Upon returning to the County Governmental Office, he summoned the three captains, "Drag them to the room of punishment and separate them for interrogation. Pry their mouths open and find out about their accomplices in the capital and others in the same trade."
He added, "First, find out where their family members are."
The three captains were slightly surprised. County Magistrate Tang seldom used torture and had never threatened a criminal with their family members before. What could have driven Tang County Magistrate to break his usual practice?
County Magistrate Tang glanced at him and said, "Why are you not hurrying?"
Abducting a princess is a crime that implicates three generations of family; everyone involved will eventually be arrested, so it would be better to make full use of them beforehand.
