Chapter 31 The villains couldn't stand it anymore
From the moment Xuan Jingsi rushed in, Zhang Hongwen began to wonder what evidence he had been caught with.
He was not a good official. If all the crimes he committed were counted one by one, they would be enough for him to be guillotined a hundred times.
But the legal constraints in feudal society have always been inversely proportional to one’s status.
Just as Li Kan said that day, there are actually not many crimes that could sentence a third-rank official to death in reality.
However, Zhang Hongwen did not think that his act of raising monsters would be discovered.
This matter has been going on for nearly five years and there has never been any accident. All those who know about it are his confidants and there is no way they would betray him.
As for other issues besides "feeding monsters", Zhang Hongwen felt that he still had room to maneuver.
Of course, it is impossible to confess guilt voluntarily.
As soon as the cloth strip in his mouth was taken out, he glared at Wei Changtian, and shouted in a trembling voice as if he had suffered a great humiliation:
"You despicable boy! Stop spitting blood at me!"
"I have been an official for decades, and my words and deeds are worthy of the emperor and the people!"
"It's more worthy of my conscience!"
"You ask me if I know my guilt?"
"I want to ask you something!"
"What crime did you commit by ignoring the Daning Law and forcing a third-rank imperial official to kneel and silence him?!"
“…”
Zhang Hongwen's voice was full of sadness and anger, but also a sense of magnanimity with a clear conscience.
With such acting skills in his previous life, he would have won the Best Actor Award. If it were someone else, he would probably have been mesmerized on the spot.
Unfortunately, Wei Changtian was a "spoiler party", so after listening to it, he just sneered and said slowly:
"Master Zhang is right. It seems that your long-term illness has not affected your eloquence."
"Just a little forgetful."
"How about this, I take you to a place and help you reminisce?"
"Master Huang!"
Almost instantly, Wei Changtian's voice turned extremely cold: "Bring Master Zhang with you! Follow me!"
"Leave fifty people here to watch over the Zhang family!"
"From now on, anyone who stands up or makes a sound will be killed immediately!"
…
The continuous torches illuminated the surroundings like a high-power light bulb.
Seventy black-clad policemen surrounded Zhang Hongwen in three layers, and followed Wei Changtian closely with sharp knives in their hands.
Further ahead there was a trembling servant leading the way.
"Sir, this room is the master's bedroom..."
The servant pointed at the door tremblingly, and was immediately dragged aside by two officers.
Under the gaze of everyone, Wei Changtian stepped into the house while recalling the description in the book.
Xu Qingwan, with a stern face, and Huang Qianhu stood on either side of him to protect him, while Zhang Hongwen's face became paler and paler.
He raised his eyes and carefully looked at the layout of the room, and his sight slowly locked on a large floor-standing plum vase placed in the corner.
[…a colorful plum vase with a bulging belly and a bunch of marigolds inserted in it…]
Although Wei Changtian didn't know what marigold looked like exactly, he could tell that the small flower with white petals and yellow core in front of him was a type of chrysanthemum.
Yes, that should be it.
He took a step forward and stood in front of the plum vase, then turned back to look at Zhang Hongwen.
"Master Zhang, is there anything else you want to say?"
"I, I..." Zhang Hongwen's legs were shaking like a sieve and cold sweat had already soaked his whole body.
Anyone could tell that something was wrong with him now.
There is something wrong with Tie!
Captain Huang finally breathed a sigh of relief at this point, and then he saw Wei Changtian suddenly stretch out his hand.
"knife!"
"Ah, yes!"
With a "clang" sound, the cold blade was unsheathed, and the long sword with a flowered feather that could scare countless officials awake in their dreams was handed to Wei Changtian.
Move the plum vase with one hand and find the gap in the stone bricks underneath.
Wei Changtian aimed the blade and thrust it downwards with great force.
“Crack! Crack, bang, bang…”
The five-foot-long sword sank into the crack in the ground without any hindrance, and then the entire ground was filled with the sound of a slight mechanism operating.
“No…No!!!”
Zhang Hongwen suddenly screamed and struggled wildly.
But the next moment his mouth was stuffed again, and his hands and feet were held down. He could only watch as the secret door that hid the biggest secret of the Zhang family opened little by little.
"call!"
A cold wind blew out, and inside the door was a set of stone steps leading downwards, but it was unclear what the end was.
But judging from the scene before us, this is definitely a big project.
I just don't know what's hidden in such a dark room...
The group of people didn't dare to breathe and all stared at Wei Changtian.
However, the latter suddenly took a step back with a strange look on his face.
"No, why are you all looking at me? Come inside!"
"Do you want me to be the first one to go in?!"
…
For a villain, and a big villain with a background.
Taking the lead and taking risks personally is undoubtedly something that only a person with mental retardation can do.
The protagonist rushed to the front to show off, but Wei Changtian thought it would be safer for him to stay at the back.
Although it’s not mentioned in the book, what if there’s some deadly device hidden in this dark room?
Even though in the end it turned out that he was worrying too much.
After an incense stick of time had passed, the ten officers who had been sent out earlier came back one after another.
They were not injured, but their faces looked very bad.
"Master Wei, Master Huang..."
The leading officer reported with a grim face: "The steps lead to a huge stone cave, about fifty meters in radius. We have checked carefully and there are no hidden traps along the way."
Captain Huang asked hurriedly, "What's in the cave?"
"There is a quagmire, and in it is..."
"What on earth is it?"
Captain Huang frowned and asked sternly, "Why are you hesitating?"
"It's a toad demon..."
"Toad???"
"yes……"
"How ridiculous! How ridiculous!"
Captain Huang was both shocked and angry at this time.
What shocked people was that Zhang Hongwen actually dared to keep a monster at home, and what infuriated people was that such a good man as Xuan Jingsi would be frightened by a toad.
A young boy who is still wet behind the ears! No matter how ugly and weird a toad is, how scary can it be?
I have been investigating cases for so many years. What kind of bloody and brutal scenes have I not seen? "Humph! Lord Wei and I will go down and take a look!"
Captain Huang glanced at the officers and immediately went into the secret door.
After half an incense stick.
"Ugh... cough cough cough!"
"Wei, Master Wei, this..."
"Stay away from me and don't spit on me!"
Wei Changtian took two steps away in disgust, but his expression was still very ugly.
Although he had been mentally prepared, the scene before him was still enough to impact any human's psychological defenses.
I saw a giant toad as tall as two people lying in the huge swamp, its body covered with bumps as big as watermelons, and it was tied tightly with dozens of iron chains as thick as bowls.
Its cloudy eyes were filled with viciousness, half a human leg hung from the corner of its mouth, and its body was covered with broken limbs and white bones.
Even the swamp turned deep red.
It seems that this method of feeding living people has been going on for an unknown amount of time.
I can't stand this as a villain! Glancing at Zhang Hongwen who had fainted behind him, Wei Changtian suddenly asked Captain Huang.
"Master Huang, do you think we should ask Master Zhang to identify the monster he raised up close?"
(End of this chapter)
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