Under Zhu Yunwen's scheme, all of those men in black were tricked by him.
The first man in black clearly knew what Zhu Yunwen had asked earlier, but now he was completely bewildered, as if he knew nothing at all.
As for the other three men in black, they clearly knew nothing, but at this moment they seemed to know everything, and even couldn't wait to take some practical actions to atone for their crimes.
Then this scene unfolded: before almost everyone present could react, the second man in black, who had been fooled, eagerly stepped forward to offer his so-called supplement.
He considered it a supplement, but the first man in black didn't say anything, so what he called a supplement is what has truly become the explanation now.
Then, the second man in black hurriedly spoke up:
"This is all a conspiracy by the government and the boss behind the scenes. There are no ghosts at all. If ghosts really exist in this world, why haven't any ghosts come after us for all the heinous things we've done?"
Therefore, there were no ghosts or monsters at all. The real story is this: the imperial court cracked down hard on brothels and similar establishments, eliminating all professions where women made a living by selling their bodies.
This has harmed the interests of too many people. Many business owners in this industry, though unwilling, dare not go against the government and can only switch to other industries.
However, there are always some people who believe that under various circumstances, continuing in this industry will only make them more profitable than before. There's a saying that goes, "The bigger the storm, the more money the fish can fetch," which illustrates this point.
Fortune favors the bold. When the entire Ming Dynasty was cracking down on this industry, anyone who could continue to engage in it under such risks would be all the more precious.
As the saying goes, scarcity makes things valuable, so some behind-the-scenes big bosses in Lanjiang County colluded with government officials to establish underground brothels.
The brothels and pleasure houses in this underground area source their prostitutes from innocent girls who have been kidnapped by so-called evil spirits.
At first, they didn't intend to do it that way. They just wanted to find some women, get them to do it voluntarily, and then pay them wages.
However, those women also knew how to bargain. They felt that in the current situation, if they continued to go to brothels, the risk of being discovered by the authorities would be too great.
Most of them are unwilling to do it, and the very few who are willing demand extremely high wages. Ironically, these women are not particularly attractive, yet they still ask for very high wages despite their unattractive appearance.
This made the owners behind the scenes feel that they weren't making much money. Driven by profit, they came up with a solution: avoid hiring older and less attractive women.
Instead, they kidnap young and beautiful women and use them as tools to make money. This way, they don't even have to pay them wages, they can forcibly control them, and they don't have to worry about the matter being exposed.
So the mastermind behind it all hired a group of thugs to dress up as ghosts, the legendary Ghost-Faced Rakshasa. Then, these bosses secretly used other identities to find some men in black to assist these Ghost-Faced Rakshasa.
In this matter, the Ghost-Faced Rakshasa is very mysterious. Even those who assisted the Ghost-Faced Rakshasa in kidnapping the girl believed that they were working for the ghost.
They had no idea that the Ghost-Faced Rakshasa and his gang weren't ghosts, and that there were other bosses behind them. Their purpose was to let the people know that it was ghosts kidnapping young girls.
Even if the investigation traces back to those people, they'll readily admit they were working for the devil, making the whole thing airtight, so that it can only be the devil's doing…”
The second man in black spoke at length, explaining everything clearly until everyone present came to their senses and suddenly understood.
At this moment, the faces of the officials above were extremely grim. By the time they realized that they had been tricked by Zhu Yunwen, it was already too late.
The people already know the truth. Even if they can come up with many reasons to defend themselves, they absolutely cannot fool so many people again.
When the truth hasn't surfaced, people will believe all sorts of misleading claims. But once the truth comes out, it becomes virtually impossible to fabricate lies to deceive others.
Especially now that the truth has been exposed to so many people.
At this moment, not only were the officials in the shadows present, but the behind-the-scenes boss was also there. However, relatively speaking, the behind-the-scenes boss was only very angry and not too flustered.
The truly panicked ones were the officials, because once the matter was exposed, they would not only lose their positions but also face death; there was no escape.
However, the mastermind behind this is not so easy to find. Even if they are found, they have the opportunity to move out, so finding them will not be an easy task.
So, after realizing that their scheme had been exposed, the few behind-the-scenes bosses present quietly left the scene and began preparing to leave.
They weren't fools; they knew exactly when to run away.
At that moment, at the entrance of the county government office, Zhu Yunwen smiled, looked at the two men in black behind him, and then said:
"So, is there anything else you'd like to add?"
Then the two men in black added some details to what the first man in black had said, making the whole story even more complete.
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