"Phew! It's finally over." It wasn't until she walked out of the mourning hall that Haitang stretched out and said with a relaxed look.
Li Qiang didn't want to but directly poured cold water on him, "Where is the end? The real test has just begun!"
"Test? What test?" Haitang asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Why, didn't you notice just now how those people looked at us after listening to Huo Ying's words?"
Haitang shrugged indifferently, "I didn't pay attention, let alone don't care."
"Um, okay..."
"Mr. Ming!" Just as he was talking, Mrs. Xu's voice rang out, and the two of them stopped at the same time.
"I really don't know how to thank you for what happened with Dishan. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid we would still be kept in the dark and let the real culprit go free! Please accept my respect!"
Seeing this, Li Qiang hurriedly turned slightly to let Mrs. Xu's gift, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Mrs. Xu: "Mrs. Xu doesn't have to be like this. A righteous man like Mr. Xu who adheres to the moral integrity of a scholar until his death, who would I want to replace him with?"
I won’t just watch him die inexplicably like this. What’s more, I have selfish motives for helping you. After all, this is the only way I can make you and Professor Chen trust me.”
"But Mr. Ming..."
"Mrs. Xu, so you are here! It's really easy for me to find you." Mrs. Xu wanted to say something more, but Chen Junbao's voice came from behind her.
"Find me?"
Chen Junbao nodded, "Well, let's go back to the office with me. Guanqing and the others have something to tell you."
"I'm sorry, you two. I'm afraid I have to excuse myself for a moment." After saying that, he left at Chen Junbao's urging.
"Did you see it?" Li Qiang said to Haitang as he watched the two people leaving.
"Hmph! That's why I hate dealing with strangers, especially those acid writers who talk about benevolence, justice and morality, but are of no use at critical times!"
"Yeah, that's the problem. If you are still the original agent Haitang, you can follow your own temper. But don't forget, you are now the official wife, the second young lady of the Ming family. The mahjong table and the cocktail party are
Your battlefield and the enemies on the battlefield will never accommodate you, so you must hurry up and adapt as soon as possible."
"Well, I...I'll try my best."
At the same time, the curator's office was already in a state of chaos.
"Okay, okay, everyone, stop arguing! Guanqing, what do you mean by this? Do you know something hidden, or have you heard someone say something? Don't worry, if you really have evidence in your hands to prove it,
He is a traitor, even if he testifies in public, I will never protect him in the slightest!" Chen Junbao, who was sitting in the main seat, was really troubled by the quarrels among the people, and it took a lot of effort to finally do it.
After taking control of the situation, he said to Qian Guanqing, who was the most excited and shouted the loudest just now.
Unexpectedly, Qian Guanqing snorted after hearing this and said stubbornly: "Humph! Even if he is not a traitor now, I dare to say that he will become a traitor sooner or later!"
However, after listening to Qian Guanqing's words, even Mrs. Xu, who had always been good-tempered, couldn't help but frown and said: "What is this? Brother Qian, I respect you so I call you brother. I know that you are doing this."
It's for our own good, but you can't ignore right from wrong, confuse right and wrong, and describe good people as bad people, right? If it weren't for him, I'm afraid the real cause of Dishan's death would still be a mystery to this day. He just helped us such a big favor, but
But you have no evidence and just rely on the murderer's words to insist that he is a traitor. This is too..."
As soon as these words came out, someone immediately said in support: "That's right! Even I know that they have been running around for so many days about Brother Dishan. I have seen a lot of traitors, but I have never seen anyone like this without asking for anything in return.
Treat other people’s matters as your own!”
Unexpectedly, Qian Guanqing caught the conversation and hurriedly said: "Oh, not asking for anything in return? Isn't that suspicious enough? Maybe... maybe he planned Brother Dishan's death.
, and then deliberately acted it out for us!"
As soon as these words came out, the office fell into chaos again, and everyone started talking at once.
"No way?"
"I don't think it's possible, but..."
"If that's the case, wouldn't it be too inhumane?"
"No, are you talking about humanity to traitors? Who would become a traitor if they have some humanity?"
"That's true, but I don't think he is!"
…
"Quiet!" Seeing that everyone was getting more and more outrageous, Chen Junbao slammed the table and said angrily, "Guanqing, you must speak clearly today. Why do you say that Brother Xu's death was planned by him?"
However, when faced with Chen Junbao's questioning, Qian Guanqing, instead of showing any timidity, said without fear: "Huh! Who here doesn't know that the Japanese have always coveted the precious ancient books in the hands of Brother Dishan?"
, visited the house five times to lobby, and even promised huge profits, but they repeatedly hit the wall and were sternly rejected by Brother Dishan, and then became angry and wanted to get rid of them quickly? But this is not Nanjing, let alone Shanghai, even if they have great ambitions
I don't have the courage to do such a dirty thing openly under the eyes of the British, so I specially transferred this new son-in-law of the Gu family from the Japanese-occupied area!"
"this……"
As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately looked at each other, and the room instantly became quiet.
Qian Guanqing seized the opportunity to take advantage of others and continued: "Professor Chen, Mrs. Xu, everyone, Guanqing knows that people speak lightly, and there is no ironclad evidence that completely convinces everyone, but I really can't bear to watch it.
I hope everyone is deceived by that insidious and treacherous villain!"
At this moment, Li Qiang's voice suddenly came from outside the door, "What an insidious and treacherous villain! I don't know when I offended you, and why did you slander me like this?"
After saying that, Li Qiang simply pushed the door open and walked straight in front of Qian Guanqing.
"Now, everyone has seen it. If he wasn't a traitor, how could he do such a rude thing? Ming, you came at the right time. Now please make it clear in front of everyone that you spared no effort to help investigate Dishan.
What’s the ulterior motive behind my brother’s death?”
"What a joke! I know what someone does and I never need to explain it to others? Whatever you think about it."
"Huh! No need? I think you have a guilty conscience, right? You won't say it, right? Well, I'll say it for you! A few days ago, you received an order to come with your wife on a wedding trip.
Hong Kong, you were ordered to secretly contact Tian Hesheng, and bribed Dr. Huo with a lot of money through them, and finally succeeded in assassinating Brother Dishan. Then you pretended not to know anything, broke in here by mistake, and 'unintentionally'
After learning about Brother Dishan, he hypocritically offered to help, right?"
"go on!"
"In the final analysis, the ultimate purpose of everything you have done is to gain the trust of all of us, so that you can legitimately approach or even steal those ancient books, right?"
Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, Li Qiang burst into laughter.
This made Qian Guanqing very angry, and asked with a gloomy face: "Why are you laughing?"
"It's nothing, I just think you have a good imagination. It would be a pity not to make a movie."
"Hmph! Don't change the subject there. Let me ask you, if you were not a traitor, why did the Quanye Chamber of Commerce go all the way to Shanghai to set up a branch?"
"Does this have anything to do with whether I am a traitor?"
"Of course it does matter! Don't I know if others don't know it? Or do you really think that you have concealed it well and no one knows the real cause of death of the former president and his son? You must know that people are doing it and God is watching. Paper is
You can never contain the fire!"
Qian Guanqing's words were so shocking that even Chen Junbao couldn't help but asked in shock: "What are you talking about, Guanqing? Didn't the former president of the Quanye Chamber of Commerce and his son encounter a shipwreck on their way back?"
, was he the one who unfortunately died?"
"What kind of shipwreck? Let me tell you the truth! The former president and his son were killed by Mr. Ming in front of me with his own hands!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present immediately aroused an uproar. Some were in disbelief, some were shocked, and many people were so excited that they stood up from their chairs. For a moment, everyone's eyes were on
Then everyone focused on Li Qiang.
It was only then that Li Qiang's face finally changed. His face was as sinking as water, and he said word by word: "Mr. Qian, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say random things. What evidence do you have?"
Did I kill the former president and his son with my own hands?"
"Yes, I have no evidence, because I am a witness! I was invited by Master Qingshu to go to Shanghai to discuss important matters, but that night, gunshots were heard in the Chamber of Commerce. Not long after, I
I saw you running out of it with my own eyes, and after a while, the Japanese military police rushed in and took out the bodies of the former president and his son."
"That's nonsense! If what you said is true, then why didn't you report it to the official?"
"Do you think I'm stupid? After the accident, instead of holding anyone accountable, the Japanese used all their connections to block the news. It wasn't until a week later that newspapers reported one after another. But by then, the former president and his son
The cause of death was changed from being shot at the beginning, to someone who was involved in a shipwreck, and unfortunately died. From then on, I secretly swore to myself that I would never let them die in vain like this. This hatred was irreconcilable, and I would definitely fight against it one day.
Let the truth of this matter be made known to the world to comfort the two souls in heaven!"
Speaking of this, Qian Guanqing actually choked up, which made everyone moved.
Now even Chen Junbao's trust in Li Qiang was shaken, "Mr. Ming, is what Guan Qing just said true?"
"It's useless to say more. Right and wrong have their own decisions. They won't change just because of what that person said. What do you think, Professor Chen?"
"Professor Chen, human life is at stake, you must not listen to this kid's words!"
"Hey, I'm talking about Qian Guanqing. You kept saying that I was telling the same story. Could it be that what you said was not the same thing?"
"You... you bastard! Professor Chen..."
"Okay, stop arguing. This is a serious matter and we must not make rash judgments. I will find a way to investigate this matter clearly. I will give you an explanation when the time comes. How about it?"
However, before Chen Junbao finished speaking, Li Qiang and Qian Guanqing said almost in unison: "How can that be done?"
"Professor Chen, if it's just about my personal reputation, it doesn't matter. But under Qian Guanqing's groundless accusation, this matter has reached a level that concerns the reputation of the entire Quanye Chamber of Commerce, so I must let him go today.
Please explain this matter clearly! If you can’t explain it clearly, I’m sorry, but I will definitely pursue it to the end. This is not a place outside the law, and those who spread rumors and slander must accept the severest punishment!”
"Humph! What you say is better than what you sing. Okay, then I will fight you to the death today to see who is the shameless person who confuses right and wrong!"
Seeing that the two people were getting more and more excited as they talked, everyone present was at a loss. They wanted to come forward to persuade them, but they didn't know how to do so. They could only look at Chen Junbao one by one.
Little did he know that Chen Junbao was in a dilemma at this time. He knew that what Qian Guanqing said was probably true, but he could not express his position. After all, Li Weigong was willing to hand over the key to the secret room to Li Qiang before leaving, which shows that this person's
The identity is not simple. In other words, even if Qian Guanqing's words are true, there may be hidden secrets in them. However, he cannot tell these things, and he immediately falls into a dilemma.
However, at this moment, a hoarse voice rang out, "I think it is difficult to solve this matter, but it is also simple to say! I wonder if you can listen to me?"
As soon as these words came out, they instantly attracted everyone's attention. The person who spoke was an ordinary-looking man with a medium build. He had an "ordinary" aura all over his body. He was someone who would be easily lost in a crowd.
That kind of guy, if it hadn't been for the shocking words he just said, even Li Qiang wouldn't have noticed him. It can be said that he is just a guy with almost zero presence. But it is such an ordinary guy who can't be more ordinary, but Li Qiang...
The wall faintly smelled a dangerous smell.
"Who is your Excellency?"
"My surname is Zhou, and I am the librarian of the Great Hall."
"The Great Hall? If I remember correctly, hasn't the library there been closed to the public long ago due to the demolition of the Great Hall?"
Before he finished speaking, Chen Junbao said: "Mr. Ming, you don't know something. Although the library is closed to the public, the books inside still need to be taken care of."
Hearing this, Li Qiang suddenly nodded, "So that's it. What's Mr. Zhou's advice?"
"It's very simple. As long as Mr. Ming makes a promise in front of everyone, no matter what happens in the future, you will never be involved in anything related to those ancient books. I believe that all the rumors will be self-defeating.
