The cell was stinking, just like a latrine. The weak light from the corridor shone faintly. Apart from this, there was no other light source. With this light, you could see some small insects on the bed.
Weaving through the thatch.
There are really not many beautiful scenery in this cell, probably only the crescent moon outside the vent can be seen.
Since only the moon is beautiful, Zhao Zheng only looks at the moon. He stood on the dirty thatch, raised his head and squinted, letting the crescent moon reflect in his pupils. Occasionally, the wind blew in from outside the vent, making the smell a little bit
fade.
After Zhao Zheng followed the police officers to the Yamen, he was personally interrogated by Captain Wang and searched. Everything on him was temporarily confiscated. Especially the blood-stained Yiming Sword, which was regarded as a
Zhao Zheng found the murder weapon and kept it carefully. Since Wang's official position was not enough, the matter had to be decided by the Miao County Magistrate himself, so Zhao Zheng was temporarily detained in a cell, waiting for the Miao County Magistrate to arrive and be interrogated in person.
In this cell, in addition to Zhao Zheng, there is another prisoner in custody. This person has obviously been detained for a long time. His clothes are ragged, his hair is as long as his waist, and the dirt on his face is almost scabbed.
"Boy, why are you staring at the moon all the time?" the prisoner asked boredly, leaning against the wall.
"This is probably the only clean moon in this place. Apart from this moon, I really don't know where else is worth seeing." Zhao Zheng turned around and replied with a smile.
"The moon is clean and beautiful, but no matter how beautiful it is, you will get tired of it if you look at it every day. I guess you will be like me in a few days and never bother to look at the moon again." Prisoner
Bitter and authentic.
"I won't live here for long. If I hurry up, I will probably leave here tomorrow." Zhao Zhengxin said.
"What crime did you commit?"
"I didn't commit a crime."
"There is blood on your face, and you are locked up here again. If you say you have not committed a crime, I am afraid only the moon will believe it. It is a kind of fate that we have ended up in the same cell. You should just tell me the truth."
Bar."
Zhao Zheng shook his head with a smile and did not continue. He repeated those words more than three times to the Lin family, his grandson, and the police officers. He really didn't want to say it to anyone else. He looked at the moon again and waited quietly.
Call the arrester quickly. Magistrate Miao's family has a thief. This matter is not trivial. He will be interrogated overnight.
Seeing that Zhao Zheng refused to say anything, the prisoner snorted and said, "You are just pretending now, but you won't be able to pretend anymore in a few days. I'm the only one in this cell. I'll see if you tell me then."
"If I still can't leave this cell in a few days, I will tell you my story." Zhao Zheng said without looking back.
"It won't be the same in a few days as it is now."
"Don't talk about me yet, how did you get locked up here?" Zhao Zheng didn't want to talk about his own affairs, but he was quite curious about this prisoner.
"I was wronged."
"Prisoners like to say they were wrongly accused."
"I was really wronged. I'm locked up now anyway, so why bother to lie to you?" The prisoner was locked up here alone and felt quite lonely. Now he had a companion, which aroused his interest in chatting. He
He straightened up and asked, "Do you want to hear my grievances?"
"It doesn't hurt to talk." Zhao Zheng agreed.
The prisoner cleared his throat, started talking, and told the story of his injustice. It turned out that he was a servant of the local Zhou Yuanwai three years ago. During a job, he revealed the family heirloom jade pendant he was wearing around his neck.
Although he was very poor, the jade pendant was worth a lot of money. Zhou Yuanwai happened to see the jade pendant around his neck and became greedy. He called him into the room and took the jade pendant away from his neck by force.
Yes, I only gave some broken silver as compensation.
Of course, he refused to give up the family jade pendant to others, so he filed a complaint with Zhou Yuanwai to the Yamen, hoping that the Miao County Magistrate would seek justice and help him get the family jade pendant. Unfortunately, the government and businessmen colluded, and the people were worse than dogs.
The magistrate of Miao County secretly accepted bribes from Yuan Wai Zhou. Not only did he fail to handle the case impartially, but he also wronged a good person. Instead, he accused him of stealing Yuan Yuan Zhou's treasure and sent him to prison for three years.
This Zhou Yuanwai is also Zhou Chen. Last time Zhao Zheng and Li Zhenzhen designed to extort 10,000 taels of silver from three Yuanwai. Zhou Chen was one of the three Yuanwai. This person had some influence in Qibao County.
After listening to the prisoner's story, Zhao Zheng believed most of it, because the prisoner really had no reason to lie to him, and given the character of Zhou Yuanwai and Miao County Magistrate, they could indeed do such a shameless thing.
Since ancient times, there are three most common methods used by bureaucrats to commit corruption and bend the law. The first is to embezzle public funds and eat into the national treasury; the second is to buy and sell officials and corrupt the government; the third is to accept bribes and confuse right and wrong.
Zhao Zheng was a common man before, and he is still a common man now. He hates this kind of corrupt officials the most. When he hears this kind of thing, he feels as sick as swallowing a fly. It's a pity that he is not strong enough now and can't intervene. If he is the fifth level
If a warrior is above heaven, he will smash the wall to pieces with one palm, rescue this wronged criminal, and then find Zhou Yuanwai to settle accounts with Miao County Magistrate overnight and uphold justice for heaven. How happy that would be, and it is not a waste of learning.
A whole body of martial arts.
It's a pity that the reality is helpless. Even he himself has to suffer this injustice, let alone save others.
The prisoner had been unjustly accused for three years and had long accepted the reality. After saying these words, he sighed a few times but did not complain. He then asked about Zhao Zheng.
After Zhao Zheng heard the prisoner's story, he couldn't help but tell his own story. He opened his mouth to explain. But at this moment, there were many footsteps in the corridor.
Several police officers came over, opened the cell, and called Zhao Zheng out for interrogation.
Zhao Zheng's heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself: "It seems that Magistrate Miao, a corrupt official, has arrived at the Yamen." Under the supervision of several police officers, he walked out of the cell and entered a clean interrogation room.
There is a square table in this room, with an oil lamp and a shining sword on it. A middle-aged man with eyebrows and wearing official uniform is sitting on a chair, looking across the table with sharp eyes.
Staring at Zhao Zheng who walked into the house.
Zhao Zheng recognized this person at a glance as the Miao County Magistrate, and felt disgust in his heart, but did not show it on the surface.
In fact, he was very unwilling to deal with these bureaucrats, and he had considered killing people and grabbing the treasure and escaping directly. However, if he ran away, he might encounter the police or the Miao County magistrate on the way, and be mistaken for Du Qian's accomplice. That way.
The matter is complicated, and it might even cause big trouble. It is better to stay at the murder scene and be a hero who kills thieves. This way, there will be no future troubles, and you can still make a steady profit.
"Are you the one who killed the thief who sneaked into my mansion?" Miao Li asked with eyes wide open, and raised his finger to point to the Yiming Sword on the table. Although the thief had been killed and his family had not suffered any losses, he still
He couldn't be happy and had a fierce look on his face.
"I didn't know that he sneaked into your house. I only knew that he jumped into my friend's house, so I attacked him and accidentally injured his life." Zhao Zheng replied calmly.
"He sneaked into my house at night to steal, and I found him on the spot, and then he fled into the hospital. He was slapped by me and was injured. He probably escaped into the hospital to find someone to help heal his injuries."
"So that's it. I thought he was going to sneak into my friend's house and steal it."
"I have already asked the people in that medical clinic. You do know them, and you did rent a house nearby. But I still think this is such a coincidence. Why did he go to that medical clinic?
, and you happened to be awake at night, and then died in your hands?" Miao Li's eyes narrowed, and he somewhat suspected that Zhao was Du Qian's accomplice.
"I didn't want to catch up with something so unfortunate at this time, but it happened anyway. What can I do." Zhao Zheng looked at Miao Li without evading it.
"Your family doesn't live next door to the medical center, so why did you deliberately rent a house next door to the medical center?"
"My lord, since you have already asked the grandfather and grandson in the medical clinic, you must have noticed that the little girl from that family is quite good-looking." Zhao Zheng replied metaphorically.
"Could it be that you fell in love with the girl from that house, so you moved next door to her house?"
"Exactly." In order to find a suitable reason for himself, Zhao Zheng could only lie.
Miao Li stroked his slightly white beard and thought about all aspects of the whole thing. He felt that there was nothing wrong with what the young man in front of him said. However, he was still a little worried, so he asked again about what happened tonight.
Many questions were asked about Zhao Zheng's family background in detail.
Zhao Zheng answered them one by one and behaved very calmly.
After hearing these stories, Miao Li's doubts disappeared. He waved his sleeves and ordered the police to take Zhao Zheng into custody again and temporarily hold him in the prison for a few days until everything was investigated in detail before handling.
Zhao Zheng stayed in the cell all night and did not fall asleep until late at night.
At noon the next day, Shen Luoxia was summoned by the government and rushed here. She went to the cell to find Zhao Zheng and asked about what happened last night. After learning the details, she found her old friend Wang
To arrest the head, let Wang catch the head to intercede with the magistrate of Miao County.
Wang Captou has followed Miao County Magistrate for many years, and he can still say something to Miao County Magistrate. Miao County Magistrate showed his face, waved his hand, and allowed Zhao Zheng to be released early, but Zhao Zheng was not allowed to leave Qibao County privately.
Only when things come to light can you be free.
Shen Luoxia understood the truth and felt that her brother was unlucky enough to be involved in a lawsuit and life, so she did not blame Zhao Zheng. She took Zhao Zheng back to the property in Qibao County and waited for the case to be resolved.
That night, Shen Luoxia ordered her agents to prepare a table of good wine and food, firstly to calm Zhao Zheng's shock, and secondly, to calm Zhao Zheng's troubles.
Zhao Zheng already regarded Shen Luoxia as his biological sister and didn't take it too seriously. He accepted everything Shen Luoxia did calmly and kept it in his heart, preparing to repay her in the future.
After the banquet dispersed, Zhao Zheng returned to his room and finally got a chance to be alone. He lit the oil lamp on the table, opened the system warehouse under the light, and looked at the two gains he got from Du Qian.
