With that dream in front of him, Xu Chong always thought that Xie Changkong was the only Xie Lao San left in the Xie family.
But now, Ge Wanshan says that Xie Changkong is the fourth child?!
Wasn't the fourth child killed by a water ghost?
Xu Chong's brain was a little confused.
"What's wrong?"
Ge Wanshan glanced at Xu Chong in confusion, "If the information I got is correct, the eldest son of the Xie family is called Xie Changfeng, the second son Xie Changlin, the third son Xie Changqing, the fourth son Xie Changkong... He actually dares to use his real name to serve as an official in the court. This
I didn’t expect that.”
"...I see, seeing his age, I thought he was someone from the older generation."
Xu Chong concealed his shock and responded casually.
"To you, you are indeed an older generation."
Ge Wanshan nodded and didn't pay much attention.
"Sir, how did the mission of arresting Xie Changkong come about?"
Xu Chong asked again.
"Fu Jun's people intercepted a secret report from Taiping Road."
Ge Wanshan explained, "The secret report was of a very high level and we couldn't interpret it, so we sent it to the General Guard, and then the arrest order was issued... What, do you think there is anything wrong with this?"
A secret report intercepted by Duan Yuanming's people?
Xu Chong wrote it down, shook his head and said: "No, just to understand."
The two of them stopped talking and rode the carriage all the way back to Qianhusuo.
Xu Chong locked himself in the room on the pretext of analyzing the case.
Just like last time, Ge Wanshan ordered that no one should be disturbed.
No one noticed that when the sky gradually turned dark, the window in Xu Chong's room facing Fucheng quietly opened for a moment.
Yes.
Xu Chong left Qianhusuo because of greed.
A seemingly ordinary torture mission turned strange because of that dream.
There is a little bit of information now, but if you analyze it, there are too many possibilities.
It's possible that it was Xie Changkong. The water ghost mistakenly thought he had killed him, but in fact Xie Changkong survived.
It's possible that what Ge Wanshan heard from hearsay is wrong, and Xie Changkong is the only third child in the Xie family, not the fourth.
There is another possibility...
That person was neither Xie Lao San nor Xie Lao Si.
But it was disguised by Duan Yuanming's people!
No matter which possibility it is, without knowing the identity of the criminal, it is impossible to make subsequent judgments.
Xu Chong quietly left Qianhusuo, just to return to the county government and test that Xie Changkong!
Greedy to light means that the darker the light, the better the invisibility effect.
Even though the city gate was closed, Xu Chong flew directly over the city wall under this dark sky without being noticed by anyone.
Arriving at the government prison is like entering a deserted place.
After waiting in Xie Changkong's cell for a while, sure enough, the officer responsible for patrolling and monitoring came over.
This was observed when we came during the day.
In the deepest prisons, someone will come to check the cells every half an hour.
The officer took out the key and opened the cell door very carefully, as if he was afraid of disturbing the prisoners inside.
Then he stood on tiptoes, trying not to make any noise, holding the lantern and walking around to make sure that there was no sign of damage to the cell wall, then he retreated and locked the cell door.
At this time, Xu Chong had already stood in front of Xie Changkong.
It can be seen that Xie Changkong was seriously injured and his body's strength was restricted.
While sleeping, he would occasionally frown and hum.
Xu Chong was speechless.
He had thought about it on the way here, just observing and not alarming.
After all, if you don't know the purpose behind it, you can't alert the snake.
But he didn't expect that this guy could actually sleep?
My heart is really big.
Wait... Doesn't having such a big heart mean that Xie Changkong is confident in his heart?
Xu Chong narrowed his eyes, looked back in the direction of the cell door, and flicked his finger.
There was a sound of the door lock clanking.
Xie Changkong smacked his mouth twice in dissatisfaction and turned his head to the other side.
Still didn't wake up.
"..."
Xu Chong was speechless.
If Xie Changkong doesn't wake up, then isn't his trip in vain?
never mind.
No one can find me anyway.
Xu Chong's eyes flashed, and he raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
This obviously man-made sound, so close at hand, really made Xie Changkong wake up.
However, Xie Changkong looked left and right and found nothing unusual. In the end, he just thought it was an illusion and fell asleep again.
"..."
Xu Chong's face looked a little dull.
The look in Xie Changkong's eyes just now gave him a familiar feeling.
Doubt, vigilance, confusion... these are all normal and consistent with people's reactions when they suddenly hear unusual noises.
But there is no such thing as the attitude of a strong person!
I can't tell you specifically, I feel like...
It's as if you have been under others for many years, so you don't think you are strong, and you don't think you have any future.
This look was very familiar to him, as if he had seen it somewhere...
Seen it?
Xie Changkong's eyes enlarged in Xu Chong's mind, occupying his entire mind. When they shrank again, the face was replaced by another person's.
This is?!
The assassin who killed Jiang Zhihong!
Xu Chong's heart suddenly tightened.
He once again remembered that Jiang Zhihong suppressed the assassins and he was responsible for the interrogation of the assassins.
The look in Xie Changkong's eyes just now was very similar to that of the assassin named Zhong Dahe...
Will the direct descendants of the Xie family, one of the six majestic Taiping Dao families, be exactly the same as the retainers of the Fengyang Shen family?
"so……"
"This is not the real Xie Changkong at all!"
Xu Chong made a conclusion in his mind.
If it's not Xie Changkong, then who is this person?
Xu Chong pondered.
The information obtained before gradually began to connect in series.
After a while the conclusion was reached.
Why is the person in front of me so leisurely and able to sleep?
Because he is not Xie Changkong at all! He is not even a rebel from Taiping Dao!
This person's true identity, if I guess correctly, is a retainer of the Duan family!
Like Zhong Dahe, he was also a retainer who went to Taiping Road through Wei Wuxie to unify his feudal status.
The real Xie Changkong has died long ago.
Because he liked to eat human flesh, he killed the water ghost's son and was killed by the water ghost in revenge.
The Duan family didn't know about this... No, in other words, the Duan family knew that Xie Changkong was dead, but the Duan family was very sure that no one else knew about it.
Therefore, the Duan family used a retainer to occupy Xie Changkong's identity to achieve a certain purpose.
The man who "served as magistrate of Fenggu County in the eleventh year of Yongtai" was not Xie Changkong at all, but the person in front of him.
This also explains why the secret report was intercepted by Duan Yuanming's people.
Perhaps there was no secret report at all, and all this was deliberately arranged by Duan Yuanming in order to expose the identity of 'Xie Changkong' and become more credible.
The retainers above Tongmai look very precious and luxurious.
But even the Shen family of Fengyang Prefecture can be sent out to carry out assassinations with unknown results. It shouldn't be too painful for the dignified Duan family in the capital to throw someone out at random.
What's more, with the power of the Duan family, when the retainer is finished using it, he might be able to recover it intact.
If so, then everything makes sense!
"But the question is, what is Duan Yuanming's purpose?"
Xu Chong was puzzled.
Going to such great lengths to send a retainer who is above Tongmai into his hands is obviously to convey some information through himself.
Who is this information intended for?
While I was thinking, a sound of footsteps came from far away and came closer.
Listening to the voices, they are two people.
"Sir, don't worry, the brothers will come to check every half hour to make sure there are no problems."