Of course, Fang Gongteng had considered the possibility that the prisoners would indiscriminately accuse innocent people. Therefore, whenever the prisoners confessed, he would first capture them, interrogate them, and investigate them. Then, he would convict them or punish them according to the situation.
If the person was found to be innocent after the investigation, the informant would receive a more severe punishment and would be beaten half to death. Fang Gongteng wanted to use this method to warn Zuo Gongquan, Fan Tingquan, and the others to consider the consequences before they indiscriminately accuse others.
"Let me go! Damn it, did you bastards eat a bear's heart and leopard's guts? You even dared to capture me? Do you believe that I won't let people chop you up and feed you to the dogs? "
Fang Gongteng didn't have to wait for long before a burst of cursing came from outside the cell. Fang Gongteng looked towards the source of the sound and saw several soldiers carrying a burly middle-aged man over. As the middle-aged man walked forward, he cursed and twisted his body in an attempt to resist. Fortunately, there were many people escorting him, otherwise, looking at his posture, it was very likely that he would have broken free and escaped!
Fang Gongteng's eyes narrowed. Who else could that man be other than the Right General of the Bing Province Barracks, Huang Wu?
Huang Wu was wearing a white shirt and no military armor. He must have been captured by these soldiers in his sleep. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had time to put on his coat.
"Join the army! General Huang has been brought here! "
When the crowd arrived in front of Fang Gongteng, a soldier stepped forward and cupped his fists.
"Adjunct Fang?"
Seeing Fang Gongteng, Huang Wu was stunned at first. Then, his face showed displeasure. He snorted and said, "Adjunct Fang, why did you ask people to bring me here in the middle of the night?"
Fang Gongteng didn't answer Huang Wu's question. Instead, he pointed to the cell on his right and ordered the soldiers, "Bring Huang Wu in!"
This cell was the one where Zuo Gongquan was imprisoned and interrogated.
"Yes!"
The soldiers immediately accepted the order and carried Huang Wu towards the prison cell.
"Eh? What do you mean, Adjunct Fang? I didn't violate military discipline or the laws of the Tang Empire. What right do you have to … "
When Huang Wu saw this, he could not help but become furious. He resisted the control of the surrounding soldiers while loudly protesting to Fang Gongteng.
However, before he could finish his sentence, he stopped abruptly. This was because he saw Zuo Gongquan tied to the rack in the prison cell!
"Say it! Why aren't you continuing? "
Fang Gongteng walked into the cell with his hands behind his back and said coldly to Huang Wu, who was still in a daze.
Huang Wu came back to his senses and pursed his lips. He pretended to be calm and said, "What do you mean, Adjutant Fang? If you have something to ask me, you can send someone to inform me. Why did you bring me to the prison? This is Governor Wang's territory! "
At first, Fang Gongteng wasn't sure if Huang Wu had received any benefits from An Shunshan. However, when Huang Wu saw Zuo Gongquan just now, he was clearly stunned and a hint of fear flashed across his eyes. At this moment, Fang Gongteng was eighty percent sure that Huang Wu had received benefits from An Shunshan. Thus, his expression gradually turned cold. He didn't give Huang Wu any face and went straight to the point.
"Don't worry about whose territory this is for now. First, tell me how much benefits An Shunshan has given you to make you betray the imperial court and work for them!"
Whoosh ~!
The moment Fang Gongteng finished speaking, Huang Wu's face instantly paled. His eyes flickered for a moment before he looked at Fang Gongteng and said, "What are you talking about, Adjutant Fang? Who is An Shunshan? I don't even know him, much less receive benefits from him! "
"Oh? Is that so? "
Fang Gongteng's eyes flashed and he immediately sneered. He looked at Zuo Gongquan, who was tied to the rack. The latter had already been tortured beyond recognition (otherwise, he wouldn't have confessed earlier). Feeling Fang Gongteng's gaze, Zuo Gongquan quivered. He knew the consequences of carelessly biting someone. Previously, several people in the cell next to him had already fainted because of carelessly biting someone. Thus, he hurriedly glared at Huang Wu and said sternly,
"Bullshit! Back then, An Shunshan clearly promised the two of us 10,000 strings of cash each. He first gave us 4,000 strings of cash as a deposit and promised us another 6,000 strings of cash after the deed was done! Huang Wu, don't even think about denying it! "
"Zuo Gongquan, you f * cking bullshit!"
No matter how stupid Huang Wu was, he understood what had happened at this moment. It was obvious that their plan had been exposed and Zuo Gongquan had been captured. Huang Wu's expression changed and he angrily broke free from the soldiers who were holding him down. He strode forward and grabbed Zuo Gongquan's collar and roared angrily,
"When did I receive benefits of 10,000 strings of cash from others? It's fine if you received it yourself, but don't slander me! "
As he spoke, Huang Wu became more and more agitated. Not only did he spit on Zuo Gongquan's face, but his two hands also grabbed Zuo Gongquan's neck, making it difficult for Zuo Gongquan to breathe and his face turned red.
Seeing this, Fang Gongteng hurriedly rushed forward and pulled Huang Wu away. He ordered the soldiers next to him, "Tie his hands and feet!"
By now, Fang Gongteng had already believed 80% of Huang Wu's betrayal. Now, all he needed was substantial evidence!
"Tie me up? You with the surname Fang, you have no evidence. What right do you have to tie me up? Don't think that just because His Majesty let you temporarily take charge of the Bing Province Barracks, you can act like a tyrant! If you go overboard, you'll see if the brothers in the barracks will agree! "
Huang Wu was quite senior in the Bing Province Barracks, so he naturally had a bit of a temper. Seeing that the matter was about to be exposed, he had no choice but to make a final struggle. As soon as he finished speaking, he shouted at the soldiers in the cell, "If you dare to tie me up today, I'll send people to break your legs when I return to the barracks. You won't be able to stay in the Bing Province Barracks anymore!"
Sure enough, seeing Huang Wu's anger, the soldiers in the cell looked at each other in dismay. No one dared to go forward and tie Huang Wu up. Fang Gongteng frowned and said coldly,
"How awe-inspiring, Commander Huang! You also know that it was His Majesty who let me temporarily take charge of the Bing Province Barracks? Since that's the case, everyone in the Bing Province Barracks should obey my orders. You are suspected of colluding with Turkic spies, which is one of your crimes. Disobeying the orders of the commander and disrespecting the commander are two of your crimes. Just based on these two points, I can lock you up first and slowly investigate! What are you still standing there for? Do you want to defy military orders and His Majesty's decree? This Bing Province Barracks isn't something that Huang Wu can say! "
With that, Fang Gongteng said coldly to the soldiers.
"Yes!"
The soldiers clenched their teeth, cupped their fists, and then rushed to Huang Wu's side.
Although Huang Wu wasn't someone to be trifled with, Fang Gongteng was even more so. No matter what, Fang Gongteng was the current ruler of the Bing Province Barracks. If they captured Huang Wu, they might suffer retaliation, but if they didn't capture Huang Wu, they would be defying military orders and Li Er's decree. The latter was clearly more severe. They were still very clear about the stakes involved!
"Good! Fang, you're ruthless! If you can't find any evidence, once this daddy gets out, I'll definitely teach you a lesson! "
Huang Wu stared at Fang Gongteng and said word by word.
He knew that he had shed all pretense of cordiality with Fang Gongteng, so he spoke without the slightest trace of politeness.
Fang Gongteng pursed his lips and said nothing. He naturally knew that if he couldn't find any evidence of Huang Wu colluding with Turkic spies, Huang Wu would definitely retaliate against him after he got out. However, he had no other choice. He had to clean up all the spies in the Bing Province Barracks before daybreak. Otherwise, it would inevitably affect the rescue of Li Tai!
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