Chapter 1273 "Suicide out of fear of crime"
Yes, students from Zhujian Academy!
Suddenly, Jian Ruocheng's heart became flustered, and he said, "You, what are you going to do?!"
The jailers sneered at him and said nothing. Instead, they let him listen to the shrill cries of the students around him. After a long while, they slowly said, "Since Second Young Master Jian refuses to speak, then of course we can only let the students speak."
“…”
"These people are still young. They shouldn't be as stubborn as you, Second Young Master."
“…”
"Although, their mouths have been pretty hard. They've been holding on since last night. We want to see how long they can last."
When he heard that those students were thrown into prison and even tortured, Jian Ruocheng suddenly became panicked.
He said, "You can't do this!"
"Why not?"
Several jailers sneered, "You are nothing but traitors, spreading rumors against the Emperor in Nanjing. Before that, you even forcibly detained His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei in your academy. These deeds are enough to get you beheaded!"
"Now, we are just investigating the case."
"Of course, if Second Master Jian is willing to cooperate with us, it will be convenient for us, and your students will also suffer less."
“…”
Jian Ruocheng didn't say anything.
But his face became paler and paler, and his eyes began to flicker.
The head jailer sneered and said, "Well, since Second Young Master Jian won't tell us, we won't embarrass you."
After saying that, he turned to his men and ordered, "Get started."
Jian Ruocheng raised his head: "What are you going to do?"
The other jailers sneered, "What for? Business, of course."
"Since you, Mr. Jian, are so stubborn and refuse to speak, we can only pry them open."
"Look at their fingers. Are they as hard as your mouth?"
"What?!"
Upon hearing this, Jian Ruocheng looked at them in horror.
The jailer, who had been smiling, suddenly frowned and said in a cold voice, "Cut off their fingers!"
"yes!"
Several jailers received the order and immediately turned around to leave.
"No!"
Jian Ruocheng, who had never yielded to torture, broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this and hurriedly said, "You can't do this!"
"Why not?"
The man sneered, "To murder the emperor is an unforgivable crime. Even if it means annihilating your entire clan, it's still deserved. Attack now!"
"No!"
Jian Ruocheng subconsciously struggled, even the chains that bound him rattled. He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't hurt my students!"
The jailers turned and looked at him.
Sweat, mixed with blood, slid down Jian Ruocheng's scarred face, dripping onto the ground drop by drop.
The smell of blood stimulates people's inner frenzy.
And he was in even greater torment.
Those students are still young, and their futures have countless possibilities. If their hands were broken here by these cruel jailers, it would be like a bird having its wings broken.
Their lives are ruined!
How could I allow them to be implicated by me and suffer such torture?
Jian Ruocheng's eyes were red and hot tears welled up, but not a single drop could flow out.
And those jailers were still looking at him smugly.
In this dungeon filled with the smell of blood and despair, Jian Ruocheng's heart seemed to have sunk into the abyss forever.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't hurt my students."
“…”
"I--"
He said with difficulty: "I plead guilty!"
When the jailers heard this, a cold light flashed in their eyes. The leader of the jailers winked at the person next to him, and that person immediately took out a confession and said, "Second Young Master, please sign it now!"
Someone else also hurried over and untied the chain on one of Jian Ruocheng's hands.
Jian Ruocheng was extremely weak, with his other hand still tied. He could only drag his weak hand with difficulty, press the ink pad, and tremble as he tried to sign the confession.
The jailers' eyes became fiery as they watched this moment.
Several of them secretly put their hands into their sleeves, where they found a hemp rope - the same kind of rope that prisoners usually use to hang themselves when they "commit suicide out of fear of punishment"!
As long as Jian Ruocheng "confessed", they could take action immediately!
But just when Jian Ruocheng's finger was about to press on the confession, suddenly, a familiar voice came from the front: "No!"
“……!”
This sound!
Jian Ruocheng's heart trembled suddenly and he immediately raised his head.
Blood covered his face, clouding his vision. In the blood, he saw a ray of light shining in from outside the dark dungeon. With the appearance of that light, a familiar figure also appeared in his sight.
The jailers were waiting for Jian Ruocheng to confess, but at the last moment they were suddenly interrupted by this voice. They were all furious.
“Who is it?!”
When they turned around, they were also stunned.
"Noble Concubine?"
Nan Yan staggered and broke into the dungeon.
Just after she walked in from outside, this dungeon was like an ice cave, which made her shiver suddenly. Especially when she smelled the familiar smell of blood in the air, it instantly brought her back to the nightmare where she was thrown into the dungeon and tortured by the jailers to the point of excruciating pain.
At this moment, the one who was tortured beyond recognition was Jian Ruocheng.
There was no intact skin on his body. Blood flowed down his fingers, chin, and even every strand of his hair, dripping to his feet, forming a pool of blood.
However, when he raised his head and looked at himself, there was warmth in his eyes on that pale face.
Even, it's gentle.
He stared at himself in disbelief for a long time before he trembled and said, "Nan Yan, you—"
However, before he could finish, several jailers looked at each other and immediately surrounded Nan Yan, stopping her and asking, "Your Highness, why are you here?"
"This person has confessed his guilt."
"Yes, he confessed that he was the real murderer behind the murder of the emperor. What is the relationship between the imperial concubine and him?"
Nan Yan saw Jian Ruocheng's wounded appearance, and her heart ached like an arrow. When she saw these people, she immediately shouted angrily: "Get out of my way!"
"this--"
Those people were still a little hesitant.
Nan Yan angrily said, “Get out of the way!”
They looked at each other, not daring to offend the imperial concubine for a moment, so they could only carefully turn sideways and make way.
Nan Yan hurried forward.
Ran Xiaoyu followed behind her and rushed forward with her. When they reached Jian Ruocheng and saw that he was covered in wounds and blood, Nan Yan's eyes immediately turned red: "Second Young Master!"
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