Chapter 40: Paper cannot wrap fire after all
Seeing Gu Qingheng also came to rescue her, Xia Tian was very touched.
After all, Gu Qingheng was different from others. At the age of ten, he braved the hardships and dangers to come to the Tang Sect. This sincerity was irresistible.
However, now was not the time for reminiscing.
The Sect Leader of the Tang Sect was waiting for them.
To be precise, it was the Sect Leader of the Tang Sect and a group of elders, including Jiang Wenguang.
Next, it was expected to be a storm.
“Sect Leader, Gu Yu and others have been invited.”
“Yes, please come in.”
After that, Mi Shu led Gu Yu and his group to a large room. He tidied his clothes neatly to ensure he would not be rude, and then directly knocked on the door.
When a voice came from inside, Mi Shu pushed the door open and invited Gu Yu and his group in.
Thinking that it would not be very spacious inside, Gu Yu asked his guards to stay outside. Besides the three members of the Gu family and Xia Tian, only Gu Da followed them into the room.
Having arrived at the enemy’s headquarters, even if Gu Yu brought more people, he would not be able to guard against all dangers.
Therefore, it was better to be concise.
With a creak, Gu Yu and the others walked into the room.
As a result, they saw a row of more than a dozen people sitting facing the door. They were dressed luxuriously and had stern expressions. Some of them had gray hair, indicating they were quite old.
Dozens of uniformly dressed men stood around. They seemed to be outstanding disciples of the Tang Sect, and were now entering the room as listeners.
Gu Yu was very impressed by how many people could fit in one room.
Fortunately, there was plenty of space in the middle, so even if Gu Yu and the others stood side by side, they would not feel crowded at all.
“Are the people from the Gu family here?”
“Yes, I am Gu Yu, and this is my wife Gu Mengyao. I believe that the Sect Leader must have something to ask of us for calling us all the way from the capital to Lianzhou. I don’t know what the specific matter is. I hope you can explain it.”
Among the dozen people sitting opposite them, the Sect Leader of the Tang Sect sat in the middle. His demeanor was different from those around him, indicating that he had been in a high position for a long time. Therefore, he could be recognized at a glance.
The Sect Leader looked about the same age as Gu Qing, but his appearance was refined and handsome, very much like the deceased Tang Wenshi, as if they were cast from the same mold.
Upon seeing Gu Yu, the Sect Leader’s expression was serious, clearly intending to conduct official business here.
As for Jiang Wenguang, who had been plundered by Gu Yu last night, he was also sitting among these dozen people. Seeing Gu Yu now, the old and new grudges surged together, making him grit his teeth and wish to kill Gu Yu and his party directly.
He had been hunting geese all his life, but was pecked by a goose. Jiang Wenguang never expected that he would fall into Gu Yu’s trap. When he felt dizzy after leaving the inn last night, he fainted before he could even react.
When Jiang Wenguang woke up, he found that the small box containing the silver notes was gone. At the same time, the jewelry and purse he was wearing were also gone.
The thief left nothing behind and didn’t leave him with anything.
Thinking of this, Jiang Wenguang’s gaze towards Gu Yu became even more resentful. He thought that even if Gu Yu came to the Tang Sect, he had no evidence to prove anything.
According to the news from his subordinates, after they discovered Tang Wenshi’s body, they immediately examined it. They found that Tang Wenshi had been seriously injured and had been fleeing in exhaustion, which led to his death from excessive injuries. There were no traces of treatment.
From this point of view, Gu Yu and the others were likely already dead when they encountered Tang Wenshi.
As for how they knew his name, it was all because of those stupid subordinates sent out who were as foolish as pigs and caused him to be in this state.
Thinking this, Jiang Wenguang became even more confident. He thought that when Gu Yu could not produce evidence later, he would directly accuse him of framing and throw him into the Tang Sect’s dungeon, where he could do whatever he wanted.
He must make Gu Yu die a horrible death!
“I heard that Young Master Gu has some connection with my son. Since Wenshi has been missing for a long time, can you tell me his whereabouts?”
“So that’s how it is. There is indeed a connection, but when I saw your son that day, he was already seriously injured. Before he died, he gave me this and said that if there was a chance, I should bring it back to the Tang Sect.”
It had to be said that Jiang Wenguang had a beautiful plan.
However, he did not know that Gu Yu had studied the Medical Scripture… Although Tang Wenshi was almost unable to hold on when he met him, with a pill, he immediately regained his vitality.
Even if it was only for ten minutes, he could still do a lot of things.
At this moment, Gu Yu took out the blood letter written by Tang Wenshi before his death, smiled and waved it at Jiang Wenguang, then asked Mi Shu to hand it to Tang Haocang so that he could see the blood letter written by his son before his death with his own eyes.
Gu Yu’s smile immediately made Jiang Wenguang have a bad premonition.
Then, when Tang Haocang took the blood letter and his hands trembled as he read it, when Tang Haocang looked up, his gaze at Jiang Wenguang was filled with hatred.
“Jiang Wenguang, how have I, Tang Haocang, wronged you that you would attack my child.”
As expected, after Tang Haocang spoke, Jiang Wenguang thought that paper could not wrap fire after all.
However, he could not give up directly yet.
Because no one could prove that the blood letter was true.
Moreover, Jiang Wenguang did not believe that Tang Wenshi, when he was seriously injured, could actually write words indicating that he was the murderer… The reason Jiang Wenguang was so sure was that with Feng Xuanyuan’s infatuation with him, she would never tell Tang Wenshi his name.
Therefore, even if Tang Wenshi really wrote a blood letter, it was impossible to see the name Jiang Wenguang on it.
“Sect Leader, please calm down.”
“Yes, after all, the crime of murdering the next Sect Leader is too great to be decided lightly.”
“Jiang Wenguang has also made considerable contributions to the Tang Sect. We cannot convict him based on these things alone.”
“Please think twice.”
Just as Tang Haocang roared, the many elders sitting beside him immediately spoke, trying to persuade the Sect Leader to calm his anger.
The situation was unclear now, so it was too hasty to directly accuse Jiang Wenguang of being the murderer.
Moreover, who knew if the things brought out by outsiders were true or false.
If they wanted to frame Jiang Wenguang, then…
“Yes! This is all Gu Yu’s scheme. He wants to sow discord between us and cause turmoil in the Tang Sect. Don’t fall for it!”
“If you say so, then the blood letter written by Wenshi before his death was also faked!”
“Naturally.”
“Good, someone, bring the letters written by Wenshi during his lifetime. By comparing the handwriting on the blood letter, we can tell the truth.”
When he heard what the council of elders said, Jiang Wenguang’s eyes lit up.
Then, as Jiang Wenguang was making excuses, Tang Haocang sneered a few times, and then sent someone to bring the letters Tang Wenshi had written during his lifetime. By comparing the handwriting, they found that they were exactly the same.
After that, the blood letter and the letters were passed around, allowing the elders sitting there to see the irrefutable evidence. At this moment, they could not help but sigh at Jiang Wenguang, thinking how could he be so stupid as to do such a heinous thing.
At this age, he was still so ruthless…
Tang Wenshi was the designated successor of the Tang Sect. As a promising talent who had been watched since childhood, he would definitely have led the Tang Sect to a new height if he had taken over. It was a pity that he had died tragically in a foreign land. It was truly pathetic and regrettable.
And the murderer was even someone from the sect, which made people find it hard to believe.
Unfortunately, with the evidence presented before them, they had no choice but to believe it.
Especially with the clear words “Jiang Wenguang” in the blood letter, even if Jiang Wenguang explained it until he was blue in the face, no one would believe him.
Seeing how things were developing, Gu Yu smiled slightly, thinking how fortunate it was to have brought his brother-in-law this time.
Gu Qingheng not only had an excellent memory, but he was also very good at imitating others’ handwriting.
Therefore, the name Jiang Wenguang was added by Gu Qingheng later. To avoid anyone noticing any flaws, Gu Yu also made some changes to make the bloodstains look like they were from a long time ago.
Although the process was a bit troublesome, the result was good.
Now that Jiang Wenguang was convicted of the crime of murdering the next Sect Leader, he would probably not be able to escape death, and their Gu family could finally have some peace.
“Hmph, do you think I will surrender obediently?”
“What do you want? Are you going to use your subordinates to deal with me? Unfortunately, your wishful thinking is wrong, because I have already dealt with those people in advance.”
“…”
Seeing that there was no room for maneuver, Jiang Wenguang simply tore off his hypocritical facade and revealed his true colors.
Unfortunately, Tang Haocang had already anticipated this move and had resolved all the trouble in advance.
Before, Tang Haocang did not want to kill Jiang Wenguang immediately, but he needed to kill the opponent openly with both human and material evidence. Therefore, under this idea, he did not kill Jiang Wenguang directly, but disrupted all his plans, leaving him no way out.
Now, it was the best time to avenge his poor son.
“Jiang Wenguang, why did you do this? Have I, Tang Haocang, wronged you in any way, that you attacked my children one after another!”
“Hahaha, what has wronged me? Your existence is the biggest reason! Why, I have contributed so much to the Tang Sect, but I am still stuck in this position, and after you became the Sect Leader, you are still going to let your son become… In this case, I naturally have to remove all the stumbling blocks.”
Upon hearing that Tang Haocang had dealt with his subordinates outside in advance, Jiang Wenguang was stunned for a moment. Then, when he heard Tang Haocang’s questioning, he burst into a series of hearty laughs, and the words that came out of his mouth made Tang Haocang clench his fists.
Just for this reason, he became a stumbling block in others’ eyes. It was simply too ridiculous.
“Bastard, I want your life.”
Then, before Tang Haocang could speak, his wife Ruan Zhizhi burst in from outside the door, her face filled with grief and anger. With a sharp long sword in her hand, she thrust it directly towards Jiang Wenguang’s chest.
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Sorry, the update time has been too unstable recently. I must stabilize the updates tomorrow (By the way, the author’s younger brother is taking the college entrance examination, and the whole family is more excited than him… Last night, I spent a lot of time browsing the web just to see his score. Today, we still need to choose majors, which is really tiring.)