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Chapter 277 Candid
Li Xia stood beside Fu Jiang for a long time, only to see Jiang Fan running over from a distance.

"County Lieutenant, I caught it... Why didn't the County Lieutenant bring someone with him? It would be bad if we met an assassin."

"It's okay." Li Xia said, "Let's go."

"Yes. By the way, Mr. Xiling won't allow the villain to interrogate, saying that he and the county lieutenant will come to interrogate when the county lieutenant arrives."

"understood."

Jiang Fan still couldn't help but said: "The county lieutenant really shouldn't come out alone, there is no one around here, it's really too dangerous."

"Do you smell something on me?" Li Xia asked.

Jiang Fan scratched his head and said: "No, the county captain is not rough like us, he is clean."

"No?" Li Xia murmured.

Jiang Fan looked around, always feeling something strange.

He felt that since the Miao Wu incident, the county captain sometimes seemed to be possessed by evil spirits.

The two walked north along the path for a long time, and when they came to the edge of a forest, they saw four people who were tied up and thrown on the ground. Li Xiling and Jiang Fan's men were standing on the side.

Li Xia hesitated for a while, stepped forward, and said, "Jiang Fan, the people who brought you back..."

~~
Jiang Fan led the people back to the side of the road, and couldn't help looking around again, staring at the woods beside the road.

"Boss, what's the matter?"

"I always feel like someone is following me." Jiang Fan murmured, "I've been cheated, I feel like I've been cheated too..."

~~
Li Xiling reached out and took the cloth stuffed in Gong Ze's mouth.

"Tell me, why are you chasing me?"

"The villain really only wants to go hunting on the mountain." Gong Ze said: "During the day, the villain set up two traps on the mountain. I can't sleep tonight. I want to go up the mountain to see if I can get anything..."

"Only with a dagger?"

"Yes, the villain only has a dagger." Gong Ze refused to admit it.

Li Xiling was not in a hurry to interrogate, so he took two steps back, stood in front of Mrs. Du and Li Zhaocheng, looked at Li Xia and said, "County Captain, these four people were sent by my enemies to hunt and kill me."

"Let's have a separate trial."

Li Xia stepped forward, took off the cloth stuffed in the mouths of the other three people, stared carefully at their eyes for a while, mentioned the most frightened person among them, and dragged them into the woods.

He threw the man on the ground and asked, "What's your name?"

"The villain Fang Zhong, the villain didn't do anything, just pissed at the entrance of the village."

Li Xia said: "According to my new rules, you will be fined two dollars for urinating anywhere, you know?"

"The villain knows his mistake, the villain knows his mistake, and he is willing to be punished."

"admit?"

Fang Zhong was taken aback for a moment, and said: "The villain pleaded guilty to urinating in public, I really don't know anything else."

"Your companions outside the woods don't believe you. They will think that you have already confessed, and they will confess before you."

Fang Zhong thought for a while, and knew that there was no need to hide any more, and replied: "Well, the villain is telling the truth, there is really no malicious intention this time, I just want to ask your father a few things, and beg the county captain not to kill the villain. "

Li Xia turned her head, looked at Li Xiling outside the woods, and remained silent.

Fang Zhong didn't dare to speak.

After a while, Li Xia asked, "Who sent you here?"

"The villain is a person in the army, and the commander sent the villain here."

"what is it call?"

"Fan Wenhu."

Li Xia asked again: "Whose person is he?"

Fang Zhong didn't dare to answer, and said in a low voice, "Commander...is Lu Taiwei's son-in-law."

"Which Taiwei Lu?" Li Xia asked again.

In the Song Dynasty, it was customary to use official titles arbitrarily. Most civil servants were called "Xianggong" before they became prime ministers, and military generals were called "Taiwei" before they reached the second rank.

The market is full of "outsiders", and the court is full of "Xianggong" and "Taiwei". The truth is mixed, and Li Xia is already tired of the influence of such redundant officials.

Fang Zhongdao: "The commander of the villain is... the son-in-law of Lu Wende and Lu Taiwei."

"Is that why Jia Sidao sent you here?"

"Li Xianwei, the villain is my own, I really just want to ask your father a few words."

Li Xia asked again: "Who are the other companions?"

"No... there is one, named 'Yang Ben', who is in the county lieutenant's army, we sent him back to pass the news... County lieutenant, the villain is one of our own, I really never thought of killing the county lieutenant..."

With a "poof", Li Xia pierced Fang Zhong's neck with a sword.

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Gong Ze squinted his eyes, watching Li Xia walking out of the woods with a bloody sword in his hand, panicked in his heart.

He was wondering whether Fang Zhong had made a move or not, when he heard a "poof", Li Xia stabbed another person to death.

"This... County Lieutenant Li, listen to me, I'll recruit..."

"Pfft." Li Xia refused to listen, and stabbed another person to death.

Only Gong Ze is left.

He didn't expect Li Xia to be so vicious at all, and said: "Li Xianwei, we are our own people, I am ordered by Prime Minister Jia, just ask your father...uh..."

A sword pierced Gong Ze's throat.

He couldn't say what was left in his mouth, and he fell to the ground slowly.

Li Xia pulled out his sword and wiped Gong Ze's skirt.

"Okay. Mr. Li, the person sent by your enemy is dead, can you rest assured?"

After hearing Li Xia's words, Hao Xiuyang and Li Zhaocheng looked at each other with some doubts in their eyes.

……

Li Xiling pondered for a while, then asked: "Is the trial clear?"

Li Xia let out a "hmm".

"Then I can't hide my identity." Li Xiling said.

He intends to ask the matter clearly.

Hao Xiuyang squinted his eyes and looked towards the side of the road, only to see Jiang Fan's person was still more than fifty steps away, secretly wanting to ask the matter clearly, this is indeed the best opportunity, and also the best opportunity in a short time.

Li Xiling looked at Li Xia, and said, "My real name is Li Yong, it's you... It's hard to say who belongs to you, but it seems that you already know?"

Li Xia was also looking at Li Yong, but didn't answer right away.

After all, Li Yong sighed and said: "If you are worried about leaking my whereabouts, these people are dead now. If you have other difficulties, you can also tell me directly."

"I didn't know it a long time ago, but I had some suspicions before, and I only confirmed it tonight."

"So, you really didn't recognize me?"

……

Regarding this matter, Li Yong was also a little confused.

He has only one son, and he grew up with one hand.

How could he fail to see whether the person in front of him was his son?
After more than [-] days of observation, he has confirmed many times that the "Li Xia" in front of him is definitely not his son.

He has also been thinking that if the matter is found out, no matter what reasons the other party gives, he will never be coaxed or deceived.

What he wanted was his real son, not someone who looked the same.

You're not a fool, how can you let people easily fool you?

However, looking at the face of the "son" in front of him, he also hoped that he could give a reason.

……

"It's good to be open and honest." Li Xia said, "Just say it, I'm not your son."

Li Yong was taken aback.

Not only Li Yong, but also Liu Susu who falsely called "Du Shi" behind him, as well as Li Zhaocheng and Hao Xiuyang were all stunned on the spot.

They had imagined that Li Xia was replaced by an impostor after they parted. It might be someone sent by Zhao Yurui, someone sent by other high-ranking officials, or even a spy from the north. Out of Li Yong.

But they never thought that after Li Yong reported his name, Li Xia would directly admit that he was a fake.

"I am indeed not your son, and you must be able to tell that I act differently from your son." Li Xia said, "I am also very sorry about this."

"My son... Where is he?"

"He's dead." Li Xia held the sword in his hand, glanced at Hao Xiuyang from the corner of his eye as he spoke, and said, "After he died, my consciousness... or my soul, took over this body."

"I don't believe it." Li Yong said.

"I know you don't believe it, but it's true."

Li Yong said: "Let me see your left chest, Xia'er was scalded by hot soup when she was young."

"it is good."

Li Xia also simply tore off the skirt.

Li Yong picked up the torch and went over, squinted his eyes for a while, and murmured: "The scar is still there."

Li Xia lowered her head and saw the small scar by the light of the torch.

It's been too long, the scar is very shallow and not big, and he didn't notice it before.

He took two steps back, straightened his clothes, and said, "First of all, I didn't kill your son to replace me, nor did I plan to use you. Believe it or not, I just woke up from this body after your son died; Secondly, I am not your son, so I will not be filial to you, but if you need shelter, I can help you within the scope of my ability."

At this point, Li Xia was also a little helpless, and sighed: "My condolences will change."

Li Yong pursed his lips, his expression becoming more and more dazed.

Sad?
This "Li Xia" was speaking right in front of his eyes, but it didn't make him feel the sorrow of his son's death, and he was still more incomprehensible.

And, even more puzzled...

"For the sake of you and me, this matter should not be disclosed to others." Li Xia said again: "I believe you also understand this truth."

Li Yong didn't seem to be able to react to this incident. Faced with Li Xia's indifferent attitude, he hesitated and asked, "What do you want?"

Li Xia said: "I don't need anything, I don't need you to support me, and I don't need your help. On the contrary, I have been implicated by you a lot since I was reborn. Of course, I deserve this kind of body, hair and skin. It's simple. Come on, I don't want anything from you."

"Who the hell are you?"

"You don't need to worry about it. I am a man or a ghost, a god or a demon. In fact, it has nothing to do with you."

Li Yong turned his head to look at Hao Xiuyang, as if he wanted him to answer for him.

Hao Xiuyang's eyes were deep in thought, as if wandering away, after a while, he turned around and looked at the woods beside the path.

Li Xia followed Hao Xiuyang's gaze, squinted his eyes, turned to Li Yong and said, "As for you, I have no enmity with you, and you have no reason to deal with me, but it's hard to treat me as a parent, then... let it go If you need asylum in the future, you can stay, if you want to leave, you can consider it."

After finishing speaking, he arched his hands, turned and left.

He doesn't need to prove to Lee Yong that he is his son to satisfy a meaningless father-son relationship.

(End of this chapter)