Qianhu said: "Although there are several wives and concubines there, their parents are not in the hall, and they claim to be dead. However, in his hometown of Guanzhong, there is no record of his parents' burial. Not only that, he has no children in Suhang."

Isn't this meaning obvious enough?

Chen Kaizhi nodded and said, "It seems that eight out of ten are him! Without further ado, take action... to get someone!"

After a military salute, the thousand households left in a hurry.

All this was not sudden.

Because before Qianhu came to report, there were a large number of Jinyiwei Lishu on standby, which was also for the sake of confidentiality. With Chen Kaizhi's order, in the bustling Sihaifang, a place called Wansheng Trading Company, suddenly, a harsh bamboo whistle sounded, and in an instant, the front door and backyard of Wansheng Trading Company suddenly rushed in with a knife.

The guy in front of the door was about to shout, but there were already several bright steel knives on his neck. Then, hulala people flocked to the tower. It didn't take long before the entire Wansheng Trading Company was controlled.

After a raucous noise, everything here returned to peace.

It seems like it has never happened.

There was only a trace of chaos that happened in the noisy Sihaifang, and it seemed difficult for anyone to pay attention to it.

Taking such a rapid breakthrough method was also the result of Jinyiwei's early planning.

Sihaifang is no better than other places. Instead of attacking at night, it is more dynamic and easy to disturb nearby neighbors and merchants. However, in broad daylight, ordinary people have no consciousness at all, and the noise around them has become the best cover.

Two hours later, Chen Kaizhi arrived here in a car.

As Chen Kaizhi expected, there was nothing unusual. When he entered Wansheng Merchant, he saw that everything was the same here, including the same guys and shopkeepers. However, Chen Kaizhi knew that these so-called guys and shopkeepers had long been replaced by the Jinyiwei.

After Chen Kaizhi came in, he quickly climbed to the third floor. Here, he saw an obese man being stuffed with blood-stained white cloth, making a whimpering sound from his mouth, his whole body was covered in rags, and he was very embarrassed.

Obviously, during these two hours, the Jinyiwei had already tortured him, so that his gray flesh appeared from his torn clothes, revealing shocking scars.

His pupils continued to expand, and then contracted. When he saw someone coming, he immediately made a whimpering sound from his mouth. Several strong men controlled him tightly, and they all rolled up their sleeves. When they saw Chen Kaizhi coming in, they restrained a little.

The Qianhu quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully, "Your Majesty, this is Jianghai."

Someone brought a chair to Chen Kaizhi and Chen Kaizhi sat down.

At this time, Chen Kaizhi was a little surprised. In fact, looking at this man named Jiang Hai, it was hard for him to imagine that such a fat man who seemed to be mediocre was actually a thief.

He stared deeply at the fat man in front of him, and was silent for a long time before saying, "Take out the cloth from his mouth."

Someone followed his orders and took out the bloody cloth in his mouth, the fat man suddenly gasped. Fortunately, he was obviously a smart person and did not shout loudly.

After he recovered, he said: "Your Majesty, the people are the duty merchants, villains... have never done anything to commit crimes. Here in Jibei, we have always treated merchants well and have no offenses with the people. Your Majesty, please make the decision."

Just by hearing what he said, I knew that this person was a very smart person.

Although he had been tortured before and had now suffered a catastrophe, it was obvious that he was still rational and calm. When he saw Qianhu calling Chen Kaizhi his Majesty, he was not surprised at all. Instead, he soon realized Chen Kaizhi's identity. When he was humiliated, his words were in order, neither annoying nor expressing his grievances.

Chen Kaizhi smiled and said, "Your name is Jianghai, a native of Wannian County, Guanzhong. Since then, he has done business in Suzhou and Hangzhou and has established a huge industry. Just two years ago, he transferred his business to Jibei, built more than a dozen large warehouses here, and at the same time, he also set up this storefront. There are 92 people here. This month, the goods you ordered alone will be enough for 70,000 to 80,000 taels of silver, and 70,000 to 80,000 taels, which is just a drop in the bucket for the goods you order in a year. Nothing is wrong."

Jiang Hai immediately showed a grievance and said, "Is it wrong for Caomin to do business honestly? Caomin has always been cautious in his words and actions. Many people have made money here in Jibei. Caomin is one of them. Caomin has always been grateful for His Majesty's kindness and wishes to be a cattle and a horse, but Caomin doesn't understand why..."

Chen Kaizhi pressed his hand and sighed, and then said, "You are actually useless to say these things now. You know that the case personally supervised by the Jinyiwei must be very involved. Moreover, I came to see you in person, not to seek justice for you. I like smart people, because there is no need to talk too much about dealing with smart people. Jiang Hai, you are also smart people. Since you are a smart person, you naturally know why Jinyiwei came to take you, and you know more clearly why I am here, right?"

Suddenly, Jiang Hai's face turned pale and he became silent.

Obviously, his mind has been seen through. Chen Kaizhi said this to this point, what's the use of denying it?

He lowered his head and said nothing.

Chen Kaizhi sighed again and said, "I know that you must be thinking about your best now. You must have made up your mind and will not say anything. Why? Those overseas people, since you are assured to come to Jibei to be responsible for secretly ordering a large amount of goods. Every year in Jibei, millions of taels of silver are involved. Such a concern, even if you are trusted by Jianghai, they are afraid they are not at ease. Just in case, Jianghai, I will ask you, are your real family and your wives and children overseas? Have you been controlled by someone?"

"They do this, naturally, are afraid that you will escape with money. On the other hand, it is probably because you can stand alone in Jibei and master the channels for goods for overseas people, then you must be extremely critical people. There must be many secrets you know. They naturally have to be on guard against this. Once you fall in Jibei, if you dare to give something, your family will be in trouble."

"So at this time, you have already made up your mind and will not say anything, because only by hiding your secrets can you ensure the safety of your family."

Jiang Hai's face turned pale again, and Chen Kaizhi's words indeed hit him the point.

At this time, he seemed too lazy to deny it, because since Chen Kaizhi said so much, no matter how much he denies it, it would be meaningless.

Jiang Hai said decisively as if he had made up his mind: "You kill me."

"It's not easy to die, but it's even harder to live well." Chen Kaizhi shook his head and said, "I have said just now that you are a smart person. Since you are a smart person, why would I kill you at this time?"

Jiang Hai lowered his head and said nothing again.

Chen Kaizhi sighed again: "I understand in my heart. I think you will definitely refuse to admit it, but I won't say anything about the methods of the Jinyiwei. You have been in Jibei for a long time and you should have a clear idea, but I don't plan to let them use torture."

There was still no expression on Jiang Hai's face.

At this time, Chen Kaizhi suddenly stood up and walked steadily to the windowsill. From the third floor, he looked down at the street outside. His eyes flashed, as if he had something to do. He looked at it for a long time and suddenly looked back: "But if I tell you, if you don't say it, your wife and children will still die. Do you... believe it?"

There was a trace of fluctuation on Jiang Hai's face, which had not been too much expression, and a flash of light flashed in his eyes, but then, he shook his head and said, "Caomin said, Caomin would not say it. Actually..." He frowned slightly and said with difficulty: "Caomin was indeed a merchant in the past, but... it was not easy to go to business."

At this moment, there was a little bit of hideousness on his face, and he said with resentment: "Whether it is in Guanzhong, in Guandong, in Jiangning, in Suhang, in Dachen, or in Yue Kingdom, the merchants are despised. No matter where they go, they are either exploited by officials or bullied by Wu Ding along the way. Whenever they go, they need to pay a visit to the dock, and even a few thugs can kill you and teach you not to turn over."

Speaking of this, he looked depressed: "It is precisely because of this that the Caomin finally found this backer. Who is this backer? I believe that Your Majesty also has a glimpse in his heart. Since he followed him, the Caomin's business has become bigger and bigger, and the Caomin is no longer afraid of the government and the soldiers. Since Caomin was born, he did not want to be a thief, but he did not even want to be a thief. Caomin can't even want to be a human being. Since he was taken today, it is also considered a cycle of cause and effect, there is nothing to say. All of this is worthy of sin."

Chen Kaizhi stared at him, but did not interrupt him.
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