Chapter 403 - Suicide 3

God let Yan Mian live and let her come back. This was God’s retribution for Qi Xinyue.

“Zhenzhen, Zhiyuan, you guys can go back. Mother wants to be alone for a while. Mother is tired and wants to rest.”

Qi Xinyue said slowly. Her haggard appearance made her look very old. She was indeed tired.

Yan Zhenzhen’s tears flowed like a river. Yan Zhiyuan tugged at her, and the siblings reluctantly retreated.

They watched as tears kept falling. They all knew what Qi Xinyue meant by chasing them away.

They were unwilling to accept this outcome, but there was nothing they could do.

After she left with Yan Zhiyuan, Qi Xinyue stood up shakily and went back into the house.

Since she wanted to leave, she should leave with dignity.

She didn’t want to go to jail. She wouldn’t be able to escape death even after being punished. She’ll even implicate her children.

She spread the rice paper and wrote down her will and her sins.

Then, she took a shower and washed up. Finally, she lay on the bed quietly and took the poison to die.

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After sending the Qi family and the Yan family off, the family returned home.

Su Xiaolu said that she was going out to buy medicine and went out.

She went straight to Zhou Zhi’s residence.

Seeing that it was her, Jin Wu and the others smiled and greeted, “Miss Su is here. Master is taking a shower. Please wait a moment.”

Su Xiaolu nodded. She came and took Zhou Zhi’s pulse. Then, she asked about the captured killers.

Madam Zhao had a weak personality, and Su Sanlang was too kind. With Yan Qingyun’s good attitude, they would definitely return to the Yan family in the end.

Madam Zhao would recognize Yan Mian’s identity. At that time, there would be many times when she would interact with the Yan family.

That case had always been a thorn in her heart. It was better to investigate it as soon as possible.

Su Xiaolu sat quietly and waited for Zhou Zhi.

She did not have to wait long before Zhou Zhi arrived. He was sitting in a wooden wheelchair.

She only tied two strands of his black hair, and it looked a little wet.

“Xiaolu, sorry to keep you waiting.”

Zhou Zhi smiled and turned the wooden wheelchair to the table.

Su Xiaolu also smiled and said, “It’s okay. I didn’t wait long. Give me your hand and I’ll take your pulse.”

Zhou Zhi’s features were gloomy and beautiful. Because he was thin, he looked even more pitiful.

He reached out and Su Xiaolu took his pulse. Zhou Zhi’s temperature was low and his pulse was not strong.

After taking her pulse, Su Xiaolu said, “You’ve been maintaining quite well recently. Keep it up. We can detoxify the poison for the first time in June.”

Zhou Zhi retracted his hand and said gently, “Okay, thank you, Xiaolu.”

“Did you get any results from the interrogation of the killers you caught yesterday?”

Su Xiaolu asked directly.

Zhou Zhi smiled and looked into Su Xiaolu’s eyes. “Not yet. They’ve undergone professional training. It’s only been a night. They won’t give in so quickly.”

They were all specially trained assassins and would not speak too quickly. If they could not withstand a little torture, they were not worthy of being called sacrificial soldiers.

They should have bitten their tongue and committed suicide before they were captured alive. However, Qi Xingfeng cracked their bones and dislocated their chins, so they didn’t have a chance to commit suicide.

It would take some time for them to speak.

Su Xiaolu also understood this. She looked at Zhou Zhi and said, “Can I go and see them?”

Zhou Zhi nodded. “Of course. Wait for me. I’ll change my clothes and go with you.”

If he wanted to stand side by side with her, Zhou Zhi did not want to sit in a wooden wheelchair.

Su Xiaolu said, “It’s fine. Just let Jin Qi take me there.”

Zhou Zhi nodded. “Okay.”

Zhou Zhi instructed Jin Qi to lead Su Xiaolu to the dungeon.

On the way, Su Xiaolu asked Jin Qi, “What methods do you use?”

For a moment, Jin Qi did not know if he should answer truthfully. The methods were terrifying. Could he say it?

Seeing that Jin Qi could not make up his mind, Su Xiaolu asked, “Is there such a punishment as soaking a whip in salt pepper water and then using it to whip?”

She did not know if there was such a punishment that could make people wish they were dead.

Jin Qi nodded. “Yes, there are also needles and burning. Actually, there is everything.”

“However, some assassins’ pain receptors are slightly damaged. They don’t feel that much pain. It will take some time for them to be in so much pain that they can’t take it anymore.”

Jin Qi immediately told the truth. Although Su Xiaolu looked very deceptive on the surface, in fact, he really could not treat her as an ordinary girl.

Su Xiaolu pondered for a moment and asked, “What about the dripping punishment, the sleepless punishment, and the silent punishment?”

A few kinds of torture appeared in her mind, all of which she had seen a few times out of curiosity in her previous life.

Jin Qi was stunned for a moment before asking, “Miss Su, how do you enforce these methods? I’ve never heard of them.”

He didn’t really understand it, nor did he know how it was implemented.

Su Xiaolu narrowed her eyes. “Maybe you’ll know later.”

They were not afraid of pain or death, but would they be afraid of mental torture?

The dungeon was dark and smelly, and the cage was like a cattle pen. Some of the cells were so dirty and smelly that there was no place to step.

Jin Qi touched his nose and looked at Su Xiaolu. He swallowed his words.

Although he always warned himself not to treat Su Xiaolu as an ordinary little girl, looking at her harmless face, he could not help but treat her as a little girl.

Jin Qi brought Su Xiaolu all the way to the dark prison where they were interrogating. There were five crosses, all of which were tied with people. Their legs could not stand, and their bones looked irregular.

A guard whipped them. They would wail in pain, but they would shut up and not say anything else.

No matter how strong a person was, their body would still be weak. When the torture reached a certain extent, the prisoner would die.

Torture was to ensure that the prisoner suffered endless torture and then continued to live.

“Have they said anything?”

Jin Qi asked.

“Not yet. From last night until now, they only wanted to die. They didn’t say anything else.”

The guard lowered his head and reported.

Su Xiaolu looked at the five of them and said, “Cover their eyes and find a bench to tie them up. Fix all their limbs.”

The guard looked at Jin Qi, who nodded and said, “Listen to Miss Su, just do as she says.”

Although he did not know what Su Xiaolu was going to do, Jin Qi did not ask further and just gave the order.

Soon, the five of them were released.

They were all tied to the bench according to Su Xiaolu. Even their heads were fixed and everyone’s eyes were covered.

They did not know what they were about to face. They only knew that this moment of relaxation was not easy to come by. They all breathed greedily.

Su Xiaolu whispered her request to Jin Qi. When the water bag floated up, everyone fell silent.

The five people tied to the bench felt their surroundings fall silent.

Then, there was a pitter-patter. The cold water droplets fell on their foreheads, scaring them. However, they could not move their heads or avoid it. They could only endure it.

“Brothers, we can have a good rest. Isn’t this just water? What’s there to be afraid of? Sleep, sleep. You can’t give us a quick death. There’s nothing we can do now. Sleep, sleep. Live as long as you can,” someone said with a mocking tone.