When Han Baihang saw that Yang Shihou also suspected that he was having sex with Xu Wangtang, he knew that he was probably right. Yang Shihou was engaged in intelligence work. Needless to say, he was very thoughtful and had a keen sense of smell. He would never assume suspicion easily if there was no doubt.
Said: "Shihou, tell me what you think."
Yang Shihou organized his words in his mind and said: "Since the company commander ordered me to sneak into Yongcheng to collect intelligence last month, I divided the reconnaissance team into three to monitor every move of the Ding family, Xu family, and the county government around the clock. During this period,
, I secretly placed spies in these three places, and successfully broke into the Ding family and the county government, but failed only in the Xu family. The Xu family was very heavily guarded, and it was extremely difficult for outsiders to get in, but I still tried every means to bribe the Xu family.
One of the bookkeepers learned that Xu Wangtang would spend a large sum of money that was unaccounted for every month."
Hearing this, Han Baihang frowned slightly, interrupted and asked: "What is the connection between this amount and Ding Zuopeng's assassination?"
"The connection is huge."
Yang Shihou continued: "I asked the accountant carefully and found out that this amount of money has been paid out for seven or eight years without interruption. I wondered at that time how something without a name could persist for so long, so I personally investigated.
This investigation finally led me to find clues. One of the marked money was deposited in the Shengtai Money No. in the city. Guess who came to pick it up in the end?"
Han Baihang smiled and said: "Stop being so pretentious and tell me quickly."
Yang Shihou lowered his voice and said: "The person who made the withdrawal is Qi Guohao, captain of the Fifth Squadron of the Militia."
Han Baihang was startled. Qi Guohao was no stranger to him. He was Zhou Qing's confidant. He even accepted Xu Wangtang's money. No wonder Zhou Qing was captured by Xu Wangtang without any resistance. In this way, he understood everything.
The money must have been used by Xu Wangtang to bribe others. Since he could bribe Qi Guolin, he must have bribed someone else, maybe someone from the Ding family. Moreover, the money had been spent for seven or eight years, which meant that Xu Wangtang had already set up a trap in Yongcheng.
There are many hidden hidden chess pieces, which makes people think and feel extremely frightened.
"It's not simple, it's not simple." Han Baihang said "not simple" twice in a row. He suddenly realized that he still underestimated Xu Wangtang, secretly thinking that he had to be careful when fighting Xu Wangtang in the future, otherwise he would not know the reason for his failure.
"Company Commander, Xu Wangtang has been moving around a lot these days, and he is very close to other wealthy gentry families. We must be on guard against his conspiracy," Yang Shihou said.
Han Bai sneered: "I'm not afraid of conspiracy, but I'm afraid of him plotting something."
He also warned, "I'm going to have a duel with him in the next two days. Come and keep an eye on every move of the Xu family in person. If anything happens, report it to me immediately."
"Yes!" Yang Shihou stood up and responded.
"It's getting late, I won't keep you here. Remember to bring the tea." Han Baihang said.
Yang Shihou took the tea and excused himself: "You should also go to bed early."
"Yes." Han Baihang nodded, and when Yang Shihou was about to walk out the door, he suddenly stopped and said: "By the way, someone who can be the accounting clerk of the Xu family must be a confidant of Xu Wangtang. How did you bribe this person?"
Yang Shihou turned around and said slyly: "It's nothing more than coercion and inducement. This accountant has no children. Only one of his daughters married the only son of a landlord in Jiawu Village last year. His uncle is a gambler, so I set up a bet for him."
My uncle lost thousands of dollars in one night and threatened to cut off his hands and stamp on his feet. I couldn't help but scare him and became an informant."
Han Baihang raised his eyebrows and said, "Is this person reliable? Don't turn around and tell Xu Wangtang."
Yang Shihou said: "Don't worry, company commander, he doesn't have the courage, unless he doesn't want his daughter-in-law's life."
Han Baihang nodded silently and waved his hand to indicate that Yang Shihou could leave. He was actually just testing Yang Shihou's caution. Producing intelligence was a matter of walking on the edge of a knife. A slight mistake would affect the overall situation, so he had to be careful. After thinking about this
Unfortunately, the drunkenness made him tired, and he yawned. As soon as he got into bed and lay down to sleep for a while, he heard someone outside the door say: "Xue Lin is shouting that he wants to see the company commander."
The guard outside the door said dissatisfiedly: "Why don't you meet me at night? Tell him that the company commander is asleep. If you have anything to do, we can talk about it tomorrow morning."
Han Baihang suddenly woke up and turned over to sit up. While putting on his clothes and shoes, he got off the ground and shouted: "I'm not asleep yet, bring Xue Lin here."
Not long after, two soldiers escorted Xue Lin in. When they got in front of Han Baihang, they kicked him hard in the legs. He fell to his knees on the ground, and then let out a strange laugh. He looked up at Han Baihang and said, "Captain Han, treat me like this."
Friends don’t have to do this!”
Han Baihang glanced at him indifferently and said: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, don't you understand this truth?"
Xue Lin was pressed on the shoulders by two soldiers, struggled and shouted: "Are you leaving me alive just to humiliate me?"
Han Baihang's eyebrows knitted into a knot, he stood up and walked to Xue Lin, saying coldly: "You still know the word shame, how do you humiliate others? You stripped a woman naked and whipped her in public, you are just a beast.
Only then can you do this kind of thing.”
Xue Lin's eyes were green. He looked at Han Baihang with disdain and gritted his teeth: "The red gun will kill my adoptive father. The hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable. I just regret that I am not cruel enough. I should kill that bitch."
Take her out and parade her through the streets, so that all the young and old men in the city can open their eyes and see what kind of woman the county magistrate is."
Han Baihang's expression suddenly changed and he said angrily: "If you dare to utter such arrogant words when you are about to die, take me out, strip you naked and give you fifty lashes!"
"yes!"
The soldiers dragged Xue Lin out of the door like wolves and tigers. After stripping off his clothes, they dipped their riding whip in water and whipped it violently. With the sound of the whistling riding whip hitting the flesh, Xue Lin let out a sound.
He screamed miserably, but soon Xue Lin's voice suddenly stopped, and the soldier ran in and said: "Report, I was whipped twenty-three times and the person fainted!"
"It doesn't take a beating." Han Baihang was a little disappointed and waved his hand: "Wake him up and bring him in."
The soldier got a bucket of cold water and poured it on Xue Lin. His skin was irritated by the cold, and he woke up slowly. He was then dragged into the house and thrown to the ground like a dead dog.
Han Baihang glanced at Xue Lin. At this time, his body was completely covered with blood. There were bloody wounds on his body, and blood was pouring out. It must be said that this scene was not only unbearable to watch, but also had a sense of pleasure after violence.
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"It's uncomfortable." Han Baihang's cold voice reached Xue Lin's ears. The muscles on his face twitched, and he endured the severe pain in his body to keep from screaming, "You have the guts to kill me."
"kill you?"
Han Baihang chuckled and said quietly: "It would be easy for you to die, but you don't want to know what will happen to your wife and children. Will your enemies let them go?"
There is no better way to kill someone than to kill the heart. These words were like needles piercing Xue Lin's heart. He was not afraid of death, but he had to think about his wife and children. He said in a hoarse voice: "No harm will come to my wife and children."
"If you don't follow the rules, why should others follow the rules?" Han Baihang asked.