"Alas!" Suo Yuanli thought about it and suddenly sighed.
He is also quite bored with the job of being a cruel official, although after completing the tasks given by His Majesty or the commander-in-chief, it will be satisfying to receive rewards.
But as time went by, all this became numb, and he would even have nightmares at night about those people coming to ask for his life.
Outsiders nicknamed him "Ghost Po" and accused him of being cruel. At first he had the heart to defend himself, but then he gradually got used to it.
It was as if Li Yifu had been suffering from infamy at first, but as time went by he no longer cared about it.
If you want to scold him, go ahead and scold him. Anyway, it won't stop him from enjoying the spicy food.
But there is also a disadvantage, that is, he has reached the end of his life as a third-grade official. Even if he resigns and returns to his hometown in the future, without the care of the commander-in-chief, the family members of the prisoners who died in his hands will probably not let him go.
This is really a road of no return...
Thinking of this, Suo Yuanli glanced at Lai Junchen.
There is a person in front of me who wants to climb up. If he is allowed to rise to attract hatred, will his enemies come over in the future and have more helpers?
Although he is a bad person, he can't keep chasing the commander, right? Besides, the commander-in-chief wouldn’t take him everywhere.
"Ahem, what you said is quite pleasant. Let's do it this way. There has been a lot of noise recently about the cruelty of officials, and I can't protect myself. If this is not the case, for the sake of your loyalty to me, if there is a chance, I will definitely help you."
"But you have to say ugly things first. This matter is not a small matter, so don't rush it. It will happen in one year and it will happen in ten years!"
"Oh! Thank you! Thank you so much, brother!" Lai Junchen picked up the wine glass and said with admiration: "With these words from brother, I feel much more at ease! What does ten years count for?"
"Come on, brother, I will treat you like a gentleman when I come here. I will be kind to you again. I will respect you as a junior! Please!"
Suo Yuanli picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "You and I should avoid those useless formalities. You should pay more attention to achievements in the future, so that I can have something to say in front of His Majesty when I promote you."
Lai Junchen nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, I would like to listen to my brother's words!"
Speaking of this, Lai Junchen whispered with a stern look on his face: "Brother, to be honest, I am having a great achievement right now!"
"Oh? Tell me."
"That's right, don't you dislike Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang?"
Suo Yuanli was furious: "Fart! When did I say I didn't like them anymore?"
Lai Junchen quickly gave himself two words: "Yes, yes, it's the juniors who don't like them!"
"Qianniuwei General Li Yuanfang is a Hu and comes from Turks. We can't touch him and Di Renjie, but several of their subordinates are relatives who participated in Li Zhen's rebellion!"
"Among them, the highest one is only a seventh-grade official, with a humble family background and no backing. If we secretly eliminate these hidden dangers for His Majesty, do you think this junior..."
Suo Yuanli concentrated slightly, picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
The commander-in-chief had just told him not long ago that his participation in Li Zhen's rebellion was in the past, but if it was really eliminated, it would be a credit both to Di Renjie and to His Majesty, but only to the commander-in-chief. Words are not good.
Just as Suo Yuanli was about to scold him, a voice suddenly came to his ears.
"Follow what he says and keep talking."
Suo Yuanli's pupils trembled with fear at the commander's voice!
The commander is here! ?
Suo Yuanli took a deep breath, and suddenly felt like he was being helped by a god, and his waist straightened a lot.
"Brother, what do you think?"
Facing Lai Junchen who asked again, Suo Yuanli showed a cruel look and laughed loudly: "You can teach a kid!"
"If we want to climb up, people like us can only make trouble. The bigger the case, the better, and the more people involved, the better!"
"Even if there is a river of blood, not a single high-ranking official will be involved, no noble family will be offended, and no one will avenge their unjust death!"
"By the way, you can also get a great achievement in detecting the traitor. You are so smart and ruthless, so this is the right thing to do. You are a cruel official, not shabby!"
Lai Junchen was slightly startled. He looked upright just now. Why was he suddenly so manic? Drank too much?
But he didn't doubt anything. In his opinion, this was Suo Yuanli's nature, so he laughed.
But after a while, he sighed and his face became tense.
"To be honest, this junior has a problem right now. I actually took action on this matter a few days ago. I asked my subordinates to falsely accuse two Qianniu Guards and try them out. It's really not easy!"
Suo Yuanli stroked his beard gently, with a puzzled look on his face: "If you have any difficulties, just tell me, brother, I have many solutions!"
Lai Junchen sighed: "Although these Qianniu Guards have no backers, their bones have been trained very hard. They are useless in the face of our punishments!"
"Let them not even say a single wrong thing, let alone let them involve other people!"
"Then you are so incompetent!" There was a commander behind him, and he asked Yuan Li openly, and he dared to say anything.
"There are indeed strong-willed men in this world, but as long as they are human, they have weaknesses. How can you worry about not being able to pry open their mouths?!"
Lai Junchen scratched his head and said: "Look what you said, it's not like you haven't seen the methods of the younger generation, but they just don't talk about it."
Suo Yuanli frowned and said, "Have you ever used the thorn chain?"
"After using it, I screamed in pain. Finally, someone did it. I was about to ask who it was, but the guy raised his finger and pointed at me, saying that I was his accomplice, and I was the one who took the lead in Li Zhen's rebellion! It really makes me angry!"
"Pfft hahahaha!!" Suo Yuanli laughed so hard: "You're really teasing me, so what else did you use?"
"They also used some punishments. Even if they had broken muscles and broken bones, they didn't say anything. Now they are still lying down and don't know how to repent."
Suo Yuanli said calmly: "If the hard one doesn't work, then use the soft one."
Lai Junchen shook his head: "That's no good. I tried letting him go without eating or drinking. After two days, there was still no gain."
"Also, Li Yuanfang wanted someone from me some time ago. If the case is not settled, that guy has Di Renjie backing him. He will probably break my heart. This is why I don't dare to kill them."
Suo Yuanli spread his hands: "Then I don't have any more tricks. Although there are many torture tools, I can't teach you everything."
Lai Junchen smiled lightly and said: "Actually, this junior has developed a new torture device, but I don't know how effective it is. I would like to ask my brother to judge."
"Oh? What kind of torture device?"
"The copper urn!"
"Copper Urn?"
"Yes, it's a big copper urn, light charcoal fire around it, and then stuff the prisoner into it. It's like several hot irons are being branded on the prisoner at the same time. The mouth of the urn is so narrow that they can't escape even if they want to. They can't survive if they want to die. , do you think someone will plead not guilty?”
The corners of Suo Yuanli's eyes twitched. He felt that he was cruel enough. This kid was even crueler than him.
"How did you invent this thing?"
Lai Junchen whispered: "To be honest, I had contact with Zhou Xing before, and he told the junior, but I have never used it before, so I came to you to strengthen my courage!"
"If brother is free, why don't we go take a look now and I will demonstrate it to you on the spot!"
Suo Yuanli was slightly startled and asked him to follow?
