After being reborn with Sister Zha, I was stunned!

In an instant, another person with handcuffs on his hands was brought into the hall.

When he saw who was coming, Shen Zhinian took a breath of cold air.

"Master..." The visitor burst into tears when he saw Shen Zhinian.

It was none other than the steward Hu whom he had previously sent to Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

"You, why are you here?" Shen Zhinian stammered, unable to believe it.

"Master, I was followed as soon as I left the Shen family..." Butler Hu had a bitter face and was very annoyed.

He is always careful and cautious in what he does.

The master was more cautious. Before leaving, he disguised himself as an old woman and pushed the wheelbarrow used by the mansion to dump excrement out of the corner gate. He pushed it all the way out of the city and changed to a fast horse outside the city...

Even so, I was still being watched...

What a hell!

He couldn't even recognize himself in the mirror, yet he was still recognized by those who were following him...

As a result, he was followed all the way to Jiangsu and Zhejiang...

When he got there, he found the right moment to draw his dagger and prepare to attack, but was caught by several policemen who suddenly rushed out...

In front of everyone, there was no way to refute it, so he had no choice but to sign on the spot, and was escorted back to Beijing...

"Shen Zhinian, do you recognize this person?" Pei Xiren asked.

Shen Zhinian cupped his hands, looking embarrassed: "My Lord, this is Hu Weicai, the housekeeper of my mansion."

Pei Xiren nodded, slammed the gavel, and looked at Butler Hu: "Hu Weicai, you intended to kill someone, and you were caught red-handed. There is no way to defend yourself. Do you admit your guilt?"

Butler Hu kowtowed hurriedly: "Master, I know my crime, please forgive me..."

Pei Xiren's face was stern: "In the lobby, those who confess will be treated leniently, and those who resist will be treated severely. Whether you can be forgiven depends on your performance. Look at the two people next to you, do you recognize them?"

Butler Hu answered yes repeatedly and turned to look at the two people kneeling beside him.

After seeing it clearly, he was immediately panicked and subconsciously looked at Shen Zhinian, who had an ugly expression on his face.

"Do you recognize him?" Pei Xiren asked sternly.

"This..." Butler Hu hesitated and was in a dilemma. He didn't know whether to say he recognized her or not. He really couldn't figure out what was going on...

After hesitating for a while, he finally admitted: "My Lord, the person next to me is Feng Laoer, who makes a living by fishing in Yuhu County. I have bought fish from him before... I don't recognize the other one..."

As long as you go to Yuhu County and do a little investigation, you will find out that he knows Feng Laoer and he cannot hide this.

But the other one, not many people know that he recognizes...

The gavel suddenly rang, and Pei Xiren was very angry: "Feng Laoer who makes a living by fishing? Humph, what exactly does he do for a living? What is the conspiracy between you two? This government has already found out. Do you still want to pretend that you don't know? You are hiding something and refusing to tell the truth, and you still want to forgive me? Feng Laoer, tell him yourself, what do you do?"

Feng Laoer kowtowed in response and said, "I am a spy for the bandits in Changshan County, and I am responsible for contacting and delivering messages for them..."

After Feng Laoer finished speaking, Pei Xiren asked the yamen runners to show Shen Zhinian and Hu Guanjia several letters that were forged to look like silver bills.

Shen Zhinian just looked on with a frown on his face and eyes blazing with fire.

According to their previous agreement, these letters should be destroyed after each one is read... Why have they been preserved until now...

"The bandit's nest on the mountain has been cleared, and more letters were found inside. Although they are unsigned, the handwriting cannot be hidden! If you still don't tell the truth, don't blame me for being rude and punishing you severely!"

Hearing the prefect's words so clearly, Butler Hu shuddered.

The bandit's nest has been wiped out, so it's futile to say anything more... What's more, he was caught red-handed intending to kill someone. What's the point of continuing to hold on except suffering physical pain?

It is better to tell the truth and ask for forgiveness...

Butler Hu turned to look at Shen Zhinian: "Master, at this point, I can't even protect myself, please don't blame me..."

Then he kowtowed in the hall: "I will tell you everything! Feng Laoer seems to make a living by fishing, but in fact he is a messenger between the mountain bandits and my master... For many years, my master has relied on his position as the county magistrate to gather information in the city. When he finds a suitable family, he will send a letter to Feng Laoer and ask him to notify the mountain bandits to take action..."

"Shut up, shut up! You bastard, stop talking nonsense and tarnishing my innocence!" Shen Zhinian wanted to tear Butler Hu to pieces like a madman.

Even Hu Weicai opened his mouth, and he could no longer defend himself...

The runners on both sides rushed over and grabbed Shen Zhinian, but Shen Zhinian refused to hold back. Seeing that he couldn't do anything to Hu Weicai, he rushed towards the scarred man with all his strength, cursing: "Scar Liu, you idiot, you idiot! Who told you to keep those letters? Who told you to keep them!"

The bailiff grabbed him again and pushed him to the ground. Shen Zhinian couldn't move at all.

He just continued to curse Scar Liu and Butler Hu.

"You dishonest villains, you will die a miserable death!"

Upon hearing this, Butler Hu looked embarrassed and lowered his head without saying a word.

Scar Liu, however, looked calm: "You don't have to blame me. How could I have thought that after being a mountain king for more than ten years, I would be lured out of the mountains and captured in one fell swoop... There is no need to be so excited. In the end, I should blame you--"

Shen Zhinian was so angry that he glared: "Blame me? You can actually blame me? Didn't I tell you to retreat quickly?"

Scar Liu squinted at him and said, "It was because you sent us a message saying that the soldiers would search the mountain that we panicked and came out in droves, thinking of making a big profit. From now on, we can spread out and have some capital to do some legitimate business... If you hadn't sent us a message, how could we have been easily fooled?"

Speaking of this, Scarface became a little angry.

If he stayed in the mountains all the time, it would not be easy to capture him even if the imperial court sent people to search the mountains.

What a pity, he jumped directly into someone else's web...

Shen Zhinian was stunned when he heard this.

That being the case, he shouldn't have sent the message so easily.

Thinking of what Mu Beiyan said that day, he would ask the court to send troops to suppress the bandits as soon as possible.

Suddenly I realized that I had been plotted against without knowing it...

This is really terrifying when you think about it...

Without making a sound, they tricked me into delivering a message... and then laid bait to lure people in the mountains, causing them to fall into the trap they had designed in panic...

It seems that Mu Beiyan has seen through him a long time ago... No, to be exact, it was Shen Qingyin... Without Shen Qingyin, Mu Beiyan probably wouldn't know who he is...

After raising a daughter for so many years, I finally developed a grudge against her...

"We are all in the same boat. We have all accepted our fate and only ask for a quick verdict and a quick death. Don't hold on any longer..."

Scar Liu's words rang in his ears again, and Shen Zhinian collapsed to the ground in dejection, no longer able to refute.

Bixiyuan.

Shen Qingyin hurriedly got off the carriage and saw Mu Beiyan waiting at the door.