When those people left, the crowd of onlookers dispersed, and Liu Heng fell into deep thought. The words that the man said just now were remembered by him, that is, "The mountain is high and the emperor is far away". He is right, Liu Heng is above the court, his hand can't stretch out so long, at most he can only manage the ministers in the court, and these magistrates have no scruples.

Yifang tugged at Liu Heng's sleeve: "Husband, don't worry too much, just take your time." ”

Liu Heng retracted his thoughts, smiled at her reluctantly, and stroked the back of her hand as if comforting. The two continued to wander the street, but they didn't notice that there was a teahouse near where they had just stayed, and from the teahouse they could see the whole street. On the teahouse sat a man dressed in black, who took in the scene and took a sip of tea with a disdainful smile.

On the morning of the second day, Yifang got up late because he had been shopping for a long time yesterday. Liu Heng was originally going to go out, but seeing that she was still asleep, he quietly had some breakfast and continued to wait for Yifang to wake up.

But not long after Yifang woke up and freshened up, someone from the government came to the door. Liu Heng's lesson to those officials yesterday was accidental, and he felt that they were deflated, so he could only swallow bitter water in his stomach, and he categorically did not dare to come to trouble again. Now that he is looking at these officials with a fierce temperament, he feels that these people are fake and powerful, and they must be strictly investigated after they go back.

"You are the one who clashed with Zhao Wu on the street yesterday?" One of the officials asked Liu Hengdao.

Liu Heng thought that Zhao Wu should be the person from yesterday, so he nodded: "Exactly." ”

"What's your name?"

Liu Heng couldn't say his real name, so he made up one at random: "My name is Deng Heng." ”

"Deng Heng? There are not many people surnamed Deng in this Chang'an City. The man was a little suspicious, "Could it be that the son of Grandma Xiu of the Drunken Spring Building has some relationship with you?" ”

The famous person in Chang'an City is Grandma, but some officials or wealthy businessmen also know that his real name is Deng Tong.

Liu Heng felt that he might be in trouble, and planned to borrow Deng Tong's name, so he nodded and replied, "Yes, Grandma is the younger brother." ”

"It turned out to be the brother of Grandma Gongzi, disrespectful." The man's words were a little polite, but he still waved his hand and let the people behind him rush forward, "But this time there is a murder, and the person who is most likely to commit the crime is Deng Gongzi, so you should go with us!" ”

"Homicide?" Liu Heng was taken aback. I thought they were just helping the official yesterday to find trouble, but I didn't expect there to be other things.

"You don't know?" The man glanced him up and down, as if he didn't believe it, but he still explained, "Zhao Wu, who clashed with you on the street yesterday, was found dead at home this morning,"

Liu Heng fell into deep thought, hello that Zhao Wu is arrogant and domineering, he should have offended a lot of people in normal times, and it is understandable if he is found to be revenged, but it is at this time. Liu Heng thought that it was very likely that the murderer also saw the situation on the street yesterday, and wanted to blame all this on him, so he picked this kind of time.

"Okay, I'll go with you."

Liu Heng went upstairs and briefly told Yifang what had happened, and then followed these officials to the government for trial.

"Husband, nothing will happen, right?" Yifang was still a little worried, he didn't follow anyone around him when he went, even Wu Ping couldn't take it, what if something happened.

Liu Heng patted her hand: "Don't worry, it'll be fine." ”

Liu Heng originally thought that according to the government's procedures for investigating the case, he would be tried in court first, and he would be imprisoned only if he was convicted. But he didn't expect that he just went through the motions, and he didn't even have evidence, so he was put in prison as a real murderer.

Every place is different, but this prison is almost the same, it is dark and damp, and there is no light in sight. Liu Heng was pushed in by the officials behind him, and with the sound of locking the door, he was separated from the outside into two worlds. But since he has already come here, he is naturally at peace with what he encounters, and if the people who stay outside have not seen him for a long time, they will definitely come to look for him.

The cells here are narrow, almost four or five paces away. In the middle of the cells on the left and right, although separated by a wall panel, it was in disrepair, and there were some holes in it that rats had drilled, so that he could talk to the people next to him.

"Big brother, how did you get in?" He was about to talk to the person next to him, but someone took the initiative to speak.

"Involved in a murder case, what about you?" Liu Heng replied very frankly, in this case, only by saying his own things can he win the trust of others.

The man really sighed: "As soon as I saw that you were polite, I knew that you had been wronged. ”

"I've been wronged, how do you see that?" Liu Heng felt that this person was a little interesting, so he continued to talk to him.

"Do you still need to see this? Which person here is not wronged? The man seemed to be used to this kind of thing, and he didn't care about it at all.

"Why? This is the prison, and if they are not guilty, why are they being locked up again? Although Liu Heng knew that those officials were domineering and would make some small moves, it would not be so that the entire prison cell was wronged.

"Big brother, you don't even know this, you're from another country, right?"

"Yes, I came to play with my wife, and when I got into a dispute with someone here, I was wrongfully murdered and imprisoned."

"Our cell here is not about the guilty, but about those who have offended Zhuo Yan." The man next to him sighed, listening to the voice as if he was leaning back against the wall, he said loudly without hesitation, "As long as the guilty person gives some money, he can get the opportunity to be acquitted, and the government will naturally catch an innocent person to take his place." If you have the money, you can do that, and you will be released in a few days. ”

"They are so blatant, aren't they afraid that the people above will come to investigate?"

"I've been here a few times, but how can I find out?" The man sighed, "Zhuo Yan's subordinates are all in cahoots with him, they cover each other and cover each other, only we know the truth." But how could those officials who came to inspect come to the prison cells for no reason and listen to us so-called sinners? ”

"There's some truth to what you're saying." Liu Heng asked tentatively, "If you can go out one day, do you dare to fight with them, make these dirty things public, and give these corrupt officials the punishment they deserve?" ”

"Of course!" The man almost blurted out, but immediately deflated, "How can you come out of this place?" ”

"Yes, don't worry! Remember what you promised, and tell the truth when the time comes. Liu Heng became more and more determined in his heart to investigate this matter thoroughly. No matter how deep these moths are hidden, he will pull them out one by one, and truly give the people a place to live and work in peace and contentment.

Listening to their lively conversation, two more people joined in the cell, and immediately the cell was babbling about the crimes of those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and it was not until someone came in that it was a little quieter.

Liu Heng rested here for a while, listening to the movement outside, it seemed that it was already night. The food in the cell, sour and rancid, was difficult to swallow at all, so Liu Heng only ate two bites and found a corner to sit down and lean on.

After another while, everyone around him had fallen asleep, and his mind was also groggy. Everything that happened in the past two days was relived in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more indignant he became, Liu Heng forced himself to calm down and rest.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of rustling at the door of the cell, as if someone was moving something. Liu Heng listened attentively, and the voice continued to ring for a while before disappearing, and then a figure walked in.

It was so dark in the cell that it was impossible to see by the moonlight. The visitor brought a lantern, but the fire in the lantern was also very dim, probably for fear of attracting the attention of others. He stayed at the door of every cell for a moment, as if he was looking for someone, and finally arrived at Liu Heng's side, and he actually stopped at the door of Liu Heng's cell.

This person didn't look like someone he knew, even if it was a rescuer invited by Wu Ping, he shouldn't have broken into the cell alone in the middle of the night. didn't know whether this person was friend or foe, so Liu Heng took a vigilance.

But the man took out a bunch of keys from his pocket and opened the prison door directly, leaving him with nowhere to hide, and Liu Heng had to face him.

"Who are you? What did you do in the middle of the night? "Liu Heng has experienced all kinds of hardships since he was a child, but when he encounters such a situation, he naturally has nothing to fear.

"I'm here to save you, come with me!" The man deliberately lowered his voice and spoke a little hoarsely, as if he didn't want people to know his true identity.

"I don't know you, why did you come to save me?" Liu Heng maintained a very high sense of vigilance, if he stayed here, Wu Ping would bring someone to rescue him later, but if he left with this person, his future was uncertain, and he would even have to worry about his life, so he naturally had to be cautious.

"I know that Zhao Wu was not killed by you, so I came to rescue you."

"How can you be so sure?" Hearing him say this, Liu Heng felt that this person must have an inseparable connection with this matter.

The man seemed a little irritated, but he explained, "Because I killed the man." ”

Liu Heng smiled when he heard this: "This is strange, since you killed the person, then I helped you bear the guilt, you should stay as far away as possible, how can you take the risk to save me?" ”

"I just don't want them to catch one more innocent person." Hearing him say this, Liu Heng suddenly felt some comfort in his heart, it seems that not all people are in cahoots with those corrupt officials and corrupt officials. In the vast sea of people, there are still some people with lofty ideals.

However, Liu Heng still shook his head: "I can't go with you." ”

"You didn't kill anyone, but you are in this prison, I came to save you, but you didn't go with me, what is the reason?" The man finally said a long word.

"Think about it, what would they do if they found out that the prisoner in this case was missing from prison?"

"Of course I will continue to catch ......" The man said this, and suddenly paused, he probably understood why Liu Heng didn't go with him.

"Looks like you've got it." Liu Heng explained, "If I go with you, there will be no real culprit in this case, and those officials will definitely find another person to take this position." In other words, if you save me today, there will still be an innocent person arrested, but in fact it doesn't make much difference, and it won't help this matter as a whole. ”

"Since you can think of so much, you must have an idea in your heart?" The man looked at Liu Heng's confident appearance, and simply asked him what he thought.

"If you really want to save me, go to the government and turn yourself in, so that you can naturally replace me."

"That's your good idea?" The man's voice was obviously full of disappointment, "I killed that Zhao Wu to eliminate harm for the people, he has always been tyrannical and domineering, forcibly occupying people's daughters, and the people in the neighborhood hate him so much, just because of his kinship with Zhuo Yan, he has never been punished." Since the government does not act, then we will do it for us, why not? ”

His words made Liu Heng fall into contemplation again, the government's inaction is true, and the people are miserable, so naturally some people who sacrifice themselves will jump out. And the person in front of Liu Heng seems to belong to this category. But he suddenly realized the point of his words, and asked him again.

"You just said you? Aren't you alone? ”

The man paused, as if he was not afraid that Liu Heng would know about them, so he replied, "Have you heard of the Righteous Ranger?" ”

"A group of fighters who rob the rich and help the poor and suppress the government, are you one of them?" Liu Heng was happy in his heart, this was really nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it took no effort to get it. He was worried about where to look for the Righteous Ranger, but he didn't expect to be sent to the door.

"Yes, it seems you know something about us." The man sighed silently, "If it weren't for these corrupt officials and corrupt officials, how would we have risen up?" ”

"You are indeed a group of righteous people, so what you have done will not cure the symptoms, and you cannot cut off these corrupt officials from the root." Before Liu Heng finished speaking, he was interrupted again.

"Do you think we're just killing officials who exploit the people?" The man snorted coldly.

"Could it be that you have a bigger move?" Liu Heng tried to get some more news from him.

"We have a complete leadership system, and if these officials have been preying on the people, they will one day be replaced by us."

Liu Heng's heart tightened, if their leader really had such thoughts, then the Lu clan's guess was very likely to be true. The leader of this righteous ranger organization wanted to win the world again, so he used these corrupt officials as an excuse to recruit some people with lofty ideals, let them fight against the court in order to save the people, and finally overthrow the current rule.

"Since you don't want to go, then I can only think of other ways. You don't want to hurt others, and I don't want to hurt you, goodbye. ”