Zhutian: Starting from being forced to bind

Chen Xi was still in a good mood when he returned home. It was great. Now he didn't have to worry about falling into a trap. He didn't want to get involved in Lu Wenzhao's troubles.

Chen Xi, in a good mood, slapped Zhou Miaoxuan on her little butt, scaring her so much that she screamed and her face turned red. Under Zhou Miaotong's playful eyes, she covered her face and ran back to the room.

After venting his energy on Tomie Kawakami in the evening, he went to work the next day in high spirits. After seeing Lu Wenzhao, the two of them were laughing and their relationship was the same as before, and they were not affected by what happened last night.

Wang Zongqi, the immediate superior, also knew the relationship between Chen Xi and Lu Wenzhao. In addition, Chen Xi was sensible and paid tribute, so he wisely never interfered in Chen Xi's affairs, and even the tasks assigned to him were not dangerous.

Chen Xi's life in the Jinyiwei was extremely smooth. No one bothered him, and he did not have the physique of a protagonist, so he would not cause trouble wherever he went. Not to mention Lu Wenzhao's subordinates, he also got along well with colleagues in other departments.

With money paving the way, making friends is not difficult. When Chen Xi was eating, drinking and having fun outside, he met other Jinyiwei and settled the bill together. Being rich, he had a good relationship with people. He treated not only Jinyiwei but also the men from Dongchang to meals. His main point was that he had friends all over the world. No matter where he went to do business, people would give him some face.

Three years after joining the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Chen Xi was promoted to the position of general flag, still under Lu Wenzhao's command. This guy was also working on getting him promoted to a captain, but there was no sign of that yet.

Chen Xi's four-dimensional attribute points have reached 21 points, meeting the minimum standard for cultivation, but he has not accumulated enough soul points. It is more difficult to earn soul points in this world than in the previous two worlds.

Pei Lun took over Chen Xi's previous position as a small flag officer and was considered his absolute confidant. No one else was dissatisfied with him. If there was anyone who felt bitter, it must be Shen Lian.

The two people joined the Jinyiwei at the same time. When Shen Lian joined, he was a small flag officer, and Chen Xi was just a captain. Now the situation is reversed. Chen Xi is the general flag officer, and Shen Lian has become a small flag officer under someone else's command.

In fact, if it weren't for Chen Xi, the position of chief flag officer this time would have belonged to Shen Lian. After Lu Wenzhao was promoted to a thousand households, Shen Lian would have been promoted to a hundred households. Now it has been snatched away by Chen Xi.

There was only one position, and since Chen Xi became the general flag bearer, Shen Lian couldn't get promoted.

Shen Lian didn't hate Chen Xi to the point of being jealous. He was just envious. He also understood that Chen Xi had spent a lot of money to get to where he is today. This was his advantage, which he could not compare with.

What's more, Chen Xi not only has a lot of money, but he is also very powerful and has made many contributions, all of which are real and no one can find fault with him.

Shen Lian accepted his fate. There was one advantage of following Chen Xi: he got to eat meat. As everyone knew, Chen Xi was not short of money and was very generous to his direct subordinates.

Many people in the Jinyiwei wanted to follow Chen Xi, but they had no way to do so. If anyone could be personally recruited by Chen Xi, it would be a great fortune, such as a small and unsuccessful flag officer.

After Chen Xi was promoted to the chief flagman, the first thing he did was to ask for Lu Jianxing to come. Needless to say, he used the old method and used silver to pave the way. He had three small flag officers under his command, Pei Lun, Shen Lian and Lu Jianxing.

Chen Xi only said one sentence to Lu Jianxing: "Follow me well. When I am promoted to a thousand households, you will be a hundred households. Even if I cannot become a thousand households, it is not difficult to help you get a position as a hundred households official."

Lu Jianxing immediately bowed and said: "I am willing to die for you, sir!"

Therefore, talking about ideals and feelings is all empty talk. If you put the benefits directly on the table, smart people will know what to choose.

However, Lu Jianxing has not provided the destiny points yet, and it is unknown when the destiny change will be completed.

Jin Yichuan and Ding Xiu did not appear either, but they will probably appear soon. The former appeared as a small flag, with no background and no money. If he wants to be promoted to a small flag, he has to endure hardships, so it is unlikely that he came to the capital before the plot happened.

Chen Xi was just waiting for them to show up. Once he found them, he would transfer them to his own side. It would then be easier to deal with Ding Xiu since he had plenty of money.

Privately, Chen Xi also secretly paid attention to the whereabouts of Ding Baiying and others. Currently, they are still living in the previous house. It seems that they have not completely surrendered to Prince Xin, otherwise they would have moved to Prince Xin's mansion long ago.

Chen Xi judged that Lu Wenzhao felt that his status was not high enough. Even if he went to surrender with the identity of a centurion of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he probably would not be taken seriously. This guy was waiting and would go after he was promoted to a thousand-householder.

This is a good opportunity. He should kill Ding Baiying and others first. If Lu Wenzhao, who has lost his help, still refuses to give up and sets his sights on Prince Xin, then he will be helpless.

Chen Xi thought of Ding Tai. He didn't need to take action to deal with that guy. Kawakami Tomie was enough.

Chapter 39 Destruction of the Family

In the yard, Chen Xi was lazily leaning on a recliner, with tea beside him and a cigarette in his mouth. The moonlight shone on his body, reflecting his figure, but the shadow was slightly distorted.

A person mysteriously emerged from the twisted shadow. It was Tomie Kawakami. Zhou Miaoxuan and Zhou Miaotong who were serving beside her were no longer surprised.

Chen Xi waved his hand and asked the two little girls to go back to their rooms. The following words were not suitable for them to hear.

The two girls knew the importance of things. They never asked questions about things that they shouldn't know, nor did they think of eavesdropping. They just went back to their rooms obediently.

Outside, Kawakami Tomie was talking about this operation, still speaking in Japanese: "It's done. The will of this world has restricted me too much. It took a lot of effort to change that guy's will."

"That's why I told you to learn some fighting skills from me. You can't just rely on the ability of charm."

"Let's talk about it later. The charm I'm using now is not bad. Just treat it as a powerful hypnosis."

"Forget it. I don't want to talk about you. Let's talk about the action."

"I met that guy three times, hypnotized him three times, and gave him psychological suggestions."

"What identity did you use to meet him?"

"A widow."

"He didn't take advantage of you, did he?"

"Of course not. I'm not stupid. Just one look is enough for that guy to linger on for a long time."

"and then?"

"I hinted to him that it would be very difficult for me to marry him officially, given my status. His family wouldn't want him to marry a widow, and I didn't want to be a concubine."

"Ha!" Chen Xi couldn't help laughing: "Is he so fascinated by you?"

"Well, he said he would find a way, and I gave him a few suggestions."

"Suggesting that he kill everyone who stands in your way?"

"Not only that, in order to avoid suspicion of him harming others, I suggest that he poison himself and others, and secretly take the antidote first. This way, he will not die, and he will not be suspected."

"Antidote?"

"It's the dessert that came with your lunch box last time, Ferrero Rocher chocolate."

"...Did that guy fall for it?"

"It's not difficult. It's easy to seduce anyone who has lustful thoughts about me."

"Your ability..." Chen Xi thought about it and remembered Hancock. They have the same ability.

"I asked him to buy the poison himself. This way, even if the poison is discovered, it will be someone inside their organization who poisoned the person. As for the motive for the poisoning, it doesn't matter. It has nothing to do with us anyway."

"Why did you think of poisoning?"

"Didn't you say that the woman in that family is very powerful? I'm afraid he can't beat her, so it's more convenient to poison her."

"Hmm..." Chen Xi tapped his fingers on the table, his mind full of thoughts, and suddenly said: "You reminded me that I have always focused on the strength of frontal combat, but ignored the means of assassination. Poison is something that must be guarded against."

"You want to learn about poisons?"

"Yes, it just so happens that I have already mastered my calligraphy skills. I have been very free recently, so it is time to learn something serious. There is a clinic in the back street, so I will go there to learn medicine starting tomorrow."

"Isn't it a poison technique?"

"First learn medical skills, then learn poison skills. Without medical skills to protect myself, I dare not touch those poisons."

"So if you want to learn, people are willing to teach you?"

"Motivate them with emotion, lure them with benefits, and threaten them with power."

"What do you mean?"

"I have the money in one hand and the knife in the other. It depends on what he chooses."

"...As expected of you."

The next day, Chen Xi went to work as usual. He was now the general flag-teller. Normally, he would receive tasks from the centurions every morning. If there were no tasks, he would be free to move around. However, Lu Wenzhao did not show up today.

Chen Xi and the other two generals looked at each other, not knowing what had happened. He knew that what had happened with Ding Baiying must have been discovered.

In order to hide the whereabouts of Ding Baiying and others, Lu Wenzhao seldom went there, only occasionally to take a look, and he would never live there. Chen Xi was prepared that this guy would not be able to find out in a short time, but he did not expect to find out the next day.

It was just a coincidence that Lu Wenzhao had something he wanted his junior sister to do, so he came to the door early in the morning and found three bodies with an overturned table next to them, and there were spilled dishes and their vomit all over the floor.

Lu Wenzhao was shocked and rushed over to check on them one by one. It was too late to save them and their bodies were stiff.

Looking at the condition of the corpse, Lu Wenzhao could tell at a glance that the person died of poisoning, but...why?

Who would come to harm their lives for no reason?

Make money and kill?

Not really, they don’t have much money, and not many people even know about them.

Lu Wenzhao thought of Chen Xi, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was not the case. He had no motive, and Chen Xi and his junior sister had not been in contact for a long time.

Lu Wenzhao was extremely sad about the death of his junior sister and others, but he had to suppress his feelings and pretend that nothing had happened. He wanted to take this case into his own hands and investigate it thoroughly.

It was obvious that Ding Baiying and the others behaved like gangsters. Now that a murder had occurred, Lu Wenzhao contacted the yamen and took the case into his hands. He then returned to the Jinyiwei yamen and summoned his men.

Lu Wenzhao brought a large number of Jinyiwei to the crime scene and ordered them to search carefully for any clues or traces, while secretly observing Chen Xi.

Chen Xi's reaction was normal. After arriving at the house, he first showed a puzzled look. After entering the house and seeing the corpse, he was obviously surprised. He also glanced at Lu Wenzhao secretly with a questioning look in his eyes.

No guilty conscience.

Lu Wenzhao shook his head slightly, meaning that he didn't know either.

Chen Xi stood there calmly, and waited until Lu Wenzhao had arranged everything for the others before he came over and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"

"How should I know?!" Lu Wenzhao replied in a low voice, very angry.

"Did they offend anyone?"

"No."

"Know something you shouldn't know?"

"Can't you?"

"It can't be that you, the Hundred Household Master, have done something bad, right?"

"What the hell can I do?!" Lu Wenzhao was a little exasperated. He wanted to do something, but it was too late.

Soon, someone found the unused poison in Ding Tai's room. At this moment, Lu Wenzhao's face was as gloomy as ink, and his first reaction was to frame him.

Ding Tai would never poison Ding Baiying and Ding Chong. Even if he did, he would not poison himself as well, right?

"Investigate!" Lu Wenzhao squeezed out a word from between his teeth: "Investigate carefully and find out where the poison came from."

This matter was not difficult to investigate. After more than an hour, the source of the poison was found. The person who bought the poison was Ding Tai. The reason was that there were rats in his house. Many people saw him buying the poison.

Lu Wenzhao was confused. Is it really Ding Tai?

But...it doesn't make sense. Is Ding Tai so cruel that he even poisoned himself to death?

In the office, Lu Wenzhao was puzzled. The only one who dared to sit here at this time was Chen Xi, after all, he was an insider.

Lu Wenzhao threw all the clues he had found to Chen Xi. After Chen Xi had read them, he asked, "Do you think Ding Tai did it?"

"According to the clues, it was Ding Tai, but this doesn't make sense." Chen Xi said pretentiously: "Ding Tai has no motive to poison. If it was really him, what kind of deep hatred would it take to choose to die together?"

"Yeah, I can't figure that out either."

"Is there a possibility that Ding Tai really bought the poison to kill rats, and then someone else poisoned them?"

"You mean they were all poisoned?"

"This is the only possibility at the moment."

"That doesn't make sense. They never offend anyone, so where does such a deep hatred come from?"

"There is no hatred, and it's not for money or sex, so there is only one possibility left." Chen Xi turned his head and met Lu Wenzhao's eyes: "Silence him."

"Quiet?"

"They must have known something, or rather, they were thought to know something, so they had no choice but to silence them."

"Got it...what?" Lu Wenzhao's face turned pale.

"Master Bai Hu, you should think about whether other people know about the matter between you and Lady Ding. If there is something wrong, will it implicate you?"

“No, no.” Lu Wenzhao broke out in a cold sweat. He thought about Prince Xin’s matter. Could it be that he was discovered by the other party?

In the past two years, he has indeed been secretly investigating Prince Xin, trying to determine whether the other party has the opportunity to ascend to the throne. The secret observation was basically done by Ding Baiying and the other two.

Assuming that Prince Xin discovered that someone was following him, then no matter what the reason was, Ding Baiying and the other two would be in trouble. It was very likely that when they were watching Prince Xin's mansion, the other party did something, and they saw it, so they had to silence him.

Lu Wenzhao's eyes flashed with a murderous look, Prince Xin's Mansion!

Under Chen Xi's guidance, Lu Wenzhao has already placed his suspicion on Prince Xin, which is the most reasonable explanation he can think of.

It was just a coincidence that Ding Tai bought the poison. The person who poisoned it could only be Prince Xin's Mansion.

Lu Wenzhao's mind raced. He thought about cutting the grass at its roots. If the Prince Xin's Mansion found out about his relationship with Ding Baiying, he would surely die. If he didn't want to die, he had to strike first. This matter couldn't be concealed by simply silencing Chen Xi, and he might not be able to beat Chen Xi. If he wanted to save his life, he could only deal with the Prince Xin's Mansion.

The original idea of ​​going to Prince Xin's Mansion was completely gone. Lu Wenzhao was now concentrating on how to deal with Prince Xin's Mansion. The evidence he had collected before could come in handy.

"Chen Xi, how much money do you have?" Lu Wenzhao's eyes turned red: "Lend it to me, I need it urgently."

"Just tell me the number, sir. I won't argue."

"Give me 10,000 taels of silver first."