The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 367 Secret Admiration

However, when Gouzi thought of his cousin's tragic death, his fear disappeared. Gouzi stared at Zhao Beixing with red eyes, showing no fear despite Zhao Beixing's anger.

Zhao Beixing was also somewhat surprised, because Zhao Beixing had been an official for many years, and his demeanor was far superior to that of an ordinary troublemaker.

So if it were an ordinary person, they would probably have wet themselves in fear by Zhao Beixing, but this dog kneeling on the ground is no ordinary person.

"My lord, everything I just said is true. I swear to God that if even one word I said is false, may I die a horrible death."

The dog stopped looking at Zhao Beixing and turned its head to look at Chen Er with a serious expression.

“I understand that you are driven by hatred, but I am truly gratified that you have come here. I had thought I would never find a witness like you again,” Chen Er said with great satisfaction.

Gouzi laughed: "Even if you don't send anyone to look for me, I will come. I have been hiding by Wang Dawei's side all along, just to help the driver get revenge on him. Just now, Lord Zhao Beixing said that what I said was not credible. Do you want to question me?" Gouzi looked at Zhao Beixing again, his eyes filled with resentment.

After all, it was his own cousin who died, not Zhao Beixing's cousin. Zhao Beixing's lips twitched involuntarily several times. He had been watching this for years, and today was truly a case of not checking the almanac before going out. Not only was he threatened by Chen Er to apologize to Wang Xuelin, but now even an ordinary troublemaker dared to question him.

“That’s right. If we look at what you just described according to normal human thinking, then if I were Wang Dawei, I definitely wouldn’t leave you alive, because dead people don’t speak. Wang Dawei isn’t stupid, why would he keep a menace like you by his side? Isn’t that ridiculous?”

“I feel that what Lord Zhao Beixing said is in line with my own thoughts. As long as they are not out of their minds, they will be killed without exception. Since Wang Dawei really bullied your cousin, there is no reason for you to be spared,” Sun Yunhe also spoke up.

Chen Er watched their performance, shook his head and sighed: "Don't assume everyone is as despicable as you two, killing to cover up wrongdoing. You make it sound so easy, but don't you ever consider what you would do if this happened to you?"

Chen Er was really furious with these two old bastards. If it weren't for the fact that their official positions were both higher than his, Chen Er would have loved to slap them and make the old man stop showing off in front of him. Gouzi laughed, which is why he took a liking to Wang Dawei.

“You should ask Wang Dawei why he didn’t kill me to silence me. It’s because I promised him benefits,” Gouzi asserted.

Everyone was a little surprised, wondering what benefits the dog was talking about. Wang Dawei was already paralyzed with fear, too weak to even defend himself, looking at the dog like a bewildered child.

Ironically, ever since the dog came in, Wang Dawei seemed to have lost his soul. He didn't make a sound.

"What I promised Young Master Wang Dawei was that I have a younger cousin, and she's even more beautiful and charming. I wanted to introduce her to him so she could be his devoted maid. That's why Young Master Wang Dawei, on a whim, didn't kill me," Gouzi said again.

Everyone was stunned, feeling that Wang Dawei was courting death, and that someone like him would one day die on a woman's belly.

"Wang Dawei, what else do you have to say about what you just said to Gouzi? If you remain silent, I will take it as an admission." Seeing that Wang Dawei was silent, Chen Er immediately wanted to settle the case.

"Wait a minute, I think Wang Dawei needs to rest. He's not quite right in the head right now, but that's understandable. After all, he's dealing with so many troubles, he needs a break."

"Now I humbly request Lord Chen Er to allow Wang Dawei a quarter of an hour to think things through. What do you think?" Sun Yunhe stood up.

Sun Yunhe looked at Chen Er with an imposing aura. Sun Yunhe had not expected that Chen Er, who was only a first-rank official, would have such great power. Moreover, Chen Er's methods made Sun Yunhe secretly admire him. Because of Chen Er's various performances, Sun Yunhe had to take this opponent seriously.

"They might also become the biggest enemy of the Eastern Depot in the future," Chen Er laughed. "I have no reason to disagree with this matter. As long as Wang Dawei thinks clearly about one thing, he will be treated leniently if he confesses and severely if he resists."

"Otherwise, the rules of the Ming Dynasty would be meaningless. Alright, everyone, take a break for a while. I will pronounce Wang Dawei's death sentence shortly."

The words "Chen Er died" in particular made Wang Dawei's body tremble involuntarily. Wang Dawei was the eldest son of the Wang family and their only son. If he died here today, the Wang family would be thrown into chaos.

Chen Er understood why Sun Yunhe wanted to take a break during halftime – it was to give Wang Dawei some advice.

But Chen Er had already come up with a plan. No matter how Sun Yunhe and Zhao Beixing tried to exonerate Wang Dawei, Wang Dawei was doomed to die today.

Wang Dawei stood there blankly, like a walking corpse, until Sun Yunhe grabbed his arm and pulled him to a deserted corner.

"Hey, don't blame Wang Dawei for now. The most important thing now is to figure out how to prove something to Wang Dawei. Chen Er is no simple guy. He just threatened me to apologize to Wang Xuelian, and now he has something on Wang Dawei. This is not a good thing."

Even Zhao Beixing's brows furrowed.

“What’s so difficult about this? As long as Wang Dawei insists that Gouzi’s words are untrustworthy and that Gouzi is just a henchman of the Wang family, as long as we stick to our guns and don’t back down, Chen Er won’t do anything to Wang Dawei,” Sun Yunhe said.

Upon hearing Sun Yunhe's words, Wang Dawei's eyes lit up: "As long as I deny it to the death, Chen Er really won't do anything to me. I've witnessed Chen Er's methods firsthand; he'll torture me."

Sun Yunhe patted Wang Dawei on the shoulder, signaling him not to get too excited, and then said nonchalantly.

“If I weren’t here, Chen Er might put pressure on you and even torture you. But I’m standing right here now. If Chen Er dares to torture you, I dare to skin him alive,” Sun Yunhe said domineeringly.