As the two men rode at full speed towards the provincial capital, it was also quite lively there.

At the end of the morning hour, Chu Feng and his companions arrived at the gate of Nanjun Prefecture City with a group of several hundred bandits. The disaster victims who were placed there also saw them. "The bandits have been caught!" "The bandits have been caught!" The people excitedly told each other. This might be the happiest thing in all these days.

Some of them cried excitedly, some were filled with righteous indignation and threw stones and mud at the bandits, and some even took sticks and beat the bandits over the officers and soldiers, saying, "Give me back my daughter, give me back my daughter," "Give me back my donkey," "Give me back my food," and "My child was beaten to death by you, give me back my son."

"..." "..." "..."

Because there was a serious bandit problem here before, almost every family suffered from it.

At this time, the residents in the city also heard the news, rushed to the city gate, and joined the punitive army.

Chu Feng and a group of officers and soldiers who were escorting the bandits did not stop them and allowed these people to vent their long-accumulated resentment.

These bandits were beaten so hard that they cried for their parents. It was such a relief.

In the state government, Prince Han continued to interrogate. Although Master Cao Fengchong had told him the whereabouts of the fourth prince Chu Chenyan, he had always emphasized that he had discovered it by accident, and only admitted that he had embezzled a small amount of money, and did not say any other useful information.

Cao Fengchong was a very cunning man. He knew that if he didn't confess anything, he would be tortured. If he confessed something, he would probably escape. Anyway, he was just a teacher and didn't know much. In fact, he regretted it now. If he hadn't been frightened by their battle at night, he wouldn't have revealed the whereabouts of the fourth prince so quickly. Now he was still hoping that someone from above would come to rescue him.

The county magistrate Zhu Caixiang was very stubborn. No matter how he was tortured, he insisted that he had nothing to do with the incident. He also lied that it was his trusted guard and the accountant who did it, and now these two people have disappeared. He only admitted that he failed to supervise and failed to discover the abnormality in time.

"Prince Han, I really don't know the whereabouts of the Fourth Prince. I never thought that he would be captured by them!"

"The Fourth Prince must have reprimanded them for a few words while doing his job, and he's been holding a grudge against them. I didn't expect, I didn't expect, they... they would be so cruel to the Fourth Prince..." Zhu Caixiang's acting skills are top-notch, and his righteous indignation seems to move himself.

"Don't you know that there are water dungeons and passages in your state? Why didn't you tell us when we were looking for the Fourth Prince?"

"You are wronged, my Lord. The dungeon and passage below have existed for a long time. They were discovered during the renovation last year. I did not build them. I am an honest official with clean hands. I have never used such a dirty place. I have been busy with state affairs every day and have long forgotten that such a place exists."

"I don't know how these two little bastards are so bold that they dare to bring the Fourth Prince down here..." Zhu Caixiang said with tears in his eyes. It was not too much to be awarded the Oscar for Best Actor. In fact, at this moment, he was secretly blaming Prime Minister Xue for not being ruthless enough, why didn't he just order people to kill the Fourth Prince, and now he was in such a difficult situation...

"You're still so stubborn? You won't cry until you see the coffin, right? Then just enjoy yourself here first, and wait for the Fourth Prince to wake up and let him come to interrogate you in person." Han Fengli couldn't torture these people too harshly. After all, they were still officials, and there was not enough evidence yet. Now he could only wait for Prince Jing to come back and discuss how to deal with them.

Zhu Caixiang was secretly proud of himself, thinking that although he had been beaten with a few boards, he had survived, and it seemed that the supplements he had taken on a daily basis were not in vain. He thought that even if the Fourth Prince woke up, he would not know that he was involved, after all, the Fourth Prince was captured by the bandits, and was sent to them in a sack after being knocked unconscious. It was impossible for them to find the bandits, because his confidant Zhu Wuding had already sent the news.

……

The provincial governor Dong Luo was also tight-lipped and did not reveal any information. He just kept shouting, "Someone is going to be beaten to death! Someone is going to be beaten to death! In broad daylight, is there still any law? How dare they beat an official appointed by the imperial court without authorization..."

"This prince suspects that you are involved in the disappearance of the Fourth Prince. Why don't you confess quickly!" Han Fengli knew that this man was the nephew of Mrs. Xue Xiang, and would not confess easily, so he interrogated him last and did not reveal to him that they had rescued the Fourth Prince.

"You can't do this to me, I'm the governor, my uncle is the prime minister, you can't do this to me..." Dong Luo knew in his heart that Xue Xiang would definitely send someone to come, as long as he gritted his teeth and said nothing, nothing would happen. Han Fengli was now in the upper hand and had beaten him, but it's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge, and it won't be too late to retaliate then. But he never expected that the fourth prince had been rescued at this moment, and Chu Chenjing was on his way back.

Han Fengli had him beaten up severely, but he didn't expect him to tell him anything.

Han Fengli also interrogated other people, but did not obtain much useful information. Now he can only stop here for the time being.

Han Fengli came to the Fourth Prince and asked anxiously, "Chen Ye, is Chen Yan awake? How is his health?"

After the Fifth Prince Chu Chenye found Chu Chenyan at noon, he kept guarding on both sides until the military doctor finished the examination and said that the Fourth Prince was fine. Only then did he put down his anxiety.

"Fourth brother hasn't woken up yet. The military doctor said it's nothing serious. His wounds have been treated. He will be able to wake up in about half an hour."

"That's good, that's good." Han Fengli was relieved and said, "Those people kept their mouths shut and still didn't vomit!"

"It seems like they won't cry until they see the coffin. I'll make them pay when Third Brother comes back!"

"Yes, why haven't Jing and the others come yet?"

At this time, Chu Chenye's guard reported, "Master, Guard Chu Feng is here!"

"Oh, please come in." Hearing the guard's words, Chu Chenye and Han Fengli didn't care about their identities and hurried out of the room.

"It seems that A Jing is back," Han Fengli said as they walked. When the two of them walked out of the door and saw the dusty Chu Feng, "Chu Feng, A Jing is back?" "Chu Feng, the third brother is back?"

"Fifth Prince, Prince Han, all the mountain bandits have been escorted back. The prince and princess found a secret cave in a mountain stronghold. They said they wanted to investigate. When I went up the mountain, they had already left."

"Well, is it dangerous?" the fifth prince asked.

"We don't know what the situation is yet. Wei Feng and more than a dozen secret guards are still on the mountain waiting for orders. I will rush over later."

"This prince will go with you!"

"Hey, why can't this prince go?"

Han Fengli patted Chu Chenye on the shoulder and said, "Just stay here and wait for A Jing to come back!"

"Okay, then go quickly and make sure Third Brother is safe!"

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