HLnovel Chapter 160: Lure the Snake Out of Its Hole
Chapter 160: Lure the Snake Out of Its Hole
"Are you serious, my lord?"
The sinister voice suddenly became excited.
"Lord Liang, please be careful with your words." The young voice was obviously displeased.
"Forgive me, forgive me." The sinister voice continued, "If that's the case, then we can rest easy."
"It's not that simple." An old voice sounded, "Don't forget who was the instigator of this incident."
The irritable voice said, "Isn't it just the guy named Ling from the Investigation Bureau? He's just a nobody. Just find a killer to kill him."
"Humph! Ignorance." The old man said, "Do you think it's so easy to raid my Xu family compound? It was Shi Xing who led 300 soldiers to attack the Xu family compound. If Ling Chuan was a nobody, how could he let Shi Xing take such a big risk? Did Shi Xing's actions not get his father's approval?"
The irritable voice stopped talking, and the sinister guy asked: "Such a big case is definitely not something that an unknown person can uncover. Who is Ling Chuan?"
The room suddenly fell silent. It was obvious that no one knew Ling Chuan's background.
After a long time, the young man's voice sounded again: "It doesn't matter where this person comes from, but I can find out where he is. If there is a suitable opportunity, can you help him?"
An angry voice immediately followed up: "We must take action, nephew...nephew, you tell me, we must kill him."
The young voice chuckled, with a hint of pride in it: "Ling Chuan has been hanging around the Jiaofang Division these days, and there's always someone accompanying him wherever he goes."
"Who?"
"The second young master Zhao from the Yongning Marquis's Mansion."
"Hiss... That's a bit troublesome. The Earl of Yongning belongs to the noble faction. There's no point in us creating unnecessary trouble."
"This Ling guy is really shameless. Isn't it obvious that he is using Mr. Zhao as a shield?"
"But I have news about Young Master Zhao of the Yongning Marquis's Mansion. As long as Ling Chuan is alone, you can arrange for someone to kill him, and there will be no worries about this matter."
"My nephew is really reliable. I think this can be accomplished."
"I agree, Old Man Xu, what do you think?"
The old voice snorted, "Since this is the countermeasure of my nephew, it is naturally correct. However, in order to ensure that there are no mistakes, the person who does it cannot be careless. I suggest that you arrange more manpower."
The young voice praised: "Mr. Xu is indeed a man of foresight. We must not make any mistakes this time."
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After Ling Chuan's unremitting supervision and urging, the Jiaofangsi finally staged a simplified version of Romance of the West Chamber in just ten days.
"Good, good, good!" Ling Chuan stood up and clapped his hands, praising Tao Ran and other actors generously.
"It was only thanks to Master Ling's guidance that we were able to perform so successfully."
Tao Ran's little face was flushed. Although her co-star was still a woman, she looked almost the same as a man because of her dress and makeup. The last scene of the drama was the two of them hugging each other, so Tao Ran couldn't recover for a while.
"Don't be modest. You have all worked very hard. I have seen it all over the past few days."
Ling Chuan said, "Let's go to the scene and review it again. If there are no problems, I will arrange for the shop to open as soon as possible. I tell you, the audience this time are all rich and noble. If you perform well, your Jiaofangsi Drama Troupe will be well-known among the noble circle."
Everyone showed a happy expression, and Tao Ran's eyes were full of tears. "I am so grateful for your kindness, Master Ling. I will take them to pack up first and set off right away."
Ling Chuan nodded, then waved to Zhao Youtang who was standing beside him: "Come on, I'll take you to see what high-grade colored glaze is."
Zhao Youtang was startled and waved his hands: "No, no, I won't go to the Pearl Bridge. I've seen high-end colored glaze from Master Liao before. How can ordinary people afford it?"
Ling Chuan smiled and put his arm on his shoulder: "Don't worry, Madam Li is probably not in Shengshi Liuli. Do you think she is so idle that she stays in the shop every day?"
When Zhao Youtang thought of the Queen Mother's identity, he smiled and said, "That's true. I'll go with you then."
Soon, Lingchuan brought a large army to Shengshi Liuli. As expected, the Queen Mother was not in the shop, but Liu Jin was there.
Ling Chuan explained his purpose to him on the spot, and then arranged for the girls to start rehearsing.
This whole process lasted until dark. Before leaving, Ling Chuan told Liu Jin to discuss a date with Mrs. Li as soon as possible so that they could be ready to open the business at any time.
During this period of time, Ling Chuan seemed to be hanging around the Jiaofangsi every day, but in fact, every night, Duan Xifeng would bring back the latest news from the Ministry of Justice and communicate with Ling Chuan.
As for An Jie, there has been no progress during this period of time. No matter how hard he tries, Xu Lang cannot come up with any new confession.
Duan Xifeng has been hanging around those people's doors every day during this period, and has had conflicts with them several times, but they were limited to verbal battles and shouting at each other.
As for Xu Lang, of course he did not die. Although he was seriously injured at the time, he was a master after all and had a strong physique. After being rescued with Lingchuan sugar water and saline solution, he recovered in a few days.
However, Lao Cao found out that Xu Hongtu had gone out late at night and did not come back until an hour later.
Because it was really late at night and difficult to track, there was no further news.
Apart from that, there was basically no movement from either Xu Hongtu or those people who were betrayed by Xu Lang.
Faced with this situation, Lingchuan became a little anxious. After luring the snake for a long time, it just wouldn't come out of the hole.
During this period of time, there was one thing that kept lingering in Lingchuan's mind, which was what Wu Kun said at the beginning.
In the past few days, he has analyzed various possibilities in his mind. Perhaps when Wu Kun said that he was His Majesty's man, he was not referring directly to His Majesty?
For example, Lu Xi is His Majesty's man, and he helps Lu Xi with things, so he is mistakenly regarded as His Majesty's man?
Or is it because of Shi Xing?
When Shi Xing led 300 soldiers from the military division to attack Ruyin County, it would have been impossible to accomplish such a big thing without the emperor's approval.
But thinking back, why would the emperor let Shi Xing and his men leave the capital just because of me for no reason?
All in all, Ling Chuan was racking his brains but still couldn't figure out the trick. Now the only person he could test was probably Mrs. Li.
Therefore, he was quite concerned about the opening of Shengshi Liuli.
At that time, I must find out clearly what the identity of this Mrs. Li is and what her relationship with Lu Xi is.
Liu Jin was very efficient. The next day, he sent someone to Yunfu Ji to tell him that the business would open in three days. He would arrange everything and Ling Chuan only needed to arrange the drama.