Chapter Ninety-Eight: Don't Confess
As soon as the lights in the corridor went out, the surroundings immediately dimmed, Zhu Gongfang was startled again, and hurriedly shouted: "Come back, come back......"
The jailer ran very fast, leaving only a series of footsteps for Zhu Gongfang, his shouting did not have the slightest effect, and there was no sound in the corridor very quickly.
"Someone's coming...... Someone......" Zhu Gongfang saw that the jailer had run away, so he could only shout loudly, but no matter how he shouted, no one answered, as if he was the only one in the prison of the governor's yamen.
A cool breeze blew outside the skylight, and Zhu Gongqi couldn't help but shiver, and goosebumps all over his body. In the dead of night, I just saw a female ghost again, and ordinary people, who would not be afraid.
This position in front of the fence is really dangerous, and once the female ghost comes out again, what can I do. Zhu Gongqi timidly walked back to the table and sat down, but now, he couldn't eat anymore, picked up the wine jug, poured a few sips, and sat there quietly, waiting for Yue Su's arrival.
After a long time, no one came, Zhu Gongfang gradually became sleepy, and involuntarily fell to the ground, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The night was long, and I don't know how long it was, Zhu Gong opened his eyes leisurely. It was dim, and then I realized that I was still in prison.
"What time is this?" Zhu Gongfang muttered to himself in his heart, stretched his waist, and did it. It didn't matter if he sat up, his heart trembled, and he couldn't help but shudder.
It turned out that I don't know when, there was an extra board car in the cell. This cart is a trolley commonly used by the poor, and it looks very shabby, and there are a lot of blood stains on the top of the cart.
"This ...... This...... When did this come in...... How come I don't know......" Zhu Gongfang muttered, his body trembling. Thinking that he had seen something wrong, he rubbed his eyes, but no matter how he rubbed it, the cart still stopped in place.
"Rustle...... Rustle......"
Behind the board car, there was a sudden soft sound, and I don't know what the sound was. When Zhu Gongfang heard this voice, he was even more frightened, and said weakly: "Who...... Who'......"
His question was not answered, and the "rustle" sound became more and more urgent. After a while, another cool breeze hit from the skylight, and the breeze blew onto Zhu Gongfang's body, and his hairs stood on end. With his arms clasped tightly to his chest, he stared straight at the cart in front of him.
Suddenly, a man stood up from behind the cart.
This man, dressed in linen clothes, with his hair scattered, and his face covered in blood, could not be seen. In this way, it is three points like a human and seven points like a ghost.
"Ah......" When he saw this person, Zhu Gongfang screamed in fright and wanted to stand up, only to find that his legs were weak, and he didn't even have the strength to stand up. You can only hold the ground with your hands and rub back little by little. While rubbing, he said tremblingly, "You...... Don't you come here...... You, you're a human or a ghost......"
The man slowly raised his arms, a posture similar to the pinching motion made by the jailer earlier. "Give me back my life...... It's ...... to come back to your life."
His voice was eerie, especially when it was dark and silent, and it seemed more cautious. His eyes were wide open, as if he was going to eat people.
"You ......" Seeing the posture of the 'ghost' and the cart on the ground, Zhu Gongfang seemed to remember something, and shouted in a lost voice: "Don't come here...... I didn't mean to hit you...... It's that I can't hold back the reins...... only to hit the ...... Even I fell...... It's good now...... Don't come here...... We have something to discuss...... You, you...... If you're short of money down there...... I'll burn you ...... Burn gold and silver mountains for you......"
"I don't want your stinky money...... I just want your life...... You hit me unintentionally...... Forget it...... Why do you want to kill my hard-working child......" The 'ghost' said, his body floated to the side, and then slowly moved forward, looking at the posture, he was planning to strangle Zhu Gongqi.
"Don't come...... Don't come here......" Seeing that the ghost was beautiful towards him, Zhu Gongfang became even more anxious, rubbed back a few times, and shouted: "I didn't kill that kid of yours...... It was Zou Feng's hand...... There is a debtor who is wronged...... You're going to find him......"
The child is not dead, Zhu Gongfang has already learned from Zou Feng, but the evil ghost is now, how can he think of so much. In order to save his life, he directly sold Zou Feng.
"Ah......h Zhu Gongfang saw it sincerely, and he was even more frightened, and explained eagerly: "The child is really not my hand...... It's Zou Feng's person...... You go to him...... Don't come to me......"
"What you say is true......" the ghost said gloomily.
"It's true...... It's true......" Zhu Gongfang shouted eagerly again.
"It wasn't you...... I'll go find him......" The ghost said this, and slowly turned around.
Zhu Gongfang didn't come to pester himself when he saw the hell, if he was looking for Zou Feng, he let out a long breath, and secretly said that it was dangerous. Just as he was about to rejoice, the ghost suddenly turned back again.
This time, Zhu Gongfang was scared enough, and he thought that this ghost had repented, so he hurriedly said, "I swear...... It's really not my person...... It's Zou Feng's person...... He's going to kill your son......"
"I'm sure you're ......," the ghost said in a low voice. Immediately, he continued: "I died in vain...... Hades won't let me reincarnate...... Said it had to be in the place where I died...... Ask the monks to spend 7749 days...... This thing ......"
"Give it to me, hand it over to me......" Without waiting for the ghost to finish speaking, Zhu Gongfang hurriedly said: "I will definitely ask the most virtuous monk to spend seven seven hundred and forty-nine days for you...... Rest in peace below......"
"Then there is work...... It's just that...... Where I died in vain...... Do you remember......" the ghost said again.
"Remember, remember...... Just outside the city on the way to Banzai Mountain...... That place I remember...... You can't make a mistake......" Zhu Gongfang replied eagerly.
As soon as he said this, he heard a loud laugh, "Hahahaha......"
As soon as the laughter fell, the surroundings were as bright as day, and more than 20 people stood outside the cell with lamp balls and torches in their hands, and the first person was Yue Su Yue Bingyan.
Yue Su looked at Zhu Gongfang coldly, and said loudly: "What a good one, don't recruit yourself!" ”
Seeing this scene, even if Zhu Gongfang reacted slowly, he understood that he was fooled. What the hell is there, it's clearly pretended to be a human being. "Yue Su, you ...... You asked someone to pretend to be a ghost to deceive me......" Zhu Gongqi said angrily.
Sure enough, after he finished speaking, the 'ghost' standing in front of him wiped the blood on his face with his hand, revealing his general face, this is not the golden cicada, who is it.
I only heard Jin Chan smile and said: "Little prince, I don't do anything bad in my life, and I don't feel shocked when I knock on the door in the middle of the night." If you weren't ashamed, how could you tell me about the death of a person on the way to Banzai Mountain? It's just that people didn't expect that it was not you, the little prince, who killed people, but someone else. ”
Yue Su said in a deep voice: "Lord Shizi, what else do you have to say now?" ”
"Yue Su, Yue Su......" Zhu Gong gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Your intelligence and intelligence are admired by this domain, but I have no grudges with you, and now I say that there is no hatred, why are you aggressive." If it was in the city, I would have already admitted it, but the imperial court system, and the foreign vassals were not allowed to leave the city without a decree, so I flatly denied it. I didn't have the intention of killing that kid to kill my mouth, I went out of the city in civilian clothes, and he was a half-old child who knew who I was, so why didn't Zou Feng's subordinates kill people without waiting for my orders. This matter really has nothing to do with me. I also hope that the adults will show mercy, and Xiao Fan is grateful. ”
If this matter were to be replaced by a cunning gangster, he might still deny it, saying that it was not above the lobby, and there was no witness or something. However, Zhu Gongfang is really not a particularly cunning person, and even the idea of killing the guards in the mansion was helped by Zou Feng. However, even if he denies it now, it is useless, what kind of person is Yue Su, you only have to make a move, and if you want to play tricks, it will be asking for hardship. Since I dare to arrest you and use this trick with you, I am not afraid that you will not admit it afterwards.
Seeing the sincerity of what Zhu Gongfang said, Yue Su nodded and said, "I believe in your words. In this way, Shizi, I still have two sentences to ask, if Shizi answers truthfully, the lower officials will intercede when the upper performance is played, and ask the emperor to be light. What do you think of this? ”
Zhu Gongfang nodded and said, "With the status of the adults in the emperor's heart, if you help distinguish one from the other, the emperor will definitely be able to make a difference." Thank you for your advance. I just don't know what adults want to ask? If the little clan knows, he must know that everything is endless. ”
"I don't know if the prince knows a man named Wen Tingsong?" Yue Su asked lightly. After speaking, his eyes stared at Zhu Gongwei tightly, looking at the change in his expression.
Zhu Gongqi's expression was very calm, and he nodded and said: "Wen Tingsong is one of the seven sons of Kaifeng, and my family lives in Kaifeng, so I have heard of their names. I can't talk about acquaintance, but I've only met once or twice. ”
"Wen Tingsong and the other seven people were killed, I don't know if the prince has heard of it?" Yue Su asked again.
"This case caused a sensation in the whole city, how could Xiao Fan not hear about it. It's just that later, for some reason, it didn't happen, and the prefect at that time also said that the seven families committed suicide. Even a three-year-old child can't hide such a lie, and I don't know how embarrassed the guy was to tell it. However, the palace does not do political affairs, it is not his business, and he does not ask more questions. But someone may know a thing or two about this. Zhu Gongfang said.
"Who is it?" Yue Su asked.
"Zou Feng." Zhu Gongfang said affirmatively. This step of the field, in order to save his life, what else can't be sold. "Zou Jiaren was transferred to Henan a few years ago, and his son Zou Feng was a vassal and elegant man, and as soon as he came to Kaifeng, he had a hot fight with the seven of them. Later, the seven of them died tragically one after another, and he must have known some of the inside story, more or less. By the way, my lord, and before you came back from Luoyang to investigate this matter, it was Zou Feng who sent me a message and helped me come up with an idea, and killed all the servants who went out of the city with me that day. This person is ruthless and scheming, and the originally quiet Kaifeng City has become unpeaceful since he came. If he hadn't dragged me out of the city that day, there would have been no future. ”
Since you have betrayed it, you should simply sell it to the end. Maybe Lord Yue can really be lenient and don't ask for anything else, as long as he can keep the status of the prince, everything is easy to say.
(To be continued)