The Night Watchman of Siheyuan

After hearing Ye Tian's words, Yang Qing could no longer remain calm. He stood up and asked Ye Tian questions.

Ye Tian did not answer, just watched Yang Qing's actions coldly.

Yang Qing seemed to realize that he had lost his composure and sat down, but he still looked incredulous.

“It’s impossible that she wouldn’t lie to me.

And how could she be a spy? You must be lying."

"What level are you, and you're telling me lies?

If I really want to mess with you, do I need to find a reason?

Could you please check your identity clearly?

If there were no special circumstances, would that old man be worthy of my personal involvement in dealing with him?

I only need to say one word and she will not be able to survive in the city."

Ye Tian accused Yang Qing with disdain, showing no mercy at all, and broke Yang Qing's defense on the spot.

But Ye Tian hadn't finished speaking yet. He stood up slowly, walked to Yang Qing's side, and added: "If it weren't for the fact that we didn't find out that you didn't do anything illegal, do you think you are qualified to live here?

Some of them were afraid of your identity and did not dare to torture you, but I had no scruples.

I advise you to tell me as soon as possible, otherwise I can ask the two gentlemen to come and ask you in person."

Hearing Ye Tian say that he was going to look for the two gentlemen, Yang Qing panicked instantly and hurriedly dissuaded him: "No, don't look for the gentlemen, I'll tell you everything."

Ye Tian then sat down and looked at Yang Qing with an attentive look.

After much deliberation, Yang Qing decided to tell the truth. After all, he couldn't let his reputation be ruined by this matter. Otherwise, he would be in big trouble if the master knew about it.

"I can tell you everything, but can you promise me one condition?"

Seeing Ye Tian about to get up and leave, Yang Qing shouted, "Don't worry, I will never make things difficult for you. Can you please not spread this matter?"

"That depends on what role you played. If you haven't done anything like treason, I can promise you that this matter will not be spread to anyone."

After hearing Ye Tian's assurance, Yang Qing breathed a sigh of relief. It was true that he had concealed something just now, but he definitely had not done anything to let down the country and the people.

He was unaware of the fact that the deaf old lady, Jin Shulan, had committed treason and became a spy, otherwise how could he have helped Jin Shulan save people? It was good enough that he did not sacrifice his own relatives for the sake of justice.

"Can I have a cigarette?"

Hearing Yang Qing's plea, Ye Tian did not refuse. He took out a cigarette and a lighter and placed them in front of Yang Qing.

Yang Qing tremblingly picked up the cigarette, lit it for himself, and then began his story.

"My father was an idle prince in the Qing Dynasty, so Shulan and I can be considered childhood sweethearts, and we are well matched.

She is a few years older than me. When I was fourteen, her family arranged for her to study in Japan. Although I wanted to stop her, I was powerless to do so.

Before she left, we ate the forbidden fruit. Later, she went abroad to study, and I became displaced due to my family's decline. I never saw her again.

It was not until 1950 that I was ordered to take up a post in Beijing and I met her. She said she had given birth to a child for me, but the child was lost in the war and she never remarried.

But I already have a family and she doesn't want to disturb my life, so naturally we can't be together.

But when I realized that she was the only one left in her family, I couldn't bear it, so I brought some things to visit her several times to support her.

I also promised her that she could ask me for help if she encountered any difficulties.

This time she asked me to save a man named Sha Zhu. I called to investigate and found out that Sha Zhu had violated the law, so I didn't intend to help her.

After all, you also know that when I am in this position, there are countless people waiting for me to make mistakes so as to pull me down from my position.

There's no way I'd ruin my future and my reputation because of a total stranger.

But she begged me with our past affection and our child, and I finally agreed.

But I knew I made a mistake, so I didn't resist when your people came.

But I didn't expect it to be linked to the spy issue. I am ruined this time. I hope you can treat my family well."

After saying all this, Yang Qing closed his eyes and shed tears of regret.

Ye Tian smacked his lips. He felt like he was here for interrogation, so how could he be interested in gossip?

But this story still sounds quite interesting. Although Yang Qing's tone is very sincere, everything must be supported by evidence.

Things here are almost over, Ye Tian decided to go find Tan Ming. He had a feeling that the relationship between Tan Ming and the deaf old lady was definitely not ordinary.

Maybe it's even more popular than the story Yang Qing told. Ye Tian has to go and go gossip about it. No, he has to go and interrogate Tan Ming.

Ye Tian stood up and walked to the door. He glanced at Yang Qing who was still crying, and said with reluctance: "If you find out that there is really nothing about you in there, you can go out."

After saying that, he pushed the door open and walked out without caring about Yang Qing's reaction, then closed the door casually.

As soon as I went out, I saw Mingtai and two other people surrounding me. My face was red from the cold, my hands were tucked into my sleeves, and my whole body was shaking uncontrollably.

Ye Tian looked at the three people who were about to be frozen into grandchildren and joked: "Are you three here to enjoy the snow scenery?

But the snow in the yard has been cleared a long time ago, so you can't see anything here, right?"

Hearing Ye Tian's teasing, the three of them's faces instantly turned dark. In order to wait for Ye Tian outside, the three of them were almost frozen silly, and Ye Tian still had the nerve to make sarcastic remarks.

If Ye Tian's status wasn't too great, they wouldn't be Ye Tian's opponent and would have given Ye Tian a cold look no matter what.

Ye Tian looked at the three people whose resentment was about to overflow from their heads, and he just laughed out loud.

"hahahahahahahaha."

Ye Tian just likes to see these three people getting angry but unable to stop themselves.

Mingtai and the other two immediately squatted on the ground and began to draw circles and curse Ye Tian. (Just a joke)

Ye Tian laughed for a long time before saying, "Okay, arrange the guards and investigate Yang Qing's past."

Mingtai left after hearing this. It would be better to have something to do so that he wouldn't have to get angry at Ye Tian and suffer the cold outside.

Looking at Mingtai's leaving back, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were dumbfounded. They also wanted to leave, but Mingtai got there first.

No chance was given to the old man at all, but now it's all over.

Ye Tian also noticed the disappointment of the two people, and it was indeed hard for them to make them wait outside.

Ye Tian was just about to take out cigarettes and give them to the two of them, but he found that the cigarettes and lighter seemed to have been left in the room. Fortunately, he had the small world.

He took out a cigarette from the small world and gave it to the two of them, then said, "Okay, stop looking so sad. I'll take you to interrogate Tan Ming."

As he spoke, Ye Tian walked in front. Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang looked at each other and followed. This time they didn't have to endure the cold, as they were still qualified to participate in Tan Ming's interrogation.

The three of them passed through the heavy handles and reached the deepest part of the cell.

You read it right, it's a prison cell. Tan Ming's rank is not as high as Yang Qing's, and he dared to investigate Ye Tian's identity privately. Even if he has nothing to do with the deaf old lady, he would still be treated like this.

Not to mention, he still has a great connection with the deaf old lady. The only reason he was not killed on the spot was because Tan Ming was still useful.

After the guards opened the prison door, Ye Tian and the other two walked straight in.

I saw Tan Ming lying on the ground with his eyes closed, trembling all over. There were blood stains on his clothes, which seemed to be left by torture.

When he heard someone coming in, Tan Ming didn't open his eyes. He still didn't understand how he was exposed.

Shouldn't it?

He had been lurking for decades and had never passed any information to the outside world. How could he be arrested for no reason?

(Tan Ming’s responsibility was not to infiltrate our party and steal intelligence.)

Being arrested would be fine, but I am a deputy ministerial-level cadre after all. It is really unacceptable that I was tortured as soon as I came in.

But now that he had been tortured, his immunity to punishment had been discovered, and he was completely exposed.

Ren Tanming racked his brains but could not imagine that this incident was caused by his secret investigation into Ye Tian's identity. Of course, there was also the matter of the deaf old lady.

After all, in Tan Ming's view, Ye Tian is just a department-level official. So what if he has a background? He has not done anything bad to Ye Tianxia.

Seeing that Tan Ming was still pretending to be dead, Li Yunlong kicked him twice.

Tan Ming thought someone was going to torture him again, so he immediately got up from the ground.

"What on earth do you want to do? Who gave you the power to torture a vice-ministerial leader?"

"I gave it to you, and you have an opinion about it."

"It's you?"