I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 298 Torture
"There is an old saying in China that he who knows the current affairs is a hero."

"If you don't want to suffer any more torture, then confessing honestly is your only option."

"Now you should understand your situation. No one can save you even if you scream."

"The environment here is nice. You don't want to be locked up in a dark and cold dungeon with bed bugs everywhere, do you?"

"I'm proficient in 36 ways to torture people. I've tried them all one by one. Even gods can't handle them. Do you want to try them?"

This rather elegant courtyard, not far from Daicheng Prison, is heavily guarded.

Their duty is to monitor the prisoners in the five rooms and ensure that these people have no contact with the outside world.

Although the guards did not know what crimes these prisoners had committed, they knew the importance of the matter when they saw the Prime Minister coming to ask questions in person.

"Meet the Prime Minister." The guards on both sides of the courtyard gate put down their weapons and bowed in salute.

Chen Luo nodded to them, and then walked into the courtyard with a slightly serious expression.

This was the second time he came to this yard today. The last time he came was in the early morning, and he personally arranged for the thieves captured at night to be detained here. After staying up for several nights, he couldn't bear it any more, so he returned I slept until the afternoon.

After waking up, washing up, and eating a few mouthfuls of noodles, Chen Luo directly asked the carriage driver to take him to this yard.

"The Prime Minister is fine." Upon learning of Chen Luo's arrival, Qu Chongyin walked to the courtyard to wait.

Chen Luo returned the gift with his hand, and then asked as usual: "Zhongyin is fine. How is the situation now? Has anyone let go?"

Sighing softly, Qu Zhongyin said in a slightly helpless tone: "These Huns are really tough, they killed themselves in one bite, they were thieves who escaped from the Taihang Mountains.

However, their leader and another person were seriously injured, so I have not tortured them yet. "

He had actually expected how tough these Huns would be.

These people who were arranged to sneak into the Han Dynasty must have been carefully selected and absolutely loyal to the Xiongnu.

After all, Qu Zhongyin was quite surprised when he heard fluent Chinese speaking from their mouths during the interrogation.

Regarding the current situation of the interrogation being frustrated, Chen Luo listened calmly.

If there was really a breakthrough, I would probably hear it from the attendant when I just woke up.

If there is no new news, then there is no good news.

However, he smiled and said comfortingly: "They are different from ordinary prisoners, and the difficulty of interrogation is no less than fighting a small battle.

It is normal for them to be unable to break through the defenses of those people for a while.

But this does not mean that you are doing useless work in Chongyin. You have been trying for most of the day. At least you can know by analyzing their answers that these people have confessed before.

Then we will change the direction of the torture. "

Chen Luo paced forward and muttered something to express his views.

If you want to pry open the mouths of these Huns, you must first break down the opponent's psychological defense.

"Who should we ask first?" Qu Zhongyin asked when he reached the door of the inner hall.

According to Chen Luo's arrangements in the morning, the five thieves were placed in five different rooms, creating a "prisoner's dilemma."

It's just that those thieves had discussed it in advance and refused to speak, which greatly reduced the effectiveness of the "Prisoner's Dilemma".

After thinking about it, Chen Luo made his choice.

"Let's go meet their leader first."

There is nothing wrong with the idea of ​​finding weak points as a breakthrough, but these Huns leaders obviously know more information, and if you find some loopholes in his words, the profits will be greater.

Qu Zhongyin agreed, and then waved to the officer guarding the door of the inner hall to lead the way, while he reported the simple information he had tortured to Chen Luo.

The structure inside the house is quite different from that of ordinary houses. The lighting is extremely poor, and it is as dark as dusk during the day. In addition, the corridors are winding and winding, making people dizzy.

However, compared to the prison, the environment here is much better. It is a place where more powerful officials are imprisoned after being arrested.

After walking about thirty steps, the guard walking in front stopped, greeted the guard at the door, took out a bunch of keys from his waist, took out one of them, quickly opened the door lock, and then respectfully He stepped aside and waited at the door until Chen Luo and Qu Zhongyin entered.

Chen Luo walked inside and took a rough look.

The room used as a prison cell was quite clean, with two pots of flower arrangements placed in the corners, and bright sunlight slanting in from the windows.

If it weren't for the prisoner chained in the middle of the house, there would be nothing wrong with calling it a cozy house.

"It's our first time meeting you. Nice to meet you. I don't know what to call you." Chen Luo greeted with a smile and sat down opposite the Huns, as if they met at a banquet.

The Huns leader chose to remain silent.

Chen Luo didn't take it seriously and said to himself: "Your companion said that you are from the Taihang Mountains. He didn't lie. If this is a lie..."

He turned his head and looked at Qu Zhongyin, "Just cut out that guy's tongue."

"We are from the Taihang Mountains." The Huns leader spoke slowly.

If these words were used to threaten him, then he would not even blink an eye. However, the companions accompanying him were all members of his tribe who lived with him day and night, and he could not bear to let them suffer too much.

Seeing that this threat was effective, Chen Luo continued to ask: "Then when they were tortured, they said your name was Han Li, right?"

"Yes..." The Hun leader was about to respond, then narrowed his eyes slightly, "You are deceiving me."

Shrugging indifferently, Chen Luo changed his words with a calm look: "I remembered it wrong. They said your name was Zhang He, right?"

After hesitating for a moment, the Huns leader nodded in recognition.

This was the Han Chinese name he gave himself before crossing the border.

"You have a name and a surname. It seems that you were a well-known person before. Why did you choose to become a thief?" Chen Luo said this in the Korean dialect. After so many years of fighting in the north and south, he has come into contact with all kinds of people. I can barely speak long sentences.

However, Zhang He looked a little confused and obviously didn't understand what Chen Luo was talking about.

Qu Zhongyin on the side suddenly understood and probably guessed Chen Luo's intention.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, didn't you come from the Taihang Mountains? Why can't you understand the Korean dialect?" Chen Luo smacked his lips with a bit of disdain.

But he didn't listen to the other party's explanation at all, and stood up and left, leaving the Hun leader alone and panicking.

There is something wrong with the identity I just recognized. Will it bring trouble to my companions?

And the Han noticed something was wrong, so is it possible to guess my true origin?

Chen Luo and Qu Zhongyin came to another cell.The prisoners held here are dark-faced, vicissitudes of life middle-aged men.

He was the most talkative among the five thieves. Sometimes he couldn't control his words, so Qu Zhongyin took the opportunity to get a lot of information out of him.

As soon as Chen Luo sat down, the dark-faced man looked around and said, "Hey, it's a new face."

"Yes, I came to meet you out of curiosity and wanted to ask what you were doing all the way from outside the Great Wall." Chen Luo replied in the same casual tone.

The black-faced man was obviously shocked, but he waved his hand and said, "You remember wrongly, we are from the Taihang Mountains."

"Which road should we take from Taihang Mountain? How many counties should we pass through?" Chen Luo asked in return.

The black-faced man knew he couldn't answer, so he chose to lower his head and remain silent.

Chen Luo laughed and continued: "Your leader has already taken care of most of the things, what are you still doing here?

If you are willing to tell us a few things that we don't know yet, you can get some delicious food in exchange, and maybe even avoid death. "

The black-faced man suddenly raised his head, and then stared at Chen Luo suspiciously for a while. He realized that he couldn't see through the man in front of him at all, so he laughed awkwardly and said, "Isn't this cheating? How could our leader talk nonsense?"

Qu Zhongyin beside him almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

The term "leader" is rarely used in the Han Dynasty. It is more stereotypical and is used to describe the leader of the tribe on the grassland.

Even if the other party's Chinese pronunciation is fine, you can easily reveal it through your idioms.

But when he saw that Chen Luo didn't notice this, he just listened quietly on the side.

Without answering immediately, Chen Luo stared at the black-faced man with deep eyes, after exerting great psychological pressure on him.

He just spoke slowly: "Your leader started claiming to be from the Taihang Mountains, but he didn't even understand the Korean dialect. After a little torture, he confessed directly.

By the way, your leader told you that you first bypassed the guards at the border, went to Qeru County to kill the blacksmiths and cobblers in the west of the city, and then entered Yanling County and Ju'an County until you came to Daicheng, committing a total of ten crimes. Eight homicides.

Is it or is it not? "

Some of this information came from the Mohist caravan, and he did not share it with Qu Zhongyin.

Therefore, when they were interrogating in the morning, even if they wanted to use clichés, they couldn't be as precise and straightforward as Chen Luo.

After listening to these contents, the black-faced man almost stood up suddenly in shock if he hadn't been tightly cuffed.

This, this, this... isn't this their course of action?

He even knew about bypassing the guards at the border. How could the Han man in front of him know this if it wasn't an internal informant?

If the leader of the Huns were here, he would definitely scold the black-faced man in front of him as stupid.

You must know that this is not a grassland, and the yellow sand can instantly cover up all traces. Isn't it strange that they committed crimes all the way here and were recorded in detail by the Han people?

It's just that the black-faced man's mind obviously didn't turn this corner.

He couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Why is this? I have received so many beatings. Is it in vain? No, no."

Chen Luo was not in a hurry and said slowly, "Think about it again. We will send you some food first, and you can talk while eating later."

Hearing this, the black-faced man clenched his fist and said, "Okay."

Upon hearing this, Chen Luo stood up and walked outside the house, with Qu Zhongyin following behind.

After the two of them stepped out of the room, Chen Luo shouted in a loud voice: "Arrange some food for the person inside. It must taste good. Don't neglect it."

Then he closed the door again, looked at Qu Zhongyin, and whispered: "The Huns who call themselves Zhang Jiang should be able to hear me at the volume I just spoke with."

Qu Zhongyin rubbed his chin and said, "It's only three rooms away. If his ears work well, there should be no problem."

"That's good. I remember it was his thigh that was shot yesterday. It shouldn't affect his hearing." With a smile on his face, Chen Luo walked into the previous cell.

After closing the door, he got straight to the point: "One of your companions is willing to explain everything, what about you?"

"Haha." Zhang Jiang just sneered, feeling that the cunning Han in front of him was just deceiving him again.

"It seems that you think I am lying to you." Chen Luo said in a calm tone, "Unfortunately, you guessed wrong. But I will give you a chance. When the time comes, as long as you tell more useful information, you can exchange for your life. chance. I will only let two of you survive."

Zhang Jiang still had the same disdainful expression.

"Gag his mouth and take him to the next door to the cell." Chen Luo called the guard at the door and ordered.

The soundproofing effect of these walls is average. If there are two adjacent cells, you can hear loud conversations next door.

After Chen Luo issued this order, the confidence in Zhang Jiang's eyes dropped a bit, and there was a little more hesitation.

Is it possible that some of the companions actually rebelled and surrendered to the enemy?
When the Huns leader was escorted out by the officers, Qu Zhongyin couldn't help but complimented with emotion: "The Prime Minister is really a good plan."

He watched the whole process of Chen Luo's arrangements. He is a smart man and naturally understands the key.

The two Huns were completely fooled into applause.

Even if the Hun leader seems to be smarter, it is estimated that his psychological defense will not last long before it collapses.

After waving his hand, Chen Luo smiled modestly and said, "I have no ability to deal with these people."

These barbarians have no scheming at all. Compared with the cunning old foxes in the court, they are no different from silly Baitian.

After the two axes of ventilating in advance and holding the mouth firmly were broken, they were unable to continue.

While waiting for the chef to deliver the food, Chen Luo mentally thought about the questions he was going to ask later.

There is a natural difference between asking the black-faced man and asking the Huns leader.

The black-faced man knew some things, but he definitely didn't know everything. The key to what he wanted to know was to get it from the leader of the Huns.

However, the main reason why I asked the black-faced man was to shake the heart of the Huns leader next door, so the questions I asked were simple and simple, and it didn't matter.

As long as the other party is willing to reveal some information, then your goal will be achieved.

About two-quarters of an hour later, the servant outside knocked on the door and came in and said, "To the Prime Minister, the cook has sent three meals, and I have also prepared one for you and Qu Thief."

"They do mean it." Chen Luo smiled, "But I came here after finishing my meal at the mansion. I don't plan to eat anymore, so I'll just keep my share."

Qu Zhongyin did not refuse. He had been busy for most of the day and was hungry.

The two of them started talking and walked into the cell filled with the aroma of rice.

(End of this chapter)