Chapter 249: Intercession
He was not with his parents since he was young. He grew up so old that he had seen his father with dozens of fingers to count, let alone his mother. He had seen his sister the year he was born, and he had no memory of his child at that time.
In the years before my sister came back, they had letters, and once a month or two, she liked to tell him what happened around her in the letter. His sister wrote good handwriting at a young age, and even her grandfather praised her when she saw it. Sometimes she didn't want to write, so she could draw and express what she wanted to say. Her painting skills were very good, and she could tell what she wanted to express at first glance.
I remember that after she was eight years old, she stopped painting and always wrote, and her writing was not as beautiful as before. But despite this, the relationship between their brother and sister has not changed. He also loved this sister very much and sent her famous snacks, gadgets, etc. from time to time.
Until she returned to Kyoto City at the age of thirteen, she saw her again. Although she looked very embarrassed at the time, he could still recognize her at first sight, because before returning to Beijing, she drew a self-portrait and sent it to him.
But unexpectedly, the brother and sister met again in that situation. So he cared for this sister carefully and did not let her suffer any grievances. He would find whatever she wanted for her.
In the past four years, under his protection, my sister rarely has the opportunity to meet people outside. Even the maids around her were carefully selected by him. These maids would come to her to report her situation every day, so he really couldn't think of how she was related to Juxing Pavilion.
Could it be that she knew these people before returning to Beijing that they all had correspondence with letters, and he knew nothing about the other side of the letters.
He has been a constable in the God of Capture Sect for more than four years, and he never decides the truth of a thing because of one-sided words. He needs real evidence from many aspects. Therefore, he needs to verify what his sister's life before returning to the capital and what her relationship with Juxing Pavilion was.
It’s a pity that the people who were close to their parents and the neighbors they lived in were robbers and killed. It was not easy to investigate. If he shook his head, he would not dare to think about it because it was too cruel.
The only way to ask the fourth brother Xiao Jingxuan, but he was not in Kyoto City at this time. Fu Guanzhang thought about it and got up to the desk, Zhanmo wrote a letter, and called his shadow guard. Generally speaking, he rarely activated the shadow guard.
This matter is of great importance and cannot be handled by others in the office. It must be carried out in secret. Therefore, he called Yingwei and sent the letter to him, asking him to set off immediately to Hongzhou and hand it over to Xiao Jingxuan.
The next day, he went to the Shenguan Gate early in the morning and immediately went to the water prison. There was only one prisoner in the water prison, and the prisoner bit his tongue and committed suicide.
The prisoner had already confessed. Whether he died or not had much impact on them, but there was no evidence to prove the person behind the scenes, but they all knew very well who was behind the scenes.
Fu Guanzhang has a straightforward personality. He didn't want to hide it from Chu Xinyu, so he sent his deputy Wang Cheng to invite Chu Xinyu over, intending to tell the truth. At this moment, Chu Xinyu was having breakfast in Biyun Pavilion.
Upon hearing that Fu Guanzhang had already examined the person behind the scenes, Chu Xinyu went out half an hour in advance and went to the God-Survey Gate.
She was the first time she came to the Shenguan Gate. There were two stone lions in front of the tall gate, which looked very majestic and domineering. She climbed up the stairs and had yamen guards in front of the gate.
Wang Cheng took her into the lobby and ordered someone to serve tea, so he went to invite Fu Guanzhang.
Chu Xinyu sat down, took a sip of tea, and Fu Guanzhang came out, holding the case file in his hand.
"Young Master Fu Wu, I heard that the case has progressed." Chu Xinyu put down the tea bowl. On the way, she had already heard that the case has progressed, but the other party said nothing. Now, seeing Fu Guanzhang and greeted each other, she took the initiative to ask.
"That's right." Fu Guanzhang pushed her the case file and said, "The prisoner confessed."
"You have good ability to do things."
Chu Xinyu praised, opened the case file and glanced at it. It was the criminal's confession. After reading it, his face slightly darkened, "Young Master Fu Wu, you believe that this confession is stupid, but I am not a fool. These people are obviously coming for me. Let me guess. He said this to protect the people behind the scenes."
After being spoken by her, Fu Guanzhang felt guilty and said, "I invite you over and I'm about to tell you about this."
"Oh." Chu Xinyu raised his eyebrows lightly and looked at him and said, "Maybe Mr. Fu Wu know who the person behind the scenes is?"
"It's really shameful to say."
Under Chu Xinyu's bright eyes, Fu Guanzhang did not hide anything and said that his sister was behind the scenes. He said, "Yinghua was also confused for a moment, and was spoiled by us. I wonder if you have heard that my parents were killed by pirates on the way back to Beijing. All 130 people on the boat were killed. Yinghua saw with his own eyes that she was thrown into the sea by pirates, drifted to the shore, and was rescued by local fishermen.
We had a sister who was killed on the boat at that time. Only her and I were left in the third room, so we spoiled her a little. Now that she has done something wrong, it will hurt you. It is because I, the brother, am not strict in discipline."
As he spoke, Fu Guanzhang's voice was extremely low and full of bitterness. "Can you give up this time for my sake? I know that it is unfair to you if I do this, but I have my own difficulties, but don't worry, I will remember this favor."
The prisoner committed suicide in prison. He did not tell Chu Xinyu that it was Fu Yinghua who sent someone to attack him secretly. He did not explain that he did not want to cover up her, but did not want people to know that his sister was a vicious person, not to mention that he had not figured out some things and did not want to alarm the enemy.
Chu Xinyu lowered his head and took a sip of tea. Her long eyelashes, like butterfly wings, hid away the loss and sorrow in her eyes. She told herself that her brother concealed the truth about the prisoner's suicide and pleaded for Xu Zhilan, but she didn't know Xu Zhilan's true identity. She shouldn't mind. If he knew Xu Zhilan's true identity, he would still protect her, such a brother would not deserve her respect at all.
So, she shouldn't blame him. He said just now that he has his own difficulties, maybe he really has his own difficulties.
Besides, he still doesn't know the truth about that year, so it is impossible for him to question Xu Zhilan's identity at once. But from now on, Xu Zhilan has not been so perfect in Fu Guanzhang's heart, and he no longer trusts what she said. Isn't this her purpose in the beginning?
Chu Xinyu gently put down the tea bowl and looked at him and said, "I promise you that I won't pursue it again this time, but if there is another time."
Fu Guanzhang hurriedly said, "Please rest assured, if she has a next time, I will not let her go, let it be for you."
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