When the south wind came, the fat man felt at ease. He ate meat and drank wine, and felt very happy.
The prisoners in the prison had been abstaining from meat for many days, and they were all salivating. But the fat man had shown his skills before, so even though they were greedy, they didn't dare to snatch it.
Nanfeng unwrapped the bag of snacks and stood up after taking it.
"What are you doing?" The fat man stopped Nanfeng. The guy's mouth was stuffed with meat and his speech was slurred.
"Give some to them." Nanfeng whispered.
The fat man was not very happy, but he could not refute Nanfeng's face. "They are not good people. Don't expect them to accept your favor."
Nanfeng smiled, took some snacks and distributed them to everyone. There were many prisoners, and they all shared, but each person only got a little.
Since ancient times, being in jail has been a hard job. No prison has bright and clean windows. The prison in Gong County is also very filthy. Twenty or thirty people use one toilet, and the smell can be imagined. In order to prevent prisoners from escaping, the windows in the prison are small, the lighting is poor, and the ventilation is poor. The cells are dark and damp.
The two of them had begged in their early years and lived in a dilapidated temple, but the environment in the dilapidated temple was much better than here. At night, they didn't even have a place to lie down, so they could only sit on the grain grass and lean against the wall.
It was already uncomfortable, but the other prisoners were not quiet. Some cried when they were wronged, and some groaned after being tortured. Even rats came to join in the fun. There was no food in the cell, so they went to chew on the toilet.
In the middle of the night, some people would get up to relieve themselves from time to time, crackling, leaking, and pulling. It was a really hard night.
At midnight the next day, the prison boss came to deliver meals, which was easy, as each person had a wotou, but he took special care of the two of them, and gave one to two.
"It's okay, you can try it." The fat man handed the steamed bun to Nanfeng.
Nanfeng waved his hand and did not take the steamed bun.
"It's not as unpalatable as you think." The fat man deliberately chewed the food, hitting the sand with a bang, and covered his mouth with his teeth.
Nan Feng frowned and tilted his head. He never thought that the fat man didn't vomit, but swallowed it whole.
"You even eat sand, are you a chicken?" Nan Feng teased.
"It's good to have something to eat." The fat man went to bite the steamed bun again.
Nanfeng took yesterday's leftover braised pork and handed it to the fat man. The fat man shook his head and said, "I'll keep it for you to eat."
Nanfeng suffered a night in jail, and he still had some resentment in his heart. Seeing the fat man say this, all those resentments disappeared instantly. He didn't talk about the far ones, only the near ones. He had forced himself to do it before, which caused him to faint. More than three months, during which time he was no different from a dead person. The fat man guarded him for three months. Now that the fat man is in prison, can't he stay with him in prison for half a year
The fat man ate two buns, but the prisoner wanted to take one away, but there was still one left. The fat man crushed it into small pieces and fed it to a brave rat.
The scene of Fatty feeding the mice reminded Nanfeng of Big Eyes. When he lived in the ruined temple, Big Eyes liked to feed rats.
"I wonder what's going on with the big eyes?" Fatty and Nan Feng thought of going together.
"Lucky people have their own destiny." Nanfeng comforted the fat man and comforted himself at the same time. Both of them were worried about big eyes, but their worries were in vain. Since they were separated five years ago, there has been no news about big eyes, and they don't know. Did Huang Qishan find the big eyes
The dietary rules in prison are the same as outside. There are two meals a day, dry rice in the morning and porridge in the afternoon. The porridge is actually not dirty, but it is thin and contains more water than rice, which does not prevent hunger.
At night, Nan Feng stayed up all night again. The environment was so bad that he really couldn't sleep.
On the night of the third day after he was imprisoned, two detectives came to visit the prison. Carrying food boxes, they took the two of them out of jail and drank and talked with them from a secluded cell.
Although the two of them said nothing about the gold, Nanfeng knew that the two had already got the gold back. They had two purposes for visiting the prison, which can be regarded as one, because these two purposes are connected to each other. First, Ask the two of them how they should thank the person who planned the crime if they were acquitted.
The fat man looked at Nanfeng. Nanfeng thought for a moment and stretched out his right index finger, "This is all our belongings."
Nanfeng had previously promised to give the two of them two thousand taels of gold if they could save their lives. If they stretched out a finger, it would naturally represent ten thousand taels.
Ten thousand taels of gold is a large amount, and the entire county's treasury probably does not have ten thousand taels. However, the two of them did not doubt that Nanfeng could not come up with these ten thousand taels, because the county government had already obtained Yu County's account books. They knew that hundreds of thousands of taels of silver were missing in Yu County, but they didn't know that the money was used by the fat man to silence the families of the fallen soldiers.
The two of them were satisfied with Nanfeng's answer. Then they asked for some details and taught them how to deal with it in court. To put it simply, they would not admit it even if they were beaten to death, so they would blame the bandit. They hid in the ruined temple with the bronze bell. They led the troops there to suppress the bandits.
In addition to these, he also specifically warned not to involve others. At this time, Magistrate Hu was running around outside, trying to save them.
Nanfeng and Fatty agreed one by one. Even if the policeman didn't say anything, they were not prepared to tell anyone about Magistrate Hu's accomplice. It was a rule shared by both black and white people that they could not involve his accomplice after being imprisoned. Bad luck. Even if he is beaten to death, his accomplices can still hunt for people outside.
The four of them conspired for an hour, and then the policeman left. The two of them did not go to the jail, so they stayed in the cell where they were drinking. Without the disturbance of fellow prisoners, Nanfeng finally fell asleep.
Early the next morning, one of the detectives came sneakily and informed the two of them that they would be in court later, and that Master Zhou would be present during the interrogation to reassure them.
Master Zhou Nanfeng knew this. When he was doing mischief in Yu County, he sent someone to the government office to take care of it. The gift was given to Master Zhou. With this person's mediation, he could not be prepared to be reinstated.
After the policeman finished speaking, he was about to leave. Nanfeng called to him and asked him to find two stretchers to carry him and the fat man through the hall. He only said that when he arrested the two of them, they injured their legs and feet and could not walk. .
Although the policeman was confused, he agreed.
"Your frame is so big that you have to find someone to carry it in the hall." The fat man said with a smile.
"Do you want to pass the ceremony lying down or kneeling?" Nanfeng asked.
The fat man suddenly realized when he heard this, "Oh, you have thought carefully. I only kneel to the Buddha, not the dog official."
It was difficult to find a stretcher, so the prison boss removed the two door panels of the wing and ordered the jailer to carry the two of them to the hall.
There were people taking care of them, and the court hearing was just a formality. What was most beneficial to the two of them was that so many soldiers died, but the county was peaceful, and the families of the victims did not complain. The most unfavorable thing for the two of them was that they ran away after the incident. The fat man also had an explanation for this. He only said that he was a Buddhist layman and that he left because he was invited by the monks of Foguang Temple to participate in the Dharma assembly.
The person sitting in the courtroom was the Governor of Gong County. He didn't seem to have had enough sleep last night. It might be that Master Zhou deliberately had fun with him and kept him from going to bed early. Master, "Master, what do you think?"
"The young man has a strong temperament and is strong-willed. He doesn't want bandits to harm others, so he suppresses them a little too hastily. However, he has good intentions and resumes his duties for the sake of the people." Master Zhou said.
"It's done, it's done." The governor yawned again. In the middle of his yawn, he suddenly remembered something, "It can't be done. This matter has been reported to the police."
"You can add another report and explain it separately." Master Zhou said with a smile.
The governor was not a fool. When Master Zhou said this, he knew that he might have taken advantage of the two of them. He raised his finger and pointed at Master Zhou. The two of them understood each other tacitly.
The alarm was struck and he said, "Ji Zhonglin, the magistrate of Yuxian County, succeeded in suppressing the bandits, but the casualties were too heavy. The merits and demerits are not equal to each other. No reward or punishment. Once the court's reply is issued, the official will be reinstated."
The two of them hurriedly thanked them and took another shot, "Exit."
After withdrawing from the court, the two were carried back to the prison. They passed the court, but they still have to be locked up because the case has been reported and they have to wait for the court's reply.
As a result, the two of them felt comfortable, and the cell boss vacated his room for the two of them to live in. The two detectives came to drink and socialize with the two of them every day.
The fat man was worried about how to fulfill his promise after letting him go. At this time, they couldn't come up with 10,000 taels of gold, but he also had an idea. He thought of paying off the debt first and returning to logging and quarrying.
Nan Feng was too lazy to argue with him. Even if he let him go, he would not be able to go back to Yu County. What Tianmu Lao Dao had done before showed that his whereabouts had been exposed. If he returned to Yu County again, let alone the Momen would come to pester him. Too much Qingzong couldn't spare him either. You must run, but you must try to get what you need before you run.
After making up his mind, Nanfeng asked the police while he was drinking, and learned that the bronze bell and tripod in the ruined temple had been transported back to the government office, but when they were transported, the bronze bell fell to the ground. There is a large amount of cinnabar, and there is a large rectangular pit in the middle, where a coffin should have been placed.
And those bronze tripods are not connected to the stone statues. The mouths of the tripods are open and empty inside.
Nanfeng was not surprised by this situation. The wolf demon must have an accomplice. After the incident, his accomplice may have come and taken away Han Xin's body and soul. Fortunately, what he needed was not the body and soul, but the bronze bell. text on.
So he proposed to take a look at the bronze bell, and the policeman agreed. He just said that he would go to the warehouse for a walk tomorrow and make an appointment with the warehouse official before taking the two of them there.
After the policeman left, the fat man asked doubtfully, "Why are you always thinking about that broken clock?"
"I need the words on the bell." Nanfeng said casually. The words on the bronze bell were very similar to the words on the tortoise shell. The reason why they were similar rather than the same was because the words on the tortoise shell were the same as those on the bronze bell. The words are in the same font but not the same content. The words on the bronze bell are most likely from the same source as the Turtle Shell Heavenly Book, or even another part of the Turtle Shell Heavenly Book.
The next morning, while the two were still resting in the room, there was a rapid knock on the door.
"Open the door, open the door!" someone shouted outside the door.
The prison boss opened the door and asked, "Who are you?"
"Zhu Zhenyang, the left commander of the Yulin Army, this is the gold medal of the Yulin Army." Someone outside the door answered.
"Oh, oh, what business does the general have?" The prison chief's aura immediately weakened by three points. This imperial guard is the emperor's personal guard. He does not do official business, only the emperor's errands.
"I was ordered to bring the prisoners involved in the Chao Zhong case in Abyu County..."