County prison.
The person who came to deliver the meal whispered something in Li Qian's ear.
Then he put down his food and left.
Li Qian frowned.
There was such a thing, and he didn't ask anyone to blackmail the Fan family for 20,000 taels.
Even if he wanted to extort money, he would definitely not only extort 20,000 taels.
"Xiaojie!" he also called to the new jailer.
Xiaojie heard the shouting and came over.
"Li Qian, what can you do?"
"I want to see Mr. He. Could you please inform me that Li Qi'an has something important to tell me?" Li Qi'an said.
Xiaojie nodded and went directly to find He Rong without asking anything.
Soon, He Rong came.
"Li Qian, if you have anything to ask me about, it just so happens that I also have something to tell you."
"Master He, please speak first." Li Qian said.
"Tomorrow the angel sent by the court is coming. The magistrate is going to interrogate you in front of that angel. In addition, a young man from the Duke's Palace has also come to question you. Li Qian, are you ready? Okay?" He Rong said.
"There are people from the Duke's Mansion. What crime do they want to ask me about?" Li Qian smiled.
"What crime they asked you about, you should know better than me. Gao Peng can't help you now, so you'd better be prepared." He Rong said.
"So this time, I am dead?" Li Qian was still smiling.
"Li Qian, I will try it again. I will not show any favoritism in court. If you cannot prove your innocence, there will only be one fate. I believe I don't need to say more." He Rong said seriously.
"Of course I understand that Lord He just needs to do business. Even if I, Li Qian, really can't find any evidence to prove my innocence and am sentenced to death, I won't blame Lord He." Li Qian said with a smile.
He Rong took a deep breath, "Li Qian, you really don't need me to do anything?"
"Just now Mr. He said that he would not show favoritism, is this because he wants to show favoritism?" Li Qian said with a smile.
"Li Qian, I really appreciate you. This is not favoritism. It's just that I will do my best to help you as much as I can without violating the law." He Rong said seriously.
"Well, that little jailer just now is pretty good. I wonder if Mr. He can lend me some help?" Li Qian said.
He Rong nodded, "Of course, no problem. Why do you like him?"
"Because his eyes are very pure, very similar to a person I have met before. This kind of person can be trusted." Li Qian said.
"Li Qian, don't you have something to tell me? You can tell me now." He Rong said.
"I wonder if your Excellency has ever heard that Governor Fan was extorted 20,000 taels?" Li Qian said.
"Didn't you arrange for someone to do it?" He Rong asked.
He also just found out about this.
Li Qian shook his head, "If I were to extort money, I would have to extort one hundred thousand taels. Twenty thousand taels is not enough to stuff my teeth."
He Rong also shook his head, "Li Qian, whether you arranged it or not, I'm afraid this crime will be placed on you again. With so many crimes, I'm really worried about you."
Li Qian smiled and said, "There are too many lice on my body, and I'm still afraid of itchiness. It's just that I really didn't arrange this."
"Since it's not you, who could it be?" He Rong asked thoughtfully, "It's impossible for the prefect to blackmail himself."
He could understand killing those people, but it would be completely meaningless if the prefect acted like this again.
"So, some people are fishing in troubled waters!" Li Qian said.
"Some people? Who are they?" He Rong said.
"I just realized now that I was being used by someone." Li Qian said with a cold look in his eyes, "This person's goal seems to be not as big as that!"
"Can you still be used by others?" He Rong glanced at Li Qian.
"Is there anything strange about this? I am also a human being, and it is not normal for me to be taken advantage of." Li Qian said, "This person is really not simple. At first, I thought he was just plotting against me for the prefect. Now I just I found out that his target was not me at all!”
He Rong frowned, "In that case, what is his goal?"
"Do you feel that Shiliang City has become empty after so many officials died?" Li Qian just asked.
He Rong's brows immediately stood up, "He wants to cause chaos in Shiliang City!"
"No, Shiliang City is already in some chaos. His goal is not just chaos!" Li Qian said.
