"Wow——"
"ah!"
A bucket of cold water mixed with ice cubes was poured down on his head and face, suddenly waking Ma Shaoxing from his sleep.
The biting ice water poured over his body was so chilling that Ma Shaoxing couldn't help but shiver several times.
Ma Shaoxing wanted to try to move his legs and feet, but he found that his hands and feet were tightly tied together with hemp ropes.
All the bones in his body felt like they had been crushed to pieces. The slightest movement would cause a heartbreaking pain!
After his eyes adjusted to the darkness in the room, he realized that he was in a room dimly lit by candles.
The surrounding windows seemed to have been nailed shut, and no light could be seen coming in. All that could be heard was the sound of the wind beating on the windows.
Where is this?
At least it is certain that this is not the second prince's residence in the south of the city.
Ma Shaoxing didn't know where this place was, and he had completely forgotten how he came here.
He only remembered that he followed the two guards—no, it should have been under the coercion of those two guards—and got into the carriage.
As for what happened after getting on the carriage, Ma Shaoxing couldn't remember anything about it.
"Hey, are you awake?"
"Master Ma is in good health. If we hadn't woken you up, I don't know how long you would have slept!"
The sudden sound in his ears startled Ma Shaoxing. He turned around and saw the two guards who had brought him here, one on the left and one on the right, standing behind him.
The man on the left has a faint scar on his face. He looks ferocious and his words reveal ferocity.
The man on the right is slightly shorter and unremarkable in appearance, but the gloomy look in his eyes makes people shudder!
He doesn't seem to like to talk much, but when he does speak, his speech is extremely suffocating and terrifying.
Seeing Ma Shaoxing looking around with horror on his face, the scarred face smiled slightly: "Are you curious, where is this place?"
"Master Ma, you don't have to be afraid."
"We have no intention of harming your life!"
"As for you, you just need to cooperate with us and answer a few of our questions."
"If you cooperate enough, we will release you immediately."
"Of course, if you are willing, you can continue to assist His Highness the Second Prince!"
"Can you understand me?"
After hearing this, Ma Shaoxing certainly understood.
His identity has been exposed, and these two guards were specially sent by Song De to extract words from himself.
What surprised Ma Shaoxing was that Song De, with his impulsive personality, did not come forward personally to deal with his "spy"!
But, what does he want to know from his own mouth?
Seeing Ma Shaoxing lowering his head and saying nothing, Scarface instantly became furious and kicked Ma Shaoxing in the abdomen.
"I'm talking to you!"
"Can you understand?"
Ma Shaoxing's blood surged, he felt a sweet taste in his throat, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood!
"Yes, yes, yes," Ma Shaoxing said repeatedly, "Brother, guard, what do you want to ask?"
"Just ask!"
Seeing Ma Shaoxing's timid look, the two guards couldn't help but smile at each other.
It is said that these scholars have the unyielding character of literati. They would rather die than surrender, for fear that no useful information can be obtained from their mouths.
Looking at it now, this Ma Shaoxing turned out to be so cowardly and embarrassed in order not to be beaten.
They are no different from rats!
However, the more timid he is, the happier they are.
Because this means that the trouble of interrogating him will be reduced accordingly!
"Very good. Since Mr. Ma is willing to cooperate, I will go straight to the point and ask directly."
"Let me ask you, who sent you to get close to the second prince?"
"Is it Prince Rong?"
Hearing Scarface's question, Ma Shaoxing couldn't help laughing.
"Brother guard, you think too highly of me."
"I come from the Ma family in Luoyang, and my family has been educated for generations, so I am appreciated by His Highness the Third Prince!"
"It is precisely because of this that the third prince introduced him to the second prince."
"From beginning to end, this has nothing to do with Prince Rong..."
Before Ma Shaoxing finished speaking, he received another solid kick on his lower abdomen.
"Master Ma is really tough!"
"Now that things have happened, you still dare to mess around?"
"I said, if you cooperate well, we will let you go immediately."
"But if you continue to talk nonsense, you will inevitably suffer physical pain!"
"Master Ma, you are a smart man."
"You don't want to take a detour either, do you?"
Scarface's kick was so cruel that Ma Shaoxing spat out a mouthful of blood with a "pop" sound!
"That's it...that's it?"
"I, Ma Shaoxing, will not change my name when I am walking, nor my surname when I sit down. I am the Ma family born in Luoyang..."
"It was the third prince who recommended me..."
This time, before Ma Shaoxing could finish speaking, the scarred face kicked Ma Shaoxing.
"A tough talk, right?"
"You won't say it, right?"
"You can really persevere!"
"Today I want to see whether it is your words that are tough or the soles of my shoes that are tough!"
As he spoke, Scarface raised the soles of his feet and kicked Ma Shaoxing viciously in the face.
Within a few seconds, Ma Shaoxing fell to the ground with blood on his face.
Blood was pouring out of his nostrils and mouth, and one of his front teeth was knocked out.
But despite this, Ma Shaoxing still didn't even frown.
There was even a faint smile on his face!
The smile seemed to be a silent mockery, slapping the guard's cheeks unscrupulously.
Scarface was furious and wanted to kick someone again, but the short man beside him reached out and grabbed him.
The short man knelt down and looked at Ma Shaoxing who fell on the ground with interest.
There was playfulness and surprise in his eyes, as if he was looking at a prey with particularly tenacious vitality.
That kind of look makes people feel terrified!
"Mr. Ma, the way he asked just now is wrong. I'll ask again."
"What is your purpose of approaching the second prince? What are you going to do next?"
"I'm only asking once."
"If you don't answer..."
As he said that, the short man's eyes moved to Ma Shaoxing's right hand.
"For you literati to read and write, your right hand must be very important."
"If Mr. Ma cannot answer, then I will keep Mr. Ma's right hand."
He said these cruel words in an understatement, leaving a right hand as simple as leaving a leaf!
Ma Shaoxing's heart immediately rose to his throat. At this moment, if he said he was not afraid, it must be a lie.
But in his heart, there is something more important than his right hand that is worth protecting!
That is a sincere heart that can never surrender easily when faced with a desperate situation!
Ma Shaoxing tried his best to move the corners of his mouth, but found that his mouth had been torn apart in the stampede just now.
The slightest movement caused excruciating pain.
"Hehehehe..."
"I……"
"I do not know anything……"
"Even if you take my life..."
"I only have four words..."
"No comment!"
