Chapter 632 Prison
After receiving the news that the prisoner had been silenced, Zhu Pingan took Liu Mu to the Shuntian Mansion Prison without eating breakfast.
Originally Zhu Pingan was planning to go by himself, but Liu Mu and Liu Dadao were worried. Zhao Daying sent people to go against Zhu Pingan last time, and this time he went to the Shuntian Mansion Prison to silence him. This cruel guy, who knows if he will do any dirty tricks again, so Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and the others strongly opposed Zhu Ping'an going out alone.
Zhu Pingan thought for a while and took Liu Mu to the Shuntian Mansion Prison. Liu Mu was a calm man and had the best skill among the six. As for Liu Dadao and Zhu Pingan, they had other plans and did not Bring them all.
Their identity has been solved and they are hanging on a farm below the Linhuai Marquis Mansion. They no longer have to worry about road guidance and other issues.
Like other county yamen, the Shuntianfu Prison is also located at the Shuntianfu Yamen. After entering the Shuntianfu Yamen, pass through an open flat area, arrive in front of the Yimen, pass through the "Ghost Gate" corner passage on the west side, enter the second gate, and you are there. Shuntian Mansion Prison.
The drainage system of Shuntian Mansion is not very smooth. There is a lot of water in front of the prison door of Shuntian Mansion. A passage is built through blue stone bricks to enter the prison.
"Prison Prison"
In front of the prison, there is a blue and black stone brick with the word "Prison Prison" engraved on it, which is embedded in the bluestone brick wall. Ancient Chinese character books are read from left to right. These two characters are also the two characters "prison", which is simple and clear.
Four words are engraved on both sides of the outer wall of the prison. The left side is "There is no punishment for punishment" and the right side is "Don't hide the crime."
Zhu Ping'an looked up at the engraved stone bricks, and then walked along the passage lined with blue stone bricks towards the cell.
"Young master, be careful of the moss." Liu Mu followed, reminding Zhu Ping'an to be careful of the moss on the stone bricks. He soon entered the role of long follower and performed his duties conscientiously.
However, Zhu Pingan has not gotten used to it yet. Zhu Pingan has never been used to the feudal landlord class, such as long followers, book boys, maids, etc.
Zhu Ping'an showed his waist card, took the procedures he went through when entering the Yamen, and successfully entered the Shuntian Mansion Prison.
As soon as he entered the Shuntian Mansion Prison, Zhu Pingan smelled a strong musty smell. The prison was much lower than the outside. It was as if it was underground. It was already very damp. Coupled with yesterday's heavy rain, at this moment It was even more humid inside the prison, and the ground was a little muddy. I wonder if it was the rain that poured in last night.
The sky was gloomy outside, and the light inside the prison was even dim.
This place is like a corner cast aside by the world. The smell of sourness and mustiness has become the main smell here, and darkness has become the main color here.
The outside wind comes in through the vents. If the wind is stronger, it will sound like ghosts crying and wolves howling, penetrating into the prison. The wind that blew in was so gloomy and biting that it hit people and made goose bumps all over their bodies, making them very uncomfortable.
“Ah, let me out, let me out”
When the prisoners in the prison saw someone coming, some looked up numbly, and some huddled in the corner of the cell with mold. They were motionless on the smelly hay, and some were shaking and crying like they were nervous, holding on to the cell railings.
"Be honest!"
The accompanying jailer waved his whip and scolded one after another to maintain order in the prison.
Liu Mu entered the prison and looked at this scene in a daze.
Seeing this, Zhu Ping'an patted his shoulder, knowing that he was worried about his fellow villagers who were in prison in his hometown, and comforted him, "Don't worry, your fellow villagers will be free in a short time."< br>
“Thank you, sir.” Liu Mufu cheered up again.
Before meeting Zhu Pingan, he felt as if he was trapped in an endless darkness. He had no hope of rescuing his fellow villagers. Now that he met Zhu Pingan, he saw hope again. I don’t know why, but I just saw hope. Zhu Ping'an's figure was not tall, but in his eyes it was unusually tall, lighting up the darkness like a lighthouse.
Under the guidance of the jailer, Zhu Pingan led Liu Mu to the cell where the accident occurred.
Prefect Zhou Houjie was presiding over the work in the cell. Two co-workers from the government office were checking the cause of death of the prisoner. Several officers were checking carefully in the cell. Zhu Ping'an stepped forward to greet Prefect Zhou and stood quietly. next to them without disturbing their work.
"Your Majesty, these eight prisoners died of poisoning. The hall turned black, the lips turned purple, and there were bruises on the teeth marks, which are typical symptoms of poisoning. They were stiff but not hard. Judging from the time, , no more than two hours.”
After completing the inspection, report to Zhou Houjie.
This is really unreasonable!
He was poisoned and died in his prison cell!
Hearing this, Zhou Houjie looked gloomy, as if something like this had happened under his command, he felt like a lump in his throat. He glanced at the jailers on duty yesterday and ordered them to The situation is told from the beginning, without any concealment.
“Back to your lord, because of the violent storm last night, the cell was extremely cold, so I drank two glasses of wine to warm myself up, locked the cell door and went to sleep. This morning, I looked like As usual, when I got up to inspect the cell, I saw these prisoners lying on the floor of the cell in weird postures. I felt something was wrong, so I stepped forward to wake them up. There was no response for a long time. Xiao Xiao was worried that something had happened, so he opened the cell door and went in to check. As soon as he entered, Xiao Xiao felt that something had happened. The prisoners' faces were green and black, and they were motionless. Xiao Xiao squatted down and touched them. He was not breathing. Then, the younger one quickly reported the situation. "
The two jailers reported the whole story truthfully in front of Zhou Houjie.
"I have repeatedly given orders that prison affairs are of great importance, so be extremely careful. You are not allowed to drink alcohol while serving in prison! Why do you commit the same crime again and again?!" Zhou Houjie's expression became even worse.
"My lord, please forgive me, but I dare not lie to you. In order to warm my body, I drank two cups of lard which burned my heart. I really only drank two cups." The jailer knelt down and admitted his mistake. I beg for mercy, I regret it so much. The two of them were on duty last night. The prison was dark and damp, and they were wearing thin clothes. They wanted to drink two glasses of wine to warm themselves up. Two glasses of wine would not make anyone drunk and would not cause any trouble.
"Only drank two drinks?" Zhou Houjie was confused and glanced at the two of them with burning eyes. If he only drank two drinks, how could he not hear any sound last night? This is very unreasonable.
"It's really two cups, I dare not lie to you." The two jailers were like mincing garlic.
"Where is the wine you drank yesterday?" Zhou Houjie asked in a deep voice, "Bring it to me and let me inspect it."
The jailer did not dare to hide anything and shirk the blame, so he brought over the wine he drank last night and the remaining food and wine.
The two men each took a silver needle, stepped forward to inspect the wine and food, and inserted the silver needle into the wine and food respectively. The silver needle did not change color. The two gangsters looked a little doubtful, and then tried to check again, but there was still nothing wrong.
Under doubt, a man stepped forward and put his finger into the wine, then took it out, put it under his nose and sniffed it. Upon sniffing it, he looked shocked.
The other man did the same thing. He dipped his fingers into the wine and food, put them under his nose and sniffed them a few times, and his expression also changed.
"Replying to your lord, the wine and food are not poisonous, but someone has added something to the wine that can cause drowsiness." After the two checked, they came to Zhou Houjie to report. (End of chapter)