Daughter of aristocratic family

Chapter 406 Girl
There were only a few simple torture instruments in the county government office, but Yun Hao brought out Qin Yi, a master of torture. When Yun Hao gave the order to torture, he took out three thin iron needles with an expressionless face and walked towards the girl.

The light in the torture chamber was very dim, but the girl still saw the iron needle flashing with cold light, and there seemed to be blood on the tip of the needle.

Seeing this, the girl's face turned pale instantly. She said in a trembling voice: "Sir, I really didn't lie. I really ran away from my marriage and wanted to go to Pingnan to find my aunt. Please let me go!"

Qin Yi had already grabbed her hand, and the slender needle slowly penetrated her fingertips.

The girl screamed in pain as her fingers were connected to her heart, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes.

Qin Yi had a blank expression on his face. He picked up the second needle and stabbed it into her fingertip.

"Ah! Ah!" The girl's head drooped and she fainted.

Qin Yi was unmoved. He picked up the third needle and was about to stab again. Yun Hao said, "Wait."

Qin Yi stopped what he was doing and looked at Yun Hao.

Yun Hao looked at the driver, "Do you want to confess, or do you want to be tortured?"

The driver glanced at the girl and swallowed, "I admit it."

"Speak." Yun Hao said coldly.

"We were sent by Marquis Jingbian to stop you from going to Zhenhaiwei," said the coachman.

"You are not honest." Yun Hao did not believe what he said, "It seems that you will not confess unless you are tortured."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Yi whipped the driver with a whip. The second and third whips followed closely and all hit the driver.

The driver was beaten so hard that his skin was torn and he screamed in agony, "Sir, I confess, I really confess."

Yun Hao did not let Qin Yi stop, so Qin Yi whipped the driver three more times, causing him to shout, "Sir, it's Minzhe."

"Shut up." The girl suddenly looked up and shouted.

"Are you not pretending anymore?" Yun Hao had already figured out that the girl was pretending to be faint.

The girl looked at Yun Hao, "People say that the commander of the Dragon Court Guard, Yun Hao, is not even thirty years old, but he is ruthless and decisive in killing. Now it seems that the rumors are true."

"Thank you." Yun Hao spat out two words coldly.

His eyes were like knives, staring at the girl closely, "Tell me, who is the person behind you?"

"Who do you think it is, Lord Yun?" the girl asked back.

Yun Hao's face darkened slightly, "Are you challenging me?"

"Lord Yun, you have misunderstood. How could I dare to provoke you? I just think that with your wisdom, you should have guessed who is behind me long ago." The girl smiled slightly, but that smile was a little provocative.

Yun Hao narrowed his eyes and said, "I don't like to hear nonsense. If you don't want to talk, I can only continue to torture you. I hope your bones are strong enough."

Qin Yi reached out and pulled out the iron needle that was inserted into the girl's finger.

The girl shivered in pain, her face turned even paler, and she said in a trembling voice, "Master Yun really has no sympathy for women."

"You just need to tell me who is behind you. There is no need to say any other nonsense." Yun Hao said coldly.

"Don't worry, Lord Yun. I'll tell you what's going on." The girl knew the driver was there, so she couldn't hide it even if she wanted to. "The one who asked us to stop you and frame the Marquis of Jingbian was the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Yang Zheng."

The Governor-General of Fujian and Zhejiang was in charge of the military and civilian affairs of southern Fujian and Zhejiang, but in southern Fujian there was the Zhenhai Navy of the Marquis of Jingbian, so he could not interfere in the military and political affairs.

There is a high possibility that the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang will use him to get rid of Marquis Jingbian.

What the girl said was somewhat credible. Yun Hao signaled his men to take the driver out, and then asked in a deep voice: "Do you have any evidence?"

"The hairpin on my hair is hollow, and inside it is an official document with the governor's seal. This can prove that what I said is true, right?" said the girl.

Qin Yi pulled out the silver hairpin and unscrewed the head. Sure enough, there was a small roll of paper inside. He took out the paper, unfolded it, and found that it was a fragment.

There was limited space in the hairpin, so the girl could only tear off a corner of the document with the official seal, roll it up, and hide it inside.

"Why do you do this?" Yun Hao asked.

"I'm afraid he will kill me after the plot is accomplished." The girl smiled bitterly, "I can also tell you one thing. The feud between the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang and the Marquis of Jingbian is not just a simple struggle for power and profit."

Yun Hao raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Oh? I'd like to hear more about it."

"I heard that the feud between the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang and the Marquis of Jingbian originated from a woman. A woman who was breathtakingly beautiful and decisive. She made both the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang and the Marquis of Jingbian fall in love with her, and even turned against each other."

"Rumors may not be credible." Yun Hao didn't quite believe what she said.

He suspected that the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang took action against Marquis Jingbian at the behest of Prince Zuo.

Prince Zuo sent him to southern Fujian to investigate the coastal defense, while at the same time letting the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang secretly make trouble. I'm afraid he wanted to kill two birds with one stone, getting rid of both Marquis Jingbian and him at the same time, which was killing two birds with one stone.

However, if the Governor-General of Fujian and Zhejiang was instructed by Prince Zuo, then things would become more complicated.

"In fact, the ambition of the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang is not just to take revenge. He wants to use you to eliminate the power of Marquis Jingbian in one fell swoop, and even wants to take the Zhenhai Navy into his pocket. He wants to be granted the title of Marquis."

When Yun Hao heard this, he had already started to think, "Is there any way to verify what you said?"

The girl shook her head and said, "Lord Yun, I just heard it from hearsay and have no solid evidence, but considering the ambition of the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, what I said should be the truth."

"Do you have anything else to say?" Yun Hao did not comment on what she said.

"I know, I've told you all. Can you let me go after you're done, sir?" the girl asked.

"As long as you don't lie, I can let you go afterwards." Yun Hao said lightly.

"Thank you, sir." The girl looked happy.

Yun Hao asked his men to take her away and bring the coachman in. After interrogation, the coachman didn't know much, but one thing was confirmed: they did obey the orders of the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang.

After the interrogation, Yun Hao left the girl and the driver in Pingnan County and asked Chen Chang to keep them under good care.

Although they are important witnesses, Pingnan is still more than ten days away from Zhenhaiwei, so it is not convenient to take them along.

Of course, Yun Hao also left behind two subordinates to prevent them from escaping or being killed.

After leaving Pingnan County, Yun Hao summoned the secret guards and asked four of them to go to the Governor's Office to investigate. He could not convict the Governor based solely on the girl's confession.

What if it was a trap? Wouldn't he have been fooled?

"Sir, if we leave, there will only be four secret guards left. Isn't that too few?" Shadow asked.

"Don't worry about me. But when you do things, don't be too reckless and be careful." There were ten guards around Yun Hao.

"Don't worry, sir." Shadow took his men away.

Yun Hao, Wu Cheng and the others, rode at full speed towards Zhenhaiwei.

The Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang sent people to stop him, probably wanting to frame Marquis Jingbian before he arrived. He had to reach Zhenhaiwei as quickly as possible to avoid any accidents.