Chapter 872 Misunderstanding
County Magistrate Tang carefully taught them some techniques for probing questions and listed a number of questions he wanted to know. Finally, he carefully instructed them, "It's better to have nothing than to make a mistake. It's better not to ask anything than to make a mistake and alert the enemy. Especially since your identities are sensitive. Once they are discovered..."
County Magistrate Tang paused and said, "I'm afraid this county will find it difficult to protect you."
Bai Shan and Man Bao nodded seriously.
County Magistrate Tang then nodded and let them go. He glanced at Bai Erlang, who was still sitting outside the door in a daze. He had no answer to their questions and could only say, "It's up to you. If you tell him, he might not be happy. If you don't tell him, he'll just be angry for a while at most."
Bai Shan and Man Bao agreed and walked to Bai Erlang, "Let's go."
Bai Erlang raised his head to look at the two of them and asked, "Are you done talking?"
They both nodded.
Bai Erlang looked back cautiously, and when he met County Magistrate Tang's gaze, he subconsciously smiled guiltily, then quickly retracted his gaze.
He stood up and hurriedly followed the two men. Only when they were outside did he ask, "Did Magistrate Tang ask about me?"
Manbao said, "County Magistrate Tang has long forgotten about it, so just don't bring it up yourself."
Bai Erlang couldn't help but mutter, "You guys are always scaring me..."
County Magistrate Tang stood by the window, stroking his chin as he watched them walk away, muttering thoughtfully, "Why is that kid so guilty? Did I forget something?"
Bai Erlang, Manbao Baishan and the others climbed onto the carriage together, then grabbed the best spots, each occupying one side.
Bai Shan could only sit with Man Bao, and the two of them faced Bai Erlang.
Bai Erlang stared at them and asked, "Are you going to tell me or not?"
Bai Shan asked, "What will happen if I don't tell you?"
Bai Erlang suddenly felt a little angry and was about to lose his temper, but he saw that the two of them did not look angry or joking at all, but were looking at him seriously. He realized that they were not angry with him, but were having a serious discussion with him.
This was their way of communication since childhood, so Bai Erlang thought seriously and said, "I'll check it myself. Qi Jue's brother has a good relationship with Guan Erlang. I can go to Guan's house to play through Qi Jue and check there."
Bai Shan sighed, glanced at Man Bao and asked him, "Bai Er, do you still remember the storybooks we read together?"
"That's a lot. Which one are you talking about?"
"It's the copy of 'Jiang Hu' that Mr. Zhuang took away and never gave back to us. There's a character named Zuo Chen in it. Do you remember him?"
Bai Erlang nodded repeatedly, "I remember, I remember. Wasn't it the one who died a particularly tragic death? He was killed by his great demon master and cut into pieces. The master said it was too gory and wouldn't show us."
"At the time, many people suspected his master was a bad person, but for his own good, they didn't tell him. The more he investigated, the deeper he got into it, and he wasn't on guard against his own master, so he was torn into pieces. Do you think if you were the person in the book, would you keep it a secret and keep him away, or would you tell him and make him be on guard?"
Bai Erlang was stunned when he heard this, and asked anxiously, "What? Our master is actually a bad guy? You, you, are you mistaken?"
Bai Shan and Man Bao: ...
Manbao turned around and said to Baishan, "Forget it, it's too stupid. I'm scared."
Bai Shan nodded seriously and said nothing more.
Bai Erlang's eyes widened, he rushed forward and pinned Bai Shan down, screaming, "No, you must tell me, otherwise I will check it myself. No, that's not right. I also want to tell the master and ask him to help me check it together. I want to see if you will tell me."
Bai Shan was almost vomiting blood from being pressed, so he pushed him away and said, "If you have the guts, go and hit Man Bao."
Bai Erlang turned his head to look at Manbao's face. Manbao raised his eyebrows at him. Bai Erlang continued to squeeze Bai Shan and said, "A good man doesn't fight with that. I will hit you. Do you say it or not?"
"Okay, okay, just tell me." Bai Shan opened the car window and looked out, then whispered into Bai Erlang's ear, "We are investigating the King of Yizhou."
Bai Erlang said "Huh", but he was no longer excited. He just asked curiously, "Why are you checking him?"
Bai Shan lowered his voice and said, "He was the one who killed my father."
Bai Erlang's eyes widened. He looked at Bai Shan for a moment, then turned to look at Manbao. Seeing Manbao nodding seriously, he swallowed his saliva and asked, "Then, does the great-aunt know?"
Bai Shan nodded seriously, "Grandmother has always known about this and only told me recently."
Bai Erlang looked at Bai Shan with sympathy, wanting to comfort him but not knowing how, so he could only say, "Can we ask him about his crime?"
Although he wasn't a good student and often fell asleep and lost focus when his teacher was teaching him the laws of the Jin Dynasty, he knew that a prince had privileges when breaking the law. The King of Yizhou was a prince, so it was impossible for him to be sentenced to death and to pay for an official who had been dead for over a decade. But what about other crimes?
Bai Shan was silent for a moment and then said, "So we are looking for evidence of his other crimes. This is very dangerous. You..."
Bai Shan looked at him with a troubled look and said, "Manbao and I both think we shouldn't tell you. It's too dangerous."
Bai Erlang had loved reading chivalrous novels since he was little. Upon hearing this, he slammed his palm on the wooden chair beside him and said proudly, "A good brother would risk his life for his friend. What danger is there to be afraid of?"
After Bai Erlang finished shouting, he saw the two of them looking up at him quietly. He felt guilty for a moment and said, "I'm serious."
Bai Shan and Man Bao nodded, "That's why we don't want to tell you. Aren't there many people in the storybooks who mean well but do bad things?"
Bai Erlang said angrily: "I would never do such a stupid thing. Besides, why did you tell Manbao about such a big thing but not me?"
Bai Shan glanced at Man Bao and said nothing.
Manbao said directly: "Because I'm smart."
Bai Cheng looked back and forth at the two of them and asked, "Apart from this, you're not hiding anything else from me, are you?"
Manbao also said directly: "Yes, but we really can't tell you. We haven't even told the master yet. Bai Cheng, this is really dangerous. Master Bai didn't even get involved in it. You have to know that in this kind of thing that can kill people, once a person dies, it's not just one person who dies. It's possible that even the family members behind the person will not be spared."
Bai Erlang was stunned, many questions flashed through his mind, but in the end he only remembered one, so he stared at Manbao's face and asked, "Then why aren't you afraid of getting your family into trouble?"
Manbao choked.
Bai Erlang stared at her face for a while, then turned and stared at Bai Shan for a while, and suddenly felt a little sad, "You, you two are not..."
The two of them looked up at him in confusion.
Bai Erlang was suddenly speechless. He was so sad that tears were about to come out. "Will you bully me all the time?"
Manbao and Baishan: "...When did we ever bully you?"
And what does this have to do with what they are discussing?
Bai Erlang said sadly, "Of course it matters. One of you is so smart and can bully me so well. If you two join forces, who knows how you'll bully me? You're going too far."
Bai Shan and Man Bao looked at him in confusion. Just as they were about to ask for clarification, Daji had already stopped the carriage road: "Master, Miss Man, Master Tang, we are home."
Bai Erlang then said angrily: "Listen, Lian Daji always called Miss Man first before calling me. In the past, I was the first one to do so."
Bai Shan and Man Bao: ...
Daji opened the curtain: ...
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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