Lord Cui exclaimed in surprise, "Who is it?"
Only then did Zhang Amin reveal his extreme indignation: "It belongs to my manager, who is also the mastermind behind the salt smuggling case!"
Lord Cui was even more bewildered: "What exactly is going on?"
Lord He looked at Zhang Amin, signaling him to continue.
"Replying to your question, sir, three months ago I met the manager for the first time at an underground casino. He was masked and I couldn't see his face. He only said that there was a big deal that was guaranteed to make money. I happened to be in debt from gambling, so I agreed. When I found out that it was about selling smuggled salt, I was terrified because if I got caught, I would lose my head. But later, the casino pressed me for the debt, so I had no choice but to agree. At the time, I said that I would only do this one deal, but later... people are never satisfied. After tasting the sweetness, I could no longer stop."
A few days ago, the shopkeeper suddenly said that someone in the capital was investigating the smuggling of salt, and told me to go out and lay low for a while. He said he would take care of my family. But I never expected that his "care" would mean the massacre of my whole family. On my way to escape, I encountered bandits several times. At first, I didn't take it seriously, until one of them revealed his true colors and I realized that they were all sent by the shopkeeper. He wanted to kill me to silence me, and my family was probably doomed as well.
Fortunately, when those assassins ambushed me yesterday, Lord He intervened and saved my life. My lord, I will tell you everything you want to know. I am willing to pay any price to kill him and avenge my family.”
As he spoke, tears welled in his eyes, veins bulged on his forehead, and he was furious.
Lord Cui nodded, understanding dawning on him: "So that's how it is. In fact, we had already been aware of your movements for a long time. The reason we hadn't arrested you was because we were thinking of playing the long game, but we didn't expect there to be something like this behind the scenes. In that case, you shall come with me back to the Dali Temple prison."
Zhang Amin nodded in agreement: "Yes."
Before leaving, Lord Cui looked at He Shuhong and couldn't help but show his admiration: "Lord He, you have excellent skills."
He Shuhong smiled and shook his head: "Take care, Lord Cui."
On the carriage, Lord Cui looked at the tall gate of the He residence and couldn't help but sigh. He had previously thought that Lord He was a mediocre official who only knew how to file complaints, and only against the Third Prince. He never expected that Lord He was so shrewd and had unknowingly helped him uncover such an important informant.
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The Second Prince's Residence.
"Your Highness, something terrible has happened! Five shops on West Street have also gone out of business!"
Mu Anyu, sitting in the armchair, was already extremely agitated: "What do you mean you can't continue? How can you not continue?"
The servant wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "Someone has come to the store to cause trouble again. They say our jade has many impurities, the workmanship is rough, the price is too high, and the service is terrible. A group of people are arguing and demanding a refund."
Mu Anyu rubbed his temples: "Someone must be deliberately targeting me, it must be, otherwise all the shops wouldn't suddenly be maliciously attacked."
The servant lowered his head and dared not speak: This is not malicious slander. I can't stand the quality of the goods in the store. It's only a matter of time before they are returned. It's just that the smoke is coming out all at once, which is a bit troublesome to deal with.
"Your Highness, I know where that vile woman is!"
The study door was pushed open, and Wang Wan'er walked in confidently.
Mu Anyu looked at her, his brows furrowed, somewhat disbelieving.
Wang Wan'er continued, "Your Highness, recently there have been one problem after another in the shop, and the one pulling the strings behind the scenes is that slut surnamed Jin."
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