Volume 2: Jade Promise Chapter 218: Acting is a Basic Skill
The entrance to the secret passage in the cellar of Ning Mo's house was not accessible, but it did not take too much time to sort out the secret passage. Not long after, bright stars lit up in the narrow tunnel.
After entering the secret passage, Tang Zheng and Xu Qingyan walked all the way inside without saying a word.
Although they knew that there was a secret passage leading to the City Lord's Mansion, they had no idea where the exit of this secret passage was!
If they were unlucky, they might even get out from under Lu Tianji's nose...
That kind of magical development is so interesting!
Unfortunately, Tang Zheng was just kidding in his mind, of course he couldn't really let that happen.
He had been calculating the straight-line distance from the City Lord's Mansion to Ning Mo's house. When the distance they had walked in the secret passage exceeded this distance, he became completely alert.
Because, from now on, it is very likely that they have already arrived near the City Lord's Mansion, or even below the City Lord's Mansion.
Tang Zheng did not ignore any sound from above.
Originally, Tang Zheng didn't expect to hear any sounds from so deep underground, but unexpectedly, the secret passage didn't seem to be deep from the surface, and there were so many sounds coming from above, so many that Tang Zheng had to slow down to distinguish them.
"Master Seventeen, you asked me to come here yesterday just to look at an account book?" A soft female voice.
Tang Zheng immediately ignored it.
Then, there was the sound of a manager scolding a servant in the backyard, which was also of no value.
"I was so scared. I really thought I was going to die yesterday."
"Luckily they didn't run away. Those who did run away, Arya and the others, were caught by the adults and hanged."
"It seems like it was just a misunderstanding. However, it seems that our City Lord's Mansion has no grudge against Yisu Academy. Why would they suddenly want to frame us?"
Tang Zheng and Xu Qingyan both stopped to listen to the little girls talking.
However, they seemed to have no idea what had happened and actually believed that Lu Tianji and the others were innocent. But if Lu Tianji's guilt was confirmed, they, who were completely unaware of the situation, would probably not survive.
This is probably the tragedy of small people who cannot control their own destiny in troubled times.
Boom.
Tang Zheng continued walking forward while pondering the information revealed in the words of those maids, but he didn't expect to bump his head accidentally.
When he looked again, Xu Qingyan next to him had stopped.
There is no road ahead!
There is no road, but there is no exit either.
Tang Zheng immediately thought of one thing he had overlooked before - Lu Tianji didn't know about this secret passage, it must be because the exit had been processed by the half-demon from the mermaid clan, and it was more likely a one-time thing. Although they could enter the secret passage, they might not be able to get out.
"Return along the original route?" Xu Qingyan asked.
"No, no, no." Tang Zheng shook his head. "Let me listen again... Just find the right place and smash it out. It's not a big deal."
"Yeah." Xu Qingyan didn't ask what the "correct place" meant, just waiting for Tang Zheng's instructions.
Tang Zheng walked back again, moving back and forth.
Xu Qingyan didn't say anything and just waited quietly.
After about a quarter of an hour, Tang Zheng stopped walking and whispered, "Qingyan, listen to me! Lu Tianji's fifteenth uncle's third concubine is having an affair with his seventeenth uncle. That concubine is the daughter of Lu Tianji's third brother's accountant. The accountant knows about this distressing matter and told his good friend, Lu Tianji's internal affairs manager, Manager Hu. However, his son told him that Manager Hu's brother-in-law told this matter to a man named Lin Jin. Lin Jin used to be engaged to the eldest daughter of the seventeenth uncle, but was later broken off. He married a concubine's daughter of Lu Tianji's fourth brother. That concubine's daughter is a close friend of the fifteenth uncle's granddaughter Lu Jiao'er, so, heh...now our accountant is very panicked."
Xu Qingyan nodded expressionlessly: "Got it. Then find the location of the account office in the courtyard of Lu Tianji's third brother, and then go up."
"Oh my god, I only said it once!" Tang Zhengdao said.
"Do I need to listen to it many times?" A hint of doubt appeared on Xu Qingyan's poker face.
…
The entire secret passage ran through almost half of the City Lord's Mansion, but it did not pass through the place where the Young City Lord lived. Therefore, Tang Zheng did not hear any news about the Young City Lord.
I can only settle for the next best thing and find something I can use to "ask for directions".
That person, they chose the accountant.
Tang Zheng and his team were below the location they needed, listened for a while, found a relatively quiet place, and broke out of the ground.
Neither of them used their star power, so the noise wasn't particularly big.
However, the place where it broke out of the ground was a little bit bad...
Thatched hut.
After Tang Zheng dealt with the traces, he let out a breath, figured out the direction, and then crouched down with Xu Qingyan and walked towards the accounting office.
There is only the accountant in the accounting office now!
Tang Zheng and Xu Qingyan went straight in and covered his mouth: "Don't make a sound."
The accountant stared in horror, unable to speak, and could only nod his head desperately.
"We just found out about your daughter's affairs. Lin Jin will tell you sooner or later, so you don't have much time. However, she is helpless between her two masters... Now, we just need you to do one thing for us, and we will help you escape immediately." Tang Zhengyi said sternly.
"Do...what to do?" The accountant, who was already panicking about this matter, asked with red eyes, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.
"It's nothing, just take us past the young city lord's window." Tang Zhengdao.
"Under the window? Just walked by? That's all..." The accountant looked puzzled, "Why?"
"Then it's none of your business." Tang Zheng said with a smile.
The accountant looked very conflicted. On the one hand, he was very worried because Lin Jin and the Seventeenth Master had regrets about their broken engagement, and it would be very easy for them to tell the truth. At that time, he and his daughter would definitely be executed.
However, he was not sure whether these two people could be trusted or not.
"The City Lord's Mansion is now under internal blockade. Can you find someone else to save you?" Tang Zheng's words broke his last line of defense.
"Well... well then!" The accountant responded in a daze, "It's just a trip, it's not a big deal..."
Tang Zheng and Xu Qingyan looked at each other again.
What they heard in the secret passage was correct . There were still many people in this City Lord's Mansion who had no idea what was going on!
They are lucky too!
If the accountant was in a higher position, he would definitely know that going to the young city lord's window at this time would be a big deal!
…
In the young city lord's room , that "Lu Wantang" had already fallen asleep.
He was sleeping in a daze, but he seemed to hear some rustling sounds not far away.
Listening carefully, it seemed like several people were talking.
"Why are you serving him so carefully? When the dust settles, he will be a dead man."
"How can I serve you very carefully? He is dissatisfied with this and that, and he thinks he is a serious person. What can I do?"
"Anyway, he's been involved too much in this matter, and knows too much. I hope it'll be over soon, and he'll be silenced, so we can have some peace and quiet..."
"Just wait. I'm afraid this won't be resolved in a day or two. He can only live a few more days."
"Lu Wantang", who was already half asleep, was suddenly awakened from the bed. Upon hearing the conversation outside that was gradually fading away, he realized that it was just those two dogs!
He recalled all the people who had not served him well during the day, and then he realized that there was no point in recalling these things!
It turns out that he will be silenced!
That’s right… they were right, he was not Lu Tianji’s biological son, he was a fake, and he knew so much. As long as Lu Tianji was acquitted, what was the use of him?
Could it be that Lu Wantang, who still took him seriously, had been keeping him around?
joke!
Silence... Silence... Silence...
These two words kept circling in his mind, and he wanted to shout them out loud, but this was the City Lord's Mansion, and Lu Tianji's people were everywhere. If he showed any abnormality, he might not survive these few days!
The accountant looked at Tang Zheng and the other man strangely. What they said under Lu Wantang's window was obviously intentional, but it did not contain any information to him.
What do you mean by unsatisfactory service, what do you mean by decent person, what do you mean by silencing?
I don't understand anything at all!
Tang Zheng smiled and said to Xu Qingyan: "How did you do it? There was no expression on your face, but your words were so convincing?"
"He can't see our faces, so there's no need to move our faces." Xu Qingyan replied indifferently.
"I doubt it. When I need you to move your face...can you move it? You won't be stiff already, right?" Tang Zheng joked.
Xu Qingyan ignored him, turned around and pulled out the accountant's belt, twisted it with his backhand, and easily broke his neck...
His entire movement was so smooth that even Tang Zheng hadn't reacted yet.
"I'll hang him up in the accounting office and leave a suicide note. You go find 'Lu Wantang' to talk about the life you want to talk about." Xu Qingyan turned around and left without any hesitation.
"You can still leave his suicide note?" Tang Zheng felt more and more that Xu Qingyan was a versatile strategy. Although they had not had time to sit down and talk about why he suddenly felt unwell in Leng Xiangyuan's grave...
"Finishing up, no big deal." Xu Qingyan's figure had disappeared into the night.
Tang Zheng took a deep breath.
This fake Lu Wantang was not Lu Tianji's biological son after all. The protection around him was very careless. Most of the night, only two little girls were sitting and dozing at the door.
Under the cover of night, Tang Zheng easily climbed into Lu Wantang's bedroom...
"Huh... the pressure is a bit high." Tang Zheng smiled inwardly. They had done so much, but in fact, it could be said that they had done nothing, because whether the deadlock could be broken in the end depended on what result he and Lu Wantang could come up with when talking about life!
