Qin Dynasty: Becoming a peerless master through the Golden Light Mantra

Ji Wuye remained silent, facing off against Han Che in quiet silence.

Just then, a slightly flippant voice rang out on the street: "Wow, it's so lively here!"

Han Che and Ji Wuye looked in the direction of the sound and saw Han Fei walking slowly towards them from the direction Ji Wuye had come from, with one hand behind his back and Zhang Liang leading him.

Seeing Han Fei and Zhang Liang, Ji Wuye knew he could no longer block their way, so he preemptively asked, "Ninth Young Master, did you give orders to the Eleventh Young Master to come here and arrest someone?"

Han Fei showed no politeness towards Ji Wuye: "General, it was indeed I who gave the order to arrest Emerald Tiger. What? Do you have a problem with that? Or are you trying to protect such a heinous criminal as Emerald Tiger?"

Ji Wuye didn't give Han Fei a friendly look either, his face cold as he said, "I have no objection, nor do I intend to protect Emerald Tiger. I just hope that Young Master Eleven will not arrest the wrong person under Young Master Ninth's orders."

"The two young masters have caused such a commotion in Xinzheng City; if things go wrong, the situation will become difficult to manage."

"Thank you for the reminder, General. But please rest assured, General. Han Fei will neither wrong an innocent person nor let a guilty person go unpunished."

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Fei stared intently at Ji Wuye, his gaze sharp as a blade.

These words, given the current situation, are essentially a declaration of war between the two.

At this moment, quicksand and night openly became opposites.

"Since that's what the Ninth Young Master says, I will wait in the manor for the outcome of the trial."

After saying this, Ji Wuye did not stay there any longer and led his team away from the street.

As Jade Tiger watched Ji Wuye's departing figure, his heart sank completely.

Once he is taken away by Han Che and Han Fei, he will suffer no good consequences.

After Ji Wuye left, Han Fei glanced at Emerald Tiger, who was being held by Han Che's guards, then turned to look at Han Che with a complex, bitter smile on his face: "Eleventh brother, I didn't expect you to be so direct in your actions."

They currently do not have any substantial evidence of Jade Tiger's crimes.

Even if the evidence is sent to Xinzheng soon, there are too many uncertainties in the process.

Just now, when he saw Han Che and Ji Wuye confronting each other here, his heart was in his throat.

If the two sides were to clash here, things would become very difficult to resolve.

Fortunately, Ji Wuye was wary of causing harm and dared not escalate the matter too much.

Han Che explained, "Ninth Brother, only by doing this can we ensure that this matter will go perfectly."

Han Fei nodded slightly, acknowledging Han Che's explanation.

Otherwise, if Jade Tiger gets wind of the situation and is sent away by Ji Wuye and his group or dealt with beforehand, it will ruin their efforts.

"Alright, bring Jade Tiger to me now, and I'll interrogate him first."

The Sikou Mansion.

The disheveled Jade Tiger was escorted to the courtroom by two of Han Che's personal guards.

As soon as the guards released their grip, Jade Tiger collapsed to the ground.

Han Fei, sitting in the courtroom, ignored Emerald Tiger's attitude and shouted, "Emerald Tiger, you had better confess your crimes honestly to avoid physical punishment."

Jade Tiger did not react to this, keeping its head down and seemingly lost in thought.

In a side room next to the court, Han Che and Zhang Liang were watching the grand spectacle.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Liang sighed softly, "Eleventh Young Master, it seems that getting Jade Tiger to confess will be quite difficult."

Han Che was not surprised by this and explained, "If Emerald Tiger didn't even have this much ability, Ji Wuye wouldn't have entrusted him with such an important task."

Moreover, Jade Tiger was well aware of one thing.

Whether he confesses or not, he is doomed to die here.

If he doesn't confess, the people of Nightfall will still try to save him.

If he confesses, the people of Nightfall will probably want to kill him even more than we do.

Although Zhang Liang could understand what Han Che was saying, he was also very worried about it.

Jade Tiger's testimony was very important to them.

That is the most compelling evidence of their purge of Nightfall members from the Korean court.

Seeing this, Han Che gently comforted him, "Zifang, you must trust your Ninth Brother's abilities. Your Ninth Brother will find a way to make Emerald Tiger talk."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Liang immediately recalled the previous case of the ghost soldiers robbing the soldiers' pay.

At that time, under Han Fei's manipulation, the two princes were persuaded to confess their crimes without any punishment.

However, the people of Nightfall were too arrogant; they actually used poison to kill two of the prince's uncles in the prison.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Liang tried to stop thinking about it and focus on watching Han Fei handle the case.

Han Fei was not angry at the uncooperative Jade Tiger.

He also did not intend to torture the jade.

All of this was within his expectations.

Judging a case is like fighting a war; winning hearts and minds is the best strategy, while conquering cities is the next best.

"Jade Tiger, it seems you're planning to fight to the bitter end."

However, you should know that it's useless to stubbornly resist.

Your confession is insufficient to influence your sentence regarding the crimes you committed.

But have you ever thought about how you'll die?

In the neighboring state of Qin, twelve punishments were listed for those sentenced to death: execution by dismemberment, dismemberment by waist, dismemberment by chariot, beheading, public execution, scalding, rib removal, boiling in a cauldron, beating in a bag, and fixed-term execution.

Emerald Tiger was terrified.

Every time Han Fei read out the name of a punishment, his body trembled violently, cold sweat rolled down his forehead, and the horrific images of himself suffering these tortures uncontrollably surfaced in his mind.

His face turned deathly pale at that moment.

Seeing that Jade Tiger's psychological defenses were gradually being broken down, Zhang Liang smiled and exclaimed, "Ninth Young Master is indeed resourceful."

Although some of the punishments seemed too cruel to him, he found them extremely satisfying when used against a vicious criminal like Emerald Tiger.

Han Che smiled without saying a word.

Although the punishments of the Qin state were cruel, they were only applicable to people of that era.

People at that time were still very simple and honest, and these things were already difficult for them to accept.

Later generations imposed even more cruel punishments than these.

For example, the infamous Lingchi (death by a thousand cuts) and the itching torture that makes people itch to death.

Those were all excruciating punishments.

Returning our gaze to the courtroom, Han Fei, who had also witnessed the appearance of the Jade Tiger, smiled slightly.

This is the benefit of strict laws and severe punishments.

Without an unwavering will, a person simply cannot resist the power of these harsh laws and punishments.

A businessman like Jade Tiger, who is opportunistic and profit-driven, would naturally not possess such willpower.

Their inherent instinct is to seek advantage and avoid harm.

Immediately afterwards, Han Fei said, "Jade Tiger, it seems you have realized your current predicament."

"Now you can think it over carefully in your cell and see what kind of punishment would suit you best."

Although his voice was not loud, it carried clearly throughout the courtroom, exuding a calm and composed air of someone in control of the situation.