People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 628 One goes down and the other goes up
"I want to see the leader, I want to see the leader. I have shed blood for the Divine Religion and I have made contributions to the court!"

In the interrogation room, Guan Hai was like an enraged beast. He tried hard to swing his fists to smash everything in front of him, but the shackles on his body limited his ability to cause harm, and the entire soft-padded room could prevent damage.

Although Guan Hai no longer struggled and admitted his crime, he denied that he had done anything wrong with an extremely stubborn attitude. Now that he had reached the end of his road, he just wanted to go to Xu Chen in person and discuss with Xu Chen whether he was wrong or the Xuanxia court was too stupid.

"The strong prey on the weak, this is the law of nature. I, Guan Hai, have made great contributions to Xuan Xia. What I want is to be a superior person, not to be a public servant for those peasants. These things are what I should have, and no one has the right to take them away from me, not even the leader!"

Guan Hai was still venting his resentment and anger, but he could not destroy anything. He was like a beast with all its teeth pulled out, unable to do anything except being helpless and furious.

Tian Shitou just watched coldly, too lazy to stop anything, because he knew Guan Hai would keep quiet on his own.

Sure enough, less than a cup of tea later, Guan Hai knelt dejectedly on the ground and there was no sound anymore. Only the sound of his panting could be clearly heard.

Guan Hai, who had been suffering for a day and a night, was already in very bad physical condition. The more violent his emotions fluctuated, the more he would overdraw his physical and mental strength.

In Tian Shitou's eyes, Guan Hai today is like a tamed wild horse or a docile falcon.

"A scum like you who has lost his faith is no longer qualified to pay homage to the Master."

Tian Shitou's cold and calm voice was like a sharp knife piercing Guan Hai's heart: "You will be the first state-level official in Xuanxia to be executed. Your name will be nailed to the pillar of shame and despised by the world. This is your end."

“No!” Guan Hai raised his head weakly, saliva dripping down his throat. His roar was filled with despair: “I don’t accept it, I don’t accept it, I’m not wrong, you can’t do this to me!”

Tian Shitou looked down at him and said coldly, "You betrayed the people and the Divine Religion. This is what you deserve!"

The room fell into extreme silence. After Guan Hai smiled bitterly in a daze, he lowered his head and knelt on the ground. His shoulders began to shake, and he even heard a slight sobbing sound.

At this time, Tian Shitou's mouth corners curled up, he knew that Guan Hai had finally entered the second stage.

These criminals who are hoping for a lucky break may be able to resist stubbornly and refuse to repent at first, but once all the hard evidence is laid out and all their fantasies are shattered, they will be mentally broken and enter the next state of regret.

Even a veteran like Guan Hai who has gone through many hardships would be no exception in such matters.

"I was wrong." Guan Hai sobbed, and as Tian Shitou had expected, he began to feel regret. "I know I was wrong. Please let me see the leader. I promise to be a good person in the future. Please give me another chance for my many years of service on the battlefield."

The once proud national hero is now as humble as an ant. In order to fight for a chance for himself, he doesn't care even if he has to beg for mercy from Tian Shitou, whom he once looked down upon.

However, looking at Guan Hai in such an ugly state, Tian Shitou not only did not feel the slightest sympathy, but was extremely refreshed. That feeling was just like eating a big mouthful of refreshing cold melon when one was about to die of thirst in the scorching sun. It was so refreshing and refreshing, and there was nothing more wonderful in the world than this.

This high-ranking official who once had the power to call the wind and rain was actually no different from ordinary people. His face was even uglier. If it weren't for the need to maintain some dignity as a censor, Tian Shitou would have laughed out loud.

Just like a sharp knife thirsts for blood, the Grand Censor would naturally be happy to suppress corrupt officials, let alone a figure of Guan Hai's level.

"Do you regret it?" Tian Shitou laughed sarcastically and kicked Guan Hai away like a barking stray dog: "I have seen many people like you. You never regret corruption and abuse of power. You just regret being caught by the court!"

His words accurately hit upon the true mentality of a criminal official like Guan Hai, and then he waved his hand, and the clerks on both sides immediately went up and took Guan Hai back to the stool.

Since Guan Hai has entered the second stage, Tian Shitou is no longer interested in talking to him anymore.

"Next, do you want to carefully examine each case with us here, or do you want to take the responsibility yourself? It's up to you!" Tian Shitou stared at Guan Hai coldly, his face as cold as stone.

Guan Hai opened his mouth, trying to make a desperate effort, but in the end he just closed his eyes and smiled bitterly: "I admit it, I admit it, all of it!"

He accepted his fate. He had no choice but to accept it. Things had come to this point. If he continued to be stubborn, he would only be torturing himself. Compared to being tortured here, he would rather go to jail as soon as possible. Jail was better than now.

Tian Shitou smiled when he heard this, then nodded to his left and right, and the clerks on both sides immediately started to work.

There was a pile of cases on the table, and the confessions needed to be confirmed with Guan Hai one by one. Even if Guan Hai confessed to all these things, it would take at least one or two days to complete the preliminary work.

This is already considered extremely fast progress. If the previous continuous interrogation had not worn down Guan Hai's will, and if Guan Hai had refused to plead guilty, the workload would have been enormous to follow up on so many cases.

Soon, the room was filled with calm and formulaic inquiries from officials from the Censorate. They needed to verify every case here with Guan Hai one by one, and Guan Hai had completely given up all futile struggles, responding weakly to any questions.

As the interrogation went on, countless cases of collusion between officials and businessmen, protection by officials, oppression of the people, and so on, directly or indirectly involving Guan Hai, were revealed one by one.

In fact, it was not just Guan Hai who was being interrogated at this time, but the entire Qingzhou bureaucracy was being rounded up and interrogated separately by the Censorate. Regardless of whether these officials cooperated or resisted, the Censorate's workload was extremely huge. To complete such a complex case involving a wide range of people, it would take at least half a year or a year to handle the case.

Over the years, Qingzhou's bureaucratic system has been riddled with holes, and countless tragedies and injustices have occurred under its rule.

Tian Shitou walked out of the house and looked up at the sky. Although it was a scorching hot day, he could not feel much warmth on his body. The genius of Qingzhou had just cleared away the dark clouds, but no one knew when it would be shrouded in dark clouds again.

These things will never disappear from the world.
(End of this chapter)