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As soon as Chen Nan entered the inner room, he saw a bed in the room, and opposite the bed was a wooden table with a candle on it.

Strangely, there was a small door opposite the bed.

Out of curiosity, Chen Nan walked toward the small door.

Seeing this, Minister Qian's face turned even uglier.

He hurriedly tried to dissuade them, saying, "Your Highness, the area behind this door belongs to our neighbor."

Upon hearing this, Chen Nan turned around and asked in confusion, "What? Does the area behind your door become someone else's territory?"

Minister Qian looked helpless, but still forced himself to admit, "Your Highness, you don't know, but this place was sold to the neighbor a few years ago."

"Moreover, there is a wall behind this door, so it is impossible to enter from my house; only the neighbors can get in."

"You just sold your place to someone else like that?" Chen Nan was even more shocked.

He couldn't understand how a first-rank official of the imperial court could have fallen so low as to sell his house to make a living.

The most outrageous thing is that Minister Qian was selling his own family's land.

This puzzled Chen Nan greatly.

Although Minister Qian said that, Chen Nan did not stop, but continued to approach the small door.

Just as Chen Nan arrived at the small door and was about to push it open...

A voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Your Highness, the head of the Dali Temple has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Minister Qian breathed a sigh of relief.

Ignoring their respective identities, he quickly came up behind Chen Nan, grabbed him without a word, and walked out of the courtyard.

Pulled by him, Chen Nan obediently followed him into the courtyard.

Wu Xu not only brought the head of the Dali Temple, but also mobilized a thousand troops from outside the city to oversee the situation.

However, only ten soldiers entered the courtyard.

The rest of the people were arranged to stay outside the door by Wu Xu.

The moment the temple abbot saw Chen Nan, a hint of helplessness flashed across his face, and he forced a smile: "I wonder if Your Highness has invited me here on some urgent matter?"

Chen Nan approached the temple abbot and pointed to a small chair beside him: "Temple abbot, please sit down."

Seeing this, the temple abbot had no choice but to sit down with Chen Nan.

Chen Nan then said, "I'm sure the head of the court knows much more about this than I do. To interrogate a first-rank official, someone from the Court of Judicial Review must be present."

"I had no choice but to invite the abbot here at this time!"

Chen Nan's words implied that it was a helpless move, but there was not a trace of helplessness on his face.

The head of the Dali Temple naturally knew that Chen Nan, as the Prince of Zhennan, was several levels higher in status than himself.

He could only listen to what the other person said.

Moreover, since others had given him face, it wouldn't be appropriate for them to give him a hard time.

He smiled and said, "It's alright. Since Your Highness has the need, this temple abbot will naturally cooperate."

"But are we really not required to go to the Dali Temple for interrogation and record-keeping?"

The temple abbot then raised another question.

Chen Nan was unaware, but he knew perfectly well.

In the Northern Wei Dynasty, to interrogate an official, not only did it require the presence of officials from the Court of Judicial Review, but the interrogation could only be conducted within the Court of Judicial Review itself.

At the very least, they should be interrogated in the Northern Wei government office.

This also makes it convenient for someone to keep records, so as to prevent anyone from interfering.

Chen Nan waved his hand and said, "As the chief judge and with the temple manager recording the proceedings, there is naturally no problem."

The temple manager smiled helplessly, assuming that Chen Nan had summoned him specifically for interrogation.

It turned out that the other party had only called him over to make a record.

However, given the difference in their social standing, he could only nod and say, "Your Highness, please do as you please. This temple abbot will certainly record everything truthfully."

Chen Nan sat down as well, and slammed his hand on the table: "Minister Qian, now that the people from the Dali Temple are here, can we have a proper discussion?"

Minister Qian had anticipated this scene. He walked up to Chen Nan with a smirk and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, please ask. I will certainly answer to the best of my knowledge."

"Very well, I would like to know why Minister Qian is on the land of Gejia Village."

"And whether Qian Shangshu was behind the scenes executing the land transactions."

"And does Minister Qian know where the money from the land sales ultimately went?"

Chen Nan asked one question after another.

Minister Qian frowned, pursed his lips, and gave a wry smile: "Your Highness, I have already said that."

"I am in Gejia Village only because a friend of mine needs my help."

"Furthermore, I was unaware of the land sale in Gejia Village."

"Not to mention where the money from buying and selling land ultimately went."

"You still won't admit it now?" Chen Nan shouted.

"Alright, since you said a friend asked you to go to Gejia Village to help out."

"Then reveal this person's identity, and I will investigate."

Ultimately, Chen Nan pointed the finger at the friend that Minister Qian had mentioned.

Unexpectedly, Minister Qian looked distressed and said, "Your Highness, my friend unfortunately passed away a few days ago, so I really can't be there."

To completely block any possibility of escape, Minister Qian even abandoned all pretense of dignity and continued, "Your Highness, my friend was an elderly man living alone. I was the one who saw him off on his final journey before he passed away."

Upon hearing this, Chen Nan scoffed.

He knew perfectly well that Minister Qian was a friend who was completely made up out of thin air.

However, he does not intend to dwell on this issue.

Instead, he turned to the temple master and said, "Temple master, I know there is a door behind Minister Qian's room."

"I am quite interested in what lies behind this door, but I wonder if the temple abbot would be interested in accompanying me to explore it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Nan tapped his fingers on the table and glanced back at Mo Bai.

Mo Bai understood and coughed softly.

The ten soldiers in the courtyard gradually closed the distance between them.

They surrounded the group without drawing attention.

The temple abbot noticed the movements of the surrounding soldiers and said helplessly, "Since Your Highness is so particular, then I, the temple abbot, will gladly accompany you, even at the cost of my life."

"Hahahaha!" Chen Nan laughed loudly, "Very well, Abbot, please!"

Chen Nan stood up and gestured for him to proceed.

The temple abbot also got up and went into the room first.

Upon seeing this, Minister Qian's clothes became completely stuck to his body.

His footsteps followed the two of them unsteadily.

Bringing up the rear were Wu Xu and Mo Bai, each with several soldiers behind them.

After Chen Nan and the others went inside, Mo Bai arranged for four soldiers to guard the door of the room.

Upon entering the room, Chen Nan went straight to the small door without hesitation.

With a gentle push, the small door opened.

Suddenly, Minister Qian felt weak in his limbs and collapsed.

Seeing this, Chen Nan said softly, "Mo Bai, send two people to help Minister Qian up. Let's see what's behind this small door."

Minister Qian watched helplessly as he was taken into custody by two soldiers.

Undeterred, he glanced at the door again.

They discovered that even the door was being guarded.

With hope of complete annihilation, he gave a bitter laugh and sighed before being helped through the small door by two soldiers.