Now Li Ling is in the limelight in the county government office, and is highly valued by the county magistrates. His real power is overwhelming than the two assistant officials. Now he was stabbed in front of the county government office, which immediately caused quite a stir. In just half an hour, the officials of each room, the head of each team, and the two assistant officials of the king all came to inquire like a lantern. The small signing room was overwhelmed.

Fortunately, his injury was not serious. He was only stabbed with his right forearm. After being bandaged by the doctor who was quickly invited, he was fine. However, his spirit was not enough, his face was pale and there was no blood. Wei Liang and Cao Jin, who were also coming to greet him, were not surprised when they saw it: "Li Ling, your injury is not serious, right?"

"Why are you here..." Li Ling quickly stood up to greet him, but was stopped by the other party: "Don't get up, just sit down. Do you need to go back and rest for two days?"

Li Ling shook his head gratefully: "There is no obstacle to humble duties, it's just a little bit of flesh and blood." In the rules of the officialdom, the boss generally does not condescend to the subordinate's public housing in person. The other party's actions are enough to show his importance and concern for him.

"That's good, but you'd better go home and rest for a few days and take care of your body. Next month it's the county examination, and you're hurting your right hand, so don't affect the imperial examination."

The Wei County Magistrate's words were reasonable. Li Ling thought for a while and nodded and responded: "What the lord said is to obey the order." After the continuous interrogation and conviction of Zhuang Hong some time ago, coupled with the assistance and rules of Li Ling, the Wei County Magistrate has completely grasped the power. He really has no need to stare here every day as before.

Then, he remembered the most critical point: "Sir, who is the murderer? Why did he want to kill me in public?" Li Ling had no impression of that guy, and he really couldn't understand why he assassinated himself so desperately.

"Lin Lie asked him carefully, but he only said that he was called Zhang Fen, and then said that he had a great grudge against you. He was unwilling to explain everything else truthfully for the time being. But don't worry, since the person was taken down, you don't believe that he can't pry his mouth open." Wei Liang said with a gloomy face.

He did have reason to be angry because today's incident was too serious. This happened in front of the county government, and it was in broad daylight, and the impact was too bad. If Li Ling really had a good time, he would inevitably become a black material and a laughing stock in the officialdom, which would greatly affect his career. Also, once such a thing is learned, how can the county government have any prestige?

Li Ling was stunned when he heard the name: "Zhang Fen..." He suddenly recalled a small incident a few months ago. When Xu Fei was taken down by him that day, he also mentioned it, saying that Zhuang Qiang had always wanted to harm his family because of a guy named Zhang Fen.

However, Li Ling was in danger at that time, and later a series of accidents occurred, causing him to throw this detail behind him. However, this little person he ignored almost killed him this time. If someone hadn't saved him by chance, he would have died unjustly under the other party's knife.

Now Li Ling couldn't sit still anymore, and pressed the table and stood up: "Sir, I want to go and see the murderer named Zhang Fen. I want to ask him in person, what kind of hatred do I have with him, and he wants to kill me so desperately."

"You..." Wei Liang wanted to dissuade him, but after seeing Li Ling's determination, he nodded: "Okay, but be careful, you will be taken to the second torture room."

"Thank you, sir." Li Ling bowed a little, and then went straight to the torture room not far away after seeing them off. When he arrived at the door, he heard Lin Lie's angrily shouting from inside: "Say, who asked you to assassinate Li Dianli!" As he spoke, there was another crisp sound, probably a whip whipped the other party, causing a scream of pain. But apart from that, there was no other movement.

"Li Dianli..." When several servants guarding in front of the door were surprised when they saw him coming, they didn't know what to do. Li Ling smiled and nodded at them: "I'll take a look at the murderer and ask him in person why he wanted to kill me. Open the door."

"...Yes!" These people did not dare to disobey Li Ling's orders. After hesitating, they pushed open the door and let him enter. As soon as Li Ling entered the door, they saw a man tied naked to a pillar, his body covered with bloody whip marks. Lin Lie and others were waving various torture instruments on the side and scolding him.

Seeing Li Ling suddenly pushing the door and coming in, the few people's movements froze. Lin Lie hurriedly came forward: "Li Dianli, why are you here? If you feel angry, see me suck him and vent your anger?"

"No, I just want to ask him why he had to hurt me several times. What kind of hatred does my Li family have with you? You can be so desperate!" The latter sentence was said to Zhang Fen, who also looked up.

"Ah..." Lin Lie and the others were all full of surprise, but they didn't expect that the two sides had a grudge.

At this moment, Zhang Fen, who had never said anything, spoke with difficulty: "Li Ling, you are so lucky that you have let you hide several times..." Before he finished speaking, a whip fell on his cheek again: "Rareless, you dare to be so arrogant at this time!"

"Uh, Brother Lin, why don't you go out first and let me chat with him alone?" Li Ling twitched the corner of his mouth and said helplessly. He was interrupted just as he was about to get to the point, which was really not a big deal.

"Is this...unsafe?"

"All people have been beaten like this and are tied to a pillar. Can you still hurt me?" Li Ling smiled and said.

"Then... OK. I'm waiting outside the door. If there is anything, you can just scream." Lin Lie felt guilty and didn't insist much, so he took the people out.

After they walked out of the door, Li Ling took a few steps forward and looked at each other carefully. Zhang Fen didn't look like a vicious person, but instead had a bookish look on his face, which made him even more curious: "What kind of hatred do you and me have? You have tried to frame me again and again, and in the end he even sacrificed himself?"

"Bah..." Zhang Fen suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood, but only fell to Li Ling's feet because of the distance. In desperation, he could only stare at Li Ling: "At this time, do you still want to be hypocritical? You are just like your father. On the surface, you look hypocritical, but in fact you are a despicable villain..."

"Huh?" Li Ling suddenly turned his eyes and understood, "So what you really hate is not me, but my father?" While speaking, he felt a wail in his heart. How long has it been, and he is still living in the shadow of a cheap father, and he is still cheating!

Zhang Fen snorted, as if he had made a promise. Li Ling became more and more curious: "He is just a waste who failed the exams and lost his family. Why did he have a deep hatred with you?"

When Zhang Fen heard Li Ling suddenly say this to his father, he was obviously a little surprised, and then he spoke in a stern voice: "Yes, your father Li Tong is a waste, a waste who specializes in harming people! You said we have no grievances and no grudges, and he said he could not make enemies with me... Hahaha... He ruined my life and caused my Zhang family to be destroyed! So I also want your Li family to be destroyed..."

Li Ling frowned. As far as he understood the original owner's memory, his cheap father was not that capable. He was not a local tycoon like the dealer, so how could he ruin others?

Seeing him disbelief, Zhang Fen said with resentment: "Do you know what I am like? I am a famous scholar in the county and a student in the imperial examination. I will soon be a high school juren and a Jinshi exam. But because of him, my fame and future are ruined!"

Li Ling continued to remain silent, looking at him, and letting him continue to speak. Once Zhang Fen opened his conversation, he would not stop. He said again: "At that time, I was so energetic, thinking that my life's ambitions and glory were at my fingertips... But just seven years ago, in a county examination, Li Tong suddenly reported that a candidate cheated, but he was protected by me... As a result, my nightmare began.

"First, the qualification to participate in the provincial examination was deprived of, and then the identity of the student was taken away. In the end, even the fame of the scholar was taken away... My father died of depression because of this, and my mother followed him half a year later, leaving only me and my sister... In order to survive, I could only marry my sister to Zhuang Qiang as a concubine, and I became a dog-like follower beside Zhuang Qiang...

"Originally, I would become a juren, a Jinshi, a court official, and respected by all the people, but now I have become a clown with nothing but a few poked behind my back! And all of this is thanks to your father Li Tong. Do you think I have a deep feud with your family? Should I take revenge?"

After saying this, Li Ling was stunned. He really didn't expect that there was such a deep grudge between the two families. No wonder he had to deliberately attack him before, but now he was even more assassinating regardless of the consequences.

"Originally, my plan was almost done. I asked Zhuang Qiang to find someone to tempt Li Tong to indulge in gambling, ruin your family's property and owed him huge debts. I want to let all the tragedies that happened to me repeat in your Li family, and I want to make him pay the price.

"But he actually ran away, leaving a pair of children and ran away. So I can only vent my hatred on you. But something I could not imagine happened. You, you actually turned over and made money under such circumstances! So I beg Zhuang Qiang to take action, send someone to steal your family's money first, and then turn you into the county government, and want to burn you to death with a fire!
Chapter completed!