14. Night Detective
After dinner, the moon rose quickly, and the watery moonlight illuminated the earth, making everything hazy and holy, and the laughter of children wafted through the streets, and anxious parents began to call out their children's names, urging them to go home and go to bed early.
Ding Si rushed to the place agreed by the two, Xiong Tianlei was already waiting here, the two didn't say much, and immediately rushed to the Shuntian Mansion prison. When he arrived at the prison, Ding Si found out that Hu Chao and Liu Ba were on duty today, because they were all acquaintances, Ding Si explained his intention with a smile, and handed over a pot of good wine. Hu and Liu couldn't push it, so they had to accept it. Hu Chao led the two of them through the long passage and came to the Tiger Head Prison. The Tiger Head Prison is a place where criminals are imprisoned, and the precautions are more stringent. Hu Chao pointed out the location of the cell to the two, explained that the visit time could not exceed a quarter of an hour, and left the two in the Tiger Head Prison, locked the cell door himself, and left in a hurry.
Taking advantage of the dim light, the two of them saw that there were prisoners' cells on both sides, the doors were locked, and the windows were pitifully small. Ding Si and the two were walking towards the cell where Zheng Kui was being held according to Hu Chao's instructions, when they suddenly heard a low shout: "You lie to people." ”
The two were shocked, and hurriedly stood still and looked at the sound, it turned out that outside the door of the cell where Zheng Kui was being held, there was a person standing faintly, listening to the voice seemed to be a woman, and the two were busy hiding their traces, listening to Zheng Kui and the woman talking.
Zheng Kui seemed to sigh inside, and he didn't know what to say.
I only heard the woman say urgently: "Brother, I don't know what kind of faint you are doing, and you are stubborn to fight this life on yourself." I remember clearly, you were obviously at home on the night of the seventh day of the fifth month, why did you confess that you ran away to Xiong's house and kidnapped Mrs. Xiong? ”
There was another murmur in the cell.
The woman outside the door said with a crying voice: "In the past six months, you have become more and more mysterious, and you don't say what you are doing. Do you know that on the day you drew the charge, the Luo family kicked me out, if you carry this black pot for the Luo family brothers, you will not be wronged. ”
After a while, I heard the woman crying and saying, "Brother, I don't want any money, but if you leave me more money, I just want you to stay with me." You want me to come here to meet you, is it just because it doesn't matter? ”
Zheng Kui whispered a few more words in the cell, and he heard the woman say, "Brother, I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving." ”
After being silent for a while, I heard the woman say, "Brother, you speak, how can you make me willing like this, you speak, brother." ”
There was no sound in the cell, and a person came not far away urging him to leave, Ding Si and Xiong Tianlei heard the woman crying and saying goodbye to Zheng Kui, and actually walked in the opposite direction from when they came.
When the footsteps couldn't be heard, Ding Si hurriedly pulled Xiong Tianlei and walked towards the place where Zheng Kui was being held.
As soon as I arrived in front of Zheng Kui's door, I heard Zheng Kui whispering inside: "Wan'er, you don't want to come back, our brother and sister are destined to be reborn in this life, and we will be reborn as brothers and sisters in the next life." I'm also to blame for myself today, it's easy to get on the thief's ship, it's easy to get on the thief's ship, you don't have to make trouble for me anymore, remember to find a good person to marry, and burn paper money for me during the New Year's holidays in the future. It turned out that Zheng Kui heard the footsteps outside as his sister before returning to the cell, so he said this.
Xiong Tianlei couldn't hold it back, and said in a deep voice without thinking too much: "Zheng Kui, I am Xiong Tianlei, the son of Feng Yue'e, and today I will ask you a question: Was my mother killed by you?" ”
Zheng Kui didn't expect that it wasn't his sister outside, so he couldn't help but be taken aback, but quickly replied: "Yes, your mother was killed by my mistake." Master Xiong, I'm sorry below. ”
Xiong Tianlei was furious when he heard this: "The surname is Zheng, you are really a turtle bastard, I can't wait to eat your flesh and drink your blood." Then he mourned: "My mother is ...... Does she have any last words? ”
Zheng Kui was silent for a while, and only said when Xiong Tianlei was about to get angry: "Young Master Xiong, one person does things and one person is responsible, this matter is really unbearable, and I am willing to give you my life." ”
Xiong Tianlei still had something to ask, but when he heard Hu Chao's low shout outside, the two didn't dare to stay any longer, so they hurriedly followed Hu Chao and walked out.
The two thanked Hu Chao and Liu Ba and were released from prison. Ding Si felt uneasy in the cell, and when he got out, he was blown by the wind, and his mind cleared up a little, but he felt more and more unsteady in his heart, and he heard those words in his head all the time:
"I remember clearly, you were obviously at home on the night of the seventh day of the fifth month, why did you confess that you ran away to Xiong's house and kidnapped Mrs. Xiong?"
Ding Si walked with Xiong Tianlei in silence for a while, but saw Xiong Tianlei suddenly stop, but his two eyes were shining: "Fourth brother, do you remember what Zheng Kui's sister said?" Zheng Kui was obviously at home that night, obviously at home. ”
Ding Si felt extremely depressed in his heart: "Heavenly thunder, ants still spare their lives, why did Zheng Kui take the name of murder?" ”
Xiong Tianlei muttered: "Fourth brother, do you think it could be that Zheng Kui's sister was instigated by someone and deliberately went to prison to confess with Zheng Kui, and wanted to overturn the case for Zheng Kui?" ”
Ding Si only felt that his head was as big as a fight: "Tianlei, you saw Zheng Kui today, but you still suspect that the coffin is not your mother?" ”
Xiong Tianlei said blankly: "I don't know, I don't know." According to Zheng Kui's answer, I am thinking about this matter, but fourth brother, I am just unwilling, if Zheng Kui is the murderer, I must let him pay for my mother's life. But if it's not my mother in the coffin, then is my mother hidden by Zheng Kui, or is Zheng Kui the wrong person? Where is my mother? ”
The two of them only felt that one question after another was blocked in their heads, and their heads were swollen with pain, looking up at the sky, the moon did not know where to hide, only felt that the sky was full of clouds, and the sky and the earth were also full of fog, and the two seemed to have an unbelievable dream, and the dream woke up, but the person did not know where he was.
Ding Si was silent for a while, and said to Xiong Tianlei: "Tianlei, this matter is too bizarre, don't tell anyone about your thoughts, if you have time, let's visit Zheng Kui's sister first and listen to her talk in detail." ”
Xiong Tianlei nodded in agreement.
The two broke up on the street, and Ding Si saw Xiong Tianlei walking away, so he walked home with a heavy heart. He thought that Xiong Tianlei was thinking of his mother's heart, so he had a lot of strange ideas, thinking that taking him to meet Zheng Kui, Xiong Tianlei was easy to accept the reality of losing his mother, but when he heard this by mistake, even he was a little dizzy. After walking on the road for a while, Ding Si saw that the moon came out from behind the clouds again, illuminating the earth like daytime, and felt a lot better, and secretly thought: The clouds never cover the moon, and there must be a day when the truth will be revealed. Thinking about it this way, my heart is much calmer. Looking up at the moon, I suddenly thought of a tune, and I couldn't help humming it out of my mouth:
"The crescent moon is like a fan dancing, the sword flower is cold and the night dew, and the young man's heart is above the clouds.
The liver and gallbladder are as hard as iron, and gold is better than dung.
Except for the injustices of the world, like a swift wind, blowing mist.
Except for the injustices of the world, like a swift wind, blowing mist.
The world is thousands of miles away, the common people are suffering, and the heroes are proud to vomit in the air.
The thief also has a way, tearing poetry books in the wind.
When the sky is clear, look at the bright moon, in the sky.
When the sky is clear, look at the bright moon, in the sky. ”
While humming, a slender figure couldn't help but appear in his mind, Ding Si only felt that the blocks in his heart had dissipated a lot, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but have a smile.