Chapter 033 You wanted to kill me?

In the cell, Su Qian was locked in the deepest part. There were no other prisoners around him and all the guards had been sent out.

The man in the official robe lowered his eyes and looked at Su Qian, who was lying on the ground exhausted from being tortured again, his eyes filled with a mocking smile.

Thanks to his care, Su Qian suffered a lot in the past few days, but this lowly thing actually dared to threaten him. Let Su Qian experience the consequences of offending him.

Su Qian sat back on the straw, not even looking at the man, "I wonder why you've come here, sir?"

The man held his hands and said, "I sent someone to your house yesterday to look for the account book."

Because Su Qian was obedient and told them a big secret, they cooperated with Su Qian to falsify the accounts in order to close the case as soon as possible.

But Zong Zhengxiao's men refused to give in, and Su Qian forced them to rescue him as soon as possible, and even said that if they failed to do so, he would tell Zong Zhengxiao about their cooperation.

If Su Qian really did this, Zong Zhengxiao would not only know that they helped the criminal Su Qian, but would also expose the secret that Su Wan'er was a princess of the previous dynasty.

The remnants of the previous dynasty are potential hidden dangers for any new dynasty. No emperor can allow their existence. Even if the noble families are only slightly related to them, they will be caught by Zong Zhengxiao and retaliated against.

The noble family hated Su Qian's demands and was also jealous of them, so they wanted to find the account books he had hidden and destroy them, at least to solve one problem first.

Hearing the man's words, Su Qian, who originally looked dying, suddenly raised his head and asked in a trembling voice, "What did you do?"

Su Qian had been in the capital for so many years, so he naturally knew how cruel the methods of the aristocratic families were.

"It's nothing, actually." The man smiled evilly. "We asked your wife where the account book was, but she dodged and said she didn't know. In order to get her to tell the truth, the people who were asking her used some tricks, and ended up poisoning her to death by accident."

It wasn't carelessness at all. The people sent by the aristocratic family thought that Madam Su Qian must know the location of the account book. It didn't matter if they couldn't find out, but what if someone from Zong Zhengxiao found out?

In order to prevent future troubles, they simply killed the person, because only the dead can keep secrets better.

The man's tone was indifferent. In his eyes, a life was no more than grass on the roadside. He did not feel the slightest bit of guilt or fear for killing someone.

Su Qian was shaking with anger. He had never expected that because of a momentary thought, he cooperated with these people and ended up killing his own wife.

"You... cough cough cough!" Su Qian raised his finger and pointed at the man. He was choked by the blood foam in his mouth. He paused for a long time before continuing, "You evil ghosts! You killed innocent people indiscriminately. You will definitely go to hell after you die!"

"Hahaha..." The man laughed sarcastically, "We are evil spirits, and you think you are something good. You helped those playboys cheat, snatched the honor of ordinary students, and destroyed fairness. Do you think you are worthy of the students and teachers of the Imperial College?"

"Also, you knew that the people of the world had been persecuted by the nobles of the previous dynasty for a long time, but when you found out that they were still alive and were planning to restore the previous dynasty, not only did you not report them to the authorities, but you also gave them the money you had received as bribes. Are you worthy of the people of the world?"

Su Qian was speechless and wanted to reply to the man with what he often said, "If a man does not work for himself, heaven and earth will punish him." But when he thought of the cause of his wife's death, he could only shut his mouth in disappointment.

However, even though the situation is miserable now, Su Qian never regrets what he has done. If he can be given another chance, he will only be greedier and more careful.

Seeing that Su Qian was obedient, the man said, "As long as we can't find the account book, your case won't be closed. We have to pay a price to rescue you. What do you plan to pay in exchange?"

Su Qian looked at the man in disbelief: "I have clearly traded my daughter's life experience with you!"

The man said disdainfully: "That was the condition before, the situation has changed now."

"You have no shame!" Su Qian covered his chest with his hands, his old face flushed with anger.

The man paid no attention to his insults, "Give me the list of the remnants of the former regime, and I will help you close the case."

Su Qian turned his head away to express his refusal.

He knew that the day he gave the list out would be the day he died.

The man had expected Su Qian to have this attitude, and he threatened directly: "It's okay if you don't agree. It doesn't matter to us whether we can find those remnants or not. It's also very easy to prevent the royal family from finding out that we have cooperated with you. We can just kill you."

The man's tone didn't sound like a joke, and Su Qian began to get scared.

He was desperate and chose to dance with the wolves, which ended up hurting himself.

Su Qian said tremblingly: "You killed my wife and then killed me. Aren't you afraid of arousing the emperor's suspicion?"

The man looked at Su Qian as if he was looking at a pitiful insect. "So what if he doubts? Everything depends on evidence, and the evidence will be carried into the coffin with you."

Su Qian understood, "You were planning to kill me after I told you all my secrets, right?"

"You guessed it right." The man smiled with narrowed eyes.

Su Qian closed his eyes in despair.

The man said, "If you hand over the list, I will at least let you stay intact because you know what's going on. But if you don't, not only will you die, but after you die, we will also announce Su Wan'er's secret and your friendship with the remnants of the previous dynasty to the world, making your Su family a sinner for all eternity. Think carefully about it. Do you want this result?"

The ancients were superstitious and attached great importance to the family reputation. What they feared most was bringing shame to the family and then going to the underworld a hundred years later without being able to face their ancestors speechlessly.

The man's words hit Su Qian's vital point.

He tried so hard to climb up the social ladder, even accepting bribes and making friends with the wrong people. Wasn't it just to get a high position and bring glory to his family?

If what this person said is true, then after his death, his family will be infamous for eternity.

Su Qian, who was originally extremely afraid of death, not only did not give in after hearing the man's words, but instead a raging rage rose in his heart.

Why do they treat him like this! Why do these damned noble families bully and oppress him at will!

They are the ones who deserve to die! They are the ones who deserve to be nailed to the pillar of shame in the history books!

Su Qian was filled with resentment to the extreme, and he looked at the man in front of him with the eyes of an enemy. He roared, and somehow gathered his strength, stood up and rushed towards the man's neck.

The man had already noticed the change in his movements. When he got close to him, he raised his leg and kicked him hard, kicking Su Qian against the wall.

Su Qian's head hit the wall, his head was buzzing, and he fell to the ground and curled up, unable to move.

The man rubbed the sole of his shoe on the straw as if he was disgusted, lowered his eyes and looked at Su Qian and said, "If I don't get the list within three days, you will bear the consequences yourself."

After saying that, he turned and left the cell, and Su Qian also fainted completely.

Inside the palace, everything that happened in the prison was heard by Zong Zhengxiao.

He looked at the lotus flowers that the mermaid had picked for him in the bottle, and the corners of his lips curled up.

“How interesting.”