The sister-in-law was wrong, please forgive her, my black-bellied brother-in-law

Chapter 296

So after wailing, they thought of the culprit and started cursing again.

After this happened several times, Wang Yang and several men in black finally learned their lesson. They endured the pain and dared not curse anymore.

After the cursing ended, Shi Yuanshan's interrogation entered the main topic.

Because the interrogation involved some extraordinary means, and considering that Qiao Xi was a woman, Shi Yuanshan whispered to Qiao Xi to let her step aside for a while.

Qiao Xi naturally didn't want to "pollute" her eyes, and since she already knew something, she put on her veil nonchalantly and was invited by a yamen runner to a clean place with better air to drink tea.

In the past, it would take the yamen runners nearly an hour to interrogate the prisoners and punish them.

Today, in less than half an hour, their interrogation had yielded results.

Qiao Xi had just drunk two cups of tea when she saw Shi Yuanshan leading a group of people towards her.

She put down the teacup and asked leisurely, "Master Shi, did you get the information you wanted?"

In fact, Shi Yuanshan didn't answer, but she knew that Shi Yuanshan must have got what he wanted. After all, he was laughing so hard that he could hardly see his eyes.

"Ha ha!"

When Shi Yuanshan heard Qiao Xi's question, he laughed happily twice before he said anything, without hiding his emotions at all.

"Thanks to Madam's 'assistance' today, we barely had to use any torture. After a while, Wang Yang and the other thieves couldn't take it anymore and basically confessed everything they knew."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Xi immediately clasped her hands together and said to Shi Yuanshan, "Congratulations, sir, with such achievements, you will surely be promoted all the way to a higher position and benefit more people."

While she was giving compliments, she was complaining in her heart about when she became so good at flattery.

However, who doesn't like nice words?

Just as she finished speaking, she saw that Shi Yuanshan's eyes had been completely narrowed into a slit, and his full mouth of white teeth were almost exposed.

"Thank you, Madam, for your kind words. It is my fortune to be able to benefit more people."

"Master Shi is being too modest. All of this is what Master Shi deserves. By the way,"

Qiao Xi was afraid that if she continued to flatter him, she would vomit, so she changed the subject and asked, "What are your plans next?"

"this--"

Hearing Qiao Xi's question, Shi Yuanshan, who had just been grinning from ear to ear, immediately changed his expression.

I saw his brows furrowed, his eyes were deep, and there was a hint of sadness in his eyes, "Madam, you don't know."

As he spoke, Shi Yuanshan looked at the person following behind him.

The yamen runner was quite perceptive. Upon seeing this situation, he hurriedly arranged for the rest of the people to wait somewhere else.

Wang Canglang and the others did not move, their eyes all fell on Qiao Qian.

Seeing this, the bailiff also looked at Qiao Xi.

Qiao Xi smiled at the bailiff, then turned and nodded almost imperceptibly to Wang Canglang.

Wang Canglang and others took her hint and obediently followed the yamen runners away.

"It seems that Madam is good at training servants!"

Shi Yuanshan, who was sitting next to Qiao Xi, naturally saw everything that had just happened. Thinking of his subordinates, he suddenly felt a little envious, so he couldn't help but praise them out loud.

"Your Excellency has misunderstood. Xu Yi and I are just ordinary people. How can we afford to support these servants?

To be honest, these people are from the Han family, Xu Yi's good friend. After hearing that Wang Yang's family disappeared, he was afraid that Wang Yang would harm Xu Yi and me, so he sent some guards to protect us.

It was thanks to them that we were able to capture Wang Yang and others that night.

My Lord, there is no one else here now, so you can speak directly if you have anything to say."

Shi Yuanshan thought about the "meat" that was right next to his mouth, but he couldn't eat it. He couldn't help but sigh, and then he said slowly:

"If you hadn't captured Wang Yang, I, the magistrate of Lingxiao City, would have never known that a group of bandits was hiding in a mountain not far from Lingxiao City.

These bandits, taking advantage of the terrain and their numbers, often engage in robbery."

"Since they often engage in robbery, the government cannot be unaware of this. Unless—"

Having said that, Qiao Xi paused, her eyes widened instantly, and she looked at Shi Yuanshan with an incredible look, silently asking him for confirmation.

Shi Yuanshan looked at Qiao Xi's shocked expression, nodded slightly, and continued in a voice that only the two of them could hear:

"Madam is so smart, she should have thought of it already, so I won't say more."

"That being said, it is indeed a bit troublesome."

"That's right." Shi Yuanshan's face was filled with worry. "I wonder if Madam has any good ideas?"

Hearing this, Qiao Xi also looked a little sad.

She was not worried about Shi Yuanshan not being able to enjoy the benefits of his achievements, but was worried about her, Xu Yi and Han Yun'an.

Wang Yang brought a few bandits that day and came for her, Xu Yi and Han Yun'an.

Now that they have come and gone, the bandits must know that they are in trouble. In this case, the first people they will look for are the Xu and Han families.

"Sir, can you tell me approximately how many people are there in that gang of bandits?"

If there were only a dozen people, with her precious medicines and the Han family's security guards, they would not be a threat.

The fear is that——

"To make sure they tell the truth, I just interrogated them separately. The answers we got were somewhat different, and for the moment I'm not sure exactly how many people there are."

"Sir, could you please tell me what they said?"

"Wang Yang said there were about a hundred people. As for the other men in black, some said there were seventy or eighty, while others said there were fifty or sixty."

"Then, sir, based on your experience in interrogating prisoners, who do you think is closer to the truth?"

"What Wang Yang said is definitely not true. He has the support of the bandits, and he is a villain. He must be thinking of a way to escape at this moment. The number of bandits must be exaggerated so that he will think that the government office cannot defeat them and consider releasing them.

As for the other men in black, I'm a little undecided for the moment."

Shi Yuanshan expressed his concerns truthfully.

At this point, Shi Yuanshan seemed to remember something. His eyes lit up and he stared at Qiao Xi and said, "Madam, do you have any magic medicine that can make them tell the truth?"

"puff!"

Qiao Xi was drinking tea. When she heard this, she couldn't help but spit out all the tea in her mouth.

Shi Yuanshan was sitting opposite her and was not paying attention when she sprayed him all over the face.

"Haha!" Qiao Xi laughed dryly twice, and hurriedly handed over the handkerchief with a flattering look on her face, "Don't blame me, sir, I just choked on my drink, so -"

Shi Yuanshan wiped the tea off his face with a handkerchief and waved his hand: "It's okay. Madam, did you hear what I just said?"

Hearing him ask again, Qiao Xi took advantage of the gap when he was not looking at her and rolled her eyes several times: This Shi Yuanshan, could it be that he treated her as a wishing cauldron, and whatever medicine he wanted would come true.

"Sir, you're putting me in a difficult position. Where in the world is there such a medicine? I've never even heard of it."

"What should we do? We don't know exactly how many people there are. How can we plan our next move?"