Iron Snow Clouds

Chapter 947 Two People

Tie Hongyan said: "Yes, it is normal to pay people who come forward to testify. There are three people this time, one more than last time..."

Nie Huihou asked, "What does the Acting Clan Leader mean by this?"

Tie Hongyan said: "I just happened to think of Zhang and Niu. They also came forward to testify that time. There were two of them."

After hearing Tie Hongyan's words, Tan Sizhi and Li Yu looked at each other.

Tan Sizhi wondered: Although these three people seemed to be temporary figures, but... could they actually be the same as Zhang Kezhou and Niu Guopei, people that Elder Nie had contacted before?

Nie Huihou knew that the "Zhang" and "Niu" mentioned by Tie Hongyan were Zhang Kezhou and Niu Guopei. He was stunned at first, then suppressed his anger and said, "Why did the chieftain mention those two idiots? These three people just stepped forward on their own initiative."

Tie Hongyan said: "'Zhang' and 'Niu' were once the people entrusted by Elder Nie to testify. Although their behavior itself was problematic due to some reasons that are not suitable to be discussed here, they also tried their best. Elder Nie called them 'idiots'? I wonder what they would think if they knew. Of course, they might not dare to have certain ideas. However, other people will inevitably have all kinds of ideas. Those who were once entrusted by Elder Nie to testify were called 'idiots' by Elder Nie. How many people will be willing to be entrusted by Elder Nie to testify in the future? If they testify, will they also be called 'idiots' by Elder Nie in the future?"

The three people who stood up and said that they had witnessed Hua Mizhen being killed all had some thoughts after hearing Tie Hongyan's words.

One of them thought: The person who was asked by Elder Nie to testify was called a "fool" by him. If I stand up to testify, what will Elder Nie think of me?

One person thought: Is it because 'Zhang' and 'Niu' didn't do enough to satisfy Elder Nie that Elder Nie called them 'idiots'? But what the Acting Clan Leader said was right. No matter how well they did, they tried their best, so they shouldn't be called 'idiots', right?

Another person was thinking: Did I do something wrong by coming forward to testify? But now that I have come forward, is there any way out?

Nie Huihou wanted to say that he called those two idiots because they failed to accomplish their mission, but in front of those present, he was afraid that if he said the wrong thing, he would accidentally reveal that he had bribed others to tell lies, so he could only say, "I called them 'idiots' for another reason. I, Nie Huihou, am not the kind of person who would burn bridges after crossing them." Having said this, he quickly stopped the topic related to Zhang Kezhou and Niu Guopei and said, "Acting clan leader, let's talk about the facts. The three of them have already stood up to testify, and all three of them said they saw it."

Tie Hongyan said, "Elder Nie, the three of them haven't answered my question just now. Let me ask it again." After that, she asked the three people, "How much reward did Elder Nie agree to give you?" As she spoke, she looked into the eyes of the three people one by one.

Before the three of them answered, Nie Huihou immediately said to Tie Hongyan, "Why does the Acting Clan Leader have to ask this?"

Tie Hongyan replied: "Because only after I know that can I calculate how much the double reward is, and how much the triple reward is."

(End of this chapter)