Hou Wenji walked out of his room and walked slowly along the stone path to the torture room. Although the Qing Ya is not considered to be the punishment yamen of the Great Sui according to reason, the methods here are even more palpitating than the Dali Temple and the Criminal Department. The prisoners in the prisons of Dali Temple and the Criminal Department may still have the time to see the light of day, but none of the people who entered the punishment room of the Qingya seem to survive in the end. However, it does not mean that there will be no exceptions, it depends on whether Hou Wenji needs it or not.

The hundred households on duty in the torture room saw Hou Wenji coming from a distance, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute. Hou Wenji waved his hand casually, asked which house the suspect was locked in, and then walked over slowly.

The hundred households who led the way opened the door, and Hou Wenji signaled him not to follow. The hundred households nodded hurriedly, and guarded the door with the hilt of the horizontal knife at their waist.

The torture chamber was dark and damp.

Although the flames on the walls were not small, the room was still dark and uncomfortable. The torture chamber has only one iron door, no windows, and no sunlight all year round, and the prisoners inside want to breathe a breath of fresh air. The room was narrow, but deep, and the walls on both sides were hung with various torture instruments, which made people shudder.

Hou Wen rarely came to the torture chamber because he didn't like the lifeless atmosphere here, let alone the rancid smell here.

There was a chair in the room, where the chief judge sit. On the wall directly opposite the chair, the prisoner was nailed to the wall with iron chains pierced through the pipa bone, and he was almost unable to see his original appearance. That night, Zhuo Buyi used his mind to control the eagle vulture, and then restrained the prisoner.

That night's seemingly simple fight, if you really experience it carefully, you can understand the mystery of Zhuo Buyi's methods. Since the eagle vulture can become Yu Donglai's cronies, his cultivation will naturally not be very low. His fluttering body like a bat and his swordsmanship as sharp as a snake are commendable, but such a martial artist with good cultivation was actually controlled by Zhuo Buyi, who was dozens of meters away, and became a veritable puppet, Zhuo Buyi's horror can be seen.

The suspect who was pinned to the wall hung his head, his hair hanging down and still dripping, a liquid that I don't know if it was water or blood.

Hou Wenji sat down on the chair and frowned slightly as he looked at the suspect who was almost out of human form. He slowly raised his left hand and flicked his fingers at the suspect. Quietly, the body of the person hanging on the wall shook suddenly, and he couldn't help but let out a painful **, and when he looked at it again, there was a bloody hole in his shoulder.

"Do you know how stupid you are?"

Hou Wenji picked up a boning knife from the table on the side, repaired his nails, looked at his slender white fingers, and said in a flat tone: "Since your master has entrusted this matter to you, he believes in your ability. It is said that Yongzhou Luo Yao's subordinates do not have a single soft bone, which is a big disappointment today. ”

"I ...... Don't want to die."

The man hanging on the wall replied in a hoarse voice.

"Your name is Luo Erlang?"

Hou Wenji didn't look up and continued: "Have you ever thought that just because you confessed your master, it might ruin his future? Yesterday, His Majesty's will to entitle your master as the general of Sipinlang has come down, and he will be transferred to serve in the Northwest Right Xiao Guard. It's a great place, and it won't be long before your master can make a big splash. But because of you, he may not have time to put on the armor of the Lang General and show off his martial arts before he has to be locked and taken into Dali Temple to ask for guilt, and nine times out of ten, his life will be ruined. ”

"I ...... Don't want to die."

Luo Erlang repeated what he had just said, was silent for a while, and then added: "Although...... I'm just a house slave, but I'm ...... I don't think it...... His life is cheap. ”

Hearing this, Hou Wenji couldn't help but laugh. He put down the boning knife, clapped his hands and smiled: "I like people who don't want to die, especially prisoners who fall into my favorites." As long as a person doesn't want to die, he is not afraid that he will not be able to spit out any secrets in his mouth. ”

"Although you have said almost everything that should be said and what should not be said, I will not convict you of killing you."

Hou Wenji smiled: "You can rest assured, at least I won't kill you for a long time, because I still have a use for keeping you, not a small use." If you hadn't confessed today, maybe I wouldn't have let you live. The person who was caught in the room next to you was a man who was captured with you, and he basically made a move, and he didn't make a word that shouldn't be recruited, this is a good minion, but...... You can live, but he must die. ”

"There is one more difference between you and his fate......

Hou Wenji got up, slowly walked to Luo Erlang and stopped not far away, looked at the bloody man and said gently: "Not only can you survive, I won't tell you everything you confess today." When I arrived, the secret was sealed. The man next door didn't recruit his master, but his master was bound to be implicated. You have recruited your master, and I will act as if I have seen nothing and heard nothing. ”

"Multi-...... Thanks a lot! ”

Luo Erlang raised his head with difficulty, trying to see who the person in front of him was.

"You're welcome."

Hou Wenji smiled and said, "Let you live because you are useful." I don't implicate your master, because your master is useful. As long as you live, I can make your master unlucky whenever I want. Maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, maybe before he leaves the capital, if I take your mouth and show it to him, how do you think he will react? ”

A kind of fear flashed in Luo Erlang's eyes, and the eyes that looked at Hou Wenji were full of pleading.

……

……

Without waiting for Luo Erlang to say anything, Hou Wenji stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder and continued: "He will definitely hate you very much, eager to pick your skin, eat your flesh and drink your blood." I heard that General Xiao Luo has half of his father's ruthlessness, but it is impressive. I wonder if I told General Xiao Luo, would he beg me not to expose him? No matter how cruel he is, he doesn't dare to do anything to me, so he can only beg me. ”

"If I give your mouth to General Luo in Yongzhou City, what do you think he will do? A reenactment of a drama from more than 20 years ago? Personally kill your master, and then come back to plead guilty? It may be possible, but before he comes to the capital, he will definitely kill all of your family members first. ”

"So"

Hou Wenji said: "With your painting in my hand, there is no need to mention you, Luo Yao's father and son will be jealous of me, will show favor to me, and even spend a lot of money to buy me, and it may not be impossible to go bankrupt." I asked you to guess just now, you must have thought in your heart that Luo Yao could still do something to kill his son. Right? ”

Luo Erlang nodded tremblingly, not daring to speak.

Hou Wenji shook his head: "You are wrong, Luo Yao can't do it now." Twenty years ago he could, because he could have another son. He was lucky, and after giving birth to seven daughters in a row, he finally had a son who was not too stupid. Right now...... He is old, even if he can still give birth, can he still support his third son to grow up? He is not the Luo Yao of the year...... As people get older, they have more and more worries and become more and more timid. ”

"In order not to lose his son, not to lose all the status and glory that he now has. Even if I ask Luo Yao to help me do something, Luo Yao probably won't refuse. ”

"Luo Yao will not refuse, and Luo Wen will not refuse."

"Because of such a humble little person like you, because of such a confession, I have the lifeblood of the two big people, General Lao Luo and General Xiao Luo, in my hands, and it is really worth it. Don't you think you're amazing? A house slave can also have the opportunity to bring down two masters, one big and one small. ”

The corners of Luo Erlang's mouth twitched and asked, "You...... You want to blackmail my son-in-law and master to do things for you! ”

"I don't have the guts."

Hou Wenji smiled and said, "It's all for Your Majesty." However, my Ouchi Guard Office is very interested in some kind of agreement with the generals of the military in private, and it is an agreement that is good for both sides. Especially a general like General Luo Yao, who has a great martial arts and is a powerful general, and Luo Wen, an upstart with a bright future, I am willing to cooperate. And you should be proud, because you are more important than both of them, if the two of them are disobedient, I will send you to the Taiji Hall again, and let you say it in front of His Majesty the Emperor, okay? ”

"Don't want to bite your tongue, and don't think about killing yourself."

Hou Wen looked at Luo Erlang with contempt: "Your life is just the icing on the cake, and a confession is enough." And as long as I want, although Yongzhou is located in the southwest border, it will not take a month for the heads of your father and mother and your sister to be delivered to you. Live well, it used to be for the Luo family, but now it's for yourself. You idiot confessed to your master, I hope you are smart this time and think about what you should do. ”

There was a dead silence in Luo Erlang's eyes, and he couldn't see any life.

He was scared, really scared.

His previous desire to survive made him confess, and now he began to regret how he hadn't died.

At this time, Liu Duxiu, one of the seven thousand households in the Ouchi Guard, walked in from outside, holding a stack of dossiers in his hand.

"Pacify, all the files of the Eagle Vulture case have been sorted out."

Hou Wenji hummed, took it and looked at it, and then clamped it under his armpit. He glanced at Luo Erlang and instructed Liu Duxiu: "Give him treatment, give him food, give him wine, and if he wants to find a woman, give him it too." Let him live well, we will have to rely on Luo Erlang, a good man, to help him in the future. ”

"Whoa"

Liu Duxiu responded.

Hou Wenji turned around and walked out, and when he arrived at the door, he stopped and ordered: "Ming'er will make an appointment with the newly promoted Sipinlang General Luo Wenluo early in the morning, and ask for a decent table in Keshengju, and say that I have something important to discuss with him." ”

"Whoa"

Hearing this, Luo Erlang's body trembled violently, and he fainted in fright.

"Don't tell anyone that this man is alive."

Hou Wenji whispered to Liu Duxiu: "Commander Luo, don't tell me." ”

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The only store on East Twenty Streets that didn't have a signboard was Fang Jie's shop, which had been rented here for about ten days, and he didn't seem to be in a hurry to do anything to subsidize his expenses. Although the silver he brought from Fan Gu was not much, at least it was not enough to buy a six- or seven-grade petty official.

In order to take care of the big dog, he also hired two subordinates. A little scholar, a little girl.

These two subordinates don't have much to do on weekdays, except for cleaning the house, which is to take care of the big dogs who can't get up, eat, drink, and sleep. One of the must-do things is to stew meat for big dogs.

Fang Xie recently liked the hot noodle soup at the door, and with a basket of steamed buns, the beauty of the meal, the stomach was warm and very comfortable.

The weather was much cooler in the evening, and Fang Xie seemed to be in a good mood. The three of them found a place to sit at the snack stall at the door, ordered a few cold dishes, but did not ask for wine. Mu Xiaoxiao was quitting drinking, and Fang Xie didn't want to arouse her greed.

Before the meal came up, an uninvited guest sat down beside Fang Xie very unceremoniously.

"Damn it, it's hot!"

The person who came unbuttoned his shirt without grace, revealing a piece of white fat flesh.

"Xiang Qingniu, you don't eat and drink spicy food in Qingxuguan, what are you doing here? I don't have anything good to entertain you. ”

Fang Xie asked with a smile.

"Oh, you have no conscience!"

Xiang Qingniu glared at Fang Xie and said slightly angrily: "Lao Tzu saved your life, it's okay if you don't thank Dade, you are so stingy that you don't even care about food, and there is no humanity?" ”

"Tube!"

Fang Xie nodded and said, "Hot noodle soup, xiaolongbao." ”

"Three bowls of noodles, five baskets of steamed buns!"

Xiang Qingniu greeted the boss unceremoniously: "Do you have any wine, come up with two or three catties!" ”

"Wine ......"

Mu Xiaoxiao repeated it faintly, his eyes bright and scary.

"Do you want to die?"

Fang Xie asked Xiang Qingniu.

Xiang Qingniu was originally afraid of women, especially beautiful women. Seeing Mu Xiaoxiao's frightening expression, he immediately shook his head and said, "I don't want to die!" ”

"If you don't want to die, don't mention the word wine!"

Fang Xie said with a smile.

Xiang Qingniu glanced at Mu Xiaowaist aggrievedly, then turned his head to the boss and said, "I don't want any wine...... Give me two jugs of spicy water, you know ......."

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