In the mysterious and deep prison of Jingzhao Mansion, the remaining candles are like will-o'-the-wisps, flickering and flickering.

It was still early spring when the weather was warm but still cold, and a cold, damp musty smell permeated the entire dungeon.

Wu Jingmo touched the moss-covered dungeon wall and carefully climbed down the stairs with a few soldiers.

Walking along the stone steps until one foot underground is the water prison where serious criminals are held in Jingzhao Mansion.

Before Wu Jingmo reached the deepest water cell in the underground, he heard someone screaming and wailing like a pig being scalded by boiling water.

The harsh sound seemed to be imprisoned by four airtight walls. Together with the sound of the prisoner's limbs struggling to pull out the water, it echoed inside and outside the water prison, causing Wu Jingmo to stop unconsciously.

The howling of ghosts and wolves in the water prison also stopped abruptly in an instant.

After a moment of peace, there was a sound of the chain being pulled.

Wu Jingmo began to realize something was wrong.

My father appointed Tian Zifang to be responsible for the interrogation of the captured Cao Gang bandit. However, I knew Tian Zifang quite well. Although he had an impatient and reckless personality, he was not a ruthless person.

With Tian Zifang's temperament, no matter how loudly he spoke harshly, he would at most have the heart to bleed that old man and suffer a lot.

Moreover, Tian Zifang was originally from the Cao Gang. Although he had an affair with the old steward Lao Si because he broke into the Cao Gang at night last time, Tian Zifang is a person who has no heart for the city and cares about his old relationship. He should not do it for the sake of Lao Si.

The last time he was surrounded and chased, he was tortured to death.

"Sir, why don't I go in first and take a look?"

A young soldier next to him pondered Wu Jingmo's expression for a while, then whispered in his ear a suggestion.

Wu Jingmo paused.

The soldier got the permission to go up to the peak, jumped down one step ahead, and got into the half-open door of the water prison. He shouted with great courage:

"Who's here?"

In that dirty water prison, I saw a white shadow swaying constantly with the ripples of the water.

That must be the fourth prisoner who was thrown into the water cell.

Half of the prisoner's body was chained under the water, and the upper half of his body was floating face down on the foul-smelling sewage.

I don’t know if he was already killed, or if he just suffered a brief shock due to being tortured and unable to withstand the torture.

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"Quick! Help him up! Don't let him die like this!"

Wu Jingmo saw the situation in the prison through the small door of the water cell, and shouted in panic.

He pinched his nose and was about to pass through the small door of the water cell. He took a few steps forward to get a clearer view.

He had just taken a few steps when he was so disgusted by the smelly black water prison in front of him that he almost vomited.

"Sir, except for the criminals, there is no one else in this water prison! Could it be that the fourth child committed suicide out of fear of crime?"

The soldier waded through the filthy muddy water to reach the prisoner and reported to Wu Jingmo.

Wu Jingmo covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves, staring at the ripples in the water without speaking.

Xiaobing quickly turned the white figure upwards with his hands and feet, and held his upper body with both hands to make him stand upright.

The prisoner's eyes were closed, his face was pale, and his lips were purple, as if he had no breath.

Although the man had changed into a prison uniform, his hair was messy, and his body was covered in some unsightly stains, Wu Jingmo took a closer look and confirmed:

This person was none other than the fourth brother, the chief helmsman of the Cao Gang, who had chased them on the crossroads before. It was him, that's right.

Seeing that the man looked pitiful, whether he was drowned or tortured to death due to internal injuries, Wu Jingmo was shocked and ordered hurriedly:

"Is he dead? Get him out quickly and take a look!"

Xiao Bing used one arm to support the man's body, put the other under his nose, explored it, and replied happily:

"Sir! He is still breathing heavily! Fortunately, we arrived in time!"

After that, the soldier quickly drew out his sword, raised his arm high, and slashed hard at the iron chain holding the prisoner in the water.

It is difficult to exert force in the water. The water prison has always been used to hold serious criminals. The iron chains are made to be the thickest, heaviest and strongest. The soldiers tried to cut them several times but failed to cut them off.

Wu Jingmo immediately ordered the rest of his entourage to get the key to the iron chain. He looked around the small water prison, which was only ten feet square, frowned, looked stern, and shouted:

"Be careful! There is someone underwater!"

I saw a figure suddenly jumping up from the extremely turbid water, splashing countless fishy and unpleasant water splashes.

Soon after saying it, the young soldier calmly used his knife to cut open the flying dirty water splashes, before the man could get out of the water.

After taking a deep breath, he quickly placed the big knife on the front of the man's neck.

"why you?"

After Xiaobing took a closer look, he was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped at the sight of the man.

Several Jingzhao Mansion soldiers who were gathered in front of and behind Wu Jingmo were also shocked.

Someone started to criticize and said:

"Brother, why are you so stubborn? Do you want to do this kind of business for others to kill people and silence them?"

"Master Wu has always treated you well. How could you let him down at the critical moment?"

"That's right, last time you found a broken knife in Tianxiang Tower, our Lord Xiao Wu even recorded merit for you. What do you want to do now?"

"Not only do you record your merits, but you also receive rewards and promotions as the leader! If you don't want to be the leader, you can be the leader for me! Why bother!"

The little leader of the government soldiers who had just emerged from the dirty water was scolded by their words and was scolded till his face turned red.

Wu Jingmo raised his eyelids and looked at the man carefully.

I saw that the man was half buried in the water, standing with his hands behind his hands, his head lowered, looking dejected, like a filthy drowned rat who had survived a disaster.

All the clothes on his body were soaked and stained by the filthy substance comparable to excrement. He raised his hand and wiped the water droplets on his temples. He shook his head slightly, and something white and wriggling like maggots emerged from his gray hair.

The hair fell into the water.

Wu Jingmo couldn't help but feel his scalp numb, his stomach was churning, and he felt nauseous for a long time, so he had to turn his head to the side not to bear to look at it.

Wu Jingmo knew in his heart that the veteran in front of him who secretly entered the water prison to kill Lao Si and silence him was indeed the person mentioned by his colleagues in the army. When he was searching for clues to the Jiang family's murder case in Tianxiang Tower years ago, he was the first person in Tianzi No. 1

The soldier who touched the willow-leaf scimitar outside Haoshui Pavilion.

This man is already middle-aged and has been working in Jingzhao Mansion for more than ten years. Everyone in Jingzhao Mansion calls him Da Zhuang.

This big man is usually the most honest and diligent person and has always had a good reputation.

The soldiers in Jingzhao Mansion are the same as those in other military camps and garrison stations in Dajing. They are a group of big men. When not on duty, they will get together from time to time to have fun, gamble and fight.

However, it is said that this Da Zhuang never participated in their people's drinking, sex and wealth affairs. People often joked that Da Zhuang was not courageous at all.
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