Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 175 Uncontrollable (Part [-])
Yu Hong had already been taken away, and the rest of the people had already collapsed to the ground after hearing what Wu Chen said. The man pretending to be a Taoist climbed to Wu Chen's feet and begged, "We don't want to, but if we don't send the living people there, we will will be sent to..."

"Can't you run away?" Yu Shi'an stepped forward and kicked the fake Taoist down, and asked sharply.

"Run, I can't run! They are all under the mountain, and our family is in their hands. If we run, our family may be taken away and fed to the ghosts..."

"Nonsense!" Wu Chen interrupted the false Taoist loudly: "Since the first time I saw you, you have been acting blindly, without any expression of compulsion. After you were arrested and brought to the county government, none of you took the initiative to ask for help. If you want to save your family, you’re just acting the same way, trying to deceive you. If it’s true, as you said, they use your family as a threat, you should be eager to tell the truth when you enter the yamen. Your family has a chance, but you Still lying!"

"No, I'm not lying. We used to be bandits in Shifeng Mountain. We were captured by Yu Hong's men, and then took our wives and children away. He also fed us a kind of worm, saying that as long as we obey orders, nothing will happen..."

Wu Chen waved his hand and said:
"Su Chang was arrested by me a long time ago, and the cave on the mountain was also destroyed by me. I have heard many stories like yours. Now that your worries are gone, I want to hear what you will say next? I’m sorry to trouble Deputy Yu to order your soldiers to stand by, and I’ll ask them questions separately. Liars will be stabbed to death immediately! It’s enough for Yu Hong to live.”

Yu Shi'an came over with a sword in his hand, and said, "I'll take care of it myself! It's a good time to vent my anger. If I don't kill a few today, I don't understand the hatred in my heart!"

The fake old man trembled with fright, his heart was in a mess, his mind went blank, and he looked up at Wu Chen with his mouth open.

Wu Chen lowered his head and asked with a cold face: "There are four caves in the mountain. Every time you send a living person, which cave do you send to?"

The fake old Taoist immediately believed that what Wu Chen said had destroyed the cave was true, he didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and hurriedly said: "Most of them are sent to the entrance of the cave and don't go in. A few middle-aged people will come out to pick them up, saying they are from Immortal Su." The disciples who want to go in occasionally, are only sent to the third cave."

"Ever seen the fourth cave?"

"I vaguely saw it, and knew that there was light coming in from the fourth cave"

"Do you know where Su Chang's apprentices usually rest?"

"In the hut at the foot of the mountain."

Wu Chen raised his eyebrows and asked again:
"Have you all seen the dead body in the second cave?"

"See, see."

"They are all the people you sent?"

"It was also sent by the villagers at the bottom of the mountain. We, we are also afraid. If there are not enough people, we will be used to make up the number. On the night of the full moon, we will send it back. At least three people. We can only pretend to be ghosts to scare people. ..."

"You also have small cloth sachets with black powder?"

The fake Taoist was stunned for a moment, then nodded subconsciously.

"Who gave it to you? Do you have to change it every time you go or can you use it all the time?"

"How many times it can be used, I can't say how many times, anyway, Su Chang's apprentice will give us a new one at that time."

"Ask you again, why didn't you run?"

"At the beginning, I didn't know what they wanted people to do, and they gave them a lot of money. Later, when I found out, I couldn't run away. There are all their people on the mountain and below. If you catch them, you will be sent to the cave. "

"Are you really bandits?"

"Yes."

"They give you silver as a reward?"

"Give it."

Wu Chen smiled and asked, "But no large amount of money was found in the Taoist temple."

"We are hiding in the mountains separately, and no one else knows."

"Do you all recognize those people down the mountain?" Wu Chen asked again.

"I can't say I recognize them all, but at least they are familiar."

"Oh? That means, you've been doing this for a long time?"

"It's been more than ten years. Yu Hong said that we can stop this year, and we can bring our money and reunite with our wives and children."

Wu Chen snorted coldly, how could Yu Hong let these people leave alive!

"I asked you to identify the dead bodies that day. You said that the three deceased had lived in the Taoist temple, and you have heard what they said. Is this true?"

"False, false, after the five hundred soldiers were found at the foot of the mountain, Yu Hong said that someone wanted to harm us, and that this person must be one of his own. We were all under strict surveillance during that time. There is a murder case under our feet, and we will soon know that your every move is watched by someone. In fact, we don't know those three corpses, but we can say that we don't know each other. If you don't give up, Yu Hong came up with an idea Such a statement..."

"I didn't hear you talking to each other."

"I didn't say anything, we secretly made gestures, we've been together for a long time, and only a few of us understand some gestures."

Wu Chen frowned. This was his own negligence. Fortunately, it didn't affect the investigation. He asked again:
"Since you know that someone wants to frame you, you will definitely investigate, but have you found any clues?"

Several people shook their heads.

When one person watched the fake old man answering, Wu Chen's mood was still stable, and he seemed to be easy to talk to. Thinking of showing off, maybe he could be punished lightly, so he said flatteringly:

"This matter is mainly investigated by those people at the bottom of the mountain. How can they have that ability? I heard that a few were secretly sent into the cave, so there is no further information. We think they have been unable to find out, and they can send a few into the cave every month. , let's save trouble..."

Wu Chen raised his foot and kicked the man away, and landed in the courtyard.

Wu Chen knew that his kick had improved a lot compared to before, and that man would definitely die.

After a scream, a beam of light flashed.

Several people kneeling on the ground looked back together, but none of them made a sound, for fear of attracting Wu Chen's attention at this time and getting kicked.

Wu Chen suppressed his anger and walked to the courtyard. Just as he was about to look up at the starry sky, he heard a few screams from behind. Wu Chen suddenly turned his head to see that the sword in Yu Shian's hand was still dripping blood, and everyone in the hall fell down. In a pool of blood.

The beam of light in the courtyard flashed again. Wu Chen ignored it and walked back to the hall, looking at Yu Shi'an in surprise. At this time, the second year of high school also ran back. Before Wu Chen could speak, the second year of high school regretted, "Why? Don't leave two for me?!"

Song Gu said regretfully, "I didn't even grab one."

Yu Shi'an said with a cold face: "They have been doing this all year round, and they have lost their humanity long ago. Living a few more days is also a waste of food."

Wu Chen took a deep breath, turned back to the courtyard, and thought about a profound question. The so-called progress of civilization is more reflected in tolerance, but when encountering such a thing, how can he be tolerant?Just now he resisted so much that he only kicked one person away. If he couldn't bear it, how could it be Yu Shi'an's turn to do it?
But Wu Chen didn't think about it. He knew that this kick would kill someone, but half a month ago, would he kick it without hesitation?
(End of this chapter)