Chapter 53: Windfall
A few hours later, Cao Yu finally woke up, looking slightly embarrassed.
Wu Liang naturally didn't mention this matter again, but tacitly changed the topic elsewhere, and said with a smile: "Brother Anmin, I just heard you say that the envoy sent us a spy sent by Lu Bu to find the tomb, if it's not early today, let's hurry up and go over to interrogate?" β
In fact, when he heard Cao Yu say the two key words "Lu Bu" and "tomb search" just now, Wu Liang was already full of interest in this spy.
It was only in order to avoid the suspicion of trespassing that he couldn't resist not going to interrogate Cao Yu alone when he was drunk.
After all, Lu Bu was also a very famous tomb robber in history.
Dong Zhuo was forced to move the capital to Chang'an, and before leaving, he ordered LΓΌ Bu to wantonly the tombs of emperors and ministers in the area of Luoyang (now Luoyang), from which he obtained a large number of gold treasures.
It is also for this reason that in a novel in later generations, Lu Bu also became a famous descendant of "one of the five major tomb robbery sects" - "Jieling Lux Shi".
It's just that about the school of "Xieling Lux", Wu Liang deliberately checked many historical materials, but did not find any documents that can be verified.
In addition, "Mountain Mover" and "Guanshan Taibao" are also unverifiable.
The only ones that have been recorded are the "Faqiu Zhonglang General" and the "Touching Jin Captain", but these two are only the official positions set up by Boss Cao, and they belong to the relationship between the superiors and subordinates of the same army, as for whether they later parted ways to form two different sects is unknown.
However, Wu Liang did not doubt Lu Bu's level of tomb robbery at all, but he really stole a lot of tombs, and this alone should not be underestimated.
Maybe through this spy, he can really ask for something he doesn't know.
"Well said."
Cao Yu nodded, but his eyes were aimed at the wine jar in the corner: "But your fine wine...... How many more? β
"Right now, it's just such an altar, first put a few pots for Brother An Min to take away?"
Wu Liang said with a smile.
It's really not his small vessel, this wine is really not easy to come by, after a vat of corn wine is distilled, it can only produce such a small jar, and he still wants to have some left to accept Dian Wei.
This plan is also implemented as soon as possible, so as not to have any accidents and miss such a powerful bodyguard.
"Haha, then the brother won't be polite to the virtuous brother."
Cao Yu laughed at this time, filled a few pots for the accompanying soldiers to carry, and then took Wu Liang out of the house with satisfaction, and went straight to the barracks.
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Inside the barracks cell.
A lean middle-aged man was tied to the torture rack and looked at Cao Yu and Wu Liang with a frightened expression.
At this moment, the linen clothes on his body had been torn several times, mottled blood stains could be seen everywhere, and there were still many wounds on his body that had not healed.
These injuries were not caused by Cao Yu and Wu Liang, this person was already like this when they saw him.
"The villain's name is Yang Wanli, a native of Pinglu, Bingzhou, originally a subordinate of Bingzhou Assassin Shi Ding, and later took refuge with Lu Bu to Dong Zhuo, and then Dong Zhuo died, so he followed Lu Bu to take refuge with Yuan Shao, and recently Lu Bu's department is stationed in the Wuyi area of Jizhou."
"Now that there is a shortage of food, Lu Bu tasted the sweetness when he was in Luoyang, so he sent a villain out to spy on the surrounding mausoleums, but he was arrested without finding anything."
"Two generals, what the villain said is true, please raise your noble hands ......"
After this spy was caught, it was obvious that he had been beaten more than once, and now when he saw Wu Liang and the others, he took the initiative to explain the situation without questioning.
"It's all over, what else is there to ask?"
Cao Yu should have interrogated a prisoner for the first time, or the first time he had encountered such a confessional captive, so he immediately shrugged his shoulders at Wu Liang and said a little boringly.
"No, it's flawed!"
Wu Liang glared suddenly, and said with a posture of "there is only one truth".
"Where is the flaw, why didn't I hear it?"
Cao Yu frowned slightly, showing a look of doubt.
"Hmmm......"
In fact, Wu Liang didn't find any problems, but he always felt that he couldn't come in vain, and he had to deceive this spy again, maybe he could really deceive some news that he was interested in?
And he had been paying attention to the spying's expression when he said "flawed" just now, and vaguely saw a trace of panic and uneasiness on his face.
Of course, this "vagueness" may also be his psychological effect, and it cannot be used as evidence, not to mention that no matter who is deceived like this in this situation, it is inevitable that there will be some unease.
Anyway, let's talk about it first, if you really can't cheat it, forget it.
Thinking like this, Wu Liang thought for a while, and then said again: "If a person wants to hide something, he usually deliberately emphasizes some details that contradict it in his words, if you really haven't found anything, you don't have to talk to us, why do you want to say it deliberately, this is the biggest flaw." β
"Hey, talented brother, there seems to be some truth in what you said!"
Cao Yu suddenly realized and said in surprise, "A few years ago, I eavesdropped on Cao Zixuan (Cao Ang) in the room, and if he accidentally noticed it, he would deliberately emphasize the sound of crickets in the courtyard. β
Oops?
And a windfall?
Wu Liang glanced at Cao Yu with disdain, and then looked at the spy with a "fierce light", and reprimanded loudly: "Say! What did you find? β
"The general spares his life, the villain really hasn't found anything, even if he has a hundred guts, he doesn't dare to hide it."
The spy hurriedly said with a bitter face.
"It seems that you are unwilling to recruit without using some means, since this is the case, then don't blame me for being rude!"
Cao Yu didn't care about this, he listened to Wu Liang's words and already decided that this person had something to hide, so he immediately picked up the whip next to him and was about to use it to extract a confession.
"Wait!"
Wu Liang pressed his hand, looked at the spy with a "cruel" smile, and even licked his lips, until he saw the spy waistcoat cold, and then deliberately said, "Brother Anmin, I suddenly have a new method, since this person refuses to tell the truth, why don't you test it on him?" β
"What's new?"
Cao Yu asked curiously.
"Isn't there a rat plague in the camp lately? Let's go and catch a mouse, and put a bucket in the man's abdomen, and then burn the bucket with fire, and the rat can't stand the heat, and will run away with his life, but the bucket is so strong that it has nowhere to go, so it can only make a hole in the man's belly, and drill into his belly...... Tsk tsk, how's it going, isn't it interesting? β
Wu Liang's staggered smile gradually became perverted, and it looked particularly terrifying in the dim light of the cell.
"This?"
Cao Yu was immediately stunned, and looked at Wu Liang with a shocked face, as if he had known him on the first day.
A drop of cold sweat fell quietly from his sideburns, and it was the first time he had heard of such torture, let alone trying, just thinking about it made his vest cold, and the hairs on his whole body stood up, which was simply inhuman......
Meanwhile.
The spy was already crying out loudly: "I say! I said no, I can't do it? The villain did find a big tomb, and the villain will explain! I just ask the general to raise his noble hand and give the villain a good time! β