The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family-Chapter 635: Severe Torture to Extract a Confession (5)_1

Chapter 635: Chapter 635: Severe Torture to Extract a Confession (5)_1

Fang Liuming and Fang Fu paced outside anxiously, but they were helpless, unable to even locate Feng Wei’s people.

Pei Qin and Mo Heng had both been thrown into the death cell. Feng Wei was even more anxious than they were, secretly investigating and gathering evidence. He only hoped to quickly follow the lead from Shen Songming and find substantial evidence. Even if he couldn’t find the real murderer, he wanted to exonerate the young master and young mistress first.

Inside the cell, there was no natural light, and time could only be gauged by the leftovers brought to them—whether a day had passed or not.

"There are still strips of meat in the rice, the food here is really not bad!" Pei Qin hoisted the bowl cheerfully.

Mo Heng had no appetite for food here, not because he was picky, but because the rice had been laced with a muscle relaxant poison. If he ate any more, he wouldn’t be able to use his martial arts at all.

"Eat! Even if you don’t eat, you have to drink. In any case, you can’t avoid it! Why starve and thirst yourself?" Pei Qin handed the bowl to him.

Mo Heng took the bowl, gently tucked her stray hair behind her ear, and began eating with the chopsticks.

No sooner had they finished their bowls of leftovers and drunk a bowl of cold water, the summons for interrogation came again. This time, it was not only Mo Heng but also mainly targeted at Pei Qin.

The leather whip struck heavily on the body, burning painfully. Pei Qin could hear the sound of her flesh splitting open and laughed out loud.

Zheng Shijie questioned Mo Heng separately, "If you keep being stubborn, you will only suffer more physical pain! You’d better confess quickly to spare yourself this torture!"

Pei Qin’s muffled groans of pain came from the cell next door. Mo Heng’s eyes darkened as he glared at Zheng Shijie, a surge of killing intent welling up inside him.

After the beating, Zheng Shijie ordered directly, "Lock them up separately!"

Pei Qin and Mo Heng were confined in two separate cells.

Mo Heng leaned into the corner, stretching his hand toward the cell next door, "Qinqin..."

"Don’t call." Pei Qin leaned against the wall, looking at his outstretched hand, too weak to respond.

"Give me your hand!" Mo Heng insisted firmly.

"Aren’t you tired of clinging yet?" Pei Qin retorted irritably, her hands resting on her knees, swollen and trembling ever so slightly.

Mo Heng remained silent for a while, just stretching out his hand, clinging to the cell bars that separated them, veins bulging.

Pei Qin turned her head and closed her eyes against the wall.

For three consecutive days, Pei Qin, with injuries on her hands and body and her face being the only part unscathed, was soon tortured beyond recognition.

To admit guilt would mean the extermination of her family, to deny would mean torture.

As another round of interrogation began, Mo Heng coldly declared, "I confess!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Shijie immediately rushed to the Prison of the Ministry of Justice to question Mo Heng.

Mo Heng confessed that he was the one who had poisoned the food and pointed out the people from the Department of Internal Affairs and the Imperial Physician from the Imperial Hospital who had been bribed to administer the poison, directing Zheng Shijie to arrest them.

The Ministry of Justice finally extracted important information and immediately reported to arrest the suspects from the Department of Internal Affairs and the Imperial Hospital.

The accused, when arrested, shouted their innocence, cursing Mo Heng for framing and entrapping them.

Mo Heng’s confessions, however, were coherent and logical. The steward from the Department of Internal Affairs could avoid everyone and poison the soy sauce, undetected. The Imperial Physician from the Imperial Hospital tampered with the poison and, during routine health checks, hid the fact that the Emperor and the nobles were poisoned.

The case progressed in such a way that it was unexpected yet made sense.

When Shen Bi heard of Mo Heng’s confession, he personally came to the Ministry of Justice, demanding to question Mo Heng and Pei Qin.

When he finally saw the two, Shen Bi turned his head, shouting at Zheng Shijie, "Is this your so-called confession? Under severe torture, false confessions are bound to happen. Is this how you usually extract confessions?!"

Zheng Shijie hurriedly bowed, "Elder Shen! These two are incredibly stubborn. This humble official only administered a light punishment, nothing more."

Shen Bi immediately ordered their transfer to the Prison of the Ministry of Justice.

Mo Heng gasped lightly, looking at Pei Qin’s hands, which were almost deformed, stretching out his hand but not daring to touch.

"It’s just swollen. It will subside in a couple of days!" Pei Qin said nonchalantly.

Mo Heng was not one to advocate for ruthless and cruel methods of power struggle, but now someone had laid their hands on Qinqin...

The moment the two were moved to the Prison of the Ministry of Justice, Shen Songming immediately arrived, "Pei Qin!? They’ve tortured you!" He looked at her shocking hands and the densely packed whip marks on her body with anger and horror, glaring at Mo Heng, his teeth clenched tight, "Is this the extent of your abilities!?" he pointed at the wounds covering Pei Qin’s body. After all the cunning plots to snatch her from his hands, was she, a woman, made to suffer like this?

Mo Heng’s expression was cold, his eyes dark and unfathomable as he pursed his lips, "Did you bring the medicine?"

"Alright! Do you have the medicine?" Pei Qin’s pain was nearly numbing her body and hands.

Seeing her lips devoid of color and her face pale, Shen Songming was choked up, hastily taking out the medicine and clean clothes he had brought.

Mo Heng snatched the ointment and medicine bottle, quickly identified the contents, had Pei Qin sit down, and carefully applied the medicine to her hands.

Shen Songming brought hot water to the entrance of the cell, allowing the two to apply the medicine and change into clean clothes before he stepped aside.

Mo Heng was gentle yet swift in his actions, applying medicine to Pei Qin and shielding her as she changed into clean clothes.

When Shen Songming looked back, he saw Mo Heng hadn’t applied medicine to himself yet. Giving him a cold disdainful glance, he told Pei Qin about the leads he had discovered and the current situation, "My uncle has already submitted a petition. This case will be presided over by the Ministry of Justice. The two of you stay here for now, and I will rescue you as soon as possible."

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"You don’t have to thank me. Just take good care of yourself," Shen Songming finished arranging everything, then quickly left to continue his investigation.

Pei Qin also applied medicine to Mo Heng and helped him into clean clothes.

Mo Heng pulled her into his embrace, holding her tightly, yet careful not to hurt her.

Soon Shen Bi came to interrogate them. After learning about the situation, he ordered the two to be temporarily held in the prison while he continued to investigate the evidence.

There was definitely someone behind the poisoning, but the poisoner and their backer had left no evidence, leaving Shen Bi feeling somewhat at a loss.

Just then, a person of high status arrived at the Prison of the Ministry of Justice—Prince He Qing.

A flicker of murderous intent crossed Mo Heng’s eyes. Finally, he had shown himself.