Longevity begins with a dog

Chapter 93 He's Not Xie Changkong!

With that dream in front of him, Xu Chong always thought that Xie Changkong was the only third Xie left in the Xie family.

But now, Ge Wanshan said that Xie Changkong was the fourth child? !
Wasn't the fourth child killed by the water ghost?

Xu Chong's brain was a little confused.

"what happened?"

Ge Wanshan glanced at Xu Chong suspiciously, "If the information I got is correct, the eldest brother of the Xie family is called Xie Changfeng, the second child is Xie Changlin, the third child is Xie Changqing, the fourth child is Xie Changkong... He actually dared to use his real name to be an official in the imperial court. I didn't expect that."

"...So that's how it is. Looking at his age, I thought he was from the older generation."

Xu Chongqiang concealed his shock and responded casually.

"It's really old for you."

Ge Wanshan nodded, but didn't pay much attention.

"My lord, how did you get the task of arresting Xie Changkong?"

Xu Chong asked again.

"The Fujun's people intercepted a secret report from Taipingdao."

Ge Wanshan explained, "The secret report was of a very high level, we couldn't decipher it, so we sent it to the general guard, and then the arrest order came down...Why, do you think there is any problem here?"

The secret report intercepted by Duan Yuanming's people?

Xu Chong wrote it down, shook his head and said, "No, just to understand."

The two stopped talking, and rode the carriage all the way back to Qianhu House.

Xu Chong locked himself in the room under the pretext of analyzing the case.

Like last time, Ge Wanshan ordered everyone not to disturb him.

No one noticed that when the sky was getting dark, Xu Chong's room, the window facing Fucheng, was quietly opened for a moment.

Yes.

Xu Chong left the Qianhu Office with greedy light.

A seemingly ordinary torture task became strange because of that dream.

The current information is a bit scarce, and if we analyze it, there are too many possibilities.

It is possible that it was Xie Changkong, the water ghost mistakenly thought that he killed him, but in fact Xie Changkong survived.

It is possible that Ge Wanshan's hearsay was wrong, and Xie Changkong was the only third child left in the Xie family, not the fourth child.

There is another possibility...

That person is neither Xie Lao San nor Xie Lao Si.

It's Duan Yuanming's people who pretended to come out!
Regardless of the possibility, it is impossible to make a follow-up judgment without knowing the identity of the criminal.

Xu Chong quietly left the Qianhu Office, just to return to the county government office, and go back to test that Xie Changkong!

Greedy light means that the darker the light, the better the stealth effect.

Even though the city gate was closed, Xu Chong jumped directly over the city wall under the sky without anyone noticing.

Coming to the government office prison, it is like entering the land of no one.

After waiting in Xie Changkong's cell for a while, sure enough, the yamen servant in charge of patrolling and monitoring came over.

This was observed during the daytime.

In the deepest prisons, someone would come to check the wards every half an hour.

The yamen servant took out the key and opened the cell door very carefully, as if he was afraid of disturbing the prisoners inside.

Afterwards, he stepped on his toes, tried not to make any movement, and walked around with the lantern in his hand. After confirming that there was no sign of damage to the cell walls, Fu retreated and locked the cell door.

At this time, Xu Chong had already stood in front of Xie Changkong.

It could be seen that Xie Changkong was seriously injured and his strength was restricted.

In a deep sleep, he would occasionally frown and hum.

Xu Chong was speechless.

He had thought about it on the way here, only observing, not disturbing.

After all, if you don't know the purpose behind it, you can't startle the snake.

But he didn't expect this guy to be able to sleep?

The heart is really big.

Wait... With such a big heart, doesn't it mean that Xie Changkong has a bottom in his heart?
Xu Chong squinted his eyes, looked back towards the direction of the prison door, and flicked his fingers.

There was a knocking sound of the door lock.

Xie Changkong smacked his lips dissatisfied, and turned his head to the other side.

Still didn't wake up.

"..."

Xu Chong was speechless.

If Xie Changkong didn't wake up, then wouldn't his trip be in vain?

Forget it.

Anyway, no one can find themselves.

Xu Chong's eyes froze, he raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

This obvious man-made sound, and its close proximity, really woke Xie Changkong up.

It's just that Xie Changkong looked left and right, but didn't find anything unusual. In the end, it was only an illusion, and he fell asleep with his head tilted again.

"..."

Xu Chong's expression was a little dull.

He had a feeling of familiarity with the eyes that Xie Changkong showed just now.

Doubt, vigilance, bewilderment...these are all normal, in line with people's reactions when they suddenly hear abnormal movements.

But the only thing is, there is no attitude that belongs to the strong!

I can't tell you exactly, but I feel...

It's as if I have been under others for many years, so I don't think I am a strong person, and I don't think I have any future.

He is very familiar with this look, as if he has seen it somewhere...

seen?

Xie Changkong's gaze enlarged in Xu Chong's mind, occupying his entire mind, and when he shrank again, his face was replaced by another person.

This is? !
The assassin who assassinated Jiang Zhihong!

Xu Chong's heart suddenly tightened.

He remembered again that Jiang Zhihong suppressed the assassins, and he was in charge of the assassins' interrogation.

The look in Xie Changkong's eyes just now was very similar to that of that assassin named Zhong Dahe...

The Xie family, one of the six great families in the Taiping Road, will the descendants of the direct descendants be exactly the same as the retainers of the Shen family in Fengyang?
"so……"

"This is not the real Xie Changkong at all!"

Xu Chong made a conclusion in his mind.

If it wasn't Xie Changkong, then who is this person?

Xu Chong pondered.

The information obtained before gradually began to be connected in series.

A moment later the conclusion was reached.

Why is this person in front of him so idle and still able to sleep?
Because he is not Xie Changkong at all!Not even the rebels of the Pacific Road!

The real identity of this person, if I guessed correctly, is a retainer of the Duan family!
Like that Zhong Dahe, he was also a retainer who went to Taipingdao to unblock through Wei Wuxie.

The real Xie Changkong died a long time ago.

Because of his cannibalism, he killed the son of the water ghost, and was killed by the water ghost in revenge.

The Duan family didn't know about it... No, in other words, the Duan family knew that Xie Changkong was dead, but the Duan family was very sure that no one else knew about it.

Therefore, a retainer of the Duan family took over Xie Changkong's identity in order to achieve a certain purpose.

That 'Yongtai served as magistrate of Fenggu County for 11 years' was not Xie Changkong at all, but the person in front of him.

This also explained why the secret report was intercepted by Duan Yuanming's people.

Maybe there was no secret report at all, all of this was deliberately arranged by Duan Yuanming, in order to expose the identity of 'Xie Changkong' and make it more credible.

The vassals above Tongmai look very precious and luxurious.

But even a mere Shen family in Fengyang Prefecture can be sent out to carry out an assassination with unknown results, so for the dignified Duan family in the capital city, throwing one out at random should not be too painful.

What's more, with the strength of the Duan family, when the retainer runs out of use, he might be able to take it back intact.

If so, then everything makes sense!

"But the question is, what purpose does Duan Yuanming have?"

Xu Chong couldn't figure it out.

It took such a lot of trouble to send a retainer above Tongmai to him, it was obvious that he wanted to throw out some information through himself.

Who is this message for?

While thinking, there was a sound of footsteps from far to near.

Listen to the voice, it's two people.

"My lord, don't worry, the brothers will check every half an hour to make sure there is no problem."

A flattering voice came from the prison door.

"Well, just open it, go out and wait."

this voice...

Duan Yuanming?
(End of this chapter)