After Chen Yuanjing came in, he first apologized to Yinzhen, and then walked to Lian'er who was crying and sighed: "My niece, don't blame me as an uncle for talking too much. You are indeed a little willful in this matter. I can't blame you."
Your father is angry."
Seeing that Lian'er ignored him, he said again: "Do you know why your father came to see me today?"
Lian'er raised her tearful eyes and said bitterly: "What else can I do? Naturally, I want you to deal with Chen Yi earlier so that I can stop this thought."
"You are wrong. Your father has always done things honestly and disdains such petty tactics. He came today to beg me."
Please? Lian'er opened her beautiful eyes in astonishment. In her heart, her father had always been a strong person, and this word had nothing to do with him anyway.
"He knows that you once beat the drum to complain, and after I sent you back, you have always been unsatisfied and often spoke unscrupulously. He was afraid that I would convict you, so he came here specifically to beg me not to be in the same relationship with you." Chen Yuanjing
After a pause, he said: "My niece, actually your father really loves you. I have known him for so many years, and this is the first time I have seen him shamelessly plead for someone."
Ling Ruo patted Lian'er's hand and said with deep feeling: "Yes, there is no overnight feud between father and daughter. Forget about the past, the most important thing is that the whole family is together."
After a period of silence, Fang Lian'er suddenly shook his head and said: "No, if my father really loved me, he would not insist on his own way, firmly believe that Chen Yi is guilty, and constantly prevent me from redressing his grievances. In my father's heart, he will always be a high-ranking official with a good salary."
That's the most important thing, my daughter..." She smiled self-deprecatingly, "It's just a chess piece that can help him achieve what he wants. Now this chess piece is still useful, so naturally he can't bear to throw it away."
After all, the problem always lies with Zhao Chenyi. Ling Ruo looked at Yinzhen helplessly. The latter put the agarwood beads he fiddled with with his fingertips back on his wrist, stood up and said to Chen Yuanjing: "Let's go."
Come on, take us to meet this Third Young Master Zhao!"
"Yes." Chen Yuanjing was helpless because Fang Lian'er was stubborn and called his master to accompany them to jail.
There is no sunlight in the cell, only a few dim kerosene lamps are burning there, and the decaying atmosphere reflects the pale and lifeless faces in the cell. Some of the people here are detained for a short period of time and will be released in a few months.
Some are released, and some are detained for a long time or even endlessly. Many people spend their entire lives in cells. This kind of detention with no end in sight often makes people go crazy.
Along the way, Ling Ruo's ears were filled with all kinds of shouts, curses, and pleadings, as well as countless hands stretching out from the wooden fence. If you pay attention for a moment, you will be caught by them and it will be difficult to break free.
"Sir, Zhao Chenyi is on death row, so he is imprisoned in the innermost cell. There are some vicious and evil people there, which is extremely dangerous. Do you want me to go down and bring Zhao Chenyi here for your interrogation?" The person who spoke was the prisoner.
The prison head had a very lively look in his eyes.
Chen Yuanjing knew that those people were ruthless people who didn't care about their lives. They had several lives on their hands. In order to catch them and bring them to justice, many government officials were killed or injured. Each of them was beaten with ruthlessness from the bottom of his heart. What if something happened after entering?
The consequences of a riot would be unimaginable, not to mention that there is a very distinguished Fourth Brother here. He immediately nodded and said: "I will do as you say and bring him here for questioning."
When the cell leader went to ask Zhao Chenyi for a while, the jailer had already cleverly brought a wooden stool for them to sit down, then put it on the table and put a kerosene lamp on it. It really looked like an interrogation.
The most exciting one among them was Fang Lian'er. She hadn't seen Zhao Chenyi since he was arrested. The conditions in the prison were so difficult and he didn't know what he was being tortured into. When she thought of this, she couldn't help but think. Want to cry.
The master presented the pen and ink and spread it out on the table. Although the interrogation was informal this time, records had to be made for review. Naturally, the interrogator in this document could only be Chen Yuanjing and not Yinzhen.
Not long after, I saw the cell leader carrying a thin young man with dull eyes over. As he let go of his hand, the man fell limply to the ground like a boneless insect, with the shackles on his hands and feet It makes a deep sound when it touches the ground.
Fang Lian'er cried out sadly, ran to him quickly, supported him with trembling hands and said, "Chen Yi! I'm Lian'er, I'm here to see you."
Lian'er... Under the stimulation of these two words, Zhao Chenyi's eyes gradually became focused, and his gray lips couldn't help trembling. It took a long time before he heard his hoarse and choked voice, "Lian'er! Lian'er!"
Fang Lian'er was speechless with excitement, she could only hold his hand tightly and couldn't help but nod. After a long time, she said: "Don't worry, I brought someone to rescue you. He will definitely wash away your grievances and give you something back." Just and innocent.”
"Really?" Zhao Chenyi's eyes were not as excited as hers. He just stared at the shackles on his body that were so heavy that they seemed to be crushing him and murmured: "Is there really a day when they will be untied?"
Fang Lian'er said resolutely: "It will definitely happen, because we are still going to get married. You said that you would marry me in this life. You can't rely on what a man said."
"Lian'er..." Hearing her words, Zhao Chenyi couldn't help but feel soreness in his nose. He nodded heavily and said with a nasal voice: "Yes, I want to marry you, so I can't die or plead guilty!"
His voice seemed to suddenly change when he spoke like this. He knelt down in front of Chen Yuanjing and others, kowtowed and shouted injustice, "The villain is wronged, and he committed murder. I beg Master Qingtian to investigate clearly and restore the villain's innocence!" "
Yinzhen looked at him and said, "Tell me the situation at that time in detail."
Zhao Chenyi nodded and said: "I remember that the villain was sleeping that night. In the middle of his sleep, he suddenly heard something was wrong outside, so he went out to take a look. Unexpectedly, as soon as he came out, he saw a man in black chasing the elder brother and the others with a knife. ." His voice gradually became panicked, "Although I was very scared, I chased him, and the chase became more and more terrifying. There were several people lying on the ground, including the eldest lady, the second lady, and others. Each of them was covered in blood and flesh, and they were chopped beyond recognition. , my hands were stained with blood at that time.”
"Although I tried my best to stop him, that man was very strong and knew martial arts. I was no match for him. I watched helplessly as he killed my eldest brother and the others, and then the knife came to chop me. I couldn't escape, and I just felt a surge of pain in my body. It hurt, and then I lost consciousness. When I woke up again, I found that everyone in the Zhao family, not counting the servants, except me, was dead, and no one survived!" At this point, he couldn't help but hide his face and hide his face. He cried, thinking it was that tragic scene that he would never forget.