usatvline Chapter 1256 Interrogation of Prisoners (3)
Chapter 1256 Interrogation of Prisoners (3)
Sun Shan stared at the three people who were crying out for injustice, not believing a word they said.
It's a long way to go, and you have to travel through mountains and rivers to work illegally in Chenzhou Prefecture?
This reason is too ridiculous.
How did these three people who had never traveled far come to Yuanlu?
This is Daqian. You can't just buy a ticket and go from one place to another.
You need to walk out little by little with your own legs. If you have this kind of perseverance, you might as well become a salt merchant. Anyway, if you are caught, you will be thrown into jail.
Being a salt merchant, one can pursue wealth and fame at a risky cost, but working illegally will not even allow one to have enough food and clothing.
Sun Shan listened and then walked out of the prison.
Inspector Liang and others also followed out.
Inspector Liang said, "Sir, the words of these three thieves cannot be trusted."
After that, he took out two daggers and whispered, "Sir, look at these daggers, they are so sharp and worth a lot of money. No hunter in the mountains can afford such daggers, unless these three are tiger hunters."
After a pause, he added: "If you are a tiger hunter, you don't have to go to Chenzhou Prefecture to carry sacks."
The so-called tiger hunter literally means a hunter who specializes in killing tigers.
If you are very strong, you can make a fortune by killing tigers. Tiger meat and tiger bones can be sold for a lot of money, and a tiger skin is worth even more.
Some brave hunters can become big tigers and make a lot of money. Of course, such hunters are very rare.
During the Republic of China period, there was a strange man named He Yewu in Hunan. He killed 305 tigers in his lifetime and was a professional tiger killer.
It is said that the secret medicine applied to the arrows is the key to the tiger's healing effect. Once a tiger is shot by an arrow, it will lick the wound with its tongue to relieve the itching. However, during the licking process, the secret medicine will also enter the tiger's mouth and throat with its tongue. After that, the tiger's mouth and throat will swell and expand until the trachea is completely blocked and the tiger suffocates to death.
He Yewu relied on this secret medicine to kill the tiger and lived a life of feasting and drinking.
As for the secret medicine for fighting tigers, it was lost with the death of He Yewu.
Wuling Mountain is covered with dense and lush vegetation, and is steep and dangerous, so it is normal to find tigers there.
But these three thieves only mentioned that they were hunters and did not mention hunting tigers at all, so it was impossible for them to afford such an exquisite dagger.
Inspector Liang brought over three more swords and said, "Sir, look at these three swords. They are all made with the same exquisite craftsmanship. The blades are very sharp and they look very expensive."
Sun Shan asked, "Besides the daggers and swords, what else did you find on them?"
Inspector Liang replied: "There are still 5 taels of silver and 20 copper coins, nothing else."
The three thieves said that they had just arrived in Yuanlu County and rested in a cave for one night, and put all the things they had with them in the cave.
I went into the city today because I didn't need to check my travel permit or household registration, so I plucked up the courage to come here and buy some daily necessities.
Because it was the Lantern Festival, we watched the lanterns before going back.
Sun Shan thought for a moment and said, "Separate the three people and ask them where the knives came from. Ask them how many days it took to reach Yuanlu County. Also, ask them what the mountain road from Yongshun Prefecture is like."
Inspector Liang responded, "Yes, sir."
So the three of them were questioned by Inspector Liang and Li Xia respectively.
We didn't question them separately before because after a night, the three thieves must have discussed their confessions.
Now let's ask them separately and focus on the details. No matter how much they discuss, there will definitely be discrepancies in the details.
After Sun Shan handed the prisoner over to Inspector Liang, he returned to the government office.
He said to County Magistrate Wang and Chief Secretary Wu, "Check the recent notices to see if there are any wanted notices for human traffickers, bandits, murderers, robbers, etc. See if you can match up with the three of them."
The only thing that is certain at the moment is that the three strong men are from outside the area. As for whether they are from Yongshun Prefecture, Sun Shan cannot tell. It would be best to let a local person listen.
However, Yuanlu County is neither a commercial transit station nor a military stronghold, so few people from other places come here.
County Magistrate Wang asked curiously, "Sir, do you suspect that these three people are wanted criminals?"
His eyes twinkled as he looked at Sun Shan, his eyes full of anticipation.
Sun Shan nodded and said, "I don't know if he is a wanted criminal, but he is definitely not a good person."
Wu Zhubo agreed with this view and echoed: "Sir, I just heard what the three prisoners said, and it's obvious that they are lying. Even if they are looking for a job, they have already been released. If they want to go, they should go to Changsha Prefecture, why would they go to Chenzhou Prefecture?"
Wu Zhubo thought that since he was going down a dark road anyway, he might as well go all the way to the most prosperous Changsha Prefecture. What was the point of working in Chenzhou Prefecture?
Sun Shan asked the two to help check the court bulletin, the wanted notice, or the announcement from Chenzhou Prefecture to see if there was any news about the three people.
I searched and searched, word by word, but none of the information matched.
County Magistrate Wang sighed and said, "Sir, there is no relevant information in Chenzhou Prefecture. It seems that even if the three people committed a crime, they did not commit it in Chenzhou Prefecture."
This reminded Wu Zhubo next door: "Sir, could it be that the three of them committed a crime in Yongshun Prefecture and fled to Yuanlu County?"
Although Chenzhou Prefecture and Yongshun Prefecture are neighbors, the information is different.
If these three people committed a crime in Yongshun Prefecture, Yuanlu County would really not know about it.
At this time, County Magistrate Wang took a step forward mysteriously and whispered, "Sir, it seems that we can only use torture to get the three prisoners to answer the truth. We won't get anything out of interrogating them like this."
After hearing what County Magistrate Wang said, Wu Zhubo agreed as usual: "Yes, sir, we have no choice but to use torture. The three thieves look like criminals, but now they are talking about innocence. Humph, if we don't use torture, they won't confess."
When it comes to torture, Sun Shan always just talks about it and never really uses it.
The ideological scars from my previous life were so deep that I became numb when I heard about torture.
Sun Shan was kind-hearted and soft-hearted, and he didn't dare to use torture just because he wanted to.
So he said calmly: "Unless it is absolutely necessary, torture should not be used. If it gets out that someone has confessed under torture, it will damage the image of the government."
County Magistrate Wang and Chief Secretary Wu couldn't help but look at each other and secretly rolled their eyes: When you were killing the bandits, you didn't even show mercy?
Lord Sun is so good at pretending. If no one is around, he will be the first one to be tortured!
After a while, Inspector Liang and Li Xia came in.
Inspector Liang said, "Sir, the three men insisted that they had picked up the three knives and two daggers in the mountains. After picking them up, they have been using them for self-defense."
Then he continued, "But the three of them had different answers about how they crossed Wuling Mountain, how many days they walked, and where they passed. There are many loopholes in these details. Sir, there must be something wrong with these three men."
After a pause, Inspector Liang asked again, "Sir, do you want to punish me?"
Xia Dianli also echoed: "Sir, they won't cry until they see the coffin. I think only torture will make them confess the truth."