Under the Imperial City Secretary, only the Zhang Deng Yamen has the power to interrogate prisoners, not Wuwei Camp or Qingyi Pavilion.
Therefore, the yamen in charge of the lamp is called yamen. This is a first-level official office, which not only has law enforcement power, but also judicial power.
Wu Xu sat above the court, the dancer stood below the court, Xu Zhiqiong stood beside him wrapped in a bandage, and Meng Shizhen didn't even use a bandage.
Just use a bandage for the small injury left by the eunuch?
I simply look down on the eight-pin blue lantern.
In court interrogation, first ask for your name.
The dancer answered honestly: "The civilian girl's maiden name is Chen, her name is Chen Jiu'er, and her husband's surname is Lu."
"Ms. Lu Chen," Wu Xu paused, "Do you have a husband's family?"
Chen Jiuer nodded and said, "Yes, but my husband's family is far away in Yongzhou and he has not been back for a year."
Wu Xu said: "Why don't you go home?"
"My husband is a lazy cook and a gambler. My family is so poor that we have to count the grains of rice in the pot every day. We can't have a full meal all year round. We can't even afford a single outfit."
I was married to him for two years, but we didn't give birth to a son or a half. I was beaten and scolded by him every day, and my life couldn't go on. I ran back to my parents' house to get some money, came to the capital, stayed in Beiyuan, and went to Peach Blossom Shed to find
I made a living dancing."
Wu Xu said: "Your husband came to take you home this morning, but you didn't obey, so this happened?"
Chen Jiuer hurriedly shook his head and said: "Sir, the man I met this morning was not my husband. I was dancing in the shed last night, and suddenly I saw a group of lantern masters coming. I was frightened by the lantern masters. I couldn't hold it in anymore and wanted to go out to relieve myself.
I just met that man,
The man must have been my husband, but I had never seen him before. He pulled me and left. As a woman, I couldn’t get away. There was no use crying or shouting. There were guests outside the shed who saw me and took it seriously.
He is my husband. No matter how much I cry, no one will care. If it weren’t for Lord Denglang..."
"Hold on!" Wu Xu heard the key information, "Was there anyone outside the shed at that time?"
Chen Jiuer nodded and said, "I remember there were two guests."
"Did they see the man's face clearly?"
Chen Jiuer shook his head and said: "I'm afraid they can't see clearly, not even me. That man is so dark that he can't even see his facial features clearly."
It's a fake face, it's useless even if you see it clearly.
Wu Xu asked again: "What are the characteristics of that person?"
Chen Jiuer still shook his head: "I was only focused on fighting with him at the time, and I didn't remember any of his characteristics."
Wu Xu lowered his face and said, "Think about it carefully."
Chen Jiuer was scared. After thinking for a long time, he suddenly had some impressions: "He dragged me to the street at that time. There was no one on the street. I was really scared and wanted to bite his arm, but I bit his clothes. When I saw
He has a scar on his arm."
Wu Xu's eyes lit up: "What kind of scar?"
"It's a weird scar," Chen Jiuer rubbed his forehead and said, "I can't remember it."
"Think about it carefully." Wu Xu looked at Chen Jiuer patiently.
"A civilian woman, I really can't remember..."
"Think about it again! How big is the scar, what is its shape, and where is it?"
"The scar is quite big, and its shape is neither round nor square..." Chen Jiuer became more and more anxious as he thought about it, and the more anxious he became, the less he could remember it, "Sir, I really don't remember it!"
"You're lying!" Wu Xu hit the table and Chen Jiuer was so frightened that he fell to his knees.
"Sir, the folk girl is telling the truth!"
Wu Xudao: "It's obviously your husband who came to find you. You acted like a fool and refused to go home, but you also entangled Bai Denglang, my subordinate. Your husband and Bai Denglang had a dispute, and both of them were injured. Are you afraid of me?
Punishment, but made up such a lie!"
Chen Jiuer shook his head desperately: "Sir, I was wronged, I didn't lie!"
"How dare you speak so harshly!" Wu Xu shouted angrily, "Come here, give me ten lashes and put me in jail!"
Chen Jiuer screamed for injustice, but the Qing Deng Lang who was in charge of the punishment ignored him. He stepped forward and knocked her down, tore off her red skirt, and beat her ten times, leaving two white plump peach petals, and the skin and flesh were bruised.
Chen Jiuer burst into tears and was thrown into prison.
Wu Xu announced his withdrawal and everyone left, leaving only Meng Shizhen and Xu Zhiqiong.
The verdict of this case was outrageous. Not only was Chen Jiuer wronged, but Xu Zhiqiong was also wronged.
Why did I have a quarrel with his husband? If you put it this way, who did I become?
But Xu Zhiqiong remained silent. He knew that Wu Xu must have his reasons for doing this.
Seeing that everyone had left, Meng Shizhen came to Wu Xu and saluted: "Qianhu, Zhiqiong and I told you everything before. That man is really not her man, he is just a tooth..."
"How do you know he is a gangster? Is there any evidence? Is there any physical evidence?"
Meng Shizhen stuttered and said: "Then, then he, he used the usual methods of people..."
"It's the usual thing, it's the usual thing! You go to the prison and use your usual method to ask the woman to draw out the scar."
"Draw it?"
Wu Xu frowned and said: "If you don't draw it, how can you write it? Do you think that woman can read? Remember, you have to stay in the prison. When she draws it, when will you go home."
"Qianhu, I will take a rest tomorrow..."
"Why are you taking a bath? An old bachelor only knows how to visit teahouses and spend money. I think that woman has a good appearance. You can save two money and go to the prison to take a bath with her."
Meng Shizhen left reluctantly, and Wu Xu asked Xu Zhiqiong: "How is your injury?"
"They are all flesh wounds, nothing serious."
"Are you taking a break today?"
Xu Zhiqiong nodded, thinking that I also had to go to the prison to rest, right?
Fortunately, Wu Xu was not so cruel: "Go get some money and medicine, go home and recuperate. There is another thing I want you to do. Go to the Peach Blossom shed and tell the boss that this dancer was taken away by her husband."
Okay, let this matter go and ask him not to make any noise.
Also, tell Qiao Shungang to arrange for another person to go to Beiyuan to patrol the night. Meng Shizhen will stay in the prison for a while. If no one is guarding her, the woman will die in the blink of an eye. You should be careful yourself. Xiu Mu is here.
Day, don't wander around, it's best to stay in the Yamen after you finish your work."
Staying in the Yamen?
That's not possible. The meritorious service has not been exchanged. If you go to punish the evildoers in the yamen, your identity will be exposed easily.
Xu Zhiqiong knew that Wu Xu was protecting himself.
Wu Xu decided a confusing case just to protect Chen Jiuer.
Xu Zhiqiong thought of this. Ever since Chen Jiuer saw the scar, her situation has changed fundamentally.
In the beginning, she was just the target of Ren Yazi, a simple kidnapping victim.
When she saw the scar, she became a witness, a witness who could identify the key person.
According to experience in previous lives, human trafficking is usually committed by gangs. As long as the key figures are found, one can follow the clues and uncover a gang.
This also explains the behavior of the eighth-grade eunuch. During the battle, his first target was not Xu Zhiqiong. His first target was the dancer. When the dancer saw his scar, he had to kill her to silence her.
But what kind of scar is so iconic?
Also, Wu Xu locked up Chen Jiuer to protect her, but why did he have to beat her up?
Why must Meng Shizhen protect her personally?
Is there a spy in the government office?
We will investigate this matter in the future. We must first do what Wu Xu ordered us to do.
Xu Zhiqiong went to find Qiao Shungang first. Qiao Shungang was not in the hut, he was in the execution room.
Shi Chuan was tied up on the torture rack, and Dong Qingshan of Qingdeng waved his whip and beat him hard!
Qiao Shungang was eating mutton and drinking wine, with a ferocious look on his face that made the hair stand on end.
Xiao Songting was sitting next to him drinking wine. Yesterday, Shi Chuan bit Xu Zhiqiong and "falsely accused" him of killing Wang Shijie. This move angered Green Lantern Qiao Shungang, who almost beat Shi Chuan in the lobby.
Xiao Songting promised Qiao Shungang that he would give Qiao Shungang an explanation when the matter was over.
How to explain?
Giving gifts and apologizing? Treating guests to dinner?
Qiao Shungang is not short of money, nor is he short of food. He is a green light man and a member of the sixth grade of Baihu. He lacks this tone!
Xiao Songting naturally knew the rules, and more importantly, he had the order from the red lantern man, and he had to take action against Shi Chuan.
After Wu Xu calmed down the matter, Xiao Songting simply offered two things at once and asked Dong Qingshan to kidnap Shi Chuan and give him a severe lesson.
After being whipped dozens of times, Shi Chuan was so painful that he cried for his father and mother. When he saw Xu Zhiqiong coming, Dong Qingshan temporarily stopped and told Shi Chuan to shut his mouth and keep quiet.
Xu Zhiqiong conveyed Wu Xu's instructions to Qiao Shungang. Qiao Shungang was surprised: "Let Lao Meng stay in prison? What happened to that woman? Don't you say she was abducted by a man? Why did she become a married woman again?"
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Xu Zhiqiong said with a bitter look on his face: "I, I don't know why thousands, thousands, thousands of households..."
"Stop it! Since it's Qianhu's order, we won't discuss it any more. Just do what Qianhu ordered..." As soon as Xu Zhiqiong was about to complain, Qiao Shungang quickly blocked his mouth and didn't ask any questions that shouldn't have been asked.
, Don’t say what you shouldn’t say, “I’ll find Lao Qingdeng to go to Beiyuan tonight, and you can go back to recuperate. By the way, Zhiqiong, this boy Shi Chuan has made you suffer a lot, so you should also fight him twice.”
Let’s vent our anger.”
Dong Qingshan handed the whip to Xu Zhiqiong, and Shi Chuan said with tears in his eyes: "Zhiqiong, I'm not pointing it at you, I just want to show off in front of the red light man. Zhiqiong, please forgive me for being so noble."
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Seeing that Shi Chuan was covered in bloodstains, Xu Zhiqiong did not take Dong Qingshan's whip, but turned around and said to Qiao Shungang: "Baihu, I can't do it."
Qiao Shungang glared and said: "You silly boy, if you are tied up here, he will not be merciful to you! Listen to me, give me a couple of strokes to relieve your anger!"
Xu Zhiqiong let out a long sigh: "We are all colleagues. Two, two strokes are not necessary. One, one stroke is enough. I, I don't need the whip. Well, that one hurts too much."
Qiao Shungang smiled and said: "With your hands? If you want to punch him, it would be too easy for him... No, Zhiqiong, what are you doing with that?"
Xu Zhiqiong took out the soldering iron from the charcoal stove.
Shi Chuan screamed repeatedly, and Xiao Songting stepped forward to dissuade him: "Zhiqiong, that's enough. We are all colleagues. You can't do this. Old Qiao, please say something!"
Xu Zhiqiong was Qiao Shungang's man, Qiao Shungang didn't speak, and Xiao Songting didn't dare to say too much.
Looking at Shi Chuan's pitiful appearance, Qiao Shungang sighed and said, "Zhiqiong, this is your fault. You can't burn his robe. That's Biao Chi's robe, and that's the face of our lantern-carrying man!"
Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "I'll take off his clothes!"
Qiao Shungang nodded and said, "That's right."
Xiao Songting was anxious: "This, this is not okay, Zhiqiong, you can't mess around!"
Xu Zhiqiong acted as if he hadn't heard anything and walked towards Shi Chuan with the soldering iron.
Xiao Songting was not his leader. As long as Qiao Shungang didn't speak, Xu Zhiqiong would never stop.
Qiao Shungang couldn't speak, and he was itching with hatred that Shi Chuan almost ruined his career.
Looking at the red soldering iron, Shi Chuan wailed: "Zhiqiong, I can't do it, I can't do it, brother Zhiqiong, brother Zhiqiong, Zhiqiong..."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "Brother Shi, look, look, I scared you so much, I, I just said it casually, can I really burn you?"
Shi Chuan let out a long breath and said, "Brother, you scared me so much that my heart almost jumped out of my chest just now. I knew you were a person who valued friendship..."
Tsk!
The soldering iron was placed on my heart.
Xu Zhiqiong is really impressed.
A burst of thick smoke came and Shi Chuan fainted.
"Okay, happy!" Qiao Shungang drank a glass of wine, stood up and said, "This matter is over!"
On the way home, Xu Zhiqiong kept thinking about a question.
Shi Chuan paid such a heavy price because he said something he shouldn't have said.
Then why does he still get into trouble?
What's the reason behind this?
Zhang Deng Yamen is far more complicated than imagined.