Zheng Tong was furious. Just as he was about to speak, Qi Ziang shouted, "Now that Yu Zhiyong has been exposed, where else can you hide? Do you really want to get your whole family killed?"
Zhou Hai finally reacted and angrily stepped forward, grabbed Zheng Tong by the collar and lifted him up: "Are you really connected to the pirates?"
“I, I…”
Zheng Tong's forehead was covered in cold sweat.
Zhao Lin said quietly, "It's okay if you don't tell me. With your status, you must be connected to Yu Zhiyong. As long as we catch him, everything will be clear. If you still think that the master can save you, forget it. Not to mention a mere admiral, even if the Duke of Wei comes in person, it will be useless."
Qi Ziang and Zhou Hai's expressions changed.
Is Zhao Lin really going to confront the Duke of Weiguo?
Even though he is favored by the emperor now, he is still the Duke of Weiguo, the number one person in the army.
Can you really beat him?
Zheng Tong remained silent.
Zhao Lin had no patience for wasting time with him and said, "Lock him up and return to the city tomorrow to arrest Yu Zhiyong. If we can't get any information out of him, fine. But if we find out it's related to Yu Zhiyong or the pirates, I'll kill the whole family!"
Just two simple words, but with a powerful threat.
And everyone present knew that Zhao Lin was not just talking, he really dared to do it.
Zheng Tong fell to his knees, his face pale: "Admiral, save me."
Zhou Hai said in disbelief: "Are you really connected to the pirates?"
Zheng Tong cried and said, "Admiral Pang forced me to do this."
As Zheng Tong cried, everyone knew what role he played.
Simply put, Zheng Tong is a pawn planted by Pang Dongxing under Zhou Hai. He usually monitors Zhou Hai's every move and sometimes plays tricks with pirates under Pang Dongxing's orders.
"I did this because of Admiral Pang's coercion. I didn't do it voluntarily. Sir, you have to believe me." Zheng Tong cried.
"I'll beat you to death, you bastard."
Zhou Hai was so angry that he kicked Zheng Tong to the ground, pointing at him and cursing, "How many of our brothers have died at the hands of pirates? I wish I could skin them alive, and you actually colluded with pirates? What do you mean you were forced? Pah! If you don't want to, who can force you? Why don't you come and force me, fat guy?"
Zheng Tong got up and knelt on the ground, lowering his head and saying nothing.
Zhou Hai cursed angrily and turned to Zhao Lin, saying, "Sir, it was my fault for not disciplining him properly that such a disaster occurred. I am primarily responsible, but it was also Admiral Pang who forced him to do so. Please give him a chance."
Zhao Lin looked at Zhou Hai with admiration.
It's good that he doesn't shirk responsibility and is willing to take responsibility for his subordinates.
"Whether we can let him go depends on whether he is sincere." Zhao Lin said.
Zhou Hai was smart now, and reacted immediately. He turned around and kicked Zheng Tong, saying, "Hurry up!"
Zheng Tong had no choice but to say, "Admiral Pang... Pang Dongxing always asks me to do something by sending a message, without any concrete evidence."
Zhao Lin's face darkened, and Zheng Tong quickly said, "But I know he has connections with the pirates on the Pirate Island. Those pirates have a base on an island outside Jian'an Province, so we can start from there."
"Commander Zhou, tomorrow morning, you will personally lead the team to capture the people and make sure not to let anyone go," Zhao Lin ordered.
"Yes, sir." Zhou Hai responded quickly.
Early the next morning.
Zhou Hai assigned half of his men to escort Zhao Lin and the pirates back to land, and personally led the remaining men to capture the people Zheng Tong had betrayed.
Zhao Chenhan waited for Yu Zhiyong all night but received no reply, so he had to go to the guest room to rest.
As a result, not long after he fell asleep, he was woken up by someone sent by Yu Zhiyong.
"Zhao Lin is back."
Yu Zhiyong's face was grim, and his hands couldn't help shaking: "Not only did they come back, they also killed and captured thousands of pirates."
"What?"
Zhao Chenhan was shocked and asked quickly, "Will it implicate us?"
"Probably not."
Yu Zhiyong said this without confidence.
These pirates were all contacted by Yu Zhiyong. Last night, he sent his followers to Xiawan Island to inquire about the situation. If they were caught by Zhao Lin, they would definitely give him away.
But Yu Zhiyong had no other choice but to wait for fate to come.
Fortunately, he didn't have to wait long.
The door was slammed open and some soldiers rushed in.
"Yu Zhiyong, you colluded with pirates and tried to murder my master and the imperial envoy. The evidence is irrefutable. Come with us."
"No one in the Yu family is allowed to move, otherwise you will be treated as an accomplice."
"Catch him!"
Following Shen Huai's order, the soldiers rushed in, first tying up Yu Zhiyong rudely, and then began to arrest other people.
All the people in the Prince's Mansion must be arrested and released only after being interrogated and confirmed to be innocent.
"You can't arrest me. I don't know anything."
Zhao Chenhan shouted angrily.
Chen Huai sneered, "Prince Zhao is here, and you're still claiming to be unaware? Arrest him! If you dare to resist, I'll kill you without mercy!"
"you?"
Zhao Chenhan was furious, but did not dare to resist.
Zhao Mingya came out and said angrily, "What are you going to do? Who gave you the courage? We are from the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion."
Chen Huai sneered and said, "Even the Zhenbei Palace is not allowed. Take them all away!"
Everyone in the Prince's Mansion, including Zhao Mingya and her brother, were brought before Zhao Lin.
At this time, Zhao Lin was on the shore.
Wooden stakes were hammered into the ground, and then pirates were brought up in batches and hanged on the stakes one by one.
Looking at the rows of corpses floating in the wind, Zhao Mingya's face changed and she couldn't help but vomit.
"Sir, everyone from the Prince's Mansion has been brought here." Shen Huai reported.
Zhao Lin nodded and ignored those people. He just watched his men hang up all the pirates.
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