Chapter 545: What Inside Information Could I Know?

Cheng Yu shook his head honestly. Although he asked the Hundred-Faced Nightmare to deal with He He Lingchuan, he actually didn't know what the victim looked like.

"The person you wanted to harm but didn't kill."

Cheng Yu suddenly widened his eyes.

Bai Bai Ziqi noticed that the look he gave He He Lingchuan contained not only hatred but also suspicion.

This kind of subconscious expression revealed the most about the problem.

He He Lingchuan also smiled at Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu swallowed.

Fu Fu Shanyue continued to ask, "Confess honestly, was this matter instigated by Cen Boqing?"

Cheng Yu's voice was weak, "Yes."

His face was as white as a ghost, and he could pass out at any time, but his gaze remained on He He Lingchuan.

Fu Fu Shanyue clapped his hands, "Good, good. You admit it! Envoy Bai heard it."

His question was indeed well-asked, and Bai Bai Ziqi was about to continue asking when He He Lingchuan suddenly said, "Cen Boqing's wife is on her way here."

"How did you cast the curse... hmm, what did you say?"

"Cen Boqing's wife, the eldest daughter of the Grand Minister of Agriculture, Yao Yao Xingning!" Fu Fu Shanyue pointed casually toward the northeast. "She just arrived in Baishajuan and, disregarding the obstruction of Commandant Lu's subordinates, charged straight into the Cen residence. I reckon that in less than a quarter of an hour, she'll be able to charge over here."

The Cen residence was still some distance from the county government office, but Fu Fu Shanyue could come, so Yao Yao Xingning could naturally come too.

Bai Bai Ziqi's brows immediately furrowed, "Such a coincidence?"

"Otherwise, why would I come to report the news in the middle of the night?" Fu Fu Shanyue tutted twice, "If she rushes into the county government office and finds her husband, Cen Boqing might not be so easy to confess."

Time was precious, Bai Bai Ziqi pondered slightly, turned his head to Fan Sheng who was standing by the bed:

"Commander Fan, trouble you to guard the gate of the county government office. During the interrogation, no one is allowed to enter!"

He emphasized the words "no one."

He He Lingchuan clearly saw the reluctance on Fan Sheng's face, but he still responded, "Yes," and walked out with large strides.

He was a bit curious now; what kind of three-headed monster was the eldest daughter of the Grand Minister of Agriculture who could make the Crown Prince of Chi Yan and the Envoy feel a headache, and make the Deputy Commander of the Tongxin Guard reluctant?

Fu Fu Shanyue happily agreed.

The group headed to the county jail. He He Lingchuan glanced back and saw two guards stationed in the separate room, closing the door casually.

Before the prison door closed, He He Lingchuan seemed to hear the sound of galloping hooves coming from the end of the long street.

Just now, he and Fu Fu Shanyue had also rushed over in such a hurry.

Bai Bai Ziqi casually placed a barrier, soundproofing inside and outside, so as not to let unnecessary noise spread in later.

Cen Boqing is locked in the cell closest to the window.

Considering his special status, County Magistrate Tian arranged a single cell for him on the second basement level, with only one passage for entering and exiting.

There was a bed and a chair in the cell, the floor was clean, obviously just cleaned; the food and water were clean, but he hadn't touched them.

Cen Boqing sat on the chair, looking decadent.

The three entered, the jailer moved a few chairs, and just as he was about to speak, Fu Fu Shanyue waved his hand to send him up, leaving only one to record the confession.

Compared to Cheng Yu's miserable state, Cen Boqing was unscathed, just looking depressed, his eyes dull.

With both human and material evidence complete, and being arrested by the Envoy himself, he knew his fate was already sealed.

Even if his father-in-law, the Grand Minister of Agriculture, intervened to plead for mercy, it probably wouldn't be of much use.

Seeing Bai Bai Ziqi, he lowered his head dejectedly, "These have nothing to do with the Grand Minister of Agriculture; my wife, my wife knows nothing about it."

"You can still be considered a man." Bai Bai Ziqi sighed, "If you had known today, why act as you did in the beginning?"

Fu Fu Shanyue, however, hugged his arms and said, "Looking at your cowardly appearance, you don't look like the one in charge. Is there someone else behind you? Confess! You are not the principal offender; if you confess, your crime will naturally be reduced!"

Cen Boqing lowered his head, "Collecting and selling the pulp pearls, it was all Wu Bo's responsibility. I, I rarely managed it. If you want to investigate, investigate from the Qingfu Temple; Wu Bo sold the pearls there, and I know the temple also sells immortality medicine."

"Lord Zhongsun Mou listened to your introduction and went to Qingfu Temple to buy immortality medicine?"

Cen Boqing nodded.

"You have never seen the medicine refiner, except for the temple keeper surnamed Hu at Qingfu Temple?"

"Yes." Cen Boqing immediately said, "If you catch the one surnamed Hu, you will definitely be able to investigate further..."

Bai Bai Ziqi interrupted him, "A few days ago, Qingfu Temple caught fire, the flames were raging and could not be extinguished, and it burned to ashes within two quarters of an hour. More than a hundred people in the temple didn't run out."

Cen Boqing opened his mouth, the blood draining from his face.

All, all silenced?

"Very coincidentally, it was the second day after the Chi Yan monarch submitted a memorial to Lingxu." Bai Bai Ziqi glanced at Fu Fu Shanyue. If it weren't for his father being in such a hurry to poke this case out, and poking it without any skill, Qingfu Temple should still be fine now, right? Startling the snake, alas.

"So, the case is stuck with you." Bai Bai Ziqi said patiently to Cen Boqing, "Do you know what this means?"

It means all the punishment will fall on him? Cen Boqing stayed for a long time, shaking his head so fast it was about to fall off, "No, no, I am really not the mastermind, I haven't even touched the pulp pearls a few times! These affairs were all handled by Wu Bo; I, I usually don't need to worry about it! Everything was handled by him, I, I could know what inside information?"

Fearing that Bai Bai Ziqi wouldn't believe him, he even pointed to the sky and swore.

Bai Bai Ziqi pondered in silence.

At this time, a guard under Fan Sheng walked down from above and whispered a few words in Bai Bai Ziqi's ear.

Bai Bai Ziqi's brows moved slightly, "Understood, one quarter of an hour."

The guard left quickly.

He He Lingchuan and Fu Fu Shanyue looked at each other, knowing this was probably Fan Sheng reporting from outside.

Bai Bai Ziqi meant to let him persist for at least another quarter of an hour.

Fu Fu Shanyue continued, "Given Cen Boqing's character, he indeed doesn't look like the mastermind..."

Cen Boqing nodded like a garlic-pounding pestle.

"... On the contrary, Wu Kai acts cautiously and shrewdly, managing the overall situation; he looks like he used their father and son as a cover to engage in these illegal activities. Mai Xuewen could calculate against Wu Kai, so why couldn't Wu Kai calculate against his own master?" Fu Fu Shanyue asked Cen Boqing, "How did Wu Kai come to the Cen residence?"

"My father said that twenty years ago, the old housekeeper resigned due to illness and returned to his hometown, recommending Wu Bo to him, saying this person was capable and reliable."

Fu Fu Shanyue teased, "Indeed, he was capable and reliable, letting you not have to worry about anything, and finally dying in a muddle."

He He Lingchuan asked, "Did the Cen family go from poverty to wealth again after Wu Bo arrived?"

Cen Boqing thought for a while and nodded.

"In other words, your father let Wu Bo handle this... from the very beginning."

Business. The business of killing Between Beijia monster-folk, taking pulp pearls, and refining immortality medicine.

This was like a big company hiring new people, and the newcomer took control of the company's core secrets on the first day of work, and then started handling business worth tens of millions.

Moreover, the business of hunting monsters for pearls was high-profit accompanied by high-risk; Cen's father handed it over to a stranger to be responsible for, so he couldn't have lost his mind, right? Mai Xuewen had a "life-saving" grace to Wu Bo, and Wu Bo even tested him for three years before daring to recruit him as a core backbone.

"So your father knew very well what Wu Bo's background was."

Bai Bai Ziqi looked at He He Lingchuan with approval, "Analyzed well."

In a few words, the suspicious points were peeled out.

The flaws that this young man could see with two eyes, could Cen Boqing, a man in his forties, have been kept in the dark the whole time? "I..." Cen Boqing stammered, "These are all old things from the past. Every time I wanted to ask in detail, my father would scold me for being meddlesome, saying it was better for me not to know. As a result, as a result, he passed away too suddenly and never managed to solve the mystery for me."

"You said that the business of hunting monsters for pearls was entirely controlled by Wu Bo." Bai Bai Ziqi said, "Yesterday evening, that curse-killing of Wu Bo, you were quite decisive. Without him, you didn't do badly either."

Who knew that Cen Boqing had a blank face, "What curse-killing in the evening? It wasn't me!"

Eh? "Yesterday evening..." Bai Bai Ziqi had seen Wu Bo's evil curse break out with his own eyes, and he was snatched back by Fu Fu Shanyue.

"Cheng Yu said we only had one chance, and it was best to exert force at night." Cen Boqing shook his head like a wave drum, "The one who cast the spell yesterday evening was definitely not us; Wu Bo might have had other enemies!"

"..." Bai Bai Ziqi was lost in thought, his gaze glancing toward Fu Fu Shanyue on the side.

Thinking about it now, the timing of Wu Bo's curse seemed too coincidental; the Envoy from Lingxu City had just found Crown Prince Yue to understand the situation, and Wu Bo couldn't do it anymore, and then confessed and pleaded guilty in front of the Envoy.

Bai Bai Ziqi originally wanted to go to the Cen residence to understand the situation, but now it was good, it was directly changed to going to the door to arrest people, which led to the subsequent series of encirclement and pursuit actions.

So, who planted the curse on Wu Kai?

Meeting his gaze, Fu Fu Shanyue was lost in thought, "If it wasn't Cheng Yu, then who else could it be?"

He He Lingchuan secretly gave him a thumbs up: Like, really like.

The curse master under Fu Fu Shanyue could also perform some curse methods, and his ability was not as good as Cheng Yu's, but it was not difficult at all to cast a curse when Wu Kai was trapped.

Waiting for Cen Boqing and Cheng Yu to act was too slow, so they simply did it themselves.

As long as the timing was chosen well, he wasn't afraid that Wu Kai wouldn't confess.

He He Lingchuan asked Cen Boqing again, "When I brought Wu Kai back, I found that several of his protective talismans were broken. It seems he had been cursed secretly, but Cheng Yu, this big shot, only acted last night." He He Lingchuan continued, "Wu Kai was arrested and his cultivation was sealed; anyone could have cursed him."

Bai Bai Ziqi looked at Cen Boqing, "Why didn't you let Cheng Yu act earlier?"

If Cheng Yu had acted earlier, the witness would have died long ago, so how could they be in this situation? In Bai Bai Ziqi's view, Cen Boqing's indecision had cost him his life.

Cen Boqing gave a bitter smile, "Cheng Yu claimed that his soul injury was too heavy, and even if he came out of seclusion early, he couldn't help me."

Everything was a coincidence.

Bai Bai Ziqi also felt some emotion and asked him, "Framing Fu Fu Songhua was also Wu Bo's doing?"

"Yes, it was entirely led by him!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 546 =====

"Yes, it was entirely led by him!"

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