Transmigration: I, the Dragon Overlord, start by protecting my beautiful bride!

Aside from Liu San, the other patrol officers under the chief inspector were also very eager to see Long Aotian.

Because he solved a major case, almost everyone in the entire Zhenye Division knew that Long Aotian had a connection with the Left Commander of the Huayi Mansion in Jingcheng.

Although they used to look down on Shen Congxin, now that he has such a strong backer, they all hope to join Long Aotian's ranks.

Moreover, this case is huge, so he should definitely be promoted.

Of the four Hundred Tournaments, one position is currently vacant, and he is very likely to become the new Hundred Tournament!

But Long Aotian was now terrifyingly gloomy. He could have taken leave from home to rest due to his injury, but he still came, and only to do one thing!

The Black Prison of the Night Watch is where all the most heinous criminals are imprisoned.

In the major case I just solved, I captured a dozen or so thieves.

They also arrested some villagers who were involved in theft and murder.

After a day of interrogation, most of the prisoners had confessed.

Lin Chuan also learned who killed Xi'er's grandfather.

"Lord Shen, you've arrived." In the dark prison, Ah Gou was lying on the cold, damp ground, with several bowls of cold food beside him.

"You know I'm coming to see you, so things are easier now." Long Aotian said in a deep voice, "Why did you kill Xi'er's grandfather?"

"Xi'er?" Ah Gou remained indifferent. "Is he that little girl's grandfather? I should have killed her too."

"You're about to die, and you're still being stubborn!" Long Ao clenched his fists in anger. For the first time ever, he really wanted to kill someone!

In the modern world, there were laws to restrain people, and no one would want to kill unless they were truly driven to desperation.

But now, here and now.

In this world, human life is as fragile as grass; anyone could become a blade of grass under a wall tomorrow.

“If you want to do it, then do it,” Ah Gou said. “Anyway, countless people have already died in your Black Prison. I have no desire to destroy the river. I’m too lazy to wait until autumn if you, Lord Shen, do it yourself.”

“Killing you is something I will definitely do,” Long Aotian replied. “However, there is one more thing I want to know.”

"You don't mean to ask about the whereabouts of my clan leader, do you?" Ah Gou glanced at Long Aotian with disdain and said, "If you've come here for this reason, Lord Shen, then I advise you to give up."

"No, you're mistaken. I didn't come here for that." Long Aotian put his hands behind his back, his eyes cold. "I want to know who killed Prefect Liu? Or rather, who is the person in the Zhenye Division who has been secretly helping Assistant Prefect Li?"

"How do I know this?"

“No, you don’t need to lie to me. I know your status is extraordinary,” Long Aotian said. “I’ve seen the accounts that you found. Although you hid them very well, I still found some clues.”

"A large portion of the money gained from the maritime trade was spent on buying fireballs," Long Aotian said. "And what about the rest? The items found in Li Tongzhi's house don't match the accounts at all!"

"Perhaps it's because my clan patriarch is used to extravagance and spent it all himself," Ah Gou was still trying to find a way to appease Long Aotian. "Or maybe he has a mistress in a brothel and spent the money on buying gold and silver for her?"

"Hmph, how laughable." Long Aotian sneered. "I've already inquired around. Magistrate Li isn't extravagant, and he doesn't have any lovers in brothels. So where did this money go?"

"Lord Shen, why are you making things difficult for me?" Ah Gou said impatiently. "I'm a dying man. Do you think you can get anything out of me?"

"Fine, since you don't want to talk about this, let's talk about something else." Long Aotian turned around and looked at him, determined to go head-to-head with him today.

"Lord Shen, what would you like to talk about?" Ah Gou picked at his ear listlessly. "After you're done talking, hurry up and leave, don't keep me from sleeping."

"Then how about we talk about your sister?" Long Aotian said.

Upon hearing this, Ah Gou felt as if he had been electrocuted, and immediately sat up, looking at Long Aotian with great vigilance.

"You're not allowed to mention my sister!"

“I know that the prefect back then didn’t intend to entrust the task of notifying Prefect Liu of the impending flood. He planned to do it himself. But your sister was used by Prefect Liu back then. She seduced the prefect with her beauty, causing him to get drunk and make a mistake, which led to the failure of the notification. The original prefect was demoted, and Prefect Liu was able to take over. That’s why you hate him so much, hate him for killing your sister, and hate him for building the canal, right?”

After hearing Long Aotian's words, Agou was shocked, because this old story was not recorded at the time, and the only people who knew about it were him and the clan leader.

"How...how do you know so much?"

"It's easy to find out these things. Just ask a few villagers from back then, and combine that with the evaluation of the previous prefect before Prefect Liu, and you can guess the truth," Long Aotian replied. "Your sister was with Prefect Liu back then. She was fine before the flood, but she disappeared without a trace after the flood. A prefect who was always so conscientious actually made such a basic mistake as being drunk and neglecting his duties. Aren't all these clues enough?"

"This..." Ah Gou looked at Long Aotian, his eyes filled with shock and admiration. "Lord Shen is so meticulous. It's truly impressive."

"Furthermore, we also found your sister's remains," Long Aotian said.

"what?!"

This time, Ah Gou was really surprised, and he quickly stood up from the ground.

He approached Long Aotian, his voice trembling, and asked, "My sister's remains? Where did you find them?!"

“It’s in a courtyard that Prefect Liu secretly bought in Qianzhou City,” Long Aotian replied. “This kind of thing naturally can’t be hidden from the eyes of our Zhenye Division. It’s just that he used to be a prefect, so we’re too lazy to investigate him.”

"Is what you said true?"

"Of course it's true. If you're willing to help me, I can even take you to meet her." Long Aotian offered a deal that Ah Gou found hard to refuse.

Upon hearing this, Ah Gou stopped speaking rudely and acting indifferent. Instead, he looked at him very seriously, took two steps back, and bowed, saying, "Lord Shen, Ah Gou has offended you before. I hope you will forgive my past mistakes and take me to see my sister. After that, I will do whatever you ask of me, whether you want to kill me or torture me."