I, Sun Shan, and the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1257 Interrogation of Prisoners (4)

Sun Shan suddenly discovered that the officials in Yuanlu County were so violent. Why did they all demand punishment?

We are all civilized people, and we do not accept the use of torture to extract confessions.

What era are we living in now? We must innovate, innovate, and innovate.

Sun Shan shook his head and said, "No, we can't torture him. How is that any different from forcing him to confess under torture?"

It would be great if he knew hypnosis or mind reading, but unfortunately Sun Shan knows nothing, what a waste!

When everyone heard Sun Shan's "holy father bitch" words, they couldn't help but roll their eyes.

It doesn't matter if the cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice, it is a good cat. They complete their mission by getting the prisoners to confess, and they don't care what method they use.

County Magistrate Wang advised, "Sir, it is useless to reason with the criminals. Only when they are afraid of being beaten will they behave themselves. Sir, you have just arrived in Yuanlu County and do not understand the habits of the criminals."

The meaning of this sentence is: Sun Shan is a novice, how can he know how to handle cases? He needs to see how the old guys handle it and let Sun Shan learn from them.

Haha, if an official is too soft-hearted, he will hurt himself sooner or later. An official must be ruthless to reach the peak of life.

If Sun Shan knew what County Magistrate Wang was thinking, he would definitely roll his eyes at him.

So what if you are cruel and ruthless? County Magistrate Wang, you have been an official for more than ten or twenty years, and you are still a mere eighth-rank official, even lower than him.

Wu Zhubo, a ninth-rank official, agreed very much with what Wang Xiancheng said.

He persuaded them, "Sir, the thieves not only have the heart of a thief but also the courage of a thief. If you talk to them nicely, they will not understand. You must punish them and make them convinced before they confess the truth. Sir, don't be polite to these thieves."

Liang Xunjian, the chief of the police station, also advised: "Sir, the three thieves are used to lying. Humph, if you don't teach them a lesson, they won't know how to tell the truth.

Sir, don't worry, we are very experienced in torture. Once these three people are tortured, they will confess everything in less than an hour."

Xia Dianli, the prison warden, nodded in agreement: "Sir, the three thieves are so strong, they must eat and drink well. No one would believe that they went to Chenzhou Prefecture to carry the docks.

Besides, the three swords and two daggers are obviously the weapons they used to commit crimes. Sir, the three thieves must have committed a big crime somewhere and escaped. As for why they went to Yuanlu County, I think they wanted to commit crimes in Yuanlu County. "

After a pause, he took the opportunity to flatter him: "Your Excellency is wise. Thanks to your advance deployment, you lured the three thieves into the trap and caught them, destroying their chance to commit crimes. It is a blessing for the people of Yuanlu County to have your Excellency here."

Don't blame Xia Dianli for not forgetting to flatter at important moments.

This was because among the officials present at the scene, only Xia Dianli was a clerk without a rank. He existed dependent on the yamen, and his immediate superior was the county magistrate.

If Sun Shan feels something is not right, he can remove him at any time.

However, county magistrates, chief clerks, and inspectors have different ranks, and their dismissal must be decided by the imperial court, or at worst by the provincial government.

Sun Shan had no right to dismiss them.

Everyone supported the use of torture. Sun Shan was in a dilemma, but he finally insisted on his heart and said, "Torture cannot be used unless it is necessary. As for how to interrogate them, you will follow my method and ensure that these three prisoners are treated truthfully."

Everyone looked at Sun Shan and asked what the method was.

Because there were three prisoners, in order to make them confess quickly, Sun Shan came up with three interrogation methods that did not require torture but were very difficult.

The first one is plucking hair.

Starting from the feet, they pulled out the hairs one by one until the prisoner could no longer bear it and confessed the truth.

Of course, this method can only be used on prisoners with dense hair, but as a man, who doesn't have hair? Sun Shan doesn't have to worry about this problem at all.)

After hearing this method, County Magistrate Wang and the other three couldn't help but tremble and their toes moved.

There is no need to pluck the hair. Just hearing the word "plucking" can make you feel the sourness and pain of the moment.

Thinking of this, County Magistrate Wang and others couldn't help but take a step back.

Emma, what a sinister method.

This Sun Shan, who just now insisted on not to be punished with a righteous look on his face, was thought to be a "kind father".

Bah, now it seems more like "poisonous father".

Inspector Liang asked with fear and excitement: "Sir, what is the second method?"

If the first one is so insidious, the second one must be equally insidious. Oh, why do I have an inexplicable sense of anticipation?

Sun Shan didn't notice his subordinates were walking away, and continued, "The second method is to lock the prisoner in a room, smear honey all over his body, and then put thousands of ants in it. Haha, when ants see honey, they will naturally..."

He looked at Inspector Liang meaningfully, and he understood the rest without me having to say anything else.

it is more than words.

County Magistrate Wang and his men took another step back.

Emma, Lord Sun is so insidious. Emma, I haven’t offended him, have I?

I smeared honey on my body, and ants came and nibbled me. My body was also nibbled by them, and it felt itchy and painful, and I couldn't move because I was nibbled by them.

Thinking of this scene, County Magistrate Wang and Chief Secretary Wu couldn't help but break out in cold sweats.

Even Xia Dianli and Liang Xunjian, who were used to dealing with criminals, felt that this method was really insidious. Silence is better than words, so they slowly sharpened their knives and devoured bit by bit.

It doesn't look like there is any injury from the outside, but in fact it is very painful.

Ouch, Lord Sun is so vicious. I’m so scared. What should I do?

County Magistrate Wang and Chief Secretary Wu became more and more frightened the more they thought about it. They couldn't help but take a few steps back. If conditions permitted, they would have wanted to run away.

Upon hearing this, Inspector Liang and Dianli Xia also took a step back, but they were obviously more excited than afraid.

Xia Dianli clapped his hands with shining eyes and shouted excitedly: "My lord, this method is good, it is really great. I don't believe that the thieves can bear to be bitten by ants. Haha, my lord, this is really a great way."

After a pause, he added, "Sir, honey is precious. Can we use brown sugar?"

The money spent on honey and brown sugar should be reimbursed.

If you can't get reimbursed, you have to requisition the bees from the honey collectors, saying that it's for the government to handle a case, so what. Give money? Haha, you definitely can't pay for it yourself.

Inspector Liang asked again, "Sir, what is the third method?"

The first two are so insidious, the third one must be fake and insidious.

Oh, I’m so excited and really want to try it. What should I do?

Sun Shan continued, "Lock the prisoner in a dark room, don't let him sleep during the day, and at night, shine a candlelight on him every other word or half a word. Repeat this process until the prisoner can't stand it anymore and confesses."

When County Magistrate Wang and the other three heard the third method, they couldn't help but frown.

Is this method better than the previous two?

The third method seems to be nothing.

It's just a candlelight.

Could it be that continuing to do this was some kind of ritual to summon ghosts to scare the prisoners?

Don't let the prisoner not be scared, but the interrogator be scared silly!