69novels Chapters 8, 9, and 10
Chapters 8, 9, and 10
Eight
The gangster said that he would help investigate the case and give justice to the brothers who died unjustly.
Pingxiu rubbed his head and looked out of the window without answering. The night was very dark at this time, like the last night before dawn, and the sound of night shift could not even be heard on the street.The three of them lit a small candle, the gangster and Heping Xiu sat at the table, and Bai Yunfei sat against the window, with his legs bent and his eyes closed, his head slightly raised against the gray wall behind him, his face a bit gloomy.
Pingxiu knew what he was thinking, questioned his father, or investigated him secretly.No matter which one it is, it is not a happy thing.
This reminded him that he never knew who his parents were all these years, and was trapped in a small world with his master since he could remember.
He always wanted to go out, but the master refused to let him.
It is too easy for him to worry only when he is a master, but he has always followed his master's wishes all these years.
Thinking about it carefully, this time I jokingly said that I wanted to go out for a stroll, but the master actually agreed without any hesitation.
Although the reason is that he has grown up and no longer needs those rules to restrain him, it still makes people feel a little uncomfortable.
It’s like a person who is always afraid of death, suddenly one day tells you that he is not afraid of death anymore.
It makes people feel strange.
Thinking of this, Pingxiu became a little distracted, and his eyes fell on the long stick that he had been carrying with him all the time. The intricate patterns on the top and bottom seemed to be carved by the master's hands, and it looked extraordinarily beautiful under the light.
He stretched out his hand and brushed down absently along the lines, and touched the surface of the wood carving lightly with his fingers. At first, he didn't notice anything, but gradually he found something wrong.
He picked up the stick and looked around, "Huh? My stick seems a little strange..."
The gangster yelled immediately, "What time is it, can you stop looking at that stick?"
Ping Xiu was serious, "Really, it seems that there is something..."
There are some places between the wood carvings that are not stable. Although you can't see it, it feels like it was inserted later.
He suddenly turned his fingers into claws, and tentatively pulled the embedding place out - did he really pull it? !
Bai Yunfei opened his eyes, looked blankly at him taking out a small note from the top of the stick, and asked inexplicably, "The martial arts secret book your master gave you?"
It turned out that Bai Yunfei also joked sometimes?
Pingxiu rolled his eyes and unfolded the note for a closer look, but his expression changed suddenly.
The gangster leaned over curiously, "What did the boss say? Is it really a cheat book? Haha... It's not about teaching you about men and women, is it?"
After he finished speaking, he was ready to be beaten, but he didn't want Pingxiu to ignore him, but his face was pale and his whole body seemed to be stiff.
He felt something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "Hey, Master Catcher, take a quick look, the little monk seems to be out of order."
Bai Yunfei frowned and got up, and walked over a few steps, seeing Pingxiu looking up at him, his pupils trembled slightly, and even his fingers trembled a little.
He knew very well that although this man was wearing a monk's skin, he was actually a daring guy in essence, what could scare him?He couldn't help reaching out to take the note, Ping Xiu didn't stop him, but lowered his head in a daze.
Bai Yunfei took the candlestick, sat at the table and looked.
This is a piece of kraft paper, a bit rough to the touch, and the handwriting on it is very beautiful. It is not a martial arts secret book, but it seems to explain something.
Bai Yunfei was fascinated after only reading one line. His gaze was like a torch, and he hurriedly browsed through the above content, but seemed afraid of missing something, so he read it carefully a second time.
After a while, he finally exhaled, and looked at Pingxiu in shock, "You..."
"I don't know." Pingxiu had already regained his strength at this time. Although the content made him unacceptable for a moment, he quickly sorted out the clues and forced himself to face the reality.
He frowned and speculated, "If the above is true, then this case..."
Bai Yunfei continued, "There are too many people involved."
The two fell silent for a while, as if they didn't know how to go on the next road.
"Do you believe it?" Bai Yunfei asked him after a while.
"Master will not lie to me. And I have never been down the mountain or appeared in front of outsiders in the past 15 years."
Bai Yunfei nodded, "That's why they're always looking for children over the age of ten and under the age of 20."
Pingxiu gritted his teeth, "I am nineteen this year."
When the gangster saw them coming and going, he could understand the words apart, but he couldn't understand the connection at all, so he scratched his head anxiously.
"What are you guys talking about?"
"A secret word?" Bai Yunfei sneered, and grabbed the cowhide into his palm, "It's really a secret word."
Pingxiu looked at him, "What are you going to do?"
"...Ask my dad."
"and then?"
Bai Yunfei's eyes were full of clouds and mist, as if a storm was about to come in the next moment.Word by word, he was firm and unquestionable: "Solve the case!"
Immediately, he turned his head and said to the gangster, "Don't you want to help? It's just right, I have something for you to do."
Niu Mao did not expect that one day he would be invited into the government office, still as a suspect.
He looked at the IOU in front of him angrily and shouted: "Yes, I went to the western suburbs to gamble, and this is indeed the IOU I left behind, but it doesn't prove that I killed someone!"
Bai Yunfei looked at him coldly, "But then Niu Hong died of illness, and Niu Chong also died suddenly for no reason. Now that you are the new heir, it will not be difficult to pay back this IOU."
"You!" Niu Mao stood up suddenly, "There must be a limit to nonsense! Where are you adults! I want to see the magistrate!"
"My lord!" the clerk outside the door suddenly shouted, Bai Yunfei frowned, turned around, and happened to see Bai Li rushing in through the door angrily.
"Yunfei! You..." His voice stopped abruptly, because he saw Niu Mao sitting in the chair with a pale face.
Bai Li narrowed his eyes for a moment, "What's going on?"
Bai Yunfei saluted, and said with a serious look: "My subordinates found out that before Niu Hong died, Niu Mao had a dispute with Niu Hong about gambling debts."
Bai Li was unpredictable, "What do you mean?"
"My subordinates suspected that Niu Hong didn't die from the plague early on, but was deliberately killed and then shirked responsibility. Niu Chong also died very strangely. Maybe everyone who knew the clues was killed. Please think about it, Niu Hong. After Niu Chong passed away one after another, who has benefited the most from the Niu family?"
Bai Li raised his eyebrows, his eyes turned to Niu Mao.
"I...I didn't...I..." Niu Mao opened his mouth, "I was in the casino when Brother died!"
Bai Li looked at him, "Who can prove it?"
"Who..." Niu Mao was stunned for a while, there were too many people in the casino, and he couldn't prove himself at all.
Bai Li immediately said: "With the evidence, Niu Mao will be detained for the time being, and the government will judge in person!"
After finishing speaking, he walked away, and looked at Niu Mao again, but he was completely stupid.
nine
Afterwards, Bai Yunfei was invited to Bai Li's study room. There was no one around, so there was no need to be polite, Bai Yunfei said in a low voice, "Father."
Bai Li threw the book on the table and snapped, "You still know I'm your father?"
Bai Yunfei didn't make a sound.
Bai Li said: "Send someone to lie about the case, saying that someone was beaten to death at home, no murder weapon was found at the scene of the crime, and the suspect was a young man in his 20s. Nothing at all!"
Bai Li was obviously very angry, and scolded, "Say it! What on earth are you planning! Did the investigation find out that your father was at fault?!"
Bai Yunfei looked up at him, with a trace of unbearable in his black eyes, and said, "I just want to prove one thing."
Bai Li frowned, "What's the matter?"
"The case from 15 years ago."
Bai Li was taken aback for a moment, and his face immediately turned dark.
After Bai Yunfei and Pingxiu discovered the secret of the case, the two conspired to come up with an idea.Pingxiu went to inquire about Niu Mao's affairs, and found that he was a good gambler, and he didn't take much care of the family business on weekdays, but he had bad luck in gambling. He and Mr. Niu often had disputes about this matter.So Bai Yunfei asked the gangsters to go to the gambling houses in the western suburbs to make unannounced visits. Coincidentally, since the Niu family became the big family of the Chen family, they had lost contact with these forces. I found Niu Mao's latest IOU, which happened to be two days before Niu Hong's death.
The gangster happened to meet a servant of the Niu family that day, and it was Niu Mao who sent him to pay back part of the debt.
On the other side, Bai Yunfei conducted an experiment, lied about a case that was exactly the same as that of 15 years ago, and deliberately added a young man around 20 years old. Sure enough, he easily deceived the magistrate.
"You're still investigating that case." Bai Li turned his gaze away, "That case has already been closed, I really don't understand why you are so persistent."
Disappointment slid across Bai Yunfei's face, he paused, walked towards the door, and opened it.
Outside the door, Ping Xiuling was holding the collar of the master's jacket, and when he saw the door was open, he pushed people in.
"My lord!" The master's thin mustache twitched and his face turned pale.
Bai Li's expression turned ugly, "Nonsense! What are you doing!"
"Ask him." Pingxiu blinked, "It is said that the magistrate sent people to rummage around after he lied about the location, and this gentleman asked at the door of the inn where no incident happened. Has anyone seen a 20 A young man of about [-] years old, holding a long stick with elaborate totem carvings on the top and bottom."
The leader of the gangsters had long been watching in the dark, and because of his call, many gangsters in the western suburbs also followed in ambush.
The actions of several people have long been seen and heard.
After Pingxiu said this, he casually pushed his stick forward, "Please take a look, sir, this is what you are looking for?"
Bai Li was about to get angry, but he was stunned when he heard this sentence.
He subconsciously looked at the stick, looked at it for a moment, and suddenly opened his eyes wide.
"You...you are..."
Pingxiu squinted his eyes and tentatively said, "My surname is Yuan."
Bai Li plummeted into the chair.
I'm afraid he never imagined that the so-called "broken iron shoes and nowhere to find" would appear in front of him in this way without any effort.
A roll of cowhide was placed on the table by Bai Yunfei.There were only a few words written on it, but it made everything very clear.
——Yuan Xin, governor of the Luoyang government, was sentenced to life in an unjust case 15 years ago. He was framed by his colleague, the county magistrate named Bai.Fortunately, there was still Zhongliang in the government office, who stole Yuan Xin's young and only son at the risk of death. It happened that the poor monk was traveling, and the government servant left the orphan with his death. The murder weapon would be destroyed if it fell into the hands of the thieves, so it was stolen in order to restore the truth one day.
Bai Yunfei patted the cowhide roll, and said: "I still remember that it has been written on the file that the rich businessman of the Chen family was beaten to death, and the wound has a strange pattern imprint, which is embedded in the flesh, which is very obvious."
Even though the corpse was gone long ago, the murder weapon was clearly in front of his eyes.The pattern must be the carving on the stick, there is no mistake.
Bai Li kept silent with a dark face, and Bai Yunfei's tense expression finally burst, saying: "Father! Don't you have anything to say?!"
Bai Li looked at him, "What am I going to say? The boss said I was framed or I was framed? Where's the evidence?!"
Bai Yunfei clenched his fists, "You saw Niu Hong on the night the deceased died."
"Niu Hong is innocent." Bai Li said: "I also made it very clear at the time, I went to play chess with him, his son and his servants are all witnesses."
"Niu Hong actually didn't go back at all." Bai Yunfei said: "He turned back halfway, you are lying."
Bai Li looked at him, and slowly repeated: "Where's the evidence?"
Bai Yunfei took a deep breath, "Actually, Niu Hong and Niu Chong were not killed by Niu Mao, he was innocent. He was not at the casino the day Niu Chong died, but at...you."
Bai Li's expression changed, but he didn't answer.
Bai Yunfei: "I don't know what you are discussing, but in order to hide the relationship with you, Niu Mao is willing to lie, or does he think you can keep him safe, so he doesn't care? Already found."
Bai Li's whole body froze, and after a long time, he said something meaningless, "Half a year ago, a fortune teller said that I have old grudges this year, and it is true."
Bai Yunfei's voice trembled, "You admitted it?"
Bai Li narrowed his eyes, "So what if you admit it?"
Fifteen years ago, Bai Li was just a small county magistrate, but he didn't intend to bury himself like this. He had a lot of ambition and aspirations, so he spent many years buying relationships between superiors and subordinates, just looking for a chance so that he could Once done.
And one day this opportunity appeared before him. Yuan Xin has been an official for ten years and has been honest and upright. He has no interest in many wealthy households in Luoyang, which makes many officials feel uncomfortable.The superior sent a letter, implying that if he could pull Yuan Xin down, the position of Governor of Luoyang would be his.
So Bai Li began to plan a perfect plan, win over the Niu family who wanted to become a rich family, kill the head of the Chen family, create an unsolved case, and finally plant it on Yuan Xin.The agreement he made with the Niu family was that when he came to power, he would help the Niu family to become the largest household in Luoyang, and the Chen family, in order to keep hundreds of members of the family alive, had to smash their teeth and swallow them in their stomachs. Li drove out of Luoyang City.
The plan was indeed perfect, but the only problem was the stolen child and the murder weapon.
At that time, Bai Li didn't know how old the only son of the Yuan family was, so he used the Niu family to search for orphans and children, and the age was set at ten to twenty years old.
Bai Li said coldly: "No one will rediscover the case from 15 years ago. The explanations on the file can no longer be used as absolute evidence. The case has already been settled."
Back then, because of Yuan Xin's persistence, the case got worse and worse, and the superiors sent people down to investigate, but because Bai Li bribed them, they pulled Yuan Xin off the horse.
With such involvement, no one will admit what happened back then.Who would think that life is too long?
Bai Yunfei said in a hoarse voice: "Are you also the one who got rid of those brothel girls?"
Bai Li said indifferently: "The old man Niu Hong has gradually handed over the family business to Niu Chong recently, and many of Niu Chong's ideas run counter to mine, and it is very difficult to control. He knows what happened back then, and it is hard to guarantee that he will one day He threatened me to reveal these things. Originally, I planned to cooperate with Niu Mao. I didn’t expect him to be dead before we started. Regardless of the process, the result is not a bad thing for me. I just did a favor. Solved some minor problems."
He looked at Pingxiu again, "As for you, you can either die here, or keep a secret and enjoy wealth. I can give you everything you want, and even if you tell it, no one will believe it."
Although Bai Yunfei had expected this situation, he never expected that Bai Li would say it casually.The fact of finding the Yacha was originally used to defraud him. If there was really a collusion, why did he disappear among the three guarding the prisoner?It was enough for them to pretend that someone was robbing the prison, so the missing person might... wanted to tip off the news but was solved by his own people.
As for Niu Mao, it was only used to test Bai Li, the gangster had already inquired about Niu Mao's whereabouts that day from the servants who often came to help Niu Mao pay back the money.Niu Mao owed a lot of money, and every time he paid back the money, his servants would bow down and even help him beat him up to let him vent his anger. People are full of flesh, and it doesn't matter when such a cold-blooded master will be beaten to death. It can be seen that he did not struggle to speak out about the things that the gangsters inquired about.
Bai Yunfei only felt chills in his heart, seeing that the yacha who was called by the chief secretary picked up a sword and wanted to drive Pingxiu to a desperate situation in broad daylight.
Pingxiu said to Amitabha, and slammed the stick in front of him, saying: "Although I don't have the slightest memory of my family, how can I let the hatred of family feud go away!"
As he said that, he walked straight forward, but Bai Yunfei suddenly shot to stop him.
"Master Bai." Pingxiu looked at him calmly, "What are you going to do?"
Bai Yunfei clenched his fists, "He is my father."
Ping Xiu said: "Loyalty and filial piety cannot be combined."
Bai Yunfei nodded, then turned to Bai Li and asked, "Father, should I be loyal or filial?"
Bai Li said angrily: "You are from the government office, loyalty is for me, filial piety is for me!"
Bai Yunfei shook his head, "So, loyalty and filial piety are not enough."
Bai Li immediately slapped the table, "Yunfei! You're going to kill your father!"
Bai Yunfei's pupils trembled, and they froze in place. When he raised his eyes, he was in a daze, only Pingxiu's face was extremely clear.
"Family feud must be reported." Pingxiu shook his head, then jumped up to attack, Bai Yunfei subconsciously resisted, and the two of them fought to the same place for a moment.
The sound of ping-pong was endless. The long stick was once a collection carved from excellent wood, and the outside was also painted.At that time, Niu Hong was hesitant about killing people, and when Master Chen saw the flaws, he wanted to call someone. Niu Hong was so hot-headed for a while, he grabbed the wooden stick next to him and smashed it down hard. In the past, Mr. Chen shut his mouth and beat him several times until he was beaten to death.
Now Ping Xiu danced the long stick so well that he almost broke through Bai Yunfei's defense line several times and hit Bai Li directly behind him.
But Bai Li was about to ask everyone to besiege Pingxiu, but suddenly his eyes widened and he couldn't make a sound.
The master was the first to notice something was wrong, so he rushed over a few steps, "My lord? My lord!"
Bai Yunfei was distracted for a moment, and the moment he turned his head, Pingxiu had already rushed over.
Bai Li's complexion was sallow, with strange spots floating on his body, his eyes widened and before he could say anything, his face twisted and he spit out blood and died.
This only happened in an instant, Ping Xiu said: "It's the same poison as Niu Chong!"
Bai Yunfei's eyes were red, and he pulled the master book, "What did Dad eat? Who did he meet?!"
"No, no..." The master secretary was also completely indifferent, and he stammered after a while: "Come back, I ran into Mrs. Zhu on the way back."
Chu?
Pingxiu and Bai Yunfei were taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly came back to their senses.
Ten
Niu Mao, who was locked in the cell, was released after a few days of losing his mind.
The first news he received when he returned home was that his old mother had been imprisoned for murdering Niu Hong, Niu Chong, and the Governor of Luoyang. The old lady admitted that Bai Yunfei also found poisonous weeds in her house, waiting She will be sentenced to death and all property of the Niu family will be confiscated.
The Niu family became impoverished overnight.
"Why?!" Niu Mao yelled at Zhu's red eyes, "Why did this happen?!"
Zhu Shi stretched out her hand to gently caress the child in her belly, without saying a word.
She still remembered what the old mother said when she came to the door.
——The Chen family has been good at craftsmanship for generations, I should have...should have thought it was you.Maoer really likes you, even if my master and I know that you want to avenge the Chen family and think that you will change your mind if you have a child... I know that the Niu family is sorry for you.But the old woman only asks you one thing, you have the flesh and blood of the cow family in your stomach, for the sake of the child, this big revenge has been avenged, and you will live a good life with my son from now on, Maoer is innocent, he knows nothing, the fate of my old woman It's not worth a lot of money, if you want it, I'll give it to you.
Zhu raised her head and saw Niu Mao in pain, as if seeing her once young self.After learning that his father died tragically, his family property was taken over, and the whole family was expelled from Luoyang City, his mother passed away not long after.Then came the elder brother, siblings and other members of the Chen family.They died and hid, and they were sold to someone surnamed Zhu by their aunt who couldn't survive. Although life was much better later on, she never forgot this hatred for a day.
Zhu Shi slowly raised the corners of her mouth. The current fate of the Niu family made her feel happy.Niu Mao's painful appearance made her feel satisfied.
What I have experienced, I finally got a lot of points and gave them back.
On the day when the property of the Niu family was sealed off, Bai Yunfei looked at Mrs. Zhu, "Are you satisfied?"
Mrs. Zhu didn't answer, turned around and was helped into the house by the maid, the gate of Niu's house was slowly closed, Bai Yunfei looked sad, stretched out his hand, and a piece of white snow quietly fell into his palm.
……
A few days later, New Year's Eve.
The red lanterns hung high, quickly diluting the bleak whiteness.
Standing on the hillside with his newly recruited apprentice, Pingxiu looked at the city that was gradually covered by snow. The red lanterns all over the street seemed to be glaringly bloody, making the eyes sore.
There was the sound of horseshoes behind him, Pingxiu turned his head and saw Bai Yunfei's silent face.
"You still owe me one thing." Ping Xiu said.
"I owe you my whole life." Bai Yunfei said in a deep voice: "If my father can't repay, I will take over. If you need me someday, I will come to you."
Pingxiu frowned, "It's a deal, so until then, please live well."
【THAN】