RPAGF Chapter 294: Major Involvement
Chapter 294: Major Involvement
"Ledger? Where is the account book?" Shen Wanning asked immediately.
Wang Laipi glanced at the scarred man and gritted his teeth, saying, "Brother Scar, just confess! You're going to die anyway, so instead of suffering like this, why not use the account book to give us a quick death!"
Shen Wanning remembered what the scarred man had said before, that he had a wife and children. She said, "If you are worried about your wife and children, I promise you, as long as you are willing to tell me everything, I will do my best to ensure the safety of your family."
The scarred man then turned around and looked at Shen Wanning. His lips were bleeding from biting them too much.
He closed his eyes and nodded slowly. The sheep licking him was truly torturous. He had been wrong, thinking the little girl was afraid of blood. He hadn't expected her to be so powerful right away.
Shen Wanning made a gesture, and Fang Huai understood what she meant. He immediately stepped forward and took all the sheep away.
"Tell me, where is the account book?" Shen Wanning asked slowly while sitting on a chair.
The scarred man calmed down and said, "The account book is under my bed. As for that gentleman, the Shayang County Magistrate is not that powerful enough to cover up everything."
Shen Wanning asked hurriedly, "So there's someone else behind Cui Xiang? Who is it?"
"He's someone you can't afford to offend." The scarred man sneered and said.
Shen Wanning twisted his arm with one hand, and there was a snap. The scarred man hissed in pain.
"We are now people you can't afford to offend. If you don't tell me, do you think your family will be safe after you die?" Shen Wanning said sarcastically.
The scarred man glared at Shen Wanning and continued, "It was Huang Wei, the former governor of Fuzhou. Otherwise, he was just a small county magistrate. How could he have concealed the disappearance of so many young girls in Shayang County?"
Lin Jingyou frowned and said, "But Huang Wei's family had already been confiscated and exiled. Now the money you earned from trafficking the girl is still given to Cui Xiang. So who did Cui Xiang give the money to?"
Undoubtedly, the money ultimately flowed to General Dai Yongcheng of Huaihua. Originally, Huang Wei was the liaison with Cui Xiang. Now that Huang Wei is gone, who is contacting Cui Xiang? Are there any account books linking Dai Yongcheng to this matter? Where are these books?
I didn’t expect that the trafficking of young girls would involve so many things. Lin Jingyou felt that his brain was not enough.
"Where is your home? We must send someone to get the account book first. Once the other thieves arrive at the hideout, they will definitely know that something has happened to the scarred man! There is no guarantee that Cui Xiang will not kill your family to silence them." Shen Wanning threatened.
The scarred man shuddered, lowered his eyelids, and said, "In Shitou Village, Shayang County. When you go and ask, just say it's Shi Gandang's home. The account book is under my bed and my wife's. I just hope you can protect my family."
"As long as you behave yourself, we promise not to harm innocent people," said Shen Wanning.
"I have a jade pendant here, which is my token of love. My family will know at a glance that it was me who asked you to go. It's on my neck. You can go with the jade pendant, and my family will follow you. You must protect my family." The scarred man compromised.
Fang Huai stepped forward, took off the jade pendant from his neck, and handed it to Lin Jingyou with both hands.
Lin Jingyou shook his head. "Take the jade pendant and a few brothers with you, and leave for Dashi County immediately. Bring Shi Gandang's family here, along with the account book. But remember, never leak the account book to anyone."
"Yes, sir." Fang Huai bowed and responded.
"Third brother, let's lock them up first. Now that we have obtained useful information, the most important thing right now is to find the account book. No matter what, Cui Xiang can't escape this disaster." After asking Fang Huai to put the eight robbers in jail, Shen Wanning said.
"Well, let's set off today before it gets dark and the city gates are closed. We can bring back the account book tomorrow morning and pick up his family at the same time." Lin Jingyou said.
The purpose of bringing his family here was to blackmail Shi Gan Dang. After all, he was an important witness in bringing down Cui Xiang.
"Okay, let's go now without further ado!"
After saying this, Lin Jingyou immediately sent Fang Huai to Shitou Village. This time, Fang Huai was asked to drive the carriage so that he could pick up Shi Gandang's family.
Shen Wanning slept uneasily that night. Previously, there was a witness to Huang Wei's assassination of Lin Jingyou, and now there was evidence of Cui Xiang's trafficking of young girls. It was unclear how long it would take to bring down Dai Yongcheng.
As long as Dai Yongcheng wasn't eliminated, she wouldn't feel at ease. After all, they were already enemies to the death, and she was afraid that he would come to his senses and go after Lin Jingyou again.
Fortunately, early the next morning, Fang Huai successfully completed the task and brought back Shi Gandang's family and the account book.
The account book clearly recorded the trafficking of 376 girls, totaling 13,020 taels of silver.
Shen Wanning was furious and slammed her hand on the table. "How despicable! These evil people deserve to be cut into pieces."
Lin Jingyou grabbed her hand and gently rubbed it a few times. "Don't worry, I won't let any of these people go. The most important thing right now is to find out where Cui Xiang's account book is and how his money ended up in Dai Yongcheng's hands."
"If this matter is reported to Lord Li and Cui Xiang's residence is searched, can the content be found?" Shen Wanning asked.
Lin Jingyou shook his head. "Not necessarily. After all, we don't know where the account books are. Even if we interrogate Cui Xiang, we don't know if we can get the information out."
"Are we just going to let Dai Yongcheng go? In the previous incident with Zhang San and the others, Dai Yongcheng embezzled soldiers' pensions. And Huang Wei embezzled and accepted bribes, and now he's kidnapped and sold young girls. All the money went into Dai Yongcheng's pocket, but we clearly know all these things, but we can't do anything about him." Shen Wanning was really angry.
"Wan Ning, he has done so many evil things. Sooner or later, we will make him suffer the consequences of his actions." Lin Jingyou looked into Shen Wan Ning's eyes and said firmly.
"No, we can't let this continue. This matter must be reported to Lord Li as soon as possible. We can't let human traffickers like this harm more women."
"Okay, I will write a memorial and submit it to Lord Li later. I will definitely deal with Cui Xiang as soon as possible." Lin Jingyou replied.
After the two of them finished their discussion, they immediately began to prepare.
Lin Jingyou wrote the memorial and personally took the account book and eight thieves to Fuzhou.
After arriving in Fuzhou, Shen Wanning explained the situation to Lord Li and handed the account book and the eight thieves to Lord Li.
After interrogation and thorough investigation, Lord Li imprisoned Cui Xiang and eventually reported the matter to the court, awaiting its verdict.