Xuanxia

Chapter 599 Lao Wang
The defenders' convoy slowly arrived at Anyue City.

Along the way, Fu Qingzhou pricked up his ears and listened carefully, but he did not hear the people in the convoy discuss anything valuable. It seemed that everyone was very tired. They rarely even talked to each other. Most of the time they were just silent and breathing heavily.

The convoy arrived at Anyue City, but did not enter the city. Instead, it went around the official road outside the city wall, turned to the outskirts of the city, and turned into a mountain road that was not steep but very rugged.

The stones thrown by the collapsed wheels hit Fu Qingzhou, and the conversation between several defenders came into his ears.

"The road to Yizhuang is getting worse and worse." Someone murmured in dissatisfaction.

Another person sighed, "What should we do? Too many people have died recently, and the road is getting worse and worse. Our government doesn't have the money to repair the road anymore."

"I really don't know when this epidemic will end." Someone else sighed, "Xiaojiu's entire team has been infected. I don't know how many more people will be infected next. We have more and more work to do..."

This is the way to Yizhuang.

Fu Qingzhou didn't find it strange. Where else could they go if they were pulling the coffin but not to the funeral home?
Soon, the speed of the convoy gradually slowed down, and he no longer climbed under the car. Instead, before the convoy stopped completely, he slid out like a breeze and quietly disappeared into the bushes nearby.

The convoy stopped, and in front of them was a dilapidated charity cemetery and a wasteland full of graves.

"Lao Wang! Lao Wang!"

The defending general Chi Tiancong jumped off the carriage and started shouting at the top of his voice.

Soon, a lame old man walked out of the cemetery. When he saw the four coffins, his face turned bitter: "Why are there more? You can afford such good coffins, why do you bring them to the cemetery?"

"Rich."

Chi Tiancong smiled at the lame old Wang, took out a few silver coins and stuffed them into his hands: "Don't ask so many questions, just bury him."

With the silver in his hand, Lao Wang's bitter face immediately blossomed into a chrysanthemum-like smile: "Yes, yes, leave it to me. I'll trouble you to carry the coffin down, and I'll take care of the rest."

The guards began to carry the coffin with great effort. Lao Wang also turned back and entered the charity cemetery, dragging out a shovel.

"and many more."

But Chi Tiancong stopped him when he was about to dig a hole: "Come here, I have something to say."

After that, he turned around and waved to his men, "After carrying the coffin, you go down the mountain first and wait for a while at the foot of the mountain."

The defenders responded sparsely and weakly.

Fu Qingzhou narrowed his eyes.

What secrets do a garrison commander have to exchange with the old man guarding the charity cemetery?

On the other side, a dozen guards quickly placed all four coffins on the ground, and then drove the carriages back the way they came as ordered.

As for Chi Tiancong, he walked a few steps with Old Wang and came to a more remote corner behind the charity cemetery.

"What's wrong, General Chi?"

Lao Wang looked confused: "Is there anything I need to explain?"

"Let me ask you." Chi Tiancong's expression became serious: "Did you tamper with the corpse?"

Lao Wang was surprised: "General Chi, what are you talking about?"

"Don't think this general is easy to fool."

Chi Tiancong sneered: "Not long ago, many people died among the small group of refugees in the north, and a few monks appeared to save them. They also found someone to buy coffins and sent them to the charity cemetery... the same rice shop, the same funeral shop, do you want me to continue?"

Fu Qingzhou, who was hiding in the dark, raised his eyebrows slightly.

interesting……

Did General Chi Tiancong also discover the clues?

The rice shop, the coffin shop, and the charity cemetery, as many as three places with problems?
Facing Chi Tiancong's questioning, the lame old Wang just smiled awkwardly: "General, I really don't know what you are talking about..." "Stop playing dumb."

Chi Tiancong said coldly: "The prefect gave you a job that provided you with plenty of food and drink, and this general even gave you a lot of salary every month. You did something that was not good for the prefect and this general. Can you live with your conscience?"

Seeing that Lao Wang hadn't spoken for a long time, he became even more stern: "I don't know how this epidemic came about, but I can see clearly that those monks took this opportunity to fake miracles, preach to gain trust, and make a lot of money!"

"What miracle? Manna?"

He sneered, "They just secretly used the rice shop to send the prescription into the city, and then used the coffins to send the medicine to the refugee camp! As for you, Lao Wang... I don't know what you did to the bodies of those poor people, but I saw clearly that those bodies were moved! When these bodies were sent to the coffins, the monks stuffed things into them!"

"And you. Last time, I was hiding nearby and saw it clearly. Before burying the body, you secretly took out the things hidden in the corpse and hid them on yourself!"

Chi Tiancong took a step forward, forcing the old man to retreat, and said coldly: "Old Wang, tell the truth... In view of our past friendship, this general can protect you!"

"..."

Lao Wang lowered his head, his body trembling slightly.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly said, "General Chi... you said that the prefect gave me a job that I don't have to worry about, and you also give a lot of salary to my Wang family every month... Tell me, why is this? Why do you do this?"

Chi Tiancong's eyebrows jumped, and he whispered: "It's because your son Wang Zhao was injured while protecting me when he was fighting against bandits a few years ago..."

"Yeah, he's injured."

Lao Wang suddenly raised his head, his eyes turned bloodshot, and his voice suddenly rose: "He's injured! He couldn't get out of bed for years, General Chi! He needed people to take care of his excrement and urine! What about you? You made great contributions and became a general, but Zhao'er, he can't even get out of bed!"

A deep sense of guilt flashed across Chi Tiancong's eyes, and he was speechless for a moment.

"Now...now, they said they can help me cure Zhao'er!"

Lao Wang was shocked and said: "Why shouldn't I help them!"

Chi Tiancong had a complicated expression and gritted his teeth and said, "They said it, and you believe it?"

"Heh, heh heh..."

Lao Wang sneered, "At least they said it! What about you? Apart from asking Divine Doctor Liang to come and have a look at him at the beginning, what happened afterwards? Didn't you just complain that Divine Doctor Liang's consultation fee was too high? In the past few years, you have come to see Zhao'er several times! At least they are willing to promise to cure Zhao'er!"

Chi Tiancong sighed deeply.

"Forget it, Lao Wang, there is no point in talking about this anymore."

He shook his head and said, "Come with me. If you have anything to say, we can talk to Prefect Yang."

After saying that, he reached out and wanted to catch Lao Wang.

Old Wang took another step back and laughed creepily: "General Chi, General Chi, you are so naive. Don't you think about who sent you to carry the coffins? Now that the epidemic is rampant and the price of rice is rising, the whole city is controlling the release of rice from the warehouse. How did you send so much raw rice to the refugee camp in truckloads?"

Chi Tiancong's hands froze and his face showed shock.

"Yang, Magistrate Yang?!" he blurted out.

"You know, it's not too late."

Lao Wang said hoarsely: "But now that you know so much... don't even think about leaving here again."

The moment he finished speaking, a dagger slipped out of his sleeve and stabbed at Chi Tiancong fiercely!

Chi Tiancong was startled and grabbed Lao Wang's wrist effortlessly.

"What are you doing... ugh!"

He had only opened his mouth halfway to ask the question in a cold voice when he saw an astonishing aura and strength suddenly burst out from Lao Wang's body. The whole person was like a ferocious beast, and the muscles on his arms bulged!
Chi Tiancong had no time to react. The surging force shook his hands away and the dagger stabbed into his chest and abdomen like lightning!
(End of this chapter)