HLnovel Chapter 1426
Chapter 1426
Therefore, Mao Xiang changed his interrogation habits and used the most forceful and direct methods to force these people to confess.
It must be said that although the interrogation method is different from the previous one, the effect is not much different.
As soon as Mao Xiang finished speaking, some of these officials immediately broke down and collapsed to the ground with despair on their faces.
Of course, not everyone has such poor mental fortitude; some people still feel they can put up a fight.
After all, everyone is different, and there are all sorts of oddballs out there. I always felt that I could escape this predicament by sheer luck.
But just then, a voice came from outside the door, completely shattering all their hopes.
"Commander Mao is too reserved. He should have just told them the truth directly, so that some people wouldn't still be clinging to wishful thinking."
"I want to see their utter despair. Or, I might as well talk to them myself!"
Upon hearing this voice, everyone in the prison looked towards the gate, where Wei Wu stood with a playful expression.
Actually, Wei Wu didn't have to appear, but he was so bored in prison that even the games didn't feel fun.
He happened to hear that the Imperial Guards had brought the man back, so he followed along to join in the fun.
Logically speaking, Wei Wu was also a prisoner imprisoned in the imperial prison, so he had no right to join in the fun, but now nobody cared about that at all.
Mao Xiang neither wanted to nor could manage the situation, and the officials who were arrested were now barely able to protect themselves.
What they are most concerned about now is what exactly is the 'truth' that Wei Wu is talking about.
Just as everyone's eyes were on Wei Wu, Mao Xiang, the host of the imperial prison, finally spoke.
"Since the Duke of Zhenguo is interested, then let's leave it to you, sir!"
"Okay!"
Wei Wu responded with a flippant tone, then looked at the arrested officials and chuckled, saying:
"You are all involved in the money lending scandal, but most of you probably don't know who the mastermind behind it is!"
"Do you know why you were arrested? Because the Embroidered Uniform Guard caught the mastermind behind the money exchange case, and it was he who implicated you."
"So, during the next interrogation, you can choose to say nothing and enjoy the tortures of the Imperial Guard prison."
"However, the outcome will not change!"
Wei Wu's words extinguished all the hopes of these arrested officials, leaving them with no last glimmer of hope.
This made the subsequent questioning by the Imperial Guards exceptionally easy; they obtained everyone's confessions with almost no effort.
After comparing the testimonies and confirming that there were no loopholes or errors, Mao Xiang immediately took the testimonies to the palace to see Zhu Yuanzhang.
What happened next was unknown to Wei Wu in the imperial prison; in any case, the imperial edict was delivered to the prison at noon the next day.
After emerging from the imperial prison, Wei Wu stretched lazily and glanced back at the prison without any hesitation.
"They say you can't look back after being released from prison, or you'll be in big trouble. But it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with that!"
He chuckled and muttered something to himself, then turned and strode toward the carriage prepared by the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
But at that moment, a gunshot rang out from somewhere.
boom!
Wei Wu felt a numbness in his body, followed by a bright red blood blooming from his chest, and then he lost consciousness!
This sudden accident caught everyone off guard, so much so that the Imperial Guards around Wei Wu only reacted after he fell to the ground.
One of the Imperial Guards immediately shouted urgently:
"Assassins! Assassins!! The Duke of Zhenguo is injured!!"
Soon, the cries of the Embroidered Uniform Guards were heard by the people inside the imperial prison, and a dozen or so people poured out of the prison the next second.