Huo Yan squinted slightly, stood up, and picked up the salt water on the table.
He raised his hand and splashed the liquid directly onto Wang Erma's wound.
The half-conscious person instantly regained consciousness and let out a series of groans.
"Wang Erma, let me ask you, at dawn, when you went to find Butcher Zhou, did you hear any other sounds?"
Wang Er was in excruciating pain and couldn't help but beg for mercy, "Sir, please don't torture me anymore, I'll confess everything."
"That day... I didn't hear... any other sounds."
"Do you think Butcher Zhou has acted strangely?"
"He...he didn't open the door. Through the door...I could hear that his voice sounded...weak."
He said he was sleepy, but I didn't... pay attention.
"Sir... Butcher Zhou hid a thousand taels of silver under the bed. I only stole fifty taels from him that day. Please... take the silver and let me go!" Wang Erma pleaded, hoping to lessen his punishment.
Huo Yan looked at the thief with a cold smile, "Still have the energy to talk? Looks like the beating wasn't enough."
He took the whip, ready to teach him a lesson.
When Wang Erma saw Huo Yan take the whip from someone else, he trembled with fear.
Suddenly, a warm flow came out from between her legs.
Huo Yan frowned, a hint of disgust in his eyes. He took a few steps back and sat back down in his original seat.
He pointed at Wang Erma and said, "Alright, enough nonsense! Let me ask you, when you went to Zhou the Butcher's house at noon, did you find anything unusual?"
Wang Erma nervously swallowed, his eyes darting around, unsure how to answer.
"The little one climbed in through the window and saw Butcher Su tucked into the bathtub. Looking further ahead, he was scared half to death."
He paused, then continued in a weak voice, "There was blood in the bathtub. The servant called the master several times, but there was no response."
He added, trembling, "The little one reached out and poked his back; it was cold and hard."
“I was terrified and tried to run away, but I was afraid that the debt collectors would kill me.”
“I know that the master’s house is always locked, and the master always carries the copper key with him.”
"I could only suppress my fear and crouch in the bathtub, groping around. It took a lot of effort before I finally found the copper key."
"I don't know why, but I always felt that the water was a bit cold."
"After the lock was opened, I discovered that the master had actually saved a thousand taels of silver. I didn't dare to take more than that, and only took fifty taels of silver before running away."
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