The questioning continued until dawn, and the defenders still maintained high energy, but the dignitaries who came to enjoy themselves could not stand it anymore.

But they didn't dare to run around. The governor was resting in a nearby room, so they had no choice but to cooperate.

At nine o'clock in the morning, when the interrogation was completed, the governor did not let these people go back to rest. Instead, he asked the defenders questioned by the two sides to compare their statements to each other to see if there were any inconsistencies.

At this time, the middle-aged people who had stayed up all night couldn't bear it any longer. They hadn't eaten breakfast yet and were now sitting in twos and threes leaning against each other in the square, with tired faces on their faces.

Fortunately, the temperature is relatively high now, otherwise they would probably be seriously ill.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, the dialogue was finally completed, and the governor read out the names of more than thirty people without expression.

The remaining people breathed a sigh of relief, but the governor's next words made them feel uncomfortable.

"According to the number of times you come, if you come once, you will be given ten taels of silver, and our governor's office will place these children in place."

Everyone wanted to speak but didn't dare. It was really uncomfortable.

"Don't each of you have followers? Let them go back and get the money. You can leave only after paying the money."

Su Nian'an had to give a big thumbs up to the governor. Such a punishment was very reasonable.

After all, although she didn't know how many officials there were, the governor definitely knew that if a large number of people were arrested, it would probably make a big joke tomorrow.

As for the remaining thirty or so people, they are asking for it themselves, and they are still taking chances. How can the governor's words be trivial.

The governor glanced at these people, and there was even a county magistrate among them, a dignified sixth-rank official, who had been underreported dozens of times.

The governor's eyes turned cold when he looked at them, "I'll give you two choices. You can pay an official ten taels of silver for fifty bucks and be imprisoned for a month, or you can be fined ten years' salary."

"If you pay a merchant a hundred taels of silver, you can cash it in on the spot and get fifty taels of silver or be put in jail for ten years."

These officials can come here to eat, drink and have fun, and they must have done a lot of searching for people's wealth and wealth.

The reason why I didn't let them give me any more money was because I was afraid that they would get worse after they came out.

Not to mention these businessmen, they definitely make a lot of money with bad intentions, so the punishment is considered light.

The thirty or so people looked at each other with regret and fear on their faces, and they all chose the former.

A moment later, screams rang out one after another in the square, which made those who heard it sad and those who heard it crying. It also showed everyone the determination of the governor to punish corruption.

At noon, the guards supervised the cook of the villa to prepare lunch for the children and the defenders, but the manager of the villa and the visitors had nothing to eat.

The governor made it clear that only after the money was used to ransom people could they have food to eat.

Fortunately, we arranged for someone to go to the military camp to bring some dry food. With the delicacies of the villa, the defenders were given a luxurious meal.

Most of the dignitaries who were still basking in the sun were dying after enjoying the sunbathing and the fifty boards.

The defenders would not let go and punish these corrupt officials if they had the chance. They carried out the orders of the governor meticulously, except that no one was killed.

At around one o'clock in the afternoon, money was sent one after another, and the names of the merchants were registered. They went back in fear, with their future uncertain.

But they were basically carried back.

When registering those who were officials, the governor gave a clear order: "Take them back and recuperate. Three days later, the city guards will come to arrest you and send you to the prison, or you can report to the prison yourself."

After saying that, the governor smiled and said with cold eyes, "Don't worry, I'm taking care of you by letting you go back to recuperate. Don't be clever. Unless you don't want the hat anymore, I will find you!"

The corners of everyone's mouths twitched slightly, but they remained silent.

After saying this, the governor waved his hand and asked the guards to let him go, not bothering to talk nonsense with them anymore.

The thirty or so people left reluctantly with the help of the house attendants. After all, the most they took out was fifteen thousand taels of silver.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, all the dignitaries were finally released, but only those people were released, but nearly one hundred thousand taels of silver were left behind.

The governor looked at the silver very calmly, but most of the others were a little dazed by the silver.

At this time, the situation of those children was almost understood, but there was very little information.

Most of the children were relatively silent and did not even want to say more about their own experiences, and none of them wanted to go back.

After listening to the report of the guards expressionlessly, the governor could not speak for a long time, and he did not know how to comfort and deal with these children.

Putting these things aside for now, he turned around and took charge of the management of the villa.

Of course, some of the staff were light or heavy. For example, they were all handymen, so they were all sent back, but the kitchen staff remained.

The remaining thugs and managers compared each other's confessions and tortured them severely, so that the severity of the situation could be determined.

They were rewarded with prison food for five to ten years respectively, completely ignoring their various pleas and cries.

The reason why the governor has been personally supervising the handling here is to avoid all kinds of intercession and entrustment.

Moreover, in the official circles of the entire county, everyone was in danger at this time, fearing that the managers would reveal their situation again, so this attack went smoothly.

Of course, the oral confessions of the general management staff and the accounts of the people who came to eat, drink and have fun point directly to the Changshi Mansion.

When the news finally came to the governor, he just put it away expressionlessly and didn't say much.

By five o'clock in the afternoon, all matters had been dealt with, the administrators were put into prison, the defenders left 500 people behind, and the rest were all withdrawn to the garrison.

The children temporarily stayed in the villa, and the cooks cooked for them.

At this time, the personal guard came over to report that the treasure house of the villa had been found.

The governor was shocked, finally having good news, so he went to the treasury of the villa under the leadership of his personal guards.

Of course, the guards of the treasure house have been controlled.

The guard reported as he walked: "The guard said that the items in the treasure house are sent away once a month. Last month's items and this month's items are all here."

The governor nodded and came to the treasure house door that was one foot high and two feet wide.

Looking at the splendid treasury door, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and an inexplicable anger surged in his heart. How many people had sacrificed their lives for this.

In his mind, he waved his hand to the guard, who immediately turned around, twisted the lock and opened the door of the treasure house.
Chapter completed!