King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 560 Breakthrough in the case
Compared to the hot-tempered Chen Gang, Zhao Gui burst out with greater courage at this moment and rushed forward with a small dagger.

The next moment he was kicked down, and before Chen Gang came to help him, he immediately got up, and then rushed towards the guards again.

Then he was knocked down again, then got up and was knocked down again.

By this time, Zhao Gui was seriously injured, his internal organs were displaced and several ribs were broken.

Throughout the whole process, Chen Gang watched on alert. At this time, he was completely restrained by Zhao Gui, and he got to know this brother again at the last moment of his life.

I'm not as good as him... Chen Gang sighed in his heart.

But at this moment, Chen Gang suffered a heavy blow on the back of his neck, and then inevitably fainted.

Seeing Chen Gang being controlled, Zhao Gui's eyes were splitting and he shouted: "Brother!"

Then he picked up the knife and rushed towards Chen Gang. However, he was not trying to save people, but wanted to kill Chen Gang to prevent him from being able to withstand the torture after being captured alive.

When his dagger was still two feet away from Chen Gang, a steel knife was inserted into his chest.

In addition to the guards and assassins, He Wu from the flag-bearer guard and Zhang Baodong, the general of the Beijing camp, were also there, but both of them had extremely solemn expressions.

At this time, outside Yin'an Gate, in addition to Zhao Gui who was lying dead on the ground, there was also Chen Gang who was tied up by Wu Hua Da.

All along, Chen Gang thought that he was a tough man, but now he really saw that he was a man who was greedy for life and afraid of death.

At least Chen Gang believed at this time that he really had hope of surviving.

Of course, Zhang Lin couldn't guarantee that there were no other thieves in the house, but he was inclined to think that there weren't.

Just as they were rejoicing, Zhu Jinghong slowly walked out of Yin'an Gate surrounded by Longjing Guard sergeants.

Some dusty memories resurfaced in his mind, and he once again understood a truth... A rich man cannot sit in court.

"Who sent you here?" Zhu Jinghong asked.

Hearing what Zhu Jinghong said, He and Wu became more and more uneasy. This feeling of uncertainty about the future made people crazy.

"Once the matter has been clarified, it is not too late to apologize. Whoever is responsible will be punished!"

The guard who killed the man was very embarrassed, but Zhang Lin didn't pursue it too much. After all, controlling the scene was the most important thing.

Under the severe pain, Zhao Gui actually put on a smile because he felt that he was finally free and could leave this dangerous world to reunite with his family.

Looking at the blood on Zhang Lin's armor, Zhu Jinghong asked, "Is the injury serious?"

Of course Zhu Jinghong was dissatisfied with He Wu and Zhang Baodong. After all, he almost lost his life because of these two guys' negligence.

"I, Zhu Jinghong, have always kept my promise. As long as you tell me what you know, I will spare your life...I will never break my promise!"

Seeing him appear, He Wu and Zhang Baodong hurriedly knelt down, and at the same time begged for punishment: "Your Majesty, I have neglected my duties and neglected my duties, and I will be punished by death!"

"Go quickly!" Zhu Jinghong frowned.

With a chill in his heart, Chen Gang woke up immediately, and then saw Zhu Jinghong a few steps away.

"Your Majesty, the prisoner has been captured!"

At least there was still someone alive, which made Zhang Lin relieved, and then turned around and walked into Yin'an Gate.

Could it be that like the old man, staying in the palace all the time would be worse than death... Zhu Jinghong complained secretly.

"Wake him up!"

At this point, Zhang Lin couldn't shirk anymore, so he turned around and went to see a doctor. Too much blood loss would indeed be life-threatening.

Chen Gang wanted to bite his tongue and commit suicide, but in the end he didn't have the courage. Looking at Zhao Gui's body not far away, he felt very ashamed.

Zhu Jinghong's name is now resounding all over the world, and his guarantee is very weighty.

"How dare I leave without permission..."

After Zhu Jinghong gave the order, the guard quickly got a bucket of water and poured it on Chen Gang's head.

Zhu Jinghong said in a deep voice: "You go to the doctor first and bandage the wound... go now!"

How many times have I been assassinated? This question popped up in Zhu Jinghong's mind.

"Reply!" the guard who took action yelled.

Zhu Jinghong was still surrounded by eunuchs. After he glanced at Zhang Lin, he said, "Are you sure you have captured them all?"

Looking past He Wu and the others, Zhu Jinghong glanced at the dead Zhao Gui, and then his eyes fell on Chen Gang.

They are responsible for the peripheral protection. Now that a thief has sneaked into the palace with gunpowder and blunderbuss, they are undoubtedly guilty of negligence.

Chen Gang didn't say anything, but the guard next to him was not idle. He stepped forward and slapped him twice, breaking his front teeth.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, you won't die!" Zhang Lin replied cheerfully, even forcing a smile.

Zhang Lin hurriedly walked down the steps, looked at Zhao Gui who was bleeding on the ground, and couldn't help scolding: "Didn't I say I would stay alive!"

After a while, the guards from the Beijing camp and the troops from Yanshan Dusi all entered the palace and searched every corner, and finally determined that there were no thieves in the palace.

In Zhang Lin's opinion, it would be a great loss not to show Zhu Jinghong the bloody injuries on his body.

Although Zhu Jinghong was wearing casual clothes, Chen Gang recognized him at first glance because of his different temperament.

Fortunately, Zhu Jinghong himself was not injured, otherwise they would have to die to apologize.

At this time, everyone's attention was on Chen Gang, and Miaoyu accidentally left the Yin'an Gate. She had already set her sights on the dead Zhao Gui.

As a loyal White Lotus cultist, Chen Gang should have refused directly at this time, but he couldn't say a word because of the surge in his throat.

The closer to the moment of life and death, the more a person's will is tested. Chen Gang's hesitation has shown that his will is not strong.

This is difficult for Chen Gang to accept. He has always felt that he is a strong man.

At this time, Zhu Jinghong continued: "Besides survival, if you want anything else, I can give it to you...as long as you tell the truth!"

"I just wish I couldn't kill this bitch!"

As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Chen Gang actually regretted it, because he was so impulsive that he cut off his life.

The next moment, Chen Gang suffered another heavy blow to his body, and the guard behind him hit him on the back with a scabbard.

The pain was so severe that it penetrated into his bones, and Chen Gang couldn't help but scream.

"Your Majesty, Qianhu Ning Wanfu of Jin Yiwei wants to see you!"

After hearing the report, Zhu Jinghong said: "He arrived in time, let him in!"

"Yes!"

While waiting for Ning Wanfu, Chen Gang was still being punished, but Zhu Jinghong noticed Miaoyu.

"Master Miaoyu, what are you..."

At this moment, Miaoyu was sitting cross-legged on the ground, reciting scriptures to Zhao Gui.

Seeing Zhu Jinghong asking, Miaoyu replied: "Save the dead!"

Hearing Miaoyu's answer, everyone present admired his courage, daring to save the thief in front of the prince.

Although Miaoyu was covered with a veil, just looking at her graceful figure and staying at Yin'an Palace at night... everyone understood the reason.

"These thieves must also be saved!" Zhu Jinghong's tone was a bit unkind.

This girl is too courageous, isn't she afraid of exposing her identity? Zhu Jinghong said secretly.

Miaoyu replied: "No matter good or evil, they are all sentient beings!"

As she said this, Miaoyu got up and stopped reciting another word for Zhao Gui. After all, her goal had been achieved. But in order to complete the trick, Miaoyu looked at the corpses of the two eunuchs not far away and said: "If the prince allows it, the poor nun will still want to save the lives of the two eunuchs!"

In the final analysis, the two young eunuchs also died because of Zhu Jinghong. How could she refuse to do so at this moment?

Of course, Zhu Jinghong didn't want to be led by Miaoyu, so he simply didn't say a word.

After saluting Zhu Jinghong, Miaoyu went to the young eunuch.

There was no need to stay here anymore, so Zhu Jinghong turned around and walked into Yin'an Gate, and at the same time said: "Let Ning Wanfu come in to see me!"

It is very simple to find out this matter. For example, if Miaoyu is taken away directly, everything will become clear under torture.

The problem is that he can't do this. After all, Miaoyu is involved in the struggle between the sixth and fourth children. It is better for Zhu Jinghong to keep it than to take it.

After all, although capturing the White Lotus Sect is important, it is not as beneficial to Zhu Jinghong as the two are fighting each other.

When Zhu Jinghong was sitting in the palace, Ning Wanfu came to the palace.

"I, the minister in royal robes, will be guarding thousands of households, Ning Wanfu, and I will bow to the prince!"

After signaling Ning Wanfu to stand up, Zhu Jinghong asked: "What clues did you find?"

It had only been half a day since I met Zhu Jinghong during the day, and Ning Wanfu had basically made no progress.

So when Zhu Jinghong asked about this matter, Ning Wanfu thought he was asking for guilt, so he knelt down again.

"I was incompetent and failed to capture the thief in time, causing the prince to be in danger...a capital crime!"

"Okay, don't lie at this time. The guards have been arrested this time. I can't trust the others... I'll leave it to you for interrogation. Don't let me down!"

At this moment, Ning Wanfu was happy with Zhu Jinghong's trust, but also worried that he would not be able to complete the task well.

But no matter what, he will go all out on this matter to give his middle-aged self another chance to win.

"Yes!"

"Go!"

"I resign!"

After Ning Wanfu left, Nuo Min and Zhen Qin came over and asked if he was injured.

Nuomin was confined to the room just now. Unlike Miaoyu who went out without any scruples, she was not very clear about the situation outside.

So at this moment, Zhu Jinghong had to appease two women, so he did not leave the Yin'an Palace later, but just asked the guards to return to their positions.

Let's say that Ning Wanfu left Yin'anmen, first communicated with He Wu and other guards, and then ordered his men to take away the prisoners and physical evidence, including the bodies of the two murdered eunuchs.

Then Zhu Jinghong's order came, and the palace guards returned to their positions.

Jinyiwei left a group of people, but sent another group of people only half an hour later to understand the process and details of dealing with this moment at night.

That night, everyone at Yanshan Qianhu Station was very busy, especially those who tortured Chen Gang.

In the end, Chen Gang couldn't hold it back and explained the process of his murder. In order to survive, he even confessed to Yang Yan.

So Ning Wanfu immediately ordered someone to arrest him, but he didn't know that Yang Yan was extremely cunning and moved Xiangtang after the operation started.

Less than two hours later, the people below reported that the building was empty. This made Ning Wanfu disappointed and became impatient for a while.

At this time, he was pacing back and forth in the lobby, and a hundred households happened to come outside.

"Lord Qianhu, this is the testimony of the palace guard Ding. Look..."

Even Chen Gang couldn't find any useful clues. Ning Wanfu didn't think the testimony of the palace guards was useful, so he had no intention of investigating.

What's more, the testimony was a thick pile, and Ning Wanfu couldn't read it at all.

"Go down and analyze it carefully to see if you can find any clues!" Ning Wanfu said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

So the hundred households came out of the hall, and happened to meet a general bannerman, who was responsible for interrogating Chen Gang.

"General Wang Qi!"

"Greetings to Mr. Baihu!"

"These are the testimonies of the palace guards. Take it and look at it carefully... If you find anything, report it to me!"

"Yes!" Wang Zongqi took over the task.

He already knows that there are obstacles in the progress of the case, so he hopes that he can find a breakthrough, so that he can get a step forward.

Besides, in the lobby of Qianhu Office, Ning Wanfu was so angry that he threw down his notebook and once again ordered the interrogators to torture Chen Gang to force him to reveal the real clues.

But sometimes, happiness always falls from the sky.

When Ning Wanfu was anxious, a commander-in-chief ran in quickly, the joy on his face was beyond words.

"Master Qianhu, we have a clue..."

Ning Wanfu left the trial to his most trusted subordinate, and came to report that this person was not his confidant.

This person said there was a clue, and Ning Wanfu's first reaction was that it might be about other cases.

"What's the matter?"

Ning Wanfu finally gave up hope, otherwise this person was not his confidant, and he would have been scolded by him first if he had reported the matter to two levels.

"Lord Qianhu, I have made a major discovery regarding the assassination case of the White Lotus Sect!"

Hearing this, Ning Wanfu almost thought he had heard wrong.

But the next moment, Ning Wanfu stood up and asked, "What did you find?"

"As a humble duty, I inspected the corpse of the thief and found a note inside his left boot!"

Zhao Gui is careful and thoughtful, so of course he would not leave such a big flaw. The note was actually left by Miaoyu when he was angry for "excessive practice".

While speaking, the general flag handed the note to Ning Wanfu, who quickly opened it and checked it.

It was written in small regular script, with six or seven crosses in it. The first character of each line was circled on it, indicating that it was an acknowledgment letter.

"Wanping Chenjiazhuang, you can come and hide when things happen!" Ning Wanfu murmured in a low voice.

"Chenjiazhuang..."

At this time, the general commander who came to report replied: "Sir, I have already checked. There is a Chenjia Village in Wanping, and there is a Chenjiazhuang inside!"

After reading the words on the note again to make sure that he was not dazzled, Ning Wanfu immediately shouted outside the door: "Send Zhang Chang to assemble everyone under his command immediately!"

As for where to go after gathering, Ning Wanfu didn't say it out of confidentiality. Anyway, just follow him all the way.

At this time, Ning Wanfu's eyes changed when he looked at the person in front of him. He smiled and said, "Mr. Xu Qi, you have made a great contribution this time!"

"This is all thanks to your great blessing. How dare you take credit for your humble position!"

Seeing that this man was so successful, Ning Wanfu continued: "If you have merit, you have merit... I have always made clear rewards and punishments, and I will definitely reward you generously!"

After saying all the polite words, Mr. Xu said, "Thank you, sir!"

The two chatted for a while, mainly Mr. Xu, who was talking about recommending himself in a very measured way.

The two of them talked for a while, and at this time the people outside had been assembled. Finally, Ning Wanfu personally led the team and drove towards Wanping County on a fast horse.

(End of this chapter)