freenovelworld Chapter 472 The Chai family is in danger.
Chapter 472 The Chai family is in danger.
Shen Jinglin was stunned for a moment, and his heart tightened.
But he was handsome and small in stature, so he was particularly conspicuous.
The leading soldier spotted him at a glance and sneered, "Shen Fei, you are so good! General Song was kind enough to save you, but you are so ungrateful and repay kindness with hatred! Tell me, are you a spy sent by the enemy?"
The soldier stepped forward, grabbed Shen Jinglin's collar, eyes full of anger.
There is an unwritten rule in this army.
That is when a powerful enemy is at hand. Once on the battlefield, all the grudges and hatreds off the field must be put aside first.
What they hate most is the villain who stabs them in the back.
"What's going on? I see that this young man is quite young. Is there any misunderstanding?" someone asked with a frown.
"Oh, misunderstanding? He was openly defending General Song Jun against the enemy, but in fact he stabbed him in the back. General Song still has the wound on his body, and many of our brothers saw it at that time!" The man had a dark complexion, and his harsh voice was particularly terrifying.
"What's going on? General Song is such a nice person. He helped me before."
"That's right. Although General Song doesn't talk much, he saved my life on the battlefield!"
"Can this kid hurt General Song? He must be cheating and betraying his master!"
"What does he want? Could he really be a spy from the enemy country? We should investigate his background!"
The man said in a deep voice: "Either he wants to steal General Song's military merits, or he is a spy from the enemy country!"
Shen Jinglin came back to his senses, and endured the gradually increasing pain in his legs, sweating profusely: "You are slandering me! I didn't..."
When he opened his mouth, the man realized that he had a broken leg. He laughed and said, "Hey, what's wrong with your leg? This is really retribution! You were bullied in the camp before, and General Song was kind enough to save you, but you turned cold and stabbed him on the battlefield, repaying kindness with hatred!"
"Now that I have cut off one of your legs, it really is God's will! Hahahaha!!!"
“You are talking nonsense!!!”
Before Shen Jinglin finished speaking, the man raised his hand and slapped him: "Do you think the soldiers on the battlefield are blind? Or do you really think no one saw it? I tell you, there are many people who can testify, you better plead guilty!"
Shen Jinglin was speechless, obviously frightened by his words. For a moment, he didn't know whether he had really been exposed and seen by others, or whether those people who had received favors from Song Jun were giving false testimony.
"Someone, drag him away and lock him up! Wait for punishment!"
The sturdy man threw Shen Jinglin aside. Poor Shen Jinglin now had difficulty even standing up, let alone running.
Originally the wounded soldiers had much sympathy for him, but now all they could do was sigh.
"You deserve it. You have evil intentions at such a young age!"
"That's right. Instead of thinking about fighting on the battlefield and killing the enemy, he wants to steal other people's military merits. He is really full of tricks."
"General Song is blessed by God, and this little bastard deserves what he gets!"
"..."
Shen Jinglin looked ashen, and was shocked and frightened. Before he could recover from the huge blow of losing a leg, he was dragged away again.
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At night, Shen Shuyi received the news from Qingyuan Marquis Mansion.
Although the Zhao family has been silent for many years, the old man's reputation is still there. In addition, the younger uncle has been running the business diligently over the years, so the Zhao family has a lot of spies and manpower.
Hearing that the matter was accomplished, Shen Shuyi was in a good mood.
An ungrateful, cunning and deceitful bad guy like Shen Jinglin should be made the target of public criticism and kept in a place where everyone can see him.
Otherwise, even if he has not learned martial arts in this life, a person's heart is bad. If he is a little clever, there is no guarantee that he will not harm his comrades one day.
However, the Qin family is not as well-informed as them. It may take a few more days for her mother to receive the news.
into the night.
A carriage drove out from the side door of the Shen Mansion, and soon Jiuchou and others followed.
The car drove for nearly an hour before arriving at the place Xie Jingchi mentioned.
In the cold winter, the forest is bleak, but this place is particularly different. There is a sense of death in the gloom.
"Miss... Miss... I feel a little scared..." Jinzhu shrank towards Qinxin.
"We're here." Jiuchou and others looked around and soon found the location Xie Jingchi mentioned.
Yuping saw a pile of almost frozen corpses thrown in a huge pit. Her eyes went dark and she almost fainted.
Jiuchou took a few steps forward and stood in front of Shen Shuyi, as if afraid of scaring her.
Shen Shuyi looked normal, and said softly to Jinzhu and the others, "Wait for me here."
After saying this, Shen Shuyi led Jiuchou and a few others to the mass grave.
Corpses were piled up in all directions, some were bloody, some were already rotten, and some had dishevelled hair...
Fortunately, because of the cold weather, there was no pungent smell.
"Turn." Jiuchou led a few people to search among the corpses, while Shen Shuyi stood aside to identify them.
Perhaps it was just thrown out not long ago, and soon Shen Shuyi saw Chai Bin.
Jiuchou sniffed his breath and said in a deep voice, "No breath."
"Take it back." Shen Shuyi's voice was cold, with some excitement in his eyes.
When returning to the city, Shen Shuyi hid Chai Bin under the carriage, and with the county lord's token, the guards guarding the city quickly let him pass.
Not long after, Shen Shuyi and his group returned to the house of Jiuchou and others.
Jiuchou built a secret room in the house and turned it into a torture chamber, and Chai Bin was thrown directly into it.
Yuping fed her an antidote and then poured a basin of cold water over her head.
Chai Bin gradually woke up.
His eyes were confused, and he felt his whole body lighten. The excruciating pain that pierced his bones and heart seemed to gradually subside, making him feel as if he were alive again.
"Lord Chai, we meet again." Shen Shuyi sat on an octagonal chair, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, with a lazy posture.
Chai Bin's throat was tight and dry. After being tortured for days, he had long lost his original arrogance and pride.
"I really underestimated Miss Shen." Chai Bin said in a hoarse voice.
Shen Shuyi smiled and said, "Xiao Heyu has been embezzling government silver for disaster relief for several years and passing it off as real money. Licheng must be the place where the fake silver was forged."
Chai Bin paused and said woodenly: "I don't know what Miss Shen is talking about."
Shen Shuyi chuckled. "Most officials in the Jiangnan area are Xiao Heyu's men. Every year, the court allocates funds for disaster relief, but the silver is swapped in Licheng. After the swap, the silver is transported to Yancheng by the imperial merchants along with the border troops. Then, through transactions with several border countries, the source of the silver is regularized and finally transported back to the capital."
Chai Bin's heart trembled and his Adam's apple moved slightly.
He never thought that Shen Shuyi had already figured out where the money went...
He suddenly thought of Xie Jingchi, and his face turned pale.
The Chai family is in danger.
Shen Shuyi said again: "In addition to the matter of government silver for disaster relief, there is one thing I don't understand, and I would like to ask Master Chai to explain it."
"Why did those 100,000 soldiers die tragically in the Battle of Lushan?"
Chai Bin laughed at himself: "Miss Shen is so smart, why would she ask me?"
Jiuchou drew his sword and was about to attack Chai Bin, but Shen Shuyi stopped him with his hand: "Don't hurt Lord Chai, there are people who are more willing to do it than you and me."