Dingbei Hou's doctor brother

Chapter 224 Interrogation

Just as An Yue was about to say something, Lang Si hurried outside and told the guard to call a doctor and then open the cell door.

The guard hesitated. Lang Si became anxious and stared at him, "Are you deaf? I told you to open the cell door."

The guard looked troubled, "But Commander Meng... Commander Meng said..."

"I told you to open it." Lang Si roared in anger and shock.

The guard was shocked and quickly ran to open the cell door. Before Lang Si went in, he told him to bring water and food.

An Yue leaned against the wall with her head tilted back without moving, the blood on her body had already stained the straw mat. Lang Si looked at the bloody wound, unable to hug her or touch her, and could only watch with an anxious face.

An Yue covered the wound, raised her head and took a deep breath.

"This time, we were escorting a large sum of money, and we encountered a group of experts, all wearing black clothes and masked. They were more powerful than the robbers in the past. There were only seven other escorts left, including me. I don't know why the silver they sent was fake.

"Masked men in black?" Lang Si pondered for a moment. "They're probably not ordinary robbers, but more like killers. Did you check the silver before you left?"

"That's inevitable," An Yue said. "Fifty thousand taels of silver, fifty thousand taels of silver notes. We checked several times before we took the escort and before we left. I checked and they were all correct, but for some reason, twenty thousand taels of silver notes were fake."

"Nothing was lost before we left?" Lang Si pondered. "Then it must have been switched by the robbers along the way, or by the escort agency. It must have been someone who came into contact with it."

"But the escort agency has escorted countless convoys over the years, and there has never been a case of goods being stolen or replaced," said An Yue.

"These are all valuable items. If they are lost, not only can we not afford to pay for them, but we could also face jail time. We are all brothers who need to support our families. Who would dare to take this risk?"

"You said it yourself, the amount involved this time is huge." Lang Si said, "No one can guarantee what kind of trouble someone might encounter. If they have second thoughts, everyone in the escort agency will be thoroughly investigated. As for that group of robbers..."

An Yue saw him pondering and forced a smile. "I didn't make any money this time. I broke my promise. I'm afraid... I'm afraid I can't make clothes for you anymore. You can do it yourself..."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lang Si was anxious and held her hand tightly. "The case is not closed yet. I will find a way to deal with this matter."

"You..." An Yue secretly endured the pain and clenched his hand. "I just want to tell you that you don't have to help me find a solution. Twenty thousand taels is not a small amount. I will die."

"What are you talking about?" Lang Si said distressedly, "You're not the only one escorting the convoy. The matter hasn't been investigated yet. Don't let your imagination run wild. Even if you really have to pay for it alone, how could I ignore you, you idiot?"

When An Yue wanted to speak, the guard came in with water and food, put the food on the small table and left. Lang Si poured water for An Yue to drink and fed her some porridge.

After a while, the general flag brought Chi Musheng into the cell. There were many knife wounds on An Yue's body, several of which were on the front. Chi Musheng turned his back and instructed Lang Si to deal with it personally.

After a while of tossing and turning, everything was settled. Lang Si was anxious to take the man for interrogation, but before he left the Beizhenfu Division, he was stopped by Huo Zhenfu.

"Where is Lord Lang going?"

Lang Si turned to look at him, "The escort agency is arresting someone."

Huo Zhenfu frowned, "Your Excellency cannot go. Commander Meng has given instructions."

Lang Si glared and turned to go into the commander's office. Meng Kui was sitting at the table, buried in the files, not looking up, and muttered, "What else?"

Lang Si stared at him, "Why don't you let me go?"

Meng Kui heard that the voice was not Huo Zhenfu, so he raised his head and was not surprised.

"It's not convenient for you to go to your junior sister's affairs. I'll let Tu Yizhou take over. You will be responsible for the case at hand. There are many more cases that need to be handled quickly, especially the cases of several officials that cannot be delayed. You don't need to interfere in the affairs of the people."

Tu Yizhou took over. Lang Si didn't have too many concerns. He didn't respond again, turned around and went outside. Before he reached the door, he heard Meng Kui say it again.

"By the way, speaking of your junior sister, although this case is a civilian case, it involves a huge amount of money. Before the case results are out, she is a suspected felon. The government has its own rules. As a deputy, you should be careful at this time and not let people accuse you of shielding the suspect. It's better for you to avoid doing things like delivering water, food, and visiting doctors. You can't open the prison door at will."

Lang Si's eyes were filled with anger. He glared at him and walked out of the office.

It was already dusk when Tu Yizhou brought the man back. The interrogation lasted for half an hour, and he then went to interrogate several surviving bodyguards.

The escort had been tortured in the Tianjin government office. His body was covered with scars and he lay listlessly in the cell. Tu Yizhou sent someone to the interrogation room. Lang Si happened to come back, but he didn't go in. He just stood outside the interrogation room.

Tu Yizhou looked at him and then turned to look at the escort.

"Tell me what happened from beginning to end."

The strong man said, "When we were escorting the convoy through Anci County, we encountered robbers. They were all wearing black clothes and masks, and they were all agile and knew how to use hidden weapons. During the fight, a group of robbers tried to seize the silver transport vehicle. We brothers went to intercept them, and after a fierce battle, we finally got it back. A total of eighteen people went on this escort mission, and in the end, only eight were left."

"When we pushed the two silver-carrying carts back, the brothers guarding the other carts said that An Biaotou and two other brothers went to retrieve the silver bills, which were in a small box. When they got back, they found An Biaotou alone, and the other two brothers were dead. That's what happened on the way. When we delivered it to Tianjin, the owner of Ruifeng Silver Bank discovered that the 20,000 taels of silver bills were fake when they checked."

"Sir, we brothers have been escorting for many years and have never dared to do something that would land us in jail. From the time we left the escort agency to Tianjin, except for the boss and the two escort leaders, none of us touched those banknotes and silver ingots. We are being wronged."

Tu Yizhou glanced at Lang Si, lowered his eyes, and scolded him, "Is what you said true? If you lied, you should know the consequences."

"It's true, absolutely true." The strong man said hurriedly, "If you don't believe me, you can ask other people."

Tu Yizhou summoned the rest of the people for interrogation one by one, and the results were exactly as the strong man said. However, since An Yue was unable to move, he was interrogated in the cell, which delayed him for almost an hour.

Back in the office, he said, "Based on the interrogation so far, all the evidence points to Miss An. She was the only one who handled the banknotes while escorting the convoy. The only two people who went out with her are dead and cannot testify against her. The others only spoke of what they saw. The boss of the escort agency, the head escort, and the other escorts all testified that there was no mistaking the banknotes in Beijing. We need to confirm this before we leave. We can only conduct the interrogation today and will return to the escort agency tomorrow to check."

Lang Si paced around the room with his hands behind his back, thinking, "An Yue was wronged."

"Needless to say?" Tu Yizhou said, "Counterfeiting banknotes is a serious matter, and it is extremely difficult to do. How could it be done by Miss An? It's just that the current evidence is not in her favor."

"Everything requires evidence. I'm going to tell you something you don't like to hear. If the investigation proves that there are no problems within the escort agency, and Miss An can't produce any evidence, given the Zhenfu Division's case handling schedule, I'm afraid they won't be able to wait until the robbers are apprehended before sentencing. Twenty thousand taels is an astronomical sum. If we catch the robbers, it's easy to deal with. If we don't, you'll either have to pay money or your life."