I directed the Xuanwumen Incident

Chapter 436 Just talking and laughing can torture people to death!Terrible minister!

puff!
Zhao Yi's body dented, and half of his butt hit the iron wall behind him.

He rolled his eyes and hissed.

As Xu Fenglei said, at this moment, where is he even the slightest threat?
clang!
Di Zhixun clapped his hands and stroked the ruler, and ordered:
"Zhao Yi! The Grand Master is doing you a favor by untying you! If you dare to make trouble again, this censor will punish you!"

The sound of shouting shook everyone's eardrums, and Yan Liben looked sideways at it.

After all, this is the person from Yushitai... the voice is loud!

However, that Zhao Yi looked completely rotten, with his head raised and his mouth grinning, without any response.

"you!"

Di Zhixun was furious and was about to reprimand again, but was stopped by Xu Fenglei.

"Zhixun, stay calm and don't be impatient, sit and rest for a while."

He stood up and said calmly,
"Let me interrogate."

"Yes." Di Zhixun glared at Zhao Yi, then obediently nodded in agreement.

Xu Fenglei walked up to Zhao Yi, looked down at him, and suddenly smiled.

"Zhao Yi, I got to know you well. You started as a small right guard, rose all the way to the Ministry of War, and then transferred to the Ministry of Industry. Your resume is very beautiful."

He stood with his hands behind his back and asked,
"It stands to reason that an outstanding talent like you who can achieve the triple jump has a bright future. Why do you have to do such dirty things and covet the project money on the construction site?"

"Deducting this and that, it's only a little money. For this little money...is it worth it?"

Zhao Yi still grinned and remained silent, but because Xu Fenglei was looking down at him, he could only look away.

"I don't think it's worth it. Unless, you have a reason to do it."

Xu Fenglei said softly,

"Tell me, what is your relationship with Hou Junji? Did you transfer benefits before? Are you... a tool for him to collect money through corruption?!"

Zhao Yi's pupils shrank when he heard this life-threatening question three times, and even Di Zhixun was shocked!
Hou Junji?
Could it be that the Taishi Dashi took so much trouble to reopen the case because it was related to the court officials? !
All of a sudden, he regained his energy - this time there is a big fish to catch!

"It doesn't matter!"

Zhao Yi turned his head away and said coldly.

"Really do not have?"

Xu Fenglei leaned forward slightly, and said with a half-smile,

"When Hou Junji was the General of the Right Guard, you were just a little-known official in the Right Guard. Why did you suddenly become the head of the Hyogo Division of the Ministry of War as soon as Hou Junji arrived at the Ministry of War?"

"It's not an exaggeration to call this kind of job transition a drop from the sky! You're a mere right-back official with no achievements, so how can you be airborne?!"

"Ok?"

Zhao Yi pursed his lips, but remained silent.

"Because you are a related household, you are a glove specially arranged by Hou Junji to collect money for his dirty hands."

Xu Fenglei snorted coldly,

"As for why you were chosen, it's naturally because you showed an extraordinary talent for embezzlement when you were serving as the right guard, and embezzled a sum of military pay!"

"Is what I said right or wrong? If you keep silent again, I will regard it as the default! It will be recorded!"

Swish swish!
Both Yan Liben and Di Zhixun were sweating on their brows, writing furiously.

The hand holding the pen was trembling with excitement...

If this matter is true, if it gets out—it will definitely shock the court!

"wrong!"

Zhao Yi suddenly raised his head and said coldly,

"I don't understand what you're talking about! I was promoted because I got a transfer order from the household department, so I went! It has nothing to do with anyone else!"

"You, you must have thought too much!"

Xu Fenglei smiled.

I am not afraid that you will rush to speak, but I am afraid that you will not speak.

"is it?"

Swish!
He took out a piece of paper from his pocket and threw it in front of Zhao Yi.

"This is what Yan Shilang just checked today. Thirty percent of the project funds of Chang'an Academy have been embezzled! In addition to the wages and food money you have already accepted, there is also a large amount of iron materials, which is 300 taels!"

Xu Fenglei asked,

"Because you are the head of the former Hyogo Division of the Ministry of War, the use of iron materials is in your hands! So...you can tell me now, where did the iron materials worth 300 taels go?"

Zhao Yi's expression changed slightly, but he immediately returned to normal.

"Heh... I'm greedy, so what?"

He sneered,

"Since I'm greedy, so what if I'm greedy more? Starve the timid to death, and feed the bold to death! I'm just unlucky!"

clap clap clap!
"What a starving coward and a daring one. I admire you for having such courage and daring to put it into action."

Xu Fenglei clapped his hands, then stretched out his hand and said,
"So, what about greedy money?"

"From your home, only more than 2000 taels of silver were copied! What about the rest? Where did it go?"

"If it is exchanged for copper coins, it will be piled up into a hill. If it has not been realized, it must still be in some warehouse."

"Confession?"

Zhao Yi fell into silence again, and he scratched the ground with his toes a little uneasy.

"I can't explain it, can I? In fact, the greedy money has already been honored to the higher-ups, right?"

Xu Fenglei said lightly,
"Zhao Yi, you have to be clear, I am giving you a chance to confess now."

"He who understands current affairs is a hero. Even if you don't tell me, I think the various instruments of torture in the interrogation room will be able to pry your mouth open."

"If you are willing to cooperate and tell all you know, then I will consider re-sentencing you."

The classic interrogation routine is classic because it is easy to use.

This is the case with "carrot and stick".

"Punishment?"

Zhao Yi raised his head and said with a sarcastic smile,

"Then use it, come on, come on..."

"I'm not even afraid of death, so I'm afraid of your punishment? Which one of me has never tried the torture in this interrogation room? Come quickly!"

"Better kill me now!"

Di Zhixun looked angry.

"presumptuous!"

He shouted angrily,
"Come on, get the torture tool, let me see if his mouth is really that hard!"

This death is imminent, dare to be so arrogant?
Get used to it!

"Need not."

Xu Fenglei raised his hand to stop it, and said to Zhao Yi with a smile,
"You really would rather be tortured than confess?"

"You know, even if you don't say it, judging from the evidence I have so far, if we continue to investigate, the truth will definitely come to light. It's just a waste of time and energy."

"Now, it's your only chance to redeem yourself. Don't you even grasp this?"

Zhao Yi closed his eyes, with a look of death.

"Grand Master, this man is a cheap bone, just chisel him and he will be honest!"

The cell boss at the side couldn't stand it anymore, and said through gritted teeth,
"I'm going to get the instruments of torture!"

Xiao Mian, in this prison, can you still go crazy?

"Don't be so troublesome, I have a very simple and useful criminal law."

Xu Fenglei waved his hand and ordered,
"Go get a bucket of cold water first, and then get a thicker cotton towel."

"Yes." The cell boss obeyed and left.

After a while, he carried a bucket of water and handed the wet cotton towel to Xu Fenglei.

"This interrogation room is so stuffy, I have to wipe my face to wake up."

The prison chief took out two more cotton towels, distributed them to Yan Liben and Di Zhixun, and said courteously,
"You two gentlemen, you've already wet your face with cold water. Wipe your face."

The two were a little confused, but still took the cotton towel and wiped their faces symbolically.

"Hey, who said this is for wiping your face?"

Xu Fenglei pointed to the cotton towel in his hand, and said dumbfoundedly,

"This is the instrument of torture I was talking about!"

The jailer was taken aback.

"Torture?"

He said blankly,

"What kind of instrument of torture is this thing?"

In his cognition, a murder weapon like a branding iron and long whip is considered a torture tool!
"Put him down and tie the hemp rope tightly to prevent him from moving around."

Xu Fenglei didn't explain too much, just ordered.

"Uh... as ordered."

The cell boss quickly stepped forward and pushed the expressionless Zhao Yi to the ground. His limbs were tightly bound and he couldn't move.

Yan Liben and Di Zhixun were both curious at the moment, and they stood up to observe.

But Xu Fenglei dipped the wet cotton towel into the bucket, and after it was full of water, he gently covered Zhao Yi's mouth and nose with it.

The whole set of movements is very gentle, like a mother covering a child with a quilt.

Zhao Yi squinted his eyes slightly. Although he couldn't see his expression at the moment, it was probably a little mocking.

That's it?Also called big punishment?
Wipe my face!
"Master, this..."

Yan Li didn't understand why, so he couldn't help but talk.

"From now on, count thirty times silently in your heart, and report it."

Xu Fenglei beckoned, holding a ladle of water in his hand, and ordered.

"……Yes."

Both Yan Liben and Di Zhixun responded.

breathe--

breathe--

The entire interrogation room was completely silent, and the few people counted silently, only the sound of each other's breathing could be heard.

They couldn't hear the only breathing sound of one person.

"thirty."

"thirty."

The two spoke in unison.

Whoa!

A ladle of water was splashed on the thick cotton towel on Zhao Yi's face.

breathe--

breathe--

Zhao Yi's originally squinted eyes were slightly enlarged, and the middle of the thick cotton towel was slightly sunken.
"sixty!"

"sixty!"

Whoa!

Another scoop of cold water was poured down, and the small depression on the cotton towel was filled instantly.

Zhao Yi's eyes opened wider and wider. His limbs instinctively wanted to twist, but they were tightly restrained by the hemp rope, and he could only twist like an earthworm on the ground.

"Save your energy and stay calm."

Holding the ladle in his hand, Xu Fenglei said with a faint smile,

"Otherwise, more water will fill the nose and mouth and choke into the lungs."

"Like me, breathe in—breath out—"

His nostrils contracted slightly, he took a breath of fresh air, and then slowly exhaled.

"ninety!"

"ninety!"

The two counted again.

Whoa!

Another scoop of ruthless water was poured down.

"Uh uh uh--"

Zhao Yi, who was lying on the ground, didn't listen to Xu Fenglei's advice, but started to twitch on the spot, groaning, like a scream of death!

As time went by, his pain multiplied a thousand times with each passing second!The convulsions became more and more intense!A pair of eyes, already rolled into white eyes.

"If you want to recruit, hum twice now, otherwise you will drown."

Xu Fenglei folded his hands on his chest, examined and said,
"Stop holding on."

Zhao Yi didn't answer, he was still twitching on the spot, and for a moment, he was about to get up!

It's a pity that the strength was insufficient after all, halfway through the jump, he lay back upright again.

Now, he no longer had the strength to move.

"One hundred twenty!"

"One hundred twenty!"

In the fourth round of counting, Xu Fenglei didn't add more water, because Zhao Yi's pupils were already slack...

"He... drowned?"

The prison head trembled, and a chill came into his heart.

Just such a cotton towel, just add a few scoops of water, and just... can torture people to death? !

Xu Fenglei gently lifted the heavy cotton towel from Zhao Yi's mouth and nose, helped him up, and knocked his elbow on his back.

"puff--"

"Heh—cough cough cough..."

"Heh—cough cough cough..."

A water arrow sprayed out from Zhao Yi's mouth, and in the next second he was already tearing up, the water and various secretions spurted out, coming out of his mouth, nose, and even his eyes!

That pale face, like a floating corpse that had been dead for several days, was salvaged from the river, extremely scary!
Di Zhixun: "!!!"

Yan Liben: "!!!"

This scene made them both stiffen.

"Ouch, vomit!"

Before the water was completely drained, Zhao Yi began to vomit violently again. This vomiting was really yellow, white, and the airtight interrogation room was instantly filled with a strong sour smell.

"vomit--"

Yan Liben almost vomited when he smelled it, and quickly covered his nose with a cotton towel, which made him feel better.

"Hu-hu-"

Zhao Yi vomited violently for a while, and only then did he recover a bit. He gulped and greedily breathed in the air. The sour smell was more precious than gold to him at this moment!

But at this moment, Xu Fenglei suddenly grabbed his hair and pushed him hard to the ground.

The thick wet cotton towel covered his mouth and nose again.

"Let's continue."

Xu Fenglei said with a smile.

At this moment, Zhao Yi no longer had the calmness he had just now, and panic filled his eyes!
The person with the smile in front of him is not a human, but a demon, a terrifying and perverted demon!
"No! No no no!"

Zhao Yi shook his head frantically, trying to make a sound, but he could only make a whining sound.

"What? You don't want to play anymore?"

Xu Fenglei filled the ladle with water, looked down at Zhao Yi, and asked with a smile,

"Aren't you very stubborn just now? You're not good? Why don't you play two more rounds, don't worry, I won't let you die."

"Come--"

As he spoke, he was about to pour the water down.

"Mmm! Mmmmm!!!"

Zhao Yi's eyes widened to the maximum, and he writhed on the ground crazily. In this posture, he might have used all his strength to nurse.

"Really quit playing? Are you willing to confess?"

Xu Fenglei put down the water ladle and said seriously, "If you want, just blink."

Swish swish.

Zhao Yi blinked frantically. This refresh rate is almost breaking through the limit, reaching 144hz!
"Well, for the sake of your hard work... then I will give you a chance."

Xu Fenglei took off the cotton towel from his face and threw it aside.

The jailer stepped forward to help Zhao Yi up, and let him sit back on the stool.

"Tell me, what is your relationship with Hou Junji?"

Xu Fenglei sat back on the main seat and said calmly,

"You only have one chance."

Zhao Yi sat on the bench and shivered, his eyes were dull, obviously he hadn't recovered from the pain of dying just now.

Xu Fenglei was not in a hurry, he casually took Yan Liben's transcript and started to read it.

"Liben, the records are very detailed! The writing is also very good, not bad."

he praised.

"Thank you! Thank you Buzun for your compliment... I dare not be an official..."

Yan Liben shuddered, trembling and stammering.

No way, he was really scared by his boss today!

(End of this chapter)