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Chapter 43 You Betrayed Me
Cheng Xiao felt a little suffocated, he tugged at the front of his shirt, and swallowed again.

"But it's not enough." Changying raised her lips, and looked over again: "Since we found out that you were in collusion with the Zhenhai Gang, then of course we have to investigate the Zhenhai Gang's contacts with the Dongying people.

"What is the relationship between Mr. Cheng and the Dongying people? I don't think I need to explain too clearly?"

When Cheng Xiao heard this, his face turned gray uncontrollably.

"What the hell do you know?" he asked.

"I don't know anymore." Changying gritted her teeth, "So I'd like to ask Mr. Cheng for advice. Where is the ledger that the man in black asked you to hide?"

"You think I'll tell you?" Cheng Xiao sneered while grabbing the handrail tightly.

Changying thought for a moment, then stood up.

Cheng Xiao felt nervous for no reason.

She smiled, approached him slowly, and stopped suddenly: "I guess, this account book of yours is not a record of privately embezzled official money, but a transaction with Japanese pirates at sea, isn't it?"

Cheng Xiao felt the candlelight jumping in front of his eyes, and the face in front of him suddenly became unpredictable.

"The ledger in your hand came from the instructions from above, and according to common sense, you should never leave such things as future troubles.

"What can make you stay desperately, is naturally an indelible account.

"With the power of the people behind you, what debts can't be cleared up and down in the government and the opposition, are you afraid that people will deny it?"

She spoke very slowly, but every word was as heavy as a hammer to the heart.

Cheng Xiao's hands holding the handrails were already oily, and the sweat that had only been choked for a while on his forehead emerged again in a more violent manner.

"I've thought about it for a long time, and I haven't figured out who can make the master behind you have to keep the account book for future troubles.

"At the same time, there is another thing that I don't understand. It seems that the Zhenhai Gang and the Dongying people have colluded in private.

"When I think about connecting the two things, it's not hard to find out.

"According to the current situation of bandits in the south of the Yangtze River, only bandits and pirates make trouble. Of course you don't take bandits seriously, so they can only be pirates.

"In recent years, the various guards haven't been lazy or dereliction of duty, but the sea and land have repeatedly attacked and beaten again and again, not because the guards don't do anything, but because there are too many people like you, Cheng Xiao, scattered in the south of the Yangtze River.

"You have reached an agreement with the bandits, while asking for troops to suppress the bandits, and crying to the imperial court, the imperial court can only continue to allocate funds to send troops.

"With silver, both of you earn, they take part, and you take part. If so, the bandits will never stop hunting, and the money on the top will never be exhausted.

"But you maggots are not easy to deal with. For example, if you take 5 taels of silver and peel it off layer by layer, less than [-]% of it will fall into the hands of the master behind you, right?"

Cheng Xiao's face was already a little hideous.

Chang Ying looked at him from the air, and continued: "The money is allocated continuously, of course the Ministry of Accounts has the responsibility to check.

"Chen Tingchen, the servant of the household department, was aware of the truth, but because he was deeply involved behind the scenes, he felt powerless to expose it, so he had to admonish him with death. Am I right?"

Cheng Xiao's face was tense, and he listened without saying a word.

Changying didn't sneer or sneer anymore: "Although I haven't participated in a sea battle so far, there are many comrades who died because of the war!

"When they are bleeding and fighting for the country, there is a group of blood-eating moths like you behind them, secretly communicating with the enemy to calculate their own country and nation!
"What you are greedy for is not money, but the flesh and blood of our soldiers! Do you think you should be hacked into pieces, should you kowtow to them?!"

The long sword rested on the neck, and the cold touch reached the bone marrow.

Cheng Xiao's Adam's apple rolled, and he said, "I didn't participate much in the affairs on the sea! I'm just in charge of the general ledger!"

"Even if you didn't participate in the maritime affairs, at least in Changxing Prefecture, you took care of entrusting the privately swallowed official bank to the Jianghu gang?"

Changying stretched out his sword and pierced his skin: "The bandits in Huzhou in recent years can't be calmed down. In fact, you officials and bandits colluded to earn money from the court? It's just that you don't need to set up separate accounts to prevent the other party from reneging on their debts!"

She quickly withdrew her long sword and glared angrily.

Cheng Xiao swayed, his fingers were so weak that his fingers were numb.

He took a deep breath and looked up at her: "Even if you know all this, what's the use? It's a pity that you know what I have done, but you can't take my guilt.

"Shen Changying, don't forget that you are an enemy of the Ling family, you dare not go back to Beijing, you killed your uncle, you will only be able to hide in a remote place for the rest of your life!"

Chang Ying was expressionless.

Cheng Xiao stood up, straightened his clothes, and said with his hands behind his back: "General Shen does have some tricks, it's not easy to figure out the secret of that ledger.

"However, since I know that the enemy that Marquis Wu Ning misses so much is here, do you think I will be at your mercy?

"If I tell the Ling family this news, the general thinks, can you still be your general in Nankangwei safely?"

"Why not?"

At this time, there was another voice from outside the door, clear and firm, like a cold blade capable of breaking through walls.

Du Jian stood under the verandah with his sword supported, and the corridor lights reflected his slender figure strangely majestic. "Why do I think that after General Shen handles this case, her official position will be more secure?"

Cheng Xiao's figure flickered, and he suddenly turned his head to look at Changying again.

"You guys, you really belong together?!"

His eyes were wide open, and his eyes flicked back and forth between the two of them, "Du Jian, I have treated you well, how dare you betray me!"

"I also treated you kindly. I saved the lives of your family of four. Wouldn't you turn your back on me and kill me?"

Changying stood under the threshold, with cold eyes and light smiles.

Cheng Xiao was speechless, turned around and looked at the gate of the courtyard, and was about to open his mouth, but the servant scrambled in: "Something happened at the pier! As soon as the box showed up, it was stopped by Mr. Feng and the others!

"Then Nankangwei came, General Tan, General Tan and the magistrate, took the troops to the pier, and caught the Zhenhai gang!"

Cheng Xiao stood there, his face ashen!

Chang Ying said with a smile: "I think Mr. Cheng is 'invincible'. How about it, the account book in your hand, do you want to wait until General Tan arrives before handing it over, or give it to me first?"

Cheng Xiao glared at her angrily: "Don't even think about it! Even if you seized the official money, I can still push it to the Zhenhai Gang, saying that it was the money they robbed!
"Since you know who is behind me, you should know that we will be prepared in advance to deal with such a situation!

"As long as the Zhenhai gang insists that they are the ones who robbed the money, is it possible that with the power of Donggong and the Gu family, they can't save the lives of a few thieves who robbed the money?
"Even if I die, I will never hand over the ledger to you!"

(End of this chapter)