Start from the Martial Arts

"Why does the fourth leader of the Money Gang want to spy on me?" Fang Xiu asked.

"Of course it's for the Zhou family's property that Zhao Daqiang has hidden!" Bai Xing smiled coldly, "Jiang Ming regards wealth as his life."

"Zhao Daqiang? Zhou family property?" Fang Xiu frowned.

"I don't understand what you are talking about. After Zhao Daqiang ransacked the Zhou family, wasn't he caught by the Yamen's chief arrester? All the stolen goods were confiscated. And... what does this matter have to do with Jiang Ming?"

Bai Xing said nothing, staring at Fang Xiu with burning eyes, as if trying to discern the authenticity from his face.

"It doesn't matter if Senior Brother Fang doesn't believe me, but you must be careful about Jiang Ming. This person will not give up."

"Is Jiang Ming also related to the Zhou family being wiped out?!" Fang Xiu lowered his voice and looked shocked.

"It seems that Senior Brother Fang has also guessed some truth." Bai Xing nodded slightly.

"Zhao Daqiang and Jiang Ming teamed up to destroy the Zhou family. It is said that it was because of a valuable treasure..." After saying this, Bai Xing paused and observed Fang Xiu's expression. He saw that Fang Xiu was confused. He frowned and continued.

"After Zhao Daqiang was arrested, he did not confess to Jiang Ming, presumably because he was afraid that Jiang Ming would attack his younger siblings.

Speaking of which... our county magistrate, in the eyes of wealthy gentry and wealthy households, is really the Grand Master of Qingtian! "

Bai Xing suddenly changed the topic and sneered.

"You mean Jiang Ming bribed County Magistrate Chen..." Fang Xiu suddenly realized.

The magistrate of Qingshi County is very good at amassing money, but as long as he receives money, he will definitely do things.

"Yes, almost all of the Zhou family's property was misappropriated by County Magistrate Chen. Jiang Ming also lost everything. Please ask Magistrate Chen to suppress this case." Bai Xing sighed quietly.

"So... the person who gave Uncle Ma twenty taels of silver to kill Zhao Daqiang in prison... turned out to be County Magistrate Chen."

Fang Xiu was startled. At first, he thought Jiang Ming paid Ma Sandao to poison Zhao Daqiang.

Thinking about it now, only County Magistrate Chen, the county magistrate in charge, had the courage to cover up such a shocking case and order Zhao Daqiang to be directly poisoned.

No wonder Zhao Daqiang was only given twenty taels of silver to poison him to death.

It is indeed something that the iron cock of County Magistrate Chen can do.

Precisely because it was ordered by County Magistrate Chen, Ma Sandao dared to accept the hush money with confidence, and asked Fang Xiu to do it, taking the opportunity to give him the benefit of five taels of silver.

Bai Xing nodded: "Jiang Ming repeatedly tested and confirmed that Zhao Xiaosheng and Zhao Xinlan did not know where Zhao Daqiang hid the stolen property.

He learned that you were the last person to have contact with Zhao Daqiang, so he suspected that Zhao Daqiang might have told you the secret before he died.

So from a few months ago, I began to closely monitor your every move in the county.

As soon as you leave the city gate, Jiang Ming will block you immediately. "

"No wonder I always met walking people some time ago, and they all looked familiar." Fang Xiu shook his head helplessly.

"I followed Uncle Ma's instructions and poisoned Zhao Daqiang, but he didn't even say a complete sentence to me.

If Zhao Daqiang really has any property left behind and tells me, I can tell Uncle Ma and take it out together, and we can get a large sum of money.

Why do you have to do things that are detrimental to your morality and try to squeeze money from prisoners to practice martial arts like you are doing now? "

Fang Xiu smiled bitterly.

"That's the truth, but Jiang Ming doesn't think so." Bai Xing nodded.

Masandao had no children and only one daughter. In his early years, he followed his husband's family to settle in Jiulian County and rarely came back to visit relatives.

If Fang Xiu told the secret, Ma Sandao might really give him a large sum of money.

Jiang Ming really didn't dare to cause trouble and make enemies with Ma Sandao again.

Although prison officers are not high-ranking officials, they are directly subordinate to the county captain and are not on the same level as other prison guards.

Even the Ming Jin martial artist, the leader of the Money Gang, did not dare to touch the prison officer casually.

"Did Senior Brother Fang leave the city in the middle of the night a few days ago?" Bai Xing suddenly changed the topic.

"Junior Brother Bai even knows about this?" Fang Xiu pretended to be surprised.

"A death row inmate in prison asked me to do something, so I left the city in the middle of the night."

"The truth is not important, and Jiang Ming doesn't care." Bai Xing shook his head.

"To be honest, Jiang Ming threatened me and wanted me to monitor your every move in the martial arts gym. In this way, he will let me go."

Fang Xiu said with a gloomy face: "Now I have yellow mud in my crotch, it's either shit or shit.

It seems that this person will not give up unless he catches me and tortures me severely. "

"Yes, so when I learned from Jiang Ming that Senior Brother Fang was leaving the city late at night, I couldn't help but feel a cold sweat for Senior Brother Fang." Bai Xing looked tense.

"Since Junior Brother Bai is so open and honest, I will also confess to you.

I went back on my word that day and didn't go with you to capture the Red-blooded Carp King.

It was because he was followed when he returned from the city that night.

Now after listening to your explanation, I realize that I have passed through the door of hell. "

Fang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Junior Brother Bai, you just said that Jiang Ming threatened you...did he already know about your capture of the Red-blooded Carp King?" Fang Xiu changed the topic.

"That's not true, but every month I can catch red blood carp, horned pomfret, dragon sun trout, aconite and other lake treasures." Bai Xing explained.

"What? You can catch it every month?!" Fang Xiu was surprised. The treasures in the lake mentioned by Bai Xing include red blood carp worth seven or eight taels of silver per catty, and other treasures such as horn pomfret and Longyang trout. Although it is not as precious as the red-blooded carp, it is still worth more than one tael of silver.

"Actually, I have a secret fishing method passed down from my family, which can greatly increase the chance of catching the treasures in the lake."

Shirahoshi continued.

"That is to make special bait. At midnight in spring, autumn and winter, smear the bait on the whole body, then drink strong alcohol, and then enter the water to fish."

"I see... Junior Brother Bai is not easy either." Fang Xiu sighed a little.

Except for the dog days of summer, the temperature in the Yunmeng Lake area is low at night, especially in spring, autumn and winter, when the lake water is even colder.

Even experienced fishermen who are familiar with water properties are risking their lives by drinking strong alcohol before going into the water.

"The Money Gang watched too closely and had no chance to save much cash. Most of the treasures caught in the lake were eaten by me, otherwise I would have signed up for the martial arts gym a long time ago.

If I hadn't occasionally taken out horn pomfret and longyang trout to sell at the fish market, and the money helped me a lot, they would have broken my hands and feet the first time I sneaked into the county.

That's why I said, if it weren't for Senior Brother Fang, I wouldn't be where I am today... Please accept my respect, Senior Brother Fang! "

Saying that, Bai Xing gave Fang Xiu a big gift.

"Junior Brother Bai, I believe you!" Fang Xiu grabbed Bai Xing's wrist and helped him up.

Bai Xing's face showed pain.

Fang Xiu noticed that his right forearm was wrapped in gauze and seemed to be injured, so he immediately let go of his hand.

"Junior Brother Bai, how do you want me to help you?"

"Kill!" Bai Xing's eyes became sharp and he only said one word.