The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 429

"No, no!" Seeing Qin Xianzhen actually make a move, Wan Yuanduo panicked. He grabbed the Minister of Works's robe and knelt on the ground, kowtowing frantically: "My lord, save me! I beg you, I have elderly parents and young children to support, I want to live!"

"More than ten thousand yuan, and I'll give you a chance to live," Xu Tian said.

"Please speak, sir!" Upon hearing Xu Tian's words, Wan Yuanduo disregarded his current disheveled state and crawled to Xu Tian's feet on his knees, pleading in a voice, "Please speak, sir. As long as you don't let me die, you will be my benefactor!"

Xu Tian nodded, quite satisfied with Wan Yuan's reaction. He said, "Tell me the truth, who is the mastermind behind this?"

Wan Yuan was stunned. His eyes narrowed, and he released Xu Tian with both hands, his voice trembling: "Sir, it's me! It's all my fault. Please, sir, don't hold it against me. I really know I was wrong."

Compared to his own life and fortune, Wan Yuyuan cared more about the lives of his wife and children.

"More than 10,000 yuan. This is your last chance to tell me who's behind this."

Xu Tian was extremely dissatisfied with Wan Yuan's reaction. His brows furrowed, and he wished he could use violence to force the other party to reveal the truth.

However, to Xu Tian's surprise, not only did he not budge on the more than 10,000 yuan, but he held on even tighter, repeatedly saying that it was all his fault.

With no other option, Xu Tianxia ordered that more than 10,000 yuan be locked up first.

“Given his current state, we won’t get any clues from him if we continue interrogating him. We can only wait for him to calm down first.” Xu Tian sighed, his expression not good.

Xu Tian then said to the Minister of Works, "You don't need to get involved in this matter for now. I will send someone to investigate it personally."

He couldn't trust the Minister of Works' actions at all. Considering that he had just asked the Minister of Works for help with more than 10,000 yuan, he knew that this matter was far more complicated than he had thought.

The mastermind behind the crime was definitely the Minister of Works, but she didn't know who else was involved or what the crime entailed.

"As ordered."

The Minister of Works dared not comment too much on Xu Tian's actions, and after bidding farewell to Xu Tian, ​​he returned to his own courtyard.

"Send some food to Wan Yuanyu." As soon as he arrived on his own territory, the Minister of Works began a new plan. In his view, only by killing Wan Yuanyu could he eliminate future troubles.

Now that Xu Tian is not letting him get involved in this matter, if Wan Yuanyu is to betray him, even if he ends up having his wife and children killed, resulting in a lose-lose situation, it will not benefit anyone.

After Qin Xian escorted the more than 10,000 yuan to the prison, he went to meet up with Xu Tian.

"More than 10,000 yuan, time to eat!"

Shortly after he returned to prison, someone in charge of prison meals called for him.

"I'm here!" Upon hearing that he could eat, Wan Duoyuan hurriedly got up, grabbed the bars, and looked enviously at the meal that the prison staff were bringing.

"What a feast!" Wan Yuanyu's eyes lit up when he saw that today's meal included fish and meat. "Sir, why is the food so good today?"

He didn't think much of the ten thousand yuan, assuming it was the prison authorities who had instructed them, the criminals, to be given special treatment.

The food he ate in prison a few days ago was comparable to pig swill. At first, he resisted eating it, but after being hungry a few times, he realized that he couldn't go without food. Even if he was given swill, he had to swallow it.

He wanted to see his wife and children one more time.