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Chapter 80 Prison Situation ([-])

The morning fog has not yet cleared, as if dots around Jinling, the most solemn and solemn yamen, still can't conceal the majesty and solemnity inside, there is a lot of people outside the courtroom, this is understandable, the law and order in Jinling has always been very good, and this county It is extremely rare to go to the government yamen to beat the drums and protest grievances. There must be a lot of people who come to watch. What's more, there are so many students who are so mighty.

Above the courtroom, two rows of guards were solemn, holding killing sticks, standing neatly on both sides. In the middle, there was a young man kneeling down and looking down, waiting quietly. Next to him was a corpse covered with a white cloth.

"Snapped"

In the yamen, with a slap of the gavel, Chen Zhiyun, the magistrate of Jinling, sat down slowly in an official uniform, and said, "I am promoted!"

Immediately, the policemen in the court all said in unison: "Shengtang..."

The voice was loud, the killing stick hit the floor, it was unusually solemn and solemn, the whole yamen seemed to change suddenly, even the fog outside became much smaller, and the people who were talking a lot stopped.

All the judges were ready, and after quieting down, Chen Zhiyun glanced at everyone inside and outside the courtroom, and said loudly: "Who is beating the drums to complain, let's talk in the hall!"

The young man who was kneeling in the hall kowtowed and said: "Caomin see the elder."

Sitting behind the case, Chen Zhiyun raised his voice and asked, "Why are you beating the drums and what are you complaining about? Come and tell me one by one."

The young man burst into tears before he spoke, and said with a choked voice: "Master Qingtian, the little Ou Si, is the servant of Lin Ou's family, the governor of Qingzhou, and accompanied my young master to participate in the rural examination. Last night, my young master met at the inn who participated in the rural examination together." Du Ruo, a scholar, was traveling together, at that time, there was chaos on the street, and we ran away, but I could see very clearly that my young master was with Du Ruo."

"However, one night passed, and my young master didn't come back, so I went to ask. Du Ruo's servant said that Du Ruo had come back last night. I wanted to ask, but Du Ruo's servant said that Du Ruo was still sleeping. I went out to look for it myself, I didn't expect... I didn't expect..."

When Ou Si said this, he burst into tears again, and said, "Unexpectedly, when I saw my young master again, it was already...already..."

While speaking, Ou Si looked at a dead body covered by a white cloth.

Chen Zhiyun frowned, and said: "According to what you said, it is very likely that your young master died at the hands of Du Ruo. However, this is just your one-sided opinion. The truth remains to be investigated. Come on, bring the suspect Xu Lin !"

The voice spread far from the lobby, and immediately, everyone looked towards the entrance of the courtroom. The hundred or so students crowded outside the courtroom were a little riotous, while Hei Tou and the other two members of the Juyi Gang were holding their knives tightly. .

Outside the gate of the court, two figures slowly appeared.

It was Xue Hongyi and Du Ruo who were the captors. They had been waiting outside for a long time, and it was after they arrived that Chen Zhiyun was promoted.

Du Ruo raised her eyes slightly, her expression was flat, her black hair was blown by the wind, and a few scattered strands covered her pale cheeks, her eyes were very flat.

He heard all the questions and answers between Owenfeng's servant and the prefect Chen Zhiyun just now in the courtroom. He quietly looked at the words "Mirror hangs high" on the courtroom, and slowly moved his eyes down to look at the corpse.

After a slight pause, Du Ruo waved his sleeves and strode in.

When Du Ruo came in, Chen Zhiyun in the courtroom couldn't help sizing up Du Ruo, and Du Ruo also sized up this well-known prefect of Jinling, who looked thin and majestic.

"Du Ruo, a student from Shu Middle School, has met the magistrate."

Du Ruo bowed slightly to perform the salute, and did not kneel on the ground like Ou Si. The state of Qin did not like the ceremony of kneeling and worshiping. Even in the court, even the emperor would not kneel unless there were special circumstances. According to the laws of Great Qin, People with meritorious service, even defendants, would not kneel before officials.

"Du Ruo, I want to ask you whether what Ou Si said is true, do you have something to say?" Chen Zhiyun asked.

Du Ruozhi said politely: "My lord, the students request to have a look at Brother Ou's face."

Chen Zhiyun thought for a while, nodded slightly, and said, "Yes."

Du Ruo looked at Ou Si, and Ou Si looked at Du Ruo, but did not stop him.

Slowly lifted the white cloth, revealing a bloodless face, it was Owenfeng who was still together a few hours ago, but at this time Owenfeng had no vital signs, there was a scratch on his neck, blood Drenched with clothes and dried up.

Du Ruo watched quietly, and the scenes of being with Ou Wenfeng last night emerged in her mind, and she sighed deeply.

no extra thoughts,

Not cold-blooded, but indifferent,

Life and death are ruthless, naturally!

He actually admired Ou Wenfeng very much. Whether it was his talent, thought, life style or personality, he could be called a gentleman. At least, during the time he spent with him, Du Ruo was still very comfortable and willing to make this friend.

He never expected that when he woke up, this new friend would appear in front of him in such a way.

"My lord," Du Ruo took a deep breath, stood up, and said, "My lord should have known about the brawl on Zhuangyuan Street last night. Brother Ou and I both participated in it. Afterwards, as little brother Ou Si said, indeed It was I who left with Brother Ou."

"What happened after that?" Chen Zhiyun asked.

"Afterwards, brother Ou and I hid in a friend's house in order to avoid being arrested by the police. We didn't leave and came back together until about ugly. We went back to the inn together. It was really late when we came back. Everyone has already rested, and the fourth little brother Ou didn't live with Brother Ou, so it's normal not to know."

Chen Zhiyun said seriously: "Are you sure you returned to the inn together? Can someone testify for you?"

"There should be," Du Ruo said, "Brother Ou and I came back late last night, but I remember that there were still some shops and small vendors that were not closed. You can check it out, someone should have seen me last night." With Brother Ou."

Chen Zhiyun pondered for a moment, patted the gavel, and said, "Well, since that's the case, I'll send someone to investigate, but Du Ruo, you are still the number one suspect until you are confirmed, so the government has decided to arrest you. You are temporarily in custody, do you...do you have any doubts?"

"No." Du Ruo cupped his hands.

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Following Chen Zhiyun's final word, Xue Hongyi led Du Ruo out.

A group of students were still gathered outside the courtroom.

Du Ruo took two steps, turned around and cupped his hands and said, "Shan Jiang will remember your kindness, but this is a Yamen, so please go back and wait for the news!"

Zhao Bei stood at the front and said, "Brother Du, don't worry, we will definitely assist the Yamen, help you find witnesses, and let you come out as soon as possible!"

Du Ruo smiled and cupped his hands.

"Let's go," said Xue Hongyi next to him, "I'll help you find witnesses later!"

Following Xue Hongyi to the outside of the prison in the Jinling government office, Xue Hongyi stopped suddenly and whispered a few words to the two jailers who were about to hand over the documents. The two guards nodded and took the documents.

When passing by Xue Hongyi, Xue Hongyi suddenly said softly: "The Canglang gang is very powerful... You should pay more attention to safety, I will help you find witnesses as soon as possible."

Du Ruo smiled slightly, but didn't speak. When he showed up in the courtroom, he knew that he would definitely be targeted by the Wolf Gang. However, he didn't expect Xue Hongyi, who seemed unreasonable, to remind him.

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Xue Hongyi watched Du Ruo being brought into the prison by the guards, and a policeman beside him came over and whispered, "Boss, I think there is something wrong with Du Ruo, something is very wrong."

Xue Hongyi turned around and asked in confusion, "Why?"

The catcher said: "He doesn't look like a scholar in his teens. I have been on duty for so many years, and I have arrested many people, but only a few years ago, we had a county magistrate in Jinling, who was a dignified sixth-rank student. Members are as mediocre as Du Ruo, and they can't even compare."

Xue Hongyi nodded, and said, "Go and find out the identity of Du Ruo, whether he is a murderer or not, it's worth checking."

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It was different from the mess Du Ruo had imagined. There were not many people shouting hysterically, and there were no jailers showing off their power to bully the prisoners.

Walking all the way in, there are quite a lot of cells, and there are also a lot of prisoners, but they are all sitting or standing, very quiet.

Du Ruo was brought by a jailer to cell No. 17. At a glance, there were more than a dozen people, and Chu Tian was sitting in the corner, looking a little out of the crowd, with a hint of panic between his brows. When he saw Du Ruo In an instant, his eyes lit up.

Du Ruo looked at the serial number on the cell, looked at the jailer, and said, "You made a mistake, I should be in the custody room of Xuanzihao, this is the cell of Dizihao."

The jailer glanced at Du Ruo, did not speak, and took out the key to open the door on his own.

Du Ruo narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a slightly cold tone, "I want to see your prison boss."

The jailer pushed Du Ruo impatiently, but he didn't push. He said angrily, "If you are told to go in, you go in. Why is there so much nonsense? I don't care what your status is outside. When you come to this prison, you are a dragon." You have to keep it for me, what are you, there are quite a few high-ranking officials locked up here, and I have to give them all to me..."

Du Ruo turned around suddenly, looked down at the jailer, a blush flashed in his eyes, and said coldly: "I will come in for two or three days at most, if I don't die in these two or three days, do you believe that I will go out and kill your whole family?"

The jailer was already half a head shorter than Du Ruo, looked down by Du Ruo and threatened, he couldn't help taking a step back, swallowed his saliva, and said: "You are so bold, do you know where this is? ..."

Du Ruo didn't listen to the jailer's words at all, and took a step forward, put his hand on the jailer's shoulder, exerted a little force, the pain made the jailer's face deformed, and then said softly: "I, Du Ruo, have always kept my word and kept my word. Don't force me to speak!"

The jailer shook off Du Ruo's hand and took a few steps back, pointing at Du Ruo and stammering, "You...you..."

Du Ruo's face was cold, and he raised his eyes slightly,
An inexplicable pressure fell on the jailer, he swallowed his saliva, took back the words that had come to his lips, locked the cell door, and said viciously: "You boy wait, I'll call the cell boss!"

After the jailer locked the door and left, Chu Tian in the cell stood up frantically, cupped his hands through the railing and said, "Brother, you're here too."

Du Ruo was stunned for a moment, then looked at Chu Tianfang playfully.

Chu Tianfang also realized that there was something wrong with his attitude, and hurriedly explained: "Brother, I didn't mean that, it was just... just..."

"A little happy, right?" Du Ruo joked.

"No, no," Chu Tian said anxiously, "I didn't mean that, I just..."

"Okay, okay, brother Chu, don't worry, I'm just kidding, I understand what you mean, by the way, my name is Du Ruozi Shanjiang, and I am also from Sichuan."

Du Ruo has been in the rivers and lakes for so many years, and places like prisons are commonplace. Although the times are different, the nature is similar. He knows the tricks here better than many people.

Looking at Chu Tianfang's appearance, I'm afraid he has already suffered a lot. He is very haggard, and he is not at all as high-spirited as he was on Zhuangyuan Street last night. Now he suddenly sees Du Ruo, who is also a scholar, and has fought together. A strong sense of belonging and a sense of security.

This is human nature, just like when an ordinary person comes to a strange place and meets a person with a normal relationship, he will feel kind inexplicably.

"It turns out that Brother Du is also from Sichuan. What a coincidence, Brother Du, my name is Chu Tianfang!"

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps from the other end of the prison passage, and a prison head wearing a light blue uniform came over, followed by a dozen jailers holding whistle sticks, striding aggressively.

The prison chief seemed to be only in his thirties, and he looked quite majestic, with a big beard, raised eyebrows, and a very oppressive figure. When he walked in front of Du Ruo, he was nearly half the size of Du Ruo.

"It's you kid who wants to look for me?" The prison chief raised his whistle stick, pointed at Du Ruo and said viciously.

If ordinary people were frightened like this, they would lose a lot of courage. Du Ruo is no stranger to this kind of prison method, no matter what era it is, first suppress the prisoner's prestige.

Du Ruo looked at the cell boss with a blank expression, without saying a word.

Being looked at by Du Ruo with such eyes, the cell boss was extremely unnatural, and said angrily: "What are you looking at, you boy, behave yourself, I don't care what your status is outside, if you come here, you should be honest with me , I told you where you are, you just go to me in a proper manner, do you understand?"

Du Ruo said indifferently: "It seems that you are not going to show the rules today and insist on letting me stay in this prison cell?"

"Why, you are not convinced!" The prison chief waved his hand, and a dozen guards surrounded Du Ruo, and the prison chief said, "If you are not convinced, you can try!"

Du Ruo glanced around slightly, and was about to speak when Chu Tianfang in the cell hurriedly said: "Brother Du, don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive, people are under the eaves!"

Du Ruo turned to look at Chu Tianfang, who was in a mess and messed up, thought for a while, looked at the jailer, and said, "Yes, but don't regret it."

"Humph!"

The head of the cell snorted and asked someone to open the cell.

Everyone else in the cell was watching. A big man in the cell with a straw in his mouth just happened to look at the head of the prison. The head nodded slightly, and the big man hooked his mouth and looked at Du Ruo.

The cell door opened, Du Ruo flicked his sleeves slightly, stepped in, passed by the cell leader, stopped suddenly, and said in a low voice: "The Wolf Gang can't keep you, I told you!"

The cell leader who was about to leave suddenly stiffened. When he turned his head, Du Ruo had already entered the cell and smiled back at him.

　A chapter of more than 4000 words, yes.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)