Lu Zhe frowned, his face was full of impatience, and the man was suddenly shocked, trembling and obviously frightened, and he didn't dare to delay any longer.

"Back to the general, what I said is true, the car that the general mentioned later was indeed lent by me to the village chief, but I really don't know that the village chief will be old and confused and do that kind of bad thing! I was also deceived by them, and I am innocent! ”

It turned out that the vehicle that stole the wheat in the village was from this Niu Ali, and when he heard this, Su Mian finally had some eyebrows, and he almost believed his words.

But now that I think about it, when they transported the wheat before, it only took one night, and they also avoided other ears and eyes, if it was just the village chief and the clan elders, how could their legs and feet be so sharp?

"You are innocent, then you can explain to me, the patriarch is so old, how can a few old people work together to steal hundreds of catties of rice, can they rejuvenate overnight?"

Su Mian was also impatient, and asked like this, that Niu Ali was now in a dilemma, surrounded by three people, and under pressure, he was already sweating profusely.

Originally, he wanted to make up some lies, but he had such bad intentions, and he was immediately completely taken into the eyes of Su Mian, and he was not given a chance to talk nonsense at all.

"Don't you want to lie, now you can say whatever you think, if you don't want to say it, I can't help you, but the patience of the prince and the general is limited, are you really not afraid of death? Or do you want to try whether the punishment in prison is painful or not? ”

Niu Ali is also quite pitiful now, he has long been unable to resist the threat of being overturned by three people, and he is sweating. Even if you want to continue to make up lies, you really cherish your own head more.

"Auntie, I'm recruiting, can't I recruit? Indeed, I later learned that the village chiefs wanted to transport food, and agreed to help them, but this was not my idea. And the village chiefs also said that if they were really found to have made a mistake, everything would be their fault, and I was just kind enough to do me a favor. ”

Niu Ali said this, but it made sense, but he still refused to admit that he provoked the incident. Fortunately, Gu Zhixing and Lu Zhe had a way, and they pressed Niu Ali down and asked for a day and a night, and finally asked for some useful information.

In the end, I found out that among the young people who had returned to Niujia Village like Niu Ali, there were several people who Niu Ali was not familiar with before. After questioning a few more people, it can be deduced that those people are probably strangers who deliberately mixed in with them.

It is also very likely that they will tell the village chief and others about the idea of stealing grain. But the strange thing is that Su Mian and others often went in and out of Niujia Village and that Zhuangzi in those days, but they didn't know anything about these changes.

Su Mian and Gu Zhixing both thought of Qin Lian, who was going to help during that time. Although it is true that he has gone to the field to help and has done his own work, but so far, he is the only one who has the greatest possibility.

"I found out, it was indeed the two subordinates who went to help with Qin Lian before. Mixed in with the group of young people. It's just that I went to their residence, and both of them have already committed suicide by taking poison, I'm afraid they committed suicide in fear of sin, or maybe someone didn't want us to grasp any tricks, so they did it on purpose. ”

Lu Zhe, who has been working hard for this matter, is now panting to report the latest situation, from the capture of Niu Ali to now, those suspicious people committed suicide in advance, and three days have passed since this incident.

Although on the surface, the case of stealing grain seems to have been gradually forgotten among the people, Su Mian and Gu Zhixing have always remembered it.

Hearing that there was another death, Su Mian's brows tightened, but from her point of view, Qin Lian did look a little stupid, and when she wanted to help before, it didn't seem like she had come with a plan, so Su Mian felt that the command behind the scenes was probably not just as simple as Qin Lian.

"Before that, Qin Lian said that he wanted to help, could it be that he just left a hand here? But after that, I think he is quite sincere, or is it that after a few opponents, his acting skills have gotten better and better? ”

Su Mian was very puzzled, but Gu Zhixing sighed slowly, I don't know who he thought of, and his eyes suddenly revealed a bit of ruthlessness.

"He really didn't have that kind of brain, and he didn't have that kind of guts. Moreover, I went to Qin Lian before, and promised to reinstate him on the grounds that he had helped make a meritorious contribution this time. He was indeed grateful, and helped me to pass the word on both sides, and now it seems that he still wants to have a bigger backer in his heart, and he will not be stupid. ”

Who is Qin Lian's bigger backer who he wants to climb now, and everyone understands without Gu Zhixing explaining.

Of course, now Gu Zhixing, the imperial uncle, is indeed more reused by Emperor Lu Zhe than the previous proud prime minister Liu Ce. So now if there is really an opportunity, then Qin Lian must want to help Gu Zhixing.

At this point, the two of them already knew what Gu Zhixing was going to say now, but they didn't have actual evidence. However, these Gu Zhixing had already asked Qin Lian, and Qin Lian had also answered truthfully that helping Su Mian was Liu Ce's idea for him.

"That's right, I have sent someone to investigate all the people who went to Zhuangzi with Qin Lian that day, only the identities of the two people who committed suicide by taking poison are suspicious, and it is very likely that they are the people sent by Liu Ce. However, I didn't disclose this matter to Qin Lian, and he doesn't know it yet. ”

Lu Zhe is also smart, he had already guessed this step, so he took another step to investigate. Seeing that the answer was now revealed, Su Mian clenched his fists angrily.

"What does Liu Ce want to do? I know that what we do is for the good of our family and the country, and I didn't mean to target him, why does he always want to brush up on my sense of existence? is obviously a big man, and he is really not ashamed of his mother-in-law and mother-in-law looking for trouble every day. ”

Su Mian was indeed angry, so the reason why Liu Ce was able to calculate this step must be because he already knew how difficult the situation in Niujia Village was.

Even Su Mian, Gu Zhixing and others didn't notice this matter, he obviously understood it so clearly, but the first thing he thought of was not to help the people solve the difficulties in life, but to take advantage of the old, weak, sick and disabled, he really didn't deserve to be in the position of a parent official.

"At this point, according to what Ah Mian saw, what should I do now to make my Ah Mian discouraged?"

Gu Zhixing knew that Su Mian was angry, so he suddenly stopped thinking about anything else, and he was not as angry as he was just now, and now he asked gently and patiently. He didn't want Su Mian to be angry, as long as he could make Su Mian dissipate his anger, he would do it now, even if he wanted to move Liu Ce now, he felt that it didn't matter.

Facing Gu Zhixing's sincere eyes, although Su Mian was furious, she finally chose to endure it first. He still has so many things to do now, as long as Liu Ce doesn't provoke him anymore, Su Mian can turn a blind eye.

"Forget it, the position of the prime minister cannot be easily shaken, although I believe that the emperor is now completely a person we can trust, but since even he doesn't want to move Liu Ce yet, then let's respond to all changes with the same first."

This change should be ever-changing, and now in Su Mian's opinion, it is to collect his criminal evidence first, and when the dawn of the world can't cover him, it's not too late to expose him.

Gu Zhixing didn't expect Su Mian to think of it for such a long time, his eyes revealed some surprises, and Lu Zhe saw that since the prince listened to Su Mian's words and didn't want to pursue it, he also knew what to do next.

Next, those old people naturally can't be dealt with with by the usual criminal law, according to Su Mian's meaning, this time her experiment is considered a success, then after all, the whole country will implement secondary cultivation, so the matter of dealing with this kind of child will be handed over to Niujia Village.

This is not a heavy job, the emphasis is on carefulness, and the number of seeds is too large, if there is really one or two missing, they must be held accountable. This is a punishment on the surface, but in fact, it can be regarded as a fat poor, at least it can ensure that the old people are not short of food.

When several old people were released from prison, they looked at Su Mian holding a green bamboo umbrella from a distance, and the village chief stepped forward tremblingly and wanted to kneel down for Su Mian again.

"Miss Su is kind-hearted, we are sorry for you! Now thanks to Miss Su, otherwise, we old bones would probably not have died! ”

This time, Su Mian didn't come alone, he was also followed by Lin Qingqing, Qin Yu and others, without Su Mian saying more, they had already hurriedly picked up the old people, and looked at Su Mian's expression was a little complicated for a while.

"It's because I have morality in my heart, so I can't really do it to you old people. But if you are wrong, you are wrong, and I hope you will remember what you said today, and then you must do a good job of guarding the seed. The prince also sent a personal guard to Niujia Village to assist you, and if you make another mistake, I will not intercede for you again. ”

Su Mian's heart was actually very touched, but at this time, he could only deliberately show an iron-faced and selfless appearance, thinking that it was probably because he was usually too difficult to speak, so this time such a thing happened.

Of course, there is another reason, that is, I don't want to see a few old people crying now, this kind of picture is really too heart-wrenching. However, after sending the old man away, Xiaoyu suddenly said something to Su Mian, which can be regarded as comforting one or two.

"Girl, don't be angry, I heard today that Wang Ye and General Lu sent people to find many descendants of Niujia Village, those who are living a good life now, every family must take care of an old man in Niujia Village, so as to ensure that they will not suffer in the future."

When Su Mian heard this, she naturally couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth in surprise, but she didn't expect Gu Zhixing to be more long-term than she thought. In this way, not only can the plight of Niujia Village be temporarily solved, but also the worries in their hearts can be relieved, and those old people should have a better life in their old age.