Chapter 65
"Madam Xu?" Fan Xiaodao said, "Who wants to kill him?"
Zhao Laoqi's face darkened, "Don't ask if you shouldn't ask. The less you do in our business, the longer you know, the longer you live. Why should you have an intermediary system? It is to protect the privacy of the employer. After the matter is exposed, the identity of the employer will not be exposed."
Zhao Xing shook his head, "We know martial arts, but we never do anything that kills people and commits the law."
Zhao Laoqi said: "When I was young, I thought like you, but in the world, how can I keep myself clean? What's more, the money I don't make is useless if I don't make money."
As he said that, Zhao Laoqi took out four ingots of silver from his arms, "These forty taels are deposits, and after the matter is done, there are still forty. I took you to you because I took this order. As long as I made this order, it would be considered as a letter of fame. Those who are the elder brothers will take you to make money together in the future."
Fan Xiaodao said: "It's only eighty taels to kill a sixth-rank imperial lady. Brother Zhao has made a lot of money in it."
Zhao Laoqi said: "I took care of my life, and I found my relationship. You are just executors. It's not too much for me to take the big head? If it doesn't work, I'll go find someone else."
Fan Xiaodao said: "A little more!"
"Eighty, don't let it go."
Fan Xiaodao said, "Now that we have learned the news, aren't you afraid that we will leak this matter?"
Zhao Laoqi glanced at Fan Xiaodao fiercely, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes. These two people were not easy to control and it was difficult for them to use. However, now they had to ask for it, so they had to say, "Add twenty taels!"
But he made up his mind that after the matter was done, these two people would never stay.
Fan Xiaodao said: "Give us three days!"
"No, the employer requested it, only tonight."
"We need to prepare."
"How can you kill someone but just put the head on the ground? Do you still have to fast, bathe and change your clothes?"
Fan Xiaodao said: "Add twenty taels more!"
Zhao Laoqi was full of anger, but had to agree to their request and reminded him: "This is the map of Xu's residence. You should fight quickly, and it is best to make a suicide attempt by Mrs. Xu." He took another waist sign and handed it to Fan Xiaodao, "After the matter is done, go to the ghost building to find a Master Quan and hide for two days. When the limelight is over, my brother will drink a celebration wine with you!"
Fan Xiaodao patted his chest and said, "Please wrap me!"
After leaving the teahouse, Fan Xiaodao asked Zhao Xing, "Is it a bit reckless to agree?"
Zhao Xing asked back, "Do you really dare to kill Mrs. Xu?"
Fan Xiaodao laughed: "As officials in the court, how can we do this kind of hookup? It's just a temporary solution to agree."
Zhao Xingdao: "After today's incident, Mrs. Xu has no value in use. The other party wants to kill them. We naturally cannot stand by and watch. Instead, we can use this opportunity to force the whereabouts of the person instructing him. However, before that, we have to go back to the six doors first."
With the experience of the Xia Yuhe case, before the two of them take action, they must report to the Six Gates first. If something goes wrong, they can still take care of them.
At night, the two of them ate two buns randomly to fill their stomachs and came to the site near Xu Mansion early to check out the site.
There were hundreds of officials in the court, such as Xu Yushi, who were of low quality and nobleness, but they did not receive the actual position of being released from the outside, and they did not accumulate much wealth in the capital. On the contrary, due to the welcome and official banquets, some even owe a lot of debts, but only hoped that they could turn over once they were released.
The same is true for Censor Xu, but he can't wait for the day to turn over.
Xu's Censor's Mansion is not as big as the Six Ministers, not to mention the Huang family's house, even Niu Dafu's house is not as good as Zhao Xing's ancestral house.
Due to the new mourning, four white paper-patterned lanterns were lit at the door of the mansion. Four lanterns of immortality were lit in the four corners of the courtyard. The maids and servants in the mansion were walking and scattering, making them look particularly deserted.
After nightfall, the two of them found a secluded place and climbed into the wall.
There was a mourning hall in the mansion, like an ordinary sixth-rank official, and there was no decent mattress built. Mrs. Xu was holding paper money and burning paper while chanting something, but couldn't hear what she was saying.
At midnight, Mrs. Xu slowly stood up and walked towards the inner house. When she passed by the corridor, a steel knife was placed on her neck. Mrs. Xu screamed in fear and threw herself to the ground, "Good man, please spare me, I have done what you said, don't kill me!"
Zhao Xingdao: "Madam Xu, take a good look at who I am!"
A few days ago, Mrs. Xu made a big fuss about six doors, and of course she recognized Zhao Xing. When she saw him again, she was even more shocked. She was about to ask for help, but Zhao Xing tapped her mute hole and took her to the inner house.
Mrs. Xu said: "Two heroes, I am so old. Look at how many younger girls there are in my house, why not..."
Zhao Xing said coldly: "Stop talking nonsense. Whose idea is it to make trouble in Liushuomen these days?"
"I have no idea!"
Zhao Xingdao: "I don't know, then tell the King of Hell!"
After saying that, he was trying to cut off, Fan Xiaodao quickly dissuaded, "Madam Xu, it's not to be hiding it. We came today. Someone spent 80 taels of silver to buy your life. It happened to be known by our brothers. First, to find out the truth, and second, to save your life. If you refuse to tell the truth, then we can't help you."
One of them sang bluntly and the other sang bluntly, scaring Mrs. Xu to the point of being disgusted. She said tremblingly: "If I tell you the truth, the two constables may save my life?"
Zhao Xingdao: "I should help you with all my strength."
Mrs. Xu said: "This matter starts two months ago. My master has been an official in Beijing for 20 years and has not been released. However, the expenses at home are getting bigger and bigger. In desperation, he went to the underground bank to borrow silver. However, the interest rate is too high. The master has no other income and expenditure besides his salary. So he owes more and more money, and people come to the door every day, which makes the master very angry. Later, he took the debt more and more and more, and even arrested the master and forced it..."
Mrs. Xu wanted to speak but stopped.
Zhao Xing waved his hand, "We know these things, what about later?"
Mrs. Xu said: "After this incident, the master became depressed, sighed in the study all day long, and even had the idea of suicide. However, a few days ago, a middle-aged scholar came to the door and said he could help solve the debt problem. When the master heard this, he was very happy, but the other party took out a note and asked the master to sign his name on it."
Zhao Xing asked, "What's the note?"
Mrs. Xu said, "I don't know either, but after seeing it, the master refused to sign the name. The scholar said goodbye without saying anything. After that, he went to examine the case of your Six Gates and the Bingma Si. After returning, he kept locking himself in the house. Later, there were rumors in the capital, saying what he did."
Zhao Xing glanced at Fan Xiaodao. Murong issued a ban order that day, but it still did not stop rumors. It was probably someone who secretly tampered with it.
He asked, "What does the scholar look like? Can you tell his name?"
Mrs. Xu said: "He claimed that his surname was Yu, he was in his forties, and he looked a little kind-hearted. On the day when the master had an accident, he came again and brought the usury contracts. The master had a fight with him in the study, but after more than half an hour, the master personally sent him out, and the haze on his face disappeared."
"You can hear what they talk about?"
Chapter completed!