After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 585: Making a fortune by suppressing bandits, and the replaced County Lieutenant Yang?

The clerk decided to find an opportunity to ask Jiang Dalang in private, and at this moment he was helping to change the subject: "There is one thing that needs to be confirmed urgently, that is, is Yang County Lieutenant a bandit? Or was the Yang family's ancestor a bandit?"

"This is serious business, let's investigate it immediately!" Captain Lang, Magistrate Kang, Judge Zheng and others echoed.

Soon, the county government became even busier because of investigating this matter.

Check the Yang family household register, check the Yang family tree, interrogate the Yang family elders, interrogate the Yang family servants, and interrogate the entire family of Yang County Lieutenant.

"There is no doubt about the Yang family's background as recorded in the household register and family tree."

"The elders of the Yang family, the elderly people who watched County Lieutenant Yang grow up, and the old servants of the Yang family all said that there was nothing wrong with County Lieutenant Yang, including his father and grandfather." Master Lu talked about the situation he had found out.

"No, no." Uncle Qin said, "Lieutenant Yang went to Tianmang Prefecture to learn martial arts from the escort at the age of twelve, joined the army in Tianmang Prefecture at the age of fifteen, and returned to the Dongming Prefecture military camp at the age of twenty-five. He stayed in the military camp for another eight years, and returned to Baofu County to serve as a county lieutenant at the age of thirty-three, until now..."

"To be honest, not many acquaintances have seen County Lieutenant Yang since he was twelve years old."

"Boys grow up slowly. At twelve, they still look like a child. After eighteen, their appearance changes. When they are thirty, their appearance changes again."

"From a twelve-year-old boy to a thirty-three-year-old bearded man, even if he had changed into a different person, even if County Lieutenant Yang was no longer County Lieutenant Yang, then not only would acquaintances not be able to detect it, even my parents who I seldom see would have difficulty noticing it!"

"This!" Everyone stood up in shock.

Papapapa, Lang Qianhu patted Uncle Qin's shoulder and said, "Brother Qin, your Qin family really has good brains!"

Kang Jinxian didn't like the peasants taking credit for the crime, so he said coldly: "Investigating a case depends on witnesses and physical evidence, not guesswork or storytelling!"

After saying this, he sneered to express his disdain.

Luo Tongpan, the judge of the government office, said: "Mr. Qin's speculation makes sense, but it does need to be confirmed."

Captain Lang: "Then quickly go and interrogate County Lieutenant Yang's family. Use the torture methods of the Northwest Army. I don't believe that he has been pampered for so many years and can still withstand the torture methods of my Northwest Army!"

Oh, you reckless man!

Kang Jinxian cursed in his heart, but did not stop him: "But, please, Captain Lang, please do it as soon as possible."

Throwing the interrogation to the Liang family army can save the provincial government a lot of trouble.

Tsk, Captain Lang rolled his eyes at Kang Jinxian and really wanted to punch this old white-faced man a few times.

"The capital government and the provincial government should check every household that County Magistrate Yang has come into contact with to see if they can find the hidden bandit."

"As for the members of Cao Siwen's well-drilling team, we will also have to interrogate them again. They are definitely not as stubborn as County Lieutenant Yang, so we will be able to get useful information out of them very quickly."

After giving his instructions, Captain Lang called a group of people and said, "Second Master, Guan Shuli, Brother Qin, and Dalang, all of you come with me to the Yang County Magistrate's Mansion."

"Yes." Everyone responded and immediately rushed to Yang County Wei's Mansion.

……

The Yang County Magistrate’s Mansion is near the county government office, and can be reached in a little over a quarter of an hour. It is a large house with five courtyards, where the entire Yang County Magistrate’s family lives.

At this time, the Yang family had been interrogated three times, but nothing useful had been learned.

and……

"Look at the Yang family members. They don't seem to be lying. It seems that they really don't know anything." The interrogator reported.

Captain Lang didn't even frown. He just waved his hand and ordered his soldiers: "Clear the room, set up the equipment, and bring all the children and grandchildren of Lieutenant Yang here. I will personally interrogate them!" Captain Lang didn't make things difficult for the female family members and only dealt with the males.

"Yes!" The soldiers took action immediately. In less than two quarters of an hour, Lieutenant Yang and his descendants, a total of ten people, were taken to five rooms and tied to the rack.

Captain Lang sat in another room and gave the order: "Pull out their fingernails to whet their appetite!"

The messenger passed the order to each room, and soon, screams of "Ahhhhh" echoed throughout the Yang Mansion.

All ten of Yang County Wei's father, sons and grandsons lost their fingernails. As the ten fingers are connected to the heart, most of them fainted from the pain.

Yang County Lieutenant was over fifty years old, but his bones were very strong. He didn't cry out in pain even when he was crying. He just said, "My Yang family was wronged. I have no regrets for the imperial court and the Wei army!"

Captain Lang's second order came down soon: "Pour it, and let the Yang family taste the pain that goes deep into their bones."

"Yes!" The messenger gave the order, and soon, the most shrill screams were heard from the five rooms. A hole was chiseled in the kneecaps of the Yang family's descendants, and mercury was poured into it.

It was painful and itchy, and the pain and itching went deep into their bones. The descendants of the Yang family were almost going crazy. They fainted several times and woke up again due to the torture of the pain and itching.

Even County Lieutenant Yang fainted three times due to this torture.

But he still insisted, with a loyal and aggrieved look on his face, and weakly shouted: "It's unfair, my Yang family is wronged... Old General, I, Old Yang, did not collude with the bandits, and I did not bring shame to you."

Liang Zhi and Jiang Dalang are guarding this house.

At this moment, Liang Zhi was a little doubtful whether they had wronged County Magistrate Yang... He looked like a very loyal and brave old general.

Jiang Dalang sat aside, looking directly at County Lieutenant Yang. After a long time, he suddenly stood up and walked towards County Lieutenant Yang.

"Brother Jiang, do you want to torture him yourself?" Liang Zhi asked.

Jiang Dalang did not answer, but began to tell the life story of Yang County Lieutenant: "I started learning martial arts at the age of eight, and left home at the age of twelve to become a disciple in Tianmang Mansion..."

It was a repetition of Uncle Qin's words.

The ending is different though.

"The adults suspect that you are a bandit. You killed the real Yang County Magistrate and replaced him with his identity."

"I don't think so."

"Because in this world, there is a kind of people who need to be good citizens more than bandits."

Jiang Dalang paused, raised his hand and pressed three acupuncture points on Yang County Lieutenant's neck, causing Yang County Lieutenant's heart rate to speed up and his whole body to tense up. Then he leaned into his ear and said in Dongmo dialect, "That is, spies from other countries. I have evidence to suspect that your Yang family, the Wan Xitao family in Gui Village, and the Hongyu Village are not just bandits, but Dongmo spies disguised as bandit villages."

"You are not bandits or rebels, but spies trying to gain a legitimate identity in the Wei Dynasty!"

boom--!
Upon hearing this, Lieutenant Yang's brain seemed to explode. The color on his face instantly drained away, and his face turned terrifyingly pale. Cold sweat broke out like raindrops, and in the blink of an eye his face was covered in sweat. His mouth trembled uncontrollably, and he almost blurted out a word from his homeland.

hiss!
Lieutenant Yang bit his lip hastily and stopped talking.

After a while, County Lieutenant Yang finally calmed down and was able to speak. He looked at Jiang Dalang and asked, "What are you talking about? You just spoke Dongmo dialect? When did you learn Dongmo dialect? Why did you learn it?"

"Pretending not to understand?" Jiang Dalang laughed: "But your reaction just now has already given me the answer, and we don't need you to confess."

"Whether you are Dongmo spies or not, we will find out once we break into the bandit camp. County Lieutenant Yang, no, we should call you Dongmo people... Dongmo people, you better stay alive and wait for us to wipe out the bandit camp and find evidence that the bandit camp is the base of Dongmo spies."

After Jiang Dalang finished speaking, he called out to Liang Zhi, who had already become as stunned as a stone statue: "Let's go and see Captain Lang."