The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 730

He turned around and looked at the people behind him.

Are there any residents of Chengtang Village here?

Then someone raised their hand to answer.

"The villain is!"

Do you know this person?

Several people who claimed to be villagers from Chentang Village said they did not recognize this person.

Songren turned back to look at the man.

"Did you spring out of a crack in a rock?"

He then brought the man to Xu Tian's attention.

“I also heard this person say he is from Chengtang Village, but the villagers of Chengtang Village all say they don’t know him.”

Xu Tian stood up and stood in front of the man, looking down at him.

"So where exactly are you from?"

The man suddenly started stammering.

"I am a new resident of Chengtang Village, and I am staying at a relative's house."

"Because when I arrived, all my money had been robbed by those bandits. So I had no choice but to seek refuge with the villagers of Chentang Village."

"Oh! Is that so-called relative of yours still around?"

"He's dead. He died last year."

The man spoke readily.

Xu Tian nodded.

He looked like he already knew everything.

"Not bad, you died at just the right time."

"But let me tell you, this silver didn't come from thin air. Just anyone can take a bag and leave. Why don't you tell me? What will it take for me to believe you?"

The man paused noticeably for a moment.

“Your Highness, I really am from Chentang Village, and when I came here, all the money on me was stolen by those bandits.”

"is it?"

"Bring all the survivors of Waquan Village to me."

The man shuddered upon hearing that there were still survivors in Waquan Village.

This shouldn't be happening! The intelligence they received earlier clearly stated that those people had been completely wiped out.

Nobody said there were any survivors.

Then the guards brought up a man from Waquan Village.

Upon seeing the man, the person immediately said, "I don't know him. I've never seen him before."

The man still tried to defend himself.

"They robbed so many people, how could they possibly remember everyone?"

Xu Tian waved his hand, and had someone take that person away.

"Then tell me, what kind of terrain lies at the foot of Waquan Village?"

The man had never been there before, so how could he remember what the terrain at the foot of Waquanzhai Mountain was like?

He couldn't answer at all.

"Can't answer that, huh? Let me give you a hint."

"At the foot of the mountain in Waquan Village, there is a stone wall, and there is a character carved on the stone wall."

"Why don't you tell me? What exactly is that iconic character?"

After he asked this question, the man still couldn't answer.

Xu Tian said frankly, "I don't care who you are, as long as you return all the money now, I can forgive and forget about your past actions of robbing me."

Xu Tian directly described this guy's behavior as robbery.

You should know that robbing someone is a crime.

Unexpectedly, the man did more than just refuse to return the money.

He even rolled on the ground, throwing a tantrum and acting like a brat.

"I was so scared at the time that I admitted that the money was what I was robbed of. If these ordinary people can get their money back, why can't I?"

"Did Your Highness see with your own eyes that those people didn't rob me? Since you didn't see it with your own eyes, how can you be sure that I'm lying?"

Xu Tian never imagined that there could be such a shameless person.

"I have already gathered all the evidence, and you still insist that this money is yours?"