Even if Shang Jueheng didn't express his anger or doubts about this matter, it wouldn't do any harm to the people behind the scenes, just find another opportunity to do it.

Looking at Hong Lin's pale face, Lin Xi continued to analyze, "You have put too much attention on me, have you ever thought that your thoughts will also make the people below start to shake the absolute balance of business? No prestige? It is impossible for any plan to be perfect. In the final analysis, it is just a cover-up reason. Don’t let superficial things affect your judgment. If you know Xiao Jin, you should know that he is absolutely impossible Assassinate me for Shang Jueheng."

When he said the last sentence, Xiao Jin took a step back in shock.Every word Lin Xi said was in line with everything he knew, and the other party stated the purpose and method of it in an understatement as if he had seen it happen with his own eyes.

At this time, Hong Lin also stared at Xiao Jin with wide eyes, "Yes, I remember that when you were brought to Merchant Fort by the castle owner, you were always reluctant, so the castle owner seldom went to you afterward. I can’t even tell the names of the medicinal materials, so it can be seen that someone gave you something to do, and it’s even possible that you don’t have to do it at all, but just carried the blame for that person! You were able to enter the torture hall unscathed, didn’t it? Hall Master Ming...?!"

"Wait..." Lin Xi pulled Hong Lin's mind back aloud, "Everything we know so far is not enough to explain whether Hall Master Ming has a different intention, maybe this is also a scene that people behind the scenes would like to see, the merchant Cannibalism in the castle is a big show."

Hong Lin was not a yuba-headed man either, he immediately asked Xiao Jin with a sullen face, "Who is the person behind the scenes instigating you? Who is trying to disturb the peace in the merchant fort?!"

He also took a reserved attitude towards Lin Xi's words. Now that his head is clear, he knows that no one can be trusted anymore.

Lin Xi shook her head, "He won't say it. Since he can be chosen to be the one who takes the blame, he must have thought very carefully and has a way out. As long as Xiao Jin clenches his teeth and doesn't open his mouth, then even if I speak today The sky is full of hype, and no one will believe me. Manager Hong will still be vigilant to everyone. Then, the purpose of the person behind it is half the success, so—”

It can be said that the means of the person who manipulated all this is quite clever, and he has taken all possible outcomes into consideration.

Regardless of whether Lin Xi died in the end, regardless of whether Shang Jueheng would doubt Xiao Jin, as long as there is no evidence, all developments will be in his favor.

But, the disadvantage of this plan is also very obvious, that is, Xiao Jin, the central figure, must not go wrong.

As long as there is something wrong with Xiao Jin in this whole plan, everything will become meaningless, so as a key person, Lin Xi must be the most important thing to investigate thoroughly.

Then Lin Xi glanced at Xiao Jin slyly, and said slowly under the extremely nervous gaze of the other party, "Do you think I will spread everything out in front of you for no reason? If I tell you that Xiao Yu is in front of me Do you want to tell the truth more?"

The moment Xiao Jin heard the name, his legs went limp and he fell to the ground. He looked up at Lin Xi's condescending expression with a pale face, and the gaze he was looking at with those slightly squinted eyes seemed to weigh a thousand catties, weighing him down. Can't move at all.

It took him a long time to find his own voice, but it was trembling unbelievably, "You, how do you know... Xiaoyu?"

"Well...why can't I find out what the other party can find out? The key is whether I can think of checking all of your life. There is no perfect plan in the world, there are only breakthroughs that you can't think of."

When Xiao Jin entered the Merchant Fort, someone would definitely check his life and file it for future reference.Naturally, Lin Xi had read this flawless biography, but after reading it once, she threw it aside and asked the shadow guards to go down the mountain to re-examine it. No clues, no matter how small, could be missed.

Sure enough, what the shadow guard found was basically the same as what was said in the archive.Xiao Jin used to be the young master of a rich family, because his father was implicated in a bribery case of a certain prefect.He also has a sister who is three years younger than him, Xiao Yu.It's just that Xiao Yu died because of a fire in his home before the ransacking, and when the body was found, it had already been burned to charcoal.

Later, Xiao Jin became a slave and was taken home by a high official to work as a drudgery, and later sold to the Chu Pavilion.

This past event was exactly the same as what was written in the record, but after careful investigation by the shadow guard, it was discovered that Xiao Jin would go to the local temple to pay homage on the first and fifteenth day of every lunar month.

Rain or shine, there has never been an exception.

There was nothing wrong with the monks in the temple after checking one by one, but one of the shadow guards casually said that there was a nunnery next to the temple.Lin Xi thought about it for a while, and then asked the shadow guard to check the nunnery as well.

This investigation can be regarded as finding out what he wanted. The nunnery took in a disfigured woman a year ago, and the Taoist nun pitied her for this accident at a young age and allowed her to lead her hair to practice in the nunnery.

This disfigured woman was Xiao Jin's own sister who died in the sea of ​​fire, Xiao Yu.Xiao Yu's beauty has long been coveted by others, and they are waiting for them to be taken away when their family is in trouble.

In order to protect his sister, Xiao Jin made such a bad move.Most of the face of the once glamorous and charming woman has turned ugly now, and who would have thought that there is a criminal who is implicated in this dilapidated nunnery?

Xiao Jin has always felt guilty about her disfigured sister. Although Xiao Yu is sensible enough not to bear any grudges, she can hold back her temper and stay in the nunnery for a year.

But he was haunted by the nightmare all the time. His sister should have a charming face and marry a man who treats him sincerely.

So if there is anything that can make Xiao Jin take the blame and refuse to speak, it must be Xiao Yu.

As long as Xiao Yu is in the hands of the other party, then Xiao Jin will never betray the other party. Compared with those cowardly and greedy concubines and concubines, this young master is obviously better in control.

Perhaps it was because of recovering from a serious illness. Just after noon, Lin Xi felt a little tired. He squinted his eyes lazily, and his aura gradually eased, "Even if I ask myself to check the person behind this scene, it would be too much trouble." It’s just a matter of time and energy, but I always like to solve problems in the simplest way. Whether you want to see your sister alive today or let me find an excuse to kill you here depends on your own attitude.”

Having said that, there is no need for Lin Xi to say any more, and Hong Lin is also thinking about the matter thoroughly.Hong Lin didn't believe in Lin Xi, but he didn't believe in Xiao Jin either.

And Xiao Jin can't confirm the safety of his sister now, and he is also caught in a dilemma for a while.

Lin Xi, who seemed to be doing nothing, was not as relaxed as he appeared to be at this time. Today, he had to force Xiao Jin to tell the truth. If he left Yulin Courtyard with other intentions, he might startle the snake.If he still refuses to speak, it can only be a dead end.

Lin Xi planned to use Xiao Jin's hand to find out the person behind the scenes, and win Hong Lin to his side by the way.

But if Xiao Jin refuses to say anything, then he will not only have to spend more time and energy to investigate the traitor, but also have to be on guard against the upright chief executive from making trouble.

It would have been more legitimate for Shang Jueheng to do this matter, at least if these words came from Shang Jueheng's mouth, then Hong Lin would definitely not have any objections.

Lin Xi smiled wryly. The matter of branching out the hall that Shang Jueheng rushed to deal with might not be easy. That person probably wanted Shang Jueheng's life to take over the huge merchant fort by the way.

It can only be said that the deeper the investigation, the more intricate the matter becomes, and the extent of the involvement is shocking.

When the shadow guards took orders at the beginning, they only thought that he wanted to take revenge on those who killed him, but with each order from Lin Xi and deepened, they gradually understood how much happened during Shang Jueheng's absence. misfortune.

Lin Xi's meticulous thinking, deep scheming and his thinking about Shang Jueheng's thoughts have already convinced the shadow guard.

After Lin San left the shadow guard, he never directly participated in Lin Xi's orders. His task has become to take care of his daily life.

When he suddenly heard these things today, there was a strange wave in his heart.

Perhaps, following Lin Xi is not the worst choice.

Time passed bit by bit, and the four people in the room had different thoughts, and they all maintained a silent attitude.

Among them, Xiao Jin's mood was the most complicated. He was not sure whether Xiao Yu was really in Lin Xi's hands, or whether the other party was just trying to trick him.

But if he didn't make a statement, he would have no life to get out alive, let alone let him confirm Xiao Yu's safety.

After struggling again and again, Xiao Jin finally knelt down in front of Lin Xi with a plop, kowtowed twice as if accepting his fate, and said, "I beg Mr. Lin to save my brothers and sisters from the fire and water!"

Having seen Lin Xi's scheming today, I know that there may be a chance of believing in him.

In fact, the words that Xiao Yu was in his hands were not just Lin Xi's random words, and it would not be difficult for the top shadow guards to investigate this matter and create some accidents to rescue people.

I am afraid that Xiao Yu's guards thought she had been burned to death at this time, which is exactly the same as Xiao Jin's way of protecting his sister.

It's a pity that the person was rescued, but he failed to find out the person behind the scenes along this line.After learning that Xiao Yu was burned to death, all the insiders in that yard were silenced, the cruelty of the method is outrageous.

Lin Xi smiled with satisfaction, "Trust me, you will be happy with your choice today."

Then Xiao Jin recounted how he was coerced a few days ago. When Shang Jueheng sent the people from the other courtyard out of the merchant fort for Lin Xi, he was full of joy.

As far as he has no feelings for the Lord of the Shang Castle, it is natural to go as fast as he can now be free.

But at this time, someone came to him with Xiao Yu's personal belongings.

The other party also checked Xiao Jin's details, including his sister who was supposed to be burned to death but lived in the nunnery.

Xiao Jin panicked. He thought he could finally leave Merchant Fort to reunite with his sister but...

Xiao Jin didn't know who the person behind the scenes was. He just sent his subordinates to pass on information to him. What he had to do was simple but very important.

He has arranged everything properly, and those who know the matter have already dealt with it, as long as Xiao Jin takes the blame.

Once Lin Xi died, Shang Jueheng must be in chaos and began to thoroughly investigate the merchant fort.It hasn't been long since he regained control of Merchant Fort, and if it wasn't for the help of a respected and loyal person like Hong Lin, Merchant Fort would have already been in chaos.

But Hong Lin's weakness is also very obvious. His stubborn worldly thinking makes it impossible for him to accept the fact that a man becomes the mistress.

If the relationship between Shang Jueheng and Hong Lin is provoked, then the plan of the person behind the scenes has already succeeded by one-third.

This plan was supposed to be flawless, but it was a pity that he met Lin Xi, a thoughtful and thoughtful person who had become a habit.Xiao Jin doesn't know many things, and the clues he can provide Lin Xi are only a little bit.

But Lin Xi didn't expect Xiao Jin to reveal any earth-shattering secrets, all he needed was for Hong Lin to clearly judge every person with ulterior motives.

The scheming of the person behind the scenes is also unfathomable, even if Xiao Jin really couldn't bear to tell the matter, the fire would not burn him.

Following the clues, everyone would first think that Ming Ze, the head of the punishment hall who had not tortured to extract a confession, was the number one suspicious person.

Even a seasoned person like Hong Lin is not exempt, and Mingze has always been the unlikable type of person in Merchant Fort.

He was always dressed in black, against his long-term stay in the dungeon, so his pale face made people unconsciously panic.

Once this person is wronged, the first thing to do is definitely not to plead, but to kill the person who wronged him.

Fighting starts when there is a disagreement, which perfectly fits the characteristics of the blame man in all novels.

Lin Xi caged the fox fur and connected the clues bit by bit, and the people on the opposite side were even more shocked when they heard it.Hong Lin was about to lift his feet to leave, but was stopped by Lin Xi unhurriedly, "Stop. Where do you want to go? Want to write to Shang Jueheng to tell him that someone in Shangjiabao is trying to harm him? Tell him to hurry up Come back and fall into a trap?"

Hong Lin's upright face was full of entanglements, it was impossible for him to keep silent and let the traitor set up a trap against the castle master when he knew all of this.

But just as Lin Xi said, if the owner of the castle was informed of the changes in Shangshangbao at this time, he would definitely rush back regardless of the danger.

Lin Xi squinted her eyes, propped her forehead like a lazy white fox and smiled lightly, "Although I'm in the light, he's hard to guard against in the dark. But if he turns passive into active, then he still has to follow obediently." I walk."

The conversation with only five people present lasted until the afternoon. There were several shadow guards secretly guarding outside the Yulin courtyard, and some eyeliners couldn't get close even if they wanted to.

From a distance, Xiao Jin could only be seen back to the other courtyard under the pressure of Lin San, looking a little depressed, followed by Hong Lin, who was frowning and wondering what he was thinking.

After Xiao Jin was sent back to another hospital, he was guarded by Lin Xi, and no one could approach without a warrant.

On the other side, after the spies reported what they had seen and heard, the slender man waved his hand to make people leave.

Next to him, a man in a black suit with auspicious clouds and dark patterns cupped his hands and said, "Master, it's a good thing for him not to die. I don't know what he negotiated with that Hong Lin in the afternoon. In the end, even that kid Xiao Jin easily Let it go."

"Oh——" the man called 'Master' just smiled lowly, "He realized that things were not that simple, so he didn't kill Xiao Jin easily. Lin Xi? She's much smarter than I thought, But even if he has doubts, so what? He can’t find me anyway, so let him play for a few more days. It’s a pity that I couldn’t use this incident to stir Hong Lin up.”

"The subordinate will look for another opportunity. Master, do you need me to deal with Xiao Jin?"

The man shook his head, "We still don't know how many shadow guards Lin Xi has that can be mobilized. If he sets up a trap and waits for us to jump in, it will be a big loss. Xiao Jin doesn't know Xiao Yu's death yet." He can't risk his own sister, so don't worry about it for the time being. Besides, Xiao Jin doesn't know anything at all, can Lin Xi trust him?"

The few hall masters with real power in the Merchant Fort can be said to be the best of the best. There are turbulent undercurrents inside the Merchant Fort, but the surface is still calm.Once this delicate balance is broken, it is very likely to face the decentralization and reorganization of power.

Therefore, without the certainty of winning, no one will take action easily.But this does not include Lin Xi. To put it bluntly, he is an outsider, but this outsider may affect Shang Jueheng's thoughts and actions.

Walking on the path covered with cobblestones, the wind blowing on the face brought a bit of biting chill, and Lin Xi shivered unconsciously.Lin San followed behind with his sword in hand, as if he was worried that his thin body would fall down at any time.

Although Lin Xi's body is a little thin, her mind is not thin. She screens and filters all the information back and forth to ensure that there are no mistakes.Then, his steps suddenly paused and he turned around and asked, "When was the last secret letter you received?"

In order to understand the situation and ensure safety, Jueheng kept the secret letters between them, but it would take about three days to send the letters back and forth as quickly as possible.

Lin San lowered his body slightly and replied respectfully, "Yesterday."

Lin Xi thought, the next time I receive a secret letter will be five days later.Not long after Shang Jueheng arrived in Cangzhou, he was obsessed with the affairs there. Although he never mentioned whether the matter was difficult, Lin Xi could also imagine that it was not easy.

"Whose forces in Cangzhou are entrenched nearby?"

Lin San thought for a while before answering, "Fourth Master and Seventh Master have halls near Cangzhou, and the Song family and Chen family who are friends with Shangshangbao are also in the area of ​​Cangzhou."

The Fourth Master and Seventh Master mentioned by Lin San are both Shang Jueheng's uncles. Since Shang Jueheng's father passed away, they have moved out of Shang Jueheng, and their relationship with Shang Jueheng is not very close.Are they the masterminds behind all this, and the positions of the Song family and the Chen family will also have a certain impact on Shang Jueheng's situation...

"Owner!"

Lin San's small exclamation pulled Lin Xi out of his thoughts. He subconsciously licked his dry lips but tasted the smell of rust.This is, overthinking so I didn't realize that I was biting my lower lip hard...

After wiping the blood off her lips with a handkerchief, Lin Xi glanced at Lin San who was hesitant to speak, and said softly, "If you have anything to say, just say it."

"Forgive me for speaking bluntly, the master really doesn't have to worry too much about the castle master's situation. Although the castle master's situation is also not optimistic, the shadow guards following the castle master are naturally nothing to worry about, and the castle master is not at the mercy of others ordinary people."

After listening to Lin San's words, Lin Xi was taken aback for a moment, but suddenly became enlightened.No matter how dangerous Shang Jueheng's situation was, he was still a man of martial arts. On the contrary, he had to be careful at every step. Once the internal balance of Shang Jueheng was lost, he would become the biggest burden.

Lin Xi, who had figured it out, smiled, turned his head mysteriously and said as he walked, "The interior of Merchant Fort is divided into large and small forces, who do you think is the biggest force owner, and who is the best to persuade him to stand on the sidelines?" our side?"

Lin San pondered for a while, and then said cautiously, "The most powerful should be Hua Yusheng, the hall master of Luohuatang who is neutral and unchanged. Hallmaster Hua is naturally loyal to Merchant Fort, but the one who is loyal is not a certain person. One, and the owner of the castle respects him very much. As for the person who is the best to persuade, I dare to think that it is the head of the punishment hall, Ming Ze."

Lin Xi nodded appreciatively, "Your brain seems to be much smarter than those people, maybe everyone will think that Mingze will not accept anyone's solicitation. Among all the hall masters, he is the most difficult to crack A tough bone, but in fact his breakthrough is the biggest."

The sage said: Without desire, you can be strong.It seems that Mingze hid in his torture hall all day long and interrogated all mortals with cold instruments of torture. He didn't even have the slightest human emotion in his eyes, so he was determined to have no desires or desires.

But nothing is absolute—

Before he knew it, Lin Xi walked to the severe and cold execution hall.The two guarding the door didn't know how to react when they saw Lin Xi, and when they were about to go to stop him, Lin San who was behind him had already moved forward quickly and touched their acupoints.

So Lin Xi entered the gate of the execution hall quietly, and walked through the secluded garden, only to see a maid in an elegant white dress smiling and blessing him, "My master heard that the young master is coming, and specially ordered Lan Er Welcome here."

Lin Xi nodded slightly.

He didn't deliberately conceal the matter of his going to the punishment hall from those eyeliners waiting outside the Yulin courtyard, it just so happened that he still needed them to convey this information.

Lin Xi stayed in the execution hall for the whole afternoon, until the sky was getting dark and there were catkin-like snowflakes in the sky.

Mingze personally escorted him out of the gate. Although he had the same dead face as before, he was obviously less stiff. He even called a carriage to take him back to Yulin Courtyard.

Sitting in the carriage, Lin Xi felt that the weather in Merchant Fort was really too cold.Even though the carriage was covered with velvet, it still couldn't resist the chill that seeped in.The poison in his shell has survived quite well, and he doesn't expect it to return to its original level.

Although Mingze's temperament is not humane, if he can grasp his weakness, he is still easy to talk to.Lin Xi guessed that the people behind the scene must not have been fully prepared—if there was, they would have done it long before Shang Jueheng left.

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