Catching Monsters

Chapter 218 Baekje Villa
Wu Farong heard this and said coldly: "This world should be ruled by the Liang family!"

"Three hundred years ago, this group of people surnamed Xiao stole our Liang family's world!"

Jiang Yun's face was calm. He was not interested in what surnames there were in the world. Instead, he looked at the other party and asked, "Wu Farong, so what is Master Wu Yue planning? Do you want to rebel?"

Jiang Yun couldn't help but secretly think that the current Great Zhou Dynasty was facing constant internal and external troubles.

There are the Northern Hu in the north, the evil country in the east, and the rebellion of the southern barbarians.

Internally, after three hundred years of national existence, land annexation intensified, with most of the land being taken over by large landowners, leaving the common people miserable.

Corruption is still rampant in the officialdom.

Not only are there the rebels of the Red Lotus Sect causing chaos, but now, the royal family of the previous dynasty is probably also plotting...

It's really terrible...

Of course, all of this is not something Jiang Yun needs to consider. His main task right now is to find out the whereabouts of Master Wu Yue and capture him.

When Wu Farong saw Jiang Yun asking, he kept silent.

Jiang Yun turned around and looked at Qi Da, saying, "Use torture."

"Yes."

Soon, the sound of torture was heard again in the imperial prison.

Jiang Yun opened the cell door and called out Qin Shujian who was meditating.

"Master, am I okay?" Qin Shujian walked out of the prison and smelled the smell on his body with some disgust.

After being locked up in the imperial prison for two days, the smell on his body naturally wouldn't be good.

Jiang Yun thought for a moment before saying, "Your father, Qin Yuntao, is dead."

Qin Shujian was stunned for a while, his eyes dull, staring at Jiang Yun in disbelief: "How is this possible?"

Qin Shujian was still unaware of the huge changes in the Qin Mansion, and Jiang Yun was not going to hide it from him. This kind of thing could not be concealed.

Soon, he told Qin Shujian everything that happened.

After listening to this, Qin Shujian sat helplessly on the cold ground. He really couldn't accept this fact.

"My father loved me the most since I was a child. No matter what I did, he never beat or scolded me."

"I have caused so many troubles, but I cannot bear to punish you."

"How could my father die like this?"

"I haven't been able to show my filial piety to him yet."

Qin Shujian's eyes were dull as he sat on the ground, talking to himself.

Seeing this, Jiang Yun didn't know how to persuade him, so he just patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go back to Sanqing Temple and live there for a while. Your father has already given the Qin family's property to His Majesty... If there is a chance, I will see if I can get some back for you."

Of course, having said that, but when such a large sum of money comes into the hands of His Majesty the Emperor, how could His Majesty the Emperor easily give it out?
Watching Qin Shujian leave the East Pacification Office in a daze, Jiang Yun knew that no matter how he tried to persuade and comfort him, it would be of no use.

We can only wait for him to figure it out.

Not long after, Qi Da, who was in the imperial prison, came out with a happy look on his face: "Master, this man has confessed."

"Confessed?" Jiang Yun was slightly stunned and a little surprised.

Qi Da chuckled: "This guy is just tough on the outside, but he is delicate and pampered. He has never experienced such hardships before. He can't stand it after just a few whippings."

"No one can resist him, Yuan Qu."

Of course, this is also normal. The premise for Yuan Qu to be able to hold on is that he believes Wu Farong can rescue him.

Seeing that Wu Farong was also arrested, he quickly confessed after losing all hope.

Walking back to the imperial prison, Jiang Yun came in front of Wu Farong.

There were several bloody scars on Wu Farong's body, and he was grimacing in pain and sweating all over.

Jiang Yun smiled and said, "Master Wu, you confessed so quickly?"

Wu Farong panted and said in a deep voice: "I know I can't survive, but I want to talk to Captain Jiang and ask him to let my family go. They don't know anything about this."

"Of course no problem." Jiang Yun nodded with a smile on his face. The first principle of interrogation is to unconditionally agree to the prisoner's request. As for whether to help him in the end, that is another matter.

Anyway, let him explain first.

Wu Farong's face condensed, and he said in a deep voice: "I have been the Minister of Justice for many years, and I am very familiar with interrogation methods. Don't use these things to evade me. I want Feng Yu to come in person and agree to my request."

Feng Yu was a man of eccentric character, but everyone in the capital knew that Feng Yu would definitely do what he promised to others.

Jiang Yun frowned and said in a deep voice: "Master Wu, your surname is Liang, who can protect the lives of your family members?"

"I..." Wu Farong was slightly startled, then took a deep breath and said, "I was adopted by the Liang family when I was young. In fact, my last name is not Liang..."

"I want to see Feng Yu, otherwise I won't say anything."

Wu Farong knew that he had no chance of survival, and all he wanted was to save his family.

Jiang Yun turned his head and looked at Qi Da: "Send someone to invite Eunuch Feng."

As for whether Wu Farong’s surname was Liang or not, and whether this was just an excuse to protect his family, Jiang Yun didn’t care.

"Yes."

Qi Da quickly left the imperial prison and went to the palace.

Jiang Yun pulled a wooden chair and sat on it. He looked at Wu Farong and asked, "Sir Wu, you suddenly attacked the Qin Mansion and wanted to swallow up the Qin family's assets. Are you going to give this huge sum of money to Master Wu Yue?"

This would explain why he eats so ugly.

Although these officials in the Great Zhou officialdom were extremely corrupt, most of them were still within the rules of the game.

"I won't say anything before Feng Yu comes." Wu Farong closed his eyes.

After all, the matter was urgent, and not long after, Feng Yu and Qi Da arrived here.

Feng Yu slowly walked up to Wu Farong. On his way here, he had already learned about Wu Farong's request from Qi Da.

"Eunuch Feng, he should have told you my request." Wu Farong said in a deep voice.

Feng Yu's face was calm, but his eyes showed a thoughtful look. After a long while, he said, "Choose one of the children of the Wu family. I will protect his life. The others will still die if they deserve to die."

Wu Farong's pupils shrank slightly, and Feng Yu reminded him: "Sir Wu, you are very clear about the nature of the crime you committed. I am willing to promise to save one person, which is the limit."

"Huh." Wu Farong exhaled: "My eldest son is Wu Cheng, I hope you can protect him."

Feng Yu nodded and said, "Tell me what kind of collusion you have with Master Wu Yue and where he is."

Wu Farong hesitated for a moment before saying, "I was adopted when I was young, learned poetry and prose, and then passed the examination to become an official."

"Then I learned from my adoptive father that he was an old man from the previous dynasty with the surname Liang."

"I can't help myself..."

Feng Yu was a little impatient: "I'm not interested in listening to this. You can't reduce your guilt by saying this."

Wu Farong hesitated for a moment and said, "Master Wu Yue wants a huge sum of money, a full two hundred thousand taels of silver. As for what it is used for, I don't know."

“However, I know that Master Wu Yue and his subordinates are all in Xishu Province. Now that Xishu Province is suffering from drought, they may want to do something in Xishu Province.”

"Baekje Villa in Tiankang Prefecture, Xishu Province, is their base."

"Master Wu Yue is right there."

"That's all I know."

After hearing Wu Farong's words, Feng Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, with a bit of sharpness in his eyes. Jiang Yun also noticed this scene.

Feng Yu said coldly: "Baijee Villa?"

"Before this, Xishu Province did send a memorial. Because of the drought, Xishu Province has not harvested any crops in the past two years."

"And the owner of Baekje Villa opened the treasury to provide relief to the victims. There were nearly 10,000 victims gathered near the villa..."

"not good!"

(End of this chapter)