Mrs. Wang's family was relatively peaceful. Mrs. Wang set up a stall in the alley to earn some money. Her younger son Shen Yunlai bought a carriage and solicited customers outside. Yufen and Daohua found jobs in restaurants. With the job of washing dishes and having two frontmen to collect rent, my life was more comfortable than in the countryside.
Speaking of their family, I have to mention Mrs. Wang’s eldest son, gambler Shen Zuorong.
Shen Zuorong was chained in the house for several months. His family released him a month ago, thinking he had reformed.
His family did not trust him as a gambler and kept his property hidden. Shen Zuorong couldn't find any money in the house and got into the bad habit of stealing. After stealing the money, he went to the casino to squander it.
Mrs. Wang and Yufen knew it to some extent, but since he didn't use the family's money to gamble, he didn't bother to take care of it. After all, he had to take care of himself when he was locked in the house, eating, drinking, and defecating.
That day, Shen Zuorong didn't know where he got his gambling money and entered the casino.
He didn't have two hands and lost everything. He was feeling upset when a gambler named Ah Si pulled him aside.
"Hey, Shen Zuorong, are you short of money?"
"I'm short of money~" Shen Zuorong held a handful of greasy hair with his hands. How can any gambler not be short of money?
Ah Si lowered his voice and said, "I'm in need too, how about we do it together?"
Shen Zuorong immediately became interested, "How do you do it?"
"Come on, come out and let's discuss it carefully." Ah Si immediately pulled Shen Zuorong out of the casino and went to a deserted area nearby. They plotted for a long time before breaking up.
At the stall where Mr. Niu and Mrs. Wang set up a stall, a customer who was buying needles, threads and brains thought Niu was too expensive, so he was called over by Mrs. Wang to close the deal. Now it was okay, Mr. Niu jumped on his feet and talked to Mr. Wang. Tai yelled at each other.
While he was cursing, Shen Zuorong came back.
After asking about the situation, she mocked: "Aunt Niu, do you care about these two small money? It seems that Shen Lingling didn't give you any money. She even sang that her daughter was going to be the prime minister's wife one day, and she wasn't afraid of others laughing at her."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Niu said angrily: "Who said my daughter didn't give me money?" He stopped mid-sentence and glanced at Shen Zuorong. This guy is a habitual thief, so you must not reveal your wealth in front of him.
It is said that Shen Lingling gave them a hundred thousand taels of silver notes a month ago. Such a huge sum of money is very hot to handle. For fear of being known and remembered, why would you set up this shabby stall if it wasn't to hide others' eyes?
This subtle little expression did not escape Shen Zuorong's eyes, and he walked into the alley humming a ditty.
The next day, Mrs. Niu’s dog in the courtyard was suddenly beaten to death. She was so angry that she yelled at Mrs. Wang all morning. She only had a grudge against Mrs. Wang, not Mrs. Wang who killed her. Who else could it be?
A few days after the dog's death, two black shadows suddenly appeared outside the Niu family's house in the middle of the night. One took a break, and the other climbed into the yard.
The person who climbed into the courtyard was Shen Zuorong. Shen Zuorong was wearing night clothes, covering his face, holding a dagger in his hand to defend himself, and crept into the courtyard.
Under the moonlight, he opened the door of the wing and walked in.
There was no one in the room, the quilt was still warm, and no one knew where they were.
Shen Zuorong sighed to himself, God help me, and began to rummage through the cabinets.
After rummaging through it, I only found a few taels of silver. I cursed my luck and left the side room to the main room.
It took some effort to open the door of the main room, and Shen Zuorong touched it in excitedly.
The room was pitch dark, and there was no light in my hand to see clearly what was going on inside. I just felt that the floor was very sticky and slippery. I touched it with my hand and found that it was full of sticky things.
He had had a cold for the past two days and his nose was blocked and he couldn't smell anything. He felt vaguely that something was not right, but when he thought of Ah Si saying that Mr. Niu had one hundred thousand taels of silver in his hand, he couldn't help but greedily touch it in.
The moonlight slanted in from the window and vaguely illuminated someone on the bed. Shen Zuorong hurriedly ducked down.
After taking two steps forward, he suddenly tripped over something. Shen Zuorong quickly touched it with his hand. Huh? It looked like a person fell to the ground.
How could a good person lie on the ground? Shen Zuorong suddenly felt bad and quickly touched the man's face and probed under his nose.
Oh my God, there is no breath, he is dead!
Subconsciously, Shen Zuorong wanted to escape, but when he thought about it, everyone was dead, and he still hadn't obtained the 100,000 taels of silver notes. He felt unwilling and courageous, and took out the flint to light the lamp.
After the lights were turned on, Shen Zuorong was almost frightened out of his wits by the scene in front of him. He saw Shen Lingling's family members were all killed in the main room.
And he himself was groping and rolling in the darkness, his body covered in blood.
"Everyone is dead, and I'm just looking for money." Shen Zuorong's mind was filled with the huge sum of one hundred thousand taels. He didn't kill the person anyway, so he was scared shitless.
It was also lucky that the box containing the money was turned out without turning twice. Shen Zuorong was so happy that he rushed out of the house with the money box in his arms.
He wanted to escape, but the officers and soldiers didn't know how to get the news and surrounded him with torches.
At the Prime Minister's Mansion, Liao Fan came to report to Zhou Qian early in the morning.
"Sir, Aunt Shen's family in the south of the city was killed by a gambler who broke into the house."
"Aunt Shen's family was killed? This is too tragic." Zhou Qian pretended to be sympathetic, "Have the gangster been caught?"
"Caught it, but..." Liao Fan stopped talking.
"You all go down." Zhou Qian narrowed his eyes and sent all the servants out.
"But what? This little thing won't cause any mistakes, right?"
"The men who were sent came back and said that one of them had escaped."
Zhou Qian was so angry that he slapped his hand on the table, "One escaped? How did you do it? You can't even deal with this kind of bastard?"
Liao Fan hurriedly knelt down and said, "It's an eleven or twelve-year-old child who got out of a dog hole. My subordinates will lead a search immediately."
"Look for it secretly, don't make it known to everyone." Zhou Qian's face was extremely ugly.
