Two prisoners, one acquittal.
If two prisoners agree not to confess, then they cannot be convicted and both of them benefit.
but...
If either of them confesses, the other will face a catastrophe.
At this time, the prisoners will be caught in the dilemma of choosing between personal interests and group interests.
Also known as the prisoner's dilemma.
After making his promise, Xia Yunyi stared at the warden and the head of the prison in Yangzhou Prefecture and asked, "Did you two hear everything clearly?"
"Ha!" The warden nodded and sneered, "We are innocent people, why are you saying this, Lord Xia?"
Although the jailer didn't say anything, he curled his lips to show that he heard it.
"Okay!" Xia Yunyi nodded, "Since you have heard it clearly, please think about it carefully."
"No need to think, there's nothing to say!" The prison warden continued to be stubborn.
The prison boss was not to be outdone, and he stuck out his neck and shouted, "Use whatever cruel methods you have. If I shout, I'm not a man."
"Someone come here," Xia Yunyi ordered outside.
"Here." Mei Chun, commander of the Xiaoling Guard, walked in with a grim smile.
Xia Yunyi waved his hand and said, "There is no need to trouble Lord Mei for such a trivial matter. Two clerks, please."
Meichun scratched his head and walked away.
Xia Yunyi said to the clerk who came up, "Take your writing brushes, inkstones, and paper and take them to the east and west wing rooms. Write down what they say. Did you hear it clearly?"
"As you command." The two clerks picked up the four treasures of the study and asked the officers to take the prisoners to the east and west wing rooms respectively.
Before parting, the prison warden and the head of the prison looked at each other.
The prison warden looked at me and said: Hang in there, brothers. As long as we get through this, we will be acquitted!
The prison boss answered with a firm look: Don’t worry, brother, I won’t tell you even if you kill me.
The prison warden nodded with satisfaction.
Under the escort of two officers, the prison wardens were taken to the east wing.
With a squeak.
As soon as the door of the wing room was closed, the warden knelt down in front of Clerk A and begged in a humble tone, "Brother, ask me quickly. I will tell you everything."
Clerk A was frightened by the prison warden's actions. He subconsciously took a step back and asked intently, "What...what are you doing?"
"I want to confess! Ask me now, I will answer all your questions..."
"I don't know what to ask. The imperial envoy didn't tell me." Clerk A looked embarrassed.
"Hurry up and ask..." the warden said anxiously, "The imperial envoy only gave one chance to be pardoned. If you are late, the chance will be taken away by the prison boss."
"Oh," Clerk A suddenly realized, slowly spread out the paper, opened the inkstone and began to grind ink.
The warden was about to cry, "Master, please hurry up, or I'll be dead."
"Okay." The clerk nodded, picked up the brush and dipped it in ink before asking, "What's the name of the prisoner?"
The prison warden's eyes went dark and he almost fainted.
At that time, he had only one thought in his mind: Dogmatism is killing people!
Fortunately, his desire to survive kept him going, and he knelt on the ground and answered the questions as quickly as he could.
Since he confessed voluntarily, the process went particularly smoothly.
He answered whatever the clerk asked, and when the clerk couldn't think of a question, he would gently remind him.
The interrogation was over in less than half a quarter of an hour.
After signing the agreement, the warden begged the two officers, "Please take me back..."
Since they had worked together on official business before, the two officers did not make things difficult for him. They opened the door and escorted him to the lobby of the government office.
Before he reached the door, Xia Wanchun came towards him.
He sighed to the warden: "Alas, you are too late."
"Ah?" The prison wardens froze in place as if struck by lightning.
"How...how is it possible?" He stared in disbelief, "I...I was the first to confess, and the clerk recorded it very quickly, so how could it be late?"
"When did you confess?" Xia Wanchun asked.
"Confess immediately after entering the east wing."
"Oh," Xia Wanchun shook his head, "The jailer confessed as soon as he walked out of the government hall. It's too late for you. Next time...if there is a next time, be more careful."
"I..." The prison warden was almost angry to death. He bypassed Xia Wanchun and looked towards the lobby of the government office, trying to find the figure of the prison boss.
In the lobby, Imperial Envoy Xia Yunyi was watching the prison boss's confession.
After reading it twice, he asked, "Did Seo Myeong-pil...commit suicide?"
"Yes," the prison boss replied, "On the ninth day after the trial, a..."
Seeing the jailer hesitating, Xia Yunyi said sternly, "Just say whatever you want to say. There's no need to hide it."
"Yes, a man who called himself Dongchang gave me a gold ingot and asked me to find a way to kill Xu Mingbi."
As soon as these words were spoken, a chill filled the lobby of the government office.
Everyone subconsciously looked at Wang Zhixin, and then forced themselves not to look.
Wang Zhixin sneered: "It's just a fake identity, a trivial trick!"
Seeing that everyone was somewhat unconvinced, Wang Zhixin stood up and laughed: "Everyone, I am not being arrogant. The East Factory always kills people when they want to. They would never use such despicable and lowly means!"
Everyone looked at each other and believed what he said.
The Dongchang’s identity when outside was an imperial envoy. No matter how high or low the official rank of the person, the Dongchang could arrest anyone they wanted.
and.
As long as Your Majesty does not punish them, they can kill anyone they want.
Wang Zhixin has always been straightforward in his actions and would never do such a thing.
Xia Yunyi questioned the prison boss: "Didn't you verify the other party's identity?"
"The man had no beard and spoke in a sharp voice. Plus, it was night time, so I was afraid and didn't dare to check."
"Go on." Xia Yunyi slammed the gavel.
The jailer was startled and whispered, "After getting the gold, I became scared. I was afraid of killing people, but I was also afraid that if I didn't kill anyone, I would be retaliated by the East Factory. After thinking it over, I decided to drag the warden of Yangzhou Prefecture into the water."
"After giving him half of the money, we took advantage of the night watch to come to Xu Mingbi's cell and planned to kill him."
"After Xu Mingbi learned our purpose, he said that we couldn't let our hands dirty his body, sneered, and hit his head against the wall and died."
"That's not right..." Xia Yunyi questioned again, "The previous files clearly stated that he confessed after being beaten nine times. Would a coward commit suicide?"
"Sir," the jailer hesitated, "he has no choice."
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