Wanjin Lady

Chapter 238 Dark under the lamp

Wen Wan felt like she had vaguely grasped a corner of the truth, but this huge puzzle was still just a little bit short of being complete. She looked at He San and asked, "If I overturn this case, would you be willing to testify?"

He San's face froze, and he didn't know what he was thinking. He shook his head frantically, "Even if you kill me, I won't slander Shu Niang's reputation! The three children are still so young. If you want to overturn the verdict... How will they live? Won't they be criticized for their whole lives? No! No!"

Wen Wan was furious, "Are you just going to watch the murderer get away with it?"

He San's face showed a hint of realization, and he was obviously undecided.

Wei Zheng pushed a cup of tea in front of Wen Wan and said lightly, "Have some tea."

Wen Wan was talking until her mouth was dry. She grabbed the teacup and looked up to wipe her neck. Seeing Wei Zheng's expressionless face, as if he was used to it, she remembered that he had official business tonight, so she had to make way and said, "You should ask this Yi Mama first."

She still had to think about how to convince He San to testify.

Wei Zheng spoke calmly and poured her another full cup of tea. "Just because Widow Wang has an incurable disease isn't enough to overturn the entire case. You need solid evidence."

Wen Wan frowned, "I know. But this is the only clue we have right now."

"I heard that during the Plum Wine Gathering, the Wen Family Winery's Ruiguo Powder became very popular, and there were orders for nearly a thousand taels of it, which made many merchants envious."

Wen Wan had thought about this before.

She even had a suspect, but she couldn't just go to Yuan Qi and question him. She had to have some substantial clues.

She must catch the fox tail of the mastermind behind this.

Suddenly, Wei Zheng opposite became blurry.

She felt drowsy in her head, and the light from the oil lamp in front of her eyes began to disperse. Wen Wan forced her eyelids open and looked at Wei Zheng in disbelief, then her body softened and she collapsed on the table.

Wei Zheng...did she drug her?

No matter how hard you try, you can't prevent a thief from within your own home...

From now on, if she drinks the tea handed to her by this bastard... she is a bastard.

Wei Zheng gently put down the teacup in his hand.

But Yi's mother and He San were already scared out of their wits.

Aren't these two people in the same group?
Why...is there a sudden internal conflict?

Wei Zheng stood up and walked in front of the two men. They felt that their bodies were instantly shrouded by a huge and terrifying shadow. Wei Zheng looked at He San who had his neck stiff, and raised his hand to knock him unconscious with the scabbard of his sword.

Mother Yi turned her head to look at He San lying at her feet, then glanced at Wei Zheng who was approaching, and thought: Oh no, this guy is coming for me, could he really want to rape her?
This man has an outstanding appearance and temperament. If he really wants to rape her...it's not impossible for her to...

Wei Zheng clapped his hands, and saw the door to the room opened. Four young men pushed the door open and walked in. Each of them had a weapon on his waist. They looked lean and capable, especially their sharp eyes.

But it was obvious that everyone respected the man in black clothes in the middle.

Unexpectedly, he brought so many men. Mother Yi felt that today's events...were quite serious...

Mother Yi was lost in thought when suddenly a cold light flashed and the young man's sword was already at her neck. "Mother Yi, do you know Liu Guizhou?"

Mother Yi's breathing hitched, her pupils shrinking slightly. Previously, she had a fearful and timid look on her face, but now a sinister smile appeared on her face. "Sir...it's all right for you to ask about Widow Wang, but there are some things...you shouldn't ask about."

Zhao Heng held up his knife. "She's talking too much bullshit! If it were me, I'd just throw this old bitch into jail and use all the torture instruments on her. I don't believe we can't pry her mouth open!"

As expected, Mother Yi's face was filled with fear. "Please spare my life, sir! Please spare my life, sir! It's just that... this business involves so many people... I'm just being kind... I'm worried that you might mess with the wrong people!"

"Don't worry about that, Mother Yi. Just tell me your problem. As for how to investigate... that's my business." Wei Zheng tapped the table. "Let's talk about Liu Guizhou. He gave you an account book and a stack of banknotes yesterday. Where's the stuff?"

Mother Yi's eyes flickered. She had never expected her whereabouts to be so clearly traced. She was a little confused about the origins of these people. "This...this...is nothing more than the noble ladies in Bozhou City...lending some money at high interest to supplement their family income. Although the government has banned it, who wouldn't engage in this business these days? If we really investigate, the entire Bozhou City...not to mention the county magistrate's family...even the prefect's wife might be implicated. Can you investigate...can you investigate thoroughly...can you handle it?"

Wei Zheng raised his eyebrows. From the tone of Yi's mother...it seemed that she didn't know about the smuggling...

Wei Zheng remained silent, his face stern. Mother Yi grew increasingly terrified, and immediately explained everything she knew, "Young man... oh no... lord... the bosses above only provided the capital, and the specific operations were all up to this Liu. Anyway, he uses the capital to lend out, and returns the account books and profits every summer..."

Wei Zheng sneered, "You guys just gave me a few thousand taels of silver out of thin air, aren't you afraid of having your accounts checked?"

"Check the accounts? The money went into this brothel and was spread out here and there... According to the brothel's account books... Who knows where the money came from... This... Everyone does this..."

"Where is your master's family?"

Mother Yi pursed her lips, her face hesitant. After a long pause, she pleaded, "In our line of work, how could the master show up so easily? I only have a middleman named Zhou above me... I usually go to him when I have something to do. Who is the master? What does he look like? How would I know?"

As Mother Yi was speaking, she looked at the young man next to Wei Zheng who was writing down things on paper with his hands, and her eyebrows couldn't help but twitch.

"Put your fingerprints on it." Meng Yuanjie wrote the statement and handed it to Yi's mother. Then he took out a dagger and slashed it on Yi's mother. Yi's mother screamed in fright on the spot, only to find that the young man had only cut off the cloth strips that bound her.

Instead, Hou Ji kicked her and pressed her hand to press the fingerprint on the statement. At this moment, Wei Zheng's pupils shrank and he stood up suddenly, shocking everyone in the room and making them look over. Zhao Heng, who reacted the fastest, even touched the knife and was ready to strike.

"what!"

Mother Yi screamed in pain.

Wei Zheng had already grabbed her wrist, his eyes fixed on her jade ring.

The young man exuded a terrifying aura, his eyes as sharp as a beast biting at someone, turning red in the blink of an eye. "Where did you get this... ring?"

"Ah?" Mother Yi felt as if her hand was about to be torn off. She looked up and saw the frightening cold light in the man's eyes. "This... I bought it from a runaway slave! It's just an ordinary ring—"

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his thumb.

Wei Zheng grabbed and pulled off the ring on Mother Yi's thumb.

Meng Yuanjie and Hou Ji held Yi's mother's shoulders on the left and right, and with a "dong" sound, they pushed Yi's mother to the floor.