In fact, Shen Liben was more incompetent and furious, because it was useless to kill Xiong Qitai now. As long as the guard handed the things to King Chu, he would also die, and even Hu Xiang would be implicated...
So after being furious, he forced himself to calm down and face reality. As Xiong Qitai said, they are now grasshoppers on a rope, and they can't get rid of the blame.
After sorting out his thoughts, Shen Liben asked slowly: "That Chang Sui named Liu Kong said that the King of Chu appeared at Liu Shenzheng's house the day after we offered our condolences?"
"Yes." Xiong Qitai nodded.
"Why didn't you report it yesterday?" Shen Liben asked in a deep voice: "You have to wait until today?"
"He originally came to contact me through Ma Xingwen. As soon as he knew that King Chu was coming, he wanted to report it, but Ma Xingwen was called for questioning and couldn't be contacted. Later he heard that Ma Xingwen had been arrested by Zeng After Zeng Tai dunked, he realized that something was wrong, and he didn’t care that he would be exposed. He quickly took the risk and asked for a meeting and told me who was the boss behind Zeng Tai.”
"Is that so..." Shen Liben twirled his goatee and frowned: "How much does His Majesty, King Chu, already know?"
"Quite a few." Xiong Qitai said: "Liu Kong said that the King of Chu guessed that Liu Shenzheng was killed after hearing clues from Ma Xianwen's unnecessary question."
"Which sentence?" Shen Liben was stunned. He didn't expect that there was something he didn't know.
"Ah? Your Excellency, you don't know?" Xiong Qitai was also stunned, and then said embarrassedly:
"Oh, by the way, I asked Deputy Ambassador Feng to extract the confession of Liu Meng, another long-time follower of Liu Shenzheng. So your Excellency doesn't know that Ma Xianwen once asked him through the wall, 'Liu Meng, Liu Meng, your master has gone back. ?'"
"You are really good." Shen Liben said without any hesitation: "The King of Chu must have read the file through Zeng Tai. As long as there is no confession from Liu Meng, he will know that there is something wrong with Feng Delun."
"Yes," Xiong Qitai nodded regretfully and said, "I thought that the imperial envoy who came here was an adult, so his work was indeed a bit rough. Who would have thought that the emperor had a hidden agenda and actually sent the King of Chu to come incognito for a private visit. Now it can be revealed It’s hard.”
"Alas..." Shen Liben didn't have the energy to curse anymore. He shook his head and said, "What else did King Chu find? Did he catch you?"
"The King of Chu must have discovered through investigation that the three officials were the most suspicious, so he ordered Zeng Tai to trap them. They are probably being tortured somewhere now." Xiong Qitai said worriedly: "It's okay to say that the other two officials don't know much about it. With so much experience, I know almost everything.”
"So, King Chu has already set his sights on you?" Shen Liben said quietly.
"..." Xiong Qitai was not frightened at all, and hurriedly comforted himself: "Not necessarily, maybe the horse experience can survive it?"
"Do you believe this yourself?" Shen Liben chuckled.
"I don't believe it." Xiong Qitai shook his head dejectedly.
"Do you know where King Chu is now?" Shen Liben asked in a deep voice.
"I know, he lives in the Tongfu Inn on Toad Street, in a room registered as a guest named Diga." Xiong Qitai nodded.
"Well..." Shen Liben nodded slowly, lost in thought, and murmured for a long time: "Suppose the King of Chu can pry open Ma Qian's mouth, no, he will definitely be able to pry it open."
Because he remembered the brilliant achievements of King Chu in Suzhou. The experience of just one horse was not enough to make the sixth man's teeth crack.
"So, Liu Kong should have been exposed. We can't even rule out that the King of Chu deliberately let him send a message so that we would know that he was coming and that he was at Tongfu Inn." The more Shen Liben thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case. "Then we'll see what we do."
"It makes sense." Xiong Qitai nodded and sighed: "You have to be an adult. I didn't think of this level."
"You'd better forget about your brain." Shen Liben said angrily.
"Yes, yes, sir, what should we do?" Xiong Qitai asked casually: "Do you want to cut the knot with a sharp knife, and do nothing without doing it?"
"Of course not!" Shen Liben scolded angrily: "Do you have no other ideas except bad ideas? Since King Chu is waiting for you to come, he has made complete preparations. Not to mention Zeng Tai, he There must be someone hiding behind it, how could you possibly be so unaware of it?"
"Yes, I also know that this is extremely risky, but isn't there no other way? If that thing falls into the hands of the King of Chu, we are all going to kill everyone, so we might as well strike first and ask the prince to support him." A desperado like Xiong Qitai, who had survived the troubled times, knew there was no one he would not dare to kill if he was desperate.
"Didn't that thing fall into the hands of King Chu yet?" Shen Liben sighed.
"Yes." Xiong Qitai smiled, but in fact he didn't care.
"So, it's not yet time for the fish to die," Shen Liben said solemnly: "The most urgent task is to quickly find the guard and retrieve the thing or destroy it. Whether the King of Chu has that thing in his hand or not makes a big difference. "
"Yes, the only thing that remains unchanged is the ending of the official." Xiong Qitai said with a wry smile.
"That's right, as long as there is a confession from Ma's experience, you and Feng Delun will be dead." Shen Liben said calmly: "Even Prime Minister Hu can't stop the King of Chu from killing you for revenge."
"But if King Chu can't get that thing, everyone except you two will be able to survive." He changed the topic again:
"As long as you keep your mouth shut forever, I will not be implicated, let alone Prime Minister Hu. We will definitely do our best to protect your family. They will be exiled for a few years at most. After the King of Chu forgets this, he will put them away. If you return them to your place of origin and return your property, you will still be a wealthy family."
"This guy is pretty weird," Xiong Qitai said bitterly.
"You are also a person who came from troubled times. Haven't you learned the rules of a strong man's wrist-cutting?" Shen Liben said coldly.
"I have learned the lesson." Xiong Qitai sighed: "But when the knife cuts on my neck, it hurts."
"It is reasonable and reasonable for you to take responsibility for the trouble you cause." Shen Liben said solemnly: "Besides, you have no choice."
"..." Xiong Qitai was stunned for a moment, then he said dejectedly: "Yes, there is only this way."
"Go back, have a good sleep tonight, and start digging three feet into the ground tomorrow to find that person!" Shen Liben said word by word.
"Okay." Xiong Qitai nodded approvingly and asked, "What about Tongfu Inn?"
"Just send someone to keep an eye on it." Shen Liben replied: "The King of Chu wants to seduce you, but you must not be fooled. Once you take action, he can mobilize his troops to bring down Jiangxi's officialdom, and no one can blame him. What. "
"That's true..." After all, Xiong Qitai still didn't understand Shen Liben's temperament. He didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Prince would actually have a gangster temperament.
"Let him sit there for now, and then concentrate on finding people and things." Shen Liben said with a long sigh.
"I understand." Xiong Qitai nodded with difficulty, turned around and walked out without saluting.
Shen Liben looked at his depressed back, like a dog, and didn't care about him anymore.
When he reached the door, Xiong Qitai suddenly stopped and said, "Sir, there is actually something I haven't told you."
"More?" Shen Liben groaned helplessly.
"In these years, no matter what I do, I have always used your name." Xiong Qitai smiled and said: "So, when the people below give gifts, they always give double gifts."
"Then why haven't you received it?" Shen Liben was dumbfounded.
"Haha..." Xiong Qitai smiled proudly and walked into the darkness, leaving Shen Liben alone in the wind.
