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"Someone is coming. Someone is coming."
"Give me something to eat!"
In the secret room, Su Ling had been locked up for three days. During these three days, no one paid any attention to Su Ling, and he didn't even get a sip of water.
Su Ling wailed almost desperately for a long time, but there was still no turning point.
Before long, he will starve to death here.
When a person is about to die, his wails turn into endless curses.
"Su Muchi, you stinking bitch... you will not die well. Bitch!"
"Bitch, if I had known I would have sold you to a brothel, you damn bitch!"
The curses seemed to be the motivation for Su Ling to live, allowing him to linger on.
Yu Zhi walked into the secret room. He urged Zu Anbang to find Su Ling, and he was also waiting for the reaction of Su Ling's father, Su Rongxing.
"It seems that Mr. Su is still very energetic, and he even scolded him for so long." Yu Zhi said.
Su Ling looked up weakly and said in surprise: "Yu...Yu Zhi?"
At this moment, Lidya Su seemed to have figured out everything.
"It's you, it turns out it's you. It was you and Su Muchi who conspired from beginning to end. I said how could Su Muchi have such courage? It turns out you were standing behind her. You two adulterers and adulterers... .”
Before he finished speaking, Yu Zhi raised his foot and kicked Su Ling away.
"I've been locked up for a few days. It seems you've fainted from hunger. If you don't want to live, it doesn't matter if you're locked up for a few more days and you starve to death. Anyway, no one knows that I kidnapped you." Yu Zhi said calmly.
Su Ling woke up in an instant, crawled in front of Yu Zhi, and begged for mercy in panic: "Master Yu, I was wrong, I was wrong. Please forgive me!"
Yu Zhi looked down at Su Ling indifferently and said, "Where did those black gunpowder and night ghosts come from?"
Su Ling's scalp suddenly became numb and he hesitated, "My father asked me to secretly prepare the black gunpowder, as well as the weapons and food. But my father didn't tell me what they were used for. I just asked him to prepare them." Send these things to Kyoto. The source of night ghosts...what is that thing?"
"Don't give me a clue. The source of night ghosts is hidden in several boxes containing black gunpowder. Do you dare to say you don't know what it is?" Yu Zhi said.
Su Ling showed a thoughtful expression, and suddenly realized something, and said: "My father said that there is something extremely important in this. If it is exposed, you will definitely die. But I don't know what the source of night ghosts is."
Yu Zhi looked at Su Ling as if he was not lying, and then asked: "Whose hands will these things be transported to Kyoto and handed over to?"
Su Ling looked at Yu Zhi and shook his head blankly. "My dad said that someone will take care of him when the time comes, but he didn't say who it would be."
Transporting black powder and ordnance to Kyoto will undoubtedly be detrimental to Kyoto. Even without the source of night ghosts, these ordnance and black powder are enough to equip five thousand soldiers and horses.
If someone secretly raises five thousand soldiers and horses, it is tantamount to placing a bomb in Kyoto.
And if the source of night ghosts breaks out, the people of Kyoto will be unable to bear the power of the source of night ghosts and lose their minds. Eventually, Kyoto will fall into chaos and become a purgatory on earth.
Yu Zhi threw away all the doubts in his heart, but Su Ling knew very little.
Su Ling put everything on Su Rongxing's head, maybe he really only knew this.
However, Su Ling confessed to Zu Anbang. Zu Anbang's position as county governor was also obtained through Su Rongxing's relationship.
The secrets of officialdom that Su Ling knew made Yu Zhi feel that Nanzhou's officialdom was becoming more and more interesting.
"Write down everything you just said and put your fingerprints on it." Yu Zhi said.
Su Ling looked at Yu Zhi with despair in his eyes. If this confession is submitted, he will definitely be beheaded.
Yu Zhi threatened: "If you don't write it, you will die here soon. If you tell the truth, I will be the first to report it and I will save your life."
Half an hour later, Yu Zhi walked out of the secret room, knowing almost everything he needed to know.
In the courtyard outside the secret room, Su Muci was waiting for Yu Zhi.
This is a manor outside Su City, and it is the property of the Su family. After Su Muchi took over the property of Su Rongsheng and his son, this villa became a secret base.
Su Muchi sat at the tea table, making and pouring tea skillfully like a good wife and mother.
Yu Zhi placed Su Ling's confession on the table and said, "You Su family masters are really spoiled. They were killed after three days of starvation. It doesn't take any effort."
Su Muchi smiled softly and responded: "Su Ling is cunning and smart. He never engages in loss-making business and manages his business in Nanzhou very well. However, the young master of a wealthy family also has many dandy habits. He is greedy for life and afraid of death. It's just human nature. .”
Yu Zhi pointed to the confession. "The second brother-in-law of the Su family will be imprisoned soon, and then you can take over all the Su family's properties. Zu Anbang was responsible for the explosion in Huanyi Building, and someone will take his place in a few days."
"As for your father and your brother..."
At this point, Yu Zhi listened and looked at Su Muchi.
Su Rongsheng and Su Sui were relatives of Su Muci. They had betrayed Su Muci, and it was Su Muci who should decide the fate of the other party.
Su Muchi also looked at Yu Zhi, and their eyes met.
Yu Zhi said calmly: "I think this matter should be left to you to decide. How they end up depends on you."
"Young master, believe me?" Su Muchi asked.
Yu Zhi nodded seriously.
Su Muchi put down the teacup in her hand, her eyes glowing as if she was remembering something long ago.
"When I was a child, my father liked Su Sui more, and left all the delicious and fun things to Su Sui. So I worked hard, studied business, studied women's fashion, and learned everything I could learn in Su's school, hoping to make my father Look at me more often. Unfortunately, I don’t get even a hint of praise for my efforts. Sometimes, I feel that I am not his biological child.”
"Growing up, he always looked like a loving father in front of me. Only I knew that this was all a disguise. On the day I got married, I saw him smiling happily. I once thought he was a father-in-law. I found a good marriage. After all, there is some bond between father and daughter. Now it seems that he is happy to exchange me for the official position of Sucheng County Sheriff."
"After raising my daughter to this age, she is finally useful."
Su Muchi smiled sadly, tears streaming down her eyes.
"Perhaps he has never regarded me as his daughter."
Yu Zhi sighed slightly in his heart, putting aside his life experience, her experience was even more miserable than mine. Although my parents are not here, my aunt has never wronged me in the slightest. But even though her father was by her side, he never showed any affection towards her.
Yu Zhi stood up, stood beside Su Muchi, and gently held Su Muchi by his side.
Su Muchi held Yu Zhi's hand and said softly: "Fortunately, I met the young master."
Yu Zhi was not polite and said shamelessly: "Do you feel that you are very lucky?"
Su Muchi burst into laughter and said softly: "Young Master is right, but your temperament is similar to that of knights who travel around the world, and is not like those young masters who come from high-ranking families."
Su Muchi paused for a moment, and her eyes and expression became extremely determined again. She has thought about the past and the future.
Su Muchi knew that everything she had was brought by the young man in front of her.
It was he who pulled himself out of the misery of the past.
"What Su Sui did was, after all, corruption and perversion of the law, which harmed many people. Therefore, I will send my father and Su Sui to a small town to let them live there until they grow old. I think they will be better off than going to jail and exile." Happy to live."
Yu Zhi did not speak, and only listened to Su Muchi continue: "I will hire Zhou Hu and the other five people to Su Mansion. They are loyal and trustworthy. And Tuantuan, I will raise her well. She is also lucky to be able to Meet the young master. Otherwise, I don’t know whether he will starve to death on the official road or be abducted by human traffickers."
Yu Zhi was slightly surprised by what Su Muchi said. These words seemed to be saying goodbye.
Soon, Yu Zhi figured it out again, sighed and said, "It's really annoying to talk to smart women."
Su Ling confessed to Zu Anbang, and what happened next is not difficult to find out. The head coach of Su Chengjun has been settled.
The banditry problem has long since subsided. Yu Zhi will also continue to patrol Nanzhou.
Yu Zhi looked down at Su Muchi in his arms and asked, "You already know that I'm leaving?"
Su Muchi nodded. "Young master still has important responsibilities. He has stayed in Suzhou City for more than a month. Now that the matter is settled, he should leave."
"Going south from Kyoto this time is not as simple as you confessing to see it." Yu Zhi said, "There are some things that will put you in danger if you know them. After you take control of the Su family, it will also be a share for you." Safeguard, but also proceed with caution.”
Su Muchi didn't understand the danger Yu Zhi mentioned. The court was dangerous and undercurrent, and there were some things that she couldn't interfere with.
"Since it's dangerous, Young Master should be careful." Su Muci warned. "I will be waiting for you in Su City."
...
It has been more than a month since we went south, and Sioux City has undergone earth-shaking changes.
Yu Zhi also discovered countless secrets in one storm after another.
Behind the mountain city is the Palace of the Prince of Chu, the mutated ferocious beasts, the source of the terrifying night ghosts... All traces show that there is an inextricable connection between Chu King Xiang Ji and the night ghosts.
Two letters were sent from Sioux City to Kyoto.
One letter was delivered to the Chengming Hall of the Imperial Palace, and the other was sent to Qiu Mansion.
The imperial edict was quickly delivered to Suzhou City.
When Zu Anbang was imprisoned, he never imagined that the county magistrate would be imprisoned before he had enough.
The wall fell down and everyone pushed it.
Many of Zu Anbang's pasts were also found out one by one, and he was sentenced to death, which was more than enough.
The vacancy of Su Cheng County Sheriff gave Su Sui hope again. As everyone knows, Su Sui and Su Rongsheng were also imprisoned along with Zu Anbang.
Su Muchi only produced a small part of the evidence provided by Su Ling and sent the father and son to prison.
After being imprisoned for a few days, the two were dismissed from office together and returned to the Su Mansion.
As for Su Rongxing, after hearing the imperial edict from Kyoto, Su Rongxing disappeared.
And Su Ling, like You Yuanju, disappeared while being escorted to Kyoto.
Everything that happened made Yu Zhi feel more and more weird.
On this day, Su Muci invited Yu Zhi to go to the Su Mansion, saying that the old man of the Su family who lived deep in the manor wanted to see him.
