When you are busy, it is inevitable that you will be careless, and everything will come together to cause chaos! Guo Chuanlin had a headache. He twitched the corner of his mouth and tried to force out a tired smile. He said: "Calm down, it's just a vendetta. It's no big deal. Once you get used to it, you'll get used to it. If you really want to be afraid, stay away." , don’t hesitate to come closer. Now I let go, don’t yell, if you have something you can’t figure out, just ask me.”
Helan nodded vigorously again.
Guo Chuanlin moved his hand away, and Helan let out a long sigh of relief. Her chest heaved. She was obviously so suffocated by him that she didn't dare to look at the naked woman. She glanced around and suddenly saw Li Qixian, and was startled again. She smiled awkwardly as a greeting. Li Qixian flattened his mouth and pretended not to notice. He sympathized with her in his heart. Not to mention the delicate official lady, she couldn't bear such a fright. When did the junior brother? Become so cold and fierce?
Guo Chuanlin was half threatening, half for her own good, and said politely: "I'm sorry to frighten you. There are grievances and grievances in the world, and it won't bring harm to my wife and children. This matter has nothing to do with you. I think there is no need to let it go." The magistrate knows that being frightened in vain will not help anything, so how about you just pretend that you didn’t see anything, you don’t know anything, you don’t say anything, and it rots in your stomach?”
"Worrying in vain will not help anything." Instructor Guo had such a low opinion of the magistrate. Helan was a little embarrassed, but not surprised. She asked tremblingly: "Well... if... if I tell... you Will..."
Guo Chuanlin looked at her frightened face and said with a smile: "You mean killing people and silencing them? No, of course not. I'm just doing it for your own good and for your father's good. In fact, the assassins are Wei Tongpan and Cao Ba The first thing they got together was Dr. Lu, the medical doctor at Jiangdu Camp, who amputated her leg and treated her injuries. Both the government and the military were involved. It was a very important matter. Your father is a civil servant, so there is no need to get involved. When the storm calms down, I will naturally do it. Find an opportunity to explain to him, but before that, let’s hide it from him—what do you think?”
Helan was slightly relieved, she was still in shock and murmured: "Can I say no?"
"Miss He has a good heart and naturally knows what to do."
Helan didn't hesitate much and mustered up the courage to say: "Okay, I promise you, but you have to tell me the whole story. Isn't this a request too much?"
"Curiosity can kill. Knowing too much is not good for you!"
"I'm already involved. Knowing a little bit is no different from knowing everything. Even if it kills someone...it must be done clearly!"
Guo Chuanlin glanced at Li Qixian. She was very well-behaved and respectful. She lowered her head and said nothing. Then she put her head next to Helan's ear and whispered: "It's not convenient right now. If you really want to know, Ten days later, at the third watch, wait for me under the crooked neck willow by the lake."
Helan knew that the crooked-necked willow tree was shaped like a horned dragon and had a strange shape. The prefect became very popular in poetry and wrote several poems about the willow tree. He consciously produced aphorisms that could be passed down to future generations. Full of emotions, nervous and excited, she promised Guo Chuanlin that she would keep everything secret, and then she hurried out of the courtyard.
After a day and a night, Wei Tongpan accompanied Dr. Lu to visit him. Feng Di had already woken up, and the pain had carved countless small wrinkles on her face. She stared at Guo Chuanlin stoically and bitterly, never moaning.
Lu Yannian calmly cleaned her sore, applied good wound medicine, and bandaged it again. He was used to hearing cries of pain and wailing, but the woman's silence made him feel strange. There was some kind of danger in the silence. Lu Yannian felt a chill on his back and felt guilty. This feeling was also passed on to Wei Tongpan, who was a little restless.
After simple treatment, Guo Chuanlin sent the two men out of the small hospital, leaving Wei Tongpan alone and asking him to do a small favor.
There is no shame in asking for help as one has a specialization in the art. Guo Chuanlin said frankly that his uncle Feng was a direct disciple of Li Shi, the leader of the Huashan School. He was nicknamed the "Avalokitesvara" and had a violent temper. He wanted to seek death. The stone is smelly and hard, and he would be grateful if Lord Tongpan could find someone experienced in extracting confessions and put some medicine or something to pry her mouth open.
Wei Tongpan immediately agreed. After several contacts, he was keenly aware that Guo Chuanlin and General Deng Mao had reached some kind of tacit understanding, at least a limited cooperation. He was just a small role in the matchmaking process and passed on the information in a timely manner. Let both parties take on some chores within their capabilities.
He was humble and did not know the relationship between Deng Quji, the head coach of Jiangdu Camp, and King Huai.
Late that night, Wei Tongpan led a thin middle-aged man to the He Mansion, introduced him to Guo Chuanlin, and then left in a hurry. In order to avoid being disturbed by outsiders, he rode all the way to the most prosperous fireworks place in Yangzhou City, got the prefect drunk, and fell asleep in the gentle countryside.
With Liu Yi in charge of He Mansion and Wei Tongpan being the majority master, as long as He Yaozu didn't show up, it would be easy to hide it from Master He Lan and his maid.
The middle-aged man called himself Zhang Yuan. He was the chief attendant of King Huai and was at the command of Coach Guo. Chang Sui's identity may be true. His attitude is gentle and reserved, neither humble nor arrogant, and his speech and behavior are very decent. After listening to Guo Chuanlin's request, he pondered for a moment and proposed to stay alone with Feng Di for half an hour. The prerequisite for extorting a confession is to destroy the other party's will. Guo Chuanlin guessed that Zhang Yuan had a unique method that he did not want outsiders to know.
He left Feng Di with Zhang Yuan and walked alone by the lake with his hands behind his back. It was early autumn, the lotus leaves had not yet withered, the lake was glowing with moonlight, the water waves were swaying, and the weeping willows on the shore were reflected in the water. The curly willow leaves were swirling and falling from the treetops, and the reflections were rising slowly on the bottom of the water, touching each other and exciting. There are ripples in circles, like a broken dream. At this moment, he felt peaceful and happy in his heart, transcending things. The suffering and hatred belonged to another world and had nothing to do with him.
Li Qixian stood not far away, staring at this man with melancholy eyes. She was drowning in the ocean, and Guo Chuanlin was her only straw. If she lost him, what would be left in her life?
The two of them had different moods and were thinking about their own concerns. As time passed by, the light and shadow changed.
Half an hour later, Zhang Yuan walked out, sweating profusely, with deep exhaustion and boredom in his eyes. "Instructor Guo, you can ask questions now. If you hesitate, it's best not to push too hard, otherwise she may not wake up."
Guo Chuanlin was quite surprised and said: "Mr. Zhang, won't you accompany me for questioning?"
Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "I'll just rest here. I'll tell you, Coach Guo, you don't have to be polite. This is what King Huai meant."
Mr. Han once said that King Huai was magnanimous and generous, better than the current emperor Liang Yuanhao, and better than Liang Zhiping, the prince of the East Palace. At least in the aspect of "employing people without suspicion", he did a good job. Guo Chuanlin bowed his hands to Zhang Yuangong to express his gratitude, thinking: "That's fine. If there are outsiders around, some things may not be easy to say."
