Chapter 438 Implicate
On the night when Sheng Ze and Shen Qingqian went to store grain, they caught a man wandering around the granary, and the interrogation of this man was handed over to Chief Justice Lu.
This guy is also very resilient. No matter how he is interrogated, he just says "I couldn't sleep at night so I went out for a walk" and doesn't say anything else.
Chief Justice Lu was in great pain and had to ask Liang Cheng for instructions.
When he went there, the Zhang family happened to send Ma Tingting to Liang Cheng.
A very articulate servant came with them and in a few words explained how Ma Tingting was trying to sow discord between Zhang Zhiyao and Liang Cheng.
"General, my master and you both work for the imperial court. The situation described by this woman would never happen. Please understand my words, General."
Liang Cheng listened with a sullen face, and only then did he force a fake smile and said, "Master Zhang is right. We officials in the court are all working for the emperor. How could we do anything that violates the court's laws?"
"That's right." The servant bowed. "This girl has been handed over to the general. We, the lord, will not interfere in her treatment. If there is nothing else, we will return first."
Liang Cheng asked someone to see the Zhang family off, and then looked at Ma Tingting who was pouting, "Why are you so concerned about the Shen family? Are you the missing daughter of the Ma family?"
Ma Tingting widened her eyes and shook her head desperately.
She never expected that Liang Cheng would guess her identity right away!
Liang Cheng smiled, "It's no use denying it," he said, looking at Chief Justice Lu, "It's just right that you're here. Take her away for questioning, and take the Ma family into custody as well."
Chief Justice Lu accepted the order and then bowed and said, "The person who appeared near the granary that night has not confessed. What should we do with him?"
"No confession." Liang Cheng frowned. "If he's alright, he won't run away when he sees Cheng San. Let's torture him."
After receiving the order, Chief Xing Lu quickly took Ma Tingting out.
Liang Cheng paced in the military tent with a frown on his face.
This woman from the Ma family cannot be kept, and I don't know how much the other members of the Ma family believe what she said.
Liang Cheng stood still with his hands behind his back, a cold light flashing in his eyes. This family could not be kept.
Shortly after he made this decision, someone from the recruit camp came to him.
"General, what on earth did Ma Laosi do wrong? Why did Lao Lu kidnap him?"
Liang Cheng glared at him and asked, "Why, do you want to protect him?"
"Well, that's not the case. The main thing is that Ma Laosi is very hardworking. These days in the recruit camp, no matter what he does, he is the most hardworking. Besides him, there is Shen Yong. The two of them are role models for the entire recruit camp. If I punish them for no reason, I'm afraid something will go wrong with the recruits."
Liang Cheng heard this, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, "Is he really as good as you say?"
Shen Yong knew that one of Master Shen's grandsons looked lazy on the surface, but he performed very well in the recruit camp.
The new recruits' instructor nodded. "Yes, no matter how you look at it, Ma Laosi doesn't look like the troublemaker that Old Lu said he would be."
Liang Cheng lowered his eyes and quickly said, "Alright, I understand. You can go back now. The new recruits must be trained well for me."
"Of course I will," the new recruits' instructor said confidently. "Just wait. In half a month, I'll bring them out for a walk. I guarantee you won't be disappointed!"
After he left, Liang Cheng sent a message to Chief Justice Lu: Let Ma Laosi come over.
Ma Laosi was brought before Liang Cheng. No one knew what they talked about, but in the end Ma Laosi returned to the recruit camp.
That night, all other members of the Ma family, including Ma Tingting, died quietly in the torture chamber of the Hubei Northern Army.
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