Jiuxi

Chapter 8 008 [Three Questions from the Lu Family]

Lu Chen was neither pretending to be stupid nor really stupid.

As for Su Yunqing's thoughts, he was already sure at this moment - the other party had no good way to take Lu Tong, and for some reason that he didn't understand, they couldn't use torture to interrogate him, so he set his target on Lu Chen and tried to use both soft and hard methods. The trick was to let him pour water out of a bamboo tube and sell out all the details of the Lu family.

Su Yunqing already had Zhang Xi's accusation. If he got Lu Chen's confession again, the Lu family would have no chance of turning over. After all, this era did not pay special attention to physical evidence.

Lu Chen chose not to be conceited. On the one hand, he was forced to do so by the situation, and on the other hand, he wanted to dig out some useful information from him and then outline the complete outline of the conspiracy.

The clues before him now are numerous and complicated, but for a military attache with rich experience in his previous life, cutting out the complex and simplifying has become an instinct in his bones.

Lu Chen continued to deal with Su Yunqing's blows calmly while slowly sorting out his thoughts.

Comparing the accounts of Su Yunqing and Ning Li, the Sutra Weaving Department captured a group of Beiyan craftsmen in Taixing Prefecture in the east in mid-February, and the defenders across Huaizhou began to intensify their searches.

The Sutra Weaving Department followed the clues and found Zhang Xi, the captain of the Taixing Army who had been corrupted. He soon learned from Zhang Xi that there was another person in Huaizhou who was linked to Beiyan.

This person's identity is mysterious, but he obviously has a certain degree of power, and may even be above Zhang Xi.

As a result, there are actually not many qualified people in Huaizhou.

The scope of this candidate can be roughly defined within the Huaizhou Governor's Office, the Huaizhou Governor's Office and the senior generals of the Seventh Jiangbei Army.

These people are obviously not the ones Su Yunqing can investigate at will. If the Sutra Weaving Department wants to dig out this traitor, the only clues Zhang Xi will leave is the Guangling Lu family.

There doesn't seem to be anything odd about this line.

However, Lu Chen had some other very important information.

The secret message in the carriage, Sun Yu's false report of military intelligence, and finally Gu Yong rushing out of the city in a hurry. These factors are strung together to form a complete chain of evidence, which is enough to plunge the Lu family into a situation beyond redemption.

If Lu Chen hadn't developed a cautious enough character in his previous life to review the caravan, discover the secret letter in time and destroy it, and if he hadn't been keenly aware of Sun Yu's abnormality and destroyed the other party's fragile psychological defense, I'm afraid he would have just come to this world. Just wave goodbye.

In other words, what seemed like a logical investigation in Su Yunqing's eyes was, in Lu Chen's eyes, a well-thought-out conspiracy.

The question is, who is behind this?

Lu Chen raised his eyes and looked at Su Yunqing, gradually becoming more vigilant.

Except for the doubt whether Ning Li, the captain of Panlongguan Regiment, could be controlled by Su Yunqing, other aspects were easy for the Warp Weaver Inspector, especially the time difference between Gu Yong and Sun Yu who arrived one after another. No one could compare. Su Yunqing is easier to control.

And it seems that Su Yunqing's purpose of doing this is not difficult to guess.

From ancient times to the present, wealth has attracted people's hearts. For a privileged office like the Sutra Weaving Department, the rich Lu family is like a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered. As long as they use some tricks, they can reap a huge windfall.

"...Lu Chen, I hope you can see the situation clearly and don't take chances. Even if you don't say anything now, sooner or later I will find out the evidence that the Lu family is collaborating with the enemy. By that time, the Lu family will definitely be You won't have a chance to regret it if you kill everyone." Su Yunqing's tone became more and more serious.

However, Lu Chen said: "Master Su, the common people have something unclear, please enlighten me."

Su Yunqing frowned slightly and motioned for him to continue.

Lu Chen asked: "Why do you believe that what Zhang Xi said is not slander?"

Su Yunqing said calmly: "Of course I have checked. Zhang Xi has no contact with you, the Lu family, and there is no reason to bite him randomly. Furthermore, I am not bragging in front of you, a junior, but all the prisoners handled by the Sutra Weaving Department, Either you want to die or you tell the truth, the consequences of talking nonsense will only be worse."

It seems that it has become a habit for Su Jianxiao to hide his sword in his words.

Lu Chen did not argue about whether the Weaving Department's methods were clever. He just said solemnly: "I wonder if Mr. Su has ever thought that the reason why Zhang Xi slandered the Lu family may be just because he and the Lu family have no intersection. You will not suspect that this is a random attack, and then you will focus all your energy on the Lu family. Your Excellency worked so hard to investigate a fictitious crime, but ignored the real traitor, thus missing the best opportunity!"

Su Yunqing was slightly startled.

Lu Chen stared closely at the change in the other person's expression.

This temptation of his was actually taking a risk.

If Su Yunqing is really a participant in this conspiracy, then he is likely to trigger Zhang Xi's murderous intention by revealing his intentions.But if he didn't do this and couldn't confirm Su Yunqing's identity as soon as possible and take countermeasures, he and the Lu family might also be in danger.

He didn't know why Su Yunqing was so gentle to the Lu family. The Sutra Weaving Department was originally a yamen like the Jinyiwei he had seen in movies and TV shows in his previous life. It was possible to take credit without any evidence, not to mention that Su Yunqing also had Zhang Xi's confession.If the other party loses patience, Guangling Magistrate alone may not be able to stop him, as evidenced by the fact that Lu Tong was forced to stay in the government office today.

It's hard to have both.

Lu Chen has never been a character who passively endures and prays for God's blessings. What's more, his unfulfilled ambitions in his previous life made him particularly cherish this opportunity to be reborn.Now that he was in a confusing situation, it seemed that there was danger in every direction, so he hoped that he could be more proactive.

Of course, he would not tell Su Yunqing everything.

Analyzing the entire incident, the mastermind behind the frame-up of the Lu family may have been looking for a reason to attract the attention of the Sutra Weaving Department and the upper echelons of Huaizhou, and then secretly carry out the real conspiracy.

The reason why Lu Chen had such speculation was because of the captain named Ning Li in Panlong Pass.

If Ning Li is the traitor who is above Zhang Xi, this conspiracy against the Lu family can have a reasonable explanation.

There is no doubt about the status of Panlong Pass in Huaizhou's defense system. Although Ning Li has the same rank as Zhang Xijun, Panlong Army is definitely more important than Taixing Army.

When the Taixing Mansion's detailed work was discovered and captured by the Sutra Weaving Department, Zhang Xi obviously had no way to escape. At this time, all he could do was to notify Ning Li in advance and use himself to set up this hidden murderous situation.

The news of Lu Chen's illness in Beiyan and his subsequent recovery were all sent back to Guangling through Panlong Pass. It would be easy for Ning Li to find out the return date of the Lu family's caravan, and then use the secret letter to frame the Lu family and arrange for people to do so. Coercing Sun Yu and encouraging Lu Chen to abscond, Gu Yong finally led people to seize the evidence, thus completing the first step of the conspiracy.

Next, the Sutra Weaving Division can only kill the Lu family, hoping to find out the identity of another traitor from Lu Tong. However, this is just asking for a fish in a tree, and there will be no answer at all. Instead, all time and energy will be wasted.

The real traitor and Beiyan can plan their conspiracy calmly.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen gradually felt a sudden enlightenment. What he was not sure about at the moment was whether Gu Yong followed Su Yunqing's instructions or whether he acted on his own.

Su Yunqing was also thinking about it. After a long time, he said slowly: "Lu Chen, I do not deny that your analysis has some truth, but how can you make me believe you? According to common sense, the four people of the Lu family in Guangling were confided in Zhang Xi. After reading the words, the Sutra Weaver can arrest you and your son and imprison you. This is the power given to the Sutra Weaver by the emperor, and no one can make a mistake. If you want to convince me, just relying on those vague analyzes is not enough. "

Lu Chen hesitated a little and said cautiously: "May I ask Mr. Su, when will Inspector Gu Yong leave the city today?"

Su Yunqing muttered: "About the beginning of the year."

Lu Chen calculated the time and said: "Master Su left my father in the government office, and then sent the inspector to intercept the Lu family's caravan outside the city. From this point of view, Master Su seemed to have already expected that there was a problem in the caravan. That’s why we decided to get the evidence first and then ask my father to plead guilty. I don’t know whether it’s right or not?”

Su Yunqing's eyes flashed with surprise. This young man's thoughts were very thoughtful, which was somewhat beyond his expectation.

At this moment, he had a vague feeling in his heart that something went wrong, so he did not deny Lu Chen's speculation and said calmly: "You are right. Gu Yong told me that since the Lu family is the intermediary liaison for those traitors, Then you must be hiding something weird when you come back from Beiyan this time, so I decided to conduct a surprise inspection when you return to the city."

Out of caution, Lu Chen did not reveal everything he knew, and said with a solemn expression: "Please tell Mr. Su that Gu Chashi and his men stopped the Lu family's caravan less than twenty miles outside the city. He arrived More than an hour has passed since departure."

Su Yunqing's eyes narrowed slightly.

He knew that Gu Yong was riding horses to the outside of the city. Such a short distance would only take half an hour at most.

Of course, this doesn't mean anything. Gu Yong may have slowed down because he cared about his mount's strength. After all, the Lu family caravan couldn't escape. Wait——

Su Yunqing's expression suddenly changed slightly, and he looked at Lu Chen solemnly.

As expected, Lu Chen sighed softly and said, "Mr. Su, before Gu Cha arrived, a young man next to my father suddenly appeared. He said that my father was taken away on charges of collaborating with the enemy, and then in my father's name Let the grassroots run away immediately. The grassroots felt something was wrong and did not obey. It didn't take long for the grassroots to look into the matter and arrive with people."

Su Yunqing's face looked a little ugly. With his experience and wisdom, he could naturally tell what was fishy in this matter.

After a brief silence, Su Yunqing changed his previous coldness and whispered: "You can't leave the government office until this case is cleared up. I have some things to deal with now. I will ask someone to take you down to meet with your father. , I’ll ask you questions later.”

"Your Excellency, please."

Lu Chen stood up and saluted, his expression as usual.

Two elite spies from the Warp Weaving Department who were hiding behind the curtain appeared and led Lu Shen out of this side hall.

Lu Chen looked up at the setting spring sun and slowly let out a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)