Chapter 1531 The mastermind behind the scenes

As the confession information continued to be compiled, Sun Jin also roughly understood the identity and background of this small gang. It turned out that they were a group of water bandits who did business without capital on the Qiantang River. Later, they were arrested for robbing an official's goods.

The government mobilized troops to round them up, and then dispersed the group under repeated attacks. Their leader, Hao Qing, was imprisoned for a time, but later he was released for some unknown reason. However, the group remained in the government

After finishing the case, he did not dare to return to his old job for a while, and he had no other survival skills, so he could only do the most unskilled handling work on the dock.

Apart from the fight with Guo Ziping's men, this group of people had not done any illegal activities recently. They knew nothing about Jin Yiwei's situation, and no one had heard of Hao Qing having other identities.

They only knew that Hao Qing planned to exact revenge on Guo Ziping, but they were completely unaware of the matter of following Sun Jin.

Judging from the known information, Sun Jin thinks that it is more likely that what Hao Qing said is the truth. After all, it is necessary to arrange in advance for so many people to be seriously injured, and to remember the exact same confession. For such a big undertaking,

Using a game to create an illusion is not something that can be accomplished in a short period of time. And to do such a complicated game, if it is just to clear Hao Qing's suspected identity as a Jin Yiwei, the investment is really too great. So he was almost killed

Hao Qing, who sank into the Qiantang River, finally got the chance to talk to Sun Jin again.

"Your subordinates confirmed what you said." Sun Jin, who returned to the cabin, was still expressionless: "But this only proves that you did not lie about your identity. Just like this, it cannot change your status.

Fate, after all, you already know too many things."

When Hao Qing heard what Sun Jin said, he knew that his subordinates were also in danger. Otherwise, with their temperament, they would not be willing to cooperate with the Haihan people's investigation. But in exchange for this, he had a chance to survive, and he was even more worried.

There was nothing to waste, so he immediately said: "The villain is willing to reveal the mastermind behind the scenes in exchange for a chance to survive."

He had mentioned this to Sun Jin once before, but at that time Sun Jin still suspected that his identity was fake and did not believe anything he said. But now that his identity has been confirmed through other channels, Sun Jin naturally also

You have to listen to who is the mastermind behind this person. As for whether to let Hao Qing live, Sun Jin will not have any soft-hearted considerations, but based on reality, if Hao Qing needs to live as a witness, then he will be kept for the time being.

This life.

Sun Jin nodded and said, "Speak first. If you have merit, I will spare your life."

Hao Qing couldn't help but ask: "Can those villain's brothers... also be given a way to survive? They don't know much, so they won't cause you any trouble."

Sun Jin would not agree to his request, but said coldly: "Explain the situation first. Whether they can survive depends on your level of cooperation!"

Hao Qing could not continue to be stubborn at this time. He knew that he had no capital to bargain with the other party. He could only sigh. From how he met a noble man in the Hangzhou prison and was bailed out of the prison, so what?

He escaped from the outside and used his identity as a Jin Yiwei as a cover to handle some difficult things for the man. He kept talking until the man came to the door two days ago and gave him the task of destroying the weaving workshop site. What happened after that has already been told to him.

Sun Jin said it once.

While listening, Sun Jin was also thinking about the credibility of Hao Qing's confession. According to this confession, Hao Qing was a coolie who did dirty work for the mastermind behind the scenes, and the other party had the ability to take him out from under Wang Yuan's nose.

He was obviously a powerful figure in the local government. As for Li Song, Sun Jin thought it was probably just a puppet who gave orders on behalf of others, and even his name might be fake. Hao Qing said that every

It was Li Song who took the initiative to look for him every time, but he had no way to contact him at all, which made Sun Jin's suspicion flare up again - was Li Song really a real person, or was Hao Qing just trying to get away?

A made-up character?

After listening to Hao Qing's confession, Sun Jin raised her own question: "How do you prove the existence of Li Song? In other words, how can I find this person?"

After Sun Jin's question was raised, Hao Qing was silent for a moment. He really had no way to contact Li Song. He usually only showed up when Li Song had something to do for him. But now it was important to save his life, so he could only fight.

A handful.

"This person will go to the villain's place in the city in the near future to listen to the report and learn about the progress of the operation. If you can set up an ambush in advance, you can capture this person." Hao Qing had to tell the truth, even how to catch Li Song.

The idea also came up together.

When Sun Jin heard this, she felt that it was a feasible strategy. She only had to ask the field team to control the outside, and if the person showed up, he would subdue him. Then she asked Hao Qing's residence in the city, and then ordered the field team to prepare.

Entering the city. However, it was getting late at this time and the city gates of Hangzhou were closed. We could only wait until the next day to enter the city again.

Sun Jin also specially called Guo Ziping to give instructions and asked him to deal with the aftermath of those who were kidnapped. With so many people missing in the day, it would be troublesome if someone reported it to the government. Go and report it to the government as soon as possible.

Take good care of it to avoid causing trouble again. In addition, Hao Qing and other people must be careful, otherwise if the news leaks out, there may be problems with the safety of Sun Jin and others in the city.

The next day, the field team brought various equipment and entered Hangzhou City mixed with ordinary people. Sun Jin still led the team in person according to his past habits, and he really wanted to interrogate the target as soon as possible after capturing the target to ensure

The timeliness of information will not be delayed.

When the field team arrived at Zhongguofang, where Hao Qing lived, they did not rush in immediately. Instead, they sent two people in to conduct a reconnaissance of the surrounding environment, confirming that no one was watching around, and found two retreat routes. Then they used

The key he took from Hao Qing opened the door. He went in and looked inside and outside, and then came out to greet his companions. Even so, Sun Jin still left a few people outside as a warning in case something happened.

Early warning can be given when changing times occur.

Since they didn't know when the target would appear, they were prepared to stay here for five or six days. In order to avoid exposing their whereabouts, they didn't even plan to cook in this place, but quietly lurked and waited.

According to Hao Qing, Li Song would only show up at night, sometimes even after the curfew started, obviously to avoid exposing his identity. Those who have such scruples are often official.

There were many people, but considering that this person only acted as a middleman and messenger, Sun Jin thought that he was probably not an official, but a peripheral member of the government. Although this guess was not entirely correct, it was not far from the truth.

That night was uneventful, and then they spent a peaceful day. After nightfall, the target they were waiting for finally appeared.

Li Song came to see Hao Qing that night and said he would come back in a few days to learn about the progress. However, for the sake of safety, Li Song did not make an appointment with him and acted randomly. But he never expected that in just two days,

So many things happened in three days, and there were people ambushing Hao Qing's residence waiting for him to surrender.

As usual, Li Song walked to the door and was about to knock the door knocker, but with a little force on his hand, he found that the door was ajar. He couldn't help but push the door open and looked inside. Seeing that the lamp was still lit in the hall, he

Standing at the door of the courtyard, he greeted: "Is there anyone at home?"

Li Song was very cautious, remembering not to mention Hao Qing's name, but Sun Jin had already made arrangements both inside and outside the yard. From the moment he walked to the door, he was already in a trap.

It's hard to escape.

Seeing no response from inside, Li Song was still hesitating whether to go into the room to see if Hao Qing was asleep. Suddenly, someone strangled his neck from behind. Before he could call out, another hand held a piece of cloth.

Covering his mouth and nose, he was immediately silenced. Then he saw a very frightening scene. Several people rushed out from the dark corner of the yard and dragged him into the house. Although Li Song

He tried to struggle desperately, but he still couldn't compete with several big men, and was quickly subdued. His hands and feet were handcuffed with special shackles, and his mouth was gagged. Even if he wanted to bite his tongue and commit suicide, he couldn't use the strength.

"Watch the yard outside in case anyone else breaks in." Sun Jin gave the order calmly. He knew that it was very unlikely that someone like Li Song would go out alone at night, and most likely there would be a groom.

, bearers and the like are waiting not far away. If Li Song does not go back within a certain period of time, his entourage may go to the government officials and city defense troops who patrol the neighborhoods in the city at night, so it is left to the outside.

The team won't have much time to deal with Li Song.

Then he walked up to Li Song and took a look at the other person's appearance. Although his hair and clothes looked a little messy due to the struggle just now, they were generally consistent with the appearance described by Hao Qing. And judging from his clothes,

He should also be a gentleman with a certain status, which made Sun Jin more certain of some previous speculations about his identity.

"What am I asking you now? You answer honestly. If you want to play tricks, I will protect your life from leaving this courtyard. Do you understand?" Sun Jin deliberately approached Li Song's ear, lowered her voice and said to him: "If you understand,

Just nodded."

Li Song nodded with horror on his face. He really couldn't figure out the origin of these masked men. Could it be that Hao Qing turned against him and wanted to plot against him? But doing so would not save his family, but would harm him.

They, Hao Qing, should not understand this truth.

Before Li Song could figure out what happened, Sun Jin had already asked: "Are you Li Song?"

Li Song didn't expect that the first question asked by the other party was like this, but he immediately knew that the other party was definitely not Hao Qing's group, otherwise he would not ask such an idiot question. But when the other party asked this question, he was obviously waiting here.

Arrest yourself, but Hao Qing is not here, how did these people find this place and set up an ambush for you here?

This series of questions flashed through Li Song's mind, but before he could figure out the answer, the other party had already lost patience. Sun Jin had already pulled out a shiny dagger and said: "It turns out we arrested the wrong person.

, then I'm sorry, I can only make you die in vain!"

Li Song was so frightened that he shook his head vigorously and whined. Then he remembered that the other party had said to nod and shake his head before, and he quickly changed his head to nod, indicating that he was Li Song.

Sun Jin asked again, and when she saw the other person nodding as hard as a chicken pecking at rice, she knew that this person's identity was correct. And this place was not a place to stay for a long time, so they ordered to retreat. When they entered the city, they specially put the specially made sedan chair back.

He was brought in and placed at the back of the yard. Immediately, everyone put Li Song in the sedan and stabilized him, and then fed him a special pill to ensure that he would remain comatose for the next two hours.

In a somber state.

The group of people carried the sedan and quickly left Zhongguofang. Although it was already the curfew time, this was not a problem for the field team. When they went out to work, they carried various identity certificates covering almost every privileged department of the Ming Dynasty.

And they are all real people, not fake props.

Encountered several interrogations along the way, Sun Jin calmly revealed her identity and passed without any trouble. No one dared to open the sedan curtain to see who was sitting inside. After all, Sun Jin took the initiative

The identity revealed was Baihu, Fusi, Jinyiweinan Town. Since Baihu was just a follower running errands beside the sedan, then the soldiers and generals of these patrol teams still had the courage to inquire about the identity of the person in the sedan.

However, Sun Jin was not in a hurry to risk leaving the city overnight. He led the team to another spare safe house in the city and stayed here until dawn. Before setting off, he saw that Li Song had gradually woke up, so he fed him another pill.

After taking the pills and letting him continue to fall asleep, the group of people successfully left the city through Fengshan Gate in the south of the city and returned to the dock again. For the sake of caution, Sun Jin specially brought Hao Qing out and asked him to identify Li Song. Hao Qing saw

As expected, Li Song was captured by this group of people from Hangzhou City. At that moment, he gave up all thoughts of luck and only hoped that this group of people would be merciful and let him live after achieving their goals.

Li Song was awakened by a bucket of cold water and found that he had become a prisoner. He recalled what happened last night and knew that it would be difficult to escape this time, but he still tried his best to appear calm, hoping to use his mind to deal with this situation.

The kidnappers ganged up on each other.

But Sun Jin didn't want to waste too much time on Li Song, so he asked the key question straight to the point: "We arrested you because you asked Hao Qing to destroy the construction sites of the three weaving workshops in the south of the city.

I want to know who your master is, give me your name, or I will sink you into the Qiantang River."
Chapter completed!