The "stool" mentioned by Feng Qingshan refers to the tiger stool.
There is a long wooden stool with a cross-shaped backrest. The prisoner sits on it, and his head, hands and feet are fixed with ropes to prevent the prisoner from struggling.
During torture, green bricks were placed under the prisoners' feet until they reached a height that the human body could not bear. This kind of torture was extremely cruel, and the pain suffered by the tortured was as if the body was being disconnected.
In the late Qing Dynasty, the tiger bench became popular in prisons and was also called the ruthless wood at that time. Because of its excellent interrogation effect, it gradually became popular among interrogators.
During the Japanese invasion of China, in order to deal with anti-Japanese comrades, the Japanese not only promoted this ancient torture instrument, but also improved it.
The prisoner's neck was repeatedly strangled with a rope. It is said that the newly invented compound torture device was based on medical principles, making the victim feel double the pain.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, many enlightened people called for the government to abolish this inhumane instrument of torture.
In fact, in law enforcement departments such as police stations, the tiger bench is no longer used because there is no need for it.
The Secrecy Bureau is an intelligence agency and is involved in major espionage and criminal cases. As long as they can get a confession, they will do whatever it takes!
"Ah, ah, ah——"
When he reached the fourth brick, Wei Zhongwen finally couldn't help but scream.
After all, humans are made of flesh and blood. Even if you have a strong will like steel, you cannot withstand this kind of inhuman torture. This is challenging the physiological limits of humans!
Baogen's body trembled and he pounced forward, roaring: "Stop! Stop! You beasts!"
Two agents rushed over, pinned Baogen to the ground, and shouted: "Be honest!"
Feng Qingshan sighed and said: "To be honest, I also feel cruel, but what can I do? You are not willing to say a word of the order given by the above, how can I go about it? Baogen, I still say the same thing,
If you tell me the contents of the message, I will stop the torture!"
"I, I can't say..." Baogen's voice became weaker and weaker, and his nerves were on the verge of collapse.
After noticing this detail, Feng Qingshan was secretly happy. As long as it lasted for a while, Baogen would probably explain the contents of the message.
As long as he opens his mouth, he will confess more. People are like this. Since they can say a little, they will feel that they can say a little more.
"Director, the prisoner fainted again!"
"Wake him up!"
Feng Qingshan did not want to give up halfway. At the critical moment, he must continue to exert pressure. If he misses this opportunity, this trick may not work next time.
"Wow!"
A bucket of cold water was poured down, but Wei Zhongwen didn't move at all.
Jiang Xinyu stood up, came to Wei Zhongwen, opened his eyelids and took a look, without any hesitation, said: "The pupils are dilated, send him to the rescue quickly!"
Feng Qingshan said suspiciously: "Is it really that serious?"
"You'd better believe me. Even if we send him to rescue now, it's still a matter of time whether he can be saved!" Jiang Xinyu said coldly.
Jiang Xinyu said so surely that Feng Qingshan did not dare to be careless and tortured the prisoner to death without asking any questions. This was not what he wanted to see.
The agents worked hard to untie Wei Zhongwen and carried him to the infirmary, where the interrogation was suspended.
Baogen was so excited just now that he almost said the contents of the message. Now that he thought about it carefully, he actually fell into Feng Qingshan's language trap.
Even if the execution of Wei Zhongwen is stopped today, what about tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow? If the Secret Bureau cannot get a satisfactory confession, the interrogation will definitely continue.
After coming out of the interrogation room, Baogen felt his hands and feet were cold. With a single thought, he almost became a traitor out of nowhere!
Ten minutes later, Feng Qingshan came to the infirmary. He was still worried about Jiang Xinyu, and even had some doubts about whether he was trying to stop the interrogation.
As soon as the emergency room door opened, Dr. Li came out.
Feng Qingshan hurriedly asked: "Doctor Li, how is the prisoner?"
Dr. Li took off his mask, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said, "Fortunately, it was delivered in time. If it had been five minutes later, his life would have been saved."
"Although he was punished...how could his life be endangered?" Feng Qingshan said in confusion.
Doctor Li said: "I heard from Team Leader Bai that tiger benches were used for prisoners?"
"That's right."
"That's right. The prisoner's left leg had an old injury. Being on the tiger bench aggravated the injury. The severe pain caused a tachycardia!"
"...Then how is he doing now?"
"My life was saved, but my left leg was severely fractured and swollen. In the short term, I suggest that it be best not to torture her again."
"okay, I get it!"
Returning to the Director's Office of the Intelligence Department, Feng Qingshan thought that since Wei Zhongwen could not be interrogated for the time being, he could only work on Baogen.
Fortunately, this young man is prone to emotions and seems to be easier to deal with, so he is probably very likely to ask for a confession.
“Tuk-tuk!”
The door rang twice before Qiao Mu opened the door and walked in.
Feng Qingshan stood up quickly and said, "Stationmaster, are you okay?"
Qiao Mucai said: "How is the situation?"
"It was going very smoothly, but there was a little accident in the middle. Wei Zhongwen couldn't stand the torture and almost died in the interrogation room. Fortunately, Captain Jiang found out in time..."
"Then do you still have doubts about Jiang Xinyu?"
"Webmaster, the matter has not been finalized yet. I think it still depends on the outcome of the trial."
Qiao Mucai said: "Qingshan, let me tell you this. Suppose you were the traitor and found out that your comrades might betray you and were about to die. Would you give a warning?"
Feng Qingshan hesitated for a moment, then told the truth and said: "No."
Qiao Mucai tilted the table slightly and said in a more serious tone: "So, if Jiang Xinyu is a communist, how could he not seize this kind of God-given opportunity? Is it reasonable for him to ask you to rescue Wei Zhongwen quickly?"
Feng Qingshan pondered for a long time, nodded slowly, and said: "What you said makes sense, I have learned a lesson from my humble position!"
"Now that you have learned a lesson, let's withdraw the people who were monitoring Captain Jiang. They complained all day long about the lack of manpower, but in the end the manpower was used up internally!" Qiao Mucai said quite dissatisfied.
"You...know everything?" Feng Qingshan said awkwardly.
Feng Qingshan sent someone to monitor Jiang Xinyu, but Feng Qingshan did not report to Qiao Mucai. He instinctively believed that Qiao Mucai would not agree to this based on their relationship.
Qiao Mucai looked at him and said, "If I didn't know anything, would I be the webmaster? Would it be necessary?"
"I'm sorry, webmaster, I didn't mean to hide it. There are a lot of things going on recently, and all of a sudden..."
"Okay, stop talking! You have two communists in your hands now. As long as you let one of them speak, it's better than spying on your own people, right?"
"I understand the humble position! Don't worry, I will withdraw the person right away!"