"Lord Di, the confession has been sent over, but we didn't get any important information.”
Zhang Dingguo handed the confession to Di Renjie the moment he saw him. As for Li Yuanfang, she was not in the Di Residence tonight because she still had some procedures to complete.
There was not much useful information in the confession. At most, it could only help the court arrest a few more petty officials who had committed corruption crimes, as well as close down a few strongholds belonging to this group of villains and some small shops used for communication.
Who was the leader of this gang? Where was the base camp? What was his ultimate goal? He didn't even get the name of the organization.
However, it wasn't that the captives were all stubborn and refused to say anything. It was because most of the captives who confessed were considered peripheral members who worked for money and did not have access to core secrets.
For example, some members who had access to core secrets, such as Yu Feng, were very stubborn. They really wouldn't say anything even if they were beaten to death.
However, this could also be because there were no professional interrogators in the local area. Simple torture could not get anything out of these diehards.
If he handed it over to the professionals of the internal guards to interrogate, other than Yu Feng, who was a true diehard, the other core members would definitely be able to get something out of him. After all, people like Liu Jin and Yu Feng, who were tortured for years without revealing their secrets, were always in the minority.
However, he could not count on the internal guards to interrogate him in the short term, not to mention that Xiao Qingfang, the biggest spy, was still around.
Di Renjie would probably be able to solve the case by asking some questions…
However, Di Renjie was someone who would always find something from the limited information.
Furthermore, before Zhang Dingguo left, he had already given Luo An some instructions to ensure that he could obtain some crucial information.
"Dingguo, look at what it says. Those villains who refused to confess no matter how they were interrogated, most of them actually have Youzhou accent? As for the remaining captives, over half of them are from Youzhou Province. They were all recruited in Youzhou Province and sent to the Fairy's Capital for training…"
Di Renjie found the crux of the problem at a glance.
If it was an ordinary person, they would not have noticed the problem with the accent.
However, before he left, Zhang Dingguo had considered whether Di Renjie could deduce that the enemy's base camp was in Youzhou Province without asking if the fake Thousand Bull Guard was from Youzhou Province and if the fake Thousand Bull Guard denied that he was from Shandong Province.
To be on the safe side, Zhang Dingguo specially instructed Luo An to pay more attention to the accents of the captives and see if there was anything special about them.
Especially for those diehards who refused to speak, it was even more important to see if they were from the same place.
After all, even if these captives were gathered by Yu Feng, their core members were most likely transferred from Youzhou.
As such, as long as he paid more attention, he would definitely be able to discover something…
"Dingguo, what do you think about this?”
"I saw this before, but is there a problem?”
For Di Renjie's test, Zhang Dingguo chose to show his true self and pretended to be stupid.
"Dingguo, do you still remember that the Thousand Bull Guard who faked the imperial edict at the relay station also had a Youzhou accent?”Di Renjie started to give hints.
"I'm sorry, Elder Di. Actually, I can't tell where that accent comes from. Besides the Youzhou accent, I can't recognize any other accent except for the accent of my hometown and the official language.”Zhang Dingguo admitted honestly.
After all, there was a big difference between modern accent and ancient accent. Zhang Dingguo didn't think that the Youzhou people's accent sounded like Mandarin.
Moreover, even in the modern era, Zhang Dingguo could only hear the accents of a few provinces. He could not differentiate the accents of all parts of the country at all.
Unlike Di Renjie, who could tell where the other party was from the moment he opened his mouth, Zhang Dingguo could not catch up to him in this unique skill. Therefore, in order to avoid making a fool of himself in the future, it was better not to be in the limelight now.
Anyway, Luo An was Zhang Dingguo's personal guard. He would not gossip about this to Di Renjie for no reason.
Moreover, it didn't take much skill to see through this obvious problem, and it wouldn't arouse Di Renjie's suspicion.
"Oh, I see. Dingguo, think about it this way. Now that most of the evildoers are from Youzhou Province, doesn't it mean that the nest of the evildoers is probably in Youzhou Province?”Di Renjie explained.
"This, not necessarily, right? 'Perhaps it's just a coincidence. Additionally, even though all the villains are from Youzhou Province, they might not set their nest in Youzhou Province.' Perhaps this was just a trap?”Zhang Dingguo was suspicious on purpose.
"It's possible. However, there's one more thing. Liu Jin was also captured in Youzhou Province. Obviously, Liu Jin must have been caught when he met someone in Youzhou Province. Moreover, most of the people who saved him were from Youzhou Province. There must be countless connections between them. Therefore, even if Youzhou Province was not the hideout of the evildoers, it must be an important stronghold. He would definitely be able to get more useful information in Youzhou Province than in Stone River Province!”Di Renjie said confidently.
"What the country elder said makes sense. It seems that there is indeed a need to make a trip to Youzhou. What should we do now?"
Faced with Zhang Dingguo's question, Di Renjie pondered for a while and then said,""Dingguo, it is obvious that there is a traitor in the court. Therefore, we must pay attention to confidentiality when handling this case. Therefore, I plan to make a trip to the palace and discuss the next arrangements with the Emperor. Dingguo, you should go back and rest early. I think we will be preparing to set off early tomorrow morning…"
Just like that, as Di Renjie entered the palace to discuss important matters with Wu Zetian, Zhang Dingguo also went home to sleep…
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