The Ultimate Prodigal Son - Chapter 240

[Chapter 240: Workers Refusal to Cooperate]

Lin Tian did not find any useful information about the dam, and the workers who built the dam were nowhere to be seen.

It was getting darker, and before the hour of You, Lin Tian returned to the inn, thinking of starting from another direction.

When he returned to the inn, he saw Song Zijie and two people staying in the room.

The two refugees huddled up and dared not speak. When they heard the noise, they looked up and immediately lowered their heads.

“Are these two people related to the dam?”

Lin Tian raised his eyebrows. Song Zijie would not bring people back without any connection, unless these two people were related to what they wanted to investigate.

Song Zijie nodded.

“I found them among the refugees, and I was lucky. I happened to hear them talking about the dam, so I brought them back. Unfortunately, they refused to say anything more.”

At this point, Song Zijie was a little helpless. Hearing this,

Lin Tian looked at the two people and narrowed his eyes slightly. Sensing

Lin Tian’s gaze, the two people lowered their heads even more, and the shorter one shivered.

“We really don’t know anything. It’s useless to call us here.”

Lin Tian sat casually on a chair, and his eyes fell on them lightly. Although it was such a casual action, the two people felt a sense of oppression.

“I haven’t asked you yet, why are you so anxious to say that you don’t know?”

Lin Tian saw that there was obviously something wrong with the two workers, but if they refused to say anything, he couldn’t do anything to them without evidence.

He was not a cruel person.

The taller man hesitated, and he couldn’t make any sense after a long time.

“This sir, please forgive us. We are indeed workers who build the embankment. We are just the lowest level. We do whatever the superiors tell us to do. Even if you force us to question, we really don’t know the inside situation.” The

shorter man refused to explain clearly.

“What are you saying? When did I force you to question me? Since you don’t say it, I won’t force you.”

Lin Tian didn’t ask them to make things clear now.

The workers were originally planning to refuse to say anything no matter what, but Lin Tian let them go. They were stunned for a moment, and one of them said after reacting.

“Really?”

“Young Master, I keep my word.”

Lin Tian stood up from his chair and stopped caring about the workers.

He placed the two workers in the room, not giving them a chance to run away.

Lin Tian walked out of the room and closed the door, with Song Zijie following him.

After a while, Song Zijie couldn’t help but ask him.

“Just let them go? They obviously know something.”

“I understand, but you also saw that they were in that state. No matter how much you ask, they won’t tell you the truth. Instead of wasting time in a stalemate, it’s better to see if there are any other clues.”

Song Zijie nodded, thinking that what Lin Tian said made sense.

Not long after, Lin Kang also came back.

Looking at the closed door, he couldn’t help but wonder.

“Young Master, what are you doing standing at the door? Why don’t you go in?”

“There are people locked up inside. Keep an eye on them and don’t let them run away, but don’t treat them harshly. Take good care of them.”

Then he went to Xu Wenxuan’s room.

Later, Lin Kang knew that the people inside were dike builders, so he kept an eye on them to prevent them from running away.

Lin Kang was watching over the workers and didn’t walk around. Song Zijie, Xu Wenxuan and Lin Tian were in another room.

“Apart from the two workers, did you get anything else today?”

Lin Tian asked first.

“No, this was done relatively cleanly, and no useful clues were found.”

Xu Wenxuan shook his head.

“There is no useful information among the refugees.”

Lin Tian pondered. Apart from the two workers, there was really no progress.

“It seems that we can only start with the governor. There are many suspicious points about him. Maybe we can find some clues.”

Lin Tian and others were originally suspicious of this matter, but they didn’t have much evidence to confront.

Hearing this, Song Zijie and Xu Wenxuan nodded in agreement. Now it seems that they can only start with the governor.

It seems that they can only find another way to pry open the mouths of the two workers.

At least they can tell some useful information so that they can investigate smoothly.

The two workers were very nervous at first, fearing that Lin Tian would torture them. However, as time passed, except for restricting their freedom, everything else was taken care of very well.

Compared to the time when they were in the refugee camp, it was much better.

However, the two workers did not enjoy it, but became more tormented. It was better to torture them.

“Erniu, how long can your mother delay?”

The taller man sighed.

Li Erniu saw that there was no one around, and his face was full of anxiety and sadness.

“My mother hasn’t taken medicine yet, and the plague she has suffered has not healed. I have been trying to find a way to go into the city to buy medicine, but the governor has always refused to make concessions and won’t let me in.”

He was very worried.

“You still call him the governor of shit, he is just a dog official! It’s just like killing the donkey after it has done its job!”

The taller man was very emotional and said a sigh.

Li Erniu was frowning. His mother was still suffering from the plague, but he was still eating and drinking here, which made him really anxious.

However, Lin Kang watched very strictly and didn’t give them any chance to slip away.

“But Ningjiang City is still under the control of the governor. If he doesn’t let us enter the city, we have no way.”

Li Erniu was a little dejected.

“As long as we don’t say anything, maybe there will be a chance to enter the city.”

After a moment of silence, the taller man said helplessly.

Hearing this, Li Erniu didn’t reply. Didn’t he think so in his heart?

It was because there was still a glimmer of hope in his heart that he didn’t give up completely.

“The plague in the city has been brought under control, but there are still many people outside the city who cannot get treatment. In addition, there are so many people in the refugee camp. No matter how careful we are,

we will still be infected.” The taller man had a voice full of grief. They could not be sure when they would be infected, and they could not go into the city to buy medicine.

“If this continues, the refugees outside the city will find it difficult to survive. They cannot go anywhere else. Not to mention that if they get the plague, other city gates will not be opened. They don’t have much physical strength to travel anymore. I’m afraid they will die on the way.”

At this point, both of them fell into silence, dejected and did not speak again.

Lin Tian, who was standing not far from the door, listened to their conversation. He originally wanted to go in to find them, but in the end he did not go in and quietly left the place.

Just when they talked about Erniu’s mother being ill, Lin Tian stood not far from the door, without making a sound. The workers inside were immersed in grief, and no one noticed that Lin Tian had come.