Chapter 1131: Ding Zainian's Whereabouts

Shen Li's eyes widened slightly as he hadn't reacted yet. Liu Qiao swiftly grabbed a pen from the table and in an instant, the tip of the pen was pressed against Shen Li's neck.
Shen Li looked confused.
He had no guard against the person in front of him.
The only guard he had was worrying that the other person might cheat him out of his money when doing business. Translation:
Never did he expect that the other party would actually lay a hand on him.
After all, this person was introduced by Mr. Li, Li Chongyue, the chief official of the Hangzhou Business Department!
Damn it!
Did the imperial court send an assassin to me?
这搁谁那里都会懵逼。
“刘兄，是不是有什么误会？”
A smile appeared on Liu Qiao's face: "Mr. Shen, this pen can easily tear your throat apart, so, be careful not to speak out randomly. I can't guarantee that my hand won't tremble."
"Brother Liu, this joke has gone too far."
"It is your honor that I allow you to come out in person."
"Brother Liu, what's going on?"
"Did you send people to provide technical support for the Hongxing Society's arsenal in Machen Wuda Mountain on Botni Island?"
Shen Li's pair of eyes instantly narrowed into two dots, and he quickly said, "I have no idea what you're talking about."
“张大福已经招了。”
“我不认识张大福。”
Shen Boss, there may not be a thousand people I have killed, but there are at least eight hundred. Do you think I dare not kill you?
"Who exactly are you?"
You better not find out who I am, otherwise, you will have no way out but death.
“我真的不认识……”
Before he could finish his sentence, Liu Qiao increased the intensity and the sharp tip of the pen sliced open a layer of skin on Shen Li's throat, causing a few drops of blood to seep out.
"You better think carefully before you speak, or else you can say goodbye to this world."
"I say... I say..."
Businessmen are all afraid of death.
Similarly, wealthy individuals are also afraid of death.
This is a common affliction among humans.
Perhaps when they are poor, they have no such worries.
Once he has money, he worries about dying before he spends it all.
Shen Li is no exception.
Back in college, he was also a passionate young man and a follower of the new policies.
However, after a few years in society, he was immediately influenced by the corrupt environment.
“是我派人过去提供的技术支持。”
“你是从哪里找到了火枪专家？”
"There are some experts in the civilian sector who can imitate it, although their manufacturing quality is far from official standards, they are still sufficient for use."
“理由是什么？”
“我也是受别人的指使。”
“Who?”
“上海的王崇山。”
“Be more specific.”
“上海永兴茶铺的老板，王崇山。”
“他为什么指使你做这些？”
“为了赚钱。”
"Mr. Shen, I have been in the frontier for over twenty years. I can tell who is lying and who is not just by listening. If you think your own life is not important, then I will have to fulfill your wish."
"Wait a minute!" Shen Li suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, "It's the leader!"
"The leader?"
"Ding Zainian!"
"Where is he?"
"I'm not sure, he often appears and disappears mysteriously, but I recently asked around, and he might be overseas, in the Nanyang region. I speculate that he has gone to the Southern Continent."
“你为什么会有这样的猜测？”
“In the early days of the Southern Continent, it was a place with development potential, so he should have gone there to develop the rear area.”
“太子事件也是在他背后一手策划的？”
"Yes."
"Did he also have contact with those princes?"
Well...
Speak up!
"The third prince Zhu Cizhao, as well as the concubine Zhao Gui."
This is basically all the useful information here.
As for whether Ding Zainian really went to the southern continent, Shen Li may not know for sure.
Not long after, Liu Qiao walked out of Shen Li's study, slowly leaving the Shen family's compound.
书房内一切如常，只是沈立趴在桌上，仿佛睡着了。
然而他的脖子已经被一支笔刺穿。
Half an hour later, the Discipline Inspection Office in Hangzhou received some whistleblowing information, claiming that Wang Yuyue, the Left Councilor of Zhejiang Provincial Administration, is suspected of being involved in massive bribery.
贿赂者是杭州首富沈立。
治安司的人也出动了。
After an hour, they arrived at Shen's mansion and discovered his body in the study.
The next day, the headline of Hangzhou Daily read: "Richest man Shen Li bribes high-ranking officials in the province, fears punishment and commits suicide."
At noon the next day, in the Yongxing Tea House in Shanghai's old city area, everything was normal yet unusually different.
The purpose of calling Liu back this time was actually to capture Ding Zainian. Translation: The second day at noon, in the Yongxing Tea House in Shanghai's old city area, everything was normal yet unusually different. This time, the purpose of calling Liu back was actually to capture Ding Zainian.
According to multiple intelligence sources from the Military Intelligence Department, Ding has been active in the eastern coastal areas and several major cities in Southeast Asia.
其中上海待的是最多的。
王崇山正在二楼打算盘，核算最近的收入。
He suddenly heard a slight noise coming from upstairs, and immediately became alert. He stood up from the chair and quickly pulled out a short shotgun from the drawer.
But a cat suddenly jumped to the window and meowed at him.
Wang Chongshan was startled, breaking out in a cold sweat, only to find it was a cat, which relieved him.
In general, the personnel from the military intelligence department, when causing trouble, assassinating or capturing individuals, would first release animals as a means to deceive the opponent's vigilance.
Wang Chongshan wiped the sweat off his forehead, feeling completely relaxed.
Just as he sat down, a figure quickly broke through the window.
The person's speed was incredibly fast, too fast for anyone to react in time.
Wang Chongshan naturally couldn't react in time. By the time he reached for the gun again, a dagger was already pressed against his neck.
"You better not move, otherwise this dagger can slice open your neck in a second."
“Who are you?”
Don't ask me who I am, I ask, you answer.
You ask.
Where is Ding Zainian?
In an instant, Wang Chongshan knew that the person was from the imperial court.
He was shocked that the officials of the court could actually find him.
You see, he had been hiding very well for these years, and only a few people knew his true identity.
Has Shen Li been captured?
Wang Chongshan said, "I don't know."
匕首划开了王崇山的皮肤，渗出血来。
“他在北京。”
“好，我暂时选择相信你，你跟我走一趟吧。”
Where to go?
Go to Beijing to find Ding Zainian. Your survival depends on whether you can find Ding Zainian or not.
The people from the military intelligence department took Wang Chongshan away.
People in the teahouse greeted Wang Chongshan: "Boss Wang, this latest Biluochun tea of yours is a bit astringent."
王崇山道：“李兄，你就将就着喝吧。”
“王老板，您这是去哪儿？”
“出去有点事。”
“早点回来，还等着你下象棋呢！”
"It's okay."
王崇山不敢逃跑，他见识到了军情处的人的身手，他根本没有逃跑的机会。
很快，刘乔收到了下面人的消息，人抓到了。
三天后，王崇山坐着火车，一路到了北京。
刘乔也抵达了紫禁城。