"What do you say again? The villain doesn't understand. Above the public court, Ma An looked at Ye Zhao with a calm expression.

"It's your owner, Ma Yuanyi, as far as this official knows, Ma Yuanyi is not a scholar, a strong man, or a wealthy businessman, but he has a lot of wealth, and he has even made friends with many big people in the court." Ye Zhao looked at Ma An and said, "But this official is very curious, his business is neither ancestral nor business, so why did he come from so many industries?" ”

"I don't know about this little one." Ma An shook his head and said categorically.

"Hey, stinky boy, don't think that if you don't say it, I won't be able to pry your mouth open, the torture tools of this county government are for people like you!" Gao Shenghe looked at Ma An with a smile, and his eyes flashed with ill intentions.

"I don't like torture very much." Ye Zhao looked at Ma An, who was full of fear, shook his head and smiled: "I know that you have a deep relationship with Ma Yuanyi's master and servant, but this official doesn't think that you are loyal, you are now guilty of a capital crime, if this official can let you escape death, I don't know if you are willing to cooperate?" ”

"Can you keep me alive?" Ma An raised his head, a flash of longing flashed in his eyes, he originally knew that he would die, but he was desperate for Ma Yuanyi, but now Ye Zhao gave him a glimmer of hope, and this desperate loyalty naturally began to waver, and then reacted, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "My crime has been decided, so why should you use me to have fun?" ”

"You should know that this official never lies, Zhang Butcher's life, Zhang can be repaid, you two conspire to kill people, but if you say that Zhang is the mastermind, you are just tempted by Zhang, that is an accomplice, you can be punished lightly, of course, the death penalty can be avoided, the living crime is inescapable, at least a sentence of exile to the army, see you have also read some books, you should know that what the official said is true." Ye Zhao picked up the bamboo note again, read it, and said in a manic voice: "Of course, if Ma An, you and that Zhang family are stronger than Jin and are willing to die together, and the official is not willing to break up the marriage, so I wish you two to be a true husband and wife in the next life." ”

Ma An's expression changed, but Ye Zhao ignored him anymore, reading his bamboo paper with peace of mind, as if he had forgotten Ma An.

After Ma An was entangled for a moment, he gritted his teeth and looked at Ye Zhao and said, "What the envoy said, how can I believe it?" ”

"You can only believe it, because this is your only chance to live, of course, provided that the information you provide is useful to the official." Ye Zhao looked at Ma An and smiled.

Ma An's heart was obviously shaken, and after a moment of entanglement, he said slowly: "Ma An is just a little housekeeper, although my son-in-law trusts me, but he never lets the villain participate in his affairs. ”

"It's not going to be of much use to this official!" Ye Zhao looked at Ma Andao.

"Although the villain doesn't know what my son-in-law depends on for a living, but three years ago, there were often some outsiders who came to visit my son-in-law, and when these people came, they were led by my son-in-law to the inner room to talk secretly, and there will be guards all around, even I can't get close, there was once a more favored servant than me approached, and disappeared in a few days." Maan racked his brains and recalled something useful.

"How can a person disappear for no reason? Didn't the government take care of it? Ye Zhao frowned.

"My son-in-law is close friends with the previous county magistrate, and he just disappeared, and he is a domestic servant, who will care?" Ma An smiled bitterly.

"And do you know who those people are?" Ye Zhao asked.

"It shouldn't be a good kind, they are all full of gangsterism, just like ......" Ma An glanced at Guan Hai and Dian Wei who were standing beside Ye Zhao, and was taken aback by the eyes of the two, and hurriedly bowed his head: "Just like the green forest bandits, the wealth in the village is sent by these people, but except for a small part, most of them were sent out by my son-in-law, as for where to send it, the villain doesn't know." ”

"You said three years ago, and these people haven't come back since?" Ye Zhao frowned.

"I don't know what happened three years ago, my son-in-law left me with a few servants to guard the manor, and then I rarely came back, and even if I came back, I just stayed in a hurry for one night, and I would leave the next day, I don't know what my son-in-law did, but it should be not small." Maan recalled.

"Then does your son-in-law have a contact information?" Ye Zhao asked, "If something happens in the village, how can I contact him?" ”

"No, my son-in-law doesn't seem to care about this property." Ma An shook his head, a flash of envy in his eyes.

"If there is something urgent, you can't contact us?" Ye Zhao frowned.

When Ye Zhao said this, Ma An's expression moved: "I remember, my son-in-law once explained to me before leaving, so that I don't have to look for him on weekdays, if something really big happens, you can go to the Li family cloth village in the city to leave a message!" ”

"Lee's Cloth Village?" Ye Zhao nodded, looked at Ma An and said, "Is there anything else?" ”

"Nope." Ma An looked at Ye Zhao cautiously and said, "Envoy, are these enough?" ”

"That's enough." Ye Zhao sighed, it was already good to be able to dig these, after all, this Ma An was just a small person, and it was impossible to dig too many things from him, so he immediately said: "You go back to the prison first, and after the official verifies that what you said is true, he will arrange for you to save your life." ”

"Thank you, thank you!" Ma An was busy kowtowing and thanking him.

Ye Zhao waved his hand, and his own county guard took Ma An away and sent him back to the prison.

"Guan Hai, you don't have to participate in the next thing." Ye Zhao was silent for a moment, then looked up at Guan Haidao.

"Lord, I'm ......" Guan Hai looked at Ye Zhao with a complicated expression.

"Needless to say, this official promised you at the beginning, I will not embarrass you in these things, I will do what I say!" Ye Zhao waved his hand.

"Thank you, Lord." Guan Hai bowed deeply to Ye Zhao and then turned to leave.

Dian Wei on the side looked at Guan Hai blankly, puzzled.

"Lord, isn't this Ma Yuanyi simple?" Qiu Chi looked at Ye Zhao suspiciously.

"It's not easy." Ye Zhao nodded, looked at Zhang Yue on the side, and said, "Secretly investigate the Li family's cloth village, remember, make a secret visit, don't let them see the hidden treasure." ”

"Whoa!" Zhang Yue agreed, turned around and left.