Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 265

"Could it be your subordinates who rescued them?" Di Hentian asked.

The masked man thought for a while, and pondered: "If someone set fire on purpose, I'm afraid the secret of Lichunfang has been discovered. If this is the case, I'm worried..." The masked man's face suddenly changed, as if he remembered something important: "Could it be...that old man did it?"

"Old man? Which old man?" Di Hentian asked with a frown.

The masked man said: "A few days ago, I found out that someone was following me. That person discovered what I was doing in Hetou Village, so he killed him. I wanted to dispose of the body, but Tao Zhaoxue's incident became public. So he hid the corpse, and took advantage of the darkness to transport the corpse out of the city until two days later, intending to throw the corpse in the swamp, pretending to be an accidental death. Unexpectedly, during the process of throwing the corpse, a group of An old man was found out, he secretly followed two of my men and saw the whole process."

He paused for a moment, his tone suddenly became a little chilly, snorted, and continued: "Fortunately, I followed that day, the old man was only focused on observing but didn't pay attention to what was behind him, so I knocked him unconscious and took him back to lock him up. "

"Why did you go to such lengths instead of just killing him?" Di Hentian asked while rubbing his chin.

The masked man sighed and said: "The incident in Hetou Village is already raging. If I kill people at this time, wouldn't it be more troublesome? The old man has been locked in the dungeon. I think someone is going to rescue him. The old man set the fire on purpose."

"How can you be sure that someone is going to save the old man, not those women?" Di Hentian asked in bewilderment.

"Those women are not local women, but kidnapped from other places. What's more, I saw several burly men in brocade clothes in the tea shed outside the city that night. They obviously possessed martial arts and were anxiously looking for them. It's under that old man." The masked man recalled.

Di Hentian took a sip of tea, thought for a while and asked, "Who is that old man?"

"I don't know, after I put him in the dungeon, before I had time to ask, he fell into your hands." The masked man spread his hands and said helplessly.

Di Hentian pondered for a while, then suddenly asked: "Can you describe the old man's appearance?"

"The old man is nearly half a hundred years old, and he exudes a sense of elegance, like a teacher. He doesn't seem to be afraid of me locking him in the dungeon, and his expression is extremely calm." The masked man pondered.

Di Hentian couldn't sit still, he stood up suddenly, and said in surprise, "Could it be Cui Huan?"

The masked man froze for a moment, thought for a while and said, "I did find this name in his clothes, and I didn't take it seriously at the time, so I didn't pay much attention."

Di Hentian suddenly grabbed his collar and scolded angrily: "You trash, why didn't you explain this earlier? Damn, why can't I find Cui Huan's whereabouts everywhere, so he has been in your hands all along! You have ruined my great affairs!"

The masked man froze suddenly. He looked at Di Hentian, who had a ferocious face and was clearly in a panic, and felt a little inexplicable.

"Zuo Shi, what do you mean?" the masked man asked in a daze.

Di Hentian slapped him suddenly, and directly beat the masked man back again and again, hitting the pillar with a bang, spitting out blood.

"Zuo Shi, what are you doing?" the masked man didn't expect Di Hentian to kill him suddenly, and suddenly shouted in surprise and anger.

"This slap is to teach you a lesson! You are not allowed to hide anything in the future, and next time, I will kill you!" Di Hentian shouted coldly with gloomy eyes.

The masked man coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood, glared at Di Hentian and said, "Di Zuoshi, even if you want to kill me, you must give me a reason, right?"

Di Hentian said coldly: "Do you know who that old man is?"

The masked man shook his head and replied angrily, "Who is he and what does he have to do with me?"

"Then let me tell you, that old man is the Minister of the Ministry of Rites today! Commander-in-Chief Dong Xun Dao Feng Chan Grand Marshal! As long as he thinks, let alone your small dungeon, even taking Zhengyang City is only a snap of his fingers." Di Hentian flicked his sleeves and snorted coldly.

The masked man was stunned, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. A stream of cold sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead, and there was both shock and a little bit of joy in his eyes.

What shocked him was that he never dreamed that the seemingly inconspicuous old man had such a background.Fortunately, fortunately, I did not kill him, and fortunately, Di Hentian captured him here, otherwise he would have been exposed to others.

"To tell you the truth, Cui Huan was also one of our assassination targets. I didn't expect him to be in your hands. If you had told me this earlier, how could all these troubles have happened?" Di Hentian's teeth were itching, I can't wait to slap the masked man to death.

After being angry for a while, he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked: "Let me ask you, you said you checked his clothes, did you find a tiger talisman?"

"No." The masked man shook his head, "But at that time, I was worried that he was a member of the government, so I searched everything on him. I thought I would wait to find out his identity before making any plans."

"Hmph, more than success, more than failure, I'm afraid those things have already been burned to ashes with the fire!" Di Hentian snorted coldly.

The masked man ignored his cynicism and gritted his teeth: "Those things are not in Lichunfang, but in another stronghold."

Di Hentian's eyes suddenly lit up, he looked at the masked man in surprise, and asked in surprise, "Is what you said true?"

"Hmph, the cunning rabbit still has three caves. I admit that I have committed a heinous crime. Naturally, it is impossible to have only one stronghold. Otherwise, if my identity is found out by the government, wouldn't I not even have a hiding place?" The masked man snorted coldly.

"Tell me where is that place?" Di Hentian asked hastily.

"Don't worry, Zuo Shi, that place is very secret, only me and my two confidantes know about it. However, if Zuo Shi gets what I want, what benefits will I get?" The masked man is not an idiot, he can see it naturally, Those things have what they need in them.Although I don't know what it is, one thing is certain, it must be extraordinary.

Di Hentian suddenly raised his eyebrows twice, as if he didn't expect him to raise conditions, he suddenly laughed: "You are very brave, you dare to raise conditions at this time."

"Of course I know how much I am, but if you don't do it for yourself, heaven and earth will destroy you. I agree to join you, but you have to give me some benefits." The masked man said without any fear.

"Okay, you are the first one who dares to negotiate conditions with this envoy." Di Hentian narrowed his eyes and said lightly: "I will guarantee you the title of marquis and general, how about it?"

Seeing that the masked man didn't speak, Di Hentian went on to say: "You should know that we have this strength, and it won't be long before the world will be ours."

(End of this chapter)