However, Tang Cheng's plan still partially succeeded.
His statement has successfully aroused Jiang Xiao's interest, allowing Jiang Xiao to discover his value.
But Jiang Xiao did not directly believe Tang Cheng's statement.
Jiang Xiao has always been cautious, so the higher the value Tang Cheng shows, the more Jiang Xiao will carefully examine his position and abilities.
So, after Jiang Xiao carefully observed Tang Cheng, he suddenly raised his voice and said: "Someone, take Mr. Tang outside the boat canopy and cover his ears."
As Jiang Xiao finished speaking, Tang Cheng seemed to have thought of something, and his expression suddenly changed.
But Tang Cheng was not allowed to refuse. A "Chaofeng" dead soldier had already walked into the boat canopy, raised his hand to lift Tang Cheng out of the boat canopy, and then followed Jiang Xiao's instructions and tightly covered Tang Cheng's hands.
Tang Cheng could no longer hear any sound.
At the same time, Jiang Xiao turned to look at Ding Wenbo and said coldly: "Master Ding, please raise your head and look at me."
After Ding Wenbo raised his head in fear, Jiang Xiao asked: "Just now, that Mr. Tang said that after you people were assigned to Huo Zhengyuan by the Nanjing Hubu Yamen, Huo Zhengyuan has been constantly punishing you, venting his anger on Zhao Junchen, and making you
Suffering torture and humiliation... Then tell me, how did Huo Zhengyuan torture and humiliate you?"
Compared to Tang Cheng, Ding Wenbo's reaction was much slower, and the city was not deep enough. Only then did he understand why Jiang Xiao asked Tang Cheng to leave the canopy and covered Tang Cheng's ears.
It turned out that Jiang Xiao wanted to interrogate them separately and ask about some details so that they could compare each other and verify the truth and falsehood.
If what Tang Cheng said just now is false, there will definitely be a lot of differences between their statements, and Jiang Xiao will be able to find the flaws very quickly.
However, Tang Cheng and Ding Wenbo were kidnapped by the "Chaofeng" dead men without warning. The lies Tang Cheng had just told were all improvised and had not been negotiated with Ding Wenbo in advance.
There is a tacit understanding, and there is no chance of colluding with each other to make unified statements. In this case, the secret will inevitably be exposed.
It can only be said that although Tang Cheng's temperament has changed drastically and the city is getting deeper and deeper, he can be regarded as quick to respond and quite resourceful, but after all, he is inexperienced. When encountering a Lao Jianghu who is as thoughtful and sophisticated as Jiang Xiao, he is still completely incompetent.
Not only is it full of flaws, but it is also full of cleverness. As long as Jiang Xiao uses a little trick, his various schemes can be revealed.
Thinking of this, Ding Wenbo was immediately panicked. After a long moment of silence, he finally replied: "The method used by that great scholar Huo to torture and humiliate us is... to beat us hard with a whip, and slap us at every turn.
Mouth..."
While answering, Ding Wenbo prayed secretly in his heart, hoping that there would be a tacit understanding between Tang Cheng and himself, so that when he faced Jiang Xiao alone to ask questions, he could give roughly the same answer as his, so as to avoid letting Jiang Xiao see any flaws.
However, what kind of person is Jiang Xiao? He just saw the way Ding Wenbo's eyes rolled around when he spoke, and he already concluded in his heart that Ding Wenbo's answer must have been fabricated temporarily, and there was no need to find Tang Wenbo again.
Pair certificate!
In other words, there must be something false in the rhetoric that Tang Cheng just made.
At least, Huo Zhengyuan did not deliberately torture or humiliate them when he ordered them, so Ding Wenbo had to make up temporary answers.
After Jiang Xiao discovered this, he became more and more curious.
Tang Cheng's lies just now were obviously an attempt to win his trust, implying that he could bribe him to become his spy on Huo Zhengyuan, but Tang Cheng was just a lowly person, and this kind of thing was very important to him.
There is no benefit, only risk, so why would he take the initiative to do this?
After discovering these doubts, Jiang Xiao had a vague hunch that these two seemingly insignificant and humble names, Tang Cheng and Ding Wenbo, might be hiding some vital secrets.
So, Jiang Xiao sneered in his heart and shouted again: "Bring Mr. Tang back to the canopy of the boat."
Following Jiang Xiao's instructions, Tang Cheng was quickly pushed back into the canopy of the boat by the "Chaofeng" warrior, who no longer covered Tang Cheng's ears, allowing Tang Cheng to regain his hearing.
After Jiang Xiao looked at Tang Cheng with interest, he asked slowly: "I have a few questions here. I have just asked Mr. Ding and heard Mr. Ding's detailed answers, and now...
...I hope Mr. Tang can answer the same question in detail!
If your answers are correct, it proves that you have not deceived me just now. Then I will not only release you immediately, but also give you some benefits. But if your answers are completely different, there are a lot of differences.
, that means all the statements you just made are all to deceive me, so don’t blame me..."
As Jiang Xiao spoke, Tang Cheng's expression changed, as if he was extremely frightened and was struggling in his heart.
Then, before Jiang Xiao finished speaking, Tang Chengcheng knelt down in front of Jiang Xiao again with a "pop" sound, and kept kowtowing heavily to beg for mercy. The sound of "bang bang" kowtowing could not be stopped in the canopy of the boat.
At the same time, Tang Cheng's voice trembled and he begged for mercy: "Hero, spare his life! Hero, spare his life! Not only did the villain hide something important from the hero, but he was also blinded by lard. He wanted to take the opportunity to deceive the hero's trust and use his scheme to plot against the hero.
!
The villain has realized his mistake! The villain has realized his mistake! From now on, the villain will no longer dare to deceive the hero. He is willing to tell the hero all the truth and is willing to serve the hero wholeheartedly. He only asks the hero to spare the villain's life!"
Jiang Xiao chuckled and said: "You react quickly and quickly figured out the current situation. You know that you can't hide it from me no matter what... Tell me, what are you hiding from me, and why did you want to defraud me just now?
trust?"
After hearing Jiang Xiao's questioning, Tang Cheng took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and then told Jiang Xiao in detail all the information he knew.
This time, Tang Cheng's performance was particularly honest and he didn't hide anything at all. Whether it was Huo Zhengyuan's plan to use the change of household registration as a temptation to buy a group of low-income people to work for him, or whether he had just tried to deceive Jiang Xiao's trust and wanted to take advantage of it.
Jiang Xiao's thoughts that were misled by false information were expressed without reservation.
After hearing all of Tang Cheng's claims, Ding Wenbo next to him couldn't help but be stunned. He never expected that Tang Cheng, who had vowed to serve Huo Zhengyuan not long ago, would betray Huo Zhengyuan so easily and put Huo Zhengyuan to the sword.
The follow-up plan was fully disclosed to the enemy forces.
On the other side, Jiang Xiao, who had always been calm and deep, couldn't help but change his expression after hearing the content of Tang Cheng's confession.
Jiang Xiao also never expected that he would accidentally discover Huo Zhengyuan's real plan when he originally just wanted to control a few lowly people to become informants.
And these two seemingly insignificant and humble people in front of them turned out to be two big fish, the key figures in Huo Zhengyuan's follow-up plan!
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The information provided by Tang Cheng was undoubtedly extremely critical, and Jiang Xiao became increasingly cautious, so he repeated his old tricks and interrogated Tang Cheng and Ding Wenbo separately again, questioning them in detail about many details, and carefully cross-examining them.
statement.
After Ding Wenbo saw that Tang Cheng had completely betrayed Huo Zhengyuan, he had no choice but to tell the truth, just like Tang Cheng had revealed all the secrets of Huo Zhengyuan's plan.
After mutual verification, Jiang Xiao was able to confirm that Tang Cheng and Ding Wenbo were not lying at all this time. Huo Zhengyuan was trying to bribe a group of low-ranking officials to work for him, hoping to use these low-ranking officials to deal with himself and "Shaofeng".
scholar.
After confirming this situation, Jiang Xiao was both surprised and amused.
On the one hand, Jiang Xiao believed that he was extremely lucky to have gained key information by accident so easily. He could then predict the enemy's opportunity and formulate specific countermeasures against Huo Zhengyuan's plan. He would definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort and gain more.
miraculous effect;
On the other hand, Jiang Xiao also thinks that Huo Zhengyuan's plan is too stupid. He actually thinks that he only needs to organize a group of humiliated and despicable people to fight against the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers under his command.
It's so whimsical and ridiculous!
At this time, even as cautious as Jiang Xiao, he underestimated the role that the lowly people could play because of his prejudices.
In other words, Jiang Xiao has no idea how strong determination and courage the lowly people can muster in order to escape from their lowly status.
From Jiang Xiao's point of view, even if Huo Zhengyuan could recruit a group of low-ranking soldiers to serve him, when the actual fighting comes, these low-ranking soldiers will definitely collapse in the face of the well-trained "Chaofeng" soldiers under his command.
But Jiang Xiao also had to admit that Huo Zhengyuan's plan indeed caused more obstacles to him.
According to Jiang Xiao's prediction, he sneaked into Nanjing City to hunt down Hu Xiao this time. The best situation was to lure the snake out of the hole and find a way to attract Hu Xiao to appear alone somewhere, while he led the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers
Ambush and capture him alive;
The next best thing is to verify Hu Xiao's specific hiding place, and when Hu Xiao's protection is insufficient, lead the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers to directly attack and capture or kill him with lightning speed.
Hu Xiao, then hurriedly left before all forces interfered;
As for the worst-case scenario, Hu Xiao already has sufficient defensive power around him, so he must make a big noise and delay a lot of time before he can capture or kill Hu Xiao alive;
Now, once Huo Zhengyuan's plan succeeds, Huo Zhengyuan can mobilize a large number of manpower to deploy defenses, and Hu Xiao is now most likely hiding under the protection of Huo Zhengyuan, and will also be protected by these manpower.
Although these people are just a group of humble people, they have a numerical advantage after all. It is not difficult for "Chaofeng" to defeat them, but it will inevitably cause a great disturbance and waste a lot of time. This situation is not only
This will increase the exposure risk of the "Chaofeng" organization and increase Hu Xiao's chances of escape.
This was the worst situation Jiang Xiao expected, and he naturally tried his best to avoid it.
As for how to avoid this situation...
Jiang Xiao's eyes turned again to Tang Cheng, who was pale and panicked, waiting anxiously for his defeat.
Jiang Xiao believed that Tang Cheng in front of him was his opportunity to change the situation.
When Jiang Xiao was interrogating Tang Cheng separately just now, he had already asked Ding Wenbo about Tang Cheng's biggest weakness.
In response to this weakness, Jiang Xiao believed that he could completely control Tang Cheng and force Tang Cheng to do things on his own.
As long as the method is appropriate, Jiang Xiao can use Tang Cheng to provide false intelligence, look for opportunities to mislead Huo Zhengyuan, and Hu Xiao hiding under the protection of Huo Zhengyuan, to create a more favorable situation for himself. Even if he cannot achieve the best situation of luring the snake out of the hole, at least he can
Verify the specific hiding place of Hu Xiao, deceive the defense force around Hu Xiao, so that you can attack directly without any scruples!
Thinking of this, Jiang Xiao's tone became much gentler, but there was a sense of refusal that could not be refused, and he said softly: "Since Mr. Tang is so frank and has provided me with key information, I will not pursue what you just said.
What an act of deception! Now... I intend to reach a deal with Young Master Tang, but I don’t know if Young Master Tang is willing to cooperate?"