Chapter 1306
The Imperial Guard Who Can Imitate Others' Voices to Confess
Chapter 1306 The Imperial Guard Who Can Imitate Others' Voices to Confess
Thump! Grandpa Qin gave Uncle Qin a sharp rap on the head: "Don't say things like that that try to sow discord among the students."
Uncle Qin was in so much pain that he had to shut up. He took Jiang Erlang to Old Madam Guan's tent to talk, look at the handbook for the sharp tools workshop drafted by Old Madam Guan, revise the inappropriate clauses, and have dinner together.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Madam Guan, you truly live up to your royal status. The food in your tent is the best." Uncle Qin looked at the food on the table and swallowed hard. "Freshly slaughtered fat chicken, steamed rice with cured pork, cabbage... Finally, it's not taro stems anymore. I'm almost sick of eating those taro stems these past few days. The texture is slippery and mushy, like a nose..."
Snapped!
Grandpa Qin slapped Uncle Qin on the back of the head again and scolded, "We're eating, don't talk so rudely, it'll ruin your appetite."
"Alright, alright, alright, I won't say anything more... Madam Guan, hurry up and start eating, let's eat!" Uncle Qin urged.
Madam Guan smiled and picked up her chopsticks: "Let's eat... Erlang, eat more. You're at the age where you can eat a lot. You'll feel uncomfortable if you don't eat enough. Eat more, we won't miss your bite."
This child is pitiful. He's so young, yet he's out on adventures with adults and works like a hardworking ox without complaining.
"Yes, yes, I'll eat my fill, and Guan Azu should eat his fill too." Jiang Erlang smiled, and only picked up his bowl to eat after Grandpa Qin, Uncle Qin, and Qin Xiaomi had all started eating.
Grandma Guan nodded in approval; he was a child who was extremely well-behaved even without supervision.
Looking at Uncle Qin, although he uses chopsticks with his left hand, he eats extremely fast, so fast that he leaves a blur... well, he's a nimble adult who knows how to take care of himself.
"Grandma, don't just look at me, you should eat too." Uncle Qin called to Grandma Guan, but before he could even swallow the food in his mouth, Grandpa Qin was so angry that he wanted to hit him again.
While Qin Ershu was feasting, he also keenly noticed: "Old Madam Guan, why is one of your imperial guards missing?"
Grandpa Qin glared at him: "The Imperial Guards are human too, they need to take turns resting."
Uncle Qin: "Heh, that's only when it's completely dark before the shift changes. We had dinner early today, so it's not dark outside yet, which means we left early."
Ah this?
Madam Guan and Qin Xiaomi were somewhat surprised. They exchanged glances but then realized it wouldn't have much of an impact... General Chu would make the arrangements so that no one would discover that the Imperial Guards had infiltrated the torture tent.
That's right. The imperial guards who left their posts early changed into the armor of the Wei army's elite suicide squad and went to the torture tent.
What are you going to do?
To replace Bai Peijian, Zheng Qianming and others in confessing... In modern times there are professionals who can imitate other people's voices, and in ancient times there were also people with this special ability.
Within the Imperial Guard, each generation has such individuals who can use sound to lure the enemy during missions.
However, although the imperial guards entered the torture chamber openly, they did not immediately imitate Bai Peijian and Zheng Qianming's voices to confess.
Instead, they waited until late at night.
When Bai Peijian, Zheng Qianming, and others were tortured to the point of near collapse.
We'll wait until some people start taking action.
Some of these people are Zheng Qianjia and Mr. Tong.
The two had already found a reason to meet alone... Time was of the essence, and they were afraid that the Wei army would become suspicious, so the meeting was very short, only a quarter of an hour.
They decided on two things: first, to send a secret agent into the torture chamber to see if Zheng Qianming showed any signs of confessing.
If so, send Wei soldiers to kill Zheng Qianming, creating an even bigger bloodbath: the Wei army murdering a scholar from a prestigious family.
If Zheng Qianming withstands the interrogation and shows no signs of confessing, then spare his life... Zheng Qianjia and Mr. Tong are both intelligent people and know very well that it is better to remain still than to act now, so killing Zheng Qianming is a last resort.
As for Lu Qian and Bai Peijian, it's fine if they confess. The two only vaguely knew the inside story, but they didn't participate or have any evidence. Bai Peijian can only confess to Zheng Siye.
As for Master Zheng, he was already a deadbeat; being exposed only hastened his death.
Now, what the two of them need to protect is: first, to prevent the Ming Gongzi case from being exposed; second, to prevent the case of the student killing the student from implicating the aristocratic families; and third, to protect Mr. Tong, their key asset, from being exposed.
That's right, Mr. Tong is only ranked third. In a crucial moment, Mr. Tong can also die. *Knock knock knock!*
"The changing of the guard will take place at nightfall. All Wei troops in the camp, be on alert!"
Inside the chevaux-de-frise camp, military drums blared, and messengers crisscrossed the camp shouting orders.
With a whoosh, batches of Wei soldiers moved out to take over their posts.
The change of guard was completed in just a quarter of an hour. Lin Zongqi, a squad leader under Cui Qianhu and Luo Baihu, was relieved of his patrol duty to guard the area about one mile from the execution tent.
That's right, the barricade camp was that big, covering an area of several miles in circumference, occupying a large area outside the city gate.
"Report! Commander Gan, the main camp has changed shifts. The soldiers patrolling the area are now under my command. If you have any orders, please come to me, Commander Lin!" Commander Lin's voice came from outside the prison camp.
Commander Gan was having dinner when he heard this and came out with his bowl in hand: "It's Xiao Lin. You've worked hard. There's nothing much going on here in the criminal investigation area, so you don't need to patrol too often."
Commander Xiaolin said, "Commander Cui said that a group of aristocratic scholars have come to your side. Fearing that our Wei army will be slandered, Commander Cui ordered me to patrol this area more often to prevent the aristocratic scholars and officials from distorting the truth and framing our Wei army in an unjust way, which would also lead to your punishment and transfer!"
That makes perfect sense.
Commander Gan said, "Brother Cui is just too cautious. Alright, then you can do as Brother Cui says... But it's normal to hear some screams, you understand, kid?"
Commander Lin nodded: "This subordinate understands, please proceed with confidence, Commander!"
"Haha, that's good, go ahead and get busy." Commander Gan turned around, carrying the food bowl back to the execution tent.
Inside the punishment tent, it was quite quiet, with only the soldiers' questions, the students' answers, and someone shouting that they were hungry and asking when the meal would be served.
Lin Zongqi didn't listen anymore and turned to leave.
Then, they started patrolling this area every 15 minutes.
It's a bit annoying.
Before midnight, he had been patrolling for nothing.
It wasn't until the middle of the night that screams were heard.
"Ahhhh! Help! I'm a student from a prestigious family! You can't cripple me! Help! Brother Jia, save me!"
Lin Zongqi's heart skipped a beat... The two Gan brothers were indeed ruthless characters; they had tortured Young Master Zheng Qianming.
Why is General Lin so certain?
Because he had heard Zheng Qianming speak before, and the shout just now sounded very much like Zheng Qianming's voice!
Since sounds can change slightly during transmission, Commander Lin was certain that it was Zheng Qianming who had spoken just now.
"Shut up! This place is far from the tents where Si Pei and Zheng Qianjia are sleeping. There are Wei soldiers outside. Your brother Jia can't hear you. You can only save yourself, and there's only one way for you to save yourself: confess!"
“We have received evidence that Lu Fenxu was involved in the case. Lu Fenxu knew the students who committed the crime and knew their backgrounds. Lu Fenxu was so afraid of the consequences of the truth being revealed that he committed suicide.”
"Zheng Qianming, if you don't tell us everything you know, don't expect to leave this torture chamber unscathed. You have to leave something behind!"
"You...you have evidence that Lu Fenxu is involved in the case?!" The voice was filled with shock and fear, showing that Young Master Zheng Qianming was completely panicked and had lost his composure.
Commander Gan sneered: "Heh, of course. Do you think this world belongs to your aristocratic families? His Majesty has quite a few troops... Every year, Wei soldiers are discharged and return to their fields. Just give these veterans more money and they will move their families to various parts of Wei to act as spies for the Wei royal family."
"Coincidentally, our informants discovered the relationship between the student and Lu Fenxu."
Hehe, that's just nonsense!
Unfortunately, Commander Lin didn't know much either, so when he heard the key name Lu Fenxu, he assumed that Commander Gan and his men had actually found something.