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Cen Boqing immediately said, “He only mentioned it to me once in passing. Later, when Zhongsun Mou came chasing all the way to Baishajue to investigate the case, Uncle Wu was the one who asked me to step in.”
“And the Minister of Finance?” Bai Ziqi asked. “How deeply is he involved?”
“This has nothing to do with my father-in-law’s family!” Cen Boqing said hurriedly. “Uncle Wu acted in complete secrecy and never exposed a single flaw in front of them. The Minister of Finance knows absolutely nothing about what we were doing in secret!”
Fushan Yue let out a cold snort, fully conveying his contempt.
Bai Ziqi extended a hand toward the clerk recording the testimony. “Let me see it.”
The written confession was respectfully handed over.
He skimmed through it in two or three quick glances. Seeing that the account was fairly complete, he nodded and passed it to Cen Boqing. “Sign it and affix your mark.”
Cen Boqing read through it, signed his name, and pressed his fingerprint.
While he was doing that, the clerk hurriedly copied out a second version, which Cen Boqing then signed and marked as well.
There were now two copies in total.
They had only just finished when Bai Ziqi’s expression shifted slightly. “They’re here.”
A moment later, everyone heard a jumble of approaching footsteps.
At least seven or eight people were coming.
Very soon, He Lingchuan saw several figures rushing down the stairs. At...
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