The Daily Life of a Rich Peasant's Boy in the Imperial Examination

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

We are all civilized people, and we don't 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 use torture. How is that any different from forcing a confession under torture?"

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

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's a good cat. They complete their mission by getting the criminal to confess, and they don't care what method they use.

County Magistrate Wang advised, "Sir, it's useless to reason with the criminals. Only by beating them until they are afraid will they behave themselves. Sir, you are new to Yuanlu County and don't understand the habits of the criminals."

This sentence means: Sun Shan is a novice, how can he understand how to handle cases? He needs to see how the old hands handle it and 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 pinnacle 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, but 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, these thieves are not only thieves with a thief's heart, but also with a thief's courage. If you talk to them nicely, they won't understand. You must torture them and force them to confess. Sir, don't be polite to these thieves."

Liang Xunjian, the head of the police station, also advised: "Sir, these 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. These three men will confess everything within an hour."

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

Besides, the three broadswords and two daggers are clearly their weapons. My lord, these three thieves must have committed a major crime somewhere and escaped. As for why they went to Yuanlu County, I think they wanted to commit a crime there.

He paused, then took the opportunity to flatter him: "Your Excellency is wise. Thanks to your advance deployment, you lured the three thieves into the trap and captured 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, only Xia Dianli was a clerk without a rank. He existed under the yamen and his immediate superior was the county magistrate.

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

However, the county magistrate, chief clerk, and inspector general have different ranks, and their dismissal must be decided by the imperial court, or at least by the provincial government.

Sun Shan had no power to dismiss them.

Everyone supported torture, and Sun Shan was torn. In the end, he insisted, "Torture cannot be used, not unless necessary. As for the interrogation method, you will follow my method. I will ensure that these three prisoners are treated truthfully."

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

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

The first one is plucking.

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 only works 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 move their toes.

There is no need to pluck the hair. Just hearing the word "plucking" can make you feel the sourness and pain at that 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 punish the victim 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 both 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 leaving him alone and continued, "The second method is to lock the prisoner in a room, smear honey all over his body, and then release thousands of ants. Haha, ants see honey, and naturally..."

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

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 applied honey on my body, and the ants came and nibbled me. My body was also nibbled by the ants, and it was itchy and painful. I couldn't move and was kept being nibbled by the ants.

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 was better than words, so they slowly sharpened their knives and devoured the victim bit by bit.

It may not look like any injury on the outside, but it is actually very painful.

Oh, 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, and 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 Clerk Xia also took a step back, though they were clearly more excited than afraid.

Xia Dianli clapped his hands with his eyes shining, and shouted excitedly: "My lord, this is a good idea, it's really great. I don't believe the thieves can bear being gnawed by ants. Haha, my lord, this is really a brilliant idea."

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 honey from the honey collectors, saying that they're doing it for the government, so what? Pay? Haha, you absolutely 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 insidious and fake.

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 and deprive him of sleep during the day. At night, shine a candlelight on him every other word or half a word. Repeat this until the prisoner can no longer bear it 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 matter of using candlelight.

Could it be that this continuous flashing of light is 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!