"Wouldn't his death in this city attract even more attention?"
Yuan Xingchi said slowly.
"But what if he leaks it? We must guard against it!"
Ever since joining the Zhe family's elite guard training, these people had long been accustomed to thinking about everything in the worst possible way.
Those who can truly keep secrets are always the dead.
"Don't worry, he's a smart man. Do you think he would casually reveal something like forging imperial documents? At the very least, he won't have such crooked thoughts until he's spent all this money."
"And what if the money runs out?"
"Don't you see that everyone from his wife to his son is dressed so cleanly? He has a good wife, and from the look of it, she should be a woman who knows how to manage a household. This 500 taels of gold is enough for the couple to spend for a long time."
Yuan Xingchi said with a smile.
"I'm not as optimistic as you are..."
The coachman shook his head with a bitter smile. Although he knew that he couldn't influence Yuan Xingchi's thoughts, he still said directly.
"If that time really comes, you can act as you please."
Yuan Xingchi smiled faintly and didn't continue the topic.
Everything they could do had been done. The remaining half depended on fate, and the other half depended on whether this Mr. Li knew how to behave.
"By the way, has old Liu's son been sent off?"
"He has been sent away, directly back to Fuzhou!"
"Let's go, let's go back and order a good meal, and we'll have a drink while we wait for news."
Since everything was ready, Yuan Xingchi was too lazy to think further.
"That would be great, how about we go to Kuixing Tower this time?"
"Alright, we still have plenty of copper coins on hand, and you've worked hard during this time. Kuixing Tower it is!"
"Then please hold on tight, giddy up!"
Seeing that Yuan Xingchi had agreed, the coachman immediately began to drive the carriage wildly towards Bianliang City.
"Hey, hey, hey, this is the last piece of meat, can't you leave me one?"
Hundreds of miles away in Neihuang County, Han Mo and Zhong Yanchong sat opposite each other.
Looking at Han Mo's ravenous eating, Zhong Yanchong glared at him with dissatisfaction.
Clearly, he was the one from a military family, but at this moment, he suddenly found that his eating speed was less than half of Han Mo's.
"When can't you eat? Don't you know I have to go to prison in a few days?"
After stuffing the last piece of meat on his chopsticks into his mouth, Han Mo said indistinctly.
"Forget it, everyone knows that you, Young Master Han, are now the true number one talent of the Great Song. Let alone the Ministry of Justice's prison, even the imperial prison. The ten most famous courtesans in Bianliang City can send you food and wine. If anyone is in a good mood, they might even go in to spend the night with you!"
Speaking of this, Zhong Yanchong became even more angry. Looking at Han Mo reaching for the roasted leg of lamb next to him again, he snatched it without thinking.
To be honest, it was quite embarrassing. He considered himself handsome and from a distinguished family.
He was considered excellent in both literary talent and martial arts. As for his official position, although he was only a staff officer at this time, his ability was evident throughout Hebei Road.
Everyone knew that it would probably not be long before he would soar to success once the matters in Hebei were settled.
However, even so, when it came to the hearts of the ten most famous courtesans in Bianliang, he was not even fit to carry Han Mo's shoes...
"Don't talk nonsense, or I won't be responsible if you get beaten later!"
Han Mo said, glancing nervously outside the window.
He still remembered the hardship he suffered when he met Wu Lian'er.
"I can't be bothered with you, look at you, you coward? Which man from a military family isn't upright and honorable at home? How did it become like this with you now!"
"What about now?"
Before Zhong Yanchong could finish speaking, Zhe Yourong's voice suddenly came from behind.
"This kid is still drinking here at this time, completely lacking in romance!"
After coughing a few times, Zhong Yanchong said spinelessly.
"Pfft—"
This time, even Zhe Yourong was amused by him.
"Alright, you rarely get to gather together, you chat amongst yourselves!"
After putting down the plate in her hand, Zhe Yourong smiled and walked out again.
"I say, you kid are too much of a coward?"
This time it was Han Mo's turn.
"Don't talk nonsense, everyone knows your family's is a tigress!"
Zhong Yanchong glared at him speechlessly.
"Alright, my wife's ears are unusually sharp, be careful what you say!"
"Who's afraid of whom!"
"I wonder who was scared like a quail just now..."
"You stop bringing that up!"
"Hahaha!"
Looking at his embarrassed look, Han Mo couldn't help but burst into hearty laughter.
"Alright, alright, I won't talk about this with you. Why didn't you leave any of those people sent by the Tang guy alive?"
Seeing that he couldn't gain any advantage, Zhong Yanchong directly changed the subject.
"What's the point of keeping them? These guys are all a waste of food alive. Besides, we've already asked what we need to ask. Keeping them is just a scourge!"
"Follow this line of investigation, and you'll always find something useful!"
Zhong Yanchong said unconvinced.
"Indeed, if you spare no expense, you can find a lot of useful things along this line, and even implicate Tang Ke directly. But have you ever thought whether the court would acknowledge such a thing? That's the Grand Transport Commissioner of Hebei Road!"
After hearing Han Mo's explanation, Zhong Yanchong was stunned. He really hadn't thought of this.
Thinking carefully, it was indeed the case...
Tang Ke could be dismissed, but not for such a reason.
If it weren't for Tong Guan and Xu Churen suppressing him from above, the entire Hebei Road would have been at his disposal.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a high-ranking official.
Such a person, actually secretly instructing assassins to assassinate his subordinates, if such a thing got out, it would truly be a huge scandal.
Not to mention whether the court officials could accept it, even Emperor Zhao Ji would definitely not accept this outcome!
"But, you can't just let that old fellow off the hook!"
"Let him off? You're thinking too much!"
Han Mo said dismissively.
"What's the plan?"