Chapter 33 Interrogation (Part 2)

"Well done." Zhang Yuelu used the whisk in her hand to help Mu Jin sweep the dust off her body.

Mu Jin smiled, not flattered. Although the two of them were different in status and identity, they had a good relationship in private, and it was common.

Tian Baobao handed Zhang Yuelu a case file, which was about the details of the Qingluan Guard's closure of the brothel where Bai Xiaojin was imprisoned.

Zhang Yuelu opened the file, read ten lines at a glance, and then walked to the interrogation room in the dungeon.

She didn't need to tell him to do it, and the spiritual officer carried Ye Xiu and followed closely behind.

The so-called interrogation room has two doors, a small door for the interrogator to enter and exit, and a large door for the prisoner to enter and exit. The entire interrogation room is also divided into two parts. The larger part is the outer room, which is entered and exited through the large door, and is equipped with various torture instruments and a desk for recording. The smaller part is the inner room, which is entered and exited through the small door and is separated separately. People inside can see the outside, but people outside cannot see the inside.

Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu came to the inner room through the small door. There were also tables and chairs inside, and they were even a bit elegant. The wall facing the outer room was made of some kind of tea-colored crystal. Although it was a little dark, it was very clear and could see the entire outer room at a glance.

In the middle of the outer room was a stone chair built into the ground. Two spiritual officials put Ye Xiu on the stone chair and fixed Ye Xiu with the iron lock on the stone chair.

Around the stone chair were various torture instruments, which were readily available. Although it seemed that they had not been used for some years, no one doubted their power.

Qi Xuansu was surprised and said, "You can also use torture?"

"Have you forgotten where I came from?" Zhang Yuelu asked back.

Qi Xuansu said: "Of course I haven't forgotten that you once worked in Beichen Hall, but you have a good family background and are the chief Taoist priest. Beichen Hall won't let you personally punish people, right?"

Zhang Yuelu had to admit: "You guessed right. I really don't know how to punish people, and I have never punished people, but Mu Jin knows a little bit."

"She?" Qi Xuansu found that Mu Jin did not follow Zhang Yuelu from the beginning, but went directly to the outer room through the gate.

Qi Xuansu looked through the crystal wall and saw that Mu Jin had taken off the crane cloak outside. Inside was a well-tailored snow-white robe, tied with a jade-colored belt, highlighting the two beautiful curves in front and back, not too ups and downs, nor flat, very smooth, just right.

When Zhang Yuelu promoted Qi Xuansu to be a deacon, Mu Jin was jealous and was afraid that Qi Xuansu would replace her position. Therefore, Qi Xuansu and Mu Jin did not have a good relationship. She did not even observe her carefully and did not notice that this woman was quite good.

Qi Xuansu turned her head and looked at Zhang Yuelu again. She was wearing a wide crane cloak and holding a whisk. It was indeed elegant, but it also had a disadvantage, that is, it was too wide and nothing could be seen.

Zhang Yuelu was slightly startled, and then understood and spat: "What are you looking at?"

Qi Xuansu coughed lightly and sat down with Zhang Yuelu.

In the outer room, Mu Jin took a whip from the spiritual officer. It can be seen that the whip was wrapped with various strange talismans and copper coins. Compared with ordinary talismans, the handwriting of these talismans was bright red, and they were fierce and fierce, revealing a sense of hostility. As for copper coins, they have been rare since Daxuan introduced new coins. It can be seen that the words "Ming Yong" are on the copper coin. That was the reign title of the previous dynasty, Emperor Shizong, and it has been more than 300 years since now.

Mu Jin waved the whip and said, "King Ye is knowledgeable and should know what this is. If King Ye doesn't know, it doesn't matter. I can tell King Ye that this is called the 'Soul-Catching Whip'. The name is cliché, but it is very appropriate. When it hits the body, there is no scar or pain. Not to mention an old man like King Ye, even ordinary women and children can bear it."

"But since this whip is called the 'Soul-Catching Whip', it naturally has its reason. If a whip hits the body, it is equivalent to a whip hitting the soul. The pain of the soul is more unbearable than any physical pain. At the beginning, I also I have interrogated some evil people from secret societies. They would rather die than surrender. But after being whipped, they only have one sentence left, which is to die quickly. "

"In fact, King Ye Gai is lucky. Xu Kou is not here and has gone home to visit his relatives. This man has a nickname in the underworld, called 'Little Yama'. He once tortured a prisoner to death and was demoted. If he were to personally punish the prisoner, he would not be as easy to talk to as me. "

Mu Jin's tone was gentle, not like interrogating the prisoner, but more like persuading him. However, Ye Xiu was not a child. He was not frightened by Mu Jin's words, but he could see from Mu Jin's eyes that she was serious.

Qi Xuansu was not surprised that Mu Jin, who looked like a vulgar woman on weekdays, had such a side. Beichen Hall and Tiangang Hall were known as the two fists of Taoism, one inside and one outside. They were indisputably violent organizations. How could they be gentle and polite, and how could they pay attention to the way of benevolence and forgiveness?

Mu Jin must have some means to gain a foothold in Beichen Hall and Tiangang Hall.

Qi Xuansu only killed a lot of people, but he was not very proficient in these torture methods. If he was forced to interrogate, at most he would not say to kill you. At this time, he could only watch Mu Jin perform.

Mu Jin's tone changed, no longer calm and gentle, but revealed a bit of coldness: "I don't think King Ye Gai would want to try it."

Ye Xiu was silent, without saying anything harsh.

All of this was seen by Mu Jin.

If it was some of Ye Xiu's subordinates, Mu Jin would not have the confidence to pry open their mouths, but Ye Xiu was different. No matter how brave he was in his early years, he had been pampered for so many years, and his blood and courage had been almost worn out by wealth and glory. It would be very easy to break through them.

Mu Jin stopped talking and whipped Ye Xiu.

As Mu Jin said, the power of the whip was ordinary, and there was not even a blood mark left.

But at this moment, Ye Xiu's pupils suddenly contracted, and there was a moment of confusion in his eyes.

Mu Jin did not stop at all, and whipped Ye Xiu again.

Ye Xiu seemed to wake up from a nightmare, his face was pale, and his body was wet, and he shouted: "I say."

Mu Jin's raised whip stopped in mid-air.

Her hand was also very steady.

The next moment, Qi Xuansu found that the crystal wall in front of him could actually be raised and lowered.

I don't know what mechanism Zhang Yuelu pulled, the crystal wall slowly sank into the ground, so that there was no barrier between the inner and outer rooms, and Ye Xiu, who was fixed on the stone chair, just happened to face Zhang Yuelu. Before the crystal wall was lowered, Zhang Yuelu had already put on a pair of high-quality handmade crystal sunglasses. This was the original purpose of sunglasses. They were not for seeing objects or blocking the sun, but to block the eyes so that the prisoners could not see what they were thinking when interrogating them.

Because Mu Jin was in charge of the punishment, Qi Xuansu had to stand up and walk to the desk responsible for recording.

In fact, Zhang Yuelu didn't need to speak. Ye Xiu also knew what Zhang Yuelu wanted to know, and directly admitted to helping to detain Bai Xiaojin.

Zhang Yuelu asked, "Who captured Bai Xiaojin?"

"Feng Bo of 'Tian Ting'." Ye Xiu replied, "He personally sent Bai Xiaojin to us. After all, he is a celestial being and has the support of 'Tian Ting'. I can't afford to offend him, so I have to give him this face."..

Zhang Yuelu asked again, "So you are old acquaintances, otherwise Feng Bo would not have sent such an important hostage to a stranger."

Ye Xiu had to admit, "Yes, we have business dealings."

"What business?" Zhang Yuelu asked without giving Ye Xiu a chance to breathe.

Ye Xiu hesitated for a moment and said, "It's the business of the brothel."

Zhang Yuelu said, "There are no less than a hundred brothels of all sizes in Jinling Prefecture, and they all have behind-the-scenes bosses. Which brothel is the property of 'Tian Ting'? You might as well tell me all of them, and I will send someone to seal it up."

Ye Xiu was silent.

Mu Jin whipped him again: "Answer me."

Ye Xiu had to say: "It's Xueyueyuan on Pingyang Street."

Zhang Yuelu said: "You should know that we rescued Bai Xiaojin from this brothel. This is clearly your property, or in other words, the property of the real person behind you. Do you want to say that the real person is also from the 'Heavenly Court'?"

Ye Xiu's face changed, and he hurriedly said: "This, this, I have no such intention."

Zhang Yuelu said: "I'll give you a chance to confess again."

Then she said to Mu Jin: "Hit him three times."

Mu Jin was not polite, and then whipped him three times, making Ye Xiu pale and sweat rolling down his forehead.

Zhang Yuelu looked at Ye Xiu and said calmly, "Go ahead."

Ye Xiu slowly lowered his head, not daring to look at Zhang Yuelu, and slowly said, "We are doing business with bulk goods. The ships are all from the 'Heavenly Court'. We are just helping to circulate them."

Zhang Yuelu leaned forward slightly: "Where do these bulk goods come from?"

Ye Xiu said, "This is not something I can know. Deputy Hall Master Zhang should ask Feng Bo."