This logic itself cannot withstand scrutiny, and Zhan Beihan has actually discovered it a long time ago.
He said calmly and coldly: "If you don't want your family members to die, tell everything you know! Otherwise, you will see your daughter's head hanging on the gate of the County Prime Minister's Mansion tomorrow morning!"
"How dare you?!" Li Bihuai's eyes were split and his eyes were red and bloodshot.
"Do you want to take a gamble and give it a try?" Zhan Beihan's voice was cold, and his sharp and piercing eyes were particularly cold.
"..."
Li Bihuai's face turned pale and cold sweat fell down his face.
After a while, the resentful anger in his eyes subsided: "What do you want to ask? I said, don't hurt my daughter..."
Xiao Lingyue asked: "What is the 'goods' of the Nanyan caravan?"
"It's wood and stone..."
"You better tell the truth!"
Xiao Lingyue interrupted impatiently and said meaningfully, "What I'm asking about is the real 'goods', don't use superficial pretenses to fool me!"
"..." Li Bihuai's pupils trembled, and his face became increasingly gray.
He gritted his teeth and said, "I didn't lie to you. It's really wood and stone. It's... the royal tribute smuggled out from the imperial mausoleum!"
Xiao Lingyue narrowed her eyes.
"It is a serious crime to steal and resell tributes, let alone those used for imperial tombs."
Li Bihuai spoke softer and quieter. He lowered his head in despair: "It's only my fault that I'm obsessed with money. I didn't expose it immediately after I found out. I already regret it! But those people in the caravan all want money rather than their lives. They threaten me. If I dare not expose it,
Just drag me to death with you, I can't help it..."
Xiao Lingyue slowly frowned, feeling something was wrong.
Li Bihuai's reason is reasonable.
From his explanation, it seemed that he did not know that the caravan was related to the smuggling of iron ore, and thought that they were just colluding with the imperial mausoleum to secretly smuggle out the valuable royal wood and stones sent by the Ministry of Industry and resell them to obtain profits.
And because he was greedy for money, he didn't expose it the first time. After that, he was forced to continue working. He wanted to quit but was threatened by the caravan.
It's hard to get off a tiger.
But, is it really just that?
The caravan was so mysterious in communicating with people to inspect the goods. Was it just smuggling wood and stones from the imperial mausoleum? It had nothing to do with iron ore smuggling?
In other words, Li Bihuai was just a cover from outside the circle. He didn't know the real inside story of the caravan and "thought" he was selling only wood and stone, but in fact there were other more deadly things?
For example, iron ore.
Xiao Lingyue thought about it over and over in her mind, and then asked: "How do the people in the caravan deliver the goods?"
"They often hide the goods in ordinary wood and stone and get away with it..."
“How much is a delivery?”
"I don't know about this. Sometimes it's more, sometimes it's less, because the imperial mausoleum also keeps a close eye on it, and it depends on the timing when it's smuggled out."
Xiao Lingyue was noncommittal and asked slowly: "Where is the 'old place' for delivery?"
"On the big boat at the ferry..." Li Bihuai lowered his head and couldn't see the expression on his face clearly: "As long as the goods are successfully delivered, they will take the boat south and leave on the same day to avoid long nights and dreams."
Xiao Lingyue suddenly frowned before she could ask.
Li Bihuai suddenly said quietly: "By the way, there is one more thing..."
"What?" Xiao Lingyue asked subconsciously.
Li Bihuai raised his head suddenly, with a murderous intent on his face, and raised his hand without warning: "Go to hell!"
"Swish, swish, swish!" The sound suddenly sounded.
In an instant, countless jet-black ox-hair needles hit Xiao Lingyue in front of her like a rainstorm of pear blossoms, covering her whole body. The pungent smell of toxins filled the air, overwhelming her!