Catching Monsters

Chapter 213 Tan Yutong

At this moment, the Qin Mansion has been surrounded by people sent by the Ministry of Justice, and no servants in the Qin Mansion are allowed to enter or leave at will.

Manager Yuan, who brought his men here, now pushed the door open and walked in with his hands behind his back, leading more than a dozen of his men.

Yuan Qu entered the Qin Mansion and looked at the luxurious furnishings inside, including the tree in the yard made of pure gold and jade, and swallowed.

"These things are all sealed."

During the conversation, Yuan Qu soon walked into the living room. Qin Yuntao, wearing a brocade robe and with a sullen face, was sitting inside.

"Hahaha, Boss Qin." Yuan Qu stepped forward with a smile, then took out a document: "This is a seizure order, take a look."

Qin Yuntao clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "Master Yuan, what you are doing is simply too much. The property of the Qin Mansion is the result of my years of hard work!"

"You are no different from robbers when you rob people like this!"

"Boss Qin, you can't say that." Yuan Qu shook his head and said, "Robbery is a criminal activity. What we do is legal."

Qin Yuntao stood up, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "I will fight you!"

"Take it!"

Soon, Qin Yuntao was tied up by the men brought by Yuan Qu.

Yuan Qu squatted down beside Qin Yuntao and said, "Master Qin, our Shangshu Wu is a kind-hearted person. It is not easy for you to accumulate such a large fortune."

"You have been doing business for so many years, you should be a smooth person, how can you not understand that the situation is stronger than people?"

"If you give in now and are willing to give up 80% of your property, everything can still be discussed."

"The remaining money is enough for you to become a wealthy man. Why do you want to ruin your family?"

Qin Yuntao clenched his fists and spat on Yuan Qu's face: "You bastards, you robbed me of my life savings, and you still want me to do it willingly? Do you still have the law? Do you still have justice?"

Yuan Qu was not angry. After wiping his face clean, he said, "Take him back to the Ministry of Justice!"

A prison van had been parked outside the Qin residence, and Qin Yuntao was imprisoned inside.

Qin Yuntao was actually sitting inside, laughing loudly.

Yuan Qu frowned slightly when he saw this, and the subordinate beside him asked in a low voice: "Master Yuan, is this man crazy?"

"He is just pretending to be crazy. You guys continue to search and confiscate. I will take him back to the Ministry of Justice first."

Along the way, Qin Yuntao was laughing loudly. He was laughing so hard that he couldn't help but hit the prison van with his head twice.

When they arrived at the Ministry of Justice, Yuan Qu escorted them personally. After all, Qin Yuntao couldn't get into any trouble for the time being.

After Qin Yuntao was thrown into prison, Yuan Qu realized that it was pointless to continue persuading him.

Qin Yuntao's bones were actually a bit harder than he had imagined.

"Come here, be punished!"

Soon, the jailers from the Ministry of Justice came and tied Qin Yuntao to an iron pole, and tortured him in various ways.

In less than half an hour, Qin Yuntao's luxurious clothes were torn and covered in blood.

Qin Yuntao screamed in pain.

Seeing that the fire was almost ready, Yuan Qu, who had been sitting next to him drinking tea, spoke up: "Okay, let Boss Qin take a rest for a while."

After Yuan Qu finished speaking, he walked up to Qin Yuntao and said, "Boss Qin, this must be a tough feeling, right?"

Qin Yuntao took a deep breath, grinned, and looked at Yuan Qu with a strange look in his eyes: "Master Yuan, this is not enough. If you have the guts, kill me."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Qu pulled out his trump card: "Boss Qin, I'm afraid you don't know that your beloved son, Qin Shujian, has also been captured by our Ministry of Justice."

"I heard that you love that child very much. You don't want him to die in the prison of the Ministry of Justice and the Qin family to be extinct, right?"

"Master Yuan, before you led your men to surround my Qin Mansion, my Qin Mansion's housekeeper had already gone to the palace." Qin Yuntao felt that the time was about right and slowly raised his head.

Yuan Qu was slightly stunned, sneered, and said coldly: "What do you want to say?"

"You want to file a complaint in front of His Majesty? Don't even think about sending a steward from your Qin family."

"Even if you go there in person, how can you be qualified to meet His Majesty?"

Qin Yuntao took a deep breath and said, "You are torturing me here, which means you are well aware that the most valuable thing in my Qin family is not the gold and silver in the Qin Mansion."

"Those gold and silver are just a drop in the bucket of my Qin family's wealth."

"Over the years, my Qin family has more than 50 stores in the capital alone."

"There are more than 300 shops in the entire Zhou Kingdom."

"Five mines."

"Ten thousand acres of fertile land in various parts of the Zhou Kingdom."

"There are also thirteen large workshops."

“These are the real treasures.”

"I know that if I am caught by you, I will definitely die."

"So I sent someone to give all these things away."

"Give them all to His Majesty the Emperor!"

"I want to see how you can snatch these things from the Emperor."

Hearing Qin Yuntao's words, Yuan Qu's face changed drastically, and he said in horror: "Are you crazy?"

If this matter were to be brought before the Emperor, it would not just be a matter of their efforts being in vain. All these things, in full, would be known to His Majesty the Emperor.

Yuan Qu was panicked and quickly asked someone to lock up Qin Yuntao, while he quickly asked someone to notify Shangshu Wu to come back.

Hearing that there was an emergency, Wu Farong rushed back to the Ministry of Justice and walked into the study. Yuan Qu, who was standing inside, said anxiously, "Sir Shangshu, something terrible has happened!"

Yuan Qu quickly reported what had happened one by one.

Wu Farong heard this and said, "How dare you send someone to see His Majesty?"

"How can a steward of the Qin family enter the Imperial Palace?"

“If His Majesty the Emperor knew about these things…” Yuan Qu trembled slightly.

After Wu Farong pondered for a moment, he calmed down and said calmly: "I underestimated Qin Yuntao."

Seeing Yuan Qu's panic, Wu Farong asked, "Why are you panicking?"

"We have all the necessary procedures. Even if His Majesty asks, we will comply with the procedures."

“No one can find fault with it.”

Wu Farong would naturally not leave loopholes on such issues, and all procedures are legal and compliant.

It’s a pity that I probably won’t be able to get a share of the family property.

"Qin Yuntao can't stay." Wu Farong pondered for a moment: "Now the treasury is empty, Qin Yuntao suddenly donated such a huge sum of money, His Majesty will definitely be happy and meet him."

"If he talks nonsense in front of your majesty, it will be disadvantageous to us."

"The dead cannot speak."

Upon hearing this, Director Yuan nodded heavily, understanding Wu Farong's meaning: "Don't worry, Minister Wu, I will do it right away!"

At the same time, Feng Yuzheng stood respectfully in the imperial study, helping Xiao Yuzheng deal with memorials, and then said thoughtfully: "Your Majesty, today I encountered a rare thing."

Xiao Yuzheng looked at the memorial in his hand and asked without changing his expression: "What rare things did you see? Tell me about it."

Feng Yu said, "Not long ago, a man who claimed to be the steward of the Qin Mansion wanted to see Your Majesty and also claimed that the Qin Mansion was willing to donate all its wealth to Your Majesty."

Commoners could not enter the palace at will, and Feng Yu did not dare to bring anyone in directly. Instead, he asked Xiao Yuzheng's opinion first.

When Xiao Yuzheng heard this, he put down the memorial and said, "Qin family? That businessman Qin Yuntao?"

"Yes."

Xiao Yuzheng was puzzled: "Why would the Qin family, who are doing well, offer their property to me?"

"I don't know how to tell fortunes, so I can't guess." Feng Yu shook his head: "See?"

"Bring it in, I'll see it."

Soon, Qin Mansion's housekeeper, Tan Yutong, was brought in.

Qin Yutong was over fifty years old and had followed Qin Yuntao for many years. He came to the imperial study with a horse-drawn carriage, pulling a large box of land deeds and house deeds.

After Feng Yu led him in, Qin Yutong quickly fluttered and knelt on the ground: "I am Qin Yutong, the humble servant, and I pay my respects to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty."

After all, Qin Yutong was the manager of the Qin Mansion and had seen many big scenes.

If it were an ordinary civilian, he would probably stutter when speaking if he appeared in front of Xiao Yuzheng.

Qin Yutong said respectfully: "Your Majesty, my master is deeply grateful for the emperor's grace and is willing to donate all his wealth to Your Majesty for military pay. I have brought the house deeds and land deeds..."

Xiao Yuzheng stared at him and said calmly, "I am very pleased that Qin Yuntao has such a broad mind. However, why would Qin Yuntao want to give all his wealth to me for no reason?"

Tan Yutong knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please save my master!"

"Save your master?"

"Tell me what's going on."

Tan Yutong said respectfully: "The Minister of Punishment Wu Farong and the Minister of Revenue Cao Huai have set their sights on my Qin Mansion's property and asked my master to hand over 80% of his property..."

Qin Yutong naturally told the truth.

Xiao Yuzheng turned his head and looked at Feng Yu: "Feng Yu, aren't Wu Farong and Cao Huai famous for being honest officials?"

Feng Yu smiled awkwardly and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, all I think about every day is how to serve Your Majesty, and I have never paid attention to these things."

Xiao Yuzheng frowned. He promoted both of them and they became the chancellors.

He is considered to be someone he likes.

Xiao Yuzheng asked, "Qin Yutong, you are just a commoner. You came into the palace and slandered my two ministers. Do you know what crime you committed?"

Qin Yutong thought Xiao Yuzheng was angry, so he knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, everything I said is true. If I dare to deceive you, I am willing to be cut into pieces."

Feng Yu understood His Majesty's bad temper. Sometimes, his emotions were completely the opposite.

For example, at this moment, Xiao Yuzheng had no intention of blaming Qin Yutong.

Xiao Yuzheng pondered for a moment and said, "Go, bring Wu Farong and Cao Huai here, I will ask them personally."

"Also, the money from the Qin Mansion will be temporarily placed in my treasury until I have thoroughly investigated this matter."

Feng Yu nodded respectfully: "I will go and invite someone right away."

Xiao Yuzheng's eyes then darkened. The reason why Wu Farong and Cao Huai were promoted one after another was because they were honest.

But if what Qin Yutong said is true, what is the difference between the behavior of these two people and highway robbers?
(End of this chapter)