Tan Zong knew that Zhou Dunran didn't want to let the Gong family go in vain, but since the time limit he gave him was tomorrow, he would do whatever he wanted today. If he found any clues, it would be a wonderful thing.

"Grandman Gong Fan, please pay homage to the imperial envoy!" All the people from the Gong family were gathered in the hall of the main courtyard and saw a group of people walking in. Among them, Lu Weimin bowed and stood behind a man in a fourth-rank official uniform. Mr. Gong took the lead in kneeling down and said loudly. [..com]

"Greetings to the imperial envoy!" Gong Fan knelt down like this, and the Gong family knelt down, and the black and white knelt down in the hall.

Among the officials following Zhou Dunran, Song Ming had the lowest level, so he quickly brought a chair and placed it in front of Gong Fan. Although this was a physical job, other people were really not qualified except him.

"Do you know why I am an imperial envoy came here?" Zhou Dunran sat down with a big sword and looked coldly at Gong Fan kneeling at his feet.

"Sir, the people don't know." Gong Fan touched the ground with his head and said in fear and trepidation.

"Then the imperial envoy will remind you, is there any Zhongren in your mansion?" Zhou Dunran sneered, staring at Gong Fan expressionlessly, trying to see some clues from his words and deeds.

"Sir, there are no Guanzhong people in Caomin's mansion. The guard Song Xunzhang has checked it." Gong Fan wiped the sweat beads on his forehead, looked up at Song Ming standing beside him, and said to Zhou Dunran with a nervous look on his face.

Song Ming had checked each person in the Gong family one by one. There was indeed no one with a Guanzhong accent, and there was not even a tone that was slightly closer to Guanzhong. All of them were in Jiangnan dialect.

"Hmph, don't think that if I hide the accent, I have no choice." Gong Fan's reaction was reasonable and reasonable, without any flaws. Zhou Dunran stared at him for a while, then sneered and waved his hand outside the door.

"Sir, the Imperial Commander!" A mess of footsteps came from the yard. A group of big men in casual clothes came to the door and bowed to Zhou Dunran together.

"Tell you that voice can be hidden, but your figure cannot be hidden." Zhou Dunran looked at Gong Fan expressionlessly, "I will let these people mingle with the people in your mansion and let those who have seen the kidnappers identify it. If they can recognize the person, then I will have to worry about you."

"Let your master take the initiative!" Gong Fan's eyes flashed with panic when he heard this. He did not expect Zhou Dunran to do this. He suppressed the panic in his heart and knelt down again.

A smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Dunran's mouth. He keenly captured the strangeness that flashed in Gong Fan's eyes, which was enough to prove that there was indeed a problem with the Gong Mansion. Unfortunately, Tan Zong only gave him less than a day, otherwise he would pass everyone in the mansion one by one. He would not believe that everyone in this mansion was full of steel and iron bones and could withstand his methods.

"I am worthy of being the Minister of Justice. Gong Fan is easily confused!" Seeing this, Bi Shijie, who was standing on Zhou Dunran's right, couldn't help but frowned slightly, and said in his heart. He had just clearly seen the panic in Gong Fan's eyes. If Zhou Dunran made up his mind and insisted on pestering him, he might be sure that he might find something.

Tan Zong glanced at Bi Shijie quietly. Seeing him frowned slightly, he felt secretly amused. No matter whether Zhou Dunran could find anything in the Gong family, it would be really good to add some confusion to Bi Shijie.

"Continue to search. Even if you dig three feet into the ground, you must 'dig' something for the imperial envoy." Zhou Dunran stood up, gave Song Ming a deep command, and stood up and walked out the door. Song Ming bowed and responded, and took the people to search.

A group of soldiers immediately rushed into the hall and took the young and middle-aged men from the Gong family to the yard, and mixed with the casual men. Each of them had a head hood on their heads, with only their nose, eyes and mouth exposed.

"Boss Gong, let the victim identify it later. If your person is unfortunately recognized by the victim, then the officer will listen to your explanation." Looking at the people wearing hoods standing in the yard in several rows, Zhou Dunran looked at Gong Fan, who was following him coldly, and at this time, kneeling behind him.

After saying that, Zhou Dunran ignored Gong Fan, who was shocked, waved his hand at the soldiers standing at the gate of the yard, and killed the jailer who "Hou Dehai" and his family, and were brought over. There was also the gambler inside, and he knelt in front of Zhou Dunran.

"You go over and see if there are any people inside who kidnapped you that night." Zhou Dunran glanced at the people kneeling on the ground, pointed to the big men wearing hoods, and said in a deep voice.

The people who were kneeling then stood up, came to the big men wearing headbands, and began to identify them carefully.

The soldiers brought five chairs and placed them in the shade. Zhou Dunran sat in the middle, Tan Zong, Lu Weimin, Han Tian, ​​and Bi Shijie were on both sides, drinking tea and waiting for the result.

Tan Zong was at the edge, holding the teacup lid and casually tweaking the heat from the cup mouth: Zhou Dunran could find one or two suspects from the Gong family's family, as long as there was no real evidence, the suspect found would inevitably be desperate to deny it. In that case, although it could cause some trouble for Gong Fan, he would not be able to convict Gong Fan for a while.

After taking a sip of tea, Tan Zong glanced at Bishijie sitting on the other side of Zhou Dunran. Bishijie calmly savored the tea in his hand, as if everything in the Gong family had nothing to do with him.

Seeing this, Tan Zong couldn't help but sneer in his heart. As long as the Japanese bandits were dealt with, regardless of whether Zhao Shiting could be rescued, the forces behind Bi Shijie in Yangzhou must be destroyed, because Yangzhou's geographical location in Jiangnan is too important. Not only is the intersection of the canal and the Yangtze River, but the canal transport of the Yangtze River and the canal must pass through it. Moreover, if you go through water, you can go directly to the capital, posing a direct threat to the capital.

Bi Shijie was not worried about something happening to the Gong Mansion. Although the Gong Mansion was exposed to it was a big loss to the organization, it had no effect on him, because he had been invisible behind the scenes to command and conveyed orders to Gong Fan through the middleman. Gong Fan had no idea who he was.

Time passed by bit by bit, and the prison guard who killed "Hou Dehai" and his family walked around in front of several rows of masked people, carefully distinguishing each person. The atmosphere was tense and depressing, making people feel breathless.

I don’t know how long it took, but the middle-aged man who had previously reported the kidnappers about the middle accent suddenly hurriedly left the masked people and limped towards Zhou Dunran.

Only then did Tan Zong realize that the middle-aged man was actually a cripple man with a problem with his left leg and he swayed when he walked.

"Sir, Caomin found a kidnapper among those people!" The middle-aged man came to Zhou Dunran, knelt on the ground, and said excitedly.

"Oh?" Zhou Dunran put down the teacup in his hand, looked at the middle-aged man with a cold expression, and asked calmly, "You must be sure that there are not only people from the Gong Mansion but also from the City Defense Forces. If you make a mistake, I will be punished for slandering you."

Tan Zong, Lu Weimin and others all turned their attention to the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man thought for a moment and looked at Zhou Dunran with a firm expression. "Imperial envoy, Cao Min has been a constable in the government office for twenty years, and is often more concerned about the affairs around him than ordinary people. Although the kidnappers have changed their accent suspiciously, their eyes cannot be changed."

When Tan Zong heard this, he couldn't help but nodded slightly. No wonder this middle-aged man could notice the Guanzhong accent of the kidnappers. He had been a constable for twenty years. If he hadn't been injured in his left leg, he might still be working in the government office.

Lu Weimin's face suddenly showed a look of joy. As long as he found the kidnappers, the pressure on him would be much less.

Bizarre still had a deep face and was unmoved at all, but Gong Fan's face became a little ugly. The eyes of the middle-aged man were filled with doubt, as if he didn't believe that the middle-aged man could recognize the person sent that night from so many people.

"Okay, since you are so confident, then I will believe you." Zhou Dunran glanced at Gong Fan with complicated eyes and nodded at the middle-aged man, "Go and find that person for the imperial envoy."

The middle-aged man stood up, limped into the middle of the masked men, pointed to one of them, and shouted at Zhou Dunran, "Sir, this is this person. His eyes were cold and full of murderous intent. He must have killed many people before!"

After hearing this, Zhou Dunran waved his hand, two tall and powerful soldiers raised the masked man out and brought it to him.

Tan Zong looked up and down at the masked man. As the middle-aged man said, although the masked man tried his best to hide it, there was a hint of cold hostility in his eyes. Only those who had killed many people would have such a domineering look.

"Boss Gong, do you think this person is from your mansion or from the city defense force?" Zhou Dunran also noticed this, turned to Gong Fan expressionlessly, and asked in a deep voice.

"Report to the imperial envoy, the people don't know." Gong Fan quickly bent down. Although he still acted like a drop of water on the surface, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated. He already knew who the masked man was.

"Come on, take his hood!" Zhou Dunran sneered, pointed to the masked man, and gave a deep command.

A sergeant standing next to the masked man stretched out his hand and pulled off his head hood. A man in his thirties appeared in front of everyone.

"Caomin Fang *yi, kowtow to the imperial envoy." The man looked panicked and quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Zhou Dunran, looking a little at a loss.

"Boss Gong, do you recognize this person?" Zhou Dunran would not be confused by Fang *yi's frightened appearance. How could a person with such a stern look be so cowardly? He turned to Gong Fan and asked coldly.

"You are the chef of the Caomin Mansion," Gong Fan looked up at Fang *yi and explained to Zhou Dunran.

"Cook?" Zhou Dunran sneered and stared at Fang *yi with sharp eyes, "I'm afraid I'll kill someone!"

"Sir, although Caomin has killed pigs and dogs, he has never killed anyone." Fang *yi answered in fear and trepidation after hearing this.

"Say, where were you on the day when 'Hou Dehai' was killed?" As soon as Fang *yi finished speaking, Zhou Dunran's eyes flashed with a cold light and asked in a deep voice.

"Sir, Caomin has been busy working in the kitchen of Gong's mansion. Many people have seen Caomin and can testify for Caomin!" Fang *yi answered loudly without thinking.

"Is there anyone who can testify for you?" Zhou Dunran's eyes flashed with an undetectable light, and he looked at Fang *yi coldly.

"Yes, vegetable vendors, meat vendors and fish dealers who come to the mansion to deliver vegetables can all testify to the grass people!" Fang *yi nodded repeatedly, looking with a clear conscience.

"Okay, tell the names of those people, and I will send someone to check!" Zhou Dunran nodded and said to Fang *yi.

Fang *yi quickly told the names of the vegetable vendors, meat vendors and fish vendors, and the soldiers immediately went to report that those people came to Gong's house to testify.

"This Lord Zhou is really good at it." At this time, a smile appeared on the corner of Tan Zong's mouth, and he said in his heart that under Zhou Dunran's pressure, Fang *yi had already revealed his flaws inadvertently.

"Idiot!" Bi Zhijie's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart. In a few words, Fang *yi was caught by Zhou Dunran.

"Sir, let's wait in a different place!" Zhou Dunran stood up and walked out of the courtyard. Tan Zong, Lu Weimin and others hurriedly followed him, went to a small courtyard with an elegant environment not far away, and sat in the living room to have tea and chat.

"Brother Huang, what are the medicines sold by the imperial envoy? Why did he mobilize that Fang *yi so much?" It was said that the vendors took a lot of time, and Tan Zong felt a little bored in the room, so he came to the courtyard for a walk. Lu Weimin followed him quietly and asked suspiciously.

"Master Lu, do you remember to give your name to the gatekeeper at the office?" Tan Zong smiled slightly and whispered.

Lu Weimin was stunned. Although he could see the doorman every day and every day, he did not know their names, because as a dignified prefect of the government, he had no need to know the name of the doorman.

"This Fang *yi is guilty and has planned it for a long time!" Then, Lu Weimin reacted with a look of surprise on his face.

Upon hearing this, Tan Zong nodded with a smile.

Similarly, as the chef of the Gong family, Fang *yi did not need to deal with the vendors who delivered vegetables, because the people in his own mansion arranged such trivial matters properly, and it was not his turn to come forward. At most, he had only met the vendors.

However, facing Zhou Dunran's questioning, Fang *yi reported the names of the vendors in one breath. This can only explain two situations. One is that Fang *yi has established a good connection with the vendors, so he is familiar with them. The second is that he has prepared in advance and specifically deals with other people's interrogations.
Chapter completed!