Chapter 788 Interrogation

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He is a ruthless person.

No matter what year it is, how could an average person dare to set fire to the house of his brother from his mother's family?

"If you burn the house, will Zheng Tiangui and the others spare you?" asked Aunt Qin.

Zheng Xingniang: "Well, of course they brought people to surround me and wanted to take me to see the officials, but my sixth son came. He is a student, so he has a reputation. He said he would go to the government office to report them for using the old man to cause trouble at the Qin family. Zheng Tiangui and the others were almost paralyzed by fear, so how could they dare to stop me?"

"After scaring them, we immediately rushed here, but Taifeng Town was too difficult to enter. My sixth son could only use his status as a student to seek help from the government office. Unexpectedly, he ran into the flag chief from Taifeng Town who went to the county government office to report the case..."

After Zheng Xingniang's explanation, everyone understood the reason for the trouble in the Zheng family.

"Zheng Tianqiang's brother is called Liu Maofa, a peddler... I've discovered that none of these peddler guys are good!"

Zheng Xingniang scolded Liu Maofa and said, "He often goes to the city to get goods. If the government wants to investigate, they can check his connections in the city. I'm afraid he can't instigate Zheng Tianqiang by himself. He doesn't have the financial resources to do so."

"If you want Zheng Tianqiang to take risks, you have to let him see the money."

Zheng Xingniang's words had been written down by the clerk brought by the adults as important evidence presented in court.

However, County Magistrate Kang still said, "You should take turns going to the tent next door to record your statements."

The confession must be formal.

"Yes." Zhou Liushu responded with a bow.

County Magistrate Kang came over again and said to Grandma Qin, "Thank you, Madam Qin. The Qin family handled this matter very well and took all the blame. Don't worry, the government will find out the mastermind behind this and punish him severely to prevent such calculations!"

Grandma Qin stood up and said, "There is only so much my family can do. I'll leave the rest to the government."

Seeing Lin Wanshi and the others looking at him eagerly, he said to County Magistrate Kang: "Sir, it's not easy for an old man. If possible, just punish Zheng Tianqiang and other troublemakers. There's no need to implicate too many descendants, so as not to make the old man sad."

Lin Wanshi, Qian Wanshi, and Zheng Wanshi who had already woken up, all looked at County Magistrate Kang.

County Magistrate Kang was also afraid that they would die in anger, so he said, "Old Madam Qin has personally asked for mercy, and I will definitely listen to this opinion. Only the leader of the trouble will be punished, and the rest of the people can continue to live a good life. But please keep it secret for the time being, the three old ladies, so as not to reveal it too early and encourage those people to do something more outrageous."

"Oh hey hey, thank you so much, sir. Thank you so much, sir." Lin Wanshi cried with joy.

Zheng Wan also cried and expressed her gratitude.

Qian Wanshi was paralyzed and unable to speak, but she looked at County Magistrate Kang with gratitude... However, she had a good fortune, and at least for now, her descendants would not be so bad.

County Magistrate Kang nodded in response to them, and then said to Grandma Qin: "I have brought all kinds of archives from that year. We can announce the situation of that year tomorrow. Grandma Qin, don't worry, we are on our side."

"That's good. Thank you, Lord Kang." Grandma Qin thanked again.

County Magistrate Kang did not stay any longer and rushed to interrogate Zheng Tianqiang and his wife, Lin Qigui, Lin San and others. He also sent people to various places to arrest Liu Maofa and other related persons.

"Xiaomi, second wife, you go home with Dalang first. Your sixth aunt and Aunt Xu will accompany me here." Grandma Qin sent someone to call Jiang Dalang and asked Jiang Dalang to send Qin Xiaomi and Second Aunt Qin home.

She also said, "Don't be stubborn. Only when you go home will grandma feel at ease."

"Okay." Qin Xiaomi understood that as she got older, Grandma Qin would worry about her safety and reputation and would no longer allow her to stay overnight outside.

Qin Xiaomi said to Jiang Dalang again: "Dalang, please ask General Hua to send someone to guard the entrance of this tent to protect my grandmother's safety."

Jiang Dalang smiled and said, "Don't worry, Uncle will bring people here to set up a tent and stay here overnight. I will also come to visit grandma from time to time."

"Well, you guys just take more care." Qin Xiaomi felt relieved. After leaving Zhu Yiqing to protect Grandma Qin, she called Aunt Qin and took a bus back to their home on Xinda Street.

After Jiang Dalang sent them home, he did not eat at home. Instead, he took the food, clean clothes and bedding, and told Qin Xiaomi to be careful at night, then drove back to the soldiers' camp at the sentry post outside the town.

In the camp that night, if you listened carefully, you could hear the continuous suppressed cries of pain.

Zheng Tianqiang and his wife, Lin Qigui, Lin San, and half of the people in mourning were tortured.

But for fear of scaring Zheng Wanshi and the others, their mouths were blocked when they were tortured, so their cries of pain could not be heard far away.

But the sin was not reduced at all.

In less than half an hour, someone could no longer bear it and confessed.

Before daybreak, everyone confessed.

As expected, most of the descendants of the women who married out followed the instigation and did not want to miss such a good opportunity to make a fortune, so they united and pretended to be pitiful and begged the Qin family.

The man named Lin Qigui took ten taels of silver from someone and instigated Lin San to make up a story about Lin Xiaoba to deceive and intimidate Lin Wanshi, forcing Lin Wanshi to go to the Qin family to save her grandson.

In fact, Lin Xiaoba was not arrested for any crime. It was just that the owner of the bookstore next to the cloth shop where he worked took a fancy to him. The owner wanted Lin Xiaoba to be his son-in-law and asked Lin Xiaoba if he was willing to continue studying.

If he is willing, he can study and take the imperial examination.

When the news got back to Lin Sanjia, Lin Sanjia felt that his family was about to become rich!

In addition, Lin Qigui instigated the story, saying that the reason why the owner of the bookstore took a fancy to Lin Xiaoba was because Lin Xiaoba was the descendant of a woman who married out of Wansong Village.

The owner of the bookstore has hinted so clearly that you, Lin Sanjia, have to be sensible and let the old man go back to her parents' home.

It would be better if the Lin family could move back to Wansong Village.

"Wow, sir, sir, I know I was wrong. I just wanted to be neighbors with the official so that my son's status could be increased, so that the city lords would like my son and help him find a good marriage. I really didn't mean to force the old man to death!"

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The salt water whip hit Lin San hard, making him cry loudly.

Tao Xiaoqi, who was carrying out the execution, cursed: "Didn't you want to force the old man to death? You used Lin Xiaoba's crime and imprisonment to scare the old man, forcing him to cooperate with you in making trouble. You put him in an unjust place and frightened him to the point of being sick. He even fainted several times on the way. You still say you didn't want to force the old man to death?!"

Xiao Tao Xiaoqi hated this kind of rebellious son who would torture the elderly for his own benefit the most. He whipped Lin San several more times. In short, he would beat him to death as long as he couldn't kill him.

Lin San screamed in pain.

But for someone like Lin San, it’s not a big problem.

The most problematic ones are Zheng Tianqiang and his wife. Their confessions are not credible and they are very likely lying... They said they were seeking wealth and honor, but they actually wanted to kill Zheng Wanshi!

This is a human life. If it is killed, it will definitely cause a huge incident, and the follow-up will not be something that the couple can control at all.

How dare they do such a cruel thing?

Just seeking wealth and fame, is it necessary to kill someone like this?

Who gave them the idea?

If Zheng Wanshi died, who would have cooperated in making a big fuss about her death? !

Kang Liwen and Zheng Tongpan looked gloomy and gave instructions: "Thoroughly investigate all the people who have had contact with Zheng Tianqiang and his wife since the spy case was discovered!"

However, the investigation was too slow. Both of them were experts in criminal cases and came from aristocratic families. They knew a lot of powerful torture methods and could use them to interrogate people.

So, the two of them looked at each other and mobilized people from the Kang and Zheng families to torture them.

Before the hour of Si, a key figure was identified, and this person was the beloved son of Zheng Tianqiang and his wife.