The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

However, what puzzled Dongfang Jincheng and Jun Mochen was that the information recorded here did not match the items they had searched Cao Wanjin's house at all; there wasn't even a tiny bit of it.

Dongfang Jincheng looked at Cao Wanjin kneeling below and asked, "Lord Cao, did you see clearly?"

Cao Wanjin didn't dare to look at it at all, nor did he need to. He knew the contents of the ledger better than anyone else; he had written them down himself. However, he didn't expect how the ledger had been found, even though it had been hidden so well.

The ledger was indeed well hidden, but unfortunately, the entire process of hiding it was clearly seen by the Shadow Pavilion's guards.

Cao Wanjin kept his head down, large beads of cold sweat dripping from his forehead. His mind raced, trying to buy as much time as possible, hoping that the distress call would reach Kyoto and there might still be a glimmer of hope.

Unfortunately, his distress message was being watched by the secret guards from the moment it was sent out, as were those of the Blood Fiend Sect. So, before the poor carrier pigeon could even fly out of the city, it was shot dead by a member of the Blood Fiend Sect.

The secret guards were no longer able to find Cao Wanjin's superiors by following the carrier pigeons.

However, there were some gains, at least confirming that the person above Cao Wanjin had a close relationship with the Blood Fiend Sect.

Jun Mochen looked at the silent Cao Wanjin and then asked, "Lord Cao, I have a question that I would like to ask you to answer."

Upon hearing Jun Mochen's words, Cao Wanjin's heart pounded: "This humble official dares not, please speak, Lord Jun."

Jun Mochen: "Last year, His Majesty ordered the eradication of all Blood Fiend Sect's forces in the Eastern Kingdom. However, yesterday I discovered the Blood Fiend Sect's mark in a restaurant. Lord Cao, what's going on?"

Upon hearing about the Blood Fiend Sect, Cao Wanjin's already unsettled heart panicked even more, and he repeatedly kowtowed to Dongfang Jincheng and Jun Mochen.

"Your Highness, Lord Jun, this humble official truly had no idea that it was the Blood Fiend Sect. After receiving orders, this humble official thoroughly investigated the entire city, but I never imagined that the Blood Fiend Sect was so cunning and so well hidden."

Jun Mochen sneered: "Lord Cao, what are you saying? You couldn't find it even after checking it all, but I saw it with just a casual glance."

This statement is highly ironic. Even if he were to say it to the ends of the earth now, no one would believe that Cao Wanjin has no connection with the Blood Fiend Sect.

Just as Cao Wanjin was about to say something in his defense, a dart struck him squarely on the back of the head.

Cao Wanjin didn't even have time to cry out in pain before collapsing with his eyes wide open.

Dongfang Jincheng and Jun Mochen were prepared the moment the dart came flying, but unfortunately, they still couldn't save Cao Wanjin in time.

Yu Ze had already gone out to investigate. Le Xi, the guard beside Jun Mochen, came to Cao Wanjin's side, examined him for a while, and then shook her head at Jun Mochen.

Then he removed the hidden weapon that was completely embedded in the back of Cao Wanjin's head and presented it to Dongfang Jincheng and Jun Mochen.

The two recognized the hidden weapon at a glance; it was the Blood Shadow Dart, the unique hidden weapon of the Blood Fiend Sect Master.

No wonder Dongfang Jincheng and Jun Mochen felt the internal force contained in the hidden weapon was so powerful when it flew towards them.

The two exchanged a glance, both knowing that this matter was likely not simple. It seemed they needed to hurry, otherwise, they might risk having the three major families silenced.

Dongfang Jincheng and Jun Mochen didn't dare to delay and immediately began interrogating the three family heads. Of course, the surrounding guards were also arranged perfectly. Not even a fly could get in.

The three family heads initially wanted to put up a stubborn resistance, but when they saw Cao Wanjin's corpse, they began to waver. When Jun Mochen took out the murder weapon that killed Cao Wanjin, the three family heads instantly turned pale.

The head of the Fu family was someone who couldn't handle things. The moment he saw the hidden weapon, he knew that they had been abandoned by their superiors. He resented their ruthlessness and was afraid that he would be the next one to be silenced. He immediately wanted to reveal the mastermind behind it all.

"Your Highness, Lord Jun, I'll tell you everything."

However, he was stopped by the head of the Wang family who was standing to the side as soon as he finished speaking.

"Old Fu, what did you say? Don't forget who you are."

Upon hearing this, the head of the Fu family dared not continue speaking what he had originally intended to say.

Seeing this, Dongfang Jincheng and Jun Mochen knew they wouldn't get anything out of the interrogation, so they ordered the three of them to be taken away.

However, when the three returned to their cell, a pair of eyes were secretly watching what was happening inside.

Since Cao Wanjin was assassinated, security outside the prison has been tightened.

Seeing that there were no outsiders present, the head of the Wang family looked at the head of the Fu family with a sinister gaze.

"Old Fu, you're confused. Have you forgotten your place? Do you think the Emperor will let you go if you tell him? You're wrong. You'll only die a more gruesome death than you are now."

Patriarch Fu: "Old Wang, but you saw it yourself, he even killed Lord Cao. We did so much for him, but in the end, this is what we got in return. I'm not reconciled."

Patriarch Wang: "Hmph, you're not reconciled. At least it's just you who will die. If you were to reveal it, your entire clan would be doomed. Right now, no one in the family knows about that person except the three of us. As long as we take all the blame, then, given the current situation, it's just the three of us who will die."

After hearing this, the head of the Fu family fell silent. He was indeed unwilling, but he did not want his wife, children, and elderly parents to perish with him.

Seeing that both the Fu family head and the Wu family head remained silent, the Wang family head said, "Think about it carefully."

He turned and walked into the cell, pondering what to do next.

Dongfang Jincheng and Jun Mochen listened to the report.

Jun Mochen: "It seems that the person behind them has quite a background."

Dongfang Jincheng snorted coldly: "How could someone who can command the Blood Fiend Sect Master be of little importance?"

With a mocking smile, a glint of ruthlessness flashed in Jun Mochen's eyes as he looked at Dongfang Jincheng and said, "It seems that Prince Rui hasn't been handling many cases lately, causing the world to forget the other title of the War God Prince."

Dongfang Jincheng slightly curled the corners of his mouth and said, "Yes, I had almost forgotten about it myself."

Hearing their conversation, Yuze and Lexi, who were standing nearby, both shuddered and thought to themselves: The living Yama is coming back.

Inside the dungeon, the three family heads had already been taken outside the torture chamber.

Dongfang Jincheng and Jun Mochen looked at the three people kneeling on the ground.

Dongfang Jincheng: "I'll give you one last chance. Is anyone willing to recruit?"

The Fu family head and the Wu family head glanced at the Wang family head kneeling in the middle, and after receiving a warning look, they both lowered their heads in fear.

Without waiting for a reply from the three, Dongfang Jincheng snorted coldly: "It seems that the three of you are going to refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit."

After saying that, he glanced at Jun Mochen and went into the torture chamber.

Jun Mochen looked at the three kneeling figures and said in a light tone, "Let me see who starts first."

Upon hearing this, all three shrank back, hoping it wasn't them.