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While Li Shui was eating dumplings, he asked, "Did you hear anything?"
Li Xin said, "Is there any?"
At that time, the water in the clay pot was bubbling and the dumplings were flipping up and down. Li Xin looked at the bell, but there was no movement, so he felt relieved and served himself another bowl of dumplings.
The fight in the small courtyard quickly decided the winner. Life and death fights are often completed in an instant.
The gangsters relied on continuous cold arrows to kill all the dead soldiers.
But at this time, there were only two people left under the underworld. One is called the black market and the other is called the black hand.
All three of them were injured, especially their feet, which were badly injured. They are able to stand here because of their sheer perseverance.
The gangster grimaced in pain and was speechless. He pointed the knife at the house and signaled the gangster and gangster to quickly kill the people inside.
He didn’t want to go to the black market, but he had to go, so he grinned and walked over. If it wasn't for the sake of maintaining grace, he would have preferred to crawl over, which would at least relieve the pain on the soles of his feet.
Black Market opened the door, and it was dark inside. At least there was starlight outside, but there was nothing inside.
Black Market took a while to adapt, and finally vaguely saw a person who seemed to be tied to the pillar.
Black Market was very excited and walked in with a knife. But then I thought about it and felt something was wrong. "Why is the other party tied up?"
Black Market took out the flint from his arms, struck it a few times, and lit a few dry straws.
The light from the straw stung Black Market's eyes. It took him a while to get used to it before he saw clearly that the person tied to the pillar was a man.
Black Market was a little confused. He turned around slowly and said to the outside, "This person..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Xin and Li Shui walked in.
Li Xin held the sword, and Li Shui held the torch.
When the two people heard the bell ringing, they put down their dishes and rushed over. As soon as they entered the small courtyard, they saw corpses all over the ground.
The gangster let out a groan and charged towards Li Xin with his knife. But how brave is Li Xin? What's more, the gangster had limited legs and feet. He only took a few breaths and was knocked to the ground by Li Xin.
The gangster killed himself without saying a word.
Black Market and Black Hand looked at each other, turned around and ran outside.
They didn't intend to kill Ma Lingshu to vent their anger. After all, this man was tied up here by Huaiguzi, so he was probably very innocent.
Unfortunately, the blood on these two people was almost dry. They were dizzy and unable to escape over the wall. Seeing Li Xin pressing closer, the two committed suicide.
Li Shui looked at Li Xin and said helplessly, "Brother Li, you are not good at your level. You didn't catch anyone alive?"
Li Xin said, "This is a dead soldier, and it is not easy to catch him."
Li Shui looked at the corpses on the ground and said with some confusion, "That's weird, why did they kill each other?"
Li Xin was also full of doubts. He squatted down and investigated, but there was no identification on any of the corpses.
Li Xin said to Li Shui, "All the assassins are dead. Is the mastermind behind the investigation like this?"
Li Shui smiled and pointed at Ma Lingshua in the room, "He will tell us. c∮八c∮八c∮Read c∮Book, ⌒o≈"
Li Shui and Li Xin walked in and lit the lamp. He saw Ma Lingshu's face was pale and his lips were trembling.
When Li Shui went out before, he told Ma Lingshu that the people behind him would definitely come to assassinate him.
Ma Lingshu didn't believe it, thinking it was all a play performed by Li Shui. Including digging holes and burying bamboos today, he felt that this was all a trick by Li Shui to trick him into confessing.
When the sound of murder rang out outside, Ma Lingshua was a little scared, but he still held on to a sense of luck, thinking that the other party was not here to kill people, but was pretending to be someone from Huaiguzi in order to deceive himself.
But the door was suddenly pushed open. He saw two men holding knives and covered in blood. I also saw bodies outside.
Some corpses had multiple arrows in their bodies, and some had their heads missing. The yard was in a mess and there was blood everywhere.
Ma Lingshu was scared, completely scared. If he hadn't been tied to the pillar, he would have been sitting on the ground by now.
Li Shui asked him, "Who is that person behind you? Don't worry, if he can't kill you once, he will come again."
Ma Lingshu suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "I can say it, but after I say it, can you let me live?"
Li Shui was silent for a while and asked, "You and I bet our lives. If I lose, will you let me live?"
Ma Lingshu fell silent.
Li Shui patted him on the shoulder, "You have to walk the path you choose even on your knees."
Ma Lingshu said quietly, "I have one more request."
Li Shui said nothing.
Ma Lingshu said, "What you said before, wine, steamed buns, and beauties, can you honor it? If you can honor it, I will tell you."
Li Shui "..."
Ma Lingshua was a little disappointed when he saw Li Shui being silent, "Can't you agree to this small request?"
Li Shui said, "The fairy wine is very expensive...that's all. If you tell the truth, I'll let you go. How about that?"
Ma Lingshua was surprised, happy, surprised, and angry. "What? My life is not worth a glass of fairy wine."
Li Shui sneered.
But anyway, it is better to die than to live. Ma Lingshu complained symbolically and said, "The person who instigated me is Zhao Gao. This person has gathered all the Wang family's old parties and is dealing with you secretly."
Li Shui asked again, "Not Wang?"
Ma Lingshu shook his head, "The Wang family is too busy taking care of themselves that they can no longer take care of you. What's more, I went to worship Wang Li, but I was beaten out. I will not sacrifice my life for such mediocre masters."
Ma Lingshu said, "I have told you everything I know. Can you untie me and let me go back?"
Li Shui said, "It's getting late. It's not safe for you to walk alone at night. Just wait until dawn."
Ma Lingshu was a little speechless. This reason is normal in other places, but why is it so strange when it is applied to myself?
Li Xin and Li Shui went back to sleep. He didn't care about Ma Lingshu who was tied to the pillar at all.
Ma Lingshu had been tied up all night and was a little anxious to urinate, but thinking that he would be free tomorrow morning, he might as well endure it. It is important for a scholar-bureaucrat to retain a little bit of his face.
Li Shui and Li Xin didn't get up until three o'clock in the morning.
Wang Laoshi and a few people have been waiting for him for a long time.
After meeting Li Shui, Wang Zhen said, "Your Majesty, I followed your instructions last night. I arranged people outside the houses of all suspicious courtiers to monitor their every move. Even after dawn, I deliberately approached the people in their houses. Servant, please tell me a few words."
Li Shui nodded and asked, "My courtiers, what did you do last night?"
Wang Cheng said, "There was no movement in Mr. Wang Wan's house. According to his servants, Wang Wan went to bed early last night."
"There wasn't much movement in Li Si's house. But the servant said that the light in Li Si's room had been on all night. Last night seemed to be the anniversary of Han Feizi's death. Li Si did this every year and didn't sleep that night."
"Mr. Chunyu, he fell asleep after reading for half the night."
"Wang's house has always been closed, no one comes in or out. His servants don't interact with people either. So the villain didn't find out anything."
"As for Zhao Gao, about ten people came out of his house quietly last night. Everyone was wearing night clothes, and it didn't look like they were doing anything good. According to the people sent out by the villain, those people went outside the city. As for I’m not out of town, I don’t know.”
Li Xin said, "It seems like the assassin was indeed sent by Zhao Gao."
Li Shui nodded and said, "It is indeed him. I had already guessed it was him."
Li Xin said helplessly, "Brother Huai, you and I obviously only asked for the confession last night."
Li Shui chuckled and said, "Last night's confession was just to make the evidence more conclusive. In fact, I had already guessed that the mastermind behind it was Zhao Gao. There are three reasons."
"First, why did Wang Ben travel thousands of miles to go to the Huns to kill Wu Tong? Why was he so sure that Wu Tong could bring back the cattle and sheep? Obviously he knew that Shatilie would meet my request. And those who know Shatilie's secret, Apart from Your Majesty, there are only five people. Among these five people, the only one who has enmity with me is Zhao Gao."
"Secondly, after I ate mushrooms, I became delirious and uttered the truth. I said, Hu Ye is the one who destroyed the Qin Dynasty. How could Zhao Gao not bear grudges against me? But he never made a move. According to his character, he would ignore past grudges. Really? Obviously not, he must have done it secretly."
"Thirdly, Ma Lingshu has offended the Wang family, and the only one left who dares to take him in is Zhao Gao."
Li Xin laughed and said, "Anyway, it's confirmed that it's Zhao Gao. I can make up a hundred reasons for this. But Brother Huai, how do you plan to deal with Zhao Gao?"
Li Shui said, "I plan to pretend that I don't know anything. He is in the dark, and I am in the dark too. Haha, it's better to shoot a cold arrow, so let's give it a try."
Later, Li Shui called Wang Laoshi over and asked, "Have you found the beauty I asked you to find last time?"
Wang Laoshi was stunned for a moment, "When did you ask me to find a beauty?"
Li Shui said, "Didn't you let the wind go out last time? Let Ma Lingshu drink fairy wine, eat steamed buns, and be served by beautiful women."
Wang Laoshi scratched his head, "Isn't this news just to deceive everyone?"
Li Shui said, "Let me ask you, are there... aishen women in Xianyang City? It's... that kind of place."
Wang Laoshi was stunned for a moment, and then eagerly said, "Are you talking about a female concubine? The women there are all as beautiful as flowers. Some of the famous ones may be more expensive. Ordinary ones are only a hundred dollars. After paying, , you can enjoy yourself there all night. If you want to drink alcohol, you have to pay extra. However, the alcohol inside is thin and expensive, so it is better to sneak some in..."
Li Shui and Li Xin both looked at him curiously, "Why do you know so clearly?"
Wang Laoshi laughed dryly, "This... a friend of mine said it."
Li Shui chuckled and said to Wang Zheng, "Go and untie Ma Lingshu and take him to the Nulu to see the beauty."
Wang Laoshi said oh, and then asked, "Which one is the one with the higher price, or the ordinary one?"
Li Shui said, "No need to order, just send him to Nulu. Pay attention, be careful on the road. If anything unusual happens, run away immediately. Don't pay too much attention."
Wang honestly agreed.
When Ma Lingshu heard that he was acquitted, he spent the night with a beautiful woman before dying. The grief and anger in my heart was simply beyond words.
He finally understood that Huaiguzi was deliberately playing tricks on him. First give him hope, then let him down. This person... is really too bad.
A quarter of an hour later, Ma Lingshu appeared on the streets of Xianyang City. He walked in front, followed by Wang Laoshi and two strong craftsmen.
Many people recognized Ma Lingshu. After all, this person lost a bet with Huaiguzi a few days ago and was taken away. He became famous for a while.
Unexpectedly, he was still alive.
Someone who knew Ma Lingshu came over and asked, "Master Ma, what is this..."
Ma Lingshu said nothing.
Wang Laoshi, who was behind, answered on his behalf, "Go to Nulu."
Those people suddenly smiled meaningfully.
Ma Lingshu was so embarrassed and angry that everyone knew about this. Isn't that good?
Many people met Ma Lingshu along the way, and every time Wang Laoshi fulfilled his duty and publicized Ma Lingshu's whereabouts.
Now he wants to die. No more conditions, just go and die.
The female concubine was about to arrive, and Ma Lingshu walked in with a look of despair.
At this time, a guest happened to come out and pretended to be full of love with Ma Lingshu.
The guest glanced at Ma Lingshu and left in a hurry. And Ma Lingshu suddenly reached out and grabbed the door frame, his body shook violently, and then slowly fell to the ground.
Mr. Wang was shouting from behind, "Master Ma, please don't blackmail me. I just bumped into you, is that all?"
A wry smile appeared at the corner of Ma Lingshu's mouth, and then he died.
Someone stabbed a bishou on his chest.
Wang Laoshi screamed when he saw this scene. He took the craftsman and turned around and ran away.
At a restaurant not far away. Zhao Cheng sneered, "Huaiguzi is really stingy. He spent an extra five hundred dollars to invite the girl to Shangjun Courtyard. How safe is it? Ma Lingshu has to come over by himself. Isn't something wrong?"
He said to the man beside him, "Go and tell my brother that Ma Lingshu is dead and everything has been handled properly. As for the fact that none of the assassins came back last night, there is no need to mention it."
The man responded and left in a hurry.
Zhao Cheng looked at Ma Lingshua's body on the street and nodded with satisfaction, "Although I missed the mark last night, I finally made up for it now, and it's pretty perfect. Brother, you won't be disappointed in me." 11 Friends who are reading, you can Search "Blue Chinese Network" to find this site as soon as possible.
