As the two boys walked towards him, he dared not put up any resistance except to shake his head and back away.
Lei Zi and Lu Xiaoyang cracked their knuckles, each crack seemingly hitting Zou Ming's head.
It's all over...
His emotions were in turmoil, but they couldn't change the fact that he was going to be beaten. Then he felt a sudden urge to urinate, which he uncontrollably sprayed out, and then his head slumped and he passed out.
"Oh dear, he peed his pants in fear!"
"How useless! You've already fainted!"
"So what do we do now? Are we just going to let him go like this?"
Lei Zi and Lu Xiaoyang stepped forward and kicked him to make sure he had passed out. They looked at Lu Baichuan with some helplessness.
Lu Baichuan ordered his men to wake the man up.
We're going to make him confess today. If he doesn't, we'll torture him.
Seeing one of his men about to fetch cold water to wake Zou Ming, Lei Zi hurriedly ran up and took over the task: "I'll do it!"
He carried the water up to Zou Ming and splashed it directly on his head.
It's incredibly cold at this time of year. Even a touch of cold water makes me feel freezing, let alone being splashed with a bucket of cold water.
Zou Ming snapped awake instantly. As soon as he opened his eyes, Lei Zi said, "If you dare to bully Lianhua, we won't let you off easily!"
Lu Xiaoyang also stepped forward and kicked him, giving him a good beating.
Zou Ming complained bitterly, but dared not fight back and could only let them vent their anger.
Lei Zi and Lu Xiaoyang are both martial arts practitioners. Although they may not be very skilled, they are definitely strong. Every blow they strike Zou Ming causes him excruciating pain.
"Since he won't talk, then beat him to death and throw him up in the mountains to feed the wolves. Also, drag the rest of the Zou family over for interrogation. I don't believe they're all so tight-lipped."
Seeing that he was beaten so badly but still refused to speak, Lu Baichuan could only resort to intimidation.
Zou Ming thought that being beaten up would be the end of it, but it turned out that they wanted to beat him to death, and he was instantly terrified.
"Sir, I really don't know!"
Lei Zi threw a punch, shouting that he wanted to avenge Lianhua. Lu Xiaoyang was not to be outdone, and the two of them continued to beat Zou Ming.
Lianhua watched from the sidelines, her heart pounding with excitement. She wanted to kick Zou Ming a few times, but she was a girl and had to be reserved.
At this moment, He Jiuniang turned to her and asked, "What are you standing there for? Did you come all this way just to watch from the sidelines?"
"Huh? I..."
Lotus was somewhat surprised, not expecting her aunt to ask her to do it.
He Jiuniang looked at her in confusion and asked in return, "If it's not you, then who is it?"
Lotus asked somewhat nervously, "I...can I?"
"Why not? Revenge is only meaningful when you do it yourself; it just doesn't feel the same with someone else's help!"
As He Jiuniang spoke, she pointed towards Zou Ming's direction and urged, "Hurry up, or you'll regret it when he's gone!"
Lotus was startled. Were they really going to beat the person to death?
Despite her thoughts, Lianhua rolled up her sleeves and went over. Aunt Jiu Niang was right; it was more satisfying to take revenge herself, just like when she beat up that Zhang Shi yesterday.
She was a little embarrassed just now because there were outsiders present, and she couldn't relax. But yesterday, she was so angry that she didn't care about anything else.
When Lei Zi and Lu Xiaoyang saw her coming, they each held one of her sides down, letting her hit as much as she wanted, since her uncle and aunt would take responsibility for all the consequences.
Zou Ming was beaten until he vomited blood. He thought he could hold on, but as his consciousness gradually faded, he finally couldn't hold on any longer and used all his strength to utter two words: "I'll talk..."
Lianhua's hands were sore from hitting him, and the two young men had had their fill of fun. Upon hearing this, they immediately reported to Lu Baichuan, "Uncle, he's willing to confess!"
Lu Baichuan stood up and walked over, while He Jiuniang showed no interest, continuing to sit with her legs crossed, studying her fingernails.
Previously, I noticed that the nail polish products used by wealthy ladies of this era were all those flower-shaped dyes. Those things don't hold their color well and tend to stain everything. It seems like it's time to put the nail salon business on the agenda.
While she was thinking about business, Lu Baichuan was already standing in front of Zou Ming, listening to him say, "It's...it's Qingyin Garden..."
It's Qingyin Garden again!
No, I should say, it's someone from Dongting again!
Lu Baichuan's brows furrowed instantly. He had only intended to help Lianhua vent his anger and find a crime to pin on him, but he hadn't expected to uncover such explosive news during his investigation.
"Tell me, what are you smuggling?"
Lu Baichuan stepped on his face, his tone chilling.
The smuggling case occurred some time ago, but not recently, so we can only find out about the smuggled goods, but it's difficult to find out exactly what they are.
"It's tea..."
Tea?
What's so appealing about smuggling tea?
It's probably not that simple.
Could it be that Qingyin Garden's tea contains something hidden, or perhaps it's used to transport something?
What kind of tea?
"I truly do not know..."
Zou Ming couldn't hold on any longer and fainted.
This matter suddenly became complicated again.
Currently, the cases involving Qingyin Yuan include the cheating case of the prefect's brother-in-law, the case of luring Qin Jian into a trap, and now the smuggling case of the Zou family has been added.
The ambitions of Qingyin Garden have already grown so large.
However, it's still unclear what Qingyin Garden wants to gain from Qin Jian, so he can't send anyone to arrest them yet. He has to wait for news from Qin Jian before making any moves.
Incidentally, Qin Jian should also be alerted to whether the tea is any different, or whether they are secretly transporting something.
If Qingyin Garden cannot be completely eradicated, the consequences will be immeasurable.
It must be said that Qingyin Garden's spy plan is much more complicated than their previous one in Nantai.
They used a tough approach in South Thailand that even the South Thai royal family feared, but Qingyin Garden blended into the lives of ordinary people, achieving great things with small investments.
A thousand-mile dike can be breached by an ant hole; the harm caused by Qingyin Garden should not be underestimated.
"Take him away and keep a close watch on him, make sure he doesn't die."
Zou Ming is an important witness, so he can't be killed easily.
"yes."
Lu Baichuan added, "The news spread that Zou Ming committed suicide in prison out of fear of punishment, and his body was thrown up the mountain to be fed to the wolves."
The subordinate, puzzled, asked, "Boss, what's the use of this?"
He Jiuniang laughed and said, "Of course, we won't let outsiders have designs on him!"
It's very simple. The Zou family has fallen, so Qingyin Garden, which has been cooperating with the Zou family, is very worried that the Zou family will expose them, and then they send people to shut up the Zou family.
Since Zou Ming, the head of the Zou family, committed suicide out of fear of punishment, he naturally poses no threat to them and will no longer try to take advantage of the prison. The prison will be much more relaxed then.
"Brilliant, boss! I'll get on it right away!"
The subordinate glanced gratefully at He Jiuniang, then patted Lu Baichuan on the back before leading the person away.
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