Suspect in Jinling

In June, when the blood on the execution platform was still wet, Jinling's encirclement and suppression of the Taiping Sect had progressed by leaps and bounds.

Nowadays, arresting people is no longer limited to people with red lotus tattoos. Anyone with tattoos, any relatives, and anyone who is suspicious will be arrested and interrogated.

Ying Tianfu Zuo Yang was dismissed, and Kuang Jian was publicly reprimanded by Tang Guan as "Facing the oracle, he is still so rampant!" On the contrary, the little six sons who reported Zuo Yang were promoted to the captain of Jinyiwei. After a day of deterrence, no one dared not to be serious.

Soon, a large number of arrested hooligans confessed to a Taiping sect leader surnamed Jin. Jin Yiwei searched all over the city and captured a Taiping sect killer with his own hands.

The common people took the initiative to escort people into the Yamen, some even sent a few dozen people to the lobby, claiming that "this person is a demon!" In fact, many officials understand that the Taiping Sect is the Taiping Sect, there is no demon party, but the common people He was very scared, so the official had to care about it.

The entire city of Jinling was disturbed. No matter whether they had red lotus tattoos or not, many people would start to panic as soon as they saw a stranger's eyes look wrong on the street. This kind of mood was changeable and extremely unstable. Selling talismans to exorcise evil spirits, so that any household in Jinling City who did not put anti-sorcery talismans on the door and wall would be suspected of being a demon party.

According to the past, for such a big panic, the government has the responsibility to clean up the source and appease it, but now no one dares to say it, because the fear itself was instigated by the highest level of decree, layer after layer of secrecy and hysteria. Create an untouchable, transparent and stable terror. The government has to pretend to be afraid, but the people are really afraid.

sunset.

At this time, the sun still had a little light, and the gloomy orange gold spread down, falling on the single black horse head wall of the official office, and falling on the spacious and flat blue and white stone streets. It seems to be covered with a layer of rose red golden strands, gorgeous and magnificent.

Jiang Xingzheng stands on the top of the building and looks out from the railing. This is the most famous high-rise building in the east of the city. Standing here, his left hand is the spire of Mingyuan Building in Gongyuan, and his right hand is the Cangran bell of Dabaoen Temple. Seeing the small and vague dwellings in the west of the city, you can have a panoramic view of half of the city of Jinling when you breathe in and out.

Nearby, there was a sudden commotion downstairs, Jiang Xingzheng bowed his head, and saw a group of people grabbing a man with a bruised nose and a swollen face and twisting him to report to the police—this scene is not uncommon these days, because "Taiping teaches demons", Residents often send people to them to ask for a settlement——

"I heard that you applied to go to Zigu's funeral and want to give her a ride?"

Suddenly, a calm male voice came from behind, neither high nor low, neither thin nor thick.

Jiang Xingzheng's heart was shocked, and he immediately turned around and saluted with a snap: "Master Li!"

Li Mengliang smiled lightly, and came slowly: "Don't be so nervous," he slapped his hand on the railing, lowered his head to look at the group of reporters in the sunset, and said in a low voice: "You are in Gongmen, how pregnant are you?" Involuntary, sometimes for the ultimate goal, only sacrifices."

Jiang Xingzheng heard such endless words, and his heart was shocked. His thoughts suddenly turned, but the man suddenly turned his head and looked at him: "It's not suitable for you to go to the funeral of Shigu. If there is What do you mean, let's express it after this matter is over."

Jiang Xingzheng was scalded by that gaze, and immediately nodded, "Yes, my subordinates will be cautious in their words and deeds, and will never cause trouble for the house."

Li Mengliang stared at him for a while with a complicated expression, as if he didn't feel anything about his sonorous and forceful statement, he turned around on his own, and raised his eyes to the west of the city covered with afterglow.

Seeing that his boss ignored him, Jiang Xingzheng raised his head to look at the man at this moment, with a dazed expression and lonely eyes.Logically, he should be grateful to him. His parents worked hard to get him a job. If it wasn't for Li Mengliang, Jiang Xingzheng would have stripped off his flying fish suit by now, and he could control himself not to intervene on the day of the execution ground. It was all based on Li Mengliang's suggestions. According to Jiang's family rules, he had to come to the door with a glass of wine to thank his boss, but Jiang Xingzheng didn't.He is afraid of him, afraid of this man who holds the market in his hands and has no bottom.

"grown ups……"

Jiang Xingzheng said, "You know Mr. Wang Zhen from Beijing?"

Li Mengliang closed his eyes, blowing the evening wind head-on, hearing the words, lazily "hmm": "Know."

Immediately afterwards, he continued to add without surprise: "I still know your parents, and they are also old acquaintances."

Jiang Xingzheng was so frightened that he almost fell——

Li Mengliang looked at the exaggerated junior with a sly smile, raised his eyebrows, and said leisurely: "How? Are you still afraid of me now?"

Jiang Xingzheng stared blankly at this mature and handsome boss. The disputes on the street faded away. For a moment, he forgot to turn his eyes away.

However, Li Mengliang suddenly suppressed his smile at the next moment, and lowered his voice coldly: "The Shigu case was originally a small case of the Zhenfu Division, but in the end, the three judicial divisions were involved together, and the three courts were interrogated. The defendant identified you in court. Family members give bribes, and your future is almost ruined because of it, do you know the reason?"

Li Mengliang suddenly spoke bluntly, and Jiang Xingzheng suddenly felt grateful after being stunned, and immediately said solemnly: "No, my subordinates don't know. At that time, I just felt that something was wrong."

Li Mengliang glanced at him nonchalantly, "If you can detect something strange, you are quite intentional." Immediately afterwards, he said: "This case involved a lot of people from the beginning, guarding the yamen, the Ministry of punishment, and the Yushitai. , Dali Temple, Yingtian Mansion, the family members of the defendant, and Huizhou Mansion Litigation Officers. They used the Dongfeng of the Taiping Sect to search the people's doubts, and roasted the town mansion on the stove... You want to see the inside story, but you can't Looking at the incidents of burning oil with fire, you should look at the most critical point of the whole incident. Who was the first to bring back the Shigu case at that time? Zhu Shizhi confessed to Lingtang, and which party was the first to testify to influence the verdict? Do you still have an impression?"

Before he knew it, Jiang Xingzheng had calmed down, let go of his fear, and followed Li Mengliang's train of thought to think quickly: "The first one to bring the case back was Geng Yichun, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and the first one to testify It is Cheng Dabin and Zhang Hua, the servants of Yingtianfu."

Li Mengliang: "Geng Yichun's father and Kuang Jian's father are both in the cabinet, and the guard Cheng Dabin and Zhang Hua are Kuang Jian's subordinates."

The other party showed no scruples, and Jiang Xingzheng murmured in shock as if he had realized something: "You mean... Kuang Jian from Yingtianfu?"

Li Mengliang stopped answering and turned to look at the sunset.

The more Jiang Xingzheng thought about it, the colder he became, and he gradually showed a shocked look: "But what is his intention?"

"intention?"

Li Mengliang smiled softly, and subconsciously twirled the thumb of his left hand with his right hand, as if laughing that the question was too simple: "Of course it is to stop the town government secretary from encircling and suppressing the Taiping Sect... Although this person is young, he is very cunning in his actions." He was also very careful. Apart from appearing with all the officials on the execution ground, he had never shown his face before, and there was no trace left from the beginning to the end. So Eunuch Tang was able to implicate Zuo Yang and punish Ying Tianfu, but It is impossible to knock down the real core figures." After that, Li Mengliang turned around, looked at Jiang Xingzheng's face, and patted him on the shoulder vigorously: "Don't be discouraged, a Kuang Jian, who puts you under such a big pressure ?”

The sunset was magnificent, and it was about to fall below the horizon. Jiang Xingzheng was illuminated by the gorgeous rose red, and what was burning on his face was not resentment, but a more complicated expression.

"Kuang Jane..."

Jiang Xingzheng's eyes were in a trance for a moment, and he said quietly: "That is someone my subordinates once admired."

Li Mengliang smiled and said every word: "He is not worthy!"

Jiang Xingzheng raised his head abruptly.

Li Mengliang: "I have suspected for a long time that there is a protective umbrella of the Taiping Sect in Gongmen, otherwise you think Kuang Jian's intervention is accidental?"

Jiang Xingzheng couldn't help opening his eyes wide: "He...? How is this possible!"

"What's impossible?"

Li Mengliang's voice was flat, but his tone was unusually firm: "Don't indulge in untimely fantasies. The person you admire may be suspected of being a member of the Taiping sect. He may be a scum of the Gong family. The person you admire is bent on putting you to death. Set a trap for you. Child, you have to understand that people in this world can’t just listen to their reputation, but to see what they have done. Your goal of eradicating the Taiping Sect is not wrong in itself. The Shigu case is your way The inevitable price, you can't shirk what you should bear, but if you stop moving forward because of this hurdle, you will really lose to the enemy!"

Jiang Xingzheng looked at Li Mengliang in shock. Although he didn't fully understand what he meant, an excitement similar to anger rushed into his body, making him speechless for a long time——

"My lord, you and I have known each other for a while, you..."

Jiang Xingzheng's palms were sweating, and he raised his head with difficulty to look at Li Mengliang: "Why did you say this to me?"

In the dark sky, Li Mengliang looked serious: "I didn't say that, I know your parents."

Jiang Xingzheng was confused: Really?If his parents knew someone like Li Mengliang in the early years, how could he not know?

"There's no need to worry about who I am."

The man didn't want to talk any more, he turned around blankly, and looked towards the sun-drenched west: "Under my jurisdiction, who is guilty and who is not guilty, who cares and who doesn't, I have the responsibility to distinguish clearly—Jiang Xingzheng, you You are a person with great promise. Master Yu’s death made you feel at a loss. You think you have nothing to rely on, but it’s unnecessary. Many people are paying attention to you and approving you. It’s not a problem if there are one or two powerful enemies secretly obstructing you on the way. , He at least pointed out the direction of investigation for you, this is your ladder! Jiang Xingzheng, cheer up, show yourself to everyone, I understand!"

The last ray of light in the west of the city fell down——

A strong belief was injected into Jiang Xingzheng's body, and the young Jin Yiwei suddenly stood up, and said firmly: "Yes! Never disappoint the adults!"