As soon as the prefectural magistrate had ascertained the circumstances of the merchant who had purchased the timber, he immediately proceeded to arrest the merchant.

The merchant also seemed to sense that something was wrong, and by the time the county magistrate arrived, he had already packed his bags and was ready to run away.

"You, what are you going to do?"

The rich man was a young man, and his eyes were rolling as he looked at the people in front of him.

The county magistrate didn't expect that the other party was so young, he shook his head and glanced at the person behind him, and someone immediately stepped forward and grabbed the young man.

The young man was so frightened that layers of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

When the county magistrate saw the young man like this, he thought that the other party was only found because of the timber, so he was so afraid.

The county commander sneered, he knew this was the case, why bother in the first place.

He did not delay, and immediately had the young man escorted back to the mansion.

After Chen Mu heard about this, he immediately went to the mansion where the young man was and wanted to interrogate the other party.

When I entered the dungeon, I saw the young man huddled in the depths of the cell, looking around with a vigilant face.

Chen Mu frowned, he inexplicably felt that this person was a little familiar, Chen Mu turned his head and glanced at Lord Ye.

Master Ye noticed Chen Mu's gaze, he stepped forward quickly and arched his hand.

Chen Mu told Lord Ye what he thought, Lord Ye was stunned when he heard this, he turned his head to look at the young man, and then muttered.

"When you say that, it looks familiar, like ...... It's like a descendant of a family that we killed before. ”

The two did not avoid the young man.

He was agitated, and looked up sharply in the direction of Chen Mu and Lord Ye.

When he saw the two men standing in front of him, the young man's eyes widened suddenly, and he staggered back.

His appearance made Chen Mu and Lord Ye firm their guesses.

The two looked at each other, Chen Mu's face was gloomy, and he said coldly.

"Who are you? You're not from this city, are you, you're from the capital? ”

"Why did you settle down in this city, are you really the descendant of Lord Du?"

A look of panic flashed across the young man's face, just when Chen Mu and Master Ye thought that he would admit his true identity next.

Chen Mu and Master Ye heard the young man say.

"You ...... Who are you talking about? I don't know, I'm just a rich man in this city. ”

"If you don't believe it, you can also ask the county magistrate to investigate, our family has lived in this city for nearly a hundred years, and it can be regarded as a little famous."

Chen Mu and Master Ye were stunned, and then frowned, and Chen Mu glanced at the young man with some suspicion.

The young man noticed Chen Mu's gaze, and he restrained the nervousness on his face.

"What are you holding me for? I heard from those adults that it was because I bought big wood? ”

"I don't know where the wood came from, I'm just buying some wood to make furniture for the carpenters in our shop, what's wrong with that?"

"Even if I don't buy it from that rich family, I will buy it from other people in the future."

"Liao Fuhu never told me that the wood was cut from the mountains, I thought the wood was a tree in his yard."

Hearing the other party mention this, Chen Mu suddenly came back to his senses, and he sneered.

Thousands of trees were sold to the young man in front of him, but he said that he thought the tree belonged to Liao Fuhu's own yard.

How big is that yard to grow so many trees?

And many of those trees are old trees that are hugged by a few people.

Chen Mu stepped forward and was about to say something, when he heard Master Ye whisper.

"My lord has one thing that is a little strange, if Liao Fuhu really sold those thousands of trees to him, how did he sell the stolen goods?"

"There are a lot of wood, but I heard from the county order that when I went to his house to arrest him today, I didn't see wood in his yard."

"When I went to his shop, I only saw some half-finished furniture."

Chen Mu was stunned, and then immediately frowned.

yes, that's a bit weird to say.

"Master Liao sold you thousands of pieces of wood, and he has already recognized them, and you dare to say that you think that the wood grew from his yard?"

"Are you fools when we two are?"

"We have conclusive evidence that Liao Fuhu sold the timber to you, not only human evidence, but also physical evidence."

"We found a letter in your house, and it is also a letter about the timber buying and selling time discussed with Liao Fuhu."

The young man's face froze, and he hooked his lips coldly.

"What if I buy wood from him? I said I didn't know where the wood came from, and that's an indisputable fact! ”

Seeing that the other party was still holding on to this reason and wanted to get away with it, Chen Mu smiled coldly.

He glanced at Lord Ye, and when Lord Ye saw this, he nodded and exited the cell.

When the young man saw Lord Ye like this, a little nervousness appeared in his eyes.

He gritted his teeth and did not confess his guilt, but still put on a fearless appearance.

Until Chen Mu asked someone to pull in an old man with a somewhat rickety body from outside the dungeon door, this person was the butler hired by the young man.

The old man first glanced at the young man, and then knelt down in front of Chen Mu and Lord Ye in a panic.

Chen Mu asked the question he had just asked again, and the old man replied busily.

"Yes...... Yes, you know! Our son-in-law knew the origin of the wood, and he told me earlier that he should have asked about the hillside where the wood grows. ”

"Then send someone to cut down the trees on the mountain, so that you can save the money and wasted manpower spent on buying wood from Liao's deputy household."

There was a slight horror in the young man's eyes.

He didn't expect the old man to betray him, so he rushed forward and pointed at the old man.

"You are so bold, I treat you well, you betrayed me at this time!"

There was such a person who testified that there was no room for things to turn around, and the young man was only eager to slaughter the old man at once.

The old man was taken aback when he saw the young man's movements, and he hurriedly took a step back.

He bowed to Chen Mu and Lord Ye again.

"I was only hired by him in the last few years to help him take care of the house, and I have no loyalty to him."

"When I first learned that there was a problem with the timber he bought, I also wanted to report it to the police."

"But I was soft-spoken, and I was coerced and intimidated by him, so I didn't dare to report to the official at all, and begged a few adults to let me go!"

The young man jumped to his feet angrily, and when Chen Mu heard this, his eyes moved.

He looked at the old man's age, and thought that the old man had served in that house for a long time.

He didn't expect that this old man was a newly hired man.

And what about the housekeeper before this house?

He heard from the county decree that the house where the young man lived was very large, and at the back of the house was his shop, and there were many carpenters in the shop.

The carpenter worked day and night for the young man, making furniture, and had a hard time.

Chen Mu thought of this and remembered the identity of this young man.