Before the interrogation was over, Tang Shunzhi asked the fake Japanese to continue talking.
The man said: "After we committed a crime in Nanxun, we robbed those wealthy households. We originally wanted to come and rob all the wealthy households in Nanxun with one stroke. But..."
"But the Shinwa leader, named Ono Yoshihei, stopped us and said he would leave immediately!"
"There were still a few brothers who objected at the time, so he killed one of them with one strike. Everyone was so frightened that they didn't dare to speak, and they returned to Taihu Water Village that night!"
Tang Shunzhi said, sure enough, these Japanese pirates had a purpose, not just robbery!
The Shen family had really made a good calculation and blamed the Japanese pirates for the incident, so no one would think twice about it.
Then he asked: "What happened after returning to the water village? Tell me carefully!"
"After we returned to the water village, we were dividing the belongings we grabbed today. Unexpectedly, Ono Yoshihei was called out at this time."
"Who is it?" Tang Shunzhi quickly asked.
The man shook his head: "I don't know, it's all in the dark. They stand so far away that they can't hear! They can't see who's coming! But..."
Tang Shunzhi was overjoyed: "But what?"
"But that man is not dressed like a water bandit, but like their second in command, wearing a scholar's robe!"
Hearing this, Xu He, who was hiding behind, thought to himself: "Sure enough, in the middle of the night, Weng Zhengchun was alone with Ono Yoshihei. He must have wanted to avoid Liang Qiao and do something shameful."
At this time, the fake Japanese said: "The next day, Ono Yoshihei took some people out, and then several brothers disappeared and a few others were injured."
When Tang Shunzhi heard this, he knew that what this man was talking about was Qin Lie's return to the stronghold for revenge.
A pair of times is exactly what I thought.
Tang Shunzhi then asked: "What then?"
"Then..." The fake Japanese expression suddenly became weird: "Then suddenly everyone in the village went crazy, searching for someone in the mountains and plains. Later, Ono Yoshihei came back and was injured. As soon as he entered the door, he rushed Let’s get on the boat quickly at another remote part of the island.”
"That's when I realized that those people in the water village were looking for us!"
"We were so scared that after we got on the boat, one of Ono Yoshihei's men rowed a boat and took us to a big island to hide! Oh, that's the island where you caught us!"
Tang Shunzhi frowned and said to the hundred households: "Why did you arrest just these people? Where are the others?"
The hundred households stood up quickly: "Sir, others don't know. At that time, our navy went to suppress the water. After entering the water stronghold, the people in the water stronghold collapsed at the first contact, and then they helped the old and the young to escape in small boats! We searched and found all the people in the water stronghold. When we arrived at Deng Island, we searched the entire island and arrested these few people. The others were old, weak, women and children, and they were still locked up in prison!"
The old, weak, women and children must be the family members of the water bandits in the water village. There is no value in asking.
But what about the Ono Yoshihei this fake Japanese is talking about? Where is Weng Zhengchun?
Thinking of this, he asked again: "Where is Ono Yoshihei?"
When Fakawa mentioned this, a look of hatred appeared on his face: "At that time, the officers and soldiers arrived on the island, and Ono Yoshihei secretly left us behind, and we don't know where we went!"
"There are thirty-eight of you in total. Even if Ono Yoshihei is gone, where are the others?"
The fake Japanese guy was about to cry: "That bastard took the rest of the people and left, leaving only the two of us! We were serving as secret sentries not far from the camp! These bastards escaped without even saying hello. Do not hit!"
"Do you know where Weng Zhengchun has gone? It's the second in charge!"
"have no idea!"
Tang Shunzhi asked several other questions, but the man couldn't answer them all.
He turned to ask a few other people, and they knew even less than this fake Japanese.
At this point, the case has basically stalled.
He first asked a few people to be detained, and then asked the hundreds of households to go back and report, and asked the navy to conduct a strict investigation on Taihu Lake.
Then he left the hall.
Returning to the second hall, he rubbed his brows tiredly, washed his face again, and said to Xu He: "Originally, I was quite relieved about the defense line deployed by Nanzhi and Zhejiang in Taihu Lake. As long as the Japanese pirates are surrounded in Taihu Lake, they will be a turtle in the urn. .”
"But now that the Shen family is involved in this matter, I guess these people may have escaped from Taihu Lake by now!"
Xu He nodded, expressing his approval of Tang Shunzhi's statement.
Then he added: "Zhou Ju went to Huanghuabin to arrest him, but he probably won't be able to catch him. He should have fled long ago when he saw such a big movement!"
Sure enough, about an hour later, Zhou Ju came back and reported: "According to the picture, the family's surname is Wan. In the early years, he worked as a personal attendant for the government. After returning these years, he has become an honest man in the local area and has good relations with his neighbors. Not bad, doesn’t look like a bad guy.”
"Wait a minute!" Xu He suddenly interrupted Zhou Ju: "You said this person named Wan worked as a personal attendant for someone who was an official?"
Zhou Ju nodded.
"Do you know who the official is?"
Zhou Ju said: "After asking, the neighbors don't know very well. It is said that he is a high-ranking official in Beijing. However, some people say that the daughter-in-law named Wan once boasted in front of them, saying that every year the prefect of Huai'an and the commander of Dahe Guard would personally I’m here to give them gifts!”
Speaking of this, Xu He and Tang Shunzhi looked at each other in unison.
Beijing officials can also have the commanders of the Huai'an magistrate and Dahe Guard come to deliver gifts.
Each of these three elements is irrelevant.
Local government offices and health offices are originally two systems.
If people from these two systems come to deliver gifts at the same time, how old is this person?
Tang Shunzhi said: "There are too many such candidates, and any of the six yamen officials could be candidates."
Xu He seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said: "What if this official is not so big?"
Tang Shunzhi shook his head and said: "How is that possible? The health office and the Huai'an government office sent gifts at the same time!"
Xu He said: "Yes, the censor of Jiangxi Province!"
Tang Shunzhi's eyes suddenly lit up.
Yes, the Supervisory Censor of Jiangxi Province is one of the various departments affiliated with the Metropolitan Procuratorate. In addition to auditing the affairs of Xingming and Guanglu Temple in Jiangxi, it also supervises Dahewei and Huai'an Prefecture.
"Sir, a man named Wang Gui was previously the censor of Jiangxi Province!"
Tang Shunzhi didn't understand what he meant and asked doubtfully: "What's wrong with Wang Gui?"
Xu He smiled: "Wang Gui's father is the scholar of Mr. Shen Ge in Songjiang. He grew up with Mr. Shen Ge since he was a child. Although his family has moved to Changshu now, in fact, it still depends on the Shen family. Damn it! It was Wang Gui’s son Wang Zhong who cheated on me during my provincial examination this time!"
Tang Shunzhi's expression suddenly became serious: "What do you mean?"
"This man named Wan most likely went to Wang Gui's house to hide. As long as we catch him, we can follow the clues and find evidence!"
What evidence, he did not say.
That's because Zhou Ju is still present.
But Tang Shunzhi already knew what Xu He meant.
He nodded and said: "I know what to do. Don't alert the enemy yet. It won't be too late to close the net after we finish the play!"
Xu He smiled: "That's exactly what the student meant!"
Zhou Ju on the side looked at the two people blankly, wondering what kind of riddle they were playing!
