sjar Chapter 600 A Bigger Secret
Chapter 600 A Bigger Secret
Sun Xiang seemed to be in a dilemma, but suddenly thought of something: "Ahem... oh, oh, oh... I know where the three ships carrying gold sank. Can this be considered as a condition of exchange?"
"Haha, tell me about it." Zhou Chang seemed quite interested.
Sun Xiang wanted to make another offer: "Your Highness Prince Yi, if I tell you, can you..."
"You go first..." Zhou Chang still spoke calmly, "After all, whether or not we can salvage the fish is still a matter of time. Salvage does cost money, doesn't it?"
"..." Sun Xiang opened his eyes wide.
I probably have never met such a calculating person in my life, I was dumbfounded.
"At this point, do you still have a choice?" Zhong Yu chimed in, "It's rare that His Royal Highness Prince Yi is so magnanimous and risked his life to rescue you back to the palace, but you don't know how to repay the kindness. What are you thinking about?"
Sun Xiang was already half-confused, so he could only answer, "This is all thanks to His Royal Highness Prince Yi. Ever since the implementation of the 'three taxes', Mr. Bai and his men knew that it would be difficult to ship out the ransom. We originally thought that with His Royal Highness's warrant, we could get through customs smoothly, but when we got to the customs for the East China Sea, Mr. Bai and his men realized belatedly that something was wrong with the warrant."
"That person in white mask once wanted to kill me. Who is he?" Zhou Chang still felt disgusted when he mentioned the white mask.
Sun Xiang simply supported himself with his arms and sat up on the bed, and solemnly assured: "Your Highness Prince Yi, I really don't know who he is, let alone that he wants to murder Your Highness."
Zhou Chang had no choice but to give up again, but then he remembered a detail: "Did you know that there was a Mirage among the kidnappers?"
Sun Xiang still shook his head: "I don't know, we rarely talk to each other, and Mr. Bai doesn't allow us to."
"Go on." Zhou Chang was disappointed.
If she knew who the man in the white mask was, she would eat him alive to avenge herself for being pushed into the water that day.
Sun Xiang seemed to think about what he had just asked before continuing, "Because the warrant was fake and could not pass customs, the ship retreated to the tributary of the Jinmin River that night and hid. After a few more days of planning, Mr. Bai finally observed the sky and chose a windy and moonless night, preparing to take advantage of the dark night and sneak into the East China Sea. Unexpectedly, after everything was ready and we successfully bypassed customs, we encountered strong winds and waves at sea, hit a reef, and sank directly. We were saved by a fishing boat with great difficulty, but we also scattered and hid, and then we escaped back."
"This is really the cycle of justice, retribution is inevitable." Zhou Chang couldn't help but sarcastically asked the key question, "Where did the gold sink?"
"The reefs thirty kilometers north of the Jinmin River estuary." Sun Xiang remembered it clearly this time.
Zhou Chang no longer doubted Sun Xiang's identity as a kidnapper, and laughed: "Haha, you remember it so clearly, are you planning to grab it when you get the chance one day?"
Sun Xiang's eyes dimmed: "I just want to save my life now."
The mention of "saving life" again reminded Zhou Chang.
"If you want to save your life, these are not enough." Zhou Chang felt that Sun Xiang still had a bigger secret that he hadn't revealed, otherwise King Xian wouldn't have hunted him down alone. "These are just insignificant things, what's the point of me saving you?"
Zhong Yu also threatened: "If you are really being hunted, can you just recover from your wounds? King Xian can kill you even though he is far away at the border. Then when he returns victorious, there will be no chance for you to survive."
Sun Xiang supported himself on the bed with both hands, lowered his head deeply as if thinking hard, and when he raised his head again, he had made a decision: "I also know that His Highness Prince Xian has been privately manufacturing weapons and has some plans."
This is something I've been searching for for half a year with no results.
Zhou Chang almost exposed his ecstasy. He bit his cheek hard and looked at Zhong Yu.
Zhong Yu always had a frown on his face, which was the best disguise. Nothing could be seen. He turned his head and asked in a deep voice, "This is a very serious accusation. Words alone are not enough. There must be evidence."
"I may not have any evidence, but what I said is true." Sun Xiang said as he pondered, "If this still cannot convince His Royal Highness Prince Yi, I really don't have any other useful information."
Zhou Chang said the same thing: "Tell me what you think."
Sun Xiang obviously couldn't believe it anymore: "If I tell you, Your Highness must promise to guarantee my safety."
Zhou Chang nodded: "Go ahead. If I can find evidence and verify your words, I will find a way to save your life. No matter what, you are safe living in Prince Yi's mansion now."
Sun Xiang pondered it for a while, and really had no choice, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Only a few people close to His Royal Highness Xian know about this matter. I accidentally saw it at the beginning, and was scared out of my wits. That was about five years ago. I had just been promoted to be His Royal Highness Xian's deputy general for less than a year, and he was still appreciated. Therefore, even though His Royal Highness Xian found out that I had accidentally discovered it, he still chose to trust me at that time. Later, he let me take over twice and pass on information twice. But because I have never been reused in this matter, and I don't want to be involved too deeply, I took the initiative to retreat to the sidelines, and no longer get reused by His Royal Highness Xian."
"Is this the real reason why King Xian is chasing you?" Zhou Chang had guessed this a long time ago.
Sun Xiang was still propped up on the bed, and he nodded heavily: "Yes..."
"Do you have any evidence to support what you said?" Zhong Yu was always serious.
Sun Xiang thought hard and shook his head: "No, I can't produce any evidence, but I have run errands twice before, so I know where His Royal Highness Xian Wang privately made weapons and who is in charge of this matter."
"Where is it? Who is it?" Zhou Chang asked anxiously.
Sun Xiang recalled with great effort: "I only know the approximate range of the places where the weapons were made. The person behind it is a merchant that His Royal Highness Prince Xian met in Nanqing when he was inspecting the South China Sea. He traded in various iron smeltings in the name of trade."
Nanqing businessman?
Zhou Chang thought to himself, no wonder I couldn’t find any trace, I was going in the wrong direction.
Previously, they had always been focusing on those people around King Xian who served in the army, especially those who had dealings with the Ministry of War and were responsible for weapons manufacturing and military supplies.
Zhong Yu immediately asked: "Where are the locations?"
"Wuyu Mountain, Zhen Mountain, and Hanping." Sun Xiang was not vague.
Zhou Chang was not familiar with any of these place names and looked at Zhong Yu eagerly.
Zhong Yuze frowned, "Wuyu Mountain is close to Nanqing, Zhen Mountain is outside Peinan County, and as for Hanping... it's less than a hundred miles away from Jindu. Is King Xian really so bold to go so close?"
"The scope of these three locations is still too large." Zhou Chang also frowned.
Sun Xiang knocked his head against the bed and said, "I have already told Your Highness everything I know. There is really nothing more to say."