Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

Daji saw that Li Si already knew that he was A-Bo, and thought that Asong must have confessed, so he gasped for a long time before speaking.

"Something happened to the Ma family in Mo County at that time. More than 80 members of the family were poisoned to death. I discussed it with Asong and decided that we might as well take advantage of the money and go home to live our lives. So we packed up some gold and silver and ran away.

Unexpectedly, we ran into bandits on the way. They robbed us of our money and forced us to follow them into the mountains as bandits, otherwise they would kill us.

Later… Later, there was a conflict with the neighboring village, and we were dispersed. We were afraid of being recognized, so we begged along the way and came here together…"

"Would you be so honest as to just beg along the way?"

"I also do some odd jobs occasionally..."

"You are just fooling me. They have said that you have not been honest all the way here. Now that Song has confessed, I will definitely ask the adults to punish you leniently in the future. If you still insist on not changing your ways, don't blame the law for being ruthless."

Daji was stunned, and then a suspicious look appeared on his face: "Sir, we definitely didn't commit any crime along the way. If you don't believe me, you can let Asong come and confront me."

Li Si guessed at once that his words might have aroused his suspicion.

Could it be that they really did not harm anyone along the way?

But how could it be?

Li Si changed the subject and said, "What do you mean by honest? Have you forgotten why you were arrested?"

Daji was stunned again: "Uh... We just wanted to rob someone because we couldn't make ends meet. We were caught the first time we tried."

"The first time they took action? Someone who has been in the bandit camp said that this was their first time taking action?"

"I, Asong and I were just there to make up the numbers, so how could we dare to do anything? Besides, we had only been on the mountain for a short time, so we didn't have time to rob."

Li Si grasped the meaning of his words and said, "You and Asong are just here to make up the numbers, so let's talk about Luo Awu."

A Bo was stunned and lowered his head to look at the ground in front of him.

"Luo...Luo Awu is the owner of the butcher shop..."

"You are the master of thoughts. I don't know anything. I am trying to trick you, right? Asong has already said that the bearded man is Luo Awu!"

Abai seemed a little flustered, but he quickly calmed down.

"...Yes, sir, you are wise. The bearded man is indeed Luo Awu, but..."

"Then let's talk."

"A Song and I were kidnapped by the bandits, but we were not killed because we knew Luo A Wu. I also thought of this and kept the favor in mind, so I didn't tell anyone about it..."

Li Si didn't say anything for a while before he suddenly said:

"You two minions may not have hurt anyone, but Luo Awu is the leader of the village, so he must have hurt someone, right?"

Daji was shocked: "Sir, you are joking. Luo Awu is not the leader of the stronghold. He is just a handyman..."

"Can a handyman persuade the bandit leader to spare you?"

Daji had sweat on his forehead, but he didn't dare wipe it off, for fear that Li Si would think he was guilty.

"Maybe, maybe the leader of the village was in a good mood that day. There are not many people in our village, and we just want to find more people."

"That bearded man is Luo Awu. Where are his two brothers, Luo Alu and Luo Aze? Why aren't they with you?"

"We got separated..."

Li Si knew that he must be hiding something.

But now there is nothing more to be gained from asking, so he went to find Zhang San to check his statement to see if there is any discrepancy.

It was found that except for the disagreement on whether Luo Alu and Luo Aze were separated or not involved, everything else was basically consistent.

They called the painters back and asked them to continue drawing Luo Alu and Luo Aze based on Asong Abai's description.

Since they have known each other since childhood, whether it is Chongsan or something else, they must know what Luo Alu and Luo Aze look like.

The two men agreed to go to Huzi, which was Luo Awu's prison cell.

It's Xu Cheng who's watching over there.

As soon as they entered, they found that a portrait had already been painted.

If you don't know Luo Awu's identity, then just looking at the portrait, you would never imagine that this is Hu Zi.

But the two men knew that Hu Zi was Luo A Wu. Looking at him now, his eyebrows and eyes were indeed somewhat similar to Hu Zi.

Most likely that's what the beard looked like without the beard.

Zhang San came straight to the point as soon as he entered the room: "Luo Awu, why don't you tell the truth? Your subordinates have confessed, I advise you to tell the truth, so as to avoid physical pain."

"Sir, I don't understand what you mean."

Zhang San smiled and said, "What do you not understand? Aren't you Luo Awu? Daji is Abai, and Yuanbao is A Song. They were servants of the Ma family in Mo County. They stole some gold and silver when the Ma family was in trouble and ran away. As a result, they were robbed by your mountain stronghold on the way. Because you knew them, you spared their lives, right?"

Hu Zi's expression changed slightly: "I am indeed Luo Awu, but I am just a minion. I don't know why Asong Abai said he was my subordinate."

Luo Awu was calmer than others from the beginning, and he was holding only two machetes when he robbed. Even if he was not the leader of the mountain stronghold, he must be a small leader.

But these are enough for them to know, and Zhang San and Li Si did not ask any further questions, because he would not admit it anyway.

"What other crimes have you committed along the way?"

"Committing a crime along the way?" Hu Zi looked at Zhang San and said, "You are joking, sir. This is not our territory, and there are not many people following us. What crime have we committed? We have no time to hide from it."

Why do they all say with such certainty that they came from Yun Province and have not committed any crime?

Are they really that honest?

"How many of you are here together?"

"Five."

This number is uncertain.

"Where are your brothers Luo Alu and Luo Aze?"

"Even if I become a bandit, it doesn't necessarily mean my brother will become a bandit, right?"

"But according to Abo, you just got separated..."

Luo Awu's face darkened and he said nothing.

"Now that Asong, Abai and you have been found, your two younger brothers are the only ones left. Describe their appearance and let the artist draw them."

Luo Awu looked up at Zhang San and said, "Sir, I don't care what others do, but I will not betray my brother. We should protect each other. If you want to kill me for this, I will accept it."

Zhang San raised his eyebrows, looking quite tough.

In this situation, torture was useless and Zhang San and Li Si left Luo Awu's cell.