Chapter 284 Catching the Real Culprit (Second Update)

After walking for a long time, Gu Chengfeng finally suppressed the anger and jealousy in his heart, but he was still angry: "Who exactly stabbed me in the back? Not only did they scheme against my elder brother, but they also framed me! It's outrageous! If I find out who it is, I'll tear them to pieces!"

This matter is indeed very strange. It is not surprising that they set a trap for Gu Changqing, since there are many people who want Gu Changqing dead. However, it is quite intriguing that someone would impersonate Feishuang to set a trap for Gu Changqing.

Did the other party unintentionally impersonate Feishuang, or did they know who Feishuang was and deliberately impersonate her?

Gu Jiao and Gu Chengfeng were each lost in their own thoughts when suddenly, a powerful and tall figure walked towards them.

Gu Chengfeng looked up and was instantly stunned: "Grandfather!"

The old Marquis had just finished arguing with Tang Yueshan, and the argument hadn't reached a conclusion. He was still angry when he saw Gu Chengfeng with a young maid, and walked over with a cold face.

When he got closer, he realized that this was the young female doctor who had treated the emperor's head injury on the street.

The old marquis did not have a good impression of the young female physician. She said that someone was trying to harm her, but instead of handing her over to the authorities, she took matters into her own hands and carried out the execution herself. When he tried to arrest her, she resisted, which led him to whip the emperor on the head.

"Why are you with a female physician?" the old Marquis asked Gu Chengfeng in a deep voice.

Gu Chengfeng opened his mouth, then realized that the two of them probably hadn't met before. He hesitated for a moment, then introduced them: "Grandfather, she is Gu Yan's older sister, another pair of twins." He then looked at Gu Jiao, "He is my grandfather, and also your grandfather."

Gu Jiao did not call him grandfather.

The old marquis frowned.

This girl... is actually his granddaughter?

The old Marquis didn't think Gu Jiao had recognized him long ago. After all, in his memory, Gu Jiao had only met him once, and on that occasion, neither the Emperor nor the Marquis of Xuanping addressed him by his identity.

But... now that Gu Chengfeng has introduced her, does she not even know how to call him grandfather?

The old Marquis didn't care about this granddaughter after all. He had no expectations, so he wasn't disappointed. If she didn't want to call him that, so be it. He didn't care anyway.

"What are you doing at the military camp?" the old marquis asked.

"Deliver the medicine," Gu Jiao said.

Yes, she is a female doctor.

Female doctors are considered lowly, and if this granddaughter had grown up in the Marquis's mansion, he certainly wouldn't have allowed her to become a female doctor.

The old Marquis was preoccupied with Gu Changqing's affairs and had little time to spare for a granddaughter he wasn't even close to. He said to Gu Chengfeng, "Who gave you permission to come to the military camp? Without my orders, you are not allowed to come to the military camp again!"

"But……"

"No buts!"

The old Marquis forcefully stopped Gu Chengfeng, saying, "What time is it now? Don't come here and cause trouble!"

"How did the talks with Marshal Tang go?" Gu Jiao suddenly asked.

The meaning of her words was clear: she knew about Gu Changqing's situation and that she cared about it.

The old Marquis had always thought that this granddaughter had no dealings with the Marquis's mansion at all, but now it seems that this is not the case. The fact that she could appear with Gu Chengfeng and deliver medicine to the military camp on the day Gu Changqing had an accident is not a coincidence at all.

The old Marquis naturally wouldn't stop her from associating with her half-brothers, but the consequences of this matter were too serious, and even he couldn't get involved, let alone a mere maid.

"This is none of your business," he said in a deep voice. "Go back immediately after you've delivered the medicine!"

He didn't have time to deal with a maid; he had to find a way to stop Tang Yueshan as soon as possible, otherwise Gu Changqing would be in danger.

"I'm at Miaoshoutang." Gu Jiao said, watching his departing figure. "Come find me if you need anything."

Ha, what help can a little girl be?

They are so arrogant and ignorant!

The old Marquis took Gu Chengfeng and left without looking back.

After Gu Jiao and the other physicians finished examining the wound medicine, they boarded the departing carriage.

Perhaps because she slept too late last night, Gu Jiao actually fell asleep in the carriage.

Then she had a dream.

In the dream, the Gu family never found the real murderer. Gu Changqing was driven to the brink of despair. With witnesses and physical evidence, Tang Yueshan ordered Gu Changqing to be punished according to military law. He was beaten to death three days later.

In order to prevent his elder brother from being executed, Gu Chengfeng resolutely went to the military camp and revealed his identity, saying that he was Feishuang, that he killed the soldiers, and that Gu Changqing had broken out of prison to capture him.

As punishment for fighting fiercely with Tang Ming and breaking one of Tang Ming's arms, Gu Changqing was flogged one hundred times and stripped of his official position before being released.

But what no one expected was that on the very night Gu Changqing returned to the Marquis's residence, Tang Ming was murdered.

Tang Ming died of all odds, and Gu Changqing was killed the moment he appeared. If you call it a coincidence, it's too much of a coincidence.

Whether others believed it or not, Tang Yueshan did not. He was convinced that Gu Changqing had killed Tang Ming. In a fit of rage, Tang Yueshan led his men into the Ding'an Marquis's residence and stabbed Gu Changqing in the heart with a sword...

Gu Jiao woke up with a start.

Everything in the dream was clearly visible; even the blood flowing from Gu Changqing's heart seemed to still be warm, dripping onto her fingertips.

The tragedy will happen tonight.

After noon, Tang Yueshan will announce that Gu Changqing will be beaten to death in three days.

In the afternoon, Gu Chengfeng went to the military camp and "walked right into the trap."

That night, Tang Ming was assassinated.

Preventing the tragedy from happening is simple: as long as Gu Chengfeng doesn't go to the military camp to take the blame, Gu Changqing won't be released, and whether Tang Ming lives or dies won't be his fault.

However, there is a drawback to doing this: it is unknown whether the other party killed Tang Ming out of personal grudge or to frame Gu Changqing.

If it's the former, then he might still try to kill Tang Ming tonight; if it's the latter, the murderer definitely won't act unless Gu Changqing comes out.

How can she catch the murderer if she doesn't take action?

"Xiao Sanzi, wait a minute, go back to the barracks."

"Huh? Oh."

Gu Jiao returned to the military camp and met with Gu Changqing again: "Did you tell them about your guess that the murderer might be Feishuang?"

Gu Changqing shook his head: "Not yet."

It's no use saying anything; without any evidence, everyone will think he's just making things up.

"Did they guess it?" Gu Jiao asked again.

Gu Changqing thought for a moment and shook his head again: "They didn't fight with Feishuang. A few hidden weapons alone shouldn't be enough to determine that someone came, especially Feishuang."

Just as Gu Jiao had guessed, the other party hadn't left enough evidence. It wasn't to frame Fei Shuang, but to force Fei Shuang to come forward herself.

It seems that the other party knows about the relationship between Feishuang and Gu Changqing, and is certain that Feishuang will take the blame for Gu Changqing.

The other party's goal was not to kill Feishuang, but to get Gu Changqing out of the military camp, and then kill Tang Ming and frame Gu Changqing.

Gu Changqing escaped from prison last night, so why didn't the murderer kill Tang Ming last night? Wouldn't they have been able to frame him much earlier?

Gu Jiao stroked her chin: "Could it be that the murderer was unable to act last night?"

Regardless, Gu Changqing must leave the military camp today and lead the murderer to kill Tang Ming as originally planned.

In principle, tomorrow or the day after is also fine, but given that the murderer seemed to be unavailable yesterday, Gu Jiao is worried that he will also be unavailable in the next two days.

Seriously, even murderers aren't professional!

After noon, the events of Gu Jiao's dream came true. Tang Yueshan indeed convicted Gu Changqing and announced that he would be beaten to death in the military camp three days later.

Some people felt indignant on behalf of Gu Changqing, while others were extremely indifferent. The atmosphere within the Gu family army was extremely cold, as they all believed that Gu Changqing had only gone to teach Tang Ming a lesson to stand up for them.

But now, Gu Changqing is going to be executed for them.

"Boss, if he really dares to beat Commandant Gu to death, let's rebel!"

"Yes! It's the other way around!"

"I've disliked Tang Yueshan and his nephew for a long time! I'd rather have my balls cut off than work for them any longer!"

Gu Jiajun was filled with righteous indignation.

This is a scene that Gu Jiao did not witness in her dream.

But just as everyone was getting ready, flames suddenly erupted outside, followed by shouts of "Fire! Fire!"

The fire started in the torture chamber. The soldiers rushed to put out the fire, but Gu Changqing was nowhere to be found.

A soldier shouted, "Oh no! Gu Changqing has escaped!"

The crowd searched the entire military camp but could not find Gu Changqing. If he had been burned to death, there should at least be a body. Could he have been burned to ashes?

Upon learning of this, Deputy General Hu immediately reported it to Tang Yueshan.

Tang Yueshan was furious: "What are you all doing? You can't even keep an eye on one prisoner! Go and search for me right now! Even if you have to turn the capital upside down, you must find Gu Changqing for me!"

The night was dark and the wind was high.

Gu Jiao and Gu Chengfeng, dressed in night clothes, lay prone under the flowers outside Tang Ming's courtyard.

They had been lying in ambush for a full hour.

"Is it going to work or not? Is the murderer really coming to assassinate Tang Ming?" Gu Chengfeng asked.

"meeting."

Gu Jiao said.

Nothing changed. Gu Changqing was sentenced to death and left the military camp. The only difference was the way he left, but Gu Jiao did not think this would affect the murderer's performance.

Gu Chengfeng whispered, "It's almost midnight now, and apart from seeing people from the Tang family coming and going, we haven't seen a single trace of the murderer."

Yes, in the dream, Tang Ming was murdered before midnight, which should be right now. Why hasn't the murderer shown up yet?

etc.

People came and went from the Tang residence.

Gu Jiao jumped to her feet: "Oh no! The murderer is inside! He's from the Tang family!"

Tang Ming deserves to die, but he can't die tonight!

(End of this chapter)