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With Cen Boqing’s guilt now established, the matter was nailed down beyond dispute.
“Qingfu Temple?” Bai Ziqi was visibly taken aback when he heard it, but immediately turned to Fushan Yue and said, “Now that there is a confession, Your Highness may issue the arrest order for Cen Boqing.”
Fushan Yue nodded and began deploying troops.
Bai Ziqi added, “Deputy Commander Fan, you go help as well.”
Fan Sheng rose at once and leaped out of the cellar in two strides.
Fushan Yue’s gaze flickered slightly, but he did not object.
* * *
After they had all left, Bai Ziqi turned his eyes to He Lingchuan and said, “You handle the rest of the questioning.”
He Lingchuan nodded and had writing materials brought in, then resumed questioning Wu Kai in detail.
Wu Kai asked for a cup of water, gulped it all down in one breath, wiped his mouth, and only then began answering He Lingchuan’s questions.
It turned out that Cen Boqing’s father, Cen Qiao, had long ago begun this business of hunting monsters and extracting beads. Once Wu Kai became his confidant, he, in turn, became the manager responsible for that trade. After Cen Qiao’s death, Cen Boqing inherited both his father’s position and business, and he continued to place Wu Kai in overall charge.
“Why did Cen Qiao start doing it in the first place?”
“The profits were enormous.” Wu Kai...
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