"How can such a good thing happen?" Su Rong couldn't help laughing. He played with an emerald green ring in his hand and said with a click of the tongue: "When Lord Jin dealt with me, he didn't talk about morality, let alone let me off the hook. If that's the case, why should I repay evil with kindness? After all, the saints also said that if you repay evil with kindness, how can you repay kindness? Isn't that right?"
Jin Dong's throat ached: "But my wife and children are innocent!"
"Really?" Su Rong looked at him with a smile. "The court punishes many corrupt officials every year. Most of their wives and children say they are innocent. However, those who should be exiled have been exiled, and there are also many whose female relatives should be sold to the Jiaofangsi. Why do you think you are an exception, Lord Jin?"
He watched Jin Dong's face gradually turn pale: "Is it because of Master Jin's tight-lipped expression today?"
Jin Dong suddenly looked up at him.
Su Rong's patience was exhausted, and he sneered: "Put aside those morals, for me, there is only one thing: tooth for tooth. Lord Jin had better know one fact, that is, don't think that you can protect your wife and children by taking on all the problems by yourself, because if anyone wants to protect them, they have to get past me first!"
Su Rong's eyes were extremely cold, and although his tone was not harsh, the deep meaning in his words made Jin Dong shiver.
Before he could react, He Jian, who had always been inseparable from Su Rongshenbi Ani, ran in and said happily, "My Lord, there has been progress with Captain Chen! Lao Liu is willing to confess!"
Su Rong didn't care about Jin Dong anymore. He just glanced at him coldly and stood up to leave without hesitation.
Jin Dong didn't expect that he would leave as soon as he said so. He was scared and shocked. It was not until he saw Su Rong walk out of the door without stopping that he felt his heart suddenly drop. The left side of his body was numb. The despair in his heart surged up like an overwhelming force. He couldn't help but shout loudly: "Uncle! Uncle Su!"
Su Rong turned his head and looked at him indifferently.
Jin Dong has completely collapsed: "I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything!"
Su Rong smiled and raised his eyebrows. He hummed and said to He Jian, "Why don't you quickly find a new place for our Master Jin? It's cold and damp here. It's not good for the wound."
Jin Dong was still a little slow to react, but He Jian stepped forward without saying a word, grabbed his uninjured arm, pulled him up, dragged him out of the prison and into the torture room.
In the past, he had given the order to use these instruments of torture on others, but who would have thought that they would be used against him now
He sat down with a bitter face, and saw Su Rong had followed Tang Yuan into the door and sat down opposite him.
Tang Yuan still had a faint sneer on his face: "Master Jin, when I first came here, you looked so anxious. You are completely different from now. It's a pity for you. With such a good talent, you should find a troupe to perform."
Prince Consort Tang has always had a good temper, but after being plotted against like this, he couldn't help but get angry.
Jin Dong smiled bitterly and pursed his lips.
"Let's get back to the point." Su Rong went straight to the point: "Master Jin, please tell me exactly what happened to the missing military pay and the assassination attempt on me."
Prince Consort Tang followed and said, "There is also Lao Liu next door, and a few people under Liu Shun. When they recognize it first, Master Jin, you will not be of much use. Do you know what I mean?"
Su Rong knocked on the table. Jin Dong was startled. His chest was pounding. He almost subconsciously shouted, "Yes! It was Prince Fenyang! It was Prince Fenyang who ordered me to do it!"
The torture chamber suddenly fell silent.
Su Yao next door raised his eyebrows, took a few steps forward and looked at Lao Liu, whose skin was already torn and hanging on the rack, and kindly reminded: "Did you hear that? Lord Jin next door doesn't seem to be as loyal as you, and has already begun to confess."
Her tone was very soft, and her gaze did not stay on him for long. She put her hands back on the red-hot iron in her hand and blew gently.
Lao Liu suddenly struggled violently, looking at Su Yao as if he wanted to eat him.
The girl in front of him looked harmless on the surface, but in fact she was even scarier than a wild beast. Last night, she dared to use herself as bait and lured him into the trap step by step.
Just to catch them red-handed and force them to tell the whereabouts of the military pay.
She is simply not a human being! Last night, in order to force a confession, she came up with a horrifying method: she covered the man's head and face with a towel and poured water on him.
It was because of this back and forth effort that she finally succeeded in finding out the whereabouts of the silver.
Lao Liu had already prepared for her tricks. He gritted his teeth and said coldly: "Kill me if you dare!"
"Why do you always shout for war and killing?" Su Yao flatly refused: "I am different from you. Human life is so precious. It is really against the law of the country and justice. It is not my place to decide life and death in private. Therefore, I always act with discretion."
After looking at Lao Liu quietly, she suddenly raised the branding iron in her hand and accurately imprinted it on Lao Liu's ankle.
Lao Liu only felt a piercing pain rising from his ankle, the pain was so unbearable that he screamed out loudly.
Su Yao was unmoved. He had someone lift him up and said calmly, "It's okay. I'm not in a hurry. Anyway, even if it's just Lord Jin's testimony, it should be enough. In this case, if you want to be loyal, I will fulfill your loyalty."
As she spoke, she branded the sole of his foot again with great force, precision and determination. For a moment, the torture room was filled with Lao Liu's screams.
Lao Liu was sweating profusely from the pain, and his whole body felt as if he had been fished out of the water. What was worse was that the weather was extremely cold, and he was simply in a world of ice and fire. After all this ordeal, he felt as if he had lost the strength to even struggle.
Su Yao is even more terrifying and cruel than the executioner!
He spat at Su Yao.
Su Yao dodged flexibly and said quietly: "I heard that your father became a monk and stayed in Lingyun Temple. I also heard that thanks to the care of Master Jin, he is relatively comfortable in Lingyun Temple, right?"
Lao Liu suddenly opened his eyes wide, and then finally collapsed. Su Yao had clearly known everything for a long time. She had already found out everything about him and knew where his weaknesses were. However, she still deliberately left this matter to the end, waiting to give him a fatal blow when he was exhausted both physically and mentally.
He roared.
"A monk..." Su Yao threw down the branding iron and said, "I wonder how I would face the Buddha and Bodhisattva if I knew about the evil deeds my son had done?"
Lao Liu finally started to cry: "Don't go looking for my father! Don't disturb his practice!"
Su Yao stared at him expressionlessly.
He woke up from the cold gaze and finally realized that he had no bargaining chips left. He swallowed his saliva and said in despair: "I confess everything!"