After hearing these words, Hu Fan frowned and said, "Oh, you met him halfway. Did he ever tell you where he came from?"
Chen Xiaobo shook his head, "I never mentioned it, there are three of them."
"Oh, you mean Chen Ping brought outsiders to Hetou Village." Hu Fan's eyes lit up.
"Yes, but those two people are not from our village, nor should they be from nearby villages."
Chen Xiaobei became a little anxious when he heard this, "Didn't Chen Ping tell you who they are? Or where they came from?"
Chen Xiaobo shook his head here, "Those two people have never spoken to each other from the beginning to the end." Suddenly, he slapped his head, "By the way, they are probably from Xiaojia Town. Two days ago, I went to Xiaojia Town to deliver food. I met him once and had a drink with him.”
Zhao Chunqiang's heart trembled when he heard Chen Xiaobo mention Xiaojia Town. Chen Ping introduced him to Xiaojia Town himself.
If Hu Fan went to the inn and asked, he would naturally be able to find out. In the end, he would be accused of not reporting what he knew.
Thinking of this, he quickly interjected, "Mr. Hu, I remembered that when Chen Ping went to the inn in Xiaojia Town, I introduced him there. The owner of the inn, Lao Wang, I know him very well."
Hu Fan glanced at Zhao Chunqiang meaningfully. Of course he understood why Zhao Chunqiang suddenly spoke now.
"Old Zhao, why didn't you say it just now?" The words were full of dissatisfaction. How could Zhao Chunqiang not hear it? He quickly bowed and said, "Oh, it seems that I am old and confused. I just told this matter in a hurry." It was forgotten."
Hu Fan snorted coldly, "Okay, since you're old and confused, you can go home and rest. You can be considered as retiring and returning to your hometown."
At this time, Zhao Chunqiang was complaining endlessly. Hey, he wanted to stay out of the matter, but he didn't expect that he would lose all the officials in the township because of this.
He Dali, who was standing next to him, quickly begged for mercy, "Sir, the case is not yet solved and it is the right time to hire people. After all, the position of Xiangzheng is still very important."
Hu Fan chuckled and said, "You are right, rural integrity is very important, but if someone like Zhao Chunqiang is afraid of getting burned, there is no use in keeping him hidden and will not retaliate."
After hearing these words, Zhao Chunqiang knew that there was no room for recovery, so he had to leave in despair.
Not to mention how aggrieved he felt, because of a single thought, he lost his position as a rural official.
Watching him go away, Chen Xiaobei also felt quite sorry. He originally had a good impression of Zhao Chunqiang, but he didn't expect that he would make such a low-level mistake.
After driving away Zhao Chunqiang, Hu Fan asked He Dali to take others and rushed to Xiaojia Town to investigate Chen Ping's situation at the inn to see who he came to Hetou Village with.
At this time, Xiaojia Town Inn.
Sun Jian was in a good mood today. Except for Chen Ping, no one could finally know his true identity.
But before he could be happy for long, he heard a commotion in front of him, and He Dali came with a few official servants.
When Sun Jian saw an official coming, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
He instantly had an ominous premonition.
With a roll of his eyes, Sun Jian called one of his subordinates, Shi Yan, over, whispered a few words to him, and asked Shi Yan to pretend to go out to do something, pass by the lobby, and listen to what the officials said to the shopkeeper.
Seeing the official arrival, the shopkeeper Lao Wang looked very polite and saluted He Dali with his fists raised.
"I wonder what kind of advice Master Chai has here?"
He Dali nodded, pulled up a chair and sat down.
"Shopkeeper Wang, right? Is Chen Ping working as a waiter here for you?"
"Chen Ping." Lao Wang was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, but he asked for leave yesterday and was not in my inn."
Although He Dali pretended to lower his head, he glanced at Lao Wang from the corner of his eye.
Lao Wang looked very calm. There seemed to be no panic.
He Dali then said, "Shopkeeper Wang, maybe you don't know yet, Chen Ping was killed."
At this time, Lao Wang's eyes were full of surprise, "How is it possible that he was killed? Chen Ping never quarrels with others, he is very honest and responsible."
How did Lao Wang know that it was just Chen Ping deliberately pretending to stay better.
He Dali got the answer from Lao Wang's eyes, that is, Lao Wang was definitely not the murderer, because there was only surprise in his eyes but no panic.
"Let's go, take me to his residence."
He Dali followed Lao Wang to the backyard, and Sun Jian also got the news.
The boots fell to the ground, and it turned out to be Chen Ping's fault. Sun Jian was furious.
He called Sun Gui and Sun Qing over, lowered his voice, and cursed through gritted teeth.
Sun Gui and Sun Qing were very confused, "Brother, that's not right. We dragged him to the woods and beat him to death. How could he be discovered so quickly?"
Sun Jian sighed, "Okay, don't talk nonsense, let me ask you, have you ever cleaned up the traces and left no flaws?"
Sun Qing suddenly slapped his head, "Oh, no, big brother, yesterday when we were going back with Chen Ping, we met one of his fellow villagers driving a donkey cart, and he gave us a ride on the way."
When Sun Jian heard this, he stamped his feet angrily, "You two, if you fail, you will fail more than you succeed."
"Oh, it's all my fault. I should have done this myself." Sun Jian shook his head and sighed.
Sun Gui disagreed, "Brother, although we rode in his donkey cart, Brother Sun Qing and I never spoke, and Chen Ping didn't mention anything about us."
Sun Jian still shook his head, "No, no, if the government traces him, I'm afraid it will ruin the national division's affairs."
"Then what should we do?" Sun Gui panicked.
Sun Jian lowered his head, thought for a moment, and came up with an idea, "You two will leave later and go back to Goshawk Mountain to hide."
"But brother, what will you do if we leave?" Sun Gui didn't want to leave like this. After all, Goshawk Mountain was a place of hardship and hardship. There was no place like Xiaojia Town, where you could be free and happy.
Sun Jian glared, "Okay, you don't need to worry about things here. Go back and prepare."
After arranging to take away Sun Gui and Sun Qing, Sun Jian thought for a moment and then called over Shi Yan who had just inquired about the news.
"Shi Yan, take the two brothers to Hetou Village to find Chen Xiaobei. Do you understand what I mean?"
Shi Yan chuckled, "Brother, I understand. On the surface, they are asking about the progress of the cable bridge, but secretly they are asking how much Chen Xiaobei and the others know about Chen Ping."
Sun Jian nodded approvingly, "Okay, go ahead. By the way, if possible, go to the mountain to see it in person."
Shi Yan agreed and took the two brothers away, and Sun Jian breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, he did not notice that Zheng Ke had already moved into the inn with two people.
A fierce battle is about to come, but Sun Jian's side is greatly weakened. Sun Gui and Sun Qing return to Cangying Mountain, while Shi Yan goes to Qingniu Mountain. One goes and the other goes, and the situation develops towards a very unfavorable situation for Sun Jian.
