The bucket above his head was removed, but the "whistleblower" was still fixed in place, unable to move. Everything indicated that the punishment could continue at any time. He had one chance, but there might not be a second one.
Although there is no rumor that once you enter Kaiping Weixing Prison, you can't get out, but this place is indeed more terrifying than the Dali Temple Prison and the Ministry of Justice Prison. Maybe you were confident that you could save your life before, but now you are not so sure.
Because he was too nervous, the "whistleblower" seemed to feel a drop of water falling on his forehead, and the consequence was a series of horrible associations. His skin turned white and fell off, attracting disgusting flies and insects. The white bones were smashed by the water drops day and night, and the skin and flesh fell off more and more, falling down piece by piece...
The scene was so horrifying that he almost shouted, "Stop it, stop it, I'm telling you, I'm telling you..."
Wei Tingyu's voice was not loud, and the people in the cell next door could only vaguely hear his voice, without knowing the details. However, the fear of the "whistleblower" was very real and clear. Due to their perspective, most people could see the execution scene. Most people actually didn't know about water drip torture, and because they didn't know about it, they found it confusing. It was just a few drops of water, but why did it feel like torture
Wei Tingyu did not speak. Such silence only magnified the fear in the heart of the "whistleblower". The double tension of mind and body soon soaked his hair with sweat. He did not even need to ask, just poured out beans...
"Before the imperial examination, someone came to me. He didn't actually mention anything about the examination questions, but just asked me to do what he said. I didn't have much hope of passing the exam this time. That person promised me that if I gave up this year's special examination and waited for next year's normal imperial examination, I would definitely have a place on the list of Jinshi candidates, and he also guaranteed that I would have a bright future. I didn't want to agree at first, but they threatened me with my closest relatives, so I had to comply." He explained eagerly, wanting Wei Tingyu to believe that he was being seduced and threatened.
However, Wei Tingyu remained indifferent and had no intention of speaking at all.
The "whistleblower" probably didn't expect this result, and wasn't even sure if Wei Tingyu was still around. He became more and more anxious, as if racking his brains to prove something. "Because he knows that Lord Wenren is now trusted by the emperor because of Princess Anguo, it's unlikely to completely bring him down without real evidence. The original plan was to ruin Lord Wenren's reputation, at least to prevent him from acting as the Minister of Rites, and also to ruin Princess Anguo's favor in the emperor's heart. Without the emperor's favor, no matter how good Princess Anguo's medical skills are, she's just a female doctor with better medical skills, and it's easy to control her."
Because he was blindfolded, no one could see Wei Tingyu's expression at this moment. However, both his subordinates and the students in the cell next door could see clearly that the hostility in his eyes was almost materializing, and it was frightening even from a distance. He was truly a living Shura who could turn the surroundings into hell at any time.
He didn't speak, so the "whistleblower" thought he was still dissatisfied and was forcing himself to dig deeper. "Sir, there is more. Before entering the examination room, the student mentioned cheating among other candidates, causing their anger. After the exam, if it really happened, even those who lack knowledge will think that someone cheated, and they will fall down. What's more, scholars have always been self-righteous and have the ambition of literati. There is no shortage of people who don't tolerate any injustice. When the matter gets out of hand, not only will the emperor have a lower opinion of Sir Wenren and Princess Anguo, he will definitely be disgusted with these people, so..."
Needless to say, for each exam, the number of people to be admitted is basically fixed. Once a group is eliminated, there will naturally be other people to take their places. Therefore, those candidates who follow the trend will not only be exploited, but will also be deliberately stepped on.
Because Wei Tingyu said nothing and did not provide any guidance, the candidates next to him believed what he said at least 70%. You can imagine how angry they were at the moment, and naturally they also felt guilty.
"That's all? You slandered Lord Wenren before with just your words. Why would anyone believe you now?"
The "whistleblower" was extremely anxious, he did not want to die, even if the lives of his family members were threatened, that was not the reason why he agreed to those people. He was just moved by the "profit", but the premise was to live, to live gloriously. He did not want to die, and he did not want to die so miserably. Since he had arrived at Kaiping Weixing Prison, it must be the emperor's intention. The so-called thunder, lightning and rain were all the emperor's grace.
"Also, and, sir, let me think about it, let me think about it..."
Those people were cautious and could not provide Wenren Taibo with real evidence, nor would they give anyone any handle on them.
"Yes, yes, my student's talent is mediocre, they will definitely not only look for me, there must be others, I don't know who they are, but some have agreed, and there must be others who didn't. There are two people, very strangely, who suddenly had accidents before the examination, one fell ill overnight, and the other was injured when he was out. Especially the one who fell ill, it is said that his ancestral home is the same as Lord Wenren. Lord, Lord, you go check them out, maybe you will get something."
It is very frustrating for a candidate to have an accident before the exam begins, but if it is man-made...
Wei Tingyu signaled to someone next to him and asked them to check it quickly.
"If you want to survive, these are not enough."