Hetai's speed was too fast, even if the one he took was a soldier, he couldn't bear it, and in the end, he was dragged by Hetai and soon rushed to the broken temple.

"Quick...... Handful...... Bring the man here, lord...... Rajah...... "As soon as he stopped, the guard did not have time to catch his breath before he burst through the people who remained in the temple and shouted.

Everyone didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly pushed a person over. The man was so embarrassed that he fell to his knees as soon as he came, and he did not dare to raise his head, looking extremely frightened.

Someone moved the chair, and after Hetai sat down, he looked at the kneeling man and said, "Get up and talk." ”

The man knelt there as if he hadn't heard.

"The prince told you to get up, but he didn't thank you for getting up. The guards shouted.

Hetai raised his hand and signaled the guards not to be too embarrassed, because he still remembered that Ping Lianchuan had said that the man seemed to be surprised, a little stupid, don't be frightened and can't remember anymore, what else do you ask?

He said in a rare gentle tone, "You don't have to be afraid, this king just has something to ask you, and you answer truthfully." If you answer, I will let you go, and I will not embarrass you. ”

"Really...... Really?" the man finally looked up, trembling and trembling.

"This king does what he says, are you still afraid that this king will not believe his words?"

"Don't dare...... The villain didn't dare!" The man hurriedly kowtowed, hesitated for a moment, and whispered, "It's just a villain, the villain is a mountain bandit, they are from the government, and you are the prince, will you really let the villain go?"

"Mountain bandits?" Hetai frowned suddenly, and the man's heart also rose to his throat. Hurriedly explained, "But the little one hasn't been in them for a long time, and he hasn't done anything bad." This is also because the family can't live anymore, so the little one comes out to ask for a way to live. ”

Seeking a way to live? Hetai couldn't help but smile bitterly. The mountain bandits are all five books of business for money and death, once they are caught, is there still a way to live?

His face was solemn and he said, "Is being a mountain bandit a way to live? It's a dead end!"

"The little one also knows that it's wrong to be a bandit, sorry for the ancestors, and sorry for the villagers. The little ones have already felt that they are wrong. This mountain bandit is really not easy to be. The original intention was to get some silver to feed the old mother, but now that I think about it, if the old mother knew that the villain had fallen into the grass, I was afraid that she would be angry to death. The man was also remorseful.

An official next to him hurriedly stepped forward and said to Hetai,

"Lord Wang, this person was found in the cellar behind the broken temple, Fang Caiping Sangongzi has already interrogated, according to what he said that there is a group of mountain bandits entrenched in this broken temple, he is also one of them, and then this group of people suffered a disaster, all were killed, only he escaped this robbery, according to some of the things he confessed, it is quite strange, it seems that this group of mountain bandits and the girl we are looking for have an inseparable relationship. ”

"According to some of the things he said, there was only a gap of less than an hour or two between the time when the prince was robbed. The lower officials wondered if they had robbed people and were later instructed behind the scenes to kill them? It was like a serial case! If there was no reason, why would anyone want to wash the blood of a group of mountain bandits who had taken refuge in the ruined temple? This person is the only person who knows the cause and effect. ”

"Moreover, this person has already repented, and hopes that the prince will give him a chance. ”

This official has been following Hetai for several days, and when he saw that Hetai had killed many mountain bandits, he hated the mountain bandits, for fear that as soon as he heard that the person in front of him was a mountain bandit, he would give the result all at once. So hurriedly said its importance.

And after Fang Cai Pinglianchuan left, he also asked some, this person talked about the difficult family situation and the old mother at home, he accidentally found that this person's old mother was actually the same villager and village as him, and she only moved to the capital a few years ago. Because life was not good, this man had the heart of falling grass, and seeing that this person's heart was not bad, he wanted to help him intercede as much as possible.

Hetai nodded, "What Master Cheng said is reasonable, although this person is a mountain bandit, but since he has just joined, he has not done anything to endanger the people, the starting point is for filial piety, and now he has a heart of repentance, which is commendable, and the prodigal son will not change his money." When the matter is over, let him be pardoned and go back. ”

"Thank you, thank you, thank you. The man was busy kowtowing like pounding garlic.

But remember, you must never regenerate this mind in the future. You say that your family can't survive, but you can be a mountain bandit and harm people, so that everyone else's family will be ruined?

"Yes, yes. Thank you for your good words. The man regretted, "Actually, since I joined the gang for more than ten days, the little ones have long regretted it in their hearts, but after joining, they are not allowed to quit, and the little ones have no choice." So when they acted that day, the little one pretended to have a stomachache and didn't go, but in fact he didn't want to go, because the little one didn't want to do anything harmful in his heart. ”

"I didn't expect to invisibly pick up a small life. After this incident, the little one figured out that no matter how difficult life is, it is not a reason to do bad things. The small one is a big fate, and it is even more blessed to meet the prince today, thank the prince for sparing the villain's life and not pursuing the small one. ”

Hetai frowned slightly, and suddenly asked strangely, "I heard that you were frightened and spoke incoherently, but this king sees that you are clear-headed and very knowledgeable." He is still a person who knows how to repent. ”

He wondered why this man suddenly stopped stuttering, and spoke quite coherently.

The guards who led the way for Hetai were also surprised, and said to him, "You kid, when I found you just now, I looked like I was stupid, and when the third prince asked you, you also stumbled for a long time before you said something clear." Now when you see the prince, your mouth has become sharper?"

The man was a little embarrassed, "I really don't dare to hide it from the prince, the little one's name is Sun Shi, and he has studied for a few years earlier, but his family background is not good, so he didn't continue to work books." ”

"The little one has been hiding in the cellar of this ruined temple for a few days, and he doesn't dare to go out. The early hungry are groggy, weak, and half-dead. When I saw someone at first glance, the little one thought it was the same group of murderous demons again, and they had gone up the mountain to find a way to live? It's not easy to use your head. ”

And although the boy in front of him looked good-faced and did not speak fiercely, at that time, the little one saw that there were officers and soldiers behind him, and the small ones were bandits, they were officials, and the little ones naturally trembled when they spoke, and they stuttered unconsciously. Sun Shi said with a broken face.

Later, after the boy asked, he instructed his subordinates to get food for the little one. This adult also told the little one, although they are from the government, but let the little one not have to be afraid, as long as he answers the question well and tells everything he knows truthfully, he won't embarrass the little one. The little one put his heart down. ”

"In fact, as long as it's not that gang, even if you arrest the little one and go to jail, the little one will admit it. The little one wanted to go down the mountain for a long time, but he didn't dare. Now that the prince is here, what am I afraid of? Moreover, the prince also said that he spared the small ones, and did not pursue the small ones for doing bandits. The small ones are really lucky. ”

Sun Shi may not be vicious when he looks at the people in front of him, nor is he as powerful as the people in the government he sees on weekdays. Even the prince in front of him spoke so kindly, he was bold, and he spoke neatly.

Hetai saw that this person was quite good at speaking, and his face was not vicious, and it didn't seem that he had been a bandit for a long time. And this place is not too far from the place where the incident occurred that day, maybe this person really happened to see something. Know something.

Then he got straight to the point and said, "Sun Shi, this king asks you." According to what you told them before, all the bandits in this ruined temple were killed and you were the only one who escaped, how did you escape? Did you have the foresight to know that someone was going to kill you, so you hid in the cellar first? And who is the murderous demon you speak of?"

Hetai faintly sensed that the killing of this group of mountain bandits was abnormal. Perhaps, this is really a big clue, a big breakthrough.

"Back to the prince's words, the little one didn't have the foresight, and the little one just happened to escape the catastrophe. The demons were wrapped in a black cloak, and their heads were so tightly covered that they couldn't see their faces, but the small guess was that they might be an accomplice of the man who hired us. ”

"Hire you?" said Hetai's heart.

"It's a long story. The matter of hiring, the little one also listened to what the bandit leader Qin Boss said. Sun Shi replied.

"It's okay to be long, but take your time and tell you all about what has happened in the last few days. "Hetai is not afraid of his long story at all, and he wants to know as much as possible.

"Yes. The little ones must know everything. The little one starts from the beginning. Anyway, it didn't take long for him to join the gang, and it was only half a month from the beginning, Sun Shi thought about it for a while, and then talked about it.

"The leader of this group of mountain bandits is called Qin Si. It's the boss, and this group of mountain bandits is what he gathered, and it seems that the gathering time has not been long, and the number of people is about sixty or seventy. Because lately they've been hiring people in private. The most welcome is the practitioner who knows how to punch and kick. The villain is an exception, because the little one doesn't know how to punch and kick, and he doesn't have much strength. Maybe they fancy small literacy, and say that if they rob someone in the future, when they ask for ransom, they must also have someone who can write, write a note asking for ransom or something. ”

"So let the villain join in. It was about half a month ago. In the middle, he went out to rob people and took the small ones out, saying that since he was a bandit, he had to practice his courage. So the little one went out twice, but it was also bad luck that he didn't rob any rich masters. The villain estimated that they hadn't made a few big deals before, and they didn't have much money, so they didn't even build a decent village, so they have been living in this broken temple. ”

"Ten days ago, my eldest brother told me that he wanted to build a decent village and asked me if I could draw drawings. He also said that he would make a big ticket in a few days, and then he would give the brothers food, drink and spicy food. Unexpectedly, within a few days of saying this, they all died. Sun Shi sighed.

"Build a stockade? Didn't you say that you didn't rob the rich master? Why did you suddenly have money to build a stockade? Hetai asked.

"That's right. The villain also asked Boss Qin this way at that time, he refused to say it at first, but later he probably thought that I thought he was bragging, and he would be reluctant to draw drawings for him, so he told the little one that he had received a fixed amount from one person and wanted to hire our group to do a deal. I asked him what to buy. He said hire bandits, what kind of deal do you say? I said is it a hired killing? He said no, it's easier than that. Just take the captive and give it to the man who pays for it. He also said that the man had given a large sum of money, and that there would be a balance after the deed was completed. ”

Hearing this, Hetai's body was shocked, Huo Ran stood up, and said eagerly, "The appearance of your boss, you describe it to this king." ”