That was the Ministry of Justice prison—ordinary people naturally couldn’t enter or exit.

Seeing the Capital Magistrate somewhat troubled, Ji Yinshu continued, “Although in this confession he admitted to killing people and explained where he hid the bodies, there are some things that I feel he hasn’t explained clearly.”

“Hasn’t explained clearly?” The Capital Magistrate didn’t understand. Pondering, he said, “Didn’t he already say that because Mei Xiang’er was humiliated by others, he killed those people? He also explained that he placed the corpses together with pork to transport them out of the city, that Miss Ruan escaped up Liang Mountain, and that white cloth was indeed Gan Chouliang’s. All of this—hasn’t it been explained clearly? As for what Master mentioned about the sequence of severing hands and skinning—perhaps because he killed so many people, it’s possible he remembered incorrectly.”

What the Capital Magistrate said was not without reason.

But Ji Yinshu’s sensitive instincts meant that the tangled thread in her heart couldn’t be straightened out.

She sighed!

“In any case, there are still some unclear points. Any case needs to be investigated thoroughly and clearly before it can be closed. Capital Magistrate, please let me go see him. From beginning to end, I’m more familiar with this case than anyone.”

“This…”

It wasn’t that the Capital Magistrate was unwilling to take her—it was just that while he held a rank of Fourth Grade, the Ministry of Justice had both a First Grade Minister of Justice and a Second Grade Vice Minister of Justice.

But having come this far, the Capital Magistrate had no reason to refuse.

“Alright, I’ll take you to the Ministry of Justice prison.”

He agreed!

After the two arrived at the Ministry of Justice prison, the Capital Magistrate obtained authorization without notifying the Minister or Vice Minister of Justice, and secretly brought Ji Yinshu inside.

This Ministry of Justice prison was different from prisons in various districts and localities. Although inside it was still dark and oppressive, with oil lamps lighting room by room, it wasn’t nauseating or foul-smelling.

Moreover, the prison was spacious, and at the two corners outside each cell, lettuce juice had been scattered to remove odors.

Big cities and small cities truly differed even down to the prison cells!

Outside Gan Chouliang’s cell, she saw him sitting cross-legged, leaning against the icy wall in a white blood-stained prisoner’s garment that had been lashed countless times by whips.

It seemed the Ministry of Justice’s examination methods couldn’t escape harsh interrogation!

His disheveled, messy hair concealed his cold yet stubborn appearance.

The Capital Magistrate stepped forward to look, then said to Ji Yinshu, “There isn’t much time. Ask what you want to ask quickly.”

“Mm!”

Ji Yinshu slowly stepped forward and stood outside the cell door, using her hand to lightly knock on the wooden post a few times.

Those dull knocking sounds reached Gan Chouliang’s ears, yet he remained unmoved.

Ji Yinshu said, “I know you can hear me, and I know you must be listening.”

After she spoke, Gan Chouliang finally raised his head. His bloodshot eyes looked over sharply.

He showed not the slightest hint of fear!

“You… who are you?”

“You don’t need to worry about who I am. I came here only to ask you a few questions.”

He laughed slightly, and the wound at the corner of his mouth suddenly split open, bleeding.

“What I should say, I’ve already said. What you want to know, you all know completely. I killed people—all of it was me.” His voice was hoarse.

“Is Mei Xiang’er worth you doing this?”

Hearing this name, his eyes lifted slightly as he answered with certainty, “Of course she’s worth it. Xiang’er is a good girl, a kind girl. In this world, no one can compare to her, but she shouldn’t have to endure those things, she shouldn’t…”

Shouldn’t?

Did he mean being humiliated?

Ji Yinshu simply crouched down and asked him with a serious expression, “What exactly is your relationship with Mei Xiang’er?”

“No relationship, no relationship at all. She doesn’t know I like her, doesn’t know I killed people. She knows nothing…” He repeated over and over.

His tone also carried regret.

Ji Yinshu looked at him coldly, her thin lips lightly uttering a sentence:

“Gan Chouliang, did you really kill those people?”

As soon as the question came out, Gan Chouliang actually laughed, boldly meeting Ji Yinshu’s gaze.

He said, “I’ve already admitted it and already signed the confession.”

“Were you forced to confess?”

“I admitted it myself.” He answered very readily.

Ji Yinshu unhurriedly took out that written confession, unfolding it in her hands before him.

“Fine. Then I’ll ask you once more. When you killed Miss Ruan, did you first sever her hands, then skin her face?”

“Yes!”

“But I examined the corpse. The body was clearly first skinned, then had both hands severed.”

Gan Chouliang scrutinized her. “You’re a coroner?”

“Not quite, but since I can say this, naturally I have my basis. You only need to answer my questions.”

“I killed so many women—how would I still remember so clearly? Whether I skinned first or severed hands first, in any case I killed people—that’s right.” As he spoke, the corners of his mouth carried a smile.

As if he was embracing certain death!

But his expression suddenly darkened as he gripped with fury and continued, “As long as I can protect Xiang’er, I can do anything. I’m also willing to do everything for her. Those women deserved to die. How were they prettier than my Xiang’er? Why did they humiliate her repeatedly?”

“Even so, you shouldn’t have killed people.” Ji Yinshu said.

“Those people deserved to die, didn’t they?” He raised his eyebrows, feeling his reasoning was sound.

That face gradually revealed a sinister feeling.

“Then why did you… also rape those women?”

Gan Chouliang’s gaze suddenly lifted, the tension in his expression flashing by.

But Ji Yinshu still saw it.

That kind of tension carried evasion, even guilt.

After a moment, he said, “Doesn’t it say that a woman’s chastity is most important? I not only wanted them dead, I also wanted them to taste that feeling of a fate worse than death. Moreover, I took all the hands I severed, soaked them in lard, and brought them to the restaurant for people to eat. They all said it was delicious—every time they came, they ordered it. But one time, I forgot to soak that human flesh in lard, and that day, many customers returned their dishes.”

After speaking, he even laughed maniacally several times.

Disgusting!

Ji Yinshu’s stomach churned!

The meat she and Wei Yi had eaten that day really was human flesh!

Her brow furrowed slightly as she endured the nauseating feeling in her chest and slowly stood up.

She said, “Do you know what you’re saying?”

“Of course I know.”

Gan Chouliang’s sinister eyes lifted. The next moment, he rose from the ground and walked toward Ji Yinshu.

Suddenly, he grabbed Ji Yinshu’s arm and yanked it forward.

Ji Yinshu was forced forward a step, her body pressed against the wooden post!

Seeing this, the Capital Magistrate and two jailers were about to step forward, but Ji Yinshu raised her other hand, signaling them not to come over.

And Gan Chouliang indeed didn’t make any excessive moves.

Holding her hand, he asked with an eerie tone, “What you wanted to know, I’ve told you everything. What else do you want to know?”

Because they were very close, Ji Yinshu could clearly see Gan Chouliang’s face.

His face had been lashed by whips, opening several cuts. The bloodstains had dried, but as he spoke, the wounds split open again. The blood on his face even dripped onto Ji Yinshu’s hand that he had raised.

Extremely conspicuous!

Precisely because of this, Ji Yinshu’s gaze happened to fall on his neck area, where she saw his protruding Adam’s apple.

In her heart, she was suddenly startled!

Shocked!

“You… lied!”

Ji Yinshu said abruptly.