Chapter Six: Prison Temple God, Interrogation of Qingfeng
"Oh?"
"How can we see it?"
Tie Tang was not angry. He 'knew' Duan Jingrui and didn't know anything about him.
Compared with Qingfeng, Duan Jingrui is undoubtedly a more outstanding talent. At a young age, he has already cultivated the secret realm of the physical body to the level of Yijin Dzogchen.
Moreover, this person has a calm personality, is impartial and quite capable in doing things.
If Tietang hadn't been so well known as the 'Magic Catcher'...he should be the chief arrester of Yuncheng.
"Duan has worked with the Qingxian arrester for five years. Based on my understanding of him... Qingxian arrester should not be able to commit such a murder." Duan Jingrui still stated calmly.
"Tiemou also feels that Qingxian Jia is not a ruthless person, but he is indeed a suspect. Let me interrogate him and I will find out."
Duan Jingrui bowed slightly and said calmly: "What the Chief Inspector said is absolutely true. I am waiting for good news."
Tie Tang had already intended to interrogate Qing Feng, and his expression did not change when he heard this. He nodded and walked towards the prison.
After he left, the inspector's hall instantly exploded.
"Brother Duan, what do you think? Is that guy Qingfeng the murderer?"
"Didn't Master Duan just say that? Are you deaf or something?"
"But Mr. Tie seems to think that Mr. Qingxian is the murderer. He solves cases like a god. He has never been unjust, false or wrong, and he will never be wrongly targeted."
"He's just a suspect. The chief arrest officer hasn't made a definite charge yet, so don't make false claims."
"A suspect is not a criminal. We have been working as a police officer for so many years. Who doesn't know this? I didn't expect...that a person like Qing County's police officer could be so cruel."
"If Qingfeng collapses... I wonder who will fill the vacancy?" Someone murmured, but it caused a commotion among everyone.
The biggest difference between county police officers and ordinary blue-clad police officers... is that the former have already entered the rank, and are officials from the ninth rank.
Moreover, the county police officer controls a city's police officers, second only to the chief police officer, and is one of the least powerful representative positions.
It's much better than the officials of the county government, the grain department and the treasury envoy, the clerical minister, the criminal department and the prison department, etc. who are also ranked in the ninth rank.
Even some officials from the eighth rank to the eighth rank do not have as much actual power as county arresters.
No one is jealous of this position!
"Okay, do you have nothing to do? Are you talking here?" Duan Jingrui scolded softly, looking in the direction Tie Tang left, slightly entranced.
............
The prison was not far from the Superintendent's Hall. Tie Tang passed through the small gate named "Kui Guang" and arrived at a place that the people of Yuncheng avoided.
Two thick fragrant spring trees hold up an archway, and in the middle hangs a plaque with black characters on a yellow background, with the word "Prison" written on it.
The entrance is two black doors, solemn and solemn, but also a bit strange and gloomy.
After stepping through the gate, a big word "Prison" came to face, and two yellow-haired old dogs and three black dogs ran towards Tietang happily, wagging their tails.
Entering the prison gate, turn right to see the Prison Temple, a cave-style building with a clay statue enshrined inside.
This statue is about half a foot tall, has a stern face, wears a crown on its head, and holds a code of law. There is a creeping Haechi beast in front of the right side of the seat.
There is a red pillar on each side, with the words "Ming Yu Wu Xing" written on the left and "Yibi Wu Jiao" written on the right.
Tie Tang understands the establishment of prisons in the county government.
But with the temple and the divine case... it really exceeded his expectation.
The ‘Prison God’ enshrined in the Prison Temple is Gao Tao, who is known as the ancestor of justice.
He built prisons, managed prisons, and carried out punishments. It is said that he was the earliest prison official.
When criminals are first imprisoned or before being sent to prison after being sentenced, they must worship the prison god.
At the beginning.
Tie Tang thought it was because people here were superstitious.
Later, when I thought about it carefully...I couldn't help but get a chill down my back.
Although Gao Tao is a very ancient person, he is probably still alive in this world where immortals and Buddhas still exist, and ghosts and gods coexist!
The various sacred things enshrined in this world—all of them are real!
Glancing at the Hell Temple, Tie Tang had no intention of going in to worship. He avoided the black dog underneath him that kept rubbing his calves and walked towards the cell.
The words "prison" and "prison" are broken down here.
Suspects like Qingfeng who have not yet been charged with specific crimes are all detained in cells.
Only when the person actually goes to court and is sentenced will he be imprisoned in the prison cell.
Before taking two steps, Tie Tang stopped.
Behind him, a detective in blue with sweat on his forehead and breathing heavily rushed up.
It’s Yuan Hua!
"The chief arrester, I just made a secret visit. Qingfeng left home after midnight last night.
No one had seen him until midnight today.
During these six hours...none of them, including his relatives, saw him."
"Oh? Things are getting interesting." Tie Tang looked strange.
Originally I just wanted to be clean and tidy, so I wouldn’t make any mistakes, but I was really deceived by myself, right?
But this alone doesn't mean anything.
There was no alibi when the crime occurred, which is perfectly normal.
If someone can prove your alibi no matter when or where you are, then there really is a ghost.
"Go to the Clinic and follow Wang Lingshi. Once the autopsy finds anything, come back and tell me immediately.
If you infer the specific time of death, please come back and notify me first."
"Here!"
Yuan Hua nodded and agreed, turned around and left in a hurry.
Whether Qingfeng is the murderer or not is not Tie Tang's biggest concern at the moment.
He wants to know more...
Does Qingfeng want to get rid of the real culprit behind him?
"Although the power of county arrests is not small, it is wishful thinking to command the arsenal and suppress the army in You County...
But this guy has been working in Yuncheng for many years, so he might know someone."
After clearing his mind, Tie Tang saw the leisurely Qingfeng under the leadership of the prison warden.
Qingfeng is a county arrester after all.
The entire prison system, including the warden, is controlled by the police.
The chief catcher arrested the county police officer as a suspect, which to them was like the first-in-command beating the second-in-command. Neither the agents nor the guards wanted to be involved too deeply, let alone the jailers.
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Except for the lightest iron shackles on his feet, Qingfeng had no other restraints on his body. Even before Tie Tang arrived, he was talking and laughing with the jailer.
However, after Tie Tang entered the door, the atmosphere in the cell undoubtedly dropped to freezing point.
Wow!
Qingfeng stood up, grabbed the railing in front of him with both hands and shouted: "Tie Tang, don't play tricks on me, let me go quickly, this county government is not a place where you can cover the sky with one hand."
"Even after being imprisoned, you still keep talking? Qingxian County arrest... Do you not know where this place is?"
After saying this, Tie Tang shook his hand back, and a jailer brought an imperial chair and placed it behind him.
Da Ma Jin Dao sat down, and the discerning jailer next to him had already started making tea. Tie Tang said calmly: "Qing Feng, your interrogation will now officially begin.
You have the right to remain silent, but everything you say may be used as evidence in court, do you understand?"
Tie Tang subconsciously said a 'Miranda warning', but saw Qingfeng looking confused.
"What the hell are you doing? Just ask whatever you want. I didn't kill anyone, so don't try to accuse me wrongly.
If you want to use severe torture to extract a confession, and you have to beat yourself up... hum, I will sue you to the Supervisory Hall and you will be pulled down."
Supervisory Hall?
Tie Tang was happy.
The Great Shang Dynasty had only one Supervisory Hall.
Set up in the holy capital of the imperial dynasty - Chaoge!
This is the highest judicial institution on earth. The cases it handles are all heinous, and the people involved are even more unbelievable.
It is rumored that the Supervisory Hall has interrogated immortals and gods in heaven and solved unsolved cases in the underworld. It has even imprisoned countless great criminals in the hall, which are extremely evil in the world.
Idle cases never reach the Supervisory Hall.
It has three subordinate agencies: the Supervisory Capital, the Supervisory County and the Supervisory Yuan.
Only matters that cannot be handled by the Supervisory Office can be reported to the Supervisory Palace.
It’s just an unsolved case at a racecourse. Not to mention thirteen people died, even if thirteen hundred people died, this case would never reach the Supervisory Hall.
Qingfeng was just pulling the tiger's skin, trying to scare Tie Tang.
"Stop talking nonsense, you and I, as colleagues, will naturally not use weapons rashly.
But if you are full of nonsense and don’t tell the truth...then it’s Tie’s fault.”
"Just ask!" Qingfeng also calmed down, picked up a few bunches of thatch and put them under him, and sat up cross-legged calmly.
"Okay!"
Tie Tang was very satisfied, looked at Qingfeng carefully, and asked abruptly.
"On the second day of February, where are you and what do you want to do?"