"Let me go! Let me go! Who are you! Do you know who I am? How dare you arrest me?" Boss Wang was tightly bound, but he seemed fearless in the face of the menacing group of people, shouting incessantly.

Those people ignored Mr. Wang completely and took him and his daughter, Wang Qianhua, away in broad daylight.

Before Jiang Suihe could react, the door to the room was pounded on.

"Is that Madam Jiang and her daughter Jiang Suihe inside?" The voice outside the door was chillingly cold.

Jiang Suihe was so frightened that she stood there in shock. Jiang Ling patted her shoulder gently and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, it's okay!"

After speaking, he walked straight to the door and opened it. A man in official robes stood outside. He glanced at Jiang Ling and asked again, "Are you Lady Jiang?"

Jiang Ling nodded and replied, "Exactly!"

"Alright, please come with us!" After saying that, the other party gestured for them to come, but their eyes did not leave Jiang Ling.

Jiang Ling led Jiang Suihe, whose legs were trembling with fear, slowly out of the room.

A carriage was parked outside the inn. The man from before pointed to the carriage and said, "Please, both of you, get in!"

Hearing this, Jiang Suihe felt a little relieved; at least she wasn't bound hand and foot as she had imagined.

While she was still in a daze, Jiang Ling had already gotten into the carriage and stretched out her arm to signal Jiang Suihe to hurry up and get on. Jiang Suihe didn't dare to delay and hurriedly climbed onto the carriage.

The inn wasn't too far from the government office. The two of them hadn't even been in the carriage for a few minutes when it stopped.

Jiang Ling led Jiang Suihe inside towards the prefectural residence.

The serious atmosphere made Jiang Suihe even more timid. If Jiang Ling hadn't been supporting her, she probably would have been too frightened to control herself by now.

Jiang Ling glanced at the three people who were bound hand and foot, and she already knew the answer in her heart. She and Jiang Suihe knelt respectfully below the hall and said, "This humble woman, Jiang, greets you two lords!"

"What?

"What?"

These two questions came from the mouths of Boss Wang and his daughter. They both looked at Jiang Ling in surprise, their expressions immediately turning frightened.

Jiang Ling didn't make any big moves. She glanced at them casually and then made no further action.

"My lord, everyone has been brought!" Chen Qiyu said to Governor Yu Yansong as he saw that the crowd had gathered below the hall.

Yu Yansong nodded, picked up the gavel, and slammed it hard on the table.

The powerful intimidation caused everyone present to tremble involuntarily. Boss Wang and Hao Lie were trembling like leaves, while Jiang Suihe and Wang Qianhua were no better off, although Jiang Suihe was clearly in slightly better condition than Wang Qianhua.

"Do you know your crime, sir?" Yu Yansong stared intently at Boss Wang and Hao Lie during their interrogation.

"Little one..."

"Old Wang!"

Boss Wang has always been a cowardly and weak person who bullies the weak. Under pressure from the court, he almost revealed everything.

Hao Lie, who was standing to the side, was someone who walked the gray area. He quickly spoke up to stop them. In Hao Lie's view, although he and Boss Wang were tied up, the governor had not yet said what crime they had committed. If it was not that kind of thing, and Boss Wang told others, wouldn't that be walking into a trap? Thinking of this, Hao Lie quickly scolded them.

"How dare you!" Yu Yansong was so angry at the scene before him that his nose almost twisted out of shape. Almost no one dared to "collude" like this in front of him. His gaze gradually turned cold. He narrowed his eyes and stared intently at Hao Lie in front of him.

Hao Lie felt a little guilty under Yu Yansong's gaze, and he immediately lowered his head, his eyes darting around, not daring to continue looking at Yu Yansong.

Yu Yansong stroked his beard and said meaningfully, "Should we tell you, or should we tell you?"

Mr. Wang, who was standing to the side, was so frightened that he lost control of his bladder and bowels. The stench gradually spread throughout the courtroom. Jiang Ling frowned and unconsciously moved her knees to the side with Jiang Suihe.

Yu Yansong noticed all of Mr. Wang's behavior, and a plan quickly formed in his mind.

"Guards! Take Boss Wang away and subject him to severe torture!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the two constables reached Mr. Wang's side, Mr. Wang turned pale, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted in the courtroom.

The two constables looked at each other, stunned and at a loss for what to do.

"Take him away!" Yu Yansong, who was used to seeing the world, did not show any surprise. Instead, there was a hint of contempt in his eyes.

Seeing that someone had spoken, the bailiffs, one on each side, carried the unconscious Mr. Wang away from the courtroom.

"Hao Lie, will you talk or not?" Yu Yansong asked, squinting at Hao Lie.

Hao Lie also seemed a little flustered at this moment. He recalled how pathetic Boss Wang had been earlier, fainting before he could even be tortured. He felt a little remorseful, but he didn't regret his years of operating in the gray area. Instead, he regretted being blinded by money and giving the top position to such a good-for-nothing daughter.

Thinking about this, Hao Lie's mind was in turmoil. The consequences of confessing on his own initiative and being implicated by Boss Wang were worlds apart, but now he was completely confused about whether or not to tell anyone.

Before long, the constables carrying Boss Wang came out from the front. One of the constables walked up to Yu Yansong and whispered something in his ear. Yu Yansong's originally tense lips suddenly showed a slight smile, but it disappeared in an instant.

Hao Lie saw this seemingly insignificant movement clearly.

"Could it be? Could it be that Old Wang has already confessed?"

"Damn it, I shouldn't have taken that extra thousand taels of silver. Now I've lost both my wife and my money!"

"Hao Lie, I ask you, have you thought this through?"

Before the little figures in Hao Lie's mind could finish their "battle," Yu Yansong's cold tone instantly pulled Hao Lie back to reality.

Seeing Yu Yansong's expression, Hao Lie suddenly gritted his teeth and decided to try again.

He raised his head, deliberately feigning innocence, and cautiously inquired with drooping eyes and a downturned mouth, "Sir...Sir, this humble subject knows not what crime I have committed!"

With a loud "smack," Yu Yansong's hand throbbed slightly from the impact. Yu Yansong, who was already known for his fiery temper, was completely enraged. If it weren't for his official robes, he probably would have already thrown the gavel at Hao Lie's face.

"Damn it, I've never seen such a shameless person!" Yu Yansong cursed under his breath behind everyone's back.

"Hao Lie, I'm giving you one last chance. If you speak, I promise to spare your life. If you don't, according to the laws of the court, you should be executed immediately!" Yu Yansong said again, barely suppressing his anger.

Unexpectedly, Hao Lie, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly curled the corners of his mouth slightly and said to Yu Yansong, "Sir, you are very learned. Have you ever heard a saying?"

"If you want to find fault, you can always find a pretext!"