Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1055

Zhou Li didn't dare to hide anything from Wei Wu and nodded affirmatively immediately.

"Yes, sir. The families headed by Bao Guanjiao and the others whose people you captured all have this idea. They want Bei Yuan to kill you."

"Haha, that's great!"

As soon as Zhou Li finished speaking, Wei Wu couldn't help laughing, and this laugh made Zhou Li confused.

What do you mean by "that's great"? Others are about to send assassins to take action. Can this still be considered a good thing?

In fact, what Zhou Li didn’t know was that Wei Wu said it was great mainly because these people in Suzhou had connections with the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

If it was just an assassination of the Duke of Zhenguo, according to the Ming Dynasty law, the most likely punishment would be execution or exile, and the consequences would not be particularly serious.

However, the crime of colluding with the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty is a serious one. It is not just a matter of confiscating property, but even the entire family may be directly implicated.

Basically, the three families of these wealthy businessmen and gentry have sufficient wealth, which can greatly enrich the national treasury.

Zhou Li didn't know what Wei Wu was thinking, he was just full of doubts, but soon he heard Wei Wu's voice again.

"Since these people are all connected to the Northern Yuan Dynasty, then your Zhou family must be among them!"

Upon hearing these words, Zhou Li broke out in a cold sweat instantly, and a chill ran down his back.

However, even though he was extremely nervous, Zhou Li did not dare to hide anything and responded immediately.

"Yes, yes sir, the Zhou family is also involved."

"Very good. You dare to risk your life to tell this matter. I guess you have made up your mind to take a gamble."

Having said that, Wei Wu smiled slightly and continued:

"Congratulations, you won the bet. It seems you have quite a talent. From now on, you can go to the Sihai Chamber of Commerce and work for me with Qingxia."

"As for your connection with Beiyuan as a member of the Zhou family, don't worry. I will help you avoid those troubles."

In fact, this matter was not a big deal for Wei Wu. In a word, Zhou Li was an undercover agent sent by him.

At that time, the guilty person will naturally become a tainted witness, and no one will use this as an excuse.

As for Zhou Li, after hearing Wei Wu's words, the heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

Then, regardless of his limp leg, he stood up and knelt in front of Wei Wu to express his loyalty.

"Being able to follow you is the greatest honor of my life. I will definitely act in your best interests in the future."

"Okay, stop expressing your loyalty. I don't listen to what you say, I only care about what you do. So behave well in the future."

Wei Wu responded casually, and then asked the servants of the post station to arrange a room for Zhou Li to live in.

At the same time, at the Zhang family residence outside Suzhou City.

The servant of the Zhang family who "escaped" from Ma Baoguo finally returned after a lot of trouble.

When the Zhang family learned from him that Zhang Dengyue had been murdered, the entire mansion seemed to have pressed the pause button.

Zhang Dengyue is a Jinshi of the current dynasty. He can be said to be the most stable pillar of their Zhang family, a stabilizing force.

As long as Zhang Dengyue was there, the Zhang family would not have to worry about encountering a crisis. However, now this stabilizing force has fallen.

For a moment, the entire mansion was shrouded in grief, anger, and panic, and no one knew what to do next.

At the critical moment, Zhang Siming, who had always been the representative of the Zhang family in contact with other families, suddenly stood up.

"The murder of the clan leader is the biggest crisis for our Zhang family. What we need to do now is to stabilize this family."

As he spoke, Zhang Siming turned to look at the servant who had escaped and said:

"Are you sure you heard correctly? Those thieves were killed because the clan leader went to the capital to file a complaint?"

"Yes, yes, I heard it clearly. The man stabbed her with a knife as soon as he finished speaking... The master then... "

"I understand. You've done a great job bringing this news back. The supervisor will take him to claim the reward!"

After Zhang Siming finished speaking, the servant immediately bowed and then followed the butler out of the main hall.