Although no one spoke, the atmosphere in the cell had changed.

Mrs. Fang, who was originally angry, became a little nervous, and County Magistrate Li, who was originally pretending to be dead, was also nervous.

The officials present here all felt it.

Obviously, Funiushan is a place in Dongping County. Is there anything unique about this place? Are both the plaintiff and the defendant nervous?

"How do you know?"

Two voices inquired from the cell.

An old lady Fang and a county magistrate Li.

This is even stranger.

When Fang Chengyu mentioned this place name, perhaps Magistrate Li, who had done something wrong here, would be surprised, but why was Old Lady Fang also surprised?

Shouldn't Fang Chengyu know about this place or this matter?

What is this about? The officials present were somewhat curious.

What did you see in Funiushan?

"Chengyu, you..." Old Mrs. Fang had already stood up, looking a little anxious.

"This is not something Wang Jiang found out." Fang Chengyu gave Old Lady Fang a soothing look, "I found this out myself."

Without waiting for Old Lady Fang to say anything else, she looked at County Magistrate Li.

"I think everything in this world is nothing more than cause and effect. Every effect has a cause, so this is very simple. You must be related to our Fang family. I looked up all the information about you and your relatives, I also looked up the Dongping County Annals, and I also flipped through some poetry collections, and then I found a poem."

"This poem was written by a scholar from Dongping County. The poem is not well written, so there is no need to elaborate on it. What attracted me was the small inscription of the poem. He wrote about the joy of climbing Mount Funiu with County Magistrate Cao Zun on September 18th of the fifth year of Yongxian, and my friends Wang Ziqing, Huang Ye and Li Changhong accompanied us."

Fang Chengyu said this and looked at County Magistrate Li.

"Master Li, are you saying that this is someone with the same name as you?"

Surprisingly, I found evidence from the poem that Li Changhong appeared in Dongping County.

The people present looked slightly surprised and moved.

It sounds easy, but you can imagine how much it takes to see.

It seems that this thin boy is quite strong.

Li Xianling's eyes flickered for a moment.

"So what?" he said, "I've been to Mount Funiushan, so what? You also said that the poem says that I went to the mountain with others. What does it have to do with your Fang family? Does that mean that those people who went with me that day were the ones who harmed your Fang family?"

Yes, so what if you have been to Funiu Mountain?

The most important thing is: What happened in Funiushan that day?

According to Fang Chengyu, the Fang family must have been in Funiushan that day, and something happened that happened to be seen by Li County Magistrate. This is how the cause and effect was established.

What could make a person plot for decades to harm others?

Everyone present pricked up their ears.

County Magistrate Li sneered with disdain, but there was also a hint of expectation in his eyes.

It seemed as if she was expecting him to say something more specific.

Old Mrs. Fang was a little nervous and took another step forward. Fang Yuxiu, who was supporting her, could clearly feel her grandmother's tense body.

What exactly is going on? As victims, they cannot testify against the perpetrators?

A thought flashed through Fang Yuxiu's mind.

In this slight silence, Fang Chengyu's gentle and soft voice sounded again.

"Master Li, you're talking too much." He said. "It doesn't matter if someone else has been there, because the person who is tied up here now is not someone else, but you. Besides, I'm not saying this to verify it with you."

Not seeking verification?

Why is that?

As Fang Chengyu spoke, he backed away with his hands behind his back, taking one, two, three steps at a time until he stopped in front of a guard standing beside him.

He gave a brief salute to a soldier.

"Brother Bing, can I borrow your knife?" he said gently.

Hyowei looked slightly surprised and looked at the officials present.

"Master Fang, you must not resort to lynching." An official could no longer bear it and reminded.

Fang Chengyu replied respectfully.

"Don't worry, sir. I know the laws of the country and the rules of my family," he said.

The official stopped talking and glanced at Magistrate Ma, who still had a blank expression on his face, as if he was daydreaming.

The soldier did not hesitate any longer and drew his sword and handed it to him.

Fang Chengyu thanked him again and held the knife.

His manners were elegant and polite, but his body was as thin as a child's. Holding such a bloody knife, he looked extremely mismatched and somewhat ridiculous.

And there was something clearly wrong with the way he was holding the knife.

"This is my first time holding a knife." He probably knew this and explained it to everyone shyly.

However, no one cared about this, or his explanation, which made him look even more like a child.

Fang Chengyu walked up to County Magistrate Li with a knife in hand.

"I'm just telling you that I know you have a secret." He continued, "Now I don't want to give you evidence, but I want you to tell me your secret."

Magistrate Li laughed, but his laughter stopped as soon as the young man put the knife to his neck.

"The book says that scholars have integrity and are strong-willed. They keep their promises until their death," Fang Chengyu said. "You know I have been ill for so many years and have not been able to study. I have never met scholars like you, so I want to see if you are really so strong-willed that you won't say anything."

County Magistrate Li's expression changed slightly, and the officials present frowned again.

"You probably know that being sick is boring, especially since I've been sick for so long, so I read a lot of books, quite a few interesting books, one of which talks about the methods of torture and punishment since ancient times." Fang Chengyu looked at County Magistrate Li and smiled, "I have always doubted the truth, and now I can try it on you, Lord Li."

Not to mention the stinging and icy pain of the knife on the neck, just the look and tone of the young man's voice were so eerie that it made people feel creepy.

"Who do you think you are? Who do you think you are? Stop putting on airs here." County Magistrate Li shouted angrily.

As soon as he finished speaking, the young man drew back his knife and thrust it out again.

Low cries were heard in the cell, and County Magistrate Li also broke out in a sweat.

The knife grazed his shoulder and stuck into the wall behind him.

"You still don't know who we are? What can we do?" Fang Chengyu whispered in his ear, "If someone really spoke for you and could save you, I wouldn't have brought this knife near you. Wake up, Lord Li. You are an adult. Don't be less sober than a child like me."

Lord Li looked at him with a changing expression.

Fang Chengyu also looked at him.

"You know we can do it. You actually know that our support is terrible." He said, "Otherwise you wouldn't have planned it for so many years and would not have been so cautious in harming people."

Lord Li's lips trembled.

"I don't need to know anything else. I just want you to tell me one thing." Fang Chengyu looked at him. "Did you do this on your own? Or did someone instruct you?"

Lord Li's eyes were a little vague and his breathing was rapid.

"You just need to answer yes or no." Fang Chengyu's voice rose again, "Just one or two words to answer, and I will give you a quick death."

He didn't promise to let him go.

With such a deep blood feud, letting it go is just like coaxing a child.

They were bound to kill him, but how they killed him was different.

A series of tortures or a painful death by slitting the throat.

This is a very cruel but also very merciful condition.

The atmosphere in the cell was stagnant, and Lord Li's scattered vision suddenly focused and then went crazy.

"I want to do it myself, why can't I do it? You Fang family can do it, I can do it, anyone can do it, why can't it be me?" He suddenly shouted, his expression violent, as if his spirit was finally forced to collapse.

Everyone in the cell was shocked.

Li Xianling struggled, and the chain made a clattering sound.

"I was right behind there, and I saw it too. Didn't your Fang family just grab it first?" he shouted.

When he said this, the old lady took a sudden step forward.

"Kill him," she shouted.

As soon as she uttered the word, Fang Chengyu's knife was pressed cleanly against County Magistrate Li's neck. With a "puff", blood spurted out.

The rest of the words that Li County Commander wanted to say got stuck in his throat. He stared with his eyes wide open, chuckled twice, and lowered his head without moving.

There was silence in the cell for a moment, and then there was noise.