Just when Xiao Chen pulled out the big wooden wedge that had been stuffed in the man's mouth for a long time, the man who had been full of abusive words before actually cried "Wow".
"Please, give me a good time. Please, please..."
"Shut up." Xiao Chen shouted coldly, and stuffed the peach wood wedge in his hand into one side of the other person's mouth.
"Oh, no, no, no..." The man used the space left on one side to beg for mercy.
As if he didn't hear anything, Xiao Chen looked at Duan Tianming: "I made a mistake just now. A wooden wedge will do. Look, you can see his tongue."
"Isn't that right? Then just hook it up." Duan Tianming agreed.
The man's face was full of fear, his eyes were staring at Xiao Chen, and his whole body was stiffening involuntarily, as if cramping.
Shopkeeper Li on the side was already slightly unsteady on his feet, and his calves inside his trouser legs were trembling, as if he might fall down at any time.
The people in Dongchang are not torturing people, they are just playing. They are cutting out other people's tongues for fun.
"Uncle, please, please give me a good time." He squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, and the man's eyes were almost filled with blood.
"Didn't you say your bones are hard? Are they soft now?" Xiao Chen shook his head, "I don't believe you are weak. You must be kidding me."
With a smile on his face, Xiao Chen stuffed the dark iron hook into the man's mouth.
As if he was afraid of hurting the other party, he stirred it gently and felt that something was caught on it, and then slowly pulled it out.
"Woo, uh huh..."
In the sound of the man struggling, his tongue was caught on the iron hook and pulled out of his mouth.
"Uh-huh, @#￥%..."
There were bursts of inaudible sounds coming from the man's throat, and the muscles under the rope were twitching irregularly.
The smell of urine assaulted my nostrils, and soon after, the incontinent urine flowed onto the stool, dripping onto the gravel floor.
Xiao Chen held the iron hook in his left hand, and held a small scimitar full of gaps in his right hand. He flapped it in the air a few times: "Why don't you just cut your tongue? Then you can't control your urine? You still call yourself a tough guy."
Shopkeeper Li on the side couldn't hold on any longer, his legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.
"Is this because of the sun? Shopkeeper Li's health is not good. Commander Duan, why don't you help shopkeeper Li aside? He will be the one you want to attack soon." Xiao Chen waved his hand.
Just when Duan Tianming went to help shopkeeper Li, the small scimitar in Xiao Chen's hand was already placed on the middle of the man's tongue and he pulled gently.
A trace of blood slowly flowed onto the blade and back of the knife. From the back of the knife, it dripped into the man's mouth.
As if he couldn't bear it, Xiao Chen gently pulled the knife back and forth in his hand.
The man's tongue, which had been stretched to two inches long, gradually formed a gap from his waist.
Shopkeeper Li was supported on a chair on the side. He looked like a pile of rotten meat. His face was pale and covered with sweat. His eyes were closed tightly, but his mouth was open wide, breathing heavily.
Several captains around him stood quietly, turning a blind eye to everything in front of them.
Even Liu Rufeng, who was eager to try just now, fell silent for a moment when he looked at the half bloody tongue hanging on the iron hook in Xiao Chen's hand.
The man on the stool had fainted from the pain.
The blood that overflowed from his mouth flowed from his face to the stool, staining the ground red.
Throwing the iron hook in his hand to the ground, Xiao Chen came to Shopkeeper Li and sat on the chair next to him.
"Shopkeeper Li, shopkeeper Li." Xiao Chen shouted softly after pushing shopkeeper Li with his hand.
Slowly opening his eyes, Shopkeeper Li said: "Is it my turn?"
"It's your turn? What are you doing?" Xiao Chen asked.
"Is it time to torture me?"
"What did Shopkeeper Li say? I cut out his tongue because he spoke uncontrollably and dared to scold me. Although we are in two opposing camps, I still stick to my principles. We can fight, but we cannot abuse.
Prisoner. He scolded me, but I just cut out his tongue and didn't kill him." Xiao Chen laughed.
"What's the difference between treating him like this and killing him?"
"There is a difference. At least, he is still alive now."
"It's more uncomfortable for him to be alive now than to be dead," Shopkeeper Li said.
"Huh?" Xiao Chen straightened up and looked at Shopkeeper Li with a look of disbelief on his face, "He treated you like that, why do you still speak for him? I'm just venting your anger."
"Let's not talk about the past. I am completely heartbroken now. If you have anything to say, just ask. I don't want to keep secrets for anyone anymore."
Shopkeeper Li slowly opened his eyes, which had lost their former luster. The look in his eyes was almost exactly the same as that of Yizhou Ouyang Xiaoke who was trapped in love.
Looking at Shopkeeper Li, Xiao Chen gently waved his right hand behind his body.
The captain of the Dongchang School on the side saw this gesture, and two people stepped forward, lifted up the long stool, and moved it away together with the man on it.
"The prince has been gone for three days. I don't have anything to ask. Let's just chat casually." Xiao Chen looked at Duan Tianming and said, "Commander Duan, bring a pot of hot water and make tea. I and I
Shopkeeper Li, let’s chat.”
"Okay." Duan Tianming responded and left.
"Did you really build this compound for your father-in-law? Or was it a secret base built by you for the organization?" Xiao Chen asked slowly.
"At the beginning, this courtyard was a whole, with landscape layout inside. My father-in-law loved this courtyard the most during his lifetime, so I spent money to build it just for him," Shopkeeper Li said.
"What happened next?"
Xiao Chen vaguely heard the sound behind shopkeeper Li's words.
"Later, the people from above came to Gu'an and took a fancy to my courtyard. They built a wall in the middle and turned it into what it looked like. From that time on, because I destroyed the entire courtyard
Madam was dissatisfied with the layout, and started to make sarcastic remarks to me. But my existence is for the mission of the organization. Therefore, I can only endure Madam's indifference. I always feel that I owe her, so I will not do anything in many things.
I indulged him again and again, which led to what happened today."
"Okay, okay, this matter is in the past, so we won't mention it anymore." Xiao Chen comforted him instead.
Duan Tianming walked over slowly carrying a pot of hot water and several tea bowls in his hands.
The two captains behind him were even more considerate in carrying a table.
Instructing the captain to put down the table, Duan Tianming put down the tea bowl, kettle, and a bag of tea, and retreated to a distance with everyone.
"Shopkeeper Li, have you been to Hangzhou?" Xiao Chen stood up, opened the tea bags on the table, and poured a little into each of the two tea bowls.
"No. I have been near the capital." Shopkeeper Li said.
"You haven't been to Hangzhou, so you probably haven't tasted authentic West Lake Longjing, right? Come on, try it. This is the best West Lake Longjing I bought in a local tea shop when I was working on a case in Hangzhou."
As he spoke, Xiao Chen filled a tea bowl with hot water, picked it up with his left hand, and slowly handed it to Shopkeeper Li.
"I've never been to West Lake, but I've tasted West Lake Longjing. I didn't expect that today I would be discussing tea with the purple-clad captain of Dongchang on such an occasion?" Shopkeeper Li smiled bitterly, shook his head, and sat up slowly.
He stood up and took the tea bowl handed by Xiao Chen with both hands.
"We don't have any deep hatred. We are just two camps, each with its own master. There are no permanent friends or permanent enemies in this world. You are hiding the prince, and I am looking for the prince. In the middle, we are enemies.
But now, the prince has been sent away, you are my prisoner, and I will soon become the emperor's target. In this regard, we are connected by fate. Let's sit together, drink tea, and chat, that's it.
Wouldn’t it be nice to finish the final journey peacefully?”
Xiao Chen raised the tea bowl, took a sip, and nodded happily.
"It's quite good. If we weren't in two camps, we would probably become friends who talk about everything. To be honest, Li still admires Master Ziyi's behavior. Although he is a bit cruel,
Very principled. Unlike our camp, which has not yet accomplished its great cause, it has already begun to fight for fame and fortune."
Shopkeeper Li shook his head, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.
"Is Shopkeeper Li talking about taking action against Wei Liang, the magistrate of Gu'an?" Xiao Chen asked calmly, as if he had already guessed everything.
"Master Ziyi has good eyesight." Shopkeeper Li praised sincerely.
