Meng Yi is not stupid, otherwise he would not have been reused by Yingzheng and achieved the position of Zhonglang General.

It's just that he was angry with Ran Fang just now, and his brain was a little foggy for a while, otherwise he could have thought of these things.

Now that Ran Fang dialed it like this, he immediately figured out the key.

"Indeed, this news came a little strangely."

"But why is that?"

"At that time, the official didn't investigate anything, so didn't the people behind it do this, didn't they startle the snake?"

Ran Fang didn't know this question, after all, he hadn't worried about Cao San's affairs.

When Meng Yi was thinking hard, someone had already brought Cao San over, and as soon as he entered the door, the attendant directly threw Cao San on the ground.

Meng Yi looked down at Cao San, and saw that the clothes on his body were not only dirty, but also mixed with some black bloodstains, and he was beaten a lot.

If he had seen Cao San's state when he first entered Xianyang Prison, he would have been stunned, because the current Cao San was like two people compared to him at that time.

The attendant next to him saluted towards Fusu and said, "See the commander, someone has brought it over." ”

As the attendant spoke, Cao San's body shook uncontrollably, and it was clear that he must have suffered unimaginable abuse.

Looking at Cao San, who had been tortured to such an extent, the corners of Meng Yi's eyes twitched, he had never seen someone who had been tortured like this.

At this moment, it was as if he was meeting Ran Fang for the first time, he couldn't imagine that Ran Fang, who seemed to be weak and weak, would have such a terrible side.

For the first time, I had a clear understanding of Ran Fang's methods.

He always thought that Ran Fang was the gentleman who was in prison and talked to everyone at the beginning.

But looking at his current methods, I am afraid that there is no longer half a point of resemblance to the original gentleman.

"This ......"

He was just about to say something, after all, the Meng family's method of dealing with the enemy is usually to kill them directly on the battlefield, but no one has ever tortured people like this, and today really made him gain insight.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, he looked up and saw Ran Fang's eyes, that kind of breathtaking look, which made him swallow back the next words.

I don't know if Ran Fang was shocked, or if he listened to Ran Fang's words just now, he didn't mention this matter again.

Instead, he stood up and bowed to Ran Fang, "Thank you, commander." ”

"Man, I'll take it with me today."

"If you ask what happens, I'll have someone tell you then."

As he spoke, he immediately waved his hand, signaled his subordinates to come, and escorted Cao San away.

When he walked to the door, he suddenly stopped, looked back at Ran Fang and said, "I also thought about the question you said just now, and at that time I also suspected that the power of the people behind Cao San should not be underestimated. ”

"So I investigated those places in the west of the city first, and at that time, I thought that if I couldn't find Cao San, I ordered someone to start patrolling the east of the city."

"If that person is really worried that something will be exposed, I'm afraid it's also in the east of the city."

Ran Fang didn't see Meng Yi's slightly flustered footsteps, but was thinking about what Meng Yi said just now, he couldn't figure out what the person behind it meant?

You must know that although most of the people in the east and west of the city are doing business, the land in the west of the city is also expensive, and the people who can do business in the west of the city are all big families like the Gu family, and their customers are also nobles and officials in the city.

The vendors in the east of the city are all small shops, and they are all doing the business of the common people.

How could a powerless and powerless person stir up such a big battle?

Thinking about it, Ran Fang set his eyes on Cao Yangyun and asked, "Then what did Cao San say?" ”

Cao Yangyun glanced at Ran Fang with some surprise, he didn't say anything, how could he know everything?

Seeing his expression, Ran Fang knew what was going on in his heart.

He sighed helplessly, "With the means of Xianyang Prison, you can pry it open even if his mouth is hard." ”

"Just look at his clothes."

"Moreover, when I said just now that I was going to take Cao San and Meng Yi away, you didn't have an angry expression on your face, and you didn't have an exit to stop me."

"Hey, hey." Cao Yangyun smiled innocently, but the expression on his face was very proud, as if Ran Fang had seen through his heart, which was a particularly happy thing.

"Your Excellency is really like a god."

"However, this Cao San is really a hard bone, and his subordinates almost didn't pry his mouth open."

"He said that these things were told to be done by others, and that he was only doing what he was told, and the man gave him hardware as a deposit, and said that he would give ten gold when the good deeds were done."

"As for who that person is, he doesn't know either, and every time he sees him, he is in a courtyard, Cao San is waiting in the courtyard, and the person is talking in the house."

"So, he hadn't seen the man's face either, but he could hear the man's voice."

Ran Fang nodded, the doubts in his heart were even worse, and he always felt that things were not so simple.

"If that's the case, then why is this Cao San so hard-mouthed?"

"My lord, then Cao San is worried that if he says it, let alone that the person will not let him, and the person has his handle in his hand."

"What's the handle?"

"There is an underground casino in Xianyang City, Cao San is a frequent visitor there, if the government knows, I am afraid that it will be engraved on his face, and then his life will be even worse than now."

This Ran Fang also knows, after all, gambling is not allowed in any dynasty.

According to the laws of Great Qin, anyone who participates in gambling will have a word engraved on his face to let everyone know his behavior, which is a "黥" punishment.

And if the number of gambling is too large and the amount is huge, they will be expelled from Xianyang City or stabbed to death.

This is also a relatively serious punishment for Daqin.

But how can a gambler get into the eyes of the people behind him?

There must have been something else in it that he hadn't discovered.

"Let's go to the house and investigate first, and see if we can find any problems."

"And Meng Yi's side, he also sent someone to keep an eye on it, he will definitely investigate the person who sent the message to Meng Yi, and if he finds any trace of this person, he will also notify me."

"Whoa." After Cao Yangyun finished speaking, he looked at Ran Fang and stopped talking.

Seeing that Ran Fang stood up and was about to leave, he hurriedly opened his mouth and shouted to Ran Fang: "My lord, there is another thing that my subordinates think is very strange. ”

Ran Fang stopped and looked at him, motioning for him to continue.

"When Cao San was arrested at that time, his subordinates were also ready to make him speak, but he explained everything in a panic."

"But according to the investigation he said, the subordinates were indeed not bad at all, and the subordinates let the matter go."

"But last night, someone said that Cao San was making a fuss about leaving, and said that if he didn't let him go, the family would be in danger again."

"The subordinates left and took people to look for his family and found that they were gone, so they interrogated him overnight and forced him to ask about all these things."

"Coupled with what Meng Zhonglang said just now, his subordinates always felt that this matter was deliberate by Cao San, and they knew that Meng Yi was going to take him away, so they said this."

"It's just that why he did this, his subordinates can't figure it out."