"I'll only ask you once. Answer honestly: who was behind the burning of the granaries in the seven southern states?"
"I really don't know."
"Butler Pang, show us your talent!"
"Leave it to me!"
“I said! It was the Pang family who colluded with officials in various places and colluded with people from local sects to do it.”
Who else was involved?
"have……"
The recording stone on the table quickly recorded the evidence of Wang Shifan's crimes.
After Wang Shifan finished speaking, he pleaded, "I've told you everything I need to tell you, can you let me go now?"
*Snap*
He was met with another slap.
"Are you kidding me? Your Wang family was involved in this, and you still think you can get away with it? Where do you get the courage and confidence to daydream like this?"
After getting what he wanted, Ding Bu'er knew he could explain to Shen Zhao, so he didn't pursue the matter further and simply ordered, "Drag the man away and keep him under close guard. Also..."
Looking at Wang Shifan's battered and bruised body, he squinted and said, "Our tribunal has never caused you any physical harm, nor have we threatened or coerced you into anything. You confessed everything voluntarily, right?"
Looking into Ding Bu'er's murderous eyes, Wang Shifan couldn't help but shudder and nodded repeatedly: "I know."
"Okay, go and call the next person in."
Half a day passed, and when Ding Bu'er brought more than a dozen sound recording stones and placed them in front of Shen Zhao, Gu Jingyan was speechless.
"Master Chen, all the evidence has been recorded, and the suspects' statements are consistent. We can proceed."
"Leave it to Lord Gu. This is a matter for the imperial court; we are merely assisting in the investigation."
Gu Jingyan looked on incredulously. After listening to the testimony inside one of the sound-recording stones, he asked blankly, "That's it?"
"Hahaha, it's over!"
Shen Zhao patted him on the shoulder.
"Congratulations, Lord Gu. Now you can go back and report. But there's still an agreement between us."
"If these corrupt officials can be wiped out in one go, it will surely bring a new atmosphere to the Great Yin Dynasty. I will entrust this mere material possession to you."
"Then I shall respectfully comply!"
Shen Zhao did not refuse. He took the storage bags filled with treasures and tossed them to Ding Bu'er: "Have someone purchase surplus grain from various immortal sects in Su Yunying's name to provide relief to the disaster victims outside the city. I don't need to repeat the procedure to you, do I?"
"Leave it to me, it's a piece of cake."
Gu Jingyan was greatly surprised upon hearing this: "You want so many spirit stones and treasures to help the disaster victims?"
"It wasn't me, it was that person!"
Following Shen Zhao's gaze, Gu Jingyan looked at Su Yunying, who was meditating cross-legged not far ahead.
"Shen Zhao, what is your relationship with this young lady?"
Gu Jingyan finally couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering him.
"You and I have known each other since childhood, and the Emperor Emeritus personally named you as the consort of my Great Yin Dynasty, but why..."
Shen Zhao made a shushing gesture: "I know what I'm doing, but have you ever thought about what the point of a life is if you spend the rest of your life with someone who doesn't love you?"
It wasn't until after she ascended the throne that I realized we were completely different people. She was the supreme ruler, while I was just a rootless nobody.
Do you think there can be happiness if we're forced to be together?
Gu Jingyan frowned: "But aren't you afraid that His Majesty will lose face by doing this..."
"Losing face is a small matter, but if one's life is like this, that's the most painful experience. She will meet someone she truly loves, but that person will never be me."
Jingyan, you should understand one thing: everyone has the right to choose their own destiny, and matters of the heart cannot be forced.
Gu Jingyan sighed, "Fine, but do you intend to continue like this?"
Shen Zhao took a sip of spiritual wine: "What's wrong with that? I'm a wanderer by nature. Besides, if I don't experience the wonders and wonders of this Immortal Martial Continent and feel the warmth of human life, wouldn't my life have been wasted?"
"Haha, you're so carefree. So many people dream of becoming a royal son-in-law, but it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You, on the other hand, take it all in stride. It's truly enviable."
"Haha, everyone has the right to pursue their own lifestyle, regardless of whether they are open-minded or not."
The two clinked glasses and exchanged toasts, as if they had returned to their past lives.
Just then, Pang Feiyan's cries and pleas came from outside the door.
"Tang Ran, please take me with you. I have nothing left now, you can't abandon me again."
"Pang Feiyan, your Pang family is finished now, but I won't go down with your family! Let go now!"
"No, take me with you!"
"You bitch! Now you know to beg me? Why didn't you think of me when you slept with Wang Shifan? You cheated on me and you expect me to save you? Do you think I'm that cheap?!"
"No, Tang Ran, my relationship with Wang Shifan was just an accident. He seduced me, and I was bewitched to do something stupid."
Besides, he didn't have his tongue inside me, so I didn't cheat. And even if I was wrong, it was just a mistake every woman makes at this age. Can't I change?
Upon hearing this, Shen Zhao spat out a mouthful of wine.
What kind of outrageous statement is this? It's too much!
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