1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3182
Gong Shiqi is an expert in how to use torture methods to extract confessions.He has mastered at least 48 methods of creating extreme pain, and he also knows how to transform physical pain into fear that is worse than death, and finally defeat the psychological defense of the subject under trial.

There are many people who are not afraid of death, but very few people can withstand tossing.Gong Shiqi had interrogated many people like Zhu Zhongyun before, and he was fully sure that he could tell Zhu Zhongyun the truth.

Li Qingyang and Ji Yuanqing had long been used to this kind of scene, but Zhu Zian had never experienced this kind of experience. After watching it for a while, he felt his belly tumbling and almost wanted to vomit.In addition, Zhu Zhongyun screamed continuously during his torture, which made him feel terrified and very uncomfortable.

Li Qingyang knew the situation of his deputy, and seeing that his expression was a little off, he asked him to go outside to get some air before coming in.

Zhu Zian quickly got up and left the bloody cell as if he was being amnesty, went back outside and took a few deep breaths of fresh air, only then did he feel a little more relaxed.

Zhu Zian originally thought that because of his identity, he needed to avoid suspicion during the case investigation, but unexpectedly, Li Qingyang arranged for him to participate in the entire investigation.

However, limited by his personal ability, he couldn't directly go to the front line. All he could do was to collect and sort out information from all aspects, and select valuable parts from it, and provide them to the headquarters as a reference.

But thanks to this arrangement, Zhu Zian has a fairly good understanding of the whole case.From his point of view, Daming's move is actually not clever at all, and it is very likely to cause trouble for his upper body.

Zhu Zian didn't think that this assassination operation could achieve the success that Ming Dynasty expected. Even if the assassin wounded or even killed one or two high-ranking Haihan officials, it would be difficult to affect the future development trend of the national power of the two countries.

As long as the assassin exposed his whereabouts, it would be almost impossible to escape from Hangzhou.Once Haihan catches him, there will be complete evidence and it will bring endless troubles to Daming.

But what Zhu Zian didn't understand was that these assassins had a chance to attack at that time, but they were all caught without making any movement.Daming entrusted such an important task to a person of this level, so it was no wonder that things would turn over when things came to an end.

Zhu Zian didn't care much about the life and death of Zhu Zhongyun and others. These people were just slaves working for the imperial court. If they died, they would die. There was no pity.But if Hai Han held Da Ming accountable for this matter, then things might develop in a direction that Da Ming would not like to see.

Zhu Zhongyun just now denied that he was sent by the Ming court, but it is impossible to disassociate himself from this. Even if Gong Shiqi didn't need to be tortured, there are still subordinates who were arrested with him who can testify to Zhu Zhongyun's true identity.

Zhu Zi'an couldn't help but wondered what level of scapegoat Daming would introduce to calm down the matter when Haihan Xingshi questioned him.

It's just that the severity of this incident is probably beyond his cognition.

When Zhu Zian calmed down and returned to the cell, the torture of Zhu Zhongyun had come to an end.

Zhu Zian noticed that Zhu Zhongyun's hands and feet were bloody and bloody, but his body was still dripping with water. He presumably fainted from the pain during the torture just now, and was then woken up by the cold water.

After Zhu Zhongyun suffered a lot, he was no longer as calm as before, and was confessing his crimes intermittently.Obviously, in front of Gong Shiqi and others, his knowledge is still too shallow.

Zhu Zi Anxin said that it was just in time to come back, and luckily he didn't miss the important part, so he listened attentively.

The situation Zhu Zhongyun explained was basically consistent with the information they had obtained through investigation.The question that Gong Shiqi was most interested in was where Zhu Zhongyun got this batch of weapons.

Without these batches of rifles made in Haihan, Zhu Zhongyun and his gang might not have dared to do anything in Hangzhou. However, these rifles were all tampered with beforehand, which shows that this matter is not just about smuggling weapons.

Zhu Zhongyun said hoarsely: "What's the point of your Excellency asking this question? Isn't your country trying to sell me these guns just to lure me into the game? Zhu's skills are not as good as others, so there is nothing to say!"

Ji Yuanqing reprimanded: "If you ask me anything, just tell me honestly, don't talk about it, and change the subject!"

Gong Shiqi saw that Ji Yuanqing's face was normal, and he didn't seem to worry at all about finding out where the guns came from.But it's also true to think about it. If the Military Intelligence Bureau was behind this matter, how could it leave such easy-to-investigate clues.

Zhu Zhongyun finally explained the seller's information, Gong Shiqi made a wink to the side, and immediately one of his subordinates understood and exited the cell.

Gong Shiqi wanted to verify the seller's information as soon as possible, and he didn't want the Military Intelligence Bureau to intervene in the investigation of this clue.He wanted to see if this powerful seller was real, or if it was just a false identity fabricated out of thin air.

Of course Ji Yuanqing saw Gong Shiqi's actions, but he didn't care about it, and began to adjust the direction of the interrogation: "Who is it that gave you the action order from Daming? Is it the commander of Jinyiwei? A senior cabinet official? Or the emperor himself?" ?”

The question Ji Yuanqing raised was obviously to exclude Zhu Zhongyun from the scope of the mastermind.

But Gong Shiqi knew that this was not to protect Zhu Zhongyun and avoid him from taking responsibility, but Ji Yuanqing deliberately wanted to elevate the rank of the mastermind.

The higher the level of the messenger behind the scenes, the greater the responsibility Daming should bear.If this matter was planned by the Ming Emperor himself, then there is no need to say anything, let's prepare for the war.

Of course Zhu Zhongyun also understood the sinisterness behind this question, and still firmly insisted that he was the mastermind, and he just wanted to have a good time, so as to avoid some torture.

Ji Yuanqing shook his head and said, "How can you handle such a big matter? I'm not afraid to tell you that we will definitely make representations to Daming about this matter and hold him accountable."

"But have you ever thought about it? Those people you want to protect have no intention of saving you at all, and they don't even treat you as a hero."

"What do you think Daming's attitude will be then? I might as well tell you that they will definitely put all the responsibility on you first, and if they find that they can't fool us, they will put your boss, and then the boss's boss, one by one. to take the blame, until we are satisfied."

"Think about it again, why you and your accomplices were caught so quickly. You thought that what you did would make the big men above make up their minds and launch a counterattack against our country, but is there another possibility? The big people above don't like your restless thoughts, and just want you to disappear from this world as soon as possible."

Zhu Zhongyun's body trembled when he heard the words, as if struck by lightning.

(End of this chapter)