Cao Thief

Chapter 169 Transaction (44)

"Two months ago, my brother and I came to Haixi."

Cao Peng led the way, and Chen Deng followed behind him.Deng Ji and the young man named 'Chang Wen' accompanied Chen Deng to his left and right, followed by Pu Yangkai, Bu Zhi, Dai Gan and others.Mairen is at the end!Although he is a local gentry in Haixi, and Mai's family is in Guangling, he can be regarded as a little respectable.But under such circumstances, he still consciously walked behind, but saw the Wangcheng captured by Feng Chao and Pan Zhang.

Wang Mai and Deng Fan led the law enforcement team to patrol the city.

However, Zhou Cang and Hao Zhao each led a hundred tiger ben, and stayed at the top of the city, responsible for vigilance.

And Xia Houlan led dozens of people to clean up the periphery of Haixi and inquire about all kinds of information.

Feng Chao was a little anxious, and took two quick steps from time to time, trying to hear Cao Peng's words clearly.From Cao Peng's words just now, Feng Chao could hear that there seemed to be something hidden behind his father's death.Before, he thought he died at the hands of Chen Sheng, but was later denied by Cao Peng; then he thought that Feng Yan was killed by Wang Cheng, but now, it seems that it has nothing to do with Wang Cheng, and it should be someone else. .

Who is it?

Feng Chao was a little impatient.

Cao Peng said as he walked, as if there was no one there.

"As soon as we arrived in Haixi, we met Feng Chao and learned from him that there are three evils in Haixi.

Pirates, salt owls, merchant beetles... Among them, merchant beetle Chen Sheng did not have a direct conflict with us at that time.It's just because this person is too domineering, so he came into our sight.He is an outsider, and he is domineering, and he has done a lot of outrageous things.At this time, Wang Cheng came to the door, that is, Xuezhou!As the first Hercynian celebrity to show us kindness, logically speaking, I should have a good impression.But from the very beginning, I had a weird feeling about Wang Chengcheng.

Wang Cheng came here by car that day, but his behavior did not look like a person in a car at all.

In every gesture, this person exudes a kind of gangster air, which is not the temperament that a famous person should have.For example, Chen Taishou has a long history of family education. If he boards a car, he will have a footstool.It's not about physical condition, it's about style.Anyone who has read poetry and books will pay attention to his own words and deeds. That day Wang Cheng got into the car at once, no matter how you look at it, it was not the work of a celebrity. "

Although Chen Deng didn't speak, a smile flashed in his eyes.

How could he not understand the meaning of Cao Peng's words?
This is praising him!
"Youxue, go ahead."

Brother 'Changwen' opened his mouth and seemed very interested.

Cao Peng then nodded, "Wang Cheng has been preaching that my brother wants to fight pirates from the very beginning.

This is my second doubt about him.As far as I know, the pirates raided Haixi, but they did not cause any harm to Wang Cheng.In other words, he didn't have much hatred with the pirates, why did he show a look of hatred?Don't talk to me about the sense of justice. If he really has a sense of justice, he should have died long ago when the pirates raided Haixi and caused casualties several times.

But he didn't!

But at this time, since we were attracted by Chen Sheng, we didn't care too much about Wang Cheng.

A few days after we arrived in Haixi, Chen Sheng began to attack us.So my brother and I started to deal with Chen Sheng...

It is undeniable that Chen Sheng is a tyrant in Haixi.

But that's all!What he was going to fight against was the imperial court, so he was suspected of blocking the traffic with his arms, so he was quickly put down by his brother.

From his home, I found this! "

As Cao Peng said, with a wave of his hand, Hu Ban hurried forward and handed the Yukiss Tongzhen to Cao Peng.

"Fish Kiss Copper Town!" Cao Peng supported him, and said to Chen Deng: "Chen Sheng put it on the table in his study so blatantly, and used it to press paper. Later, I heard Feng Chao talk about Yu Kiss Copper Town. As for the origin, I felt a little strange. If it was Chen Sheng who harmed County Magistrate Feng, why did he dare to put it on the desk so arrogantly? But it can be seen that Chen Sheng loves this copper town very much.

Well, if Chen Sheng killed County Magistrate Feng, would he put the evidence that might prove that he was the murderer in the open?
Even if he is insolent, he should understand that he is not alone in Guangling County, so he can make the decisions.

So, I guessed, could it be that Yukissing Tongzhen was something given to Chen Sheng by County Magistrate Feng?According to my understanding of County Magistrate Feng, he is a very noble and self-respecting person. Why did he give this thing to Chen Sheng?Could it be that Chen Sheng had some deal with him? "

"This is impossible!"

Feng Chao suddenly shouted, "My father is not that kind of person."

"Feng Chao, be safe and don't be impatient."

Cao Peng turned his head and waved his hands to signal Feng Chao not to worry.

"Actually, even if County Magistrate Feng has a deal with Chen Sheng, it doesn't necessarily mean that County Magistrate Feng is a bad person.

At this time, Wang Cheng came into my sight again.He actively contacted local merchants for me, but he showed an indifferent attitude.During this period, my brother visited Maigong Juwei again, but unfortunately, Maigong did not come forward to receive him.

I didn't take this matter to heart at first. At that time, I was busy managing the North Market to stabilize the market price in Haixi.

Until one day, Wang Cheng gave me many ingenious tricks.I thought it was strange at the time, he was very nice, why did he send these?It was at this time that my good brother Wang Mai found out that the Fish Kissing Copper Town seemed to be quite clever, and persuaded me not to indulge in it.That day I seemed to wake up all of a sudden, Wang Cheng gave me these things, could it be that he wanted to take the opportunity to find Yukiss Tong Town?
So why is he looking for Fish Kiss Copper Town?

It was at this time that the legend of Haizangbao was linked to me.

Mr. Puyang was there that night, so I said, if someone wants to find Yukissong Town in the county government, what should they do? "

Pu Yangkai smiled slightly behind the others.

"Mr. Puyang said that he must have sent people to look for it in the county government.

The problem is that the county office has been abandoned for many years... I immediately thought of the first day we came to Haixi County, and found that there were still people living in the dilapidated county office.This person, Mai Rengong should know, is Mai Cheng from Maifu, and it is said that he is a distant relative of Maigong Juwei. "

Unknowingly, a group of people have arrived outside the tower.

Cao Peng asked Feng Chao to press Wang Cheng in, and soon found an entrance in a secret place under the stairs.

"Chen Taishou, please!"

Cao Peng turned sideways to give way, and Chen Deng walked into the entrance of the secret cave shortly without hesitation.

Pan Zhang brought a torch, and after Cao Peng lit it, he also got in.

There is a stone step in this secret cave, one of which extends to the ground.

Cao Peng held a torch and walked ahead. When he passed a corner, he found a long-burning lamp.

The lamp oil was still there, but it was extinguished.

Cao Peng lit a torch, which immediately made the sight much clearer.

The narrow stone staircase extends downwards. Cao Peng walked down cautiously. After about a quarter of an hour, he finally reached the bottom floor...

It is still a stone corridor.

"Young Master Cao, what did you mean by those words just now?"

"Mr. Ziai, don't worry." Cao Peng smiled, took a spear from a soldier, and walked while exploring the road.

"Mai Cheng, why did you stay at the county government office?"

Cao Peng said: "This was my first question at the time.

If Mai Cheng stayed at the county government office to find Yukissong Town, who instigated it?This is my second question.Could it be that Maigong is also looking for hidden treasures in the sea?I thought about it and thought it was unlikely.Because as far as I know, when my brother visited Mai Gong, Mai Gong was already unconscious.But why would a delirious person suddenly ask his brother to release Mai Cheng?

That night, I made a bold assumption... What if Mike is dead? "

When these words came out, everyone in the corridor couldn't help but shuddered and got goosebumps all over their bodies.

"My father is clearly at home, how can you..."

"Wang Cheng, what do you think?"

Wang Cheng suddenly laughed fiercely, and that laughter sounded extremely weird.

When Mai Ren heard this laughter, his face turned pale...

From Wang Cheng's mouth, a series of strange words spit out.

"I kill you!"

Mai Ren seemed to be crazy, so she rushed towards Wang Cheng.

However, he was stopped by Pan Zhang.

Wang Cheng said: "My son, call Dad again and come and listen."

But the voice, tone, and ambiguous syllables he used were exactly the voices Mai Xiong and Mai Ren used on weekdays.

At this time, if Mai Ren still doesn't know what's going on, then he is really a fool.

"Mr. Ziai, don't worry, Wang Cheng is still useful."

Cao Peng waved his hand, signaling Feng Chao to hold down Mai Ren.

Chen Deng looked at him with a very strange look, and there was an unbelievable brilliance in his eyes.

"Youxue, what's next?"

"That night was also the first time I connected Mike Juwei with Wang Cheng.

But that's just a guess, I don't have any evidence... So, I had no choice but to let Feng Chao stare at Wang Cheng, watching his every move.

Later, when Marquis Lu Wen returned triumphantly, my brother was not in Haixi, so I went to congratulate him.

Presumably the prefect should know something about Xiapi.Including our conflict with Marquis Wen... But there is one thing that the prefect definitely doesn't know.On the first day we arrived in Xiapi, we ate in a restaurant.Unfortunately, the person sitting next to us was an acquaintance who lived in the same post house as me.This person Chen Taishou should also be very familiar with, that is, Sun Gan and Sun Gongyou under the command of Liu Yuzhou..."

Mai Ren, who was still struggling desperately, suddenly froze.

Chen Deng was taken aback, "Of course I know Sun Gongyou."

"Sun Gongyou invited a guest that day, and that guest...hehe, Mr. Ziai, do you want me to explain it again?"

"Zi Ai, what's going on?"

"This one……"

Mai Ren hesitated, not knowing how to explain it.

Cao Peng said, "Let me explain.

At that time, Mr. Juwei was dismissed by the ten permanent servants and returned home because he refused to pay the money for selling an official.

Mr. Ziai was very angry, but he didn’t know that it’s not that Mr. Juwei couldn’t give the money, but he was unwilling...Mr. Ziai’s wishful thinking that Mr. Juwei was unwilling to give it because he had too much money. .So under his anger, he had the idea of ​​making money.At that time, the world was in chaos, what could make the most money?Mr. Ziai considered for a long time and finally decided on a partner.

Donghai Mojia...the largest private salt manufacturer in Lianghuai.

And Mr. Ziai relied on the influence of Mr. Juwei, and without anyone noticing, he became the biggest salt lord hidden in Haixi, Lianghuai. "

"Zi Ai, what Youxue said, is it true?"

Mai Ren lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.

Chen Deng was so angry that he pointed at Mai Ren and scolded: "Zi Ai, Zi Ai, a man can do something and not do something. How can you do this..."

The eyes of 'Chang Wen' fell on Cao Peng.

He applauded lightly and praised again and again: "This is the most wonderful thing I have heard."

"Wonderful, it's not over yet."

Cao Peng said with a smile: "When we were in the Pi, Sun Qian asked Mr. Ziai to try to get rid of me and my brother. But it can be seen that Mr. Ziai seemed to be hesitant, so he was reluctant to do it. Regarding this, my brother and I , I am very grateful... But through this incident, I learned one more thing, that is, Mr. Ziai is not only a salt owl in Haixi, but also closely related to pirates."

Mai Ren glanced at Wang Cheng and lowered his head.

But Wang Cheng kept giggling, as if he was laughing at Mai Ren.

"At this point, the matter seems to be over, and all the truth seems to be clear."

Cao Peng took a deep breath and closed his eyes, "But I still feel that I have overlooked one thing. Feng Yuan County Magistrate, who was killed?"

Mai Ren trembled.

"Three days ago, my brother and I visited Maigong Juwei again, in fact, we wanted to lure Wang Cheng, that is, Xue Zhou.

Because when I learned that the pirates were going to raid Haixi, Wang Cheng suddenly disappeared... If he escapes this time, I will never catch him again in the future. "

"So, you went to Maijiazhuang, and revealed the matter of Yuki Tong Town?"

Wang Cheng raised his head, looked at Cao Peng and asked.

"That's right!" Cao Peng raised his head suddenly.

"But when I saw Mr. Ziai, I suddenly remembered one thing.

Mr. Ziai knows pirates!Why didn't Mr. Ziai kill Magistrate Feng?So I immediately returned to the county government office and took out the old copybook again.When County Magistrate Feng came to Haixi, his main task was to cut off the illegal salt trade.The only person who directly conflicts with him seems to be the salt lord.And County Magistrate Feng and Chen Sheng also had friendship back then.So County Magistrate Feng found Chen Sheng... because he knew that Chen Sheng was also involved in private salt, so he wanted to use Chen Sheng to find out the salt owl hidden in Haixi County, that is, Mr. Ziai.

Chen Sheng, agree!

Presumably Chen Sheng has also heard about the hidden treasures in the sea, but he may not really believe it.

Therefore, he asked Feng County Magistrate Na Yukiss Tongzhen to exchange information... Feng Chao once said that Feng County Magistrate visited Chen Sheng before his death, and left Chen Sheng angrily.Afterwards, the Yuki copper town appeared in Chen Sheng's study.

Mr. Ziai, Chen Sheng must have told you the news, right?
That's why you made up your mind to kill Magistrate Feng.At the same time, you also started to feel disgusted by Chen Sheng's greed...

It's my brother's first banquet in Haixi, and you come here excitedly.

In fact, you are not on my brother's side, but hope to use my brother's hand to eradicate Chen Sheng.

That night, when you saw Chen Sheng being beheaded by me on Changjie, I guess you must have been very happy at that time! "

Mai Ren, the face is like life and death!
Feng Chao suddenly roared, "I'm going to kill you!"

"Feng Chao, stop!"

Deng Ji suddenly yelled: "Mai Ren's deeds are punished by the law. Remember, you are Cao Cao now, and you must never seek revenge in private."

"I……"

Feng Chao was waiting to stand where he was, when he suddenly squatted down with his head in his arms, crying loudly.

"Feng Chao, your father made a deal with Chen Sheng... However, he found a business partner with a very bad character. He tried to turn things around by himself, and ended up dying. That's exactly what happened. From then on, Haixi fell into chaos for three years."

As Cao Peng spoke, he stopped suddenly.

"The story is over.

But I still have a deal, and I want to make it with Chen Taishou. "

"Deal? What deal?"

"This is the hidden treasure in the sea..."

While speaking, Cao Peng pointed forward, "I hope that the [-] thieves from Yuzhou Mountain can settle down in Haixi. Prefect Chen, can you promise me?"

(End of this chapter)