Before the words fell, there was a rush of footsteps behind them, and several people turned around at the same time, but saw Jiang Xi running towards them despite the increasingly dense rain, and shouted as he ran, "My lord, that person has been recruited, that person has been recruited." ” Cheng Muyou was shocked, and hurriedly asked, "What did he say?"
” Jiang Xixi clutched his chest and gasped for a few breaths, and then said intermittently, "He said that it was Master Li Bingwen Li who instructed him to steal salt. ” Cheng Muyou's eyes widened, "Li Bingwen?
” "Well, he said that Lord Li is the manipulator behind the scenes, and they all listen to him alone, and, based on his confession, we found the hiding place of the bandits, and found Lord Li's token there."
Cheng Muyou stared at Jiang Xixi, "This token is a forgery?"
” Jiang Xixi shook his head heavily, "It's a token issued by the imperial court himself, yes, the lord and Lord Zhong have already seen it, and it is definitely not a forgery." ” "My lord," Yan Niang looked at Cheng Muyou's face full of doubts, and asked softly, "Your Excellency, don't you believe that Li Bingwen did this?"
” Cheng Muyou closed his head slightly, "Li Bingwen escorted the salt ship from Western Xia to Xin'an, if he wanted to hijack the ship, there were too many opportunities along the way, how could he choose to act at the most heavily defended dock?"
This is one of them.
Second, I have dealt with Li Bingwen a few times, and I know that he is jealous and hateful, loyal and brave, and by no means a villain who forgets his righteousness for profit, so if he is the mastermind behind the scenes, I don't believe it. ” Jiang Xixi hurriedly said, "But my lord, whether we believe it or not, now that Lord Li has been taken down by Lord Zhong, he will be locked in the prison of Xin'an Mansion, and Lord Zhong also said that when the matter here is dealt with, he will escort Lord Li to Kaifeng Mansion and hand over this matter to the Holy Lord for decision." ” Cheng Muyou was shocked again, "Taken into prison so soon?"
” Jiang Xixi nodded, "Lord Zhong said that the human and material evidence are all there, and the case is considered to be more than half confirmed, so he asked Lord Li to put shackles and pull him down." ” "Then what did Master Li say?"
Jiang Xixi frowned and said, "He didn't resist, but instead ordered his subordinates not to act rashly, only saying that he was innocent, and he would rule when he arrived at the Bianliang Shengshang." ” Hearing Jiang Xixi say this, Cheng Muyou's face became more and more heavy, and after thinking for a while, he suddenly turned around, "Back home, I will personally interrogate the hijacking of the ship yesterday." ” As soon as she took a few steps, Yan Niang's voice suddenly came from behind, "If this matter was not Li Bingwen's doing, have you ever thought about who the real murderer would be?"
” Cheng Muyou was stunned, then looked back at her, "What does the girl think?"
” Yan Niang smiled faintly, "I don't know who is behind the scenes, it's just a little bit, whoever wants to punish Li Bingwen as soon as possible, the more suspicious he will be, my lord, don't you say?"
” Seeing that Cheng Muyou and his party were walking away, Yan Niang slowly paced to the railing by the canal with an umbrella, and a pair of good-looking Danfeng eyes stared closely at the small puddles on the river surface that were smashed by the rain, and there was a complicated look in her eyes.
Not long after, she heard a "plop" sound, and several porters who were carrying salt bags down the stairs turned their heads at the same time and looked at the place where she had just stood.
"What sound?
Someone didn't fall overboard, right?
” "People?
Where's who?
” "Don't you see?
A slim big girl, still holding an umbrella, as if out of a painting. ” "Think about women and go crazy, this is the dock, only the big man, where is the big girl, don't daydream."
After being ridiculed by his companions, the porter couldn't hold it anymore, he spat on the ground, and followed a few people towards the convoy in front.
If he had stayed a little longer, he would have seen an oil-paper umbrella drifting around the salt boat parked at the pier towards the center of the river, like a faded green lotus.
"What, you want the dungeon to interrogate him personally?"
After listening to Cheng Muyou's words, Cheng Dexuan was taken aback, put down the teacup and got up from the chair, staring carefully into his son's eyes, as if he wanted to see something from them, "I have already interrogated you with your Uncle Zhong, and now that the human and material evidence is there, why bother with it?"
” Cheng Muyou was slightly stunned, and couldn't figure out why Cheng Dexuan was an Uncle Zhong, obviously a few days ago, he also asked him to call Zhong Zhiqing Lord Zhong.
But the thought only passed through his mind for a moment, and then disappeared, because he now had more important things to do.
"Father, Lord Zhong, after all, this incident happened in Xin'an, and I, as the Xin'an County Commander, have the obligation to find out about this matter."
"But" Cheng Dexuan was about to speak, but was stopped by Zhong Zhiqing, he said with a smile, "Brother Cheng, what Mu You said is also reasonable, after all, he was not there when we interrogated people just now, and he didn't know all kinds of situations, and it was not easy for him to explain when he asked him when the time came."
You better let him go, this rule still has to be followed. ” Seeing that Zhong Zhiqing had spoken, Cheng Dexuan didn't want to say anything, so he just said, "It's all up to Lord Zhong."
However, as he said that, his eyes squinted at Cheng Muyou and motioned for him to go out with him.
The father and son walked to the backyard, and Cheng Dexuan flicked his sleeves and glanced at Cheng Muyou fiercely, "Do you know what you just said?"
” Cheng Muyou lowered his head, "My son just wants to meet that person and handle the case according to the rules." ” Cheng Dexuan sneered, "Rules?
According to the rules, the task of guarding the salt ship was originally the Xiang Army, and now that Li Bingwen has an accident, he just takes all the responsibility, why do you have to intervene?
Do you know that although yesterday's fire didn't cause much serious consequences, Long Yan was already furious because of it, and it was a blessing in misfortune that our Cheng family was able to get out of it now, why did you have more troubles?
” Cheng Muyou bowed slightly, and bowed to Cheng Dexuan, "Father, guarding the salt ship is a good task for the Xiang Army, but I have already agreed with Lord Li that I will assist him in handling safety matters, and now that the salt ship has an accident in Xin'an, how can I ignore it?"
Also, the son always felt that this matter was quite strange, and the details of it had not yet been clarified.
Cheng Dexuan waved his hand violently, "I don't care what agreement you have with him, you just talk about this matter in private, don't tell the fourth person again," Speaking of this, he changed his words, "Muyou, you are good anywhere, but sometimes you are too rigid, and now everyone is desperately trying to get rid of responsibility, why do you do the opposite and desperately take these things on yourself?"
” He sighed softly, "I won't tell you, Lord Zhong attaches great importance to you, and intends to marry our Cheng family, if you really marry that Miss Zhong, I, who is a father, will be completely relieved." ”