The rest of the people were already ready to make a move, but when they saw the fate of the man in the hat, they suddenly stopped moving.
Ouyang Chong took two steps forward and said loudly: "You scum have committed so many outrageous things, why don't you just catch them now!"
Only then did Helan Minzhi notice him and said angrily: "Okay, let me tell you why you have become so weird after coming back this time. It turns out that you have defected to the imperial court!"
Ouyang Chong said coldly: "This is called abandoning darkness and turning to light."
A man with a black scarf on his head shouted: "Ouyang Chong, I admit that I am a big bastard and have done a lot of bad things, but compared with you, all those things I did are nothing."
Ouyang Chong said loudly: "Yes, I did commit many sins in the past, but His Highness the County Prince was merciful and gave me a chance to atone for my sins..."
Halfway through his words, Zhugenan slapped him on the back of the head and said angrily: "There's so much nonsense."
He asked Wu Chengsi for instructions and rushed forward with all the officers and soldiers.
Zhao Peng also rushed forward, wanting to make meritorious deeds.
In less than a cup of tea, most of the Jianghu people were killed, and only four people were subdued, including He Lan Minzhi.
After being escorted in front of Wu Chengsi, He Lanmin closed his eyes and raised his chin and said: "Kill if you want. If you want to find out who saved me from Lingnan in the first place, I advise you to give up."
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "I know who the person who saved you was, but there's something strange to me."
"You were obviously kidnapped by Tu Hong, why did you suddenly become a pirate and his adopted brother?"
He Lan Minzhi sneered: "Do you think I will tell you?"
Zhuge Nan hummed: "If you don't tell me, I'll let you try my method of torture."
He Lanmin suddenly smiled and said, "Zhugenan, do you dare to torture me?"
Zhuge Nan raised his head and said, "Why don't you dare? Do you think you are still Uncle An Yuan?"
He Lan Minzhi said calmly: "Boy, do you understand the thoughts of the superior?"
Zhugenan frowned and said, "What do you mean by that?"
He Lanminzhi said leisurely: "Although my aunt now wants to kill me and then be quick, she watched me grow up after all. Before that incident, she had always loved me."
Just as Zhuge Nan was about to speak, Zhuge Sanyuan suddenly winked at him and signaled him to stop talking.
All this was noticed by He Lan Minzhi, who laughed: "As expected of Zhuge Siqing, he really knows everything."
Zhuge Nan stared at him blankly, wondering why he could still be so arrogant.
He Lan Minzhi looked at him sideways and sneered: "Although my aunt wishes that I would die immediately, if she knew that you tortured me, she might kill you as well. Do you believe it or not?"
Zhuge Nan opened his mouth wide and looked at Wu Chengsi.
"Your Highness, is this really the case?"
"He knows nothing." Wu Chengsi said calmly.
He Lan Minzhi's expression suddenly changed, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Wu Chengsi, what do you mean by this?"
Wu Chengsi said calmly: "Helan Minzhi, do you know the thoughts of the superior?"
He Lan Minzhi sneered and said: "Wu Chengsi, don't be too proud. Before that incident, my aunt's favor towards me was still greater than yours."
"If it weren't for the surname, Duke Zhou wouldn't be able to take your turn. Do you think I understand?"
Wu Chengsi said leisurely: "Originally, I thought you understood, but who would have thought that you would say such childish words just now."
"What do you mean by this? How childish are my words?" He Lanmin said angrily.
"Who are you colluding with behind the scenes? Aunt, you and I both know it very well. We tortured you to deal with the person behind your scenes. How do you think Aunt will react when she finds out?"
He Lanmin was stunned and finally understood.
Behind him was King Pei, and Wu Mei knew this very well. The battle between the Wu family and King Pei was a cruel political battle.
In order to maintain her power, not only would she not object to their torture, but she would probably also praise and reward them.
Seeing He Lanmin's bear, Zhuge Nan breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Your Highness, you still have a way, I was almost frightened by this guy."
"Father, it's true that you are still being treated like a monkey by He Lan Minzhi at such an old age."
Zhuge Sanyuan had a sullen face and said nothing.
His adopted son is still too ignorant. When it comes to matters involving royal secrets, he should be as cautious as possible and try not to get involved.
After all, Wu Chengsi had a different status, so he naturally had no scruples.
"Helan Minzhi, tell me what happened after you were taken away by Tu Hong!" Zhuge Nan shouted.
He Lan Minzhi pursed his lips and said calmly: "I still said the same thing, don't even think about getting even a few words out of my mouth."
Zhuge Nan said with a dark face: "Your Highness, give me an hour, and I promise to answer all his questions."
Ouyang Chong rushed to say: "I also have a kind of poison, which is best for torture others."
Wu Chengsi stared at He Lan Minzhi for a while, shook his head and said: "We will talk about this later, and take them under custody first."
Under Wu Chengsi's order, the Qianniu Guards began to search the stone room, cleaning up the corpses and sorting out the jewelry.
Wu Chengsi walked around the underground palace and slowly came to a stone tablet on the west side of the stone palace.
This stele is placed horizontally, and there are three huge wooden arc frames under the stele, just like a sword placed on a scabbard.
The stele seems to be still being carved, and the stone on the top is uneven, obviously not finished yet.
Wu Chengsi was very confused. Why did the people of Huofeng Society place such a stone tablet in such a place?
Turning around and looking east, I saw three wooden shelves against the wall, but there were no stone tablets on these shelves.
At this moment, Zhugenan suddenly came over and reported: "Your Highness, we found a stone room in the northeast. There are many wooden shelves inside. It should be a treasure room."
"Has it been evacuated?"
Zhuge Nan smiled and said: "Yes, it was like a strong wind blowing through it, and everything was swept away."
"But I just went to interrogate a Jianghu man. According to him, when they came to the treasure room, most of the things inside had been taken away."
Wu Chengsi touched his chin and said, "It must have been taken away by the senior management of the Fire Phoenix Society when they left."
After a while, Zhuge Sanyuan suddenly walked over with a very serious look on his face.
"Your Highness, we just discovered a stone prison with hundreds of people imprisoned inside."
Wu Chengsi was slightly startled and asked, "What kind of person are they?"
"They all seem to be ordinary people."
Wu Chengsi immediately asked Zhuge Sanyuan to lead the way, and followed a dark corridor at the west end to a stone prison.
There are stone cells on both sides of the corridor. Through the iron bars on the door, you can see that there are more than a dozen people locked up in each stone cell.
All of these people had dull faces and stiff eyes, and they had no reaction when they saw Wu Chengsi and others.
Soon, a sergeant found the key to the stone prison and released them.
After these people came out of the stone prison, they consciously arranged themselves in order and walked outside along the stone path.
Wu Chengsi was very surprised and did not stop them.
I saw these people taking tools from other stone rooms, and then came to the stone tablet in the main hall and began to polish the stone tablet.
Only a young man in his twenties seemed to notice something strange. He did not immediately devote himself to work and looked around.
Wu Chengsi called the man to him and asked, "What's your name?"
"My... my name is Li Si, aren't you from the Fire Phoenix Club?" the young man replied timidly.
Wu Chengsi smiled slightly and said warmly: "You don't have to be afraid, I am a general of the imperial court, and the Fire Phoenix Society has been wiped out by me."
Li Si said in surprise: "Are you here to rescue us?"
"Yes, you have regained your freedom."
Li Si cried with joy, wiping his tears and said: "It's great, it's great, we can finally go home."
Wu Chengsi asked: "Where are you from?"
Li Si replied: "We are all from Hangzhou,"
"Then why were you caught here by the Fire Phoenix Society?"
Li Si gritted his teeth, lowered his head and said, "We were... deceived by them!" After speaking, he pulled his hair hard, looking painful.
Wu Chengsi said warmly: "Don't be impatient and tell me slowly, how did they lie to you?"
Li Si nodded and said slowly: "It started in July last year. One day, when I went into the city to look for work, I suddenly saw a notice posted on the wall that someone was recruiting masons."
"I was excited at the time because the wages were very high, three times higher than what I usually earn when working outside!"
"After I went home and discussed it with my wife, I decided to take the job."
"According to the notice, I came to a manor in the west of the city. The people there took me into a room, where I drank tea and waited."
"I don't know why I fell unconscious in that room, and when I woke up again, I was here."
Wu Chengsi secretly wondered why the people from Huofeng Society went to such great lengths to capture these people to build the stone tablet?