flstandardbreds Chapter 364 Leniency for confession
Chapter 364 Leniency for confession
"Yes, it's her." Qiao Yueru simply recounted what happened, adding some exaggeration.
"Li Xiaoxiao is indeed vicious. If it weren't for her, your face wouldn't have been disfigured." Si Wei Zhong nodded in understanding.
In fact, this matter as a whole has nothing to do with Li Xiaoxiao. Since Chef Zhang wanted to harm her, even if she didn't have concealer, she would find something else to harm her.
But looking at Qiao Yueru's expression, there must be some old grudge between them, so he just followed her words and said that it would be good for Li Xiaoxiao to have one more enemy. Since he couldn't do anything to her, he might as well ask someone else to do it.
"Of course I won't let her go. I have already found the person. Within three days, the news of her adultery will spread throughout the capital." A sinister smile appeared on Qiao Yueru's lips.
"Committing adultery? Who is the other party?" Si Wei Zhong was shocked by Qiao Yueru's words. Looking at Li Xiaoxiao who looked decent, he didn't expect that she could do such a thing.
"You'll know when the time comes, uncle. I know you and Li Xiaoxiao don't get along. We have a common enemy. Destroying her reputation is only the first step. It can't eliminate the harm she has done to me, so I have to do something else. This time I want to ruin her reputation and destroy her family." Qiao Yueru did not intend to tell Si Wei Zhong about her finding beggars to spread rumors.
"Then why did you come to me?" Si Wei Zhong was curious, but since Qiao Yueru didn't tell him, he would wait for another three days. As long as Li Xiaoxiao could be punished, what did it matter who did it?
"I want to kidnap Li Xiaoxiao's younger brother Li Huawen and I need manpower. I hope my uncle can find a few people for me." Qiao Yueru said it directly because she was sure that Si Wei Zhong would help her.
"Are you sure?" As expected, Si Wei Zhong was tempted.
"As long as there are enough people, I can do it." Qiao Yueru said firmly. It's just kidnapping a child, how difficult can it be?
Si Wei Zhong was indeed tempted. He had kidnapped Li Ruolan before and thought the matter was very secretive. He had considered every aspect carefully, but he did not expect that the result was still unsuccessful. He regretted it for a long time.
Ever since Wang Qiuhuo was sent away, he didn't know what was going on. He had a splitting headache during the day and nightmares at night, which made him restless and a little dazed for some time.
He really had no intention of dealing with Li Xiaoxiao anymore, but he didn't expect Qiao Yueru to come at this time. It seemed like God was helping him.
It would be easy to find a few people, but he still had some concerns. Li Xiaoxiao was too smart, and Qiao Yueru's IQ was just average. He didn't know if he could beat her.
"Okay then. I'll give you two hundred taels of silver. Go find a few thugs on the street who are good at fighting. This matter must be kept secret and no one else can know about it." Si Wei Zhong thought about it again and again and decided not to get involved in this matter.
"Then thank you, uncle." Qiao Yueru didn't care whether he would send someone or not. As long as she had the money, how could she not find someone?
Qiao Yueru quickly found a few thugs on the street. To be on the safe side, she found six people in total, and all of them had some kung fu skills.
She had already found out about Li Huawen's daily schedule, and kidnapped him on his way to the academy. He was just a child, so Qiao Yueru was still very confident.
As for the monkey, after discussing what to do the next day, they found an inn to stay in. They were suddenly awakened in the middle of the night when they were half asleep. Before they could react, a cold sword was placed on their necks.
"Please spare my life, sir! Please spare my life, sir!" The monkey was so frightened that he dared not move. He glanced at the other person sideways. He could not see his appearance in the dark, but he could tell that the man was tall and should be a martial artist.
When the monkey came to his senses again, he had arrived in a cell, along with his four companions, all of whom looked confused.
The monkey guessed that it might be related to what they did during the day. Could it be that they had offended an important person? Thinking of this, his heart began to beat fast.
Don't let this be the case, don't let this be the case.
Things often go against one's wishes. Just as they were scratching their heads in anxiety, a young man with a piece of hay in his mouth walked over in a nonchalant manner. It was Si Er.
"Tell me, who ordered you to do what happened today? If you confess, I will give you leniency. If you resist, I will punish you severely. If you are dishonest, I will chop off eight fingers."
Si Er looked nonchalant, but what he said made several people in the cell shudder. They looked at Si Er as if they saw a devil.
How could this be possible? There are only ten fingers in total, and eight of them are cut off. What are the other two for? Are they used to eat with chopsticks? If this is true, then he is quite nice.
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you." Monkey was the first to shout out. The man who could bring them here without anyone noticing must be no ordinary person. He who knows the times is a hero.
Since the other party already knows that they did it, resisting to the end will only cause you to suffer physical pain.
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you." When the other four people saw the monkey confess, they also rushed to speak, fearing that if they spoke too late, they would have their eight fingers chopped off.
The cell was dark, with only two flickering torches stuck on the wall of the corridor.
Si Er looked at the people inside through the bars of the cell and sighed. He wondered if his tone was too harsh just now. They were asked to confess everything with just one sentence. It was too non-challenging.
"You say." Si Er pointed at the monkey casually. He was the first one to answer the question just now.
"Yes, sir. The five of us were originally beggars begging for food on the street. Yesterday, a woman wearing a bamboo hat found us and asked us to spread a rumor for her. She gave us 200 taels of silver first. If the rumor spread throughout the capital within three days, she would give us another 100 taels."
"We beg on the street every day, living from day to day, and it's hard to make ends meet, so we were tempted to do something wrong. Please forgive us this time, we won't do it again."
The monkey told the whole story in one breath, admitted his mistake and corrected it, with a good attitude.
"Have you seen the woman's face?" Si Er spat out the hay in his mouth and crossed his arms over his chest.
"The woman was wearing a bamboo hat and a veil on her face, so I couldn't see clearly. But from her voice, I knew she was a little girl. The clothes she wore were made of very good material. Oh, I suddenly remembered that I vaguely saw through the gap in the bamboo hat that the woman's face seemed to be wrapped in gauze, but it was just a glimpse, so I couldn't be sure."
The monkey carefully recalled the situation at that time, fearing that he would miss something. If he made the gentleman unhappy, his finger would be in danger.
"There's gauze wrapped around his face." Si Er narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was thinking of someone. Given the relationship between Si Chengxu and Li Xiaoxiao, he was always keeping an eye on Li Xiaoxiao.