At this time, the soldiers in charge of the interrogation came forward to answer.

"Sir, after checking, we have confirmed that there are 37 people on the two pleasure boats, and five of them are missing, including Young Master Jiang and Zhang Cheng who was just fished out. The remaining 32 people have all been rescued."

"Have you found out the cause of the fire?" Judge He asked with a frown.

The soldier who answered shook his head and said, "I have questioned the thirty-two people one by one, but none of them can explain how the fire started.

However, some people said that a quarter of an hour before the fire, they saw a man enter the cabin of Master Jiang's pleasure boat, but they did not see the man's face clearly. "

"So, the fire on this pleasure boat might have been an accident..." Pan Pan He frowned, looking at the calm water, his heart was in turmoil.

Jiang Shun, who was standing by, was looking at the river nervously. His peripheral vision accidentally caught sight of Lin Shuyan and his sister standing behind Tang Yunci. Thinking of the argument just now, his eyes darkened. Then he pointed at Lin Shuyan and his sister and suddenly said loudly, "Sir, these two people are acting suspiciously. You must send someone to investigate them thoroughly!"

Judge He looked in the direction of his finger and happened to meet the eyes of Lin Shuyan who had just walked out from behind Tang Yunci.

"You're talking nonsense!" Tang Yunci scolded him, and then explained to He Tongpan who was approaching them: "Mr. Tongpan, these two are my best friends. They can't be suspicious people."

The people who had just been rescued also spoke well of them.

"Yes, sir! If they hadn't taken action just now, we would have drowned long ago!"

The young scholar who had replied stepped forward and said solemnly, "Sir, this young man and this young lady just saved more than 28 people on the river. They are definitely not suspicious people. Please be careful!"

"Humph! I think you have all been deceived by the two of them, Master Tang, you can only know a person's face but not his heart. Don't be fooled by them."

Jiang Shun glanced at Lin Shuyan after he finished speaking, then pointed at Lin Shuyue who was wearing a tiger mask, and continued: "These two people wore masks from beginning to end, their identities are very suspicious, and besides, have any of you seen a girl with such good skills?

In my opinion, these two people must be those who are at odds with our Jiang family and were sent to harm my young master. Otherwise, how could this houseboat catch fire out of nowhere?

The most important thing is, I just begged them to go into the water to look for my young master, but they refused to do so. Isn't this suspicious?"

After saying this, he knelt down in front of Judge He and said earnestly, "Judge He! Please order these two men to be taken back to the government office immediately and tortured severely! Seek justice for my young master!"

Someone in the crowd muttered, "Hey, Jiang Shun is right. I have never seen a woman in our Zhou Dynasty who is as skilled as this girl..."

After saying that, someone immediately retorted: "That's just because you don't have much experience. Maybe the girl is from a martial arts family, so it's not surprising that she has such skills!"

"this....."

Judge He looked at the aggressive Jiang Shun, then turned around and saw the second son of the prefect who was looking at him warily with the Lin Shuyan siblings. He was in a dilemma for a moment.

After hesitating for a moment, he looked at Lin Shuyan and his sister and asked, "What are your names? Where are you from? Why are you wearing masks? Also, why did you refuse Jiang Shun's request to help save someone?"

Lin Shuyan and Lin Shuyue felt helpless when they heard this. After looking at each other, they reached out and took off the masks on their faces, revealing faces that amazed everyone.

The people on the pleasure boat were stunned for a moment when they saw the brother and sister, who had extraordinary demeanor and looked like fairies. Many young men even straightened their clothes and hair and straightened their backs without making a sound.

"Your Excellency, I am Lin Shuyan, a commoner from Sishui County. My family and I just arrived in the city at noon today. Tonight, I am just accompanying my sister to watch the Baihua boat tour. We don't know the young master of the Jiang family at all. Jiang Shun's words are malicious slander. Please understand!"

Lin Shuyan explained the situation concisely and to the point, with an attitude that was neither humble nor arrogant.

Jiang Shun, who was kneeling on the ground, saw that He Tongpan's expression had softened, and he became a little anxious for a moment, "Sir! Don't listen to his sophistry. They must be extraordinary. How can ordinary people have such good kung fu?"

He Tongpan, who was about to put aside his doubts, turned to look at Lin Shuyan and motioned him to give an explanation.

"Your Excellency, when I was young, my sister and I were fortunate enough to be spotted by a martial arts master and became his disciple. We have been practicing martial arts since childhood, so it is only natural that we are good at it."

Lin Shuyan repeated what his family had said to the public before, then glanced coldly at Jiang Shun on the ground, and continued: "As for what Jiang Shun said about me not wanting to go into the water to save people, you can ask the other young masters what the situation was at that time. In short, I have a clear conscience!"

Judge He stroked his short beard and looked at Lin Shuyan, who had a calm face. He believed Lin Shuyan's words 80% in his heart. After asking the other people on the pleasure boat, his doubts about Lin Shuyan were completely dispelled.

Jiang Shun was unwilling to give up and continued to pester, "Sir, they are definitely not good people..."

Before he could finish his words, he unexpectedly let out a shrill scream!

"what..."

Everyone stepped back in fear, looking at Jiang Shun, who was lying on the terrace with smoke and a burnt body. They then looked up at the starry night sky, feeling confused and uncertain.

Just now, everyone watched as a bolt of lightning suddenly fell from the sky and struck Jiang Shun with lightning speed.

He Tongpan, whose face turned pale, raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead. He was closest to Jiang Shun just now and the lightning almost struck his feet. Fortunately, he retreated quickly.

Except for Lin Shuyan, Qinghe and Qingzhi, no one noticed that Lin Shuyue, who was hiding in the darkness, quietly withdrew his hand.

"God has shown his power! He is punishing the liar!"

While everyone was still in a daze, an excited shout was heard from the Xique Bridge. An old man was seen kneeling on the bridge and kowtowed three times to the night sky. The rest of the people on the bridge came to their senses and knelt down one after another, following suit.

The young masters on the pleasure boat were all scholars and would not believe this. They just thought that Jiang Shun was unlucky and happened to encounter this strange thunder and lightning.

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