Chapter 1309
The Evidence is in Place
Chapter 1309 The Evidence is in Place
Ah, Lin Zongqi's right arm suddenly slumped down, connected only by skin and flesh, making it impossible for him to loosen his grip and hide the poison packet inside.
He had no choice but to draw his sword with his left hand and quickly slash at the imperial guards.
however……
Bang, puff, ding!
Lin Zongqi felt a sharp pain in his left arm and fell to the ground. When he came to his senses, he found that the Imperial Guard had pierced his left shoulder with a sharp blade and pinned him to the ground.
Immediately afterwards...
Click! His jaw was removed, and even if he were forced to swallow pills to commit suicide, it wouldn't work.
He felt a chill on his neck; a sharp blade was already pressed against it.
"Don't move! Anyone who moves will be punished for defying His Majesty's imperial guards. This crime is equivalent to disobeying an imperial decree and refusing to be arrested, and will implicate the entire clan!" The imperial guard's voice was as cold as a sharp blade.
Lin Zongqi ignored him, struggling and shouting, "Ah ah uh uh, far away, in vain!"
The returning Commander Gan was shocked: "Your jaw has been removed, and your upper and lower jaws can't open and close normally, yet you can still say two clear words. You're a tough guy."
"Old Wei, Imperial Guard, Lady Lian, quickly save Zheng Qianming, don't let him die."
"Hey." The old military doctor Wei, along with the imperial guards and Lady Lian behind him, rushed towards Zheng Qianming, stripped him naked, and saw that he had poisoning reactions on his wrists and collarbone.
The imperial guard hurriedly took out the royal antidote, crushed it, pried open Zheng Qianming's mouth, and stuffed the powder into his stomach.
"Medicated oil, rinse the wounds that have been contaminated with poison..." said Dr. Wei, and his apprentice immediately took out the antidote-washing oil from the medicine box.
Do not rinse with water, as the poison powder will dissolve in water, accelerating the absorption of the poison into the wound. Therefore, medicated oil must be used.
The medicated oil would coat the unmelted poison powder, and then, with the lubrication of the oil, carry the poison powder out of the wound area.
However, the poison was too potent, and blackening appeared around the wound where it was applied.
"Use bloodsucking worms to suck out the poisonous blood!" Old Army Doctor Wei took out a small knife specially used for treating external injuries and, with a series of slicing motions, cut away the blackened, poisoned flesh from Zheng Qianming's collarbone and wrists, both cleaning the poison and increasing the flow of blood.
"Place plenty of blood-sucking worms on the wrist wound; since there are blood vessels there, the poison will take effect faster," Lady Lian reminded.
Wei's apprentice nodded, and he, being a soldier himself, acted swiftly, quickly filling the wound with blood-sucking worms.
In no time, the first batch of bloodsucking worms were poisoned and fell to the ground from the wounds.
Old Wei and his apprentice took out a new batch of bloodsucking worms and let them suck the poisonous blood from the wounds... They used up all the bloodsucking worms they had brought, so they hurriedly ran to the camp warehouse to get new bloodsucking worms to continue sucking the poisonous blood.
The result was good; Zheng Qianming's face did not turn ashen, and he woke up after being given a few acupuncture needles by the old military doctor, Wei.
Upon seeing the people inside the torture tent, he was momentarily stunned. But upon seeing Zheng Qianjia, he was even more shocked, and felt a secret sense of exhilaration.
Although it was Xiao Ganqianhu who spoke to the voice actor Huang Wei about the fraudulent trial, Xiao Ganqianhu had already told Zheng Qianming beforehand that Zheng Qianjia had tricked him into doing the secret scheme of the victim involved in the case.
Upon reflection, Zheng Qianming realized it was true. He hated Zheng Qianjia, wondering why he was the only one being interrogated, while Zheng Qianjia wasn't!
"Ming-di, it's so good that you're alright." Zheng Qianjia was filled with regret. How could Zheng Qianming not be dead? Why wasn't he dead?! Her hatred was overwhelming, shining through her eyes, which made Zheng Qianming pause in surprise... This treacherous villain really wanted him dead.
"Ahhh!" Commander Lin shouted, drooling, signaling Zheng Qianjia and Zheng Qianming to stop fighting amongst themselves and quickly find a way to kill him.
He knew all too well how the Northwest Army treated the enemy—they would cut open the flesh and pull out the bones raw. He couldn't bear it; he had to die quickly!
Bang! Commander Gan kicked him: "What are you yelling for? You traitor! You're a Wei soldier, yet you're framing the Wei army. Don't even think about dying. Live and let the Wei army try out new tortures."
Try it, try a new form of torture!
Lin Zongqi's vision went black, and he almost fainted.
"Prefect Zheng, I don't understand. Commander Lin had no reason to poison my brother Ming. Why did he do this? Was he bewitched by someone? Or was it a mistake..." Zheng Qianjia hesitated for a long time before finally uttering this self-destructive statement.
Judge Zheng said coldly, "What do you care who instigated him? Anyway, he was caught red-handed murdering Zheng Qianming. That's irrefutable evidence. All we need to do next is to continue the investigation and find his accomplices."
Judge Zheng was very disappointed with the new generation of the Zheng family and became even more determined to distance himself from these people!
He has a wife and children to take care of, and he absolutely cannot let himself be punished for these things, leaving his wife and children without anyone to care for them.
They told me not to worry, to focus on being a suicide soldier, and that the clan and the alliance of noble families would take good care of my family.
But he loved listening to old people tell stories since he was a child. Many of those stories were about how the father died young, and how his wife and children struggled more and more until they encountered one misfortune after another, and eventually died out.
Later he realized that these were not stories, but bloody lessons from the past.
He also realized that conquest and plunder were everywhere, so he had to live to personally protect his wife, children, and elderly parents. If he entrusted them to others, his wife and children would become victims, and whether or not they would be taken advantage of, and how much they would be taken advantage of, would depend on the conscience of those around him.
Zheng Qianjia, feeling rebuked, realized she had acted too impulsively and tried to smooth things over by saying, "Uncle Zheng is right, it's just that I'm too young..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the Imperial Guards, who immediately ordered: "Guards, this boy has openly obstructed His Majesty's Imperial Guards from performing their duties and has repeatedly pleaded for Commander Lin. He is likely an accomplice of Commander Lin. Seize him and subject him to severe torture!"
what?
Everyone, including Zheng Qianjia, was completely bewildered.
But Commander Gan wasn't confused; he immediately gave the order: "Go!"
The soldiers of the suicide squad rushed towards Zheng Qianjia and subdued him in the blink of an eye.
Zheng Qianjia was terrified, her face drained of color, and she shouted, "What are you doing? You're framing me and arresting me without any evidence! This is a violation of the law! You're trying to incite conflict between the military, aristocratic families, and scholars!"
Bang! Commander Gan kicked him in the knee, and Zheng Qianjia screamed in pain, falling to his knees.
"You're not very old, but you're quite the talker, sharper than a monkey." Commander Gan said, "You want evidence, huh? In that case, I'll search your residences and find the proof to shut your mouths!"
Are you going to our place to find evidence?
Hahaha, Zheng Qianjia was laughing hysterically inside, and shouted loudly, "My Zheng family members are innocent and have never done anything to harm anyone. You may search us, but you must bring plenty of witnesses with you. Don't try to plant evidence on the spot!!"
Tsk tsk tsk, have you guys done too many things like stuffing stolen goods on the spot, so you know the tricks well, which is why you specifically pointed it out?
"If you can't find any evidence, your Wei army will have to submit a memorial to His Majesty to apologize and issue an official gazette to my Zheng family!"
Zheng Qianming was completely bewildered and asked, "What happened? What are they searching for? Is Chief Lin trying to poison me? Why? I don't even know Chief Lin?"
Si Pei was a good kid. He quickly told Zheng Qianming what had happened that night and even showed him his confession: "This is your confession... Zheng Qianming, I never thought you were such a villain who used your body to set up a bloodbath to harm people."
"I hope you are innocent. If evidence is found, I, Si Pei, will sever all ties with you immediately, and my descendants will never have anything to do with you again!"