"Just now, a huge crowd of people came up and wanted to report to the police and seek justice!

Now I ask you to speak, but you all keep silent.

What do you mean? Are you making fun of me?

Wan Qingyan spoke in a sarcastic tone, his voice mixed with anger.

The grain merchants trembled and lowered their heads in silence.

They all know what the inside story is, so how can the people sue the officials?

Especially since he himself was a commoner with a dirty background, and the other party was the imperial envoy of the princess.

Besides, they were just following the instructions of Li Guoan and Cui Shici.

Now that something has happened, they must ask Li Guoan to come forward and ask for an explanation.

Otherwise, the loss will be in vain and too great.

Li Guoan took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

She knew that if she didn't take the initiative to help these grain merchants today.

I'm afraid they will pretend to obey and secretly defect to Wan Qingyan's camp.

"Your Highness, I have a general understanding of the situation. Can I report it on your behalf?"

Li Guoan stood up, saluted respectfully and asked.

"Alas, it seems they still trust Lord Li more!

I am incompetent as an imperial envoy. I am ashamed..."

Wan Qingyan made a sarcastic remark lightly, with a hint of mockery in his eyes.

Then he waved his hand, signaling Li Guoan to speak.

Li Guoan calmed himself down and spoke.

“Your Highness, I suspect someone is deliberately inciting the disaster victims to rob grain merchants.

This person is despicable. She dared to incite the victims to loot today.

Tomorrow they will dare to incite the victims to rebellion and reaction.

Your Highness, please investigate this matter thoroughly!

Give the grain merchants justice and eliminate the hidden dangers of civil unrest!"

Li Guoan deliberately exaggerated the problem and brought it up to the big issue of civil unrest.

After secretly cursing Wan Qingyan, he felt much better instantly.

"Master Li, since you said that someone deliberately organized this robbery of grain merchants.

Do you have any evidence? Or is it just subjective speculation?"

Wan Qingyan sat up straight, looked down at Li Guoan, and asked coldly.

"Your Highness, if I don't have evidence, how dare I say anything like that?"

Li Guoan smiled and clapped his hands towards the door.

Two disaster victims walked in from outside with their heads downcast.

"I, a humble servant, greet you, sir, and wish you good health."

They knelt down with a thud and greeted Wan Qingyan loudly.

"Master Li, is this the evidence you mentioned?"

Wan Qingyan stared closely at the two victims for a while.

Only then did I recognize who they were and couldn't help but sneer.

What a coincidence! They wanted to rob and kill the grain merchant last night.

Two people from Cui's gang were killed by Shi Ming.

“Your Highness, these two are the victims who participated in the looting.

According to their confessions, they were instructed by someone.

The man told them that the defense in the city was at its most relaxed at 11:20 last night.

Then you can rob grain merchants and make a fortune.

But there are only two hours, and you are not allowed to kill anyone, you are only allowed to steal things.

Your Highness, this man knows the situation in the city very well.

I'm afraid he has a big background, not a simple one!"

Li Guoan's words and actions were full of implications, and he even stole a glance at Wan Qingyan.

"Oh, Lord Li, do you have any suspicions? If so, please speak up!"

Wan Qingyan curled his lips into a smile and continued the conversation calmly.

She wanted to see what else Li Guoan could say.

"Your humble servant, I dare not speak carelessly. This is a matter of great importance and requires a thorough investigation before reaching a conclusion!"

Li Guoan didn't say it explicitly, but used Tai Chi to push it back.

"Master Li, you must be tired after talking so much. Let's take a break first."

Wan Qingyan glanced at Li Guoan and told her to shut up.

Li Guoan was slightly stunned, then he wisely stepped aside and lowered his head.

"Tell me, what does the person who ordered you look like?

Why are you robbing grain merchants? This is a great sin!

What about the things you stole? They were stolen goods, so you can’t keep them for yourself!”

Wan Qingyan sneered at the two victims and asked three difficult questions in a row.

"..."

The two disaster victims were already not smart enough and couldn't react immediately.

He stammered, unable to speak, and looked at Li Guoan for help with an embarrassed look on his face.

Li Guoan silently clenched his fists, sighed, and was about to stand up.

"Master Li, just take a rest. I'm asking them questions, and I don't need you to interrupt. Do you understand?"

Wan Qingyan raised his eyebrows in warning, his voice as cold as ice.

"I understand, Your Highness, just ask!"

Li Guoan returned to his seat obediently, pursing his lips.

"Are you dumb? Can't you answer a single question?

Or do you have to torture me to get an answer?"

Wan Qingyan looked at it coldly and slammed the gavel.

The two victims are now confused and don’t know what to say and what not to say.

As soon as he heard the sound of the gavel, he was so scared that he trembled.

“We haven’t seen the true identity of the person behind this; she’s very mysterious.

We robbed grain merchants because we wanted to survive and get rich.

The things we robbed were taken away by others, and we have nothing left..."

The two victims stammered and explained, then lowered their heads.

"Come here, give these two men twenty lashes and take them to jail!"

As soon as Wan Qingyan finished speaking, the two victims became furious and broke down in anger.

"Master Li, didn't you say we would be fine?

Why do we have to go to jail and be beaten? Please save us quickly, this is not what we agreed on..."

Wan Qingyan smiled, a hint of cunning flashing in his eyes.

He waved his hand and four soldiers came up.

They held two disaster victims and stripped them of their pants and beat them with sticks.

"Your Highness, these two are tainted witnesses. How can you torture them?"

Li Guoan was afraid that the two victims would say something they shouldn't.

You can only bite the bullet and stand up and fight for it.

“Master Li, don’t forget that they are the criminals who robbed the grain merchants.

I don't admit that they are tainted witnesses. There is no useful clue at all!

Didn't you say that criminals should be severely punished? I have punished them severely now.

Why are you still trying to stop them? Do you have any relationship with them?"

Wan Qingyan didn't give Li Guoan any face at all, but instead questioned her ulterior motives in public!

"Your Highness, how could you think of me like this? It really hurts me!"

Li Guoan's eyes were moist and he choked up as he questioned Wan Qingyan.

She figured it out, since she couldn't defeat Wan Qingyan in a head-on confrontation.

Then attack from the side and disgust her to death.

“Master Li, there’s no need to cry in front of me, we’re not familiar with each other.

Either you answer my question or you shut up and stand aside."

Wan Qingyan had a cold face and stared at Li Guoan.

"..."

Li Guoan opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but finally closed it again and took a few steps back.

"Execution!"

Wan Qingyan shouted and threw down the chips.

"Yes, Your Highness."

The soldiers pulled down the pants of the two victims and beat them hard with wooden sticks.

This time's wooden stick is different from the previous ones.

Wan Qingyan had previously specially modified a batch of torture instruments in the yamen’s torture room.

She deliberately added thin curved nails to ordinary wooden sticks.

With this strike, the thin curved nail can penetrate into the flesh.

When the wooden stick is lifted, the thin curved nail can hook out some flesh.

After a few hits like this, he will definitely cry out in pain.

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