The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Chapter 586 Interrogation
Cen Ermu's forehead was sweating and his heart was chilled, but he dared not not answer: "I, thirteen people from our village returned, and more than ten people from other villages also returned, but I don't know the exact number, and some people may sneak back, so I can't be sure."

Pan Yun: "What's the name?"

"What?" Cen Ermu looked up in confusion.

Pan Yun said, "I know there is a group of pirates entrenched in the Matsu Islands. They are called the Qianlong Gang. What about you? What are your names?"

"Ah?" Cen Ermu was confused: "I, we don't have a name. I just know that Brother Fan is our boss, and Brother Dachuan is one of the second in command. We just need to listen to them and grab things. Not only can we have enough food and drink, but we can also support our families.

We are not trying to develop a gang, and the people we bring to the sea are all people we know well in each village.”

Pan Yun sneered, walked up to him, and stepped on his ankle: "Just to have enough food and drink? Then why did you sell out the people of Quanzhou to the Japanese pirates? I thought you had great ambitions, but it turns out you don't even have a name."

"What, what?" Cen Ermu's heart trembled, his hands and feet felt weak as if his heart was being grabbed by someone, and he subconsciously said, "I don't know what you are talking about..."

Pan Yun asked directly: "How many times have you cooperated with the Japanese pirates and betrayed your compatriots?"

Cen Ermu paused for a moment, and Pan Jun pressed down with her toes. Cen Ermu screamed and shouted subconsciously: "Once, just once!"

Pan Yun quickly asked, "Who proposed the cooperation?"

"Brother Fan, this is someone that Brother Fan has brought here!"

Pan Yun: "Who are those pirates? What's the name of their leader?"

"I don't know!" Cen Ermu burst into tears. "I've only seen them twice. I know the one who came to the island is called Ouchi Hiromi. I don't know anything more."

Pan Yun increased his strength, and with a creaking sound, Cen Ermu howled and said loudly, "Brother Dachuan disagreed, but Brother Fan insisted on doing it. We only gave them a map and led them a distance. We didn't know they would massacre the village and kill so many people. If we had known, we would definitely not cooperate with them."

Cen Ermu was convulsing in pain, lying on the ground like a dead fish, crying, "Really, I'm not lying to you. Because of this, Brother Dachuan had a falling out with them, so he brought us back. He didn't even take the goods given by the Japanese. Otherwise, our village wouldn't be so poor, because paying the summer tax is a headache..."

Cen Ermu became more and more sad as he spoke, and he burst into tears: "If I had money to spend, why would I have set my sights on you?"

If he hadn't been planning on targeting them, how would he have been caught?
Pan Yun then raised his foot and asked expressionlessly, "Ouchi Hiromi? What did they give you?"

"A shipload of goods," Cen Ermu said honestly, "Silk, tea, porcelain, all of which are popular with all countries and are easy to sell."

Pan Yun raised his eyebrows: "How can he, a Japanese, trade our local specialties with you?"

"They were also robbed, and it didn't cost any money."

Pan Yun gently stroked the tip of his index finger with his thumb and asked, "What about the cargo? Where is it now?"

"Brother Fan and his men shipped the goods to Java. Originally, this batch of goods was to be shipped to Japan and Korea, but when Ouchi Hiroshi saw them massacring villages and killing people and attacking the mainland, things became too serious. In addition, the navy, the Wulin Alliance, and the Tianshi Mansion later joined forces to suppress the bandits. The hatred between the two sides became deeper and deeper. We dared not send them to Japan anymore, so we could only send them to Java."

Pan Yun: "Where are those pirates now? How can we contact them?"

Cen Ermu: "How would I know such secrets? I'm just a small fry..."

Pan Jun raised his foot and stepped on it again.

Before he could even use any strength, Cen Ermu started yelling, "I don't know, but Dachuan knows. He's the second in command, so he must know!"

Pan Jun looked down at him and saw that he was pale and trembling all over. He sneered and stepped hard. With a snap, his shin bone was broken. "Ah--" Cen Ermu screamed and fell to the ground.

"How could the person you are leading not know anything?" Pan Yun snorted coldly, "Do you think I will let you go if you drag Cen Dachuan into this? I tell you, if you don't tell me, even if Cen Dachuan comes, he will not let you go!"

Cen Ermu was stunned.

Pan Yun bowed, stared into his eyes and said word by word: "If you are sensible and confess, we don't have to arrest Cen Dachuan. If you don't say it and I don't say it, no one will know that you have betrayed your own people. Otherwise..."

Pan Yun raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Catch him and witness your embarrassment with your own eyes. Can you leave me alive and stay with them and Ouchi Hiromi?"

Cen Ermu's pupils suddenly shrank and he reacted.

He swallowed and lowered his voice, "I don't know much, but I know that there are people from the shogunate among them. The one called Ouchi Hiromi is from the Muromachi shogunate branch. I, I also went to the sea to pick them up, and I heard them say privately that the landing was for some kind of ritual. Anyway, it was a mess and we didn't understand it."

Pan Jun looked at him quietly.

Cen Ermu's heart clenched, and he felt even more guilty and nervous. He tried hard to recall and soon found some information: "Dongyang Island! We were picking someone up at sea, and their ship came out from Dongyang Island!"

"how do you know?"

"The closest coordinate is Dongyang Island. Their bow was facing northwest at the time, which shows that they came from the southeast. There was moss on the side of the boat, which means they have not been out for long and the moss has not been washed away by the sea. It must be Dongyang Island. Their transit point is Dongyang Island!"

Pan Yun and Qu Le looked at each other and asked, "What other information do you have? Keep thinking!"

Cen Ermu was about to cry again: "I've thought about it all, but I really can't think of anything..."

Seeing Pan Yun's face suddenly darken, he shuddered and said quickly, "Yes, yes, yes, there is a woman among them who has been wearing a black cloak and not showing her face. I think Ouchi Hiromu has to be very respectful when he sees her. Is this useful information?"

Pan Jun smiled and encouraged: "Forget it, is there anything else? Think about it again..."

Cen Ermu racked his brains for a long time and talked about a lot of details, but in the end he really couldn't think of anything and could only look at Pan Jun eagerly.

Only then did Pan Yun let him go.

Cen Ermu was tied to a pillar and Pan Yun left him a knife.

The knife was hanging on the beam, and the rope that tied the knife was worn down to a thread.

Pan Yun squatted in front of him and said, "If the rope breaks, the knife will fall here. You can grab it with a little effort. Then you can untie the rope and leave."

With his mouth blocked, Cen Ermu shook his head repeatedly and looked at her pleadingly: "Wuwuwu..."

"What if it doesn't fall?" Pan Yun sighed, "If your luck is so bad that it doesn't fall, you can only put your hope in God and hope that some villagers will come to burn incense during this period."

Pan Yun laughed and said, "If no one comes, then it is God's will. You must have done many evil things, and God wants to take you away."

Cen Ermu widened his eyes, unable to believe that she said that.

Pan Yun clapped his hands, stood up, and waved, "Let's go back to sleep."

(End of this chapter)