Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 32 Those who understand current affairs

The torture chamber was dark and damp. There was a stove in the corner with a branding iron burning red.

The firelight illuminated Gu Jingnian's face, but he could not see the face of the interrogator sitting opposite him. This unequal sight line could add a lot of psychological pressure to the person being interrogated, and then make him confess honestly.

"Tell me, who killed Liu Chuang?"

Gu Jingnian asked back: "What do you think?"

"Liu Chuang was bribed by Gu Jiye to kill you. His death must be related to you. I heard that you have never learned martial arts, and Liu Chuang is a martial arts master. It can be seen that the murderer must be your companion."

"Okay, I admit it." Gu Jingnian said, "Pei Nian."

The interrogator who was trapped in the darkness opposite him froze, as if he had not expected Gu Jingnian to confess so easily. He didn't know what to say for a moment.

Gu Jingnian added: "Whether you are fighting for peace or military power, if you want to deal with the Gu family, you might as well cooperate with me instead of Gu Jiye. I was the one who went to explore Wanchun Palace, and I can prove that Gu Beiming is guilty better than that idiot."

This unexpected initiative silenced the interrogator in the dark again. He stood up and walked out, making a gesture to the officer who was preparing to torture him to stop.

After a while, Xie Ding walked in.

"Let's go, Tisi wants to see you."

The shackles on Gu Jingnian's hands and feet were opened. He walked through the dark corridor and gradually entered the brightly lit office.

I saw a man sitting behind a desk, looking majestic without even getting angry. The lion-like figure embroidered on his brocade robe showed his identity as the Commissioner of Kaiping Division.

It was the first time the two met, and Gu Jingnian couldn't help but look at him carefully.

"Liu Jikun means 'rectifying the rules and order, and clearing up the world.'" Liu Jikun said, "Are you Gu Beiming's illegitimate son?"

"Yes, I don't have a good name like Liu Tisi."

Liu Jikun asked: "Didn't your father give you one?"

"Born by captives, the remnants of South Vietnam are of no use."

"It seems that the Gu family is not kind to you?"

"Yes."

"I heard that you were injured by leeches in the pharmacy, but it doesn't look like it."

"No, Pei Nian just detained me on purpose." Gu Jingnian said straight to the point: "I can help Liu Tisi deal with the Gu family, but there is a condition, I can't implicate my daughter who has already married out."

"The laws of the court do not allow you to bargain!" Liu Jikun scolded sternly.

Xie Ding stepped forward and reminded: "Gu Beiming committed the crime of treason. If the clan members want to be exempted from the crime, they must make a report on him."

One of these two people plays the good cop and the other plays the bad cop. They just take advantage of the fact that Gu Jing is young and inexperienced and use official language to control him.

Gu Jingnian didn't fall for it and said, "I don't care about the law or rules. If you agree to the conditions, I will give you evidence that Gu Beiming is plotting treason. If you don't agree, you can continue to investigate from Liu Chuang's death and see how long it will take to turn a case of servant murder into a major case of treason."

The majestic Liu Jikun and Xie Ding both frowned.

Liu Jikun lowered his head and looked at the various testimonies recorded in the files. Although Zong Huan and Gu Jiye were very cooperative, all the mother and son could give him were some small things in the family, which were enough to deal with others. But Pei Nian was the daughter of the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple after all. It was a barely done thing to punish her for a few rumors. After the fight with Pei Wugui, Min Yuanxiu would surely rush back after hearing the news.

In comparison, Gu Jingnian, the illegitimate son, is much more useful, and putting forward conditions is not a bad thing but a good thing.

"I can promise you, but you have to convince Lu Yanning that it won't get in the way."

"it is good."

Seeing Gu Jingnian being so straightforward, Liu Jikun felt a little apprehensive and asked, "Those are your biological father and family. Can you be so cruel to them?"

"They will only be my family if they regard me as their own." Gu Jingnian said, "It is better for me to take the initiative to help you than for Gu Jiye to be used without knowing it."

"You are a wise man. If you do a good job, I will let you change your identity and work in Kaiping Division after the matter is completed."

"Shetis."

"Don't be in a hurry to thank me." Liu Jikun said calmly: "You have to be useful first."

Xie Ding said: "Tell me, how much can you confess about Gu Beiming?"

Gu Jingnian said, "First, we have to overturn the results we found in Wanchun Palace. The mastermind was not Liu Heng or Cui Hao, but Gu Jizu. He had a broken leg and was dissatisfied with the court. He wanted to use leeches to make medicine and take the opportunity to assassinate Your Majesty. So, he asked his family to bring back leeches from Yong State and gave them to Liu Heng to make medicine. He used the old relationship between Gu Beiming and Cui Hao to bribe him. The silver-armored guards were transferred from the Xiaoyi Army."

"Go on." Liu Jikun was very satisfied with this conclusion.

"Lu Yanning was not aware of Gu Jizu's plot, so he tried his best to protect the emperor in Xijiao. But he also sensed something was wrong, so he went to Wanchun Palace to inquire. Gu Jizu knew about this, so he asked me to set up a trap."

"you?"

"Since the Commissioner will give me a new identity, why should I hesitate to sacrifice myself to the Gu family?" Gu Jingnian said, "I have a close relationship with Pei Nian, the detective of Kaiping Division, and I called off her marriage with the Marquis' Mansion. When I learned that the Gu family's secret was about to be revealed, I planned with her to lead Lu Yanning to see the so-called 'truth', and she led Lu Yanning to bring in the Third Prince as a witness, and I killed Liu Heng and Cui Hao to silence them and remove the Gu family from this matter."

"Yes, what about the snake heart?"

"I'll leave it to Gu Jizu."

At this point, Xie Ding was finally confused and asked, "Wait, is what you said true? Did you hand the Heart of the Snake over to Gu Jizu?"

"Yes." Gu Jingnian seemed to smile, "He ate it and grew a pair of legs."

Xie Ding couldn't tell whether he was telling the truth or not, so he glared at him fiercely.

Liu Jikun could hear sarcasm and hatred in this sentence. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "You have sorted out the facts very clearly. Let's verify it accordingly."

It can be seen that Liu Jikun's mind was as clear as a mirror, and he knew that the Viper Heart had not fallen into Gu Jizu's hands.

Gu Jingnian couldn't help but wonder whether this Kaiping Division Chief knew some details, such as the whereabouts of Liu Heng.

"I'm asking you," Xie Ding said, "How are you going to verify this?!"

"Let me meet Gu Jiye first, and I will ask him to give the testimony you need."

————————Gu Jiye was not detained, but was placed as a witness in the small courtyard of the yamen where Gu Jingnian had lived last time.

Even though such a big thing had happened, he was still able to sleep. He was suddenly awakened by hearing two screams outside, and then the door was pushed open.

"Who?!"

"I."

The moonlight illuminated the tall and elegant figure outside the door. Gu Jiye quickly recognized it as Gu Jingnian, and a layer of gloom suddenly rose in his heart.

He didn't want to admit it, but he knew in his heart that the reason he bribed Liu Chuang to kill someone was because he was a little jealous of this bastard.

Jealous that this bastard clearly has nothing to gain, yet he remains calm and composed; no matter how useless he was in the past, he is able to preserve his family business at the critical moment; and he is also valued by Gu Caiwei, Wang Qinghe, Shen Jichi and others, while they have always looked down on him.

"Jingnian?" Gu Jiye pretended to be surprised and asked, "Why are you here? You didn't come in to kill people..."

"Snapped!"

Before he could finish his words, Gu Jingnian slapped him hard in the face.

Gu Jiye was still pretending when he felt a sharp pain on his right cheek, which was numbed by the beating. Before he could react, he was hit again on his left cheek, which instantly became swollen.

"You! Bastard!"

There was no need to pretend to be brotherly. Gu Jiye became furious and stood up to hit Gu Jingnian.

He had been taught by masters and practiced with martial arts masters since he was a child. Regardless of whether he studied hard or not, Gu Jingnian was kicked out several times when he peeked at him practicing martial arts. There must be a huge gap in martial arts skills between the two.

However, before he could touch Gu Jingnian, two hooks rushed in from outside the door and grabbed him.

"Bastard! You?"

"Swear again."

Gu Jingnian slapped him twice with his backhand.

This made Gu Jiye dazed, his face numb with pain, and his confusion about the situation made him stunned.

"You...how..."

“If I hadn’t asked Pei Nian to help calm the situation, the Gu family would have been killed by you!”

"What?" Gu Jiye became more and more confused.

Gu Jingnian threw a file at his head and scolded him, "Fool, you hired someone to kill me, and you exposed my relationship with Pei Nian to the Kaiping Division. Do you think you are smart? Well, sell me out, and see who will work for my elder brother again. Those things can't be covered up one by one, and the worst that can happen is that we will die together!"

"You, you, you...what do you mean? What does this have to do with my elder brother?"

"Ah."

Gu Jingnian sneered, leaned close to Gu Jiye's ear, and whispered, "Who do you think is the mastermind behind the assassination in Xijiao and the medicine making in Wanchun Palace? Who have I been working for?"

In an instant, Gu Jiye's pupils dilated and an idea popped up in his mind, which scared him so much that he shuddered and almost peed.

"No, no way? It can't be the eldest brother?"

Gu Jingnian laughed again.

Seeing this smile, Gu Jiye was struck by lightning and finally understood everything.

It turns out that the Gu family was not wronged. The disabled Gu Jizu who lived in seclusion in a deep courtyard all day long was the real traitor.

No wonder Gu Jizu always protects Gu Jingnian, but in fact he is controlling this bastard to do things.

"Jingnian, I was wrong." Gu Jiye's voice was a little hoarse. He carefully reached out and pulled Gu Jingnian's collar, saying, "I was confused. I didn't know before. How could my elder brother... We are a family. What should we do now? Can we still keep it a secret?"

The more he spoke, the more frightened he became, and his voice gradually began to tear up.

"Jingnian, please don't be silent. I...I will listen to you from now on. You are my brother. How can you hide such a big thing from me? I only told Xie Jishi about your situation. Is it too late to shut him up?"

Finally, Gu Jingnian spoke again and patted Gu Jiye's face gently.

"Guess why I'm telling you this? If something goes wrong, someone in the family has to take responsibility."

"Don't."

Gu Jiye felt a chill on his back, but felt a warmth in his crotch.

Tears rolled down his face uncontrollably, and he clutched Gu Jingnian's collar tightly, not daring to let go.

"Please, we are blood relatives, I will give you whatever you want. Since you can come here, Pei Nian must be very powerful, it's not difficult to protect me. Liu Chuang was killed by Cui'er, and the other things... let's push someone else to take care of the other things, let Lao Ba take care of it? Anyway, his brain is broken, and it's painful for him to live. What else do you want? I will give it to you, and then I know how powerful you are. The Gu family is grateful to you, I was really confused before."

After begging for a long time, Gu Jiye cried until he couldn't breathe.

"Shut up." Gu Jingnian said, "Just tell me who you reported me to and how much evidence you gave. Pei Nian and I will solve it. If we can't solve it, you can wait to die."

"Yes Yes……"

After a while, Gu Jingnian left and the door was closed and locked again.

Xie Ding listened to the conversation between the two brothers from beginning to end and reported it to Liu Jikun truthfully.

"As a result, Gu Jiye firmly believed that Gu Jizu was the mastermind behind the incident, and he became a witness who could incriminate the Gu family."

"good."

Liu Jikun nodded in agreement and was pleasantly surprised by Gu Jingnian's active cooperation.

He needed a villain who was capable and willing to deal with the Gu family...

(End of this chapter)