Transmigrated into the body of Zhu Yunteng, the grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang, he is unwilling to accept a tragic fate for himself and begins to find ways to build power and prepare for rebellion.
<...The people were discussing the issue intensely, and they had clearly grasped the crux of the problem.
They were all very clear-headed, and they spoke up to question the government and the county magistrate, demanding an explanation from them.
Are these men in black ghosts, or were the ones who attacked the girl human?
The magistrate knew there was no way to answer this unless the whole truth was revealed, because if the answer was that it was a human, then why had they always claimed it was the work of ghosts and evil spirits? Why couldn't they find out the truth?
But if you're talking about ghosts, then the four men in black standing here are clearly human.
If he were to insist that those who did these things before were ghosts, and that it just so happened that this time it was a human, and that Zhu Yunwen and his group just happened to discover it, that would be even more illogical.
Even a fool wouldn't believe such a statement. People these days are not easily fooled, so the county magistrate was in a dilemma.
At this moment, the county magistrate standing nearby spoke up:
"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me. I think we need to investigate the truth of this matter. What if it's the first time those four men in black have done something like this? Wouldn't that make things clear?"
Of course, it's possible they've done these things before, but just because they did doesn't mean ghosts and monsters don't do them too.
That makes some sense, but the key is what the four men in black have to say.
If these four men in black confirm that they only did this once or twice, then the authorities can say that the missing girls in the past were still victims of ghosts and monsters.
Just make these men in black clear that they have nothing to do with the previous cases of missing girls.
Zhu Yunwen naturally understood their intentions, but he remained calm and had his own methods. He then spoke:
"Since that's the case, then let's interrogate these four men in black. But this matter has escalated to this point, and if we hand it over to the officials for interrogation, it might not be convincing to the public."
"Why don't we, the officials and the people, interrogate these four men in black together right here? Only in this way can we achieve true fairness and justice."
The magistrate sneered, then spoke:
"Okay, whatever you say."
The magistrate knew that the four men in black were not stupid; since they had heard everything clearly, they would naturally cooperate.
We must keep this charade going and prevent Zhu Yunwen from succeeding.
So the magistrate prepared to ask questions. He had even thought about how to ask them and had already guessed how the men in black would cooperate with him to make the lie sound convincing.
Unfortunately, before he could speak, Zhu Yunwen said:
"Let me ask them myself. Your Excellency and everyone else, I will make these men in black tell you the whole truth."
The magistrate paused for a moment, then said:
"Okay, if you actually find out anything, that would be best."
Zhu Yunwen smiled, then looked at the four men in black. The four men in black also sneered inwardly, thinking that Zhu Yunwen was too naive.
They actually thought they could get them to tell the truth, but they knew very well that if they did, neither the magistrate nor the boss behind the scenes would be willing to find a way to kill them.
Therefore, they would never tell the truth, but would definitely cooperate with the magistrate's previous reasonable explanation.
Even many of the common people present were worried, thinking that Zhu Yunwen's question was useless.
Everyone else had heard it and could naturally cooperate with the magistrate, but Zhu Yunwen had a mysterious smile on his face.
Because Zhu Yunwen wasn't afraid that they wouldn't talk, after all, getting information out of them wasn't difficult for him.
Compared to questioning the man in black and the waiter individually, questioning so many people at once is indeed much simpler and offers more options.
He then looked at the four men in black, smiled, and said:
"Let me analyze the current situation for the four of you first."
The four men in black looked disdainful, believing that it was impossible to get any information out of Zhu Yunwen.
They would only cooperate with the county magistrate, because if this matter were to be made public, the four of them would be complete criminals and would certainly suffer a terrible death.
If they kept this matter a secret, the county magistrate might be able to find a way to save them.
Thinking about this, the way they looked at Zhu Yunwen became even more like they were looking at a fool.
But whether Zhu Yunwen was a fool or not, they would soon find out, just as Zhu Yunwen said:
"First of all, if ghosts and monsters really exist in this world, and those girls were indeed harmed by them, then the guilt you have committed cannot be denied."
Putting aside the fact that ghosts do bad things, the four of you sneaking into our room last night certainly had malicious intentions, which is enough to sentence you to death.
Secondly, if you cooperate with my questioning and tell me the truth of the matter in detail, then you will also admit to the crime.
The ultimate result is that everyone involved in this matter and the illegal activities will die. So, based on the current situation, no matter which outcome happens, you will all die.
Upon hearing this, the four men in black thought about it carefully, and their faces showed panic.
Yes, now for them, the question is no longer whether the missing girls were killed by ghosts or not.
Anyway, they had indeed committed crimes and would definitely die, which made them very panicked.
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