Chapter 19: Sima Min

"Let's go! After eating, they went back to their cells. As soon as the head of the cell whipped his whip, he drove Sima Min and a group of other prisoners back to the cell.

"Master Hou, this is the case record of Lazy San." Soon, a cell boss presented Lazy San's case record.

"Hmm!" Lu Rui took a bamboo slip and looked at it seriously.

The content is very simple: Lazy San, whose real name is Zhao, is a native of Hanoi and a down-and-out son of a wealthy businessman. Imprisoned for white food.

"Why aren't there portraits?" Lu Rui's voice sank, and he glared at the cell boss, according to the rules of the county government, ordinary prisoners must leave portraits for review.

"This?" When the cell leader heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat and knelt down.

"Hou Ye spares his life, Hou Ye spares his life, there have been too many prisoners recently, and his subordinates and subordinates have been negligent."

"Ziwen, drag it out, and beat it with a cane!" Lu Rui didn't even look at the cell leader, and directly asked Cao Zhang to pull him down.

"Master Hou, Xuan."

"Yuan Chang doesn't have to mind, the people below also need to live, just punish them. This does not affect our business. Lu Rui comforted Zhong Xuan, the people below have to run for a living, and it is understandable that they occasionally embezzle a few pennies from dot painters. This is the unspoken rule of the yamen, and it does not affect the handling of cases.

"Master Xie, my subordinates will be strictly governed in the future, and this matter will not happen again."

"Hmmm! Yuan Chang, take Lazy San to the room that Zihuan has prepared. ”

"Yes, Master Hou!"

Soon, Lazy San was taken to a large room by the cell boss, bathed, and changed into clean clothes.

"Get on your knees!" The cell boss kicked Lazy San down. Let the lazy three kneel down.

"Eh!" Lazy San screamed. Kneeled down. The eyes began to look around.

The room was large, empty and well lit. In front of him, there were several young people and a middle-aged man, judging from the clothing, it should be a person of status.

When Lazy San was observing Lu Rui and others, Lu Rui and others also observed Lazy San, and gave Lazy San a bath, he was clean and beautiful. Pale skin. The appearance of a child of a family is presented in front of everyone's eyes.

Lu Rui smiled secretly in his heart, and now he showed his true face.

"Ben Hou asks you, who are you, where are you, and why are you in prison?"

"Master Hou asked, you don't answer quickly!" The cell boss's whip struck the ground.

"Yes, it is Hou Ye, the villain's surname is Zhao, the cheap name is three, and he is from Hanoi. was originally a child of a wealthy businessman's family, but his family fell into the middle. Wandering here, he was imprisoned for nothing because he had no skills to make a living. Lazy San replied to Lu Rui in fluent Hanoi dialect.

"In the middle of the road? When is the middle of the road? ”

"Back to the Hou Ye, in the first year of the first peace, because of the war, my father's business failed, and the family gradually declined. In the fifth year of Zhongping, his father died of illness and his mother remarried, and the villain left his hometown and wandered around, only a few years ago he arrived in Xudu. ”

"Zhongping left his hometown in five years, why are you still so fair-skinned, can you live a beggar's life?" Lu Rui smiled, this lazy three is smart, but he is definitely inexperienced, and he will not pay attention to this kind of detail.

"Back to Lord Hou, the villain was born fair-skinned since he was a child, and his skin is whiter than ordinary people, although he is begging everywhere, his skin is still fair."

"Master Hou, there are indeed people who are naturally fair-skinned and not affected by the outside world." Zhong Xuan arched his hand and explained to Lu Rui. Zhong Miao was afraid that Lu Rui would misjudge, so he reminded Lu Rui.

"Hmm!" Lu Rui smiled, he is a descendant, of course he knows that some people are naturally beautiful, with pale skin or skin diseases, no matter how they tan or not. Zhong Miao was afraid that Lu Rui would misjudge, but Lu Rui already had the bottom in his heart.

"What this adult said is very true, if the Hou Ye doesn't believe it, he can let the villain be exposed to the sun for a few days, and the skin will never change color." Lazy Sanyi listened to Zhong Xuan help him speak, and hurriedly explained his pale skin to Lu Rui.

"Brother Rui?" Cao Zhang stepped forward and was about to make a gesture of grabbing people.

"I see, it seems that God favors you, a villain, and you have such a physique?" Lu Rui smiled and signaled Cao Zhang not to move, even if he was caught to bask in the sun for a few days, he would definitely be fine, Lu Rui saw confidence in the eyes of Lazy San, and this confidence showed that he might really be born beautiful.

"Master Hou smiled, this is a blessing from the ancestors, Zhao San just picked it up."

was asked by himself and was so calm.,Answer freely.,There is a confident expression in his eyes.。 This person's scheming city is by no means simple, and his eyes will betray people!

"Lazy three, take off your shoes!" Lu Rui took a sip of tea and glanced at Lazy San lightly.

"Take off your shoes?" Lazy San was stunned for a moment, Lu Rui actually asked himself to take off his shoes, why is this?

"Ziwen?"

"Yes, Brother Rui!" Cao Zhang immediately rushed to the front of Lazy San, knocked Lazy San down, and took off Lazy San's shoes.

"Hou Ye, Hou Ye?" Lazy San hurriedly wanted to protect his shoes, but he was still taken off by Cao Zhang.

"Brother Rui!" Cao Zhang handed Lazy San's shoes to Lu Rui.

Lu Rui took the shoes and looked at them carefully, these shoes are a pair of rotten boots, although they are rotten, but the silk threads inside are not damaged by friction, some silk threads are obviously made by people, this is a pair of shoes that have been done by people!

"The family is down, and you can still wear boots, lazy three, it seems that you still have some money?"

"Master Hou, this boot was picked up by the villain from the door of a rich man's house, and the rich man felt that the size was not suitable, so he threw it out and was picked up by the villain." Lazy San hurriedly replied to Lu Rui and explained the source of the shoes.

With such a careful mind, he reacted so quickly. However, your body will never fool people.

"So you haven't had boots in days?" Since Lazy San wants to play, Lu Rui will accompany him to play, seeing that the ancients have high IQ, or Lu Rui, a later traverser, is powerful!

"Back to the Hou Ye, since the middle of the family road, the villain has been begging along the road. From Hanoi to Xudu. They all wrapped their feet in straw sandals. Where are the boots? ”

"Ziwen?" Lu Rui glanced at Cao Zhang, and Cao Zhang immediately understood. walked in front of Lazy San, overwhelmed Lazy San, grabbed Lazy San's feet with both hands, and showed it to Lu Rui, Zhong Xuan and others.

The feet were stained with loess, and there was a lot of blood, and next to the bloodshot was a whitening foot skin, and at a glance I knew that it was a new injury. The human body does not lie. A beggar who has been wandering for many years, the foot board is so brand new, these injuries should have been left in Xu Du prison during this time.

"Bastard! Lazy three, who are you? These injuries on your feet are obviously new injuries, and you have been a down-and-out child for many years, and the injuries on your feet are all new injuries, how do you explain them? Before Lu Rui could speak, Zhong Xuan yelled, as a county magistrate, he actually let the suspect enter his prison as a cover. This responsibility for dereliction of duty must be borne.

"Grandma's, say it quickly. Who are you? As soon as Cao Zhang used his strength, he locked the collarbone of Lazy San, and Lazy San's heart ached and screamed.

"Say, who are you?" Cao Zhang increased his strength and glared at Lazy San.

"Hou Ye, Hou Ye, I'm really, I'm really lazy, I'm from Hanoi!" Lazy San was locked up by Cao Zhang, and still refused to admit that he was not Lazy San.

"His mouth is quite hard, Ziwen, take him off, interrogate him well, and see if he has anything to say." Lu Rui didn't want to waste time with the lazy three in front of him, and sometimes torture to extract confessions was also very effective.

"Yes, Brother Rui!" Cao Zhang got Lu Rui's permission, and a smug smile appeared on his face, doing this kind of thing, he likes it the most, this is much more interesting than sorting out the expression.

Cao Zhang asked the two jailers to set up a lazy three and went to the interrogation room.

"Yuan Chang, order people to prepare, as long as you are lazy to confess, we will arrest all the people in Xudu, don't use the army, just use the people in your yamen!" If you are lazy to confess, it is most appropriate to arrest Zhong Xuan's people, because Zhong Xuan's people are ordinary officials, and the transfer will not attract the attention of those who have a heart.

"Yes, Master Hou!"

Lu Rui nodded, Zhong Xuan is a talent, and these little things will definitely be arranged.

Time passed minute by minute, and Cao Zhang still did not come out of the cell.

"Brother Rui, where is Ziwen?" Cao Pi arched his hand and asked Lu Rui for instructions.

"Okay, Zihuan, you go to the prison and take a look, help Ziwen!"

"Yes, Brother Rui!" Cao Pi nodded and went to the cell as well.

Another hour passed, and Cao Zhang and Cao Pi still did not come back.

"Master Hou?"

"Yuan Chang, you go and see for yourself, see the situation of Ziwen and Zihuan, if you really can't try it, you don't have to try it." After such a long time, if the two have not been interrogated, then it really cannot be interrogated by torture.

"Yes, Master Hou!" Zhong Xuan arched his hand and went to the cell.

Soon, a cell boss asked Lu Rui to go to the prison, and Lazy San had already fainted in the prison.

"Brother Rui, this person is really stubborn, I didn't expect that Bai Bai and Pure would have such endurance." Cao Zhang twisted his fists, he was a little tired from whipping Lazy San, he didn't expect his bones to be so hard, and he never refused to tell his identity.

"Brother Rui, it seems that this person is really not simple, he has been tortured so much and still refuses to reveal it, we?" Cao Pi shook his head, it doesn't matter if Lazy San admits it or not, in this case, Lazy San must have a problem, early confession and late confession are the same. It's just that the more time passes, maybe some important people will escape capture.

"Yuan Chang, you prepare a closed room, seal all the windows, not let in a trace of sunlight, lock Lazy San inside, and wait for my order!" Since Lazy San refuses to admit it, then lock him up first, try the secret room interrogation method, and then look for other information.

"Yes, Master Hou!"

Subsequently, Lu Rui took the place that Lazy San often went to as the starting point, and sent a large number of people to search. All houses, streets, and restaurants were searched in a carpet manner.

"Master Hou, there is a discovery, a dead body was found in a private house, Lazy San has lived nearby for a long time, and has been in contact with the owner of this house many times, and has a close relationship." Zhong Xuan came to report to Lu Rui with a catcher.

"Good! Let's check it out! When Lu Rui heard this, he immediately became excited, and finally found the place where Lazy San was hiding, as long as there is a crime, there will be traces left, and some traces can reveal a lot of things.

Subsequently. Lu Rui took Cao Pi and Cao Zhang to a private house in Xudu. This house is not very big. But the layout is fine. There are many fences and ponds, which seem to have been deliberately designed to prevent outsiders from entering the yard quickly and delaying time.

"Brother Rui, it seems that this person died of poisoning." When he came to the cellar, Cao Pi looked at Wang Er's body and immediately made a judgment.

"Hmm!" Lu Rui nodded, Wang Er was still holding a funnel in his hand. It was necessary to pour the wine out of the vat, and before it could leave his hand, the man died, and it seemed that the wine was poisonous.

"Yuan Chang, what did you find?"

"Back to the Hou Ye, I found that this person was indeed poisoned to death, and the wine contained highly poisonous, and this person died of this poison in his body."

"That's it."

"But what?"

"Master Hou, the person who did it poisoned all the wine vats, even if it was to poison this person. There is no need to go to such great length, this person just opened this vat. Zhong Xuan pointed to the wine vat in front of Lu Rui. Answer Lu Rui.

"All vats are poisonous?" Lu Rui was stunned for a moment, these wine vats are filled with excellent wine, at least they have been aged for decades, if you want to kill people, one vat of wine is enough, why should all the wine be poisoned.

"Lord Zhong, how did you find out that all the wine vats have been poisoned?" Cao Pi saw that only the wine vat in front of him was opened, why did Zhong Miao know that all the wine vat contained highly poisonous.

"Pi Gongzi is really thoughtful, it turns out that our officials didn't find out, but."

"Just what?"

"Childe, we have a servant who is addicted to alcohol, and when he saw such a good wine, he couldn't help it, and couldn't help but take a sip, and the wine was there, and the official was also poisoned. Zhong Xuan pointed to a wine vat in the distance, and there were indeed subtle traces of opening.

"Let's discuss this matter later, Yuan Chang, what is this person's name, and is there any new information on the situation of Lazy San?" Although Lu Rui felt that there was something strange about this matter, this was not the point, the point was whether there was any new progress in Lazy San.

"Hui Hou Ye, this person's name is Wang Er, a merchant who deals in timber in Xudu, this person is from Hanoi and belongs to the Sima family in Hanoi!" Zhong Xuan had already grasped all the information and replied to Lu Rui unhurriedly.

"Sima's family? Xijing Sima's house? When Lu Rui heard this, he was stunned for a moment, it was not Sima Yi's Sima family, Sima Bada.

"Exactly, Master Hou, the Sima family is the prominent family of my Han Dynasty, especially the eight sons of Sima Gongfang, all of whom have extremely high talents, and are called Sima Bada. Boda is the head of Sima Bada. "Zhong Xuan said this, he didn't want to say it, this involves the Sima family, Sima Lang is also an important minister of Cao Jun, if this person has a relationship with the Sima family, I'm afraid it will be complicated.

"Yuan Chang, our investigation must be based on facts, even if there are important important members of our army involved, we must boldly seek verification and carefully verify."

"Yes, Master Hou!"

"What else have you discovered?"

"Master Hou, there is nothing to find yet, I will send someone to conduct a further autopsy later, if there is a finding, I will definitely send someone to inform Master Hou."

"No need, Yuan Chang, just do an autopsy here."

"Yes!" Zhong Xuan immediately called for a servant and directly began to dissect Wang Er's corpse.

"Master Hou, there is a discovery!" As soon as Wang Er's stomach was cut, he found a small bamboo tube. This bamboo tube is only the size of a child's thumb, and the workmanship is very fine, and it seems that it was swallowed directly by Wang Er.

Lu Rui pressed hard, broke the bamboo slip, and took out a small silk cloth from it, on which was written a Min character.

"Brother Rui, what is this word?" Seeing this Min word, Cao Pi was suddenly stunned, as if he had thought of something.

"Sima Min, Sima Youda, Sima Bada!" Lu Rui guessed from this word that the true identity of Lazy San was likely to be Sima Min and Sima Youda.

"Master Hou, this matter is very important, we can come to this conclusion with just one Min word?" Zhong Miao reminded Lu Rui on the side that this is a big deal, and a Min word may have many meanings, and you can't draw conclusions so simply.

"Brother Rui, if you want to know if Lazy San is Sima Min, Pi has a way." Cao Pi saw the silk cloth in Lu Rui's hand and smiled, he knew another meaning of this cloth.

"Oh? Zihuan, what can be done? ”

"Brother Rui, this silk cloth is the unique silk cloth of the famous cloth village Defang cloth village in Xudu, which is expensive, and every time it is ordered, it needs to be ordered by someone to pick up the goods. I'm afraid this is the new hint that Wang Er left us. "Cao Pi is a playboy in Xu Du, and he especially likes to use cloth to curry favor with the official lady.

"Defang Buzhuang?"

"Yes, Brother Rui, this cloth village is at the corner of the street, a few steps away."

"Oh? Are you sure? ”

"Pi is sure!"

"Okay, you go to the German cloth village and see what you find."

"Yes, Brother Rui!"

Cao Pi took a few soldiers to the German cloth village, and learned from the boss that the person who bought the cloth was Lazy San, and Lazy San was neatly dressed that day and had a beautiful face, which made the boss remember deeply. Originally, he was a beggar, but he actually dressed gorgeously to buy cloth, which made the boss very puzzled.

Lu Rui got Cao Pi's reply and smiled, it turns out that this is the case, the boss of the cloth village must have seen the true face of the lazy three, let him recognize the lazy three in the cell, and he will know the truth of the lazy three in the cell.

On the second day, the boss of Buzhuang recognized that the lazy san in the cell was fake, and at the same time, under the torture of Lu Rui's dark interrogation method, the lazy san in the prison finally admitted his identity, he was one of Sima Bada, Sima Min, Sima Youda!

On the third day, a lot of letters were found in Wang Er's house, all pointing to Sima Min being the master behind Liu Xie! (To be continued......)

PS: The rabbit is resurrected!!