"Master Yan! I have a big family and a lot of money, so I can't possibly be involved in everything. Many things are handled by my butler. Since they pointed out my butler, please ask him, Master Yan!"
Faced with such obvious blame-shifting behavior, Jiang Yingkui and Ding Yi were so angry that they almost drew their swords.
Yan Yingyuan nodded calmly and looked at Fan Yongdou's housekeeper.
The government office, like the imperial court, has its own rules.
The rule is that everything must be based on evidence!
Only when there is conclusive evidence can a criminal be convicted.
This is one of the necessary conditions for the normal operation of the government!
"I don't know the bad guys Lord Yan mentioned, and I don't know why they put the blame on me. I am only doing legal business and will never violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty."
Seeing that the housekeeper was stubborn, Yan Yingyuan ordered: "Take the prisoner to identify his accomplices."
Soon, five or six prisoners wearing handcuffs and shackles walked in, pushed by the yamen runners.
"Did he instruct you to transport those supplies to Liaodong?"
"Yes! It's him."
The butler suddenly raised his head and looked at these so-called "death warriors" in disbelief.
These people were the death warriors that he and Fan Yongdou had trained with huge sums of money. Why would people who were not afraid of death betray him?
Something was wrong...very wrong.
"Take them away!" At Yan Yingyuan's order, five or six prisoners were pushed out.
"I'm giving you a chance, will you confess or not?"
The butler raised his head and nodded heavily towards Yan Yingyuan.
Then he looked at Fan Yongdou who was standing beside him with a firm gaze.
"I feel so ashamed of Mr. Fan. I will repay you for your kindness in my next life..." After saying that, he stuck out his tongue and bit it hard.
Bang!
Just when the butler was about to bite off his tongue, he was kicked to the ground.
Immediately following.
Zhang Feng, a captain of the Imperial Guard, skillfully took out a wooden stick from his body and stuffed it into the butler's mouth.
After securing the stick with a rope, he bowed to Yan Yingyuan and said, "Zhang Feng, a captain of the Imperial Guard, greets Lord Yan!"
Jinyiwei?
When the people present heard these three words, they all looked sideways.
In their eyes, the Jinyiwei during the Chongzhen period were just hooligans wearing court robes. They were even worse than hooligans, not daring to charge into battle, fearing death, and having a corrupt style.
The man in front of him was tall and strong, with a strong body and full of energy.
Completely different from the Jinyiwei I imagined!
"Okay, then I'll trouble Captain Zhang to interrogate this steward in front of the elders and villagers!"
Leave professional matters to professionals. This is what Wang Chengen told him personally before coming to Xuanfu.
The Jinyiwei are good at criminal justice and specialize in dealing with people who are stubborn.
After receiving the order, Zhang Feng asked someone to bring in a bench from outside and also asked someone to bring in a hammer.
Under the suppression of two Jinyiwei, the butler's hands were placed on the bench.
Zhang Feng stroked the hammer affectionately, and said softly, "Butler, do you have anything to say?"
Without waiting for the butler to answer, Zhang Feng raised the hammer and hit it hard on the little finger of the butler's right hand.
"ah!"
Since the butler had a wooden stick in his mouth, all the sounds were not harsh, but the shrill and dull screams still filled the entire lobby in an instant.
The housekeeper's little finger was smashed!
Not only Yan Yingyuan, but even Ding Yi and Jiang Yingkui, who were used to seeing blood and flesh on the battlefield, were shocked when they saw such a scene.
The Jinyiwei's expertise in criminal justice was indeed well-deserved, and they were conquered at just one encounter.
The onlookers and local gentry swallowed their saliva at the same time and looked at Zhang Feng with fear in their eyes.
This guy... is so scary.
Zhang Feng reluctantly took back the hammer and wiped the blood off it with his sleeve.
"Butler, do you have anything to say?" As Zhang Feng spoke, he pointed the hammer in his hand at the butler's left little finger.
“Hoohoo…Ah, woooooo!”
Although I couldn't hear what the butler said, I could guess from his expression that he was swearing.
Zhang Feng smiled coldly and started counting down in his heart.
Hit it once in a while to maximize the pain!
Bang!
This time the butler did not scream, but fainted directly.
Zhang Feng ordered his attendants: "Come here, give this housekeeper a good wash."
A Jinyiwei brought over the prepared basin and put the butler's left and right hands into it at the same time.
"Ah!" The scream rang out again.
Everyone knew that the water in the basin was salt water.
The butler was already pale at this time, and looked at Zhang Feng with evasive eyes, fearing that his hammer would hit him again.
"Butler, do you have anything to say?" Zhang Feng put the hammer into salt water and cleaned it carefully.
"If you have, just nod! If not, you'll have to give me a thumbs-up this time!"
If it was just torture, the butler might be able to hold on for a while longer.
But Zhang Feng put too much psychological pressure on him, and the first time he hit him with the hammer without waiting for his answer!
After the second wash with salt water, the pain doubled.
The third time...tell him to give a thumbs up.
This pressure instantly broke down his psychological defenses.
The butler nodded heavily, indicating that he had something to say.
Zhang Feng looked regretful: "Hey, I haven't had enough fun yet!"
After saying that, he looked at Fan Yongdou, his eyes full of anticipation.
Fan Yongdou was so frightened by Zhang Feng's eyes that he took a step back and stood there in a daze. He even forgot to use his eyes to remind the housekeeper not to betray him.
"Someone, give the butler paper and pen, and ask him to write down everything he knows!" Yan Yingyuan gave an order, and the bailiffs brought paper and pen, surrounded the butler and watched him write.
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