Chapter 156: Sudden Change
Tang Anguo had been anesthetized by Nie Xiaoman's pretended sympathy at this time, so the wary expression he had when the three of them first entered the door had long since disappeared at this time.
Tang Anguo asked rhetorically, "What else do they have to say?"
Nie Xiaoman clasped his knees with his hands and lowered his head, as if there was something unspeakable, and as if he hadn't heard the scholar's question.
Jing Mo was originally very suspicious of Tang Anguo, but at this time, although he talked eloquently, he still wanted to get some clearer proof in his heart.
Jing Mo took advantage of this pause and interjected a sentence.
Jing Mo said: "Brother Tang Anguo, as long as you can prove that you have never been to the Shang family before the time of Qin's death, nothing else will be a threat." ”
Tang Anguo said very resolutely: "My words are completely true. On the morning of the 22nd, although I went out to the school, I stayed for a short time and felt a little dizzy, so I came back to rest and did not go out after that. This can be proved by someone. ”
"Then, the Qin clan died on the evening of the 22nd. You said that you did not get the news until the early morning of the 23rd. Is this also certain? Didn't they send someone to deliver a letter to your mansion when the Qin clan was dying? To inform you? ”
Tang Anguo's eyes stared at Su Jingmo's face for a while, and then he suddenly nodded and said, "I understand what you mean." Do you think it's too late to report the funeral and suspect that I am deliberately covering it up? Actually, Brother Deng, you misunderstood. Let me simply tell you, only my mother knows about my relationship with Jin Chuan, and I haven't explained it to my father yet. So she couldn't have sent someone to my house to report the funeral. On the morning of the 23rd, she also sent someone to find me alone, and I found out. ”
Nie Xiaoman's eyes glanced at Jing Mo, and there was no hint of blaming Jing Mo for interjecting in his eyes. Not only that, but Xiao Man got the opportunity to answer the call.
Jing Mo hurriedly asked, "I see, what did she say in the letter?" ”
Tang Anguo suddenly hesitated, he looked at Nie Xiaoman, suddenly hugged his hands to his chest, and looked at the ground again, while his two lips smacked to themselves. Finally, Tang Anguo still avoided answering, and asked again: "Brother Ma, dare to ask them if there are any other false accusations?" ”
Nie Xiaoman frowned and said, "Well, the one surnamed Zhu also said that they had gone to the Yeshan Dao Courtyard to investigate, and you also handled the funeral secretly." After Xiao Man finished saying this, his hands holding his knees suddenly dropped, and his eyes suddenly looked at the other party's face.
Tang Anguo's gaze didn't seem to have the courage to meet Nie Xiaoman's, he lowered his head and groaned for a while, but he still didn't say anything.
Nie Xiaoman urged and asked, "Brother Anguo, but I don't know if this is true?" ”
Tang Anguo still hesitated to answer, and his lower forehead almost reached his chest.
Jing Mo then played the side drum from the side again: "Brother Anguo, you can tell us the truth." Because first, if you are not suspected of being the mastermind, since you have true proof, then it will naturally not be a problem in the future. ”
Tang Anguo admitted bluntly: "I only went to the funeral after I got her letter. But how can you say that I did it? ”
Nie Xiaoman was overjoyed, and took advantage of the situation to ask: "As long as there are facts to prove it, these are all technical issues, let them say it casually." But the affairs of the Yeshan Daoist Academy, are they also handled by you, Brother Anguo? ”
"Yes, but after a few words, I can't do it all by myself."
"It was like this. There are also coffin-wedges, who you hired on their behalf. ”
"Yes, I hired them instead."
"They also found out that the people who carried the coffins lived at the Tuas Tea Pavilion. Did you call it yourself? Or do you delegate it to someone else? “
"Because I was hired by a classmate surnamed Lu who lived in the Tuas Tea Pavilion, he naturally hired a servant who was familiar with him at home."
"Could it be that Jin Chuan wrote to you to do this?"
"This ......," he said with two words, and suddenly stopped. His gaze moved to Nie Xiaoman's face again, "Brother Ma, why are you questioning trivially?" None of this even matters. ”
Nie Xiaoman replied with a calm expression: "Little brother, you are still young, and you still lack some experience after all, unlike us who have been mixing in the six doors for a long time. How can it be said that it does not matter? Some people suspect you so much, and if they want to make you a suspect, that's it. Therefore, if this matter is brought to court, this kind of detail is indeed very important. You have to think about it, and don't just take it for yourself. You must know that once you admit your mistake, but you can't argue, your brother will be ruined for the rest of your life. ”
Tang Anguo looked at the desk for a while, as if he was a little ignorant. Then he asked in a daze, "Why does this matter?" I don't understand. ”
Nie Xiaoman said solemnly: "Alas, I'll explain it to you." The reason why the surnamed Ouyang is suspicious is because of the funeral. They also found out that the servant who carried the coffin was not the servant who carried the work near the west gate, but he went to the Tuas Tea Pavilion to hire him. So they naturally suspected that there was something strange about this funeral, so they had this act of covering people's ears. Maybe the Shang family has made a trap and used you as a chess piece to avoid suspicion. If you don't understand what's at stake, take it on yourself. Aren't you dangerous in this way? ”
Tang Anguo's gaze could no longer be raised, his handsome face was so white that there was no blood, and finally he said in a low voice: "These words are completely a crime of desire!" There is no such thing at all! ”
Jing Mo felt that his meaning was unusually vague, and his voice was so low that it was almost inaudible.
Nie Xiaoman continued to ask: "So, you asked someone to go to the Tuas Tea Pavilion to hire a porter, is it your own idea?" ”
Tang Anguo slurred, "Yes...... Yes.
"So, why are you so close and far away?"
"This ...... This one...... I...... I'm familiar with that...... Do they have anything else to say? ”
At this moment, Jing Mo suddenly heard the sound of the front door ringing for a while. Tang Anguo suddenly stood up and listened, his eyes widened in horror, and he let out a cry of surprise.
"Ouch! It's my father back! ”
Tang Anguo was so frightened that his face was bloodless for a while, and Jingmo on the side was completely panicked. Tang Anguo's father came back at this time, not only interrupting Xiaoman's conversation that was finally getting better, but also giving Xiaoman a hope that the truth was about to be revealed. And now that Father Tang came back suddenly, this naturally couldn't help but make Jing Mo frightened. Because after the fake mask on his side is revealed, how to clean up this impasse, Jingmo can't imagine!
But Jing Mo looked at Nie Xiaoman, but Xiaoman was still silent, and he also stood up and spoke in a low voice.
"Is Mr. Tang Qian back? That's great, let's discuss a way with him to deal with it, so that Brother An Guo won't suffer their losses after the incident. ”