Long Wind Crossing - Chapter 140

    Gu Jiusi forcibly dragged Shen Ming back and let people continue to search on a large scale. Shen Ming sat in the carriage and leaned against the carriage quietly. After running around for days, his body had already reached its limit. At this moment, leaning on the carriage, Gu Jiusi said nothing. Even if he was worried, he couldn’t help but feel a little sleepy, so he was half asleep and half awake, in a trance.

    Gu Jiusi flipped through the dossier, looked up at Shen Ming, sighed and said, “Don’t think about it, take a good rest first.”

    “Ninth Brother…” Shen Ming closed his eyes and said slowly, “Did I do something wrong?”

    “It’s not your fault.”

    Gu Jiusi shook his head: “Everyone is just trying to do what they can do. If you try your best, that’s enough.”

    Shen Ming did not speak, Gu Jiusi knew that he could not persuade him, and after thinking about it, he finally could only say: “You have a good rest, it is useless to think. After you go back, you have to see Qin Nan, The road is not over yet, we can still find a way.”

    Hearing this, Shen Ming froze. After a while, he lowered his head and said hoarsely, “Okay.”

    I don’t think about it anymore. After all, this is the result. After I put it down, I fall asleep quickly.

    Shen Ming closed his eyes and slept soundly, and when he woke up, he had returned to the mansion. Gu Jiusi woke him up, Shen Ming opened his eyes, and after a moment of daze, he learned that he had gotten it, so he straightened up and got off the carriage.

    As soon as he got off the carriage and walked inside for a short while, Gu Jiusi saw Li Yuchang blocking the road, he frowned tightly, his expression was not good, Gu Jiusi saw Li Yuchang’s expression, and his heart froze After a while, he stepped forward and said, “But what happened?”

    “Master Qin is awake.”

    Li Yuchang raised his eyes and looked at Gu Jiusi: “I asked myself to go home, saying that I was only going out for a trip and forgot to report the leave.”

    Hearing this, Gu Jiusi’s expression quickly turned cold. Qin Nan’s statement completely denied the identity of his witness and was unwilling to be involved in this case.

    Gu Jiusi was silent for a moment, and finally said: “All the servants around him have been replaced, there must be someone from the Wang family.”

    “Changed.”

    Li Yuchang spoke, and then the two fell into a deadlock.

    Li Yuchang investigated this case, all the clues were broken when Wang Houchun arrived, and Wang Houchun killed everything on Fu Baoyuan. In this case, according to the situation, only Wang Houchun and Fu Baoyuan can be dealt with.

    But once this case is closed with such a result, the deterrent power of the court will be greatly reduced. The whole Yongzhou knows that the court has no way to take Wang Siyuan. If you want to do things in Yongzhou in the future, it will be even more difficult.

    But the key evidence is here with Qin Nan. If Qin Nan doesn’t give evidence and investigates further, Fu Baoyuan may not be able to delay it by then.

    The two remained silent. At this time, there was the sound of carriages and horses outside. Everyone turned their heads and heard Wang Siyuan’s happy voice: “Master Li.”

    Everyone turned their heads, Wang Siyuan led the servants, walked down from the carriage, looked at Li Yuchang and said: “Xiaguan heard that Lord Qin is back, there are still many official affairs to discuss with Lord Qin here. , I don’t know if it’s convenient?”

    The three didn’t speak, Wang Siyuan walked into the yard and sighed: “Master Qin told me before that his mother was not in good health and would be sent back to his hometown to recuperate. I also advised him not to be in such a hurry, After such a sudden passing for a few days, there are many things that no one can do, and Xiaguan is afraid that he will continue to delay, so he can only pick up people in person, and now many officials in the county government are still waiting for Lord Qin to discuss government affairs together.”

    Everyone understands the meaning of these words, Wang Siyuan is here to ask for someone.

    If Qin Nan did not reveal the identity of his witness, he, as the prefect, whether Gu Jiusi or Li Yuchang, really had no reason to hold him.

    Wang Siyuan waited for a while, then asked a little strangely: “Why don’t the two adults speak?”

    “Master Qin take a rest,” Gu Jiusi finally said, “He is not feeling well today, Master Wang might as well come back tomorrow.”

    “Oh?” Wang Siyuan said with a concerned expression, “Master Qin is not in good health? Then the lower officials have to go to see, they have come, and I can’t see everyone, it’s too much. Are you sorry?”

    These words silenced everyone present. Gu Jiu thought about it, and was about to speak, when Shen Ming suddenly opened his mouth and said, “I’ll go talk to Lord Qin, he’s probably still resting.”

    After finishing speaking, Shen Ming turned and left. Wang Siyuan gave a low laugh, turned his head and said to Li Yuchang, “Master Li, has the date for Master Fu’s execution been set?”

    Shen Ming’s footsteps stopped, Li Yuchang looked calm: “There is new evidence, continue to delay.”

    “What if the new evidence is gone?” Wang Siyuan looked at Li Yuchang and said, “I heard that Mr. Li is most disciplined and law-abiding, everything has to look at the evidence and the regulations, if there is no new evidence, Fu Now that the evidence is conclusive, my lord, is it time to pronounce the execution?”

    Li Yuchang nodded: “According to the law, it should be.”

    Wang Siyuan breathed a sigh of relief and said with an expression of admiration: “I knew that Mr. Li Gao Fengliangjie was the most reassuring adult in the Ministry of Justice.”

    Li Yuchang didn’t answer this time, Shen Ming clenched his fists and walked away.

    After Shen Ming left, Wang Siyuan thought for a while, looked at the sky and said, “Since it’s getting late and Lord Qin is still resting, let’s come back tomorrow. Wait until tomorrow,” Wang Siyuan revealed With a meaningful smile, “Master Qin, don’t continue to feel uncomfortable.”

    After finishing speaking, Wang Siyuan respectfully bid farewell, and led the people to leave gracefully.

    When only Li Yuchang and Gu Jiusi were left in the courtyard, Gu Jiusi turned to look at Li Yuchang and said coldly, “Even if you know that Master Fu may have been wronged, will Master Li still be sentenced?”

    Li Yuchang looked up at Gu Jiusi: “Is there any evidence?”

    Gu Jiusi did not speak, Li Yuchang continued: “You said he wished, is there any evidence?”

    “You know that Qin Nan has turned his confession…”

    “You also know that he turned his confession back and forth.”

    Li Yuchang calmly said: “The Ministry of Punishment does things, looks at the evidence, speaks the law, and acts as the law stipulates. To convict a person, look at the evidence, and convict a guilty person by looking at the evidence. How to judge the rules, and when to judge, also depends on the rules. If the “Xia Lu” was not written, I can act according to my conscience, and if it is written, I have to act according to the law.”

    “Are you right?!”

    Gu Jiusi couldn’t help but say: “Right or wrong, don’t you understand?!”

     “My heart, must it be right?”

    Li Yuchang raised his eyes and looked at Gu Jiusi, and the two confronted calmly: “Master Gu, there are officials as passionate as you in this world, you believe in your eyes, believe in your own beliefs, believe in your own perseverance, I I understand and agree. But if there is love in this world, there must be reason. The so-called reason can only be based on the existing evidence, not based on unpredictable speculation. If everyone relies on his own eyes, his own heart, and his own Morality is used to judge who should die in this world, who should not, who should accept what kind of judgment, and who should live. In this world, everyone has everyone’s position, everyone has everyone’s heart and eyes, the same person, if you think he should die, I don’t think he should, so what is the judgment?”

    “The so-called law is nothing more than finding the best way to judge justice, even if it may be wrong, but since it is already the best way, then I have to maintain its justice. Some people are dealt with by the law, and some people can’t be dealt with by the law because my heart believes in him. Gu Jiusi, your justice is your heart,” Li Yuchang’s cold eyes showed no emotion, “but I justice is my law.”

    “If you want to save Fu Baoyuan,” Li Yuchang emphasized, “Bring the evidence!”

    Gu Jiusi did not speak, the two quietly confronted each other. After a long time, Gu Jiusi raised his hands, put his hands in front of him, and bowed deeply to Li Yuchang.

    “What do you mean?”

    Li Yuchang’s voice froze, Gu Jiusi straightened up: “Master Li,” he looked at him, and said seriously, “You are right, Daxia is lucky to have you.”

    “As you said,” Gu Jiusi said calmly, “I will look for evidence, and ask the adults, within the law, to delay as much as possible.”

    Li Yuchang didn’t say anything, and the right to acquiesce.

    Gu Jiusi turned around, and without taking two steps, Li Yuchang suddenly stopped him: “Master Gu,” Gu Jiusi stopped with his back to him, Li Yuchang paused for a moment, and said jerky, “Daxia is lucky to have you.”

    Gu Jiusi didn’t speak. After a while, he turned his head and smiled at Li Yuchang: “Yes, you are right.”

    This country has a bright future. Because he has such a good group of young people.

    After Gu Jiusi finished speaking, he took a deep breath and walked out.

    While Gu Jiusi and Li Yuchang were chatting, Shen Ming entered Qin Nan’s house.

    Qin Nan was packing his things, he looked very calm and seemed to have anticipated everything.

    Shen Ming stood at the door. He looked at Qin Nan’s back. After a long time, he hoarsely said, “I’m sorry.”

    Qin Nan paused, and after a while, he sighed slowly: “You tried your best,” he whispered, “I understand, you don’t have to feel guilty.”

    “I’m sorry…” Shen Ming held the knife, tears streaming down, he kept saying, “I’m sorry… I’m sorry…”

    Qin Nan couldn’t pack his things, he slowly straightened up, turned his head, and saw the young man parked at the door.

    He snorted like a child who had not grown up.

    Qin Nan watched him quietly. After a long time, he walked up to him, handed him a square handkerchief, and said gently, “Don’t cry, you’re right, you’re just…”

    Speaking, Qin Nan smiled bitterly: “Too young.”

    “You and Gu Jiusi, don’t know how bad people in this world can be. You don’t know how many of their people are up and down Yongzhou, and you don’t know how they can stay on this site. How much patience can you have for so long. Shen Ming, you tried your best. I used to…”

    Qin Nan hesitated for a moment, and finally smiled: “It’s the same with Baoyuan.”

    “At that time, I, Baoyuan, and several friends were transferred to Yongzhou together.”

    Qin Nan said, raised his head and looked into the distance, with a nostalgic expression: “When we came, we all wanted to do a big job. Twenty years ago, we held a series of events in Yongzhou. Hundreds of officials.”

    Shen Ming stopped, he was a little surprised, he couldn’t imagine that Qin Nan and Fu Baoyuan actually had such a life.

    He stared blankly at Qin Nan, Qin Nan calmly said: “Bao Yuan and I are the lowest official, so there are few things we can do. At that time, there were six of us, and we discussed passionately every day. How to solve the flood disaster in the Yellow River, and how to make the people of Yongzhou live a good life. We don’t understand, we have served hundreds of officials in a row, and then six people were assassinated, some were exiled, and another one,” Qin Nan smiled bitterly, “In the Yongzhou was wronged and his patella was gouged out. He climbed all the way to the Eastern Capital and knocked on the gate of the Dali Temple in the Eastern Capital.”

    “Then what?” Shen Ming was a little stunned, Qin Nan smiled and said gently, “Then he was thrown out by the people of Dali Temple. It was winter at that time, and that night in Dongdu. When it snowed heavily, when I found him,” Qin Nan paused, then turned his head, his voice choked, “The body was buried in the snow, and it was completely frozen.”

    Shen Ming thought for a while: “Then, where’s the other one?”

    Qin Nan didn’t speak. After a long time, he chuckled softly: “There is another one who was reported by Fu Baoyuan and I and beheaded.”

    “You…”

    Shen Ming’s eyes widened, Qin Nan turned his head to look out the window, and said slowly: “At that time, we knew that we had been targeted, if we hadn’t used him as a vote, the three of us, one Can’t stay.”

    “But he’s your brother…”

    Shen Ming murmured, Qin Nan said hoarsely: “He knows.”

    “We thought he didn’t know, but when we saw him off, he told us that he knew and was willing. He only asked for one thing, Fu Baoyuan and I, in this lifetime, we must remember why he die.”

    “Baoyuan and I are in Yongzhou, we keep a low profile, we have been preparing for 20 years,” Qin Nan took a deep breath, “We will remember how they died for the rest of our lives, even if Baoyuan and I are now There is nothing to protect the people and the people of the world, but Baoyuan and I will also abide by our promises.”

    “I will leave the evidence to you.” Qin Nan closed his eyes and said in pain, “I will pretend to cooperate with them, you make Gu Jiusi ready, once they are ready to pronounce the sentence, Yongzhou will be in chaos. They Whether they plan to boil the frog in warm water or cut the mess with a quick knife, that’s their decision. I just want one thing…”

    “What?”

    “Keep Fu Baoyuan.” Qin Nan looked back at Shen Ming with a serious look, “I can die, my child has been settled, and my mother is old. The same, he has children and a family. I hope he can live well.”

     “They plan to wait for Gu Jiusi and Li Yuchang to behead Fu Baoyuan, and let me stand up to testify that they killed Fu Baoyuan by mistake, and Wang Siyuan will probably push a few people out to justify the crime, and then use this charge. Take down Gu Jiusi and Li Yuchang. I will pretend to cooperate with them, the evidence will stay with you, you can take action at the right time, and I will cooperate at any time.”

    “Where’s your family?”

    Shen Ming stunned and said: “Don’t you care?”

    “Since I came back and was ready to do this,” Qin Nan said calmly, “I can’t control it anymore.”

    “It’s just,” Qin Nan said with a wry smile, “It’s a bit too cruel to have to come back and make this choice and face this matter.”

    Shen Ming didn’t speak, Qin Nan pushed him: “Okay, don’t stay, go to Gu Jiusi to discuss. I don’t like talking to this kid.”

    Shen Ming was pushed forward by him and walked forward.

    It was raining lightly outside.

    There are many words echoing in his mind. He joined the WTO at a young age, and he has learned a lot. He has been a commoner, a mountain bandit, and an official.

    His master once told him that the most important thing for Jianghu people is commitment.

    And Qin Nan also told him that he and Fu Baoyuan keep a promise, and keep it for a lifetime.

    He stopped at the door, and Qin Nan’s mother flashed in his mind. That woman was gentle and kind. When lying in the hospital bed, she would tell him about Qin Nan’s childhood.

    He thought of Qin Nan’s past, sitting in a bamboo hut, carefully drawing a paper fan, accompanied by a tablet, leisurely.

    He wanted Fu Baoyuan to live, because he didn’t care about Fu Baoyuan as much.

    And he Shen Ming?

    In his life, his parents died early, and he has no siblings, the only concern in his life…

    A girl flashed in his mind. When they met for the first time, she had blood on her hands, and she was vigilant and frightened.

    He couldn’t help laughing, and said directly: “Kill someone?”

    The girl didn’t speak, he walked up to her and gave her a white handkerchief: “Don’t panic.”

    He whispered: “This is the first time. The blood of the bad guy is left on his hands and can be washed.”

    The girl was stunned, she slowly raised her head and looked at him in surprise.

    “Thank you…” She hoarsely said, “Thank you…”

    Thinking of that thank you, Shen Ming couldn’t help laughing.

    His only concern is not a concern, in the end, it is just a “thank you”, that’s all.

    Without him, that girl can live very well, he comes and goes alone, if there is anyone here who can die most, it should be him Shen Ming.

    He suddenly made a decision and said calmly, “Don’t worry.”

    Qin Nan raised his head in surprise, Shen Ming turned his back to him, and said firmly and seriously, “I do what I say.”

    After he finished speaking, he strode out, Qin Nan was a little at a loss, while Shen Ming rushed to the stable, pulled a horse, and rushed out.

      Liu Yuru couldn’t help but be a little puzzled and said, “What are you doing in such a hurry to go out now?”

    “Yes,” Yin Hong said incomprehensibly, “Miss Ye’s letter just arrived, and it’s too late to give it to him.”

    Liu Yuru pursed her lips and smiled, and said gently, “I will come back eventually.”

    And Shen Ming was riding a horse, he was in the wind and rain, at that moment, he suddenly felt that he had a different kind of courage.

    Those who shout loudly because they don’t know there are tigers in the mountains are called ignorance, and those who know that there are tigers in the mountains but insist on moving forward because of their beliefs are called brave.

    He just suddenly felt regretful.

    He wanted to see Ye Yun again, say a few words, and smile when he saw her.

    He thought he should talk to Ye Yun.

    The first time I saw you, I thought you were beautiful.

    The moment I looked up and said thank you, I was moved.