Chapter 431 Spring Plate Gourd Chicken (6)

"He was hung to the beam," Master Xing said after being silent for a long time, "but it can't be considered forced, because he didn't struggle at all. Although his eyes turned red before he died, he didn't say anything. Those who volunteered to be hanged.”

Master Xing's statement is consistent with the autopsy results of Manager Mao.

Lin Fei nodded and asked Master Xing: "Did you see clearly the person who went to look for him that night?"

Master Xing shook his head: "His face is covered!"

Lin Fei frowned slightly.

Master Xing added: "Although his face is covered, you can see that the man is wearing a sword, which is indistinguishable from the one worn by people in the yamen. It seems to be the standard sword issued by the imperial court."

This sentence does have some meaning. The implication is that the person who killed Mao in charge seemed to be a member of the government.

Although what he said made some sense, it was not surprising to think that Manager Mao was involved in it.

Lin Fei didn't mention Manager Mao again. Whether Feng Tong or Mao Guanshi, they are just pawns in the whole game that can be discarded at any time.

He looked at Mr. Did you follow him to Xianyang?"

Even though he had been following Master Xing that day and sent someone to stop him in advance, it was true that Master Xing intended to cause harm and murder.

Master Xing had already known about the death of a Dali Temple coachman in the Xianyang incident. When Lin Fei mentioned it, his lips moved and his face turned pale. After being silent for a long time, he nodded in agreement. , but subconsciously defended: "Yes, but those people didn't respond after that. I asked again. The person who set fire to the coachman in Xianyang County Government should not be the person I was looking for..."

Although they were words of defense, they were also true. Lin Fei did not interrupt his defense, but Master Xing's voice became lower and lower as he spoke, and in the end he could no longer speak. He was not confident enough and had nothing to say.

"The person you are looking for was stopped by my people." In response, Lin Fei glanced at Master Xing and said, "If I didn't stop him, those people's purpose would also be to go to Xianyang to kill people, which is the same as the murderer's purpose. "

Master Xing had a pale face and said nothing.

Lin Fei looked at Master Xing in front of him: Mrs. Lu's life was full of troubles, which indirectly contributed to Master Xing's obsession with revenge.

It was a fact that he intended to kill innocent people in the Xianyang incident, but he failed because of his lack of strength and his obstruction, not because he didn't want to.

Master Xing cannot escape the crime of attempted murder. After Lin Fei lowered his eyes and was silent for a long time, he asked Master Xing again: "Where did Master Xing find this desperado? If it is just an ordinary killing, taking people's money, and eliminating disasters, there is no need to be captured once He will commit suicide immediately."

Therefore, the desperadoes that Master Xing found were not ordinary murderers for the purpose of making money and business, but more like those who died with a mission in mind.

When Master Xing heard this, he raised his eyes and glanced at him with a subtle expression.

This strange look was not missed by Lin Fei, who was paying attention to the expression on his face. When he saw the look in Master Xing's face, his heart moved slightly. Before Lin Fei could say anything, Master Xing in the other room spoke. .

"Lin Shaoqing doesn't know?" Master Xing asked him

Lin Fei frowned: Should he know?

When Master Xing saw that he was silent, he thought for a while and said, "The Duke of Guo is with Master Chang and the others, right? He is also the owner who took a stake behind Zhaixing Tower."

When these words fell into Lin Fei's ears, they exploded like thunder on the ground. Many thoughts flashed through his mind. Before he could find the thread in the chaotic twine, Master Xing's voice rang again in his ears. .

"Lin Shaoqing must have investigated the process of my entry into the mansion," Master Xing said, "I originally wanted to join the Qianzhiwei public kitchen as a chef. My original intention was just to find a place to stay, but I ended up halfway there. Dao suddenly changed his mind and came to the Hou Mansion."

Of course, Lin Fei already knew this, because Master Xing's sudden change of mind was a bit strange, so Lin Fei had been eyeing Master Xing since he first entered the mansion.

Later, Mrs. Lu came to Beijing and watched Master Xing and Mrs. Lu and their group "recognize" each other. It seemed that the reason why Master Xing insisted on coming to the Hou Mansion could be explained, but... it was still a bit far-fetched.

If Master Xing wants to meet Mrs. Lu, why must he choose the Marquis Mansion? What's more, there is a young minister from Dali Temple in the Hou Mansion. For people like Master Xing who want to do something, they should avoid Lin Fei.

"I met Mr. Chang on the way," Master Xing said. "Sir Chang showed me the way to the Hou Mansion. Mrs. Dao Hou liked that dish, and she had an old relationship with my mother."

Lin Fei's calm brows were filled with storm. Hearing this, he spoke in a deep voice: "Did he already know that you had the same identity as Mrs. Lu and others?"

Master Xing nodded, then twitched the corner of his mouth and laughed at himself: "I resent those people back then. What's hateful is that I couldn't find the truth about those years by myself. In the end, I still have to rely on the power of those people back then to get revenge."

"Master Chang said that the two elders suffered an unreasonable disaster back then. The common man was not guilty, but he was guilty of having the jade." Master Xing said lightly, with a little ridicule in his tone. "He said that something happened to the two elders and they were killed by a gangster and a butcher. The gangster Not long after he took the silver coins away, he lost contact with her, and they have been looking for the whereabouts of the silver coins."

Lin Fei nodded and looked at Master Xing again: "What else did he say? How could he let you stay in the Hou Mansion willingly and believe that he would not do anything to you?"

As far as Master Xing is concerned, because of the matter of Lu's father and Lu's mother, he must not trust anyone in the officialdom, whether it is Mr. Chang or the Lin family.

Routine must have said something else to make Master Xing willing to stay.

Master Xing glanced at Lin Fei and said: "What he said about the emperor of our country must be difficult for me to understand. This is true. I haven't even avenged my family, so how can I have the strength to take care of my country?" Something about the emperor?" Master Xing lowered his eyelids when he said this, "He said that the two elders were killed by a gangster and a butcher. The butcher is dead, and the gangster was also killed forty years ago. In this way, my enemy will Only the person behind the butcher and gangsters who ordered the murder of the two elders is left."

These words touched Master Xing's heart. At that time, he asked Chang Shi who was behind what happened that year.

When Lin Fei heard this, he asked Master Xing: "Can Master Chang give you an answer?"

Master Xing shook his head: "He said that the forces behind such things are complicated and not something that a commoner like me can provoke. Let me live in peace for the time being and not cause trouble. When the time is right, it is not impossible to take revenge."

When Lin Fei heard this, he took a deep breath and asked Master Xing: "What happens next?"

Master Xing said: "I was not willing to get this answer, so I thought about it and asked Chang Shi another question. Who was the person who robbed and killed the gangsters back then?"

Lin Fei followed Master Xing's words and asked, "What did Mr. Chang say?"

Master Xing said: "Chang Shi probably also knew that I would not live in peace without letting me know some inside information, so he vaguely said that those people who were robbing and killing gangsters were in Chang'an City now, and told me not to act rashly. This answer is the same as What the city magistrate Feng Tong said to me when he was drunk a few days ago was completely consistent with what he said to me, which also convinced me that Liu Sanqing and his party were the ones who robbed and killed the gangsters back then. After that, I kept an eye on these people, because Liu Sanqing and his party were not there In the city, I went to keep an eye on Manager Mao. Lin Shaoqing, you also know what happened next." At this point, Master Xing paused and then said, "That day I heard that the two prime ministers of Dali Temple went to Xianyang to check old things. I then went to find the contact person left behind by Chang Shi and explained the matter. The contact person..."

"What did the contact person say?" Lin Fei asked Master Xing.

Master Xing lowered his head, not looking at Lin Fei, but looking down at his toes, his voice a little muffled: "They said this... then there is no other way but to get rid of those people."

Therefore, even if the desperadoes were not Master Xing's, he was the one who informed them and knew that they were going to rob and kill Liu Yuan, Bai Zhu and his party, but they did not stop them.

In his heart, he also wanted to kill Liu Yuan, Bai Zhu and his entourage who were trying to expose the old events in Xianyang.

Lin Fei lowered his eyelids to hide the coldness in his eyes: he was once a victim, but now he has become a perpetrator.

Master Xing did not dare to raise his head and look into Lin Fei's eyes. He still had some conscience left and felt guilty about this matter, but it did not stop him from doing these things.

"The two elders were innocent back then. Those thirty boxes of silver were very hot. They didn't touch a penny and they didn't do anything wrong but they suffered misfortune." Master Xing lowered his head and murmured, as if trying to convince himself, "There are some things in this world. If you want to achieve success, you have to sacrifice some innocent people. The two elders were innocent people back then, and those people in Dali Temple will inevitably become innocent people. I will repay what I owe to that coachman in the next life..."

Lin Fei looked at Master Xing who was mumbling his defense, and swallowed back the words he originally wanted to say: Master Xing still doesn't feel that killing innocent people is wrong. As for the so-called retribution in the next life, it is just an excuse for so many hypocritical and cowardly people! It’s hard to say whether this illusory afterlife will exist. Some people just think that there is no such thing, so they say "I will repay you in the next life." For them, it is just a casual promise that may not necessarily be kept. If people in the world really see the real afterlife, they dare to say "I will repay you in the next life." I'm afraid the number of people who "repay" will be reduced by 70% to 80%.

Just like when evil people do evil, they shout and swear to gods, but they feel deep down in their hearts that there is no god, so they dare to keep swearing. If they really see gods and know that there will be retribution, how many people are left who dare to shout and swear?

Without any further persuasion, Lin Fei looked at Master Xing and continued to ask: "When the butcher killed someone, Lu's father and mother were the victims, and Emperor Jing who was implicated in it also died long ago. Those forces were afraid that this matter would be exposed. Not surprising, you and Mrs. Lu have nothing to do with these forces, so why are you so afraid of this matter being exposed?"