Lin Yue took Wei Zhongxian's belt and asked the local garrison to cooperate with him. Those people followed his instructions and set up defenses on the north and south banks of the Yellow River. As a result, they disappeared halfway through the battle, and they disappeared for a whole day. This was serious for a military attaché. dereliction of duty.
Xu Xianchun came to kill Lu Wenzhao and others on the order of Wei Zhongxian, but the masked man with a short knife jumped into the Yellow River with two women and disappeared. What if the new emperor ascends the throne and finds out that his beloved Hongfen is dead and causing trouble for him? In order to avoid being punished, the best way is of course to shirk responsibility.
Obviously, Lin Zhangban, who came to Jinan Prefecture from the capital quietly, is a good scapegoat.
"Where have I been?"
Lin Yue smiled coldly, took off the bag from his waist and threw it on the ground: "Let's take a look."
Xu Xianchun, who was carrying the general banner beside him, stepped forward and untied the cotton rope to take a look, and his expression changed.
The bag contained a human head.
"As far as I know, Lu Wenzhao was involved in the treasure ship case. He had a junior sister named Ding Baiying who had been secretly cooperating. She and two thugs, Ding Chong and Ding Tai, should have been responsible for the murder in Jinling Tower. I was originally following him Shen Lian and his party came to Shandong and planned to capture the people when they were crossing the Yellow River. After returning, they invited Lu Qianhu to the Yamen to question him and explain his relationship with Beizhai. But for some reason, Ding Baiying's men He showed up with his men, disrupted the battle plan and almost killed me. Fortunately, I was familiar with the nearby terrain, and after many twists and turns, I finally used a strategy to counterattack. Mr. Xu, I also want to ask you, why did Lu Wenzhao's people intervene? One kick, did you leak the relevant information to him?"
"Uh." Xu Xianchun was speechless by his question. He originally wanted Lin San to be responsible for Beizhai's death, but this guy killed him first and suspected that he had leaked information to Lu Wenzhao, causing the matter to fail.
"The order given to me by the factory owner is to get rid of Lu Wenzhao, the thief who murdered the emperor, and his gang members, and to capture Beizhai and his party alive. As for why Lu Wenzhao knows the whereabouts of Shen Lian and Beizhai, you have to ask him himself."
"Where's Lu Wenzhao?"
"died."
"Dead? You want me to ask him if he's dead?" Lin Yue said in a cold voice: "What about Shen Lian, Beizhai and others?"
"I captured Shen Lian and the fugitive Jinyiwei Xiaoqi Yin Cheng. Lu Wenzhao and Ding Chong died in the battle. The guy named Zhou Tai slipped and fell into the river with Beizhai and Ding Baiyang and was missing."
"Falled into the river? Then did you send anyone to search downstream?"
Xu Xianchun said: "It's the flood season now. The man fell into the river with two women. Do you think there is a way to survive?"
Lin Yue said: "I only know that if you want to see a person alive or dead, you will see a corpse. The treasure ship case is of great importance, so we can't just let it go."
"Listen to Commander Lin...are you planning to continue the investigation?"
"if not?"
"Captain Lin, I advise you to just let it go. When the matter has reached this point, is it necessary to investigate further?"
When Xu Xianchun said this, a trace of schadenfreude flashed in his eyes.
Lin Yue knew why he had such a change. He was able to become a new star in Dongchang because of Wei Zhongxian's appreciation, and it was the treasure ship case that turned appreciation into power. Xu Xianchun, as an old fox deeply involved in officialdom, naturally figured out Wei Zhongxian's change of mentality. He could basically conclude that the investigation of the treasure ship case would not be mentioned again. In this way, Lin San would face the dilemma of "unemployment".
This is the reason why Xu Xianchun was arrogant in the past and respectful in the later. Now when he heard Lin Yue say, "If you want to see a person alive, you will see a corpse when you die," I took it for granted that he couldn't understand the current situation or was unwilling to fall out of favor and was struggling to death.
"This is a case handled by the factory bus on my behalf, so I don't need you to worry about it."
Hearing what he said, Xu Xianchun smiled brightly and said, "Then I wish the leader Lin a great victory and immediate success."
Speaking of this, Lin Yue naturally didn't waste any more words. He gave Xu Xianchun a fist and turned and left the Yamen.
…
Xu Xianchun didn't know that Lin Yue was deliberately making things difficult for him and didn't behave in an exaggerated and hysterical way. How could he justifiably stay out of town for a long time without returning to the capital?
Two days later, in a ruined temple in Tai'an Prefecture, Lin Yue peeled off the fur of a pair of hares, removed the internal organs, and threaded them on a piece of hardwood. He then took out the salt and spices he brought with him, spread them evenly, and put them on the bonfire to smoke carefully.
Because of the hot weather, he sweated a lot.
Over there, Hokusai was leaning against the door of the ruined temple, looking at the crescent moon in the sky and not knowing what he was thinking.
Ding Baiying hugged her knees and huddled in the shadow of the corner. It seemed that she had not yet recovered from the shock of Lu Wenzhao's death and King Xin's betrayal.
There were three people in the ruined temple, but no one spoke. In the depressing atmosphere there were only the crackling sounds of firewood and the soft squeaking sound of fat evaporating from the surface of rabbit meat.
As the aroma of meat wafted out of the ruined temple, riding on the wind, Lin Yue walked up to Ding Baiying with the roasted rabbit meat, tore off a golden and oily hind leg and handed it over: "Eat some. "
She shook her head slightly: "I'm not hungry."
"You just drank some water yesterday and didn't even finish half of the buns. You can go to Hangzhou in as little as 20 days or more than a month. You can't keep doing this, right? People can't be resurrected. Since God let us fall into the river and survive, what's left? Let’s live well in the next few days.”
Ding Baiying looked at the person squatting in front of her, half immersed in the shadow of the headless Buddha statue, and half lit by the light of the bonfire.
Although he ruined their good deeds in Jinling Tower, he saved her lives twice in a row - the first time in Yunqi Slope, saving them from being settled by the fake eunuch Qiu Hou, and the second time in Reed on the north bank of the Yellow River. Dangli, took her away from thousands of troops.
But what did she do in return? For the sake of King Xin’s safety, I have no choice but to ask you to die? Now King Xin has ruthlessly abandoned them as useless chess pieces. What he did in the past has become a huge irony. Facing Zhou Tai, in addition to being grateful, she feels deeply guilty.
"I know you have no appetite, but you need to eat a little before you have the strength to ride a horse tomorrow. And I also want to ask you for advice on how to draw a sword. How about repaying me for saving your life again?"
That's not a favor, it's a favor.
Ding Baiying looked at the face opposite and suddenly felt that it was not so scary anymore.
"Thank you." She stretched out her hand and took the roasted rabbit leg. She didn't know whether the thank you here was for enduring the heat and roasting the rabbit meat, or for her being alive.
"If you think it's delicious, there's some more over there." Lin Yue replied with a smile, turned around and walked towards the entrance of the ruined temple.
"Zhou Tai...will you go to Hangzhou with us?"
Hearing the questions behind him, he stopped to think for a while and said: "I asked about it. Xu Xianchun thought we were drowned, so he took his troops back to the capital. As long as we cross the border of Shandong, we should be safe. Well, I'm going to Send you and Hokusai out of Shandong and return to the capital."
"Why?"
"Shen Lian and Yin Cheng were captured by Jin Yiwei. I want to go back and see if I can find a chance to rescue them."
"..."
Ding Baiying was silent for a moment and said, "I really envy them to have a friend like you."
Lin Yue didn't say anything. He took the roasted rabbit without one leg and walked to Hokusai who was leaning against the wall and looking out at the entrance of the ruined temple: "Eat it while it's hot. The taste of the meat will change when it cools down."
She was not as miserable as Ding Baiying. She took the roasted rabbit and took a bite with both hands: "Well, the roasted game you made is delicious. Last time you went to inquire about the news, I roasted the pheasant."
"It's delicious, so eat more. There are some over there. If it's not enough, I'll go and shoot two more."
"That's enough, that's enough." Hokusai said, "I may not even be able to eat this one."
Lin Yue smiled and was about to get up and leave. She suddenly took out a silk scarf from her arms and said, "Wipe your sweat. Your clothes are soaked."
"Thanks." He took the silk scarf and wiped the sweat from his forehead without being pretentious.
"I heard that nine out of ten people who go to prison will die there. Can you really rescue Shen Lian and Yin Cheng?"
"Have you forgotten? I still have a trump card in my hand."
Hokusai raised his head suddenly: "You mean... Guo Zhen?"
Lin Yue nodded.
"You said... was it really him who did the betrayal of Lu Wenzhao and Ding Baiying?" Until now, she still couldn't accept the fact that King Xin was a villain who saw nothing but profit.
Lin Yue said: "This is the most reasonable conjecture so far. Lu Wenzhao wants to kill you and Guo Zhen to silence them. He wants to kill Lu Wenzhao and Ding Baiyang to silence them. As the saying goes, big things don't stick to trivial matters."
"I think he must have been under a lot of pressure and did it as a last resort."
Yes, Lin Yuexin said how naive you really are. I overestimated your IQ by describing you as silly and sweet. You were involved in the treasure ship case to assassinate the emperor. Why do you still have illusions about King Xin? I haven't seen you so infatuated with Shen Lian. Sure enough, the worse a man is, the more women will worry about him.
for example……
"If you ask me, it's all the fault of that damn Lin San. If he hadn't been biting this case like a mad dog, how could things have developed to this point?"
When she said this, she took a hard bite of the rabbit leg meat, as if it was the young prisoner of Dongchang who occupied her sister and separated her from Zhu Youjian.
"I believe King Xin will definitely take you back, but Wei Yi is still alive and the time is not yet ripe." Lin Yue said something against her will according to her emotions.
Damn Lin San?
Mad dog?
If you scold me, feel free to scold me now. You will have a better time in the future.
A few days later.
Lin Yue sent the two of them out of Shandong and hurried back to Jinan Mansion. Only when he saw the person in charge did he receive an urgent message.
