When it got dark, Xie Sui'an took Xu Zhou back to Xuewu under the cover of night.
I was originally worried about how to take Xu Zhou back to the Buddhist hall, but when I arrived, I discovered that the guards outside the Buddhist hall had quietly withdrawn today. They said that they were ordered by the family leader to open the Buddhist hall for one day for family members to pay homage to the souls of the dead.
Xie Sui'an didn't think much about why Xie Queshan had withdrawn his guards today, just thinking it was a special season. She breathed a sigh of relief. Overall, it was a near miss.
At this time, a soldier was leading Xie Queshan through the dark prison.
Black Crow Hall has arrested a lot of people recently. Every cell was full, and the sound of wailing and moaning was endless. Pots of cold water were used to wash away the blood on the ground, but the feet were still wet and sticky, and the thick smell of blood hit one's face, making one's hair stand on end.
"Master Queshan, the soldier died strangely today. He once reported to the superiors that he saw people who were suspected of being King Ling'an, but he died not long after. General Xiangsha suspected that there was a spy, so everyone present today Everyone has to be tried again, so you can just go through the motions, you will be offended."
The soldiers led Xie Queshan into an interrogation room, but after a long time, Hu Sha did not come.
There is no day or night in the light-tight room, but it makes people drowsy and always worried.
In terms of face, he and Usha were still colleagues, and Usha's invitation to him was business-like and polite, but he was sent to prison. This was a clear show of force, and it completely showed how arrogant Usha was now. Since the fall of Wanyan Jun, Usha can be said to be the king of Lidu Mansion. He has great power and can do anything.
He cannot trust Xie Queshan, and his current situation is even more delicate. If he gets a hold of him, he may never be able to protect himself.
Xie Queshan actually had a guilty conscience. King Ling'an's incident happened suddenly, and he was lucky enough to have it happen, so he had to cover it up hastily. He had no time to evacuate afterward, so he had to stay at the scene. All the traces should have been dealt with, but it was somewhat careless about the beginning and the end.
He was thinking about how to make his words more perfect, when something suddenly occurred to him and a chill ran down his back.
He half-closed his eyes, stood up, kicked the table in front of him, and said angrily: "When will Husha come?! Are you kidding me?"
After that, he was about to go out.
The guarding soldiers didn't dare to stop him. They just stood in front of Xie Queshan and said with cupped hands: "Sir, General Husha is still interrogating people right now and he really can't get away. Please wait a moment."
"It's just a waste of time -" Xie Queshan walked out impatiently, "When he finishes his work, let him come to me by himself."
This level is actually psychological warfare. Usha didn't have any evidence, so he was allowed to wait here for so long. If he waits calmly and is willing to be ignored, wouldn't it prove that he is guilty?
He couldn't be led by Usha.
The soldiers did not dare to let him go and could only block the way out.
"Get out of the way!" Xie Queshan's eyes contained murderous intent, and he had the faint intention of taking action.
At this time, Usha arrived belatedly.
"Stand back, how dare you all dare to stop Mr. Queshan?"
The yin and yang are strange, and the skin is smiling but the flesh is not smiling.
Husha's face was still stained with fresh blood, and he wiped it off with his hands nonchalantly. He talked to Xie Queshan in a familiar manner: "Hey, there's nothing I can do about it. Those troublesome people have such tough mouths. It took them a while. Sorry for the waitting."
Xie Queshan hugged his chest, leaned against the wall, and watched Husha perform.
"Why are you trying to interrogate me by keeping me here for so long?"
"Just going through the motions, what else can I ask? - Were you the one who killed the soldier who died today?"
The scene paused subtly, and Usha himself laughed first: "Of course it can't be."
Even though Xie Queshan was a man who was good at manipulating people's hearts, he was also disturbed by Hu Sha's up and down words. Usha was just reckless, but definitely not stupid. While joking, he was still staring at the expression on Xie Queshan's face.
After all this time, he just couldn't find any substantial evidence that Xie Queshan was a traitor. But for the first time, he felt that what happened this time might be a breakthrough.
It couldn't be such a coincidence that the person related to the whereabouts of King Ling'an died, and Xie Queshan, who had not been out for a few days, appeared at the scene.
If he wants to catch a loach, he has to tell the other party that he is going to do it and make the other party fearful, but he cannot let the other party know when he will do it.
Xie Queshan remained calm. He had to know the right scale of his response. Any more words would be suspicious.
He pretended to be annoyed to death: "Since there's nothing wrong, I'll leave first."
Husha had no intention of letting anyone go: "You are in such a hurry to go back? Don't you want to come with me to interrogate those members of the Bingzhu Division?"
Xie Queshan laughed sarcastically: "How dare I take your credit?"
"It's my credit and your credit - we all work for Daqi. If we do it well, it will be Wang Ting's face. Speaking of which, I really don't know the Han people very well. Today seems to be some kind of Cold Food Festival, right? There are people in the prison A few people refused to eat hot food and said they wanted to pay homage to their dead companions. Isn't this sick?" Usha started chattering, as if he knew Xie Queshan very well, "You Han people like to celebrate festivals, and there are so many festivals throughout the year. , can really sort things out - oh, Mr. Queshan is so impatient today, could it be that I held you back and delayed your holiday?"
Husha's words challenged the limit of Xie Queshan's patience, and the muscles on his face couldn't help but twitch weakly.
"I don't have anyone to pay my respects to. It's good that the evil ghosts don't come to trouble me."
"There is one thing I admire you about. Do you know which one it is?"
Xie Queshan didn't answer, his body was still where he was, his soul could not wait to float away, and he didn't want to say a word to Husha anymore.
"Of course it was about the death of Pang Dianshuai - I thought you would miss some old friendship. I was ready to tell my subordinates not to do anything. Unexpectedly, for the benefit of the royal court, Mr. Queshan still acted selflessly. Tsk tsk , I admire you, I really admire you."
Pang Yu's death was a hurdle that he couldn't overcome in Xie Queshan's heart. However, Husha stabbed another knife into the wound. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to hit the painful spot, so he held the handle of the knife and turned it. .
Xie Queshan closed his eyes and clenched his back molars, his jaws seemed a bit sharper.
When he opened it again, the joking was no longer in his eyes.
"I'm a Han Chinese. It's harder to work in the royal court than others. Working so hard is nothing more than seeking fame and fortune. General Husha should understand these principles of pursuing fame and fortune better than me. He has already come to this point. , I will kill anyone who blocks my way."
He stepped forward and with a little force on the back of his hand, he pushed Usha away and started to walk away.
Usha laughed and said behind him: "The people in Lidu Mansion are all your relatives and friends... If you really want to kill them all... you will have to go to the eighteenth level of hell."
Xie Queshan didn't answer and strode away.
Holding back his emotions all the way, he returned to Wangxuewu Courtyard, closed the door, and finally couldn't help it. He picked up the cup on the table and smashed it against the wall to vent his anger.
Suddenly he heard a slight movement from the window, and Xie Queshan followed the sound and saw that Nan Yi was there at some point, staring at him in stunned silence.
She had been waiting here for a long time. She was not a peaceful person, so she jumped on the window sill and sat there, dangling her legs out of boredom and playing with the flower branches in the porcelain vase beside her. He came back suddenly, and before she could say anything, she saw him throwing a cup angrily.
The two looked at each other.
Xie Queshan suppressed his anger in embarrassment, feeling that his appearance was really terrifying. He straightened his clothes unnaturally, softened his expression and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"Wait for you."
These two words seemed to have magical power, calming his emotions at the moment in an understatement.
Just as Nan Yi was about to jump down, he was stopped by Xie Queshan who was walking over. He put his hand on the window sill and locked the space away from her, and his tall figure enveloped her ambiguously.
He looked at her quietly, waiting for her to speak.
Nan Yi has become somewhat accustomed to this close distance, and she has doubts in her heart. This distance is just convenient for her to capture the expression on his face at any time.
She asked, "Why did you kill that soldier?"
"Which soldier?"
"The one who died on the street."
"The murderer hasn't been caught yet."
He avoided her questions at every turn. No lying, no telling the truth.
Nan Yi raised his clenched hand: "You are still making excuses. It is clearly the person you killed. I picked up your things at the scene——"
She lowered her voice and whispered mysteriously in his ear: "Fortunately, I picked it up. If Qi Ren finds out, you will be finished."
Xie Queshan was startled and blurted out: "What is it?"
As soon as he asked the question, Xie Queshan realized something was wrong... He was a cunning hunter who was too familiar with traps.
After a moment of silence, Nan Yi narrowed his eyes slyly: "You admitted it!"
If Xie Queshan hadn't done this, he wouldn't have asked anything subconsciously. It was because of his guilty conscience that Nan Yi got involved.
He had just finished dealing with Husha, mentally and physically exhausted, and his tense mood had relaxed since he returned home, and he did not put up any defense against Nan Yi.
Being taken advantage of, Xie Queshan was a little shocked and a little annoyed.
The layer of armor she had just put on herself was taken off again.
He lowered his eyes and his expression suddenly turned cold. He stared at Nan Yi with dark eyes.
Nan Yi was just a little proud, with a smile on her face, but Xie Queshan's expression made her feel a chill on her back, and she was a little scared... She had the illusion that a tiger was about to show off its power.
"You lied."
Nan Yi was shocked - what did she lie about?
Xie Queshan grabbed Nan Yi's hand and opened her palm forcefully to prove that her palm was empty.
She clearly didn't have anything in her hand, but she lied to him that she had something.
Nan Yi still wanted to quibble, but found that she didn't seem to have much leeway. She just wanted to deceive him. This person was really hard to deceive. Nan Yi wanted to cry but had no tears.
——No, she was obviously questioning him about today's affairs. She felt that it was Xie Queshan who was protecting King Ling'an, and the fact that he suddenly opened a Buddhist temple for a day meant that he knew where King Ling'an was hiding.
His position must not be that simple.
She had already confirmed the key information from Xie Queshan's mouth. She clearly had the advantage, so why did she fall behind again in an instant?
She lied, but was he following the rules of the game? When she asked him, he neither remained silent nor answered. He was always talking about him, making it difficult for her to judge.
Nan Yi immediately learned the essence, broke away, and put her clenched fist behind her back to stop him from breaking her fingers again. As long as she didn't open her palms, he couldn't prove that she was lying.
She wanted to seize this little advantage and let him tell the truth.
She returned to her topic and continued to ask: "Why did you kill that soldier? Was it because of what he saw?"
Xie Queshan ignored her and insisted on grabbing her hand.
While hiding, she continued to ask: "You are not treasonous at all, you are a member of Bingzhusi. Right?"
"What's your code name?"
Her words hit his heart, making him feel confused.
He couldn't answer, he didn't dare to answer.
——He couldn't let her ask any more questions.
At this moment, Xie Queshan only had this thought in his mind.
He leaned forward and blocked her mouth.
