The cell was stinking like a thatched hut, and the faint light in the corridor shone faintly, but there was no other light source, and by this light, some small insects could be seen shuttling through the thatched grass.

There are really not many beautiful scenes in this cell, and probably only the curved moon outside the vent can still be seen.

Since only the moon is good-looking, Zhao Zheng only looks at the moon. He stood on top of the dirty thatch, tilting his head and squinting, letting the crescent moon reflect in his pupils. Occasionally, wind blows in through the vents, making the smell slightly lighter.

After Zhao Zheng followed the arresters to the yamen, he was personally interrogated by Wang Zhutou, and his body was searched, and everything on his body was temporarily confiscated. In particular, the blood-stained sword of life was used as a murder weapon and carefully kept. Due to the lack of official positions in Wang Zhutou, the matter had to be decided by the Miao County Order himself, so Zhao Zheng was temporarily detained in a prison cell, waiting for the Miao County Order to arrive, and then personally arraigned.

In this cell, in addition to Zhao Zheng, there is another prisoner in custody. The man had apparently been held for a long time, his clothes were ragged, his hair was waist-length, and the dirt on his face was about to scab over.

"Boy, why are you staring at the moon all the time?" The prisoner asked, leaning against the wall, bored.

"This place is probably the only one that is considered clean, and I really don't know what else to see other than this moon." Zhao Zheng turned around and replied with a smile.

"This moon is clean, it's beautiful, but no matter how beautiful it is, if you look at it every day, you will get tired of it. I guess it won't be a few days before you'll be like me and never bother to look at the moon again. The prisoner said bitterly.

"I won't be staying here for long, and if I do it soon, I'll probably be out of here tomorrow." Zhao Zheng said confidently.

"What crime have you committed?"

"I didn't commit a crime."

"You have blood on your face, and you are locked up here, and you say that you have not sinned, and I am afraid that only the moon will believe it. We ended up in the same cell, which can be regarded as a kind of fate, so you should tell me the truth. ”

Zhao Zheng shook his head with a smile and didn't continue, he repeated those words more than three times with the Lin family's grandchildren and the catchers, and he really didn't want to say it to others again. He looked back at the moon and waited quietly for the catcher to call him. Miao County ordered the family to recruit thieves, this matter is not trivial, and it will definitely be interrogated overnight.

Seeing that Zhao Zheng refused to say more, the prisoner snorted: "You are pretending now, you won't be able to pretend in a few days, I am the only one in this cell, see if you tell me then." ”

"If I can't get out of this cell in a few days, I'll tell you about myself." Zhao Zhengtou didn't reply.

"In a few days, it's not all the same as it is now."

"Don't talk about me yet, how did you get locked up here?" Zhao Zheng was reluctant to talk about himself, but was quite curious about the prisoner.

"I was wronged."

"Prisoners like to say that they have been wronged."

"I was really wronged, I'm locked up now anyway, so why bother to lie to you?" The prisoner was alone here, feeling quite lonely, but now he had a companion, which aroused the interest of chatting. He straightened up and asked, "Do you want to hear my grievances?" ”

"It doesn't hurt to talk about it." Zhao Zheng agreed.

The prisoner cleared his throat, opened the conversation, and recounted his wrongdoing. It turned out that he was a local Zhou Yuanwai family member three years ago, and in the process of a work, he revealed the family heirloom jade pendant worn around his neck, although he himself was very poor, but the jade pendant was worth a lot of money. Zhou Yuanwai happened to see the jade pendant around his neck, and he was greedy, called him to the room, and snatched the jade pendant from his neck by force, and only gave some broken silver to say that it was compensation.

Of course, he refused to give up the family heirloom jade pendant to others, so he sued Zhou Yuanwai to the yamen with a complaint, wanting Miao County to preside over justice and help him get the jade pendant home. It's a pity that the officials and businessmen colluded, and the people were not as good as dogs, Miao County Ling secretly accepted bribes from Zhou Yuanwai, not only did not handle the case impartially, but also wronged good people, but instead said that he stole the treasure of Zhou Yuanwai's family and put him in prison, which is three years.

This Zhou Yuan is also that Zhou Chen. Last time, Zhao Zheng and Li Zhenzhen designed to extort 10,000 taels of silver from the three outsiders, and Zhou Chen was one of the three outsiders, and this person had some power in Qibao County.

After listening to the prisoner's account, Zhao Zheng believed most of it, because the prisoner really had no reason to deceive him, and with the behavior of Zhou Yuanwai and Miao County, he could indeed do such a conscience-losing thing.

Since ancient times, bureaucrats have been corrupt and perverted the law, and there are three most common methods: first, embezzlement of public funds and encroachment on the state treasury; the second is to buy and sell officials and corrupt the government; The third is to accept bribes and reverse black and white.

Zhao Zheng used to be a common man, and now he is still a common man, and he hates this kind of corrupt official the most in his heart, and when he hears this kind of thing, he is as disgusting as swallowing a fly. It's a pity that his strength is not good now, and he can't intervene, if he is a martial artist above the fifth heaven, he will now smash the wall with one palm, rescue this wronged criminal, and then find that Zhou Yuanwai to settle accounts with Miao County Order overnight, and administer justice for heaven. How fast it should be, and it was not in vain to learn a martial art.

It's a pity that the reality is helpless, and even he himself has to suffer this grievance, let alone save others.

The prisoner had been wronged for three years, and had long accepted the reality, and after saying these words, he sighed a few times, but did not complain. He then asked about Zhao Zheng again.

Zhao Zheng listened to the prisoner's story, and inevitably had to tell his own story, and he had to explain it when he opened his mouth. But at this moment, many footsteps were heard in the corridor.

Several arresters came over, opened the cell, and beckoned Zhao Zheng to go out for trial.

Zhao Zheng's heart jumped, and he said secretly: "It seems that Miao County has ordered this corrupt official to come to the Yamen." He walked out of his cell and into a clean interrogation room, with several arrest guards.

There was a square table in the room, on which were placed oil lamps and a glittering sword of life. A middle-aged man with a ㄟ eyebrows and a public uniform sat on a chair, across the table, staring sharply at Zhao Zheng who walked into the room.

Zhao Zheng recognized this person as Miao County Ling at a glance, and he felt disgust in his heart, but he didn't show it on the surface.

In fact, he was very reluctant to deal with these bureaucrats, and he also considered fleeing directly after killing people and seizing treasures, but if he escaped, he might encounter a catcher or Miao County Order on the way, and be mistaken for Du Qian's accomplice. In that case, things will be complicated, and if you don't do it well, it will cause big trouble, so it is better to stay at the scene of the murder honestly and be a thief hero, so that there will be no trouble, and you can still make a steady profit.

"Did you kill the thief who infiltrated my mansion?" Miao Li asked with a glare, and raised his hand to point at the sword on the table. Although the thief had been ambushed, and his family had not suffered losses, he still couldn't be happy, and his face was fierce.

"I didn't know that he sneaked into your house, I only know that he jumped into my friend's house, so I made a move with him and accidentally injured his life." Zhao Zheng replied calmly.

"He sneaked into my house at night to steal, and I caught him red-handed, and then he fled into the hospital. He was slapped by me, he was injured, and he fled into the hospital to find someone to help heal his wounds. ”

"I see, I thought he was going to sneak into my friend's house and commit a burglary."

"I've asked the people in the infirmary, you do know them, and you do rent a house next to it. But I still think this incident is too coincidental, why did he run to that medical center, and just caught up with you who didn't sleep at night, and then died at your hands? Miao Li's eyes froze, and he suspected that Zhao was Du Qian's accomplice.

"I don't want to catch up with such an unlucky thing, but I just caught up, what can I do." Zhao Zheng looked directly at Miao Li's gaze, not dodging or dodging.

"Your family doesn't live next door to the medical center, why did you deliberately rent a house next door to the medical center?"

"Since you have already asked the grandfather and grandson in the medical hall, you must have noticed that the little girl in that family is quite good-looking." Zhao Zheng replied metaphorically.

"Could it be that you fell in love with the girl in that family, so you moved next door to her house?"

"Exactly." In order to find a suitable reason for himself, Zhao Zheng could only lie.

Miao Li stroked his slightly white beard, thought about all aspects of the whole thing, and felt that there was no flaw in what the young man in front of him said. But he was still a little worried, so he asked many questions about what happened tonight, and asked Zhao Zheng about his family history in detail.

Zhao Zheng answered one by one, and behaved very calmly.

Miao Li listened to these accounts, and most of his doubts were gone, and he waved his sleeves and ordered Zhao Zheng to be re-imprisoned, temporarily detained in the prison for a few days, and then dealt with after everything was investigated in detail.

Zhao Zheng was wronged in his cell all night, and did not fall asleep until the second half of the night.

At noon the next day, Shen Luoxia was summoned by the government and rushed here. She went to the cell and found Zhao Zheng and asked about what happened last night. After learning the details, she found her old friend Wang Zhutou and asked Wang Zhutou to intercede with Miao County.

Wang Zhutou has followed Miao County Order for many years, and he can still say something in Miao County Order. Miao County Ling sold face, waved his hand, and allowed Zhao Zheng to be released early, but Zhao Zheng was not allowed to leave Qibao County without permission, and he had to wait until the matter was clear before he could get zìyóu.

Shen Luoxia understood the reason, and felt that her younger brother was unlucky to get into a lawsuit and his life, so he didn't complain about Zhao Zheng. She took Zhao Zheng back to the property in Qibao County and waited for the case to be resolved.

That night, Shen Luoxia instructed eyeliner to go to Zhang Luo to arrange a table of good wine and food, first, to shock Zhao Zheng, and second, to catch Zhao Zheng and wash the dust.

Zhao Zheng already regarded Shen Luoxia as his own sister, and he didn't see it too much, he accepted everything Shen Luoxia had done, and secretly remembered it in his heart, ready to repay it later.

The banquet dispersed, and Zhao Zheng returned to his room, finally getting the opportunity to be alone. He lit the oil lamp on the table, opened the system warehouse under the light, and looked at the two gains he had received from Du Qian.