coobybook Chapter 506 Where does the courage come from?
Chapter 506 Where does the courage come from?
A melee broke out the moment the bronze tripod was knocked down by Fu Jinyuan's palm. The poisonous salt in the bronze tripod poured onto the ground like snow, emitting a faint indigo light.
"Take these children away first." Fu Jinyuan ordered Ruan Zhaoxia.
Ruan Zhaoxia knew that she couldn't help much at this time, and had to obey Fu Jinyuan's instructions. She untied the ropes on the girl and said, "Follow me."
I came here originally to rescue people, so I'll rescue them first and let Fu Jinyuan handle the rest.
"Who are you? How dare you disrupt our sacrifice? Do you know who you have offended?" The purple-robed man pointed at Fu Jinyuan and asked sternly.
There were already many people in white robes standing around him, one of whom was Young Master Lu who had kidnapped Ruan Zhaoxia.
"Colluding with the Western Regions, refining black salt, selling poisonous salt, harming young children, and disregarding human life, each and every one of these is enough to get the entire Lu family executed. Master Lu, then tell me, is there anyone who can cover up these crimes for you?" Fu Jinyuan still had the Nuo mask on his face. One could only hear his low and cold voice but not see his true appearance.
"Do you think you can leave alive after coming here today?" The head of the Lu family looked at Fu Jinyuan with a cold gaze.
He had already guessed the identity of the man in front of him, but did not reveal it.
"If I can't leave alive, then you must die." The soft sword in Fu Jinyuan's hand was stained with blood and he stabbed it straight at the man in purple robe.
"Just you?" The head of the Lu family sneered.
"Oh no, we're surrounded." Suddenly, the salt merchant who had already run out of the door came back in panic.
"Master Lu, please save us."
As the elite troops brought by Fu Jinyuan rushed in, the head of the Lu family finally showed a solemn look on his face.
The fight was coming to an end when a white light appeared on the horizon.
Fu Jinyuan's soft sword was across the neck of the head of the Lu family.
"Take the man to the office." Fu Jinyuan ordered.
"You want to start the salt transport, are you sure you have the ability to do it?" The head of the Lu family was not afraid at all, but just looked at Fu Jinyuan coldly.
Fu Jinyuan's sword tip lifted up his Nuo mask, revealing the gloomy face of the head of the Lu family.
"Lu Qiufeng, then it depends on whether you have the ability to protect the Lu family." Fu Jinyuan said lightly.
Lu Qiufeng frowned and looked at the man in front of her. Even through the Nuo mask, she could guess that the other person was not very old.
Where does he get the confidence to come to Salt Lake City to provoke?
"Okay, I'll wait and see. Within three days, you will definitely send me back to the Lu family in a sedan chair carried by eight people." Lu Qiufeng sneered.
Fu Jinyuan raised his hand, not wanting to say any more nonsense at this time.
In addition to Lu Qiufeng who was taken away, there were dozens of salt merchants, a total of more than 200 people, all of whom were arrested.
Even the Salt Commissioner and the prefect who were hiding behind the Nuo mask were found by Fu Jinyuan.
"Mr. Prefect, Mr. Wang, are you guys here undercover to investigate the illegal salt market?" Fu Jinyuan looked at their miserable appearance with sarcasm in his eyes.
"Mr. Lu, what do you want to do? I am the prefect here. Is it any of your business to control how things are done?" The prefect was furious.
His official position is higher than the other party's, but now he is being beaten like a drowned dog. How can he not be angry?
This is his territory!
How dare a small Dongning garrison be so presumptuous?
Who gave him the courage?
"How dare you question others? Are you worthy of the official robes and the black hat on your head? Do you still know that you are the prefect? You are the prefect and you watch the Lu family kill the virgin girl."
"Do you think the court can let you go after punishing the Lu family?"
Ruan Zhaoxia came back at some point and started yelling at the prefect.
"You have studied for so many years, you must have read all the books of sages into your stomach. Officials and businessmen colluded to sell official salt privately, and you dared to come here openly to watch the Lu family do evil."
"Aren't you afraid that the virgins you have murdered will hang over your bed in the middle of the night to seek revenge on you?"
The prefect was both angry and furious, and was frightened by Ruan Zhaoxia's subsequent words.
The scene of virgin girls bleeding to sacrifice to the salt well was bloody and cruel. He had seen it before, and greed had given rise to fear in his heart. But when he heard Ruan Zhaoxia's words, the bloody scene flashed through his mind.
"Why are you back again?" Fu Jinyuan asked with a frown.
Ruan Zhaoxia put away her arrogance and whispered, "I'm here to find Zhao Jiuling."
Fu Jinyuan stared at her with a slightly cold gaze.
"The explosion just now was caused by Zhao Jiuling blowing up their mirage. We were also trying to save those girls."
Ruan Zhaoxia lowered her head guiltily, "I...I'll go wait outside."
Zhao Jiuling was pretending to be unconscious. After Ruan Zhaoxia was taken away, he went to detonate the hidden explosives.
He and Ruan Zhaoxia came to Salt Lake City half a month ago. He was a businessman, so it was too easy for him to make everyone believe that he was a salt merchant.
I just didn't expect to meet Fu Jinyuan here.
Although Fu Jinyuan was wearing a Nuo mask, he still recognized it at a glance.
Zhao Jiuling saw Ruan Zhaoxia pacing anxiously outside the door, and he hurried over, "Are you okay?"
"Of course I'm fine. I was just worried that something happened to you." Ruan Zhaoxia finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him.
"Let's go, let's go. The Regent is also here. Let's go back to Suzhou first while he is too busy to pay attention to us." Ruan Zhaoxia pulled Zhao Jiuling and was about to run.
Zhao Jiuling was helpless, "Have you forgotten that the prince and his men are also going back to Suzhou?"
Now such a big thing in Salt Lake City is related to them. If they run away, won’t they be scolded?
"What should we do then?" Ruan Zhaoxia was scared. She was really a little afraid of Fu Jinyuan.
Zhao Jiuling said, "Go find my sister."
Ruan Zhaoxia's eyes lit up. How could she have forgotten her gentle and kind sister-in-law, the princess?
"Let's go, let's go find her and save her."
The entire mirage was searched by Fu Jinyuan's men, who not only found poisonous salt underground, but also a batch of arrows tainted with the black spring poisonous salt.
The Lu family not only sold illegal and poisonous salt, but also sold weapons to the Western Regions. The evidence was irrefutable, but even though the head of the Lu family was imprisoned in a cage, he still stood tall and refused to plead guilty.
"I just participated in the sacrifice, and I know nothing else."
Fu Jinyuan looked at him and sneered.
If I can’t pry open Lu Qiufeng’s mouth, is it possible that I can’t pry open other people’s mouths?
So many salt merchants were captured from the mirage. The merchants valued profits more than their lives. After being interrogated by Fu Jinyuan using the methods of the Pacification Bureau, they confessed everything.
"Your Highness, according to the salt merchants' confessions, they have never met Lv Qiufeng. Apart from appearing at the salt well sacrifice ceremony, Lv Qiufeng had no contact with the salt merchants at other times." Wu Yang came over with the confession to report.
"What about Lu Rucheng?" Fu Jinyuan asked.
Lu Rucheng is the son of Lu Qiufeng. Is it possible that his mouth cannot be opened?
"He admitted it, saying that he pretended to be Lu Qiufeng's eldest son and colluded with the salt merchants." Wu Yang said coldly.
Fu Jinyuan's eyes turned cold, "Isn't he Lu Rucheng?"
Wu Yang: "He said he was just the steward of the Lu family."