Ran Fang's words obviously made Yang Jie hesitate for a moment.
But it only took a moment before he returned to his previous expression, smiled lightly, and said in a very relaxed tone: "Why did the commander say this?"
"Since you already know that I will come today, and you must have investigated me, you must know the person behind me, so why bother asking me?"
Seeing what he said, Ran Fang knew that Yang Jie was not that easy to deal with, but it could be seen from his expression that he did not do this voluntarily.
Since he is unwilling to say it now, he must have some scruples in his heart, or there must be some leverage that falls into the hands of that person.
Thinking of this, he motioned to Liu Bang aside and asked him to help Yang Jie up and sit on a chair nearby.
After he sat down, he spoke: "The four major salt merchants each have their own ideas in mind when they enter Xianyang this time."
"If I choose to cooperate with the Rong family, then the other three families will naturally choose others. Otherwise, the property of that family will be seized by other families."
"The combined strength of the three of them cannot be underestimated, so their plans must not be too small."
"Although it is true that Cao San's identity is that of a gambler, this is also a false identity that he had to make in order to find out the news. Naturally, it took such a long time to find out the authenticity."
"The purpose of making such nonsense in front of Hanmo Villa was to cause the head of Guizhou to distrust His Majesty, and to draw out Hu Hai's identity and divert people's attention to other places."
"In this way, if His Majesty compromises, you will have a great chance to allow your people to win in this scientific examination. Even if they cannot, it will still make people confused, so you can do your own thing. .”
"Cao San knows a lot. You are afraid that he will tell what he knows, so you will kill him to silence him."
"Am I right?"
Listening to Ran Fang's analysis word for word, Yang Jie's expression changed from shock at the beginning to numbness at the end.
From the moment he was caught, he knew that everything he or the people behind him had planned had failed.
The smile on his lips seemed to be mocking his own naivety and the person behind him.
"Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from the commander's eyes."
"Now that you've already investigated it, why are you asking me?"
"I don't know much. I'm just entrusted by others. As for what they want to do, I really don't know anything."
Seeing that Yang Jie still looked like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water after he had said so much, Ran Fang trusted his guess even more.
He adjusted his posture and looked at Yang Jie with his eyes, "When you came to paint the Gu family's portrait, you got the approval of the person behind you, right?"
"The situation of the Mo family is far inferior to that of others, but this time His Majesty's book repair has given the Mo family hope. You are so close to Xianyang City, so it stands to reason that you have received the news a long time ago, and you should have come to the city to participate in the book repair."
"But you didn't. It doesn't mean you don't want to, but someone doesn't let you participate."
"I think you must have a secret that prevents you from entering the court, and this secret is evidence that the person behind you threatens you."
"I have no intention of pursuing this. I just want to know what role your Zi family, Miao family and Li family played in Cao San's incident."
He didn't ask Yang Jie to tell him about that person, but it was best for Yang Jie to tell him everything about the other three major salt merchants.
In this way, he will definitely be able to follow the clues and find the person behind it.
Yang Jie also knew this truth. He leaned back in his chair with a very lazy expression.
"The commander has said a lot just now, so let me tell you something you don't know."
"I have nothing to do with the three of them. It was the Gu family who found me when I came here to have my portrait taken. This is indeed a coincidence."
"I heard that Zhang Zifang is now the commander. Is this true or false? You can ask him to see if what I said is true or false."
"The acquaintance of Cao San and me seems to be related to one of the three families. I received news a few days ago that Cao San was caught by the adults. I wanted to know what he had done, so I ventured in."
"However, I once heard Cao San say that his life was saved by someone. If others want it in the future, they can naturally take it."
"As for the people outside who came in with me, they are all Cao San's friends. When they heard that I was coming to rescue him, they all followed me."
What he said was full of loopholes, and it was obvious that he had no intention of making Ran Fang believe it.
Because of this, it is absolutely unusual for Ran Fang to be able to determine the identity of the person behind him.
If Yang Jie hasn't said anything since the matter has reached this stage, then he will definitely not say anything else.
"Take him down and lock him up first."
"For the other people, see if they are willing to say anything. If they don't say anything, just kill them."
After saying that, Ran Fang waved his hand and asked people to take Yang Jie and the assassins down.
Liu Bang stepped forward, bent down and asked in a low voice: "Sir, news just came from Xianyang Prison that Xu Qiwen has been arrested."
"However, Xu Qiwen and Yang Jie don't know each other. It was Xu Qiwen who deliberately led the guards to Yang Jie."
After listening to his words, Ran Fang pondered for a moment.
Then, he slowly said: "This matter cannot be delayed any longer. There are other things to do later."
"Immediately spread the news that Cao San and Yang Jie have been arrested, and Xiang Jin and Xiang Zhuang of the Xiang family are also in my hands."
"I want to see what other methods they have!"
Liu Bang glanced at Ran Fang in surprise. If word spread like this, the people who planned these two things behind the scenes would probably take action.
If there is a connection between them, they will definitely join forces to take action!
When the time comes, they won't be able to stop it.
However, since it was Ran Fang's decision, it was hard for him to persuade him.
"Here."
"My subordinate will do it immediately."
"But, if they take action, will the adults be in danger?"
"Hey," Ran Fang chuckled, the disdain in his eyes was so obvious. He never cared about these people who would do little things behind their backs.
Even for Xiang Yu, his wings are not full yet and he does not pose a threat to him at all.
"Don't worry, I have a plan in mind for this matter. All I have to do is do it."
"Here."
After Liu Bang finished speaking, Cao Yangyun happened to walk in.
"Attend your lord."
"Sir, the wound on Xu Qiwen's body is very deep. Do you want someone to come and take a look?"
"Looking at his appearance, I'm worried that he won't survive tonight."
