Lin Yun's smile grew wider. He ordered the bailiffs to bring Buttface to the back hall and turned to look at Niu Er.
At this moment, Niu Er was trembling in fear.
"Niu Er! Do you know where these things were found?”
"Lord…Lord! I don't know?"
"Humph! What a murderer, Niu Er!"
"Speak, why did you kill Zhao Zichang, Zhao Xiucai, and who ordered you to do so?”
"My lord! This commoner…"
"You won't tell me, will you?"
"Men…Punishment…"
"No, sir, I'll tell you, I'll tell you. It was Qian Liusheng from the Myriad Willows Bank who gave me fifty taels of silver and told me to kill Scholar Zhao.”
"Where's the dirty silver?"
"It's hidden under my stove.”
"Men, collect evidence!"
"Yes, sir!"
……
After giving these instructions, Lin Yun said,""Then why did you kill Old Liu's family?”
Lin Yun's sudden words scared Niu Erdeng so much that he raised his head and revealed a shocked expression!
It seemed unbelievable.
"Haha…Are you surprised that this imperial envoy knows that you killed him?”
"My lord! I killed him, but that Old Liu ruined my plans and kept coming to me for the puppet. In order to prevent the news from being leaked, I decided to go all out and take advantage of the time when the soldiers left to rush in and kill the old man's family.”
Niu Er gritted his teeth as he spoke, his face filled with ferocity! It was chilling.
This fellow knew that he couldn't live anymore, so he actually no longer had any scruples and frankly admitted the truth.
The smile on Lin Yun's face disappeared, and he became dignified and fierce as he shouted at Niu Er,""What an arrogant scoundrel, Niu Er. Do you know that you have committed a heinous crime?”
"Ha…Now that things have come to this, I, Niu Er, won't be able to live. What else do I have to worry about?”
"Imperial envoy, if you want to kill, then kill. I, Niu Er, admit defeat this time!”
This guy's ferocity had risen, and he was no longer afraid. His gaze towards Lin Yun became rampant.
Lin Yun wasn't angry, he just smiled.
"Where are the remaining four puppets?"”
"Hahaha…I've never seen it before!"
"Sir, sentence him!"
"Oh?"
"Niu Er, you need to know that there are many types of death penalty.”
" There's a kind of torture that makes your whole body itch, and then…"
Lin Yun said a lot in one breath, making Niu Er more and more shocked. In the end, he was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat, and his arrogance disappeared.
"Niu Er, which one do you want?”
"My lord! I…I choose beheading!"
"There are many requirements for beheading. So, do you remember that puppet?”
"Niu Er remembered. It was under my bed!”
"Men! Evidence."
"Yes, sir!"
Lin Yun's intimidation and pressure made Niu Er obedient.
After that, Niu Er was sent to prison by Lin Yun.
Not long after, the bailiffs who collected the evidence returned.
Opening the four puppets, Lin Yun received a handwritten letter.
It was actually a letter from Magistrate Yang to Zhao Zichang.
The content of the letter was that Yang Cheng had found out the cause of death of the previous prefects and realized that he was targeted by evil people. He asked Zhao Zichang to bring the news back to the capital and let the Emperor know.
It did not clearly state the cause of the magistrate's sudden death. It only said that evidence could be obtained at the usual place.
Obviously, Zhao Zichang did not receive this letter.
Therefore, Yang Cheng's evidence could not be found.
After Li Yuan Fang finished reading the letter, she looked a little puzzled.
" The situation seems to be getting more and more complicated. Why did Qian Liusheng kill Zhao Zichang? Is there any connection between the Wanliu Bank and Qian Liusheng and the Devil's Well Murder Case?"”
"There's another question. Why did Old Liu's son send this puppet?”
Hearing this, a confident smile appeared on Lin Yun's face.
"I'll answer your first question first."”
" First of all, we've already figured out that Zhao Zichang's death was silenced, so it's easy to conclude that Qian Liusheng is closely related to those criminals. Even if he's not a member, he's probably hired by the criminals.”
"Here, there are two problems that we need to consider.”
"First of all, Qian Liusheng is a person from a bank. Why is he related to such a criminal?”
"Here, we can make a few guesses.”
"First place! What was the nature of this Myriad Willow Bank? Was it a hideout of the criminals?”
"Second, what is the relationship between the Myriad Willows Bank and the Myriad Willows Village you saw?”
"Understanding these two questions will be very helpful for our next investigation.”
"Next is your second question.”
"Why would Old Liu's son have Magistrate Yang's letter? Before answering this question, let's recall Old Liu's confession.”
Hearing this, Li Yuanfang was once again confused. Lin Yun's words made him confused and unable to figure out the direction.
Fortunately, Lin Yun spoke at the right time.
"From Old Man Liu's confession, it is not difficult to see that Old Man Liu actually hates Magistrate Yang to the extreme, but he is also extremely afraid!”
"However, his son received a handwritten letter from Magistrate Yang.”
"A letter written by a magistrate, and a magistrate who threatened the safety of his family, how could it fall into the hands of a carpenter's son? This is a suspicious point."
"Then, the identity of Old Liu, or more accurately, the role his son plays here, is worthy of our scrutiny.”
Lin Yun paused for a moment before chuckling.
"Yuan Fang, before we talk about this, I want to ask you a question."”
Hearing this, Li Yuan Fang was slightly stunned. She did not say anything and only nodded in agreement.
"With your experience in martial arts, how is this Niu Er's martial arts?”
"Force?"
Li Yuan Fang pondered for a moment before saying,""Not considered strong, probably equivalent to an ordinary constable! He was much stronger than ordinary people.”
"What about Niu Er's son? How is your martial strength?"
"Judging from the traces of the fight, it's slightly inferior to Niu Er!”
"In other words, his martial strength has actually surpassed that of ordinary people by quite a bit.”
"Think about it. How could the son of an ordinary carpenter have such strength?”
"So, there's only one truth. Old Liu's son practiced martial arts, and not many people know about it. Even Old Liu might not know.”
"Hiss…This Liu kid's identity doesn't seem simple. Is he also from that organization?”
"We can't be sure about this for the time being, but there's one thing we can be sure of. Old Liu's son, let's call him Xiao Liu for the time being. He's sending information to someone, and the intelligence liaison is Niu Er.”
"Combined with the confessions of Niu Er and Buttface, the Myriad Willows Bank must be one of their intelligence centers!”
"Yuan Fang, before they can react, let's attack this bank and catch them off guard!”
"Alright."
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