Deep underground, the prison is cut off from the sound and light of the outside world, and it is as dark as hell.

The whiplash on Gu Yunji's chest hurt hotly, and the cold sweat on his forehead flowed into his eyes, blurring his vision. He listened to Zhao Fan's understatement of how he tortured Bai Xingjia and how he beat him to death, in such a relaxed and casual tone, as if he was talking about the weather.

Zhao Fan shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "Anyway, Bai Xingjia can't ask there for the time being, so I have to come and ask you." You'd better let go of those useless thoughts and tell me the truth, or you'll only suffer more. ”

Gu Yunji endured the pain and said with difficulty: "What I said...... It's all the truth. You say that I helped Bai Xingjia to cheat in the examination, and I always have to show evidence that I accepted bribes, and I haven't even taken a single son from him, so it is impossible to risk killing him and admit him in violation of regulations. ”

Zhao Fandao: "If you are someone else, you must be willing to help others cheat only if you receive benefits." But you and Bai Xingjia are fellow villagers, or in the same year, it makes sense to have such a fellow countryman's friendship, do not charge any financial benefits, and take advantage of the position of the same examiner to help him? ”

"Besides, as far as we know, when Bai Xingjia first came to the capital three years ago, he was not adapted, his body was very weak, and he fainted on the spot after learning that he would try to fail, and you were busy taking care of him and asking for a doctor. This year, you don't want to see him fall off the list and repeat the mistakes of the past, so you agreed with him to use the word 'study hard' in the exam, so that you can recommend his paper to the deputy examiner, yes or no? ”

Gu Yunji gritted his teeth and said, "...... No. These are just speculations and conjectures, and they don't mean that this is the truth. ”

Zhao Fan raised his eyebrows: "It's my speculation that is good, but don't you think this logic is very smooth?" If you slowly sort it out according to this logic, you will be able to sort out the facts. ”

"It doesn't make sense at all." Gu Yunji adjusted his breath and said slowly, "First of all, Bai Xingjia really fainted three years ago when he couldn't bear the blow, but I didn't take care of him alone, I and the people who traveled with me just helped hire a doctor." I only cared about him out of my fellow countrymen, and the relationship was far from good enough for me to risk cheating in the imperial examinations. ”

"Secondly, when I went to meet Bai Xingjia at the Jiangnan Fellow Villagers Meeting that day, there were also Cheng Yan and Su Qi present, and they could all testify to me, and I did not have an agreement with Bai Xingjia on any words in the exam."

"Finally......" Gu Yunji paused, and there was anger in his voice that couldn't be hidden, "The word 'diligent study' is so common, and there is another question in this exam about learning, and the candidates who use this word are not one hundred but eighty, and I am not stupid enough to use such a common word as an agreed word." ”

Zhao Fan looked at him in surprise: "Yo, are you still angry?" You say my logic is not smooth, but your own logic is not invulnerable. ”

"I don't know what your relationship with Bai Xingjia is, and the fraud method of using special words to confirm the identity of the candidate is very hidden, unless the candidate's own level is extremely poor, it is difficult for others to find the problem. Just like if someone hadn't reported it this time, we wouldn't have suspected you and Bai Xingjia. So the argument that you say you won't take risks for him doesn't hold water. ”

"When you went to meet Bai Xingjia in Jiangnan Township, Cheng Yan and Dingguo Gong of Hanlin Academy were indeed there, but they were your friends, and the three of you had known each other in Luxi Academy. It is very likely that they will hide the truth from you and help you, so their words cannot be counted as confessions. ”

As he spoke, Zhao Fan stood up, put the whip in his hand and played with it, and said casually: "As for you saying that 'diligence and non-slackness' is too common, but this is just a word we guess, whether it is the word you and Bai Xingjia really agreed on, it is not yet known." ”

Gu Yunji caught a glimpse of his movements, his eyes instantly froze, and he paid more attention to his words: "No matter how logical you are with me, it's useless, after all, this is interrogating and investigating the case, not arguing." If you have the ability, you will come up with evidence and let me be irrefutable. ”

"Take the evidence? All right. ”

Zhao Fan responded with a smile, his smile collapsed in an instant, he dipped the whip in cold water with his backhand, slammed it on Gu Yunji's body, and said fiercely: "This is the evidence of Lao Tzu!" ”

"Ahh

Gu Yunji screamed, the power of the wet whip was even greater, especially when it was superimposed on the previous wound, and the flesh cracked in an instant, and the pain made him almost faint.

Gu Yunji sweated like rain, his face was as white as paper, and he looked up at him with difficulty: "...... I didn't...... Question, no violation, your rules ......"

Why are you still hitting me?

Zhao Fan was extremely arrogant: "So what? This is the edict, I want to fight it. If you don't cooperate with my interrogation and refuse to tell the truth, can't I still fight? ”

Gu Yunji was speechless, and was silent for a while before he said again: "...... I didn't fail to cooperate, and everything I said was the truth. ”

Zhao Fan sneered: "In the Imperial Prison, only what I want to hear is called the truth." ”

Gu Yunji took a deep breath: "You come to interrogate with the answers you want to hear, your heart is biased, it's strange if you can try it." ”

Zhao Fan said: "You think I'm biased, but I think you're hard-mouthed." How many people were like you at first, just shaking their heads vigorously and denying it, refusing to say anything, but as a result, I went down with two whips, and immediately recruited. ”

Gu Yunji sneered and looked at him sarcastically: "Are you sure it's not a trick?" ”

"What about bending into a trick? Isn't that still a trick? I just have to hand over the final result to Your Majesty, as for what the process is, does it matter? Wait—"

Saying that, Zhao Fan suddenly reacted to something, and smiled coldly at Gu Yunji: "You just ...... Did you ask a question? A rhetorical question is also a question......"

Gu Yunji's pupils shrank violently, and when he saw Zhao Fan about to raise the whip again, he hurriedly said, "I'll move!" I'm recruiting! ”

The whip stopped a few inches in front of him, and Zhao Fan patted him on the face with the whip: "Then say it quickly." ”

Gu Yunji calmed down and said slowly: "Actually, I still have a conspirator. ”

——

The Imperial Study.

Hearing the movement of Feiyuwei coming in, Emperor Jingfeng, who was pretending to be asleep, opened his eyes: "Have you checked it out?" ”

Feiyuwei said: "Back to Your Majesty, check it out." The so-called information containing exam questions in the test question collection is simply fake, there is no leakage of exam questions, and the reason why Rongfa Bookstore wants to sell books under the name of Gu Yunji and others is to use their fame, and the main purpose is to attract more people to buy books. ”

"It's stupid to dare to use the leakage of exam question information to make publicity, and not to say it." Emperor Jingfeng sneered and turned his eyes to look at Feiyuwei, "Then who is the owner behind this Rongfa Bookstore?" ”

Flying Fish Wei hesitated: "Yes......"

Before he finished speaking, a cry came from outside: "Your Majesty! The old minister is guilty! The old minister brought his dog Liu Jingnan to ask His Majesty for his guilt! ”

(End of chapter)