When the sun shone on the white curtain of the window, Xiao Chen finally opened his hazy eyes.
When he came back last night, Xiao Chen specially burned a pile of paper money for Wang San under the huge old locust tree in the yard.
It has been almost half a month since Wang San was killed and today Dongchang reported to the court and convicted Liao Xianghe. In the past half month, Xiao Chen has been looking for the real culprit who killed Wang San day and night. Now, in his heart
The stone finally fell to the ground, and the sleep seemed particularly sweet.
Stretching, Xiao Chen accidentally saw the oblate animal skin flask on the table, and Xiao Chen remembered what Liao Xianghe said to him last night.
He didn't believe that any of this was true, but he knew that before he died, Liao Xianghe did not make up a story that had nothing to do with the case to deceive himself.
Originally, Xiao Chen planned to go to Qinghe Store today to see San'er and the royal family leader whom he had not seen for a long time, and tell them the news that the culprit of the whole conspiracy had been arrested. There were also four people who stayed behind on the grounds of learning literacy.
In the Wang family, the captain of Dongchang who secretly protects the safety of the entire Wang family can also be withdrawn.
But when I think about it, the factory owner will report the case to the emperor today. According to the emperor's arrogant and solemn character of all things, it is not impossible to make a decision.
Although Liao Xianghe was his prisoner, and although he tried every means to destroy his state of mind, Xiao Chen didn't know why he couldn't refuse the last sentence, "Come give me a ride on the day I hit the road."
After a night of neglect, there was only a fist-sized ball of fire left in the stove.
After getting out of bed, he put on the Dongchang standard quick boots placed beside the bed. Xiao Chen picked up the charcoal next to the stove, added six or seven pieces in a row, and stabbed it a few times with the iron bar next to him.
The burned ashes fell on the stove, and then he opened the wooden door of the room and walked out.
On a clear winter day in the north, the sky is exceptionally blue.
As if afraid of staining this deep blue, not a single white cloud appeared in the sky.
Several large black and white magpies were chirping and picking up dry branches, reinforcing the old nest where they once gave birth to their children.
A black dot rushed down from high altitude.
The big magpie threw away the branches in its mouth in panic and quickly hid under the eaves under the big tree.
The black spot lost its target, drew a graceful arc in the sky, then shot straight into the blue sky, hovering under the sun.
Looking up at the peregrine falcon that was still circling, getting higher and higher, Xiao Chen seemed to have seen himself, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He only hoped that this peregrine falcon was a real wild king and not a trapped one.
Pets bred in captivity for pleasure.
He swung his arms in the air a few times, took a few deep breaths of refreshing yet cold air, walked out of the door, and walked towards the Dongchang Prison.
When he walked into the prison door, a strong smell of chicken soup drifted into Xiao Chen's nose.
"Du Shaoqin, this guy has a good meal for the day." Thinking in his mind, Xiao Chen opened the door of the stove room.
"Why are you alone in the stove room today?" Xiao Chen asked, looking at the empty room.
Du Shaoqin looked up, saw Xiao Chen, and patted the small stool next to him with his hand: "You call Dongchang Prison your home now. Don't you feel worried if you don't come here for a day? Come and sit here."
"No, I feel uncomfortable not seeing you today." Xiao Chen chuckled, walked over, and sat on the stool.
"Put me down, do you think you are really here to see me? You can't let go of your criminals, right?" Du Shaoqin rolled his eyes at Xiao Chen, stood up, opened the lid of the iron pot on the stove, and stirred with a spoon.
Stirred.
After looking around, Xiao Chen said: "Where are the people? This stove room is usually very lively, why are you alone today?"
After the lid of the price pot was closed, Du Shaoqin sat down again: "Since Liao Xianghe, Fusi, Beizhen, was imprisoned in our Dongchang Prison, I have increased the manpower in each position. As a result, the number of 100 people seems to be stretched thin.
No, I just changed my post at dawn, and I’m all sleeping now.”
"Do you want us to ask the factory owner to send an additional hundred and ten people to the prison?" Xiao Chen turned around and asked.
It is important to investigate and handle cases outside, and it is even more important to capture the criminals and bring them back to guard. Currently, there are only a dozen prisoners in the Dongchang Prison, and the prison guards are already stretched thin. If the venue is expanded and the number of prisoners is increased in the future, there will be no way to keep busy.
"Just carry it like this for now. When the prison is expanded in the future, there will definitely not be enough people for the hundred and ten people." Du Shaoqin threw a piece of charcoal into the stove.
Looking at the other party, Xiao Chen said: "Today, the factory owner has gone to the palace to report the case. The case will be concluded soon. By then, we will kill those who should be killed and let go of those who should be released, so manpower will not be so tight.
Already."
"When will the decision be finalized?"
"I don't know about this. It depends on the emperor's mood." Xiao Chen said, staring at the blue flames emitted by the charcoal in the furnace.
Based on Liao Xianghe's confession, this case can be concluded at any time.
Although there were many conspiracies and many people died, in the final analysis, it was just caused by some minor conflicts between Jin Yiwei and Dongchang competing for favor.
The emperor would definitely not be satisfied with such a result, but if he provoked the emperor's power, Liao Xianghe would have to be killed. Xiao Chen had a hunch that even if the case was settled according to the competition for favor, after killing Liao Xianghe, the emperor would definitely summon him.
, ask yourself what you really think about the case.
If that time comes, Xiao Chen really doesn't know whether he should tell the emperor his doubts, or just repeat it according to Liao Xianghe's confession, and everyone will be happy.
"Have you made Duan Shixiong's concubine's bone soup today?" Xiao Chen asked.
"There are no big bones today, so I can only make chicken soup for her." Du Shaoqin pursed his lips, "No, this pot of chicken soup belongs to her."
Xiao Chen nodded and said with a smile: "After a few days of hard work, the Emperor has finalized the decision. Shixiong can resume his official position and return to Changping Prefecture with his concubine."
"You are just an executioner with a Bodhisattva heart." Du Shaoqin smiled and used his elbow to lift Xiao Chen next to him.
"They are all innocent victims, but compared with those who lost their lives, they are also lucky." Xiao Chen said.
"They are lucky because they met you. If it were anyone else, this concubine would still want to drink bone soup, so go ahead and drink it in your dreams. Okay, this pot of chicken soup has been simmering for almost two hours, I will give it to her
Let someone serve it." Du Shaoqin chuckled and stood up.
Looking at the fragrant pot of chicken soup, Xiao Chen wanted to ask Liao Xianghe what he had given him for breakfast. But for a moment he didn't know how to ask.
