Catching Monsters

Chapter 216 Wu Yue Zhenren
"I am the Minister of Justice! Are you crazy?"

"What crime have I committed? Just put me in the imperial prison! Let me go, I want to see His Majesty!" At this moment, Wang Chiyu was carried by the Jinyiwei in the imperial prison, brought to the front of the prison, and pushed in.

Wang Chiyu looked at Yuan Qu, who was tied to an iron pillar and covered in blood, clenched her fists, and was about to continue scolding this group of evil Jinyiwei.

Jiang Yun stood outside the prison, looked at him and said, "Lord Wang, you'd better be honest. If our Jinyiwei really want to investigate, can you guarantee that there is nothing wrong with you?"

Hearing this, Wang Chiyu quickly shut up...

Jiang Yun glanced at Yuan Qu, waved to Qi Da, and took Qi Da to the gate of the imperial prison.

Jiang Yun asked in a low voice: "I'm not good at interrogation. Can I get Yuan Qu to sign and seal it?"

After Qi Da pondered for a moment, he whispered, "I have thought about it carefully. The reason why Yuan Qu is so stubborn is probably because once he tells the truth, he will probably die."

"And now, he still holds on to the fantasy that as long as he doesn't confess, Wu Farong can still save his life."

"Based on my experience, the best way to break through his psychological defenses is to extinguish his hope."

Jiang Yun looked Qi Da up and down and asked, "Tell me what to do specifically."

A hint of hesitation appeared on Qi Da's face. After all, this kind of thing was really against the will of heaven. But after thinking about it, it was the most effective way.

Moreover, based on his understanding of his boss Jiang Yun, he was able to do this.

"Catch Wu Farong as well." Qi Da said, "As soon as Yuan Qu sees Wu Farong being captured, he will collapse mentally. If we offer him some inducements, he will confess quickly."

After finishing speaking, Qi Da hurriedly reminded Jiang Yun: "But this is a bad idea, sir..."

"What's wrong with this idea? I think it's a good idea."

Jiang Yun said, "Send someone to the Ministry of Justice right away to meet Wu Farong and tell him that I want to talk to him at the East Pacification Office."

After all, this idea was his own, and Wu Farong was the Minister of Justice, a second-rank official, and he was extremely powerful in the capital.

Normally, without the emperor's oral order, the Jinyiwei would not dare to easily arrest a second-rank official.

Afterwards, not many people could withstand the revenge of a second-rank official.

Of course Jiang Yun also understood this truth. He was not afraid of those wearing shoes even if he was barefoot. Wu Farong sent people to Sanqing Temple to fabricate the Red Lotus Sect's propaganda in order to kill him.

Are you still afraid of his revenge?

"Just do it. I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong." Jiang Yun said with a smile.

Qi Da couldn't help but ask: "Should we inform Captain Yang in advance about this?"

"Captain Yang cannot know about this for the time being." Jiang Yun shook his head.

Jiang Yun knew clearly that Yang Liunian's way of dealing with the world was to make money and get promoted in a safe and stable manner. This was extremely risky and would offend people, so Captain Yang would definitely strongly oppose it.

After Qi Da turned around and arranged for someone to notify Wu Farong, Jiang Yun walked back to the imperial prison and drank his tea calmly, thinking about the various situations that might happen in his mind.

Of course, we just need to get the confession document from Yuan Qu, sign and seal it, and then deliver it to His Majesty the Emperor.

Wu Farong was finished.

After waiting for about an hour, it was already dark.

Outside the prison, Qi Da came to the prison with a torch in his hand and said, "Master Baihu, Master Wu from the Ministry of Justice is here."

Wu Farong walked into the imperial prison with his hands behind his back. With the help of the torches in the prison, he quickly saw the situation inside.

At this time, there were more than a dozen Jinyiwei in the room, interrogating Yuan Qu in turns.

In the prison, Yuan Qu's screams could be heard from time to time.

"Bold!" Wu Farong's heart sank when he saw this scene. Yuan Qu had followed him for many years and had been helping him deal with matters big and small.

He is very clear about his own negative information.

If he couldn't withstand the torture of the Jinyiwei and revealed everything, he would be completely finished!

Wu Farong looked at Jiang Yun coldly, snorted and asked, "Captain Jiang, you sent someone to find me and said you wanted to talk to me about something. Could it be that you want to talk about this?"

"Of course not." Jiang Yun walked to the door of an empty cell with a smile on his face: "Minister Wu, go in."

Wu Farong's eyes were cold, and a sense of oppression emanated from them, giving people a feeling of anger without any authority.

After all, Wu Farong has been in a high position for a long time, and his temperament is not something that ordinary people can learn.

"Captain Jiang, do you know what you are doing?"

"You want to arrest a second-rank official without the order of His Majesty?"

This kind of thing had never happened in the 300-year history of the Zhou Dynasty.

Wu Farong had long known that Jiang Yun was a guy who did not play by the rules, but he never expected that this guy would dare to arrest him.

Jiang Yun smiled and said, "I found Red Lotus Cult's slogans on Yuan Qu today. I suspect he is colluding with the Red Lotus Cult."

"You are his direct superior, so it is reasonable, legal and compliant to detain you for investigation."

"Minister Wu, I won't personally take action and put you in jail, will I?"

Seeing that Jiang Yun didn't seem to be joking, Wu Farong waved his hand, turned around and was about to leave, not bothering to say any more to this madman.

But unexpectedly, the retreat route behind him had been blocked by the Jinyiwei led by Qi Da.

"How dare you! Get out of here!" Wu Farong scolded.

Qi Da said calmly, "Minister Wu, when I am transferred to the Ministry of Justice and work under you, it won't be too late for you to give me orders."

Seeing that the other party was serious, Wu Farong quickly put away his temper and waved his hand: "I want to see what you want to do."

After saying that, Wu Farong turned and walked towards the prison. On the way, he did not forget to look at Yuan Qu, frowned deeply, and said in a deep voice: "I will report your torture to His Majesty another day!" "Minister Wu, you should take care of yourself first." Jiang Yun laughed, then glanced at Qi Da.

Qi Da nodded slightly, then waved his hand, tied up Wu Farong, stuffed his mouth tightly, and threw him into the prison.

During the subsequent interrogation process, Wu Farong was not allowed to say anything.

Wu Farong was tied up and thrown on the cold ground. Anger rose in his heart. What did these guys want to do?
After Wu Farong was tied up, Qi Da called his Jinyiwei to continue to torture and interrogate him.

Yuan Qu's consciousness was a little blurred at this moment. The various tortures in the imperial prison were far beyond what an ordinary person could endure.

The only belief that supported him was that Shangshu Wu could save him.

But when he saw that Wu Farong was also detained, he was immediately shocked.

Soon, the thorny rattan whip started to whip him again. Every whip hurt so much that he wished he could bang his head against another wall and die.

After fighting for a while, Qi Da observed that Yuan Qu's body and mind were on the verge of collapse.

He walked forward and waved his hand: "Alright, why are you so cruel?"

"Master Yuan, we are all following orders, there is no need to keep nagging." Qi Da reminded and hinted: "This matter has nothing to do with you. You are suffering for Minister Wu, why bother?"

Yuan Qu said in a daze: "I'm going to die anyway, just give me a quick death."

"Who said that Yuan will die?" Qi Da's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice: "You just need to write a book about Wu Farong's crimes and sign it. As for you, as his subordinate, you have done something wrong, so you can make up for it."

Yuan Qu took a deep breath, not believing that his crimes could be redeemed. He said in a deep voice, "Do you think I'm a three-year-old child?"

Qi Da chuckled: "I knew that Director Yuan didn't believe it, but it doesn't matter. In fact, the bad reputation of our Jinyiwei is just a rumor."

"As long as Chief Yuan makes meritorious contributions while serving his sentence, he can be directly transferred to our Jinyiwei Yamen. You are a sixth-rank official, and when you come to us, you will be a centurion."

"Someone, bring Commander Li's appointment documents."

Hearing this, Yuan Qu's face changed slightly, he was surprised and happy, as if he had the illusion of being saved from a desperate situation.

Yuan Qu: "Are you serious?"

Soon, a document of appointment was placed in front of him. Qi Da said, "Sir, the commander of the Imperial Guard, how can a document signed by you personally be fake? As long as you nod, you will immediately become a centurion of our Imperial Guard."

In fact, there was a drawer of such appointment documents in the imperial prison, which were specifically used to lure criminals to surrender.

Usually, when the battle is almost over, he would take out the document of the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Even if the criminal holds out for a glimmer of hope, he will nod and agree.

This is also a classic interrogation routine.

How could Yuan Qu not understand? After all, he was the head of the Ministry of Justice and had a lot of experience in interrogation.

But as the saying goes, those who are involved in the matter are often the most confused. If Yuan Qu really became a person who was tortured and induced to surrender, his judgment would drop sharply.

What's more, Yuan Qu also saw Wu Farong being detained.

The only hope was shattered.

He took a deep breath and said, "I'll write. I'll write."

"Quick, untie Captain Yuan!" Qi Da laughed, "Captain Yuan should have done this a long time ago. Why bother holding on?"

Wu Farong, lying on the cold floor, felt a little cold in his heart!
He kept struggling, trying to loudly remind Yuan Qu that this was a conspiracy of the Jinyiwei.

But his mouth was blocked and he could only whimper.

It's over, it's over!
Yuan Qu knows all about my affairs.

In comparison, forcing the Qin family to hand over their property was a minor matter...

Compared to what he actually did, it's nothing...

Wu Farong banged his head hard against the iron bars of the prison, trying to remind Yuan Qu.

But Yuan Qu took a deep breath, took a brush from Qi Da with trembling hands, and began to write about what Wu Farong had done.

It took me a full quarter of an hour to finish it.

Then he wrote his name, pressed his fingerprints, blew the ink stains off the paper, and handed it to Qida.

Qi Da originally had a smile on his face, but after seeing the contents of the paper, his expression changed completely.

He looked back at Jiang Yun with a serious expression, and quickly came to Jiang Yun, handed the paper to Jiang Yun, and whispered, "Master Bai Hu, please take a look."

Jiang Yun glanced at it and nodded slightly. It clearly stated how Wu Farong and Cao Huai discussed and colluded to frame the Qin family.

This alone would probably make Xiao Yuzheng furious.

Seeing that Jiang Yun had no expression on his face, Qi Da reminded him, "Sir, please take a look at the content above..."

"Nothing special, just corruption and bribery, taking so much money from someone, taking so much benefit from someone."

"How much kickbacks were taken for building the Ministry of Justice facilities?"

As he spoke, Jiang Yun quickly set his eyes on one of them.

It says: Wu Farong met with Master Wu Yue in May last year and had a secret conversation with him. Afterwards he repeatedly told me not to tell anyone. I suspect what Cao Huai talked about with Master Wu Yue, but I can't be sure.

Jiang Yun frowned and turned to look at Qi Da: "General Qi, who is this Wu Yue Zhenren?"

Qi Da took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Before the Zhou Dynasty, there was a unified dynasty called the Liang Dynasty. The royal family of the Liang Dynasty had the surname Liang."

"And this Master Wu Yue has been traveling around the Zhou Kingdom using the identity of a member of the Liang Dynasty royal family..."

Jiang Yun's eyes flashed slightly as he looked at Wu Farong, a Minister of Justice, who had contact with the royal family of the previous dynasty?
(End of this chapter)