The rows of cheating candidates trembled with fear, but none dared to respond.
"You won't talk, huh?" Qin Yu grinned sinisterly, then cruelly threatened him.
"Zhu Fei, if these bastards won't talk, then peel the answers off their bellies, cut off the heads of those whose answers are hidden in their hair, and cut off the thighs of those whose answers are hidden in their thighs, and then investigate them thoroughly!"
"Yes!" Zhu Fei replied firmly, drawing his broadsword as if he were truly going to do as instructed.
The cheating candidates were so frightened that they begged for mercy and confessed honestly.
"Your Majesty, spare us! It was Bolunlou! They claimed to have exam questions and connections in the court, and that the questions were absolutely correct. They lured us into buying the questions, which is why we committed such a grave mistake!"
This was exactly what Qin Yu had been waiting for.
"What? Someone in the imperial court? This is outrageous! Zhu Fei, immediately take men and investigate that Bo Lun Lou!"
The news that the Imperial Guards had surrounded the examination hall and halted the imperial examination quickly spread throughout the capital.
Zhu Fei arrived at Bolun Tower with a large number of Imperial Guards and coldly ordered, "Investigate! Investigate immediately for me!"
A full half hour passed, and the place was turned upside down. All the waiters were dragged to kneel in front of the restaurant and begged for mercy, but the owner of the restaurant was still nowhere to be seen.
One of his subordinates reported with a wry smile, "General Zhu, we've searched everywhere, but we can't find him at all."
Zhu Fei sneered and stared at the beautiful maid, asking directly, "Tell me, you should know where the owner of the Bolun Restaurant is hiding!"
His guess was correct. The maid was a servant of the Bolun Tower, and also a plaything of its owner. When asked, she was terrified and gave a direct answer.
"Sir, spare me! I know where he's hiding; it's in this secret underground room!"
"Take me there!"
Upon arriving at the first-floor hall, a delicate jade fish sculpture sat on the front desk. The beautiful maid placed her hand on it and, with some effort, turned it clockwise. Suddenly, the floor opened, revealing an entrance that could only be shrunk to one person.
Zhu Fei secretly thought it was clever; no wonder so many people couldn't find it.
After leading his men down, he indeed found the owner of the Buren Building, who was hiding there, standing trembling in the corner.
Upon receiving the news, Zheng Bolun, the owner of Bolunlou, planned to escape, but the Imperial Guards had already surrounded the place. Helpless, he could only hurriedly hide in a secret room.
Zhu Fei ordered his men to seize him immediately. "Hmph... Boss Zheng, you hid beforehand, so you must know what you've done, right?"
Subsequently, the fat-headed and big-eared Zheng Bolun was directly arrested and thrown in front of the emperor.
"Your Majesty, spare me! I'll tell you everything!"
Qin Yu clearly hadn't expected Zheng Bolun to betray his teammate so readily; he immediately gave in before Qin Yu even asked any questions.
"Speak! You're just a restaurant owner, you certainly can't get the exam questions right. Who else is colluding with you? If you dare to lie and try to fool me, hmph!"
With a stern threat, Qin Yu gave An Fu a look.
The latter meant it clearly, a terrifying, sinister smile.
"His Majesty specially ordered me to practice this slow slicing technique. Now, even after eighty-one cuts, a person won't die!"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Bolun turned pale and kowtowed repeatedly, "It was Young Master Weng, Weng Deli, the eldest son of Grand Secretary Weng. He gave me the test questions and told me to take the opportunity to sell them."
"The profits will be split 30/70, I get 30% and they get 70%. If you don't agree, I'll threaten to use my influence in the court to shut down the Beren Tower!"
"The Boren Building represents the culmination of most of my life's work, and I could not bear to part with it. That is why I had no choice but to agree under duress."
Qin Yu was very satisfied with Zheng Bolun's honesty and muttered something under his breath.
"Weng Deli?"
He then looked at Weng Tonghe beside him.
"Grand Secretary Weng, this is your eldest son!"
The latter's head was also buzzing, and he felt it was unbelievable.
After a moment of shock, he quickly responded.
"Your Majesty, I have absolutely no knowledge of this matter!"
"Then tell me, should I arrest him now or not?"
“My son is usually timid and cowardly. How could he have the audacity to do such a thing? I am confident that he has been framed!”
"Good! Zhu Fei, bring that Weng Deli here immediately. I want to interrogate him personally."
Zhu Fei was as efficient as ever; in less than an hour, Weng Deli was pinned down in front of Qin Yu.
"Your Majesty, when I went to arrest him, this guy was still gambling at the casino, and he was losing so much his eyes were bloodshot!"
"What? Deli, you actually gamble!"
Weng Tonghe was shocked. Clearly, the old man was completely unaware of his son's true nature.
Looking at Zheng Bolun kneeling beside him, Weng Deli knew that something was wrong. However, after seeing his father's solemn assurance that his son would never do such a reckless thing, he felt a chill in his heart and denied it repeatedly.
"This bastard is spewing lies! Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly! I am innocent! It was absolutely not me!"
Weng Tonghe also chimed in with his support and made assurances.
“My son is cowardly, Your Majesty. This old minister dares to guarantee with his reputation that he did not do this.”
Qin Yu chuckled inwardly; Weng Deli was truly well-hidden.
Do you think you can just deny it with an innocent look on your face and think I'll believe you?
dream!
Qin Yu, who knew the truth best, looked at Zheng Bolun and asked, "Tell me, does this matter have anything to do with the eldest son of the Weng family?"
"Yes! He coerced that villain to do it!"
"Zheng Bailun, I'll fuck your mother!"
Enraged, Weng Deli glared and kicked Zheng Bolun to the ground.
"Insolence!" The emperor slammed his hand on the table. "I'm still sitting right here!"
“You said you had nothing to do with this, but Zheng Bolun insisted it was you. Flies don’t land on eggs without cracks.”
"Zhu Fei, what should the Embroidered Uniform Guard do when they encounter this situation while investigating a case?"
When asked, the latter sneered, "In this situation, we should use torture to extract a confession, since there are both witnesses and physical evidence!"
Weng Tonghe, who was standing nearby, was speechless, since everything was done according to the rules.
"Very well!" Qin Yu ordered loudly, "Then do it the way your Embroidered Uniform Guard does!"
"yes!"
Soon, Weng Tonghe was forced to the ground, and the huge court rod was swung around repeatedly, with screams of agony rising and falling.
In reality, the latter also knew that things had escalated to this point and could no longer be covered up. Enduring it like this would only result in unnecessary physical suffering.
It would be better to actually summon him; with your father pleading for him, you might be able to save your life.
"Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me! I've confessed!"
Zhu Fei immediately waved his hand to stop and looked at the emperor.
Qin Yu, however, felt this was a great opportunity for revenge and nodded slightly.
"Zhu Fei, why are you looking at me like that? Didn't I tell you to follow the procedures of the Embroidered Uniform Guard? The procedures haven't been completed, so why is he making a fuss!"
Upon hearing this, Ong Tak Lee was so angry he felt like he was going to vomit blood, but he seemed to have no way to refute it.
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