Meng Yi was not stupid, otherwise he would not have been reused by Ying Zheng and achieved the position of Zhonglang General.
It's just that Ran Fang was so angry just now that his mind was a little dazed for a while, otherwise he would have been able to think of these things.
Now after Ran Fang's prompting, he immediately understood the key.
"Indeed, this news comes a bit strangely."
"But why is this?"
"At that time, I didn't find anything through investigation. So the people behind it didn't do this to alert the enemy?"
Ran Fang didn't know about this problem, after all, he had never worried about Cao San.
While Meng Yi was thinking hard, someone had already brought Cao San over. As soon as he entered the door, the attendant threw Cao San to the ground.
Meng Yi lowered his head and looked at Cao San, and saw that his clothes were not only dirty, but also mixed with some black blood. It looked like he had been beaten severely.
If he had seen Cao San's state when he first entered Xianyang Prison, he would probably be shocked, because Cao San now is completely different from him then.
The attendant next to him saluted Fusu and said, "See the commander, he's been brought here."
While the attendant was speaking, Cao San's body shook uncontrollably. It was obvious that he must have suffered unimaginable abuse.
Looking at Cao San who had been tortured to this point, Meng Yi's eyes twitched. He had never seen anyone tortured like this.
At this moment, it was like he was meeting Ran Fang for the first time. He didn't expect that Ran Fang, who looked weak and gentle, could have such a terrifying side.
For the first time, I had a clear understanding of Ran Fang's methods.
He always thought that Ran Fang was the gentleman who was in prison and talked eloquently with everyone.
But looking at his current methods, I am afraid that he is not even remotely similar to his former husband.
"this……"
He was about to say something. After all, the Meng family's method of dealing with enemies was usually to kill them directly on the battlefield, but no one had ever tortured people like this. Today, he really gained a lot of experience.
But as soon as he said a word, he looked up and saw Ran Fang's eyes. That breathtaking look made him swallow the next words involuntarily.
I don't know if Ran Fang was shocked or if he just listened to what Ran Fang said, but he didn't mention this matter again.
Instead, he stood up, bowed his hands towards Ran Fang and saluted, "Thank you very much, Commander."
"I'll take him away today."
"If you ask anything, I will have someone come and tell you then."
After saying that, he immediately waved his hand to signal his men to come forward and escort Cao San away.
When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped, looked back at Ran Fang and said, "I have thought about the problem you just mentioned. At that time, I also suspected that the power of the person behind Cao San should not be underestimated."
"So I first investigated the places in the west of the city. I thought if I couldn't find Cao San, I ordered people to start patrolling the east of the city."
"If that person is really worried that something will be exposed, he is probably in the east of the city."
Ran Fang didn't see Meng Yi's slightly panicked steps, but was thinking about what Meng Yi said just now. He couldn't figure out what the person behind it meant?
You know, although most people do business in the east and west of the city, the land in the west of the city is very valuable. Those who can do business in the west of the city are big families like the Gu family, and their customers are all from the city. nobles and officials.
The vendors in the east of the city are all small shops, and they are also doing business for the common people.
How could a powerless person stir up such a big fight?
Thinking about it, Ran Fang cast his eyes on Cao Yangyun and asked, "Did Cao San say anything?"
Cao Yangyun glanced at Ran Fang in surprise. He hadn't said anything yet. How could he know everything?
Seeing his expression, Ran Fang knew what he was thinking.
He sighed helplessly, "With Xianyang Prison's methods, you can pry him open no matter how tough his mouth is."
"Just look at his clothes."
"Besides, when I said I wanted to take Cao Sanrang and Meng Yi away just now, you didn't have an angry expression on your face, and you didn't have any words to stop me."
"Hehe." Cao Yangyun smiled naively, but the expression on his face was very proud. It seemed that Ran Fang had seen through his heart, which was a particularly happy thing.
"Your Excellency, you really know what's going on."
"However, this Cao San is really a tough guy. My subordinates almost didn't pry his mouth open."
"He said that these things were ordered by others, and he was just following orders. The person gave him five gold coins as a deposit, and promised to give him ten gold coins after the good thing was completed."
"As for who that person is, he doesn't know him. Every time he sees him, he is always in a courtyard. Cao San is waiting in the courtyard while the person is talking inside the house."
"So, he hasn't seen the person's face, but he can recognize the person's voice."
Ran Fang nodded, the doubts in his heart getting worse, and he always felt that things were not that simple.
"If that's true, then why is Cao San so stubborn?"
"Sir, Cao San is worried that if he says it, that person will not let him go, and that person holds the leverage against him."
"What handle?"
"There is an underground casino in Xianyang City, and Cao San is a frequent visitor there. If the government knows about it, they will probably mark his face, and his life will be even worse than it is now."
Ran Fang also knew this. After all, gambling was not allowed in any dynasty.
According to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, anyone who participates in gambling will have his face carved to let everyone know about his behavior, which is a "tattoo" punishment.
Moreover, if they gambled frequently and the amount of money was huge, they would be expelled from Xianyang City or stabbed to death.
This is considered a relatively serious punishment in Da Qin.
But how does a gambler get into the eyes of the person behind his back?
There must be something else going on that he hasn't discovered yet.
"Go to the house to investigate first and see if you can find any problems."
"Also, Meng Yi will send people to keep a closer eye on him. He will definitely investigate the person who sent the message to Meng Yi. If he finds any trace of this person, he will also notify me."
"Here." After Cao Yangyun finished speaking, he looked at Ran Fang and hesitated.
Seeing Ran Fang stand up and prepare to leave, he quickly spoke and stopped Ran Fang: "Sir, there is something else that I feel is very strange."
Ran Fang stopped and looked at him, gesturing for him to continue.
"When Cao San was arrested, his subordinates were ready to make him speak, but he panicked and confessed everything."
"But according to the investigation he said, the investigation was indeed accurate, so I let the matter go."
"But last night someone said that Cao San was making a fuss about leaving, and that if he didn't let him leave, his family would be in danger again."
"The subordinates left and took people to find his family and found that they were missing, so they interrogated him overnight and forced him to find out all these things."
"In addition to what Meng Zhonglang said just now, my subordinates always feel that Cao San did this on purpose. He knew that Meng Yi was going to take him away, so he said these things."
"It's just that my subordinates can't figure out why he would do this."
