As soon as the city gate opened, those who couldn't wait to escape mixed in with the people and fled out of Ruyang City.

Mo Yunting asked Su Qingli to go back to Baiyun Temple first, but Su Qingli refused. Based on her understanding of the Lu family, Yin Ze was afraid that he would not be able to find any evidence against the Lu family.

Since she came to Ruyang, she was bound to drag the Lu family into the water. How could she return empty-handed?

While in prison, Lu Zhen did not look like a prisoner at all. It seemed as if the place he was in was not a prison cell, but his room.

"The head of the Lu family is really courageous." Yin Ze had to admit that Lu Zhen was a very strong person mentally. Even though he was reduced to a prisoner, he still kept up the airs of a noble family. However, he didn't know that no one who fell into his hands could walk out unscathed.

"General Yin, our Lu family was simply framed."

Yin Ze smiled. The Lu family was really good at lying with their eyes open. If he hadn't led people to sneak into Ruyang City in advance and take control of Ruyang City before anything happened, Marquis Yongyi would have died in Ruyang.

"Marquis Yongyi is accusing you of kidnapping decent women, forcing them into prostitution, illegally mining salt, and selling contraband salt. Do you plead guilty?"

"There is nothing!"

"Lü Zhen, when this general led his men to surround the Lu family's auction house, you were auctioning off the abducted girl."

"General Yin must have misunderstood," Lu Zhen said confidently. "Although the auction house is in Ruyang, it doesn't belong to the Lu family, and the people who kidnapped decent women are not from my Lu family. I just got the news and rushed over to confirm. The general has arrested the wrong person."

Yin Ze was amused. He had seen many people in Beijing who distorted right and wrong. However, there were not many who could continue to distort right and wrong after being arrested. Lu Zhen was the first one.

"I hope the bones of the head of the Lu family are as hard as your mouth." Yin Ze walked past rows of torture instruments, seemingly choosing one that suits him.

"Why, General Yin wants to be tortured into confessing?"

"Master Lu is in Ruyang, so he probably hasn't heard of me." Yin Ze showed a wicked smile, "Anyone who falls into my hands can't escape from my hands unless they spit out something."

"Yin Ze, my son is the Minister of Revenue, and my daughter is the wife of the Prime Minister. You have to think it through!"

"Even if Prime Minister Su falls into my hands, he will have to give up what I want!" Yin Ze's expression turned cold, "Come here, treat the head of the Lu family well."

Screams were heard incessantly in the prison. Yin Ze sat in the outer room, drinking tea and reading the confessions of the rescued girls. The confessions pointed to Liang Sheng, a famous bully in Ruyang.

There is only one person who has not yet confessed, and that is the granddaughter of Marquis Yongyi, Ji Xiaoyue.

"General, Lu Zhen fainted and refused to admit that he had anything to do with the auction house. The official owner of the auction house is Liang Sheng."

"Where is Liang Shengren?"

"Liang Sheng, escaped."

Yin Ze looked at the person who spoke: "Escaped? Didn't I ask you to keep an eye on him?"

"We had already captured him, but suddenly a group of people showed up and kidnapped Liang Sheng. Now that the city gates are wide open, I'm afraid Liang Sheng has already escaped from Ruyang City."

Yin Ze's face was gloomy. It was Liang Sheng who arrested the man, and the girls also pointed out Liang Sheng. It was too difficult to punish the Lu family, so the only thing he could do was to accuse them of the crime of mining and selling illegal salt.

But the Lu family was cunning, and the people who were involved in the smuggling of salt had no connection with the Lu family. Moreover, the Lu family acted very quickly, and some of the people involved died, and some escaped. So far, they have not caught a single useful person!

"Lu Zhen is stubborn, so let's interrogate the other members of the Lu family. I want to see if all the people in the Lu family are stubborn!" Yin Ze sneered. His Majesty ordered him to handle this matter. If he gave an answer that had nothing to do with the Lu family, he would be the one in trouble!

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