King of Song

Chapter 158 Race against time

Boss Qian jumped into the water suddenly, and the icy river water rushed to his body immediately, seeping into the wounds all over his body, and there was a piercing pain.He has already disregarded so much, escape is the only belief at this moment.

He was underwater, and he didn't know that someone on the shore had come to put out the fire, let alone that there were officials from the county government coming.There is only one thought in his mind, and that is to swim forward, to survive... to take revenge!
When a wave came over, Boss Qian lost his final consciousness, and he had no strength left.As if in a long dream, there was darkness everywhere, and he really wanted to go out, but he couldn't find the exit, nor could he find his relatives, which made him very anxious.

Turning around suddenly, I saw two brothers crossing a river and walking forward.Boss Qian was suddenly agitated and shouted loudly, but the two brothers didn't seem to hear it at all, and there was no response at all.He was very surprised, and rushed up quickly, wanting to find out, but was blocked by the rushing river in front of him.

Seeing the two brothers going further and further away, Boss Qian became very anxious and chased and shouted along the river bank, but there was no answer until the two of them disappeared completely from sight.

Boss Qian was lying on the ground now, feeling tired and hot, his throat was about to smoke, water...he called subconsciously, and then a gust of sweet water entered his throat, which was very comfortable.It was at this time that the Lingtai became more clear, and there was a glimmer of light in the darkness.

The dreamlike scene was also awakened by this glass of water. Boss Qian opened his eyes and found himself in a clean and elegant room, where a young man was carefully feeding himself water with a spoon.

"Where is this...?" Boss Qian wanted to ask, but found that it was so difficult to open his mouth. With a slight struggle, severe pain suddenly spread all over his body.

"Don't move, don't talk, you are seriously injured, the doctor told you not to move around, or the wound will burst and you will be in trouble!" Seeing the puzzled expression on Boss Qian's face, the young man said, "I know you want to What are you asking, it was my master who saved you, but I don’t dare to use my master’s name, I’d better wait for your honor to recover from his injuries and thank you in person!”

Boss Qian's eyeballs moved slightly, which meant nodding. At this moment, he didn't have the extra energy to think about the ins and outs, who saved him?However, the doubt in his eyes did not disappear.

The young man hesitated for a while before he understood, and said hesitantly: "Your Excellency, you need to be strong. Your two companions haven't made it through, already..."

The second child also went?Boss Qian was almost trembling all over, some wounds were cracked, and there were a little more blood stains on the white cloth that was wrapped.Sadness and hatred welled up in my heart together, and a teardrop rolled down from the corner of my eye.The bad news will not stimulate him, but will make him stronger and live stronger.

Seeing this, the young man did exactly as the young master expected, after serving the seriously injured Boss Qian to fall asleep, he left.

After passing through the corridor, he hurried to the front hall where Mr. Lin Zhao was waiting.

"My lord, he's awake!"

Lin Zhao said in surprise, "Fortunately, I finally made it through!"

"Is there any reaction?" Su An beside him asked softly.

"There are doubts, sadness, and hatred. The younger one has followed the son's order and told him the truth. He knows that the two brothers have died. Although he is sad, he is very strong!"

"Very well, take good care of him and make sure he recovers as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

After the young attendant left, General Yu Xuan doubtfully said, "My lord, tell him the bad news directly, can he hold on? What if..."

"No!" Lin Zhao shook his head and said, "It can be seen that he is very strong. If we tell him directly, there will be no suspicion or concern. He will cherish his life even more and live strong. Since we saved him last night You can see the situation!"

He remembered that when he first rescued Boss Qian last night, his body was covered in blood, and he looked really scary. It was a blessing to survive, and it could even be said to be a miracle.

Since Lao Suntou rushed to Hangzhou to report the news that it might be Qianjiang Sanjiao who scuttled the ship, Lin Zhao ordered Su An to inquire about the whereabouts of these people.The hard work paid off, and I got the news that the three brothers are now in Hangzhou.

But how to find them is more troublesome and difficult.Yu Xuan accidentally mentioned that if the guess is correct, the three brothers should be together with Qinghe Lianghang.So they sent people to monitor Qinghe grain company, but they didn't expect that they would run into each other inadvertently.

Obviously, Qinghe's Lu brothers are more familiar with Qianjiang Sanjiao, and they seem to be looking for these people, so they just need to follow secretly.Until today, the third son of the Qian family was found, and he used the trick of praying mantis to catch the cicada, and the oriole followed.

It's just that I didn't expect that the other party would directly kill people so quickly, and the tracking required secrecy, so the manpower was not very sufficient.By the time he dared to rescue him, it was already a step too late.

One died directly in the yard, and the other two were fished out of the water, dripping blood all over their bodies, and there was no movement.At the beginning, everyone thought they were dead, and Lin Zhao was greatly disappointed. Without these key witnesses, many things would be difficult to handle later.

Fortunately, the boss of the Qian family was blessed with great fortune, and after carrying it back, he found that he still had breath.Lin Zhao naturally spared no effort and ordered people to rescue him with all their strength, and finally saved his life.As long as there is this person in hand, many things will be more confident.

Lin Zhao ordered: "Remember, publicize to the outside world that all three people were killed, and then pursue the murderer who set fire to the murder with great fanfare. Collect clues, remember, this is currently a headless murder case!"

Of course Su An understood his son's intentions, so he would naturally handle this matter properly.

"Yaofu, tell the doctors and attendants to take good care of this person. Don't reveal our identities for the time being. The life of the eldest son of the Qian family is still a secret, don't let the news out!"

"Young master, don't worry!" Lin Zhao's subordinates are both literary and military, and they are quite capable in handling things.

Lin Zhao asked again, "How is the price of grain?"

"In the past few days, we have fueled the flames ourselves, and their purchase price has been much higher. It must be almost unbearable!"

They couldn't bear it any longer, and some people must be more anxious. It's almost time, and it's time for us to visit again!

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In Qinghetang's study room, Lu Jiduan sat listening to his subordinates report the situation.

"The three brothers are all dead? Did you see it with your own eyes?" Lu Ji asked in a deep voice. This is his biggest worry at present. If he can handle it properly, he will have no worries.

"The third child died on the spot, while the other two were seriously injured and jumped into the water!"

Hearing such an answer, Lu Ji couldn't help being a little nervous, and asked, "That means it's not certain that the person must be dead?"

"They must have died. With such serious injuries and excessive blood loss, they couldn't survive in the icy river water. When the officials sent people to salvage them later, they were no longer breathing or moving. This is what I saw with my own eyes. .”

"That's good!" Such an answer made Lu Ji somewhat relieved, and the troubles in his heart were finally eliminated.

Although Qianjiang Sanjiao's actions are very secret, the other party may not know about it, and there is no evidence for knowing it, and it cannot be related to himself.However, Lu Ji felt a kind of unrest in his heart, coupled with the instructions from Bianjing, he had to deal with the aftermath properly, and he couldn't leave anything behind, so he had no choice but to take the risk.

Although it's a bit loud to make trouble, set fire and kill people, but this matter has nothing to do with me at all, so I can rest assured.Lu Ji didn't know whether it was self-deception or negligence. He overestimated his luck and underestimated Lin Zhao's ability.

There have been a lot of things recently, and Lu Ji is very busy. After this hidden danger, Lu Ji began to worry about the purchase of grain.

"Brother, it's strange to say that the grain sold by Meng's Grain Company has not decreased in the past few days, but has increased instead, which is very unusual!" Lu Shan felt some problems, and his heart was still in a state of turmoil. Some apprehension.

"I underestimated Lin Zhao. Now I can be sure that he must have used the grain stored in the normal warehouse, and the amount is not small."

"Hey, why is Da Lang's movement so slow?" Lu Shan complained, "I don't know when it will be?"

"Erlang has already sent a letter, and he has already taken action. He said that we should wait patiently for a few days!" Lu Ji's face gradually became more and more worried. Waiting patiently is easy to say, but it is extremely difficult to do.

Lu Shan said: "Brother, although our funds are not very sufficient, we can barely maintain it, and maybe we can survive it!"

"Huh!" Lu Ji sighed softly, pondered for a long time, and smiled wryly: "It's not so simple, we can naturally persevere, and I'm worried about other people..."

"Others?" Lu Shan seemed a little dazed for a while, but didn't react immediately.

Lu Ji said: "Why do you hoard food together? Isn't it just to wait for the price of food to rise and then make a fortune! Now almost everyone has exchanged high prices for food. If the price of food does not rise, what will happen? ?
Now there are disasters, coupled with poor water transport in the river, there is a chance of price increases.Once the water transportation is smooth and the imperial court transports food from other places in an open and honest manner to stabilize the price of food, everyone will die miserably.So in a short period of time, they can't see the trend of rising food prices, what will they do? "

"This..." Lu Shan immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.Although my family is the first in the grain market, although the scale is large, it can't hold up to all the rest!Although the grain merchants in Qiantang County usually look forward to their own leadership, they have common interests and are rushing for money.

Now, if there is no money to be made, and a new industry leader with a government background appears on the opposite side, what will happen?Moreover, this involves a person's psychological problems. Once a grain merchant turns against him, the price of grain will remain flat or even drop, and gradually people will become more and more panicked and out of control.Just like a flood bursting an embankment is a truth, as long as a small hole is torn, it is only a matter of time before the embankment collapses.

Now there are dangers everywhere on this line of defense, and they cannot be guarded against. Lu Ji and Lu Shan suddenly found that the situation was a bit scary, and they couldn't do anything.

Now we can only hope that various grain merchants will hesitate a little and can persist for a few more days.At the same time, he was eagerly looking forward to Lu Huiqing's move being quicker!

Between life and death, it is a race against time!
(End of this chapter)