The Empress's No.1 Lackey-Chapter 360 - 307, Return to Beijing (Two in One)_2

"Mr. Official summoned me here for one purpose, and I am to identify my backer. Who among those present is it?

If you confess wholeheartedly, whether you're the mastermind or an accomplice, whether the primary evil is executed or the three clans are implicated, rests solely in your thoughts, Mr. Wang."

"I will speak!" Wang Chusheng, bound like a worm, struggled to sit up, without the slightest hesitation.

Throughout several days of interrogation, he had already confessed the truth and signed his name; his presence today was merely to repeat his testimony.

Immediately, Wang Chusheng lifted his head and swept his gaze across the familiar faces in the hall; anyone who met his eyes quickly looked away, fearing they would be targeted.

Finally, his gaze stopped on someone, his eyes filled with resentment and a madness akin to dying together:

"Mr. Gao, I'm sorry."

Several people in the room slightly changed color.

Wang Chusheng then spat out the name, "Reporting to the imperial envoy, the one who assigned me to commit a grave mistake is him! The governor of Linfeng Prefecture, Gao Lian!"

Thump!

In an instant, the guests at the Chrysanthemum Platform felt as if their eardrums were dizzied by the sound of a drum.

Numerous gazes, in shock, focused on that flawless crimson official robe!

Focused on the neatly groomed, elegant, and composed face of Gao Lian!

"Is it you?!" At this moment, Liu the Inspector and Governor Sun simultaneously turned their heads, looking at their colleague with incredibly complex expressions.

Without waiting for people to react, Wang Chusheng, his face nearly contorted, already began accusing as if resigned to his fate:

"The whole of Linfeng knows, although I served in Taicang County, I previously worked in Linfeng Prefecture doing Gao Lian's dirty work for many years. The silver mine case was merely one of them!

He commanded me to embezzle silver under the guise of inevitable losses, to launder it through donations to the Daoist temple he designated, then reintroduce it into the moneylenders. After this incident emerged, he also told me to hide and avoid the limelight, saying that as long as the Capital's men couldn't catch me, he could trivialize this matter!

And it's not just this case; the Jianghu people protecting me were also sent by him, actually to monitor me. The Jianghu assassins who helped him eliminate his enemies were also his doing!

Just from what I know, he has at least ten lives on his hands!

Three years ago, the corruption case in the Linfeng Textile Bureau was also orchestrated by him, and the silk merchant from the Li family in Linfeng was killed by him under a fabricated charge, for the merchant refused to work for him again, fearing exposure...

Moreover, the women from the Luo family who were said to have committed suicide did not kill themselves but were raped by this beastly old scoundrel... And more..."

At this moment, Wang Chusheng, who had served under Gao Lian for many years, spewed out all the crimes he knew in one breath.

The room immediately erupted in chaos.

Even Zhao Douan was stunned, never expecting that among the nine governors of Great Yu, Gao Lian, well-known for his stellar reputation, would have so many terrible deeds under his brilliant robe, impossible to fully document.

"You... what evidence do you have? Just your word?"

Finally, an official in the hall voiced a challenge, "Wang Chusheng! If it's as you say that Governor Gao assigned you, then why would he leave you alive?"

This news was too explosive, making it difficult for many officials present to accept.

"Evidence? Of course, I have it!"

Wang Chusheng's face, marred by scars, wore a cold expression.

He stared profoundly at Gao Lian, sitting silently and still on the dais, as if he were a clay sculpture, mocking:

"Mr. Gao, you probably never thought I would expose these deeds of yours, did you? Isn't this something you brought upon yourself?

The day I noticed Mr. Song investigating, I had to consult you. After waiting endlessly, when you secretly met with me, you brought people intending to silence me, didn't you? But familiar as I am with your dirty dealings, how could I not have a contingency plan?"

He shifted his gaze to Zhao Douan, a hint of a near-mad smile hanging on his lips:

"Mr. Zhao, do you think I could work for such a man without fearing being discarded like garbage?

Thus, over the years, I've also been secretly gathering his incriminating evidence, just like Mr. Song, fearing that someday I might suddenly be killed. So, I prepared several copies of the evidence of Gao Lian's crimes and placed them with very reliable relatives.

Thus, when Gao Lian came looking for me that day, I told him, as long as I died or disappeared for a long time, after a while, my relatives would directly send those evidence to the Imperial Court of Supervision in the Capital...

We are both tied to the same fate; unless he wants to die together, he must intervene to save me.

At that time, he showed no emotion, only reassuring me, telling me I was overthinking, arguing he would not harm me, but guess whether I believed him or not?"

Zhao Douan glanced at him and looked up at two Shadow Guards; the armored woman nodded:

"Sir, we've obtained the items he mentioned."

Wang Chusheng seemed to have realized, he was beyond saving at this point, appearing somewhat agitated.

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He sneered, staring at the unexpressive Gao Lian in the hall, his eyes filled with defiance and hatred:

"Mr. Gao, don't look at me like that. If you had treated me better, I wouldn't have sold you out. But you were heartless, don't blame me for being unjust. Anyway, I'm about to die, and you, and those behind you, don't even think about surviving! Let's die together! All of us! Hahaha, all die together!"

Zhao Douan frowned slightly, uninterested in these two men's grievances, and coldly said:

"Wang Chusheng, what about the disappearance of Mr. Song? Do you know where he is?"

Wang Chusheng, after venting, seemed to have lost his fear, his attitude now carrying a hint of a monk's enlightenment:

"I don't know. All I know is that he disappeared before Gao Lian approached me. Gao Lian even asked me where the person vanished to. How should I know?"