Griffin Commander in the Late Ming Dynasty

Before he could say anything, the door closed and he was the only one left in the empty and quiet woodshed.

Wow!

A basin of cold water was poured on his face. In the freezing cold weather, the cold water was quite stimulating. The butler, who was still unconscious, was awakened on the spot. He opened his eyes in panic, breathing heavily, looking at everything in front of him, and there was fear in the butler's tone.

"Where is this, who are you?"

"You have no right to ask questions. You are a smart person and should be very clear about your current situation. You have to answer whatever I ask. If you can't answer, your head will be gone."

"Please spare my life, my dear, please spare my life. I am just a small manager. It is unfair, it is unfair!!"

"Beg for mercy? I guess you can't answer that, okay?"

The butler immediately shut his mouth, and fear made his whole body tremble.

Jiang Han's attitude towards the butler was quite bad. He allowed Jia Er to ask two questions before because Jia Er started asking about his family. It was obvious that he was a person with weaknesses. It was normal for such a person to be targeted to carry out this mission. He was just a knife. As for whether the name of the knife was Jia Er or Jia San, it didn't matter. The key point still lay in the butler in front of him.

"Very good, it seems that you are indeed very smart, so, let's get started"

Jiang Han opened a page of the notebook and began to take notes while interrogating.

"By the way, let me tell you in advance that this time I have arrested five people, including you. Whoever of you five confesses the problem first will be able to obtain my pardon at my discretion. Then, we will know who will be so lucky when the time comes."

Jiang Han had no experience in interrogation, but he knew some modern interrogation techniques, such as the simplest one, the prisoner's dilemma.

The prisoner's dilemma is actually very simple. It is to detain several people so that they cannot communicate with each other, and promise each of them the same condition. For example, the person who confesses first will get a reduced sentence, and the person who confesses last will have an increased sentence. If no one confesses, both will have their sentences increased. The rest is to wait for human nature to slowly ferment.

Because they were separated from each other, each prisoner would not know what the other had confessed. Had he betrayed himself? Should I confess? Everyone had betrayed me, should I still insist on not telling the truth? If I don't tell the truth, I will be sentenced to a heavier punishment!

Not only that, Jiang Han also prepared everything else.

This butler really opened Jiang Han's eyes. He was a talented person, ruthless, well-connected, proactive, and he understood human nature very well. Jiang Han felt that he would not be able to handle a simple prisoner's dilemma with such a person, so he added some extra ingredients.

Jiang Han questioned the housekeeper for a long time. At first, he asked about his name, age, and other things. Then, he asked a long list of questions, such as what did you eat for lunch? Who was your neighbor when you were a child? What was your teacher's name? But among these irrelevant questions, there would be one or two key core questions like, who is your master? Who do you work for? Do you cooperate with the bandits? Who supports your master?

Moreover, such questions will not be asked only once. Simple questions, complex questions, and key questions will appear back and forth. Jiang Han constantly wears out the other party's patience with simple questions, squeezes the other party's thinking ability with complex questions, and compares key questions repeatedly to find loopholes. Once he notices that there is a conflict in the answer given by the other party, he will slowly say out the answer he got the first time, further increasing the psychological pressure on the other party.

The interrogation lasted for three full hours. After three hours, the whole person, like a butler who had been squeezed dry, was taken out by NTW and thrown into a separate woodshed.

Then, it was time to interrogate some guards and servants.

The guards were not very smart, and they were very rebellious and uncooperative. Fortunately, 45 and M4 were very good at dealing with such tough guys, which saved Jiang Han a lot of trouble. There was actually not much to ask these people. Just a simple comparison of the information I got from the butler before, and they would think they had been betrayed. It didn't matter whether I sold them out or not. They told him everything like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube. With their testimonies, Jiang Han gradually pieced together the whole picture of the matter.

"So, the information we have received so far is that the bandit gang's backer in the city is this Wen Ren."

The interrogation continued until the next day. Jiang Han was extremely tired, but his spirit was very excited. Looking at the vein diagram analyzed in front of him, Jiang Han finally knew who his enemy was.

"Ah, another great master, really good."

Jiang Han seemed to see a human-shaped golden mountain waving at him.

"From now on, our success in making a fortune will depend on this Mr. Wen. Sister 45, please make another trip. I want all the information about this Wen Ren."

“I want to eat roast chicken when I come back”

"No problem, eat, eat the big one!"

45 Turning around and leaving, Jiang Han closed the notebook and stretched himself: "Ha... All that's left is to wait for our brother Wang to arrive."

Volume 94: Chapter Chapter : Death News

“When were the two bodies found?”

The Yangzhou prison was bustling as never before. The county magistrate, the chief clerk, and the county magistrate were all gathered together in this dark prison.

Because two prisoners just died here.

The deaths of the two death row inmates who had originally deserved to be put to death were not a big deal, but these two people were a little different. They were the only two survivors among the bandits.

These two important survivors were likely to possess a wealth of information, but now that they were dead, the cause of their death became particularly important.

The air in the prison was really bad. Even though a group of people covered their noses with handkerchiefs, they were still choked by the stink.

In particular, these two people have been dead for some time, and there is a strange smell coming from their bodies.

"It was probably last night. Jia Er, who was in charge of watching the prisoners, said he had to go to the toilet. But he didn't come back no matter how hard I waited, so I reported it to my superiors, and they brought Yan San back. We felt something was wrong, so we went to check the situation in the cell, and we found out that the two men were dead."

Menzi honestly told what he had seen and heard.

"Hmm? Yan San? Where did he go?"

The county magistrate discovered the blind spot.

"To answer your question, I had to go to the toilet, so I asked Jia Er to help me. Who would have thought..."

Yan San stood up and defended himself.

"Going to the toilet? Going to the toilet to the point where you need someone to find you? If you don't tell the truth today, I will treat you as an accomplice."

Obviously, Yan San's lame lie couldn't fool anyone.

"Please spare my life, sir, please spare my life. I was just confused for a moment and went to Cheng Huan Fang for fun. I really have nothing to do with Jia Er. Please see clearly, please see clearly!!"

Yan San panicked instantly. Who could bear such a crime? He knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, confessing everything he had done in detail.

"Tie him up first. Although he has nothing to do with this matter, he must be punished for dereliction of duty."

"So, this was done by Jia Er?"

The county magistrate was thoughtful

"We can't come to a conclusion yet. Let's take the body out first and hand it over to the coroner to find out the cause of death."

Wang Dang shook his head and decided to be more serious.

"Alright"

Naturally, no one had any objections to the county magistrate's words. Several people hurriedly walked out of the dark prison and out of the door, unable to help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Captain Zhao"

"The humble job is here"

"Go and find out if Jia Er is at home and where his family is. If you can't find him, go to the city gate and help me check if anyone left the city at noon last night."

"promise!"

After Captain Zhao bowed, he turned around and led his men away.

"Everyone, it seems that there is something fishy about this bandit case. Someone doesn't want us to find out anything..."

Wang Dang smiled faintly and joked to his colleagues around him.

"Indeed, he bribed the jailer and killed the witness. It seems there is a big tiger lurking in Yangzhou City."

The chief clerk also agreed with this.

Except for Wang Dang's people, the senior officials in the county government have long understood that due to the existence of this big tiger, some things cannot be put on the table. Now, the new county magistrate wants to compete with the big tiger, and they will not make things difficult for him, but they can't expect these people to really help.

After all, one is a newcomer and the other is a local. It would be bad to offend either of them.

The coroner's autopsy results didn't take long. He knelt on the ground and narrated his findings to everyone: "The body was indeed poisoned to death. The time of death was confirmed to be around noon last night. According to the paste found in the mouth of the body, the poison should have been put in the food."

“It’s confirmed now.”

Wang Dang clenched his fists.

"There are people in Yangzhou who are colluding with bandits and harming our people. Today, I, the king, swear to catch this tiger and beat him to death in front of the county government!"

"it is good!"

Wen Ren slammed his big hand on the Huanghuali Eight Immortals Table, and the fat on his body trembled with his movements.

Opposite him, the family servant was reporting to him the results of the operation.

"In reply to the master, the county government office has been in chaos today. According to the information sent by our people, the two survivors were indeed killed."

"Good! Good, that's great!"

Wen Ren was very satisfied: "Now that there is no handle, I have no flaws at all. This time, I am done!"

After surviving the disaster, Wen Ren breathed a sigh of relief.

"Where has the housekeeper gone? Why hasn't he come back yet?"

After the most important information was confirmed, Wen Ren began to wonder where the butler who worked for him and the mastermind of the whole incident had gone. Logically speaking, after this matter was completed, the butler should have returned last night.

"In reply to the master, this...we don't know. This morning when we went to check the courtyard arranged by the butler, there was no one inside."

The servant was also a little embarrassed, as he didn't know the answer either.

"Where is the body of the jailer?"

“I didn’t find it either…”

No, no, no, no!

Wen Ren's heart was filled with alarm. What was going on? The chief planner of the entire operation and the first executor were both missing, which made him smell danger.

Even if the housekeeper ran away, the bodies of Jiaer and his entire family should have been placed neatly at home. Now even Jiaer's body was missing, and Wen Ren had to reasonably suspect that something must have gone wrong.

What could be the leak? According to the reaction of the government, the butler and Jia Er are definitely not in their hands, otherwise Captain Zhao would have come knocking on the door by now, and there would not be any movement. If they are not in the government, where else can they be?

In this Yangzhou city, besides himself and the new county magistrate, there is actually a third party force?

Originally, without the bandits' witnesses, Wen Ren could be said to be invincible. But now, the butler knew no less than the bandits. The butler knew all the bad things that the bandits knew, and he also knew all the bad things that the bandits didn't know. If such a person fell into the hands of the enemy, it would be a sleepless night.

"Search! Do your best to search! Wherever those two are, no matter if they are dead or alive, find them!"

Fear made Wen Ren even a little hysterical, and he yelled at the servant.

"Yes, sir"

The servant retreated quickly, fearing that his inappropriate actions would anger Wen Ren and lead to his death.

"Go!!!"

Wen Ren urged loudly, his heart, which had been in his stomach, almost jumped out of his throat, "Butler, butler, you must not have any accidents..."

Volume 95: Chapter Chapter : Trap

“Brother Jiang!! Brother Jiang!!”

Wang Dang saw Jiang Han from a distance and ran over in a hurry.

"Brother Jiang!! You are right, you are right indeed!!"

After finally running forward, he supported Jiang Han and gasped heavily.

The work of the government is complicated, and with today's incident, it can be said that the entire county government is in a mess. After finally solving the problem over there, Wang Dang immediately rushed to Jiang Han.

He came to ask for advice.

"Brother Jiang, it's true. That person really sent someone to poison our witness!"

He grabbed Jiang Han's hand, his tone excited.

Just a few days ago, Jiang Han had a conversation with him.

"Brother Wang, your friend the county magistrate has been very kind to me, so I will return the favor and give you a surprise."

"Oh? What surprise?"

"The surprise is that there is a big tiger in your Yangzhou city. I have evidence that the bandits outside Yangzhou city are instigated by a family in the city."

"What!!? Brother Jiang, is this true?"

Wang Dang was shocked. He originally thought that the bandits were a serious threat, but who knew that these bandits actually colluded with the people in the city to kill and rob together.

"It's absolutely true. The reason I want to deal with this group of bandits is that I have accurate information that this group of bandits is going to attack our villa, and the order was given to them by the family in the city."

"This...this is actually happening?"

Wang Dang was speechless for a moment. The shocking facts made him speechless.

"Brother Jiang, you are surprised, but where does your joy come from?"

After finally adjusting his mood, Wang Dang asked with a wry smile.

"The good news is that I have a way to find him out."

"How to do?"

Wang Dang's eyes sparkled. This is a political achievement! Another great political achievement! Brother Jiang, you are my living Bodhisattva!