Lu Baichuan's kick, whether driven by some personal grudge or something, was quite powerful and almost pinched Qin Jian's nose, scaring him into screaming.
Qin Jian quickly jumped away, then pushed the door open and went in, saying seriously, "Alright, alright, I'm not joking with you anymore. It's that girl named Yu Fen. The night before last, I found out that she was secretly feeding the prisoners in the cell. She was very careful, as if she was afraid of hurting them. The two of them even whispered to each other for a while. I think they must be accomplices, so I just arrested her."
Lu Baichuan hadn't expected that the girl would reveal her true colors so quickly.
He knew beforehand that this girl was not simple, but he did not expect that she also knew the prisoners in the prison. He guessed that she was moved by the cruelty of the torture.
The worst thing for an undercover agent is to be soft-hearted; once they are soft-hearted, they are likely to be exposed.
"Was torture used?"
Seeing that he was finally acting a bit more normally, Lu Baichuan finally started talking to him seriously.
"No, I didn't want to wait until you got back to look into it. I think this matter is a bit too complicated. By the way, I originally wanted to call the prefect to take a look, so I could help him solve the case as soon as possible and give the people an explanation. But thinking about how his wife deliberately made things difficult for his younger siblings before, I didn't call him. Let them handle it however they want; I'm not involved! Also, these past few days, it seems like the couple's relationship hasn't been very good. His wife went back to her parents' home, and he's been staying at the prefectural office for several days. Is it because of that matter...?"
Once Qin Jian started talking, he just kept babbling on and on, and the topic veered off to who-knows-where.
Lu Baichuan wasn't interested in the prefect's family's affairs, so he changed the subject and said, "I'll go take a look later. Also, the people I just brought, if I'm not mistaken, should all have been sent by Lin Yiping. They came to the clinic to cause trouble before because they wanted my wife to submit to them. After my wife refused, they wanted to silence her. Also, they don't seem to know my identity yet; they haven't checked these past few days."
"What?"
Qin Jian was shocked. Are there still such careless people these days? Didn't they thoroughly investigate the target and the people around them before going on a mission?
But this is for the best, because they were unaware of it and therefore let their guard down, which is why we were able to catch them all today.
On the way, Lu Baichuan carefully observed their reactions. It seemed that no one had escaped, because several people were blaming each other on the way. It seemed that they had not yet informed Lin Yiping in the capital about the situation here.
"It's true, and Lin Yiping probably doesn't know my identity or even that I exist. The people he sent probably wanted to kill me before reporting back, so they haven't had time to send a message yet."
"Pfft, hahahahahaha..."
Qin Jian laughed without saying a word: "With this level of skill, he's an assassin? I thought Lin Yiping would be a tough opponent, but I didn't expect his men to be so stupid. It seems he's no better. Seeing how stupid he is, I'm relieved!"
Lu Baichuan didn't say anything, but he thought the same thing as Qin Jian: the more stupid the other side was, the greater their chances of winning.
"Come on, let's go take a look! You go see that poor little girl, and I'll go see those big oafs!"
Qin Jian pulled him outside. If he had known it would be this interesting, he would have talked about it as they walked. It was really not worth coming all this way.
Lu Baichuan was being pulled forward, somewhat helplessly saying, "Let go, I can walk by myself."
Qin Jian awkwardly let go of his hand and walked ahead on his own.
Although no torture was used, the group of people were already half-dead from the torment. Their throats were parched and they were on the verge of collapse. They lay listlessly on the ground, afraid to expend any energy for fear of dying of thirst.
As soon as Qin Jian walked over, he asked with disdain, "What's that smell? It's weird."
The jailer at the gate said, "Reporting to your Excellency, I heard that these people spilled the pickled vegetables that my sister-in-law brought from home. She forced them to eat the whole jar of pickled vegetables before bringing them back. Lord Lu wouldn't give them any water, so who knows how thirsty they are now!"
The jailer spoke and laughed, with a hint of schadenfreude in his voice.
"Tsk tsk tsk, only my sister-in-law has this kind of ability! She actually dared to smash the pickled vegetables, she really has a death wish!"
Qin Jian sighed and continued walking inside, looking to see if there were any familiar faces among them.
Meanwhile, Lu Baichuan went alone to the place where Yu Fen was being held.
Yu Fen was in a solitary cell. The cell was sealed off, with only an iron door and no windows. Anyone with a weak mentality would have their mental state completely broken after a few days in this cell.
She was arrested the night before last, so it's only been two days. Logically speaking, Yufen should still be able to handle it.
Lu Baichuan gently pulled open the small window on the large iron gate and looked inside. It was pitch black inside, and he couldn't see where Yu Fen was, but he could hear her crying softly.
Hearing the sound of the iron bars opening, Yu Fen paused for a moment, then immediately came over. When she saw it was Lu Baichuan, she cried even louder.
"My lord, you're finally back! They've misunderstood me. That's not how it happened. I just felt sorry for that annoying guy, so I brought him some water. I'm really not on his side!"
She thought she was pretty and that she should look beautiful when she cried, but she never considered that she had been in here for two days and couldn't even wash up. Her face was dirty and covered in tears, and there was even a clump of eye boogers in the corner of her eye. Now that she was crying, she was not only not beautiful, but she was also disgusting to look at.
So Lu Baichuan quickly took two steps back, afraid that her strong breath might hit him.
Yu Fen, however, didn't see anything wrong with it and continued, "My lord, I really only helped that person because I felt sorry for him. I was just kindly helping someone. My lord, they misunderstood me and wanted me to believe that you wouldn't do such a thing, right?"
Goodness, that's what you're saying.
Lu Baichuan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why wouldn't I?"
"Because you are a good man! You saved me on the street, you are my savior! So, you certainly won't abandon me, right?"
She looked at Lu Baichuan expectantly, hoping he would nod.
Lu Baichuan sneered inwardly. This woman was quite good at flattering him, but unfortunately, he wasn't buying it.
"Yufen, I'm giving you one last chance. If you still don't tell the truth, we'll torture you right away."
This woman was after him from the very beginning. Since Qin Jian and the others couldn't take action against her, he had to interrogate her himself.
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