Bai Hai stood up and was about to leave. Chai Xiangfeng suddenly rushed forward, hugged Bai Hai's feet and said, "Uncle Bai, you must save me! They will definitely come to kill and silence me. You are the only one who can help me now. I hope you and For my father’s sake, you can’t save me until you die!”
"Who are they?" Bai Hai asked.
Chai Xiangfeng was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer for a while. Seeing that he didn't answer, Bai Hai stopped asking any more questions, turned away from the restraints and planned to leave.
Chai Xiangfeng was really anxious now: "Okay, I said, I will tell you everything I know."
"Tell me the truth. If there is even the slightest bit of falsehood, I won't care about it. You can handle it yourself!" Bai Hai threatened.
"The 1.5 million taels of official silver provided for disaster relief in the imperial court was indeed robbed by Murong Tian and Master Meiyin. After they robbed the official silver, they immediately hid it in the Grand Duke's Mansion on Songshu Poxiang. Then Murongtian found me and asked me to smuggle out official silver in the name of transporting grain to the Qingcheng sect. As for what happened next, I don't know anything about it." Chai Xiangfeng said carefully.
"Where did the official silver go? You should know, right?" Bai Hai asked.
"This nephew really doesn't know. Because on the way to Qingcheng, a group of strangers suddenly came and transported the official silver to another place. But I took the grain and went to Qingcheng Mountain." Chai Xiang Feng explained.
"What's the origin of those people? You haven't seen anything at all?"
"No." Chai Xiangfeng shook his head.
"Murongtian and Master Meiyin don't have a good relationship. How could they join forces?" Bai Hai asked again.
"You don't know something about this uncle. It is said that before Master Meiyin became a monk in his early years, he was married to Murong Tian, and they had a son, Murong Jie. Even after Master Meiyin became a monk, she would often be with him. Murong Tian has contacts secretly, but outsiders don't know about it," Chai Xiangfeng said.
"I see. Who is the main messenger behind this case?" Bai Hai asked sharply.
"My nephew doesn't know about this."
"You don't know who is behind this, but you know someone is trying to kill you. Do you think I'm a three-year-old? I'm so easy to deceive." Bai Hai was furious after hearing this, and made a show of leaving again.
"I really don't know who the mastermind is. I only know that he hired a very powerful person to deal with Murongtian and me. Master Meiyin must have been killed by this person." Chai Xiangfeng was forced by Bai Hai , had to tell everything.
"Who is this killer?" Bai Hai asked.
"It should be... Skeleton Sword Qin Gang." Chai Xiangfeng paused before answering.
"Swordsman! Qin Gang was bribed by him. It seems that the man's background is really quite big!" Bai Hai's business can be so big, he is by no means an idle person, and he has even vaguely noticed the reason behind it. It's a great relationship, but he doesn't have evidence, so he can't be sure.
Bai Hai thought for a while and then said: "Quit all your business immediately, stay at home for the next two days, and never go out. Select the best confidants of the bodyguard and assign them to your home caretaker." Everything has been changed. I will go to Zitong Mountain immediately and be sure to ask Mr. Woodcutter to come out. Before I come back, you can only take care of yourself."
"What? Aren't you going to Tangmen?" Chai Xiangfeng asked a little confused.
"Haha! Going to Tangmen? Far water can't quench your thirst. I'll go to Tangmen. When I come back, I'll probably have to collect your body." Bai Hai sneered and went out, no longer listening to Chai Xiangfeng. nonsense.
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Zitong Mountain is a little-known hill, less than a hundred miles away from Chengdu.
Zitong Mountain is covered with Zitong trees, hence the name Zitong Mountain.
A deity makes a mountain, not its altitude.
Although there are no gods on Zitong Mountain, it is somewhat famous near Chengdu Prefecture.
Because there lived a strange person on Zitong Mountain - Mr. Woodcutter.
Mr. Woodcutter is actually a young man of 26 or 27 years old. He lives on Zitong Mountain all year round and makes a living by collecting medicine to treat diseases and selling firewood.
In the rivers and lakes, there are always hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and there are always many mysterious hermits.
No one knows the name of Mr. Woodcutter, because he makes a living selling medicine and firewood, so they call him Mr. Woodcutter. Mr. Woodcutter is a humble man and has excellent medical skills. He treats the poor and often does not charge a consultation fee.
According to people at the foot of Zitong Mountain, Mr. Woodcutter came to Zitong Mountain when he was a teenager and has lived on the mountain for ten years. During this period, he did not get married, and no relatives ever came to visit him.
At first, the locals only knew him as a firewood seller, but then something happened that immediately made Mr. Woodcutter famous.
One day, Bai Hai of Futong Haige went out on a business trip. He gained a lot and returned happily. When he was near Zitong Mountain, he suddenly encountered robbers.
Bai Hai is also a man skilled in martial arts, and he can easily dispatch ordinary robbers and villains. But this time he was no match for the bandits. He suffered many serious injuries and almost lost his life. Obviously, these bandits were not ordinary people. Bai Hai wanted to abandon the goods and escape, but then Mr. Woodcutter suddenly appeared and used a set of palm skills that he had never seen before, and it was extremely powerful, beating the group of bandits to death.
Bai Hai was rescued by Mr. Woodcutter. Not only did he retain his character, but the goods were not lost. Naturally, he was extremely happy. Therefore, he paid a large sum of money to Mr. Woodcutter and wanted to ask him to be the steward of Bai Mansion. Unexpectedly, Mr. Woodcutter refused, and left with a lot of firewood. He still lived a poor life of selling medicine and cutting firewood. From then on, Bai Hai respected Mr. Woodcutter even more.
An ordinary man cannot seize his will.
Bai Hai had no choice but to tell his servants that from now on all firewood at home would be supplied by logging. He learned that Mr. Woodcutter liked to play chess and played the piano well. He had already given up on business, and he had nothing to do, so he began to study chess and found a professional violinist to learn the piano. After that, he often went to Zitong Mountain to play chess and tune the piano. After going back and forth like this, Bai Hai and Mr. Woodcutter became close friends.
Bai Hai knew that Mr. Woodcutter was indifferent to fame and fortune, so he never brought property up the mountain. He only brought wine and meat to his door, and he would only leave after the wine and meat were gone.
The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water.
Bai Hai knew very well that if he wanted to maintain a good relationship with Mr. Woodcutter, he could not have too much money dealings with him. Even if there is, it is natural, human nature and unavoidable.
Although Bai Hai has a very good relationship with Mr. Woodcutter, he is originally a wealthy gentleman. Since that incident, he has never asked Mr. Woodcutter for help.
Although Bai Hai and Tang Clan were related to each other, the matter was urgent now. Bai Hai was afraid that he would not be able to go to Tang Clan for help in time, so he had no choice but to think of Mr. Woodcutter.
He wasn't even sure whether Mr. Woodcutter would help.
Of course, Bai Hai helping Chai Xiangfeng was not just because of the relationship between the two families. There is another reason. Bai Hai's daughter Bai Bing and son-in-law Tang Siji both died unjustly due to the Guanyin case. In order to redress the grievances for his daughter and son-in-law, he had no intention of investigating the official bank case as soon as possible so that his daughter and son-in-law could be innocent.
