Chapter 245 Confession
The man lying on the ground was ice-cold. Daji squatted down, looked him in the eye, and said, "Besides, you can hold it in. Do you think the two people on either side of you can hold it in?"
Liu turned around and said, "Let's go to the other side."
"You..." The voice was hoarse and almost unutterable, but Liu still heard it. She stopped and turned her head slightly to look at him.
He swallowed, easing his dry throat a little. "Can you afford to kill me?"
Liu sat back in her chair and said, "If I don't kill you, I can't afford the price. If I let you go, then you can bring more people to kill my whole family?"
The man didn't say anything.
Liu asked, "What's your name?"
He didn't answer.
Liu didn't ask any more questions, but simply said, "If you want me to not kill you, you have to offer enough leverage."
"Your question..."
"Answering my questions only allows you to choose how you want to die: an easy, dignified death, or a painful one." Liu said, "What are you afraid of? You're already missing, and to your master, you're as good as dead. I can't let you go back, and if I get word out that you said something to me, do you think they'll attack your family?"
The man widened his eyes and looked at Liu with resentment and fear.
Liu said, "I am not a bad person, but for the sake of my grandson and my remaining family, I am willing to become a demon, so please don't force me."
Bullshit, it’s obviously you who has been forcing me!
But he couldn't bring himself to say this because he didn't dare to anger Liu, as it would do him no good.
Mrs. Liu was very patient and stayed with him in silence.
After a long, long time, he finally said in a hoarse voice, "I want to drink some water."
Liu nodded slightly to Daji, and Daji picked up the kettle on the ground and fed him some water.
He drank several mouthfuls greedily, fell to the ground and took several breaths before saying, "My master is Lord Yan, the governor of Yizhou."
Liu narrowed her eyes, "Isn't he the King of Yizhou?"
He sneered, "If you were the King of Yizhou's men, you would have been dead long ago."
After these words were spoken, the three people in the room fell silent.
Liu took two steps back and sat on the chair, looking at him quietly.
Now that we have started, there is nothing bad to say.
"The King of Yizhou's men went to Longzhou and learned that you had moved to Mianzhou. That's why they asked the three of us to investigate. Actually, we still want to find the identities of the couple from six years ago."
Liu asked awkwardly, "Why didn't you look for it then?"
As soon as this question was asked, the other party realized that Liu had always known about the existence of a couple. It seemed that there was indeed a person who slipped through the net back then.
The thing might have already been in Liu's hands.
He gave a wry laugh and said, "We also suffered heavy casualties back then. The younger man from that couple was quite skilled in martial arts, and one of the two who went after him was killed, and the other was seriously injured. We searched for the survivor immediately, but not only did they not have what we were looking for, they didn't even have any proof of identity."
"He was seriously injured, so he was lucky to have dragged his companion's body back. Naturally, he couldn't find the time to investigate his identity right then and there." He said, "Our reinforcements didn't arrive until the next day, and when we went to look for him, the body was gone. The scene was in chaos, and it had just rained, so many traces had disappeared. We could only inquire in the villages below the mountain."
He came here to find out the identities of the couple from that year, so naturally he had to understand the clues from that year thoroughly. So if Liu asked him about other things, he might not know, but when it came to the matter of that couple, he was probably the one who knew the most about them except for the people from that year.
"We didn't really suspect Qili Village because it was so poor," he said. "Although the couple didn't have any possessions, their clothes were good quality. The man had calluses on his palms, but his wife looked like she hadn't worked much, so she must have come from a well-off family."
"If that couple is really from a nearby village, then they are most likely from Dali Village or Baimaquan Town."
Therefore, they focused their main attention on Dali Village and Baimaquan Town.
Especially Baimaquan Town, which is a big town with a large population. As for Qili Village, the people there only came once and left after hearing no news.
It was not until people learned that the Bai family had moved to Qili Village that they began to doubt Qili Village.
This time they came here not only to find out the identity of the couple, but also to keep an eye on the Bai family. If they really have any suspicions, they believe that the masters above will not mind having a few more wronged souls in Jiannan Road.
After all, too many people died this time, didn't they?
Having seen so many life and death situations, he no longer values human life so much. But when it was his turn to die, he felt the fear.
He wants to live!
Liu asked, "You said they had no valuables on them, and that lady had no jewelry on her?"
"No."
Liu didn't ask any more questions and got up and left.
Daji followed him out, and soon a servant brought him food and water.
Liu went to the next door and obtained almost the same confession using the same method before leaving the yard.
Daji followed behind, "Old lady?"
Liu stopped and said, "This is different from what Erji said."
"When Erji talked about that couple back then, he said they looked like they came from a wealthy family. The woman not only had a red hairpin in her hair but also a jade bracelet on her wrist. How could she not have any wealth?"
"So the only survivor is lying?"
Liu nodded, but then thought about it and shook her head, "Not necessarily. What if they hid the things themselves?"
But Liu thought about it and felt something was wrong. She shook her head and said, "That's not right. If they knew they couldn't escape, what's the point of hiding the things? Hiding the deadly things is fine, but why hide the valuables too?"
"When the young master goes to school, I will take people to the mountain to look for him."
Liu nodded. Although there was a high possibility that she wouldn't find it, she still had to give it a try.
Wei Zhi and his group are now living in Luojiang County. The situation in Qili Village is not too serious, so County Magistrate Fu certainly cannot take Wei Zhi there. The places he took Wei Zhi to are all the worst-hit areas in Luojiang County.
Wei Zhi sighed slightly after reading this and said, "I'm aware of this matter. When I return to the capital, I will definitely write to His Majesty to include the Mianzhou area in the tax reduction and exemption area."
The local gentry and wealthy people who had been following him were extremely grateful and sang praises to the saint's kindness and Lord Wei's heart for the people.
The Mianzhou Governor keenly heard another meaning, "My Lord, are you going back to the capital?"
Wei Zhi nodded, "The disaster relief is complete. This time I was mainly here to see the disaster situation in various places. Now that I'm done, I naturally have to return to Beijing."
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