"You... you kill innocent people indiscriminately, how can you bear it!" Xiao Zhengshan looked at Tan Zong in horror. He had just clearly captured the murderous intent that flashed in Tan Zong's eyes.

"They are your burial objects, you killed them." Tan Zong glanced at Xiao Zhengshan and looked coldly at Xiao Shan and Xiao Hai beside him. "If they want to blame, you can only blame you for providing food for the Japanese bandits, and they are the accomplices of the Japanese bandits massacre my Dashun people."[]

At this time, the big men dug the big pit. Tan Zong waved his hand, and Xiao Shan and Xiao Hai were rolled up with straw mats and put them in the pit. Then they shook the shovel and filled it with soil.

"I think your two sons are not willing to be buried with someone like you who helps the evil." Tan Zong looked at Xiao Shan and Xiao Hai who were gradually buried in the soil with expressionless expression, without any slight brilliance in his tone, "So, I will wrap them in a straw mat so that I will not see you, like you, again."

Soon, Xiao Shan and Xiao Hai were covered with soil, and two big men came over to pull Xiao Zhengshan, preparing to throw him into the pit.

As soon as the hands of the two reached Xiao Zhengshan's shoulder, Xiao Zhengshan suddenly fell and knelt on the ground, kowtowing to Tan Zong, "No, I didn't help the evil, I really didn't help the evil. I didn't know that the food was given to the Japanese bandits! Uncle, I beg you, please, let me let my two children go. I will tell you what you want to know, I will tell you everything."

When Tan Zong showed his determination to catch the Xiao family in one fell swoop, the trace of luck in Xiao Zhengshan's heart disappeared. He could bear the pain of his daughter being raped, but he could not watch his two sons die in front of him, and he could not sit idly by and watch his grandson and granddaughters die in a bad life.

In this case, the incense of the Xiao family will be cut off.

When Tan Zong heard this, he couldn't help but feel relieved and waved to the big men standing by the pit. If it weren't for the love, he wouldn't have been willing to start a massacre.

The big men immediately jumped into the pit, dug out Xiao Shan and Xiao Hai, and placed them next to Xiao Zhengshan, one left and one right.

"Listen, if you have a lie, I can guarantee that even if you hide in the ends of the world, I can find you. By then, it will not be so easy if you want to die." Tan Zong walked forward, looked at Xiao Zhengshan with sharp eyes, and said coldly.

"Uncle, I will tell you everything you want to know, I will tell you everything." Xiao Shan and Xiao Hai were fine, and they still made even breathing sounds. Xiao Zhengshan glanced at the two of them, looked up at Tan Zong, with a gloomy expression and a dead face.

"More than two months ago, whose goods were the food on the dock under the name of official salt? Where did it go?" Tan Zong stared at Xiao Zhengshan for a while and asked slowly.

"Uncle, I really don't know this. It was the mistress who notified me, so I arranged for the people at the dock to deliver the goods." Xiao Zhengshan shook his head and said.

"Who is the mistress?" Judging from the rigorousness of the other party's actions, Tan Zong thought that Xiao Zhengshan didn't know the owner and where to go, so he asked in a deep voice.

"The mistress is a peddler. She usually sells gadgets from the streets. Whenever she has something to do, she will come to my doorstep to shout and tell me what she wants to do." Xiao Zhengshan answered honestly without hiding the slightest.

"Apart from that mistress, who else have you contacted?" Tan Zong pondered for a moment and asked quietly.

"Boss Song of the Song Family Tavern, Boss Qiu of Yunlai Inn and Aunt Mei of Piaoxiangyuan." Xiao Zhengshan said three names in one breath and finally added, "Aunt Mei is our leader, and the instructions from the mistress were sent by her."

"Is there anyone else?" Tan Zong frowned slightly. The other party unconsciously set up such a big net in Yangzhou City, and the people in Yangzhou City in the Supervision Bureau did not notice it at all. No wonder Zhao Yunan wanted to start Niu Ada, who had been dormant for more than 40 years. It seems that someone in the Supervision Bureau in Jiangnan had already betrayed.

"Although Aunt Mei has never said it, I feel that she is just one of the people in charge of Yangzhou City." Xiao Zhengshan thought for a while and explained to Tan Zong, "Salt merchants sell grain privately. If the Salt Tax Office does not cooperate, it will not be possible. At least we still have people in the Salt Tax Office, but Aunt Mei is not responsible."

"When did you join this organization?" Tan Zong nodded and asked in a deep voice.

"About 18 years ago, I owed gambling debts from the casino. When I saw that I was about to be forced to the point of being forced by the creditor, a stranger helped me repay the gambling debts." Xiao Zhengshan looked up at Tan Zong and said, "I just got on this boat and met Boss Song, Boss Qiu and Aunt Mei. They were just attracted by that stranger at that time."

"Don't you think that guy appeared too coincidental. Haven't you ever suspected that your gambling debt was a match made by someone else?" Tan Zong glanced at Xiao Zhengshan and asked.

"I didn't realize it at first, but then I gradually felt something was wrong." Xiao Zhengshan smiled bitterly, "In addition to helping me pay back the gambling debts, he also gave me twenty taels of silver, twenty taels of silver. I have never seen so much money."

"I'll give you a chance. Are you willing to sacrifice your merits?" Tan Zong walked back and forth for a few steps, and looked at Xiao Zhengshan coldly.

"Yes, I'm willing." Xiao Zhengshan nodded repeatedly, looking annoyed, "I really don't know that the batch of food was given to the Japanese bandits. If I had known it, I wouldn't have done such a bad thing no matter what."

"Hmph!" Tan Zong sneered, "Since he knows that he is harmful to the world, he will still bear it at the beginning!"

"Uncle, how do I know if you were sent to test me?" Xiao Zhengshan smiled and shook his head, "Actually, the stranger found nine people at that time. Now it is only Boss Song, Boss Qiu, Aunt Mei, and the other five people were killed in front of us. The family disappeared for no reason. It doesn't matter if I have a bad life, but I have to consider it for my family."

"Tell me, will they test you?" Tan Zong understood and asked in surprise.

"I'm going to hide it from my uncle. In addition, this time, I was tied up three times. The previous two times they pretended to be people from the Supervision Bureau and asked me to call out what I knew. After being tortured, I almost lost my life." Xiao Zhengshan nodded, looking lingering in fear. "If I hadn't been forcibly standing up, I would have died long ago."

Tan Zong frowned slightly. No wonder Xiao Zhengshan was so tough. Under the strict control of the other party, as long as he passed the test set by them, the person who passed would undoubtedly become a terrified death warrior, or had to die for his family.

"Uncle, their power is really too great. A few days ago, the sixth-rank guerrilla guerrilla in the Supervision Bureau of Jiangnan, Lord Tan Zong, did not find Zhao Yuanchang from Suzhou Prefecture, but Lord Tan was removed soon after." Xiao Zhengshan sighed, "Even Lord Tan is no match for them. Why are we a small flat-headed commoner fighting with them?"

"Listen, you will send your daughter to Shuchuan to get married tomorrow as usual. Everything will be the same. If you dare to leak the matter tonight, I can guarantee that you and your family will die miserably." Tan Zong snorted coldly and said in a deep voice.

"Don't worry, uncle, the villain knows what to do." Xiao Zhengshan nodded, hesitated for a moment, and asked carefully, "May I ask, is the uncle from the Supervision Bureau?"

"What are you asking about this?" Tan Zong glared at Xiao Zhengshan.

"The villain wants to remind the uncle that there must be their people in the Supervision Bureau, so be careful." Xiao Zhengshan said with a hurried smile, with a look of flattery on his face. Who else can be so concerned about the affairs of the Japanese bandits and have such strong strength?

"You don't have to worry about this." Tan Zong waved his hand and stood up and left, "Remember, don't let anyone see your flaws."

Tan Zong got into a carriage parked aside and left. After looking at Xiao Shan and Xiao Hai beside him, Xiao Zhengshan realized that his clothes on his back were actually wet with sweat. He really wanted to know who the man in front of him who was so powerful that he was in the Supervision Bureau.

On the way home, Tan Zong took off his mask and sat in the carriage and fell into deep thought. The more he investigated the matter, the more frightened he felt. Judging from the matter between Suzhou Prefecture and Yangzhou City, the opponent not only had a strict organizational structure, but also had strong strength.

So far, he didn't know who the enemy he was facing was, and the person with such strength must be in the north.

As he thought about it, Tan Zong lifted the curtain and looked towards the capital. Under the dark night, he seemed to see a figure shrouded in fog appeared in the night sky. Only by pushing away the fog could he find the person invisible inside.

It seems that the Song Family Tavern, Yunlai Inn, and Piaoxiangyuan are going to send people to secretly monitor these three places, especially Aunt Mei from Piaoxiangyuan, who should know more.

Tan Zong secretly made up his mind and started with Aunt Mei next time.

Two days later, Piaoxiangyuan.

Piaoxiangyuan is a famous brothel in Yangzhou City. Although it is not as good as Yihonglou, it ranks among the many brothels in Yangzhou City.

In a private room on the second floor, Tan Zong, Wang Fatty and others were drinking and chatting and laughing.

The people sitting around the wine table were all merchants from the Grain Merchants Chamber of Commerce. Tan Zong was the host today and asked Fatty Wang to make an appointment with them to contact each other. Anyway, he is also one of the candidates for the club. It is very important to establish a good relationship with everyone.

In order to attract customers, Piaoxiangyuan holds a "getting ceremony" every three months, and several uninformed young children are launched to "develop" the guests. Today is the day of Piaoxiangyuan's "getting ceremony".

As soon as Tan Zong told Fatty Wang that he wanted to hire those grain merchants, Fatty Wang immediately thought of Piaoxiangyuan, so he strongly recommended Tan Zong to go to Piaoxiangyuan. This was exactly what Tan Zong thought, so he came here with the flow.

While everyone was drinking, a maid pushed the door and walked in, "My dear masters, the wedding ceremony is about to begin. Please walk and watch."

"Brother Huang, let's go and see the fun." Fatty Wang smiled and stood up, saying to Tan Zong.

Tan Zong smiled and walked out of the room side by side with Fatty Wang. Standing in front of the railing in the corridor, looking down, I saw a table opposite the door of the lobby on the first floor. The guests drinking in the lobby turned to the table one after another, hugged the maid in the arms, whispered to each other, and whispered, which seemed very lively.

The doors of the second-floor rooms were opened one after another, and some well-dressed guests walked out one after another, standing on the railings and looking down. Fatty Wang seemed to know many people, and nodded at them with a smile and greeted them.

The most attractive part of the wedding ceremony at Piaoxiangyuan was not the girls who were perfect, but the bidding was waiting. Almost all those who were able to participate in the bidding were in the private room on the second floor. Therefore, the duel that was waiting was actually a showdown between guests on the private room on the second floor. The people in the hall were just looking for a lively look.

Coincidentally, in the room opposite Tan Zong and others, there was a group of salt merchants. The salt merchants surrounded a young man and stood in front of the railing and chatting and laughing.

"Look, those salt dealers are here too." Fatty Wang glanced at the opposite side and said to Tan Zong with a smile, "Brother Huang, I will take the lead later and sweep the face of those salt dealers."

As soon as Fatty Wang finished speaking, the grain merchants around him agreed. The competition between grain merchants and salt merchants was everywhere. The "getting ceremony" of Piaoxiangyuan every three months is a stage for the competition between the two sides.

"Who is that young master?" Tan Zong looked at the young master who was surrounded by the stars of the salt merchants and asked Fatty Wang.

"Bi Dongcheng, the eldest son of Lord Bi of Yangzhou Salt Taxation Department." Fatty Wang said with a smile, "Those salt dealers are better to Mr. Bi than to their own fathers."

"So it's Mr. Bi." Tan Zong nodded with a smile, and then his eyes fell into the hall. A woman in her blue skirt, who was about thirty years old, walked in with a smile. Three women wearing wedding clothes and red veils on her head were supported by the maids and followed behind her.

"She is Aunt Mei." Fatty Wang smiled and introduced to Tan Zong, then leaned into his ear and whispered ambiguously, "It is said that she is Lord Bi's mistress, and the second prince Bi Xi was born to her."

"Oh?" Tan Zong looked at Fatty Wang in surprise when he heard this, "No way?"

"What's wrong with that? Lord Bi was also a romantic talent when he was young. Aunt Mei was also a very beautiful person back then. If it weren't for being suppressed by Sister Hong, she would have been famous in Jiangnan." Fatty Wang glanced at him, pulled Tan Zong to a secluded corner of the room, and put him in his ear and whispered.

According to Fatty Wang, Bi Shijie and Aunt Mei got into a relationship at that time. Aunt Mei didn’t do any business at that time and stayed with Lord Bi all day long, as if she was as close as a paintblock.

Later, after the festival, he went to Beijing to take the exam, and was awarded a Jinshi in high school, and entered the officialdom.

Perhaps in order to avoid suspicion, since then, Bi Shijie has gradually become alienated from Aunt Mei and has not even written a letter. Aunt Mei seems to have forgotten Bi Shijie and still welcomes guests with a smile in front of him in front of the courtesan in Piaoxiangyuan.

Ten years ago, Bi Shijie was transferred to Yangzhou Salt Tax Department to serve. He had never visited Aunt Mei in Piaoxiangyuan, and Aunt Mei had never visited him. The two of them were like strangers.
Chapter completed!