Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 249

Chapter 249: Interrogation
The secretary was shaking all over, thinking about the instructions he had received from his master, and then peeked at Xuan Ruiquan. When his eyes met Xuan Ruiquan’s cold eyes, the secretary quickly lowered his gaze.

Seeing that no one answered his question, Xuan Ruiquan frowned slightly and asked, “Nobody can answer Ben Wang’s question?”

Everyone knows how ruthless Yan Junwang is. If no one can give him an answer today, then everyone will suffer under his sword. A staff member felt scared and quickly pointed at the secretary and replied in a trembling voice, “An– answering Wangye. It’s Secretary Peng.”

Hearing this, Peng Bofan’s heart sank, and his clothes were soaked in cold sweat. Sitting on the main seat, Xuan Ruiquan calmly observed Peng Bofan. Even when he sat a few meters away from him, Xuan Ruiquan could hear Peng Bofan’s accelerated heartbeat.

Xuan Ruiquan slowly tapped the table with his slender index finger and thought, ‘His reaction shows that he feels guilty. Does he have anything to do with the death of the local magistrate?’

Although Xuan Ruiquan came here just to get the support of the local government to deal with the plague as soon as possible, when he saw Peng Bofan’s reactions, he changed his mind. Based on his experience working as the chief minister of Dali Si for more than five years, Xuan Ruiquan was convinced that Peng Bofan had concealed some important information from him right now.

If Peng Bofan was really involved in the death of the local magistrate, then he must have done the job for someone else. As for who is behind Peng Bofan, Xuan Ruiquan suspects that Li Junwang must be involved.

In just a few seconds while Xuan Ruiquan was thinking, Peng Bofan was so nervous that he couldn’t breathe. He could no longer withstand the cold pressure and kowtowed to Xuan Ruiquan, “Wangye, please spare my life.”

Hearing this, Xuan Ruiquan raised his eyebrows slightly and thought, ‘Huh? I didn’t do anything, and he already begged for mercy?’

After thinking for a moment, Xuan Ruiquan asked, “Why should Ben Wang spare your life?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Peng Bofan’s whole body trembled even more. He hit his head on the ground repeatedly and said, “Wangye, please spare my life. I– I, I will tell you everything you want to know.”

When Xuan Ruiquan heard this, he thought, ‘It seems that this person really knows something.’

After a moment of silence, Xuan Ruiquan said, “Since you sincerely plead, then Ben Wang will give you one last chance. Tell Wang Ben everything you know. If you dare to retain even a little bit of information, then you will never see the sun again.”

When Peng Bofan heard this, he remembered the rumors about Dali Si’s underground prison. Every day, the screams of tortured prisoners can be heard hundreds of miles away. There are also rumors that there is a hill behind Dali Si, which was made of the corpses of prisoners.

Thinking of those terrible rumors, Peng Bofan was almost scared to death. He quickly said, “This subordinate doesn’t dare, this subordinate doesn’t dare.”

Looking at his trembling body while he kneeled on the ground, Xuan Ruiquan asked calmly, “Who killed the local magistrate?”

Hearing this, Peng Bofan’s heart sank. He never expected that Yan Junwang already knew that the local magistrate had been killed and did not escape. However, if he answered this question, his life would be at risk. Peng Bofan was in a dilemma. He didn’t dare to answer, and he didn’t dare not to answer.

After waiting for a long time, Xuan Ruiquan still hasn’t heard any answers from Peng Bofan. Seeing the papers on the table, Xuan Ruiquan calmly picked up one and covered it with his internal energy. With a flick of his fingers, the piece of paper, which became sharper than a sword, flew past Peng Bofan’s face and pierced the wall beside the entrance of the main hall.

Crack! Drip… drip…

In the silent main hall, the sound of dripping water could be clearly heard. A few seconds later, Peng Bofan raised his trembling hand and touched his right cheek. He swallowed hard as he felt the pain in his cheek and the sticky liquid on his fingers.

“If you still waste my time, the next target will be your neck.” Xuan Ruiquan said coldly.

Knowing that he could no longer delay, Peng Bofan gritted his teeth and decided to bite the bullet. However, even if he dies, he will not die alone. He will bring everyone together.

Seeing the change in his expression, Xuan Ruiquan knew that Peng Bofan would confess. After Xuan Ruiquan waited for a few seconds, Peng Bofan said, “This subordinate is the one who killed the local magistrate, but I was just following orders.”

“Whose order?” Xuan Ruiquan asked.

Peng Bofan hesitated for a second before saying, “Li Junwang.”

Although he had guessed the answer, Xuan Ruiquan still frowned when he heard Peng Bofan’s answer.

Xuan Ruiquan tapped his fingers on the table and thought, ‘Why did Li Junwang kill the local magistrate? The local magistrate reported directly to him, so there was no need to kill the local magistrate. Unless… There are some secrets he doesn’t want anyone to know, and he chooses to silence the local magistrate.’

Xuan Ruiquan’s eyes flickered and asked, “Why is your reason to kill the local magistrate?”

Peng Bofan shook his head and said, “This subordinate doesn’t know the reason. Two days ago, this subordinate received a secret mission, but there was nothing else besides the order to kill the local magistrate.”

While listening to Peng Bofan’s answer, Xuan Ruiquan turned his attention to the others. When Peng Bofan mentioned Li Junwang’s name before, a young maidservant’s face changed slightly.

Xuan Ruiquan stared at the maidservant for a long time and said, “You in the back, step forward.”

Hearing this, the young maidservant slowly stood up. As she approached, Xuan Ruiquan noticed something strange about her.