The two guards holding him threw him back into the hall.
Speak!
I, I, I'll speak!
Think of your mother before you speak!
Suddenly, just as the bandit was about to speak, the bandit who looked like a scholar turned his head fiercely and threatened him.
Presumptuous! Guards, drag him out and give him a thousand cuts first!
Seeing that the bandit, about to speak, was threatened by him, and his eyes flickered, refusing to say another word, Fang Er was furious.
Hahahaha~~ No need to drag me, I'll walk myself!
You all remember this, the fate of traitors is not something you can bear!
The scholar laughed to the sky, got up from the ground, and walked outside.
Lai Yifa let out a cold snort upon seeing this: So arrogant, I hope you don't wet yourself later!
Take him away!
Let go! I'll walk myself, you lowly scoundrels are not fit to touch a scholar's body!
Wrenching free the hands of the guards, the scholar cursed as he strode over the threshold.
Take these bandits out with you! Let them see the consequences of being stubborn!
Seeing that the bandits kneeling in the hall were all cowering and none dared to speak, Fang Er immediately ordered everyone to follow out and witness the execution by thousand cuts.
Stubbornness, or firmness of bone, will be revealed later.
Outside Laizhou Prefecture, at the execution ground.
This bloody scene should be utilized to the fullest extent!
No matter who else was involved in the ambush, they must be made to know the consequences of touching the dragon's scales!
The scholar was securely tied to a wooden frame, his clothes stripped off, and a fishing net constricted his flesh, making it bulge out.
Some onlookers wanted to watch the spectacle, but were stopped by others.
Are you tired of living! You dare to watch such a villain? Aren't you afraid his accomplices will sneak into your home in the middle of the night?
Exactly, exactly, these are just a few people! They wiped out the entire escort team of over a thousand people!
Quickly, quickly!
Go, go home, don't stay out.
These murmurs reached Fang Er's ears. Apart from being angry at their lack of backbone, he could do nothing. Let them be!
Once everything is revealed, the views of these common people will change.
All the bandits were escorted by the Eastern Depot guards and knelt in a circle around the scholar. The guards behind them grabbed his hair, making it impossible not to look.
Lai Yifa looked at the things on the scholar's body, spat on the ground: Heh, a tough man, I hope you don't let me look down on you!
With that, he sliced off the scholar's left ear.
Humph~!
The scholar only gritted his teeth and grunted, not screaming.
Good boy~ Again!
The short knife swung, and the right ear fell to the ground!
The scholar's veins bulged on his face as he tried his best to suppress the urge to scream, glaring at Fang Er beside him.
Fang, you scoundrel! You are disrupting the imperial court! Deluding the emperor with strange skills and exquisite crafts!
Fang, you scoundrel! You create false pretenses! Amassing the wealth of the realm for your own use!
Fang, you scoundrel! Everyone knows your disloyal heart! monopolizing Liaodong is to lie in wait and build power, isn't it?
Fang, you scoundrel! You are the biggest traitor! A traitor to the nation, anyone can kill you!
Hahahaha~~~
After cursing Fang Er, the scholar turned to Lai Yifa.
Come on! Your knives aren't dull enough! I'll tell you, dull knives cutting flesh hurt more!
Hahahaha~~~~!
Lai Yifa glanced at the thin, cicada-wing-like small knife in his hand and sneered at the scholar.
Heh, I intended to follow the rules of lingering cuts, giving you one cut after another. Since you're so eager, let me see how tough you are, you hard man!
As soon as he finished speaking, he swung the knife at the scholar's lower body.
Chop~
A piece of flesh, like a ring, was sliced off.
The scholar froze instantly, then began to smash his head against the wooden frame. Sweat, snot, and tears mixed and dripped from his chin. He opened his mouth wide, panting.
Fang~~~
Ah~~~~!
The scholar wanted to curse again to vent his pain, but Lai Yifa gave him no chance.
With another slash, a meatball fell to the ground.
Fang~~~
Ah~~~~!
Another meatball fell to the ground.
Three consecutive cuts to his vital spot caused the scholar to faint from the pain.
Bring the medicine!
Lai Yifa shouted to a guard beside him.
The guard quickly took a small glass bottle from his embrace, containing a brown medicinal liquid.
This was Sun Simiao's work, a prescription used to save He Yi's life before.
The liquid was poured into the scholar's mouth by the guard. In less than three minutes, the scholar slowly woke up.
However, as soon as he opened his eyes, he couldn't hold back. The unprecedented look of terror finally appeared, and he looked at Lai Yifa with pleading eyes.
Speak~ I'll speak!
Please, give me a quick death!
How many cuts? Fang Er's voice transmitted coldly into the field.
Replying to Master, five cuts!
Since you want to speak, then speak!
Speak while I carve you, and after you're done, I'll give you a quick death!
Yes, Master! Lai Yifa smiled and turned to the scholar.
You bastard, you were so talkative just now, but now you're a coward.
You speak your piece, and I'll carve mine. The faster you speak, the fewer cuts you'll endure. The slower you speak, the more cuts you'll endure!
Chop~!
As he was speaking, another cut was made. This cut was normal, merely shaving off a piece of flesh from the scholar's shoulder.
Ah~~!
The Phoenix, Phoenix Mountain bandits~~!
Chop~! Another cut!
Ni Mountain bandits!
The bald monks of Lingyan Temple!
The Yunmen Mountain bandits!
The water bandits of Weishan Lake!
With every sentence he spoke, he was given a cut, none of which hit his vital spots, just randomly chosen places on his body.
Chop~! Another cut was made. Lai Yifa saw him stop and pressed him:
Continue speaking!
No, no, no more~~
No more, please, give me a quick death!
The scholar was bleeding all over his body, completely devoid of strength.
Lai Yifa cast a pleading glance at Fang Er.
Take him back and treat his injuries first!
Fang Er left the execution ground with his hands behind his back.
In the hall of Laizhou Prefecture, the bandits were questioned again. With the scholar's confession, these people also stopped their silence.
However, the overall confessions were no different from what the scholar had said.
In addition to the Jade Emperor Mountain bandits, five other forces participated in the robbery of the national debt this time.
Three groups of bandits from Phoenix Mountain, Ni Mountain, and Yunmen Mountain, the water bandits of Weishan Lake, and the monks who scattered during the anti-Buddhist movement from Lingyan Temple!
These groups came from different parts of Shandong Province!
Sitting in the hall, all the bandits were taken away. Pushing aside the nearly identical confessions, Fang Er looked at everyone and began to issue orders.
Fan Wujiu!
Here!
Your unit of thirty thousand men, divided into three teams, will respectively head to Phoenix Mountain, Ni Mountain, and Yunmen Mountain!
Except for the leaders, kill without mercy!
Yes!
Wu Yong!
Here!
Your unit of three thousand men will immediately proceed to Lingyan Temple in Qizhou!
Yes!
Zhang Tian, Xue Rengui!
Lead the fifth division and the paratroopers to Weishan Lake immediately!
Yes!
Lai Yifa!
Here!
All guards are to be dispatched to find any remaining fugitives!
This time, even if we have to turn Shandong upside down, we must get justice for our fallen brothers!
Yes!