Huaxi Chronicle

The next day, Dongyuan study.

Yan Cong'an and Xun Feibai were sitting on a low couch playing chess.

Boom, boom, boom.

After knocking on the door, the guard of the villa led Manager Qian into the door.Guanshi Qian has been detained in the warehouse for the past few days. Although his clothes are a little messy at this time, his face is calm and there is no sign of panic.

"Yuzhu, show Guanshi Qian a seat." Yan Cong'an ordered Yuzhu who was beside him.

"Qian Guanshi is in such a situation now, but he can take it easy, it's really courageous."

Steward Qian calmly said: "Miss Yan San arrested Qian, but she didn't send Qian to the official. I guess I have something to ask. Since Mistress Yan has something to ask, she won't treat me badly. Qian Why panic."

"Oh? Let's talk about the money in charge. What do I want to know?"

"That day when you and I were in the Xiyuan study, you pretended to cooperate with me to sell private salt, and mentioned many times that you wanted to meet the person who cooperated with me. At that time, Qian Mou was so proud of it that he didn't notice the strangeness. Now that I think about it, this is what Miss Yan San wants to know."

Yan Cong'an was distracted, but still calm and unhurried: "Since Guanshi Qian has already guessed, but he has already made up his mind to talk to me?"

Guanshi Qian smiled and said, "Why is Mrs. Yan San so anxious? In the past three days, Qian has been unable to understand two things. I want to ask Mrs. Yan, and I hope that Mrs. Yan can explain Qian's confusion."

Yan Cong'an raised his eyebrows, and said directly: "Guan Qian wants to know, how did I know that you are greedy for money for building dams and canals and selling private salt?"

Guanshi Qian said with emotion: "Miss Yan San is quick-witted. Qian is ashamed of herself, and it is no wonder that she has ended up in such a situation. Qian is self-conscious in doing things carefully. Got a horse?"

"Don't belittle yourself in Guanshi Qian. You really plan everything perfectly, but there is nothing infallible in this world. Guanshi Qian's account books are exquisitely done, without any mistakes. I can know about corruption only because of Lu Cunzheng. A heart of gratitude. He was grateful for the kindness of my parents, and privately recorded every expense without any detail."

"As for the matter of private salt, it's more of a coincidence. Does Guanshi remember the doorman in your warehouse?"

Guanshi Qian asked suspiciously, "He told you?"

"No. The warehouse boy has a close relationship with Cook Li in the kitchen. In order to help Cook Huang subsidize the family, he secretly stole sea salt and handed it to Cook Li's younger brother, who will sell it in the market. Even if I am now I don't know, I don't think it will be long before the officials of the county government will come to the door, and I'm afraid Guan Qian will be to blame."

"There is an old saying that if you want others to know you have to do nothing, then that's probably the case." Yan Cong'an deliberately added another sentence.

Since ancient times, it is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen.Steward Qian thought deeply and carefully, and kept his track under cover, thinking that he had a chance of winning.Unexpectedly, because someone else showed his flaws, his success fell short.

"So that's the case, then Qian has nothing to say." Steward Qian had calculated everything but failed to figure out the reason for this, so he had nothing else to say except admitting his failure.

"Could Manager Qian tell you who is cooperating with you in selling private salt?"

Guanshi Qian pondered for a while, and asked instead of answering: "Miss Yan San, can you catch Chen Zhong?"

The Chen Zhong that Guanshi Qian was talking about was the accountant of the villa. When Guanshi Qian besieged the villa, he went out on business and was not in the villa, and he never came back in the next few days.It is estimated that they received the wind and fled long ago.

Yan Cong'an remained silent, and Guanshi Qian knew it in his heart: "Miss Yan San might as well find out where Chen Zhong is now, maybe you will gain something else. In the current situation, Qian can only say this."

After finishing speaking, Guanshi Qian got up and said to the treasure box, "Please take me back to the warehouse."

Seeing his resolute expression, Yan Cong'an guessed the identity of the escaped Chen Zhong.And just now when Guanshi Qian talked about Chen Zhong, concern flashed across his eyes.

What is Guanshi Qian worried about?

Chen Zhong was probably under the cooperator's subordinate, now that he has run away, the fact that Steward Qian was arrested has already been known to others.

Yan Cong'an thought of Gou Erlang who died in prison, could it be that Steward Qian was worried about his own safety?Or did he have something in someone else's hands?

Gou Erlang's death?handle?safety?loved ones?

She suddenly remembered that the treasure box had mentioned a few days ago that Guanshi Qian had a wife and daughter living in Binzhou City.

Guanshi Qian got up to leave, but he heard Yan Cong'an ask: "I have always been unclear about something, and I hope Guanshi Qian can clarify my doubts."

"I don't know what else Miss Yan San wants to know?" Qian Guanshi asked doubtfully.

"The Zhang Guanshi and Chen Zhong got the money, one of them bought a shop and the other built a house, but I sent people to investigate, but I didn't find any changes in Qian Guanshi's family. I was very curious, I don't know where Qian Guanshi's money was used. ?”

Xu Shi never thought that she would ask such a question. Guanshi Qian was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and then he came back to his senses and said flatly: "The amount of money is not small, how could I buy land, buy a house and leave it at random like those two fools?" People's talk, naturally keep it unused."

He said it calmly, but Yan Cong'an noticed something strange after hearing it.Guanshi Qian believed that his work was flawless, and no one would be able to detect this corruption of ink, so why would he leave a comment.

But at this time, he said so, even if he asked again, it would be fruitless.

Guanshi Qian turned around and walked towards the door. Before he walked out of the study, he heard Yan Cong'an's calm voice behind him: "Guanshi Qian dare not mention the cooperator. Is he worried about his own safety? Or is he worried about his wife at home in Binzhou?" female?"

He stopped abruptly in charge of his affairs, and looked back at Yan Cong'an, only to see that she was not looking at him at this time, but was looking at the chessboard in front of her seriously.Sullen in his heart, he asked sharply, "Miss Yan San is threatening Qian?"

Seeing his reaction like this, Yan Cong made a plan in peace of mind. She calmly settled down, turned to him and said, "I have no such intention, and I don't want to threaten you with this matter. It's just that since the person who cooperates with you can Killing Gou Erlang in prison was not a good person. Now that Chen Zhongji has escaped, they must know about your arrest. They can't touch you when you are in the villa, maybe they will attack your wife and daughter?"

Yan Cong'an's words hit Guanshi Qian's weakness, but there are some things that he can't and can't tell Yan Cong'an, let alone ask her for help.Even if he told the truth what was hidden in his heart, Yan Cong'an might not help him.

He was already flustered in his heart, but he still pretended to be calm on the face: "I don't need to worry about this matter, San Niang Yan."

After finishing speaking, he strode out without looking back.

After Guanshi Qian went out, Xun Feibai, who had been listening to the conversation between the two, said, "Guanshi Qian had a weird expression just now, and he hesitated to speak, as if he was worried."

Yan Cong'an thought about it, and felt that Xun Feibai's words were reasonable, so he found the treasure box and said, "Send someone to investigate the situation at Steward Qian's house immediately."

Xun Feibai thought for a while, then followed her words and said: "Perhaps we can find out that the money manager has an outside room. The money he was greedy for ink should not be as he said, but more like it was spent on unspeakable things." place."

Lanxi Villa, Dongyuan Study Room.

Boom, boom, boom.

The treasure box walked into the study all the way, and after bowing and saluting, he handed the letter in his hand to Yan Cong'an: "The third lady Chu sent someone to send the letter quickly."

Yan Cong'an took the letter, and the treasure box said: "There is news from Binzhou that Guanshi Qian's wife and daughter got into a carriage three days ago and never returned."

When she mentioned Guanshi Qian's wife and daughter that day, Guanshi Qian mistakenly thought that she was trying to threaten someone, and his reaction was quite violent.After her reminder, Guanshi Qian must be even more worried about the safety of his wife and daughter.Yan Cong'an originally wanted to find his wife and daughter first, hold them in his hands, and lure Manager Qian to speak, but unexpectedly, he was a step too late.

Yan Cong'an frowned slightly, without his wife and daughter, how could he pry Guan Qian's mouth away?

Seeing that she was silent, Bao He continued, "The people sent to Binzhou also found out some news. It is true that Steward Qian has kept an outhouse and even bought a house for her. However, he is very seldom cautious. Go there, so not many people know about it. This person is none other than the groom's widow, Mrs. Liu."

Yan Cong'an asked suspiciously, "Mr. Liu?"

The treasure box affirmed: "That's Mrs. Liu. Mrs. Liu was Qian Tan's neighbor, and they were childhood sweethearts, but Mrs. Liu's family was poor, and Qian's mother naturally disagreed with their marriage. Qian Tan had no choice but to marry someone else, and the two of them were childhood sweethearts. Mrs. Liu married a groom as his wife. But after the two got married separately, they were cut off from each other, and they were taught privately."

The groom's widow had an affair with Guanshi Qian, which seemed to be a coincidence but not a coincidence.So the person who sends money to Mrs. Liu every month is the money manager?Is Guanshi Qian giving money to Mrs. Liu just because of their personal relationship?Was Guanshi Qian involved in the 'accident' five years ago?

For a while Yan Cong'an had no clue, so she had to put the matter aside and open the letter in her hand.

Seeing her holding the letter with one hand, Xun Feibai had lightly grasped the corner of the paper with two fingers, but when he saw the second page, a look of surprise flashed across his face, and then he closed his eyes, his face became more and more serious, and he grabbed the paper. His two fingers had already turned slightly white.

"What did Chu Wuge say in the letter, why did it make you so distracted?" Xun Feibai hurriedly sat beside her, gently opened her fingers, and asked with concern.

Xun Feibai's caring voice brought back Yan Cong'an's mind, she wanted to speak, but lost her strength, so she sent the letter in her hand to Xun Feibai.

There are two things mentioned in Chu Wuge's letter:

The first thing, after Chu Wuge investigated Gou Erlang's poisoned death, he found some news.Chu Wuge's subordinates caught the manager of the gambling room, and after interrogation, the manager said that the owner of the Wanjin Casino where Gou Erlang lived was none other than Fang Tianhu, the owner of Tianhu Village.

This gambling house was run by him privately before leaving Huaxi County.From the beginning to the present, this gambling house has been the stronghold of Tianhu Village in Huaxi County, and it is dedicated to conveying the most important things to the bandit village.

The fact that Fang Tianhu intercepted and killed Yan Cong'an at Sanzhe Mountain was because someone bought it at Wanjin Casino, and the messenger in the middle was Gou Erlang.

The steward once overheard Gou Erlang mentioning that the Yan family is friendly and respectful on the outside, but in private they fight against each other and kill each other. They killed their brothers five years ago, and now they want to kill their nieces. In name only.

Chu Wuge guessed that the people who bought the crime should be the Yan family.

The second thing is that not only Gou Erlang, but also Gou Erlang's uncle, Guanshi Qian, is in collusion with Tianhu Village.Before Fang Tianhu became a bandit, he was acquainted with Guanshi Qian. The two had worked together in a tooth shop many years ago. Apart from Fang Tianhu, Fang Tianhu also has a share of Guanshi Qian in this million gold gambling shop.It's just that Guan Qian is a cautious person, and in the past, Gou Erlang always came forward, so the rest of the casino didn't know his relationship with the casino.

Chu Wuge also mentioned in the letter that she and Marshal Wu had cleared most of the Jiulang Mountain Bandit Village, but the Tianhu Village is really hidden, and the exact location has not been found yet.I hope that Yan Cong'an can let Guanshi Qian speak up and help them find the exact location of the cottage.

Guanshi Qian has an affair with Liu Shi, the widow of the groom, Guanshi Qian and Fang Tianhu are old acquaintances, and someone from the Yan family bribes Fang Tianhu to assassinate Yan Cong'an.All these incidents, one by one, all prove that Guanshi Qian must have known about the "accidental death" of Yan Cong'an's parents back then.

Or maybe he was involved too.

Xun Feibai put down the letter, frowned and said, "This manager Qian is really doing bad things, why is everything related to him."

After reading this letter, Yan Cong'an was also somewhat unexpected.Originally, she only thought that Guanshi Qian was greedy for money, but unexpectedly he was also related to what happened five years ago.The most important thing is that all of this is their speculation now, and they have no real evidence in their hands.It is not easy to get news out of the mouth of an old fox like Guanshi Qian.

Yan Cong'an thought for a moment and said: "Go and find out the tone of that Qian Guanshi first."

West Park.

Yan Cong'an and Xun Feibai came to the barn together. At this time, Guanshi Qian was lying on his side on the straw mat. When he heard the door opening, he didn't turn around. , I have nothing to say about private salt."

Yan Cong'an said in a deep voice: "Since Guanshi Qian doesn't want to talk about private salt, let's talk about another matter. The incident of my parents falling off the cliff five years ago is related to you?"

As soon as Yan Cong'an finished speaking, Guanshi Qian's body froze, and then he said calmly, "Miss Yan San, don't talk nonsense, the death of your parents was just an accident."

"The death of my parents was an accident? Then the money manager Yueyue gave money to the groom's widow, Liu, just out of personal affection?"

Knowing that she found out about this matter, Guanshi Qian was a little flustered, but there is no evidence of what happened five years ago, as long as he can't stand it, Yan Cong'an can do nothing to get him.He sat up and quibbled: "She and I were childhood sweethearts. After she lost her husband, I thought of the past. Taking care of her is only natural and normal."

"Guanshi Qian is really a person who values ​​affection." Yan Cong'an sneered, "I don't know if Guanshi Qian has an old relationship with that Fang Tianhu?"

"Who are you talking about? Qian doesn't know." Manager Qian refused to admit it.

"Oh? How did I hear that you and Fang Tianhu worked in the same tooth shop many years ago? And your nephew Gou Erlang, isn't the Wanjin Casino where he works is the stronghold of Tianhu Village in Huaxi Town?" Yan Cong An Wuxin dealt with him, and said bluntly, "In June, someone intercepted and killed me at Sanzhe Mountain, so Guanshi Qian didn't know about it?"

Qian Guanshi was surprised: "Intercept and kill you at Sanzhe Mountain?"

He didn't know about this, but he immediately remembered that Gou Erlang's behavior was really weird for a while in the summer, and he seemed to avoid him intentionally or unintentionally.He originally thought that Gou Erlang was afraid of being reprimanded by him, but it turned out that he was hiding such a big matter from him.He once warned Gou Erlang not to get involved in the internal strife of the Yan family, but to his surprise, this kid didn't listen to his advice.

Really not enough success, more than failure.Not only did he kill himself, but he also showed his feet, letting people know that he had colluded with Tianhuzhai, which made Yan Cong'an suspect him.

Seeing his surprised expression, Yan Cong'an felt that maybe he really didn't know about this matter.But even if he didn't know about it, it doesn't mean he wasn't involved in it five years ago.

"There are so many coincidences, how do you want to justify? Let me ask you again, are you related to the death of my parents?" Yan Cong'an asked in a deep voice.

"Qian still said the same thing, and Qian didn't know about it." After finishing speaking, he lay back on the straw.

Seeing him like this, Yan Cong'an kept silent, feeling a little anxious.She returned to Huaxi County for more than half a year, and finally found some clues.It was obvious that Guanshi Qian must have known about what happened five years ago, Yan Cong'an was in a hurry and didn't know how to get him to speak.

She opened her mouth to speak, but Xun Feibai held her back, patted her hand lightly to make her calm down, and pointed to himself, indicating that she should speak.

"Since Guanshi Qian is so uncooperative, he doesn't need our help. Does Guanshi Qian know that your wife and daughter in Binzhou disappeared three days ago?"

After Xun Feibai finished speaking, he pulled Yan Cong'an and turned around to leave. Yan Cong'an heard her intention, and let her lead him to the door of the barn.

When Guanshi Qian heard this, he was startled, sat up abruptly, and asked in a trembling voice, "Are you serious?"

Xun Feibai looked back and said: "There is no falsehood, our people have already been taken away by then. If we take people away, we can just tie them up in front of you, why bother to deceive you .”

Seeing him bowing his head in thought, Xun Feibai went on to say: "The reason is so simple, Guanshi Qian will not fail to understand. Now that the lives of your wife and children are in your hands, Guanshi Qian should think carefully about how to protect her. Both are safe."

Having finished what she had to say, she ignored Manager Qian and pulled Yan Cong'an straight out of the warehouse.

Guanshi Qian looked at the backs of the two leaving, unable to recover for a long time.