Du Ru grinned again, "Ruthless?
I'm afraid you don't know how Yan Zhengyang died, right?
Do you think he was really killed by the Liao army who came to rob?
Hahahaha" Speaking of this, he laughed wildly a few times, and after laughing, he felt that most of his strength had been consumed, but for some reason, he just wanted to say now, and wanted to tell Zhong Zhiqing all the secrets to the man in front of him, "Zhong Zhiqing and Liao have long been in communication, and he earns a lot of money from Liao by selling salt, so when he asks for something, the officials of Liao are also willing to do things for him." ” Xu Danian was stunned, "You mean that it was Zhong Zhiqing who killed Yan Zhengyang and his subordinate Liao army?"
” "In such a big case as burning a ship, once the truth is revealed, the consequences are far beyond his ability.
Although Yan Zhengyang has gone away, he has always been a disaster, Zhong Zhiqing is old and calculating, and he will not be allowed to live in the world.
So he, like you, has been looking for Yan Zhengyang for many years.
But luckily for him, he found him before you did, and cut the grass to the roots.
Speaking of this, Du Ru laughed again, after laughing, he wiped the blood foam from the corner of his mouth, and said to Xu Danian, "Now you understand, your enemy is just Zhong Zhiqing from beginning to end, if you want to take revenge, then go, find him, unscrew off his head, hang it on the city gate, and don't take it off if it rots."
Hearing him grit his teeth, a trace of surprise flashed in Xu Danian's eyes, "Aren't you his lackey?"
Why hate him so much?
” Du Ru had lost too much blood at the moment, and he was cold from head to toe, and the scene in front of him gradually became blurry, and even Xu Danian couldn't see clearly.
However, he still beat his spirit and let out a series of unconscious laughs, "You're right, I don't, our Du family has always been just a dog held by Zhong Zhiqing, he asked us to go east, we didn't even dare to sniff towards the west, cousin they are like this, I am like this, no matter how I struggle, I can't escape, I can't escape" Speaking of this, he suddenly laughed a few times, his body involuntarily planted forward, fell at Xu Danian's feet, shrank twice, and stopped moving.
Xu Danian looked at the corpse curled up at his feet, hesitated for a moment, and finally picked up the severed hand next to him and put it on Du Ru's wrist, then slowly turned around, walked to the river with heavy steps, his body trembled a few times, and his knees fell to the ground weakly, "For so many years, I have found the wrong way to find the wrong person, so I have been delayed for so long, don't blame me," Speaking of this, his eyes suddenly changed, and a light swept through it, sharp Yin Owl, colder than the cool breeze that suddenly blew on the surface of the river, "Now, I've finally found my true enemy, and he's alive, better than anyone else.
Don't worry, I won't let him go, I will let him live the days of licking the blood from the tip of my knife again, let him savor the bitterness I have tasted, you believe me, that day is not far away, it is coming soon. ” The drizzle swept away the scars of last night's fire.
Xu Ziming ran along the newly repaired pontoon bridge towards Cheng Muyou, who was standing on the dock, and when he came to him, he saluted and said in a low voice, "My lord, I have already counted the salt lost by the two ships, and the salt boats that left the port and drifted into the middle of the river have also been recovered, and the salt bags on them are intact."
In addition, except for two porters who were slightly injured, the rest of the people were unharmed. ” Cheng Muyou breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, this fire was extinguished immediately, and there was no loss of people and salt." ” Xu Ziming remembered the scene in the middle of the night last year, and said with palpitations, "My lord, if it weren't for that strange bird, I'm afraid the fire would be difficult to extinguish for a while, and the remaining salt boats would be robbed one after another." ” As soon as he said this, he heard a slight footstep behind him, so he paused, turned his head to look behind him, and called out with a smile, "Miss Yan, you are here too." ” Cheng Muyou looked back and saw Yan Niang holding an oil-paper umbrella and walking slowly, in the drizzle, her slender figure was like a wisp of green smoke, as if she would float to the sky at any time.
Yan Niang nodded at Xu Ziming, then walked to Cheng Muyou's side, stood side by side with him, looked at the river with crystal eyes, and said softly, "My lord, I heard Miss Jiang say that the fire last night was deliberately caused by someone. ” Cheng Muyou closed his head slightly, "The anchor chain of the salt ship was cut off with a sharp axe, and it's a pity that they also caught a live mouth." ” Yan Niang frowned, "Who is the so-called so-called person who is so bold and dares to openly hijack a ship at the dock?"
” Xu Ziming interjected on the side, "Miss Yan, you don't know, this plan looks bold, but in fact it is thorough, those who hijacked the boat are all good divers, taking advantage of the night to get close to the salt boat, and when no one notices, the two boats and the pontoon bridge placed in the middle of the pier will be lit, so that the soldiers on the pier can not approach, and they will take advantage of this opportunity to take advantage of the wind to rob the boat."
Every step of the plan is carefully designed, and even the timing is accurate, which can be described as seamless.
If it hadn't been for the killing of the Quzi bird halfway, I'm afraid that the salt boat would have drifted down the river by now. ” Yan Niang nodded approvingly, "Brother Xu, your analysis is good, but such a thoughtful plan, is it really those country wild men who came up with it?"
” Xu Ziming was stunned, and the clouds between his eyebrows gradually crowed, "What does Miss Yan mean?"
"Miss Yan means that the mastermind behind this fire is not so simple."
Cheng Muyou looked at Yan Niang and said this sentence that had been held in his heart for a long time word by word.
"My lord thinks the same way?"
Cheng Muyou narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the vast surface of the canal, "Before the salt boat docked, Xin'an Mansion had already searched the inns and homes within a radius of ten miles with the Xiang Army, and we didn't find any suspicious people at that time.
However, these thieves who hijacked ships appeared as if they had appeared overnight, and their numbers were huge.
Where were they hiding before?
I can't figure out why I was able to escape the search of the government and the Xiang army.
Speaking of this, he moved his gaze back to Yan Niang, and said two words thoughtfully, "Unless" "Unless someone colludes with them and reports the news, these people will be able to evade the search of officers and soldiers."
Yan Niang's eyes moved slightly, and she said this sentence quietly.
As soon as the words fell, the two looked at each other like this, their faces seemed calm, but their hearts were already surging.
After a long time, Xu Ziming suddenly came back to his senses and said in shock, "My lord is saying that there is a mole on our side?"
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