Chapter 3182
How to use torture methods to extract confessions, Gong Shiqi can be said to be an expert in this field. He has mastered at least forty-eight methods of causing extreme pain, and also knows how to transform physical pain into fear that is worse than death, and finally breaks down the psychological defenses of the subjects under trial.
There are many people who are not afraid of death, but there are very few who can withstand the hardship. Gong Qiqi had interrogated many people like Zhu Zhongyun before, and he was fully confident that he could make Zhu Zhongyun reveal the truth.
Li Qingyang and Ji Yuanqing have long been accustomed to this kind of scene, but Zhu Zian has never had such an experience. After just watching it for a moment, he felt like his stomach was churning and he almost wanted to vomit. In addition, Zhu Zhongyun kept screaming during the torture process, which made him even more frightened and very uncomfortable.
Li Qingyang knew the situation of his deputy, and seeing something wrong with his expression, he asked him to go outside to get some fresh air before coming in.
Zhu Zian felt as if he was being pardoned. He quickly got up and left the cell that was filled with the smell of blood. He went back outside and took a few breaths of fresh air. Only then did he feel a little more relaxed.
Zhu Zian originally thought that because of his identity, he needed to avoid suspicion in the case investigation, but unexpectedly, Li Qingyang arranged for him to participate in the entire investigation.
However, due to his personal ability limitations, he cannot go directly to the front line. All he can do is collect and sort out information from all aspects, select valuable parts from it, and provide it to the command center for reference.
But thanks to this arrangement, Zhu Zian has a relatively good understanding of the entire case. From his point of view, Daming's move was actually not clever at all. On the contrary, it was very likely to get him into trouble.
Zhu Zian did not believe that this assassination operation could achieve the success that Ming Dynasty expected. Even if the assassin injured or even killed one or two senior officials of Haihan, it would be difficult to affect the future development trend of the national strength of the two countries.
As long as the assassin's whereabouts are exposed, it will be almost impossible to escape from Hangzhou. Once caught by Haihan, there will be complete witnesses and physical evidence, which will bring endless trouble to Ming Dynasty.
But what Zhu Zian didn't understand was that these assassins clearly had the chance to take action at that time, but how could they all be caught without making any movement. Daming entrusted such an important task to people of this level to complete, so it's no wonder that things turned upside down.
Zhu Zian didn't care much about the life or death of Zhu Zhongyun and others. These people were just slaves working for the imperial court. If they died, they would die. There was no pity. But if Haihan holds Daming accountable for this matter, then things may develop in a direction that Daming will not be happy to see.
Zhu Zhongyun just denied that he was sent by the Ming court, but it is impossible to clear up the relationship. Even if Gong Shiqi does not need to be tortured, there are still men who were arrested with him who can testify to Zhu Zhongyun's true identity.
Zhu Zian couldn't help but think about what level of scapegoat the Ming Dynasty would introduce to calm the matter when Haihan raised an army to investigate.
It's just that the severity of this incident may be beyond his knowledge.
By the time Zhu Zian calmed down and returned to the cell, the torture of Zhu Zhongyun had come to an end.
Zhu Zian noticed that Zhu Zhongyun's hands and feet were covered in blood and flesh, but his body was wet and dripping. He thought he had fainted from the pain during the torture, and then was awakened by the cold water.
After Zhu Zhongyun suffered a lot, he was no longer as calm as before and was confessing his crimes intermittently. Obviously, in front of Gong Shiqi and others, his moral conduct is still too shallow.
Zhu Zixin said that he came back at the right time. Fortunately, he didn't miss the important part. He listened attentively.
The situation explained by Zhu Zhongyun was basically consistent with the information they had obtained through previous investigations. The question that Gong Shiqi was most interested in was where Zhu Zhongyun got this batch of weapons. Without this batch of rifles produced in Haihan, Zhu Zhongyun and his gang might not have dared to take action in Hangzhou city. However, these rifles had all been manipulated beforehand, indicating that the matter was more than just smuggling weapons.
Zhu Zhongyun said hoarsely: "What's the point of asking this question? Your country tried every means to sell these guns to me, isn't it just to lure me into the game? Zhu's skills are not as good as others, so there is nothing to say!"
Ji Yuanqing scolded: "Just tell me honestly when I ask you anything. Don't ramble or change the subject!"
Gong Shiqi saw that Ji Yuanqing's face was as usual, and he didn't seem to be worried at all about tracing the origin of these guns. But it makes sense to think about it. If the Military Intelligence Bureau was really behind this matter, how could it leave such easy-to-investigate clues?
Zhu Zhongyun finally handed over the seller's information. Gong Shiqi winked at the side, and one of his subordinates immediately understood and exited the cell.
Gong Shiqi wants to verify the seller's information as soon as possible, and does not want the Military Intelligence Bureau to get involved in the investigation of this clue. He wanted to see if this powerful seller was really a real person, or if he was just a fake identity fabricated out of thin air.
Of course Ji Yuanqing saw Gong Shiqi's actions, but he didn't care about it, and began to adjust the direction of the interrogation: "Who gave you the action order in the Ming Dynasty? Is it the commander of the Jin Yiwei? A senior cabinet official? Or the emperor himself? ?”
The question raised by Ji Yuanqing was obviously to exclude Zhu Zhongyun from the scope of the mastermind.
However, Gong Shiqi knew that this was not to protect Zhu Zhongyun and avoid him taking responsibility, but that Ji Yuanqing deliberately wanted to raise the level of the mastermind.
The higher the level of the instigator behind the scenes, the greater the responsibility that Ming Dynasty must bear accordingly. If this matter was planned by the Ming Emperor himself, then there would be nothing to say and let’s prepare for war.
Of course, Zhu Zhongyun also understood the danger behind this problem, but he still insisted that he was the mastermind. He just wanted to be happy and suffer less torture.
Ji Yuanqing shook his head and said: "How can you handle such a big thing? I'm not afraid to tell you that we will definitely negotiate with Daming and hold him accountable."
"But have you ever thought that the people you want to protect have no intention of saving you at all, and they won't even treat you as a hero."
"What do you think Daming's attitude will be then? I might as well tell you that they will definitely put all the blame on you first. If they find that they can't fool us, they will put your boss, and then the boss's boss, one by one. until we are satisfied.”
"Think again, why you and your accomplices were caught so quickly. Do you think that what you did will make the big shots above make up their minds to launch a counterattack against our country, but is there another possibility? The big shots above don’t like your restless thoughts and just want you to disappear from this world quickly.”
When Zhu Zhongyun heard this, his body trembled, as if he had been struck by lightning.
(End of chapter)