Su Jindao: "Master Bao has thought carefully. He really cannot act rashly. If he goes forward rashly, he will alert the enemy. Just like the gangster, being silenced will be troublesome. It is better to visit secretly, find out the identity of the bandit leader, and then use ironclad evidence to kill him."
The best thing to do is wait for someone to take it down."
Bao Zheng glanced at Su Jin and sighed again: "I thought the same thing as you, but it was a step too late."
Su Jin was surprised and said: "What do you say, sir?"
Bao Zheng said: "In the past few days, I have been following Hei Qi secretly in disguise, trying to find out who is protecting these gangsters. The night before last, I and Bao Xin followed Hei Qi and saw a group of seven or eight of them entering Tang's house.
But Bao Xin and I were waiting at the front door of the house until noon the next day, but we didn't see those people come out; Bao Yi, Bao Qin, who took over our surveillance, didn't see them come out until midnight, so there's something very fishy about this."
Su Jin said: "Perhaps Hei Qi lives in the Tang Mansion. The adults are outside keeping an eye on them, while they are eating, drinking and sleeping comfortably inside."
Bao Zheng said: "I have naturally thought of this section, but a few days ago I have found out that Hei Qi's house is a house in Wulijing. He spent the night there for several days in a row, and there were several women there."
With people coming in and out, it can be seen that this is Hei Qi's serious house; moreover, Tang Jiyuan would never hide a bandit chief in his home. Firstly, there are many people with many eyes, and his identity is easily exposed. Secondly, Hei Qi is a person who is used to being loose and tough.
Placing them in the house will make themselves uncomfortable. Tang Jiyuan is a smart man and will definitely not let them live in the house."
Su Jin frowned and said, "What do you mean, sir...?"
Bao Zheng lowered his voice and said, "I'm afraid... he has been silenced."
Su Jin took a breath: "Sir, are you saying...seven or eight people have been silenced?"
Bao Zheng did not answer. He stood up and walked a few steps with his hands behind his back. He turned around and said: "Judging from Wu Zuo's fate, Zhu Shiyong has begun to close the loophole. Now that Wu Zuo is dead, the culprit in Qin Dalang's case is the only loophole, and Scarface
Hei Qi and others must be the murderers of Qin Dalang. According to this inference, scar-faced Hei Qi and other gangsters can only end everything if they die, so... they were all silenced."
Su Jin felt chills all over his body. When he heard the news of Wu Zuo's death just now, he was extremely shocked. Now after hearing Master Bao's analysis and comparing the previous events, Su Jin had to admit that what Master Bao said was very true.
reason.
Qin Dalang was coerced by this scar-faced man when Su Ji was a spy, and after Qin Dalang was exposed, Scar-faced Heiqi, who was in contact with Qin Dalang, had the motive to silence him. Then a series of things happened, and now it's time to lose the pawn and save the car.
, it is absolutely reasonable for the Chamber of Commerce and the prefect to resolutely abandon these chess pieces in order to prevent the truth from being exposed.
"It's just...killing seven or eight people in one go. No matter where you commit the murder, your whereabouts will inevitably be exposed. Could it be that there are a large number of highly skilled guards hiding in the Tang Mansion? Even if there are, wouldn't the news be known to everyone, and it will still spread, and this
Seventy-eight of them are bandits and are very skilled, how can they be easy-going people?"
Bao Zheng said: "There are so many ways to kill, so why use swords and guns? The gangsters are attached to others, and they are the ones they trust the most. Killing is easy."
"Sir, are you talking about attacking someone after getting drunk at a banquet?"
"Or just serve poisoned wine..." Bao Zheng has seen a lot of murder cases, so he naturally knows a lot more about these aspects than Su Jin.
Su Jin nodded secretly. All seven or eight people could be settled with just a pot of poisonous wine without anyone noticing. The corpses could be disposed of afterwards. Most of them were buried in the garden and used as flower fertilizer. In this way, all the clues could be obtained.
, let alone the case of a death row prisoner, even the case of Qin Dalang has no supporting evidence.
"What are you going to do, sir? If the secret is really silenced, I'm afraid it will be impossible to solve these public cases; these people are too ruthless and cut off the clues before anything happens, so it's not easy to deal with them."
Bao Zheng returned to the chair and sat down, took a sip of herbal tea, returned to normal and said: "No matter how cunning a fox is, he will leave traces. It's just that we are at an impasse at the moment. I am telling you this to ask for your help."
I am secretly paying attention to the fact that maybe those people have not been silenced, but are hiding, and they will surely show up sooner or later."
After a pause, he added: "This matter is also my fault. If I had not gone to the writers to make secret visits, I would not have attracted the attention of Zhu Shiyong and others, and perhaps they would not have been ruthless. I was also anxious and confused.
Ashamed, ashamed! Speaking of which, the bandit chieftains deserved their death, but it’s a pity that they didn’t do this. The five children in the family will definitely have a hard time in the future.”
Su Jin quickly expressed his position: "Don't worry, sir, I am also involved in this matter. I will definitely take care of the women and children among the couple, and the five children will also support them until they grow up."
Bao Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and said: "That's fine, you are indeed responsible for this matter. This is also to make you feel at ease. Don't mention this matter again, just investigate it secretly. At the end of the month, I will go to Duanzhou. During the journey,
Far away, if you notice anything, just write a letter to my house and give it to Bao Mian. Bao Mian will send a letter from home to Duanzhou every month. You can't interfere with other matters; now
There will definitely be spies in the prefectural government office spying around the government, and our actions may be under their control. It is best not to act rashly during this period. Let me slowly sort out the involved relationships, and then make further calculations."
Su Jin said: "I will obey your orders."
The two of them calmed down for a while, and then the servants of the Bao Mansion presented two small bowls of ice-cold mung bean soup. The two of them drank it with a slurp, and suddenly felt much calmer. Then they turned the topic to the purpose of Su Jin's coming here.
"Master Tixue Lu is my mentor. I originally wanted to visit him, so I asked you and I to go together. First, I can reminisce about old times, and secondly, I can help you introduce him." Bao Zheng said with a smile.
Su Jin stood up and bowed to express his thanks: "Your Excellency has helped me to advance. If he succeeds in his future, he will never forget his kindness."
Bao Zheng said sternly: "Don't imitate other people's tricks, such as support and repayment of favors. Young and good people will not learn these polite manners. If you can pass the imperial examination, what they will get is the emperor's salary and food."
It is the blood and sweat of the common people. All you have to do is live up to the emperor's favor and live up to the people. If you commit crimes, commit corruption and bend the law, I, Bao Zheng, will not care if you are an old friend and a close friend. Humanity is too great to defeat, and nothing can be greater than the law of the country.
go."
When Su Jin was scolded by him, he felt secretly ashamed that he was trying to save face and flattering him was unnecessary, so he bowed and said yes.
"I have something else to tell you. Although the imperial examinations in this dynasty are open to people of all statuses, and there are no restrictions on high or low status, in fact, the qualifications for the imperial examinations are still limited, and each prefecture and county needs to be screened in advance.
, determine a certain candidate, if I recommend you, Lord Tixue will definitely give you three points of praise, but you must promise me that you will study hard and don't do it perfunctory, otherwise it will not only make me and Lord Tixue look bad,
Because you occupy a quota, another person's career in the imperial examination will be delayed. Do you understand what I mean?" Bao Zheng was indeed ruthless and always said ugly things in front of him.
At this time, how could Su Jin pretend to be timid? He naturally agreed: "I am determined to do my best, not for the sake of the honor of adults and scholars, but also to cherish the favor of the court."
Bao Zheng nodded, and the two agreed to visit Mr. Tixue Lu tomorrow morning and chat a few words. Bao Zheng served tea to see the guest off and waved goodbye.
Su Jin returned to the mansion and thought about it. He realized that the world was difficult and dangerous. He thought it was a peaceful and prosperous time where everyone lived and worked in peace and contentment, and literati gathered together to recite poems and paint beautiful scenery. However, he did not expect that there was so much filth inside, and these
The matter was far beyond Su Jin's experience.
Su Jin was only a second-year college student in later generations, and his life experience was extremely limited. Those intrigues and intrigues that frequently killed people and silenced people had only been seen in books or TV movies, but at this moment, these things were peeled off and spread out in front of him.
And being so close to him was simply unacceptable to Su Jin.
Su Jin stayed in the darkness of the study for a full hour before he adjusted his mentality. From now on, he must be careful about his behavior. This road to the imperial examination must be taken. If he does not reach a certain status, he will have to protect himself.
problem, let alone talking about petty bourgeoisie life.dd