Flourishing of the Ming Dynasty Novel - Chapter 168

Chapter 168 Quenching Attack (1)
After explaining his thoughts to the two subordinates, Lu Zhen did not rush to see Tang Qianchuan again, urging him to reveal everything he knew, because he knew that interrogation also required a gradual process. Being too anxious would only backfire. It was better to leave the other party alone for a while, and wait for fear to arise in his heart, and then the effect would be much better.

Therefore, he spent the entire afternoon in the public house dealing with the trivial matters of the county government. Only when night fell did he stretch and let Lin Lie walk back to the backyard with the food boxes that had been prepared in the kitchen.

The departure of Chu Yunrong and the other two women, although they were only two people, caused the entire backyard to lose a lot of popularity. When he walked into the backyard at night, he couldn’t see the warm lights and the silent woman waiting for him under the lights, Lu Zhen couldn’t help but feel a trace of absent-minded melancholy in his heart.

Only a woman’s backyard was like home, but this was only the backyard of Daxing County. Just as Lu Zhen was thinking about this, Lin Lie hesitated for a while before finally saying, “My lord …”

“Huh?” Lu Zhen subconsciously raised his head to look at him, and then threw the Liqing Bie Xu aside, “What do you want to say?” Obviously, now was not the time to think about that child’s relationship.

Lin Lie stopped and said in a somewhat suspicious tone, “I think it’s better to plan this matter earlier. If the other party can get the pusher from the Shun Tian Manor to come so quickly, there might still be a last resort.”

Seeing the person he trusted the most say those words, Lu Zhen revealed a satisfied smile, “Brother Lin, if you can think like this, it means that you have improved a lot.”

Hearing this, Lin Lie immediately understood something. “My lord, you already thought of this?”

“The people behind the scenes had used all means to cover up the truth of Feng Changchun’s death, it shows how deeply investigating them. Now that something even more terrifying had happened, would he, or would they not react accordingly? Asking Yin Tian to come is just a routine method. Now that I’ve sent him away, they will naturally use other methods. And with the abilities they displayed earlier, the next move they would use would definitely not be simple! ”

“Since that’s the case, why didn’t you pry open Tang Qianchuan’s mouth as soon as possible? Drag it down. Once they rescue him, there’s nothing they can do.” Lin Lie asked worriedly and puzzled.

“Am I just going to ask him something? Otherwise, why did I bring you here at this time?” Lu Zhen replied with a smile.

Only then did Lin Lie understand. He smiled blushingly, “I only have other considerations. I originally planned to ask now.”

“There is no other way to go about this. This Tang Qianchuan is our only clue. Naturally, we can only think of something to ask him.” After taking a deep breath, Lu Zhen arrived in front of the room that was originally a storage room, but now it was a cell. He took out the key he had with him and unlocked the large brass lock.

After hearing the sound of the door opening, Tang Qianchuan, who was originally lying quietly on the ground, trembled. Although it had only been half a day, his entire body’s vitality and spirit had already been extremely dispirited. Obviously, both his body and mind had suffered quite a bit.

When Lu Zhen saw this, he asked Lin Lie to put down the food box he had with him and personally took out a few dishes of soup and placed them in front of Tang Qianchuan. “Sorry, because the yamen is busy with business, I forgot that Boss Tang hasn’t eaten yet.” As he spoke, he signaled for Lin Lie to untie the rope from his opponent’s hand.

Lin Lie believed in his own abilities. Even if Tang Qianchuan wanted to attack, he was not his opponent. He crouched down and untied the rope in his opponent’s hand. Tang Qianchuan’s cold face allowed him to do as he pleased. Then, he slightly moved his wrist, which had been tied up in pain and numbness, before he picked up a bowl of soup with some trembling and slowly drank it with a spoon.

During this period of time, he had cultivated a style that allowed him to remain calm even if he was extremely hungry. However, when his actions fell into Lu Zhen’s eyes, they made him reveal a trace of a smile. Obviously, the other party did not have the will to die unyielding, so it would not be too difficult for him to pry open his mouth.

After the other party drank the soup and ate some more food, Lu Zhen slowly said, “How is it? Is this enough time for you to figure out what you should choose?”

Hearing Lu Zhen speak, Tang Qianchuan’s hand couldn’t help but tremble. Although he tried his best to conceal it, there was still a trace of fear on his face. A moment later, he said with some difficulty, “County magistrate Lu, do you know what you are doing? The things you want to know will bring you big-trouble!”

“Of course I know, but how can I be the master of an official position?”

“Why don’t you let me go? I’ll think of a way to get the Criminal Department to take the case back and not let County Magistrate Lu make things difficult for you. How about this?” Tang Qianchuan suddenly came up with such a method.

Lu Zhen was stunned, “Is this the countermeasure you came up with in the past half day?”

“That’s right, I believe I still have this ability! As long as you let me go, everything will be fine.”

Lu Zhen stared at the other party for a long time, and a mocking smile gradually appeared on his face. “Boss Tang is indeed a businessman. He actually bargained with this official at this time.”

Tang Qianchuan calmed himself down and said, “I’m not only doing this for myself, but also for you, my lord. You don’t know what I’m hiding behind my back. If you insist on finding out the truth, I’m afraid …”

“I don’t need to worry about you, Boss Tang. Since you refuse to cooperate, you can only do as I said before. We can only treat you as the murderer and bring you to justice.” Lu Zhen’s face darkened as he spoke without any room for maneuver.

“You” Tang Qianchuan wanted to say something, but after remembering his own situation, he still forcefully endured it. However, his heart had completely sunk to the bottom. It seemed that there was really nothing he could do about it this time.

Lu Zhen continued to say, “Do you think you can still talk and do things like before when you go out?” In order to completely dispel the other party’s fluke mentality.

“What do you mean?” Tang Qianchuan’s heart trembled as he asked subconsciously.

“Previously, the Shuntian Prefecture had already sent people to the county government to ask about your disappearance. I’m afraid it was instigated by the people behind the scenes. If they knew that you’ve been in my hands for so long, do you think they would believe you?” As Lu Zhen said this, his gaze locked onto Tang Qianchuan’s face. Sure enough, he noticed that Tang Qianchuan’s expression changed rapidly and his body trembled.

Tang Qianchuan was not a fool who was blindly optimistic. With just a hint, he understood his situation. Judging from the fact that he had so many secrets behind the scenes, it was impossible for them to believe him in such a situation. Rather than saying that they would save him now, it was better to say that it was just to prevent him from telling the truth. Besides taking him away from Lu Zhen, it seemed that another method was safer.

Seeing the fear in the other party’s eyes, Lu Zhen laughed, “Do you still want to keep a secret? Actually, as long as I let you out of the county government, the person behind you will die the most.” After putting enough pressure on the other party, he leaned closer and said in a stern tone, “How about Boss Tang, can you tell me the truth now?”

Tang Qianchuan’s gaze did not dare to face Lu Zhen’s, but his slightly twisted face revealed the conflicted feelings in his heart. After a while, he said in a trembling voice, “Are you sure you can ensure my safety?”

‘”After all, this is the county government of the Imperial Court, and it’s in Beijing City. As for me, I’m still the official of the Imperial Court, so it shouldn’t be difficult for me to keep you safe. Of course, it depends on what you do.” Lu Zhen was delighted and said confidently.

“Alright … I’ll tell you!” At this point, Tang Qianchuan knew that he had no other choice. Fortunately, he didn’t have any family outside, so he wasn’t afraid that the other party would kill them.

Seeing that he had finally nodded, not only Lu Zhen, but also Lin Lie revealed a relaxed smile. Since he was the owner of the Spring Gathering House, although he wasn’t the real person in charge, he definitely knew a lot of secrets. Just this alone was enough to dig out a lot of things.

But just as he was laughing, his ears suddenly moved and his expression became extremely grim. He shouted, “Lord, be careful! There’s an assassin!” At the same time, he pulled out his saber from his waist and placed it across his chest, pulling Lu Zhen behind him with his other hand.

This change left Lu Zhen and Tang Qianchuan dumbfounded. They didn’t notice anything strange at all, but with their trust in Lin Lie, Lu Zhen still shrank back and pushed Tang Qianchuan, who was stunned there, to the side.

“Bang!”

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

At the same time that Tang Qianchuan fell to the ground, the three sharp arrows pierced through the half-open door with a sharp sound of air-piercing, directly taking the three people inside the room.

Lin Lie let out a low shout as he swung the saber in his hand. A cold light suddenly swept through the room and intercepted the two arrows aimed at him and Lu Zhen. The two arrows were extremely powerful. They didn’t land on the ground when they blocked the attack, and they actually flew towards the side.

At the same time, with a loud bang, the arrow aimed at Tang Qianchuan suddenly fell to the ground, so it only hit the wall behind him.

After putting up the two arrows, Lin Lie leapt forward and closed the door with one kick. His tongue burst with spring thunder as he shouted, “Someone, there’s an assassin in the county government!” The shouts were so sudden and loud in the silent night that they traveled far away.

Behind him, Lu Zhen looked back at Tang Qianchuan with a surprised expression. He saw a sharp arrow nailed to his chest. Although he had dodged an arrow aimed at him, he was still shot by Lin Lie’s arrow earlier …