Chapter 91 He is acting!
Xie Changkong, sixty-six years old, was originally from Tongfeng Prefecture, Yuzhou Province.
He became a juren in the 14th year of Wenchang.
In the 36th year of Wenchang, he was appointed as the instructor of Fengxian County School in Zhanghua Prefecture, Yongzhou.
In the 45th year of Wenchang's reign, he was appointed Chief Clerk of Feng County.
In the second year of Yongtai, he was appointed as the county magistrate of Feng County.
In the eleventh year of Yongtai, he was appointed magistrate of Fenggu County.
"The files of the Ministry of Personnel are really simple..."
Xu Chong complained and pulled the first document to the bottom.
The second one is the internal file of the Blood-Clothed Guards. It can be seen that it has just been updated not long ago. It should be after Xie Changkong was exposed this time that the Blood-Clothed Guards linked him to a recorded traitor.
Just one sentence made Xu Chong's eyes widen.
"Xie Changkong, from the Xie family, which is suspected to be one of the six major families of Taiping Dao."
The Xie family, one of the six major families?
Isn’t that the Xie family that Third Master mentioned?
What a coincidence...
Well.
Judging from his age, Xie Changkong should be the only third child left in the Xie family.
Xu Chong continued to read.
'Strength is above all else.'
"He likes to eat human flesh, especially men and women in their twenties."
'Between the 36th and 52nd year of Wenchang, people in Feng County frequently disappeared, mostly young men and women. It is now inferred that it was done by Xie Changkong.'
'At the end of March in the eighteenth year of Yongtai, Wei Wuxie appeared in Fenggu County, and Xie Changkong was thus exposed.'
Likes to eat human flesh...the third son of the Xie family is really a pervert.
No wonder the Third Master said that the Xie family was going crazy. All the good talents were slaughtered, and only this pervert was left. It would be strange if they didn’t go crazy.
Xu Chong seemed to be thinking about something.
"How was it? Did you gain anything?"
Ge Wanshan asked.
"Not yet. I have to see the person before I can make a judgment."
Xu Chong shook his head.
"Okay, then please come back to the government office with me, Mr. Xu."
Duan Yuanming stood up, and his mood seemed to improve all of a sudden. "All the forces of the government office can be mobilized by you."
"Return to the government office?"
Xu Chong looked at Ge Wanshan again.
"Why are you looking at me? Are you afraid that Lord Fujun will eat you?"
Ge Wanshan stood up with a smile, "I'm free anyway, so I might as well go and bother the Lord of the Mansion."
“It’s as it should be.”
Duan Yuanming nodded.
The expression is very natural.
"This time, both of us old guys are counting on you."
Ge Wanshan patted Xu Chong on the shoulder as he walked by.
"I am terrified."
Xu Chong clasped his fists.
that's all.
The three of them boarded Duan Yuanming's luxurious carriage and headed towards the government office.
Naturally, no one dared to stop the Lord's carriage. From a distance, the guards at the city gate drove the passing queue aside and cleared a way for the carriage.
Xu Chong looked out through the open car window.
If you look closely, there is not much difference between the city and Canglong.
It's nothing more than that the buildings are more imposing, the roads are wider and smoother, and the quality of the yamen runners is better.
There are no fewer poor people than Canglong.
In fact, Xu Chong felt that the expressions on these people's faces were not as good as Canglong's.
Not long after, they arrived at the government office.
Duan Yuanming had Xu Chong taken to prison, while he led Ge Wanshan away.
"Am I overthinking it?"
Xu Chong narrowed his eyes, "Are you really just asking me to interrogate you?"
He had a preconceived aversion to Duan Yuanming.
Although it was just a personal judgment without any factual basis, it also made him vigilant .
"Mr. Xu, this way please."
The bailiff made a gesture of invitation.
Xu Chong no longer hesitated and followed him through the halls and corridors to the prison on the southwest side.
Compared with the dark prison in Qianhu Suo, the prison in the government office was much more shabby.
Only the prison door was made of the same material as the Black Prison. The walls and partitions were still made of the same stone as Canglong, but the thickness was several times greater.
This condition can only block the existence of Tongmai and below.
No, those at Tongmai Realm can completely dig the stone open bit by bit. If you want to be on guard, there must be someone watching at all times.
It’s far less worry-free than Prison Black.
"This is the one."
The guard took Xu Chong to the deepest cell, took out the key and opened the cell door. "Don't worry, General Xu, the man has been completely restrained and is now unable to hurt anyone."
Xu Chong walked in without comment.
The cell was pitch black, without even a window. The only light came from the door.
A disheveled, blood-stained, and torn human figure was placed in a spread-eagle position and handcuffed to the innermost wall.
If nothing unexpected happens, the thing that handcuffed him was made of the same material as the forbidden shackle that Jiang Zhihong wore at the beginning.
"Thank you Changkong."
Xu Chong walked closer.
The prisoner didn't move at all, his head still tilted, as if he had fallen asleep.
Xu Chong moved closer, lowered his voice, and repeated the same trick.
"The Taoist master is here to save you."
Swish!
The criminal turned his head suddenly and stared at Xu Chong fiercely, "What did you say?!"
"The Taoist master is here ?"
"Where is the Taoist master?!"
This was an understandable reaction, but Xu Chong felt a sinking feeling in his heart.
Because he looked very carefully.
When the word "Tao" came out, Xie Changkong had already turned his head!
This doesn't make sense at all!
If someone else did this , they might have overlooked this point.
But Xu Chong is different!
He had been through the same scenario.
When he lied to Jiang Zhihong, "Prime Minister Lou is here to see you"!
Although Jiang Zhihong's movements were faster and he couldn't see clearly, he clearly remembered that after Jiang Zhihong heard the words "Prime Minister Lou is here to see you", his whole body froze and then he moved!
And this Xie Changkong, whose realm is obviously not as good as Jiang Zhihong, was able to react when he just said the word "Tao"?
Prophecy?
This is absolutely impossible.
The only possibility is that Xie Changkong knew what he was going to say in advance!
These reactions were all prepared in advance.
In other words, Xie Changkong was acting!
“Damn it!”
"There is indeed something wrong with Duan Yuanming!"
Xu Chong narrowed his eyes and looked at Xie Changkong coldly.
And Xie Changkong had already begun to get furious.
"You lied to me!"
"You damned bastard! How dare you lie to me!"
"Do you think that a character like you can just casually mention the Taoist Master?!"
“…”
A series of roars.
Unfortunately, all I can do is roar.
With those shackles on, Xie Changkong's strength was not much greater than that of an ordinary person, and he posed no threat to Xu Chong who was so close to him.
Xu Chong watched quietly, his heart sinking again and again.
This roar contained a strong murderous intent and hatred.
He could understand the murderous intention.
But why the hatred?
This was only the first time that Xie Changkong and I had formally met, and we had only exchanged one sentence. How could such a great hatred arise out of nowhere?
Something is wrong. Something is very wrong.
Thinking of this, Xu Chong immediately turned around and left.
The roaring behind me continued.
Not long after, Xu Chong found Duan Yuanming and Ge Wanshan in the inner hall.
The two were drinking tea and chatting. There were two other people sitting with them. Judging from their official robes, they should be the Tongzhi and Tongpan.
"How about it, are you sure?"
Seeing Xu Chong coming in, Ge Wanshan asked first.
"I have some ideas, but I need to go back and prepare first."
Xu Chong answered with a smile, looking confident.
"Okay, haha."
Duan Yuanming laughed, "As expected of young friend Xu, he will succeed if he takes action."
"In that case, we two will go back to the station first and see what happens tomorrow."
Ge Wanshan looked at Xu Chong with satisfaction, then stood up and said goodbye.
Duan Yuanming did not stay long. He just sent the two of them to the door and ordered his carriage to take them back to the Qianhu Suo.
"Sir, what is the situation of the six major families of Taiping Dao?"
In the carriage, Xu Chong asked calmly.
"This is a relatively secretive matter in the Taiping Dao, and I don't know much about it."
Ge Wanshan shook his head. "However, I did hear some things about the Xie family."
"Um?"
Xu Chong cheered up.
"Originally there were four brothers in the Xie family."
Ge Wanshan said, "But the eldest and second oldest were killed, leaving only the third and fourth oldest. The third oldest is the most mysterious, and has never shown his true colors over the years. Only the fourth oldest has caused a stir because of his love of eating human flesh, and even the Taiping Dao dislikes him... If we can find out why he is entrenched in Fenggu County, it would be a great achievement."
"What?!"
Xu Chong was horrified, "Xie Changkong is the fourth child of the Xie family?!"
