Ling Hua, who was standing next to him, immediately knelt on the ground to explain.

"Your Highness, what Ouyang Feng said is very correct. The reservoir is under the supervision of the Ministry of Water Resources. I don't know what is going on. But since it is under the supervision of the Ministry of Water Resources, it must be that they did not manage it strictly, which led to the water level drop..."

With just these few words he pushed all the responsibility away.

Chu Weiyue beside him said with a tut-tut sound: "You guys are really good at shirking responsibility."

When there are benefits, everyone runs faster than anyone else, but once problems arise, they rush to shirk responsibility.

Several people knelt on the ground, all silent.

Wen Jingchi said nothing, and fixed his eyes on Ling Hua: "Go and get the official who oversees the water conservancy department to come to me immediately."

Ling Hua felt as if he had been granted amnesty, and immediately stood up from the ground: "Okay, Your Majesty, I will personally find him right now."

He was also afraid that Wen Jingchi would hold him accountable, so he didn't even call out to his men and left on his own.

Half an hour later, a supervisory official from the Ministry of Water Resources came over with Ling Hua. His name was Wang Changjun, and Wen Jingchi had met him once before.

On the way, Ling Hua had already explained the whole story to him clearly.

Wang Changjun was so frightened that he was shaking all over. The moment he saw Wen Jingchi, he knelt down and kowtowed to him.

"Your humble servant greets His Majesty. I didn't know the Ninth Prince was here. Your humble servant..."

"Don't talk so much nonsense. I want to ask you why the water level dropped so quickly. And why was the canal sold to the Ouyang family? Tell me the truth."

Wen Jingchi's tone was too harsh, and Wang Changjun was so frightened that he trembled all over. He hesitated for a moment and explained subconsciously.

"Your Majesty, I didn't know that the canal was connected to the reservoir. If I knew, how could I dare to sell the right to use the canal?"

This made Chu Weiyue next to him laugh out loud: "Aren't you afraid of being laughed at for saying this? The prince hasn't even said anything yet, and you actually said directly that the reservoir is connected to the canal. If you didn't know before, how could you say such a thing?"

"Besides, as a supervisory official of the Ministry of Water Resources, you can't possibly not know that the water in the reservoir is connected to the canal, right? If you really don't know, you are such a foolish official!"

Faced with Chu Weiyue's harsh questioning, Wang Changjun continued to deny it stubbornly.

"Your Highness, I really didn't know that the reservoir was connected to the canal. Please take a closer look."

He didn't say a word else, and still insisted that he didn't know.

Wen Jingchi laughed coldly, sat on the chair next to him, looked at Wang Changjun seriously, and said nothing.

Being looked at like this by Wen Jingchi, Wang Changjun felt goosebumps all over.

His eyes were too sharp and soon he was sweating profusely.

"Wang Changjun, how long have you been a supervisory official at the Ministry of Water Resources?"

"To answer your Majesty, it has been nearly ten years."

"It's been nearly ten years. You must know every part of the reservoir. Even people like us who have just arrived know it. You actually covered it up by saying you didn't know about it. Who do you think you can fool with your words?"

"If you don't tell me the truth, I will definitely throw your whole family into jail. I think you know the difference between concealing and confessing. If things go wrong, your whole family might be implicated!"

Wen Jingchi's voice was very soft, but it scared Wang Changjun so much that he almost collapsed to the ground.

He naturally knew that what Wen Jingchi said was true, and he was caught in a dilemma.

Chu Weiyue who was standing beside him let out a long sigh.

"According to the law, if you confess, only you will be punished. If you continue to conceal it, your entire family may be punished as well. At that time, at least three generations of your clan will be exterminated."

The last few words frightened Wang Changjun so much that he trembled all over. After hesitating for a moment, he could only kneel on the ground and kowtow.

"I admit that I knew the canal was connected to the reservoir, and I sold the right to use the canal just to use my position to release water and make a profit. But I never expected that the water level of the reservoir would drop so rapidly.

There was nothing wrong with it in the past few years. Who would have thought that this would happen this year? I really didn't know anything about it. I just wanted to make a profit from it, but I didn't do anything with the reservoir..."

In the end, he was crying so hard that he couldn't speak, and he kept kowtowing and confessing his guilt.

Wen Jingchi was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and set his eyes on the guard next to him.

Several guards immediately arrested Wang Changjun and put him in jail.

Ouyang Feng saw all this and couldn't help wiping the sweat from his forehead. He immediately knelt on the ground and apologized.

"Your Highness, I really didn't know that the water in the reservoir and the canal were connected. At that time, it was Your Highness who personally approved my purchase of the canal. We also have an agreement between us, and my actions are reasonable. I hope Your Highness will understand this clearly."

He immediately took out the purchase receipt, which had everything written clearly in black and white.

On the surface, the Ouyang family had nothing to do with this matter, and at most they were unaware of it.

Wang Changjun's words were an attempt to drag the Ouyang family into trouble, but that was a bit far-fetched.

Besides, Wen Jingchi knew very well that how could a small Ouyang family dare to be so bold and presumptuous.

He pretended to know nothing and just gestured to him.

"Get up. I forgive you for being innocent. I didn't say that the culprit, Wang Changjun, had anything to do with you."

Ouyang Feng then stood up from the ground, his heart finally at ease. He thought Wen Jingchi would throw him into jail as well.

Even so, his heart was still very uneasy.

Suddenly, Wen Jingchi set his eyes on Ouyang Feng.

"Master Ouyang, I see that your house has good conditions and environment. Why don't we stay at your house for the time being? Send someone to clean up the room immediately."

After a moment's pause, Ouyang Feng agreed repeatedly.

"It is a great honor for my humble abode that Your Highness can stay at my house. I will go and prepare now."

He turned away suspiciously, his expression changing instantly.

Originally, Wen Jingchi didn't plan to live at his place, but suddenly having to live at his place must be a bit strange.

But he didn't dare to disobey Wen Jingchi's order and could only do as he was told.

When they returned to Ouyang's house, it was already late at night. They went to the room where Wen Jingchi lived. There was no one else there except the three of them.

Shen Mubai frowned first and said in confusion: "Why do I feel that this matter is a bit strange, especially the behavior of the Ouyang family."

Wen Jingchi did not speak, but Chu Weiyue nodded in agreement: "I also think their behavior is very strange. Besides, the people have been poor for so many years, how can they make money from it?

The people here have no money at all, and the Ouyang family will not get any benefit from monopolizing the market. Even if they are rich, they can't sell anything if the people have no money. I don't think money is Ouyang Jia's main purpose. "

"You are absolutely right. I think so too. But if it's not for money, then what are they doing it for?"