Chapter 163 Using Underhanded Methods
Dali Temple Prison
Su Yunyi, Gao Wenyan, and Jin Fengnian were each imprisoned in one of the three cells.
"Hello? Is anyone there?! I'm innocent! Have you investigated this thoroughly?"
"Hey! Is anyone there?!"
Is anyone there?
Su Yunyi rubbed his ears. "Jin Fengnian, can you keep your voice down? This is the Dali Temple Prison. No one will come in unless we are summoned."
"Dali Temple Prison?" Jin Fengnian's eyes widened. "I've been imprisoned? I'm in jail?"
"Shut up!"
"What about Su Yunyi! I can't go to jail! My father is so old and I'm his only son. My uncle is also so old and doesn't have a wife or children. He's waiting for me to take care of him when he dies. I'm the hope of our whole family!"
Su Yunyi's ears were once again tortured by the howling of ghosts and wolves. Why does this Jin Fengnian talk so much nonsense!
Gao Wenyan sat cross-legged, carefully considering the events of the past few days. He tapped on the wooden post in the next cell to attract Su Yunyi's attention. "Brother Su, what do you think of this matter?"
Su Yunyi sat facing Gao Wenyan, propped his chin up, and thought for a long time before slowly saying, "I think the person behind this is targeting me, but I don't know why they're targeting the two of you."
Gao Wenyan also agreed, thinking that there was nothing about a poor scholar like him that would make people think about him.
As for the Golden Phoenix Year...
Gao Wenyan shook his head. No one would want to be interested in a fool!
"Can you guess who's trying to frame you?"
Su Yunyi truly had no idea. The Marquis of Wenyang's mansion had made many enemies over the years. Anyone capable of targeting him must have a powerful background and wouldn't easily reveal themselves; he couldn't possibly guess who it was after going through so many twists and turns.
"It could be aimed at me, or it could be aimed at the Marquis's mansion. They have ill intentions. I just hope my father and the others can find evidence to prove our innocence as soon as possible."
"Then I will have to trouble Lord Su to rescue me."
“Chiu Chiu likes you a lot, so my dad will probably rescue you for her sake.”
His reputation doesn't matter at home, so let's just call him "Chirp Chirp."
Gao Wenyan was both amused and exasperated. Perhaps in the end, he'd still benefit from Qiuqiu's success. If that were the case, he'd owe Qiuqiu a lot in the future.
"When I get back, I'll write a whole bunch of nice things to praise her."
"Heh, then you've grasped the essence of pleasing her."
Jin Fengnian's voice was almost hoarse from shouting, but when he turned around, the two of them were still chatting and laughing happily!
"Brothers, what time is it and you're still chatting and laughing! Think of something!"
Su Yunyi raised an eyebrow: "Have you come up with a solution yet?"
"No," Jin Fengnian declared confidently. "I'm not as smart as you guys! You're in charge of coming up with a solution, and I'll be in charge of bringing people in to hear your ideas!"
"I already told you no one will come in here."
Only the chief judge in charge of the case can interrogate those imprisoned in the Dali Temple prison. Lord He should be busy finding evidence at this time and will not return to interrogate them for the time being.
Qiuqiu said she has connections in the government, so she's not afraid!
However, Su Yunyi was too confident. Just as he finished speaking, a faint sound came from the doorway, and the sound of chains could be faintly heard.
Gao Wenyan: "Someone has come in."
Jin Fengnian was the most excited; it must have been him who called the person in!
"Sir..." Jin Fengnian only managed to say two words before shutting up obediently. Something about this man seemed off!
The officer who entered looked fierce and was clearly not a good person, especially since he was carrying an iron chain. The sound of the iron chain scraping against the ground was chilling.
"What do you want to do?"
Jin Fengnian suddenly felt nervous, as if something bad was about to happen.
Liu Kui patted the keys at his waist. "We're already here, and you still want to ask me what I want to do?"
"My task today is to get you all to tell the truth!"
Su Yunyi narrowed his eyes, his pupils shrinking slightly: "Are you trying to use torture to extract a confession?"
Liu Kui sneered: "We wouldn't dare to use torture to extract confessions, but we'll use some tricks to make you suffer a little."
His gaze swept over the three men for a moment before finally settling on Gao Wenyan. The man who gave him the money told him to give the men inside a good beating, and judging from their clothes, this poor kid was the easiest to bully!
He unlocked Gao Wenyan's cell, rushed in, grabbed Gao Wenyan's arm, and tried to drag him out.
"What do you want to do! Let him go!" Su Yunyi reached through the gap to grab Liu Kui's clothes, but he couldn't reach him no matter how hard he tried!
"My father is Marquis Wenyang, Su Junyao. If you dare to harm us, he will definitely not let you off!"
Liu Kui sneered. Cheating in the imperial examination was a capital offense. How could they possibly survive?
Seeing that he remained unmoved, Jin Fengnian immediately realized, "Do you want money? My father is rich! My father is the owner of Jin's Trading Company. Go to him, and he will give you the money!"
"My third uncle! My third uncle also has money. You can use my jade pendant to withdraw money from any shop under his name!"
This person is neither interested in money nor power, and is completely unyielding. Judging from his demeanor, it seems like he wants to kill them!
Liu Kui approached step by step. Gao Wenyan tried to dodge, but he was no match for the burly Liu Kui. The other man moved with great skill, immediately using a chain to strangle Gao Wenyan's neck. With a sudden pull, Gao Wenyan felt a sharp pain, his vision went black, and his hands went numb.
how so!
Taking advantage of Gao Wenyan's loss of resistance, Liu Kui directly handcuffed his hands behind his back and dragged him out. By the time Gao Wenyan recovered a little, he had already been pressed onto the rack.
Taking advantage of the moment when Liu Kui was grabbing the rope, Gao Wenyan kicked him in the waist. The force of an adult kick sent Liu Kui staggering, landing hard on his backside.
He rubbed his back and cursed as he got up, "You're pretty strong, you bastard! You dared to kick me? I'll skin you alive today!"
Su Yunyi shouted, "Gao Wenyan, run!"
Gao Wenyan rushed toward the cell door, but after shaking it a few times, he found it was locked.
“Damn it!”
He was cornered, and Liu Kui had already dragged the chains in front of him. "Run! You think you can run fast?"
Liu Kui was extremely strong, and he swung the chain, striking Gao Wenyan on the shoulder.
I'll beat you to death!
Gao Wenyan was caught off guard by the storm-like attack and was accidentally hit on the forehead by the iron chain.
A stream of blood flowed down, staining his eyes red. Gao Wenyan's vision blurred, and then he was hit on the back of the head by the iron chain, collapsing to the ground.
Jin Fengnian grabbed the cell door and shook it violently: "Fuck your mother, let him go! I have connections in the underworld, you believe I'll take you down!"
Su Yunyi started kicking the door, but the cell door didn't budge.
"Who are you? What do you want?"
Liu Kui turned around and gave them a nearly distorted smile: "Don't worry, you're next!"
Jin Fengnian rubbed his arms: "You're a pervert!"
Liu Kui didn't say anything, but grabbed Gao Wenyan's hair and dragged him back.
He tied the man to the rack, picked up a red-hot branding iron, and approached him step by step...
"Bang!"
(End of this chapter)
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