GBP Chapter 657 I can still wield a sword!
Chapter 657 I can still wield a sword!
Wang Damaizi certainly had reason to look down on Lu Yuan.
At the very least, the list that Wang Damaizi confessed to was much larger and more damn frightening than the list that Lu Yuande confessed to.
The Shandong Provincial Administration Commission had three officials: the Left Assistant Administrator (rank 3), the Left Councilor (rank 4), and the Case File Officer (rank 5).
Wang Damazi implicated the commanders and deputy commanders of the Shandong Provincial Military Command, the commanders and centurions of several guards in Qingzhou, the commanders, deputy commanders, and centurions of more than a dozen guards in Jiangnan, and even the centurion of a certain guard in Dengzhou.
"This work is so damn rough."
Yang Shaofeng read Wang Damaizi's confession several times, but he just couldn't understand what Yang Yuanqing and the so-called Master Shihang were thinking.
Doing dirty work is one thing, but whose dirty work isn't subcontracted and sub-subcontracted layer by layer?
But these idiots were different; the less daring ones subcontracted the work in two layers, while the bolder ones simply took matters into their own hands.
Those who are less daring refer to Yang Yuanqing, the so-called Master Shihang, and Lu Yuande.
They were timid, so they relied on Xiang Fei, Xu Yan, Wang Damaizi, and others to get things done.
The bolder ones are Xiang Fei, Wang Damaizi, and Xu Yan. These idiots not only didn't subcontract the work again, but they even got involved themselves!
"How stupid."
"They either personally abduct children or personally help you out; they never even considered hiding behind the scenes to manipulate things."
Yang Shaofeng waved the confession in his hand, clicked his tongue, and said sarcastically, "I don't know whether to praise your courage or scold you for being too stupid."
Wang Damaizi looked up at Yang Shaofeng, his face filled with despair and pleading: "I have confessed everything I know. I beg Your Highness to kill me and give me a quick death."
Yang Shaofeng chuckled and said, "Kill you?"
"Don't be a fucking idiot."
"You're dead, that'll end it all."
"How can I, as an official, punish those who have committed wrongdoing and heal those who have been ill?"
"Don't worry, you'll get to Dengzhou Medical College alive. There are plenty of ways to make people wish they were dead."
"As for you..."
Yang Shaofeng then turned his gaze to Lu Yuande: "You are lucky, after all, you are an official of our Great Ming Dynasty. Although you are not respectable, I will give you some respect."
Before Lu Yuande could even be happy for two seconds, Yang Shaofeng continued, "I will let you go to the execution ground in the capital alive. You will experience the punishment of being skinned alive and stuffed with straw and cut into a thousand pieces."
Lu Yuande was somewhat bewildered.
I've heard of the punishment of skinning someone alive and stuffing them with straw.
I've also heard of punishments like being sliced to death.
But can both of these punishments be used on the same person at the same time?
Yang Shaofeng glanced at Lu Yuande and sneered, "First, peel off the skin and stuff it with straw. The scarecrow you make will be hung in the main hall of the Laizhou prefectural government."
"And then torn to pieces."
"Then, I will have your deeds published in the official gazette and newspapers."
"Incidentally, they will also send people to your ancestral home, the places where you studied, the places where you served, and even the entire Ming Dynasty to spread the word about you."
"Do you remember the Shenming Pavilion, which His Majesty ordered to be built?"
"All the people will gather around Shenming Pavilion to listen to the scribe recount your deeds."
"..."
Lu Yuande's face turned deathly pale. He glared at Yang Shaofeng and shouted, "Yang the Madman! How cruel you are! You disregard the law! You abuse your power! I am, after all, a fifth-rank official of the imperial court. You cannot treat me like this!"
Yang Shaofeng chuckled and retorted, "Can't I treat you like this?"
"Have you forgotten, you idiot, that I possess the imperial edict and the imperial sword?"
"Don't tell me you're just a mere fifth-rank official. Even if you were a third-rank official, I could still execute you without hesitation. What can you do about it?"
"You think I can't treat you like this? Then tell me, how should I treat you?"
"Have someone carry you in a sedan chair to the execution ground in the capital. First, let you wash and change your clothes, then behead you. After that, give you a grand funeral, and the official gazette and newspapers will say that you died from overwork?"
"Have you no shame?"
Yang Shaofeng waved his hand and ordered Chang Xiaojiu and Lame Wu, "Take these two idiots away, and make sure they don't die in the cell."
After Lu Yuande and Wang Damaizi were dragged away, Yang Shaofeng sighed and said, "Make preparations, go to the Shandong Provincial Administration Commission and the Shandong Military Command to arrest people."
……
Just as Yang Shaofeng was on his way to Jinan Prefecture to arrest people, Zhu Biao, Li Shanchang, and Liu Bowen, who were far away in the capital, were getting together and worrying about something.
"I cannot escape it."
"This case is too complex. Even if the entire Censorate were to mobilize, it wouldn't be resolved in a short time."
Liu Bowen said with a worried expression, "I just don't know how many people will be implicated in the end, or how big of a case it will become."
Li Shanchang glanced at Liu Bowen.
You can't escape it anymore?
You deserve it!
Every month-end, your Censorate will submit a memorial impeaching Yang the Madman for all sorts of crimes, such as "extravagance, beating and scolding the people, disregarding the law, being late and leaving early." How could he not hold a grudge against your Censorate?
The child abduction case is getting bigger and bigger, finally giving him the opportunity to openly cause trouble for you. How could he possibly let this opportunity pass?
Old Liu, good luck to you. Old Li hasn't been feeling well lately, so there's really nothing I can do to help you.
Just as Li Shanchang was pondering wildly in his mind, even considering whether he should fall seriously ill, Zhu Biao sighed and said, "This case is truly life-threatening!"
Zhu Biao picked up an envelope from the table, had it handed to Li Shanchang, and said, "Duke Han, take a look at this. This is the confession of the kidnapper leader. My brother-in-law had it delivered by express courier."
Li Shanchang took the envelope, read through Wang Damaizi's confession, and then handed it directly to Liu Bowen.
Liu Bowen glanced at Zhu Biao, who was sighing deeply, and then at Li Shanchang, who was deep in thought with his eyes closed. Helpless, he could only grit his teeth, steel his heart, and begin to read Wang Damaizi's confession.
Zhu Biao sighed again and said, "See? I originally thought it was just a case of a missing child, but now it seems that this is a huge case."
Li Shanchang forced a smile, but it looked more like a grimace: "Who would have thought that the child abduction case and the previous ironware outflow case would be so closely related?"
Unlike Zhu Biao and Li Shanchang, who were filled with sorrow, Liu Bowen was overjoyed after reading the confessions.
Ok.
That's fucking great.
These bastards have almost sent my entire extended family to the execution ground several times before.
This time, I will personally send them and their entire extended family to the execution ground!
This time, we'll kill their families first!
I want to see for myself whether their parents, wives and children were actually bought wholesale from the Dengzhou border market!
tired?
I'm still young!
I can still wield a knife!