Song Che is no longer young. Looking at the gray hair on his temples, Emperor Yuanfeng was speechless for a moment.
After a long while, Emperor Yuanfeng asked, "Then... Ah Heng actually knows everything, right?"
Song Che was unable to answer for a moment. He thought for a while, looked at Emperor Yuanfeng and said, "Your Majesty, Ah Heng respects you very much, and his closeness to you is not fake."
Emperor Yuanfeng chuckled.
There is no point in saying these words now.
He waved his hand, no longer dwelling on the topic, and just said to Song Che: "Uncle, do you want to try this case?"
Song Che frowned in doubt, not understanding what Emperor Yuanfeng meant.
He went to try cases? He was not an official of the Ministry of Justice, the Censorate, or the Dali Temple. Only the three judicial departments had the function of trying cases. He was just a military commander.
But Emperor Yuanfeng couldn't have asked this question on a whim. His eyes lit up and he suddenly understood: "You mean..."
"Uncle, go and supervise the trial." Emperor Yuanfeng closed the file and turned to look at Song Che: "I know that this case is of great significance to you and the Song family. In fact, it is the same for me. Those Japanese pirates disguised themselves as bandits and killed the prince. They said that it was done by the fourth brother, but in fact the fourth brother was just someone else's knife. Later, Qi Yunxi was found, but Qi Yunxi... was just someone else's pawn. Now that Master Bai Qi has been found, I also want to see who is behind this chess game. Uncle, I trust you, and I am waiting for you to give me an answer."
When Song Che arrived at the Southern Pacification Office, Chen Dong had just come out of Bai Qiye's torture room. When he saw Song Che, he hurriedly saluted.
Song Che shook his head and without further ado, he asked Eunuch Xia who came with him to announce the emperor's order. Then he asked Chen Dong to lead the way and went straight to the torture room where Master Bai Qi was imprisoned.
Master Bai Qi was covered in wounds.
Chen Dong was brought out by Xiao Heng, so it was impossible for him to be merciful to someone like Bai Qiye. Since Bai Qiye refused to say anything, he naturally tortured him. When Song Che arrived, there was no good meat left on Bai Qiye's body.
Song Che didn't even frown. He reached out and took the files of Chen Dong's trial of Mr. Bai Qi. After reading them, he threw them aside and snorted, "He's a tough guy."
Chen Dong immediately hummed and said, "Yeah, even though a layer of the flesh has been scraped off, his mouth is still very hard and he refuses to say anything."
"Bring a basin of water." Song Che ordered, and when the Jinyiwei brought the water, he signaled for someone to splash the water on Bai Qiye to wake him up. Then he smiled and greeted Bai Qiye, who had slowly woken up, "Hello, Qiye."
Seeing that Master Bai Qi seemed a little confused, Song Che reminded him slightly: "Master Bai Qi has been in the capital for so many years, is it possible that he doesn't know me?"
Mr. Bai Qi's pupils suddenly shrank, this time he really recognized her.
It was precisely because he recognized him that Mr. Bai Qi finally became a little panicked.
How come Song Che is here? !
He had been imprisoned without seeing the sun for these days. The Jinyiwei were guarding him like they were guarding something else, and they were afraid that even mosquitoes would fly in. Even if he was a man of iron, he couldn't help but feel overwhelmed. Besides, he was no longer the Seventh Master Bai who had roamed the world in the past, but had been living a life of luxury for many years.
Only when he saw Song Heng at this time did he react belatedly.
Song Che's appearance here must be the will of Emperor Yuanfeng.
But why did Emperor Yuanfeng let Song Che intervene in this case
He immediately thought of the death of the previous crown prince.
Sure enough, Song Che raised his eyebrows, pulled a chair and sat down opposite Bai Qiye, looking at him with a smile: "I heard that Bai Qiye was very successful in the sea, and he could even drive away the Japanese pirates in the past. But for some reason, he disappeared again later?"
Mr. Bai Qi's heart was pounding. At this moment, he vaguely felt the reality of his failure.
Of course, he understood the deep meaning of Song Che's words. He was able to drive the Japanese pirates back then... and when the former crown prince died, he was killed by those Japanese pirates who were disguised as bandits.
However, when Qi Yunxi got into trouble, these things had already been attributed to Qi Yunxi.
It's a pity that this case ended up involving a lot of things that shouldn't have been involved.
At that time, Qi Yunxi had already said that it was the remnants of the previous dynasty who were doing evil.
Now he has been arrested again and is involved in collusion with ministers in the court. This matter is likely to cause a huge uproar in the court. How can Emperor Yuanfeng not get to the bottom of it
His mind was in a mess for a moment, and the pain from the torture on his body seemed so insignificant compared to the panic in his heart at this moment.
No, we can't implicate more people...
If the young master is implicated, then all the arrangements and operations made over the years will be ruined.
Song Che was close to him, staring at his every expression. After a while, he suddenly asked, "I heard that when the pirates were at the coast, they would slice off the disobedient people's flesh to intimidate them. I wonder if Mr. Bai has heard of this after being at sea for so many years?"
Mr. Bai's eyelids trembled, his face remained cold and he said nothing.
Song Che was not in a hurry either. He praised calmly, "As expected of a man who once dominated the sea, Mr. Bai is really patient. I just wonder if your close confidants are as stubborn as you are."
Mr. Bai suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Song Che with red eyes.
How could Song Che be afraid of his eyes? Song Ange had been dead for many years, and he had been waiting for this day for many years.
The opportunity has finally come, and no one can stop him.
He turned around and told Chen Dong: "Go and bring those two people over here."
Chen Dong responded and raised his hand. Immediately, two Jinyiwei officers came out. After a while, they brought Qin Feng and Qin Chong in.
Like Mr. Bai Qi, Qin Chong and Qin Feng had also been tortured, and both were now covered in scars.
Master Bai Qi struggled on the rack for a few times, and only then realized what Song Che wanted to do. He almost screamed at Song Che with bloodshot eyes: "What do you want to do?!"
Song Che laughed sarcastically and ignored him. He just looked at Qin Feng and Qin Chong in front of Master Bai Qi and asked, "Do you want to die or live?"
Qin Feng and Qin Chong had been tortured to the point of being unrecognizable. After hearing what Song Che said, they were immediately moved, but when they saw Master Bai Qi, they were filled with fear and wanted to say nothing.
Song Che spoke again with a sarcastic tone: "Yes, how could you forget that since you can become his confidants, you must have something on him. How could you easily betray your master?"