In less than ten minutes after Huang An arrived, Jian Tong revealed the secret directly.
Everyone, including Huang An, was startled.
This is too fast. Just talk and then take action?
Zhang Yi and others directly doubted life.
They had been struggling for a while just now, beating, scolding, and intimidating, but it was not as effective as Huang An's words.
Huang An was also surprised. It turned out that using family and friends to threaten people was so effective.
It looks like it will be used more in the future.
However, he was still surprised that the mastermind behind this was really the Li family.
Just, why is this?
Li Shui doesn't seem to be such a stupid or impatient person.
Did Li Jie do it without telling Li Shui?
With Li Jie's stupid and straightforward temperament, it is not impossible.
As for the possibility of Jian Tong lying to himself, it is very small and can be ignored.
Huang An was also very interested in the big secret of the Li family told by this man.
"Say it! As long as you tell me, I will immediately send someone to rescue your family! She is the daughter of Lord Luo, the commander of the capital, Luo Feiyao. As long as she is here, I will not lie to you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jian Tong immediately widened his eyes and looked at Luo Feiyao.
He is a warrior and has knowledge in his mind. He knows how important Commander Luo and Lord Luo are.
For him, it is impossible to see a beautiful woman like Luo Feiyao even if there is smoke coming out of the ancestral grave. The identity gap between the two parties is as big as heaven and earth.
This is only possible if the ancestral grave was struck by lightning.
But now, the ancestral grave of his Jian family has been struck by lightning, and the fairy in front of him is Luo Feiyao!
This woman is actually Lord Luo’s daughter!
Presumably Huang An would not lie to himself.
Huang An borrowed Luo Feiyao's name to enhance the credibility of his words.
This was done very unfairly.
When Luo Feiyao on the side heard this, his eyes suddenly widened, feeling angry and funny at the same time.
How come you still have a good relationship with her?
But she didn't refute. After glaring at Huang An, she nodded at the man.
"I can testify!"
But she didn't speak to Huang An.
Jian Tong looked at Luo Feiyao, then at Huang An, and finally gritted his teeth and told the secret.
"Master Luo, Mr. Huang, the younger one is called Jian Tong, from Jiangpan Village outside the city..."
Following Jian Tong's narration, Huang An and others gradually understood the whole story.
Jian Tong, thirty-nine years old, is from Jiangpan Village.
The family's assets are pretty good, accumulated over two generations, and they finally thought of supporting a warrior.
In the early years, the eldest brother was the only one in the family who practiced martial arts, but the brotherly love was so deep that his eldest brother secretly taught him martial arts in private.
Therefore, Jian Tong is almost forty years old and is still only a warrior in the five internal organs realm.
Without a famous teacher and not many precious medicines to assist him in martial arts training, he couldn't go far, and it also hindered his elder brother's martial arts path.
Five years ago, my eldest brother died in the army, and the family was in ruins. The family property was occupied by Li Jie of the Li family through dirty means.
He himself was even threatened and went to work in an iron mine owned by the Li family five miles outside Jiangpan Village.
Unintentionally exposing one's identity as a martial arts practitioner and practicing martial arts privately without paying any money is a taboo against the imperial martial arts department.
If he is traced by the Martial Arts Department, his entire family will be punished and his family property will be confiscated.
But the Li family took advantage of this and made him work in the iron mine as a small steward.
After all, it is not easy these days to find someone who can read, do accounts, and have some martial arts skills.
Last night, Li Jie found him and threatened him with his family members, telling him to sneak in and burn the files.
Huang An knew everything about what happened next.
But Huang An's mind is now full of questions.
"Apart from you and Li Jie, are the rest of the Li family involved in this matter?"
Jian Tong thought for a moment and said, "The two stewards of the iron mine, you know! They sent people to arrest my family, my sister-in-law and my children, and they were arrested at the iron mine. Except for the four of them, no one else should be there."
Know."
As he spoke, his voice had a crying tone.
He seemed to have had a premonition that it would not be easy for the whole family if they were caught.
Apart from the cooks, there are no women in the iron mines.
The whole family, including the women and children, were all caught in the iron mines. Needless to say, the outcome was not going to be good.
"Please, we must save them!"
Jian Tong, who looked like a tough guy half an hour ago, seems to have collapsed as he reveals more and thinks more.
The more he thought about it, the more terrible it became.
How could people from these aristocratic families, especially Li Jie, keep their promises?
My family is being insulted.
Huang An looked at him and frowned slightly.
Only four of them knew, and it was Li Jie who made the decision.
Judging from what I saw that day and what I heard in the city, this action was probably carried out by Li Jie without telling Li Shui.
After all, from a normal point of view, it is very stupid to send people to burn the account books and files today, and the gain outweighs the loss.
Moreover, what I said last night was very skillful. It was specially designed and deliberately guided the two people's thinking.
He had already given hints to brothers Li Shui and Li Jie.
Most likely, Li Jie was too stupid to realize what he meant?
Or is it that Li Shui was too confident and thought Li Jie could understand his hints, so the two brothers did not discuss it?
Huang An felt that his idea was correct.
However, he didn't pursue the details anymore. He only needed to know that Li Jie sent someone to do it.
As long as there are no major accidents, these things are actually not that important.
It has little impact on his overall plan.
"What is the big secret you are talking about?"
Jian Tong didn't hide anything and said directly:
"The Li family has kept some green-skinned gangsters outside the city. These people usually act arrogantly inside the city. Outside the city, they pretend to be bandits, block roads, rob, and do some trail-cutting activities. They also make armor and iron armor privately.
, at least fifty pairs!”
Armor?
Feed bandits?
Cultivate green-skinned gangsters?
Why does it sound so familiar?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The next moment, Huang An remembered the term "underworld".
This is clearly the Ming Dynasty version of the underworld.
In addition to being officials and holding power in the open, aristocratic families also cultivate dark forces in private. What they want is to be able to take both black and white and make things easier.
Of course, the most important thing is the illegal income - money!
How much money is the official salary?
Extorting shops on the streets and collecting protection fees.
Robbery on roads outside the city, collecting tolls, or even pretending to be robbers, directly killing people and taking money. This is the fastest way to make money.
"Those armors were all made in the iron factory?"
Huang An asked.
Jian Tong nodded hurriedly. He had been working for the Li family for free in the iron factory for two and a half years and knew many secrets.
Huang An nodded, thoughtfully.
When he was talking to Chao Mu last night, they talked about the Li family making armor privately. The craftsman at that time was judged to be mentally disturbed.
Of course, the craftsman's end is very tragic now, his family has been ruined.
As soon as his mind changed, Huang An had an idea.
"The iron ore is very important. It can not only place people to work, increase employment opportunities, but also be used by yourself. Why not take this opportunity to help senior sister get it. If senior sister doesn't take it, it will be confiscated. After the confiscation, it will also be confiscated by other officials.
Take it away.”
Huang An's thoughts changed and he had an idea.
He looked at Jian Tong and ordered to the guard on the side:
"Go get him some water and food!"
The guard quickly ran away, and Huang An turned his attention to Jian Tong again.
He still has some questions that need to be clarified.
"Where do you know my name?"
"Li Jie told me to see your portrait and I recognized you! He told me to avoid you."
Jian Tong answered very fluently and the reasons were very reasonable.
Huang An nodded after hearing this.
After pondering for a while and thinking about it, basically I no longer have any doubts.
He asked casually:
"You have been at the iron factory for three years, but do you know that the managers in the iron factory committed crimes?"
Iron plant manager?
Commitment of adultery?
Jian Tong was stunned for a moment, then nodded immediately, "I know, I know, I know a lot! The Li family has many evil slaves and has a very bad reputation. People in the iron factory often disappear for no reason, and they don't pay their wages. I know it all, I know it all.
."
Huang An's eyes lit up when he heard this.
He said to a cautious guard in the room:
"Let him go, arrange a new room for him, prepare a set of clothes, pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and let him write down everything he saw and heard while staying in the iron factory!"
The guard immediately nodded in agreement and reached out to untie the large iron chain on the wooden cage.
Huang An focused his attention on Jian Tong again, "Did you hear that? Write down what you saw and heard. I only want the truth."
Jian Tong nodded, but there was still a look of hesitation on his face.
Huang An naturally knew what he was worried about and said to him:
"Don't worry, I will send someone to bring your family back, and you can see them in the evening!"
After Huang An finished speaking, he waved to Zhang Yi and the others, "Let's go!"
Zhang Yi, the three of them, Chen Yu who was always by Huang An's side, and Luo Feiyao who had finished watching the show, also quickly followed.
The group of people quickly disappeared into the house.
Only the guards with happy faces were left, and Jian Tong with disbelief on his face.
The guard was happy that he no longer had to guard the firewood shed full of mosquitoes.
And Jian Tong was surprised that he, who almost made a big mistake and was almost certain to die, was let go.
If he just wants to write out evidence of the Li family's crimes and punish himself at all times, then there is no need for a big shot like Huang An to change his house and prepare new clothes for himself.
He didn't think that high-ranking young ladies like Xiang Huang An and Luo Feiyao would deceive him because of such a thing.
He may not have to die.
I can see my family tonight!
Thinking of this, Jian Tong's whole body was so excited that he trembled.
It was rare that he was smart enough to know that Huang An despised the method of punishing servants to show his majesty.
Huang An really didn't intend to kill him.
The account books and files were originally intended to be burned, but the time of burning today was wrong.
If Jian Tong is willing to risk his own life for his family, in Huang An's eyes, he is a real man.
As for breaking the law, he broke the laws of the Ming Dynasty. What does it have to do with him, a bandit from Xialin Village?
More importantly, the legal stripes in the Ming Code have obvious tendencies, which are very beneficial to officials.
The Law of the Ming Dynasty itself is crooked, so he is too lazy to abide by it.
Outside the house, Huang An and his group of six people came to a place and stood under the shade of a tree.
Huang An looked at the sky. It was now half past three, almost four o'clock.
The sky is full of dark clouds and it may rain.
I don't know if it's light rain or heavy rain, so I need to pay more attention.
But there are still at least three hours until dark.
With a flash of his eyes, he gave orders directly to Zhang Yi, Zhang Shi and Yao Liang.
"You also heard the conversation just now, so I won't be verbose. I need to see Jian Tong's family before it gets dark at night!"
When Zhang Yi and the other three heard this, they were not surprised but delighted that they had another mission. After the mission was completed, there must be a silver reward, right?
The eyes of the three of them lit up and they were about to agree.