Do you have the strength to force me to join the Liangshan bandits?

Chapter 217 If there were justice in this world, why would they have been forced to take such drastic measures? [2 Updates]

"Brother, something terrible has happened!"

Qin Ming dashed off to Song Jiang's house in a flash:

"Yan Shun has been arrested by the man surnamed Cai!"

what?
Song Jiang couldn't believe his ears:

"why?"

Qin Ming was running, drenched in sweat and panting heavily.
"I heard they wanted him to hand over Zhang Qing..."

"hiss--"

Song Jiang couldn't help but gasp:
"Quick! Carry me over there!"

He certainly knew about Zhang Qing's disappearance, but it just so happened that it coincided with Zhang Shuye's situation.

Song Jiang was determined to deal with Zhang Shuye with all his might, so he put the matter of Zhang Qing aside.

After all, Zhang Qing was just a nobody, and his big shots Lu Zhishen and Wu Song weren't even in Liangshan.

People have varying degrees of closeness or distance, and matters have varying degrees of importance and urgency.

As a result, Cai Fu beat him to a pulp when he returned, and Song Jiang, who was lying in bed all day, no longer remembered Zhang Qing.
Now that Qin Ming mentioned it, Song Jiang remembered.

At that moment, Song Jiang broke out in a cold sweat:
Oh no! Could Zhang Qing really have been killed by Yan Shun?

You should know that Yan Shun is a ruthless man who eats silver; Song Jiang was almost eaten by Yan Shun before!

It's highly likely that Yan Shun killed Zhang Qing while Lu Zhishen and Wu Song were away, in order to avenge Wang Ai Hu and Zheng Tian Shou!

Maybe it's already come out...

Although Yan Shun was not particularly capable, he was a close associate of Song Jiang.

Wang Ai Hu and Zheng Tian Shou are already dead, and Song Jiang doesn't want Yan Shun to leave him so soon as well...

So even though he didn't want to clash with Cai Fu, Song Jiang still had his brothers carry him to Cai Fu's residence.

As it turned out, Cai Fu wasn't home. Hua Rong asked one of the henchmen and found out that Cai Fu and his men had gone to the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness.

Song Jiang had no choice but to have his brothers carry him to the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness, where they arrived just as Cai Fu was judging a case...

The Liangshan heroes who rushed to the scene had already surrounded the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness.

Yan Shun stood trembling in the middle.

Cai Fu sat imposingly in his chair, and asked Yan Shun with righteous indignation:

What were you doing on February 12th?

Yan Shun racked his brains for a long time to recall: "I went to Brother Qin Ming's house for a chat..."

"I also visited Brother Song Gongming..."

"He also drank with Lü Fang and Guo Sheng..."

"Go home and sleep after dark..."

Cai Fu pressed further, "Have you been to Zhang Qing's house?"

Yan Shun instinctively said, "No!"

Cai Fu didn't speak, but simply made a gesture, and Cai Qing pushed out a henchman.

The underling glanced cautiously at Yan Shun, and Cai Fu said in a friendly tone:

Just tell the truth!

"Anyone who dares to retaliate against you will be the first to face my blade!"

The henchman then mustered his courage and said:
"When I was patrolling the mountains on February 12th, I saw Chief Yan Shun heading in the direction of Chief Zhang Qing's house..."

"You fart!"

Yan Shun became anxious.

He remembered; he had indeed been there!
After drinking with Lü Fang and Guo Sheng, Yan Shun couldn't help but take a walk around after thinking about how his two brothers had died because of Zhang Qing and Sun Erniang.

If Yan Shun were to run into Zhang Qing, he might beat Zhang Qing up while drunk.

But she didn't run into him, and Yan Shun went home to sleep after wandering around for a while.

Before Cai Fu could say anything, Lu Zhishen snorted coldly, and Yan Shun immediately became obedient.

Cai Fu glanced at him, then asked the henchman:
"Who else was patrolling the mountain with you that day?"

The henchman said, "And that old man, that young man, that old man's son..."

Cai Fu waved his hand and said, "Bring all the evidence to corroborate this!"

Jiao Ting immediately went to find the men, and soon all the henchmen were brought back, and they all gave the same story.

"It's perfectly reasonable for Zheng Tianshou to kill Sun Erniang and Yan Shun to kill Zhang Qing in order to avenge Wang Ai Hu!"

"Back in the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness, when Zheng Tianshou beat Zhang Qing and Yan Shun strangled Zhang Qing, you already harbored murderous intent, didn't you?"

"Yan Shun thought that the god was unaware of what was happening..."

"If he falls into Cai Fu's hands, he's doomed!"

The surrounding heroes pointed and whispered among themselves. Yan Shun was covered in sweat, but he didn't even dare to cry out for justice.

Until Cai Fu asked him, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Yan Shun then hurriedly exclaimed, "I just went for a walk and didn't run into Zhang Qing at all!"
"I really didn't kill Zhang Qing!"

Cai Fu chuckled: "Don't worry, the evidence isn't fatal yet."

"I, Cai Fu, am the most fair person!"
"If it is proven that it was not you, I will naturally let you go."

"If it's proven to be you, no one can protect you!"

Song Jiang's faction naturally didn't believe Cai Fu's words, and even the neutral faction was only half-convinced.

Everyone knows that Yan Shun is Song Jiang's loyal follower. Cai Fu seized the opportunity, so how could he not send Yan Shun away?

justice?

If there were justice in this world, why would they be forced to take such drastic measures?

Of course, they believed that if Cai Fu wanted to kill Yan Shun, no one could protect Yan Shun!

Even Song Jiang couldn't save it!

Even the "timely rain" himself is still lying on the bed every day, sunbathing his butt...

Yan Shun thought so too, so he was terrified.

Just then, Zhu Tong brought Shi Yong:

"Uncle, I asked Shi Yong, who lives next door to Yan Shun."

He said he heard Yan Shun sharpening his knife late into the night for several days!

"Even through Zheng Tianshou's house, Shi Yong could hear it all clearly!"

Yan Shun's face turned green: "You—" Lu Zhishen: "Hmph!"

Yan Shun: (⊙x⊙;)
Shi Yong testified: "I did hear it, and it didn't just happen one night!"

The heroes started discussing it again:
"What did I tell you? What did I tell you?"

"It's highly likely that Yan Shun killed Zhang Qing. He lost two brothers and had been disliking Zhang Qing for a long time!"

"If he didn't want to kill anyone, why was he sharpening the knife?"

"Zheng Tianshou killed Sun Erniang, and Yan Shun killed Zhang Qing. They really don't respect the rules!"

Yan Shun's tears welled up in her eyes.

More and more evidence was coming against him, and he himself was starting to believe that he had killed Zhang Qing.

The problem is that he only wanted to kill Zhang Qing, but he didn't actually kill him!

"Brother, I can be a witness too!"

At this moment, Yang Lin, nicknamed "The Leopard," stepped out from the crowd.

He didn't actually want to betray Song Jiang so soon.

However, he did have evidence that Yan Shun wanted to kill Zhang Qing, and after much hesitation, he still stepped forward.

After all, he is now Cai Fu's man.

Yang Lin stepped forward and said, "My brother and Yan Shun were drinking together earlier, and Yan Shun said that he absolutely had to kill Zhang Qing!"
"And he said it more than once!"

Yan Shun was nearly driven mad: "I—"

Lu Junyi: "Hmph!"

Yan Shun: (x)
"Yang Lin really dares to speak his mind!"

"Actually, I've heard Yan Shun mention it too..."

"That's right! Last time we drank together, Yan Shun got drunk and said he and Zhang Qing were mortal enemies!"

"Who else could it be but him who killed him?"

Some of the onlookers whispered among themselves, but their voices were neither too loud nor too soft, and even Yan Shun could hear them.

Yan Shun's heart sank to the bottom.

I thought they were all brothers, but I never expected that they would all stab me in the back!

These testimonies are enough to nail him to the spot; he doesn't even know how to defend himself...

After all, he really did say those words!
Cai Fu demanded sharply, "Yan Shun, did you say that?"

Yan Shun's face turned ashen: "I said..."

"But I was just talking nonsense when I was drunk, you can't take it seriously, brother!"

At this point, Pei Xuan, the military discipline officer, made a suggestion to Cai Fu:

"Brother, so much evidence and testimony points to Yan Shun!"
"Even if Zhang Qing's body and the murder weapon are not found, Yan Shun can still be tortured!"
"Without torture, he probably won't tell the truth!"

Cai Fu nodded: "That's how it should be."

It's over...

Yan Shun felt utterly dejected.

Don't be fooled by how ruthless he is when eating silver; he can't be ruthless when it comes to himself.

If Cai Fu were to torture him severely, he didn't know how many rounds he could endure...

After all, Cai Fu was really hitting him!

Even Song Jiang was beaten so badly that he couldn't take care of himself. It's not impossible that he was beaten to death in the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness!

Or maybe we should just accept it...

Yan Shun was filled with despair. He was going to die anyway, so he might as well suffer less!
"Master, I've found the evidence..."

Just then, Shi Xiu arrived.

His voice sounded unsteady, completely unlike his usual self.

Cai Fu frowned:
"What evidence?"
"Xiuer, you don't need to overthink it. We've always been upright and honest in our dealings, and we have a clear conscience!"

"Whatever the evidence, just tell me!"

Shi Xiu then became resolute: "Master, your disciple has found the navy that escorted Zhang Qing away from Liangshan Marsh!"

"At that time, Zhang Qing came out of the Xishan Hotel, took a boat to the center of the lake, and then ordered the navy to row the boat to the shore."

Then Zhang Qing gave the sailor a string of cash and told him not to mention that he had been sent away.

"Those naval soldiers were Ruan Xiaoqi's men. Ruan Xiaoqi found out about them and brought them here."

Ruan Xiaoqi squeezed in, dragging a troll along with her. The troll hung his head dejectedly and said:

"On February 12th, Zhang Qing, the leader, took a boat to the middle of the lake, and suddenly asked me to take him to another shore..."

"I asked him what it was about, and he said the chieftain sent him out on a mission, and gave me a string of cash, forbidding me to tell anyone..."

Everyone fell silent, and countless eyes were fixed on Cai Fu!

All the previous evidence pointed to Yan Shun, so everyone thought Yan Shun was doomed.

However, both Song Jiang's faction and the neutral faction suspected that Cai Fu was using this opportunity to eliminate dissidents.

But then evidence favorable to Yan Shun arrived, leaving both Song Jiang's faction and the neutral faction completely bewildered:

Could it be... that Cai Fuzhen intends to deliver a fair verdict?
Cai Fu looked at Ruan Xiaoqi: "Qilang, is his testimony reliable?"

Ruan Xiaoqi was also a man who couldn't tolerate any injustice, and he said decisively:
"Absolutely reliable! He wouldn't dare lie to me!"

"it is good!"

Cai Fu waved his hand at Yan Shun: "Your suspicion has been cleared!"
"Thank you for your hard work, you can leave now!"

"what?"

Yan Shun could hardly believe his ears, pointing a bewildered finger at himself:
"I... am alright?"

"never mind."

Cai Fu nodded: "There is evidence to prove it wasn't you. You can leave now."

Yan Shun froze for two seconds, and the tears that had been welling up in her eyes finally burst forth!

"Ow—"

Yan Shun burst into tears!

He really thought he was going to die, but he never expected to escape from a desperate situation!

That feeling of narrowly escaping death is so thrilling!
At the same time, three golden words flashed through the minds of everyone present:

Cai! Qing! Tian!
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