Chapter 1010

After arriving at a distance of a few meters from the crowd, Duan Yu stopped his steps.

"This Marquis encountered an ambush while at Xiutuze."

Duan Yu spoke slowly: "Before he died, Beigong Boyu told this Marquis a few names."

"These people provided secret assistance to Beigong Boyu, supplying grain and weapons, including a batch of siege crossbows and heavy crossbows."

"It was thanks to these people that this Marquis nearly died at Xiutuze."

"Therefore, this Marquis now wishes to know some information regarding this matter."

"I wonder... is there anyone among you willing to tell this Marquis?"

Although Duan Yu's tone sounded like a request.

Everyone knew that this was a threat, not a request.

However, looking at it from another perspective.

Anyone who participated in this matter was certainly going to die.

If they spoke, they would definitely die.

If they didn't speak... perhaps they might still keep their lives.

Seeing that no one spoke up at the scene, Duan Yu was not disappointed.

He then turned his head to look not far behind him.

"Liu Bai Tu."

At the sound of Duan Yu's call.

Liu Bai Tu, dressed in black robes and looking like a shy big boy, dismounted and came to Duan Yu's side, bowing slightly to everyone present.

A look of confusion appeared on the faces of the group.

They looked at Liu Bai Tu with great bewilderment.

Beside Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu.

Jia Xu, who was also riding a horse, twitched the corner of his mouth.

In his heart, he began to silently pray for these people before him.

Inside the Guzang County jail.

Cries of agony rose and fell.

Some were out of fear, others from the pain of blades cutting into their bodies.

More than twenty people were tied to fixed crosses.

Each person had wounds of varying sizes on their bodies.

And Liu Bai Tu, having taken off his black robe and wearing a short tunic, was meticulously selecting torture instruments on a desk.

After selecting a steel needle, Liu Bai Tu took it to a torch and heated it until red-hot.

After the needle tip turned red, Liu Bai Tu approached one of the interrogated prisoners.

The prisoner had thought the red-hot steel needle was meant to be thrust into his body.

However, that was not the case.

Liu Bai Tu gently grabbed the prisoner's hand and straightened out a finger.

"Endure it a little; it might be very painful."

"The red-hot steel needle will pass through your fingernail and then pierce into your finger."

"It is said that the ten fingers are connected to the heart, and the pain is several times greater than in other parts of the body."

Although Liu Bai Tu's voice was flat, every word felt like a demon's whisper to the person being interrogated.

"Don't... don't... I'll talk, I'll talk, I'll tell you everything, don't prick me, don't prick me." The prisoner shook his head vigorously, begging for mercy.

Not far away.

Duan Yu sat on a chair.

Behind him were Jia Xu, Li Ru, and Cheng Yu, the three military advisors accompanying the army.

Jia Xu was already accustomed to this scene.

But Li Ru and Cheng Yu were seeing it for the first time.

Li Ru, unable to bear it, turned his head away to look at Jia Xu.

That look was as if he were asking Jia Xu how he had managed to work with this guy in the past.

Cheng Yu, on the other hand, seemed to have a keen interest in watching Liu Bai Tu perform the torture.

Duan Yu looked at Cheng Yu and chuckled inwardly.

Sure enough, the most suitable partner for Liu Bai Tu was Cheng Yu.

Hearing that someone had confessed, the rest could no longer hold out; they would have to talk sooner or later anyway, so they might as well save themselves the suffering.

But each of them was cursing Duan Yu in their hearts.

Cursing Duan Yu as a devil and wondering how he could keep such a person by his side.

"Record all the confessions; do not miss a single detail."

"Additionally, notify Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu to lead troops into the city; arrest all families involved in this matter, regardless of gender or age, and detain them separately."

"Also, notify Qu Yi, Zhang Liao, Lu Bu, Gao Shun, Chen Qing'an, and others to divide their forces and, with the fastest speed, root out all noble clans and powerful families in Wuwei Commandery involved in this matter and escort them to Guzang."

"Order Hua Xiong and Zhang Xiu to reorganize the Flying Bear Cavalry and quickly accompany this Marquis to Jiuquan Commandery."

PS: My head is dizzy; I will fix the typos tonight. ===== CHAPTER 1012 =====