Who put the yellow robe on me?

Zhen Jun was so shocked by what he saw that he couldn't utter a word.

Boss Zhen collapsed to the ground, his face twisted in pain, sweat pouring down his forehead. The air was filled with the smell of blood and the faint aroma of herbs, making him feel depressed.

Jiang Chen stared at Zhen Jun coldly, the sword in his hand shining coldly, pressed against Zhen Jun's neck.

"Zhen Jun, if you can't tell the truth about what you know, I guarantee that you will suffer a thousand times more than your uncle." Jiang Chen's voice was low, but it was like a bolt of cold lightning that struck Zhen Jun's heart.

Zhen Jun's gaze flickered between Jiang Chen and General Xuanyuan, and he swallowed. His uncle was lying on the ground, his body twitching slightly in pain, his weathered eyes filled with despair.

Zhen Jun was torn between his conscience and his desires: if he told it, his uncle would be completely ruined; if he didn't, this muscular General Xuanyuan in front of him would probably show no mercy.

Jiang Chen raised his chin slightly and gestured to General Xuanyuan. General Xuanyuan then stepped hard on Zhen Jun's hand, which was lying on the ground.

Zhen Jun instantly felt a piercing pain, tears streaming down his face, and his screams echoed in the empty room.

"Ah... Spare me! Spare me!" Zhen Jun shouted loudly, sweat rolled down his forehead like rain, his arms trembled violently, and he curled up into a ball.

Jiang Chen slowly squatted down, looking down at him, with a hint of temptation in his tone: "Just tell me, it won't hurt if you tell me."

Zhen Jun's face turned pale with pain, his eyes erratic, like a lamb trapped in a desperate situation. His lips trembled, and he finally broke down and shouted, "I'll tell you, I'll tell you!"

When Boss Zhen heard this, his heart sank into an ice cellar, as if all his hopes had vanished. He murmured, "It's over, everything is over..."

Zhen Jun spoke intermittently, telling the whole story of how he poisoned the night watchman and how he pretended to be the night watchman and was beaten to death by the young man in the gambling house.

Whenever he talked about key details, Jiang Chen's brows furrowed even more tightly, and the atmosphere in the room was so oppressive that it was almost impossible to breathe.

Jiang Chen sneered: "With your brain, I'm afraid you can't come up with such a detailed plan. Did your uncle teach you?"

Zhen Jun didn't answer, but secretly glanced at Boss Zhen. This subtle movement fell into Jiang Chen's eyes, and he already got the answer.

Xiong Zhiheng, who was standing by, spoke up, his tone questioning, "Why did you kill the night watchman? Was it just because you had a crush on White Snake?"

Zhen Jun's eyes were glazed over, as if all his strength had been drained from him. He spoke slowly, his voice filled with endless regret and self-blame, "Yes, Madam Bai... She's a stunningly beautiful woman. I... I can't control myself."

Then, Zhen Jun explained the whole story in detail.

He mentioned how the night watchman Bai Yinlang lived in poverty and how Mrs. Bai pawned her mother's belongings to redeem the jade bracelet, and how he used all this to set up a trap to lure Bai Yinlang into destruction.

Zhen Jun's words were mixed with fear and regret, but more of it was an uncontrollable self-justification.

"Bai Yinlang was originally an honest man, but he couldn't escape the temptation of the gambling house after all. I asked him to help because I wanted to..." Zhen Jun paused, as if weighing whether to continue.

Jiang Chen's eyes were like knives, and he said coldly: "Continue."

Zhen Jun swallowed and continued, "I wanted him to make more money so I could get the jade bracelet back. But then... I thought, since he can't repay his debts, why not squeeze a little more out of him?"

He slowly described how he had lured Bai Yinlang into the game, how he had repeatedly set up obstacles when Bai Yinlang tried to withdraw, and even used threats to force him to continue sinking in. Bai Yinlang fell deeper and deeper into the game, and eventually even lost his life.

Jiang Chen sneered: "For a woman, you actually did such a thing. Poor Bai Yinlang, his fate was completely toyed with by you."

Zhen Jun lowered his head, not daring to meet Jiang Chen's gaze. His voice was as low as a mosquito's: "I... I didn't think that much at the time..."

Jiang Chen's eyes grew even colder. "But you're more than that. Tell me, who came up with the idea to have Bai Yinlang postpone the night watch?"

Zhen Jun looked up at Jiang Chen, then quickly lowered his head like a child who had done something wrong. He stammered, "It was my uncle. He said..."

Boss Zhen suddenly yelled, "Shut up! You beast!"

Jiang Chen ignored Boss Zhen's anger and stared at Zhen Jun: "Keep talking."

Zhen Jun trembled as he recounted the entire process of how Boss Zhen had arranged for Bai Yinlang to change the night watch hours. Every word he said seemed to unravel a huge conspiracy, leaving the listeners trembling with fear.

When Zhen Jun heard Xiong Zhiheng's questioning, his entire body seemed to be drained of strength, and he was on the verge of collapse. His eyes wandered, not daring to look at anyone directly, and his lips trembled as if he was choosing his words.

Finally, he raised his head, his eyes empty, and murmured, "Yes...it's because of her."

"Tell me clearly!" Jiang Chen said coldly. His eyes were as sharp as a knife, making Zhen Jun dare not hide anything.

Zhen Jun took a deep breath, as if mustering up all his courage, and finally spoke: "That Madam Bai... Although Madam Bai married the night watchman Bai Yinlang, but her... her beauty... is even better than those famous prostitutes in the city..."

As soon as he said this, Zhen Jun's voice began to tremble. He felt a sudden increase in the oppression in the air, like a heavy stone pressing on his chest, making it difficult for him to breathe.

He looked up at Boss Zhen, only to find that his face was as pale as paper.

"So what?" Xiong Zhiheng asked again, his tone cold and full of undisguised contempt.

Zhen Jun closed his eyes, and as if mustering up his courage, he continued, "Bai Yinlang is just a poor night watchman, and Madam Bai also has a hard life.

I've had my eye on her for a long time...but she's always been dignified and reserved, never giving me any chances. I thought, no matter how noble she is, she still has to bow to reality in the end!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen and General Xuanyuan exchanged a glance, a subtle glint of anger in their eyes. Zhen Jun's words disgusted them, but they both knew that the true truth lay even deeper.

Zhen Jun trembled as he continued, “Later, I discovered that she had taken a jade bracelet to a pawnshop… and only then did I realize that it was to save Bai Yinlang’s health.

I thought this was an opportunity, so I bought the jade bracelet from the pawnshop owner and deliberately revealed it to Bai Yinlang, who was fooled.

Bai Yinlang wanted me to sell it to him, but I lied and said I bought it from a pawnshop for fifty taels of silver. If he wanted to get the bracelet back, he had to pay fifty taels of silver, and I gave him three days to raise the money.

"What's the result?" Jiang Chen sneered, his brows raised slightly, "You knew he couldn't raise the money, but you still forced him into a desperate situation?"