Chapter 180: It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality
As Lin Zhiqing expected, early the next morning, the Dali Temple officially issued an official document, ordering Lin Congyan to be beheaded at Caishikou at 3:15 p.m.
At three quarters past noon, the sun is high in the sky, which is the time when the yang energy is at its peak in the day.
The purpose of performing the operation at this time is to make the prisoner's soul disappear into thin air at the moment of the operation, so that he can no longer even become a ghost.
On the surface, this matter seems a bit urgent. After all, the imperial edict was issued to announce it to the world just yesterday, and the execution is to be carried out today.
But this is the desired effect, so as not to give the Lin family time to struggle and cause trouble.
Now that the dust has settled, the happiest person is Liu Mang.
He got up very early today and even ate a little more breakfast than usual.
However, when he thought about the fact that he ran back to Liu's house last night but received no response and kept saying that Lin Zhiqing had other evidence in his hands, his happiness faded a little.
"Someone come here." He spoke.
A guard outside the door immediately saluted respectfully: "What are your orders, sir?"
"Why don't you respond?" Liu Mang took the teacup brought by the maid and his brows relaxed.
The guard said expressionlessly, "We disposed of it last night. I'm afraid the body has become breakfast for wild beasts."
"Alright, get down." Liu Mang's eyes were calm, as if he had remembered something. He stopped the guard again and said, "Send someone to prepare the carriage."
"Sir, do you really believe what Bu Ying said and think that Lin Zhiqing has evidence in his hands?" The guard couldn't help but speak.
Liu Mang took a deep breath and asked, "How long have you been following me?"
The guard was confused and said, "My Lord, including the year in my mother's womb, it has been twenty-two years."
Speaking of this, Liu Mang seemed to suddenly remember and nodded slightly: "Yes, you are a family-born child."
The guard was about to open his mouth when, with a loud "clang", Liu Mang mercilessly threw the teacup back into the tray.
Some of the hot tea inside splashed out and landed on the maid's arm.
But the maid didn't dare to say a word and stepped aside, enduring the pain.
Liu Mang took a deep breath and looked at the guard: "In that case, didn't your parents teach you how to serve others?"
The guard's heart sank. Having followed Liu Mang for so many years, he certainly knew what Liu Mang meant.
His legs went weak and he knelt on the ground. "Reply... Reply, sir, I shouldn't ask too many questions and shouldn't question your decision."
Liu Mang was no longer in the mood to have breakfast. He wiped his hands slowly and said:
"Get up, you've been with me for so long, I know you have no ill intentions, but I don't like people who talk too much."
The guard closed his eyes but still didn't dare to stand up: "I will remember this and I will not overstep the boundaries next time."
Liu Mang nodded slightly: "It's good that you have an idea in mind."
As he spoke, his brows furrowed slightly and he kept groping for the flute at his waist.
If Lin Zhiqing and others were here, they would definitely be able to see that this flute was the same one that the white-haired man had used before.
Liu Mang twirled the flute slightly and said, "Although Lin Zhiqing is somewhat clever, she's still a little immature and has all the mannerisms of a woman."
"She took her anger out on a dead body yesterday. It's ridiculously stupid that she couldn't hold back like that."
"She thought she could use the corpse as an excuse to cover up her search for the route from Dali Temple to the market entrance, but she didn't realize we had already seen through her true intentions."
"It's hard to say where she found that corpse. She probably did it to cover up their early scout and execution."
In his eyes, Lin Zhiqing's childish tricks were already outdated.
During the limited time he met Lin Zhiqing, Liu Mang's impression of her was simply that she was smarter than the average woman.
But she also has a common problem among women, that is, she has a low vision, is not presentable, and leaves too much trace in her actions.
Even if she understood some of the mysteries in her study, her talent would be wasted.
When the guard heard this, his eyelashes trembled. He tried hard to control his expression, not wanting Liu Mang to notice anything.
But Liu Mang's eyes moved around him and he knew what he was thinking:
"Do you also think that I was the one who sent the assassination of Lin Zhiqing?"
The guard's Adam's apple moved: "Whether you did it or not, sir, you have your reasons."
This statement is somewhat official.
But Liu Mang still benefited from it.
"At this time, if I still send people to attack him, wouldn't that be a clear way to attract the court's attention?"
"Only low-class people would do something that's not worth the effort."
In Liu Mang's eyes, there is only a difference between superior people and inferior people in this world.
The Lin family is obviously also in the category of lower class people.
Seeing that Liu Mang was in a good mood, the guard spoke again: "Does your Excellency also think that Lin Zhiqing still has evidence?"
"That's unknown." Liu Mang answered casually.
Although he said this, he didn't feel that way in his heart.
Apart from being a stalker on the roof when he wasn't paying attention, Lin Zhiqing had no other ability to find any clues.
Liu Mang firmly believed in this.
Since there would be no other evidence, the only thing left to attract attention was the letters between Liu Mang and those bigwigs.
What he was afraid of was that the letters he exchanged with those important figures would be made public.
Even if there was only a little rumor, it was enough for him to have a big meal.
Even though this matter did not bring any benefit to Lin Zhiqing and the matter could be turned around by saying it was forged, Liu Mang was still worried.
If the rumors reach the ears of the person above, even if he tries to make things right, there will still be a lot of trouble and even life-threatening.
Liu Mang has always been a steady and cautious person. He has finally climbed to this position through years of management, and naturally does not want to fall again.
It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frug
In addition to his ability to control others, Liu Mang felt that his greatest strength was his ability to see clearly.
Lin Zhiqing is three parts intelligent, but seven parts impulsive.
When the two conflict with each other, all that remains is impulse.
When people are impulsive, they can do anything.
Liu Mang really couldn't feel at ease unless he went to the scene and saw it with his own eyes.
Thinking of this, he didn't waste any more time and stood up to leave.
The guard then dared to stand up and stepped aside.
Liu Mang had just stepped out of the door with his left foot when he seemed to remember something and turned to look inside the house.
Feeling Liu Mang's gaze, the maid who had just brought tea shuddered and lowered her head even more.
Liu Mang withdrew his gaze and winked at the guard.
The guard understood and bowed.
Only after hearing Liu Mang's footsteps fade away did the maid in the room breathe a sigh of relief.
But before she could look up, there was a sound of a door closing.
She had an ominous premonition in her heart and quickly looked up, and saw that the guard had a grim expression and was looking at her with a deadly look.
A strong breath of death came over, and the maid took two steps back: "No... don't kill me, please let me go!"
"You shouldn't be on duty today. The master is... in a bad mood." The guard said expressionlessly.
Soon, a short scream was heard, and then quickly fell silent.
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