Volume 6: Dream Record Chapter 388 Gu Qianfan wants to kill Zhao Paner to silence her
After taking a look at Zhao Pan'er who was sitting on the ground, Lao Jia walked over to Gu Qianfan and whispered:
"Commander, Yang Zhiyuan said that the fake Night Banquet painting was given to him by Zhao Pan'er before. I wonder if the real Night Banquet painting is still in Zhao Pan'er's hands?"
"What did you say?"
Lao Jia repeated it again in a low voice and affirmed:
"The real Night Banquet Picture is very likely still in Zhao Pan'er's hands!"
Hearing this, Gu Qianfan was shocked. When Zhao Pan'er entered the temple, he and Lao Jia had just met up, and they had not exchanged information yet. Hearing that the real Night Banquet Picture was likely in Zhao Pan'er's hands, he could not help but show a look of shock and astonishment. He grabbed Zhao Pan'er's wrist and unconsciously said sternly in the tone of interrogating a prisoner:
"Zhao Pan'er, where is the real Night Banquet Picture? Is it in your hands?"
"What kind of real or fake night banquet picture? I don't know what you are talking about!"
Zhao Pan'er was startled when Gu Qianfan grabbed her wrist and looked at his cruel and ruthless face. Before she knew the secret of the Night Banquet Picture, she dared not admit that the real Night Banquet Picture was in her hands. Thinking of this, she looked up at Gu Qianfan and struggled hard, angrily saying:
"Gu Qianfan, you, please let me go quickly, you hurt my wrist!"
"Zhao Pan'er, think carefully about where the Night Banquet Picture is."
Looking at Zhao Pan'er with flickering eyes, Gu Qianfan's heart sank. She was lying. The real Night Banquet Picture was in her hands. This stinky woman was not only fickle, but also two-timing, greedy for fame and fortune, and played with her brother's feelings. Now she dared to hide the Night Banquet Picture and make up lies. Thinking of this, Gu Qianfan directly pressed her right shoulder and pressed down with his backhand, pressing her to the ground, and threatened without mercy:
"The trouble involved in the Night Banquet Picture is much bigger than the murder and arson case in the Yang Mansion. If the truth is revealed, even Minister Xiao can't protect you and my stupid brother. Hand over the real Night Banquet Picture and don't hurt others and yourself!"
“You… ah!”
Zhao Paner was pressed to the ground by Gu Qianfan. She was in so much pain that tears were about to flow out. She felt extremely wronged. These two bastards, the younger brother bullied her, and the older brother also bullied her. Zhao Paner's stubborn nature was aroused, tears welled up in her eyes, and she gritted her teeth and said:
"I don't know what you are talking about. If you have the guts, just kill me!"
"you……"
"Commander, I have a way to make her speak!"
Seeing Gu Qianfan's defeat, Lao Jia on the side interrupted. As soon as he finished speaking, he pulled out a dagger and wielded it skillfully in front of Zhao Paner. Then he squatted in front of Zhao Paner and used the sharp dagger to slash her delicate face twice, sighing with some regret:
"Such a beautiful face, I really don't want to scratch it, Madam Zhao, I'll give you one last chance, tell me, where is the painting?"
As he spoke, Lao Jia slid the sharp dagger across Zhao Paner's face with a cold look in his eyes. If Zhao Paner dared to flatter him, he would really slash her without hesitation and use any means to achieve his goal!
For the people in the Imperial City Bureau, there are so many ways to make a living person speak. As long as they are a mortal, they can use coercion, inducement, torture, the seven emotions and six desires, ethics morals, etc. to make people surrender!
Looking at Lao Jia's cold and ruthless eyes, feeling the cold blade on her face, Zhao Pan'er couldn't help but shudder. So this was the Imperial City Division. She wasn't afraid of death, but she was afraid of living a life worse than death, afraid of really getting her face scratched. Thinking of this, Zhao Pan'er couldn't help but tremble and said:
"If you dare to harm me, Young Master Xiao will not let you go!"
Hearing Zhao Pan'er mention Yuan Xudong, Lao Jia was slightly stunned. Yuan Xudong really liked her and had saved his life and that of Commander Gu. Just as Lao Jia was slightly hesitant, Gu Qianfan, who was holding Zhao Pan'er down, said angrily:
"You shameless country woman, are you thinking about my brother now? Weren't you thinking about getting back together with Ouyang Xu just now?"
"No, you are not allowed to talk nonsense!"
Seeing Gu Qianfan say this about herself, Zhao Paner immediately retorted:
"I just want to ask for a reason. No matter whether Ouyang Xu has really changed his heart or not, I will never marry him again!"
"I don't care who you want to marry, just don't marry my brother, and Minister Xiao won't agree!"
Pressing Zhao Paner's right shoulder hard, causing her to scream in pain, Gu Qianfan shouted coldly:
"I'll ask you one last time, where is the real Night Banquet Picture?"
"I said it, I said it!"
Zhao Pan'er cried out with a hint of tears:
"Let me go quickly, it hurts!"
"snort!"
Looking at Zhao Pan'er with tears in her eyes, Gu Qianfan let her go and snorted coldly:
"If you don't accept my toast, you'll have to drink the wine for punishment. Tell me now. If you dare to tell even a single lie, I will not let you off easily!"
"asshole!"
Cursing softly, Zhao Paner stood up from the ground, rubbing her injured right shoulder and said directly:
"The real Night Banquet Picture is not in my hands!"
"Bitch, how dare you..."
Seeing Old Jia, who looked like the angry King Kong in the temple, Zhao Paner was shocked and quickly stepped back to explain:
"What I said is true. I am not lying. The painting was done by Wang Ai. It is a five-foot silk scroll with color, mounted with purple phoenix magpie brocade, and a hollow sandalwood scroll. It depicts a night banquet held by Xue Que, the transport commissioner of Xichuan Road. The host is in the middle, and the guests are on both sides. There are singers and dancers, and they are dancing the Huxuan dance and eating camel humps. I got this painting by chance!
At first, a customer who owed gambling debts took this painting out to sell, and I spent money to buy it and hung it in the teahouse to attract business. Later, when Yang Yunpan came to the teahouse to drink tea, he fell in love with this painting at first sight and repeatedly asked people to borrow it to appreciate. I could understand his intention, but I really couldn't bear to part with the painting, so I asked an old master to copy it and gave it to him. Yang Yunpan couldn't tell the real thing. As for the real one, I was worried that Yang Yunpan would find it or that other dignitaries would take a fancy to it, so I gave it to Ouyang Xu for safekeeping, and he took it to Tokyo!"
After listening to Zhao Pan'er's description, Gu Qianfan's eyes changed slightly, and his mind was in turmoil. He originally thought that the Night Banquet was in Jiangnan, but he didn't expect that it was in Tokyo and in the hands of the newly-appointed Jinshi Ouyang Xu. It was a major case involving the Queen's loss of chastity and prophecy. If it was discovered, then I don't know how many people in the court would be demoted, or even exterminated. Thinking of his identity as Yin Qing (an undercover agent of the Qingliu faction) and the instructions of Lord Qi (Qi Mu, the main leader of the Qingliu faction), Gu Qianfan couldn't help but said nervously:
"Besides you and Ouyang Xu, who else knows about this?"
"No more, only Ouyang Xu and I know about it, the Night Banquet..."
Before she finished speaking, she saw Gu Qianfan and Lao Jia narrowing their eyes slightly. There was a chilling murderous intent in the air. Zhao Pan'er suddenly realized that they wanted to kill her to silence her so as to ensure that the news of the Night Banquet would not leak out. As her mind raced, Zhao Pan'er suddenly hugged her head and said in fear:
"Don't kill me, I'm pregnant with Fan Lang's child. You can't kill me to silence me. Fan Lang won't let you go!"
As she spoke, Zhao Pan'er stepped back in fear. Gu Qianfan was stunned His brother already had a child, and it was born to a singing girl. At this moment, Zhao Pan'er retreated to the door. While Gu Qianfan and Lao Jia were distracted, she turned around and ran. It was only seven or eight meters away. As long as she ran outside the temple, there would be many people outside. Gu Qianfan and Lao Jia were still wanted criminals, so they would definitely not be able to do anything to her. Seeing that Zhao Pan'er wanted to escape, Lao Jia took out a dart and was about to throw it, but Gu Qianfan directly held him down and said:
"Forget it, let's go and rush back to Tokyo Imperial City as soon as possible to get the Night Banquet Map, so as to avoid any more trouble!"
"Yes, sir!"
…
After escaping to the outside of the Yue Lao Temple and looking at the people coming and going around her, Zhao Pan'er gently patted her chest which was rising and falling. It was really dangerous just now, she thought she was dead. Fortunately, she was smart and came up with such a good idea in a flash!
In desperation, she said that she was pregnant with Yuan Xudong's child. Thinking about it now, Zhao Pan'er couldn't help but blush and secretly spat. That bad guy was really lucky. She saved his life without asking for anything in return, but he forcibly ruined her innocence and made her no longer a virgin. What an ungrateful bad guy!
On the way back, Zhao Pan'er felt that her right shoulder, which was originally just a little sore and numb, was becoming more and more painful, and there was a burning sensation. For a moment, the pain was unbearable. She went to the pharmacy and bought some ointments specifically for treating bruises and injuries. Then she continued to walk towards her own tea shop. There were many knife-wielding yamen runners searching for the whereabouts of Gu Qianfan and Lao Jia on the streets. Zhao Pan'er did not report Gu Qianfan and Lao Jia to the yamen runners, but took the initiative to avoid the yamen runners and walked quickly towards her own tea shop!
