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The bullock carts were driving forward. The prison was located in the northwest corner of the city, surrounded by walls and watchtowers at the four corners. When you climb up to the tower, you can have an unobstructed view of the prison.
He didn't stop until he reached the prison, and a police officer got out of the car and entered.
The cell was very dark, and its foundations were all made of large bluestones. There was a passage in the middle, and wooden fences on both sides of the passage separated cells of different sizes. Each cell was separated by rough wood.
The first thing I felt when I entered the door was the smell. There was a toilet in each room, which gave off a strong smell. The second thing was the dampness, and the straw inside was so wet that it was dripping with water.
Ji Dan felt a sense of disgust. Even though he had been a head catcher for so long, he still couldn't get used to the smell of prison, so he went forward and found a guard on duty. When he saw Ji Dan, he saluted: "Sir."
After hearing this, Ji Dan looked over and asked, "Where is Tian Yu Dian Shi now?"
After listening to the words in front of him, the officer's face suddenly became frightened, as if he was talking about a scary person.
"Arrest the head, the warden is interrogating the prisoners in the torture room." The officer said, his face turned pale. Seeing this, Ji Dan frowned and said, "Take me there."
"Yes, head arrest." The officer led Ji Dan forward, and when he reached the door of the torture room, the officer handed him over and said, "Sir, we have arrived."
Listening to the officer's words, Ji Dan opened the door, and the officer on one side left in a hurry, not wanting to stay for a moment.
Ji Dan entered the torture room. There was a strong fishy smell inside, which was different from the foul smell. The smell of it made him want to vomit.
The two prisoners lay unconscious on the grass bunk, their clothes were stuck to their bodies with blood, and the pus and blood were covered with tiny white maggots. In front of them, a tied man was wailing: "I'll attack, I'll attack, sir, you kill me" Me, kill me, please, kill me."
After listening to the words, the man raised the knife lightly, causing another scream, and smiled: "Sorry, I cut off another piece. I finally got the trick. I thought I could play with it longer. What a pity."
Ji Dan looked a little nauseous for a moment. The skin of the prisoner's thighs and arms had been peeled off, and the red flesh was oozing with blood. He was still cutting it with a knife. He was not dead for a while, and his mouth was drooling and he begged for death loudly.
"Write down the accomplices who confessed. If it's wrong, let's take our time." This man looked to be in his twenties, still relatively young. He said to the officer recording on one side, and the officer's body trembled.
"Tian Hong!" Ji Dan said in a deep voice.
Ji Dan turned around and looked at the person in front of him and said, "It turns out that Mr. Ji is here. I'm going to wash my hands. Let's drink, eat, and talk again."
Ji Dan looked at the person in front of him and sighed: "Go ahead, I'll wait for you outside."
He turned around and left. Even if he had seen such cruel punishment countless times in prison, he could not help but feel chills. Something like that happened to my old friend at home, and his whole person changed, but he became famous in the prison.
In the prison lounge, the food and drinks were set with pork head, a pot of wine, and a stack of bowls on one side. An oil lamp was lit on the table, and the light was flickering.
Ji Dan didn't move his chopsticks. A little later, Tian Hong sat down on the table, picked up a piece of fatty pork head with his chopsticks and started to eat it.
Tian Hong seemed to have not seen the sun for a long time, his face was a little pale, his lips were thin, and his knuckles were bulging. He took a big sip of wine while holding the bowl, chuckled, and smiled: "It's great!"
"Brother Tian, what are you doing?" Ji Dan just said looking at the cheapest pork head.
Officers and soldiers are all admitted. Prisoners live in this environment every day with little pay, and think of all kinds of ways to squeeze prisoners. If something goes wrong, a serious illness record will be closed.
But Tian Hong is not mainly for money. Although he only works as a prison history officer and is as low-ranking as himself. Without special achievements, he will never be a prison chief (prison chief, ninth rank of county minister, ninth rank of county chief). No interest in changing jobs.
As long as you torture the prisoner with your own hands, you will be indescribably excited.
Ji Dan sighed secretly: "Since my old friend's father was killed, he has taken over his father's duties, but he vented his hatred on other prisoners."
"Are you sure he will come?" When Ji Dan saw Tian Hong didn't reply, he leaned forward and asked in a low voice, with doubt on his face.
At this time, Tian Hong took the jug, poured a bowl of wine, drank it, and said: "I checked his targets, and they were all very targeted. People from Yingzhou and Yongzhou were all eliminated, and the masters from Baishan Society were eliminated. All the backbones have been killed, and several surrounding states have made preparations. Since he has come to Liangzhou, he must have come to kill me."
"Tian Hong, you should leave a bloodline, whether it succeeds or not, otherwise the old Tian family will be wiped out." Ji Dan looked at Tian Hong in front of him and said with concern.
"Hmph, leaving an orphan and a widowed mother to be bullied, is it the same as me being an irresponsible father? We, whose life and death are unpredictable, have the right to love, and what right do we have to keep someone who will suffer for the rest of his life." Tian Hong said coldly. : "It's you. When I saw you today, I thought you looked so proud. Could it be that your second wife gave birth to a son for you?"
"That's not the case. If you stay in prison, you will become vicious. If you let Uncle Tian see..." Ji Shan smiled and changed the subject. Before he finished speaking, Tian Hong said: "Brother Ji, drink wine."
Ji Dan was interrupted. Seeing Tian Hong's cold eyes, he sighed for a moment and raised his cup.
"Do it!" Tian Hong said, and the two of them had a drink and drank it in one gulp.
After Tian Hong drank some wine, his face became rosy. He looked at Ji Dan in front of him and asked: "You are different from me. You are a serious man. Why are you going through this muddy water to catch him? You wrote in your last letter that you liked him very much." His poetry, now..."
"I like poems because I like poems, but since he has violated the law, as the arrester, I have to plead for the people and uphold the law, so I have to arrest him. Whether he lives or dies, it is my duty to restore clarity to the world." Ji Shan was silent for a while and then spoke loudly.
Listening to Ji Dan's words, Tian Hong smiled coldly and said: "What kind of justice? There is really justice. One moment, the prince asked for a reward, and the next moment, King Lu wanted to kill people. That's why you are chasing me. This is your justice and responsibility." Can’t do it?”
Listening to Tian Hong getting more and more excessive, Ji Dan slapped the table hard: "You are so impudent, Tian Hong, do you know that this is disrespectful? Yes, we two brothers had a conflict because of that incident, but Now we are all working for King Lu, can you not make a fuss?"
"How can we, who are not even officials, comment on the above matters? Let's just talk about it privately. If we expose it, we won't get any benefits, and people will die."
"That's right, don't show me your selfless face, we are good friends!" Tian Hong looked ferocious.
Looking at Tian Hong's expression in front of him, Ji Dan suddenly felt sad. He held the wine bottle and silently filled the wine bowl in front of him. He sighed: "Don't blame me. You also knew the situation at that time. The prisoner tied up Uncle Tian." Escape from prison, once you escape from prison, according to the imperial court's regulations, the jailer and the following jailers will be punished, and the superiors have no choice but to order them to be shot together... Forget it, forget about the past, drink, drink."
"Do it!" Both of them were silent, doing it together and drinking the bitter wine.
One night passed, Ji Dan sat on the bench, opened his slightly narrowed eyes in response to the rooster's crow, and said, "Pei Ziyun, if you didn't come at night, you won't come during the day either."
"Hmph, the prison has turned into a dragon's pool and a tiger's den. Even if he had the courage to come, he would probably hide when he saw you ambush outside." Tian Hong's face was gloomy.
"I don't believe I can't catch him." Ji Dan said fiercely.
"Don't think about it, just rest in the prison today." Tian Hong said.
"I can't stand the smell in this dark prison like yours. Let's forget it. I'll come back at night." Ji Dan turned around and walked out.
An ox cart was parked at the gate of the prison, and driving it was a servant, a disciple who had been trained with him and had handled many cases.
It is said that the Ji family is like this. Not only has the ability to catch thieves and solve crimes, but also cultivates disciples and disciples to form a close relationship, so that they can be hereditary officials.
After getting on the cart, Ji Dan seemed to be awake and dozing as the cart started to move.
Suddenly, Ji Dan felt a numbness in his waist. He knew something was wrong and his body became limp even when he tried to move. This man was indeed his husband. At this time, he still managed to calm down and said, "Pei Jieyuan?"
"It's me." Pei Ziyun appeared, looking at the head catcher in front of him with a half-smiling expression.
"Even if you, as Lord Jie Yuan, have a great reputation, it's not right to kidnap the head of a government, right?" Ji Dan shouted loudly.
However, as Ji Dan shouted, no one around him responded. Ji Dan was stunned for a moment. He couldn't believe it. If the bullock cart hadn't been driving, he would have thought that everyone outside was killed.
Pei Ziyun didn't care at all when he heard the scolding in front of him: "You are a famous arrester in the government and you are known to be strict. How can I not be careful about you? Tian Hong is a bait, so why are you not? But I am still here. Don't think about yelling loudly. , can’t be heard outside.”
"Gong Jie Yuang, you are a Jie Yuan. You are favored by the court and cannot break the law. I know that you have been wronged, but it is not a reason for breaking the law. If you have any grievances, I believe that the court will give you justice. You must also believe in my reputation." Ji Dan still looked calm at this time, looking at Pei Ziyun and speaking, his words were very sincere, and he seemed to believe him as soon as he heard it.
"Your reputation is selfless and strict in enforcing the law, but you and I are both sensible people, so there is no need to say these words. When it comes to the court, the court has not convicted me. You set a trap, and the people ambushing outside are just secretly Just hunting for King Lu!" Pei Ziyun looked at Ji Dan and said calmly.
"Pei Ziyun, you are crazy and have no regard for the laws of the country. You killed 134 people in Ying, Yong, and Liangzhou. You committed a heinous crime. Even if you mobilized soldiers to round up, even if King Lu participated, you still violated the laws of the country. I arrested you to advocate for the country and enforce the law." Seeing that no one was listening at this time, Ji Dan finally gave up and stared at Pei Ziyun and said fiercely.
"You are an evil thief who is almost a traitor. No wonder you shouldn't be arrested? Even if I die, there will still be thousands of me. Do you think you can fight against the imperial court?"
"Haha!" Pei Ziyun heard this interestingly and burst into laughter for a moment.
"Ji Dan, you are talking so much. Do you have court decrees or government documents? Without these, how can you represent the government, the court, and justice?"
"Where are your laws? Hahaha!" Pei Ziyun laughed so hard that tears almost flowed out. As soon as he took it, he pulled a towel over and wiped it carefully.
Looking at this expression, Ji Dan suddenly felt horrified. He opened his mouth to say something, but could not speak, showing a look of fear.
(End of chapter)