Prefect Liu and Manager Hu were completely dumbfounded.
Who is this person?
Do you know how to interrogate someone?
How can someone like that be allowed to hold an official position?
How do you know we won't tell you if you don't ask?
At this moment, even if they had a million curses running through their minds, neither of them dared to talk back to Jing Zhe.
Two soft knocks sounded at the door. Jing Zhe looked up and Yu Li nodded to him. Jing Zhe understood and immediately got up to leave.
Seeing this, Manager Hu hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, President Jing, you have to ask! How will you know we won't tell you if you don't ask?"
Prefect Liu was much more direct, shouting loudly, "I'll talk, I'll talk!"
The sound penetrated the cell and echoed in the corridor.
"You have something to say, right?"
Jing Zhe was quite satisfied with this, and seeing the two nodding, he sneered, "But I don't want to hear it!"
"..."
After saying that, he left the two stunned people behind and walked away.
Prefect Liu and Manager Hu stood there, completely stunned.
Is this some kind of joke?
After Jing Zhe left, Manager Hu asked, "Prefect Liu, what exactly does he mean by this? Why won't he listen when we take the initiative to speak up?"
Having served as an official for many years, Prefect Liu had seen a lot in his life. He calmly analyzed the situation and said, "Perhaps he already knows that we have the heir of the Yu King behind us. Even if he tells us, he can't do anything to us."
"What about our families...?"
"Don't worry! We were scared by him just now. Manager Hu, think about it. Da'an has been established for so long. Apart from committing the crime of deceiving the emperor, which would result in the extermination of nine generations of one's family, who else would commit a crime and then kill their family? So he must know that he can't do anything to us, but he can't swallow this anger, so he scared us!"
After listening to Prefect Liu's analysis, Manager Hu agreed that it made sense, and then said with lingering fear, "Luckily we didn't say anything, otherwise if the young master had known we almost—"
"Shh! Don't say such things. When the young master arrives, we'll insist that we didn't say anything!"
"good…"
After a brief conversation, the two fell silent again.
...
Once outside, Jing Zhe and Yu Li walked out along the corridor.
"President Jing, have they said anything?"
Yu Li shouted loudly.
"Hehe, those two are too cowardly. I only scared them a little, and they said that the owner of the Qu Family Cloth Shop was secretly colluding with them to bring down the Zhou Family Cloth Shop and take its place!"
Jing Zhe also spoke loudly.
"Then I'll go in and have them write down the evidence, sign it, and put their fingerprints on it, so I can send someone to arrest that guy surnamed Qu?"
"No need."
Jing Zhe waved his hand: "I have a feeling that there are definitely more than just the three of them. The ledgers of Juxianlou that were burned must have recorded a lot of dirty secrets. I'll take some time in the next few days to interrogate them properly. I'm sure I can find out a lot of people. Then I'll write them all down and have them sign and seal them before arresting them. It's better not to alert them! By the way, don't let anyone come in or out of here casually these next few days!"
"Yes, President Jing!"
After saying that, Jing Zhe prepared to leave. As he left, he glanced at the side of the camp and saw a figure running past. Jing Zhe naturally knew who it was.
He had previously told Yu Li that he was the heir of the Yu King. Even if Manager Hu implicated him, given his status, such a small matter couldn't do anything to him. However, if he were caught hiring someone to commit murder, that would be a different story...
What Jing Zhe needs to do now is to force him to kill someone.
When Yu Li returned after Jing Zhe left, there was another person at the door, who was naturally the Crown Prince of Yu.
"Oh, what brings the young master here?"
Yu Li looked curious, and his acting skills were no less than Jing Zhe's.
"Oh, I often eat at Juxianlou Restaurant and have some connections with Manager Hu. I couldn't bear to see them arrested, so I came to check on them!"
“But… Your Highness, this is the Imperial Prison, ordinary people aren’t allowed in. Besides, President Jing just left, and when he left he said—”
"Am I an ordinary person?"
The Crown Prince of Yu glared at Yu Li, then ignored Yu Li calling after him and went straight inside.
Yu Li smiled as he watched the Crown Prince of Yu's retreating figure.
...
Upon hearing the door open again, Prefect Liu and Manager Hu assumed it was Jing Zhe returning and remained lying there without moving.
Upon seeing this, Yu the Great's heir became even more furious.
"Cough cough..."
Upon hearing the familiar voice, the two realized that it was the Crown Prince of Yu, not Jing Zhe, and immediately jumped up.
"Your Highness!"
"Your Highness!"
The crown prince of Yu waved his hand, signaling them to keep their voices down.
"Have other people come to see you?"
"..."
Prefect Liu glanced at Manager Hu and thought to himself that Jing Zhe had just left when the Prince of Yu arrived. He must have seen Jing Zhe, which was why he asked that question.
He immediately replied, "Your Highness, the man surnamed Jing just came by!"
"But we didn't say anything!"
Whether he was seeking credit or expressing loyalty, Manager Hu hurriedly said.
"Did you really not say anything?"
"Really, we didn't say anything!"
Prefect Liu also patted his chest and said.
"So... what did he ask you?"
"We didn't ask anything! Your Highness, you must save us!"
Didn't you ask anything?
Then why did you say "you didn't say anything" just now?
Isn't this just like protesting too much?
The Crown Prince of Yu glanced at the two of them but did not expose them. Instead, he said in a deep voice, "You two can stay here peacefully for the next few days. I have already come up with a way to save you. Just wait!"
"Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Your Highness!"
The two expressed their deep gratitude.
Afterwards, the Crown Prince of Yu walked out of the prison with a gloomy expression, cursing Manager Hu and Prefect Liu countless times in his heart.
Those two traitorous dogs!
While Jing Zhe was still in the prison, the Crown Prince of Yu came to the prison. At that time, he heard Prefect Liu shout loudly, "I will talk!" When Jing Zhe left, he told Yu Li that they had confessed about Master Qu, and he heard that too.
Therefore, the crown prince of Yu had already concluded that the two had betrayed him, and it was only a matter of time before they exposed him!
Since you are so heartless, don't blame me for being ruthless!
After pondering for a long time, the Crown Prince of Yu went directly to the Qu Family Cloth Shop.
When Master Qu heard that he had been implicated, he was equally furious.
"Your Highness, it doesn't matter if they implicate me, but if they implicate Your Highness, then we're finished! We need to make plans as soon as possible before they leave any records!"
The Crown Prince of Yu nodded, but hesitated, "The best way is to make them dead, because only the dead will not talk. But the Heavenly Prison is heavily guarded, and it's not easy to do it!"
After a moment of contemplation, a cold glint flashed in Master Qu's eyes.
"Your Highness, I have a friend who happens to work in the imperial prison..."
"..."
When the Crown Prince of Yu came out of the Qu Family Cloth Shop, the gloom on his face vanished.
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