Chapter 518: Do you still want to avenge yourself?
Huo Cong said with some regret: "But I didn't even ask why she killed my eldest brother."
Zhao Shen sat down beside him, his expression blank as he said, "It's not hard to guess. Either your eldest brother saw something he shouldn't have seen, or he blocked her way, or maybe both."
Huo Chong had actually thought of it, he just couldn't get over his elder brother's death.
I also can't forgive myself for letting the murderer die so easily.
But if he really had to implicate the entire Qi family like he had just threatened Madam Qi, he couldn't do it.
In the final analysis, Madam Qi died too simply.
He felt like he had a lot of anger that he couldn't vent, but her last words made it impossible for him to vent the rest of his anger on her relatives.
He said with some self-pity: "I was laughing at Qi Yongcheng before, but now it seems that I am the fool who couldn't bear to see the murderer who killed my family."
Zhao Shen said, "She is indeed a pitiful pawn. You can't bear to show that you are not the same person as her. There is nothing wrong with that. Your brother certainly doesn't want you to lose your bottom line for revenge. We must always know why we live."
After a long pause, Huo Cong wiped his face and chuckled, "As expected of a third place winner, anything you say makes people feel comfortable. Forget it, I won't bother with this poor woman. But I won't let the person behind her go. Who is it? You should know, right?"
Originally, once Concubine Qi died, Zhao Shen's promise to help Huo Cong take revenge was settled.
But these days, Zhao Shen found that Huo Cong was quite useful. He could hit wherever he was pointed without any ambiguity.
He was just thinking of a reason to get Huo Chong to continue helping him, but he didn't expect that he would bring it up himself.
Zhao Shen certainly wouldn't miss this opportunity: "I don't know who directly ordered Madam Qi, but the people behind the scenes... Given the current situation, you probably know what those people are trying to do."
Huo Cong looked at Zhao Shen and said, "Someone is trying to plot a rebellion by planting people in the army, colluding with the people of Mobei to provoke a war, and assassinating General Ji?"
"That's about right. In that case, do you still want to avenge yourself?"
Zhao Shen asked him.
Huo Cong sneered, "I'm not some coward who only bullies weak women. Even if he's the emperor, I'll bring him down."
After blurting out the rebellious words, he realized what he had said. Thinking that the person in front of him was the current emperor's confidant, he said embarrassedly: "The emperor has no reason to rebel. It's okay for me to scold those traitors who are plotting evil, right?"
Zhao Shen smiled and shook his head. "That's a good thing you think. I just happen to have a related matter on my hands. General Ji previously told me that the military supplies were already half a month late, but I've heard that everything in the capital is normal. I'm pretty sure the court won't tamper with the supplies."
Huo Cong was no fool and immediately understood: "You want me to check the whereabouts of this batch of military supplies?"
Zhao Shen said, "Although this won't allow you to take revenge directly, it will disrupt the plans of the person behind the scenes. I think you're willing to do it."
Huo Cong immediately said, "Okay, leave it to me."
After Zhao Shen had dealt with everything, he got up and left.
Huo Cong followed him out of the cell, and said hesitantly, "Well, I have no complaints about working for you, but I still have a bunch of people to support, and they are bandits who can't be brought into the open. This is not going to work."
Zhao Shen continued walking, asking, "What do your men think? If we ask them to join the army, would they be willing?"
He had been thinking about this problem for a long time. More than a thousand people were not a lot, but for a group of horse bandits, it was definitely not a small number.
The best way is for Huo Chong to directly lead his men to join the army.
Huo Chong immediately said, "Of course we are willing. They were all poor people who were forced into a desperate situation and became bandits. If General Ji can let bygones be bygones, they will not hesitate."
Zhao Shen said, "You should go and do your work first. If you do it well, it will be considered a meritorious service. Then everything will be easy to talk about."
If someone else said this, Huo Chong would just think he was bragging.
You have to know that even the emperor has no way to directly interfere in the affairs of the court.
But the person in front of him was General Ji’s son-in-law.
He couldn't help but feel fortunate that he chose to cooperate with Zhao Shen instead of making things difficult for him.
When Ji Yunshu woke up, he heard the news of Madam Qi's death.
She was having breakfast, holding a mouthful of porridge for a long time before swallowing it. Looking at Zhao Shen who brought the news, she asked suspiciously, "Is Huo Cong so simple and crude? Did he find out why Concubine Qi killed his brother?"
Zhao Shen picked up a piece of food for her with chopsticks: "Eat first, and I'll tell you in detail after you finish eating."
Ji Yunshu understood that this was something that would affect her appetite.
She quickly finished a bowl of porridge, not caring that Zhao Shen was still eating slowly, and asked, "What's going on?"
Zhao Shen knew she was impatient, so he didn't keep her in suspense. He put down his chopsticks and said, "Huo Chong brought a wolf and found the secret passage Madam Qi was trying to use to escape from the city. Unfortunately, she was unlucky and arrived a step too late, so Huo Chong ran into her."
This was something Ji Yunshu hadn't expected: "Logically speaking, she's hiding somewhere and won't come out. We won't be able to find her for the time being. Why are we in such a hurry to leave the city?"
Although Wu Ning may not be safe, Ji Changlin has already issued a wanted order, and she has no place to stand in the entire Youzhou.
This matter concerns the imperial court and the war, so other places will definitely cooperate.
What can Prince Yong do for her?
Zhao Shen shook his head. "It was probably intuition. She's a very perceptive woman. You only met her once at the restaurant that day, but she immediately sensed danger. Someone like that wouldn't just sit there and wait. Her approach wasn't wrong either. After all, with Huo Cong's speed, he'd definitely find her quickly."
Ji Yunshu had not expected that Huo Chong would actually bring a wolf to look for people. Animals have a keen sense of smell, and wolves are the best among them.
Even if Huo Chong and the wolves searched house to house, it wouldn't take long for him to find her.
"Huo Chong is truly a talent."
Ji Yunshu sighed sincerely.
Zhao Shen said, "That's right. He didn't get any information, but someone committed suicide right under his nose. Fortunately, Madam Qi was just a pawn, not the mastermind. Otherwise, I'm afraid he would be devastated."
After all, Madam Qi was the one who killed Brother Huo Cong's family.
But after hearing what the other party said, Huo Cong decisively transferred his hatred to the person behind the scenes.
Zhao Shen could understand Huo Cong. For him, the only purpose of living until now was to avenge his brother.
This may even be the motivation that keeps him alive.
But now that his enemy had been found, the hatred in his heart had not yet been resolved, and he died.
Zhao Shen knew that Concubine Qi dared to commit suicide because he saw that Huo Cong was essentially a man with a bottom line and knew that he would not vent his anger on innocent people.
Huo Chong naturally knew this too.
This will make him more conflicted and painful.
So Huo Chong decisively diverted his hatred, and Zhao Shen immediately gave him a new task.
Or for revenge.
The two of them knew the difference, but neither of them pointed it out.
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