Lucky Farmer Girl: I rely on metaphysics to support my family

Chapter 904 Demise
Tang Wan returned from her father's study. It was getting late, so she didn't draw any more talismans.

After working on the project for several days, I was exhausted and my body couldn't take it anymore, so I washed up, got ready, and went to bed early.

Lying in bed, she looked at the top of the tent and thought about what her father had just said. It seemed that her father had relented on the marriage.

But she didn't rush to tell the War King.

Everyone's been busy investigating spies lately, and he's been working non-stop. She didn't want to distract him with this.

Besides, my mother hasn't given me any official word yet, so there's no harm in waiting a little longer.

Tang Wan fell asleep while thinking about this.

In his sleep, he suddenly heard Er Ya's voice in his ear: "Master, quite a few people have come to our mansion and gone to the back room. Should we go and check on them?"

Tang Wan was exhausted and slept very soundly. It took her a moment to realize what Er Ya was talking about. Of course, she also knew that the person who came was probably sent by the War King.

So Tang Wan said to Er Ya, "I know about what's going on over there, you don't need to worry about it, just rest."

Although Er Ya didn't know what was going on, she ignored her master's instructions and obediently continued to rest.
When Tang Wan wasn't in her spatial dimension, she usually let Er Ya rest in the servants' quarters of her first-class maid. The first-class maids in the Tang family all had their own small rooms, so it was convenient for Er Ya to stay there.

At that moment, the dark figures that Er Ya had spotted silently scaled the courtyard wall and headed towards the back of the building, hugging the base of the wall.

They made their way to the easternmost room in the back building. One person stood guard at the door, and another guarded the back window. Zhan Yi led the other person inside.

A moment later, a very short muffled groan came from inside, followed by silence.

After a while, Zhan Yi came out of the house and made a hand gesture.

The group silently withdrew and disappeared outside the courtyard wall.

The whole process took no more than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, without disturbing anyone.

Soon, the dungeon of the War King's Mansion was brightly lit.

The captured man was tied to a wooden stake, his mouth stuffed with a strip of cloth, and his face covered with bruises from being gagged.

He opened his eyes and saw the War King sitting opposite him; his pupils contracted slightly.

When he was arrested, he was completely unprepared and had no idea who had done it. As he saw the person in front of him, his heart sank, fearing that he had been exposed.

Although the War King didn't know what the person in front of him was thinking, and of course he didn't care what he was thinking, no matter what, once you're in here, it won't be so easy to get out.

The War King did not rush to speak, but looked at the man with unfathomable eyes, remaining silent.

Seeing the King of War like this, the man felt uncertain, but said nothing.

After a moment, the War King stood up, looked around at the man, and gently waved his hand to the War King behind him, saying, "Loosen your bones first."

Upon hearing this, Zhan Yi stepped forward and gagged the man with a strip of cloth. Then, using professional interrogation techniques, he broke the man's bones inch by inch.

The man cried out in pain but couldn't make a sound; only his eyes revealed fear.

The pain drew his attention to himself, and in that instant, the War King took out a truth-telling talisman he had prepared beforehand from his sleeve and slapped it on the man's shoulder.

The man felt a slight warmth on his shoulder, as if something had seeped into his body, but the pain prevented him from thinking about this abnormality.

However, once Zhan Yi saw that Zhan Wang had finished what he needed to do, he put the man's bones back in place.

The back and forth was so painful that he could hardly bear it. Fortunately, Zhan Yi was just trying to distract him. The broken part wasn't much to begin with, and when he was bent back, the pain was only for a moment, and then it felt much better.

Before the man could think any further,

The War King immediately began the interrogation process.

"What's your name?" the War King asked.

The man tried to clench his teeth, but found his mouth wouldn't obey him. "Li Si," he said, his mouth opening on its own.

"Who sent you?" the War King continued to ask.

The man didn't want to speak, but his mouth wouldn't stop him from saying, "Sent by the High Priest."

After saying that, his face turned ashen. Although he didn't know what was wrong with him, he knew he couldn't control himself, and his heart sank even further.

Upon hearing this, the War King paused for a moment, realizing that this person probably knew something, so he continued to ask, "When did the High Priest send you here?"

Li Si replied somewhat resignedly, "The high priest sent us here two months ago as soon as he took the throne."

The War King then asked, "When did you enter the Tang residence?"

“About two weeks ago,” Li Si replied.

The War King paused for a moment, then asked, "How many people like you are there?"

Li Si opened and closed his mouth several times, but finally uttered the answer: "There are a total number of people who don't know."

Upon hearing this, the War King pondered for a moment before asking, "How many people came with you?"

Li Si opened and closed his mouth several times, but finally uttered the answer: "Six new recruits were placed in this year."

"Which mansions are they all assigned to?" the War King asked.

“The Tan family, the Chen family, the Luo family…” Li Si named out six names, all of whom were officials who had returned to the capital from the northern desert.

The War King's fingers paused slightly.

Officials returning from the northern desert.

When these families left the capital, most of their servants were dismissed. After returning to the capital, they re-acquired manpower, which was a good opportunity to plant spies.

The War King's gaze darkened slightly as he pressed, "Are you the person in charge among these people?"

Li Si didn't want to say it, but he couldn't control his mouth and said, "Yes, I'm only in charge of the new batch of people who arrived two months ago."

"Who was in charge of those people originally sent?" the War King asked calmly.

Li Si readily replied, "I don't know."

The War King hadn't held out much hope for this question, but he still asked, "How many people were there originally, and in which households were they specifically placed?"

"I don't know," Li Si replied.

The War King didn't doubt the answer, after all, he had the Truth Talisman.

The War King changed the subject and asked, "You're the leader of this group, so do you have a superior? Who is your superior? How do you contact them?"

Li Si struggled for a while, but his mouth wouldn't obey him. Finally, he said, "Yes, but I don't know who it is. Every month at the hour of Xu (7-9 PM), I go to the back wall of Jishan Hall to collect the letter. If there is a mission, the letter will contain the latest mission arrangements. If not, it will be a blank sheet of paper. If there is an urgent mission, someone will deliver the mission directly to me."

After answering the question, Li Si's face grew even uglier. He knew in his heart that he was finished. The High Priest would not let him go, and neither would the person in front of him.

Upon hearing this, the War King was pleased, but then continued to ask, "How many missions have you received this time? What are they? Are there any urgent missions?"

Li Si replied, "We haven't received any missions yet. The higher-ups just told us to settle down and focus on our work. There are no urgent missions at all."

Next, the War King asked about the identities of the people placed in each household. This Li Si was indeed in charge and knew the situation of each person.

After Li Si finished answering all the questions, his whole body went limp and his face turned ashen.

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