XXXIII. Death row prisoners
Outside the prison was already full of heavily guarded officials, Yu Huawen's eyes swept over, and the two dead jailers by the cell door had round eyes, and the ground was full of blood.
Yu Huawen frowned and asked, "What about it!" Why haven't you come here yet! ”
"My lord, I live in a village outside Qiantang County, and my subordinates have already sent someone to inform me, but the road is far away, and I'm afraid it will take some time." Pang Tai was on the side, and hurriedly bowed his hand.
"My lord, I'll go and see." Lin He bowed down to Yu Huawen and asked. Yu Huawen nodded slightly, and Lin He immediately stepped forward and checked the wound on the necks of the two of them.
After a moment of silence, Lin He stood up and reported: "My lord, the wounds are all one-hit kills, judging from the position and wounds of these two jailers who fell to the ground, there should be two thieves who suddenly attacked from behind and cut their throats with daggers. ”
Pang Tai looked at Lin He in surprise, "How did Lord Lin know that they were two thieves, and the murder weapon was a dagger?" ”
Yu Huawen also looked up at Lin He, waiting for his explanation.
Lin He continued: "The reason for judging the two thieves is very simple, this wound is fatal with one blow, if one jailer is killed, the other is beside him, it is impossible not to find it." But the two of them didn't even pull out the waist knife pinned to their bodies, if there was only one thief, this is unreasonable, so it should be two thieves who committed murder at the same time. ”
Yu Huawen and Pang Tai nodded repeatedly.
Lin He continued: "As for the murder weapon, the dagger is short and easy to exert force, so the dagger covers a small length and is sufficiently forced. Judging by the narrow but deep wounds of these two people, if nothing else, the murder weapon should be a dagger. ”
"What Lord Lin said is very true, admire, admire!" Pang Tai smiled and complimented.
Yu Huawen nodded lightly, and then asked, "Chang Geng, according to you, what is the origin of this thief?" ”
Lin He thought for a while and said, "I can't tell the origin, but there is such a clean and neat killing method, it should be done by a professional killer." ”
Yu Huawen nodded, and just as he wanted to speak, the cell boss hurriedly ran over, bowed down and said, "Lord County Commander!" ”
"Hmm. Let me ask you, who was on duty in the prison last night? Yu Huawen asked.
"Back to my lord, the access control is Zhang Yi and Li Quan, and the inner prison is Zhang Changshun, Wang Dapeng, Zhao Bao and Wan Qingbo." The cell boss snorted.
"None of the four people in the inner prison were able to sound the gong to warn the police?" Yu Huawen suddenly walked into two steps, and his face suddenly became ugly.
"That's true...... My lord. The cell boss wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Lead the way!"
The three of them followed the cell boss to the cell where Wu Xing was guarded, and saw Wu Xing, who had been dead for a long time, lying on the ground with blood stains around him.
Lin He stepped forward and turned Wu Xing's body over, checked the wound on his chest, and said to Huawen: "My lord, it is still a dagger that kills with one blow." ”
Yu Huawen was silent for a while, and then asked the cell boss next to him: "Did Wu Xing have any abnormal behavior before?" ”
"Back to the adult, the villain...... The villain didn't find out. The cell boss replied nervously.
Yu Huawen frowned and was silent.
"Lord Qingtian!"
A shout was heard.
Yu Huawen looked intently, and the voice was a death row prisoner locked in a prison, his white prison uniform covered in stains, and his unkempt hair falling over his shoulders.
Seeing that Yu Huawen looked at him, he hurriedly brushed his hair with his hand, and his face was like a dirty mask, and he couldn't see his appearance clearly.
"Sir, I know!" The death row prisoner repeated it again.
"Oh? Tell me about it. Yu Huawen said lightly.
"Big man, little man...... It can be said that it is not ...... I...... I have one condition! The death row prisoner stammered.
"Presumptuous! Dare to talk to the master about the conditions! The cell boss shouted.
Yu Huawen waved his hand at the cell leader, and then asked, "What conditions do you have, let's hear it." ”
"The villain asked the master to let me out for a year, and after a year, I will come back and be killed!" The death row prisoner held on to the floor and knocked his head three times.
Hearing this strange condition, everyone present had a strange look on their faces.
Pang Tai glanced at this person mockingly, and sneered: "Let you go for a year, can you come back?" Are you a three-year-old? ”
None of the others spoke, but they all agreed with Pang Tai's words in their hearts.
After Yu Huawen took both hands, this condition aroused his curiosity. So he asked the cell boss next to him, "What is the matter with him here?" ”
"My lord, this person's name is Sun Tu, and he is a water bandit who was arrested a year later. It has been personally reviewed by the predecessor Lord Qian, and he is only waiting for the autumn to be asked. The cell boss replied.
Yu Huawen stepped forward, stared at him and said, "Sun Tu, why did you put forward such a condition?" “
"I hope that the big master can become a villain! A year later, even though there were thousands of cuts, the villain had no complaints. Sun Tu lowered his head, just pleading, and did not answer Yu Huawen's question.
Yu Huawen reprimanded: "Sun Tu, if you have a hidden secret, you should tell the official truthfully, if you want to use this to blackmail the official, then you have miscalculated, and the next time the official sees you, I am afraid it will be in the execution ground!" ”
Sun Tu's sparse eyebrows kept shaking, the three horizontal lines on the bridge of his nose were wrinkled together for a long time, his breathing suddenly became a little heavier, and his face was very sad and said: "The villain will not dare to blackmail the master even if he dies." ”
"I, I can say, but, but ......" Sun Tu looked at Pang Tai and the others with uneasy eyes.
Yu Huawen understood and said to his subordinates: "You guys should step down!" ”
The crowd looked angry and then gave up.
After everyone withdrew, Sun Tu walked to the iron grille of the prison door and said in a low voice: "Master, this matter is very important, please ask the master to be the master for me!." ”
Yu Huawen raised his eyebrows and did not say anything.
Sun Tu looked around and said in a low voice: "My lord, Qian Dahong, the last county commander of Qiantang, Shen Qinglong, the leader of the Cao Gang, and Zhen Si, the leader of the Qiantang water bandits, all three of them were water bandits eighteen years ago!" ”
"What?" Yu Huawen almost didn't jump up, he couldn't help but gasp, and his eyes looked at him tightly, "Shen Qinglong and Qian Dahong were water bandits?" How do you know? ”
If you want to say that Shen Qinglong is okay, but this Qian Dahong is a dignified Jin Qipin county order, if he was a water bandit who robbed homes and houses in the past, then how could he be recommended by the county? How much trouble does this have?
Sun Tu's face was full of sorrow, and his eyes spewed hatred.
Yu Huawen didn't bother him, put his hands behind his back, and waited quietly.
After being silent for a while, Sun Tu finally said: "Twenty years ago, the villain was a wealthy businessman in Jiangbei, and due to the turmoil in the north, the villain moved his family south. ”
"As soon as the ship arrived in Qiantang, it encountered a group of ferocious water bandits, who not only robbed all the property, but also ordered the three thieves to kill all the passengers in the boat, including my family of eleven people!" Sun Tu endured his grief and vomited blood every word.
"The first three thieves, even if they turn to ashes, I will recognize them!"
Sun Tu clenched his fists, frowned, gritted his teeth, and tears rolled in his eyes.
"The villain jumped into the river and escaped his life, and he ended up in this Qiantang, I inquired everywhere about the news of the three people, and finally learned that the thieves were Qian Dahong, Shen Qinglong and Zhen Si!"
Five years later, Zhen Si secretly recruited water bandits, and the villain took the opportunity to join. After thirteen years of waiting, I became a helmsman in the water village. ”
"That day, I finally waited for a chance to slash the enemy! The thief leader Zhen was drunk for four nights, and I happened to meet him on my night patrol, I pretended to help him into the room to sleep, and pulled out a knife to attack! ”