It was night, and it was raining heavily.

Yu Ye was judging the matter, but unfortunately the Criminal Department came to an uninvited guest.

"Yu Langzhong, don't come unharmed."

He looked at it suddenly, and the person was the supervisor of the Imperial Clock.

Yu Ye smiled with a smile, "Zhong Yushi, why did you come all the way here?" ”

In fact, Shangshu Province is only a quarter of an hour's walk from Dali Temple, but people like Zhong Chuqin disdain to come to the criminal department. Supervise the imperial history and inspect hundreds of officials, patrol counties and counties, rectify prisons, and rectify the court, with a humble status but the power to inspect hundreds of officials. Yu Ye and Zhong Chuqin are not familiar with each other, the status of the two is very different, and they are not officials in the same place, if it were not for Guo Mingda's trouble, it is estimated that there will be no intersection between them in the future.

"I came here to ask the officials of the Criminal Department to go with my humble duties." Zhong Chu stroked his beard diligently, and his words were light but heavy.

Yu Ye said: "I don't know what Zhong Yushi means by this? ”

He is busy reviewing the other files, and he will hand them over to the squire tomorrow, and now he and Zhong are going to the Imperial Historical Observatory frequently, I am afraid that it will delay the big event.

"There is an important witness who needs to be interrogated by Lang Zhong himself." Zhong Chuqin's words were sharp, as if he wouldn't let him slip away.

Yu Ye was silent for a long time before he said: "But tomorrow is the exam, I still have a backlog of dozens of volumes that I haven't read, let's talk about it another day." ”

Zhong Chuqin's eyes narrowed, and he was deeply displeased with Ye. said sarcastically: "Yu Langzhong didn't even listen to the words of the imperial doctor? ”

He has been a senior member of the Imperial Historical Observatory for many years, and he has served in the supervision of the Imperial Historical Throne for many years, and few people can enter his eyes. Even if Yu Yeguan is older than him, he still doesn't buy it.

Yu Ye was annoyed, "The imperial history is so inferior, and it is also taught by the imperial historian?" ”

He relied on Song Wenyuan to see where he was, and he was still presumptuous when he went to the Criminal Department. It's not uncommon for him to be angry.

Zhong Chuqin took out a handwritten book, "Lang Zhong, you read this, naturally you know why I came overnight." ”

Yu Ye glanced under the lamp, and hurriedly said to Zhong Chuqin: "Zhong Yushi, I have offended." You wait here for a moment, and I'll find someone to go on my behalf. ”

Zhong Chuqin nodded, "It's okay." ”

Yu Ye went to the ear room to find Zhang Shaocong, "Director Zhang, there is something that you need to go to the Yushitai to investigate immediately." ”

Zhang Shaocong was eating supper and muttered, "What's the matter?" ”

Yu Ye's face was cold, "Go to the Yushitai to interrogate the witnesses, go and return quickly." It's delayed, I remember you in the exam. After that, he grabbed Zhang Shaocong, "Why don't you leave quickly and leave you to have children?" ”

Zhang Shaocong suddenly felt helpless, and before he had eaten two bites of supper, he was thrown to the Yushitai by his boss. "Lang Zhong, ah, what are you talking about?"

Yu Ye didn't pay attention to him anymore, he was still too busy to work, so he hurriedly handed the person into the hands of Zhong Chuqin, and it was all right. "Zhong Yushi, I have already brought the person, Director Zhang is my most valued subordinate, he, I can trust him."

Zhang Shaocong was quite helpless, and he was worried about it, and he finally planned to eat wontons, but as soon as Yu Ye came, it was all gone.

He hurriedly said: "Zhong Yushi, without further ado, let's go to the Yushi Terrace." "Zhang Shaocong didn't want to interrogate people at night, especially in that dark prison.

"Don't be in a hurry at this time, since it is the three divisions together, you have to find someone from Dali Temple again."

Zhang Shaocong had no suspense, and knew that it must be Mo Chao's lazy worm. He couldn't help but roll his eyes, and in the end, he did everyone's business by himself.

He sent someone to his house, and then he and Zhong Diqin went to the Imperial Historical Tower.

It had just fallen into the night, but it was as dark as ink in the Imperial Observatory. After entering the hall, only sporadic glimmer observations were observed. There wasn't even a candle lit, as if the man had gone clean.

"There is no one keeping vigil, where are all the people in the Imperial Tower? Zhong Yushi? "Zhang Shaocong was originally afraid of the dark, so he felt even more terrible.

It was dark in front of me, and I couldn't see anything.

Zhong Chuqin only replied, "I don't know." ”

caused him Zhang Shaocong to want to scold, he couldn't see his five fingers at night, can he find Taiwan Prison by groping like this? "Isn't there anyone to take care of you at night? Where have all the night watchmen gone? Zhang Shaocong was angry and afraid.

Since there is no one, Zhang Shaocong can only grope for the candlestick in the dark. Touching the candle oil is like touching a life-saving straw. He hurriedly lit the wick of the candle with a fire sickle, thus adding some light to the dark room.

Zhang Shaocong was confused, "Where is this?" ”

They didn't just go through the main door, but through something else. He wasn't familiar with the Imperial Tower, and he didn't know where he was at the moment.

Zhong Chuqin said with a smile: "Master Zhang waited in advance, and he had to wait for Dali Zheng to come before he could go in together." ”

Zhang Shaocong clenched his fists, "Isn't this not very bereological, I don't think there is a small official, and there is no one else." Those who are presumptuously tried in prison are afraid that they will be impeached. ”

Zhong Chuqin said with a smile: "It's okay, this matter has to be a secret interrogation to be effective." ”

Zhang Shaocong considered his words again, and this matter had to be interrogated in secret to be effective. There was a murmur in his words, but he still felt hairy in his heart. Someone sent the people from the Imperial Observatory away, and then let someone else interrogate the witnesses. The question is who are the witnesses in their mouths?

He thought about it again and again, could it be the mother in Mo Chao's words. That girl is indeed clever, but if He Jikai, Ye Bin and others are involved, I don't think she has the ability.

Lightning flashed through the window, and thunder rang out. This year's autumn rain has been raining, and Zhang Shaocong estimates that the full moon will not be seen during the Midyear Festival.

Mo Chao came here in the wind and rain, and muttered when he entered the door: "The rain doesn't stop, and the house is damp." Why did you call me here if you didn't sleep at night? Director Zhang, you are really idle. He was actually referring to Sang scolding Huai, especially scolding Zhong Chuqin.

He was originally a free man, and he hated that others had nothing to do with him. So even if the imperial history is being tested, it is still scolded.

"Okay, okay, the people have arrived, let's review it quickly." Zhang Shaocong was still in a hurry to eat wontons.

Mo Chao almost grabbed him by the neck, "Yes, Zhong Yushi, we are also old acquaintances." Don't hide it. ”

Zhong Chuqin said, "Please." ”

There are fireworks in many prisons at the top of the Imperial Observatory, and except for this firelight, the rest of the place is pitch black.

The prison man smiled: "The person is in the No. 1 room of Tianzi." ”

It's really strange that the only witnesses live in the Tianzi room. But Zhang Shaocong only followed the footsteps of the prison man, and at the same time looked at the corridor in the prison.

There is no shortage of whispers and despair in the prison, and the more you go inside, the more you can feel the wind blowing. It happened to be a rainy day, and the humidity became heavier at night.

He asked, "Why is this not ignition?" ”

"The prisoners have to be counted every day for the past few days, and the prisoners have been taken away, so except for a few awaiting trial, the rest of the cells are empty. If it weren't for the order from above, I wouldn't have come to this place at night. The jailer chirped.

Mo Chao said: "This is strange, it stands to reason that there are no rules." There aren't many prisoners in itself, and they were suddenly cleared away, don't you feel in a hurry? ”