Long Fei Ye was going to interrogate them himself?
A complicated look flitted past Aunt Ru's eyes before she said hastily, "That's inappropriate, right? As I see it, it's best if you and Yunxi don't show your faces in public for the next few days. Since there's a traitor, it's inevitable that they'll leak information about your relationship with the Tang Clan. "
Aunt Ru seemed to regret her words as her expression turned vexed.
Han Yunxi immediately asked, "I've always been puzzled about that. Duanmu Yao still doesn't know about His Highness's relationship with the Tang Clan, only the location of the Yaoshui estate. How do you think this traitor got together with Duanmu Yao? Why did they only reveal the location of the estate and nothing else? "
With Duanmu Yao's temper and intelligence, she would've come here to threaten Long Fei Ye if she knew about his relationship with the Tang Clan. She wouldn't have kept her cool until now.
Long Fei Ye looked at Aunt Ru with unfathomable eyes. Tang Zijin stroked his beard thoughtfully. "Yiru, Old Man would've overlooked this point if you hadn't brought it up."
"It really is strange." Aunt Ru thought it over, then added, "It's precisely because of this that I think Feiye should be careful. After all, Tang Li's wedding is just around the corner. If anything happens now, it'll be hard to clean up the mess."
"Do you think your lordship would let off anyone who's suspicious?" Long Fei Ye retorted, as if speaking for Aunt Ru's benefit.
Aunt Ru's lips twitched into an ugly smile. "Perhaps this traitor isn't a member of the Tang Clan and doesn't know about their relationship with the Duke of Qin's estate?"
"Right! Maybe we guessed wrong from the start! "Tang Li said seriously.
"In other words, you're suspecting your lordship's subordinates?" Long Fei Ye asked.
"Your subordinates know about our relationship with the Tang Clan as well. What's there to suspect?" Han Yunxi retorted. "Yaoshui's location has always been a secret. I refuse to believe that Duanmu Yao would stumble upon it by accident! Furthermore, she was there at such a coincidental time. The moment they returned from the Tang Sect, she was there as well! The Tang Clan members are the most suspicious! "
"There's something fishy about this!" Madam Tang murmured to herself, "The traitor only revealed the location of the Yaoshui Villa and had no other motives? What's going on? "
"He doesn't seem to be hostile. He just wants Duanmu Yao to seek out Long Fei Ye for treatment," Han Yunxi said Coldly.
Everyone could tell that there was a hidden meaning in her words. Could it be that she had a suspect in her heart? Everyone looked at each other, and the atmosphere became strange.
Tang Zijin pondered for a long time. He glanced at Aunt Ru with a complicated look in his eyes. He seemed to have suspected something, but he quickly denied his suspicions.
"Let's go through the trial first! If he's from the Tang Sect, he won't be able to escape! "
"Men, bring everyone in the prison to the interrogation room!" Aunt Ru no longer objected.
Han Yunxi also followed them to the Criminal Court. She was silent all the way, secretly wondering how Long Fei Ye would interrogate the suspects.
In truth, just like her, Long Fei Ye already had a suspect in his heart. He should know that the prisoners were most likely innocent.
If it was torture, Long Feiye wouldn't use rat torture. Was there anything more cruel than a rat's excitement? Chopping them at the waist, decapitating them, tearing them apart, burying them alive, beating them with rods, or sawing them apart?
She knew that he was destined to have his hands stained with blood, but she hoped that there would be as little innocent blood on his hands as possible.
This was a serious matter, so Madam Tang and Tang Li also followed them.
The Tang Clan's interrogation room was hell. All kinds of torture instruments hung on the walls in the dim room. Han Yunxi didn't recognize most of them, nor could she imagine how to use them.
There were a dozen or so suspects, men and women, old and young. They were all tied up and crouched in a corner. When they saw them, they all shrank back into the corner.
However, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy stood up and looked at them fearfully. "Your Highness Duke of Qin, we've been wronged! We've been wronged! If you kill us, the Tang Clan's disciples will be bitterly disappointed! "
Everyone was shocked. Someone actually dared to stand up and cry out for justice, and a boy at that? Wasn't he afraid that he'd be the first to be interrogated?
"Impudent! Men, seal his mouth! "Aunt Ru ordered Coldly.
Long Fei Ye stopped them. "Untie him and bring him here."
He sat down on the interrogation room's main seat. His black robes blended into the darkness of the room, and his cold profile was faintly discernible. His calm, imposing aura immediately silenced the agitated boy. He didn't dare say anything else.
"Untie him?" Aunt Ru was incredulous.
"What are you waiting for?" Tang Zijin said unhappily.
Aunt Ru personally untied the boy, but he was too timid to step forward. Aunt Ru gave him a shove, and he almost fell at Long Fei Ye's feet.
"You're the only ones left who know the location of Yaoshui Villa. Tell this prince, how can you prove that you've been wronged?" Long Fei Ye asked.
The boy lowered his head and didn't say anything.
"If you can't prove that you've been wronged, then don't blame this prince for being heartless!" Long Fei Ye showed rare patience. "It's better to let the Tang Clan disciples feel bitterly disappointed than to sell them out, right?"
Once his relationship with the Tang Clan was exposed, it'd ruin his plans and cause a lot of trouble for the Tang Clan itself!
The boy clasped his hands together as if hesitating over something.
Han Yunxi saw everything and said, "The Duke of Qin is here. If you have anything to say, say it directly. You won't get another chance like this again!"
The boy looked towards Han Yunxi and immediately fell to his knees. "Your Highness Duke of Qin, esteemed wangfei, besides us, there are a few other members of the Tang Clan who know the location of Yaoshui Villa."
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire place fell silent!
Long Fei Ye, Han Yunxi, Tang Zijin, Lady Tang, Tang Li, Aunt Ru, and Chu Xifeng all knew the location of Yaoshui Villa.
This child's words were very interesting!
"What words? Could it be that the Duke of Qin would sell himself out? " Aunt Ru said as she raised a hand to slap the boy. Han Yunxi quickly grabbed her hand and demanded, "You're going to hit him before you get to the bottom of things? Do you want to beat him into a confession? "
Aunt Ru viciously shook off Han Yunxi's hand and said Coldly, "What kind of words is he saying? He's just quibbling. I think he's the most suspicious! "
"Is there anything wrong with his words? He's talking about us, not just the Duke of Qin! The Duke of Qin wouldn't sell himself out, but the rest of us … "
Before Han Yunxi could finish, Aunt Ru laughed coldly. "Big brother, sister-in-law, hear that! She's suspecting us now! "
"Yunxi can't mean that, right?"
Lady Tang favored Han Yunxi, but not the boy. She looked at him loftily and said, "You still dare to quibble? Someone come, slap him first!"
"Wait!" Han Yunxi stopped her and was about to speak when Lady Tang grew unhappy. "Yunxi, you can't be suspecting me as well, right?"
How was Han Yunxi supposed to reply?
She suspected Aunt Ru!
But there was no proof? Words were useless.
"If even you're suspicious, then big brother and I won't be able to escape suspicion either. Oh, that's right, there's Tang Li too!" Aunt Ru feigned a helpless expression.
Long Fei Ye hadn't spoken up this entire time because of this misgivings. Words were useless and would only alert the snake in the grass.
Han Yunxi was very smart, but her soft-heartedness only made her stupid.
"Yunxi's meaning is to convince these people, right?" Long Fei Ye spoke up.
Han Yunxi nodded, knowing that she'd been impulsive.
"We haven't even found the traitor yet, so how can they be convinced?" Aunt Ru said disdainfully.
Long Fei Ye pretended not to hear and asked Coldly, "What's your name?"
"I'm called Kong Xi," the youth replied.
"Who's in your family?" Long Fei Ye asked next.
What does he want to do?
Aunt Ru knitted her brows, a little uneasy. Han Yunxi and Tang Li, on the other hand, were puzzled. They couldn't guess Long Fei Ye's intentions.
"My parents are already gone. There's only my grandmother left," Kong Xi replied honestly.
"How old are you?" Long Fei Ye asked next.
"Seven more days until I'm 53." Kong Xi's eyes lit up at the mention of his grandmother. He hadn't gone back in days, so she must be missing him.
Hearing this, Han Yunxi understood, but the poor youth still didn't.
Long Fei Ye didn't ask any more questions, but ordered Coldly, "Someone come, bring Kong Xi's grandmother here."
Alarmed, Kong Xi forgot his fear of Long Fei Ye and demanded, "What do you want to do?"
Long Fei Ye didn't answer. His eyes were hooded as his slender fingers lightly tapped on the armrest. Thump, thump, thump. Each tap seemed to strike at the hearts of everyone present, making them feel uneasy.
Aunt Ru's face was a little pale. "Feiye, why did you bring an old woman here? Do you think there aren't enough people who know about this place? "
Long Fei Ye ignored her, causing Aunt Ru's brows to knit even more.
"Done, done. Take this child away first! Interrogate the others first, "Aunt Ru added.
Once again, Long Feiye ignored her. Aunt Ru shot looks at the attendants, but with Long Feiye sitting there, he didn't speak. Even Tang Zijin didn't dare to act on his own initiative.
In the silence of the room, the youth hung his head, growing more and more flustered. His fingers clenched into fists.
Abruptly, he looked up and shouted, "It's me! I'm the one who colluded with Duanmu Yao! Your Highness Duke of Qin, I beg you to spare my grandmother! I'll admit to everything!
"As long as you let my grandmother go, don't let her come here, don't let her know about these things! I'll tell you everything! "
Kong Xi was clearly holding back his fear and tears. His lips were trembling as he spoke.
This was not a forced confession, but what was the difference between the two?
Han Yunxi was certain that this youth wasn't a traitor! Moreover, she was certain that Long Fei Ye wouldn't believe his words so easily.
Just what was Long Fei Ye planning?
Afraid that Long Fei Ye wouldn't believe him, Kong Xi explained, "Your Highness Duke of Qin, it really was me who colluded with Duanmu Yao! I-I only sold her one piece of information. I only told her the location of the Yaoshui estate and nothing else! "
"How did you get in touch with her?" Han Yunxi asked.
"She posted information on the black market, saying she wanted to know where the Duke of Qin was staying in Yaoshui Prefecture, so I …"
Before Kong Xi could finish, Aunt Ru angrily rebuked, "Very well! You dared to accept the black market's business without permission? Tell me, did you resell the Tang Sect's hidden weapons on the black market? "
Kong Xi didn't say anything, which was a tacit admission.
Reselling hidden weapons on the black market and happened to see Duanmu Yao's post, so he cashed in? He didn't reveal any of the Tang Sect's secrets.
Now that she thought about it, it really did seem to be the case!
Han Yunxi looked at Aunt Ru again. Recalling Kong Xi's words and Aunt Ru's attitude, he didn't seem like a scapegoat she'd arranged!
Could it be that he really was a traitor?
At this time, the guards brought Kong Xi's grandmother over …
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