Wei Tingyu stood up, took two steps forward, and looked at the people in the next cell. His eyes were cold, as if he was looking at a group of fools. They were indeed quite foolish, weren't they? "Studying is to understand reason and wisdom, to distinguish right from wrong. If you are so easily instigated, even if you can pass the imperial examination and become a local official, you are probably blind and easily fooled. If you are just a little confused, it's fine. I'm afraid you will be used in various ways, causing the people to live in misery, being resented by the people, and having no value. Then you will be pushed out as a scapegoat, and your life will be like this."
The "whistleblower" was unaware that there were other people around and just thought that Wei Tingyu was talking to him, "Sir, I know I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. Please forgive me, let me go. Whatever you want me to do, I will fully cooperate with me." He burst into tears for a while, looking so pitiful.
However, no one would really pity him.
"After you promised those people, tell me who you looked for one by one."
The "whistleblower" could not wait and spoke a lot, commenting on these people, saying that they were hypocritical, two-faced, only knew how to study but not understand general affairs, had a high opinion of themselves and looked down on others, had mediocre talent but claimed to be unparalleled, etc. In short, the people he targeted had one thing in common: they either had a bad heart or had flawed character.
The people named were basically among those arrested, so Wei Tingyu didn't need to identify them one by one. Through the reactions of the others and their distorted expressions, he could determine the identities of each of them. Some people also realized it later, and things have come to this point...
These people were very passionate before, fanning the flames in various ways, constantly provoking the anger of other candidates, and then things got out of control.
Wei Tingyu waved his hand and asked these people to come out. Wei Tingyu originally asked them to keep quiet, but now they could not stay there peacefully. They struggled and cried out for justice, but it was useless to the people of Kaiping Wei.
Probably after they realized that it was useless, they began to curse the "whistleblower", calling him a bastard, saying that he deliberately harmed them, and that he would not die a good death, saying that he did not have the integrity and bearing of a scholar at all.
That’s how the “whistleblower” realized that he was not the only one here, there were others, and there were many, many more…
The "whistleblower" felt desperate inside, but at the same time he couldn't help but feel a little more fortunate. With these people around, the authenticity of his paintings would probably be proven soon, and he wouldn't have to die. As for being hated by others and having his future ruined, those were nothing compared to his life.
Wei Tingyu interrogated these people not just because of the confession of the "whistleblower". This matter would not be that simple. If these people were just stirring up trouble, it would not cause a big uproar in the city. In other words, these people were not just people contacted by the "whistleblower". The "whistleblower" was just a pawn thrown out for people to see. They seemed to be instigated by the "whistleblower". In fact, they might be the small fish hiding behind. The real big fish would definitely not come down personally.
Wei Tingyu was much more direct with these people. He tortured them one by one. Judging from the method alone, it seemed to be much crueler than the dripping torture, but the final result seemed to be much gentler.
After all, they are just scholars who usually hold a pen. Naturally, they cannot withstand such torture. Besides, the matter is not that complicated. There is no need to hold on to it. They just need to go along with what the "whistleblower" says.
There were seven people in total, but even if they admitted it, they completely denied the "whistleblower's" evaluation of themselves. They admitted that they might not be rational enough, but most of them were deliberately guided by others, and then they confessed while cursing and crying.
Wei Tingyu only listened to what he wanted to hear, gathered all the controllable things together, checked them one by one, found the subtle differences in them, and then confirmed his idea. Sure enough, there were two or three small fish in it.
Wei Tingyu did not touch them, but detained them all separately and investigated them slowly later.
Then it will be the turn of the others who did these things purely out of hot-headedness. Regardless of whether they were simply instigated or not, since they have come here, it is impossible for them to come here in vain. Only the engraved memory can help them cool down in time when they get hot-headed in the future.
Of course, another option is to sort out other fish that may be there.
Although Wei Tingyu never left, he did not do anything himself. He looked like just a bystander, standing in the position of an outsider and watching coldly.
When the interrogation was halfway done, the people who were sent out came back. Wei Tingyu did not let them hide anything and directly told them the result.
"Sir, when we went there, the candidate who had the accident had already passed away three days ago, and the candidate who was said to have caught a cold was already dying and could die at any time. We have already sent him to Princess Anguo."