351: Chapter 351 Lingchi (death by a thousand cuts)?

"What's the plan this time? For the last guy, we bought over a hundred poisonous insects and turned him into their food. He was bitten and poisoned to death."

The person behind Shen Ze said.

When it came to torturing others to death, they had many methods.

Moreover, they were always seeking novelty and looking for new ways.

Upon hearing this, the surrounding City Guards and imprisoned convicts looked at Lin Ming's cell with expressions of pity.

What a poor fellow. Of all the people he could have offended, he just had to offend the Liu Family.

Now, he would wish he were dead.

"You certainly have developed quite a few ways to kill people."

Lin Ming said as he listened to them talk so casually.

"Kill? This is the price for offending the Liu Family."

Shen Ze said.

He spoke plainly; he intended to kill Lin Ming.

No one who offended Young Master Liu could hope to escape.

"So, what method are you going to use on me?"

Lin Ming said with a look of interest.

"A few days ago, I ate some mutton. I carved the meat off the bone piece by piece until only the skeleton remained."

"If this were done to a person, what do you think it would be like?"

Shen Ze's gaze fell on Lin Ming as he spoke with a smile.

Those around him couldn't help but shudder upon hearing this.

As expected of a wicked servant of the Liu Residence and Young Master Liu's lackey, to be able to devise such a torturous way to kill someone.

This made everyone present resolve never to offend the Liu Family.

Otherwise, they would experience a fate worse than death.

Of course, that was unless the power behind you or your own strength surpassed the Liu Family.

Death by a thousand cuts.

Wasn't this just Death by a thousand cuts?

It was quite something that these people could think of such a method.

"Why don't you try it yourself?"

Lin Ming said.

"Hmph..."

Shen Ze snorted coldly.

"I'll trouble you two to prepare a small knife and two wooden buckets. I want to feed the blood that flows out and the meat that is carved off to the dogs right in front of him."

Shen Ze continued.

Resist?

He didn't mind if Lin Ming resisted.

The City Patrol Bureau was overseen by experts at the Peak of the Bitter Sea.

He didn't believe Lin Ming had the strength of the Peak of the Bitter Sea.

He even hoped Lin Ming would resist; if he did, their execution of him would seem all the more justified.

Yet, from beginning to end, Lin Ming maintained a calm expression.

Shen Ze guessed that Lin Ming was probably waiting for an opportunity to resist.

Shen Ze was also waiting for that same opportunity—a justifiable excuse.

The two patrol guards felt a bit nauseated upon hearing this.

Nevertheless, they prepared everything as Shen Ze had instructed.

A restraining cross, specially custom-made by the City Patrol Bureau, was capable of binding practitioners in the Spirit Treasury Realm.

A small knife and two wooden buckets.

As for the dogs, they couldn't be found on such short notice.

"Will you get on yourself, or should I 'invite' you up?"

Shen Ze looked at Lin Ming and said.

*Click...*

At that moment, the prison gates opened.

Wei Zhaoxue and Wei Zhaoyue entered the prison and quickly noticed where Lin Ming was.

Shen Ze's heart sank when he saw the two from the Wei Family.

Surely these two weren't here to interfere with him again.

That would be a bit troublesome.

"Sister, it's here,"

Wei Zhaoyue said to Wei Zhaoxue.

"What has this person done now?"

Wei Zhaoxue walked over expressionlessly and questioned Shen Ze, Li Tao, and the others.

"Theft of others' property and resisting arrest."

Wang Er added another fabricated charge to Lin Ming's list.

"Have these two charges been proven?"

Wei Zhaoxue said.

"Of course they have."

Shen Ze spoke with a seemingly tough demeanor.

"And what is the punishment?"

Wei Zhaoxue continued to ask.

To this, neither Shen Ze nor the people from the City Patrol Bureau answered immediately.

According to the laws of Dongchao City, for the combined charges of theft and resisting arrest, Lin Ming's punishment should only be the return of the property, a fine of five times the value of the stolen goods, and one month of imprisonment.

But Shen Ze wanted Lin Ming's life.

Furthermore, Wei Zhaoxue seemed to place some importance on Lin Ming.

Thus, none of them spoke the punishment aloud.

"What? Does Niece Xue intend to interfere in the affairs of the City Patrol Bureau?"

Uncle Quan's voice rang out at that moment.

He walked over slowly, still rolling three beads in his hand.

"Zhaoxue wouldn't dare; I am merely asking."

Wei Zhaoxue shook her head.

The City Patrol Bureau was an official institution of Dongchao City, following the City Lord's arrangements in all matters.

Uncle Quan's words were undoubtedly an attempt to frame Wei Zhaoxue with a false accusation.

Even though she was a Disciple of a True Monarch of the Other Shore from the Canghai Sword Pavilion, she could not easily interfere in the affairs of Dongchao City.

After all, that Junior Martial Uncle Lu was also a powerful expert at the level of a True Monarch of the Other Shore.

If this label were pinned on her, how would her Junior Martial Uncle view her?

This was a label she absolutely could not afford to wear.

"He is my friend; I've come to see him."

Wei Zhaoxue continued.

"Then your friend might be involved in a serious case of theft and homicide."

"This friend of yours may have stolen an important treasure from my Liu Family."

Uncle Quan said.

He wouldn't just release someone because of Wei Zhaoxue; that was clearly impossible.

If he did, it would mean he was bowing to the Wei Family, which was even more impossible.

Moreover, since it was someone the Wei Family wanted to protect, he was all the more determined to kill him.

"Young Miss Wei need not worry about what happens next; it is not your place to be concerned."

Uncle Quan said to Wei Zhaoxue.

His meaning was clear: in his capacity as the Vice Bureau Chief of the City Patrol Bureau, he was asking the two of them to leave.

The City Patrol Bureau, especially the prison area, was not a place where just anyone could enter or linger.

This caused Wei Zhaoxue to fall into a brief silence.

Clearly, she was unwilling to leave.

If she left now, she wouldn't be able to see Lin Ming's performance.

She didn't believe Lin Ming would just let himself be captured, and her actions just now were merely to continue making an impression on him.

"Theft? Since you say he stole, then produce the evidence. Otherwise, it's just slander."

Wei Zhaoyue said bluntly.

"A treasure?"

"What treasure?"

"From beginning to end, we have only heard one side of the story; we haven't seen even a shadow of this so-called treasure."

"Who would believe it just based on his word?"

"Everything must be backed by evidence."

"Dongchao City is no exception to this."

"We want to see exactly what kind of treasure this was."

"No comment."

Uncle Quan said coldly.

"Ghost only knew what the treasure was; it was just something he had fabricated on the spot."

"Once everything has been investigated thoroughly, we will naturally provide an explanation."

"Now, I ask my two nieces to leave and not disturb the official business of our City Patrol Bureau."

Uncle Quan asked the two to leave once more, his tone much firmer this time.