Chapter 221 A sudden turn of events! The betrayal of 'Dragon'! 7600
Except for a very small number of talented people, most people need to use their brains to think when they lie.
The so-called "lying", to put it bluntly, is to create an illusory illusion to make up for and cover up the facts.
Since it is an "idea", it inevitably requires the use of brainpower.
Human beings are creatures that can cry and laugh, have emotions and desires, and can be tired and relaxed.
No matter how powerful or talented a human being is, it is impossible for a human being to follow a pre-written program like a machine and continue to work without making mistakes.
The principle of Nishino's unique interrogation method is to force the interrogator to make mistakes.
Continuously ask the subject a host of easy-to-answer questions that require little thought.
In the process of continuous questioning, important questions involving the situation are suddenly inserted from time to time.
At the beginning, everyone will probably be able to respond fluently without hesitation.
However, the question is: What about after 1 day? What about after 2 days? What about after 3 days?
After answering questions for three days and three nights, can you still continue to lie without fail?
Nishino's unique interrogation method has a core principle, that is, the person under interrogation cannot be allowed to sleep or rest.
In other words, the questioning of the person under trial is truly "uninterrupted."
From the moment Terasaka was arrested, Nishino and others have never stopped asking him questions.
Nishino and his Okahiki fell to the ground in five groups and took turns interrogating Terasaka.
If he was not lying, then no matter how Nishino and others asked, Terasaka could easily answer - because what he said were all facts, and there was no need to use his brain to explain the logical facts.
If you have a ghost in your heart...it is easy to make mistakes when you are tired and panicked.
If the person on trial is unwilling to answer questions in order to avoid making mistakes, and is determined to be a mute who says, "No matter what you ask me, I just won't speak," then that would be easy - go to jail.
The fire thief has his own prison, and he can freely lynch the captured suspects as he likes.
On the other hand, the practice office does not have such privileges.
As for "how to torture a suspect," we follow an extremely complicated procedure.
Criminal cases will first be handed over to the police for investigation, and a report will be prepared and submitted to the town administration.
There are three bays for forced interrogation in the prison. There are some torture instruments used to intimidate prisoners, but they will not torture them casually.
[Note: Baizhou: a place covered with fine white stones. The execution office often interrogates prisoners on Baizhou]
Only when the suspect has committed a crime that is more than a capital crime but is unwilling to confess, Yuli will apply to the town for permission to torture.
The town chief then asked for instructions from the old man. After obtaining the old man's permission, Ginmi and Riki went to the prison cell and, accompanied by the prison chief, tortured the prisoners in the tunnel.
[Note·Yinweifang: The department responsible for handling litigation and punishment]
If the prisoner still does not confess, he will be taken to the torture cell and tortured.
If the criminal's evidence is conclusive but he still fails to confess truthfully, he will apply for "examination".
[Note: Cha Dou Hei: A punishment system in which, under the premise of clear evidence of guilt, the suspect can be punished without obtaining a confession. 】
The people responsible for this case will be present to witness until the end of the execution.
However, there is a saying that "rules are dead but people are alive".
No matter what kind of laws or rules they are, as long as you use your brain, you can always find ways to get around them.
If you torture a suspect without permission, you will be punished. If this is the case, then I can use "minor punishment" that will not easily leave traces of torture, right?
For example, forcing the suspect to stand all the time.
Another example is to tie the suspect to a pillar, then smear the suspect's body with sugar water, and then place a nest at the feet of the person being interrogated. Although it will not bite, it will make people feel extremely itchy after crawling on the person's body.
of ants...
In the face of these tortures that can make people feel like they are dying, almost all those on trial will be happy to return to the table and continue to answer questions honestly.
Just like now——
No matter what Oka Hiki asked, Terasaka, who had not slept for two days and two nights, was extremely exhausted and on the verge of a mental breakdown, remained silent.
Okabiki, who was in charge of interrogating Terasaka, saw this and was neither anxious nor annoyed. He turned his head directly and said to his companions:
"Bring over the twine, sugar water, and ants."
In an instant, Terasaka's expression changed drastically, and his already pale face instantly became even more bloodless.
I saw his whole body shaking unnaturally.
The shaking was so severe that it looked like I had contracted wind.
"No, don't!"
"I said! I said!"
"No matter what you ask me, I will tell you!"
Okabiki glanced at his companion, signaling him to step back.
"Okay, let's continue - what's your favorite color?"
"black……"
"The people of Kyoto are all a bunch of arrogant, arrogant bastards. Do you agree with this statement?"
"agree……"
"Osaka people are all philistines. Do you agree with this statement?"
"agree……"
"There are no ghosts and gods in this world. Do you agree with this statement?"
"agree……"
"Dorayaki is better than Jinpingtang, do you agree with this statement?"
"agree……"
"You participated in the murders of Kanazawa Chusuke and Kanazawa Qin. Do you agree with this statement?"
"disagree……"
…
Nishino walked silently to his subordinate and patted him on the shoulder.
"Okay, let's change the shift. After asking questions all night, are you tired? Go down and rest quickly."
After receiving Nishino's order, Okabiki didn't waste much time talking.
"yes."
Okabiki responded concisely and forcefully, and then left the interrogation room with his companions.
Nishino pulled up the bench and sat directly opposite Terasaka.
"Okay, Juheiji Terasaka, let's continue. Have you been to Yoshiwara?"
"Ahhhhhhh...!"
Terasaka lowered his head, inserted his fingers into his hair again, and let out a cry of despair.
"This question... I have answered this question no less than 30 times in the past two days...!"
"Then you answer for the 31st time. Answer quickly."
"I have been..."
"Do you like sweets?"
"dislike……"
"What's your favorite animal?"
"Bear……"
"Have you ever eaten bear paws?"
"How could I have ever eaten something so expensive..."
"Have you been to Ezochi?"
"I've never been there..."
…
The question-and-answer session between Nishino and Terasaka lasted about 30 minutes.
From the 31st minute onwards, Terasaka Juheiji became more and more incoherent and his mental state became more and more unstable - he seemed to be really about to collapse.
"Do you like kabuki?"
"dislike……"
"Do you like Joruri Puppetry?"
"dislike……"
"You were involved in the murders of Kanazawa Chusuke and Miss Kanazawa Qin, right?"
"right……"
Terasaka's "yes" had only been half a syllable when he suddenly widened his eyes as if waking up from a dream.
"No, no, no! No... uh, no... it's... that, this... um... I said 'right'... No, no, no! I said 'right'... No! I said
It must be 'wrong'..."
Like a bug, Terasaka spoke incoherently, unclearly and incomprehensibly. He was "fighting" with himself, mumbling unformed words over and over again.
Sometimes he covers his face with his hands, sometimes he holds his head.
Within a moment, his waist bones seemed to have been pulled out, and his entire upper body collapsed, and his face was covered tightly with two big hands like cattail fans.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh-!"
The shouts were so shrill and sad.
"I beg you! Stop asking! Stop asking!"
"I really don't know anything! I really don't know anything!"
"Woooooooooooooooo..."
A tall and tall man actually started to cry like a child.
When Nishino saw this, a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Terasaka's psychological defense has been completely broken by them, and he knows that it is time to enter the next stage.
Nishino glanced at the subordinate next to him.
The subordinate immediately understood and quickly exited the interrogation room.
After a while, this subordinate returned to Nishino with two cups of hot tea and a plate of wagashi.
Nishino took the hot tea and wagashi, placed the wagashi between him and Terasaka, kept a cup of tea for himself, and handed the other cup to Terasaka.
"Here, drink it while it's hot."
While passing the tea, Nishino said in a gentle tone.
"Eh..."
Terasaka raised his head and looked at the tea in front of him with a surprised expression, and then looked at Nishino.
"This tea... shouldn't be poisoned, right?"
"What are you talking about?"
Nishino chuckled through his nostrils.
"Leave aside the benefits of poisoning you, if we want to kill you, why do we need to use such troublesome means?"
"That's right..."
Terasaka nodded slightly, then raised his glass and drank without doubting it.
The temperature of the tea is just right, neither hot nor cold, and it is refreshing to the heart and spleen.
For the first time, Terasaka felt that tea tasted so good...
In recent days, Nishino and others not only deprived him of sleep and rest, but also provided him with extremely poor food.
What he drank was cold well water.
What I ate was cold white porridge.
It can be said that Terasaka has not had a hot meal in the past two days.
He drank the fragrant hot tea for the first time in a long time and felt the warm current sliding down his esophagus. He was so comfortable that he almost shed tears.
However, at this moment, a cold male voice suddenly sounded:
"Okay, let's continue answering our questions."
The speaker was the subordinate who had just helped Nishino get tea and snacks.
As soon as he said this, Terasaka's hands suddenly shook and he almost lost his grip on the teacup in his hands.
Terasaka quickly raised his pitiful and pleading eyes. Just as his words of begging for mercy were about to blurt out, Nishino said:
"Okay, let's stop for a moment. Let's not interrogate for the time being."
Upon hearing this, his subordinates quickly said:
"Master Nishino, but..."
"It's nothing to worry about. You can go down and rest first."
Nishino waved his hand.
"Yes... I understand..."
Although he showed dissatisfaction, his subordinates still responded obediently, then turned around and walked out of the interrogation room.
As the subordinate left, only Nishino and Terasaka were left in the dark interrogation room.
"Terasaka, let's have something to eat. You haven't eaten anything serious in the past two days. You must be starving, right?"
Nishino pushed the plate of wagashi in the direction of Terasaka.
Terasaka's eyes flashed with disbelief.
He asked in a cautious tone:
"Can I really...can eat...?"
"certainly."
Nishino smiled slightly.
"Eat with all your heart."
Since the other party said so, Terasaka no longer hesitated.
He opened his arms, holding a Japanese confection in each hand, and started to devour the sweets "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa".
Every wagashi he put into his mouth was swallowed eagerly without much chewing. It is conceivable how inhumane the treatment Terasaka and his wife suffered these days.
While sweeping away the wagashi on the plate like a glutton, Terasaka secretly raised his gaze and looked at Nishino opposite him.
If Terasaka's recent views on Nishino are anything to go by, there is no doubt that he hates him deeply.
It was because of this bastard that he was imprisoned and tortured.
However, at this moment, somehow, Terasaka's hatred for Nishino was reduced by half.
——This person... doesn't seem to be that annoying.
While thinking this secretly, Terasaka even thought that Nishino was quite handsome... A strange feeling surged in his heart.
"Terasaka, if possible, we don't want to use such cruel methods to interrogate you."
Nishino let out a long sigh.
"But there is no way...it is our duty and our mission."
Terasaka lowered his head and said softly:
"...Understandable."
Nishino continued:
"I have been interrogating you day and night. Not only are you tortured, but we are also exhausted."
"So...if you know something, just know that you can tell me everything."
"Even if you have really committed a serious crime, as long as you confess proactively, not only will you no longer have to suffer torture, but you will also get a greatly reduced sentence."
"what you think?"
After saying that, Nishino showed a calm and indifferent smile to Terasaka.
Looking at Nishino's smile, Terasaka looked away unconsciously.
The fear of continuous interrogation day and night...
Because I was grateful for Nishino's tenderness, my hostility towards Nishino was greatly reduced...
As the hostility towards Nishino lessened, a strange feeling suddenly rose in my heart...
The superposition of these emotions caused Terasaka's state of mind to undergo earth-shaking changes.
Suddenly, Terasaka lowered his eyes and head——
"I did not kill Kanazawa Chusuke and Kanazawa Qin..."
"But... when Kanazawa Chusuke and Kanazawa Qin were killed... I was at the scene..."
Nishino narrowed his eyes slightly.
Under the lowered eyelids, rays of light shot out.
"Please elaborate."
"I am a thug under Eiichi Shimizu... I am responsible for handling some... dirty work for the Shimizu clan..."
Shimizu Eiichi—the commander-in-chief of the Shimizu clan.
What an incredible name I heard... Nishino thought. He quickly concentrated his attention and listened more carefully, not letting go of every word that Terasaka said.
"On the night of January 17, I received a summons and was told to kill someone."
"I didn't know until after the operation that the person we killed that night was the 'Hound of Fire' Kanazawa Chusuke."
"The person who led us to kill Kanazawa Chusuke... was a young man who called himself 'Rakshasa'."
"We don't know his real name. We only know that he is an expert in swordsmanship. He is proficient in swordsmanship, especially the art of drawing swords. He is incredibly powerful."
Speaking of this, Terasaka seemed to recall some terrible memory, and a look of awe came over his cheeks.
"Although I don't dare to claim to be a master of swordsmanship, I consider myself to be quite capable."
"As a result...when Rakshasa used the sword-drawing technique, I couldn't even look at his sword path..."
"Not only me, but even the famous 'Hound of Fire' is helpless against Rakshasa's 'Sword of Speed'."
"With just one blow from Rakshasa, Kanazawa Chusuke was so seriously injured that he could only lie on the ground and wait for death."
"As for Kanazawa Qin... we never thought of killing her."
"She's just unlucky..."
"When we went to kill Kanazawa Chusuke, she happened to be next to Kanazawa Chusuke... so we had to kill her too."
"The people who killed Kanazawa Chusuke and Kanazawa Qin were all Rakshasa."
"The rest of them, including me, didn't even draw their swords. They just surrounded Kanazawa Chusuke and Kanazawa Qin to prevent them from escaping."
As soon as Terasaka finished speaking, Nishino immediately asked:
"Can you describe the appearance of that Rakshasa?"
Terasaka nodded:
"He is very tall, with a body length of nearly six feet. His facial features are relatively delicate, his figure is neither fat nor thin, his head is not shaved, and the sword on his waist is a sword with a bare handle and a bare scabbard."
"Does he have any conspicuous features on his body? For example, birthmarks, moles, scars, etc.?"
Terasaka shook his head.
"Do you know where the Rakshasa lives?"
Terasaka shook his head again.
"Are the others who accompanied Rakshasa in the murder of Kanazawa Chusuke and Kanazawa Qin, all thugs of the Qingshui clan like you?"
"It should be..."
"Do you know the information about these companions of yours? Their appearance and address are all fine."
"Sorry...I don't know anything about this..."
Terasaka sighed.
"In order to prevent intelligence leakage, the Qingshui clan does not allow thugs to interact with each other."
"When we go on missions, we all cover our faces, and neither of us knows our true identity."
…
Later, Nishino asked Terasaka many questions.
Terasaka gave up resistance and became an honest and good boy.
No matter what Nishino asked, he answered truthfully.
After asking no questions, Nishino let out a sigh of relief.
"Qingshui clan... Rakshasa..."
Nishino raised his head and stared thoughtfully at the ceiling above his head.
…
…
Nishino walked out of the interrogation room quickly.
As soon as his front foot stepped over the threshold of the interrogation room, his back foot bumped into the subordinate he had just ordered to leave.
"Master Nishino, how is the situation?"
“It’s not bad, and the harvest is quite fruitful.”
After saying that, Nishino glanced at the other party, and then changed into a half-joking tone:
"Nakano-kun, your acting skills still need to be improved."
"Just now, when you said the words 'Nishino-sama, but...', you should have shown a more surprised and shocked expression."
"yes."
The subordinate smiled bitterly.
"I will hone my acting skills more and strive to play 'blackface' better in the future."
"Well, please work harder."
Nishino patted his subordinate on the shoulder, then stopped staying where he was and went straight forward.
Soon, Nishino left the execution center alone.
The soft warm winter sun enveloped Nishino's whole body.
Feeling the fresh air surrounding him that was completely different from the interrogation room, Nishino couldn't help but take a deep breath, and took several deep breaths in succession.
At this moment, a strange male voice with a long intonation at the end of the sentence came into Nishino's ears from not far away.
"Oh~ isn't this Nishino-kun? What a coincidence~~"
Nishino followed the sound, and a figure with a delicate face and a tall figure came into view.
It is the "Dragon of Fire": my grandson Chutaro.
"My grandson?"
Nishino raised an eyebrow.
"Why are you here?"
"Hahaha, what other 'why' can there be? I'm here to find you~ I want to know the outcome of your interrogation of that Terasaka Juheiji~~"
Hearing this, Nishino's face suddenly showed a look of understanding.
Terasaka Juheiji was captured by Nishino and my grandson together.
Without the help of my grandson, it is unknown whether Nishino could successfully capture Terasaka.
In order to thank my grandson for his help, they made an agreement: if Nishino obtains important information while interrogating Terasaka, he must report it to my grandson as soon as possible who wants to know who killed the Kanazawa brothers and sisters.
"I didn't expect that I had just arrived at Beifansuo and met you at the gate. Hahaha, what a coincidence~~"
Nishino looked at my grandson for a few times and gradually put away the suspicious look on his face.
"Well, it's really a coincidence... I also happen to have something to do and want to see you."
"oh?"
This time it was my grandson who raised his eyebrows.
"You want to see me for something? May I ask what you can do for me?"
"This is not a good place to talk."
Nishino scanned his surroundings.
"Let's change places."
"That's right~~"
My grandson smiled.
"Then...come with me. I happen to know a tea house nearby with very good tea."
…
…
Edo, a certain place, a certain tea house——
"Welcome! What would you like to drink?"
“Have a cup of black tea~~”
"A cup of green tea."
"Ah, sir, I'm sorry, the green tea is sold out, can we only have black tea?"
"Can."
Nishino came here to talk to my grandson, not to drink tea, so from the bottom of his heart he felt that it didn't matter what kind of tea he drank.
Maybe it was because there were fewer customers now, but in just a moment, Teyo returned to Nishino and my grandson with two cups of hot black tea.
"Here comes the black tea! Be careful it's hot!"
Teshiro placed two cups of black tea in front of Nishino and my grandson respectively, then quickly left with the tea tray in his arms.
"Nishino-kun, try it quickly~ I highly recommend the black tea in this store~~ I don’t know whether it’s because of the superb tea making techniques or the use of high-end tea leaves, but the black tea in this store is very delicious~~
"
After saying that, my grandson took the lead in holding a cup and sipping.
Nishino followed my grandson and picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Nishino doesn't know much about tea. He can't tell the difference between good and bad tea leaves.
Therefore, he could not tell the difference between the cup of black tea he was drinking now and the black tea he had drank before.
Nishino gulped down a few sips of tea, then put down the cup, raised his eyes, and looked straight at my grandson.
"Okay, my grandson, if you want to drink tea, you can drink it slowly later. Let's talk about business now."
When my grandson heard this, he nodded happily and put down his tea cup.
"Anyway, let me answer your question first - my grandson, it's really a coincidence that you came here today. Just now, Terasaka made a move."
"oh?"
My grandson's eyes lit up, and his upper body uncontrollably stretched out in the direction of Nishino, assuming an "all ears and ears" posture.
Nishino said slowly and calmly:
"Terasaka Juheiji was indeed involved in the murders of Kanazawa Chusuke and Kanazawa Qin. However, he was just following orders. The real murderer of Kanazawa Chusuke and Kanazawa Qin was someone else."
My grandson: “…”
Nishino: "..."
After saying these concise words, Nishino stopped talking.
When my grandson saw this, he was shocked and said:
"...That's it? Is that all he said? Isn't there any more valuable information?"
"Of course the clues and information that Terasaka confessed are more than this. My grandson, if conditions permit, I would also like to be honest with you and tell you everything I know."
Nishino changed the subject.
"But... no matter what, I am also a 'three times' samurai, so I cannot reveal too many important details to unrelated outsiders. Please forgive me."
My grandson smiled bitterly after hearing this.
"Hahaha... That's right~ Although I belong to a different yamen than you, but like you, I am an official responsible for catching thieves, so I can understand your helplessness~~"
After finishing speaking, my grandson waved his hand.
"Okay, it's quite rewarding to know that there is another person who killed the Kanazawa brothers and sisters."
Nishino bowed his head and expressed his gratitude to my grandson for being reasonable.
At this time, my grandson suddenly turned around and asked:
"Nishino-kun, you said just now that you had something to do and wanted to see me. May I ask what the matter is?"
Seeing my grandson taking the initiative to ask questions, Nishino also said:
"My grandson, you and Kanazawa Chusuke are both captains of the Hufu Thief Kai squad, so it's perfect for you to do this - can you help me investigate all the work tracks of Kanazawa Chusuke during his lifetime? Especially
It’s about the cases he investigated during his lifetime.”
The corners of my grandson's eyes twitched slightly.
"...Kanazawa-kun's work history during his lifetime? What do you know about this?"
"I suspect that Kanazawa Tadatsuki was silenced because he investigated a very dangerous case."
A swordsman named "Rakshasa" led a large group of thugs from the Qingshui clan to kill the Kanazawa brothers and sisters... No matter how you look at it, this is not a simple murder!
Since the Qingshui clan is involved, Nishino has to suspect that the Kanazawa brothers and sisters were killed and silenced by the Qingshui clan!
Kanazawa Tadatsuki had investigated or was investigating a case that would bring serious trouble to the Qingshui clan, so the Qingshui clan sent a killer... a perfect logical chain.
Basically, this is something the Qingshui clan would do.
My grandson did not respond to Nishino's request.
He just lowered his head and showed an...unfathomable and weird smile...
Seeing this, Nishino asked in confusion:
"My grandson, why are you laughing?"
The smile on my grandson's face became even deeper.
"It's nothing... I just feel sincerely: It's great to get to know you."
"ha?"
Nishino tilted his head, looking puzzled.
Just when he was about to ask further questions... something happened suddenly!
The sound of wind outside the window sounded like it was coming from far away.
My eyes suddenly turned black, and the scene reflected in my field of vision became like a lake.
For a moment, Nishino saw something - it turned out to be the irregular fine lines on the dining table.
"Oops~"
My grandson's laughter reached my ears.
“The effect of the medicine came a little faster than I expected!
"
"My grandson... you...!"
Nishino collapsed on the dining table, raised his eyelids and sight, and cast an unbelievable look at my grandson.
What caught Nishino's eyes was still that meaningful and elusive smile.
Just when his consciousness was about to cease, Nishino somehow suddenly recalled the scene in which my grandson suddenly appeared in front of him when he was monitoring the murder scene of the Kanazawa brothers and sisters a few days ago.
The next moment, Nishino suddenly recalled the "criminal investigation experience" he had summarized after being a "criminal policeman" for so many years and solving countless cases——
Many criminals will return to the crime scene to collect more intelligence when they think they can ensure their safety, that is, their identity has not been exposed.
There are even some prisoners who will try to get acquainted with the criminal investigators handling the case to get to the bottom of it.
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Not only is there a lot of words, but the amount of plot is also overwhelming! The plot needs to be advanced and the story is advanced, and it needs to be super-expanded and super-expanded.
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