SFS Chapter 106 The Man Behind the Scenes, the Master's Identity
Chapter 106 The Man Behind the Scenes, the Master's Identity
In the corner outside the cell, stood an inconspicuous young man. His facial features looked ordinary and he gave people a feeling of having a low sense of presence.
Seeing Gu Jingzhi coming out, he greeted him, "Young Master."
"What happened?"
"Madam sent someone to invite Miss Li to the general's mansion."
Gu Jingzhi frowned slightly when he heard this, "Okay, I understand."
"Subordinates retire."
After the man left, Gu Jingzhi did not leave directly to find Li Xi, but turned back into the cell and continued the interrogation.
He knew Li Xi. She was not someone who would tolerate being bullied. His mother was not the type to bully others either. They had to get to know each other anyway, so they got to know each other in advance.
Li Xi, who had just entered the house, had no idea that her new boyfriend trusted her so much. After closing the door, she slumped down on the recliner in the yard.
Gu Jingzhi's mother was so enthusiastic that it was hard to resist. She had never seen anyone who showed their emotions so openly. She was totally different from Li Xi, the smiling fox.
It's hard to believe that Gu Jingzhi's mother, who is as cunning as a lotus root spirit and full of tricks, would have such a temper.
In the evening, when Hu Zi came back from school, he saw his sister lying on a rocking chair covered with a blanket. He put down his schoolbag and walked over, "Sister?"
In the afternoon, the sun was so bright that Li Xi felt sleepy while basking in it and has been sleeping ever since.
When she heard Hu Zi's voice, she frowned. When she opened her eyes, she found that the sun had already darkened. She said in surprise, "Hu Zi, are you done with school?"
Hu Zi did not answer Li Xi's words, but looked at her with disapproval, "Sister, how many times have I told you not to sleep outside? Why don't you do anything if you catch a cold?"
"How did you catch a cold, Huzi? Have you forgotten that your sister is a doctor?" Li Xi retorted.
Li Xi felt that Hu Zi was becoming less and less cute recently. Ever since he started studying, he slowly became more and more like a little bookworm. The Hu Zi who used to listen to his sister obediently was still the cutest.
Hu Zi sighed, and felt more and more that this family couldn't do without him. "I've only heard that doctors can get sick if they don't treat themselves."
Li Xi: “…”
Uh, after hearing this, she suddenly didn't know how to respond.
Seeing that Li Xi didn't say anything, Hu Zi thought that she knew she was wrong, so he didn't pursue the lesson any further, "I bought dinner and came back, let's go in and eat first."
Hu Zi picked up the food box beside him and said.
Li Xi looked at the food box in Hu Zi's hand and felt that it was not that she had to lower her head. After all, she still depended on this kid for three meals a day. Well, she was not a coward, but just a strategic compromise.
"What are we having for dinner today?" Li Xi asked, getting up from the recliner.
"The steamed dumplings and millet porridge are still hot, let's eat them quickly." Hu Zi said as he put out the food he had packed from the lunch box.
Li Xi sat down opposite him and the two began to eat. At the table, Li Xi asked him how he was doing in school, how his relationship with his classmates was, and whether he could keep up with his studies.
Hu Zi answered them one by one, and finally said seriously, "Sister, sooner or later I will pass the imperial examination and let you live a good life."
Li Xi paused holding the spoon when she heard that. She looked up at him and saw the seriousness in his eyes. She smiled again, "Okay, then I'll wait for you to let me live a good life."
She was not kind to Hu Zi for any purpose. She traveled through time and space to Daya's body. Since she borrowed his sister's body, she should give back to him. Besides, although Hu Zi was young, he was really sensible and obedient, which made people feel distressed.
On the other side, in the county jail.
As midnight approached, the wailing in the cell had long ceased. Gong Yikun, who was tied to a pillar, was covered with marks of whipping and branding. His clothes were already bloodstained, and blood was dripping from the corners of his clothes onto the ground.
The reason there was no wailing was not because he clenched his teeth, fought stubbornly and refused to shout, but because he no longer had the strength to shout.
Gu Jingzhi sat on an official hat chair not far from him. Next to him was a low table with a cup of tea on it. Gu Jingzhi sipped his tea and watched his men carry out the execution.
His calm and composed face did not look like he was interrogating a prisoner in a prison cell, but more like he was watching a play in a restaurant or theater.
Not far away in the cell where Gong Yikun's accomplices were imprisoned, Wang Qiliang and others had already woken up from their coma. They looked at the handsome man with a faint smile sitting on the chair as if they were looking at a devil.
"What exactly do you want!" Wang Qiliang held the wooden bar of the cell with both hands and shouted at Gu Jingzhi.
Gu Jingzhi didn't even turn his head. He looked at Gong Yikun, who looked like a bloody man, and stood up. He walked closer to him, and his smile deepened. He looked very wicked. "As expected of the Third Prince, you are so stubborn."
Gong Yikun's pupils shrank when he heard this, and he subconsciously avoided Gu Jingzhi's gaze, saying weakly, "I don't understand what you are saying."
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand." Gu Jing took a step back, "I already got the answer I wanted to know."
Hearing what he said, Gong Yikun realized that he had been fooled. His face was grim and he struggled forward, "You cheated me!"
Gong Yikun looked at the faint smile on Gu Jingzhi's lips and felt that it was a naked mockery of himself.
Gu Jingzhi felt bored watching his helpless and furious appearance. He stepped back a few steps and sat on a chair. He half leaned back and looked at him, saying calmly, "Take him away."
There will be no more useful information from him.
Upon hearing this, the soldier at the door untied the ropes tied around him and dragged him out.
Wang Qiliang and others were locked up in a cell and could only watch their boss being dragged away like a dead dog. For a moment, they couldn't help feeling a sense of grief over the loss of their boss.
When they came to their senses, they found that the man they regarded as a devil was looking at them with interest.
Seeing them looking over, he even curled his lips and smiled, "Who's next?"
"Mr. Gu, just give up. We won't say anything!" Wang Qiliang responded coldly.
However, he did not notice that the eyes of the people behind him were filled with fear and terror.
From the time they woke up in the afternoon until now, they had not heard about the punishment inflicted on their boss Gong Yikun. He did not ask anything, but just sat there watching their boss being tortured, as if he was watching a wonderful drama.
They listened to the boss's wailing, which gradually grew louder and then faded away, and watched him being beaten and bleeding. Many people had already developed a fear of Gu Jingzhi.
What they feared was not the punishment itself, but the madman who smiled as he watched them being punished.
It seemed as if he didn't want to get any information from them at all, and it seemed more like he just wanted to watch them being tortured.
"Oh? Another tough guy." Gu Jingzhi smiled, "In that case, let's start with you over there. Someone, bring him out."
The people behind Gu Jingzhi opened the prison, dragged him out, and fastened him to a wooden stake that was already covered in blood.
Wang Qiliang could feel his clothes being soaked with blood, and he could feel a sticky bloody feeling on his skin. Thinking that it was Gong Yikun's blood, he suddenly felt like vomiting in his throat.
He looked at Gu Jingzhi with a pale face, "Just use whatever tricks you have, I'm not afraid of you!"
Gu Jingzhi nodded without comment, and did not order his men to torture him. Instead, he pointed at an accomplice who had been imprisoned in the same cell with him, and had him taken out of the cell and tied to the pillar opposite Wang Qiliang.
Unlike Wang Qiliang who had the courage to face Gu Jingzhi, the person who was pointed out by Gu Jingzhi was trembling with fear and looked at Gu Jingzhi in horror, as if he was frightened.
Wang Qiliang on the opposite side saw his expression clearly, and he knew what Gu Jingzhi was planning.
He looked at Gu Jingzhi, who looked relaxed, with an unsavory expression. He was killing him and destroying his heart.
"Wang Linquan, don't forget that your family is still in the hands of the master. Their fate and future life all depend on you!"
Wang Linquan trembled and didn't dare to look Wang Qiliang in the eye.
Wang Qiliang was very disappointed when he saw him like this. "Think about your family before you speak!"
Gu Jingzhi did not stop Wang Qiliang from speaking.
"Are you done?" Seeing Wang Qiliang silent, Gu Jingzhi walked up to Wang Linquan and said, "Tell me, who are you working for? What is your mission in Jiayuguan?"
Wang Linquan turned his head away from Wang Qiliang's burning gaze, "I don't know who the master is, I only know that he is in the capital, and only the boss and Wang Qiliang know the master's true identity.
But once I overheard them talking..."
Wang Linquan was interrupted by Wang Qiliang before he could finish his words. Wang Qiliang loudly scolded Wang Linquan. Although his body was tied to a pillar, he struggled forward, as if he wanted to eat Wang Linquan alive.
"You spineless thing! Shut up!"
Wang Linquan shrank subconsciously. After realizing that he was tied up and could not cause any harm to him, he became a little bolder. He glanced at Gu Jingzhi who was watching the fun without saying anything, and said, "How much is backbone worth? I just want to live."
"Naive!" Wang Qiliang spat at him.
Seeing this, Gu Jingzhi frowned and stepped back.
"Dream on! You think he will let you go if you tell him everything? Don't dream!" Wang Qiliang sneered.
Wang Linquan knew that he looked down on him, and he didn't want to compromise if possible, but he was really scared. He didn't have the backbone of the boss. Instead of confessing everything after being beaten, it would be better to tell it now and suffer less.
"General Gu, if I tell you everything I know, could you please spare my life because I haven't done anything to harm you?" Wang Linquan spoke cautiously.
Gu Jingzhi smiled faintly and said, "Of course."
He doesn't care about the life or death of an unknown person.
"Okay, then I'll tell you." After getting the accurate answer, Wang Lin felt relieved and said, "I heard them call the master Your Highness.
We came to Jiayu Pass before the New Year. The order given by our superiors this time was to find out the secrets of the Zhenbei Army and wait for an opportunity to create chaos at the border."
When Wang Qiliang heard Wang Linquan say the word "Your Highness", he closed his eyes weakly. It was over, all over!
The fact is just as Wang Linquan said, among their group of people, only Gong Yikun and Wang Qiliang knew the true identity of their master.
When the others heard Wang Linquan say that Gong Yikun and Wang Qiliang called the master behind them "Your Highness", they couldn't help but widen their eyes. This means that the master behind them is actually the prince.
Could it be the Third Prince that General Gu just mentioned?
"Bah! You're such a coward!" Wang Qiliang spat at Wang Linquan in disgust. "You're such a traitor!"
Wang Linquan also knew that what he did was wrong. His parents were still in the hands of his master, and if he openly betrayed his master like this, they would probably be in great danger.
But he didn't want to do that. He was also trying to save his life. A dark light flashed in Wang Linquan's lowered eyes. They should understand him.
Besides, they are old and I am still young, so it is more cost-effective for me to live.
At this moment, Wang Qiliang also knew that all concealment was of no avail. He glared fiercely at Wang Linquan opposite him. If he had known that Wang Linquan was such a coward, he should have killed him long ago.
However, it is useless to say all this now. Wang Qiliang looked at Gu Jingzhi, "Since you already know that the master behind us is His Highness in the palace.
Then I advise you to be more sensible and know what kind of people you can offend and what kind of people you cannot offend.
Your Majesty's heir is not right, and no one can predict which prince will be the one to ascend the throne in the end. I advise the young general to make a good connection for himself."
"You are good at talking, but unfortunately, I am not easily persuaded." Gu Jingzhi said calmly, "No matter who it is, if you dare to reach out to the border, don't blame me for chopping off his hand."
Good fate?
The reason why the Gu family has been able to survive to this day is not because of so-called good fortune, but because of real achievements.
When he was unaware of the little tricks they were doing, he was just deliberately giving them opportunities, wanting to play the long game and hook the big fish. Otherwise, if they wanted to stir up trouble in Jiayuguan, they would be underestimating the control of their Zhenbei General's Mansion in Jiayuguan.
Gu Jingzhi had already obtained the information he wanted to know. He had them put back in the cell and turned away.
After leaving the cell, Gu Jingzhi looked up at the sky. In the dark night, the bright moonlight was the only light, shining on the ground with a hazy light.
Zhang Hao led the horse over. Gu Jingzhi retracted his gaze, took the reins, and climbed onto the horse. "Let's go back home."
After returning home, Gu Jingzhi took a bath, changed his clothes, and went to bed. The next day, he woke up at dawn, washed, dressed, and went to Yuqing Hall.
Because Gu Jingzhi arrived early, Mrs. Feng had not yet finished washing up. Gu Jingzhi was not in a hurry and stood outside waiting.
Hongxiu looked at the handsome face and tall figure of the young general, and her cheeks turned red. She calmed her over-beating heart a little, and walked forward with the tray, "Young general, please have some tea."
Gu Jingzhi took the tea, took a sip and put it on the table. Then he heard some noise coming from inside the house and saw Mrs. Feng, who had packed up, coming out.
Looking at her tall son in the room, Mrs. Feng smiled, "I heard that you came back overnight last night? It seems that Xixi is really special to you."