131 Under the trap
Meng Chi's spirit was much better at this time, and he smiled and said, "I guess this is also the way for the adults to strengthen themselves. After all, the adults' position as counselor was fully supported by Mr. Wang, so that the adults can suppress the opposition forces among the Burmese nobles for him. But Mr. Wang can allow you to ascend to the position of counselor of the Privy Council, and can also change to another person. If you want to maintain your power and position forever, the only way is to make Mr. Wang unable to leave you, and let new opposition forces continue to emerge among the nobles to have a better way of self-protection? In particular, it can also eliminate potential candidates in the nobles who can replace you."
"Yes, notes, what you said makes sense. As a representative of the moderate and enlightened faction, Mangji is indeed the best candidate to take over my position!" Dioc continued with a smile: "Meng Chi, Meng Chi! I used to think you were a smart person, but now it seems that I still underestimate you!"
"Sir, I'm sorry! It's all good for adults to teach them on weekdays!" Meng Chi hurriedly thanked.
"How could it be misoyal? Where can I teach a subordinate like you?" At this point, Dioc's voice suddenly turned cold: "Besides, even if I teach it, I'm not sure how to use it!"
When Meng Chi was full of joy, he suddenly heard Dioc's tone something wrong and hurriedly said, "Sir, what did you mean just now?"
"Nothing meaning!" Dioc smiled: "I remember you have a wife and daughter. Don't worry, I will protect them from food and clothing!" Speaking of this, Dioc's face suddenly became cold: "Come on, take him down!"
Before Meng Chi could come to his senses, three or four big men rushed in outside and twisted him up. While struggling hard, he shouted loudly: "Sir, let go! Let go!"
"For the sake of his efforts to me over the years, I will give him a bloodless death!" Dioc ordered the man in charge.
"Yes, Master!" The man bowed to Dioke, turned around and made a gesture. The two understandable subordinates immediately tied Meng Chi's neck with a thick rope, pulled it hard, and the loud begging for mercy immediately turned into a violent gasp. Meng Chi struggled hard, but soon his resistance turned into a dying spasm. Two minutes later, the rogue relaxed the rope, and Meng Ji's body fell to the ground as if it had dispersed. The man in the lead carefully checked and confirmed that he was dead, and told Dioke: "Master, this person is dead!"
"Very good. You throw the body into the well in the backyard of Maumi's house. Don't let others discover it, do you understand?"
"Yes, sir!"
The next day, there was a shocking news among the nobles in Mandalay that a noble who had been trying hard to incite the orthodox king to succeed the throne suddenly disappeared, and the time of the disappearance happened to be the second night when he went to visit the former counselor of the Privy Council, the moderate and enlightened aristocratic leader of the Maoji family. Soon this rumor was confirmed by even more amazing facts. At the request of Meng Chi's family, a team of new soldiers searched Maoji under the command of the current counselor of the Privy Council Deok.
In Mandalay's house, half an hour later, the soldiers found the dead body in the well in the backyard. According to the situation of the body, they should have been strangled to death and abandoned in the water. Faced with all this, although Mauji's face was pale, he still maintained basic calm. Dioc immediately announced that Mauji, as the biggest suspect, would be temporarily detained in a prison specifically detaining nobles near the palace, waiting for the trial of the noble court several days later.
From the door to the window, from the window to the door, from the window to the door, it is seven steps. Maumi sat on the camp bed close to the wall, staring at the lock of the door opposite. During the days he was detained, he had been paving back and forth on the solid wood floor of the noble prison. On the wall he was facing was a brown partition, with two pottery bowls and chopsticks on it - that was his lunch. Maumi had no appetite for these, and his mind was only the face of the body soaked in well water that it had swollen and deformed so that it could no longer tell its original appearance.
At this time, a metal sliver sound from the key inserted into the key hole came from outside the door. She stood up with great ability, and Chen Zaixing's gloomy face was revealed behind the door that was pushed open.
"You two are here, no one is allowed to get close!" Chen Zaixing gave orders to the two guards behind him, walked straight into the cell, stared at each other for a while, and asked in a low voice: "What's going on?"
"How do I know? This is a conspiracy!" After two days of resentment, Maung Ji finally burst out: "Meng Chi lived well when he left my house. There are many people who can testify to this point. Who knows why he fell into the well again, and there was a rope around his neck!"
Chen Zaixing didn't say anything. He looked at the pottery bowl filled with food on the partition: "Why, don't have an appetite? Or are you afraid of being poisonous?" He smiled, walked to the marching bed and sat down, and said in a more relaxed tone between old friends: "Wu Maoji, of course I know this is a conspiracy. In the city of Mandalay, every day, people are like spiders, hiding in the dark, weaving a net of conspiracy, waiting for the poor prey to bump into it. What's important is whether you are a spider or a little insect!"
"You believe I didn't kill Meng Chi?" Mao Ji asked in surprise.
"No, I don't believe anything, because I don't know anything now!" Chen Zaixing smiled: "However, Wu Maoji, my intuition tells me that all this is not that simple, because the situation is not yet time to solve the problem with such fierce murder, especially a nobleman. I really can't see what the benefits of killing him!"
"Then when can I get out from here?" asked Maumi.
"No, I think you'd better stay here for a while!" Chen Zaixing smiled: "If this is a conspiracy, it's safer here than at home, don't you think? Don't worry, as long as things come to light, I will definitely restore your freedom as soon as possible."
Mao Ji lowered his head in disappointment, but he knew that Chen Zaixing's decision was correct. If there was really an enemy hiding in the dark, it was much safer in the noble prison than in his own house. He raised his head reluctantly and whispered: "Mr. Chen, I am very grateful for your help--"
"No, you don't have to thank me!" Chen Zaixing stood up and patted the other party's shoulder gently: "You are very valuable to me, and the kingdom also needs a nobleman who is capable and has vision like you! Also, I have ordered the replacement of the guards of the noble prison. The successors are all Sikh soldiers from my company. You can feel safe. If you feel bored, you can ask your family to bring some books!" Speaking of this, Chen Zaixing did not wait for Maoji to express his gratitude, so he walked out of the door.
On the carriage, Chen Zaixing frowned, no longer as if Jizhu was holding in the cell just now. Indeed, he didn't believe that it was Maung Ki who killed the young noble who secretly promoted the king to rule, but what is important is that he was confused about who was the hidden master hidden behind the scenes and what the purpose of doing this was, which was the reason why he was in a bad mood. As for the impact of this matter, it is not obvious yet, but it is certain that the undercurrents hidden underwater were finally coming out, and this is not good news for Chen Zaixing, who hopes to maintain the stability of the Kingdom of Burma as much as possible.
"Sir, Mr. Ornell Bunge has been in Mandalay for several days and has been making arrangements.
"Oh!" Chen Zaixing raised his head, his eyes were a little dull, and after a moment he came to his senses, nodding: "Okay, go to Mr. Bangji's place now!"
Babu Village Manor.
Ornell Bangji's residence is a newly built wooden house, which is less than a hundred meters away from the lake where he swam last time, and there is a section of about one hundred meters above the lake with fine white sand. The wooden house is built of high-quality Burmese teak. Unlike the traditional style of Southeast Asia, the beautiful wood grain under the varnish is the only decoration of the house itself, but a large number of beautiful ceramics, gems and precious metal art make up for this only shortcoming. Of course, there will be no lack of attentive servants and beautiful girls in the manor. However, Ornell Bangji's life in this Garden of Eden is not pleasant. Due to the reasons known to readers, the heart of this passionate man has already flown to St. Petersburg, thousands of miles away, and he faces everything in front of him with an almost anxious mood.
"Mr. Chen, I'm curious about what important things can keep you so busy that you can't even take fifteen minutes to sign a cooperation agreement with me." Ornell Bongji's words were full of sarcasm: "Or are you still used to using procrastination tactics to test your negotiating opponent's patience in negotiations?"
Chen Zaixing looked at Ornell Bangji in surprise. In his impression, this young millionaire had a weird personality, but was not a mean person! He frowned and replied in a low voice: "Mr. Ornell Bangji, I don't quite understand what you mean, but it sounds like you are very anxious, so let's start right away!"
Ornell Bangji nodded, and took out a map from his side, spread it out on the table, pointing to several marked places on it and said: "Mr. Chen, these places are places that I have inspected and thought are suitable for rubber planting. If possible, I hope to purchase 1,500 hectares of land in these six locations in the near future, for rubber plantations, including 800 hectares of reserve land. If everything goes well, the area of the plantation will be five times larger in five years."
Chen Zaixing looked at the map carefully for a while and raised his head: "No problem, what about the specific investment ratio and share allocation?"
Chapter completed!