Chapter 95: Killing One with One Incense Stick
That would require him to appear before His Majesty.
Qi Muchao's already dwindling patience ran out. He pulled the other twin, who was already terrified, over to him, tapped his nose with his finger, then poked his eyes, and asked Qi Guangsheng, "Do you think we should gouge out his eyes or cut off his nose this time?"
"Wow - Dad, help me, Dad, save Rui'er, Rui'er doesn't want to die."
The child cried so pitifully, but it was a pity that Qi Muchao was born without any compassion.
He pushed the child towards Qi Guangsheng and said, "Go and beg your father. After all, if he opens his mouth, you might still be able to survive. Your life is in your father's hands."
Seeing the little girl running towards Qi Guangsheng crying, Qi Muchao clapped his hands and looked at the trembling Qi family members behind them.
He curled his lips and said, "Don't worry, none of you can escape until he opens his mouth."
What is innocent or not? Just based on the luxurious life, who can be called innocent?
Since they enjoyed the luxurious life brought to them by Qi Guangsheng, they naturally had to take some responsibility for the outcome.
These ladies, concubines, young masters and young ladies, who were usually served by servants, dressed in fine clothes and fed with delicious food, and who would make a fuss over the slightest injury, were all terrified.
Without Qi Muchao even saying anything, they all knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Qi Guangsheng and begged him.
"Master, just confess."
"Dad, I don't want to die. I'm still young and haven't married or had children yet. Dad, please save me."
"Dad, Ping'er is young. She has only been in this world for a few days and can't even call her parents. Dad, I am not afraid of death, but Ping'er is innocent. Please save her."
The voices of prayer fell into Qi Guangsheng's ears one after another. His youngest son, whom he loved the most, was now lying on the ground with his tongue cut off, unconscious, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive.
The little girl cried and hugged his thighs, "Daddy, I'm scared."
Qi Muchao didn't have that much time to waste with him. He pointed at Qi Guangsheng's second son, who was said to have done a lot of bad things, and said, "Start with him. Kill one every time it takes to stick up an incense stick."
Suddenly there was crying and wailing again.
The time of one stick of incense soon passed, and when Qi Guangsheng's second son was taken away, he was so scared that he peed his pants.
Changkong didn't even give him a chance to beg for mercy. He raised his sword and took his life.
After losing this life, the rest of the people were almost scared out of their wits.
No one wants to be the second person to be killed.
Seeing his children pushing and shoving each other as if they had suddenly become enemies, Qi Guangsheng felt desolate.
He laughed out loud.
He looked at Qi Muchao, "Who are you? Even if you die, you must let me know at whose hands you died."
Due to his poor health, Qi Muchao rarely went out. Qi Guangsheng had been to the capital several times, but had never met Qi Muchao.
In addition, he had never heard of such a cruel and ruthless person in the capital, so he naturally couldn't guess his identity for the time being.
Qi Muchao had a blank expression on his face.
Qi Guangsheng wanted to be a transparent person, so he didn't hide his identity and told the truth. His indifferent eyes fell on the faces of these people, "The time of one stick of incense is almost up. Have you chosen the next one?"
Before these people chose who would be the next person to die, Qi Muchao snapped his fingers and said with a smile, "How about this, you can tell us whatever you know. If it's useful information, you can also avoid death."
So the group of people looked at each other and rushed to speak in order to survive.
The first to speak was Qi Guangsheng's eldest son. "Dad and the prefect often visited, and I heard them mention the iron mine, but Dad kept it a secret. I didn't hear much, and I only vaguely remember where it was."
Qi Muchao glanced at the person taking notes not far away, pointed a finger at the empty space beside him and nodded, "It's barely useful. Stand over there."
The man knelt on the ground and said, "Sir, my life is safe. I beg you to let my infant son pass. He is only two months old and is absolutely innocent."
Qi Muchao lowered his eyelashes and did not speak. The man bravely put the child over there.
When he came back, Qi Muchao looked at Qi Guangsheng and said, "Look, your son is a little different from you. You can watch your children die because of your greed, but he can give his life to that baby."
This one sentence directly aroused the fear and resentment in the hearts of the Qi family.
That’s right, if their father hadn’t been so greedy and tried to take advantage of the tiger, how could they have ended up like this now.
What's the point of wealth and glory? When we didn't have it, we lived a comfortable life. We weren't as worried as we are now.
Even at this point, the father would rather watch his child die than say a word, which shows how cruel he is.
Those condemning and resentful gazes were so burning that Qi Guangsheng couldn't laugh.
"I once heard Dad talking to the governor. There's a secret passage in our mansion, in Dad's study, that seems to connect to the governor's mansion. There's also a secret passage in the governor's mansion, but I don't know where it leads to."
Qi Muchao and Changqing looked at each other, and Changqing immediately turned and left.
No matter where he is going, he is most likely going to the iron mine.
Given the cautious nature of these two people, how could they possibly hand over the iron mine to those two minions? They would definitely go and take a look from time to time.
But to be on the safe side, the two of them couldn't show up, so naturally they had to do it secretly.
Seeing that his situation was hopeless, Qi Guangsheng finally admitted defeat and said, "What else do you want to know? I'll tell you."
After interrogating Qi Guangsheng, the people who went to the prefectural government office to search also returned.
Chang Qing's face was filled with joy, "I caught it."
"The governor hid in a secret passage with his family, hoping to find a chance to escape through the iron mine's exit, but was caught red-handed by our men."
Qi Muchao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Continue the interrogation."
This prefect was not as stubborn as Qi Guangsheng. After being tortured for a short time, he started to howl in agony and was willing to confess everything. However, he was a bit cunning, and what he confessed was half true and half false.
When he finished interrogating the people, Song Yu had already led them back when he returned.
As soon as Lieutenant General Xu saw him, he immediately came forward and said, "Prince."
Qi Muzhao nodded slightly and smiled, "This time, it's all thanks to Lieutenant General Xu."
Lieutenant General Xu shook his head. "Not at all. Actually, I've heard about what's happening in Yanzhou a long time ago. I even made a special trip to Yanzhou half a year ago. It's a pity that the situation here is so well hidden, and the governor is so wary of me that I haven't been able to find out anything."
He still felt a little guilty. If he had been able to see the truth earlier, perhaps the previous governor's family would not have died so tragically.
But he never imagined that there would be such a despicable and shameless person who would do such a heinous thing.
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