Chapter 226: Crossing the River? He won’t bear a grudge against me!
The atmosphere in the office was a little depressing.
Qin Liang thought it over and over again, but finally decided not to tell Qian Huan about Feng Mu's investigation of his home address.
On the one hand, Qin Liang was wary of Feng Mu, and he planned to first listen to what Feng Mu was going to do before making any plans;
On the other hand, Qin Liang had to be wary of Qian Huan. He was afraid that if he wasn't careful, he would be used as a pawn by this scheming warden.
Qin Liang only mentioned that Feng Mu invited his colleagues to dinner and also invited himself.
This news cannot be concealed, and there is no need to conceal it.
Qian Huan had obviously heard the news from somewhere else. There was no trace of surprise on his face. He just said in a calm tone:
"After surviving a disaster, it is only natural to treat everyone to a meal. Since Feng Mu has already invited you, Forensic Doctor Qin, you should just go and join us."
Qin Liang nodded, and then expressed his loyalty just right: "I will pay attention to Feng Mu's words and deeds at the table, and I will report to you in detail when I come back."
Qian Huan was very satisfied with Qin Liang's attitude, and a hint of approval flashed in his eyes.
Qin Liang noticed that Qian Huan's attitude was quite friendly, so he cautiously asked, "Since Feng Mu is not dead, how does the warden plan to deal with Feng Mu next? What about Li Bashan..."
Qian Huan originally planned to use a discarded pawn to activate Li Bashan and use him for his own purposes, making him a knife in his hand.
But now the abandoned piece is not dead, and the first step of the plan has failed. Qian Huan also feels a headache and has to re-conceive a new strategy.
He pondered for a long time, then suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Forensic Doctor Qin, have you ever played chess?"
Qin Liang was speechless for a moment, a little surprised: "Chess?"
Qian Huan: "This game was popular in the last era. It was also popular in the upper city for a while before. However, in our lower city, there are indeed not many people who play this game."
Qin Liang nodded: "I think I've heard of it before. It seems to be similar to the martial arts chess game?"
Qian Huan smiled, not caring whether Qin Liang could understand or not, and simply explained: "This chessboard is made up of nine vertical and ten horizontal lines, with a horizontal line in the middle, which means the river boundary where the enemy and I face off."
"There are seven types of chess pieces on the chessboard: generals, soldiers, elephants, chariots, cannons, and pawns. Each type of chess piece has corresponding characteristics and uses."
Qin Liang didn't understand and just nodded in agreement.
Qian Huan continued, "Li Bashan is the car I chose. He can defeat a thousand enemies with one man. He can kill people with ease."
Qian Huan sighed: "And there is another piece on this chessboard, called a pawn."
"Before crossing the river, the pawn can only move straight ahead, rigid and inflexible like a puppet on strings, so it is often used as bait to move forward, or to launch a suicidal charge to exchange pieces."
Qin Liang understood it now. Isn't this the value of a discarded pawn? He said, "So, Feng Mu is the pawn?!"
Qian Huan nodded and then shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "He should have been, but since he has found a way out, it's like a pawn crossing the river. In chess terminology, this is called a 'pawn crossing the river'."
Although Qin Liang didn't fully understand the meaning, he couldn't help but repeat it again: "Crossing the river pawn?"
Qian Huan explained: "After the pawn crossed the river and survived the first round of exchange, its usage changed. Not only can it move forward bravely, but it can also move sideways."
Qian Huan paused and said quietly, "Therefore, there is a saying in chess: 'A pawn that crosses the river can be used as half a rook.'"
Qin Liang looked at Qian Huan in surprise. He originally thought that Qian Huan would continue to plot how to get rid of Feng Mu, but then he changed his mind and realized that he might have thought wrong. The warden did not have any deep hatred for Feng Mu. He wanted to get rid of him but had other intentions. Since the plan had failed, there was really no need to be too persistent or frustrated.
He asked, "So, Qian Yu, are you planning to bring Feng Mu under your control?"
Qian Huan smiled slightly and confirmed Qin Liang's guess: "If you don't have a car, then it's not bad to use half a car first."
Qin Liang: "Can Feng Mu be obedient?"
Qian Huan said confidently: "Promising him a high position and luring him with great benefits may not work for Li Bashan, but it will definitely work for Feng Mu."
Although Qian Huan was unable to speculate how Feng Mu broke the impasse, judging from the results, Feng Mu should have a very active mind and be very ambitious.
Qin Liang agreed with Qian Huan's judgment. He just had some doubts: "However, Warden Qian, regarding the matter of hallucinogens, aren't you worried that Feng Mu will bear a grudge against you?"
Qian Huan said indifferently: "Feng Mu is not dead, right? If he is smart, he won't hate me as the warden."
Qian Huan grinned and said, "If he is not smart enough, it would be even better. The person who poisoned is Wang Cong, the person who bought the drugs is Tian Tao, and the people who instigated behind the scenes are Chang Wei and Zhou Hu. It has nothing to do with me."
Qin Liang looked at Qian Huan's confident smile and felt a chill in his heart: "What he meant was that he was ready to throw Wang Cong out as a pawn at any time."
Thinking back to when he had just praised Wang Cong for his bright future, Qin Liang felt his teeth tremble:
"So, Qian Yu's job in the office every day is to observe who in the Second Prison is more suitable to be abandoned? First it was Feng Mu, then it was Wang Cong, so who will be the next one?"
Perhaps it was because the explosion-proof glass was too thick, so he could not clearly see the sweat on Qin Liang's forehead. Qian Huan did not pay much attention to the insecurity that emerged in Qin Liang's heart.
He bent down and pulled out a crumpled resume from the bottom of the drawer, revealing a one-inch photo of Feng Mu, who looked calm and composed.
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Qian Huan's gaze lingered on the photo for a moment, then he murmured to himself:
"I just don't know if this knife is sharp enough in my hand, and how many heads can I chop off?"
…At the same time, Tian Tao grabbed Wang Cong's collar tightly and pressed his head against the wall. With a fierce look in his eyes, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Tell me! Did you betray us?"
Wang Cong's forehead was scratched, and the bleeding skin was stuck to the wall. He struggled in pain, his eyes wide open and bloodshot, and his voice was hoarse and firm: "I didn't."
Tian Tao obviously didn't believe his sophistry and said angrily:
"You didn't? Then how do you explain that Feng Mu didn't die? He doesn't look like someone who has taken hallucinogens. Did you not give him the drugs, or did he not take them at all?"
Tian Tao himself had taken hallucinogens and had seen others take them, so he knew what it was like to be in a state of consciousness. In short, it could never be the state Feng Mu was in just now.
Wang Cong also felt wronged and angry. He also wanted to know why. He growled in a low voice, "He ate it. I saw that his thermos bucket was empty."
Tian Tao grinned: "Oh, he ate it, then it can only be that you didn't give him the drug."
Outside the corridor, two prison guards were standing guard at the office door, and from time to time they could hear roars and screams coming from inside.
Suddenly, a howl of pain, different from the previous ones, pierced the air. The sound was sharp and distorted, startling the two prison guards, who immediately opened the office door.
The scene behind the door shocked the two prison guards so much that they could hardly breathe - Tian Tao fell to the ground, covering his cheek tightly with one hand, blood slowly seeping out from the gaps between his fingers, staining the cold ground red drop by drop.
Wang Cong fell to the side, his clothes were covered with messy footprints, obviously he had been kicked and beaten.
The corners of his mouth were twisted, swollen and bruised, his smile stretched neurotically to his ears, and he let out bursts of hysterical laughter, spitting out large pieces of flesh and two bloody broken teeth.
Tian Tao looked at the blood and flesh spat out on the ground. He screamed in shock and anger: "You dare to fight back? You dare to bite me?"
The pupils of the two prison guards contracted sharply as they watched Tian Tao reach out to grab the scattered rotten flesh, revealing his shocking left face.
That half of his face was covered with deep bite marks, bloody and almost revealing the bones. They could even clearly see the bloody tongue and teeth in his mouth through the bite marks. The sight was enough to make people unforgettable.
Wang Cong stood up tremblingly, looked down at Tian Tao who was lying on the ground picking up rotten meat, and laughed like a madman: "If you dare to bully me again, I will bite you to death!"
(End of this chapter)
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