At dawn, the Li family compound in Gu'an County was filled with Dongchang captains.
Shopkeeper Li's luxurious room became Dongchang's temporary residence in Gu'an.
In the inner courtyard, there is a low house built like a prison cell. One room houses Shopkeeper Li himself, and the other houses Shopkeeper Li's wife.
The other servants are imprisoned in other rooms.
Today, the weather is exceptionally sunny and the sky is clear. The pavilions and pavilions under the blue sky and white clouds look even more pleasing to the eye.
With his feet on the pure white marble floor, Xiao Chen walked out of the outer courtyard with his hands on his back and walked towards the house where Shopkeeper Li was imprisoned.
Last night, when shopkeeper Li was imprisoned, Xiao Chen did not use torture on him as he had previously thought.
But it gave him a chance to reflect.
"There is no movement inside. I must have thought about it all night and have given up unnecessary resistance." Duan Tianming, who was personally guarding Xiao Chen at the door of the room, nodded towards him and whispered.
report.
"If we can confess smoothly, it will save a lot of trouble." Xiao Chen smiled lightly and opened the door.
In the room, shopkeeper Li was sitting quietly next to the table. The quilt on the bed was still the same as yesterday.
Obviously, shopkeeper Li didn't sleep all night and was sitting here in meditation.
"Good morning, Shopkeeper Li." Xiao Chen smiled and said hello.
"Good morning, sir." Shopkeeper Li replied politely.
However, the sitting body never moved.
Xiao Chen didn't mind and walked straight over, sitting opposite Shopkeeper Li. He kneaded his knees with his hands and looked at the big bed with neat quilts: "Shopkeeper Li didn't sleep all night?"
"No."
"What is Shopkeeper Li thinking about? What can keep you thinking about it all night?" Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"Perhaps, I will fall asleep completely. Since I am about to sleep forever, I want to see more of this beautiful world. I don't want to close my eyes and never be able to open them again." Shopkeeper Li's face is no longer pale.
, on the contrary, it has a slight ruddy color.
"As expected of a person who is engaged in big business, he has already seen through his own ending. In fact, people like you should have known your final destination for a long time, right? However, shopkeeper Li may not have thought that this ending would be better than yours.
Did you expect it too early?"
With his arms propped up on the table, Xiao Chen rubbed his hazy eyes and casually continued shopkeeper Li's words as if he were doing something normal.
As if he didn't expect Xiao Chen to be so casual, Shopkeeper Li couldn't help but turn his head and look at him.
It stands to reason that since the other party has discovered the prince's whereabouts, he should interrogate himself overnight and force him to find out the prince's whereabouts.
But now, looking at his calm demeanor and the stubborn resistance routine he had prepared, for a moment it felt like it was no longer necessary.
"Every human being has his own pursuit. If this pursuit goes beyond the norm, it is a kind of faith. People with faith have already put life and death aside." Shopkeeper Li withdrew his gaze and looked at the door calmly.
Hearing the word faith, Xiao Chen suddenly thought of Liao Xianghe.
I remember that when they first interrogated Liao Xianghe's murderers, each of them put their life and death at risk.
In particular, Huang Anliang, the commander of the Yanqing Guard, killed his first son-in-law for his beliefs, and used his daughter to control his second son-in-law to do things for him.
Today, Xiao Chen couldn't help but laugh when he heard the word "faith" from shopkeeper Li's mouth again.
What is faith?
To put it bluntly, belief is the "poison" that controls a person's thoughts.
If you are thinking about the people of the world, then the persistence in your heart is faith. If you are going against the people of the world for the benefit of a small group of people, then this so-called faith is stubbornness.
"Haha," Xiao Chen looked at Shopkeeper Li with a smile on his face, "What is Shopkeeper Li's belief?"
As if he hadn't heard anything, Shopkeeper Li remained silent.
Putting his hands on his legs, he stood straight and looked at the ray of sunshine coming in from the door quietly and expressionlessly.
Making a fist with his left hand and tapping his knee gently, Xiao Chen also looked at the door.
"I have been an orphan since I was a child. I have eaten one meal without finishing the next. To me, the Four Books and Five Classics are not as good as a bowl of corn porridge. Living among the people at the lowest level, watching them running for life, I thought
, one day, relying on his own ability, he can let them have enough to eat and sleep peacefully. I wonder if this is a kind of belief, Shopkeeper Li?"
Xiao Chen said slowly.
"Forget it." Shopkeeper Li took over the words, "As long as you pursue something beyond your current life and are willing to fight for it throughout your life without thinking too much about yourself, that is faith."
"Oh?" Xiao Chen was startled, "So, shopkeeper Li kidnapped the prince from the prison of the Ministry of Justice and detained the prince in his secret inner courtyard. He was bent on causing civil strife in the court, regardless of the serious consequences. That's yours.
Do you believe in it? In other words, Shopkeeper Li’s belief itself is to use his whole life to make the court and the people of Li miserable? "
"Haha." Shopkeeper Li finally couldn't sit still anymore, and slowly stood up with his hands on the table, "As expected of the purple-robed captain, at this time, he has not forgotten to use his big hat to suppress me. It is true to go against the current imperial court, but
I have never thought about disregarding the lives of ordinary people in the world."
"Hahaha, Shopkeeper Li is really a god. I am dressed in common clothes now, and you actually know that I am the captain in purple clothes? It seems that everything before was shopkeeper Li acting with me?"
"Currently, the one who is most concerned about the Prince's case is the Dongchang. And in the entire Dongchang, I am afraid that only the purple-clothed captain has the energy to bring a firearms team to Gu'an." Shopkeeper Li said disdainfully.
Looking at Shopkeeper Li's expression, Xiao Chen sighed longly: "Alas..."
"Why are you sighing? Am I wrong?" Shopkeeper Li turned his head.
"Since I came to Gu'an, everything has been under your control. The reason why Shopkeeper Li acted with me is just to cover up the fact that someone has tipped you off. Now that you have said it, Captain Ziyi
You have so much energy, why do you insult my IQ like this?" Looking at Shopkeeper Li, Xiao Chen shook his head in disappointment.
"Tell me the news? If someone tipped me off, would I still stubbornly stay here waiting for you to catch me? Mr. Ziyi, please don't insult my IQ." Shopkeeper Li replied coldly.
"People with faith will run away? People with faith, shouldn't they all be like you and stay stubbornly? Hahaha..." Xiao Chen laughed.
The loud laughter echoed in the room, so unbridled.
"You..." Shopkeeper Li's face turned red, but he was speechless.
A figure flashed past the door, and Duan Tianming walked in.
Shopkeeper Li looked at the same person with a red face and walked up to Xiao Chen. He seemed to want to report something, but he hesitated.
"What's the matter? Tell me." Xiao Chen said calmly.
"That woman didn't eat or drink and was making a lot of noise in the house. Just now, the captain went in to stop her, but she bit her on the arm and almost bit off the flesh." Duan Tianming said as low as possible.
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"If she doesn't eat or drink, it means she's not hungry. She'll continue to be hungry until she cries for food. If she makes a fuss, then cut her tongue out and let me see how she pronounces it. Dongchang is
She actually dared to bite someone who came to handle the case, and all the teeth in her mouth were pulled out, not a single one was left." Xiao Chen said nonchalantly.
These words were like a bolt from the blue to the ears of Shopkeeper Li who was standing aside.
Shopkeeper Li knew that the woman the other party was talking about must be his beloved wife.
My wife didn't know anything about the prince, but she wanted her to be implicated. Even if I gave myself eight lifetimes, I wouldn't be able to repay the debt I owe her.
"Yes, then I'll do as you say." Duan Tianming, who was standing next to him, clenched his fist with his right hand, as if he had received the command arrow, and was about to leave.
"Wait, wait." Shopkeeper Li took a step across to block Duan Tianming, and then looked at Xiao Chen: "My wife doesn't know anything about this matter, Lord Ziyi, can you be accommodating and not be rude to her?
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"After working for a long time, I just got a piece of rag left by the prince. Seeing that the emperor is about to return to Beijing, if Dongchang doesn't give any explanation, everyone's life will be at risk. I will accommodate you, who will accommodate me?"
