Chapter 15: A Different Kind of Interrogation
When Zhan Xiaoxiao received clear support from the old drunkard, "Ma Sandao" met a "lame Li" who was completely different from the original. Since I saw "Cripple Lee" the day before, the impact of "Cripple Lee" on everyone has not been very good. The first is his bitterness, his smirk, and then his sudden and hot attitude. Coupled with last night's drug incident in tea, the writing on the wall, etc., everyone had to rush to the bottom of their hearts for this cripple who didn't look like a person on the outside.
But when "Cripple Li" was lying on the ground, unable to move his hands and feet, when he saw that "Ma Sandao" was covered in blood and had two completely different knives in his hands, he changed too much.
"Cripple Lee" is a ruthless character with ruthless hands and poisonous eyes, absolutely merciless to the enemy, and absolutely accurate in looking at people. Otherwise, he wouldn't have seen Qin Tai's identity at a glance. Although his hands and feet had been broken by Zhan Xiaoxiao, his mouth was plugged by Zhan Xiaoxiao's casual finding of a piece of rotten cloth. But it didn't affect his brain at all.
"Cripple Li" used to be a famous flower thief on the rivers and lakes, and there were no less than hundreds of women who were ruined by him in his hands. He has a particularly sensitive sense of women, which is one of his secretive skills.
When he and Zhan Xiaoxiao fought each other, he faintly smelled a smell of rouge. This made him a little in a trance, could it be that this little white face was a woman? How so? How can a girl sleep in the same bunk with a large group of men? Even the most open brothel of the time would not have been so debauched. Could it be that Zhan Xiaoxiao is not a woman, but a guy who is neither male nor female?
"Cripple Li" suddenly remembered what Zhan Xiaoxiao had just said, "Lao Tzu's ancestor is the fourth inner with a knife", and the words behind him are gone. Could it be that what this little white face said is true? His face turned white with fright. If it weren't for the fact that he had a piece of rotten cloth stuffed in his mouth, he almost blurted out two words "Dongchang".
"Dongchang" is not a factory, nor is it a handicraft workshop, but an internal organization unique to the Ming Dynasty. As early as the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, when Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of Hongwu, he not only set up an institution of "Kedao" to supervise Ming officials, but also established an institution directly managed by the emperor, which was the notorious "Jinyiwei". Jinyiwei is composed of war orphans who originally followed Zhu Yuanzhang to fight the world. They can be said to have been raised by Zhu Yuanzhang, and they are absolutely loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang used this army, which was only registered in the military department but did not take a penny from the imperial court, to spy on the officials and local people of the Manchu Dynasty. In order to distinguish them from other troops, the Jinyi Guards specially designed a proprietary clothing, and their uniforms were Jinyi and Flying Fish Robes. Because they can directly arrest anyone who is disloyal to the emperor without going through normal channels, or they can raid their homes and kill people at will, and their authority is so great that there is no boundary. As a result, both officials and ordinary people were frightened when they heard the name of Jinyiwei. The Jinyi Guard is hereditary, that is, the children of the Jinyi Guard can take over the position of their father and brother and continue to serve the emperor in the Jinyi Guard. As Jinyiwei, the emperor absolutely believed that at the same time, he also curbed their certain power, and all Jinyiwei himself and his descendants were not allowed to become officials. But Jinyiwei's income and internal subsidies are enough for them to live, not to mention some local filial piety and additional income.
"Dongchang" is a spy agency established by Emperor Zhu Di of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, and it and Jinyiwei are two sides of one body and are inextricably linked. But the reputation of "Dongchang" is even worse than that of Jinyiwei, for their direct boss is no longer the emperor himself, but a great eunuch that the emperor absolutely believes in. The team of "East Factory" came from Jinyiwei, but unlike Jinyiwei, it also recruited some people with a bad reputation in the rivers and lakes to serve it. In other words, the "East Factory" is composed of eunuchs, spies who have been the emperor's lackeys for generations, and a large group of scum in the rivers and lakes. There are only a few of their tenets, "absolutely loyal to the emperor and the governor", "we are dogs raised by the imperial court, a dog that can bite people." "We will do whatever the above asks us to do. As long as the result is not the process. "We're just a bunch of licensed hooligans. ”
"Cripple Li" is obviously very familiar with Dongchang and knows a lot about them. began to worry about his future, everyone knows that a person who has entered the East Factory, and it is a pleasure and a blessing to be able to die happily. In the East Factory, people can definitely know what life is better than death, and what it means to regret coming to the world for a walk.
There is also a hierarchy in the East Factory, first of all, the eunuchs who cannot leave the headquarters without authorization, and the eunuchs who can enter the East Factory are of course the great eunuchs who can get ahead in the future, and they have learned a whole set of torture methods here to prepare for themselves to establish their prestige in **. The second type of people are the descendants of the original Jinyiwei, who have hereditary grades and connections left by their ancestors, and are the main force in interrogating and interrogating prisoners in the East Factory. The scum of the rivers and lakes has the lowest status in the East Factory, acting as killers and thugs. There are also some hereditary brocade guards who send their children into the palace as eunuchs, sacrificing a child in exchange for the glory of a family for several generations.
When "Cripple Lee" thought of this, he gradually connected everything. A man whose ancestors are a fourth-rank sword guard and a feminine man, isn't this a eunuch born in a brocade guard? A eunuch is scary enough, and his participation in the front-line solving of the case means that he is the exclusive eunuch of the East Factory. This has frightened those who know the details, plus his background in the Jinyi Wei family, how can he make people live? You must know that a Jinyi Guard commander is only a fourth-rank official, even if his merit is great, he will only add one level after death. The little white face said that his ancestor was the fourth grade, which means that his hereditary rank should also be the fifth grade. A five-grade Dongchang eunuch has great power, and the governor of Dongchang is only a third-grade eunuch.
"Cripple Li" regretted it when he remembered that he had scolded this eunuch. You must know that the eunuch is not a man, and he is most taboo for others to make irresponsible remarks in front of him. As the most hearted and grudgeful eunuch, the means of dealing with a person he hated made "Cripple Li" tremble when he thought about it.
The two knives in the hands of "Ma Sandao" confirmed the idea of "Cripple Li" and dashed his last glimmer of hope. If it's not someone from Dongchang, who would use such a perverted weapon? A large knife is quite normal, and it is estimated that there must be some special use. The knife is very particular, it says that it is not small, it is not big, it can be cut and cut, what drilling, poking, drawing and so on can be completed, it can be said that it is a multi-purpose. is not the prisoner of Dongchang, who ****** use this guy so pervertedly.
After determining that he had fallen into the East Factory, "Cripple Li" gave up resistance and denial. Thinking about how to explain everything you know, and thinking about your own problems to the lowest. Even if I die, I hope to die happily.
"Ma Sandao" is a prison manager, although he has the strength in his body, he doesn't want to do hard labor and carry the killer back. I casually found some vines and wood from the side and built a simple shelf, and dragged the "lame Li" back to the village. As he walked, he nagged to himself: "Even in the original, Lao Tzu is also a person who manages prisons, where has he ever done such a thing?" It's ****** bad luck. If you die, you don't count, you have to move another. I knew that it was better to burn first and then cut like that camel. So much trouble. ”
"Cripple Lee" didn't faint in fright, this guy not only killed his accomplices, but also sounded cruel than Little White Face. What is burned first and then cut, how is it burned, how is it cut, and where is it burned? And where is the cut? Wait, this guy says he's in charge. Could it be that he is the one who is in charge of the prison of Dongchang? The prison in Dongchang was the darkest place in the Ming Dynasty, and some people said that the jailers in the prison were more terrible than Lord Yama.
Qin Tai came to the wine shop in the village and simply cleaned up, and at this time the old drunkard and Zhan Xiaoxiao arrived.
Qin Tai took out the only change of clothes on his body, and after hesitating for a moment, he tore the clothes into strips of cloth. This dress was sent to him by Qin Tai's wife not long ago, and he was usually reluctant to wear it more. According to Qin Tai's temper, this dress can be worn for at least three to four years. But in order to bandage the wounds of Zhan Xiaoxiao and "Ma Sandao", he tore up the new clothes. Although there are strips of medicine and cloth on the roof, Xiao Zhan can't go up to the roof, and others can't go up. He had to sacrifice his only change of clothes.
Although he knew that Qin Tai was not doing this for himself, when he saw Qin Tai tearing up his latest clothes for himself to bandage, this had to move Zhan Xiaoxiao. After getting the support of the old drunkard, Zhan Xiao was surprised to find that Qin Tai looked more pleasing to the eye than before. The flat and unremarkable face has become handsome, and the details that you would not normally notice are clearer. Zhan Xiaoxiao couldn't help but blush her little face.
At this time, "Ma Sandao" dragged "Cripple Li" in, and the old drunkard who just wanted to give Qin Tai and Zhan a small private space gave them a blank look. "Ma Sandao" didn't know that his arrival had ruined a heartwarming scene.
Zhan Xiaoxiao, who was already a little angry, saw "Cripple Li", and remembered his own rudeness just now. It happened that there was no place to get out, and when I saw him, I just kicked him.
"Cripple Li", who was ready to tell the truth, saw Zhan Xiaoxiao, just like seeing a ghost. Hurriedly protruding the cloth in his mouth, he didn't dare to resist and said, "Please, I'll do anything." Please don't torture me anymore. I'll tell you everything. He cried as he spoke.
Qin Tai and the others originally thought that interrogating "Cripple Li" would be a difficult job, but they didn't expect this killer to be so useless. A big man, a killer who kills like a murderer, will cry in public and beg for mercy? Not to see it with their own eyes, who would believe that it is true.