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Published at 14th of May 2020 04:04:39 PM


Chapter 37

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Helian Chacha was dragged all the way into the Ministry of Punishment.

Stepping into the hall, she saw that there were already some big figures sitting inside. The others were strangers to her but the Empress Dowager who was sitting right in the middle was more than familiar to her.

“Kneel down!” The guardian kicked her all of sudden and forced her to kneel down.

Seeing that, the Empress Dowager seemed to be quite satisfied as she looked at her slowly, “Are you Lin Dagou?”

Helian Chacha didn’t reply to her and remained silent.

The Empress Dowager didn’t really care about her disrespect but just said calmly, “I saw you last time when you came to Cining Palace with His Majesty. So, we did meet once.”

“Once?” Helian Chacha said mockingly, “I guess we’ve met more than once.”

Hearing that, the Empress Dowager’s face turned pale immediately and she held the arms of the chaise unconsciously, saying with her eyes half squinted, “You really have a bold heart and a sharp tongue. I’ve heard that His Majesty value you a lot and you could have become quite powerful in this palace. But you shouldn’t have made a very wrong decision to play the shady trick.”

Helian Chacha replied as if she didn’t care at all, “Whatever you say. I have only one thing to clarify, that is, I didn’t kill Eunuch Fu!”

“I don’t know if you killed him or not, but I think the Ministry of Punishment will help you tell the truth by using some effective methods.” Then, she said to the middle-aged man standing on the right of her, “Mr, Li, you are in charge of this now.”

The man bowed to her politely, “Yes, Your Highness. I will never let you down.”

The Empress Dowager nodded and raised up her hand slowly. A palace maid nearby went up to hold her immediately. She flicked the dirt which didn’t really exist on her clothes after getting up, “Then do your business now. I’m too tired so I won’t be here to bother you.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Those people all bowed.

After the Empress Dowager had left, those officials suddenly changed their looks and stared at each other as if they wanted to talk.

But no one spoke up when seeing Helian Chacha. That official Li waved at the guardians standing at the gate of the hall and said, “Bring him into the jail and tie him up. I will come to you later.”

“Yes!”

Seeing that guardian was about to get her, Helian Chacha struggled for a second, “Let go of me, I know how to walk!”

Being pushed by the guardian, she was taken to a dark dungeon very soon.

It seemed that this dungeon only had one exit and there were candles on the walls of it. If it were not for the screams coming from below, Helian Chacha would have felt this place was indeed very romantic.

After walking for a while, Helian Chacha saw some devices for torturing prisoners there.

Moreover, most of those devices were stained with blood. Some of them were blunt, some were sharp, and some were with barbs or to stamp people. Each one was scarier than the other.

Were those people planning to torture her secretly?

It could be possible though. When they caught her, they tried to avoid taking the main road, and that was probably because they didn’t want Ye Shengxuan to know about it. And maybe this time their task was to eliminate future troubles for the Empress Dowager.

Damn, she was screwed.

She checked around and realized she was strictly guarded and it was almost impossible for her to escape from this place on her own. Besides, she was wounded at the moment, so she would definitely die if trying to escape by force.

As she was planning secretly, she put her hope on the man right next to her, “Bro, I didn’t kill anyone. You can investigate if you don’t believe me. I have always been a good man and I promise I’ll collaborate closely with you in any case.”

“I won’t buy your words anyway. Stand up there.” The guardian pushed her onto the stake.

Helian Chacha didn’t give up and kept persuading him, “I am a good man, I swear. I never killed a chicken ever since I came to the palace. Why would I kill a man?”

“Raise up your hand.” The guardian took the chains nearby and tied her up with it, saying, “Talking to me won’t help you at all. You need to talk to Mr. Li.”

Soon she was tied tightly to the stake.

When he finished his work, the guardian dusted the dirt on his hand and said, “Wait here, Mr. Li will come soon.”

Then he left the place.

Helian Chacha waited for a while and heard the sound of a few steps coming towards her. She stared closely at the entrance and saw Mr. Li later.

She explained immediately, “Mr. Li, I am so wronged!”

Hearing that, Mr. Li nodded and walked to her as if he didn’t care at all. He touched the chains tied on her and said, “Eunuch Lin, I believe you know the rules since you have been serving His Majesty for long. Leniency for those who confess; severity for those who resist. For the sake of us all, please just tell me the truth honestly so that I don’t have to do the work. I mean, how are you gonna survive my punishment with such a delicate body?”

Was this dude implying that he would torture her with those devices if she didn’t give them an answer they expected?

Although she had known that there were always some shady businesses going around in the imperial palace, she didn’t want to succumb, “Thanks for reminding me, sir. If you told me this for my own good, you should investigate what really happened instead of framing an innocent person here.”

Hearing that, Mr. Li was shocked and he then laughed out loud as if he just heard a joke. The whole dungeon was filled with his laughter.

“Innocent person?” Mr. Li took a deep breath and shook his head, “Oh, Eunuch Lin. I need to be honest with you. All those people sent to this dungeon told me they were innocent, but in the end, well, they all came clean about their crimes.”

Now she knew that he had already determined to make her confess she was the murderer, so Helian Chacha stopped smiling gradually.

“People are just dumb. If you tell him to confess, he will never do it until you beat him up. Why would they do that, huh? Am I right, Eunuch Lin?” As he was speaking, he picked up a barbed whip on the wall and stared at Helian Chacha with a fake smile.

Since Helian Chacha didn’t reply to him, he continued to say, “Eunuch Lin, since you are so favored by His Majesty, I am now giving you a second chance. Just admit it so all of us will have an easier time.”

Helian Chacha sneered and spat on the face of Mr. Li, “In your dream! You bastard! I will never admit something I never did!”

“What a strong-willed man! No wonder you’re so close to His Majesty.” He took out a handkerchief gently and wiped off the saliva on his face yet his eyes were turning cruel gradually, “Sadly, a real man is gonna suffer a lot in here.”

After he finished that sentence, Helian Chacha got slapped by a whip.

Her skin was ripped in an instant and the dark blue uniform was slowly stained with her blood. But Helian Chacha didn’t even give out a moan as she was trying so hard to bear it.

“Oh no…” Mr. Li shook his head and walked towards Helian Chacha slowly, “It hurts, right? Just scream if it hurts. You don’t have to hold it to yourself.”

Helian Chacha raised up her head slowly and stared at him with her cold eyes.

“Are you glaring at me?” Mr. Li took a few steps back and gave another two harsh strikes on Helian Chacha with his whip, “I’m gonna kill you! Kill you!”

Helian Chacha was really a tough one that she didn’t scream at all despite all the strikes from Mr. Li.

Mr. Li became more and more agitated so he started to slap her harder and harder while he didn’t even notice that Helian Chacha had already fainted.

The guardian standing aside noticed that the hands of Helian Chacha had been falling down for quite a while, so he was scared and went to stop Mr. Li immediately, “Sir, please stop beating him. I think he is dying now.”

Hearing that, Mr. Li finally noticed that Helian Chacha was right now like an empty sack hanging on the stake.

Mr. Li got panicked and he reached out his hand to check if Helian Chacha was still breathing.





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