The tiger bone soup in the iron pot gave off a burst of aroma, and Xiao Chen leaned against the wall and dozed off.
Du Shaoqin stood up and stirred the tiger bone soup a few more times.
Although he and Xiao Chen had worked together for many years and were transferred from Jinyiwei to Dongchang together, he sometimes really couldn't understand Xiao Chen's style of doing things.
He supported the prince, but completely offended him.
Such a thankless thing is done in a fulfilling way.
However, if you work in a seemingly beautiful place like Dongchang, once you fall out of favor, the consequences will be disastrous.
As long as the prince can govern the Ming Dynasty well and give the people a good life to live and work in peace and contentment, it would be a wise move for people like him to choose to leave.
After a short while, there was a sound of shackles outside, and Duan Tianming escorted a prisoner into the door.
Hearing the movement, Xiao Chen slowly opened his eyes and walked out.
"Master Cao, welcome to Laodongchang Prison. Chief Du, show Master Cao your skills." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
Cao Guangtian remained silent and glared at Xiao Chen coldly.
This Cao Guangtian is about fifty years old. He is very tall and burly. He has served in the Ministry of Household Affairs for many years, and he is very disgusted with people in the emperor's direct departments such as Jinyiwei and Dongchang.
Although I know that I may not have good results, I still don't want to lower my head.
Du Shaoqin was ordered to pull Cao Guangtian's shackles and walk towards him like a prison cell.
Among the civil servants in the imperial court, Xiao Chen had heard of some very tough officials. Cao Guangtian was one of them.
Therefore, when I was in the tavern, when I heard the Jinyiwei Baihu said that the owner of the tavern was Cao Guangtian's brother-in-law, I knew that this was a hard nut to crack.
Without further ado, let’s kill the two men in front of Fan Ming and break through Fan Ming’s defense.
As for the tough Cao Guangtian, let Du Shaoqin practice his skills first, which can be regarded as making the best use of everything.
The next day, as the sun just rose, Du Shaoqin, with a bloodshot face and a whip in hand, walked into his room.
Xiao Chen had already gotten up and was sitting at the table, enjoying the West Lake Longjing he gave to Du Shaoqin.
"How's it going? Have you caught that old guy?" Xiao Chen asked with a smile after taking a sip of tea.
With a "pop" sound, Du Shaoqin sewed the bloody whip on the table.
"Not yet, but it's almost there. Now that the skin is torn apart and the pepper water is poured on it, he faints." After a night of torture, Du Shaoqin's eyes were still extremely excited.
If the other party hadn't been unconscious, he would probably have continued to toss.
"You rest, I'll greet him instead." Xiao Chen chuckled, opened the door, and walked out.
Cao Guangtian was placed in a special cell.
It was said to be a prison cell, but it was actually a torture room in Dongchang. Naked to the waist, Cao Guangtian was hung on a thick crossbar.
This cell was modeled after the interrogation room of Fusi in Jinyiwei North Town and has basically not been used yet.
All kinds of torture instruments are hung on the walls, which makes people feel chilly at first sight.
There was no intact skin on Cao Guangtian's body. Even all his fingernails were pulled out by Du Shaoqin and thrown to the ground.
Seeing the other party's condition, Xiao Chen couldn't help but admire him secretly.
After a night of tormenting, he must have used all the torture methods, but Cao Guangtian still hasn't opened his mouth. I have to say, he is really a tough guy.
Xiao Chen couldn't understand why Zhu Gaoxu was so virtuous and capable that he actually subdued Cao Guangtian.
Looking at the captain standing next to him, Xiao Chen said with a smile: "Get a basin of cold water and let Mr. Cao wake up."
"The cold water has been poured on him, but he just hasn't woken up." The captain held Xiao Chen in his arms and said.
"Oh?!" Xiao Chen was startled, then slowly walked to Cao Guangtian and examined it carefully.
After many years of working in Jinyiwei, Xiao Chen understands that as long as he doesn't die, no matter how heavy the coma is, a basin of cold water can't wake him up. Unless he is pretending to be comatose.
Staring at the other person's closed eyes, Xiao Chen held his breath.
As time passed, Xiao Chen finally caught Cao Guangtian's eyeballs wrapped in eyelids and moved slightly.
"Sure enough, he is pretending to be unconscious." Xiao Chen thought to himself.
Pretending to be comatose only shows that Cao Guangtian's endurance has reached the limit, and he just wants to use coma to escape torture.
In this case, give him some time to rest.
"After struggling all night, Cao Guangtian didn't even open his mouth. He is really a tough guy." A captain said with a smile.
"It's tough enough." Xiao Chen also laughed, "This shows that you Captain Du still hasn't learned the essence. I heard that the former Jinyiwei Beizhen Fusi didn't care about such tough people at all.
It’s a waste of time. Just gouge out the eyes, deafen the ears, cut off the tongue, break the limbs and throw them away.”
"What's the use of Beizhen Fusi doing this? Does it mean that we can no longer get anything useful from them?" the captain asked in confusion.
"Liao Xianghe once told me that he has been in charge of the prison for many years, but there are no truly tough people. Those who can't wake up even if cold water is poured on them are all pretending to be comatose. Since they are pretending, let them become complete useless people.
Yes." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"Then Cao Guangtian will be turned into a cripple?" the captain asked.
After following Du Shaoqin for a whole night, basically using all kinds of torture, Cao Guangtian just didn't speak, and the captain was really at a loss.
After hearing what Xiao Chen said, I felt like I had no choice but to do this.
"Master Cao is also a sensible person. He must have been favored by the King of Han for being able to keep his mouth shut so strictly. In fact, with the evidence I have so far, it doesn't matter whether he speaks or not. It's okay to just throw it away." Xiao Chen laughed.
He said, his eyes carefully observing Cao Guangtian's condition.
Sure enough, following Xiao Chen's words, Cao Guangtian's body twitched slightly.
Although it was inconspicuous, Xiao Chen caught it.
"Then I'll prepare something to destroy him?" the captain said.
"Well, I admire Master Cao for being so tough. It's really a pity that he was crippled like this. I really can't understand how the King of Han can be, a cruel prince, a man who regards human life as a
Why should Mr. Cao have to bear this burden for such a stupid person?" Xiao Chen sighed.
"I also feel that I admire him a lot. Then let's just kill him," the captain said.
"No, no, no," Xiao Chen shook his head, "Although I basically don't need his confession, I still want to give him a chance. After all, such tough people are rare in the court. Give him
An hour's time, if he doesn't wake up after an hour, he will be crippled."
"It's just arranged by Brother Xiao," the captain said with his hands clasped in fists.
"Let's go have breakfast and give Mr. Cao time to think about it." With that said, Xiao Chen opened the door and walked out.
As the door closed, Cao Guangtian was left alone in the room.
