The Criminal Division, which is a subordinate department of the Criminal Department, is the main torture and arrest. The duties are the same as those of the Castle Lord's Mansion, but they are not limited to the Castle Lord's Mansion. All matters that are harmful to the safety of the people and those who are in danger of the Peace Alliance are under the jurisdiction of the Criminal Division.

With the passage of time, the responsibilities of the Criminal Division have also been slowly expanded. It is not only after the evidence is obtained that a person can be arrested, but if the person is suspicious, the criminal department can invite him to the hall for tea. But the time must not exceed twelve hours, and if the conviction cannot be made after the hour, the person must be released.

This is already a monstrous function, so in order to limit the punishment of the division, it is not allowed to be framed at will, and it is not willing to let such a sharp blade become a tool for harming people. Therefore, the criminal department was deprived of the duty of torture confession, and only investigated and arrested. Even so, the Criminal Division has become a notorious bad guy and is scolded. Most of the people intimidate disobedient children in the name of the punishment department, and try everything.

In the hall of the Criminal Division, there are only a few people on duty here. In a dark room, Ling Chen sat opposite the middle-aged man before.

There is a tea set in front of the wooden table, and it looks like it has been warm for some years. The charcoal fire on the side was burning brightly, and the tea on the small stove was sizzling.

The water boiled, and one boiling bubble after another burst, forming a steaming mist. The middle-aged man opened his eyes that had been closed for a long time, and a ray of light in his eyes flashed.

Before he could get started, Ling Chen picked up the kettle first. The man raised his eyebrows, and the hand he had just stretched out slowly retracted.

The tea set is first passed through the water, and then the tea is washed, brewed, poured and served in one go. The movements are not very ornamental, but at least they look skillful and capable, and he is an experienced veteran.

Taking the teacup, the middle-aged man first glanced at the color of the tea soup, and then put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it. Then he took a sip and couldn't help but nod his head and praise: "Good tea." ”

Then he raised his head and drank it down.

Ling Chen also picked up the tea cup and took a sip, the tea soup was clear, rich and fragrant, although it was slightly bitter, but the entrance was sweet, and the fragrance was pleasant.

At this time, it is still early before Qingming, but the first batch of new tea has already begun to be picked. This brew of tea has a large mellow and long taste, and this Xingli Division is not a particularly oily place, so I can't afford to buy new tea. It should be the old tea left over from last year, but it still has a unique charm.

"Ling Chen, ancestral home unknown, from Wanyuan Town, Spruce County, is fifteen years old. Since childhood, he has relied on Ling Tianze. After the death of the beast tide in Langling Pass last year, he was lonely and had no one to rely on. In April of the same year, the college took the first examination. Due to an accident in the teleportation array, after being exiled into the ancient demon ban, there was no news again. Until the month before last, he was admitted to Dongsheng College and became a student of the outer court. ”

After speaking, the middle-aged man's eyes locked on Ling Chen. I hope that from the words he said, I can see the mood fluctuations of the young man in front of me.

"Is there anything to add?" Ling Chen was unmoved, and asked lightly. Then he stretched out his right hand, smoothly picked up the tea cup, and drank the tea soup in it.

The middle-aged man's eyes moved slightly, and he was slightly surprised in his heart. At such an age, he has such a heart, and he really knows it. If it is a teenager of ordinary age, everything such as being heard about the family will be investigated clearly. I'm afraid that I have already been frightened to the point that my face is pale, and the six gods have no master. immediately threatened two more sentences, and all his actions were confided in one go, making ironclad evidence.

Although the Criminal Division is not responsible for torture, it still has the right to conduct normal questioning. These two articles alone restrict most of the actions of the Criminal Division. So the real old fritters, after being invited to the Criminal Division, are just drinking tea. Without sufficient evidence, they are helpless.

But Ling Chen is different, he is just a teenager and has no background. As long as he was tortured to the Criminal Division, intimidated and questioned, and then used some small means, the result would naturally be satisfactory.

But the man obviously despised Ling Chen. Now it seems that this young man is not only good at heart, but also good at forbearance. The Criminal Division has been keeping an eye on Ling Chen for half a month, and the last time they made trouble, they deliberately wanted to test it. Helplessly, they couldn't get into the academy, so they could only lay a net in the outside world. His identity is a student of the Eastern Saint Academy, and if he can't master the ironclad evidence, I'm afraid it will be very troublesome at that time.

"Your second uncle also adopted a righteous son named Liang Hanshuo before his death. He built his own beast hunting team, which is quite famous around Wanyuan Town. The man said slowly, word by word, "You, you know, right?"

"A little bit of it. Ling Chen's heart sank, sure enough, it was because of the eldest brother's matter, so he was caught here.

But Ling Chen was not flustered, because it could be seen from their attitude that this person wanted to find Liang Hanshuo through him. Therefore, the eldest brother has not been caught yet, and they have not yet grasped the evidence that Ling Chen shielded Liang Hanshuo. So the current situation, everything is fine.

Ling Chen's heart was clear, since Liang Hanshuo's record of transferring money to him every month could not be found, the only thing they could get hold of was the letter that Ling Chen wrote to Liang Hanshuo. This is the only and most direct piece of evidence. So no matter what, Ling Chen couldn't fall into the trap that this person had designed about letters.

"He also used it as a top item to help you pass the first exam of the academy. You had an accident, but it seems to have been at least good. After the middle-aged man finished speaking, a strange smile began to appear on the corner of his mouth: "For more than a year, you must have missed the "big brother" very much, right? Why don't you write a letter to contact you?"

Sure enough, after going around for a long time, I finally returned to the letter. Now only if he is safe, Liang Hanshuo will also be safe. Although he can't contact Liang Hanshuo, I'm afraid that only he has this possibility in this world.

So he must ensure his safety no matter what, even if he leaves aside his relationship with Liang Hanshuo here. As long as you don't get caught by the Torture Division, then everything is fine.

"I..." Ling Chen was about to say that he and Liang Hanshuo were not relatives after all, so they wouldn't have so much concern. But when the words came to his lips, he saw the cold smile on the corner of the middle-aged man's mouth. It's like a person who has succeeded in a conspiracy, and sees the banter after his prey has been deceived.

"Tell me what you want, and don't beat around the bush. Although he is not talented, he has also learned the ability to use both hands and thin mud, but he is afraid that the result will disappoint adults. On the contrary, the corners of Ling Chen's mouth rose, and a deep smile slowly climbed to his face.

The middle-aged man was startled, and his heart suddenly chuckled. He knew that in this encounter, it was he who lost.

He thought that Ling Chen was just a teenager, so he was a little contemptuous. And time is pressing, and there is a hurry. made a trick, wanting Ling Chen to jump out and admit that the letter was written by him to Liang Hanshuo. But at the last moment, Ling Chen seemed to react.

In the letter, Ling Chen only had the title of eldest brother from beginning to end, and the words "Liang Hanshuo" did not appear. Even the address of the recipient, Ling Chen also filled in Wanyuan College, and the recipient filled in the door number of the courtyard of his home.

Because at that time, he was thinking that his eldest brother was often away on missions, and he didn't have time to go to the post post to receive letters. And the post office will not deliver the letter to the home, and it is usually collected by some official address. simply sent it directly to the academy, and naturally a tutor would hand it over after seeing Liang Hanshuo. Unexpectedly, this unintentional move erased the only handle left by Ling Chen.

If Ling Chen is in a hurry to clear up the relationship, it is tantamount to not confessing to himself. But as long as there is a clever act of self-inflicted, it is tantamount to digging a hole for yourself.

The middle-aged man calculated this, so he took it step by step. But he didn't expect Ling Chen to be very vigilant and aware of this. If Ling Chen had said one more word at that time, even if it was "we", then the situation would have been different compared to now. But in the end, it was the adult himself who leaked his mouth, allowing Ling Chen to seize the opportunity.

"Although the first brew of tea is fragrant and fragrant, it is also sweet and astringent, and this second brew can be regarded as fragrant and sweet, with an endless aftertaste. I wonder if adults are still interested in continuing to taste tea?" Ling Chen continued to brew tea leaves with the boiling water on the stove to get a second brew of tea soup. After making a gesture of please, he drank it himself.

The middle-aged man's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was emitting a dangerous signal, but Ling Chen was still unaware.

"Your Excellency. The door to the chamber was opened from the outside, and a servant entered the door and saluted, then whispered a few words in the man's ear.

The man nodded, and the servant withdrew, leaving the door with him.

Immediately, the middle-aged man looked at Ling Chen a few more times. drank all the tea soup on the table, and the tea cup was slapped heavily on the table. Then he walked out of the secret room and locked the door.

In the hall of the Criminal Division, an old man stood with his hands tied. The staff of the Punishment Division beside him were all on his left and right, leaning over and bowing his eyebrows.

"Elder Liang. At this time, the middle-aged man came from the inside in a hurry and hurriedly apologized.

"It's the fault of the younger generations that made Liang Lao wait for a long time. The middle-aged man made another big salute after speaking.

The old man, dressed in coarse linen and gray-haired, was casually coiled up with a wooden hairpin, but he never turned to look at the group of people.

"Ahem, hehe..." A man dressed in an official uniform and wearing peacock feathers and wings below the old man stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "Old Liang seniors come to such a small temple as a student, I don't know what you have to do? ”

Although he stretched out his hand and didn't hit the smiling person, this person's smile was really flattering, sharp and ugly, and people couldn't help but get bored.

"Let go. The old man only spit out two words indifferently. Although the voice was low, it accurately reached everyone's mind.

"Huh?" The official's smile froze, and he quickly turned to look at the middle-aged man, and said angrily: "Xu Chengying, what kind of basket are you poking me again?"

Xu Chengying didn't pay attention to the official, but asked the old man carelessly, "What Old Liang said is..."

"That junior. The old man said.

Xu Chengying's heart was relieved when she heard this, and she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"The juniors will release them immediately. After a salute, Xu Chengying waved his hand to the subordinates behind him, and one of them led the order to retreat.

"Bring it. The old man stretched out a hand from behind his back, a claw shaped like a withered tree and with skin like an old tree.

"Oh!" Xu Chengying didn't understand at first, but he immediately reacted and handed a letter to the old man respectfully with both hands.

After taking the letterhead, the old man's figure suddenly disappeared in place, as if he had never been here.

After the old man left, the oppressive atmosphere in the entire hall suddenly disappeared. Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, as if they had walked through the ghost gate, shocked and frightened.

"You, you know how to cause trouble for me!" The official pointed at Xu Chengying with one hand, and his carefully groomed long beard trembled, and his hands trembled with anger. Probably to hide the fear in his heart, he blamed his subordinates so fiercely.

"Hmph!" the official snorted coldly, and then brushed his sleeves and left.

"Boss, that person—" After the official left, a subordinate stepped forward and asked tentatively.

"Hold on first, don't leak the news. Xu Chengying squinted at the hall, not knowing what he was thinking.