The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

After Cao Zhen's arrangement, the yamen runners easily arrested all the thugs. Except for the one who was unconscious outside the manor, the others were forced to kneel on the ground.

"Tell me! Where did you hide the person?" Xie Tingwen asked coldly.

The thugs kept their heads down and said nothing, because they knew that the result would be the same whether they spoke or not, and death would be easy.

From the moment they started working in this industry, they knew what their final outcome would be, but they could not resist the fact that this industry made quick money and provided them with a good life, so they had no scruples at all.

Seeing everyone keeping silent, Xie Tingwen sneered and said, "Don't think you'll be alright if you don't say anything. If I find out, I'm afraid that lingchi would be the least of my punishment."

The people who were originally holding on couldn't help but tremble after hearing the word "Lingchi".

If they were allowed to choose how to die, it would definitely be beheading, or at the very least, decapitation. If they were subjected to the lingchi punishment, no trace of their bodies would be left.

Seeing that the people in front of him were obviously a little relaxed, Xie Tingwen walked towards the youngest thug and asked coldly: "Who is your boss?"

The man raised his head tremblingly after hearing this, and after glancing around, he immediately fell to the ground and cried, "Sir! Please give me some pain."

"Hmph!~"

Xie Tingwen snorted coldly, then gave the yamen runner behind the man a look and said, "Cut off his hands and feet, and leave his life to me."

"Please give me...ah!" Before the man finished his words, he heard several screams coming from the yard.

Xie Tingwen calmly walked towards the other person, raised his eyes and said, "Do you want me to repeat it? Go ahead!"

The man trembled and chose to keep silent. Xie Tingwen didn't want to delay either, so he gave the yamen runner a look and walked towards another person.

As the screams continued in the yard, the others were already frightened out of their wits.

This is really torturous, but compared to Xie Tingwen's methods, they are more afraid of the boss's tactics.

After walking around the crowd, I found that there was no one intact at the scene. Everyone was lying on the ground groaning in pain.

Seeing that he could not get any useful information out of the other party, Cao Zhen asked worriedly, "Sir! What should we do now?"

"Go! Drag the people outside in for me." Xie Tingwen said calmly. His calm expression seemed to show that he already understood the overall situation.

After receiving the order, the yamen runner quickly dragged the people in. Without waiting for Xie Tingwen to react, two buckets of winter water were poured on them, and the unconscious people woke up instantly.

When they came to their senses and looked at the bailiffs in the courtyard and the people lying on the ground groaning, they realized that the situation was now hopeless.

Xie Tingwen squatted down, stared at one of them closely, and said in a cold voice: "If you don't want to be like them, just tell the truth. Maybe I can give you a quick death."

The man was suddenly flustered when he heard this. After looking around, he kowtowed and said, "Sir! I will explain. I will explain."

"That's good enough if you're willing to say it." Xie Tingwen sneered and said, "Someone, come! Untie him."

Cao Zhen drew out his sword and chopped it down at the man. The blade did not hurt the man, but fell to the ground along the knot.

The man who was freed from his restraints quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, sir."

"Stop talking nonsense. Who is your leader?"

The man looked around and pointed at one of them and said, "This man is our boss's guard."

The person the man was pointing at was the sturdy man from before. Now, apart from a look of hatred on his face, he was unable to make any extreme reactions.

Xie Tingwen glanced at the burly man, nodded and said, "Then who is the boss you are talking about?"

The man responded tremblingly, "Your Excellency! I just checked and our boss is not in here. He should still be in the room?"

"Which room?" Xie Tingwen asked.

The man did not dare to hide it and pointed to a house not far away. Xie Tingwen looked over and found Xie Shuting and Li Shixian standing outside the door in a daze.

"Captain Cao! Please ask about the situation carefully. I will go over to take a look."

"Yes!" Cao Zhen leaned over and responded.

Li Shixian looked at Xie Shuting's thoughtful expression and didn't dare to disturb her, so she could only wait on the side.

Lian Xi, who was standing by, saw Xie Tingwen coming over and hurriedly went up to him, briefly explaining what had just happened.

After listening to Lian Xi's explanation, Xie Tingwen nodded approvingly and said, "That's right. It's better to be careful."

Suddenly hearing Xie Tingwen's voice, Xie Shuting came back to her senses and said, "Father!"

"Yeah!~"

Xie Tingwen nodded, then looked around the room and said, "Have you thought of anything?"

Xie Shuting shook her head, glanced at the three people, and said in a deep voice: "If you were the gangsters in the house, what would you do after inducing the incense for a short period of time?"

"Run!" Lian Xi said without thinking.

"If it were me, I would also run away if I were defeated. The incense can not only delay the opponent, but the mechanism in the house may also be able to kill him." Li Shixian pondered.

In an instant, the three women's eyes turned to Xie Tingwen, all wanting to hear different opinions from him.

Xie Tingwen also understood what his daughter meant. He was just putting himself in the other person's role, but his answer was not much different.

"That's right! Then the premise is that there is a secret passage in this room. We don't know how long the secret passage is or where it leads to."

"So what?" Li Shixian couldn't help but ask.

"The other party was able to set up so many points on the periphery so meticulously. Obviously, he is not a simple character. If you can think of it, he can think of it too."

The three of them nodded subconsciously after hearing this. After all, what Xie Shuting said was indeed reasonable. Even Li Shixian, who had been wandering in the martial arts world for a long time, had never seen such a meticulous opponent.

Suddenly, Li Shixian's expression changed, and he stared at the house in front of him and said, "Shu Ting! You mean..."

"You'll know if you try it." Xie Shuting said with a smile.

Just as Xie Tingwen was looking surprised, Li Shixian flashed and took out several torches and threw them into the dim room.

It was dry in winter and there was no rain, so it only took a short while for the house to be engulfed in flames.

At this moment, Xie Tingwen also reacted and shouted to the yamen runners outside the door: "Come here! Surround this room for me."

The bailiffs moved quickly. About a hundred of them formed three layers inside and outside the small house, making it impossible to get in or out.

Flames shot up into the sky, and within a stick of incense's time, the site of the house was reduced to ruins.

Li Shixian walked forward slowly with his sword in hand and searched among the ruins for a while. A collapsed floor instantly aroused his suspicion.

In order to prevent accidents, Li Shixian did not dare to move forward rashly. He took a step forward with his inner energy, and the floor was shattered in an instant.

"Do you want to come out by yourself, or should I go down and ask you to come up?" Li Shixian said coldly.

But there was no response from below the tunnel. Li Shixian didn't want to delay, so he jumped and escaped into the cellar.

Everyone held their breath and waited. After a moment, a figure in white flew out and landed steadily next to Xie Shuting.

Seeing Li Shixian's disappointed expression, Xie Shuting was shocked and asked, "Did I guess wrong?"

"No. He is down there. He just committed suicide by taking poison." Li Shixian responded calmly.

Xie Shuting nodded. She guessed that the other party must have discovered that someone had set the fire and knew that there was no room for maneuver, so he chose to commit suicide by taking poison.