Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2568: Atonement for Sins 31.0
Boss Luan ignored whatever Yingwu said next, as if he had suddenly lost his hearing. He stared straight ahead, without any spirit in his eyes, which looked extremely empty.

Jin Miaomiao was the first to notice that something was wrong with Boss Luan. She gestured to Ying Wu, asking him to stop for a while. Seeing Boss Luan's expression, she couldn't hear anything else he said.

"What's wrong?" Ying Wu quietly returned to Shen Cha, squatted down and looked at Jin Miaomiao, and whispered, "Is he sick?"

"He's not sick, he's probably just shocked." Shen Cha lowered his voice and said, "Give him some time to recover."

"Strike?" Ying Wuyi raised an eyebrow, "Because of someone's scheme, he was caught?" Seeing Shen Cha and Jin Miaomiao nod, he looked helpless, "Isn't this normal? I don't believe he didn't suspect before. They are living well in Jiangnan, and they have a big family and a big business. Even if they don't listen to Master Falian, he can't do anything to them, right?"

"It's definitely not that simple for them to listen to him and follow his orders. They must have some leverage or weakness in their hands. Otherwise..." Jin Miaomiao sneered, "It's absolutely impossible for them to repay a life-saving favor with a lifetime."

"What you mean is," Shen Cha thought for a moment and glanced at Jin Miaomiao, "his disease may not be completely cured, and there is a possibility of recurrence?"

"Yes, that's possible." Jin Miaomiao nodded and glanced at Boss Luan who was still staring blankly at the front, not knowing what he was thinking. "His condition is somewhat similar to Yanyou's, but not as serious as Yanyou's."

"If that's the case," Ying Er, who was sitting behind them and had been listening to them, came over with a look of disdain, curled his lips, and said, "Master Falian's means of controlling people are really hard to guard against. Whether it's the weakness of human nature or the weakness of people themselves, he can grasp it tightly and use it to his advantage."

"That's right." Shen Cha smiled, "But there is no problem with this. It's a kind of imperial technique in the court. The emperors of the previous dynasties were different from the emperors of Daxia. They were controlled by aristocratic families and clans. Unless they were worshipping their ancestors or going out of the summer heat, they almost never left the imperial city. They want to know what happened in the court. One way is to ask the aristocratic families to tell them themselves, but this usually only reports good news and not bad news. They can only guess something from a few words. Another way is to grasp the weaknesses of some court officials and force them to pass on some information to themselves. The most important thing is to avoid those aristocratic families in power."

"It wasn't easy for the royal family of the previous dynasty. If they wanted to know the news in the court, they had to go through so many twists and turns." Ying Wu looked at Boss Luan who still hadn't come back to his senses, "That is to say, although Master Falian failed to inherit the throne, he mastered this method, right?"

"Well, not only did he master it, he also used it very well." Shen Cha sighed softly, "It's just hard for those who work for him. They are thousands of miles away, but their fate can be controlled by others."

"Boss, there must be something hateful about pitiful people, right?"

Shen Cha didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.

Boss Luan had no idea that while he was in a daze, Shen Cha and the others had already figured out most of his background. In fact, he was distracted when he heard that he might have been betrayed by Master Falian. After that, he didn't hear anything anyone said.

Because of this sentence, the questions and doubts he had had over the past year seemed to have found an outlet and an answer. He seemed to understand that the uncertainty and uneasiness he had at the beginning were real and not just his imagination.

Just about a year and a half ago, he and the Liu family received a secret order from Master Falian almost at the same time, saying that they had no place to fight in Jiangnan and needed to go to the capital to fight. When receiving this secret order, both he and the current head of the Liu family, that is, his wife's eldest brother, expressed great doubts. They did not believe that such an outrageous order came from Master Falian.

This secret order came too suddenly and too unbelievably, without any sign or chance to refuse. It simply forced them to leave Jiangnan, where they had worked for decades, and return to the capital they had left in a hurry.

Boss Luan and the head of the Liu family both had the same illusion. They felt that this time seemed to be a replay of the story many years ago, except that the location had changed from the capital to Jiangnan.

The difference is that this time Jiangnan's business is too big, and it is impossible to be as simple as the time when they left the capital, so they have no idea what to do.

They wanted to doubt the authenticity of the secret order, but the person who brought the secret order was one of Master Falian's absolute confidants and could not possibly lie.

Moreover, the handwriting on the secret order was Master Falian’s own, and his font was difficult for anyone to imitate. It also came with a personal signature.

Therefore, even if they have doubts in their hearts, they can only keep these doubts in their hearts.

They spent a whole year cleaning up all the industries in Jiangnan, and returned from Jiangnan, a place they were already familiar with, to the capital, a place that was once familiar but now very unfamiliar.

Thinking of this, Boss Luan couldn't help but sigh. He said why he forced them to leave Jiangnan in the first place. It turned out that it was to make it easier for them to be caught. If they stayed in Jiangnan forever, living in seclusion, they would never have ended up like this.

They were deliberately made to move to Wangxin Town, deliberately made to be seen, and then made to be caught and sent here. This series of actions were all arranged by Master Falian long ago. It is estimated that the shops and industries that they had cleaned up have been taken over by the new people arranged by Master Falian.

He slowly came out of his thoughts and suddenly remembered that he was still being interrogated. He had an idea. If the people from the Shen family army could help him prove that all this was really done by Master Falian and the purpose was to get rid of himself and the Liu family, then he would really tell everything.

He turned his gaze to Shen Cha and Jin Miaomiao, and was suddenly stunned when he saw their current appearance.

"you."

"Oh, you finally came to your senses?" Ying Wu stood up and jumped twice on the spot to relieve the numbness in his legs. Then he said, "What were you thinking about just now? After thinking for so long, do you know the answer in your heart?"

"General, I have an unwelcome request." Boss Luan looked at Shen Cha, "If you can give me an accurate answer, I will never break my promise. I will tell Master Falian and the Qinglian Sect everything I know, and I will make up for my sins with my merits!"