XV. The Fog
Fifteen fogs
Ding Si had a good night's sleep, and when he woke up the next day, he felt refreshed and in good spirits, so he quickly got up and left for the yamen.
As soon as he arrived at the fast capture room, he saw Li Cheng and several other fast catchers talking about something, Ding Si hurriedly went up, only to hear a fast catcher named Ma Changming say:
"This Zheng Kui is also smart, and he committed suicide in prison. Otherwise, in the end it will be death, and now it is forgiven of such sins. ”
Another catcher named Lu Jiahu went on to say:
"Anyway, let's catch the fast room this time with a long face, caught Zheng Kui, Brother Li is indispensable, I think Ding Zhutou is also in good spirits in the past two days, I heard that Fu Yin wants to invite Ding Zhutou and Brother Li to have wine? Whether Zheng Kui is alive or dead really has nothing to do with our fast house. ”
Ding Si was already shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly inserted himself and asked:
"How many brothers, Zheng Kui is dead?"
Li Cheng nodded and said, "Exactly, there was news from the Prison Division this morning that Zheng Kui died violently in the Tiger Head Prison. ”
Ding Si hesitated and asked, "Zheng Kui should have committed suicide, right?" Tiger Head Prison is heavily managed, how could he let him kill himself? ”
Li Cheng replied: "I heard that this guy committed suicide by biting his tongue, but he is also a ruthless character, not only cruel to others, but also ruthless to himself." ”
A strange feeling came to Ding Si's heart, last night in the prison to hear the conversation between Zheng Kui and his sister-in-law came to mind again, Ding Si felt that he wanted to grasp something, but he felt that his mind was empty, and he couldn't think of anything.
Seeing that Ding Si's soul was not guarding, Li Cheng smiled:
"Ding Si, what's the matter, I'm scared? Brother, after all, I am too young, and the death row prisoners I have seen over the years are many miles more fierce than this one. Then he asked with concern: "If you really feel uncomfortable, why don't you go outside and walk around?" ”
Ding Si had something in his heart, so he hurriedly said "sorry" and walked out of the fast catching room alone.
As soon as he walked out, Ding Si saw his father coming from a distance. Xu is father has been commended recently, and Ding Si also smiled a little or two when he saw his father's usually stern face, which made people feel much closer. Ding Si thought about it, but he still walked quickly to his father, plucked up his courage, and told him about last night's prison visit, but omitted Xiong Tianlei's suspicion that the female corpse was not his mother.
Ding Qianzhong didn't speak after listening, he only looked at Ding Si again and again, but Ding Si was worried in his heart, and he didn't know what he had done wrong.
After a while, Ding Duzhong said with a straight face: "Si'er, you and your father have entered the fast catching room, and you will have to eat this bowl of rice in this life." Dad told you before that we can arrest criminals and investigate criminal evidence, as for how to determine the case, there is a general sentence for major matters and a general sentence for small matters. Now this case is clear, Zheng Kui has signed and drawn, as for her sister-in-law's words last night, you don't have to take it seriously, men don't necessarily want women to know everything, Zheng Kui wants to do that hurtful thing, do you want his sister to know? There must be a hidden trace, hidden from people's eyes and ears. After thinking for a while, he said: "Si'er, you don't want to make extraneous branches, when you first arrived at the fast room, you saw very little, just listen to my orders." ”
After that, he didn't look at Ding Si's reaction, and went straight into the fast room.
After listening to his father's speech, Ding Si felt even more depressed, so he had to walk out. He thought as he walked, and suddenly had a whim: If Xiong Tianlei's suspicion is true, and the female corpse is just a person similar to his mother's eyebrows, then Zheng Kui is afraid that he is taking the blame for others, and what his sister said about Zheng Kui did not go out that night makes sense. But in this way, there are more flaws in it: if the female corpse is not Feng Yue'e, then where is Feng Yue'e? Why didn't Xiong Pingshun find that the female corpse was not Feng Yue'e? Why does Zheng Kui have to take the blame for others? After thinking about it, I felt that if Xiong Tianlei was too sad and cranky, if it was Zheng Kui and his sister who didn't know her brother's whereabouts, all these problems would be solved. But for some reason, Ding Si always felt that he couldn't figure it out, and in the end, Ding Si only felt upset and listless.
When he was thinking about it, Ding Si looked up and found that he had unconsciously walked to Dongda City, where there were many shops, very lively, Ding Si liked to wander here on weekdays, but today he unconsciously went here again. Ding Si looked at the time, for fear that something would happen to the yamen, so he turned his head and prepared to walk back. In the middle of the steps, I suddenly saw a girl in a white shirt, I couldn't help but feel a shock in my heart, and quickly chased after it, and when I came to the front, I found that this girl was in white, but the body was similar. Ding Si secretly laughed that he was really confused today, and thought that Bai Yi had found the Holy Aunt and Dharma Protector of the Red Lotus Sect, I don't know what the situation is now?
While thinking about it, I suddenly heard a crisp shout in my ear: "Ding catches quickly." ”
Ding Si stopped, looked to the side, and saw a girl in red, with picturesque eyebrows and a smile on her face, wasn't it the woman in the red dress? Ding Si was surprised and delighted, looked to the side, but didn't see the figure in white, and couldn't help but be slightly disappointed.
Hongshang smiled cutely, squeezed in front of Ding Si prettyly, and said busily: "Ding Zhu, it's such a coincidence, I saw you again." ”
Glancing at Ding Si, Hongshang asked again: "Ding Zhu, what's the matter with going to the market today?" ”
Without waiting for Ding Si to answer, Hongshang said again: "Alas, Mama Bian has been talking about when she saw Ding Zhukuai, and she wanted to thank her in person, Ding Zhukuai, I heard Sister Baiyi say, I was fortunate to have you that day, otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to find the Holy Aunt and the Dharma Protector." ”
Ding Si finally waited for her to stop before he asked with a smile, "Girl in red clothes, how are you doing?" ”
Hongshang was just about to answer, but her eyes flashed, and she raised her hand loudly and shouted, "Sister, this way." ”
Ding Si took a look at her hand, and Bai Yi stood in front of a pharmacy, still in a white shirt and white skirt, and people were as light as chrysanthemums, for some reason, Ding Si felt that his heartbeat suddenly stagnated.
Bai Yi also saw Hongshang and Ding Si, so he walked over unhurriedly and happily.
When he saw Ding Si, he greeted him coldly: "Ding Catch fast, what a coincidence, I haven't thanked you for your help last time, and if you can help Ding Catch fast in the future, please command." ”
Seeing the faint appearance of the white clothes, Ding Si's mood suddenly dropped, and there was some alienation in his words: "The girl in white is polite, but it is just a gesture, and it should not be remembered." ”
Bai Yi said a few polite words, and then said: "Today, Hongshang and I came to get medicine for Mama Bian, it's not too early, so let's retire first." ”
On the other hand, he was red-dressed, and said goodbye to Ding Si with a spring breeze on his face, and then took the arm of the white clothes and walked forward.
Ding Si only felt that the boredom in his heart was much heavier for a while, looking at the people around him, there was no one to talk to, and he didn't feel standing on the street at a loss, only feeling disheartened and boring.
Bai Yi took a few steps forward with Hongshang, but he couldn't help but look back and sneak a look, seeing Ding Si's preoccupied and frustrated appearance, his pace slowed down, and finally he bit his teeth, sighed, and whispered a few words in Hongshang's ear,
Bai Yi finally couldn't help it, walked over to Ding Si, and said slowly: "Ding Zhu, I see that you have a sad face, as if you have something on your mind, can you tell the little girl if you can help each other." ”
Ding Si was already deeply surprised when he saw her return, only to feel that his heart was beating wildly, and when he saw her open his mouth to ask, he unconsciously said the matter 1510, and even Xiong Tianlei suspected that the female corpse was not his mother.
Bai Yi didn't think he was long-winded, so he stood there and listened quietly, completely oblivious to the time and the dense flow of people around him. Seeing Ding Si's sometimes troubled and sometimes confused appearance, Bai Yi somehow sighed in his heart, and inexplicable melancholy came to his heart.
When Ding Si stopped, he realized that he had delayed a lot of time, and before he could apologize, he heard Bai Yi ask softly:
"Ding catches fast, why do you want to do fast?"
It was the first time Ding Si had been asked this question, and he hesitated for a while before saying:
"My father is a fast catcher, so I did a fast catch, and I can't study and take the exam, so I can only do fast catch."
Bai Yi thought about it, and according to the regulations, three generations of children and grandchildren can only participate in the imperial examination, so he asked again: "Then do you do fast and do you do a good job?" ”
Ding Si thought for a while and said, "Sometimes it's happy, sometimes it's troublesome." ”
Bai Yi asked again, "Then when will you be happy?" ”
Ding Si's eyes brightened suddenly: "When the bad guy is subdued." ”
Bai Yi looked at Ding Si's appearance, and there was warmth in his eyes: "Ding Catch quickly, that's it, you just have to remember, don't let go of a bad person, don't wronged a good person, and if you can have a clear conscience, you won't be so troubled." ”
When Ding Si heard Bai Yi's words, he only felt that he couldn't say what he thought of in his heart, but he was caught by Bai Yi's words, and immediately hugged his fists and said gratefully: "Bai girl, thank you so much, I really listen to your words, like reading a book for ten years." ”
Bai Yi saw Ding Si have a smile on his face, and he also felt happy, looking back that it was not early, and Hongshang was waiting a little impatiently, so he hurriedly said goodbye, and turned around with Hongshang.
After Ding Si and Bai Yi chatted freely, they felt that the depressed atmosphere had dissipated a lot, and their minds were a lot clearer, and suddenly their hearts moved, and they couldn't help but think of a question: Tiger Head Prison has strict rules, and he can only enter in a hurry because of his acquaintance with Hu Ba, listening to Zheng Kui's sister-in-law's tone, it is clear that Zheng Kui asked people to bring a letter to her to meet. After thinking about it for a while, I couldn't help but wonder: Looking at the situation that day, Zheng Kui and his sister came in from another way, could it be that there is still an entrance to Tiger Head Prison? Thinking of it later, Ding Si made up his mind, no matter what his father said, he would find Zheng Kui and his sister first.