At first, Su Ruojin thought they might also go to Qinghe to deliver goods, but she didn't expect that the convoy, led by Huang Tongpan, would slowly head towards Lishan.
At this point, she wasn't afraid of what tricks Judge Huang might play; his son's life was still in her hands.
At the foot of Lishan Mountain, there is a village hidden in the mountains. It is far from the nearby villages and is not easy to be discovered unless one is deliberately approaching it.
As they passed through the woods beside the manor, Liu Jing whispered to Su Ruojin, "Master, there are people in this woods."
Su Ruojin remained calm and composed, suggesting that there were hidden guards present. If it weren't for Magistrate Huang leading the way, they might not have been able to find this place.
Even if we find this place, a battle is inevitable, which will surely alarm the people in the village.
By the time everything is over, the village will probably be deserted.
When the convoy arrived, Judge Huang stepped forward and knocked rhythmically on the door. The door opened, and a person came out.
"Prefect Huang, why are you almost half an hour late today?"
"Zhamu, things have been getting a bit tense these past few days. Our superiors said that after we deliver today's batch of goods, we'll have to suspend operations for a while."
This wasn't something Huang Tongpan made up; it was exactly what Tong Mingshan had told him when he arrived.
With so many things happening in the past few days, Tong Mingshan sensed something was wrong and, out of instinct, decisively decided to suspend all operations.
We should at least get rid of Zhao Ruojin first.
"Prefect Huang, I can't make this decision myself. Have your Lord Tong and our Prince spoken to each other?"
"Of course, Lord Tong will explain everything to the Prince."
"Okay, check the goods." Zhamu didn't say anything more, and waved to the manor. Someone came out and opened the wooden boxes to check the weapons inside.
"Prefect Huang, would you like to come in and have a seat?" Zhamu invited.
"No, it's getting late. I need to go back and report to Lord Tong. I'll take my leave now."
"Alright, Magistrate Huang, take care." Zhamuben only exchanged a few polite words before turning and entering the estate.
When Su Ruojin saw Zhamu appear, she looked at Su Wenzhou, who indeed clenched his fists.
Having dealt with the Northern Li people for so many years, he could immediately tell that Zhamu spoke with a strong Northern Li accent.
Tong Mingshan really sold weapons to the Northern Li people!
However, Su Wenzhou knew that now was not the time to lash out, so he forcefully suppressed his anger and kept his expression calm.
"Miss Zhao, I've brought you here. Can you release my son?" Judge Huang's voice was trembling with tears.
"Don't be in such a hurry, Magistrate Huang. I still have something to ask you. As long as you tell me the truth, I will guarantee your son's safety."
“Miss Zhao, ask away.” At this point, Magistrate Huang also gave up resisting.
Of the three unfilial acts, the greatest is having no offspring. Huang Tongpan was the only son in three generations of the Huang family, and his son became his only weakness.
"Did Tong Mingshan kill the Xu family members?"
"Yes, I bought this medicine for him from the people of Beili. We bribed the servants of the Xu family to put the medicine in their food. We let it take effect slowly, and they would fall and die on their own, so no one would suspect anyone else."
"Did you also spread the rumor that the Xu family offended the Water God?"
"The Xu family has a good reputation in Yulin. The successive deaths of Xu family members will surely arouse suspicion. In order to find a reasonable explanation for all this, I had someone disguise themselves as a water ghost and lurk underwater. They deliberately dragged children who were playing by the lake into the water and drowned them, creating the illusion that a water ghost was harming people."
Afterwards, I had people spread rumors that the Xu family had offended the Water God, so that no one would suspect the cause of the Xu family's deaths, and no one would dare to come to Yunhu again.
Judge Huang lowered his head and explained everything in detail.
"What about Qin Wenqing?"
Judge Huang paused for a moment, but then thought that Zhao Ruojin and the others already knew the delivery location today, and since everything had already been explained, it wouldn't make a difference if they didn't tell him the location.
Without further hesitation, he continued, "Qin Wenqing discovered that Lord Tong was secretly selling iron ore and weapons to the Northern Li people, so naturally Lord Tong had to get rid of him."
This was something Su Ruojin had already expected, but now it had been confirmed by Huang Tongpan's words.
"So you forged the handwriting of the Su family to write a letter to Bei Li accusing him of treason?" Su Ruojin asked casually.
Huang Tongpan didn't react for a moment and subconsciously said, "I didn't write it..." Then he suddenly realized and looked up at Su Ruojin.
Why would she ask herself that?
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