At this time, Wu Chengsi suddenly asked: "Prince Wang, I don't know what crime this Miss Xu has committed, why do you want to take her?"
Wang Zuoquan turned his attention to Wu Chengsi and asked, "You haven't asked me about the identity of this young master yet?"
"I'm just a foreigner who happens to be passing through Taizhou."
Wang Zuoquan nodded and said in a deep voice: "Last night, Pingchang Nan Wuwei was found dead at home. After investigation, we found that he came to the "Hao Zai Lai" Inn to find Miss Xu and Mr. Li before his death. Therefore,
Just take them back to the Yamen and ask them a few words."
Wu Chengsi was shocked. He originally thought that Wu Wei was behind it again, but unexpectedly Wu Wei died.
"How did he die?" Wu Chengsi asked hurriedly.
"Death from poisoning."
Xu Wenqing said anxiously: "Even if he dies, what does it have to do with me? I didn't leave the inn at all last night."
Wang Zuoquan said calmly: "We didn't say you were the one who killed him. We just took you back to the Yamen for questioning."
Li Wen said coldly: "But your catcher wants to lock us up. Why is this?"
Wang Captou said hurriedly: "That's because you refused to come back to the Yamen with me. I suspected that you were guilty of treason, so I asked someone to lock you up!"
Li Wen smiled "Ha" and said, "You want us to go to the Yamen with you without explaining anything. Is this how Yamen do things now?"
Wang Zuoquan was not sure of his identity for a while, so he scolded Wang Captou: "I'm not going to step down yet."
Wang Captou lowered his head in response and was about to exit the inn. Li Wen raised his fingers and said solemnly: "Get back here. Do you think you can just forget about it after scolding me?"
Wang Captou was furious and was about to explode when he suddenly heard Wang Zuoquan yelling: "Why don't you make amends to Mr. Li quickly!"
Wang Captou was startled. When he saw the cold light flashing in the eyes of the governor, he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "This villain has blind eyes and cannot see Mount Tai. Please forgive me... forgive me!"
Li Wen ignored him, looked at Wang Zuoquan and sneered: "Why, Governor Wang believes in my identity?"
Wang Zuoquan apologized and said with a smile: "My lord is a nobleman of the royal family. His words and deeds are all full of nobility. I didn't understand clearly before I was demoted. Please don't be offended."
He really couldn't tell the truth from the lie at first, but after a few words, he could feel the arrogance and arrogance in Li Wen's words and deeds, and he gained more trust in his identity.
Anyway, if it was a fake, he wouldn't have much loss.
Li Wen walked up to Mr. Wang with a dark face, stretched out his kick and kicked him hard on the chin, sending him flying more than a foot away. He said coldly: "Weren't you very arrogant just now? You dare to scold me?"
, keep scolding!"
When Mr. Wang was kicked in the head, his teeth bit his tongue, and his mouth was full of blood. He slurred and said: "Master, please spare my life... please spare the life of this little dog..."
Seeing how ferocious he was, Governor Wang became more convinced of his identity. He shook his head and sighed, not intending to dissuade him.
Li Wen smiled coldly and was about to deal with Wang Captou cruelly. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of Xu Wenqing looking here with a pale face, and his big eyes were full of fear when he looked at him.
He was slightly startled and immediately remembered his mission.
After taking a few deep breaths, Li Wen calmed down and said righteously: "If I see you using your official power to oppress civilians again, I will never give you mercy. Get out of here!"
Wang Captou felt as if he had been granted amnesty, and kowtowed repeatedly: "Of course, of course." He bowed and quickly left the inn.
When Li Wen was dealing with Wang Captou, Wu Chengsi kept frowning and thinking about the cause of Wu Wei's death. He thought of many possibilities, and even suspected that Wu Wei knew something before he was killed and silenced.
But silence also requires a prerequisite, which is to worry about him opening his mouth.
However, Wu Chengsi came incognito, no one knew his identity, and Linhai County was very peaceful. Why did the murderer want to suddenly kill Wu Wei?
And who are you afraid of whom he will speak to?
Or is your identity already exposed?
Because of Li Wen, the people from the governor's office did not take Xu Wenqing for questioning again.
At the invitation of Wang Zuoquan, Li Wen decided to live in the governor's mansion. After all, he had no manpower around him, and he hoped to have people from the government help investigate the whereabouts of his men.
Before leaving, he said to Xu Wenqing: "Miss Xu, I'm really sorry for hiding my identity from you before. Don't worry, I will help you make the decision on your father's affairs. You can live with me in the Governor's Mansion.
If you tell Governor Wang your grievances, maybe Governor Wang can also help?"
Wang Zuoquan was slightly surprised and said: "Mr. Li, who is this girl?"
Li Wen said: "Miss Xu is the daughter of Xu Changshi of Yangzhou."
Wang Zuoquan's eyes lit up and he said: "Xu Changshi is very famous in our Jianghuai area. Miss Xu, my house is quite spacious. If you don't mind it, you might as well go and stay in the house for a few days and let Mr. Wang have all the time."
As a landlord."
Xu Wenqing said hurriedly: "Thank you both for the invitation, but Mr. Wu has already promised to save my father. It is more convenient for my daughter to stay in the inn with Mr. Wu."
Wang Zuoquan glanced at Wu Chengsi and thought to himself: "This man must be extremely noble, otherwise Xu Yuanju's daughter would not abandon Duke Shen and go to him for help."
Li Wen was silent for a while, then looked at Wu Chengsi and said: "Brother Wu, then Miss Xu will be taken care of by you. If you have any difficulties, you can come to me at any time."
Wu Chengsi nodded: "Okay."
…
South of Linhai County, along the coast.
Zhugenan was eating Hu biscuits and looking towards the beach.
After breaking up with Wu Chengsi in the morning, he went to the city and bought a set of water rafts. When the boat arrived again in the evening, he would swim to follow it, climb into the boat, and gather information.
Originally, he thought he would be squatting for several days and even prepared enough dry food. Unexpectedly, before noon, something happened on the coast.
Under the scorching sun, only seven or eight people in yellow clothes were seen filing out of the red leaf forest. One of them was a familiar face. It was the man they had rescued in the tea shed, Zhao Peng.
This was the third time Zhugenan saw Zhao Peng.
The first time we met, I thought he was just a poor man bullied by Wu Wei. The second time I saw him on the way to the Red Leaf Forest, I became more suspicious of him.
This time I saw him coming out of the red leaf forest. Although he was different from others in that his hands were locked behind his back, and he seemed to be controlled by these people, Zhugenan still concluded that he was related to this drug testing organization.
These people were standing on the edge of the beach, as if waiting for someone.
Not long after, I saw a large ship sailing far away on the sea. The big ship was afraid of running aground, so it stopped some distance from the beach and lowered several small boats from the big ship.
Zhugenan had already moved to the water, jumped into the sea from the coast, made a big circle, and slowly approached the big ship.
While the men in yellow were passing through the small boat to the big ship, Zhugenan hooked the side of the ship with an iron hook. Soon, the big ship turned around and sailed towards the vast sea.
Zhugenan had been drinking water for more than three hours. It was already dark, but the ship had not yet reached its destination.
He felt really uncomfortable and decided to sneak into the boat during the night.
When the night was completely dark, he crawled up slowly along the side of the ship using his claws. Every time he climbed a certain distance, he would stop and listen to the sound.
After a stick of incense, Zhugenan rolled over from the eaves on the side of the ship and looked around after landing.
Very good, no one noticed.
He took off the water support, hid it in a corner, pressed it down with a piece of wood, and then walked barefoot on the side walkway of the ship.
Suddenly, he heard footsteps coming from ahead. He was surprised, looked around, saw a hatch, opened the door and dived in.
The cabin was very dark. Zhugenan followed the edge of the cabin and touched a cabinet. He found a gap between the wooden cabinet and the bulkhead, so he squeezed in.
Although his movements were very light, they still made some noise, and a deep voice immediately sounded in the dark cabin: "Who?"
Zhuge Nan's heart almost jumped into his throat, and he clenched his hands, ready to take action.
At this moment, the cabin door was opened heavily, a dazzling light shone in, and two men in yellow came in carrying lanterns.
Under the dim light, I could see that this was a small utility room. In the room lay a man who had been tied up. It was the man who had been rescued by the tea shed, Zhao Peng.