It was still in the lobby of that inn, and a few torches made it bright, but the fire swayed from time to time, which made Li Ling's face slightly alternating light and dark, making it difficult to tell the difference between darkness and light.

At this time, his eyes swept across the dozen people in front of him one by one. Among them were the newly captured leader of the Luotian Sect, the leader of the Green Forest Bandits in Jinzhou, and several leaders of Gui Rong.

Among them, several Gui Rong people seemed the most imposing. Even if they were pressed to kneel on the ground, they still raised their heads and looked up at Li Ling and the others. The people from the other two families lowered their heads and said nothing, and even dared not look at Li Ling.

After seeing the expressions of several people, Li Ling smiled: "Logically speaking, I don't need to introduce my identity anymore. After all, you have various plans along the way to deal with me, Li Ling. But unfortunately, God has the eyes to make all your conspiracies fail and even deal with them.

"So the situation now is that I am the slaughter and you are the fish. If you don't want to suffer too much, just explain the answer I hope to get truthfully. In that case, I may be able to show mercy and let you live a long life. And if you are still stubborn and try to fight me, then the official will not care about the blood on his hands."

After explaining the opening words clearly, Li Ling looked at the leader of the Luotian Sect who was newly arrested today: "Let's start with you. Tell me, who are you? Who are you? Who are you ordered to set up an ambush in that forest?"

"I... I'm just hunters nearby, and somehow I was attacked by the government army..." The tall man subconsciously spoke, completely as if he was making excuses for himself and refused to admit his guilt.

But as soon as he said this, Yang Zhen, behind him, swung a stick as thick as an arm and slammed it on his back, causing him to lean forward, and twitched on the ground with a muffled groan, and blood flowed out of his mouth and nose.

When the others saw this, they were shocked suddenly, but Li Ling didn't even move his eyebrows, his lips curled up slightly, and said slowly: "At this point, don't mention these evasions and deceptions. You and I are not fools. I have made it clear, and all I want is your truth.

"I know, the three parties are Lulin, Luotian Sect and Guirong people. I just want to ask how you got together and who was talking about it." As he said that, he looked at another leader of Luotian Sect: "You say it."

When Li Ling looked at him, he felt a chill on his back and his body trembled, but soon, he lowered his head and became silent.

Not only him, but so far, except for denying that person, these more than ten people have no intention of cooperating. No matter how Li Ling asked, they either pretended to be deaf and dumb, or just said that they were wronged, but they just refused to admit it anyway.

The smile on Li Ling's face finally disappeared, and he slowly breathed out: "Since you don't want toast, don't blame me." As he said that, he got up and went out, and at the same time he told the Yang brothers who had already had a gloomy face, "I'll leave it to you here. Be careful, these people are useful, so they must keep their living."

"Sir, don't worry. We are professional in this regard." Yang Zhen smiled and looked ready to move his hands. As the man who rose up step by step in the Imperial City Department, his brothers not only have extraordinary martial arts skills, but also have very good methods of torture and confession.

However, Chen Daoshou frowned slightly. As a general in the army, he was still a little uncomfortable with this. In the past, when he caught the enemy, the other party refused to explain. Most of them killed the matter with one knife, but he never thought about how to torture people. But he also understood how heavy the matter was, so although he felt a little uncomfortable, he did not dissuade him, but just quickly followed Li Ling and walked out.

As they came out, several soldiers and generals were called in to help. Then, as soon as the door was closed, a series of shrill screams came from inside.

At first, the screams were quite loud, and even the soldiers and generals who were having a drink to celebrate were heard by a distance, which surprised everyone. But after half an hour, the screams fell down, and after an hour, they could not hear anything.

At this time, Li Ling and Chen Daoshou were drinking and eating meat in the room beside him, waiting for the fruit.

After two glasses of wine, Li Ling looked at Chen Daoshou and said, "General Chen, do you think I'm too vicious to do this?"

"This..." Chen Daoshou was a little uncomfortable to answer. He did think so in his heart, but after being in front of him, he was a little uncomfortable to say it directly. Li Ling filled him with a cup, and then smiled bitterly: "But beyond that, we really have no better way. Their mouths must be pried open, and I must also ask the answer they want from them.

"To be honest, I can actually guess the root of all this. Do you still remember the incident when I first arrived in Fengzhou, Fang Wenbi almost died at the gate of the military camp when I first arrived in Fengzhou? In fact, this incident is the follow-up of that matter."

"You mean, the rumor is true... the prince wants to harm you..." Chen Daoshou couldn't help but exclaim, almost crushing the wine glass.

Li Ling nodded: "That's not a rumor, but a fact. You and I have the same life and death, and I don't hide some things. Yes, Fang Wenbi was killed by me. Before killing him, I had already asked the root of the matter from him. He was the prince's secret order and wanted to kill me here."

Chen Daoshou opened his mouth wide and looked panicked. The news was too amazing. He had met the prince before. He was a gentle and elegant man, and he was kind to the people and soldiers. It really made people unable to believe that he would do something to murder an official.

But he had to believe Li Ling's words, because the facts were right in front of him, the incident in Fengzhou and the crises along the way. He would never believe it if no one was pushing it behind the scenes.

After seeing the other party calm down, Li Ling continued: "It was also after that time that I knew that there was so much danger in northern Xinjiang. In order to prevent someone from learning that Fang Wenbi wanted to harm me, I simply spread this fact, hoping to use this to make some people dare not do anything randomly.

"I just didn't expect that although this move blocked many small crises, it failed to block the biggest crises. If I expected it well, the one who wanted to kill me this time would be to order us to send food to the north, attacking Cui Shuangcheng and General Cui, who were attacking Bazhou City."

Chen Daoshou changed color again: "Mr. Li, you can't say this nonsense. Although there are many problems with the people he sent, this is still not enough to prove him. Do you have any other evidence?"

Who is Cui Shuangcheng? He is a famous general in the Jinzhou border army that is only under Dong Gongwang, the man who is the only one in Dong Shuai! He is the most famous and the soldiers under his command. Even if Di Jingfei comes to him, he can only pay homage and obey orders.

So, now Li Ling suddenly pointed out that he was harmful to him. It would be fine if he could produce some conclusive evidence. If he couldn't get anything, the consequences would be quite serious. The soldiers and generals under his command could use this as an excuse to directly attack and kill him, a guy who was confusing the crowd.

Li Ling's face was unprecedentedly solemn: "Evidence? Isn't it just being examined by the side? And don't you think about it, except General Cui, who else can be so clear about our actions and calmly arranged so many ambush along the way? If it weren't for him, who could have the ability to persuade all the forces of several parties and use them for his own purposes? Do you think the Luotian Sect has this ability to make the Guirong people attack us desperately?"

If only the Green Forest thieves attacked, Li Ling would not dare to say that everything was instructed by Cui Shuangcheng, but after joining the Guirong people, the situation would be completely different. It was precisely because he was sure that Cui Shuangcheng was manipulating this matter behind his back that Li Ling was so eager to pry open the mouths of these guys and get solid evidence. In this way, when he really sued in person, he could take the initiative to fight back.

After understanding Li Ling's thoughts, Chen Daoshou's face became paler. He finally became a little convinced that the trouble he encountered this time might really cost his life.

At this time, the door knocked. As Li Ling agreed, the door opened and Yang Chen flashed in. Chen Daoshou glanced at him and saw blood on the bottom of his clothes. It was obviously left behind when he was tortured by the side. He asked anxiously: "How is it? Have they admitted it?"

Yang Chen nodded solemnly, and looked at Li Ling again and said, "Sir, as you expected, whether it is the Guirong people, Luotian Sect and the people on the Green Forest Road, they all came by Cui Shuangcheng's will. Moreover, for a long time, those Cui Shuangcheng's subordinates were secretly passing messages to them, which made us passive everywhere..."

Even though he had already guessed the answer, when he really got the result, Li Ling's eyes flashed with anger, and then he asked: "Do you say they have sent messages to each other? Are there real evidence or words left?"

As Chen Daoshou was worried, Cui Shuangcheng had an extraordinary status and it was not easy to convict him. Not only did he need someone to prove him, but he would also need physical evidence.

Yang Chen nodded: "There are some notes passed to their hands, and the ones on them were exactly what we were doing... However, there was no seal on it, and it was not written by Cui Shuangcheng, so..."
Chapter completed!