Jiuxi

Chapter 56 056 [Talking and laughing]

Ou Zhiqiu remained calm on his face, even though his heart was already turbulent.

In the eyes of most people, Lu Chen, a young man under the age of 20, achieved such amazing results soon after joining the Weaving Department - he caught the head of the Beiyan Procuratorate, dug out the Gu family's internal thief who had been hiding for many years, and Preventing Duan Zuozhang from being dragged into the water in advance, ensuring the safety of Guangling City, and so on, it can be said that when the youth is high-spirited, it is time to be proud of the horse's hoof disease.

Even if he was cautious by nature, the most he could do was follow the existing results and investigate, namely, the Gu family and his son, the three agents, and Ou Zhiqiu himself, and torture these people in an effort to dig out more useful clues.

This is the normal logic of behavior, and it is also the progress Ou Zhiqiu hopes to see.

No matter whether the Gu family father and son and the three confidants could keep it secret, they didn't know the core secret.

Naturally, only Ou Zhiqiu can master this, and he also firmly believes that he can survive and attract everyone's attention in Nan Qi to him. This is the meaning of death.

However, Lu Chen's seemingly stupid behavior last night showed a deeper meaning, that is, he didn't care at all whether Ou Zhiqiu spoke or not. He went through routine questioning, routine torture, routine torture, and even did not continue to press for the second half of the process.

In other words, Lu Chen's thoughts were not in this yamen at all, so Ou Zhiqiu was relatively cooperative today, just to find out the young man's true thoughts as soon as possible.

When Lu Chen said the word "You Pu", Ou Zhiqiu suddenly felt like he was out of control, as if he was in quicksand. No matter how powerful his martial arts was, the city was as big as the sea, but he could only watch his body sink in little by little until the yellow sand reached the end. He was completely lost.

Lu Chen did not pretend to be pretentious and said straightforwardly: "Brother Ou should know that I was fully involved in the case you framed the Lu family before. This is the opportunity for me to join the Weaving Department, and it is also the first time I have watched the ghosts and conspiracies of people. In this During the process, what impressed me most was not your plan, nor Su Jianxiao's calm counterattack, but the captain of the Taixing Army named Zhang Xi."

Ou Zhiqiu said calmly: "What do you mean?"

"Zhang Xi refused to let go, and was sentenced to Lingchi under the order of Inspector Su. Gu Yong took the initiative to ask for instructions and let him execute it. I have never met Zhang Xi, and it is difficult to imagine how a person can endure such torture, so I talked with Inspector Su Opinions differ. I think Zhang Xi’s confession before his death was not a lie. In other words, there is a spy in the Huaizhou army or official circles who is more important than him. As for the Guangling Lu family he mentioned later, it is more like It’s just to make up for it after getting hints from Gu Yong.”

Lu Chen spoke calmly and added: "Gu Yong realized that Zhang Xi couldn't hold on, so he took action to kill him. This is also the reason why Su Inspector suspected Gu Yong."

Ou Zhiqiu said: "Su Yunqing should have told you that Ning Li has returned north."

Lu Chen nodded and said: "Yes, at first I thought that the person Zhang Xi confessed was Ning Li, but according to our careful rules, people lurking in foreign countries are generally not allowed to know each other, because this will greatly increase the number of people lurking in foreign countries. Risk of exposure. According to the internal files of the Sutra Weaving Department, Ning Li came to Huaizhou 11 years ago, and Zhang Xi came to Huaizhou nine years ago, which shows that they did not go south in the same group."

"You are very attentive. Most people don't notice this detail."

After experiencing the initial shock, Ou Zhiqiu had calmed down now. While dealing with the conversation with Lu Chen, he was thinking about how to unbutton the young man's buttons.

Lu Chen didn't seem to be in a hurry and changed the topic: "But the real source of my doubts is your performance in the whole thing."

Ou Zhiqiu raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh?"

"As the leader of the spies from the north, you are not very careful when you move into the Gu family. Of course, this can be understood as you want to achieve the effect of darkness under the lamp. After all, Inspector Su went to the border far away, and Guangling City was cleaned not long ago. , Generally speaking, it is difficult for us to think that you will kill someone."

As he spoke, Lu Chen stood up and walked to the window. He picked up the teapot on the big case and poured a cup of warm water. He leaned against the big case and looked at Ou Zhiqiu. He continued: "I found that Gu Junye's weirdness was just a coincidence. He used that long follower to confuse me. The vision should be your handiwork. When things have developed to this point, everything is normal. But then I asked the Warp Weaver to come down and monitor the Gu family. It is impossible for you to be unaware, but you did not try to escape. Why is that? ?”

Ou Zhiqiu said calmly: "Although my martial arts is not bad, I can't be called a top master. After being targeted by your people, I will probably be captured even if I escape."

"I can accept this explanation and try to convince myself."

Lu Chen smiled, poured another glass of water, walked over and put it on the table in front of Ou Zhiqiu, and then said: "As I said before, you made the right decision to list Duan Zuozhang as your first choice. Notify him in advance of coming to Gu House , it’s okay to use the Sutra Weaving Department to force him to make a choice. But... I don’t understand why you publicly identified Duan Zuozhang yesterday?"

Ou Zhiqiu asked: "It was his indecision that led to the current situation. Why can't I involve him?"

Lu Chen shook his head and said calmly: "In my opinion, if you are really passive and have no backup plan, then you should cut off the relationship with Duan Zuozhang. Only because he is worried that his relationship with the Gu family will be exposed, or your people will use this to Only by threatening him with something can we continue to force him to commit treason and reverse the situation."

Ou Zhiqiu narrowed his eyes slightly.

He thought of his various reactions after being surrounded yesterday. Although it could be explained by anger and loss of temper, Lu Chen's inference also made sense.

This young man has such deep thoughts.

But... being deep is not necessarily a good thing.

Ou Zhiqiu's expression suddenly relaxed and he said leisurely: "Continue."

Lu Chen said calmly: "So I'm guessing that you have made two preparations. The first is to win over Duan Zuozhang without interference, which is what you asked Gu Junye to do before. Second, if we notice this matter, You will risk your own death and involve Duan Zuozhang, attracting the attention of the Sutra Weaving Department, thereby covering up the identity of another spy." He walked to his seat, put down the tea cup he had been holding, and concluded: "In addition to this reason, your other purpose of forcing Duan Zuozhang to bite you is to temporarily relieve Duan Zuozhang's city defense command with the help of the Weaving Department, so that your people can truly take control of the power, thereby achieving the same effect as the first set of plans. "

"This person is not You Pu, who could he be?"

After he finished speaking, he looked calmly at the man covered in bloodstains.

There was no panic on Ou Zhiqiu's face. Instead, he clapped gently and praised: "It's very thorough and precise. Now that you have seen through my plan, what are you going to do next?"

Lu Chen asked: "What do you think I should do?"

Ou Zhiqiu said calmly: "Of course I respectfully invited Duan Zuozhang out of the Sutra Weaving Department and let him take over the military power again. At the same time, I took You Pu and chopped off his head."

The two looked at each other, and the faint smiles on their faces were almost the same.

Lu Chen didn't speak for a long time.

Ou Zhiqiu then smiled and said, "What are you hesitating about? Are you worried that this is my real plan? Are you worried that this is a way for me and Duan Zuozhang to deceive you after consultation?"

Lu Chen nodded honestly and said, "Yes."

Ou Zhiqiu laughed, but the wounds on his body made him frown, and then he said indifferently: "You are a smart person, you should know that there is no need for me to make it so complicated."

He was not out of imagination, thinking that with these few words he could dig a hole for Lu Chen, and that the other party would jump into it without hesitation, and then doubt Duan Zuozhang again.

After the previous confrontation, Ou Zhiqiu had already put away his contempt for Lu Chen. Now he just wanted to make the other party hesitate. This was still his original plan - to delay time. According to Wang Shidao's plan, Jingchao Elite should be completed soon. With the task of capturing Wangmei Ancient Road, the main force can then make a surprise attack on Guangling.

After a brief silence, Lu Chen smiled slightly and said, "I still have a doubt in my mind, and I want to ask Brother Ou for advice."

Ou Zhiqiu asked: "What's the matter?"

Lu Chen looked directly into his eyes and said unhurriedly: "In order to seize Panlong Pass, that Wang Shizheng was not only willing to push out Li Xuan'an, the general manager of the Dongyang Road Soldiers and Horses Department, as a chess piece, but also placed Ning Li in Panlong Pass early. This secret hand. In order to detect the movements of the Weaving Department in time, he placed Gu Yong as an insider next to Su Inspector."

Ou Zhiqiu's heart suddenly tightened.

Lu Chen said curiously: "In this case, if Wang Shizheng wants to use Guangling as the subject of the Battle of Huaizhou, and use a method that is unimaginable for the world to send surprise troops to the city of Guangling, how can he not arrange the internal response in advance? A temporary cramming meeting Is it his style? I have to wait until the army is approaching Guangling City before I think of asking you to win over Duan Zuozhang? "

"If You Pu is not one of your people, wouldn't all Wang Shizheng's previous plans be a joke?"

After he said these words, Ou Zhiqiu's expression suddenly changed.

Although Ou Zhiqiu quickly realized something was wrong and made adjustments in the blink of an eye, for Lu Chen, he had already gotten the answer he wanted.

All the previous preparations were just for this moment to confirm all his deductions.

"Lu Chen—"

Ou Zhiqiu looked at the young man who suddenly turned around and walked out, and shouted coldly.

Lu Chen stopped, turned around and said, "Brother Ou, take good care of yourself and think about what I said to you before. You can still choose your own destiny."

Ou Zhiqiu frowned and said, "What are you going to do?"

Lu Chen yawned and said with a smile: "Go back and have a good sleep to replenish your energy. I will lead people to capture You Pu tomorrow."

He said no more and left with a steady pace.

In the room, Ou Zhiqiu's face was as pale as ice and snow.

(End of this chapter)