Chapter 1250 The dust has settled!

In the study of Meihua Cottage, Zhu Chen, kneeling on the ground, looked at the contents of the file, and his hands could not help but tremble slightly.

An incense stick of time ago, after receiving the summons from Ye Mingsheng at the Governor's Office, he had a bad feeling in his heart and wanted to run away, but after comprehensive consideration, he still plucked up the courage to come before Ye Mingsheng.

Unfortunately, just as he had anticipated, his actions had been exposed. Zhu Chen knew that it must be Lin Kun, a good-for-nothing and always causing trouble, who dragged him into this!
Thinking of this, Zhu Chen also came up with a plan. He knew that it would be difficult for him to escape the crime at this point, but he was also aware that he would surely die once his crime was proven. So even if there was only a glimmer of hope, he would do his best to defend himself!
Zhu Chen narrowed his eyes and silently organized his words in his mind. He wanted to push all the blame onto Xie Fan and Lin Kun. He wanted to tell Ye Mingsheng that everything Lin Kun confessed in the file was the most shameful slander and frame-up.

After half a cup of tea, Zhu Chen, who had already thought of his words, looked up at Ye Mingsheng. Just as he was about to speak out his prepared words, he found that Ye Mingsheng was looking at him with a smile. Seeing this, Zhu Chen was stunned, and then sighed in his heart. He knew that Ye Mingsheng had completely seen through his thoughts.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Zhu Chen closed his eyes and pondered for a few seconds, then he kowtowed three times to Ye Mingsheng solemnly. Without any further excuses, he spoke to Ye Mingsheng:
"I have failed to live up to your trust, sir, and I deserve death..."

Seeing Zhu Chen plead guilty, Ye Mingsheng asked in a deep voice:

"Tell me how you got to where you are today?"

Since he had already confessed, Zhu Chen did not hide anything and spoke directly:

"Your Excellency, I met Zhu Damao when I was still the magistrate of Guangling ten years ago. With his help, I overthrew Ma Hong, the then prefect of Guangling. Later, when I was transferred to be the prefect of Lin'an and the censor of the Censorate, Zhu Damao also provided me with a lot of silver so that I could bribe Lu Jianchao's concubine Liu!"

"Of course, Zhu Damao also made a lot of money in Guangling and Lin'an under my care, and his business is getting bigger and bigger!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded when he heard this. What he learned was that Zhu Damao was originally a gangster on the streets of Guangling. He had a little money but no power by relying on his rogue means. He only started to rise gradually ten years ago. This matched what Zhu Chen said.
"I remember that when you were the prefect of Lin'an, you once put Cai De in jail?"

"Yes!"

"Zhu Damao and Cai De were both in the high-interest loan business. There was a lot of friction between the two in the business. At that time, Cai De sent assassins to kill Zhu Damao in order to swallow up Zhu Damao's market share. However, Zhu Damao escaped in the end, while Zhu Damao's brother died at the hands of the assassins sent by Cai De."

"Zhu Damao was very angry about this. He also sent assassins to kill Cai De, but they returned empty-handed. So he came up with a plan to frame Cai De for the massacre of the entire family, and then asked me to judge Cai De!"

"Zhu Damao's plan was flawless. Cai De was doomed to die, but no one expected that Cai De would find Lu Houde through Feng Hanlin in the end!"

"Lu Houde invited me to dinner at Yingchun Tower. I had no way to refuse him, so I had to let Cai De go..."

"Because of this incident, Zhu Damao and I had a grudge. He blamed me for not resisting Lu Houde's pressure and dealing with Cai De. After that, he hooked up with Zhao Da and Ma Zhang!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly and instructed:
"Tell me what happened after I came to Jiangnan? How did you collude with Lin Kun and Cai De?"

Zhu Chen organized his words and said:

"After that incident, Cai De realized that there was a rift between me and Zhu Damao, so he asked someone to find me and gave me 10,000 taels of silver. Our relationship also eased. However, I had been transferred to the position of Provincial Surveillance Commissioner at that time. This position was quite sensitive and many people were watching me, so I didn't do anything for Cai De!"

"After the Lu family fell, you promoted me to be the governor. Zhu Damao and Cai De both found me and wanted to take over Feng Hanlin's business. I was a little hesitant at the time because Zhu Damao and I were deeply involved. But when I was in Yijing, I realized that you, the Marshal, intended to rectify the administration of officials in Jiangnan, and Zhu Damao's style of doing things was more flamboyant and high-profile!"

'In addition, Lin Kun was ordered to come to Jiangnan to deal with the Lu family's property. I don't know how he colluded with Cai De, so I chose him in the end! '

Hearing Zhu Chen's vague words here, Ye Mingsheng said in a deep voice:
"You know that Lin Kun is Wang Xuecheng's man, so you wanted to get in touch with Wang Xuecheng through Lin Kun, so you chose Cai De on Lin Kun's recommendation."

Zhu Chen sighed and said:

"Marshal, you really can see the big picture from the small details..."

After saying this, Zhu Chen continued in a very depressed mood:
"After the meeting with Jiangnan Merchants, I knew that Cai De and Zhu Damao were finished. However, Lin Kun accepted Cai De's money and wanted to protect Cai De at first. But after you, Marshal, gave the order, Lin Kun also realized that Cai De could not be saved. So the two of us started planning how to kill Cai De and Zhu Damao!"

"Did you plant the spy in Plum Blossom Villa?"

Zhu Chen smiled bitterly and shook his head and said:

"Marshal, I'm not brave enough to plant spies outside Plum Blossom Villa. This was done by Zhu Damao!"

"Although Zhu Damao's behavior is reckless, he is also very cunning. He is sensitive to the fact that something is wrong, so he has been planning to let Cai De take the blame for him. He knows that you are the key to the matter, so he sent people to keep an eye on you and want to know your movements!"

"After knowing that you were on a secret visit, Zhu Damao planned this incident with Cai Song, hoping to use it to bring blame on Cai De!"

"What role did Xie Fan play in this matter?"

When Zhu Chen heard Ye Mingsheng mention Xie Fan's name, a hint of disdain flashed across his eyes and he said:

"Xie Fan has always wanted to make money from Zhu Damao and Cai De, but he got to the top by licking the Lu family father and son, and he has no ability at all!"

"The reason why I want to put the blame on him is, first of all, because things have come to this point, and if the government doesn't send anyone, you, the Marshal, won't be able to explain yourself. It just so happens that Xie Fan is a provincial inspector and has enough weight!"

“Secondly, during the Lu Jianchao period, Xie Fan kept saying bad things about me. I always wanted to deal with him, but unfortunately I didn’t have many good opportunities. So I wanted to take this opportunity to kill him…”

Zhu Chen paused for a moment, then suggested to Ye Mingsheng sincerely:

"Marshal, now that things have come to this, I, Zhu Chen, have nothing to say. I am willing to hand over all the money I have earned over the years. I hope you can let my family go. I will be grateful for your kindness even in my grave!" Ye Mingsheng said calmly:
"They will be exiled to the frontier!"

"Thank you for your kindness, Marshal!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

After saying that, Zhu Chen kowtowed three times to Ye Mingsheng sincerely. Ye Mingsheng waved his hand and two guards took Zhu Chen away.

After watching Zhu Chen being taken away, Ye Mingsheng asked Song Haibo:

"Where is the Hundred Households of the General Coordination Office?"

"Wang Hui is outside!"

"Let him in!"

"As ordered!"

As Ye Mingsheng's order was issued, Wang Hui also came to Ye Mingsheng.

Seeing Ye Mingsheng sitting on the chair, Wang Hui was not sure whether he was nervous or excited. He was stunned for a moment. Seeing this, Song Haibo hurriedly reminded him in a low voice:
"Captain Wang, it's time to meet the Marshal!"

After hearing Song Haibo's reminder, Wang Hui fell to his knees, kowtowed three times, and said:

"I, Wang Hui from the Coordination Office, pay my respects to the Marshal!"

"Get up!"

"Yes!"

After taking a look at the hero who uncovered the truth for him, Ye Mingsheng smiled and said:

"where are you come from?"

“I am from Jiyu. My parents died when I was young, and I grew up in a temple…”

Maybe he was too nervous, or maybe he wanted to show off in front of Ye Mingsheng, but Wang Hui actually started talking about when he joined the Coordination Office. Seeing this, Song Haibo was secretly unhappy, thinking that Wang Hui was a little rude. He told them what to answer based on what the Marshal asked them, and don't answer questions that the Marshal didn't ask!
However, Ye Mingsheng was very interested in listening to his growth process. After Wang Hui talked for half a cup of tea, he realized that he had talked too much and quickly closed his mouth in disappointment!
When Wang Hui learned that he was going to meet Marshal Ye, he was completely confused. This was not the first time he met Ye Mingsheng. When Ye Mingsheng came to Lin'an before, he had participated in security missions as a captain of the General Coordination Office. However, he only glanced at Ye Mingsheng from a distance at that time!
Now, facing Ye Mingsheng face to face, Wang Hui felt that the world was a little unreal! Even now, his head was still a little dizzy!

Ye Mingsheng looked at Wang Hui's bewildered expression and smiled and said:
"Your report has done a great job this time. What do you want?"

Hearing this, Wang Hui's eyes suddenly lit up. When he was arresting Zhu Damao, there were two people on the boat. In order to escape, Zhu Damao also mentioned Zhu Chen and Lin Kun to Wang Hui. This extremely evil scum tried to make Wang Hui understand that even if he was caught, he would not be promoted but his life would be in danger.

Therefore, Zhu Damao was willing to give all the banknotes he had with him to Wang Hui, just asking Wang Hui to let him go.

Although Wang Hui did not let Zhu Damao go in the end, he was inevitably affected by Zhu Damao’s words, and the whole person seemed a little abnormal. Shi Ming therefore reported Wang Hui to Lin Kun. Lin Hui called Wang Hui over and got the whole process of the incident out of Wang Hui...
After learning that Wang Hui and Zhu Damao had been alone together, Lin Kun realized that his crime was exposed. He immediately offered Shi Ming the position of a centurion in the Coordination Office as a condition to kill people to silence them. In order to create an opportunity for Shi Ming, Lin Kun invited Wang Hui to drink.

However, Lin Kun ultimately overestimated Shi Ming's strength and underestimated Wang Hui's strength. Even in a drunken state, Wang Hui eventually killed Shi Ming.

Wang Hui was not a stupid man. After killing Shi Ming, he figured out the key. He knew that Lin Kun would not give up until he was dead, so he decided to go all out and went straight to Plum Blossom Cottage to report Lin Kun!
Wang Hui's report also revealed the dark secrets for Ye Mingsheng. That night, the Royal Guard Battalion controlled Lin Kun. Although he was a captain of the General Coordination Office, Lin Kun was not a tough guy. Before the Royal Guard Battalion could take any action against him, he had already betrayed Zhu Chen!

Having said that, what Wang Hui wants most is definitely the position of a captain in the Coordination Office. This is what he has always dreamed of, and he has fought for it with his life, sweat and blood!

But Wang Hui knew very well that he could not go back to the Coordination Office!
Lin Kun was promoted by Wang Xuecheng!
Although he did not want to offend the biggest spy in the Yijing court, his reporting of Lin Kun would obviously drag Wang Xuecheng into the water!
In the past, Wang Hui had no chance to meet Wang Xuecheng because his rank was too low. But he had worked in the Coordination Office for several years and had heard of Wang Xuecheng's vindictive style.
Therefore, as long as Wang Xuecheng does not fall, Wang Hui would be courting death if he returns to the Coordination Office...

Thinking of this, under Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Wang Hui took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"I want to follow the Marshal!"

Ye Mingsheng smiled and shook his head when he heard that, while Song Haibo on the side seemed a little surprised. He didn't expect that this dull-witted spy from the Coordination Office was not stupid after all.

After Wang Hui offended Wang Xuecheng by reporting Lin Kun, he was not safe even if he left the Coordination Office. With Wang Xuecheng's power, it would be easy for him to cause trouble for Wang Hui!
As expected, when the storm calmed down, Wang Hui was either arrested and imprisoned for work-related matters, or died suddenly in his sleep!
So for Wang Hui now, there is only one place that is safe for him!
This place is right next to Ye Mingsheng!
Although Wang Xuecheng is a ruthless person who never lets go of any grudge, he is obviously a smart man as he was able to become the director of the Coordination Office!

He knew who made him what he is now, so no matter how brave he was, he would not dare to do anything around Ye Mingsheng!

Looking at Wang Hui with an earnest look on his face, Ye Mingsheng nodded and said:

"Since you have this idea, why don't you become a captain in the Royal Guard Camp?"

Wang Hui was overjoyed when he heard this. He was well aware of the special nature of the Royal Guard Battalion, so he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Ye Mingsheng to express his gratitude:

“Thank you for your help, Marshal! I can’t repay your kindness even if I die! I will swear to be loyal to you till death in this life…”

(End of this chapter)