Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 223 222 Digging a Trap for Konate Chen

Feng Xiuhu had no expression on his face.

Shunzi was the more surprised, but what surprised him was not the identity of the Duke's wife's maid, but: "A monk from the temple is a maid for Wei Su'e!?"

He didn't understand the complex situation here, but Hong Shenghuo knew it very well. He stared at Feng Xiuhu's expression and said, "You knew it a long time ago."

Feng Xiuhu replied, "That depends on which part you're talking about. I do know that Wei Su'e and Konate Chen were colluding, but I'm not sure what role she played in this matter."

Hong Shenghuo narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Are you talking about your business or my business?"

Feng Xiuhu smiled slightly: "Until we find out clearly, who knows what it is?"

Hong Shenghuo lowered his eyes and thought silently in his heart.

Feng Xiuhu leaned in close to his ear and asked, "Why, you don't dare to investigate further?"

Hong Shenghuo's earlobe felt itchy, and he pushed him away: "Why are you so close?"

Feng Xiuhu said as a matter of course: "This makes it more lively."

"It's really sick."

Hong Sheng angrily cursed, "Let me tell you straight up, this isn't a matter of whether or not we dare to continue investigating. Since the case involves the Duke's Mansion and the Water Control Division, we can't proceed."

Feng Xiuhu thought for a moment and immediately understood what he meant. "This matter involves the Duke's Mansion. The Water Control Bureau is under pressure to bring the Shenwei Cannon case to a close, but you don't want to stop because you're not investigating the Shenwei Cannon case. However, if the Shenwei Cannon case is stopped, the Water Control Bureau will have no reason to continue. So, the rest of the investigation will rely on you, secretly investigating."

Hong Shenghuo sneered: "I said you are a smart person."

Feng Xiuhu lifted his chin and continued to reason, "But a secret investigation wouldn't be that easy. Now that you've uncovered Gu Zhili's clue, you're only alerting the enemy. If I were Wei Su'e, I'd definitely try to clear myself first."

Hong Shenghuo said angrily, "That's what I'm worried about, so I came to Shunzi tonight to ask him about it. If you really just want to use me to investigate your own affairs, then I'll stop immediately, so that I don't waste my time and get into trouble."

Feng Xiuhu grinned. "How can you say your work is in vain? I sincerely believe that the person you're looking for is being hidden by Wei Su'e. I heard that the Duke of Da received a rusty knife on his birthday. Do you think this is an important clue?"

Feng Xiuhu is a really evil person. He is determined to get rid of Hong Shenghuo completely.

Hong Shenghuo cursed: "You are so shameless! I know that knife was given by you!"

"I know……"

Feng Xiuhu touched his nose awkwardly: "Then just pretend I didn't say anything."

So he changed the subject again: "But then again, even if you find out in the end that Wei Su'e isn't the person you're looking for, she's hiding people from the Barefoot Prince Temple with her. Aren't you curious about what evil this woman is up to? Even if you're not curious, how can the Water Control Bureau not be curious? How can the President not be curious?"

Hong Shenghuo was a little hesitant.

Feng Xiuhu added fuel to the fire. "Besides, Fancheng is the territory of the Goddess of Wind and Rain. If you don't want to continue investigating, I'll report it to the Wind and Rain Temple. The people from the Barefoot Prince Temple have been sneaking into Fancheng, and I don't believe the Wind and Rain Temple won't get to the bottom of it. Asking them for help will save me from having to argue with you here."

This makes sense. If Feng Xiuhu really does this, even if Hong Shenghuo doesn't care, the temple will have to take care of it too.

He was persuaded, sighed, and asked, "But now that I've caught Gu Zhili, Konate Chen will definitely find a way to report it. The Duke's wife is wary, and given her status, we can neither arrest her nor interrogate her. She can just insist she knows nothing, and even if I wanted to investigate, I wouldn't be able to."

Feng Xiuhu smiled calmly: "It's simple, just let her let down her guard."

Hong Shenghuo raised his eyes and said, "That's easy for you to say. Just let her go if you ask her to." Feng Xiuhu winked at him and said, "Old Hong, have you forgotten something?"

Hong Shenghuo frowned and thought for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up: "I was mistaken."

Feng Xiuhu snapped his fingers: "That's right."

"In Wei Su'e's opinion, your investigation into the Shenwei Cannon case led you to Old William, and then you followed the clues and implicated her as well. She knew very well that Gu Zhili had been exposed, but she wasn't sure whether the Water Control Bureau would continue the investigation or give up because of her identity."

"So, at this point, we just need to hastily close the case. Wei Su'e will then see the Water Control Bureau's attitude – the case of the Divine Power Cannon ends here, and the Water Control Bureau doesn't want to drag the Duke's Mansion into this."

Hong Shenghuo continued, "But what the Duke's wife doesn't know is that the case of the Shenwei Cannon has been closed, but I'm not planning to stop yet—because that's not what I'm investigating at all."

"And when she thought the matter was over and let her guard down, it was my chance to investigate secretly."

Feng Xiuhu chuckled mischievously, "And the case of the Shenwei Cannon must be resolved just right—handling it with care will only arouse suspicion, while excessive movement will only make her more alert, so we must strike a balance."

Hong Shenghuo looked up and asked, "Where do you think the limit is?"

Feng Xiuhu revealed the plan he had long thought of: "To close the case, we must have a criminal who is guilty. Old William is not suitable. He is too low-ranking. He would be treated with care. Gu Zhili is not suitable either. She is too close and would make Wei Su'e nervous."

Hong Shenghuo couldn't help but laugh. "Then it can only be Konate Chen. He's of high status, so he made sure this case was resolved with enough weight. Also, there's Gu Zhili between him and the Duke's wife, so she can see the Water Control Bureau's attitude perfectly."

Feng Xiuhu smiled and nodded: "See, we have reached a consensus."

Hong Shenghuo knew that Feng Xiuhu was using someone else's knife to kill someone again, but he had no choice but to hold his nose and be the knife.

He said angrily, "Don't be too happy. Konate Chen is the bishop of the church after all. The Water Control Bureau can't just accuse him of a crime. We still lack substantial evidence."

Feng Xiuhu gave him a hint: "Go check Lu Hongxi's case, you should be able to find what you want."

……

Konate Chen knew that things were getting increasingly out of control.

He had no idea how the Water Control Bureau had found Old William through the Shenwei Cannon case, and in the end he could only attribute it to a damn coincidence.

When he had to step forward to disrupt the situation and forcibly terminate the interrogation, he realized at that moment that he was already on Hong Shenghuo's list of suspects.

So he had to take the risk of handing the poison into old William's hands.

The poison was given to him by the Duchess's wife through her maid when he secretly contacted her after the first jury trial yesterday.

According to the original plan, Konate Chen should have visited the prisoner in the name of the church when it was safer, and then secretly handed the poison to old William.

However, he did not expect that Hong Shenghuo's investigation was so fast. It took only half a day to find the culprit on the maid. Konate Chen had to take risky actions.

Would William choose to commit suicide by poisoning himself? Konate Chen was unsure.

Moreover, how could Konate Chen be completely at ease when he entrusted all the secrets between himself and the Duke's wife to the loyalty of a defector?

So he had to ask the Duke's wife if she had any other plans.

(End of this chapter)