"Corrupt official!"
Liu Yun suddenly took a step forward, her eyebrows raised, and a sharp killing intent burst forth instantly, making the temperature in the entire courtroom seem to drop several degrees!
"What crime have we committed?! You corrupt official, how dare you forge confessions and force us to sign them? Keep dreaming!"
[The fiery female warrior is online! Today, this grandma is going to beat up corrupt officials!]
Holy crap! This woman actually dared to lay a hand on me?!
Qin Wuyu trembled in shock at the sudden aura and instinctively shrank back.
"presumptuous!"
Qin Wuyu forced himself to remain calm, slammed the gavel down, and shouted sternly!
"You audacious madwoman! How dare you roar in court, showing no respect for the law! Guards! Seize her! Place her in the finger-crushing ring!"
Several constables immediately surrounded them, brandishing fire and water sticks, looking fierce and menacing.
At this tense moment...
He Yi was moved.
She gently, yet undeniably, pulled Liuyun back behind her.
With just one glance, Liu Yun's raging anger transformed into overwhelming resentment and forbearance.
He Yi looked at Qin Wuyu again. In his clear, deep eyes, there was no fear, no anger, only a puzzling calm.
She spoke slowly, her voice not loud, yet it clearly carried to every corner of the courtroom.
"Lord Qin, if I sign this confession, how long will it be before my head rolls?"
Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent.
Even Qin Wuyu himself didn't expect her to ask so directly and so calmly.
He was stunned.
Immediately, an unparalleled sense of pleasure from controlling the life and death of others overwhelmed his mind.
He thought that she had finally given up in fear and resigned herself to her fate.
Qin Wuyu stretched out three fat, radish-like fingers and waved them triumphantly in the air.
"March?" Liu Yun frowned.
Qin Wuyu shook his head, picked up his teacup, and slowly blew on the foam, looking completely satisfied.
"Three hours?" Qingju exclaimed in surprise.
Qin Wuyu laughed, a laugh filled with the cruelty of a cat catching a mouse.
“Miss Zheng, I may tell you the truth.”
"Today, you signed and affixed your seal."
He spoke each word slowly and deliberately, as if it were the pronouncement of the King of Hell.
"In as little as three days, once the Ministry of Justice issues its approval, you will all be dead without a doubt."
Three days...
He Yi's heart sank, but she remained expressionless.
She stood quietly, as if weighing an insignificant decision.
The air in the entire courtroom seemed to freeze because of her silence.
After a long while, she raised her eyes and met Qin Wuyu's smug gaze.
"good."
One word, clear and cold, yet resounding.
"Lord Qin, I will sign this confession."
Upon hearing this, not only Liu Yun and Qing Ju, but even Qin Wuyu was completely stunned.
He had intended to delay for a few days to extort more money, but Zheng Heyi actually gave him a way out!
He Yi took a deep breath, met his scrutinizing gaze, and her voice did not tremble in the slightest.
"Even if I am to sign this confession, I have a request."
"Before signing the agreement, I want to see someone."
Her eyes were clear and firm, as if she were stating a self-evident fact rather than making a request.
"If possible, I would like to see my elder brother, Zheng Yu."
"Please, Lord Qin, do me this favor."
These words, spoken calmly, carried weight, as if they were the last wishes of a death row inmate, which, according to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, should have been granted.
Upon hearing this, Qin Wuyu let out a sneer, his contempt almost overflowing.
Who do you think you are?
"Is this the Jingzhao Prefecture prison a place where you can see whomever you want?"
He Yi seemed oblivious to the sarcasm in his words and continued speaking, her voice remaining steady.
“My elder brother just came out of the examination hall today, and he is also…the only person who knows about this case.”
[The villainous female supporting character feigns weakness; this is the best way to buy time!]
Want to see someone? Hehe, that'll cost extra!
[Signing this will lead to utter ruin! No way!]
[Stay calm! You vicious female supporting character, you must stay calm! He's testing your limits! It's right for you to make demands; don't forget, in this government office, everything requires money!]
Qin Wuyu's small eyes, sunken deep within his fat, were darting around, flashing with greedy and calculating light.
He slowly placed the teacup back in its place with a soft sound, and his face once again plastered with that nauseating, greasy smile.
“Zheng Heyi, Zheng Heyi, you’re quite a sensible person.”
"Now that you've entered this manor's territory, you must understand its rules."
Qin Wuyu's voice trailed off, like a sticky, venomous snake, full of blatant innuendo.
"Visiting prisoners isn't entirely out of the question..."
"However, all of this—bribing officials at all levels, smoothing things over—requires money to pave the way."
He slowly stood up, his round belly protruding, and strolled to the prison door, putting on the airs of an adjutant.
"With money, everything is negotiable."
Qin Wuyu stretched out two fat, worm-like fingers and waved them contemptuously in front of He Yi.
Upon seeing this, Liu Yun's brows furrowed instantly, and he subconsciously asked, "Two hundred taels?"
Qingju was so anxious that she kept stamping her feet. She knew that this corrupt official's appetite could not possibly be limited to only two hundred taels.
As expected, Qin Wuyu glanced at Liu Yun with disdain, a mocking smile playing on his lips, as if he were looking at an ignorant country girl.
Then, he slowly extended his third finger.
"I agree, three hundred taels!"
Three hundred taels?!
These three words struck the hearts of the three people like a heavy hammer.
This isn't just extortion, it's outright robbery!
Qin Wuyu, however, seemed oblivious to their shocked expressions, admiring his short, chubby fingers as he leisurely remarked:
"For just three hundred taels of silver, I will arrange for you and your brother to meet immediately."
"Well? Think it over carefully. My patience is limited."
"Three hundred taels? Are you dreaming, you corrupt official?! Why don't you just rob someone?!"
Liu Yun could no longer suppress the raging fire in his heart and shouted angrily.
Upon hearing this, Qin Wuyu simply patted off non-existent dust from his sleeves, acting as if he were a dead pig unafraid of boiling water.
"It seems you are the kind of people who would rather risk your lives than your wealth. In that case, I will not keep you company."
[You vicious female supporting character, give me the money! Your life is at stake! Your brother Zheng Yu is at the door soon!]
Qingju trembled with anger, her voice trembling with tears, yet she still defiantly shouted, "My princess and we are all innocent, why should we give money to you, this corrupt official!"
"OK!"
Qin Wuyu's face instantly darkened to the point of being so gloomy it could drip water.
"You call me a corrupt official, and you call me a corrupt official! Do you even have any respect for this government or for the laws of the court?!"
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