Chapter 17 Deadly Temptation

In the face of Ma Haiqing's inquiry, Zhou Ke only said two words: "Xixia!"

these two words shocked Ma Haiqing and the people in black next to him. After a long time, Ma Haiqing said, "Sure enough, you can't underestimate General Zhou's talent and admire him!"

"Actually, I also guessed, just like I guessed that the man in black around you was the murderer of Hong Yi and Xiao Mozi. There is no evidence, just speculation!"

At this time, the man in black had taken off his hat and took off his mask. Zhou Ke was indescribably uncomfortable after seeing his true face. It was a nearly zombie-like face, gray without any blood, as if he had put a layer of skin on the thin bone. This face is really unforgettable. You will feel it at a glance. He has to stand upright all over his body. No wonder he has been wearing a mask just now.

"This is my adopted son. His name is Shen Han." After that, Shen Han brought back the mask, as if he had just shown Zhou Ke his true face as a sign of sincerity.

Zhou is not a stupid person. He immediately felt it, but he still asked, "What does Ma Dashan mean?" He said that he was used to being a good man. Today, he suddenly knew that he was behind the scenes, but he didn't know how to change his words, so he continued to call him.

Ma Haiqing was very happy to hear him say that, not because he likes to hear people praise him for doing good deeds, but feels that Zhou Ke is not as tough as Qin Wei, right, right, no or wrong. Zhou Ke knows how to be adaptable, and this is exactly what he wants. Therefore, Ma Haiqing smiled and said to Zhou Ke, "General Zhou, didn't you just say that we were not sincere enough? Now you have seen my true face and Shen Han's true face. Can you see our sincerity?

"But as Ma Dashan said, I really have a few things that I don't know."

"You said, I must know everything!"

"Did you arrange for Hong Yi to go to the Shaanxi military camp?"

"Yes, I asked him to offer his ancestral paintings to approach Lord Hao."

"Is it to let him copy the distribution map of Shaanxi soldiers and horses?"

"General Zhou is really a talent. In just a few days, he has made such an achievement in solving the case, even knowing that. Yes, I ordered him to do it, but before he finished it, another opportunity appeared. Lord Cui in the capital wanted to recommend him to the palace, so my appetite grew again, not the distribution map of Shaanxi's soldiers and horses, but the whole country!"

Ah! Zhou couldn't help but be shocked. He went to the capital for eight years, and it turned out that he went there for the distribution map of soldiers and horses across the country! Did he get it?"

"Yes, eight years have never cost me a lot of pains!"

"He saw that Xiao Mozi just gave you the distribution map of the soldiers and horses through him?"

"Yes, that's it!"

"Then why did you kill him?"

"He asked me for 100,000 yuan! But when I looked at the map of soldiers and horses, I found that Shaanxi alone was missing! Later, he actually sat on the ground and raised the price again, saying that the distribution map of Shaanxi's soldiers and horses was in his hands. In fact, he had already painted it eight years ago! Shaanxi is an important place for the battle against Xixia. I don't have a map of Shaanxi. Isn't there anything else to be a decoration? Hong Yi opened his mouth again and asked me for another 500,000 taels of silver tickets. On the surface, I agreed and asked him to meet, but the person who went to get the picture was not me, but Shen Han! So after getting the map of Shaanxi, Hong Yi also disappeared from the world forever! My original 100,000 gold and later 500,000 silver tickets have actually returned to my hands, haha!"

"What about the little Mozi?"

"He? What's the use of doing things unfavorable!"

"He knows too much!"

General Zhou, I'm not the kind of person you imagine. When you came to your home to investigate, I sent someone to Hongyi's house to search for a reason that the little Mozi made up. As a result, Hongyi didn't have a picture at home. In desperation, he had no choice but to find someone else to draw another one, and the result was out of it. After knowing Hong Yi's death, this little Mozi was actually scared. I noticed his change, but I didn't break it. Finally, one day, he ran away, but was followed by Shen Han and solved him with a knife. I usually treat him well. Even his life was saved by me. His death was purely his own fault. If he could stay in Ma's house obediently, maybe he is still eating delicious and drinking spicy food now!"

"Do you think Xiao Mozi's death is all his own?"

"General Zhou, those who know the current affairs are handsome! I told you a lot about this when I saw that you were a person. You are a smart person, and you should know what I think. Come and help me. Are you going to be a vice general all your life?

"If you say so, you must have investigated me thoroughly! I was born in poverty and my parents died early. At the age of ten, I experienced all the sorrows of the world. Later, I was taken in by an art seller and learned some martial arts. I was unwilling to be an artist all my life. I was like a monkey. Later, I escaped and became a soldier. Just because I performed well in a competition and was favored by Qin Xingying, I was promoted all the way from an ordinary soldier. Qin Xingying is like my reinvention parents. How can I abandon him and vote for you? What's more, you chose Xixia. Didn't you let me betray the court?

"General Zhou, I didn't say you. You have lived for nearly 30 years. Why haven't you understood yet? The court? What did the court give you? When you begged on the street, did the court take care of you when you went to sell art? You are now following Qin Wei, but as you know, he is fierce and too reasonable. At first, he was a deputy camp, but now he is still a deputy camp! With his ability, this is already the leader. Although you are pulled up by him, it is also based on your own efforts and your own creation! What did Qin Wei do for you? What can I do for you? It's just blocking your bright future. With him holding you, you can only be a deputy general! If you come to help me, I promise that you will do good deeds and rise step by step! Even an ordinary painter like Hongyi can make him prosful. You should believe in my ability!"

Seeing Zhou Ke's silence, Ma Haiqing thought that this matter would be successful and needed to contribute to the flames, so he continued, "General Zhou, I won't promise that what I can give to the general now is 100,000 gold and marry Lord Hu."

"Lord Hu?"

"It's Hu Xingying! He has an only daughter who is about to be picked up from Shaanxi from the capital. I know Lord Hu very well. As long as I suggest the general, there must be no problem with Lord Hu. Being able to become the son-in-law of the camp is to take the first step towards success. With the help of the 100,000 gold I gave, with the backing of me and Xixia, is the general still afraid that big things will fail?

"This..."

"General, don't hesitate any more. It's also my fate that the general and I can come together. Does the general want to watch everything he can get go to nothing? The general is a smart man. In fact, if I don't need to say too much, the general will also make the right choice.

Famousness, Lilu, many people can't let go, and they are fettered for a lifetime. Zhou Ke, who has suffered from the cold and warmth of the world since he was a child, is even more unlikely to be willing to be a vice general all his life. Ma Haiqing's intention to ask Shen Han to investigate the weaknesses of Hu Yong and Zhou Ke is also here. He knew that Zhou Ke was ambitious, and Zhou Ke wanted to succeed too much, so it was best to use the road of the future to ** him. With money and beautiful women, it was difficult for Zhou not to fall in.

Zhou Ke said to Ma Haiqing, "I will go back and think about it for a few days, and I will definitely give an explanation to the good man." After saying that, he turned around and left.

Shen Han looked at Zhou Ke's back and said, "Father, you let him go like this? Aren't you afraid that he will go back and report to Qin Wei and take us?

"Haha, he won't, he will never!"