General's Mansion.
Qin Yue kept spinning around in the hall like an ant on a hot pot, while Zhou Jin and Su Zhou became very calm.
As the guards searched, news about Su Shi continued to come back, and his whereabouts gradually became clear.
Su Zhou pondered: "What is certain is that my little brother was not coerced or kidnapped. He got on the carriage voluntarily."
Zhou Jin thought deeply: "The carriage did not deliberately hide its traces. Does it mean that the other party has no ill intentions towards Mr. Su?"
Although Su Zhou seemed a little hesitant, he finally nodded: "From all the current signs, he should be fine. And the carriage arrived at Jingyun Ferry, and there was only the young man on the carriage, which means that the younger brother was at Yudai Bridge and I got off the bus between the Jingyun Ferry."
"It's seven or eight miles from Yudai Bridge to Jingyun Ferry. There are more than twenty families living there. Will Mr. Su be taken to one of these families?"
Su Zhou said: "I have sent eighteen palace guards to search and investigate each house. I believe the news will come back soon."
At this time, Qin Yue couldn't help but said: "What if the other party changes cars for Su Shi in the middle of the journey?"
"So far since my younger brother's disappearance, there have been eleven carriages traveling between Yudai Bridge and Jingyun Ferry. The whereabouts of each carriage have been clearly traced by Wei, so it is impossible for him to have changed carriages. And since he got into the car voluntarily, it means he knows who the other person is."
Speaking of this, Su Zhou was a little confused: "But why did he leave in such a hurry? He was so anxious that he didn't even have time to report to the government. And who is this person who asked him to meet?"
Zhou Jin was also thinking about this problem. Suddenly she remembered Du Ziqi's words and was startled. She suddenly looked up at Su Zhou, and her voice became trembling with shock.
"Do you think it could be him?"
Su Zhou didn't have any thoughts at first. When he heard Zhou Jin's guess, his eyes lit up at first, and then he looked shocked and looked at her in disbelief.
"How did you think it was him?"
Although his tone was full of doubts, he already recognized Zhou Jin's guess in his heart.
Zhou Jin hesitated and said, "I just remembered what Du Ziqi said before he died. He said that the man was very interested in Mr. Su, so that's why I made this guess."
Then her expression lost its original calmness, and she couldn't help but worry: "If it is really that person who has an appointment with Mr. Su, will he be in danger?"
Upon hearing that Su Shi might be in danger, Qin Yue became extremely anxious and blurted out, "Who is he you are talking about?"
Su Zhou said slowly: "We don't know who this person is, we only know that he is a very scary person."
Qin Yue was shocked: "Isn't Su Shi in danger?"
Su Zhou took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down his anxious and anxious heart, because he needed calmness most now.
He said slowly: "Since we can all guess that it was him who made the appointment with me, it's impossible for me not to guess, and he still went voluntarily, which shows that he has his own plans in mind and believes that there is no danger."
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Jin felt a little relieved. He couldn't help but look into the distance and murmured to himself: "I wonder why he wants to meet Mr. Su?"
At the same moment, Su Shi also asked the same question.
He looked directly at Pei Xun and said slowly: "I believe that the old gentleman invited me out this time not just to inquire about Du Ziqi. I wonder if the old gentleman has anything else to teach me?"
Pei Xun asked, "Don't you want to meet me?"
Su Shi immediately nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice, and said, "I think! I think about it so much. But I really didn't expect to see the old gentleman so soon."
"Why do you want to see me?"
"Because there are many things that only the old man can give me the answers to."
Pei Xun said: "Since the young master wants to know, I will naturally tell you everything I know."
Hearing this, Su Shi looked at him blankly: "Are you really willing to tell me?"
Pei Xuan said: "If I don't want to tell you, why should I invite you?"
Su Shi cautiously tried, "But you told me, I may not keep your secret."
Pei Xun didn't seem to care at all. He said calmly: "Since I decided to tell you, I naturally never thought that you would keep my secret."
"Why?"
Su Shi really couldn't figure out why Pei Xun did this, let alone why he told him.
Because Pei Xun should understand that as long as Su Shi knows his secret, it means that Zhou Jin and Su Zhou will also know it, and even His Majesty will know it.
This is absolutely a disaster for him.
Not only did he have no reason to tell himself, he even had no reason to tell anyone. The best way was to take these secrets into the coffin.
Seeing Su Shi's troubled look, Pei Xuan seemed to enjoy it, so he just looked at him quietly with a smile and did not answer his questions.
Seeing that Pei Xuan remained silent, Su Shi deliberately said, "This question shouldn't be difficult to answer."
"It's really not difficult."
Su Shi said: "Then I will listen attentively."
However, Pei Xuan did not answer him directly. Instead, he asked, "Do you know why I told you about Du Ziqi?"
Su Shi thought about it seriously, and then shook his head. At this moment, he thought of at least seven or eight reasons, but none of them made sense.
If Pei Xuan is trying to vindicate Du Ziqi, it doesn't make sense at all. Because Du Ziqi had indeed planned to kill people, and he also killed five people. No matter how damn these five people died, it was not Du Ziqi's turn to resort to lynching.
If Pei Xuan was trying to make Du Ziqi famous, it would be even more unreasonable, because although Du Ziqi had committed suicide, his family was still there, and the relatives of those who were killed by Du Ziqi would inevitably not come to him. family to take revenge.
"Actually, it's very simple, because he is already dead." Pei Xuan said: "Since he is already dead, you cannot let him die again."
"What if he hadn't died?"
"Of course you won't see me, and I won't tell you his secret."
Hearing this, Su Shi's expression suddenly condensed, his mouth was half-opened, and his eyes were staring straight at Pei Xun.
Seeing Su Shi's shocked expression, Pei Xuan praised: "It seems that you have understood what I meant. You are indeed a very smart person."
After a long time, Su Cai came to his senses. Looking at the old man in front of him who was still energetic and steady, his expression became dazed again.
He smiled bitterly and said: "No matter how I look at you, you don't look like a dying person. If I can still be so energetic when I reach your age, I will definitely live to be seventy years old."
Pei Xuan said calmly: "I am already seventy-three this year."
