Li Yanyu remained silent until the end, even though the sharp sword was pressed against his lower back.
He didn't know why Bai Yu'an asked him to do that, but when he thought about Yu'an falling into the water and not saving him, he felt despair and empty.
What Yu'an said in his ear was still in front of him. He didn't know the identity of the person in front of him, so he wouldn't say it anyway.
But even if Li Yanyu didn't say anything, Shen Jue's insightful eyes had already seen through him.
After all, Li Yanyu was too young in front of him.
The evasive and hesitant eyes and the little involuntary movements all revealed his guilty conscience.
Bai Yu'an is good at lying, telling lies to stay calm, but the person in front of him is obviously not good at it.
However, Shen Jue somewhat admired this young man. He was sincere to Bai Yu'an, and he could withstand the pressure he put on him.
Shen Jue was unwilling to use those methods on Li Yanyu. After all, he was Bai Yuan's cousin and wanted to leave him two points.
But if Li Yanyu didn't speak, Shen Jue wouldn't be able to know what he wanted to know. He would always pry his mouth open, which would only make Li Yanyu suffer.
He winked at Changsong beside him. Changsong understood and quickly asked someone to take Li Yanyu down.
Li Yanyu found that his body was being dragged out, and his eyes instinctively looked at Shen Jue with fear.
However, he saw that the face in the dark was so cold and scary, which made him suddenly feel afraid in his heart, not knowing where he was being taken.
Before he could even take a second look, his body was violently pulled out, and he was pushed to another room in the cold wind.
Here Shen Jue sat on the chair again and let out a tired breath.
The water droplets on the sleeves fell down and landed on the equally wet boots.
The guard who was standing outside just now walked in, lowered his head and presented a rope to Shen Jue: "Sir, our people on the shore searched carefully along the shore, and no trace of anyone walking was seen. "
"There are weeds everywhere on the shore, and the soil is soft. It is next to the pine forest, and generally no one will go there."
"As long as someone steps on it, it will leave traces."
"Our people went to the riverside and looked carefully several times, but they didn't see any footprints."
"I just saw a rope not far downstream from the river."
"Most of the rope fell into the river, and only a small part was hooked on a bush on the shore. It was about to be washed away."
"This rope is really long. It is nearly ten captains long. My subordinates thought it was a bit strange and brought it back."
Shen Jue looked at the rope in the guard's hand, reached for it and looked at it before his eyes.
A very strong thick rope is used to secure large ships on the pier.
The other side of the river is not a pier, so why is there such a rope?
Shen Jue stared at the rope in his hand, rubbed his fingers a few times, and pursed his lips.
He put down the rope in his hand, stood up and walked outside to the boat porch.
The lights on the river are brightly lit, and the dark areas have long been covered by torches, stretching along the shore to places out of sight.
Shen Jue raised his eyes and looked deeper into the lower reaches of the river. It was bottomless and unfathomable. Shen Jue squinted his eyes and exhaled.
The salvage crew below did not fish out anyone until dawn.
Yang Jiangzhizhou Chen Zhidong bent down behind Shen Jue, carefully wiping his sweat and saying: "Nearly a hundred people went into the water, and they even asked people to block the water upstream, but they didn't see it after fishing all night."
"We searched the surrounding area more than ten meters, and the body seemed to be missing..."
Shen Jue said nothing, standing on the corridor and looking at the river, with a gloomy face, and said in a low voice: "Look again."
"Look downstream, even a dozen feet away."
Chen Zhidong's meal lasted more than ten feet... That would take a lot of effort.
But Chen Zhidong didn't dare to say a word, so he quickly responded and took the people around him to get off the boat.
At this time, Changsong walked up to Shen Jue and said, "Sir, Mr. Li still refuses to speak."
"The slave inserted the silver needle into his meridians and he fainted from the pain without opening a word."
As he spoke, Changsong looked at Shen Jue: "Did Mr. Bai really not say anything to him?"
Shen Jue frowned, quite surprised.
Li Yanyu looked down upon him.
But he would not be wrong. Li Yanyu was hiding something.
Bai Yu'an's body has not been seen until now...
Shen Jue hit his fingers on the fence and looked away from Chang Song: "If you continue to interrogate him, I don't believe I can't pry his mouth open."
Changsong nodded quickly and left.
As night fell on the second day, no one was found.
After searching for a distance of more than ten feet, I still didn't see anyone. It was like disappearing out of thin air.
Shen Jue held his forehead and remained silent as he listened to Chen Zhidong's words across from him.
After a long while, he waved his hand and the attendants around him invited Chen Zhidong out.
Shen Jue sat alone in the darkness, hunched over, with a slumped figure and eyes full of tired bloodshot eyes.
It would be better if it was not found.
If not found, she might still be alive...
Bai Yuan is a liar who is good at deceiving people.
Changsong stood in the corner and watched silently. The adults in his family had hardly slept in the past two days, and they didn't even have time to change out of the wet clothes they were wearing. They just wore them wet for two days. He almost felt that his master could no longer bear it.
Suddenly, Shen Jue's tired voice sounded: "Did he say that?"
Changsong stood up and shook his head: "I have used many tortures, but Mr. Li still hasn't said anything."
Shen Jue breathed out: "Let him go, and then ask others to follow him."
Changsong responded, turned around and went out.
Early the next morning, Shen Jue held the rope in his hand, but looked at Li Yanyu's figure on the other side.
That figure seemed to be looking for something.
Shen Jue narrowed his eyes and said to Changsong beside him: "Go and ask Chen Zhidong to bring all the shopkeepers and waiters from Linjiang's restaurant. I want to question them one by one in person."
Changsong hurriedly stepped back and made arrangements.
Not long after, dozens of people were led to the boat, and groups of ten were taken in for questioning.
Shen Jue only asked one question, had you seen anyone doing anything unusual on the other side of the river in the past few days.
Anyone who can answer will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver.
Hundreds of people asked one by one, and someone actually said something.
I saw a restaurant boy kneeling at Shen Jue's feet and said carefully: "The common people were free at dusk a few days ago to watch the flower boats on the river. Suddenly they saw a man rowing a small boat to the other side, and then using a The long rope was hung on the tree, and the other end was tied to the boat."
"At that time, the people didn't understand what the man was doing, so after taking a second look, they realized that the rope was quite long. The boat was blown by the wind and almost reached the center of the river. If it hadn't been for the rope, it would have disappeared. "
"At that time, I wanted to tie up a boat and do something in the country."
The boy then said, "Oh, that person seems to be from Shopkeeper Li's restaurant. I thought I knew him, so I took a second look."
Shen Jue's hand on the tea bowl paused, then he stood up and asked someone to pull the boy outside, and said in a low voice: "Which position?"
The boy thought carefully and pointed to a place on the river after going out.
Shen Jue followed the boy's finger and looked over, not far from where Bai Yu'an fell into the water.
Shen Jue asked with a sullen face: "Did you see that boat still there the day before yesterday?"
The boy thought for a while: "I can't remember clearly. There are too many boats on the river, and I don't know if they are there."
Shen Jue's eyes turned cold and he asked someone to take the boy to receive the reward.
Bai Yuan is not dead.
Shen Jue is almost certain.
The boatman said that when Bai Yu'an pointed to a place, he should have thought of it.
With a sneer, Shen Jue felt that Bai Yu'an was quite capable and almost deceived him. Even Li Yanyu was deceived.
He was so concerned that he was confused and didn't even have time to think about the scene.
Thinking about it now, although Bai Yu'an couldn't see the scene clearly at that time, the sound of splashing on the water surface could at least be heard. However, there was no sound after the sound of water. People after drowning would not move out of instinct. There were only a few sounds.
Bai Yuan's last cry for help only disrupted his thoughts, making him think that she had fallen into the water, and made him confused.
Shen Jue gritted his teeth.
Bai Yuan, very good.
The palm slapped on the fence, and the snap was so loud that Changsong couldn't help but take a step back.
