Li Chengwei had a kind smile on his face, and his tone was very calm, neither attentive nor condescending, which made people feel very comfortable when they heard it.

The two jailers on the opposite side obviously didn't expect him to say such a thing, so they were stunned for a moment, and then looked at each other again, obviously a little hesitant.

Li Chengwei saw it in his eyes, and the faster his heart beated, the more the ominous premonition became more and more powerful.

He made a quick decision, and without the slightest hesitation, he threw the hot towel aside, took out a purse from his sleeve pocket, untied it, and spread it on the table in front of him.

Four smooth and round southern pearls were exposed like this.

Ordinary pearls are also white, only the color is not pure, and the shape is not very regular, unlike these few grains, each of which is as big as a dragon's eye, and the moon is as round as the moon in the sky on August 15, so beautiful that it seems to be shining.

The eyes of the two jailers widened, and for a moment, they were so shocked by the pearl light that they couldn't even speak.

Li Chengwei did not lower his voice, but said generously: "This is the Da Nanzhu caught from Hepu, I disposed of the production there, hired hundreds of Tan people all year round, and went to the sea to dive pearls every day, and only got these four of the best for more than 20 years, I was reluctant to sell them, so I took them all with me, and it is not an exaggeration to praise the value of the city." ”

He took out two of them, put them on the table, looked up and asked, "Do you want them?" ”

For a long time, no one in the room spoke, only the sound of heavy breathing.

Li Chengwei waited for a while, then asked again, "Do you want to?" ”

He is very patient, not pushing or rushing.

Almost as soon as he spoke, a jailer shouted, "Surnamed Li, you untie your head and show your ears before you speak!" ”

The jailer was still holding a copper basin in his hand, but he lifted the basin and stepped forward with one foot.

The jailer on the side suddenly reached out and pulled him.

He borrowed a donkey and stopped immediately.

Li Chengwei had no fear on his face, and pulled the top head back with one hand, and for a while, his head and face were exposed.

He had large ears and thick and long earlobes, which made him look very blessed.

But the eyes of the two jailers were on the right ear.

- The upper ear is bare, half of it is missing, and only a scar remains.

In addition to this, the right side of his scalp is also the size of a baby's palm, and he is semi-bald, with only a few hairs growing sporadically, and his head looks different from ordinary flesh and skin, as if he has recovered from a serious injury.

Li Chengwei raised his right hand, touched the scar on the top of his head, and touched the missing piece of his head on his right ear, and said: "I used to go to the north to do business, and I accidentally collided with a barbarian. Fortunately, he didn't pull his life down, and he didn't break his phase. ”

He sighed these two sentences, put the hat back on, and then held a big Nanzhu in one hand, pushed it forward, and asked the third time: "Why don't you accept it?" When Chen Da came, I told him to get things down from the ledger - it didn't take much effort. ”

There was no one to speak in the cell, and it was eerily quiet.

Seeing such a scene, Li Chengwei had more confidence, and said while the iron was hot: "If you confess to me, can you be promoted to two levels?" Or level three? Although it is difficult for officials to enter the official, but the two of them are in this Dali Temple, after all, they are unusual officials, I heard that they are on duty here, if others only get 800 wen a month, you can get 1,000. If you are promoted to the third level, you can't enter the official, how can you say that you can make more money a year, and after saving for one or two decades, you will have a dowry and dowry for your children......"

Li Chengwei was talking here, but no one on the other side answered him, as if he was talking to himself.

In just a few breaths, both jailers swallowed no less than ten times.

Catching a fugitive can be regarded as meritorious, but how much credit can this be?

It's that this Li Yuanwai really had an accident, and he can't be the big shopkeeper of the restaurant on the royal street, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the rabbit will dig three holes to hide, will this person not save more gold and silver outside?

Moreover, there is such a big southern pearl......

The wealth that you can't make in a few lifetimes can be obtained by hooking your fingers when you see that it is right at your fingertips!

As if guessing the thoughts of the two of them, Li Chengwei withdrew his hands, only kept the two Nanzhu on the table, leaned back on the back of the chair, and said: "It's really rare for you two to have such sharp eyes, there are countless people who have seen me, and there are few people who know how to pay attention to this head-it's also Tong Shan's kid has a good life, relying on such a powerful subordinate, I'm afraid he can get an official body?" ”

It was obviously a very ordinary two sentences, but before the words fell, the two people on the other side changed their faces with the same ambition.

The cell boss here is called Tong Shan, who is a meritorious leader and a guilty extrapolator, who has always been slanderous to his superiors and mean to his subordinates.

Besides, even if you can be promoted to three levels in a row, you can only be a cell boss, and at the moment, just by recognizing a suspect, you may not be able to upgrade to two levels!

Do you still have to be an official?

I can't read a word, I'm not even an official, I'm a fart official!

On the one hand, it is close to the eyes, can be seen and touched, and on the other hand, it is ethereal, and nine times out of ten it will be wasted.

The one standing in front said: "Li Yuanwai, it's not that we don't help you, it's just that you killed someone in Xiangfu County, and now you have been arrested outside, you can hide from the two of us at this time, you can't hide for a lifetime, and sooner or later you will be seen by others, rather than cheaper than another merit, why not give us this benefit?" In the end, I have served you for many days! ”

After a while, the title changed from the surname Li to Li Yuanwai.

Li Chengwei is so obedient to a person, how can he not catch the difference.

He heard the word "Xiangfu County", his heart was already tight, in the end after many years of experience, and did not panic, knowing that at this time he could let his own family know one step earlier, it was still the road of endless people, if he did not know how to take this opportunity to seize the operation, he really embarked on a dead end.

In just a moment, Li Chengwei already had an idea in his mind, sat up straight and said: "I won't hide it from you two, the old man has never killed anyone, but I don't know which family wants to take this opportunity to bring down my Li family, no matter which case, if you meet the Qingtian judge, you can find out, and you can always return my innocence!" Besides, in the future, the new emperor will succeed to the throne, and there will be a Ming Lord to Zhaoxue for me! ”

He spoke generously, pushed the purse in front of him again, and said solemnly: "I don't ask for the rest, the two of you don't know anything about it today, send two letters for me, these four beads, can be half of one person, how about it?" ”

After finishing speaking, Li Chengwei replied again: "If you don't like Nanzhu, you two send a letter out, and when you meet my family steward, I will open two notes for myself, and each take two thousand taels of silver tickets for Taixing Silver Building, how about it?" ”

"If you are worried about the redemption of the silver ticket, I have a small courtyard in Nanxun Gate, and there are 3,000 yuan in it, and you two can go there to get the money."

"You don't have to be a sideshower, just send two letters."

With such simplicity and such a lucrative reward, who can say no?

The two jailers, you look at me, I look at you once, I don't know how many times they look at each other, they all have to look out of the autumn water, and they want to rely on the eye wave to send a brocade heart.

Jailer A's big eyes widened round, as if to say-Brother, you are old, senior, and knowledgeable, listen to you?

Although Jailer B's little eyes were not round, they were also dripping, as if he was saying-Brother, this time is different from the past, brother is not as good as you, or you have the final say!

The two of them are affectionate in this place, and both pairs of eyes are about to pull out the silk, but Li Chengwei is already so anxious that he can't wait to go forward and conjure up scissors to cut them off.

He didn't see anything on his face, but said with a smile: "This matter is urgent, if the two of you don't decide earlier, it will be too late, you might as well lead me directly to uncover the sea fishing documents." ”

dragged on to the end, in the end, the eyes were still bigger and more imposing.

The jailer, called Wang Gou, made a fist with his hand, put it to his mouth and coughed, and said: "Since the outside is framed, the two of us are not such cold-hearted people, but what is written in the letter is for us to see!" ”

Li Chengwei agreed with it.

He sharpened the ink twice, and when the color could be seen, he took up his pen and wrote two letters, and took out a seal from his sleeve and stamped it.

Wang Gou said that he wanted to read the letter, but in fact he was illiterate, so he only leaned over his head to look at it twice, and regarded it as if he had checked it, waiting for Li Chengwei to seal his mouth, and one person divided one letter, and reached out and took the Nanzhu on the table into his arms.

Li Chengwei had already put away his purse and said with a smile: "My life is tied to this letter, but if I can send it out, I don't need to worry, you two have the grace to save my life, and when I get out of prison in the future, the old man will be rewarded!" It's just that this time is very tight, sooner rather than later! ”

The Li family has deep roots in the capital, and they are really first-class wealthy families. Although he only got a few drops of soup to drink at this time, it did not prevent the two jailers from knowing his wealth, and at this time, with Li Chengwei's promise, he only felt that his feet were stronger than before.

For a while, they all went out of the door, and they didn't care about taking leave, so they only exchanged a few words with the rest of the jailers, and the two hurriedly went out and looked for the place given by Li Chengwei.

***

The two went quickly, but returned slowly.

Because of the warm weather these days, the snow outside gradually melts, and the road becomes very difficult to walk. Besides, after sending the letter, the two of them had to go home to hide the big Nanzhu, and it took two hours before they returned to the prison together.

Before entering the gate, the two of them could already see more than a dozen soldiers standing in the front row outside, which was several times stricter than in the past.

The jailer who walked in front was a little uneasy, turned around and whispered, "Who is here?" Isn't there an accident? The two of us left the throne for no reason......"

Wang Gou was already frightened, but he barely held on: "You don't want to scare yourself indiscriminately!" is to leave the position for no reason, and at most it will be fined for two days, and the two of us are not what they used to be, where is the difference between these dollars? Just send it to Hanako! ”

He said: "Lao Tzu still has to be imprisoned for this Laoshizi!" It's just right not to tell me to do it! I took two Nanzhu in my hand, and there were 3,000 yuan, and I was full, and I took it out to make profits, and I didn't have to worry about food and clothing in this life, so why bother to do such coolies here? ”

He was very sneering, but the jailer in front of him didn't see it, and really thought so, and led the way into the door as if nothing happened, and while taking the waist card out for people to test, he asked the soldier who knew him well: "What happened inside?" Why are there so many people guarding outside? ”

They are all familiar, and the soldier didn't know that he had sneaked out halfway, so he kindly mentioned: "It's really not a coincidence that the two of you are here today, someone came to the left hall of the Criminal Department, saying that the trial of Dali Temple was too slow, and there were many suspicious points, so two supervisors came to supervise the trial." ”

Wang Gou also stepped forward, and he had to ask if there was a check, but he said, "Which case is it for?" ”

According to the Dajin system, doubtful cases in each state must be reported to Dali Temple for review, and after the review, they will be reviewed by the Criminal Department.

The Criminal Department is divided into two halls, the left hall for prisons and the right hall for handling officials.

Today, the official who came to the left hall is the direct management of Dali Temple, and the government office naturally has to be careful to serve, and it is not too much to kneel and shout to his father.

The soldier said: "The case of killing his mother and wife seems to be the prisoner's surname Li, who lives in Junyi Bridge, and he has several cases on his back. ”

Wang Gou thanked his companions together, and although he felt a little uneasy, he didn't think anything serious would happen, so he quickly ran back to the prison.

As soon as I entered the door of the prison, I had only walked a few steps, and I saw that the tables and chairs inside had been neatly tidied up, and three jailers were sitting at the door, with a book in front of them, and all the keys that had been hanging behind were also put away.

Seeing the two of them coming back, one of them quickly stood up, and did not dare to raise his voice, and shouted in a low voice: "Why have you been going for so long!" Boss Tong is looking for you, and the two of you are going to have burnt your nose hair! He just took the key and went in and brought two people in, as if he was looking for the one surnamed Li in the first room, and Liu Guanren from the Criminal Department of the partial birth party also brought people in to look for him, and he didn't say hello at all, I was afraid that the two compartments were going to collide together! ”

Wang Gou knew that it was not good, so he hurriedly went to the next room to pull the class uniform and hurriedly changed it, he thought that his companion had short legs, and he didn't care about him, so he strode into it alone.

Walking into room A from the door, it took half a cup of tea to say the least, and Wang Gou ran out of breath, and only then did he arrive at the place, but he saw that the door was open, and two other jailers were guarding the door, and their faces were a little pale.

"What about people?" Wang Gou asked in a low voice.

The jailer on the left glanced inside, made a neck gesture, and whispered: "It's too late to say, the two sides are about to collide with each other, you should hurry in and think about how to answer if the Ministry of Punishment asks...... Boss Tong is afraid that he will suffer this time! ”

Wang Gou swallowed his saliva, stepped a few steps closer to Li Chengwei's cell, and saw a group of seven or eight people entering the open prison door.

Before he could catch up, he suddenly heard a scream inside.

"Ahh My ears! ”

The voice was sharp and thin, a little distorted, but familiar.

- It's Li Chengwei and Li Yuanwai who are in prison.