Chen Ducai was lying on a bed made of hard bricks, with a thin layer of mattress spread under him.

The prison cell of the Criminal Division is used to being cold in winter and hot in summer, and at this time it is summer and autumn socializing, and the autumn tiger is very powerful, and at noon, even if this place does not see the light of day, it is already so hot that people are sweating all over their bodies.

Chen Ducai only felt that his back was going to be soaked with prickly heat, and his armpits and head were even wetter, and some indescribable numbness and itching, as if there was something alive jumping around somewhere, it was sweat that had been marinated on the skin and flesh for a long time, and it was stuck with the pickled mattress, giving birth to lice.

After being locked up in the cell for nearly a month, he had learned to estimate the hour without a teacher, and even though there was no sun here, let alone a shadow, he still had some vague concepts in his heart, so he silently counted in his heart, and sure enough, before he could count to a hundred, there was a sound of footsteps outside.

The footsteps were familiar.

Chen Ducai sat up and seriously straightened his appearance.

- Scholars must not be rude.

He is no longer the gardener he used to be, even if he is a prisoner at this time, he still has to be worthy of his status as a scholar.

The door to the cell was opened, and a jailer entered, and without going any further inside, he stood at the door and called out to him, saying, "The official has sent you out." ”

The tone was cold.

Counting the more than 20 days of prison life, Chen Ducai had to be interrogated almost every day, Chen Ducai had long been used to it, but he did not feel worried in his heart, but stood up, shook his robe, and walked out after the jailer.

- It's been carrying it for nearly a month, counting the time, and if it drags on for a while, there should be movement outside.

Although he has been locked up in this dark place, there is no way to know the situation outside, and no one even talks to him except for interrogation every day, but Chen Ducai's mind is still very clear.

Seeing that he was about to walk to the place where he was interrogated in the past, he slowed down his pace and was about to stand still, waiting for the jailer to push the door, but the other party did not stop, but continued to walk forward, and did not forget to look back at Chen Ducai as he walked.

The two walked into another room not far away.

When the wooden door was pushed open, what greeted me was not as simple as before, only a table, and the arrangement of three or four chairs, but it was a very familiar furnishing.

Tables, chairs, bookshelves, cabinets, wooden boxes - it is clear what an ordinary public hall looks like in the capital.

Chen Ducai served as the first official in the Ministry of Beijing, and the official time was not short, he was locked in the prison cell for nearly a month, and there was no abnormal performance on his face, in fact, he was already very anxious in his heart, and when he saw this arrangement, he inexplicably gave birth to a familiar feeling, and the whole person relaxed a lot.

He looked up and subconsciously glanced at the person sitting behind the desk.

- For most of the month, almost all of them are fixed four people in turn, both sides are very familiar with each other's routines, look at who is today's turn, he also has a bottom in his heart.

However, unexpectedly, it was not any of the original four people sitting behind the table, not even the rest of the officials in the Criminal Division, but an acquaintance.

Chen Ducai was so shocked that he forgot what to call him, and blurted out: "Gu Yanzhang!" ”

The voice was frightened and frightened.

He could say those three words, and he immediately came to his senses, and hurriedly thought about going back to make up for it.

Gu Yanzhang sat behind the table, pretending not to hear, and pointed to the chair opposite and said to Chen Ducai: "Chen Guanren, please take a seat." ”

There was only a small teapot on the table, and three other teapots.

Gu Yanzhang first looked at Chen Ducai's face, and saw that his face was pale, his face was still a little swollen, his eyes were blue and black, the bloodshot in them was clearly visible, and his face was full of tiredness, so he knew that this person should not have slept well for a long time.

He said to the people on the side: "Fetch a basin of water for Chen Guanren." ”

Chen Ducai turned his attention to it, and noticed that the person sitting next to Gu Yanzhang was a young official, who looked a little familiar, as if he had gone to Yongqiu County to inspect this time.

The official moved quickly, and after a while, he brought a basin of water in, and was about to put it on the shelf on the side, but he heard Gu Yanzhang say again: "Send it to the compartment." ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to Chen Ducai and said, "Chen Guanren go and wipe his face." ”

Chen Ducai was about to refuse, but thinking that he hadn't been able to wash properly for a long time, it was really unbearable, so he stood up for a while and couldn't help but walk to the cubicle.

- He is no longer the poor and poor peasant son he was when he was young, he is a little bitter, and he can't eat anymore.

Chen Du only entered the compartment, put his hand into the basin of water, twisted the handkerchief inside, and immediately shivered.

- It's ice water!

The ice cubes in the basin had not yet melted, it was cold and cold, Chen Ducai washed his face with the ice water, and saw that there was no one else in the room, so he wiped his body by the way, and waited until he wrung out the handkerchief and wiped his whole body dry, and the whole person was almost so comfortable that he wanted to sigh.

- This is the life of a man!

The sweat and mud soon made the water in the basin chaotic, Chen Du endured the dirty, pinched the handkerchief in his hand, sat on a chair, was about to wipe his arms again, but somehow he sat and sit, his upper and lower eyelids were fighting, and he almost fell asleep.

When he was about to wake up, the door outside was suddenly knocked a few times, and someone shouted: "Chen Guanren! ”

- It's the official just now.

Chen Ducai came to his senses at this time, and it turned out that he was still in the Criminal Division, but he was a prisoner under the ranks.

He was inexplicably complicated in his heart, and hurriedly got up to open the door, and walked out again.

By the time I sat back at the table, there was already a cup on the table.

Gu Yanzhang sat directly opposite him and said, "Chen Guanren drink tea." ”

Chen Ducai numbly picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Cool and silky, long-lost taste, when it is cardamom cooked water.

- This is when Gu Yanzhang first arrived in Yongqiu County, he took it out to entertain the other party, and he just mentioned it in passing, saying that he often eats cardamom cooked water, and it is said that this thing can nourish the body.

Chen Ducai's mind is wooden.

Less than a quarter of an hour after he entered, he seemed to be stuck in a large ball of cotton, and he went out with a fist, and there was no force at all.

He kept reminding himself in his mind that he must not let his guard down, this time the other party must be prepared, he doesn't know how he will be interrogated, if he is led by the nose by the other party, there will be no way back in the future.

However, after being locked up in the prison cell of this criminal department for nearly a month, and he couldn't get any news from the outside world, he was completely unsure whether anyone would come to save him, and Chen Ducai's whole spirit had already been tense to the limit.

At this time, this simple layout of a house, a basin of cold water to wash his face, and a cup of cardamom cooked water, inexplicably, made Chen Ducai unable to exert his strength.

When he came, his mind was very clear, but at this moment, he was already a little sleepy.

Gu Yanzhang waited for him to drink tea before he spoke: "Chen Guanren, the first few people in the Criminal Department have been talking to you for more than half a month, because you don't know everything, I really don't know, I don't come to ask you this time, I only returned to Beijing yesterday, passing by Zhongmu and Xiangfu counties on the way, and I happened to meet a few people, but they are still the old acquaintances of Chen Guanren - they have some words with me, which is very strange, I will only tell you those few things once." ”

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