This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 216 Strangulation
"When did you start contacting Shangguan Xiao?"

"years ago."

"The specific time."

"In the thirty-ninth year of Hongguang, in May, I don't remember the exact day."

"How did you get in touch?"

".I hadn't graduated from Wuhan University at that time. I remember that I went to a cocktail party organized by a society that day. I drank a little and was a little drunk. Then someone suddenly approached me. I thought it was a young man from some family who wanted to get to know me."

"and then?"

"Then I started chatting with him. He said he understood me and knew that I was a very ambitious and capable person, but my identity meant that I would never be given a high position in the Zhang family. At best, I could only be a 9th-level official in my lifetime. Haha, damn, that was pretty accurate!"

"continue."

"He asked me out for a private chat. We found a teahouse. He said he was from Xingcheng and could help me. Of course, I didn't believe him so easily, but he left me a bottle of elixir. It was a very high-quality elixir. I could only get a few pills a month at the Zhang family.

Later, I asked someone to test the pill, and it was indeed real, without any problems. After I finished using up the pill, the man came again and gave me another bottle of pill. I asked him who he was and what he wanted to do. He said that I would be qualified to know when I grew up.

For the next two years, he not only provided me with the resources I needed for martial arts training, but also helped me complete the tasks I received from Wuda, so that I could earn credits more easily. In the end, I graduated from Wuda at least three years earlier than expected! This made me get the attention of the family, and I was directly arranged to enter the Zhige General Hospital.

Then the man finally confessed his identity to me. He said he was my aunt's partner, that is, Shangguan Xiao's partner. It was then that I knew I actually had an aunt, and she was a strong person in the Dao Foundation Stage.

That person told me roughly about the grudges of the past. He said that the Zhang family was in a lack of young people, and there was no strong person in the Dao Foundation Stage. Shangguan Xiao was the most likely person to take over the Zhang family. They were very optimistic about Shangguan Xiao, so they chose to cooperate with him. As for me, I was a partner they selected from within the Zhang family.

So, with the help of my aunt and her partners, I climbed up step by step and successfully became a fourth-level executive of the Zhige General Hospital, and was in charge of the distribution of elixirs."

"Have you met Shangguan Xiao during this period?"

"I haven't met her, but I've talked to her on the phone and exchanged letters. Before the head of the family decided to use the family resources to help my aunt become the head of Xingcheng Zhigeyuan, my aunt told me about this in advance through a letter. She said that we have been preparing for so many years, and now the opportunity has come!"

"When did you start planning to kill the patriarch Zhang Zongyang?"

"I actually didn't know that my aunt wanted to kill the head of the family!"

"Don't you know?"

"My aunt just asked me to find a chance to replace a painting hanging in the master's study. I didn't know she was going to murder the master!"

"and after?"

"Later, when the news of the sudden death of the head of the family came back, I realized that the painting was just a trigger, and it must be some kind of means to deal with the head of the family. Now that things have come to this, the person is dead, can I still deny my relationship? I called my aunt to question her, and she just said that this was a good opportunity for her to return to the Zhang family. From then on, I must pretend that I didn't know her at all and don't reveal any clues, otherwise I would be killed!"

"Have you investigated the allies that cooperated with Shangguan Xiao? Do you know who they are?"

".I'm not a fool. After so many years of cooperation, how could I not investigate anything? I know that there are probably Western spies behind those people."

"They murdered the head of your Zhang family and almost wiped out your Zhang family. Aren't you afraid it's a conspiracy?"

"At first, I was afraid and doubtful. But then my aunt came back and helped our Zhang family overcome the difficulties little by little. Isn't the Zhang family getting better now? And in the future, the Zhang family will be completely under the control of my aunt, and I will become the head of the Zhang family!"

"Is this the promise Shangguan Xiao made to you?"

"Yes, her identity is not suitable to be the official head of the Zhang family, so I will be the official head in the future. This is what we decided when we first decided to cooperate."

"Besides letters and phone calls, do you have any other way to confirm that the person you are working with is Shangguan Xiao?"

"Of course. She opened a Qingyuan Fist Village in Xingcheng. I have met several people there. They are her confidants. After I became an executive officer, I also provided a lot of resources to Qingyuan Fist Village. I have detailed records of all of this."

"You want to prevent her from destroying the bridge after crossing the river, so you keep something in reserve?"

"Oh, of course."

"Is the Green-Faced Ghost from the Western spies' side?"

"I don't know about that. This person suddenly appeared and I have never been able to find out where he came from."

"."

Qu Xun, the Inspector General of the General Office of Supervision, walked out of the interrogation room somewhat tiredly.

The matter was of such serious importance that he, the Inspector General, even came to personally listen to the interrogation of Zhang Shiwei.

In order to avoid suspicion, the interrogation of Zhang Shiwei by the General Supervision Office was entirely "open and transparent", and people from the General Supervision Office, the General Stopping War Office, the General Law Enforcement Office and the Government Affairs Building were sent to listen in.

After the interrogation, a group of Datong Prefecture’s senior officials gathered together for a short meeting.

"What do you think?"

Qu Xun asked.

Chu Bo, the helmsman of Zhige General Hospital, was the first to speak: "After all the content and evidence of Zhang Shiwei are verified, if there is no problem, it means that Shangguan Xiao colluded with Western spies and teamed up with Zhang Shiwei to murder Zhang Zongyang in order to control the Zhang family. The witnesses and material evidence are complete, and the motive, process and result are very clear."

Shangguan Xiao did have the motive to control the Zhang family, and since she returned to Datong City, she had indeed gained the right to speak in the Zhang family little by little and had the opportunity to swallow up the entire Zhang family.

Judging from the results, there is nothing wrong with what Zhang Shiwei said.

Now we just have to wait for witnesses and physical evidence.

"I personally tend to think that what Zhang Shiwei said is true. After so many years of cooperation, it is impossible to make it up. If it is false, it can be easily exposed."

Du Changhe, chief inspector of the General Inspection Institute, said, "The most important thing is that this matter finally has a result."

His last words were meaningful, and all the important people present understood them.

In order to bring this matter to a conclusion and let the investigation team leave Datong Prefecture as soon as possible, such a large martial arts sect was destroyed just like that.

So, there is a result that is very important to Datong Prefecture!

And this result is most likely the truth.

Then what are you still fussing about?
"Go and get all the evidence."

Deputy garrison commander Guan Zhao said, "Shangguan Xiao will also be interrogated at the same time." With his words, the tone of the matter was basically set.
May 5th was the ninth day of Li Fei’s retreat.

Shangguan Xiao still stayed in the Zhige headquarters and did not come out.

Although she has not been imprisoned yet, she has been detained, lost her freedom of movement, and has been cut off from the outside world.

During these two days, she was interrogated again and again, and all the questions she asked were about the details of her cooperation with Zhang Shiwei and how she colluded with Western spies.

This made Shangguan Xiao realize that this situation was not temporary at all, but was slowly prepared by the people behind the scenes over many years, weaving a big net specifically for her!
That night, she met Fu Lang again in the interrogation room.

"Uncle Fu."

Shangguan Xiao looked at the uncle who had held her in his arms and taught her martial arts when she was a child, "If I really had colluded with Zhang Shiwei, why would I deliberately set up a trap to lure out those people behind him?"

She had repeatedly emphasized this logic during previous interrogations, but unfortunately those who interrogated her did not care.

"."

Fu Lang was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Most of what Zhang Shiwei said has now been confirmed. Two people from Qingyuan Fist Village were arrested. Both of them have followed you for more than ten years. They have confessed now. Here is the list and their confession."

As he spoke, he handed a piece of information to Shangguan Xiao.

Shangguan Xiao took the information and took a look at the name on it.

Although they were not the veterans who had followed her to "start a business" from the beginning, the two people on the list had indeed been with her for more than ten years. They had a high status in the Qingyuan Fist Village and were in charge of many businesses.

In their confessions, both men admitted that Shangguan Xiao had instructed them to secretly cooperate with Zhang Shiwei many years ago.

The time, place, and content of the cooperation were all recorded in detail, and they all matched Zhang Shiwei's confession.

"Many of the illegal resources that Qingyuan Fist Village has obtained over the years were also provided by Zhang Shiwei. He has all the records. We checked the bills, transportation records, and interrogated dozens of people involved in the middle links, including those from the Zhang family, the Zhige General Hospital, and the Qingyuan Fist Village. Everything matches up."

As he spoke, Fu Lang handed another piece of information to Shangguan Xiao.

It lists the resources that Qingyuan Fist Village has obtained from Zhang Shiwei over the years: elixirs, guns, protective clothing
Shangguan Xiao discovered that many of the resources here were indeed related to the Zhang family, and she also knew that these resources were related to the Zhang family. She guessed from the beginning that Zhang Zongyang was secretly helping her (see Chapter 31 of Volume for details)
Perhaps Zhang Zongyang did have this idea, but when he found out that someone in his family was secretly helping Shangguan Xiao, he thought that it was Shangguan Xiao who took the initiative to contact his family, so he acquiesced to this.

Therefore, this scheme not only took more than ten years to set up, but the person who planned it also knew very well the knot and tacit understanding between Zhang Zongyang and Shangguan Xiao, the father and daughter.

"The witnesses and physical evidence are basically complete. It will be difficult for you to prove your innocence."

Fu Lang said to Shangguan Xiao.

"what?"

Shangguan Xiao laughed dumbly, "Is it that it is difficult for me to prove myself, or do those big shots above simply don't want me to prove myself anymore?"

She had thought a lot in the past two days. The most vicious thing about this situation was not that the other party spent so much time to slowly weave lies. Because as long as it was a lie, it could always be exposed and loopholes could be found.

The most critical thing is the timing chosen by the other party.

When the investigation team from the provincial capital brought huge pressure to the officials of Datong Prefecture, the truth was no longer so important. The most important thing was how to come up with a result that could be explained.

It seems a bit far-fetched to directly say that Gu Xianfeng wanted to murder Zhang Zongyang, as there is no obvious interest relationship between the two parties. It may not be possible to directly convince the investigation team. People will think that Datong Prefecture is fooling around.

But if Shangguan Xiao is added to the mix, and it involves the struggle for interests within the family, it suddenly seems very reasonable!
As for Shangguan Xiao, is there even a slight possibility that she was wronged?

To put it bluntly, a great martial arts sect was gone just like that, even the martial arts master was dead, so what was a mere imperial official at the Dao Foundation stage worth? !

"Xiao'er."

Fu Lang looked at Shangguan Xiao with sad eyes, "If this is really a trap set against you, then the person behind the scenes is probably after more than just your life."

He was actually willing to believe Shangguan Xiao, but his belief alone was useless.
Hearing Fu Lang's words, Shangguan Xiao clenched her fists.

Yes, he wove such a complicated scheme, first killing a helmsman, then destroying a martial arts sect, and killing a martial arts master. Was it just to frame her, Shangguan Xiao?

No matter how much Shangguan Xiao thought highly of herself, she didn't think she was worth all the trouble.

So what else is there about her that is worth others taking so much trouble to plan for?

A name emerged in Shangguan Xiao's mind.

Her expression changed immediately.

"It seems you have figured it out."

Fu Lang looked at Shangguan Xiao's changing expression and said with some difficulty:

"I just want to say that if you can't get out of this situation, then you'd better find a way not to involve more people and don't let the conspiracy of the person behind the scenes succeed!"

Shangguan Xiao narrowed her eyes.

The person she cared about most before was Hao Yi, and now there is another one, Li Fei.

Li Fei is tied to her as the Green-faced Ghost. If he isn't handled properly, he will most likely be implicated by her this time!

Yes, no matter what, at least we should find a way not to implicate others.

".I understand. Thank you, Uncle Fu."

Shangguan Xiao smiled bitterly.

"Is there anything else you need my help with?"

Fu Lang was silent for a while and then asked.

"some!"

Shangguan Xiao nodded vigorously.

Asking for monthly ticket

(End of this chapter)