Volume 1 Zhangqiao Iron Coffin Chapter 41 Conditions
An hour later...
Xinye County Government Office.
Xu Zun was detained in a cell in the county government office, with his hands and feet handcuffed with iron chains fixed to the ground. There were four sword-wielding guards guarding him.
Xu Zun sat on the stool in the middle, his eyes slightly closed, thinking seriously.
What a terrifying chain of schemes!
If it weren't for the letter of denunciation, Cai Kun would not have found You Dalang's deposit.
If the deposit is not found, the secret passage will not be discovered, and the iron coffin production site hidden underground will not be found!
Think again...
If it weren't for the jade pendant, Chen Taiji would not have connected the iron coffin with the assassin who killed Queen Mother Lin.
Without the assassin, Cai Kun would not have revealed his identity, and the situation would not have escalated to an uncontrollable level.
Think again...
If the iron coffin and the assassin were not linked together, even if the iron coffin was found in Xu Zun's house, Mr. Shen would not be involved!
so……
What a vicious plot!!!
Xu Zun now finally understood what the enemy’s real purpose was!
Unexpectedly, the nonsense I talked to Miss Shen at the beginning has now become a reality. The unknown enemy wants to use Xu Zun to get rid of Shen Tiande!
You Dalang murdered his wife, the iron coffin reappeared, the jade pendant, the assassin, and the secret letter were revealed, all of these were part of this elaborate plan!
sharp!
It’s really
The opponent's cleverness, meticulousness, and control were like an overwhelming dimensionality reduction attack, leaving Xu Zun with no power to resist and he could only admit defeat and wait for death!
However……
Xu Zun just didn't believe it. After careful consideration, he did not give up on himself.
On the contrary, it was because of You Dalang's deposit and the appearance of the iron coffin in the secret room that the doubts that he had never been able to understand before were solved!
He felt more and more that he should still have a chance!
Bang!
The door was pushed open, Cai Kun walked in with his head held high and sat in front of Xu Zun.
"How is it, County Lieutenant Xu?" Cai Kun asked, "Have you thought about it? Your father and father-in-law are both from the Ministry of Justice. You should know that as a criminal, there is a big difference between confessing early and confessing late, right?"
"I've made up my mind!" Xu Zun said, "I will tell you everything I know, but I have a condition!
"Before I give my confession, I want to meet Mr. Shen alone!"
"oh?"
Cai Kun looked at Xu Zun with a playful look, but did not speak for a long time, as if he was thinking about Xu Zun's purpose.
"You don't want to waste time," Xu Zun said, "After the meeting, I promise that you will get a satisfactory answer!"
“…”
Cai Kun pondered for a moment before whispering a few words to the guards behind him.
After the guards left, Cai Kun just sat in front of Xu Zun and looked at him carefully.
Xu Zun remained silent as well, waiting quietly, his face calm and without any emotion.
At noon in winter, everything was unusually quiet, both inside and outside the house!
There is no rustling of branches in the wind, nor the chirping of birds. It seems as if time has stood still, and it is extremely solemn!
I don’t know how long it took, but the sound of hurried and heavy footsteps finally came from outside the door, from far away to near.
Just by listening to the heavy footsteps, Xu Zun had already determined that the person coming was his father-in-law!
For some reason, as the footsteps got closer, Xu Zun's heart grew heavy.
"Xu Zun," Cai Kun stood up and said coldly, "I have met your conditions, and I hope you will not let me down!"
After saying that, he turned and went out, and just happened to meet Shen Tiande who was about to come in at the door.
Unexpectedly, Cai Kun actually bowed and clasped his hands, saluted Shen Tiande, called him "Mr. Shen", and then quickly left.
The guards also followed Cai Kun outside the house.
"Jiying!" As soon as Shen Tiande came in, he couldn't wait to ask, "What on earth...what on earth is going on?"
Xu Zun saw that his father-in-law was wearing a heavy yoke and was even more miserable than himself!
"Godfather!" Xu Zun felt uncomfortable and swallowed back the words he had prepared.
Squeak...
The door was closed from the outside, and Cai Kun fulfilled his promise and allowed Xu Zun and Shen Tiande to talk alone.
However, Xu Zun knew that the doors and windows of this room were very thin, and even if they were closed, it would not have much effect.
"Now...how is the Shen Mansion doing?" Xu Zun asked.
"They've all been arrested!" Shen Tiande said excitedly, "Why did it become like this? Tell me quickly, has something serious happened? Otherwise, they wouldn't dare to touch me!"
"Godfather," Xu Zun hesitated for a few seconds before asking, "Can you tell me what this iron coffin has to do with you?"
"What?" Shen Tiande was stunned and asked, "What do you mean? What does the iron coffin have to do with me? What are you talking about?"
"I..." Xu Zun lowered his voice and corrected, "I'm not talking about this time!"
"Not this time, then...oh?"
Shen Tiande thought about it carefully, and suddenly understood what Xu Zun meant, and his face darkened.
"Godfather," Xu Zun said again, "If you don't tell me the truth of what happened back then, I'm afraid I won't be able to save our Shen family!"
"Ji Ying!" Shen Tiande stared at Xu Zun and said in a clear voice, "It's not easy to be a swordsman! I really didn't expect that you would doubt me."
"I……"
"No need to say!" Shen Tiande said proudly, "Don't you know? When the Iron Coffin Case happened two years ago, we were still in the capital!
"Am I confused or are you?" He shouted, "I tell you, even if our Shen family is exterminated, it has nothing to do with you, and we don't need you to save it! Humph!"
"Godfather, godfather..."
Xu Zun wanted to explain, but the stubborn Shen Tiande turned around, kicked the door open, and walked out without looking back!
Looking at the slightly hunched figure of the old man, Xu Zun suddenly felt a pang of sadness in his heart.
good……
He was indeed shaken!
Because, his house was indeed purchased for him by Shen Tiande!
This was because Shen Tiande was the former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and the relationship between the Ministry of Justice and Empress Dowager Lin was already very sensitive.
Also, he vaguely remembered that when the Iron Coffin Case happened two years ago, Mr. Shen did seem a little abnormal...
These reasons forced Xu Zun to doubt the person he respected the most for the first time.
However, when he saw the old man leave in disappointment, he regretted it!
He even found that he had shed tears inadvertently!
It seems that even though he is no longer his original self after traveling through time, the familiar emotions have already been deeply rooted in him, allowing him to empathize with them.
"Xu County Lieutenant!" At this time, Cai Kun's cold voice came from outside the door, "How is it? Our deal has been reached. Now, can we talk about it?"
Seeing Cai Kun coming in, Xu Zun hurriedly wiped away his tears and calmed himself down.
"Okay!" Xu Zun nodded, "I'll tell you everything I know now!"
"That's right!" Cai Kun sat in front of Xu Zun again, "I'm all ears! I think this must be a very exciting story!"
"Yes! It is definitely beyond your imagination!" Xu Zun smiled faintly and said, "Master Cai, if you are here to deal with Mr. Shen this time, just to destroy the Shen family, then I tell you, your goal has been achieved. Whatever you need me to confess, I will cooperate!"
"..." Cai Kun heard something wrong with the conversation and immediately a fierce look appeared in his eyes.
"Or maybe, you just need to use me and Lord Shen to get the job done. In that case, I will cooperate with you! Lord Shen is the mastermind of the Iron Coffin Case. The Queen Mother will definitely be very satisfied!"
"..." Cai Kun narrowed his eyes, seeming to have lost his patience.
"But, there is one thing I want to remind Lord Cai," Xu Zun said calmly, "Can you ensure that after we, father and son, complete the task, the Iron Coffin Case will not happen again?"
"Oh?" Cai Kun's eyes revealed doubt, as if he had already tasted the lethality of Xu Zun's words.
"If the Iron Coffin Case happens again, are you sure you can explain it to the Queen Mother?" Xu Zun continued, "Lord Cai, don't you realize that you are actually the same as us? From the moment you received the order from the Queen Mother, your fate has been firmly tied to that iron coffin!!!"
