sbdcsierra Chapter 490 was very calm.
Chapter 490 was very calm.
The meaning behind Chen Er's words has been fully revealed: Chen Er is extremely angry, although he appears calm on the surface.
But this might just be the prelude to a storm: "Lord Chen Er, just say what you have to say. I can't stand your oppressive aura anymore. I deserve to die!"
After Ma Qiang finished speaking, he kept slapping his fat cheeks while shouting, "I deserve to die!" Chen Er sighed.
"Get up. I have something to tell you. I hope you can cooperate with me. Whether you live or die depends on your choice now."
Chen Er's words immediately gave Ma Qiang a glimmer of hope. He was right; frankly, he was the weakest person here. He was just a local official in a remote area.
Chen Er estimated that he could kill himself with just a word or a finger, so when Ma Qiang heard Chen Er say this, his eyes lit up.
Ma Qiang knew perfectly well that he absolutely could not give up any hope of living. Even if a person could remain calm and composed when faced with the threat of death, such a person probably hadn't been born yet.
Chen Er likes Ma Qiang's personality, but he just lacks an opportunity. Ma Qiang may soar to great heights, who can say for sure?
“I have a better way. You must write down everything that has happened in the last few days, as well as everything that Sun Yunhe and Qin Zhongting have told you.”
"Press your finger down, do you understand what I mean?" Chen Er's words were like a stone falling into a still lake.
The words immediately caused ripples on the lake's surface. Indeed, Chen Er's words seemed to indicate that he knew everything. Ma Qiang was still hesitating in his heart.
She was still struggling with whether or not to tell Chen Er everything that had happened recently. She wondered if she could protect herself for the rest of her life if she did.
He wouldn't be killed by Wei Zhongxian's men, but if he didn't speak up, who could guarantee he wouldn't die now? Chen Er looked at Ma Qiang, who was hesitant and still struggling with his thoughts, and Chen Er was overjoyed.
"The thing I dislike most in my life is threatening others. Of course, it's up to you to decide. If you want to say it, say it; if you don't want to say it, just pretend this never happened."
After Chen Er finished speaking, he made a move to stand up and leave the room. How could Ma Qiang be willing to let Chen Er leave?
Because Ma Qiang had already seen Ma Dazhi and Liu Chengdong standing outside the door, grinning at him, which already showed Chen Er's attitude. All that was needed was for Chen Er to come out of the room at this moment.
Perhaps in the next second, Ma Dazhi and Liu Chengdong will pounce on him, and when he becomes a cold corpse, who will build him a grave?
He figured even his wife's family didn't know. The thought of such a terrifying thing sent cold sweat down Ma Qiang's forehead.
Ma Xiang immediately trembled and knelt on the ground once again.
“I’ll write whatever you tell me to write. I’m sticking with you for the rest of my life. As long as you protect me, I don’t care about getting rich.”
This is how people behave when faced with fear. Now, Ma Qiang no longer aspires to be a good local official; he hopes to swindle the court out of money when the next flood comes.
Ma Qiang is now truly afraid. He doesn't have many desires; he only hopes to survive this turmoil.
Being able to live forever is really that simple. Chen Er felt quite gratified after hearing Ma Qiang's words.
“I’m telling you, you have a problem. You don’t just write whatever I tell you to write. There’s no lying involved. You just write whatever Qin Zhongting tells you to write.”
"You'd better describe their language, attitude, and expressions perfectly. If you do that, I guarantee you'll survive to the end."
Chen Er's words immediately reassured Ma Qiang.
At first, Ma Qiang also struggled with his own thoughts, wanting to know what role he was playing in this matter.
Whether he could continue living or not was uncertain, but things were different now. Chen Er had given him a hard-won opportunity, and Ma Qiang knew he had to seize it firmly.
Otherwise, he would really be gone this time. Ma Qiang told Chen Er everything in the beginning by dictating it to him.
"They want to destroy all the dikes that you finally saw, hoping that you can lead the people to the dikes, and that more people will die there."
"You and Lord Zhang Shaoqing are in even greater danger." After saying this, Ma Qiang couldn't continue. He felt like a beast.
This is outrageous! Aren't ordinary people's lives precious? The death of one person means the destruction of a family, so Ma Qiang also has a family.
Ma Qiang understood that his parents were still waiting for him to come home for the New Year. If he died here today, how would his family feel?
Ma Qiang dared not think any further, because this was simply too terrifying: "Good, very good. Let's see what those two, Sun Yunhe and Qin Zhongting, will do now?"
Chen Er was furious. He clenched his fists so tightly that his fingernails accidentally dug into his skin, but he felt no pain at all.
Chen Er's eyes were red. Looking at the busy people outside, Chen Er's heart felt like it had sunk to the bottom of the sea. Fortunately, he was smart at the time, and fortunately, he was lucky.
In a short time, the dam was repaired, all the disharmony was fixed, and once again, with its own energy, the dam was restored.
However, Ma Dazhi gritted his teeth and looked at Chen Er, asking, "Brother, what do we do next?"
"Even if Sun Yunhe has a get-out-of-jail-free card, we can still arrest him and bring him to justice based on that alone."
"This guy doesn't respect these common people at all. Even if the Empress Dowager came, what could she say?"
Ma Dazhi was truly enraged. His eyes were like those of a wild beast, fixed intently on Ma Qiang. If Chen Er hadn't already promised Ma Qiang that he would have the last laugh…
I reckon Ma Dazhi would probably cut Ma Qiang's flesh off piece by piece and feed it to the dogs.
Such a person is utterly unworthy of being called a human being; he is nothing but a beast of the Ming Dynasty: "It would be best if we pretended not to know anything about this matter and just went along with the plan."