Chapter 581 Justice
She questioned, "Logically speaking, if the Zhou family can bribe, then Zheng Qingyuan can also bribe. How could he be driven crazy by torture from the jailers?"
Even if the Zhou family is the so-called local tyrant and has a strong relationship with the government, it will make Zheng Qingyuan suffer.
But it shouldn't have fallen to this point!
In this era, big businessmen cannot survive without bribing the government.
According to Zhao Si's description, Zheng Qingyuan is a businessman who travels north and south to sell goods. He should be very experienced in the ways of the world and would not cling to his own superiority and refuse to pay.
In Hu Xiner's impression, as long as he paid the money, the jailer would keep his promise and not make things too difficult for him.
Zhao Si chuckled. "Of course, my Uncle Zheng isn't that stupid. He's always been generous and he said long ago that he would give the jailers bribes, but..."
On the first day Zheng Qingyuan was released, there was nothing unusual at first. He just fell asleep immediately. He had a high fever and talked nonsense in his sleep.
But the next day, when everyone was feeding him, they found something wrong. He couldn't eat anything at all, and he often vomited for no reason, accompanied by convulsions all over his body.
It was not until he recovered from his high fever that everyone was sure that Zheng Qingyuan was really crazy. He couldn't sleep for nights, and his bloodshot eyes were full of fear as he stared at everyone.
Moreover, he tried every possible way to escape every day, and would only stop when he ran outside the city wall of Qingzhou City.
Zhao Si called the best doctor in Qingzhou City, but when the doctor heard that he had just been released from prison, he did not dare to reveal the truth.
Fortunately, Zheng Qingyuan was a pretty good person and had made many true friends. His friends found it very strange and tried every possible way to find out, and only then did they discover the truth.
Hu Xin'er couldn't help but feel a little scared when she heard this. Mu Qing silently held her hand with a serious look in his eyes.
When he followed Jiang Yao in the past, he had also used many shameful means.
From the description of the symptoms, he had already figured out what kind of punishment would cause Zheng Qingyuan to go crazy.
Zheng Qingyuan did not commit any actual fault, but if he was punished with a punishment that would leave physical marks, such as needle pricks or canings, it would easily provide evidence.
Then, the torturer has his own set of "soft whip methods", such as finding out what he fears the most and stimulating him until his psychological defenses completely collapse and he goes crazy.
Zheng Qingyuan was a pampered businessman. His vomiting and convulsions were most likely caused by them pouring that filthy and horrible thing into his mouth, or by using water torture.
Originally, the couple had heard in Qingzhou City that the government was honest and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. As for the underworld, the Du family martial arts school, which was fair in its dealings, dominated the market. Although the Zhou family martial arts school was a cancer and had great power, it was feared and criticized by the people.
But it was not until today that they knew what Zhao Si said.
This Qingzhou City seemed far less beautiful than they had imagined.
Zhao Si suddenly laughed, his laughter full of sarcasm: "Do you know what scraping the ground means? First they cut down the trees, then they dig up the grass, and finally they even take the grass seeds and insect eggs underground."
This is exactly what Zheng Qingyuan encountered. The jailers apparently had an agreement with him to release him.
But what he finally got was layer upon layer of blackmail, and if he didn't pay, he would be punished.
Zhou Cheng and the others were so strict in keeping the secret that they never thought of releasing Zheng Qingyuan from the beginning. They only thought about how to skin this rich businessman clean.
Zheng Qingyuan was tortured to the point of madness, which was exactly what they wanted, so they released this madman.
Less than five days after Zheng Qingyuan was released from prison, the relatives and friends of those people came to his house to collect debts with various contracts, claiming that they were signed by Zheng Qingyuan himself.
Zheng Qingyuan worked hard for half his life, but his house, property...all belonged to others.
If he hadn't gritted his teeth and refused to give Zhao Si what he had, Zhao Si wouldn't even be able to run that comic book shop.
"How could this happen?" Hu Xin'er was a little angry. "Is there still any law here?!"
Zhao Simu said woodenly, "Everyone's gone crazy, and my uncle Zheng doesn't have any connections in the officialdom. Who will uphold the law for him?"
Mu Qing suddenly asked, "Zheng Qingyuan was targeted just because of the casino incident?"
He felt that if what Zhao Si said this time was true, then it was impossible for the Zhou family to treat Zheng Qingyuan like this just because of the casino incident.
Zhao Si raised his head abruptly upon hearing this, his eyes reddened. "Are you doubting Uncle Zheng?! He's done so many good things in his life. It's because he still has a conscience that he doesn't want to see the Zhou family using his money to run a casino and scam people. And yet, he was tortured like this just for asking for a refund!"
"Don't get so excited." Hu Xin'er soothed her, "My husband is just speaking the truth."
Zhao Si originally just wanted to have a brief chat, but he underestimated the resentment in his heart.
The resentment he had been accumulating for years finally found an outlet, bursting out at this moment: "You have completely underestimated the terrifying power of Qingzhou! The people of the Shen family are all beasts who say one thing to your face and another behind your back!"
He took a few quick breaths and said, "Mr. Wang had connections with Uncle Zheng's family. After learning about this incident, he was furious and wanted to seek justice. As a result, Uncle Zheng broke both legs outside the city that day. And Mr. Wang's family—"
He pointed at the ground beneath his feet, then pointed outside: "This entire yard has become a haunted house known to everyone! He's the only one left in his family now. Because he has a reputation, those people don't dare to kill him openly!"
People with honors cannot be thrown into prison at will, otherwise Mr. Wang would have ended up like Zheng Qingyuan.
However, someone had secretly warned Mr. Wang that if he continued to pester the issue, not only his family, but also his relatives and friends would probably die because of him.
Hu Xin'er felt it was ridiculous: "Do they think killing is like chopping vegetables and melons?"
Even the former crown prince did not dare to harm others so blatantly. Doesn't Prefect Shen know that once the truth comes out, his reputation as a prefect will be completely ruined?
Zhao Si said bitterly, "The Zhou family is in the business of hiring assassins, and if Prefect Shen dares to collude with such a person, what else would he not dare to do? Mr. Wang only claims to be in mourning and has no interest in a career due to the tragic death of his family, but in reality he has been placed under house arrest in Qingzhou City. If he even thinks of leaving the city, he will be targeted."
Obviously, although the sudden death of a scholar would cause the higher-ups to send people to investigate, if Mr. Wang wanted to appeal, they wouldn't mind killing him!
Since then, no one dared to seek justice for Zheng Qingyuan.
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