As if he could see through his thoughts, Pei Ji said directly without mercy: "I know you are Li Jun, why are you robbing here, and why did you specify that you only want twenty taels of silver?"
“…”
Li Jun's eyes dimmed suddenly. They knew...
Seeing that Li Jun didn't say anything, Su Li said in a half-scare, half-provoking tone: "If you don't say anything, I will send you directly to the Dali Temple. You know what you have done, and you also know your current worth, right?"
In the original novel, Li Jun knew that Zhu Wei, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, wanted to kill him. She could only deliberately threaten him to provoke him to say something in front of Pei Ji. In this way, she could persuade Pei Ji not to send him to the Dali Temple first, or to send him to someone else in the Dali Temple.
Pei Ji looked at Su Li strangely. He felt that what she said was strange, but he couldn't figure out what was strange about it.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Li Jun was furious and excited: "No! I didn't! I didn't do those things. I was wronged..."
"If it wasn't you? Then who else could it be? The arrest warrant from the Dali Temple clearly states it. If it wasn't you, who else could it be?"
"Yes... yes..." Li Jun seemed to be afraid and kept hesitating and unwilling to say anything.
"What is it?" Su Li coaxed, "If you don't tell me, we'll send you to the authorities. I heard that the Dali Temple's Junior Official Zhu is trying a criminal..."
Before he could finish his words, Li Jun suddenly rolled over to avoid the long sword that was aimed at him. Just as he was about to jump up, Su Li quickly turned his wrist and the back of the long sword hit him hard on the back with a "snap". With a scream, Li Jun fell back to the ground.
“…”
Pei Ji paused as he was about to sprinkle the Ecstasy Powder, raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Su Li. She was still as simple and rough as ever...
Tsk tsk! Still trying to escape.
Su Li deliberately said angrily, "Seeing that you only wanted twenty taels of silver for the robbery, I thought you weren't as unforgivable as the wanted poster said, but that you had some grievances. It seems that there are none. Pei Ji, I think we don't need to meddle in his affairs anymore. Let's just send him to the Dali Temple. We can get a large reward then."
Although Pei Ji didn't know what she was up to, he still agreed with her: "Okay."
As he said this, he was about to go forward and arrest the person.
He had underestimated them. These two men were skilled in both medicine and martial arts, and he couldn't escape. Li Jun finally became anxious: "Don't arrest me! Tell me! Tell me! I really have a grievance, please help me, I can't go to the Dali Temple, I can't go to the Dali Temple..."
Seeing that he was starting to waver, Su Li continued to guide him: "Why can't we send you to the Dali Temple? If you have a grievance, the Dali Temple can help you find out. You are so afraid of going to the Dali Temple. Do you have something to hide, or is there someone in the Dali Temple who wants to harm you?"
Li Jun was stunned. He didn't expect her to be right. "Yes, you are right. There are indeed people in the Dali Temple who want to harm me. If I enter the Dali Temple, I will die..."
"Who is it?"
“Yes… yes…”
Seeing that he still didn't say anything, Su Li had no choice but to give him another dose of strong medicine: "Li Jun, you have to know that you can't escape. Now, you only have two choices. First, explain yourself here, and we may be able to help you. Second, we will send you directly to the Dali Temple. After that, whether you live or die is no longer our business."
"Zhu Wei! It's Zhu Wei! He's the one who wants to kill me!"
Finally said it!
Su Li breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Pei Ji. Now he had an excuse to convince him.
Zhu Wei, Shaoqing of Dali Temple?
Pei Ji frowned, remembering what his senior brother had said before. He asked, "Are you involved in the Yuhai Province salt tax case?"
Su Li was stunned. Pei Ji actually knew about this case? Did Pei Chuan tell him about it so long ago? No wonder in the original novel, not long after Pei Ji entered the Dali Temple, Pei Chuan handed the case over to him completely. It seemed that the two of them had already communicated with each other.
And from what Pei Ji said, he knew it was related to Zhu Wei? Otherwise, how else could one explain why Li Jun, upon mentioning Zhu Wei, immediately thought of him as being connected to the salt tax case?
Li Jun's eyes widened. He knew about this case? Who was he?
"Who are you?" he asked.
"You just have to answer yes or no."
It was just a light tone of voice, but Li Jun inexplicably felt a sense of majesty and unconsciously replied, "Yes!"
"I know everything Zhu Wei did in the Yuhai Province salt tax case, but I have no evidence and no one will believe me. As long as I go to the Dali Temple and fall into Zhu Wei's hands, I will have no way out..."
Pei Ji nodded: "If you cooperate with me, I can help you."
"Really? You can really help me?" Li Jun couldn't believe it. No, he believed it. Although he didn't know who Zhu Wei was and whether he could really help him, at least he didn't send him directly to the Dali Temple at the beginning. Doesn't that mean that he and Zhu Wei are not in the same group?
"So, what should I do?"
"I'll take you to see someone later..."
As he said this, he raised his hand and sprinkled the Ecstasy Powder at Li Jun again. Although Li Jun would cooperate, who knew if he would take the opportunity to escape again. He wanted to help him, but not just help him. This person was involved in the salt tax case, which was also the case that his senior brother was in charge of. He promised to help his senior brother, so he should be cautious and thorough in dealing with the witnesses in this case.
"You..." Li Jun widened his eyes, confused and shocked, and fell down again before he could say anything.
“…”
Su Li raised her eyebrows. Pei Ji used this Ecstasy Powder very skillfully.
"Who are you taking him to?"
"My senior brother, the Dali Temple Minister Pei Chuan, is now in charge of this case. Previously, he asked me to help him..."
"Oh, so the Dali Temple Minister is also a disciple of Dean Li."
In the original novel, Pei Chuan and Pei Ji were both disciples of Dean Li of Changqing Academy. However, the original owner only knew that Pei Ji was Dean Li's disciple, but did not know the identities of Dean Li's other disciples, such as Pei Chuan. Therefore, she had to pretend not to know.
Su Li suggested: "Then you stay here and watch him while I go hire a carriage?"
Li Jun is now a wanted criminal, so he cannot be recognized by others. Pei Ji wants to take him to see Pei Chuan, so he must hide his identity on the road. Taking a carriage is the safest way.
"Okay, then be careful..."
Half an hour later, Su Li hired a carriage and came to the alley. Li Jun was still lying unconscious on the ground, but his face was covered with a cloth.
The coachman was a quiet man. Seeing this, he didn't ask any more questions and helped to lift the person onto the carriage. Su Li didn't use any of the prepared remarks.
After the carriage left the alley, Su Li got off at the entrance. Since Pei Ji was going to discuss the case with his senior brother, there was no need for her to follow him. She didn't understand the investigation anyway, and it was inconvenient for her to be present when her senior brothers were discussing official business.
Pei Ji just let her do as she pleased and only told her to be careful.
After leaving the alley, they had actually reached the entrance of Jufu Inn. When Su Li returned to the guest house, she remembered that she had just forgotten to tell Pei Ji that she had helped him move his luggage and checked out of the room.
I didn't know when he would come back, so I had to go to the lobby counter and tell the waiter on duty.
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