In the flower hall of the Su Mansion, everyone finally sat down peacefully after changing their clothes briefly.
Chen Ping looked at Luo Li with interest and asked, "I wonder what Brother Luo is thinking about?"
"As long as the money is available." Luo Li said very little and had an inaccessible and indifferent feeling.
"Money is easy to talk about. As you said before, one hundred taels of gold." Chen Ping said with a smile.
"Who to kill?"
"...I don't want to kill people, I just want to find out the true identity of the person who has that kind of thumb ring." Chen Ping raised his head, wondering why this guy kills people so easily.
Luo Li was silent for a moment and said: "I can only kill people, but I can't investigate cases."
"One hundred taels of gold on one finger. As long as Brother Luo can find it, the money will be given immediately."
"You really don't need to kill people? If you have any enemies, you can tell me. Except for the one in the palace, I can try anyone else." It was rare for Luo Li to say so many words at once, but it sounded very scary.
No one present would think that he was bragging. After all, they had seen his skills. Even if he couldn't achieve it, he would probably risk his life.
A pure and ruthless person!
"Qi..." Ye Chongwen suddenly shouted.
Chen Ping quickly interrupted, "Chongwen, killing him may relieve the hatred in your heart, but it will not be able to find out the organization behind the scenes. Moreover, assassinating court officials is too dangerous."
In fact, Chen Ping and Zhao Jin both had the same idea, but since they guessed that the materials were shipped to the north to aid the enemy, this matter was no longer just a personal grudge.
Therefore, Chen Ping's plan is to master the evidence and then hand over a large amount of empirical evidence to the court's knowledgeable people, so that it is possible to completely dismantle this behind-the-scenes organization.
"Brother Luo, don't you have any clues?" Chen Ping asked.
"Yes."
Everyone had been looking forward to what Luo Li would say next, but he did not say any more.
Chen Ping rubbed his swollen temples. It was really difficult to communicate with this person.
I had no choice but to say directly: "Then do it your way. I have only one request, don't kill innocent people indiscriminately."
"Yes." After Luo Li said this, he turned and left.
"What a weirdo." Su Lin muttered, looking at his retreating figure.
"Although his behavior is a bit incomprehensible, at least now it seems that he has no ill intentions towards us. Let him investigate. Quan made a casual move." Chen Ping didn't pay too much attention, after all, he hadn't figured out Luo Li's situation yet.
True intention.
"The commotion caused by this time is not small. I'm afraid it will be chaotic for a few days." Zhao Jin reminded: "Everyone should be more careful these days."
While talking, Su Yiyi walked in.
She put down the things in her hands and glanced at Chen Ping inadvertently.
"Have your wounds been treated?" She coughed lightly, "If there is not enough medicine for the wound, I will ask someone to go out and buy it."
"Thank you Miss Su for your concern, we just have some scratches." Chen Ping stood up quickly.
Although we have been exchanging letters in the past few years, Chen Ping is inevitably a little cautious when meeting his superiors.
Moreover, he said in public that Su Yiyi was his unmarried wife without consent before. Although it was a matter of urgency, it still had an impact on the woman's reputation.
Unexpectedly, Su Yiyi looked more elegant and generous, so she smiled directly.
"There's no need to be so polite, we've been through adversity together!"
Chen Ping was stunned for a moment. When he saw those frank and direct eyes, he seemed to be a little pretentious.
"That's right, that's right." Then he changed the topic and asked, "I wonder why Miss Su appeared in that place?"
"My brother and I were playing around, we were just passing by." Su Yiyi turned her head, not daring to look directly at Chen Ping.
The village was remote and narrow, with almost no one walking around on weekdays. It took them a while to find the place.
Chen Ping felt very strange, what was there to do in that place?
Ye Chongwen also asked curiously, "How did you recognize Chen Ping? Haven't you seen him before?"
When he came back, Chen Ping had already explained Su Yiyi's identity to Ye Chongwen and Zhao Jin.
But I really don’t know why Su Lin called out his name when he saw him.
"What's so difficult about this," Su Lin said, sitting carelessly, "When I come back and tell my sister, she will guess it's you."
Chen Ping glanced at Su Yiyi in surprise and was amused by her cute and proud look.
When he was about to say something, Su Lin directly added another sentence.
"If my sister hadn't been smart, I would have almost been deceived by you! He Qingxuan, right?"
Chen Ping was stunned for a moment, "Ahem, I'm sorry, you also know that what we are investigating is very dangerous, so..."
"I know there is a big case in Qianzhou, but what does this matter have to do with you?"
The hall suddenly became quiet. Zhao Jin and Ye Chongwen did not speak, but looked at Chen Ping silently.
"I came here naturally because this matter is very important to me."
Chen Ping stared at the small wound in his hand, a coldness flashing in his eyes.
"All this stems from my mentor. You are from the capital, so you must have heard of Ye Wenchang, Mr. Ye, right?"
"I've heard of it." Su Yiyi glanced at Ye Chongwen and said euphemistically: "Master of arithmetic. I also know that he is Brother Chongwen's grandfather, who passed away due to illness a few years ago."
"My grandfather didn't die of illness, he was killed by someone!" Ye Chongwen stood up excitedly.
"He was killed?" Su Lin rolled his eyes, "I understand! What do you mean, these are the people who killed him? That's why you found out here?"
The Su family siblings really didn't know anything about Chen Ping. After all, Xie Zhiyuan wouldn't talk nonsense, so they were shocked when they first heard the inside story.
Zhao Jin held Ye Chongwen's shoulders and signaled him not to get excited.
"It's a long story. Not only my mentor, but also many people died in peace because of them."
From the Hongling Road, to the smuggling of Qianzhou, and even the smuggling of salt in Jianzhou, these are just means of making profits by this group of people without any bottom line.
When the matter has been investigated to this extent, although the kindness between teachers and students is great, this traitorous act is even more heinous.
How could the Su siblings have expected that the whole thing would be so complicated?
After Chen Ping finished explaining the entire cause and effect, Su Lin stood up angrily.
"This group of heartless beasts! Now I understand everything, so I said why this war is fought every year, because someone in the DPRK is colluding with foreign enemies!"
"It turns out that the shocking case in Qianzhou was discovered by you!" Su Yiyi looked at Chen Ping with a little more admiration and shock.
Chen Ping was only seventeen years old. He tried his best to take the imperial examination and spent all his time running businesses and making connections, just to wash away the unfair grievances against his former mentor.
No wonder his face was so cold and angry last night. I don’t know how much burden he has endured in his heart over the years.
"We are only doing our best, mainly relying on Hall Master Cao and Master Tang." Chen Ping explained, "The next road depends on ourselves."
"This matter can't go on like this anymore, I'm going to sue the officials right away!" Su Lin's face turned black with anger.
"No, why are you suing the official?" Ye Chongwen asked with a look of astonishment.
"Of course I want the government to arrest all the pirates in this area! I want to see how many people are helping this group of traitors!"
"Stop it, this Jianzhou pirate is so arrogant, do you really think the government doesn't know about it?" Su Yiyi quickly reached out and pulled him back to sit down.
Su Lin reacted immediately, and his emotions felt like being splashed with cold water.
Even the young minister of Dali Temple can cause problems. Who can guarantee that there is no complicity in the district magistrate or county government?
"Jianzhou is remote, and even the officials from the capital rarely choose this place." Chen Ping looked out of the hall, his tone a little solemn. "But the pirates here are actually transporting goods for them. Can you imagine how they put it? Are the goods sent to other places? Can you imagine... what changes will happen to Jianzhou after the pirates on the ship die?"
Chen Ping's implication is that if you contact the government without understanding the situation clearly, you may lose your life.
Su Lin was so frustrated that he slumped down on the chair and asked: "Then, what should we do next?"
"Wait." Chen Ping said: "Wait for the government's reaction."
Su Lin felt that he understood again and said quickly, "I understand. As long as the government starts a thorough investigation, it means that we are fine."
Chen Ping looked at Su Lin speechlessly. He really didn't want to shock him too much, so he had to speak implicitly.
"Then how can you be sure that the targets of the government's thorough investigation are pirates and not us?"
As soon as these words came out, the hair on the back of Su Lin's neck started to stand up.