A guy who drank heavily yesterday is unlikely to have a sore throat.
Gu Zhengchen met Wang Chi. Although he spoke very little and repeated a few sentences, he was not hoarse at all and did not cough. It was obvious that Wang Chi could only be passive after taking pinellia or other medicines.
In addition, if a person who wants to die falls into the water, takes a few sips of river water, looks at the scenery and the sky on both sides of the river, and then sinks, there is no need to fight desperately.
Since he judged it to be an accident and did not hold him accountable, the possibility of Wang Chi committing suicide was extremely slim. Combined with the struggles seen by people on the shore, it can be concluded that Wang Chi was "sent" into the Luoyang River.
Li Zongfeng stared at Gu Zhengchen and nodded slightly: "If it is true as Magistrate Gu said, then this method is too cruel."
Gu Zhengchen chuckled and put his hands behind his back: "Tian Sikou and Huang Haoming, both of them have ugly faces. One is skinny and the other is sallow. If a doctor can feel their pulse, it may be known that their lives are not long. I am willing to entrust you to What happens after death is driven by others.”
Li Zongfeng said nothing and waited quietly.
Yan Sangsang stood aside, looking at Gu Zhengchen and then at Li Zongfeng. He didn't know what the two of them were talking about. Gu Zhengchen didn't want to tell stories, so why was he discussing the case? Li Zongfeng was not a member of the Yamen. He could tell What kind of advice?
A gentle sigh came from Gu Zhengchen's mouth.
Gu Zhengchen looked in the direction of the screen with his back to Li Zongfeng: "I really want to leave Luoyang Town and go back to Jinjiang Mansion Office, but every time I am about to leave, an accident occurs, which limits me and forces me to choose to stop. Brother Li, do you think these things were accidents, or were they done deliberately?"
Li Zongfeng thought for a while and said seriously: "Maybe, this is God's will."
Gu Zhengchen laughed loudly, turned around and said to Li Zongfeng, "God's will? Oh, is God's will outside the door, or inside the door?"
Li Zongfeng replied calmly: "God's will is naturally everywhere."
Gu Zhengchen waved his hand and then clenched his fist: "If there is a will here to prevent me from returning to Jinjiang Mansion to work for the people of Quanzhou, then I will grab it by the throat and ask why this will is against the emperor!"
Li Zongfeng lowered his head and flicked the lapel of his clothes, and said seriously: "After Magistrate Gu catches it, ask me why some people have to be bullied while living, and why they must learn to kneel and bow their heads if they want to live!"
Gu Zhengchen looked deeply at Li Zongfeng and nodded slightly: "When people are in the world, they can't help themselves. It seems that everyone has their own reasons behind it."
Li Zongfeng looked at the door: "It's getting late, Magistrate Gu, it's better to rest early."
When Gu Zhengchen saw Li Zongfeng saluting, he walked straight to the door, opened the door, and then stopped.
Li Zongfeng looked at Zhang Pei who was blocking him from leaving, turned around and said to Gu Zhengchen: "This is my home, Prefect Gu, aren't your people too rude?"
Gu Zhengchen took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeves, walked towards Li Zongfeng and handed them over: "This is the on-site document you asked someone to record. These are not important anymore. I will return it to you first."
Li Zongfeng took it, not knowing Gu Zhengchen's intention.
Gu Zhengchen raised his hand and Zhang Pei stepped aside. As soon as Li Zongfeng turned around, he heard a question from behind: "I heard that brother Li's major hobby is fishing and he is known as a good fisherman. Is that true?"
Li Zongfeng stopped, but did not turn around to look at Gu Zhengchen. He just turned his head and said, "It's good to be a fisherman."
Gu Zhengchen sighed: "When you are a fisherman, you must pay attention to safety. If one day you are taken into the water by a fish, you will be in trouble."
Li Zongfeng turned around and held his hand again: "Thanks to Magistrate Gu for reminding me, I am well versed in the nature of water. I can even get ashore after falling into the water. I just don't know what Magistrate Gu's water nature is like?"
"Me? Haha."
Gu Zhengchen smiled heartily and said: "I am not good at water. I died once in the lake. I don't know why I came back to life. Now I just want to be a brick in the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, when someone provokes me, I usually Yes—shoot him to death!”
Li Zongfeng looked at Gu Zhengchen, whose tone suddenly became cold and stern. He trembled all over, bent down, turned around and left in a hurry.
Gu Zhengchen watched Li Zongfeng leave and turned to look at Yan Sangsang.
Yan Sangsang took a step back, a little frightened: "You are just scary. Li Zongfeng is a good person. Why did you say those things to him and why did you lie."
"lie?"
Gu Zhengchen blinked.
Yan Sangsang nodded: "You said you died once in the lake, which is obviously a lie."
Gu Zhengchen chuckled: "Who said this must be a lie? How do you know I haven't died? Well, don't stay here anymore. Go to Shuangxikou to accompany Lin Chengyi overnight."
Yan Sangsang didn't believe Gu Zhengchen's death. Seeing Gu Zhengchen mention Lin Chengyi, he nodded: "Quan should repay your life-saving grace. After this matter is settled, I will return to Jinling. If there is a fate, that's it. , it’s better not to have any chance with you.”
Gu Zhengchen is his nemesis, a god of plague. He was almost beaten to death by his guards the first time he met him. He wanted to leave alive, but he encountered pirates again and his life was almost at risk.
I have been practicing in the mountains for many years. When did I suffer such serious injuries and almost died twice? It was all related to him.
If we don't meet again, if we meet again, he will probably be dead, with no one to collect his body.
Gu Zhengchen did not retain Yan Sangsang, and Lin Chengyi always needed someone to help him.
Qin Song walked out from behind the screen and asked in a low voice: "Is it him?"
Gu Zhengchen walked towards the table and sighed: "He is a fisherman, this Luoyang town is the fish basket, and we are the ones invited into the fish basket. He is not a simple person, I underestimated him."
In the entire Luoyang Town, except for Li Zongfeng, no one knew Gu Zhengchen's every move, especially some of the moves only occurred within the Li family.
One accident after another is actually a flaw again and again. No one can make such frequent movements without leaving any trace.
Although there is no more direct evidence, one thing is certain that Li Zongfeng is working for other people, and other people here do not want to stay in the government office.
However, so much time has passed, and the news of the interrogation in the government office may not be concealed. How long can Li Zongfeng stop him?
Qin Song, Mei Hong and others investigated Li Zongfeng and the master Li Chengyi, but found no problems.
But now it seems that the original investigation may not have been correct. This illustrates two problems. One is that the investigation by Qin Song and others was too superficial and did not go in depth. The other is that Li Zongfeng hid it too deeply and no one knew about his relationship with the people behind the scenes. Very few.
What makes Gu Zhengchen a little confused is whether Li Chengyi knows about his father Li Zongfeng, whether he knows what Li Zongfeng does, and more extreme, whether Li Chengyi is a fishing bait!
Although Gu Zhengchen recruited Li Chengyi as his master, he could only use Li Chengyi to handle the government files, clarify the facts of the case, find out the flaws and doubts in the files and registers, and help him judge the case better. For confidential matters, such as Qin Song, Mei Hong and others were arresting people outside, such as controlling the Quanzhou Guards, and having the purpose of "doing things cheaply", etc. They did not tell Li Chengyi about these.
Gu Zhengchen has always been wary of Li Chengyi. It's not that he doesn't use the suspects and doesn't trust the people he employs, but he always needs an inspection period and a probation period. If Li Chengyi can't even pass the inspection period, it is naturally impossible to tell him the secret. some things. ..??m
To trust a stranger without any brains and even reveal all the secrets is to be either a naive person who is inexperienced in the world, or a fool who lacks IQ.
Because of his reservations, Master Li Chengyi seldom played an important role during this period, and even did not appear by Gu Zhengchen's side in some major events.
Gu Zhengchen was somewhat grateful for his caution, but he still couldn't see the truth behind the fog.
Zhang Pei came closer and pointed outside: "Now the master seems to have something to say, secretly or overtly. He must be aware of it. Will there be any danger tonight? Do you want to leave now?"
Gu Zhengchen smiled calmly: "It is safe to stay here, but it is dangerous to leave. No matter how dark the night is, the candle cannot be extinguished without wind. Go and have a rest. We will return to the government office early tomorrow morning. I think we have made progress with Yang Xiu."
Zhang Pei and Qin Song did not dare to be careless, so they took turns guarding the room.
Gu Zhengchen was used to it and simply fell asleep.
There are many people who know that he is in Luoyang Town, and there are also many people who know that he lives in Li's house. If he had an accident here, Li Zongfeng would have no chance of survival.
Sure enough, the night was uneventful.
At dawn, Gu Zhengchen packed up and ordered Qin Song to lead the horse.
Li Zongfeng came anyway, watching Gu Zhengchen get on his horse, as vigorous as a cavalry, frowning slightly, and stepped forward: "Prefect Gu, I like fishing and being a fisherman, but Chang Ge doesn't like these. Every time Everyone has their own preferences, so please treat them differently, Magistrate Gu."
Gu Zhengchen looked at Li Zongfeng who was pointing out something and said with a smile: "This is the first time I've heard of the last resort preference."
Li Zongfeng looked solemn and bowed deeply.
Gu Zhengchen pointed at the road ahead with his riding crop: "Now, if I leave, there won't be any more cases in Luoyang Town, right?"
Li Zongfeng lowered his head: "Luoyang Town is very peaceful on weekdays, but it has been a bit chaotic these past few days. It's like the ocean tide, it always rises and falls."
Gu Zhengchen shook his head, said no more, and drove out.
Zhang Pei and Qin Song guarded the left and right.
Li Zongfeng watched Gu Zhengchen and others leave, sighed, threw down his sleeves, and turned back to the house.
At the entrance of an alley, a man raised his hand to straighten the coir raincoat on his head, glanced at Li Zhai with a cold look, nodded to the crowd, and then left.
If someone wants to be a fisherman, let’s see who is in the fish basket.
Gu Zhengchen wanted to go back via Wan'an Bridge, but when he reached the bridge, he found that the road was blocked...
Someone blocked the road, more than a dozen people, all with thick legs and thick necks.
Zhou Yu pushed away the crowd, looked at Gu Zhengchen and others, and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Mother, I thought you weren't going back. I broke into the customs and paid the customs and tax a few days ago. How should I be punished? Let me say, If you don’t come up with eighty taels of silver today, you can’t even think of leaving!”
