Tieniu looked at the ruins.

"When I saw the fire, my first reaction was that you wanted to see if I had recovered enough to have the strength to run out."

He said this to several people.

Shi Qingjue shook his head.

"Although Xiaoyue suggested this, considering that this is our first residence and it took so much effort to clean it up, we are reluctant to give it up."

"Seeing him building a tall building, watching him entertaining guests, watching his building collapse..."

He Qingfeng, who has been studying for several years, is unusual when he is depressed.

Jiang Li looked at him and didn't even have the energy to complain.

She thought about changing the topic again and asked Shi Qingjue about those two people.

"Do you think they will tell the truth?"

"Will do."

"But last time I didn't say that after so many blows, they survived. Can we say that this time?"

"Let's go and take a look. Anyway, the city lord also said that when the fire here is out, we can go over and take a look at the case."

Shi Qingjue said that everyone had nothing else to do, so they all followed.

Some of the torture is done in prison, because it is too cruel and not suitable for the public to see. Moreover, it may also involve some transactions, so it needs to be done in a hidden place.

But in Macheng, which was completely controlled by City Lord Qi, he would execute people in court, as long as it wasn't too bloody.

When Jiang Li and the others arrived, they had finished beating the boards and clamping the sticks, and the two men were lying weakly on the ground.

City Lord Qi was very happy to see several of them coming over, including Tieniu who had been lying on the bed.

"You guys don't have to kneel down. This arrest is thanks to you. You can watch as you like."

After City Lord Qi said this, Jiang Li was not polite and went over to ask for information about these two people.

The one wearing white clothes is called Han Wu, and the one wearing black clothes is called Han Liu. The two people are brothers, and they are indeed the two people related to the case eleven years ago.

City Lord Qi talked to Shi Qingjue and the others about the current progress.

"There were some punishments, but they only talked about some things in the past eleven years. What they called martial arts training was when they were exiled. Several prisoners practiced it, so they taught two of them some kung fu. [-] One year is considered a small achievement. But they still haven’t said anything about Sun Bao’s case.”

"What kind of punishment is this?"

Jiang Li was very curious, City Lord Qi was a little surprised, and then said.

"It's just playing with boards and clamping sticks."

"Are you hitting the board so hard?"

Jiang Li looked back at the two people and said this.

Regarding the sticks, Jiang Li could only see that their hands and feet were shaking, but blood could be clearly seen on their buttocks.

Jiang Li took a closer look and saw that the buttocks of these two people were rotten.

Then, she asked Shi Qingjue again.

"Boss, it's been like this and they haven't done anything yet. Are you sure they will tell you?"

"They were able to hold on at that time only because of the three thousand taels of gold. Now that the gold is gone, how can they hold on?"

"They were still at the well last night. Is it possible that they didn't know that the gold was gone?"

"...Lord City Lord, have you said that?"

Shi Qingjue asked City Lord Qi, but City Lord Qi did not speak.

Jiang Li also asked City Lord Qi.

"Can I say a few words to them?"

"Okay, let's go."

Shi Qingjue nodded and walked over.

At this time, some guards poured water on the two people to wake them up.

"Do you two know how Sun Baozhen died?"

"We don't know Sun Baozhen at all. We said this eleven years ago. We were passing by today at night and wanted to drink some water, and you caught us here."

Han Wu said weakly, and Jiang Li sighed.

"You actually have a pretty good idea. You can think of laying gold bricks at the bottom of the well so that no one will find it. When the limelight is over, you can take it out and you will be rich."

"how do you know?"

Han Liu asked in horror.

Jiang Li looked at them.

"Have you really not thought about it? After you blocked the water inlet, it should have been a dry well. But now that there is water in it, doesn't that explain the problem? Are you kidding yourself? 'Maybe it's just a broken well. There is a hole, so there is water'. You have already gone into the water once and you didn't catch anything, right? Are you thinking again that you didn't fish carefully enough?"

After listening to Jiang Li's words, the two men lowered their heads.

They had indeed thought of this the moment they saw the water.

But eleven years of obsession, eleven years! They relied on the idea of ​​​​three thousand taels of gold to survive the difficulties in the field and survive so many years of exile.

What else could they do if the gold was gone?

Jiang Li didn't let them go and continued talking.

"You guys are so pitiful. After so many years of suffering, do you think you can enjoy happiness when you come back? The gold is gone. You have wasted so many years and suffered so much just for the gold that we have taken away? How pitiful. Those who were directly killed after committing crimes did not have to suffer for eleven years. Those penniless beggars, at least, have no such hope. They have only been like this for their entire lives, but you are still here I fantasize about living a good life of great wealth.”

All four people lamented that Jiang Li's mouth was really poisonous.

They suddenly understood the reason why Yu Zhulin said not to mess with Jiang Li at that time.

Shi Qingjue saw that the attack on his heart was almost done, so he walked over.

"Xiaoyue, you still don't understand interrogation. How can you interrogate me without fighting?"

Jiang Li immediately understood what Shi Qingjue meant, to scare these two people.

So, she continued.

"Exactly, I've never seen anything like playing with a board."

"You can try it yourself."

City Lord Qi also said this, and the person next to him handed Jiang Li the fire and water ruthless stick.

Jiang Li looked at it and saw that this board was a bit like a paddle, specially made for spanking.

As soon as the board went down, the two people screamed out immediately, and they screamed fiercely.

If the beating is continued, the person will become numb. Although the pain will become more and more painful later, it will still not be unbearable for the first few times.

After resting for such a long time, they have relaxed a bit. People will be very sensitive if they continue to fight.

Jiang Li's recent strength training has been quite effective.

"We say! We say!"

Both of them couldn't hold it any longer and wanted to confess.

City Lord Qi was also very happy and ordered his master to record the confession.

The two of them and Sun Baozhen met fifteen years ago, and the woman named Lianhua was with them. When they first met, Han Wu and Han Liu were just two gangsters, and Lian Hua was just a woman who had been sold into a brothel not long ago.

Sun Baozhen was doing business at that time and was short of money. He once thought about only doing serious business, but for various reasons, he chose to do some underground business.

And the business they do is the most despicable and the most profitable.

human trafficking.

The division of labor among several people is very clear. Han Wu and Han Liu are responsible for arresting people, whether they are women from good families or children of various ages. Sun Baozhen is responsible for contacting buyers. Some people want wives and children, while others want slaves. All they need to do is spend some money to find Sun Baozhen. Lotus is responsible for sending it to the brothel, and the price given by the brothel is usually higher.

That house, said to be the place where Sun Baozhen hid his beauty, was actually the place where these four people met. Naturally, Sun Baozhen never told anyone about this kind of business, whether it was his wife or Lord Qi.

Sun Baozhen and his wife have been married for many years and have never had children. After getting into the human trafficking business, he felt relieved. What I do is to cut off my children and grandchildren. If I don’t have children, I won’t have children.

However, Sun Baozhen was still excited when he heard his wife say that she had it.

After getting excited, he suddenly thought of his own business.

Will my child be abducted one day?

He didn't know, he was scared.

Sun Baozhen didn’t want to do it anymore.

He found a few people and said that he planned to quit and also planned to donate several thousand taels to the temple to atone for his sins.

Han Wu and Han Liu didn't believe this at all.

Atonement? They don't care, they just know that they won't have such a good business in the future. They do not intend to give up such a wealthy life.

So, the two of them threatened to expose the matter and asked Sun Baozhen to bring him three thousand taels of gold.

Sun Baozhen's business improved a lot at that time. Three thousand taels of gold was half of Sun Baozhen's family property. But as long as he could quit, he didn't care.

That night, Sun Baozhen brought three thousand taels of gold to the house.

Seeing that Sun Baozhen was so cheerful, wouldn't it damage the gangster's reputation if he didn't sit down and raise the price?

Sun Baozhen naturally disagreed. He was a businessman, and what businessmen say is that the price cannot be changed after negotiation. Several people quarreled.

Lotus is also on Sun Baozhen's side. She felt a little uncomfortable after sending young women to brothels over the years. With the money she could get from the three thousand taels of gold this time, she could redeem herself and live a wealthy life.

When Han Wu and Han Liu saw this, they became murderous.

Instead of dividing three thousand taels among three people, it is better to divide it between two people.

After killing Sun Baozhen and Lianhua, they knew they couldn't just run away with the gold and needed to hide it. Where to hide?

They took a fancy to the well.

The two people discussed it, melted the gold, and made it into gold bricks. Taking advantage of the hot weather, the well water dried up and blocked the water inlet.

They just waited for the limelight to pass before they came to get the gold. Unexpectedly, they were caught in the casino. It's just that they didn't say it out. If they did, they would die, and no matter how much money they had, they wouldn't be able to use it.

I didn’t expect that when I came back after being exiled for three thousand miles, it would be like this.

After signing and stamping, City Lord Qi packed up the files.

Seeing that he was not in a good mood, Shi Qingjue asked.

"Lord City Lord, are you okay?"

"How can you be happy knowing that your old friend has done that kind of business? But...it's okay if the truth comes out."

After handling the case, City Lord Qi proposed to treat a few people to dinner, and they followed him. After all, the house is gone now.

While eating, City Lord Qi asked Shi Qingjue.

"You don't have a place to live now, otherwise you would live in the Yamen."

"No, we plan to continue on the road today."

"It should be too late to go to the martial arts competition now, right?"

"It's not too late. We'll buy a carriage later. It'll be there soon."

"Oh, how much money do you have left, enough to buy a carriage?"

"There are still more than ninety taels, which is enough."

"It won't be enough after compensating the house."

City Lord Qi suddenly said this, and several people were stunned for a moment.

Seeing that several people were puzzled, City Lord Qi explained.

"That house belongs to my friend, and it has been burned down now. I heard that you just rented it, right? You still have to pay compensation. Not much, one hundred taels. The salary in the yamen is pretty good, except for the ninety taels. A few months of work should be enough for you.”

"City Lord Qi, isn't this inappropriate for you?"

Shi Qingjue looked at City Lord Qi and said this.

They knew that City Lord Qi would use some tricks, but they didn't expect this.

Thinking about it this way, the fire in the house must have been done deliberately by City Lord Qi's men.

City Lord Qi said with a smile.

"It's only natural to pay back debts. You guys shouldn't be the kind of people who avoid debts, right? Otherwise, how would you make it in the world?"

"Huh huh, you are so close and sparse!"

Jiang Li suddenly laughed and said to the city lord.

"When I rented the house, the agent said that if the house was damaged during my stay, we didn't have to pay compensation."

"But you didn't sign the contract, right?"

Jiang Li was stunned.

There really isn't a contract.

They thought it would be enough to stay for a few days. Who would have thought that something like this would happen?

City Lord Qi stood up again at this time.

"I have the final say in the entire Macheng. Even if there is a contract, I can make it invalid."

After saying this, City Lord Qi continued.

"You all have unique skills, and I am in short supply of such talents. I imagine Macheng should be better, and I think you can help me do this. What do you think? Are you willing to work with me?"

After City Lord Qi finished speaking, he looked at several people.

But he didn't see expressions of agreement on any of these people's faces.

Shi Qingjue stood up and said to Qi City Lord.

"Isn't it just one hundred taels? Sorry, we can still get it."

After finishing speaking, Shi Qingjue smiled.

After coming out of the pawn shop, several people were poorer than when they came.

Jiang Li's drinking stool was used as a stool.

Yu Zhulin asked Shi Qingjue at this time.

"Boss, but we don't have money now, so we still can't go to the martial arts conference?"

"...You are not supposed to have such intelligence."

Shi Qingjue ignored this.

Jiang Li and He Qingfeng comforted Shi Qingjue.

"You were still very handsome when you were talking."

"At worst, we can go there in three years."

Shi Qingjue is still blaming himself.

"At least I shouldn't have said it"

Tieniu looked at several people and couldn't stand it anymore.

"You still have to look at me at the critical moment."

Several people looked at him, and Tieniu said again.

"Don't worry, I still have some wife skills."

"You are a monk..."

"The coffin book! The coffin book."

Tieniu corrected himself.

Shi Qingjue was a little puzzled.

"I thought your prayer beads were the coffin book."

"How can this level of concealment be enough? I definitely have a backup method, and it is even more concealed."

"What is it?"

Immediately afterwards, Tieniu talked about his plan.

"A few years ago, a group of river pirates wanted to rob me, but I defeated them. But when I thought, the most dangerous place is the safest place. I gave them the money and asked them to keep it for me. What? When I want it, I go to them to get it. I probably have one thousand taels of silver."

"That's awesome. Where are those river bandits?"

Yu Zhulin admired it and asked the key points.

Tieniu said proudly again.

"The place is a bit far away, in Sifang City. But our magic weapon can send messages and let them..."

"You mean Sifang City?"

Jiang Li interrupted Tieniu. She broke out in a cold sweat.

Iron Bull nodded.

"you know too?"

"...Are they three brothers? The river that is the only way to Sifang City?"

"Yes, have you been there?"

Jiang Li was sweating non-stop.

She knelt down.

Several people were surprised when they saw this. Tieniu quickly helped Jiang Li up.

"what happened to you?"

"...Did I never tell you who I killed the first time? How come you are so rich?"

"..."

Tieniu was also speechless.

Shi Qingjue just sighed, this world is so small.

When Tieniu shook Jiang Li and shouted, "My wife is my wife! My wife is my wife!", He Qingfeng finally made his mental preparations.

He hit Jiang Li with his fan.

"Stop fighting. Come with me.


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