"There's also a bloody baby corpse inside. I suspect it was the man who came down from the mountain who did it!"

Before Song Jinshu could say anything, Shen Fenghua's eyes turned red with anger: "Damn it! These bastards! They don't deserve to live in this world! They deserve to die!"

After the scolding, there is silence...

After a long while, Song Jinshu choked up and said, "Let's go to the dungeon and take a look."

Lu Ruoyu looked at Song Jinshu's expressionless face and felt a little worried.

The three of them came to the dungeon. There were only rats in the dungeon before, but in the past one or two months, a few people came in as guests from time to time.

But without exception, no one who came in had a good ending.

Niu Caogen has been punished every moment since he came in. At this moment, veins on his forehead are bulging, his eyes are burning, and he is spewing foul language.

"You son of a bitch, wait and see how I'll take revenge on you when I get out! I have hundreds of brothers, just wait and see!"

The jailer spat on the ground and cursed in disgust, "This bastard is still so stubborn! He has suffered so much and still hasn't learned his lesson! Wait until I 'serve' him!"

As the jailer spoke, he slowly approached the cowgrass roots with a red-hot iron...

Niu Caogen was so frightened that he was trembling, and could only stand by leaning against the wall. He swallowed hard and said calmly, "You are abusing it for personal gain! Believe it or not, I will sue you in the government office!"

"Hahahaha! Then go ahead and sue me! I'm not afraid!"

The jailer seemed to have heard a joke and jokingly regarded Niu Caogen as a clown.

He has been guarding the dungeon for so many years and has seen all kinds of things. Why would he be afraid of the threats from a dying man?

Niu Caogen looked at the branding iron so close to him. He could feel the scorching heat of the iron and he was really scared at this moment.

Finally, unable to endure this torture any longer, he knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "Sir, please spare me! Sir, please spare me! I will never do it again! I... I have a few taels of silver here, please buy some wine!"

Niu Caogen took out some smelly silver coins from his trouser pocket. The jailer came closer and smelled them, and was instantly discouraged by the smell.

"Get lost! What the hell are you holding? It stinks!"

"Sir, please wash it after a while! The iron is hot, so you can put it back first. Be careful not to burn yourself..."

The jailer pushed the silver away impatiently and said fiercely, "Stop talking nonsense. I'm going to teach you a lesson today!"

Seeing that the branding iron was about to fall, Niu Caogen screamed and retreated backwards, but unfortunately there was a wall behind him and he had nowhere to retreat, so he could only accept defeat.

Song Jinshu looked at Niu Caogen and found that he had lost all the arrogance he had when he beat Ran Chu yesterday, and traces of torture could be vaguely seen on his body.

"Wait a moment!"

She walked over slowly. Seeing this, the jailer glared at Niu Caogen unwillingly, then stepped back, leaving enough space for Song Jinshu.

"Niu Caogen, do you still remember me?"

Niu Caogen heard a familiar voice, slowly lowered his arm, and looked clearly at the face of the person who came.

"Master Song! Master Song, please help me! They're going to kill me! I'm a good citizen! I've never done anything against the law, and I haven't broken it knowingly. Please help me, Master!"

"Humph!"

Do all men have a common problem?

Even though the evidence is clear and there are witnesses and evidence, he won't admit his mistake?

Faced with such a coward, Shen Fenghua didn't even bother to look at him for fear of dirtying his eyes.

Lu Ruoyu stood beside Song Jinshi to protect her, fearing that Niu Caogen would suddenly attack her and cause her serious injury.

"Niu Caogen, you've been committing domestic violence and mistreating your wife. We've all witnessed it with our own eyes. No matter how much you deny it, it's useless!"

I came here today to give you a chance. If you tell the truth, I will spare you physical pain. If you don't...

I'm sorry, but these of my men don't take things seriously. If they get crippled or paralyzed, you'll only have yourself to blame!"

Niu Caogen didn't hesitate at all. She nodded and cried, "Okay, okay! I'll tell you everything!"

Since he was arrested yesterday, he has been unable to sleep all night and has been tortured by the jailers.

At this moment, Niu Caogen's mind was no longer clear. He just wanted to solve the matter quickly and then go home to sleep.

Song Jinshu signaled to the jailer, who came in, grabbed Niu Caogen and tied him to the rack outside.

As long as he is not tortured, Niu Caogen will naturally cooperate.

Song Jinshu sat in the middle, sipping his tea, and asked casually, "How many men between the ages of fifteen and forty-five are there in Wujian Village?"

Niu Caogen was stunned. What kind of question was this?

But as long as he didn't mention his abuse of the old woman, everything would be fine, so Niu Caogen answered without hesitation: "Six hundred and fifty-three people!"

Even though he was mentally prepared, Song Jinshu was still surprised by this number.

There are 650 middle-aged men in the village, which is half the population of a small town.

In a short moment, she had gone through all the manpower she could mobilize, and it was barely enough.

"How do you buy and sell women? And how do you sell wives to each other in the village?"

Niu Caogen's pupils dilated. He didn't expect that Song Jinshu already knew such a private matter!

It seems that Mr. Song is not the straw bag that the villagers say he is. Niu Caogen did not dare to continue to be petty and answered honestly.

"There are people in our village who go out of town to bring back wives for the families in the village who need them. We just need to pay them money, and then they will bring the people back. If they find a woman they like, they can bring her home!

Because everyone in the village is poor and there are so many men, it is impossible for everyone to find a wife. Later, someone suggested that they rent their wives to others to give birth to babies, and they can get some money... "

As Niu Caogen spoke, his voice became softer and softer, and he could clearly feel Song Jinshu's murderous intent.

So, in order to make amends, he added: "My wife is beautiful, I cherish her, and I didn't rent her out!"

"A bunch of beasts..." Shen Fenghua couldn't bear to listen any longer, so he snorted coldly and cursed in a low voice.

Lu Ruoyu frowned and asked, "How do you explain the deep pit in the back mountain of Wujian Village?"

Niu Caogen recalled for a moment and asked confusedly, "What deep pit?"

"Baby girl!"

When he heard the word "baby girl", Niu Caogen remembered the incident in the village.

He had only been married for half a year and didn't even have a daughter, so naturally he had no chance to go up the mountain.

Niu Caogen knew very well that since they asked this question, they must know everything about the things in their village.

He no longer hid it. After all, he had never harmed the baby girl. At most, he had beaten his wife a few times. It was not a crime punishable by death...

"This is the order of the village chief! He said that girls are useless and will be born to other families in the future. If there are too many girls in our village, the yin will be stronger than the yang, which is bad for the village's feng shui.

The baby girl pit in the back mountain was mostly done by the previous generation!

Since my generation, there have been very few baby girls born in the village!"

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