My enemies became my companions

Chapter 527

Chapter 527 (Two in One)

After seeing Zhu E off, Chen Yi was filled with mixed emotions and stood in the hall for a long time.

Then he grabbed the square and unlocked the restriction.

"Boy, why did you block my perception just now?" The old saint's puzzled voice came from inside.

Chen Yi would not blurt out the truth, but he couldn't fool anyone by saying it was too fake, so he said half-truthfully: "An old friend came just now. She is very taboo against people from the Divine Religion. To prevent you from causing trouble, I will isolate the area so that she can't sense you, and you can't sense her either."

"Really?"

"believe it or not."

Chen Yi chuckled.

The old saint was still a little skeptical, but she didn't have clairaudience and didn't know what Chen Yi was thinking, so she had to accept it temporarily. Chen Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was regarded as a Ming Zun in front of Zhu E, that was based on various complicated circumstances, his own understanding of the Ming and An Divine Sect, and the law-breaking method taught by Zhou Yitong. If the old saint was allowed to meet Zhu E at this time, the consequences would be disastrous when the two of them reconciled their accounts.

Although the secret may not be kept secret for long, Chen Yi still needs some time to make the corresponding preparations.

Chen Yi got up to wash up, and when he returned to his room, he did not bring Fang Dai back to the bedroom.

The fragrance of Zhu'e's body seemed to still linger on the tip of his nose. It was charming and intimate at that time, with her beautiful and plump body just through the clothes. Chen Yi's heart was slightly numb. Miao girls were accustomed to using this method to hook men. They were affectionate and yet they just left at the right time, leaving only an endless aftertaste.

There's no way I can mess with her tonight.
Chen Yi exhaled.
How about messing with the little fox?

Chen Yi became very lustful and quickened his pace. When he pushed the door open, he saw a small figure under the quilt.

"Little fox." Chen Yi shouted, but there was no response.

asleep?

She did not lift the quilt, but called softly, "Come in and sleep." Chen Yi was a little uncomfortable, so he took off his clothes, lifted the quilt and crawled in.

The quilt was warm, filled with the little fox's body temperature.

Turning around, he saw the girl's profile. Her nose was trembling slightly, and her face was as round as a cake. She was sleeping soundly. Chen Yi still wanted to torment her, but his lingering desire was dispelled by her soft snoring.

Snoring, snore, snore.

Afterwards, Kang Jian was so cute that he became soft...

Chen Yi tilted his head and looked at her for a while, then couldn't help but kiss her little face, then hugged her waist and fell into a deep sleep.

I don’t know how long it took, but a pair of almond-shaped eyes opened slightly in the night.

Yin Tingxue glanced at him sideways and took her hand away from his waist with a bit of disgust.

He has no self-respect.

I won’t hug him tonight.

………….
After the fire in Mingyue Pavilion was put out, people were ordered to search all night, but they found little. It turned out that the assassin was well prepared and escaped from the fire scene, but when the fire spread to the entire Mingyue Pavilion, all traces were burned away.

One of the few gains was that the assassin was finally found buried in a burned and collapsed building.

The assassin was seriously injured and his thigh was broken by the beam. At first he pretended to be a waiter, but he was recognized by other real servants and arrested on the spot.

"Leave everything to me. Anshangong is overworked, please take a rest for a while."

Inside the Wuchang prison, Ji Yuanxu held up his hand and asked Su Hongtao to sit down.

"I dare not rest. After you have examined me, I will read it again immediately." Su Hongtao said slowly, "I am not doing this for my own selfish gain. The death of a provincial governor is a matter of great importance to the country. I cannot afford to let it go."

"Anshan Gong is high-minded."

"I am not worthy of being a noble man, but I am in office. If Bingji asks Niu, the assassination of the governor is my fault. I should find out the truth and get to the bottom of it."

"We should ask Mr. Anshan to take a break, or even close your eyes."

"Well, fine then. I'll take a short break. Please judge quickly, Abbot."

Ji Yuan turned and left. Looking at his background, Su Hongtao took a deep breath. If ordinary torture methods were used, it would be difficult to get no results. These martial artists who risked their lives to assassinate others might not have high martial arts skills, but they must be extremely tough.

Moreover, he lacked experts in interrogation. Han Xiu was the Censor, in charge of criminal justice affairs, and it was impossible for him to hand the case over to Han Xiu's people for interrogation.

Zhao Shourui has not shown up yet, and there is no news about the other officers and soldiers. He is afraid that they were all killed by Han Xiu's men. Han Xiu's methods are ruthless and his actions are decisive, far beyond his imagination.

We must act quickly to prevent Han Xiu from using all means to get us back... Under normal circumstances, we can still delay, but now that we have fallen out, Han Xiu must act without delay...
Speaking of which, since he sent people to assassinate him, it would have been fine if the targets were himself and Kou Jun, but why did he want to assassinate Governor Wang Fu?

It's a desperate attempt to find a cure...
Or seeing that the recruitment has become the overall situation,

Burning together?

Su Hongtao's eyebrows trembled, his breathing became rapid, and after he recovered, he slammed the chair heavily, "You beast, you Han Zishen, you are unworthy of my good name!"

After his mood gradually calmed down, Su Hongtao felt a blockage in his throat and he suddenly felt short of breath.

His face was gloomy and his brows were covered with fatigue. It took him a while to recover. After all, he was too tired... Since he took office in Huguang, he has been personally involved in all matters, big and small. The whole Wuchang Prefecture and even Huguang are in order under his rule. There has been no shortage of taxes and labor service. He has suppressed riots and rebellions and led the way many times. During his many years as an official, he was clear about rewards and punishments and never played tricks. He was usually praised for his noble character and was definitely not a man who had maintained a good reputation in vain. Otherwise, no matter how he called himself, he would not be worthy of the title of "Anshan Gong".

The smell of ashes was still lingering at the tip of his nose. His eyes were tired. The big and small things that happened in Wuchang Prefecture in recent days had already made him unable to sleep and eat. Moreover, at the age of sixty, no matter how well-fed he was, his body could not withstand such a shock. Su Hongtao knew that he was old, and he also knew that he should let go, relax, recite poems and compose couplets, live in the thatched cottage, sing when he was happy and cry when he was sad... But if he didn't fight hard, the Su family would collapse.

Confiscating the family property...

For some reason, perhaps because he had thought of this word too many times, Su Hongtao felt calm instead.

He sighed, slowly closed his eyes and took a rest.

call…

It seemed as if a cold wind was blowing in my face.

Su Hongtao opened his eyes in shock, and suddenly saw a figure in a black official robe standing in front of him, holding a jade sceptre. His face was too pale to be human, like a ghost demanding his life. His pupils shrank, and he trembled in his voice, "Master Wang, Master Wang, I didn't kill you, I didn't kill you!"

"Master Su...it's me, Yin Yijian."

Su Hongtao regained consciousness as the cold wind blew against his cheeks. He let out a long breath and said slowly, "…I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, the judge." After that, he looked closely at the judge of the underworld and asked, "Why did you show up like this, the judge?"

Yin Yijian's face seemed to turn even paler. After careful consideration, he said, "My Yang body has been destroyed, and my Yin body has been severely damaged. I have no choice but to use the dream."

Su Hongtao was shocked: "How could it be... that was done by those assassins?"

"I don't know either. I only know that the one who tried to assassinate the governor, Wang Fu, seemed to be a witch. I wanted to hunt her down, but was stopped by a living ghost official, who then murdered me."

"The evil woman... could she be from the White Lotus Sect?" Su Hongtao couldn't help asking, "Who is the living Yin Guan? You tell me the latter one first."

"This man...his surname is Chen Yi. I don't know how he stole the City God's document and became the City God of Wa City."

Chen Yi...Su Hongtao was extremely shocked.

He served as the Chief of the Stopping War Department and the Captain of the Western Factory. He was once very famous and enjoyed the utmost favor and honor from the emperor. Later, he committed the crime of disrespect, which was tantamount to treason. How could Su Hongtao not know the name of Chen Yi?

After a while, Su Hongtao hurriedly asked, "Is this person at the banquet?"

"It's the sixth table from the lower left."

"Over there, Chu Yiyuan..." Su Hongtao briefly recalled and sketched out an extremely vague figure, "No wonder he is wanted by the whole world, it turns out he is a member of the White Lotus Sect."

Su Hongtao suddenly had a sense of enlightenment. In the imperial court of Beijing, there were serious factional struggles and power struggles. They attacked each other. Even a small stain like neglecting one's parents would be elevated to the crime of being unfilial. It was not surprising that Chen Yi was privately exposed as a member of the White Lotus Sect. But why did the White Lotus Sect... assassinate the governor... Was it because my Su family neglected to organize the allocation of ships?
Are you suspecting us and want to force us into a desperate situation?

"Idiot!" Su Hongtao couldn't help but curse.

Of course, the Xiashui Su family watched the White Lotus Sect grow stronger with a pinch of their noses, and also raised military rations and dispatched ships for the Wei army to suppress bandits, in an attempt to get rid of the burden of collusion. However, the Xiashui Su family had been entangled with the White Lotus Sect for so many years, how could they really distance themselves from it if they wanted to? They were simply using this to protect themselves and conceal the truth.

Perhaps it was bad luck and the impatience of these lunatics, or perhaps it was because the Su family had concealed the truth so well that they had also been deceived, so that this group of people took the risk and took advantage of the chaos to assassinate the governor.

After a moment, Su Hongtao calmed down. The incident had already happened and it would be useless to pursue it further. The most important thing was to deal with the aftermath.

Su Hongtao looked at the judge and asked slowly, "Judge, are you alright?"

"Nothing, I came here just to remind Anshan Gong," Yin Yijian paused and said slowly, "I hope Anshan Gong will not forget our agreement. The King of Hell is watching. Even if a person lives to be a hundred years old and can live out his days in peace, the King of Hell will decide after that."

"I see."

Yin Yijian leaned forward and bowed. Su Hongtao stood up and returned the greeting. Then he opened his eyes and saw the scene in the prison cell again.

There were faint groans of pain. Ji Yuan used magic to interrogate people, and even performed soul-searching techniques. Su Hongtao did not need to worry. He stood up and called a personal soldier outside and said, "Go and invite Lord Kou."

It didn't take long before Kou Jun, with a full belly, squeezed into the corridor.

"Oh, Mr. Anshan, have you found out everything?"

"The investigation is almost complete, but there is an extra variable this time." After saying that, Su Hongtao motioned Kou Jun to come closer and whispered something in his ear.

Kou Jun turned around with a look of shock.

After a long while, he trembled and said, "What should I do... Oh, Magpie Pavilion, could it be that Magpie Pavilion is here to arrest him?"

"Maybe so." Su Hongtao was about to speak, but seeing Kou Jun sweating profusely, he said, "Don't panic, Lord Kou, he is from the White Lotus Sect."

"White Lotus Sect..." Kou Jun recovered his breath, they were almost in the same boat with the White Lotus Sect, "Haha, Mr. Anshan, why didn't you say it earlier? Scholars cultivate a righteous spirit and are least afraid of these evil spirits.

But why did he join forces to assassinate the Governor?"

"I'm afraid they'll force us into a desperate situation."

Kou Jun was also angry when he heard this and said, "Then the White Lotus Sect will just walk away. Once the Governor is dead, what should we do?"

"Han Xiu..."

"Yes, there is also Han Xiu who took the blame. He colluded with the White Lotus Sect!"

"Master Kou, please don't be too radical."

"We can't wait any longer. Lord Wang was unfortunately assassinated. If we don't catch Han Xiu in time and close the case as soon as possible, we won't be able to explain it if we wait too long. The most urgent task is to find the assassins..."

"Take it step by step! Is Lord Kou deaf?" Su Hongtao, who was already extremely tired, couldn't help but said.

When Kou Jun saw his loud voice, he suddenly became silent.

After the two of them had taken a few breaths, Kou Jun asked again, "Does Lord Anshan have a plan? I'm afraid... these people are so evil that if the governor dies today, they will bring disaster to you and me tomorrow."

"Don't worry, Chen Yi... He is from the White Lotus Sect. There are tens of thousands of brothers in the sect who want to use my Su family's boats and follow my Su family's path. Even if he has murderous intentions, he dare not act rashly against me."

"Then we should lead him to kill Han Xiu?"

"It's unnecessary. Han Xiu wants to take it, and we have to take it. If he dies without a confession, we really won't be able to explain it."

Seeing Kou Jun's round eyes shining on him, Su Hongtao coughed twice and said:

"If you reveal a flaw and lead Han Xiu to the archives where the canal account books are kept, the governor will be dead. He is not as calm as us and will definitely try to turn the tables. I know him too well."

"Okay, I'll put away the most important ones in advance."

"Yes." Su Hongtao paused for a moment and said, "Don't keep anything in the document library. After Han Xiu was arrested, he had everything in his hands. After Han Xiu leaves, you can burn everything."

Kou Jun looked at him with doubtful eyes as wide as possible.

"Chen Yi..."

Su Hongtao lowered his eyes and said:

"Since he is a wanted criminal by the imperial court, his crimes are unforgivable and too numerous to list, then he must be the one who set the warehouse on fire."

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The next morning arrived. Not long after Chen Yi woke up, Yin Tingxue also got up. After washing up, they went to order tea early.

The fragrance of tea fills the air, making the hall misty. The emerald green and thick tea soup appears before the eyes. As the white hands pass over it, the tea whisk pulls out white foam, like the colors of a landscape painting.

Chen Yi drank the tea as a matter of course, silently looking out the door, waiting for Zhu E to come over.

Zhu E will definitely come again. This is a matter of course. Not only Chen Yi knows it, but Yin Tingxue also knows it.

Yin Tingxue frowned slightly, sat down in the yard, and lowered her head to look at the tea. She didn't like him in the past and even hated him. But when she saw him flirting with other women, she would feel relieved, because then she would not be pressured so much and could have a moment of leisure. The more women he found, the better, because one day he would get tired of her and let her go, so that she would not have to be trapped in a cage.

But times have changed, and now seeing him pining for other women, I feel a little annoyed.

Yin Tingxue heaved a sigh of relief.
This won't do... I need to talk to him more.

It's not just about talking more, reading, ordering tea, shopping... these are not enough. You have to... think about his good points, find opportunities to kiss and hug him, and let the two of you get a little sick of each other. It's a bit troublesome... but you have to do it.

Outside the house, a wisp of fragrant breeze suddenly passed by. It was Zhu E who came, with a charming and attractive figure.

Chen Yi stood up from the hall to greet him.

Yin Tingxue was just wondering how to kiss and hug Chen Yi, but she saw Zhu E walk around the screen and naturally loosen his collar... The girl was stunned.

This woman is so playful...

She can't compare.

Then the voices of two people were heard from inside the room.

"Zhu E, what's wrong?"

"Sir...I don't know why my chest is itchy. Maybe it's because I'm having trouble breathing."

"I wish you... stop joking and talk about business."

"How do you know that Zhu E is not talking about serious matters?"

"If it wasn't a serious matter, I'm afraid you would have already taken action."

"Okay, after I finish my work, I'll have a good reunion with you."

Yin Tingxue's face stiffened slightly.

These sounds...are even more annoying than when they were at their most annoying...

She was still thinking about kissing and hugging. I was almost discussing what position to use.