Chapter 131 Chu Ang is exposed and assassinated
With the Queen Mother's token, no one dared to stop them, and Chu Ruohan and Gu Junze entered the Dali Temple's Sky Prison smoothly.
The sky prison was cold and damp. Chu Ruohan pushed Gu Junze's wheelchair and walked deeper into the prison.
The wheelchair rolled over the bluestone slabs, making a subtle sound that was particularly clear in the empty prison.
The torches on both sides stretched the shadows of the two people very long, casting them on the mottled wall, swaying unsteadily.
Finally arrived at the deepest cell.
"Dad!" Chu Ruohan rushed to the iron bars, tears streaming down her face.
In the cell, Chu's father was dressed in rags and looked haggard, but his eyes were still clear. He walked quickly to the iron bars and held his daughter's hand across the bars.
"Han'er..." Father Chu's voice was hoarse, "Dad is fine, don't cry."
Chu Ruohan was relieved to see that her father was safe and sound and had not been tortured. "What about mother and the others?"
"They were kept in another cell."
Gu Junze turned his wheelchair forward and whispered, "Father-in-law, do you have any clues about the Dongzhu incident?"
Chu's father shook his head. "Chu Ang once brought back an oriental pearl from his business trip, but he had already handed it over to the government."
Father Chu sighed and said, "It was my fault for being careless and trusting him too much..."
Chu Ruohan lowered her eyes, her mind full of thoughts. The person who could hide Dongzhu in Chu's mother's closet without anyone noticing must be someone who served her closely, or a confidant who was deeply trusted by her and could enter and leave the inner room at will.
Chu Ruohan is determined - Aunt Fang
The person sent to Ning'an Temple came back to report that Aunt Fang and her daughter were not in the temple. The abbot said he would only light a stick of incense and then left.
Even Song Ruyan, who was following Aunt Fang, has not been heard from since.
Song Ruyan is a martial arts master, so nothing could happen to her. Even Ying Qing couldn't take her down in a short time.
Chu Ruohan guessed that she was still following Aunt Fang. If she wanted to know their whereabouts, she could only wait for Song Ruyan to come back and report...
"Han'er, come closer." Father Chu suddenly lowered his voice.
Interrupting her thoughts, Chu Ruohan moved closer as instructed.
Father Chu took out a neatly folded piece of paper from his arms and quickly stuffed it into her hand.
"This is the confession of the caravan clerk, the shop owner, and others, as well as the matter of his purchase of Dongzhu." He paused, "Anyway, keep it."
Chu Ruohan felt that the paper still carried her father's body temperature, and quickly stuffed it into her sleeve.
Her fingers touched the edge of the paper and found that there seemed to be some dark brown marks on it, and her heart trembled.
"That beast Chu Ang..." Chu's father gritted his teeth, "Most of his Chu family's assets were secretly transferred by Chu Ang. Now only an empty shell is left."
"This confession is the key evidence to prove his crime."
Fortunately, the officers and soldiers did not search me, so this confession was preserved.
Gu Junze's eyes darkened: "Father-in-law means that Chu Ang has long been..."
"That's right," Chu's father sneered, "He had been planning this for a long time. The charge of hoarding the Dongzhu was also a trap he set. I discovered that he was secretly transferring assets and was about to expose him when he preempted me."
"I suspect he's not just after the fortune; I'm afraid he's involved in the court's factional strife. A caravan attendant used to follow him, and whenever he returned to the capital, he'd go see someone..."
"Time is running out." The jailer urged not far away.
Father Chu held his daughter's hand tightly and said, "Han'er, remember, Chu Ang is ruthless and the person behind him is even more mysterious. You must be careful. When necessary, take out this confession..."
When leaving the prison, Chu Ruohan only felt that her steps were very fast. She did not tell Chu's father that Chu Ang was missing.
She still has too few people available...
Gu Junze held her hand, and felt a warm touch on his palm. "Don't be afraid," he whispered, "I'm here."
The carriage slowly drove away from the sky prison. Chu Ruohan leaned against the wall of the carriage, listening to the sound of the wheels rolling over the bluestone slabs.
Suddenly, Gu Junze's body stiffened.
"Someone is following us." He whispered.
Chu Ruohan's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously tried to lift the car curtain, but Gu Junze held her back. "Don't move," he said in a calm voice, "pretend you know nothing."
"Could it be Chu Ang?"
Gu Junze shook his head. "It's not just one person. Judging from the noise, there should be four or five of them. And all of them are highly skilled in martial arts, not inferior to Ying Qing."
"Young Master?" Ying Qing's voice came in.
"Find a way to circumvent where the Shadow Guards are operating. Don't alert them."
The carriage continued to move forward steadily. Chu Ruohan suppressed her inner tension, but her slightly trembling fingertips revealed her uneasiness.
The sound of the wheels continued rhythmically, and each beat seemed to hit her heart, making her heartbeat faster and faster.
Gu Junze narrowed his eyes slightly and listened attentively to the movements around him. With his keen hearing, he could discern the position and movement trajectory of the tracker.
His hand quietly reached into his arms, tightly grasping the hidden weapon there, ready to deal with any emergency that might occur at any time.
"We can't just sit there and wait for death." Chu Ruohan lowered her voice, trying to make her tone sound firmer. "We have to find a way to get rid of them."
Gu Junze nodded slightly, "It would be best if we could capture him alive."
He quickly glanced around the car and suddenly caught sight of a jar of plum wine in the corner of the car. He had bought it to have a drink with Chu Ruohan.
He suddenly had an idea and came up with a plan.
"Listen to my instructions later." Gu Junze whispered, then he raised his hand and patted the car wall and said to Ying Qing, "Stop at a fork in the road ahead. I need to get off the car."
Ying Qing responded and soon stopped the carriage at a fork in the road.
Gu Junze opened the door and was carried out of the carriage by Ying Qing and placed in a wheelchair, but Ying Qing did not follow.
Chu Ruohan pushed him and walked forward slowly...
When the followers saw them stop, they immediately hid themselves, but Gu Junze knew that their eyes were fixed on him and Chu Ruohan.
Gu Junze pretended to be drunk, holding the wheelchair armrest with one hand and the wine jar with the other, and deliberately humming a tuneless little tune, giving people the appearance of being defenseless and drunk.
He was still mumbling drunkenly: "This wine... is really strong..."
Chu Ruohan understood and scolded, "You, you drink so much, don't you know your body?"
The two of them sang in unison and walked slowly towards a narrow path beside a fork in the road. The path was overgrown with weeds on both sides, and a few crooked trees grew crookedly, casting mottled shadows.
Seeing this, the followers thought they had an opportunity and followed quietly.
Just as they were about to enter a bend in the path, Gu Junze's eyes suddenly became stern, and he threw the jar of wine in his hand backwards.
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