Chapter 249: Interrogation
The secretary was shaking all over, thinking about the instructions he had received from his master, and then peeked at Xuan Ruiquan. When his eyes met Xuan Ruiquan’s cold eyes, the secretary quickly lowered his gaze.
Seeing that no one answered his question, Xuan Ruiquan frowned slightly and asked, "Nobody can answer Ben Wang’s question?"
Everyone knows how ruthless Yan Junwang is. If no one can give him an answer today, then everyone will suffer under his sword. A staff member felt scared and quickly pointed at the secretary and replied in a trembling voice, "An– answering Wangye. It’s Secretary Peng."
Hearing this, Peng Bofan’s heart sank, and his clothes were soaked in cold sweat. Sitting on the main seat, Xuan Ruiquan calmly observed Peng Bofan. Even when he sat a few meters away from him, Xuan Ruiquan could hear Peng Bofan’s accelerated heartbeat.
Xuan Ruiquan slowly tapped the table with his slender index finger and thought, ’His reaction shows that he feels guilty. Does he have anything to do with the death of the local magistrate?’
Although Xuan Ruiquan came here just to get the support of the local government to deal with the plague as soon as possible, when he saw Peng Bofan’s reactions, he changed his mind. Based on his experience working as the chief minister of Dali Si for more than five years, Xuan Ruiquan was convinced that Peng Bofan had concealed some important information from him right now.
If Peng Bofan was really involved in the death of the local magistrate, then he must have done the job for someone else. As for who is behind Peng Bofan, Xuan Ruiquan suspects that Li Junwang must be involved.
In just a few seconds while Xuan Ruiquan was thinking, Peng Bofan was so nervous that he couldn’t breathe. He could no longer withstand the cold pressure and kowtowed to Xuan Ruiquan, "Wangye, please spare my life."
Hearing this, Xuan Ruiquan raised his eyebrows slightly and thought, ’Huh? I didn’t do anything, and he already begged for mercy?’