Seeing that Chen Qingqing remained unmoved, the jailer Sun was so anxious that he was jumping up and down. If Magistrate Shen found out that he had accepted bribes and fabricated evidence to protect criminals, his life would be in danger.
He raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, pleading with a pained expression.
"Oh my goodness, this place is a prison, not a fancy inn. How can we not tie you up?"
You'd better hurry. I've already ordered someone to stall Magistrate Shen. If he finds out, I'll get a minor punishment, but you'll be in trouble.
You'll definitely get a beating, and if they really put you on a tiger bench, use chili water, or a clamp, any of those could kill you.
Chen Qingqing knew he wasn't exaggerating; it was a matter of life and death, and there was no room for carelessness.
"Alright, since you're always thinking of me, I can't put you in a difficult position."
Having said that, he followed Warden Sun to the torture chamber.
Inside the torture chamber, Xiao Wu had already been tied up.
Two jailers holding ropes hurriedly stepped forward.
“Miss Chen, we’re sorry to have made you suffer, but don’t worry, we’re just putting on an act. We may look like we’re really tired, but once the pain is gone, we won’t let you suffer even the slightest bit.”
Chen Qingqing nodded, "Go ahead and do it!"
"Yes, Miss Chen, then we apologize for our rudeness." The two constables didn't dare to delay and hurriedly restrained Chen Qingqing.
Sun, the jailer, glanced outside in a panic and hurriedly instructed, "Miss Chen, when Magistrate Shen arrives, try to speak as little as possible. Leave the rest to me."
After saying that, he instructed the two constables, "Quickly smear some more paint on them, the more miserable they look, the better."
"Yes, Chief Sun." The two constables replied and then found some paint to smear on Chen Qingqing and Xiao Wu.
With everything prepared, Shen Yuanze strode in, surrounded by prison guards.
When he saw Chen Qingqing bound in the torture chamber, he couldn't help but gasp.
Good heavens, these inhuman beasts, they're so ruthless!
Chen Qingqing was covered in blood from the torture, a truly gruesome sight.
He frowned in disgust. "How could someone be beaten like this? Is the person even alive?"
Sun, the jailer, laughed and said, "Sir, ever since you gave the order, we've been torturing him severely every day. We just finished today, and he's still not awake!"
"So, did she confess?"
"My lord, you are unaware that the criminal is determined not to confess. You will have to wait a few more days."
“You’re really useless. In the past, no matter how arrogant the criminal was, once they were in your hands, you could deal with them clearly within three days, no matter what. But what’s going on now? So many days have passed and you still haven’t gotten the criminal to sign or put their fingerprint on anything. Today, you must find a way to make her confess.”
“Lord Shen, it looks like things are going to be tough today!” Head jailer Sun pretended to be troubled. “You can see for yourself now, the man is already covered in bruises. If this continues, someone will die. If the prisoner’s family complains to the prefectural government, we’ll all be in deep trouble. So, we’d better take it slow.”
Shen Yuanze shook his head and sighed, "It's not that I'm in a hurry, it's that the county magistrate is pressing me hard. You should continue the torture. I want to see just how tough a little girl really is."
"No, Lord Shen, this won't do! The man is already in such a state; if we continue fighting, someone will die!"
"We can't worry about that now. Quickly get her a basin of water to clear her head. We'll use everything on her, from pepper spray to the tiger bench."
Hearing Shen Yuanze say that, Chen Qingqing's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, this is serious.
What do we do now? Are we just going to sit here and wait to get beaten up?
No, we absolutely cannot sit idly by and wait to die.
She struggled to free her hands, which were tied behind her back, but found them to be tightly bound, making it impossible to pull them out.
With a thought, a scalpel appeared in her hand; she intended to use it to cut the ropes binding her.
Once his hands are free, he can poison Shen Yuanze.
She slowly groped her way through the rope in her hands and began to cut it, but the rope was too strong, and each cut required all her strength.
Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through her wrist, and Chen Qingqing gasped.
She knew she had accidentally cut her wrist, but ignoring the pain, she gritted her teeth and continued trying...
Sun, the jailer, had no intention of torturing Chen Qingqing, and gestured to the other jailers not to make any rash moves.
Shen Yuanze waited for a long time, but when no one paid any attention to him, he became furious. "How dare you! Are you all deaf? Hurry up and do it!"
Sun, the jailer, chuckled. "Lord Shen, the man has been beaten like this. If we torture him any further, he'll die. If that happens, we'll have a hard time explaining ourselves."
"I will bear any consequences myself. Get to work now." Shen Yuanze completely ignored what the jailer Sun said. He had suffered a humiliation at Qin Shousheng's hands and desperately needed to vent his anger.
He glanced at Xiao Wu and gritted his teeth, "Beat that man up, beat him hard. I don't believe their bones are harder than my torture. As long as one of them confesses, the other won't escape responsibility."
Xiao Wu was trembling with fear. He'd been in prison for so long and had never been beaten or tortured before.
He knew that Chen Qingqing had paid for all of this to keep him safe, but it seemed that he couldn't escape it today.
If it weren't for his blatant lies with Hu Yuniang, Jishetang wouldn't have been ruined.
He silently vowed in his heart that even if he was beaten to death, he would never confess.
Knowing that if they didn't put on a show now, Shen Yuanze would definitely suspect them, Chief Jailer Sun had no choice but to wave to the jailer beside him.
Upon receiving instructions, the jailer brandished his leather whip and lashed it fiercely across Xiao Wu's body.
With a snap, Xiao Wu's clothes tore open, and blood instantly seeped out.
Xiao Wu shuddered in pain and let out a scream.
"Useless trash, have you not eaten?!" Shen Yuanze, still not satisfied, stepped forward, snatched the leather whip from the jailer's hand, and lashed Xiao Wu with all his might. "Shameless bastard, do you admit your guilt or not? If you don't sign and put your fingerprint on this today, I'll beat you to death!"
After saying that, he raised the whip again and lashed Xiao Wu again and again.
"Are you going to confess or not? Otherwise, I'll make you suffer the torture of being branded with hot irons." Shen Yuanze's face was contorted with rage, revealing a cruel grin.
Xiao Wu's body was covered in snow streaks of varying depths. He gritted his teeth and said, "I...I don't know anything. Our shopkeeper is innocent. Even if you beat me to death, I won't sign anything..."
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