flstandardbreds Chapter 166 No Need for Your Thanks
Chapter 166 No Need for Your Thanks
Uncle Cheng's face contorted in pain, and his body instinctively tried to struggle, but he was held down tightly and had no chance to struggle at all.
He trembled as he looked at the indifferent face of the person in front of him, and suddenly realized that the person who could find these people quietly at night and bring him to the Great Buddha Temple in the morning must be no nobody.
He started to feel a little scared.
But when he thought of the person behind him, he hesitated for a moment.
Pei Ji had interrogated many people like this, and he could see the hesitation at a glance. Dealing with this kind of person didn't require any nonsense. He raised his hand and gently waved it, and the two guards released Uncle Cheng.
Uncle Cheng also clutched his mouth in pain and fell to the ground.
Just as Pei Ji was about to lift his foot, he suddenly turned around uncertainly and saw Lu Yangyang staring at him with wide eyes. Noticing his gaze, she quickly said, "You don't need to worry about me, continue."
Pei Ji stepped on Uncle Cheng's vital parts. In just one step, Uncle Cheng's face went from being distorted to being completely distorted. His body convulsed violently a few times, and he almost choked to death by gagging.
Pei Ji took back the boots, looking slightly disgusted.
"do you know it?"
Uncle Cheng, who was already convulsing on the ground, could no longer put on a brave face. His voice was weak and trembling as he said, "I...I know him..."
"You bribed them to kidnap Miss Lu, didn't you?" Pei Ji asked.
"Yes Yes……"
"Someone told you to do this, didn't they?"
"Yes, no, it's not..."
Who ordered you to do this?
"Yes Yes……"
Suddenly realizing something was wrong, Uncle Cheng seemed to recall something, his eyes widened abruptly, and almost in a moment of desperation, he snapped his eyes shut and bit his tongue, as if trying to commit suicide.
Unfortunately, the moment his eyes changed, Pei Ji saw through his intention and bent down to dislocate his jaw.
Uncle Cheng looked at Pei Ji in horror.
"Who instructed you?" Pei Ji asked again.
"No, no one instructed me..." Uncle Cheng denied in horror.
Pei Ji calmly pressed a pressure point on his finger.
The next moment, Uncle Cheng began to twist violently, his face quickly turning red as he gasped for breath. Pei Ji's voice remained as calm as ever, "Three!"
"two!"
Before he could even finish saying the last "one," Uncle Cheng couldn't take it anymore.
“I’ll say it, I’ll say it, it’s Qing, Qinglian Temple.”
"Who from Qinglian Temple instructed you?" Pei Ji asked again.
"I...I don't know..." Uncle Cheng began, then immediately added fearfully, "Yes, it's a young Taoist nun. Every time she comes to me, she gives me money to deliver some fresh goods. The rest she leaves at Chunfang Tower. I...I usually find people from other places, like this variety troupe, bringing some over from all over. But sometimes, when they're pressing me hard, I...I'll bring some from nearby villages..."
Hearing this, Lu Yangyang could no longer hold back. She took a few steps over, grabbed Uncle Cheng's wrist, and broke one of his fingers: "Tell me, have you abducted many children from the nearby villages and towns? How long ago did you start doing this? How many people have you abducted in total?"
Uncle Cheng never expected that a little girl could be so strong. Her ten fingers were pierced through his heart. He had already endured unbearable physical pain, and now that Lu Yangyang had broken his fingers, the pain was so intense that he wished he could faint immediately.
But Lu Yangyang was a doctor, and just before he rolled his eyes and fainted, she pressed his acupoints with her fingers, making it impossible for him to faint.
Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Uncle Cheng had no choice but to continue confessing: "From, from three years ago, in total, in total..."
Lu Yangyang broke off another of his fingers.
"what--"
Uncle Cheng was in so much pain that he no longer had the strength to writhe. His body convulsed uncontrollably, and his voice trembled as he said, "I... I really don't know, I don't remember. Every month, every month it was four or five, at least two, preferably young children, one, fifty taels of silver each..."
"Recently, things have become increasingly difficult to deal with. Fortunately, I heard that there was a flood in Muzhou, and I sent people there. The victims there didn't want any money; they just gave them a few pieces of bread, and they could get a meal in return..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Yangyang, unable to bear it any longer, broke his wrist.
"brute!"
Lu Yangyang rarely felt so angry. She was so angry that she wanted to kill the person in front of her immediately. He was so audacious, utterly devoid of conscience, and had no humanity whatsoever. He was worse than an animal.
“Tell me, who is that little Taoist nun from Qinglian Temple who contacted you and gave you money? What does she want with the children? Were those children who went missing at the lantern market at Dafosi Temple last night abducted by you? Where are they? If you don’t tell me, I’ll crush every bone in your body today!” Lu Yangyang wanted to tear this beast to pieces right now, but finding those children was more important than dealing with this beast.
"Ah—I, I don't know, I really don't know. She, she used my youngest son to threaten me. I, I had no choice but to disobey them. In the past, for decades, I haven't been able to leave any descendants. That, that was my only, only son..." Uncle Cheng sobbed, not knowing whether it was from pain, or from despair and fear.
But in short, there was not a trace of guilt.
Such scum deserves to die.
"Where is the person we arrested last night? If you don't tell me, I'll strangle your youngest son the first thing I do when I find him," Lu Yangyang threatened viciously.
"In, in the cellar in the backyard of Chunfang Tower, in the cellar..." Uncle Cheng replied haltingly.
Lu Yangyang released him and angrily kicked him hard in the waist.
Just as she was about to kick him again, Pei Ji stopped her in time: "Miss Lu, if he dies, there will be no witnesses."
Lu Yangyang reluctantly withdrew her foot, turned around and ran to the Crown Prince, kneeling down with a thud. "Your Highness, please help me! I can't afford to offend the people from Qinglian Temple, but what they're doing is just too arrogant!"
Lu Yangyang had considered many possibilities, but she never imagined that such a thing could happen right under the emperor's nose, and that the mastermind behind it all was actually someone from the Qinglian Temple! It was utterly lawless!
"Pei Ji, pass down the order: send troops to surround Qinglian Temple. No one is allowed to leave without my command, not even on anyone else's orders. Do you understand?" the Crown Prince ordered in a deep voice.
Having served the Crown Prince for many years, Pei Ji naturally sensed the coldness in his voice. He immediately clasped his hands together and replied, "Yes!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Lu Yangyang said gratefully.
“Such a thing happening right under the emperor’s nose, I’m even more curious than you about who gave them the audacity.” The Crown Prince’s expression was cold and deep. He leaned forward slightly and extended his hand to Lu Yangyang: “Get up. There’s no need for your thanks. I will make those people confess their crimes and submit to the law.”