Chapter 440: The Autumn Wind Sweeps the Fallen Leaves
In the government office, the interrogation is continuing. The fastest novel update
Following Su Jin's order, two witnesses were brought into the interrogation room. Guo Pinchao's mouth was swollen from the beating, and he was about to roll around and show off, but when he saw these two people, he suddenly deflated like a deflated rubber ball.
Go down.
One of these two people was Du Tou Ma Kui, the soldier on duty at the North City Gate that evening, and the other was Lu Ba Tou, the leader of the miscellaneous army who gathered to change the guard in the Yamen, and it was he who ordered Lu Ba Tou that day.
When he went to hand over the night watch duty at the city gate, it was Ma Kui who handed him over.
Su Jin asked: "Ma Dutou, on the evening of the 29th of last month, who did the soldiers you led hand over to after the change of guard?"
Ma Kui said: "Reporting to your lord, this is Mr. Lu."
Su Jin asked: "Who is Mr. Lu? Can you identify him?"
Ma Kui cupped his hands and said, "Sir, Lu Baotou and Beizhi are very familiar with each other. They are also friends on weekdays. How could you not recognize them?"
Su Jin said: "Can you be in the hall?"
Ma Kui pointed at Lu Baotou and said, "That's him."
Su Jin nodded, motioned for him to step aside, turned around and asked Lu Baotou, "Are you Lu Baotou?"
Lu Baotou cupped his fists and said: "I am a lower-ranking official, Lu Mang, and I hold the post of chief arrester of the Yamen of Yangzhou Prefecture."
Su Jindao: "Did you hear what Ma Dutou said just now? Was he talking about you, Lu Baotou?"
Lu Mang said: "It was Xiaguan. It was Xiaguan who was handing over the city defense matters to Madutou that day. At that time, he led 18 police officers and 33 government officials from various ministries, a total of more than 50 people."
Su Jin said: "Who gave you the order? Can this person be in the hall?"
Without hesitation, Lu Mang stretched out his hand and pointed at Guo Pinchao, who was lying on the ground, and said: "This is Mr. Guo Pinchao, the general magistrate of Yangzhou Prefecture at that time. This is him."
Su Jin slapped the table and shouted: "Lu Mang, you are so brave. Since you are on duty at the north gate at night, why don't you lead the team to evacuate before the handover the next day?"
Lu Mang said hurriedly: "Sir, please calm down, it is because everything happened for a reason."
Su Jindao: "Tell me, if you conceal even a single word, your end will be dire."
Lu Mang said hurriedly: "Sir, how dare you be so perfunctory when you are on a errand? I did lead the team to leave that night, but I only evacuated the north gate after receiving an order to adjust the defense."
Su Jin said: "Are you saying that you were transferred to defense soon after you took over the defense?"
Lu Mang said: "As your Excellency said, less than two hours after taking over the defense, around two o'clock, Master Guo sent his personal entourage to come to deliver the order, saying that the soldiers at the South Gate were too tired and wanted to lead the team to the south gate instead."
The gate guard, I asked him what to do about the North City? The attendant said that the soldiers were on the way and there was no need to worry, and then urged us to leave the North City Gate and go to the South Gate."
Su Jin said: "Nonsense, a follower comes to deliver a message and you just leave your duty without permission?"
Lu Mang said: "My lord, I don't know something. With Master Guo's order, I will naturally obey the order."
Su Jin said: "Where is the warrant?"
Lu Mang reached out and took out a piece of paper, handed it over, and said: "At that time, the attendant wanted to return the warrant, but the official had a second thought. After all, Mr. Guo was not here in person. Having the warrant in hand can also prove that I am waiting for you.
It wasn't because I was absent from duty, so I didn't give it to him; later, Mr. Guo sent people to ask for it many times, but I had to lie and claim that the warrant was lost. Mr. Guo reprimanded the subordinate before giving up."
Su Jin took the order, glanced at it, and laughed and said: "Yes, you did a good job. You are worthy of being the chief catcher. You are very careful."
Lu Mang cupped his hands and said, "Your Excellency, it is your duty to praise me erratically."
Su Jin nodded and said: "Step aside." Lu Mang bowed and stepped back. Su Jin shook the paper and said to Guo Pinchao with a smile: "Guo Tongpan, this slap is not unjust. Look at it.
The witnesses and material evidence are all there. You clearly went to arrange for the defense to be deployed, so why did you say you were going on patrol? Is this a funny lie?"
Guo Pinchao remained silent, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, and his face was burning with pain.
"Master Guo, here comes the next question. Lying means twenty slaps. My subordinates don't know how to count. Twenty slaps may be regarded as forty slaps. Don't blame me for not reminding you then."
Guo Pinchao's face turned red and he suddenly whispered: "Your Majesty, can you take a moment to speak? I want to have a few words with you alone."
Su Jindao: "Everything should be said to others. Although this is not the lobby of a government office and there is no plaque hanging above the mirror, the court is the place where cases are heard. If you have something to say, there is no harm in saying it."
Guo Pinchao said: "This matter is related to the safety of your Excellency and the royal family, and makes you think twice."
Su Jin suddenly understood what he was going to say, and laughed and said: "Do you want to make a deal with me? As long as I let you go, you will not mention in front of Shangguan that I opened a warehouse with Mr. Fu Zun to release grain."
Something? Oh, by the way, and it’s military rations; now it’s really fun, no matter what kind of cat or dog is trying to threaten me with this matter, are you really trying to scare me?”
Guo Pinchao didn't expect that Su Jin would point it out so readily. He was stunned for a moment and then said: "Since the envoy has made it clear, I won't talk in circles anymore. I know everything about you. If you make me anxious, I will definitely reveal everything.
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Su Jin laughed loudly and said: "The prisoner said something back. It's strange that some people believe it. Besides, the military rations are completely false. I'm afraid where are you? If you don't believe me, I will force you to go to the warehouse tomorrow to see if the military rations are in order.
The yard is in the warehouse, and it has the seal of the Third Division on it, but we haven’t touched it yet."
Guo Pinchao sneered: "Who doesn't know that you covered up your position afterwards and forged the seal of the Third Division? Do you think everything will be fine with this? The people above are not fools."
Su Jin chuckled and said, "I have no control over what happens to the people above, and you don't need to worry about it. If you want to trade with me, don't even think about it."
As he spoke, he leaned into his ear and said: "Actually, I moved the military rations, but I also have an excuse. After I keep it, no one will believe you. If the higher-ups really investigate, I will say that it was a deliberate design with the prefect to seduce you."
Taking the bait, of course the military rations were not touched, but only my personal food was touched. The purpose was to convey the message through your mouth, so that you would think you have a handle on me, and thus take the opportunity to win over me and Lord Fu. In this way, you
Then he showed his flaws and was finally defeated by us. What do you think of this reason?"
Guo Pinchao was so angry that he was shaking all over, but he also knew that if Su Jin really said that, the superiors might actually turn a blind eye and let him go. Guo Pinchao was helpless, because this person's tail was clearly in front of him.
He swung it around and managed to get a firm hold on it, but in the end he found that the tail was slippery and the other party just tried hard and let it go.
"Okay, let's tell them all. There are more than a dozen complaints from the people here. If you don't explain them all, your mouth will be like a pig's head by the end of the night. And I have more interesting things waiting for you.
Did you see the wooden barrel over there? It's full of croton soup. After slapping your mouth, I'll ask you to drink some soup to nourish your body. After drinking the soup, I will order someone to get you a cork stopper.
Blocking your place of grain reincarnation and leaving only one mouth on your body, I am curious, if a person cannot excrete, will it overflow from the mouth?"
There was an evil smile on Su Jin's handsome face. Not only Guo Pinchao, but also everyone around him was dumbfounded. The envoy was also too vicious. People said torture was just whipping, burning or other physical pain. This person
Your Excellency is completely unconventional and actually made croton soup and then prevented you from excreting it. This is ten thousand times more painful than being slapped with hundreds of whips. It is really worthy of the word "diao poison".
But Song Xiang was not surprised. Yesterday at the public trial, Su Jin ordered someone to grab Feng Jingyao's hand and stab him, then took the opportunity to say that he used the black wind finger to hurt people, and then cut off Feng Jingyao's hand without hesitation.
The sight of his fingers being used for drawings was vivid in his mind. Song Xiang was not surprised that this kid would have many torturing ideas, nor was he surprised that there were things he didn't dare to do.
Guo Pinchao felt weak all over. He suddenly felt that he was so stupid. The man in front of him was a real tiger, a tiger even more ferocious and cunning than Feng Jingyao. Feng Jingyao at least followed the routine. The most vicious method was just to chop people directly.
Kill someone, but this person can make you unable to live or die, destroying people psychologically.
"How's it going? Do you want to try it?" Su Jin smiled.
"I...recruited." Guo Pinchao didn't have the confidence to fight this person any longer. For now, he could only confess in full and explain everything he had done. After all, he couldn't escape death, so why suffer more.
Su Jin clapped his hands and said: "Come on, it should have been like this a long time ago. Come here! Untie Mr. Guo, watch your seat, and bring me some pen and ink. Mr. Guo is so happy, and I can't be rude, so I won't ask, let him write it himself, and explain the city first."
Let’s talk about the matter of the door, and then explain the unsolved cases in the city.”
The yamen servant hurriedly brought the pen and ink. Su Jin rolled up his sleeves and polished the ink himself. At the same time, he leaned into Guo Pinchao's ear and said: "It's the same sentence, but one thing is missing. Those things prepared for you will still have to be greeted by you, and wait a moment."
The soup will become cold and biting, making it even more uncomfortable to drink, so you have to be careful."
Guo Pinchao murmured and cursed: "You are a devil."
Su Jin laughed loudly and said: "The sage Lei Feng once said: Treat your enemies as ruthlessly as the autumn wind sweeps away fallen leaves! I am following the sage's words."
Everyone is trying their best to figure out who the saint Lei Feng is.
While Guo Pinchao was writing his confession, Song Xiang secretly pulled Su Jin outside the house and asked: "Where did your complaints from the common people come from? Why didn't I see the complaint? Otherwise, how could I let him go so easily."
Su Jin smiled and said: "Where is the complaint? It's just dozens of pieces of blank paper."
Song Xiang pointed at Su Jin and was speechless. Su Jin smiled and said, "What? Did I do something wrong?"
Song Xiang sighed and lowered his head: "You are right, it is... I was wrong."