Chapter 222 The Prince Takes Jin Cheng to Hear a Case

Zong Jincheng was quietly climbing up the wall in his classroom.

I wonder what the situation is like during the trial? Did Tongya tell the truth? How much does she know? If a high-ranking official gets involved, will the police still dare to handle the case?

"I wish I could see them trying the case..." the little devil sighed, "We are witnesses after all, why don't they try us?"

Zong Wenxiu shook his head and said, "Maybe they haven't finished interrogating Tongya yet. The government is questioning her in detail. Let's wait a little longer."

He Zheng prayed in a corner: "I hope the trial will be over soon and we can be released. Otherwise, I'm afraid my father will find out and come over to break my legs."

The two brothers of the Zong family: "..."

You know what, it's really possible.

The little devil stood up decisively and shouted outside: "Someone, someone, come."

The person guarding them came over quickly: "What's wrong?"

The little devil pointed at He Zheng and said, "He is not feeling well, can we let him go first? We fought together, if there is anything you need to cooperate with the interrogation, I will answer it."

He Zheng was so moved that he burst into tears: "Brother, you are so kind... I won't leave. You can break my legs, it won't affect my studies anyway."

Zong Wenxiu: “…”

It's another day when I feel inferior to his enthusiasm for learning.

The officer glanced at He Zheng and decisively refused: "He doesn't look unwell, so stay here and wait for the prince to call."

"Crown Prince?!" Zong Jincheng was surprised, "Your Highness is here too?!"

He Zheng blinked and said, "The prince really came...is it for you? Brother, you can't really be his..." son, right?

Zong Jincheng coughed, interrupting his wild thoughts: "Don't guess blindly, it's not true."

"Oh, that's good." He Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.

If Zong Jincheng was really the prince's son, how could he dare to call him a brother? He must be so scared that he lost his courage.

Not long after, the official came over and said, "Zong Jincheng, the prince wants you to come in for questioning."

The three cubs stood up at the same time.

The officer continued, "I didn't ask you two to stay here. Keep squatting."

He Zheng: “…”

The prince really favors his eldest brother the most.

But...is there really no special relationship?

The little devil quickly followed the official out. He had already sorted out the whole thing in his mind and was waiting to tell the prince later.

But who would have thought that when they arrived there, they found a bunch of high-ranking officials in purple robes standing in the hall. Zong Jincheng was about to kneel down beside Tong Ya to answer her, but the prince waved him over.

"Your Highness?" The little devil asked in confusion.

The prince said softly, "Stand beside me and listen."

Zong Jincheng: “!!!”

The dream came true, His Highness really brought him to the trial!!

He nodded rapidly and excitedly.

The senior officials below had different expressions when they saw this, but fearing that the Crown Prince would be angry, none of them dared to look up, and all they could think about were the rumors that had been circulating in the capital over the past few months.

Tongya's eyes widened even more.

It turned out that Brother Wenxiu's cousin did not lie to her. He was indeed the prince's son and was protected by the prince himself.

Now Tongya felt more relieved and decided to tell everything she knew!

The prince said, "Since Lord Zhai is here, let's listen to the witness' testimony. Tongya, tell us again what you know."

Tongya nodded heavily and told the truth:

"My name is Tongya. I was kidnapped from the slums four years ago and raised in the backyard of Yanqing Dance Studio. There was a huge underground place built there, which housed thousands of girls like me with no identity or background. Some were kidnapped from the slums, and some were robbed from small villages. They were between three and fourteen years old."

"The girls here are taught to sing and dance, and to serve others since they were young. If they don't obey, they will be poured with water on their heads and left hungry. Our fate is to wait to be chosen, and once chosen, we have to serve others. The guests who come here have terrible hobbies. Sometimes they will choose very young people. A girl I know has been serving different people since she was nine years old. When I went there last month, she was gone..."

"Before she died, she told me that she had been married to many dignitaries, many of whom promised to redeem her after she reached the age of 15, but they were all just words, and no one took action. Then she understood that since they dared to tell her their identities, it meant that they felt that this little girl would never be able to walk on a clean road."

Tong Ya clenched her fingers when she mentioned this. She glanced at Zong Jincheng and said what the prince had been asking her but she had never dared to say:

"I know who those dignitaries are."

The three bosses were terrified when they heard this.

No wonder the prince called them over; in such a huge scandal, both the mastermind in the office and the officials who went to the aftermath were guilty.

The prince asked her to continue.

Tong Ya began to report the identities of the officials: "General Qi, Qi Wenyuan; Grand Scholar of the Hanlin Academy, Wenwang; Junior Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Li Ji; Junior Marquis of Wenchang Marquisate, Zheng Yuzhou; Second son of the Duke's House, Feng Xiao..."

Tong Ya reported more than a dozen names, all of whom had a name, status and position. The head of the Third Department was scared to death, sweating profusely, for fear that his department would be accidentally called out.

Tong Ya added: "Your Highness, these people often come to the underground. Not only my friend has seen them, but other girls have also seen them. If you don't believe it, you can interrogate them one by one, and then you will know whether the people I reported are true or false."

There are thousands of girls, and at least a hundred of them are customers. If we really investigate, the number of officials exposed will probably become more and more astonishing.

The Left Chief of the Censorate gritted his teeth and suggested: "Your Highness, this matter is of great importance. Do you need to report it to the Emperor first before continuing the investigation?"

He was not afraid that there was something wrong with him. He had never been to such a place and had a clear conscience.

However, who can guarantee that their own people have not been there? Once it is discovered that there are also their own people, then all of them, the bosses, will be implicated.

People who have been officials for many years are well aware of how to protect themselves.

The prince said, "I will report this to my father. Send people to search the underground place and bring all the people back for investigation. Do your job well, otherwise you will be punished for the same crime."

"Yes, yes, I will do it right away."

The prince asked Tongya, "Have you seen that person?"

Tong Ya followed his gaze and saw Zhai Li.

She shook her head: "Your Highness, I haven't seen him. He has never been to the underground place."

The prince said, "He built the underground city."

Tongya was stunned.

Is it the mastermind? Your Highness actually caught the mastermind so quickly?

Zhai Li knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highness, you really wronged me in this matter. I just bought a dance hall casually, but who knew that they secretly built an underground city behind my back? I was really wronged and was betrayed by my subordinates. Now that I know about this, I am also very sad and angry. I hope Your Highness will punish me for the crimes that my subordinates have committed."