Chapter 209 Rumors
Yuan San glanced at Ying Cang, who was lying on the ground like mud, hesitated for a moment, and then led his men down.
Jiang Tangtang glanced at Ying Cang lying on the ground, making sure he was still breathing. Then he slowly said, "Tell me! How did you convince Wei Haohan to send troops to attack our island with you?"
She didn't know if she was too suspicious or what, but she felt that Wei Haohan would not send troops to attack the island just because of his words.
Ying Zong glared at her angrily and said, "I've already confessed countless times, why do you still want to interrogate me again?"
Every time Xie Xin interrogated a prisoner, he would use different torture methods and interrogate the prisoner over and over again to ensure that the content of the interrogation was true.
Ying Cang simply hated his endless tricks and almost couldn't make it several times, so he told the truth.
"What did you offer him to negotiate?" Jiang Tangtang analyzed to herself, "The Ying family is now bankrupt, and their property has long been divided up by local tyrants. You no longer have the capital to negotiate with Wei Haohan, so you must have offered something else in exchange. However, the land on my island is definitely not enough."
She observed Ying Zong's expression and said slowly, "Besides that, did you get any other information in exchange?"
Ying Zong looked at Jiang Tangtang in disbelief, not understanding how she could see through something that even Xie Xin had no doubt about.
Jiang Tangtang knew she was right when she saw his expression. "Tell me, what information did you get to exchange with him?"
"Are you panicking?" Ying Zong quickly concealed the look of surprise on his face. His ragged voice was like a demon from hell. "I have already told Lord Wei all your secrets. Now the whole of Lingnan knows you are a witch. It won't be long before the whole of Great Zhou knows your secrets. Your Lu family won't be able to run rampant for much longer, and you won't be able to live much longer either."
Jiang Tangtang was a little worried at first, but seeing him like this, she knew he was just bluffing.
She leaned forward slightly, revealing a wicked smile. "Yes! I am a demon girl, and I am going to dig out your heart and liver and eat them right now! We demon girls love to eat the hearts and livers of those with evil hearts and bad lungs. That way, our power will increase greatly. Especially for someone like you, who has a black heart and carries resentment and curses. It's even better."
As she spoke, her slender hand slowly reached towards Ying Zong's heart.
Her arms were white and delicate, like the finest white jade, and her whole body was as beautiful as a mountain fairy.
The words "fox spirit" unconsciously popped up in Yingzong's mind.
His eyes widened in horror. He wanted to hide backwards, but he was too badly injured to move.
Finally, he could only yell at the top of his lungs: "You devil, you hurt people for no reason, you will be struck by lightning."
"Your Ying family has done so many evil things, but you're not much better than me, right? If the thunder is going to strike, it will strike you first! I'm not afraid." Jiang Tangtang said, enduring the stench of blood at the tip of his nose.
"We didn't dig out people's hearts and livers to eat," Ying Zong closed his eyes resignedly. "Don't be crazy. Your crimes will soon be exposed, and you will be burned to death."
Jiang Tangtang observed his reaction and after confirming that he really thought of her as a demon, she was too lazy to waste time on him and directly called someone over to pull him away.
"What should we do with this person?" Xie Xin said with his head down.
"Just lock him up first and don't let him go out." Jiang Tangtang went back to her room and wrote a letter to Lu Shiyan. Knowing that Xie Xin must have reported the news about Ying Zong to him long ago, she didn't say much and just recounted the interrogation of Ying Zong today.
Lu Shiyan was listening to the report from his subordinates at this moment.
Recently, there have been many strange rumors in the streets and alleys, saying that the warehouses of Xiang and Song families were not stolen by the Wong Tai Sin Goddess, but by demons causing trouble and stealing from several families' warehouses.
The rumors both explicitly and implicitly pointed out that this was a demon kept by the Lu family.
These goblins can steal the property of Xiang and Song families for the Lu family, and will also obey the Lu family's orders and steal everyone's money.
Originally, the people were all defending the Lu family, but after the money of many families disappeared, public opinion gradually changed.
A large number of people gathered outside the government office, saying that if the Lu family needed money, they would be willing to give away all their wealth. Some people even knelt at the door and returned the money to them, saying that it was the family's life-saving money...
"Sir, I think someone is deliberately spreading rumors and slandering our reputation." Zhou Lei said angrily.
Lu Shiyan said, "Send someone to check and see who these people are." He thought for a moment and then instructed, "During this period, arrange for more patrols. Also, advise everyone to stay indoors at night as much as possible."
"Your Excellency means that the other party has a backup plan?" Zhou Lei said.
Lu Shiyan frowned and said, "Just a precaution."
"Then what about the rumors outside? This is very bad for our reputation." Moreover, when these people walked outside, the common people always looked at them with strange eyes, as if they were monsters raised by the Lu family.
Lu Shiyan raised his hand and pinched his brows, "Once we catch the troublemaker, the misunderstanding will be resolved naturally."
"I'll go right away!" Zhou Lei is now working with a group of exiled people, and they are all working very hard.
Following Lu Shiyan closely is their only way to change their situation.
If they didn't follow Lu Shiyan, the crime of exile would be pinned on them for the rest of their lives.
Their descendants will also be descendants of sinners.
But if they followed Lu Shiyan and he achieved great things one day, those of them who had first followed him would become the elders of the new dynasty. Their wealth and prosperity, and bright future, were imaginable.
But if the Lu family were to go bankrupt, those of them who first followed Lu Shiyan would definitely be the first to suffer the misfortune and lose their heads.
Everyone tried their best to catch the person who was causing trouble behind the scenes and damaging the Lu family's reputation.
Before being exiled, Zhou Lei was a military commander with extraordinary abilities, and the people who followed him were also military commanders with considerable abilities.
With so many people working together, they were able to capture the man quickly.
However, these people were good at martial arts and were agile. After being caught, they immediately bit the poisonous fangs in their mouths and committed suicide, leaving them no chance to interrogate them.
Just when Zhou Lei was worried, Lu Shiyan also received letters from Jiang Tangtang and Xie Xin.
After reading the content of the letter, I still don’t understand what’s going on.
It was obvious that Wei Haohan listened to Ying Zong's words and made two arrangements. On the one hand, he sent people to Taiwan to capture the Lu family members to threaten him, and on the other hand, he arranged people to ruin the reputation of the Lu family.
Wei Haohan had indeed made such an arrangement, and he felt it was foolproof. He had sent 5,000 elite troops on an expedition to the island.
How many men could Lu Shiyan, a criminal who had just been exiled to Lingnan, have under his command? He had to deal with the Nanyue people and guard against the various forces in Lingnan. He must not have many soldiers left on the island.
The people he sent would definitely be able to capture the island and the Lu family.
Wei Haohan felt that he had secured victory and was extremely excited for several days. This excitement even alleviated the pain of his legitimate daughter's accidental death.
However, after He Zhiyong led his troops out for more than ten days and no news came back, he became a little restless.
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