He was in front of Zhao Cheng and didn't see that Zhao Cheng's fist was actually clenched tightly.
Du Laihua's voice rang out again: "Yan Lan, will you confess or not?!"
Yan Lan actually laughed, her white teeth stained with red blood.
"My lord, are you trying to force a confession out of me?"
"presumptuous!!"
Du Laihua was truly enraged. A dignified marquis had been rendered helpless by a commoner. In his fury, he pounded the gavel repeatedly.
"Give me some!!"
"Squeeze hard!!"
"Crush his fingers!!"
The cruel officials had long wanted to stop targeting Yan Lan, but they had no choice but to comply because of Du Laihua's tyranny. However, they still exercised restraint in their actions.
If they had used their full strength, Yan Lan would definitely have broken all ten of her fingers by now.
The cruel officials even began to admire Yan Lan.
Leaving aside the bright courtroom, the gloomy prison below has produced countless confessions obtained through torture.
Many people cannot withstand torture and will take the blame for things they have done or have not done, just to stop being tortured.
But Yan Lan refused.
The cruel official regarded Yan Lan as a virtuous woman, so he deliberately slowed down the torture and used less force. This precious time gained paid off, and Xiao Luofeng arrived with several hundred men.
Zhao Cheng looked at him and saw that the hundred men following him were the hundred garrison soldiers who had participated in the Battle of Lingshan, while the people behind them were all civilians dressed in various styles.
These ordinary people were not the online trolls hired by Du Laihua, but rather people Xiao Luofeng casually brought from the street.
"My lord, please wait!"
As Xiao Luofeng entered the courtroom, he said, "The truth will be judged fairly. Using torture indiscriminately risks forcing a confession!"
"The people of Qingdong City have discerning eyes."
Xiao Luofeng turned to the side, gestured to the crowd behind him, and said, "Since you say that human life is of paramount importance and that you must uphold justice, then let us common people see how our justice is!"
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