frightfiction Chapter 423 Brother, You Raised a Good Son
Chapter 423 Brother, You Raised a Good Son
Zeng Guangren on the side sneered,
"It was a beautiful thought, but it ended up like this. It's good that he didn't add insult to injury."
Zeng Guangren was also surprised by Mu Heng's appearance.
Thinking of the old days, he lowered his eyes, then slowly closed them.
"You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth!" It was not the first time that Mu Yun realized how stupid he was. At this moment, he wanted to kill Zeng Guangren as soon as possible.
Zeng Guangren was cruel and ruthless. He never left anyone alive. Anyone who had any contact with him was killed by him.
Keeping assassins in captivity is a serious crime in itself, and now those assassins are being used by Zeng Guangren, so he cannot escape this punishment alive.
He had realized this a long time ago, which is why he hated Zeng Guangren so much.
Mu Heng listened quietly, wondering where Mu Yun got the confidence to think that he was here to save him today.
"Uncle has suffered, don't worry, I will definitely rescue you."
Zeng Guangren's eyes were calm and his expression was indifferent, but his fists in his sleeves were unconsciously clenched together.
Lin Guo, who was following closely behind him, looked puzzled and wondered what Mu Heng was thinking.
Soon, he figured it out.
"Heng'er, you've suffered a lot over the years." Mu Yun was sad, and his eyes were full of how much he owed Mu Heng over the years.
Mu Heng cooperated and said:
"Uncle, do you have any evidence to exonerate yourself?"
"...Evidence." Mu Yun's eyes lit up and he fixed his fierce gaze on Zeng Guangren.
But soon, the vision dimmed.
He had no evidence to prove his innocence, and even if he was implicated, he would be doomed.
Soon, his fiery gaze fell on Mu Heng again.
"Uncle was just used by Zeng Guangren. It was his idea to keep assassins. It has nothing to do with me. Heng'er, do you trust uncle?"
Compared with Mu Yun's excited expression, Mu Heng was extremely calm.
He said: "Without evidence, it is impossible to overturn the verdict."
The tone of his voice made it clear that he was here to help his uncle.
"It's still evidence." Mu Yun's eyes flickered, but he couldn't think of a suitable excuse.
Behind him, Lin Guo reminded:
"Since there is an intersection, there can't be no evidence."
"Mu Yun, you'd better not listen to them." Zeng Guangren reminded him 'kindly'. However, Mu Yun hated him so much at the moment, how could he listen to him?
Mu Yun's mind moved slightly, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, and he tried hard to recall the details of the past.
"Zheng Huai can testify for me."
As for the other assassins, they were just puppets and not capable of testifying.
The person he was talking about was the middle-aged man arrested by Jiang Yue that day. At that time, Mu Heng personally testified to His Majesty that this man was from the Mu Mansion.
"He has been bribed, has refused to admit his guilt, and has already died."
As for why he died, of course he was framed in advance.
Mu Yun: "Chengfeng, your cousin can testify for me."
Mu Heng: "What does he know?"
Mu Yun: "He knows everything."
Mu Heng: "Do you two have any correspondence?"
"Don't listen to them. Mu Heng is clearly setting a trap for you." Zeng Guangren continued to remind.
But Mu Yun hated him even more.
"Zeng Guangren, what's wrong? Are you scared?"
Then, he looked at Mu Heng again:
"No, it was all verbal."
Zeng Guangren shook his head. Although he seemed calm, he was actually very nervous.
Mu Heng fell into deep thought.
"Mu Chengfeng might really be able to help."
Lin Guo added: "Nothing can be perfect. Grand Master Mu, since you have been following the orders of Grand Commandant Zeng over the years, have you two ever had any financial dealings?"
Mu Yun secretly pondered over Lin Guo's words:
"Have!"
Zeng Guangren: "Shut up!"
He wanted to say something else, but a stone thrown by Lin Guo hit his teeth, and he couldn't help but groan.
The pain was so severe that I couldn't even speak. One of my front teeth fell out.
His eyes were fierce and he hated Lin Guo to the core.
"Boy, wait!"
Because his words leaked a little, Mu Yun just gloated over his misfortune.
See, it feels so good to have a nephew protecting you.
Brother, you have raised a good son!
Mu Yun continued:
"The ministers in the court gave me a lot of...gold and silver, but this was all at Zeng Guangren's behest."
"I was coerced by Zeng Guangren, so I gave him all the money intact. I don't know what he wanted so much money for."
Lin Guo: “Bribe.”
Mu Heng nodded.
"Perhaps, he used your money to bribe many enemies both at home and abroad."
"I need a handwritten letter from my uncle, otherwise I'm afraid my cousin Chengfeng won't cooperate when I go to the Mu Mansion to investigate the flow of funds."
"Okay, uncle will write it right away." Mu Yun smiled.
"Heng'er, you must save your uncle."
"Of course." Mu Heng's eyes were smiling, but his heart was cold.
He was particularly interested in finding the account from ten years ago.
He wanted to see whether the money that his father was falsely accused of embezzling military pay was given to Zeng Guangren through Mu Yun.
It was not until he received the letter written by Mu Yun that the smile in his eyes faded away.
"Uncle, do you still remember the time when my father was wronged?"
Mu Yun's eyes were dazed. The wrong thing that happened back then was also caused by Zeng Guangren.
It was obviously too late for him to regret now.
"Yes, of course I remember."
Mu Heng: "My father was an honest official, but he was accused of falsifying accounts and embezzling military pay!"
Mu Yun, it is my regret that I cannot send you to prison in person, but it is also a pleasure to send you to the guillotine in person!
"Your father...died tragically." Mu Yun staggered back and sat on the haystack behind him.
Beside him, Zeng Guangren opened his bloody mouth and smiled foolishly.
How stupid! If it weren't for his secret guidance over the years, Mu Yun would have died of his own stupidity.
And he just wanted someone to take the blame.
He thought about it and wondered what went wrong.
He figured it out since he came to prison.
Ever since Jiang Yue came, everything started to go wrong for him.
Therefore, he hated Jiang Yue.
Of course there was another reason. He ignored Zhao Chongzheng and thought he was as dissolute as he appeared.
"Mu Yun has done so many evil things that he deserves to be punished!"
Mu Heng heard Zeng Guangren's words and looked at him.
Mu Heng had a hunch that the two were in cahoots with each other and that Zeng Guangren must have been involved in his father's affairs.
"What do you know?"
Mu Yun felt dizzy and cold sweat covered his forehead.
I thought to myself, Zeng Guangren, if you dare to tell others about what happened back then, you will be even more guilty.
Zeng Guangren:
"Mu Yun was the one who caused your father's death. He wanted to swallow up your Mu family's property, so he wanted to frame your father." Although Zeng Guangren's words had some leaks, he had no intention of letting Mu Yun go.
At this moment, this fool had fallen into Mu Heng's trap and was lured into writing that letter home.
Then all his financial transactions will be displayed before Your Majesty.
Since the crime is unforgivable, what else does he have to worry about?
In his heart, he always kept a way out.
He believed that once Princess Xining arrived at the capital, there would be a fierce battle.
Thinking of the fuel for attacking the enemy in His Majesty's hands, he sneered.
Presumably, the deadly fuel had been taken away by Chen Yuan.
No matter how fast they are, it takes time to find raw materials.
And he had secretly purchased a large amount of saltpeter and sulfur.
Even though he didn't know the fuel formula, he still tried his best to block His Majesty's retreat.