Wei Chu's ashen face once again ignited hope, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, are you telling the truth?"
"Don't think that this bastard Ma Chen can hide it from me when he comes to you!" Li Yi glared at Ma Chen and continued to say to him: "I have already taken your son and wife to a safe place."
Ma Chen was panic-stricken and immediately argued: "Wei Chu, you have to think carefully about what should be said and what should not be said. If you talk nonsense, you know the consequences. Think about it for yourself. How many civil and military officials in the dynasty know this? Where is your home?"
Hearing this, Wei Chu lowered his head again. His family was his only hope now. As long as his family was safe, he would die and have nothing to worry about.
Li Yi was calm and calm, "Yes, I really don't know where Wei Chu's home is?"
A proud smile suddenly appeared on Ma Chen's face, and then the next second, Li Yi looked at Ma Chen and said, "I don't know, but Lord Ma knows. Didn't Lord Ma just go to Wei Chu's house? Didn't he find no one at home?" ?”
"You...how do you know?" Ma Chen's heart tightened, as if his tail had been stepped on, and his face was filled with fear.
"Because I've been watching you." Li Yi's thin lips curled slightly, and then he looked at Wei Chu with a cold tone, "Tell me, what did Ma Chen say to you just now when he came to prison?"
Wei Chu suddenly looked at Ma Chen aside, his eyes full of worry. He was not sure who said what was true!
If what Ma Chen said is true, and now that he has been arrested, then Master Si must think that he betrayed Ma Chen. By then, his family may also...
"No, no, Mr. Ma just came to interrogate me. He didn't say anything else." He endured the pain and couldn't help but tremble.
Ma Chen immediately showed a relaxed expression and his eyes were extremely proud.
Li Yi was still confident, "Wei Chu, you come from a poor background. I know it's not easy to have a son in your forties. Don't you want to watch your son grow up and get married?"
"Look at these bastards. They have given up on you and are using your family to blackmail you. Is it worth it for you to work for someone like this?"
Wei Chu's lips trembled and his teeth clenched, but he still refused to speak.
Li Yi was not in a hurry and broke down his inner defenses bit by bit until he collapsed. "You are able to persist until now and still say nothing. You are already very powerful. But how did they treat you? Alas, I I feel sad for you."
Wei Chu was trembling uncontrollably, his eyes were gradually red, and the anger in his heart was completely aroused. If it weren't for his family, he would have fought to the death!
Ma Chen on the side felt something bad. Could this idiot be crazy? He immediately reminded: "Wei Chu, if you talk nonsense, you should know the consequences?"
Li Yi narrowed his eyes and said confidently: "Wei Chu, look what this is?"
A concentric lock appeared in his hand. It was a silver-plated concentric lock. In order to protect the safety of their children, poor people would go to the temple to ask for a concentric lock made of silver. This kind of concentric lock was very common.
But after Wei Chu saw the Tongxin Lock, he completely lost control. The chains all over his body rattled and he screamed, "Son, my son, belongs to my son."
Li Yi said calmly: "I tell you now that he is safe. How will you repay me?"
"ah!"
He raised his head suddenly, and his bloodshot pupils shrank suddenly, "Your Majesty, I... I told you everything."
This frightened Ma Chen very much. Just as he was about to speak, a rag was stuffed into his mouth, and there was only a sound of whining.
Li Yi once again gave him a shot in the arm, "As long as you tell the truth, I promise to forgive you for all your crimes, forget the past, and give you a sum of money that will be enough for you to retire."
"But if you are talking nonsense, I can let your whole family meet in hell at any time. This is your last chance."
Wei Chu reacted immediately, as if grasping a life-saving straw, "I said it, I said it all!"
"Ma Chen came to prison just now and forced me not to say anything. From the beginning to the end, a man named Si Shiye was behind the scenes. Ma Chen is also one of Longmen's protective umbrellas. I am responsible for collecting black money from Longmen every month. The black money was collected and handed over to Sun Zhen, and Sun Zhen was responsible for distributing the rest. Officials at all levels of the court each had a share of filial piety, and Ma Chen also had a share."
really!
Li Yi frowned, and his guess was correct. Officials at all levels were involved. This was a huge and tight spider web that connected everyone's interests. No wonder no one dared to take care of it.
He immediately pulled off the rag from Ma Chen's mouth and said coldly: "Admiral Ma, what else do you have to say? Should I torture you to extract a confession, or should you speak on your own? You won't still quibble, right?"
"Chen...chen..."
Yi Ji Da Bi Dou slapped Ma Chen so hard that blood started to flow from the corners of Ma Chen's mouth and his face swelled up.
Li Yi's original intention was to learn something from Ma Chen. After all, Wei Chu's status was too low and he had no access to many things.
Now, Ma Chen has delivered it to your door!
Li Yi gathered his murderous intent and said coldly: "There are only a few people in Wei Chu's family, but there are hundreds of people in your Ma family. Do you want to take hundreds of people from your Ma family for Master Si?"
Ma Chen took a deep breath, and when he thought of His Majesty's ruthlessness, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Okay, I'm an abandoner anyway, so there's nothing wrong with me." It's so good to hide it, I don't want to leave alive, I just want His Majesty to keep his word and keep my family safe."
As soon as he said this, Cao Qingyan and everyone in the group all showed knowing smiles.
It was as simple as that. A high-level enemy figure was directly instigated to rebel. This made Cao Qingyan and all the younger brothers admire Li Yi in their eyes!
Your Majesty is so awesome!
A little trick settled everything!
Once the bigger fish is caught, it's all over.
Li Yi nodded, narrowed his eyes, and his eyes filled with imperial aura immediately enveloped Ma Chen, "I guarantee as the emperor of the Gale Dynasty that I will do my best to protect your family's safety."
"Don't worry, there are no outsiders here. Let's talk now. Who is providing a protective umbrella to Longmen? Is Ning Wen the one above you?"
But Ma Chen shook his head and said no.
Now Li Yi was confused, and so was Cao Qingyan!
The mastermind behind the protective umbrella is not Ning Wen?
Li Yi couldn't help but wonder, "Who is that?"
Ma Chen continued: "Back to Your Majesty, the protective umbrella above Longmen's head is very big, and even the ministers provide protection for all places operated by Longmen, and many important officials in the court are involved. Everyone turns a blind eye, even if If someone investigates this, we will appear secretly to stop it."
"But Ning Wen is indeed not my superior."
Li Yi was surprised and a little unbelievable that it was not Ning Wen. This was too beyond his expectation?
Besides Ning Wen, who else has such great energy?
"Your Majesty, what I said today is all true. It is absolutely true. If you lie to others, you will not die well. If I lie, my whole family will die badly!" Seeing that Li Yi didn't seem to believe it, Ma Chen hurriedly swore an oath.
Li Yi also saw that Ma Chen was not lying. Besides, whoever lies will swear by his family.
But who is acting as a protective umbrella?
"Who is it?" Li Yi asked again.
Ma Chen gritted his teeth, and after a fierce struggle in his heart, he finally said, "Xia Dehe, Admiral of the Beijing Camp!"
"Him?" Li Yi looked horrified, mainly because it was too shocking.
Xia Dehe, the admiral of the Beijing camp, is a burly old man. In his early years, he led troops to fight everywhere. He was sure to conquer every attack and win every battle. He was a true god of war with strong winds. Moreover, he was always smiling and harmless to humans and animals. Li Yi had a good impression of him. , and once prepared to recruit him to join his confidant group.
Unexpected, never expected!
Even he was in cahoots with these beasts.
"Your Majesty, all the plans come from his hands. Every time Master Si comes, we have long discussions with him in the military camp. Moreover, Master Si is always generous and has endless treasures."
Li Yi smiled bitterly, "The world is decided by the generals. It's not a bad thing for the generals to enjoy peace. Whether you are corrupt, accept bribes, or sell your official position, I can turn a blind eye, but you shouldn't join in with these beasts." Kill my people!
If you dare to touch my people, how can I spare you?
"Is there anything else you want to say?" Li Yi's expressionless handsome face had a pair of eyes flashing with cold light, and murderous intent soared into the sky.
"By the way, Your Majesty, I know something that can be used to exchange for my life?" At this moment, Ma Chen showed his unparalleled survival power.
"Say!" Li Yi shouted coldly, with an unusually solemn expression.
"Your Majesty, I heard that all Longmen's properties in the capital are represented by different powerful ministers, and they all have a ledger in their hands."
Li Yi suddenly raised his head, "Ledger?"
Wonderful, as long as you find the account book, everything will be solved. Isn't this the best evidence?
The moment I get the ledger, that's when I start killing people!
But Ma Chen's next words undoubtedly poured cold water on Li Yi's head.
