allendalepharm Chapter 559 Internal Response
Chapter 559 Internal Response
"Dead?" The spy was surprised. Only then did he see a lot of blood in the cell over there.
The jailer ignored him and walked out of the cell. The spy thought carefully, if Jiang Youzhen died, would he lose his value to those people?
In order to prevent him from revealing the secret, they will definitely find another opportunity to kill him.
Now that Jiang Youzhen is dead, will those princes vent their anger on him?
So, wouldn't it be death anyway? He pondered over it and finally came up with a solution.
Zhu Zhimin arrived soon, and as soon as he entered the cell, he went straight to where the spies were.
"What? Have you figured it out?" Zhu Zhimin looked at the spy, only to see him lying on a haystack with his teeth bared.
"I confess, I confess everything!" The spy expressed his position impatiently without waiting for Zhu Zhimin to ask.
Zhu Zhimin raised his eyebrows and then ordered: "Bring him in for questioning!"
The spy was tied to the rack again, his whole body trembling. Anyone who had experienced this kind of punishment would be afraid of it.
It seemed as if his whole body was screaming in pain, and he was afraid.
"I confess everything, there's no need to do this, right?" The spy's eyes were full of fear. He was not a death warrior, there was no need for him to risk his life like this!
"Now I'm asking, you answer!" Zhu Zhimin snorted coldly.
"Jiang Youzhen was assassinated by those people yesterday. You also know that they want to kill him to silence him, right? If you want to save your life, then tell me everything you know without reservation, and perhaps I will spare your life."
The spy was overjoyed when he heard this. "Really? My Lord, please don't break your promise. My Lord, please save my life. This is the exchange condition."
"Tell me! What's your real name? Where are you from? Who sent you to the Third Prince's residence as a spy? What message did you pass on before? Where did you pass it on? Who contacted you?"
Zhu Zhimin asked repeatedly and ordered a clerk to write it down.
"My name is Tong Gang. My father was sold to the current Taichang Temple Minister Tong's house when he was young, so I am a servant of the Tong family. Later, when Concubine Yun entered the palace, she brought my family to the palace as a dowry.
Originally, I was in charge of the manor and the mansion, but later when the Third Prince came out to set up his own residence, Concubine Yun gave our family to the Third Prince."
The spy spoke incoherently, and his face was much paler than before. After all, he was seriously injured, and was stabbed in the waist yesterday, and he lost too much blood.
"Then how did you become a spy? Tell me everything." Zhu Zhimin asked impatiently.
"I had been in the Third Prince's Palace for just over a year when someone approached me. They asked me to steal the Third Prince's secrets and would give me enough benefits. It just so happened that I was a procureur, so it was easy for me to leave the palace. Money was tempting, so I couldn't resist the temptation."
"What benefit can I promise you?" Zhu Zhimin asked while asking someone to write it down.
"Wealth and glory! Who wants to be a servant all his life? Who doesn't want to be a superior person?" Tong Gang laughed at himself.
"Then how did you steal the third prince's secrets? You are just a purchasing servant. The third prince's study is heavily guarded. How did you get in?" Zhu Zhimin was very curious about this.
"Of course there is an insider. The Third Prince has a concubine named Rou'er who has been serving the Third Prince since she was a child. She has a brother who is addicted to gambling. He threatened her with his gambling habit, so she had no choice but to obey. Even if she can't enter the study, she will always have a chance to find out some clues. She doesn't need very accurate information. Sometimes she only needs to know a little bit and they can figure it out."
Tong Gang took a deep breath and said, "They told me to inform them if I felt anything unusual, but as you said, the Third Prince's Mansion is heavily guarded, and I only sent messages twice. They gave me a total of 200 taels of silver notes from Baolong Bank."
Zhu Zhimin looked to the side and saw a guard quickly bringing over the things they had searched out of Tong Gang's house.
"Sir, there are indeed two silver notes of 100 taels, from Baolong Bank."
Zhu Zhimin was a little excited. This was a great gain.
"Who is the person you are in contact with?"
"I don't know!" Tong Gang coughed, shook his head and continued, "As long as there is news, I will send it to a small courtyard at the innermost part of Xima Lane. Every time I go there, I knock on the door. The code is three short and one long. They won't let me in either. They will just close the door after receiving the letter."
"You said they would pay you, so how did they give you the banknotes?" Zhu Zhimin quickly realized that something didn't match.
"It was given by Rou'er."
"So, Rou'er is not under your control, but the person behind the scenes?" Zhu Zhimin rubbed his fingers. Up to now, Jiang Youzhen has nothing to do with this.
"That's right! Rou'er's brother was captured by those people. She told me herself."
"Since she can find out the information, why doesn't she pass it on herself instead of going through you?" Zhu Zhimin quickly realized something was wrong.
"Because Rou'er can't leave the house, she has to find someone to pass the message. I'm a shopper and I often go out of the house, so it's very convenient."
"What was the first message delivered?" Zhu Zhimin asked while winking at a guard beside him. The guard quickly understood and hurried away with a confession on the table.
"It's about the incident with the Imperial Censor Huang Andao last time, where the Tongzhou Prefecture docks embezzled tax revenue."
Zhu Zhimin raised his eyebrows, his heart slightly moved. Huang Andao's memorial was sent to the imperial desk, and several officials were indeed dismissed because of it, but what does this have to do with the third prince? Could it be that the third prince was involved?
"What did you say? How did you pass the message? Explain it clearly." Zhu Zhimin thought to himself that he was just falling asleep and finding a pillow.
Unexpectedly, Tong Gang sneered and said, "I'm not stupid. If I tell you, I will definitely die."
Will the Third Prince let him go? No matter how he was dealt with, Huang Andao didn't die in the end. If this matter were exposed, the first person to kill him would be the Third Prince.
Zhu Zhimin was somewhat displeased. If this person could reveal some news that was unfavorable to the Third Prince, wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone?
"What about the second time?"
"It's the weapons map of the Weapons Bureau that I entrusted to you before. I just sent it out and haven't had time to get the reward yet."
"Come here, tell someone to report to the Third Prince first and arrest Rou'er for interrogation. Also send someone to investigate the small courtyard in Xima Lane. Hurry up, or the person won't run away."
Zhu Zhimin was the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple after all, so it was impossible for him to be really incompetent.
"Oh! That Rou'er's brother, arrest him as soon as possible!"
After confessing all this, he ordered his men to organize the confession and prepare to leave the cell.
"Sir, you promised to spare my life, you must keep your word. You also have to send someone to protect me, otherwise those people may come back." Tong Gang reminded Zhu Zhimin when he saw him about to leave.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Let's wait until we verify it. Who knows if you are lying? Who will believe you if you lie again and again?" Zhu Zhimin said and walked out of the cell without looking back.