Jiang Hanwen was good at civilian work, such as intelligence work in the yamen, but he was not good at interrogation. So how to get the prisoner to confess by bypassing torture and torture instruments?
There seems to be no way!
There is no solution to this matter!
"Eh!"
Jiang Hanwen shook his head and hurried towards the Prison Department Yamen with his head hanging down.
The Prison Department Yamen is located in the "Dongcheng".
"Lidefang" where Jiang Hanwen lives is close to Dongcheng, with only one street in between, so it's very close.
After walking for a short time, he came to the "Xuanren Gate" on the east side of the East City. After entering the East City from here, he had to walk more than a hundred steps to reach the Prison Division Yamen.
Dongcheng is part of the Imperial City.
In the Divine Capital City, the palace city and the imperial city are located in the northwest corner, occupying almost half of the "North City", and the territory is very huge.
Most ancient capitals basically had a three-layered city structure.
Outer city, imperial city, palace city.
Needless to say about the outer city.
The Imperial City covers a large area and includes small cities such as Miyagi City, Taiwei City, East Palace, Yuanbi City, Dongcheng and Hanjiacang City.
Miyagi, also known as "Ziwei City", is the place where the emperor lived and handled government affairs.
Taiwei City is the residence of princes and princesses, and the yamen of various provinces, ministries, prisons and temples.
East Palace, the residence of the prince.
Round Wall Castle, a small city in the north of Miyagi City, is used as a buffer area for Miyagi City.
Dongcheng, located on the east side of the palace city, is also the buffer zone of the palace city. It is also the location of the Sixth Bureau of Shanggong, the Shaofu Supervisor, the Weapon Supervisor and the Money Making Supervisor.
Hanjiacang City is located on the north side of the East City. It was originally a granary, but its scale was too large, so it was named after "Cangcheng".
Logically speaking, Jiang Hanwen's prison office should be built in Taiwei City because other government offices were located there.
However, due to historical reasons, the Prison Department's Yamen was built in the East City, and became neighbors with the Shaofu Prison, Ordnance Prison, Money Making Prison and other Yamen.
…
It is said that after Jiang Hanwen arrived at the Prison Department Yamen, he immediately got into intense work.
Although he is the head of the four arrests in the Criminal Department, he does not have to go out to handle cases, let alone interrogate prisoners. His job is criminal law, judgment, documentation, and mastering various intelligence channels in the yamen.
This is actually a civilian position.
While I was busy, it was already noon in a blink of an eye.
Seeing that it was almost time for lunch, his subordinates left the duty room with a smile and went to the dining hall to eat, but Jiang Hanwen had no appetite.
He is worried.
If he doesn't restore the reputation of the Prison Department and himself, he won't be able to eat.
Fortunately, when I was busy with work, I didn’t think about this.
But now once I stop, the sadness in my heart comes out and I can't stop it.
At this time, a subordinate came into the duty room with an envelope, handed it over and said at the same time:
"Captain Four, this is an urgent letter sent from Capt Three from Yingzhou. It should have been delivered in the morning, but my subordinates... forgot. Please punish Capt Four."
"..."
"A letter from Nangong Kui?"
Jiang Hanwen raised his eyebrows and did not pick it up. Instead, he praised: "You forgot just right!"
"I don't dare." The subordinate still held up the envelope.
Jiang Hanwen took a small revenge on Nangong Kui, and he was in a good mood. He stared at the envelope a few more times. Being conscientious of his duties, he finally took the envelope and asked:
"Does Nangong Kui have anything extra to say?"
"Well……"
The subordinate official hesitated, remembering that in the morning, the person who sent the letter did have something to say, but he was busy at that time, and this was a letter from Nangong Kui, so the subordinate official did not listen carefully.
"That's all, you go have your meal first."
Jiang Hanwen waved his hand.
After the subordinate left, he slowly tore open the envelope and took out the letter.
Before reading the letter, he muttered fiercely: "Nangong Kui, Nangong Kui, if you just provide information about Hebei Province, then forget it."
"But if you ask me to help you with something, no matter what it is, no matter how big or small it is, I won't do it for you! You and I are incompatible!"
"..."
After firming up his position, Jiang Hanwen looked at the letter paper.
The room fell into silence.
After a while, Jiang Hanwen suddenly jumped up and shouted excitedly: "'The method of confinement?' Is it really so powerful? It can actually make the prisoner confess voluntarily without torture..."
"Wait a minute, if this method works, then the Prison Department will no longer use torture or reduce the use of torture in the future! In this way, the reputation of the Prison Department and me will get better..."
"I just don't know if this method is really useful... Well, let me continue reading."
"..."
Jiang Hanwen immediately suppressed his excitement and read every word in the letter.
At the end of the letter, Nangong Kui asked him for help to use the "claustronomial method" to interrogate the suspects in the "three major unsolved cases" and see the results.
The three major unsolved cases are major cases that have not been solved by the Prison Department for several years.
Those prisoners were as hard-spoken as stone, and they also survived Nangong Kui's torture, but they never confessed...
This has almost become a worry for Nangong Kui, and it is also a stain on the entire Prison Department.
After Jiang Hanwen read the letter, he immediately said: "Okay, I will help you this time! If successful, it will be a great thing for you, me and the Prison Department!"
But he thought again and thought: "No, this matter involves too much. If the criminal is accidentally killed, the three major unsolved cases will be completely unsolvable. What should I do?"
"Okay, let's go to Shao Sikou and ask him to make a decision."
"..."
The plan was decided, Jiang Hanwen took the letter and went directly to Shao Sikou's check-in room.
Shaosikou is the chief of the Criminal and Prison Department.
Soon, he arrived at the door where Shao Sikou was on duty, but he was not in a hurry to go in. Instead, he chatted for a while with a subordinate who had just walked out of the duty room.
Jiang Hanwen asked:
"I heard that Young Sikou entered the palace early in the morning and came back just now. I wonder how Young Sikou feels?"
The subordinate official shook his head and said:
"Young Sikou is in a very bad mood and looks ugly. If the Fourth Captor has nothing important to do, it's best not to get into trouble with this."
"Why?"
The junior official looked around and saw no one around, so he leaned close to Jiang Hanwen's ear and whispered:
"According to my subordinates' speculation, Shao Si Kou must have had a big quarrel with the censor and admonishers in the palace, and seemed to have suffered a bit."
Come and try it quickly. 】
"Why are they arguing?"
"What else could be the reason? It's a commonplace question... In front of Her Majesty the Queen, the censors and admonishers attacked our Prison Department for abusing torture and harming human lives... They suggested abolishing the Prison Department Yamen!"
"Cannot be undone..."
When Jiang Hanwen heard this, he immediately felt angry. How could a large yamen like the Criminal and Prison Department withdraw at the drop of a hat? Those censors and admonishers were really idle!
The subordinate shook his head and left.
Jiang Hanwen stood in the corridor outside the door of Shaosikou's duty room, thinking secretly for a long time.
He finally decided to go in and take a look at the situation.
