Chapter 199: Are they the remnants of the Li Emperor? Kill Li Fu
"Zhaojun! Zhaojun!" Wang Yan ran closer, barely catching her breath. "I went to look for Peng Kun tonight to inquire about why the people in Shouchun Prison didn't match the names on the roster. Now I think I know the reason!"
"What do you mean it doesn't match? Is there a discrepancy in the number of people?" He Zhaojun frowned.
"Not only that, but you asked me to compile a list of the people affected by the disaster. I've checked the county-wide list and can confirm that many people in this prison are being held under false names. Peng Kun used the names of many innocent people as cover to detain them."
Ling Buyi dismounted and asked, "So where are these people now?"
"Missing! I found out about the list and wanted to ask Peng Kun, but I caught you holding him hostage. I didn't have time to tell you. Just now, you ordered people to take those who needed to be detained to Shouchun Prison. I went to check, and many of them had been taken away." Wang Yan's face was pale.
At this moment, Ling Buyi's men came to report: "Young Master, we found a secret passage in Peng Kun's bedroom, which even leads to Shouchun Prison."
He Zhaojun suddenly remembered something, and her face froze. "Li Fu...it must be him. I once went to his bedroom at night to collect evidence of Peng Kun's rebellion, and Li Fu was there."
"Then he didn't hurt you, right?" Wen Ziduan was also very scared.
He Zhaojun shook her head. "He told me that many of his men were unable to leave Shouchun. Now that I think about it, they must have been secretly detained by Peng Kun."
"Then who is this Li Fu?" Ling Buyi felt very unfamiliar when he heard this name for the first time. In his impression, there was no Li Fu among the officials in the capital or even in other places.
Several people were puzzled. He Zhaojun lowered her head and thought carefully: "He must be different from Peng Kun. Why not interrogate Peng Kun first and see if we can get some information."
Several people came to the tent where Peng Kun was imprisoned. He showed no fear at all, as if he had already expected this situation to happen. "Ask whatever you want to ask, and don't waste your time talking nonsense."
"Marquis Xiaoyue said that those poisonous barriers are harmless to humans. Why did King Gan'an never come back? What did you do about it?" Ling Buzhi asked the question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time.
Peng Kun sneered, "So am I just going to watch him reap the benefits? Of course, I'll take the opportunity to kill him and support a small, insignificant King Gan'an to take the throne. As for causing the fall of the isolated city, that wasn't my intention."
Ling Buyi didn't believe this answer. He stabbed Peng Kun in the leg, causing him to howl in pain. "If you kill me now, you will never know the truth about Lonely City!"
"I have plenty of ways to make you live a life worse than death." Ling Buyi drew out his knife and glanced at He Zhaojun.
He Zhaojun stepped forward and asked Peng Kun, "Then why don't you tell me who is the person you secretly detained?"
Peng Kun's face turned pale from the pain and blood loss. "It's okay to tell you, they have the same goal as me. They just want to overthrow Emperor Wen's rule and ascend the throne as king."
"Then you should be allies, why did you become enemies?"
"Because they are the thieves!" Peng Kun was furious. "I, Peng Kun, want to rebel because I have great ambitions... But he, the former emperor, was so greedy and evil, and he also wants to take over the country?! I will pretend to cooperate first, and once I have enough food and supplies, I will detain all these people!"
"Remnants of the previous dynasty?!" He Zhaojun stood up suddenly, her expression serious, and whispered to the other two, "I know. Li Fu is actually Li Fu. He said his courtesy name is Zhengjun, which means righteous ruler."
She quickly shouted, "General Ling, quickly send people to guard all exits. The remnants of the Li Emperor must still be in the city!"
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