As soon as Gu Zhao said these words, everyone around him suddenly realized.

"It turned out to be a divorce plan." Qi Si said angrily, "Why didn't I think of such a simple thing?"

Shen Wei also said, "If you spend a few thousand taels of silver to make the court doubt King Li and deprive him of his military power and imprison him, the people of Donghao will never hesitate."

If you can get rid of such a terrible enemy as King Li, a few thousand taels of silver is nothing, it is worth tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands!

Gu Zhao had been observing from the city wall for a long time, and had already matched the number of merchants that were now open with the information from the previous investigation by the Control Bureau.

Gu Zhao also knows very well who are behind those who are still in business.

There was a smile on Gu Zhao's lips. These people thought they were very smart, but they never thought that these merchants who were still open for business could already reveal important information.

"Go back and interrogate the prisoners." Gu Zhao finished watching the scene and had a basic idea in his mind. He rode back to the prison of the He Control Department to interrogate some of the suspects who had been arrested before.

The first person to be interrogated was the shopkeeper of Hongyan Tower, who had lost his human form.

He is one of the initiators of these closures.

After being tortured, he admitted that someone bribed him to do this, but he didn't know the identity of that person.

"Don't worry, I won't hit you." Gu Zhao said to the trembling shopkeeper of Hongyan Tower, "Poor, I can't even speak. I don't know if I can survive."

Qi Si, who was standing next to him, smiled and cooperated, "You came in to control Hesi and still want to get out alive? No way!"

The person with no good skin on his body had only fear in his eyes, and when he opened his mouth, he didn't even have a single tooth. He could only plead for himself with a hoarse voice and tried his best to plead for mercy, "Sir, please kill me..." I really don’t know anything…”

Gu Zhao stretched out his fingers and pressed them on his bloody wrist.

Qin Xinglie frowned secretly, feeling that the sight of Gu Zhao's slender white fingertips stained with blood was particularly unpleasant to his eyes.

"You can be considered a warrior if you can persevere until now." Gu Zhao's tone was soft, and his eyes were filled with compassion, as if he sympathized with his experience. "Your family is still in your hometown, right? If they knew what you had gone through, Such torture will definitely break your heart."

But what can I do? Gu Zhao heard the voice of a strange middle-aged man ringing in his mind. Who asked me to sign the contract that my life and death would be in the hands of my master? If I obey, my family will still have a way to survive. , if I dare not listen, my whole family will die with me!

Gu Zhao remained calm and his brows twitched slightly. Only Qin Xinglie, who knew her best and was always paying attention to her expressions, noticed her little move.

Qin Xinglie knew that this was a sign that Gu Zhao had discovered something.

He had seen Gu Zhao's interrogation and investigation process more than once, but even so, his heart was still filled with shock when he saw Gu Zhao's extraordinary ability again.

Qin Xinglie always felt that he was not too stupid, but every time Gu Zhao found a clue, he was also at the scene and had no idea how Gu Zhao did it.

Just like now, the shopkeeper didn't say anything, but Gu Zhao had already gotten the news she needed...

Gu Zhao sighed, his brows full of pity, "Are you from Yunzhou? I heard that Yunzhou businessmen are very powerful. Every household can do business. Many children have started to make business plans with their families since they were young. Do you do the same?"

"You are already very good if you can go from Yunzhou to Shangjing and work as the shopkeeper in the most famous Hongyan Tower in Nan City. If you hadn't made a mistake this time and got involved in such a treasonous incident, you would definitely be in trouble in the future.

It’s a blessing, alas, what a pity.”

The middle-aged man who had been silent for a long time slowly closed his eyes, with blood and tears flowing from the corners of his eyes.

It doesn't matter how smart I am, I was born in a poor family and was sold to the Fan Mansion since I was a child. This life is no longer mine.

…

Gu Zhao quickly interrogated all the captured prisoners.

These people were all involved in the planning and planning of Baihang's bankruptcy, but most of them were not even as good as the big shopkeeper of Hongyan Tower - they had never met the person who sent the message to the big shopkeeper.

They just received money from the big shopkeepers, mobilized their personal connections, threatened and lured the small merchants in Nanshi, and ensured that at least 80% of the merchants in Nanshi would go out of business, so as to attract enough attention.

By evening, Gu Zhao had gotten all the clues he wanted.

"Gather brothers, we will take action tonight." Gu Zhao gently rolled up his sleeves and stood in the yard, with a cold smile on his face, "Knives and guns are polished, we are going to kill people."

Yunzhou businessmen are really bold.

With how much money you have, you don’t know how much you are worth. How dare you collude with the Donghao people and commit such treason and rebellion!

She kicked the stone on the roadside into the fish pond, turned around with a flick of her sleeves, and strode towards the small building where Dian Fengnian lived.

With a splash, Lin Junting's head emerged from the water, and he pushed hard from his chin to his forehead with both hands, pushing all the long hair hanging in front of his eyes back, revealing his wheat-colored skin and sharp-cut face.

"Huh..." He let out a long breath, put his hands on the edge of the tub, smelled the familiar scent of ambergris, and felt like he was alive again.

Lin Junting never expected that when he was in trouble, Fan Laiheng would risk his family's confiscation and annihilation to help him.

That day when he ran into Fan Laiheng's team of servants, he knew that Fan Laiheng would definitely recognize him, but he didn't know how Fan Laiheng would treat him.

After all, he was not too polite to Fan Laiheng before - the son of a merchant, even if the Fan family is as rich as the country, it is not worth mentioning in front of a top noble son like Lin Junting.
Chapter completed!