0p0 Chapter 163 Prisoner’s Dilemma
Chapter 163 Prisoner’s Dilemma
"hehe."
Zhu Ming looked at Juan who was still quibbling, sneered a few times, walked up to him, and kicked him over.
"Are you scared out of your wits?"
He stepped on Juan's body and stared into his eyes, but Juan could only avoid his gaze and didn't even dare to look him in the eye.
"I brought the Jinyiwei with me. I have seen many people like you in the imperial prison."
After Zhu Ming finished speaking, he took his feet away from Juan and walked in front of the other yamen runners.
Just seeing him coming over, the yamen runners were so frightened that their legs went limp and they quickly knelt down.
"No matter how little food there is in the granary, it's not something that two or three people can move all at once. If we want to hide it quickly, we'll need a lot of people."
Zhu Ming ignored their reactions and just paced back and forth in front of them.
This is something that Juan could never accomplish alone.
"Your Highness, we brothers really don't know anything."
These people looked at each other and then started crying in front of Zhu Ming.
"I am different from Grandpa Huang. I don't like to kill everyone."
Zhu Ming still ignored them and turned back to his seat, saying, "I'll give you a chance to repent. Whoever comes forward to identify the others first, I can spare his life."
After these words were spoken, all the bailiffs present were stunned and looked at each other in bewilderment.
Zhu Ming no longer paid attention to them. He turned to look at Wang Juren and said with a smile: "Sir Wang, I'll have to trouble you to lead the officers and soldiers to search the whole city again."
"The thieves must not have taken the food out of the city yet."
Wang Juren finally understood what Zhu Ming meant, and immediately knelt down respectfully, saying in a deep voice, "I obey your command."
After saying that, he walked out quickly.
"You don't have much time. It's worth reporting before Wang Juren finds the grain."
Watching Wang Juren go down, Zhu Ming's expression became more and more comfortable, as if everything was under his control.
"If Lord Wang finds the food, regardless of whether you did it or not, you will be sentenced to death for neglecting your duty and causing disaster."
Zhu Ming's words were casual, but they cut off the life prospects of these yamen runners.
The yamen runners, who were already quite nervous, were now trembling all over and sweating profusely.
"Master Chen Ling, take them away and lock them up separately."
Zhu Ming just turned his head to look at Chen Ling and waved his hand.
The threat of death ends here. It's time to give these guys some time to digest it.
At Chen Ling's command, the Jinyiwei came up, took their hands and led them away.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, it really wasn't us who did this."
The yamen runners struggled in the hands of the Jinyiwei and began to wail, but Zhu Ming remained unmoved.
He has been led by Zhu Yuanzhang for more than ten years. People like him who take advantage of others' misfortune are even more despicable. Just kill him.
After being detained in solitary confinement by Zhu Ming, these yamen runners became completely panicked.
Judging from what Zhu Ming said just now, no matter whether they did it or not, they now have no way out.
The only chance to survive is to take the initiative to report the actions of others.
Even if you are loyal, who can guarantee that others will be loyal as well?
Looking at the Jinyiwei and Xiuchundao with sullen faces at the door, all the rumors about Jinyiwei that I had heard also emerged in my mind.
The noisy sounds of soldiers being mobilized outside the iron bars almost made them collapse.
The already tense nerves were pushed to a limit.
If I let these officers and soldiers find the food first and then report it, everything will be over.
An unspeakable fear spread among them.
"Master Chen Ling, how are my interrogation methods?"
Zhu Ming, who had detained the yamen runner, turned to look at Chen Ling with great pride and asked with a smile.
"I admire you."
Chen Ling bowed sincerely towards Zhu Ming.
When it comes to interrogation methods, as a Jinyiwei, he believes he has at least ten ways to get these people to open their mouths.
But your Highness's method of winning people's hearts is so skillful that he doesn't seem like a novice.
More importantly, they all knew that the little prince was kind-hearted, but this was the first time they saw him being so decisive and ruthless.
There is indeed some resemblance of Your Majesty.
"Those thieves won't just surrender like that. Now we just don't know when they will make their move."
As time passed, Zhu Ming's expression became serious.
Those bandits must come here to pick up Juan and the others.
Without any news from Juan, they could only wait here.
These people were indeed good at hiding things. Wang Juren and his soldiers searched almost the entire county but still could not find the food.
"Where could they hide so much food?"
When Zhu Ming was wondering whether he should kill someone to provoke them, a Jinyiwei who was in charge of guarding ran over and knelt in front of Zhu Ming.
"Your Highness, someone has confessed."
The Jinyiwei clasped his hands together and spoke excitedly.
"Bring it up."
Seeing that someone could no longer hold on and started to confess, Zhu Ming immediately ordered that person to be dragged up.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, I admit it all."
When the man saw Zhu Ming again, he kowtowed repeatedly as if he had found a life-saving straw.
Looking at Zhu Ming, his brows were furrowed, fearing that he would die there without doing anything.
Zhu Ming also looked familiar with this person. When Juan was about to take action against them, it was this person who suggested that Juan detain them temporarily.
A little smarter than Juan, but not much.
"Villain Zhang Yi."
"Tell me where the food is."
This person just opened his mouth to introduce himself but was interrupted by Zhu Ming.
He just wanted to know where the food was and didn't care about anything else about these people.
"In the……"
When the words came to his lips, Zhang Yi hesitated for a moment, raised his head and looked at Zhu Ming, with worry in his eyes: "I said, Your Highness, can you spare my life..."
"explain."
Zhu Ming just slammed the gavel again and stared at him coldly.
I don't have the time to negotiate with him now.
Speak or die.
Zhang Yi also understood his current situation and lowered his head.
"The grain is under the granary. Juan led his men to dig a cellar and hid the grain inside."
After he finished speaking, he looked up at Zhu Ming and cleared himself of all blame: "This was all done by Juan and his men. I just knew about it, but they wouldn't let me say it."
"Take it down."
Zhu Ming didn't care about that at all. After knowing the whereabouts of the food, he had someone take him away.
When Zhang Yi was being dragged away, he did not forget to shout loudly and plead for himself.
I reported Juan and the others myself, not seeking any reward, but at least to keep my life.
"Master Chen Ling, let's go."
Zhu Ming turned around and shouted at Chen Ling, and then walked towards the granary.