Be a master through ancient times

"My lord, that's all the villain knows, I dare not hide a word." Zhou Qing said.

"Your confession is very happy, but I have a question. Is what you said true or false?" Mr. Fan's concerns are not unreasonable. The prisoner's defection is too fast, which inevitably makes people suspicious.

Zhou Qing smiled wryly: "My lord, you don't have to worry about this. People who are about to die say good things. In fact, I have been prepared to be caught in my heart all these years. I have lived enough of living incognito. Now my identity has been exposed. , I will die anyway, so why add more pain?" Moreover, he recently discovered a shocking secret, and he really doesn't want to continue.

Chu Ci said: "Listening to your conversation, I have also read books, why are you willing to become someone else's running dog, without any strength of character?"

"A knife on Sezi's head." Zhou Qing didn't talk much, just shook his head and read this sentence, then lowered his head in a lonely expression.Chu Ci also sighed, based on previous investigations, Zhou Qing was originally a scholar with a bright future, but it was a pity that he made a wrong step, and now he can't blame others for this situation.

"Even though you speak so earnestly, I still have some doubts. The people you confessed to me are well-known people in Nanfu Province. If you accidentally hurt innocent people because of you, how can I explain to the court?" Mr. Fan After opening his mouth, he still didn't quite believe Zhou Qing.

"I swear, my villain, what I said is absolutely true, if there is any falsehood, there will be a thunderbolt." Zhou Qing raised his head fiercely, and swore a poisonous oath.

"Why do you have to make such a poisonous oath? Instead of doing this, it is better to submit a nomination certificate. If it is more helpful to the case, maybe the government will not embarrass your family for the sake of your confession. For example, with you Where is the person who is also on the notice hiding now?" Chu Ci was short of telling him clearly.

Zhou Qing lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said: "My lord, do you want to know the whereabouts of Jia Kun? This person's whereabouts are strange, and he doesn't communicate with us often. I only know a few places. If you still can't find him, there is nothing you can do." gone."

After speaking, he wrote down those places on the paper.

Before Zhou Qing was detained, Chu Ci walked over and squatted beside him and whispered a few words. Zhou Qing was a little surprised, but still took out something from his body and handed it to him.

Master Fan was looking down at the place written by Zhou Qing at this moment, and didn't notice the conversation between them.After he sent someone to take Zhou Qing down, he called Chu Ci to him.

"Master Chu, where do you think we should find someone first?" Master Fan asked.

"In the opinion of the lower officials, we should send Yamen to various places at the same time. This person is very cunning, and he should set up hidden stakes at his foothold. If he is not caught the first time, he will be caught later. The chances are slim. And according to Zhou Qing, Jia Kun gave him the medicinal powder used to change his appearance. I suggest that when the Yacha arrests people, they should not let anyone go, and they must be brought back for careful identification before release." Chu Ci said.

"Just do as you say." Master Fan nodded, fully approving Chu Ci's ability in his heart. "However, those people he just said..."

Mr. Fan was a little conflicted. The confessions made by Zhou Qing were all well-known people in Nanfu Province, and even people in the government.The only good thing is that the officials involved are no more than seventh-rank, and they are not in important positions. Otherwise, if it is as predicted by Chu Ci, the consequences may be disastrous.

"Everything is still unclear, so don't trust his words. Furthermore, if you catch a thief and take the stolen goods, your lord can send someone to secretly search for the evidence. It won't be too late to arrest people after the results are obtained."

Fan Daren said: "I think so too. Before the case is clear, this list cannot be leaked."

"My lord, you can rest assured that Chu will keep his mouth shut and will never reveal any news." Chu Ci assured him.

After saying goodbye to Master Fan, Chu Ci came to his bedroom.Chang Xiao was sitting at the table doing homework, when he saw Chu Ci came back, he immediately stepped forward and poured him a cup of tea.

"Master, why are you back now? Could it be that we can go back to Zhangzhou?" Chang Xiao's eyes were full of anticipation. It has been more than half a month since he followed the master to the provincial capital. He really missed Ming An and Da. Brother Hu, I really miss the days when they were together.

"Wait a few more days, it should be soon." Chu Ci picked up the cup and drank it down. "Today, you go out to find Ah Tie and the others. Go around and find out about Jia Kun's past. Don't let go of any information."

"Master, I understand, this is the real story in the details, right?"

"A child can be taught!" Chu Ci gave a thumbs up in satisfaction.

In the afternoon, in the post house.

"Master, I found out clearly. That Jia Kun... By the way, it is said that he is still very afraid of chickens." Chang Xiao covered his mouth and laughed.

"Afraid of chickens?" Chu Ci raised his eyebrows. It's not difficult to be afraid of anything. How could he be afraid of chickens?

"Yes, I'm afraid of chickens. This is what one of his former playmates said. It seems that Jia Kun used to catch chickens and was pecked, which caused him to break out in cold sweat when he saw the fluffy chickens. It means he has grown up. I didn't dare to touch it after that." Chang Xiao still found it funny.

"This is once bitten by a snake and afraid of well ropes for ten years." Chu Ci thought, his eyes thoughtful.

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After all, Zhou Qing and Jia Kun had worked together for many years, and they really knew him very well. The navy sent men and horses to divide them into several groups, and they caught him at one of the places Zhou Qing marked out.

After Jia Kun was arrested, he remained silent all the time. Even if Mr. Fan sentenced him to death, he didn't pry his mouth open.According to Zhou Qing's account, Jia Kun is very trusted by his superiors. The person he is in charge of contacting is much higher status than the person in charge of Zhou Qing. If he can't be asked, the clue will be cut off.If you can't catch them all in one go, you will startle the snake, and I'm afraid you won't be able to catch them again in the future.

"Jia Kun, I will ask you one last time. Are you going to say it or not? If you don't speak again, don't blame me for being cruel!" Mr. Fan's face was gloomy. The water bandit case was so simple, he had paid it to the marshal half a month ago, and asked him to think about it.Hearing that the marshal has sent an urgent letter to Beijing, the imperial envoy will arrive soon, so he must act quickly.

"Officer dog, kill him if you want!" Jia Kun gave Master Fan a contemptuous look, his appearance of not paying attention to him at all angered Master Fan, and he pointed out with trembling fingers, "Quick, quick, put the torture instrument Bring them all up for me, I want to see how hard his mouth is!"

Before anyone could go out, another person came in through the door, "My lord, please see Chu Tixue, do you see?"

"Come in quickly!"

Mr. Fan suddenly felt like he had found a treasure. Chu Ci was eloquent, and he would definitely make the thief speak clearly.

"I've seen Mr. Fan, and I heard that Jia Kun has been caught, so I'm here to watch the case." Chu Ci stepped forward and saluted, then shifted his gaze to Jia Kun who was kneeling on the ground.

"He came at the right time. This person is very stubborn. At first glance, he looks like the kind who doesn't cry when he sees the coffin. This officer is about to punish him, so that he knows what will happen if he doesn't report it."

"Lord Fan, this is the reason why the next official came. Why don't you let me persuade him first, so as not to pollute your land and your eyes by torture."

"Since you said so, let me let you have a try and give you time to have a cup of tea. If the officer is still so stubborn after I come back, it will be useless for anyone to say!"

After Master Fan left, Jia Kun still didn't say a word.Chu Ci smiled, took something from Chang Xiao's hand behind him, suddenly squatted down, and placed it in front of Jia Kun. eccentric.

"What do you mean by that?"

In front of him was a bright yellow fluffy chick, standing in the palm of Chu Ci and screaming "Jiu Jiu", its small Dou Da eyes were full of panic.

After carefully observing his expression, Chu Ci withdrew his hand nonchalantly: "It's nothing, I just want to tell you that if you are still stubborn, you won't be able to eat such delicious chicken in the future."

Jia Kun pursed his lips, tilted his head and looked at Chu Ci: "Do you think I'll tell you if one of you sings the red face and the other sings the bad face?"

Chu Ci didn't answer, but looked at him with an inquiring look, and his eyes kept wandering over Jia Kun's exposed skin.

Jia Kun was terrified by him, and asked sternly, "What are you looking at me for? I've heard that Chu Ti learned to restrain his wife. Could it be that you have changed your preference for men?"

"...You think too much." Isn't Brother Jing not fragrant?I look at you, what look?

However, this person knows him quite well, he has even heard of the rumor of "keeping his wife". "You know a lot, no wonder you are able to make waves in Southern Fujian. You were behind the fraud case in Zhangzhou Mansion before, right? Jiang Dahai belongs to you?"

"I don't know what my lord is talking about." Jia Kun looked confused, as if he didn't know what Chu Ci was talking about.

"After that, you changed your name to Jiang Lin and instigated those private school gentlemen to go to the prefect's office to sue me, right?"

After Jia Kun heard this, he still had the expression "I don't know what you're talking about."

Chu Ci didn't take it seriously, took out a picture scroll, and unfolded it in front of Jia Kun.

"It doesn't matter if you don't admit it, this one is the appearance given by your parents, does it look like the one drawn by me?"

Jia Kun glanced at it casually, and said: "Your Excellency's mastery of Danqing, of course it looks like it."

"What about this one?" Chu Ci smiled slightly, opened the second picture scroll, and successfully saw Jia Kun's pupils shrinking suddenly. Compared with the last picture, this picture moved him more.

"How about it, do you think this painting is more like you? Or, more like your original appearance, right?"

Thin cold sweat broke out on Jia Kun's back, and he said with a dry smile, "What is not original, I have always looked like this."

"Oh, not necessarily?" Chu Ci shifted his gaze to his left foot, "Your foot was injured, why didn't your parents tell us?"

"My feet..." Jia Kun was stunned for a moment, and then covered up, "Of course it's because I reported the good news but not the bad news. My parents suffered from my body, hair and skin. I was already bumping around outside, so how dare I make them worry about me even more?" Woolen cloth?"

"You do have filial piety, but I don't know, so there is such a saying in Japan as parents who have body, hair, skin and skin?" Chu Ci casually asked this sentence in a teasing tone, but his eyes were fixed on Jia Kun's every move. , not letting go of any clues.

Jia Kun's face suddenly turned pale, and he pursed his lips. After a while, he forced a smile and said, "I can't understand a word of what your lord said."