Chapter 90 Who Speaks First
"But Uncle Li, you still haven't told me how many gambling houses you own?"
Yun Zhao blinked and looked at him with delight.
Li Dali was suddenly unsure what this person meant.
He turned to the side, and behind him lay a pile of account books!
"This, let me see it?"
Yun Zhao was somewhat taken aback.
In her previous life, she was the Princess Consort of Huainan, so reviewing account books was naturally no challenge for her.
However, she is currently a young girl of only five years old, who has not yet reached the age of marriage.
She was skilled in medicine, which could be attributed to her family's imperial physicians. She was intelligent and could understand medical treatments just by looking at them.
But what housewife would be so hasty in teaching a five-year-old to read account books?
Not to mention, these ledgers came from a gambling den, a place teeming with all sorts of people.
"Aren't you overestimating me? I'm only five years old, how could I possibly understand?"
Yun Zhao looked at him innocently.
Li Dali: ...
She had just told him that her uncle had killed her father and that he was to become a spy for her uncle.
Now, tell him she's only five years old?
It seems he overestimated her; after all, even the most intelligent five-year-old child can't possibly know everything.
However, Yun Zhao also had to find a way to take these account books away, so that he wouldn't lie to him!
"However, I think my second uncle might know something, but who knows!"
After thinking for a while, she decided to use her second uncle, Xu Yinan, as an excuse.
"Alright, then I'll have someone send this ledger to the county government."
Li Dali didn't care who could understand it; he just had to maintain the right attitude.
"I'll be going now~"
Yun Zhao stood up, and Hua Hua behind him immediately opened her eyes.
Let's go~
Li Dali watched as she beckoned to the tiger, which then stood up, walked to her, and bent down to let her climb on it.
He had never seen a tiger before, but he had seen many wild beasts. This was the first time he had ever seen such a docile tiger.
Li Dali personally escorted Yun Zhao out, but did not see Wei Jingchen anywhere.
"Why don't you come back with us, young master? When Wei Jingchen arrives, I'll tell him you're going back first?"
We can't just leave her here waiting for Wei Jingchen, can we?
"Okay, then I'll have to trouble you, Uncle Li~"
Asking Wei Jingchen to pick her up was just a pretext to deceive her uncle.
She also wanted her second uncle to come and "see" the account books; she couldn't waste time here.
"You guys, bring out the account books and take the young master back to the county government office."
"yes!"
The group quickly went inside to move the account books.
Wei Jingchen, who claimed to have gone out on business, was actually in the county jail at that moment.
He had barely stepped out the door when he climbed over the wall back into the county government office.
Lu Xun kept watch outside for him, while he sat casually in front of the two imperial guards.
Even those in the Imperial Guards had heard of Wei Jingchen's great name.
These two imperial guards were close to the emperor, so they naturally knew the name Wei Jingchen.
Neither of them expected that this young master Wei would secretly come to the prison.
What was even more unexpected was that he just sat there without saying a word.
As time went on, the two of them began to have doubts.
One of them finally couldn't help but speak up.
"What is Young Master Wei doing?"
"Did His Majesty order you to kill Yan Jing?"
Wei Jingchen suddenly spoke, and both of their hearts skipped a beat.
There shouldn't have been anyone nearby when they attacked Yan Jing!
Wei Jingchen and his group arrived later, and it was precisely because of their obstruction that the two were unable to go and kill Yan Jing in person.
How did he know that the two of them wanted to harm Yan Jing?
The two pretended not to know anything and looked at him with surprise.
"What do you mean by that, Young Master Wei? We and Commander Yan are all members of the Imperial Guard."
Commander Yan is our superior; how could we possibly kill him? Moreover, His Majesty relies heavily on the Commander.
How could you possibly make us do such a thing? Please don't falsely accuse us of something!"
Knowing that neither of them could directly admit it, Wei Jingchen also couldn't directly kill them.
He took out a cloth from his waist, unfolded it, and inside were silver needles as long as his palm!
"What is Young Master Wei trying to do?"
"You two are from the Imperial Guard, so you should know that there is a method of torture that uses these silver needles."
Wei Jingchen smiled and looked up at them, holding the silver needle.
Sunlight streamed through the ventilation window in the wall, casting shadows on his face, creating a play of light and shadow, like a grim messenger from a sinister hell!
The smile was clearly as gentle as a spring breeze, yet it sent chills down one's spine.
Wei Jingchen stepped forward, grabbed one of the men's shackled hands, and stuck a silver needle under his fingernail!
"ah……"
Before he could even scream, Wei Jingchen raised his hand and dislocated his jaw!
The silver needle pierced his skin, causing him to turn deathly pale with pain, yet he couldn't utter a single word.
It can only make incoherent sounds, like a mute.
The other person next to him took a few steps back in fright, his lips twitching a few times with fear.
"Everyone says that Young Master Wei is the most talented man in the capital, a gentle and refined gentleman. I never expected that someone like him would resort to private torture!"
“Using vigilante justice? That’s not quite right. Your fingernails were dirty, I was just cleaning them for you.”
After saying that, he stuck a needle into the man's finger.
The fingers are connected to the heart; this is much more painful than direct caning.
"I never expected someone like you would use such sordid methods of a woman's inner quarters!"
"Oh."
Wei Jingchen looked up at him with a half-smile.
"I don't have time to listen to your comments. Whoever speaks first will live, and the one who speaks later will be worthless."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and closed the man's chin.
"Come on, who wants to go first?"
Wei Jingchen calmly took two steps back, showing no intention of removing the silver needles.
The man was in so much pain that he was covered in cold sweat, and his hands were trembling uncontrollably.
He would rather be beaten with a military rod than suffer this excruciating pain in his fingertips!
Seeing that his companion was not in good condition, the person who had not been tortured panicked and quickly warned him.
"I'm warning you, if His Majesty finds out you've told anyone, you won't survive either!"
"That's not necessarily true. The person who speaks first will live, but the person who speaks later will die. Once the person dies, the secret will be lost to everyone, right?"
Wei Jingchen's words immediately enlightened the two of them.
He's planning to kill one and spare the other!
Whoever speaks first will live.
Now the plague is rampant, and even the commander has been burned in the name of the plague.
Then the other dead person can also be eliminated in the name of this plague!
"I said! Yes, it was His Majesty who wanted to kill Yan Jing!"
The person who had been subjected to needle torture blurted out.
The other person looked at him in horror and frustration.
"His Majesty doesn't just want to kill Yan Jing; His Majesty means that if Yan Jing cannot be brought back alive, he must be disposed of on the spot!"
"Yan Jing is the commander of the Imperial Guards who guard the palace. His Majesty wants to kill him, but is it because he knows some terrible secret?"
Wei Jingchen looked at the two of them suspiciously.
"His Majesty didn't say, but I'm certain it's related to your family's exile!"
Upon hearing this, Wei Jingchen paused in his actions.
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