Chapter 445

Doesn't look right at all?!

If Sun Youxu knew the thoughts in his heart, he'd probably slap him right in the face.

You're dreaming!

"I don't remember what you're talking about!"

Liu Minghe decided to play dumb and just bluff his way through for now.

But Sun Youxu and the others had no intention of letting him off easily.

【6】 "Lord Liu, are you sure you won't speak? Do you want to try the Embroidered Uniform Guard's torture methods?"

"Lord Liu, are you certain you will not speak? Do you wish to try the Embroidered Uniform Guard's punishments?"

Liu Minghe looked up and met Sun Youxu's eyes, which held a smile that wasn't quite a smile.

He even thought he saw eager excitement in Sun Youxu's gaze.

As if he was hoping Liu Minghe wouldn't speak.

He shivered violently and quickly changed his tone, asking, "What corpses are you talking about?"

"The body of the Sun family head, Sun Yaoqing, and the body of one of your stewards. Does that ring a bell? If not, we can help!"

Sun Youxu stared at him with a cold tone.

Liu Minghe knew he couldn't keep bluffing, or they might really torture him.

This Sun Youxu was like a mad dog; he had dared to burst into Liu Minghe's residence and start killing before.

If Liu Minghe didn't speak now, there was no guarantee Sun Youxu wouldn't continue his "madness" against him.

So Liu Minghe spoke up, "Yes, they weren't good people. They seemed to be sent by some faction to infiltrate, and they even planned to capture me. But they turned on each other; Sun Yaoqing was ambushed, and that infiltrator was killed by this official!"

These words, full of holes, came out of Liu Minghe's mouth instantly.

Although Sun Youxu and the others weren't coroners, they had basic skills in judging crime scenes.

After all, they often encountered such situations.

Although the order of the killings was correct, it was impossible to say there were no tricks involved.

Liu Minghe himself was just a scholar with no strength to tie a chicken.

On the contrary, the dead steward looked anything but simple; he had many scars and calluses on his hands.

Clearly, he was someone who practiced martial arts frequently!

299, give an explanation!

Could such a person be easily ambushed?

That left only one possibility: they didn't expect Liu Minghe to kill, so they trusted him too much.

However, Liu Minghe now adopted the posture of a stubborn, unyielding ruffian.

He admitted to killing, but said nothing else.

Whether to use torture or continue the interrogation, Sun Youxu hesitated for a moment.

"First, take Lord Liu to rest. Search the entire Liu residence thoroughly; no one is allowed to enter and disturb anything!"

After pondering for a while, Sun Youxu decided to place Liu Minghe under house arrest first.

After checking him and finding no poison pouches, two members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard dragged him away despite his protests.

No matter how Liu Minghe struggled, shouted threats, or even claimed he would submit a memorial to impeach them, they paid no attention.

Truly, his words were useless.

They were currently only following the orders of the Imperial Envoy Su Qiao.

Moreover, even without evidence, everyone knew clearly that Liu Minghe was definitely guilty!

So dragging him away caused them no psychological burden at all.

When Sun Youxu raided the Liu residence, there were indeed disturbances within the city.

Thugs appeared from nowhere and started smashing, looting, and robbing, seemingly intentionally using this moment to divert attention.

However, the garrison soldiers, who were well-prepared, immediately began to suppress them.

These people caused no waves at all and were all brought under control.

By the time Su Qiao returned to Fuzhou City, everything had already settled down.

"Were the people caught?"

Not long after Su Qiao returned to the post station, Sun Youxu came to report the situation.

"Yes, we arrived a bit late. The Sun family head, Sun Yaoqing, was there, but he had already been killed..."

Sun Youxu, wrapped in bandages, detailed the process for Su Qiao.

Su Qiao was very satisfied with Sun Youxu's efficient and decisive work, praising him a few times.

Then he said to him, "Do not see Liu Minghe for now. Since such a big incident occurred, Grand Secretary Sun and the others are probably waiting for me to give them an explanation. Arrange the carriage immediately; we will go directly to the Prefect's Office!"

"Yes!"

It was already morning, and Sun Chuanting and a group of officials were waiting inside the Fuzhou Prefect's Office.

Just as Su Qiao had guessed, they were waiting for Su Qiao to return and give them an explanation.

A fourth-rank official couldn't just be arrested without reason, could he?

At this moment, Su Qiao also boarded the carriage and arrived at the entrance of the Prefect's Office.

Just as he stepped off the carriage, someone ran inside to notify them.

However, this time when Su Qiao entered, Sun Chuanting and the others did not come to greet him.

Instead, they sat in the main hall, waiting for Su Qiao's arrival as if expecting a joint trial by the Six Ministries.

"Oh, everyone is here!"

Su Qiao entered with a smile and greeted them.

Sun Chuanting took up the conversation, a smile on his face, saying, "We are all just waiting for you. We received news this morning and were all startled; we really didn't expect Lu Hong and the others to have such boldness!"

"I did not expect this either, but these remnants of the Bai Lianjiao previously showed their true colors. I tried fishing for them several times before, and I never expected they would come to me themselves."

Hush...

After Su Qiao and Sun Chuanting spoke these words, everyone listening finally understood.

They had not understood before why Lu Hong and the others would attack Su Qiao.

It made absolutely no sense!

Who would have known they were actually remnants of the Bai Lianjiao!

Now everyone finally understood the full story.

"So the people have been captured?"

"Several family heads are dead. Originally, Sun Yaoqing had escaped, but who would have known he went to Prefect Liu's residence? The Embroidered Uniform Guard went in to search, yet Prefect Liu's residence was hiding many thugs who openly resisted with weapons. Moreover, Sun Yaoqing also died in the back courtyard of Prefect Liu's residence..."

Su Qiao did not say the rest, but everyone had already vaguely guessed what it was.

Sun Chuanting followed this topic and took the opportunity to bring up the matter of Liu Minghe.

"Mr. Su, what exactly is the situation with Liu Minghe? Why did the Embroidered Uniform Guard go straight in to arrest him?"

"Ah, many people know the relationship between Liu Minghe and the Four Great Families, but that is only a surface relationship. I investigated some other matters, and almost all point to Liu Minghe being a high-ranking member of the Bai Lianjiao. Combined with the situation in the Liu residence, arresting him was only natural!"

Su Qiao sat in his chair holding a tea cup and delivered a final verdict.

Those on the side of Zhao Hui and He Yunyi naturally showed joyful expressions on their faces.

Conversely, the officials following Liu Minghe's faction looked displeased.

One could even say they looked very displeased!

They were almost standing on the same line as Liu Minghe.

As a result, since Liu Minghe turned out to be a remnant of the Bai Lianjiao, they could not escape suspicion either!

A Fifth Rank, Junior Grade official could not help but stand up directly and pressed, "My lord Su, you say Prefect Liu is a remnant of the Bai Lianjiao; you cannot speak such things recklessly. Do you have evidence?"

Bang!

Su Qiao slammed the tea cup he was holding heavily onto the table.

He glanced sideways at him and said, "I speak the truth. Indeed, I do not have one hundred percent evidence proving he is a high-ranking member of the Bai Lianjiao, but at the same time, the suspicious points on him are too many. What about those thugs in the residence holding weapons? Does one need to keep armor and weapons at home to rebel?"

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"Just based on this point, arresting him for interrogation is without any problem!"

That official, however, still would not give up and continued, "But Prefect Liu is a Fourth Rank, Senior Grade official of the court. Even if he is suspected, he must be reported to the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and so on. He..."

"Who said it must be reported?"

Before he could finish, Su Qiao directly and rudely cut off his words.

This made the official's face look extremely displeased.