As the saying goes, when masters clash, every move can be fatal.

The conversation between Zhu Yunwen and Old Master Sun was far more dangerous than a duel between martial arts masters.

It's not that Zhu Yunwen is dangerous, but rather that Old Master Sun was extremely nervous after what seemed like an ordinary conversation.

My back was already covered in cold sweat.

He knew that Zhu Yunwen was trying to trick him into revealing information, and Zhu Yunwen successfully did so. At this moment, Zhu Yunwen suddenly mentioned the beggar and said that the beggar had been eating mainly sweet potatoes and potatoes lately.

This time, not only did it shock Old Master Sun, but it also made the county magistrate look at Zhu Yunwen in astonishment.

Only then did the magistrate realize that Zhu Yunwen had truly grasped everything, and even knew that it was that group of beggars who were behind this.

At the same time, the county magistrate suddenly realized that he had considered all possibilities, but he had never thought that it would be a group of beggars doing this.

At this moment, Old Master Sun's brows were furrowed, and his expression was extremely unnatural.

This clearly proves that the information revealed by Zhu Yunwen's words was correct.

But Old Sun insisted on pretending to be confused, so he asked:

"A beggar...eating sweet potatoes? And potatoes? That's impossible! Aren't sweet potatoes and potatoes supposed to be seeds for the imperial court? How could a beggar be eating them?"

If Old Man Sun wanted to continue pretending to be stupid, Zhu Yunwen would smile and say:

"I don't quite understand this issue either. So, I'd like to ask Elder Sun for his advice. Elder Sun, you have a great reputation in this area and have been an official for a long time."

I'm sure you have some good ideas that you can offer me. I can't figure out a solution to this matter right now, so I've come here to ask for your advice.

Old Sun frowned, deliberately appearing to be deep in thought:

"I don't understand this either. I'm afraid if His Highness asks me, I'll have wasted my time!"

Zhu Yunwen said with a smile:

"It's alright. If Elder Sun really can't give me an answer, then I'll find it myself. I've disturbed you today, and I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."

As Zhu Yunwen stood up, Old Sun quickly spoke up:

"Your Highness, why don't you stay and have a meal with us?"

Zhu Yunwen shook his head:

"That's not necessary. If you have the leisure and inclination, why don't you think carefully about how the sweet potato and potato seeds disappeared?"

This would also help alleviate some of the pressure on me regarding this matter, allowing me to shine again and do something for the court.

Old Sun nodded hurriedly and said:

“Your Highness is right. I will think about it carefully when I have free time, and if I have any clues, I will provide them to Your Highness immediately.”

Zhu Yunwen smiled and nodded, then left directly. After leaving the Sun family's residence, the county magistrate hurriedly said to Zhu Yunwen:

"Your Highness, is this certain?"

Zhu Yunwen smiled and glanced at the magistrate, saying:

"You've already made up your mind, so do you think I'm sure of it either?"

The magistrate took a breath and said:

“In the past, it was just suspicion, but now the evidence is conclusive. The old man is obviously very nervous. There’s no doubt that he did it.”

Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said:

"That's right, it's almost certain that he did it. Didn't you see how he immediately broke out in a cold sweat when I told him about a group of beggars who suddenly appeared out of nowhere and were eating sweet potatoes and potatoes? Obviously, these things were all his doing."

"So, what are Your Highness's plans next? Now that we've gotten information out of him and discovered that he's the mastermind behind this, shouldn't we take action?"

Zhu Yunwen looked at the county magistrate and asked:

"You say you're going to take action, but aren't you lacking more conclusive evidence? After all, everything we have now only confirmed our speculations; we don't have any real evidence yet."

The magistrate thought about it and realized it was true, so he asked Zhu Yunwen again:

"Then what should we do?"

"Today's conversation had a certain scare effect. Just watch... he'll get anxious and then he'll do something."

As long as he continues to do things that create opportunities for us to seize even more leverage.

The county magistrate looked at Zhu Yunwen with a puzzled expression, somewhat confused by Zhu Yunwen's meaning:

"Your Highness, do you mean that we've already pushed him to this point, but are now just letting him continue to make underhanded moves?"

Zhu Yunwen said:

"Otherwise what? You don't have enough evidence! Even though I am the Crown Prince, I can't just frame him, can I?"

The magistrate said, "We can investigate! We can follow these clues and find more evidence!"

Zhu Yunwen shook his head, then looked at the county magistrate and said:

"As a county magistrate, you should also have some basic ability to judge cases. This matter has come to this point, and we are just trying to get information out of Old Master Sun on our own."

Although we know he is the mastermind, we have no concrete evidence to directly prove that he is. Therefore, we need more evidence.

However, as you know, this old man Sun is very cautious in his actions. Before I arrived, you didn't even know how he managed to get rid of those potato and sweet potato seeds.

Therefore, it is clear that he is very cautious in his actions and would never leave any loopholes in his past deeds.

So if you want to continue the investigation, it will be extremely difficult. Instead, you might as well do as I say and make a show of force, so that this old man Sun will think that we know a lot.

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