Chapter 363
Chapter 363
But Guan Ning did not give them this opportunity. He kicked away the enemy he had countered and went straight to the top of the mountain, shouting: "Kufu Mountain, Zheng's mine, does not pay workers, imprisons the people, tortures them into slavery, and kills them for forced labor!"
In just a dozen words, each one was heart-wrenching and thunderous, causing the entire scene to explode.
"what?"
"No wages?"
"Imprisoning the people?"
"Brutal corvée?"
"No wonder, no wonder, our fellow villagers have been in Kufu Mountain for three years, and there is no news at all. They have never come back!"
"Yes, my nephew said the same thing. He said the wages there are high, but his mother left this year and hasn't come back yet!"
Kufu Mountain is not far from Ling County, so naturally many people know about it. With Guan Ning's revelations, the ancient Xingyang Zheng family was instantly caught in the center of a whirlpool of public opinion.
The people were pointing and talking constantly.
"fart!"
"You are slandering me, slandering me!"
"You will pay the price for slandering me, you brat!" Zheng Yuan was furious and roared.
Although he would not pay any price for this, the blow to his reputation was too great, which was unacceptable to the aristocratic family.
"Humph, whether you are slandering me or not, you know it yourself!"
"Do you dare to release the corvée laborers at the Kufushan Mine?" Guan Ning shouted, reacting quickly and directly becoming a general.
"You!!" Zheng Yuan's face flushed. Such a cunning man was stuck at this moment.
If we release the corvée laborers and send them down the mountain, wouldn't that make it clear to the world?
From the moment they entered there, Zheng had no intention of letting those corvées leave.
Seeing that Zheng Yuan didn't dare to do anything, the people's discussion grew louder and louder. The Zheng family members gnashed their teeth in hatred, but there was nothing they could do. Zheng Yuan knew that if this continued, the reputation of the Zheng family would be completely destroyed by Guan Ning's words.
Without saying a word, he turned to look at the three servants of the palace who were captured, and three knives were placed across their necks at the same time.
"King Ping, I'm going to ask you one last time, do you still want to protect this little kid?!" he said angrily.
"Just try and see if you dare to move!" King Ping was furious and responded sharply.
Zheng Yuan didn't care about that anymore. He gave his men a look and signaled to execute one first.
Zheng's men's eyes turned fierce and they were about to kill him.
"No!" There were shouts everywhere.
"Stop!" Guan Ning shouted angrily, "If you dare to move, I have irrefutable evidence of your brutal killings, forced labor, and enslavement of the people!"
The sound was deafening and echoed throughout the entire venue, instantly changing the color of everyone in the Zheng family, including Zheng Yuan.
"You brat, do you think I will believe you?" He gritted his teeth.
"If you don't believe me, you can try it!"
"Let's see whether the lives of these three servants are more valuable, or the reputation of your Xingyang Zheng family. Oh, by the way, you are aware of your own dirty deeds. Once they spread out to the capital, the court will probably not turn a blind eye, right?" Guan Ning deliberately smacked his lips and walked to the front unscrupulously.
In an instant, Zheng Yuan trembled, and fear and murderous intent appeared in his eyes.
Ironclad evidence? What exactly is this ironclad evidence?
Zheng's people didn't know what to do and could only look at him. Although Zheng Yuan knew that Guan Ning was trying to scare him, he didn't dare to gamble.
The scene was deadlocked for a long time.
Zheng Yuan hesitated to make a move. He took a step forward, staring at Mou Ning with his experienced eyes, and gritted his teeth, "You pissed me off, you little brat!"
Seeing this, King Ping and others breathed a sigh of relief and really asked Zheng Yuan to stop.
"So what if it angers you?"
"Are you going to release him or not?" Guan Ning refused to give any face, shocking everyone.
King Ping dared to go against Zheng Yuan because he was a prince and the emperor's younger brother. As long as he did not rebel, no one could touch him in his life. After all, touching him would be a slap in the face of the emperor.
But who are Guan Ning and Ning Que?
Just a twenty-year-old, unknown little man.
"Give me what you have in your hand first, and I will let him go. Otherwise, we will both die together!" Zheng Yuan gritted his teeth and compromised.
"Dream on!" King Ping was about to remind him not to believe the other party, but Guan Ning directly refused. He was very calm and experienced, not inferior to the old man Zheng Yuan at all.
"I'll only give you one chance. Will you let me go or not?" Guan Ning raised his eyebrows domineeringly. He respected his benefactors, but he always slapped his enemies in the face in a high-profile manner.
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