Chapter 466 Interrogation
This had never happened before. The villagers who came to ask for help were terrified and trembling all over. "Your Majesty, please go and save us!"
When I arrived, more than ten people were already burning. If you hadn’t gone, everyone in our village would have been finished.”
Previously, when the immigrants caught fire on their own, the villagers, who were worried that their interests would be affected after the land was distributed to the immigrants, hid behind the scenes and made a lot of sarcastic remarks.
Although they were frightened by the immigrants' spontaneous combustion, they were not too panicked.
Because the dead were all immigrants, and there were rumors that it was a punishment from God, everyone felt that it had nothing to do with them.
There are even those with bad intentions who think these immigrants deserve it.
But now, the disaster of spontaneous combustion is not only befalling the immigrants. The local people who were previously calm are now panicking, fearing that their families will be burned by the fire at the next moment.
The wealthy merchants in the city subconsciously ran towards the government office, hoping to seek help from the Immortal Emperor.
Jiang Tangtang was too busy to meet these people right now. She was rushing towards the village where the fire had broken out with the villagers who had come to report the news.
Until they saw Jiang Tangtang, everyone refused to leave and just surrounded the yamen.
Everyone gathered together and talked about the spontaneous combustion of villagers in Changping Village today.
Suddenly, an old man, hunched over, as if afraid of being overheard, lowered his voice and said to the person next to him, "Do you think that the heavens are not happy with Your Majesty for saving those immigrants, so they are punishing us local people?"
With so many people gathered together, even if he lowered his voice, the people next door would still hear him.
The woman next door immediately raised her doubts after hearing this. "Isn't it said that our Majesty is a disciple of the gods? Can't she just go and discuss it with the gods in heaven? Why is she burning so much?"
The old man said, "If that's what you said, when the immigrants caught fire, couldn't Her Majesty have just gone up to heaven and said hello to the gods? Why did she have to save them herself?"
The woman was speechless for a moment.
Someone nearby listened to the old man's words and said worriedly, "Your Majesty's previous policies angered the gods in heaven, causing them to punish you. Now you're going against the higher-ups. Will her immortal master take back her powers and stop blessing our great Republic?"
This speculation made everyone look worried.
Their great Republic of China is now enjoying good weather and getting better day by day. What is the reason?
Isn’t it just relying on the protection of gods?
But now their empress has been repeatedly opposing the gods in heaven, causing the gods to punish her again and again. Will they withdraw their protection of the people in the future?
If the people lose the protection of the gods, can we still live a good life?
Panic caused the scene to become chaotic in an instant.
At this time, Su said with a sullen face: "The spontaneous combustion of immigrants was not a punishment from heaven, but someone used evil magic to prevent His Majesty from implementing the new policy and to intimidate the immigrants.
Now that the other party saw that Your Majesty had seen through his trick, he changed his strategy and began to attack the local villagers.
The purpose is to cause panic and unrest among the people. If everyone really doubts His Majesty and loses their composure, then they will fall into their trap. They just want to see us in chaos. Therefore, you must remain calm and do not lose your composure.
After hearing Su's words, many frightened people calmed down.
The hunchbacked old man asked, "What kind of evil magic is so powerful?"
Su looked at the old man with a swift gaze and said, "Didn't you see what kind of evil magic was?"
The old man seemed to be frightened by Su and shrank his neck in fear.
Su suppressed the sneer on her lips and winked at the two people who were dressed casually beside her.
The two men walked up to the old man silently, one in front and one behind, sandwiching the old man in the middle.
At this time, a white-haired woman said, "That's right. Is there anything else besides witchcraft that can make a healthy person burn? It must be witchcraft."
Another old man nodded and said, "That's right! Don't you all believe even His Majesty's words? Don't you see who is responsible for our good life today?"
When these words were spoken, many people thought of the hard days in the past.
Natural disasters, wars, and oppression from higher-ups meant their lives were as bitter as swallowing coptis root. But ever since Jiang Tangtang founded Damin, she had done so much good for everyone.
It is because of her that they have the good life they have today.
How could they forget?
Many people spoke well of Jiang Tangtang. When no one was paying attention, two guards escorted the hunchbacked old man out of the crowd.
Among the crowd, the two old men who helped Jiang Tangtang speak also found an opportunity to enter the government office behind the yamen.
The two of them took off their attire as soon as they entered the government office. When their facial makeup was completely ripped off, revealing their true faces, they turned out to be Doctor Xue and Dou Xian'er.
Doctor Xue snorted, "That girl is really good at predicting things. Someone actually took advantage of this opportunity to cause trouble."
Dou Xian'er rolled her eyes at him and said unhappily, "What's the point of talking about maids or not? That's His Majesty! No matter how kind she is to us, you should know your limits. You've really not improved with your old mouth."
"Isn't it that I didn't notice it in front of you? I'm not like this in front of outsiders. I just like to nag for no reason! Let's go and see which bastard doesn't take human life seriously."
Doctor Xue muttered to himself as he and Dou Xian'er went to the secret room where the prisoner was interrogated.
Su was sitting on top of the chair, interrogating the old man.
The old man knelt on the ground, looking extremely scared, and kowtowed to Su Shi repeatedly, "Sir, I was just a mouthful and said a few nonsense words. I really know I was wrong. Please let me go!"
Su's eyes swept over him and said, "Tell me the truth, who sent you? If I ask you nicely now and you don't answer, someone else will come and ask you later, but they won't have my good temper!"
"Sir, are you going to force a confession just because I said a few gossips?" The old man knelt on the ground and cried loudly, "Is there any justice in this world?"
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