Chapter 36
Li Ling raised his eyebrows slightly, and he finally thought about why he felt that Xu Fei looked familiar. He paid the money that day, and Zhuang Qiang was among the men of Zhuang Qiang sitting on the first floor of Zuixiangju. This proved that he was telling the truth and was indeed instructed by Zhuang Qiang.
"He asked you to set fire, and he also wanted to burn me to death together?"
"I...I..." Xu Fei stumbled for a moment, but after seeing the knife, he nodded honestly: "Uncle Zhuang said that as long as he burned the place, the yamen would naturally decide that it was you. You accidentally lit the file inside, and then he could not escape by himself."
"Hmph, it's so calculating. Is this really what Zhuang Qiang mean? He is such a brave man, a street gangster?" Li Ling asked further.
Xu Fei had accepted the reality at this time and hesitated for the next time and replied: "Of course, Master Zhuang has made corresponding arrangements."
"Then I don't understand why they had to plot against me and put me to death. I don't remember where to offend them!"
"This..." Xu Fei's eyes drooped and he whispered, "I don't know this anymore. I'm just obeying orders, so I dare not ask more questions."
Li Ling suddenly laughed and recycled the knife in his hand: "Do you think I will believe what you said?"
"I, I'm telling the truth..."
"Is that so? You say it again!" Li Ling said, and suddenly went down, pressing it on the deadly position between the other party's legs, and making a move to cut it down. This made Xu Fei so scared that his soul was about to fly out, and he immediately screamed, "Don't... wait, I said, I said... This was indeed what Mr. Zhuang asked Mr. Zhuang to arrange, and then he mentioned you, saying it was a vital... to harm you..."
"Why? I have no grudges with him, why do they harm me so much?" Li Ling asked again, using some strength in his hand. Xu Fei was about to cry in a flash, and he felt a chill rising from his legs. He wanted to dodge but didn't have the ability. The only thing he could do was to speed up his speech: "It's Zhang Fen, it's Zhang Fen begging Mr. Zhuang to attack your family..."
"Zhang Fen? Who is that?" Li Ling was a little surprised. He and the original owner had almost no such personal impression in his memory.
"He is the brother of Mr. Zhuang's favorite concubine. He had a scholar's reputation before, but was expelled somehow. Then he could only ask for a job in front of Mr. Zhuang, which is very trusted and valued by the man." Xu Fei's tone was deeply jealous when he mentioned this person. If he had a beautiful sister who was also attracted by Mr. Zhuang, he would only be more valued than that useless guy.
"So is this Mr. Zhuang trying to set fire to this place, or is it Mr. Zhuang?"
"It's Mr. Zhuang, Mr. Zhuang just wants to take the opportunity to get rid of you."
Li Ling nodded in a clear way, then took the knife away from the other party's crotch, and then found that Xu Fei's crotch was a little wet and he felt aroused. That was really scared. But he didn't say much, but he quickly made plans in his heart that this should be the case.
Because Zhang Fen wanted to frame him, Zhuang Qiang had the robbery a few months ago, so he naturally couldn't pay back the money, so he took himself and his sister as slaves to rectify it. But as a result, he solved the debt problem, which made Zhuang Qiang's original plan fail completely and he could only find another opportunity.
It is obvious that Zhuang Qiang was not going to involve Zhuang Hong, but this time Zhuang Hong wanted to set fire to the Pavilion Library and asked Zhuang Qiang to help find the person who was taking action. He pushed himself to this deadly position. In this way, things were smooth, and there were only two questions left: one was why Zhang Fen hated himself so much and wanted to let his and his sister's lives beside him, and the other was why Zhuang Hong burned the Pavilion Library.
However, Xu Fei could not give an answer to these two questions. Even if Li Ling put the knife on the knife again, he only said that he didn't know, and it seemed that it was not a fake. This made Li Ling put away the knife: "Now you have explained everything. Do you think Zhuang Qiang would deal with you if he knew it? By the way, Zhuang Hong, I'm afraid he would be even more difficult to mess with, right?"
Xu Fei also reacted at this time, his face full of fear: "I...I was forced, you forced me to say these things."
"But you still betrayed their brothers and told me all these deadly secrets." Li Ling said and smiled slightly, "So you are already standing aside with me now. If you want to save your life, you have to cooperate with me to deal with them together. I'll report it, you'll testify, and after dawn, you'll reveal everything in the county government office to see if they can still cover the sky with one hand!"
Li Ling knew very well how dangerous his situation was and how powerful the enemy was compared to him. Even if he could escape this time, what about the next time and the next time? So if you want to protect yourself, the only way is to take the initiative to attack, and offense is the best defense!
But Xu Fei did not have the courage and determination of him as he said this and retreated repeatedly: "I don't! I have an old mother and a younger brother and sister. Once Mr. Zhuang and Mr. Zhuang know that I want to go against them, I am afraid that the whole family will die immediately. I will not cooperate with you!"
"You can't help but you. Do you think you have the choice now?" Li Ling sneered, and was about to put pressure on him again. Suddenly, a noise came from afar, breaking the tranquility of the long night. After Li Ling heard the sound of getting closer, his heart was shocked. He knew something was wrong, but he underestimated Zhuang Hong's power and means.
Just as he was stunned, the footsteps outside were clearly visible, a group of people had surrounded the small attic, and then someone exclaimed: "There is a splash of vegetable oil here! Captain Lin, someone wants to set fire to the county government!"
"Come out for me, I am Lin Lie, the captain of this county. Your conspiracy has been broken by us, and you have been surrounded by us!" A cold and majestic voice followed, with a terrifying aura. Xu Fei was even more frightened when he heard the name Lin Lie, and his face turned three points whiter than before.
"Come out quickly, or we will attack!" With the repeated calls, footsteps came straight forward, as if they were about to break into the door.
Li Ling sighed, and after all, he went forward to open the door. He saw more than a dozen constables holding chain rulers and steel knives standing in the empty yard. Five or six torches moved in the wind, illuminating the building in front of him. However, he was still very calm and raised his hands and said, "Don't get me wrong, I am a commoner who is here to be misunderstood. My name is Li..." Before he could report his name, several constables rushed over fiercely and pressed him to the ground. An iron ruler even hit his waist and eyes. The pain made him so hard that he was so angry that he couldn't say a word.
"You thief, you dare to think about setting fire to the county government. It's really a pity!" One of them scolded angrily and called Li Ling again. He heard the whimpering sound. Once he was really hit by him, Li Ling would have to lose half his life even if he didn't die.
Just when he was frightened and wanted to go away, the cold and solemn voice just now came out again: "Slow down!" Then he let out another sound, and the weapon attacking Li Ling was blocked. Although he was pressed to the ground and could not see the above, Li Ling could still clearly feel how dangerous this was. The two weapons should not be more than ten centimeters away from the back of his head.
"Lin Touer..."
"Didn't he say he is the people who should be missed? Don't hurt people randomly!" Lin Lie said as he opened his personality and lifted Li Ling up from the ground again. It was not until this time that Li Ling clearly saw the appearance of the county jail captain. He saw a black and red face, thick eyebrows and wide mouth, and his neat beard was fleshy. The most eye-catching one was a pair of bright eyes that seemed to be able to see through everything, which made people afraid.
Lin Lie was also looking at Li Ling at the same time. This young man looked like Zhou Zheng, with a handsome face. He looked like he was not the stingy villain. Even if he met his own eyes, he did not show any guilt or anxiety.
"You said you are the people who should be missed here, what is your name Li?"
Li Ling hissed and felt pain. The pain in his waist and eyes made him unable to straighten up yet, but he still replied: "Little Li Ling, I have seen Captain Lin."
"What's going on with the vegetable oil outside? But do you want to set fire?"
"I'm wronged, Captain Lin, how dare I? A thief was ordered by Zhuang Hong to set fire to the place and burn me to death. I happened to notice and took the person. If Captain Lin didn't believe it, he could go in and see that the thief was still tied inside." Of course, this was not what Li Ling wanted to see. He planned to beat the drum and shout for justice early tomorrow morning and then make the matter big. Instead of just telling all the details of the county jail servants like now.
But at this time, he had no better choice, so he could only bet that Captain Lin, who looked righteous, could really make decisions for himself.
Lin Lie's expression suddenly changed, but someone shouted loudly on the side: "You thief are so brave. You are taken to the spot and set fire on the spot and dare to bite the fourth master like this, don't know how to live or die!" As he said that, someone was going to come up to teach Li Ling a lesson, but Lin Lie waved his hand and drove him away. Li Ling also took the opportunity to shout: "Do I lie or not, just go in and ask someone and tell me, this is the truth he told me!"
"Take the people inside!" Lin Lie ordered after hesitating. Immediately, someone rushed into the room. After a while, a few muffled groans sounded, and Xu Fei was dragged out like a broken sack. At this time, his face was covered with blood and he had already fallen into a coma.
"Boss, this is his accomplice. I just wanted to attack us, but I was knocked out by me. I don't think this guy is honest, so why not take him back and interrogate him carefully!"
Chapter completed!