The originally clean cell was filled with the smell of blood. Ruan Ting had been helped to the bed by the guards of Tianyao, and someone beside him was busy trying to stop the bleeding.
Under the iron railing next to the aisle, there was a pool of bright red blood that had not yet dried up.
Luo Jinyan stepped into the cell and glanced at everyone in the cell. He was slightly relieved when he saw that Ruan Ting was still alive.
"How's it going?"
The person who was bandaging the wound quickly replied: "Xiang Ruan was seriously injured, and... the murder weapon was poisonous. We have sent people to ask for a doctor." Naturally, a prisoner like Ruan Ting cannot let him die like this, so
At the first moment, they had already sent people to the Imperial Hospital to ask for the Imperial Doctor.
Luo Jinyan then looked at the others and said, "How did he do it?"
The two men were locked in two cells respectively. Unless Ruan Ting was sent to Xue Ya to stab him, there was no way Xue Ya could hurt Ruan Ting.
What's more, your whole body will be searched before being imprisoned. How did Xue Ya bring the sharp weapon into the prison?
"It seems that the defense of Tianlao still needs to be strengthened." Luo Jinyan said calmly, and a trace of shame flashed on the face of the official who was following him.
In the early years, there was a case of prisoners escaping from the sky jail, which already made them unable to hold their heads high. Now that something like this happened again, they were really... ashamed. It is conceivable that as soon as the news spread, those people would fight against them again.
They say they would rather build their own cells to lock up people and release them than see the people they worked so hard to capture being sent to prison.
Xue Ya sat lazily leaning against the table, with a few traces of freshly stained blood red on Ruxue's white clothes.
After hearing Luo Jinyan's words, he just raised his head and glanced at Luo Jinyan, then closed it calmly again.
"General Luo, this is the murder weapon that injured Prime Minister Ruan." A guard carefully handed over a small gadget.
Luo Jinyan took it in his hand and looked at it. It was a small crossbow that looked extremely simple. Although Luo Jinyan didn't use these things, he could still tell that it was assembled from a few small bits and pieces he carried with him. But...
"With the size of this thing, even if it really hits Ruan Xiang, there won't be such a big wound, right?" Ruan Ting's injury looked worse than being hit by a strong bow.
The officer was also very puzzled and said: "However, Prime Minister Ruan was indeed injured by this object. Prince Ning and Prime Minister Ruan themselves must be able to prove it."
Luo Jinyan nodded and said: "After taking out the arrows, send them to the weapons supervisor for them to see. Also, find out where these things came from."
"Yes, General."
After giving these instructions, Luo Jinyan walked into the cell and stood beside Ruan Ting's bed, "Mr. Ruan, at this point, don't you still want to say nothing?"
Although Ruan Ting was seriously injured, his consciousness was still clear.
Hearing Luo Jinyan's words, he managed to open his eyes and said, "Master Luo... I have nothing to say..."
Luo Jinyan didn't care, "So, does Mr. Ruan want to hear what the young master just said to me? And... why did Mr. Xueya want to kill you?"
Ruan Ting did not speak, but looked at Luo Jinyan steadily, obviously he also wanted an answer.
Having reached this point, Ruan Ting actually feels that he has been wronged.
Although it was true that he had done some bad things, and that Xue Ya had taken advantage of him and ended up in this situation. But he knew in his heart that Xue Ya was not his son, and the Ruan family had no grievances against him. Why did he have to pull him out?
Get into the water yourself?
To put it bluntly, even if Xue Ya is really his son, does he really hate him so much?
However, Luo Jinyan had no intention of answering his doubts. He took a step back and said with some seriousness: "Xiang Ruan might as well think about it carefully. It's not terrible for a person to die. What's terrible is to die in confusion. What's even more terrible is that after you die, you don't know.
It will also implicate others. I just received the news that the eldest son of the Ruan family... seems to have disappeared."
Ruan Ting was slightly startled. He didn't have much reaction at first. But when Luo Jinyan looked at him meaningfully, his heart suddenly became excited, and a trace of eagerness and disbelief flashed in his eyes.
Unfortunately, Luo Jinyan quickly broke the trace of luck in his heart and said calmly: "Master Ruan did not follow the path you arranged for him. He is really missing."
Ruan Ting's body trembled and he struggled to get up.
The person who was trying to stop the bleeding quickly held him down and said, "Master Ruan, don't move! Don't move around with this injury. Be careful that the arrow pierces the internal organs in your body!"
The crossbow arrow that hit Ruan Ting was very special. It was said that the crossbow arrow was more like the size of a hidden weapon. Not only did the wound open wide, but it also penetrated deeply. It penetrated directly without even exposing the head. He is not a doctor who specializes in trauma.
It can't be taken out.
The severe pain made Ruan Ting tremble uncontrollably, and he was speechless in pain. He raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the cell next door. Xue Ya was not sitting at the table at this time, but stood up and stood by the railing.
He even held his hands on the railing and stuck his head out from the gap in the railing, looking at Ruan Ting's embarrassed appearance with interest.
Luo Jinyan said: "Don't worry, Mr. Ruan, you'd better treat your injuries first and save your own life. You know, the dead can't speak." If Ruan Ting dies now, others can say whatever they want later.
.No matter how many accusations were placed on him, he had no words to refute.
After his death, everything was over, but the Ruan family is still there.
Luo Jinyan did not wait for the imperial doctor to come to rescue Ruan Ting, but instead had Xue Ya escorted to the interrogation room.
The interrogation room in the Sky Prison is actually not as scary as ordinary people imagine, because the people imprisoned here are all convicted criminals and some people with extraordinary identities. The former does not require torture, while the latter requires caution.
Even if there is an interrogation, it is usually not their turn to go to the prison. There are people who are specifically responsible for the case to take these people away.
Therefore, although there are some torture instruments in the Tianlao interrogation room, they are all clean and look more like decorations.
Luo Jinyan did not let anyone tie Xue Ya to the torture rack, but made him sit in a chair in the interrogation room.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Luo Jinyan sat behind the desk and looked at Xue Ya, who was still looking leisurely, and suddenly chuckled: "It seems that Mr. Xue Ya guessed wrong, you know
Who exactly are you?"
The expression on Xue Ya's face changed slightly, and soon returned to its original appearance, and said calmly: "What is Mr. Luo talking about? Who is this?"
Luo Jinyan said: "Really? Mr. Xueya suddenly attacked Mr. Ruan. Aren't you worried that if Mr. Ruan relented and confessed, the court might give you a lighter sentence so that you would never have the chance to take revenge?" Xueya sneered and said: "Ruan and I
Ting has no hatred, and besides...he will not let go."
Luo Jinyan didn't worry about his identity, he just asked: "How do you know he won't let go?"
Xue Ya smiled and said: "If he dared to confess to the regent, he would not be threatened by me from the beginning. He would rather participate in the rebellion than dare to disclose the matter. Do you want Mr. Luo to guess what it is? Of course... Ruan Ting is involved.
Rebellion is not without the meaning of gambling. After all, if he doesn't agree, there is 100% no chance of survival. If he agrees, he might be able to win another meritorious service from the dragon."
Luo Jinyan frowned slightly. He had been thinking about this issue for a long time. What is the reason that makes people like Ruan Ting prefer to be threatened and risk being executed instead of revealing the truth?
Given Ruan Ting's status and achievements over the years, as long as he does not treason and does not cause large-scale innocent casualties, even if he had some relationship with Luan Yisi back then, the crime will never be more serious than treason involving the execution of a whole family.
There is no punishment in this world that can be compared to being beheaded.
He looked at Ruan Ting's records, and it seemed that he had not made any major mistakes in the decades he had been in politics. On the contrary, his political achievements were outstanding whether he was working abroad or serving in the court.
Xue Ya looked at the expression on Luo Jinyan's face, and there was a hint of pride in his brows.
"Master Luo, do you think I will show up at the palace unprepared? Even if those two people betray me... you can't kill me."
Luo Jinyan suddenly chuckled and said leisurely: "What if I kill you now?"
There was no sound in the interrogation room for a while, and Xue Ya stared intently at Luo Jinyan in front of him.
Luo Jinyan's steady and calm voice sounded in the empty room, "If I kill you right here, how will Master Xueya prepare to save himself?"
Xue Ya seemed to have just come back to his senses and said, "You won't kill me."
Luo Jinyan smiled gently at him, stood up, walked to the wall, raised his hand and pulled out a dagger from the cabinet on the side.
There are various torture instruments hanging on the wall, and the cabinets in the corner also contain various torture tools. Although these tools are not commonly used, they are very complete.
Luo Jinyan raised his hand and flicked the dagger, only to hear a whoosh sound as the dagger shot towards Xue Ya's neck.
Xue Ya's eyes were stern, he leaned to the side, and the dagger was driven into the back of the chair behind him close to his neck.
If he hadn't let go just now, the dagger would have been driven into his neck.
Luo Jinyan was unmoved. He took out another dagger and stroked the blade gently and said, "Master Xueya, we haven't tried you in the past few days. You should understand what this means."
Xue Ya stared at him coldly.
Luo Jinyan said: "You are not that important, and the court does not accept bargaining. Even if I accidentally kill you here, how much punishment do you think I will receive?"
Xue Ya remained silent, Luo Jinyan smiled, moved his wrist slightly and made a whoosh sound, and shot the dagger in his hand towards Xue Ya again.
Xue Ya avoided it again, but the look on his face became even more ugly.
There were two daggers nailed to the back of the chair behind him, and his sitting posture became even more awkward.
Luo Jinyan took the third dagger and walked back to the interrogation table, and said leisurely: "Master Xueya, instead of thinking too much, it is better to think about how to get out of this room alive."
After being silent for a longer time this time, Xue Ya suddenly laughed.
"Young Master Luo is indeed interesting." Xue Ya said with a smile: "Your threat is indeed very useful, and you are right. Even if I have all the chips, if I die in this room, it will really be of no use."
Luo Jinyan said: "Young Master can now talk about some things that interest us."
Xue Ya nodded and said, "Okay, I wonder if Mr. Luo is interested in Southern Xinjiang?"
"Huh?" Luo Jinyan raised his eyebrows slightly, looking a little surprised. He really didn't expect that Xue Ya would talk about Southern Xinjiang.
Xue Ya smiled and said: "Master Luo, you might as well wait a little longer. If there is still peace in southern Xinjiang within a month, you can kill me directly."
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Update at 5:02 pm. It’s so hot, I feel like it’s melting just this morning.
