The clothes fluttered and the hunt rattled, and the galloping horses finally reached the prison door. The violent pulling made Xu Chu's hands hurt, and he almost screamed.

After Xiao Qinglang jumped off the horse, he didn't have too many scruples, and directly stepped forward to hug Xu Chu. When she landed, he saw that her palms were a little red and swollen, which made his heart ache.

"Let's go take a look." Xu Chu withdrew his hand, not wanting him to be entangled in such trivial matters, so he took the lead in urging him.

Before getting down to business, even though Xiao Qinglang still has some feelings of love for children in his heart, he will not ignore the overall situation.

The prison was still dark and gloomy, and even if there were a few lone lights, it was not very bright.

"Who is the head of the cell, and why don't you light all the lamps?" Xiao Qinglang looked at the lamp on the wall of the prison that was not bright, and asked with a frown.

The jailer who followed on the side hurriedly said bitterly: "The prince doesn't know, that cell head is used to picking up skin on weekdays. Don't say it's just wicks and candles, even if it's the prisoner's food, you can pick up a layer of oil and water. In our prison in Jinzhou City, the night is so dim all year round, but now at the end of the month, the wax oil has long been ordered, so we can only make do with collecting the usual residues, which will only take two days. ”

"He is so unscrupulous, is there no one to discipline the yamen?"

The jailer sighed and said helplessly: "Where will anyone take care of it, that cell head climbed the door and stuffed the money to come in, I heard that there are people above, who of us dares to be a little dissatisfied?" ”

It's all eating outside, and if you lose your errand for some indignation, then why bother.

Xiao Qinglang frowned, and asked in an unclear tone, "Do you know whose door it is?" ”

"I don't know. However, people outside said that they heard that he had some relationship with Boss Zhang of Zhu Bao Zhai in the city, and it happened that Mrs. Liu liked Zhu Bao Zhai's jewelry the most. The boss Zhang was blown by the wind on the pillow, so he naturally flattered Mrs. Liu, and then coaxed Mrs. Liu to help him operate. Seeing this, Lord Zhao, who was in charge of the prison department below, arranged for someone to come into the prison without saying a word, and directly replaced the previous cell head. Speaking of this, the jailer was obviously a little embarrassed.

Although the errands in the prison are not the best, they are quite beneficial compared to the errands in the side. For example, if a prisoner's family comes to visit the prison, they must pay homage, and not to mention the eating utensils for the time being, the silver alone is enough for them to eat a few meals.

Although the previous cell boss was also greedy, he was not so instigated that he even withheld the waxy food in the prison. And when he encounters filial piety from others, he will also give some to the underground brothers, so that the big guys can get some light. After all, who came here to do work, who didn't drag his family.

But the later Zhang Cell Head was different, relying on his relationship with Mrs. Liu, he was so arrogant. It's just a matter of being a prestige and blessing, and even most of the filial piety money collected by his brothers fell into his pocket.

Therefore, the jailer was really resentful of him, and now seeing that it was difficult for Lord Liu and Mrs. Liu to turn over, he naturally did not want to help him hide it. Without a backer, what if you are a cell boss?

Xiao Qinglang's footsteps did not stop, but the expression on his face obviously became more and more cold. At the moment when the jailer spoke, he had already faintly realized that this matter could never be as simple as Liu Rang Mo committing suicide.

Suddenly, he felt a hint of helplessness in his heart. Even though he had arranged for people to be inside and outside the prison, and had already transferred the jailers on duty clearly, he didn't expect that there would still be fish that slipped through the net.

He had indeed checked the cell before, and from the information he had received, he had no dealings with the officials, nor did he have any interests involved. However, now it seems that he underestimated the person behind the scenes.

Put such a little person in the layout, insatiable, bad character, and full of philistine smell. And with the people he may be targeting, he can't find any relationship involved.

Just like the situation in the case of Jinyinfang and Zhang's, it is the same, which makes people unguardable.

He thought to himself that the man would be so well arranged. and is familiar with the events of twenty years ago, and even knows the entanglement of Zhang and others clearly, and then can accurately use Zhang Damiang and Zhang Yuanheng and others.

So where did he learn about these things, and how did he know the unknown facts when he had no file and could not act openly!

"Lord Wang, Miss Xu." Xu Qinhe had already checked the surroundings of the prison at this time, except for Liu Rangmo, who had been silent in the corner, there was nothing unusual.

"How? What useful things can be found? ”

The lower officials interrogated the two prisoners who were in custody on the opposite side of the prison, and they all said that after eating, they were tired and tired, so they fell asleep in a daze. In the meantime, someone heard a muffled snort, and opened his eyes to look, but saw a bright bead flying in the air, so he only thought it was a dream, and went back to sleep. ”

In other words, no one noticed anything unusual, not even the murder and hanging of the two men in the opposite prison.

Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu tacitly glanced at each other, and the doubts in their hearts became more and more intense. The opposite prisoner is also an impostor official in Jinzhou City, when they are alive and dead, they can still sleep soundly without a trace of vigilance?

This is so counterintuitive.

Obviously, Xu Qinhe also knew this, so he said: "I have asked people to check the leftover meals of those people, and there is indeed some drug in it." However, because several people were not used to eating rough meals in prison, the Chinese medicine was not serious enough for them to be ignorant of the situation outside. ”

Xiao Qinglang nodded, and then said, "What about the corpse?" ”

"What suffocated the deceased was their own belt, and after Li Cheng's examination, Liu Rangmo's neck strangulation marks were handed over to the left and right ears, dark purple, eyes closed, lips open, hands held, teeth exposed, tongue against teeth when hanged on the throat, tongue under the throat, saliva on the chest, and feces behind the buttocks. There were no scars on his body, and his clothes were intact and there were no signs of coercion. ”

Song Derong, on the other hand, does not have a rope under his throat, and his marks are flat but very deep, black and dark, and he does not reach the hairline behind his ears. The official speculated that Liu Rangmo should have strangled Song Derong to death first, pretending to hang himself. And he himself committed suicide in fear of sin. ”

"Moreover, the suspects in the surrounding prisons are all identified in this way."

This explanation and speculation should be the most plausible by far.

Because the case of the replacement of officials in Jinzhou City is still under investigation, and the involvement is too great, it is likely to shake people's hearts and make the people panic. So, so far, this news has not been disclosed to the public. It is precisely because of this that Xu Qinhe's address to Liu Rangmo and others in front of people has not changed.

"Let's go see it first." Xiao Qinglang's eyes were silent, and his words were calm but indescribably condensed.

When I arrived in the prison, I saw that Liu Rangmo and Song Derong were both laid flat on the ground, and there were two belts tied to the wooden fence of the prison.

Xu Chu first looked around and made sure that there was nothing unusual, before he walked to Li Yanzuo's side and squatted down.

"How?"

When Li Yanzuo saw Xu Chu asking, he frowned and said: "It can be confirmed that Liu Rangmo died by hanging, but Song Derong's death is a little weird. ”

"I washed his body with vinegar according to the girl's method, only to find that in addition to the bruises on his wrists, he also had two bruises on his back." He looked slightly distressed, as if he was puzzled. "The bruises on the wrists are very likely to have been left by Liu Rangmo's control, but what can't be explained is why Xiang Hou made friends and had bruises on his back."

Xu Chu also saw the scars on Song Derong's back at this time, she reached out and touched it, it was slightly bruised, it was indeed left before her death. And this bruise ran through the back of the deceased to the back of the neck.

"What was the condition of the deceased when the seniors came?"

"The body was lying on its back, with neat hair and no visible injuries on its body. There were no finger marks on the flesh, and there were no fatal injuries on the body. The knot of the belt was fastened outside the wooden bars of the prison, and it was strong and tight enough to kill him in a few breaths. In addition, there were traces of kicking and struggling under the feet of the deceased. "Because he was the first to come, he was also the most complete observer of the scene.

Xu Chu's brows furrowed slightly, and according to Li Yan's narrative, she slowly sketched the scene of the murder scene in her mind. After a few moments, she got up and walked to the wooden fence of the prison and took off the belt that said it was strangled to Song Derong.

But I saw that the belt was worn by Song Derong today, and it was now commonly used by officials and men. It is decorated with jade and other objects.

She looked carefully at the strap, and after a while, she turned back to Li Chengzuo and asked, "Did the senior bring a white handkerchief?" ”

Li Baizuo nodded again and again, took a white handkerchief from the toolbox and handed it over. I saw that after she took it, she carefully rubbed and wiped it on those decorations, and her expression was solemn without a trace of relaxation.

However, just when everyone was puzzled, she suddenly spoke: "There are traces of blood on the stump, although it is not obvious, it is also there. ”

After speaking, everyone's eyes were directed to the white handkerchief spread out in her hand. Sure enough, there was a dark red mark on it, which was completely different from the color of any object on the belt.

"Also, if I'm right, the jade must have slammed into the cell door and cracked. If you don't believe it, you can look around, and you will get something. ”

Xu Qinhe on the side heard this, turned around and whispered to a few officials to do the same. Then, he set his eyes on Xu Chu again.

This little lady really refreshed his cognition again and again. He had not seen one or two people, but he had never seen anyone who examined the objects of the scene so carefully.

In fact, most of the time, he is only responsible for the corpse. As for the evidence, the past is often ignored. Especially in a dimly lit environment like now, it would be nice to be able to see the corpse clearly.