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Chapter 417 Pearl
"Chen Wanyan is not someone like Wu Youcai. With his ability, he has only been a county magistrate for many years. It's really a shame." Fang Zhiyao took a deep breath while holding the empty teacup in his hand, "He is not an ordinary person. The county magistrate, but the eyeliner."

It's just that she doesn't know whose eyeliner it is.

"No matter what, the person who asked him to be the eyeliner is still there, and he is quite powerful in the court, even... His Majesty himself." Fang Zhiyao didn't look at Jiang Pingping who had a complicated expression, but just looked at the girl opposite, The girl looked focused and serious. Seeing her looking towards her, the girl nodded and said, "Your Majesty does belong to one of the powers of the two dynasties."

Therefore, His Majesty was within their suspicion from beginning to end.

"He raised secret guards, but he didn't find any evidence of corruption, which shows that he has other sources of money besides salary." Fang Zhiyao, like Fang Zhihui, is very sensitive to the amount of money.

"The salary of a county magistrate cannot support so many people. Unless Chen Wanyan is corrupt or his family is rich, Chen Wanyan is neither, so he can only live by calculating like Wu Youcai." Fang Zhiyao said, "We had doubts about Chen Wanyan many years ago. Yes, there's just no evidence."

These years, they hid in the dark, and Chen Wanyan also hid in the dark.Both sides were cautious, showing their heads before they were discovered, they retracted.

When the girl heard this, she asked her: "Miss Fang, when did you find out that Chen Wanyan knew and found out about you?"

Fang Zhiyao glanced at her and said, "In these years, he has been working as a county magistrate in various places. No matter how long or short the county magistrate is, he will definitely go to the mountains to suppress bandits."

The bandits in Jiangnan Road haven't caused any trouble, the real trouble is the water bandits.

Of course, as a county magistrate, Chen Wanyan wanted to suppress bandits, and they couldn't say "no".

"Our Fang family has business firms all over Jiangnan Road. Everywhere he goes, he will come in to search the account books in the name of the county magistrate inspecting the firm. We are just ordinary people, so naturally we can't resist." Fang Zhiyao looked at Jiang Shaoyan when he said this, " Miss Jiang Si, for so many years, so many coincidences, and Chen Wanyan's own ability is so outstanding, if it were you, would you believe that he is just an ordinary county magistrate?"

Jiang Shaoyan shook her head.

Seeing her shaking her head, Fang Zhiyao paused, and said again: "We know he is investigating, so we have always been cautious, until a few days ago, that night pearl that appeared in Fang's pawn shop..."

Speaking of Ye Mingzhu, Jiang Shaoyan turned her gaze to Jiang Pingze.

Seeing her looking at him, Jiang Pingping couldn't help but smiled wryly, and explained to Jiang Shaoyan: "The Ye Mingzhu is indeed in the box, and the missing one was originally for me to go down the mountain to find Miss Fang in exchange for some rice. , only……"

They didn't plan to carry out these things with great fanfare: it's just that the person who went down the mountain disappeared, and instead, a person who didn't belong to them appeared in Fang's pawnshop with the luminous pearl in his hands.

This attracted Lin Yan and others to investigate Ye Mingzhu's whereabouts.

Having said this, Jiang Shaoyan's expression on the sidelines also became serious, she paused, she looked at Fang Zhiyao: "This...Could it be that Chen Wanyan did it? The purpose is to justify the Fang family and the thief who stole Ye Mingzhu. Get in touch, so that the court can take advantage of the opportunity to intervene?"

Fang Zhiyao nodded: "I followed that bandit who pawned Ye Mingzhu, but he suddenly disappeared out of thin air."

She didn't think that an ordinary bandit had such an ability, and it was impossible for a person to disappear out of thin air, unless...the person was gone.

"Chen Wanyan has outstanding abilities, but he is not a soft-hearted person. He has done murder as bait before." Fang Zhiyao explained.

"Although we have acted carefully these years, we dare not guarantee that we have not lost any clues." Fang Zhiyao couldn't help sighing when she said this, "After the Ye Mingzhu case happened, Lin Shaoqing and the others came to Jiangnan Road, and they sent a message to a few people surnamed Hu. When the treasurer of the war got into trouble, the third sister came to Yancheng."

They belonged to the Fang family. Several banks surnamed Hu collapsed above the shopping mall. It would be suspicious if they stood by and watched. In order not to raise suspicion, they did what they should.

"The third sister is cautious, unlike the second sister. I have always been very reassuring of her, and only told her to be careful." Fang Zhiyao said, looking at Jiang Shaoyan, "We are going to eat even the dumb losses of those banks. , but I didn't think about it..."

"I didn't expect you to think that you were careful enough, but all of this is just a play played by Chen Wanyan and you, playing with you in the applause, while acting with Miss Fang in Yancheng, the other party has already obtained enough evidence. Is it true or not?" Jiang Shaoyan already guessed from her reaction.

Fang Zhiyao nodded, and said frankly: "On the day when the third sister came back after arguing with Chen Wanyan, Chen Wanyan sent people to search one of Mr. Jiang's cottages. It was the cottage where Mr. Jiang's night pearls were hidden. Go catch the passing people to be cooks..."

"Catch passers-by to be cooks"?Why does this sound so familiar?
Jiang Shaoyan was taken aback for a moment, and Jiang Pingping said with a subtle and complicated expression, "I didn't know they arrested Zen Master Huijue as soon as they arrested..."

Because I was very hungry, I caught a cook, and then... Zen Master Huijue carried the village down the mountain by himself.

"Afterwards, Zen Master Huijue went down the mountain to report to the officials. Lin Shaoqing and the others took him to the Baoling County Government Prison..." Jiang Pingping paused for a while, and said with a wry smile, "It's also a coincidence. When someone captured him, Chen Wanyan killed him on his hind legs..."

Although Lin Yan and the others did not shy away from others in handling the case, how could the stockade that was searched by Judge Yumian, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, leave anything behind?Furthermore, because of the coincidence, and because Lin Yan and the others are much higher in rank than Chen Wanyan, there is no reason to inform Chen Wanyan of the case.

Chen Wanyan searched for many years to find this out, and he didn't know that Lin Yan and others had arrested the person by mistake, so he was naturally furious when he rushed to nothing.

"So, Chen Wanyan didn't know about this, and immediately attacked Third Sister after returning..."

"Third sister and I didn't know that Chen Wanyan had already learned these evidences, but because Chen Wanyan happened to miss Lin Shaoqing and the others and saw the stockade that was taken away in time, we thought our Fang family was acting with him this time, so after returning Then we broke face with the third sister, and let our Fang family wait for Zhu Jiuzu..."

This is actually a misunderstanding by mistake. Chen Wanyan has calculated everything, and even played with the Fang family in the applause, but because of such a coincidence, he thought he was controlled by the Fang family, and he was deeply terrified. , decided not to wait any longer, and prepared to report directly to arrest people.

"He really thinks highly of us. If my Fang family really has nothing to do with this, it's fine, but..." Fang Zhiyao smiled wryly when she said this, "After the third sister returned, she told Zhou Fang that they had discussed it for most of the night. I can't think of any countermeasures, but I am determined not to let Chen Wanyan leak the news to the higher-ups, and when Chen Wanyan goes out to spread the news at dawn, it will be too late..."

"So, besides killing Chen Wanyan, Zhou Fang really can't think of any other way." Fang Zhiyao shook his head, paused, and said, "He killed Chen Wanyan."

Zhou Fang was indeed the real murderer of Chen Wanyan.

"After we found out about the village, people searched it several times, but nothing was found..." Fang Zhiyao shook his head.

"Of course they can't be found. He is locked in the Baoling County Yamen Prison, and Ye Mingzhu is in the hands of Lin Yan and the others." Jiang Shaoyan said.

Jiang Pingping: "..."

This... is really not as good as the sky, and I don't know whether it is the luck of Lin Yan and Ji Chongyan or the luck of those soldiers.

"Afterwards, Zen Master Huijue asked Ji Chongyan for a favor and let them go." Jiang Shaoyan paused, and then said, "I was there at the time, I don't know..."

"The son kept his promise and let them go." Jiang Pingping said, "I have arranged another place for them."

Therefore, the best situation now is for Zhou Fang to admit that he killed someone and be guilty of killing Chen Wanyan, and then...everything returns to normal, as if nothing had happened.

Jiang Shaoyan clarified the matter, and then said: "If you just want to get back to normal, abandoning Zhou Fang alone is indeed the best choice."

"But if it wasn't..." Jiang Shaoyan said this, looking at Jiang Pingping and Fang Zhiyao, "Mr. Jiang led them to escape, and Miss Fang wanted to emulate Lu Buwei back then. I don't think it's because of the restoration!"

The so-called recovery is just like what they have done in the past 20 years, carefully covering up all their whereabouts, not being discovered, and being aggrieved but alive.

"Mr. Jiang, if you want to get back to normal, just stay in Baoling. Why did you come to Yancheng?" Jiang Shaoyan looked at Jiang Pingping.

In the dim light of the candle, Jiang Pingping's gentle and elegant face showed a determination different from the past.

"As Miss Jiang Si said earlier, I don't want to wait any longer." Without looking at Fang Zhiyao, Jiang Pingping looked at Jiang Shaoyan, took a deep breath, and said, "I'm going to replace Zhou Fang."

He has seen Zhou Fang's relationship with Third Miss Fang for so many years. It is better to let him come forward than Zhou Fang. In fact, it is better for him to come forward.

"I will reveal my identity. I was a deserter 20 years ago. Although Ji Shizi and the others have nothing to do with these things, I heard that he took the nanny who was injured in the head to see and treat everywhere. I think I will not ignore these things. " Jiang Pingping said, "He will definitely play the imperial court."

"I know a lot. Neither the court nor the black hand behind the scenes will believe that I was the only one who escaped from birth. Therefore, I will not die easily..."

"But you will not live easily." Jiang Shaoyan looked at Jiang Pingping, who was full of determination, and continued, "You will suffer the most inhumane torture, some from the imperial court, and others who are behind the scenes. Yes, everything is just for you to reveal the news about those remaining generals."

"I know." Jiang Pingping nodded, looked at the dignified Jiang Shaoyan, smiled, his face was almost transparent, "I am a military adviser in the army, they will not let me go, and they will not let me die .but I would definitely be the best bait."

"They will try their best to torture me, but in order for me to be able to speak, there is one place where they won't touch me..."

Jiang Shaoyan looked at Jiang Pingzhe with thin lip line. Some physiognomists said that people with thin lip line are the most indifferent, but Jiang Pingzhe...

"They will keep my mouth and teeth for me to speak. As long as these two things are still there, I will have a chance to meet the mastermind behind the scenes." Jiang Pingping's face was pale, "They turned the little general into a source of Gu, and I have A way to turn myself into a poisonous person, I can kill him with the sharpest weapon in my body."

It is often seen that women who are far inferior to men in physical strength will bite and grab people when fighting with others for various reasons. This is actually a kind of instinct from the body.

Because the teeth on the human body are the sharpest weapons in the whole body.

This is the plan he prepared, to poison himself all over, as long as he bites that person, that person will definitely die.

He thought about this method for a long time, and it was the method with the least impact.

Fang Zhiyao's hand holding the empty teacup trembled uncontrollably: she could imagine Jiang Pingping's situation after this incident, resolute and tragic.

The girl looked at Jiang Pingze after she finished her plan with clear and calm eyes.

"This method can't be said to be bad. You really have a great possibility to meet the man behind the scenes, but what if you didn't kill him?" The girl asked Jiang Pingping, "You died in vain."

"Besides, if this is the case, you will not be able to get the final answer to your biggest question, whether His Majesty is behind the scenes."

"He is Your Majesty. Everyone knows that he is General Zhao's elder brother. No matter whether he is the mastermind behind the scenes or not, on the face of it, he will definitely conduct a thorough investigation, but the result of the thorough investigation is to find a scapegoat or he is really serious. How can we be sure?"

"What you want is the truth, the truth that caused 20 troops to die tragically. If you die like this, you may not get the truth. It's not worth it." The girl shook her head and said, "This method is not good."

This possibility... He did think about it, Jiang Pingping smiled wryly: "But I can't think of any other way, we are far away in Jiangnan Road, and we only stayed in the army back then, especially with those officials above the court... I don't know what to do. What to do."

"Therefore, there is no need to use this method that death may not necessarily lead to results." The girl paused for a while, and looked at the two of them, "Actually, from what you have said, one thing can be confirmed."

What's up?Jiang Pingping and Fang Zhiyao looked at her.

"Lin Yan and Ji Chongyan are not aware of these matters, and they have nothing to do with the mastermind behind the scenes." Jiang Shaoyan said.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have made the move to arrest Chen Wanyan first. Of course, there was also her own selfishness in it, and she didn't want the two of them to be involved.

"Actually, I want to test whether Your Majesty has anything to do with this," the girl said, lowering her eyelids, and suddenly pushed the box in her hand to the center, and then suddenly opened the box.

Jiang Pingping and Fang Zhiyao were stunned when they saw the box full of Ye Mingzhu.

"Money is something outside of the body. If you want to test whether His Majesty is related to this, why use your life, just use it." The girl said.

This box is neatly packed with the same luminous pearl... Seeing it, Fang Zhiyao was taken aback. Before Jiang Pingping, he reached out and picked up one of them. He only glanced at it, weighed it briefly, and said, "It's actually the same size as the twelve lost luminous pearls." No two, almost exactly the same."

"Because those twelve luminous pearls originally came from the Dajing treasury, this box also came from the Dajing imperial family." Jiang Shaoyan said.

The undestroyed Ye Mingzhu on the altar of Ruiyuan Temple is the box in front of me.

What she asked Ji Chongyan for were these night pearls that had been inlaid on the altar and had not been blown up.

(End of this chapter)