Chapter 958 The Battle of the Cao Gang (6)
Suzhou Prefecture, Second Hall.
Jiang Side, who was taken in, saw the two people sitting opposite each other at a glance. One was Bao Haijie, the governor of Suzhou who was anxious to ask questions. However, when he saw the other, his words completely shrank back, and his heart felt even more nervous and vigilant: "Li...Mr. Li!"
"Gangmaster Jiang, don't be fine?" Li Ling immediately turned his head and looked over with a smile. The light in his eyes flashed like a sword unsheathed, which shocked people. Jiang Side's original momentum was eliminated: "You are so kind, you care, you are all in peace, you are..."
"Of course I'm back without guilt. I happened to hear that something happened to the Cao Gang brothers in Suzhou, so I came here to see if there is anything I can help with." As he spoke, the Li Mian in Li Ling's eyes had quickly retracted, and he still looked like he was smiling, as if the murderous intent just now was the other party's illusion.
But Jiang Side would not think that was an illusion. The current situation proved that Li Ling's appearance was for him, which made him more cautious. He immediately looked at Bao Haijie: "Prince Bao, is this the reason why you have not gone to Jinji Lake today and sent someone to harbor me?" He had no intention of circumcising around the bush and simply asked directly out his doubts.
Bao Haijie smiled awkwardly and then said, "This is all Lord Li's intention, but I also felt that something was wrong with the Su family case before, so I asked Gang Master Jiang and several brothers from Cao Gang to come and ask..."
"Hasn't it been found out that this case is related to Qi Tianhe? Moreover, did the prefect have any misunderstanding about asking for this statement? You locked me in front of tens of thousands of people by the lake!" Jiang Side said angrily, with the intention of asking for an explanation from the other party.
Just when the prefect Bao was a little difficult to resist, Li Ling spoke from the side: "This should be because the people below were eager to call you here to act recklessly, but since they didn't hurt anyone, Gang Jiang didn't have to worry about it. As for the Su family case you mentioned, there was a big problem. Not to mention Qi Tianhe at most, it was only a motive to retaliate against the Su family. There is no further evidence to determine that he has taken action. The whereabouts of Su Ting, the leader of the Su family, is very problematic. At least after taking Qi Tianhe, he has not been able to find Su Ting back."
"That's just that he is stubborn. As long as the government office continues to interrogate strictly, he can always pry open his mouth..."
"What if this matter really has nothing to do with him? What if the case was done by someone else and deliberately framed it? This will not only prevent Su Ting from being rescued, but also allow the real murderer to escape from justice. This is not what the government wants to see."
"Mr. Li, are you suspicious that I asked someone to do this case?" Seeing that he was talking, Jiang Side finally couldn't help but ask directly.
Originally, Jiang Side was not such a reckless person, but what happened today caught him off guard, disrupted all his arrangements, and confused him. In addition, he was afraid of Li Ling, so he asked this question without hesitation. After the words were spoken, he felt a little regretful and felt that he had fallen into an extremely passive position.
Sure enough, Li Ling smiled and said, "Before finding out the truth, everything may not be ruled out. Moreover, now that the Cao Gang Yang Gang and Qi Tianhe and others have had an accident one after another, it is because of you, Master Jiang, you are safe and you have monopolized the power, which makes people have some doubts."
At this time, Jiang Side had quickly adjusted his mentality and immediately said seriously: "I can only say that Lord Li, you are wronged me. No matter how unbearable I, Jiang Side, cannot do such a thing! The reason why I can have today is to rely on the support and care of seniors like the gang leader and Uncle Qi. How could I do anything to harm my brothers in the Cao Gang!
"You don't know anything. In the past few days, I have been trying to find out the truth of this matter. I..."
"Is that so I know, Qi Tianhe was quickly taken by the government after the incident, but it was all the suggestions you made to Prefect Bao." Li Ling interrupted his words with a sneer on his face, "This is what you call trying every possible way? Is this your gratitude to the brothers of the Cao Gang?"
Jiang Side was really stunned now. He never expected that Bao Haijie would sell himself so cleanly. No matter how terrible Li Ling is, he is just a former imperial official who is Ding You at home. How could he put aside himself and cooperate with Li Ling?
Just as he could see through his thoughts at a glance, Li Ling spoke again: "Prince Bao, let me tell me."
Bao Haijie, who had been silent, coughed awkwardly, and then said, "I just said the truth. Qi Tianhe is suspicious, but in fact, you all over the Cao Gang are considered suspects. After all, the Su family refused to let your ships dock at his wharf before, and the entire Cao Gang Gang was harmed. You, the leader of the Jiang Gang, are no exception."
How did he do it? Why did Bao Haijie suddenly change his position in a short period of time? What was wrong? Could it be...
At this time, Jiang Side had no time to savor the other party's words. All he thought about was why Prefect Bao had such a change and what kind of trump card Li Ling held. A stronger feeling of uneasiness had spread in his heart, and a chill was wafting on his back, but he couldn't continue to say anything for a while.
But he didn't say anything, but Li Ling had something to say: "By the way, the most important thing in this case is to find Su Ting and rescue him. As long as I find him, the truth will appear.
"But this is obviously not an easy thing. Since the other party dares to do such a thing, it must have made arrangements to prevent the government from finding its whereabouts. Bao Gong, am I right?"
"Yes, that's right." Bao Haijie felt the pressure and felt sweat on his forehead. While speaking, he wiped his sleeves. "I have sent many people to search for it for a while, but he almost searched the entire Suzhou City, but he couldn't find his whereabouts. He really didn't see anyone in his life or death..."
"Yes, such a living person, and such an identity, how come there is no clue in the big businessman in the city? So I thought about it. Could it be that the person who hides him is beyond everyone's expectations? "Li Ling said leisurely again, with a look of conviction in his expression, which made Jiang Side even more uneasy. He couldn't help asking: "What do you want to say?"
"It is impossible for a person to be sent out of Suzhou, because after the incident, the government had blocked all doors in time and even a vegetable lab was to be searched carefully, so the murderer would definitely not be able to take the person out of the city." Li Ling was unmoved and continued to say according to his thoughts, "Of course it is impossible to kill someone, otherwise his body would have been found long ago. After all, everyone was dead, and the murderer did not need to continue hiding the body.
"As for places where people can be hidden in the city without being discovered, there are many, but the government has also investigated one by one. Vacant courtyards, rented houses, or some inns have been searched for a long time. Even many industrial docks under your Cao Gang's name have not been spared. I'm right?"
Faced with Li Ling's problem, although Jiang Side was unwilling, he could only nod and said, "So this case still cannot be investigated?"
"No, actually to be careful, there is still a place that the government completely ignored, because in everyone's opinion, there will definitely be no problem there, that is..." Li Ling paused, stared at Jiang Side, and said word by word, "The Su family's own dock warehouse!"
With his words, even though Jiang Side was psychologically guarded, he couldn't help but change his face. He was shocked and opened his mouth to say something, but he couldn't say anything.
"This is the thinking habit of people. After it has been confirmed that the perpetrator is the Cao Gang, everyone will only focus more on people related to the Cao Gang, but will not pay attention to the victim himself. Ignoring the dock warehouse under his name, it can also easily hide a living person.
"So after thinking about this, I had already asked people to go to the docks to find clues. Looking at the time, it should be a result." Li Ling said, and smiled at Bao Haijie again, "If the person is really recovered, I think the prefect Bao should know what to do about the next thing, right?"
"I... I know naturally." Unconsciously, Bao Haijie's aura was completely taken away by Li Ling, and even his name changed. Jiang Side's face turned pale at this time and could no longer speak.
He thought he had a thorough plan and everything was in control. However, he didn't expect that as soon as Li Ling came, he completely smashed his entire plan... This person was so terrible!
But how did he escape from the desperate situation before? The governor had already arranged everything, and there were various designs by the prince in the court. It took only one or two months before returning safely.
Also, he was able to suppress Bao Haijie before because he had the governor as his backer, but today, he suddenly changed his attitude. Could it be that something happened to his backer? Thinking of this, Jiang Side's panic was even more serious and he wished he could rush to Jingzhou to find out now.
But obviously, he no longer has this opportunity now.
Because the few people in the hall had their own thoughts and thought about something, Ding Moyang suddenly rushed to the front of the hall with a look of surprise and shouted: "Sir, I found Mr. Su. He really... he was tied to a warehouse at the south dock of the city!"
As soon as this sentence came in, the faces of the three people in the hall changed. Li Ling smiled like a smile. As expected, the prefect Bao felt relieved. His final position was indeed correct.
Chapter completed!