Chapter 35: Choice
After careful interrogation by Chen Xiaoting, he finally figured things out roughly.
Chen Benliang, who is in charge of today's affairs, is a waste with low eyes, but he loves to be pretentious.
Fortunately, he has a good big brother, and he restricts him many times on weekdays, so that he is forced to be honest.
And his eldest brother Chen Benxian is not a simple task, this Chen Daguan has a reputation for being famous, plus his family is rich, and he can eat both black and white in Guangde.
But such a character is actually mixed up with the White Lotus Sect, which is incomprehensible.
Originally, life was normal, but after the second brother Tie came to the door, the atmosphere of the Chen family changed.
Until yesterday, when Tie Lao Er and Chen Benxian closed the door and plotted to rescue Gao Shijie, they happened to be heard by Chen Benliang who was passing by.
Thinking that his eldest brother had always looked down on him, Chen Benliang moved his mind at this time, and with an entourage, he wanted to kill Chen Xiaoting and prove his ability to his brother.
So there was a scene in the afternoon, Chen Benliang is really a waste material, and he even found the wrong person if he wanted to kill Chen Xiaoting.
The sneak attack was not successful, but was caught by Zhang Ertie and several drunks.
After listening to this, there are two key questions for Chen Xiaoting.
First, Chen Benxian, the representative of the local gentry, was a traitor of the White Lotus Sect;
Second, these White Lotus Sect members in Guangde were plotting to rescue Gao Shijie.
Faced with the first one, Chen Xiaoting's first thought was to expose Chen Benxian, but thinking about it, he dispelled this idea.
Chen Benxian has the status of a lifter, and he is the head of the local noble family, so he can't move the Chen family with Chen Benliang's confession.
And if there is no conclusive evidence, it is difficult for Chen Xiaoting to persuade Zhou Wenzhu to directly seal up the Chen family.
At present, Shen Qianhu wants to use the power of civil officials to make a name for himself, and at this time, he naturally will not agree to attack Chen Benxian, who has the status of a person.
Even if Zhou Wenzhu and Shen Yue both believed in Chen Xiaoting, the civil officials would not believe that a virtuous person with the status of a person would be a traitor of the White Lotus Sect, which was the general trend.
If he, Chen Xiaoting, bumped into it hard, he would only hit his head and bleed.
Then came the second thing, the people of the White Lotus Sect were plotting to save people, how to stop it?
Today is the fourth day of the new year, and tomorrow is the time for the government to judge Gao Shijie, Chen Xiaoting didn't need to guess much, he knew that the White Lotus Church was doing it on this day.
The way to stop it is very simple, just tell the people above the news that the White Lotus Sect is going to do it, but Chen Xiaoting doesn't plan to do it.
The reasons are a bit complicated.
Objectively speaking, on the day of the public trial, Li Changshan and Shen Yue, the prefect of Guangde, will be present, and the defense force at the scene must be amazingly strong, and the actions of the White Lotus Sect on the report at this time are just icing on the cake.
For Chen Xiaoting personally, this time the White Lotus Sect robbed the prison, which might be an opportunity for him, an opportunity to catch Shen Yue's boat.
At that time, the scene will be chaotic, and it is difficult to guarantee that no one will wait for the opportunity to attack Shen Yue, the initiator, and then there will be a chance for him to perform, so Chen Xiaoting still hopes that the White Lotus Sect can make trouble.
In other words, Chen Xiaoting couldn't get anything by reporting the White Lotus Sect's conspiracy, and if he didn't report it, he would have an unexpected surprise.
Needless to say!
After making up his mind, Chen Xiaoting had to solve the current problem, so he called Zhang Ertie and others together.
"You have all heard what happened to Fang Cai, Chen Juren, we can't move...... So these two must die! Chen Xiaoting sat on the main seat and said in a deep voice.
"If these two people are let go back, with the power of Chen Juren at that time, we won't want to live in Guangde Mansion!"
This is indeed the truth, if you don't kill Chen Benliang and the others, let them go back Chen Benxian will know about today's events, and Chen Benxian will kill a few of them.
After thinking about this, Zhang Ertie and the others got up and said, "Everything is up to the adults!" ”
After reaching an agreement on this matter, Chen Xiaoting asked again: "Just now you arrested these two people in, but can anyone see their faces?" ”
After thinking about it carefully, they heard Zeng Chun say: "My lord, there were only a few of us in the alley at that time, and no one saw these two people...... The onlookers in the back waited until we tied people into the courtyard before gathering! ”
Chen Xiaoting nodded, this he could rest assured, if Chen Benliang disappeared and involved them, it would be a fatal matter.
"When these two people are killed, they will be buried in this courtyard first, and then they will find time to send them out of the city and throw them into the river in the future!" Chen Xiaoting said coldly.
This is a murderous act, and in order to protect themselves and their families, no one here will have an opinion.
At this time, Zeng Chun hesitated and said, "My lord, will Chen Daguan really have something to do with the White Lotus Sect?" I still find it unbelievable! ”
Chen Xiaoting couldn't help but be stunned, he didn't even believe Zeng Chun, who heard Chen Benliang's confession with his own ears, could he still expect Zhou Wenzhu and Shen Yue to believe it?
Today is just to temporarily suppress this matter, who knows if Chen Benxian will do it to himself again in the future, the sense of urgency in Chen Xiaoting's heart is even worse.
He must rely on his own strength to bring Chen Benxian to the ground...... Otherwise, he will not have peace of mind for a day.
"My lord, do you want to report the White Lotus Sect's conspiracy?" Zhang Ertie asked at this time.
Chen Xiaoting stared at Zhang Ertie coldly, until the other party lowered his head, and then said, "If it is reported, how did we get the news?" Say we kidnapped Chen Chen Benxian's younger brother? ”
At this time, Zhang Ertie and others are really convinced, and this matter really cannot be reported.
After this was done, Chen Xiaoting said: "You guys are ready to go, do things cleanly, don't be caught!" ”
Zhang Ertie and the others took the order and left, and soon heard two screams, and Chen Benliang's master and servant died.
This is Zhang Ertie's house, and he wants to bury people in the yard of his house, and he is still a little reluctant in his heart, but he can only hold back.
After burying the people, it was getting late at this time, and Chen Xiaoting warned his subordinates to strictly abide by today's secrets before letting them go home.
Before leaving, Chen Xiaoting also specially warned the four of them to bring the fakes when the public trial was held tomorrow, and to be careful against the raid of the White Lotus Sect.
Walking on the way home, Chen Xiaoting's heart was both excited and worried, he knew too many things in the past few days.
And generally speaking, the more people who know the secrets, they often don't live long.
Just as Chen Xiaoting was walking forward, a person suddenly greeted him from the front and greeted him: "This brother, how to go to Da'an Lane!" ”
Chen Xiaoting was now wearing an official uniform, and someone was actually calling him a brother on the street, so he looked up at that person.
The person who came was a young man, about twenty-five or sixteen years old, who was playing with the waist card in his hand.
"Jinyi pro-army......" The other party is also a person from Jinyiwei, but how could he not find Da'an Lane.
Under Chen Xiaoting's puzzled gaze, the person who came smiled and said, "This brother, I am from Luyang, and I have been separated from my brothers!" ”
Luyang is a provincial capital, and thousands of households in the provincial capital have come to the yamen, and Chen Xiaoting guessed that it might be Shen Yue who came.
So Chen Xiaoting sent this person away after he had asked how to leave.
After breathing a sigh of relief, Chen Xiaoting continued to rush home.
Now that Shen Yue has also arrived in Guangde City, tomorrow's big drama is finished, it depends on whether he can meet and seize the opportunity.
When Chen Xiaoting returned home, he found that his father Chen Dayong and Zhao Qun Zheng Jian were drinking, and Chen Xiaolin was also accompanying him.
"Xiaoting, you're back, hurry up and sit down...... Your Uncle Zheng just mentioned you! Chen Dayong said a little drunk.
Zheng Jian was also groggy at this time, and said inarticulately: "Yes...... Xiaoting, you're a good kid...... Be me...... What about the son-in-law?"
Hearing this, Chen Xiaoting almost adjusted, and secretly said that Zheng Jian and Zheng Xuan might be in a group.
But he didn't dare to take it, and there was something big going on tomorrow, and he didn't want to drink and make a mistake at this time.
So Chen Xiaoting said: "Dad, there is something important in the yamen tomorrow, and I can't drink with you and the two uncles tonight!" ”