newbobooks Chapter 2043 A few days
Chapter 2043 A few days
At this time, Wan Shufang, who was hiding in the dark, was already stunned. She didn't expect that she could hear such a shocking secret just by going to the toilet.
Wan Shufang panicked and moved her steps, accidentally stepping on a branch.
"Who is where?"
The maids came running over in a hurry. Seeing this, Wan Shufang didn't care about anything else and ran away in a panic.
Back in the banquet hall, Wan Shufang kept thinking about what she had just heard. She stared at Niu Jinzhi with a dark look in her eyes. Wan Shufang was absent-minded throughout the entire banquet.
Perhaps he saw that she had something to say, so as soon as the banquet was over, Chen Changli found an excuse to send the county magistrate and Niu Jinzhi away, and the two returned to their room alone.
After making sure that no one was around, Chen Changli asked, "Shufang, what's wrong with you? I saw something was wrong with you at the banquet just now."
"Changli, I just went out and heard..." Wan Shufang leaned close to Chen Changli's ear. Worried that there might be ears on the other side of the wall, she lowered her voice and told Chen Changli what she had heard.
The more he listened, the more shocked Chen Changli became. "There is such a thing. If it is true, then the whole family of the county magistrate should be killed."
"Besides, Niu Jinzhi wasn't born fat. Her fat was poisoned. I always feel that this matter is not that simple. Let's go to Niu Jinzhi's place later to take a look."
Hearing this, Chen Changli nodded vigorously, and held Wan Shufang's hand tightly with his warm big hand to keep her warm. In order to conceal their presence, the two quickly extinguished the candle and pretended to rest.
Until late at night, when the entire county magistrate's mansion was plunged into darkness and silence, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang opened their eyes and left the room quietly and silently.
Because they were unfamiliar with the county magistrate's mansion, the two men searched for a long time before they found the study.
"Today we went to the study room in the front yard, which belonged to the county magistrate. So this should be Niu Jinzhi's." Wan Shufang murmured in a low voice and reached out to push open the door.
The county magistrate had only this one daughter, whom he doted on and had high hopes for, so it was not surprising that she built a study. This was also the news she overheard today.
The two of them entered the study in the dark. Under the faint moonlight, Wan Shufang entered the space and took out a bead that could illuminate.
Seeing the scene in the room clearly, she immediately took a breath of cold air: "Why are there so many portraits of men? Could it be that Niu Jinzhi really did that kind of thing?"
There were many portraits of men hanging in the study, and without exception, all of these men looked as handsome as Pan An, or at least handsome.
Wan Shufang walked past the portraits one by one, and when she saw one, she was suddenly stunned.
"Changli, look at this?"
Hearing this, Chen Changli walked over quickly. When he saw the portrait on the wall, his face darkened: "Feng Huairen, it seems that we have to go to the Charity Pavilion tomorrow."
"Well, a portrait of Feng Huairen appeared in the county magistrate's mansion. I don't know if his death is related to Niu Jinzhi..."
Wan Shufang was worried. It was almost dawn and roosters were crowing outside. The two did not dare to stay any longer and hurriedly left the study.
They didn't even sleep. After returning to the room, they just waited quietly. As soon as it was dawn, they went to the Charity Pavilion to find Feng Dashan.
At this moment, Charity Pavilion.
Feng Dashan was very well taken care of, with the attention of Chen Changli and Wan Shufang. The manager even bought him a servant to take care of him personally.
When Wan Shufang arrived, she saw the servant massaging his legs.
"Uncle Feng," Wan Shufang said with a smile. The servant saw the two and quietly retreated. The door of the room was closed again. When no one was around, Wan Shufang continued to speak: "Uncle Feng, do your son Feng Huairen and the county magistrate's daughter know each other?"
"The county magistrate's daughter?"
Old Mr. Feng looked puzzled, and then he quickly remembered the fat figure.
"Miss Niu, Huairen was with her for a few days, but they broke up later. She is the county magistrate's daughter, and her reputation is a big deal. We dare not mention this matter."
If Chen Changli and Wan Shufang were not his benefactors, he would not have said more.
These words shocked Chen Changli and Wan Shufang even more. They looked at each other and both thought that there was something wrong with Niu Jinzhi, but they did not tell Uncle Feng.
He just made a few evasive remarks and stayed with Mr. Feng for a long time before leaving the Charity Pavilion.
Back at the county magistrate's mansion, Wan Shufang took out the hypnotic powder from the space and said with a firm look: "Since we can't find anything, let the culprit speak for himself."
Knowing that she was going to hypnotize Niu Jinzhi, Chen Changli did not stop her. Instead, he went with her, intending to protect her. Late at night, the two of them had just gone out and had not yet reached Niu Jinzhi's room.
However, they unexpectedly saw the county magistrate sneaking out of the house. The two looked at each other and hurriedly followed him.
In a dark alley.
The county magistrate saluted respectfully to the man in black robe opposite him: "Sir, this matter..."
He lowered his voice, and Chen Changli and Wan Shufang did not dare to follow too closely. They only vaguely heard the words "smuggled salt" and "Blackwater Gang".
"Remember the task given by the master."
"Yes, sir, don't worry."
As they spoke, the two people in the alley were about to come out. Seeing this, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang hurriedly dodged and hid in the space.
The man in black robe is a martial artist. If it weren't for the space, I would be discovered by him if I hid somewhere else.
After everyone left, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang appeared. They were in the dark, and both of them looked a little solemn.
"Changli, this county magistrate is probably not just indulging his own daughter."
"I will ask An Yi to investigate the Black Water Gang tomorrow. Let's go back first."
After saying this, he held Wan Shufang's hand tightly as if to comfort her and returned to the county magistrate's mansion. It was only the late night now. Although he was worried about this matter, he had not slept last night and was physically and mentally exhausted, so the two of them still slept today.
The next morning.
Wan Shufang instructed the secret guards to investigate, and she and Chen Changli also investigated secretly.
After checking, they found that the Blackwater Gang really existed. This gang was a local secret organization that specialized in human trafficking and smuggling salt.
But what is strange is that in the past six months, members of the Blackwater Gang have died suddenly one after another. Their deaths were miserable and their bodies turned black, as if they had been poisoned.
"It seems the Blackwater Gang has been investigating this matter, but has found nothing."
After hearing An Yi's words, the room fell into silence. Chen Changli pursed his lips and lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
Things seem to be getting more and more confusing. The government and the gangs are working together, but they have too few people. If they really investigate further, they don't know if they can catch them all in one fell swoop.
If you can't, you'll be in danger...
"An Yi, you go down first and tell everyone not to act rashly."
"Yes, master."
An Yi took the order and left. The two looked at each other in silence and the room became quiet again.
Now that they don't know who is the enemy, they can only choose to stay put.
At night, the two were preparing to go to sleep when a sneaky figure suddenly appeared outside the window. Looking at the shadow, it was easy to tell that it was Niu Jinzhi.
Wan Shufang hushed, signaling Chen Changli to be quiet, and then she secretly hid behind the door. She saw a bamboo stick stretched out of the window and began to blow incense into it.