I'm a detective for Dongchang

Chapter 204 Examining Fang Yuanli
At midnight, several horses galloped on the mountain road, and not far from them, there was a troop of cavalry following them.

Not long after, the group of people quickly disappeared into a hidden place, while a group of people behind them waited outside, and the man in black on the horse quickly disappeared into the forest.

"Miss Lu, this way."

This pedestrian is Lu Xizhi, Beixue, Donghai Xingyun and others, and this place is also the secret village of Dongchang, which is safe and hidden.

"How is Fang Yuanli feeling?" Lu Xizhi asked.

Beixue snorted coldly: "I'm self-righteous, I won't let oil and salt in. It's as if I'm still waiting for someone to rescue him."

Lu Xizhi made up her mind, pushed open the door, and walked in.

Fang Yuanli was sitting in front of the table, drinking tea. He was wearing a gray brocade dress, exquisitely crafted and of extraordinary value; the corners of his eyes were somewhat dark, obviously because he had not slept well all night, and there was a circle of blue stubble around his mouth.

Not embarrassed, but not spirited either.

"You must be Master Fang, right?"

If it were someone else, Fang Yuanli wouldn't answer a single word, but it's unknown who brought him here from the island, so he had to let go of his airs, and replied coldly: "It's me, I don't know the girl's last name."

But Lu Xizhi suddenly said, "Suddenly I feel anxious, please ask Master Fang to wait."

After finishing speaking, he walked out without any explanation, but before leaving, he casually untied a brocade bag from his waist and put it on the table, as if it was inconvenient to carry a brocade bag to the latrine.

Fang Yuanli on the side couldn't hold back his face, good guy, he is one of the few talents in Da Jin, and this young woman in front of him dared to neglect him like this, the politeness just now really gave her three points, so she opened a dyeing workshop , What is her tone, as if she is ordering herself?It was simply audacious.

However, Fang Yuanli kept his eyes on the brocade bag, and suddenly became curious, why did the girl suddenly want to go to the latrine, and before going to the latrine, why did she deliberately take off the brocade bag and put it here? What does this mean?
What is in this bag?
Curiosity killed the cat, human curiosity together, like ants scratching the heart, unable to sit still, especially Lu Xizhi's attitude and strange behavior, Fang Yuanli always felt that the bag of brocade was reserved for himself.

Seeing that there was no one around, and there was no sound of footsteps outside the room, driven by curiosity, I reached out and took the brocade bag. When I first picked it up, it felt heavy. When I opened it, it was just a token. I was surprised at first, and then carefully When I saw it, my hands trembled and I almost fell the token to the ground.

It turned out to be the token of Dongchang! !
At this moment, Fang Yuanli's face turned pale, and cold sweat broke out on his head. He wiped the beads of sweat off his forehead with his hands, looked through it carefully, and then carefully put the token in the brocade bag, and then put it back to the position just now.

Soon, everything returned to its original position, as if nothing had happened. However, Fang Yuanli's slightly trembling legs betrayed him, and he felt all kinds of feelings in his heart, and suddenly he didn't know what to say.

What can he say?

Dongchang!That is a well-known evil god, the nemesis of officials, offended them, may sit in the high hall today, and go to the prison cell tomorrow, no matter how high the official is, it is useless to know how many officials were killed in the prison of Dongchang, and this is the case The fierce god actually brought himself to this desolate place, it was like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth.

Footsteps suddenly came from outside. Fang Yuanli knew that it was the woman from before who had returned. In a moment of panic, he picked up a teacup and drank tea to hide his uneasiness. But this Tieguanyin, his favorite drink on weekdays, could not taste the slightest bit. .

Lu Xizhi came in from the outside, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw Fang Yuanli drinking tea, but he didn't have the indifferent demeanor before drinking the tea, he felt like he was drinking like a cow, even though it was already hot summer, his face was pale Bai, look carefully, the hands holding the cup are still trembling slightly, looking at him with a look of humility and dodge, the contrast is so big, why Lu Xizhi naturally knows the reason.

This token is really useful.

"Leaving the meeting in the middle, it's too rude, please forgive me, Master Fang." She was as clear as a mirror, but she didn't point it out, and apologized with a smile.

"No, no... It's okay. People have three urgencies. It's nothing." Fang Yuanli said with a smile. He wanted to say that he didn't dare, but it didn't make sense to think about it, so he changed his words immediately.

Lu Xizhi put the token back on his waist, sat down calmly, picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and did not speak again.

Fang Yuanli was worried, and the cold sweat on his forehead didn't stop. This kind of scene made people panic even more. With a firm heart, he asked calmly, "I don't know why I brought Fang here."

Lu Xizhi put away the kind face just now, and suddenly said: "I thought Master Fang already knew? It seems that someone still needs to be reminded."

She snapped her fingers, and Dong Hai walked into the room with a knife in his hand, glaring at his waist. He counted crimes such as forming a party with officials for private gain, squandering food consumption, digging mines privately, making weapons, etc., and finally yelled at him: " Can you plead guilty?"

Of course Fang Yuanli refused to admit it, his lips trembled: "Fang doesn't know what your lord is talking about, please pay attention."

I knew you wouldn't recognize it.

In the next incense stick, Lu Xizhi talked about what he saw on the Ancestral Island and in the Ancestral Building, and Fang Yuanli's fun on the island, and his participation in the evil deeds of killing a young girl from a good family.

"Chang Renxin is using these methods to get other officials, and you! to do things for him. I don't think Master Fang needs me to explain more about his ultimate goal in doing so?"

Lu Xizhi pointed at him: "May I think so? Master Fang, knowing all the plans, participated in it, to collude with internal and external forces to overthrow the emperor! Overthrow Da Jin! Isn't it?!"

Fang Yuan is in uniform, Dongchang is really pervasive and knows everything.All the inside stories and conjectures that Lu Xizhi said are as inseparable as divine help. Regardless of whether this treason is a capital crime, it is just to let his father know that he is carrying him behind his back, colluding with officials, and spreading the Fang family's ancestral craftsmanship and technology to the outside world. , Wantonly privately manufactured precision weapons...

It must not be exposed, once it is exposed, there is no doubt that he will die, Fang Yuanli was completely resigned.

Lu Xizhi sneered and said, "Oh, Master Fang is really convinced?"

"It's about Lu Ji, I... I'm convinced, I'm convinced."

"Listen to everything you're told to do?"

"...Listen, listen."

"Okay!" Lu Xizhi said without hesitation: "This editor doesn't like to talk about things, so let's get straight to the point. If you plead guilty, it will be used by me. You will obey my words. I guarantee your safety. What you have done before You don’t need to mention the matter, let it go, and you can keep the benefits they gave you without returning it.”

Fang Yuanli was overjoyed when he heard the words, his body was trembling with excitement, and he hurriedly said loudly: "The villain is willing to follow the lead of Lu Ji's affairs. If there is a second heart, there will be thunderbolts."

Originally, he thought it would be good to save his life. Although he had a lot of secrets, these things made him die faster. Even his family members were not spared. After all, he had been with his father for so long. The darkness inside, just take the prison in Dali Temple as an example. Those old jailers have a hundred ways to prevent themselves from seeing the sun tomorrow, and want to survive?Go shout with Yama.

Now Dongchang sent out an invitation, not only to protect himself, but also to leave the responsibility to him. Even the benefits of the past don’t need to be vomited. It sounds like a dream. It’s unbelievable. Fang Yuanli has no choice at all right now. Pledge of allegiance.

Lu Xizhi sneered: "Hey, Master Fang, don't rush to show your loyalty, Beixue, give him the pen and paper."

Upon hearing this, Beixue immediately took the pen and paper and handed them to Fang Yuanli who was kneeling on the ground.

"It's about Lu Ji, what are you..." Fang Yuanli was confused by Lu Xizhi's behavior for a moment, not knowing what he was going to write, so he couldn't help asking cautiously.

Lu Xizhi didn't even look at it, picked up the teacup, blew it lightly, took a sip of tea, and then said flatly: "Master Fang is a smart person, so he naturally knows what to write. I'll put the words here first. If what you write doesn't satisfy the officer, then Donghai will arrange a clean cell for you in Dongchang for the sake of old Master Fang."

Dongchang's cell?Fang Yuanli slumped on the ground.

"This this……"

Dong Hai said loudly from the side: "What are you shouting about? Write quickly, Fang Yuanli, to tell you the truth, if you can behave better in Lu Jishi's place, the factory supervisor may be able to punish you lightly. Mojiji, it made Lu Ji unhappy, it was too late then, you also know the methods of our Dongchang, why, want to try?"

"No, dare not, I will write, I will write!" Fang Yuanli said hastily.

The Lu Jishi in front of him had many choices, but he had only two choices, either life or death. There was no room for a third choice, and he had no capital to bargain, but Lu Jishi didn't mention what he wanted to write. Fang Yuanli could only guess. He first wrote a letter of nomination to show that he was willing to obey her, and then he began to write a letter of guilt for Mr. Chang who had the most contact with him.

This 'crime' could be light or serious, Fang Yuanli had thought about it carefully.

Chang Renxin is the grandson of Chang Shangshu and the queen's nephew. Needless to say, he has a strong family background, and with the current power of the Chang family, if he wants to pursue it, even the emperor will think twice.

But this Lu Jishi in front of him was able to take him in without making a fuss, and this time he took advantage of the emperor's war against Bagan, when the elite soldiers rushed to the border, and the emperor's clan had no time to distract him, he took the knife on himself. Needless to say, this Lu Jishi is definitely an extremely smart person, and it can be seen that she has a lot of plans. If Fang Yuanli doesn't understand what the other party wants him to do at this time, then he will live his life on dogs.

So, Fang Yuanli wrote down everything he knew, everything that Chang Renxin asked him to do, such as asking him to steal the weapon blueprints made by his father, the secret recipe for gunpowder configuration, and cooperating with the Chang family members to go around privately. Opening a mine and so on are all written, and I don’t know how much this Lu Ji in front of me has mastered when I write it later. I’m afraid she will say that she is not dedicated after reading it. I also wrote about the woman, this was once told by Mr. Chang when he was drunk, and he was dragged to the Chanting Tower to have a good time. Fang Yuanli remembered this incident at that time.

In order to save his life, Fang Yuanli sold the 'boss' completely. If Chang Renxin saw this piece of paper, he would at least vomit a few liters of blood.

Very hard?

Lu Xizhi and the others glanced at each other, the pot of tea was already weak, but Fang Yuanli was still scribbling, which surprised Lu Xizhi a little. Firstly, he was surprised that there were a lot of black materials in Changren Xin, and secondly, he finally understood. In such a desperate situation, the desire to survive is really too strong. In order to survive, he really worked hard. Fortunately, Dong Hai on the side had a look and saw that the color of the tea had faded, so he refilled Lu Xizhi with new tea leaves and made a new pot of tea without asking. come up.

"The matter of Lu Ji has already been written." Fang Yuanli did not dare to neglect, and immediately sorted out the black materials, and put his hands in front of Lu Xi.

Lu Xizhi smiled, and said meaningfully: "I believe Master Fang is a smart person, take it here."

"Yes..." He quickly handed over the black materials.

I have to say that Fang Yuanli's confession has exceeded Lu Xizhi's expectations. It has Chang Renxin's behind-the-scenes actions over the years, and every crime is clearly listed. It is to give Fang Yuanli the money for mining and making weapons every year. There is also an accurate number, and then there are several secret strongholds for storing weapons, etc., which are all listed one by one. To Lu Xizhi's surprise, according to Fang Yuanli's statistics, as far as he knows, the houses, shops, fields, Cars, horses, etc. can be counted, and their net worth has exceeded one million taels of silver.

One million taels. With Dajin's current financial situation, Chang Chonghu is really an old moth. Not counting the collections, Lu Xizhi handed it to Donghai and the others, and his eyes widened.

Chang Chonghu, that bastard!

The few people continued to watch, Lu Xizhi's complexion gradually turned livid, and Dong Hai and Bei Xue's eyes suddenly showed murderous intent.

The primitive accumulation of capital is bloody, and the Chang family is no exception. According to the records written by Fang Yuanli, Chang Renxin found a salt field in the process of searching for tin soil and copper mines in addition to forming a private party. He asked his confidantes to form a team to sell private salt in large quantities, making a fortune, and then dominated the land. If he liked a field, if he sold it to him at a low price, he would be polite. If he said no, He would instigate people to make trouble, throw them into prison for any reason, and would not stop until he could do all kinds of manipulations. I don't know how many people were forced to have their families ruined.

It's simply hard to describe, even though Lu Xizhi's two life experiences, he was also livid with anger at what they did.

That's good too, the serial murder case of girls pickpocketing, embezzlement and fraud, and the two cases of raising private soldiers to make weapons are enough to get rid of Chang Renxin's social cancer, and he doesn't have to bear much psychological burden.

After reading it, Lu Xizhi took a long breath, slowly put down the evidence, closed his eyes, leaned his body lightly on the back of the chair, and carefully pressed his temples with his hands, looking very tired.

Beixue saw her thoughts, and whispered in her ear: "Miss Lu, Chang Chonghu is very cunning and cunning, and has done many evils. In fact, in the past two years, people have been going to Beijing to sue for impeachment, and they were all stopped outside the city by members of the Chang family. Killing or beating caused great anger among the people. The factory supervisor also knew that if the thief is not eradicated for a day, it will not be enough to stabilize the hearts of the people, but he told us that if the girl finds out about this news, it will be delayed for a while, and it is not yet completely eradicated. The timing of the tiger is always important."

Fang Yuanli, who was sitting paralyzed on the ground, didn't know what they were muttering. Seeing that they were looking at him with murderous intent from time to time, he was afraid that they would kill him, so he hurriedly said: "Lu Ji is a heroine, but the Chang family's hands and eyes are as good as the sky. If you want to catch them, you must have ironclad evidence, and my subordinates are willing to testify against his crimes and help Lu Jishi."

Human nature is to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Before Fang Yuanli and Chang Renxin were so good as brothers, they wished to chop off chicken heads and burn yellow paper, and take out their hearts. But in the face of life and death, they immediately stood on the opposite side and wanted to put each other to death. .

There are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests, this sentence is so philosophical.

(End of this chapter)