【Kuan Xin】Snake and Venom

Yuan Zhongxin frowned and looked at the person in front of him. He had to wonder if the forbidden army had caught the wrong person. The man in front of him with a handsome face, a smile on his face, and occasionally a bit of a silly look was really a drug dealer?

Wei Yanei stepped forward and asked tentatively, "Brother An, do you still remember me?"

An Lijiu nodded with a smile, and said loudly: "I remember, Wei Zhuoran's son, Wei Yanei, how could he not remember—I wonder how these two brothers are called?"

Wei Yanei introduced and said: "This is Yuan Zhongxin, and this is Wang Kuan. We are classmates."

Yuan Zhongxin's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked, "Brother An should know why the three of us are here today, right?"

An Lijiu said calmly: "I know, interrogate, ask, I know everything."

The three of them frowned slightly. Facing such a candid An Lijiu, they couldn't figure out his intentions for a moment. This was the first time they met such a cooperative prisoner.

Wei Yanei asked anxiously: "Brother An, did you really become a drug dealer? You were not such a person before, why are you so overwhelmed?"

An Lijiu shrugged, and said indifferently: "I can't help it. The world forced me to do this job after I was expelled from An's house and I was penniless."

Wei Yanei was at a loss for words, and was about to speak, but was stopped by Yuan Zhongxin, who looked slightly condensed: "Since you want to be a drug dealer, you are a businessman from generations, and your family background is clean and transparent. Once something happens, it is very easy to be thoroughly investigated by the government. Who would be so bold as to give you the source of drugs?"

An Lijiu smiled: "Brother Yuan, there is a first time for everything. Although I come from a merchant, I should find someone to give me a way. I promised to help him sell ten boxes of five stone powder, and he took me in." gone."

Wei Yanei listened to him, his heart gradually turned cold, and his expression was full of disappointment and anger. He thought that An Lijiu was still the big brother An in his childhood memory, but he didn't expect to become so strange in just two years. .

Wang Kuan's eyes were condensed, and he frowned and asked, "Where did you sell those ten boxes of five stone powder, and when did you sell them?"

An Lijiu smacked his lips, and said disapprovingly, "About two years ago, as for where it was sold, it's been so long ago, who remembers clearly."

Yuan Zhongxin and Wang Kuan frowned, looking unpredictable.

Yuan Zhongxin narrowed his eyes: "After that, have you sold Wushi powder again, and where have you sold them?"

An Lijiu said thoughtfully: "Yes, in the past year, a big customer asked me for [-] boxes of Wushi powder. As for where to sell it, the place name written on the delivery note, Both South and North."

Realizing the seriousness of the matter, Wang Kuan asked coldly, "Who is that big client?"

An Lijiu couldn't help laughing and said, "I'm just making money, not checking household registration. How can I just ask about clients' news?"

Yuan Zhongxin asked in a deep voice: "Are those places close to the border area?"

An Lijiu thought for a while: "Yes."

A cold light flashed in Yuan Zhongxin's eyes, he pursed his lips, gritted his teeth and asked, "Do you know what it means to transport drugs to the border areas? The border areas are guarded by troops, and you don't even ask about such an important place. Drugs sent there?"

An Lijiu sneered, and he waved his hand indifferently: "Don't talk about the frontier, as long as you give me money, I can send it to the end of the world."

Wei Yanei, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly rushed forward and grabbed An Lijiu's collar, blushing furiously, his eyes were red, he gritted his teeth and said, "An Lijiu! How can you be so shameless, do you know? If those five stones are eaten, those people will die!"

An Lijiu raised his eyebrows, and said nonchalantly, "I know, but if I don't sell it, I will be the one who dies——Wei Yanei, if people don't kill themselves, I cherish my life."

Wei Ya's face was a little pale, An Lijiu's answer disappointed him to the core, he tightened the hand holding his sleeve, and wanted to punch him, but he gritted his teeth and held back.

Yuan Zhongxin's eyes fixed on An Lijiu, who was calm and calm, and suddenly said: "Yanei, let him go."

Although Wei Yanei was filled with grief and anger, he could still listen to Yuan Zhongxin's words. He secretly suppressed the intense anger in his heart, and slowly let go of An Lijiu, stepped aside, bowed his head and remained silent.

An Lijiu sneered, straightened his collar, and looked like a rascal: "Thank you, Brother Yuan."

Yuan Zhongxin didn't bother to talk to him anymore: "An Lijiu, you haven't answered my question yet, who actually provided you with drugs?"

An Lijiu sighed pretending to be regretful, and said sincerely: "Brother Yuan, I know from your words that you must not go to the black market on weekdays. , how many boxes of things, I don’t know how many people have touched it, I don’t even know who sent me the five stone powder, so how can I know the real identity of that person?”

Yuan Zhongxin's eyes were unfathomable, and he remained silent. He stared at An Lijiu for a long time, and then the corner of his mouth slightly twitched: "An Lijiu, we have received six secret reports in recent days, claiming to have found a man with red blood in the army. Juan's five stone powder, that is, drugs, according to the various clues we found, all of them prove that those drugs are all from your hands. Now the Kaifeng government is writing an official letter to report to the court, and it will be made public in a few days Judgment, judging from your current situation, once you are convicted of a crime, you cannot escape the death penalty."

An Lijiu's eyes lit up slightly.

Hearing this, Wei Yanei looked at Yuan Zhongxin in astonishment, and then at Wang Kuan, only to see the other party's eyes beckoning him not to talk too much.

Wei Ya's face remained calm, but he was full of doubts in his heart. When did they say that there would be a public trial?

The smile on An Lijiu's face slowly disappeared, and she looked at Yuan Zhongxin indifferently, without saying a word.

Yuan Zhongxin looked at him leisurely, and said, "However, you can't escape this death penalty. You still have a choice to live."

An Lijiu snorted and asked nonchalantly, "What choice?"

Yuan Zhongxin glanced at Wei Yanei, who was on the side, and tilted his head: "You know the son of Wei Zhuoran, the captain in front of the palace. If you choose to tell Wei Yanei all the inside stories about your Wushisan business chain, then we will Tell the government and the court, you An Lijiu abandoned the dark and turned to help our Song government, make up for your mistakes, at most you will be sentenced to prison, and you will get your life back in vain."

An Lijiu stared at Yuan Zhongxin expressionlessly, his eyes indifferent.

Yuan Zhongxin looked at him with great interest: "Why, brother An, don't you cherish your life, now there is a way out in front of you, you have no reason not to go."

An Lijiu secretly realized in his heart that Yuan Zhongxin had already seen his own strangeness, and he had been digging holes for himself to jump in.

I underestimated him.

An Lijiu's silence was completely within Yuan Zhongxin's expectations, he knew that this An Lijiu was not an idler, he might love money, but he would not hesitate to die, otherwise he would have said what he said, he pretended to be surprised Asked from another place: "Brother An, don't you choose?"

An Lijiu frowned slightly, with a rather unkind expression.

Yuan Zhongxin smiled slightly, he had achieved his goal, so there was no need to waste time here, he raised his eyebrows: "Brother An, you should rest first, we will come back tomorrow."

It seems that there are some things that I still have to ask Lin Liang.

In the carriage, Yuan Zhongxin was silent and thoughtful.

Wei Yanei asked, "Yuan Zhongxin, what did you mean by those words just now?"

Yuan Zhongxin looked at him with a half-smile: "Don't you understand?"

Wei Yanei immediately nodded his head like garlic, and Yuan Zhongxin usually understood what Yuan Zhongxin said.

Yuan Zhongxin poked Wei Yanei's head gently with a finger, and said angrily: "Use your brain well, if you don't move, you will probably be useless."

Wei Yanei looked gloomy, and said bitterly: "You know I'm not as smart as you!"

Wang Kuan explained kindly: "Just now An Lijiu kept saying that he sold drugs because he spared his life, but Yuan Zhongxin said that he would be sentenced in a short time. There was no trace of fear on An Lijiu's expression."

Wei Yanei suddenly realized something: "So An Lijiu is not afraid of death at all!"

Wang Kuan nodded: "Yes, since the conclusion that he is not afraid of death conflicts with what he said before, it means that An Lijiu has concealed some truth."

Wei Yanei asked in surprise: "Does that mean that Brother An may have been wronged?"

Wang Kuan nodded again.

Yuan Zhongxin suddenly said: "I always feel that An Lijiu is not only not afraid of death, but also hopes that someone will push him on the road to death."

When he heard the "death penalty" just now, An Lijiu was in high spirits, as if he had been waiting to die.

From this point of view, the fact that the imperial army arrested him within two days has nothing to do with the efficiency of their work. It is very likely that An Lijiu deliberately leaked his whereabouts and was arrested on purpose.