Suzhou is still warmer than the capital, and the snow that was swept to the wall began to melt after the beginning of spring, until today the sky is getting warmer, and the snow water is just moistening the newly sprouted roadside grass.

The path leading to the Suzhou Mansion Jail is very quiet, and few people have walked on the path, so there is a lot of moss growing on the green bricks on the roadside, and a few strong grass plants have been pulled out of the cracks in the bricks.

Looking down this road, a man in sackcloth walked towards the cell with an indifferent expression.

Before he could reach the door of the cell, the guard hurriedly stepped forward and respectfully said, "Li Zhutou...... Rare ......"

Li Zhutou has not appeared in Suzhou for some time, but this is normal, he is responsible for the Yamen to chase the murderer and investigate the case on weekdays, and he rarely has time to spare, and what the other party said is just a polite remark.

He smiled faintly and said, "But it's rare...... Have you brothers been alive lately? ”

In the prefect's yamen, if the officials such as the head arrester and the jailer really have no official rank, that is, they belong to the officials rather than the officials, and the money is distributed by the prefect's yamen, not the imperial court.

If you are a generous and wealthy lord, these little officials will naturally have a lot of oil and water. It's just that Xu Shangzhen is not generous, and he is not rich, so that these little officials are also very pitiful.

It's just that after all, I have to support my wife and children, but the family's expenses are a lot, and I have to give some points to the top on weekdays, in order to keep this livelihood and future promotion.

That little money is pitiful, and if you continue to spend like this, there will be little left, so you can only think of other ways.

After all, it is a yamen official, and the waist pole is much tougher than ordinary people. The officials who collect taxes and silver on weekdays can toss some fire and other items, and the prison guards can also receive some benefits.

However, in the past few years, the life of the jailers has become more and more miserable, and as the number of prisoners has become less and less, the benefits they can give have become less and less. Second, the yamen is also very strict with this side, so it is rare to get some benefits.

At this time, Li Zhutou's seemingly casual sentence actually meant to inquire, which made these little officials sweat. Hurriedly waved his hand and said, "An Sheng...... Natural ......"

Li Zhutou chuckled, waved his hand and said, "Shopkeeper Shen is not an ordinary person...... It's also the right thing to do to get some silver......"

Hearing this, the little officials were immediately surprised, but they still didn't dare to easily admit that they had taken Shen Wuyan's silver, and they all made promises, lest they offend this always strict head catcher.

Li Zhutou could naturally see the problem, but he didn't bother to pursue it. After all, these little officials are also pitiful, and their lives on weekdays are really miserable. Now that you can make a small fortune, you don't need to be so ruthless.

As he spoke, Li Zhutou immediately walked into the cell.

Stopping in front of a certain cell door, looking at the unique cell, which was even more delicate than the upper room of an ordinary inn, Li Zhutou was a little annoyed, probably not having a good impression of this kind of rich man.

But after thinking about it, these are all obtained by the other party with their own abilities. Although he inherited some family business, it is compared to his achievements today. It's really not worth mentioning.

So he gradually returned to normal, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Shen......"

Li Zhutou must have felt that it would be great to have some money, and he dared to make the cell like this...... Is it really arrogant? Shen Wuyan, who was standing in the cell door with his hands behind his back and pacing a book, suddenly said.

This statement directly said what Li Zhutou was thinking, he immediately blushed, and then nodded. "That's true......"

Shen Wuyan smiled faintly and said, "I don't mean anything else...... I just hope that Your Excellency will not come to the case with colored glasses...... Well, it means ......"

"Mr. Shen can rest assured, Li believes that Mr. Shen is not that kind of person......" Li Zhutou said in a deep voice: "The person has been picked up...... However, there should be someone in the yamen who was bribed, so the news leaked...... He doesn't say anything now. ”

Shen Wuyan's originally indifferent expression suddenly sank, and only after a moment did he sigh lightly: "There is still a problem...... He neglected his family...... There was a place to threaten him. ”

"You mean. The family who captured him over there came to blackmail him? Li Zhutou's face changed slightly, and he said in surprise.

Shen Wuyan took a deep breath and responded: "I still know Zhang Quan, and he is categorically unwilling to suffer...... Now this situation does seem to be threatened. ”

Li Zhutou suddenly frowned, and said bitterly: "Then how is this good...... Now it's dangerous for him to stay, once he's accusing you of being the mastermind......"

Shen Wuyan waved his hand. Shaking his head, he said, "For the sake of today, you don't have to worry about me...... What you should be worried about is Zhang Quan, you said that there are traitors in the yamen...... So ......"

Li Zhutou suddenly realized and shouted: "It's not good......"

Then he turned around and ran towards the yamen, but he left Shen Wuyan with a helpless face, shook his head bitterly, and then said angrily: "Things are not good...... This gelding really has two brushes...... Damn, leave it for the toilet. ”

……

After Li Zhutou rushed out of the cell, he hurriedly ran towards the yamen.

After taking Zhang Quan from the hands of the Liaodong man, there were all kinds of problems along the way, so for the sake of safety, Zhang Quan was not sent to prison, but kept the yamen.

I thought that there were many people in the yamen, and at least it could have a certain deterrent effect on those who had intentions, but I neglected the traitors planted by the other party on my side.

Now it seems that it is better to put him in a prison, firstly, it can allow Shen Wuyan to take out the words in his mouth, and secondly, it can also play a better protective role, and it may also lead to a traitor.

It's just that it's too late to regret it now, and along the way, Li Zhutou is thinking about who the traitor is, but he just reviews all the possible people, and there is no news.

"There are Assassin ......"

Before entering the yamen, Li Zhutou heard a commotion, and his heart sank, and his heart moved, and he immediately rushed towards the place where Zhang Quan was being held.

Entering the yamen, the catchers and the officials in it all went after the assassins, leaving an empty yamen.

Li Zhutou suddenly had a bad feeling, and then rushed forward and kicked the door open, and a bloody scene came into view.

I saw a head hanging in the middle of the room, and the rest of the body was tied to a chair, blood sprayed all over the ground, and the whole room was covered with blood, and the scene was extremely strange and terrifying.

Li Zhutou took small steps, gently pulled out the saber at his waist, and slowly moved towards the room.

Suddenly, he frowned slightly, and muttered softly: "Governor Xu's ......"

Following his gaze, he saw a slightly chubby old man lying on the ground, it was the prefect Xu Shangzhen. He seemed to have fainted, but when he saw his chest rise and fall, Li Zhutou breathed a sigh of relief.

So he hurriedly stepped forward to wake Xu Shangzhen up, and said in a deep voice: "My lord...... What's going on. ”

Xu Shangzhen hadn't come back to his senses yet, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Human head...... Dead man...... Blood, it's all blood......"

Li Zhutou sighed lightly, and then helped Xu Shangzhen up and walked out of the door, and at this time, the yacha who went out to hunt down the assassin also returned. Among these yachas, there were also some Jinyi guards, saying that they were here to assist in handling the case, but Li Zhutou didn't care too much.

However, the brocade-clothed guard Lin Qianhu who was the leader had some impressions, saying that he had a great relationship with Feng Bao, the eunuch of ceremonies, and Feng Bao had a good relationship with Shen Wuyan, and he didn't want to participate in it.

Just thinking about that Lin Qianhu nodded slightly, and said softly: "Lord Prefect should be frightened...... The man is dead, send someone to clean up. ”

Lin Qianhu glanced at Xu Shangzhen, who was still delirious, meaningfully, then nodded and responded, "I'll deal with ...... here."

……

After Li Zhutou helped Xu Shangzhen in the meeting room for a long time, he gradually regained his senses, but he was obviously a little frightened, and he was still a little trembling when he spoke, but there was no major problem.

Xu Shangzhen has been the prefect of Suzhou for some years, and he has experienced a lot of winds and waves over the years, and now he is suddenly so frightened, but it also shows that the scene is indeed terrifying.

His hands holding the teacup trembled, and he whispered softly, "...... As soon as I pushed the door, I saw the man in black, and before I could speak, he cut off Zhang Quan's head with a knife...... I shouted loudly that there were assassins...... But for some reason I fainted......"

"Did he hit you?" Li Zhutou hesitated for a moment, and asked softly, "I mean, are you injured...... Whether you feel any discomfort. ”

Xu Shangzhen shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I think it's really old...... I can't see this face-to-face ...... I haven't seen this in years......"

Li Zhutou nodded slightly, flashed a hint of concern, and hurriedly asked, "Do you want to call Young Master Shi Xing to come back to accompany the master?" ”

"No, you don't." Xu Shangzhen immediately vetoed it, and then explained: "Shi Xing was only promoted to the secretary of the ministry, how can he have time to come back...... That's it, that's it. ”

Li Zhutou sighed lightly, then nodded, and said, "My lord, take a good rest...... I'll figure it out here. ”

Saying this, Li Zhutou hurriedly walked towards the door, he looked at the brocade guard Lin Qianhu wearing an embroidered spring knife standing in the courtyard in front of the door, and said curiously: "Something?" ”

Lin Qianhu smiled faintly at Li Zhutou, and then waved his hand and said, "But there is something to ...... Don't Li Zhutou think this is a little strange? ”

"What do you say......" Li Zhutou smiled and asked curiously.

Lin Qianhu chuckled, shook his head and said, "Why does Li Zhutou have to cover it up like this...... Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhang Quan's death is strange...... The yamen is so tightly defended, there must be a traitor. ”

"Oh?" Li Zhutou frowned slightly, and said suspiciously: "Then Your Excellency will tell me...... Who could this mole be? ”

Lin Qianhu smiled, then sat on the stone chair on the side, and said slowly: "When we chased out, there was only one person left in the yamen, Xu Zhifu was the only one...... When he returned, he fainted...... Based on his experience over the years, it is categorically ......" (to be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )