HLnovel Chapter 1425
Chapter 1425
The official who asked the question was the second type of person mentioned earlier.
He had contact with other participants in the money lending case, which is why he was so anxious.
Since he was arrested and the people he came into contact with were also arrested, there is a high probability that he was arrested because of the money laundering case.
The official who fell to the ground was Wang Huidi, the Minister of Justice, who was the first participant Guo Huan implicated.
Besides being the highest-ranking official among these participants, Wang Huidi was also the person that official had contact with.
That's why the official anxiously asked when he saw Wang Huidi's current state.
Although the other officials remained silent, they all turned their gazes toward Wang Huidi, hoping to glean some information from him.
After all, Wang Huidi was a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Justice, a second-rank official, and he certainly knew more information than they did.
However, the next second, Wang Huidi simply said three words, and everyone was completely stunned.
"The money laundering case!!"
These three simple words terrified the surrounding officials so much that they forgot to breathe, and the prison instantly became as silent as a ghost town.
After a long while, someone finally reacted and stammered out a sentence.
"No, no way! Money, money shops, money shop cases, what does that have to do with us? First, it must be a mistake."
Although the official denied any involvement in the money exchange scandal, his manner of speaking was utterly unconvincing.
No, it can't be said that it's completely unconvincing; at least in terms of making others despair, it's quite effective.
After all, in his current state, he can't even fool these people, let alone the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
It's practically telling everyone, "Yes, I'm a participant in the money laundering scheme, and I'm extremely nervous and scared right now!"
Although most of the people present did not have contact with others, they were all participants in the money laundering case.
Based on what Wang Huidi just said and this person's current reaction of trying to cover it up, the situation becomes very clear.
Of course, some people were unwilling to believe it, so after hesitating for a moment, they still chose to ask a question.
"Are you all...?"
quiet!
Deathly silence!
No one answered the question posed by this person, but the silence spoke volumes.
If anyone still harbored a glimmer of hope just now, now all that remains in their hearts is despair.
Just when everyone was shrouded in despair and didn't know what to do, the sound of an iron gate being opened came from outside.
In an instant, everyone was startled awake by the sound and turned to see a figure slowly walking in from outside the door.
Upon seeing this figure appear, everyone's hearts finally settled, for this person's name was Mao Xiang.
After entering from outside, Mao Xiang silently looked around the cell before speaking:
"You all know why we arrested you. You've all heard about the methods of the Embroidered Uniform Guard."
"So I hope you can cooperate obediently from now on, so that you can suffer less and I can save a lot of time."
"Of course, you can try to put up a fight and see if my men can get you to talk!"
As Mao Xiang spoke, a group of Imperial Guards immediately rushed in from outside the door behind him, staring at them like wolves.
Under normal circumstances, Mao Xiang would not be so impatient. Instead, he would first create pressure, keeping the prisoners in a state of continuous anxiety and tension.
It would be more effective to maintain the interrogation for a while, but this time it was different; this time it was Zhu Biao who gave him the order.
We must extract all confessions as soon as possible, even if it means interrogating them overnight, because we need to hold a court meeting first thing tomorrow morning.