Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 210 Traitor and Interrogation

And everyone around him was also ready to fight.

Each clenched the weapons in their hands.

Those without weapons picked up benches, abacus and other sundries.

The faces were full of determination and solemnity.

If things don't work out, they will have no choice but to fight.

Their families are still in Guangzhou, enjoying the preferential treatment of the Ming Dynasty. They have no choice but to fight hard.

Isn't the preferential treatment given by Ming Dynasty to their family members a kind of blackmail?
They worked for the Ming Dynasty in the capital, and their families could naturally enjoy the glory and wealth, enjoy the preferential treatment from the court, and even benefit their descendants.

If they died for the country in the capital.

Pensions from the imperial court will be provided quickly, and their wives and children will receive preferential treatment.

The children would be raised by the court until they reached adulthood. They could study in academies run by the court for free, and even get extra points in the imperial examinations.

The parents at home will also take care of their parents and take care of their funeral affairs, and the court will also arrange jobs for their brothers and sisters.

In short, Ming Dynasty will never treat any hero badly.

But if they dare to surrender to the enemy, that's another matter!
The family members will be affected and punished, the fields and houses awarded by the court will be taken back, and the parents and children will be sent to prison and forced labor to atone for their sins.

Zhu Jing'an is indeed a person who is lenient in rewards and cautious in punishment. This is true.

But that doesn't mean he's a bad guy.

There was a lot of blood on his hands. Everyone knew who Zhu Jing'an was.

Zhu Jing'an, who usually seemed amiable, ordered the killing of prisoners of war not once or twice.

Zhu Jing'an has his own psychological bottom line.

The people below made mistakes and did not cross the bottom line. Everything is easy to say.

But if the line is crossed, Zhu Jing'an will not show mercy in dealing with it.

As for saying it doesn’t bring harm to the family?

Zhu Jing'an has never said such a thing.

Since your family has enjoyed the prosperity and wealth with you and the preferential treatment from the court, your family will also be implicated after you make a mistake.

This is the rule!
And betrayal is undoubtedly one of the things that touches Zhu Jing'an's bottom line the most!

Therefore, these people actually have no choice.

Even if it is for their own families, they can only be loyal to the Ming Dynasty!
The door panel was removed, accompanied by a heart-wrenching squeaking sound of the door bolt rubbing.

Xiao Wu ducked into Fengwei Building.

Seeing that there was no one behind Xiao Wu, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Wu looked around and said with a somewhat frightened expression.

"It's... something happened!"

"Something happened at the connection point outside the capital!"

When Zhou Xingzong heard this, his face darkened and he asked.

"You're not following behind, are you?"

Xiao Wu shook his head and said with a slightly panicked expression.

"I didn't follow. I deliberately took a long detour to come back..."

This sentence also explains why Xiao Wu came back so late.

After hearing this, everyone's expressions improved a little.

Although they are ready to sacrifice, but then again, who wants to die if they can live?
Zhou Xingzong then asked.

"What's going on? What happened to the connection point outside the city?"

Xiao Wu took a deep breath and spoke.

"The connection point outside the city must have been discovered by the Tatars. When I just went to check it out, I found that there were suddenly many new faces in the connection point. They are probably people from the sticky pole."

"I didn't dare to go in to check. I just walked away quietly, made a big circle outside the city, and then entered the city. I made sure there was no one following me, and then I dared to come back..."

The Ming Dynasty was outside the capital, and the connecting point with Fengwei Tower was a tea stall.

There are often people coming in and out, so Xiao Wu is not too conspicuous when passing by there.

Otherwise, Xiao Wu would definitely not dare to come back.

And the reason why he could detect something strange was because the few familiar faces he was familiar with in the tea stall were gone, and the rest were all unfamiliar faces.

People in their profession are generally cautious in character, and Xiaowu discovered this very keenly.

Everyone was silent after hearing this.

Then someone spoke.

"We won't be betrayed, right?"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions on everyone's faces couldn't help but be shocked.

Along with my stick-stick place in the Qing Dynasty, there are also the ten tortures of the Qing Dynasty.

They were really afraid that after someone was captured, they would be tortured and betrayed.

Everyone looked at Zhou Xingzong.

Zhou Xingzong took a deep breath and spoke.

“No matter what happens, prepare for the worst.”

"Get ready, let's evacuate Fengwei Building..."

Ming Dynasty's requirement for intelligence personnel is absolute loyalty and no betrayal is allowed.

However, if the situation is really critical, frontline intelligence personnel have the authority to judge whether to evacuate.

Zhou Xingzong now sensed danger and was preparing to retreat.

"Shopkeeper, when are we leaving?"

A boy asked.

Zhou Xingzong spoke without any hesitation. "The sooner the better!"

"Half an hour to pack up, and then immediately evacuate through the secret passage..."

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Capital City, Ministry of Punishment Prison!
Screams were faintly audible, and the air was filled with the smell of blood and the putrid smell of human decay.

Although this is the prison of the Ministry of Punishments, it has recently been requisitioned by Sticky Rod Department.

Used to interrogate a group of prisoners with special identities.

It was Xin Zuo, a Ming thief caught by the Manchus outside the capital.

Lin Yan was hanged on the execution frame with two iron hooks pierced through his bones.

Now his whole body is covered with whip marks and wounds, as well as scars caused by hot irons, and not a single piece of good flesh is visible.

Many wounds were smelly and oozing pus.

It looks stunning!
There was severe pain all over his body, but he couldn't faint even if he wanted to.

Because once he fainted, his whole body would lose weight and fall.

The iron hook hooked on his lute bone would be strained, and the sharp pain from the iron hook pulling at his lute bone would wake him up alive...

"I can't believe that you, a spy, are still a tough guy!"

"But it doesn't matter. No matter how hard your bones are, I can still crush them into pieces."

In front of Lin Yan, Li Fu, who was dressed in black, covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and said with a look of disgust.

Lin Yan raised his eyes, opened and closed his cracked and peeling lips, and spit out a few vague words in his throat.

"Traitor...traitor..."

His voice was muffled because his tongue had been cut in half.

Every time he opened his mouth to speak, the half of his tongue looked extremely dazzling.

Lin Yan spat out a mouthful of bloody spit with disdain, and then spoke.

"The Crown Prince and the Ming Dynasty will definitely not let you go..."

"When in the future... the Ming Dynasty... will dominate the world... you will definitely... be... stink for thousands of years!"

"You...traitor and traitor will definitely not end well!"

When Li Fu heard this, he couldn't help but twitch his forehead, and his heart was not at peace.

Because Lin Yan's words pierced his heart.

The fundamental reason why Lin Yan and others were arrested was because of Li Fu's betrayal.

If the Ming Dynasty's intelligence system in the capital had not adopted a strict one-line communication system, Lin Yan and others might have been arrested because of Li Fu's betrayal.

Lin Yan called him a traitor, but Li Fu really had no way to refute.

Originally, Li Fu didn't actually have much psychological pressure on betraying the Ming Dynasty.

People don't kill heaven and earth for themselves!
But he betrayed Ming Dynasty and betrayed Lin Yan and others.

But the news came that the Ming Dynasty had won a decisive victory in the Huguang battlefield and marched into Jiangnan!

He vaguely felt that he might have made a mistake in betraying Daming.

Once the Ming Dynasty defeats the Manchus and unifies the world in the future, how will a traitor like him who is on the wrong team end up well?
However, the matter had come to this, and it was too late for him to regret.

We can only follow the path of Manchu and Qing Dynasties until we reach darkness.

What Li Fu hopes now is that the Manchu Qing Dynasty can successfully defeat the thieves. Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous for him.

Li Fu twitched the corners of his mouth, stared at Lin Yan with a sinister look, and spoke.

"It's okay. You have a strong bone. It doesn't matter if you don't say anything. I have plenty of ways to verify it."

"If I guessed correctly, your upline should be in Bada Hutong, right?"

What Li Fu said was just a guess.

When he was still from the Ming Dynasty, he often saw people delivering letters to tea stalls in Bada Hutong.

But Li Fu didn't know who the other party was.

When Lin Yan heard this, his expression changed slightly. Although it was difficult to detect, Li Fu still noticed it.

Seeing this scene, Li Fu continued with an increasingly determined tone.

"It seems that I am on the right track in my investigation. In this case, the approximate target range can be determined."

"It's nothing more than a few stores that you often interact with, Xiangheju, Fengweilou, Eightian Pavilion, Yihongyuan..."

"It doesn't matter if you don't tell me. At worst, I will go door to door to check the suspected targets. Sooner or later, I will find them out."

After saying this, Li Fu's tone suddenly turned sinister and he continued.

"When the time comes, I will say that you betrayed them."

"I want to see, if the thieves find out about this, what will they do to your family?"

After saying this, Li Fu's tone changed and became very gentle.

"But if you tell the truth, I promise not to betray you or let anyone know that it was you who told the secret."

"When the time comes, if you want, you can still be your own loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty."

"If you are unwilling, then we can also help you rescue your family. When the time comes, the Qing Dynasty will definitely reunite you with your family, and even raise the flag for your whole family, so that your whole family will enjoy endless prosperity and wealth... "

Li Fu was very proficient in interrogation techniques. He not only wanted to torture Lin Yan physically, but also tortured him mentally.

Come and force Lin Yan to relent!

He knew why Lin Yan was so loyal to Ming Dynasty and refused to explain anything even after being tortured.

It’s just for your own family!

But if Li Fu could make the Ming Dynasty misunderstand that Lin Yan had also rebelled, he would force the Ming Dynasty to deal with Lin Yan's family.

At that time, what reason does Lin Yan have to continue to insist on not letting go?
Li Fu believed that Lin Yan might be somewhat loyal to Daming, but how could this loyalty be more important than his family?

(End of this chapter)