Soon, the sons of the two Shangshu lords were sentenced to beheaded by Qiu Houwen. No matter what the result is, the news will spread throughout Suzhou City tomorrow, and within three days, everyone in the capital will know about it.
In short, the name Zhang Dongtian is about to become popular. If anyone wants to ask him to sign, he must hurry up, because in the near future, this person will either be killed or rise to the top. Difficult…
There are many people involved in this case, and the officers and soldiers of the city defense belong to the local armed forces. Generally speaking, if the case involves the army, the higher authorities will become very sensitive. It is certain that a Beijing official will come down and check again. The question is what kind of role this person is.
But that's something later, time goes back to tonight.
Zhao Bian and Du Fengchun were dragged into the prison. Even though they were in good spirits at the beginning and kept threatening everyone in the prison, they shut up after a beating.
The person who beat them was not the jailer, but the inmates who were also in the same big prison. For some reason, the cells in this yamen were tight tonight, so they had to squeeze Zhao and Du into a cell with some other death row prisoners.
These two obviously have no experience in prison, and still go their own way, thinking that as long as they are ordinary people, they are easy to bully, so they paid a very heavy price...
In fact, this situation is very similar to the modern detention center. You two young masters just came in, and you have enough oil and water. You don’t have to eat for the first two days. Let the seniors share the food. Usually, you squat next to the toilet in that corner and stare at each other. If you perform well, you can come over after a while and give the prison boss a back and shoulder rub. If you don't behave well, you'll be with that toilet until your head is beheaded. Don't say that you are the son of Shangshu, you are the third prince of the Dragon King. When you enter this prison, you have to see whose fist is bigger to speak.
Both Zhao Bian and Du Fengchun grew up living in rich clothes and fine food. Since their youth, their hobbies have been traveling in mountains and rivers, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. Bad luck goes to jail.
These two never thought they would have today. If you ask them how they feel at this moment, they will definitely write a very long paper with the central theme in eight characters: "It's not that we don't report, the time has not yet come."
Their retribution has indeed come, but they are not yet desperate, because they think that their father must have a way to settle the matter, and then they will go to the lord to argue with that lord, now... or pretend to be obedient grandson.
On the other hand, Wang Xu, who was handcuffed, did not go back to the Zuixing Tower. After he was acquitted and released, he did not leave. He followed Mr. Zhang in a wretched manner, as if he wanted to go back to sleep with him...
"What are you doing?"
"I want to go to the back hall with you."
"Huh? Bold! Are you able to enter the back hall of this yamen?"
"I want to see Master Cat... oh no... it's Doctor Gu."
Mr. Zhang's eyes lit up. This Wang Xu clearly said the word "Master Cat" just now, which is the name engraved on the gold medal of the inner secret agent. Does he know the identity of Mr. Gu...
After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Dongtian felt that something was wrong. Although he was very happy to be a good official without any scruples today, when he thought about it carefully, besides punishing those two villains, Master Gu seemed to have helped Wang Xu from the side. , and this Wang Xu's martial arts skills are obvious to all, could it be that he is also...
"Well... you come with me." Master Zhang led the way, took Wang Xu to a room and sat down, then said: "Wait here."
It didn't matter to Wang Xu, he was tired from kneeling just now, and now he happened to sit down and rest for a while.
Not long after, Master Cat walked in.
"Where's Lao Zhang?" Wang Xu took a pot of tea and drank it, not treating himself as an outsider at all.
"I want to talk to you alone, so let him avoid it for a while." Master Cat raised his legs and said after sitting down.
"Oh, good, it will be much easier for me to talk."
Although Master Cat's voice was lazy, he couldn't figure out what kind of trick Wang Xu was: "How did you know you wanted to come to the back of the yamen to find me?"
"Hmph... Generally, when something unreasonable happens, I will think that you are behind the scenes, and I have to admit that you are indeed a good hand in conspiracy."
Master Cat smiled: "Hearing what you said, it seems that you know me very well? But I don't remember having an acquaintance like you."
Wang Xu put down the teapot: "Let me just say it straight, you and I are not from this world."
"Oh? I don't understand what you mean by that."
"It's like... One day, you woke up from your bed and found yourself back in the Three Kingdoms era, and there, you met some acquaintances, but they don't remember their original identities, and they don't even know you."
This statement seemed a bit bizarre to the ancients, but Master Cat didn't seem to be unable to understand: "Oh... that is to say, this is the situation you are in now?"
Wang Xu nodded: "Yes, and you are one of the people I know, and the only one who can give me an answer in this situation."
Master Cat fell into deep thought: "In this way, it's not surprising that he can call me "Master Cat" when he sees me, maybe he already knew..."
Wang Xu has never seen Master Cat spend so long reasoning, because of the limitations of knowledge in this era, it is still quite difficult to answer everything around him.
"Your statement is so unbelievable that it is difficult to explain it with common sense, but let me assume that what you said is true. I will discuss it with you after I go back and think it through."
Wang Xu seemed relieved: "Well, anyway, you know where to find me." After he finished speaking, he got up and left.
Shui Yingyao appeared again like a ghost: "Do you really believe him?"
Master Cat didn't answer, but shook his head and smiled, "Yingyao... you also come in and out of the back hall of this yamen like your own home, isn't that good?"
"Can't you talk to me more seriously?"
"Okay, okay... Let me tell you my opinion. First of all, I assume that what he said is all false, but what is the purpose? Is it to use these words to cover up that he knows the code name 'Master Cat'? Don't you Don't you think any other reason is better than this explanation
The second assumption is that he is simply a lunatic, which I don’t think is the case. I think he is not only not crazy, but most of the time he is pretending to be confused, but in fact he knows everything in his heart.
Then there is only one last hypothesis left, and what he said is all the truth... "
Shui Yingyao interrupted: "If everything he said is true, then you shouldn't exist at all, it's impossible."
"It may not be possible. I will think about it slowly... I hope you don't report this matter for the time being."
"Hmph... why should I listen to you?"
"Hehe... Although you say so, you will actually listen to me..."