The edict prison of the Zhenfu Division Yamen on the southwest side of the Hongwu Gate of the Imperial City is a place where even civil and military officials walk around.

Walking diagonally down the deep wall of blue bricks that is two feet high in the long road, at the end of which are two swarthy lacquered gates, and when you push open the gates, you will find a cold, damp and deep underground prison.

Jinyiwei has been established for decades, and the edict prison has also existed for decades, and countless people have died in it. It is rumored that when it gets dark, many souls wander in this deep alley, and crying is often heard in the dark corners......

Therefore, this road is very quiet all year round, especially after dusk, except for the school of science and punishment, not even birds fly from here.

At the end of the day, Lin Liangyou carried a lantern and walked alone in this deep alley, as a young man born in the new era who grew up in the spring breeze under the red flag, although he had encountered strange things (including that it was a very strange thing for him to cross into this world), but he was fearless about rumors, for A Piao and the like.

What's more, he drank a few taels of wine at night, even if he was cowardly, this courage should be strong.

The faint light of the lantern only illuminated the area in front of him, and the high walls on both sides were black, the shadows of the trees were swaying, and the night wind was alarming, and the leaves of the trees were rattling, and occasionally a few pieces fell suddenly, like butterflies dancing in the underworld.

Although Lin Liangyou was not afraid, he always felt that someone was following him. He walked a few paces, and soon reached the black gate, grabbed the ring of beast noodles on his right and struck it three times—for he carried a lantern in his left hand and left his right hand empty, a habit he had developed at all times.

"Who's coming?" The lazy voice of the captain on duty came from inside the door.

"The total flag is in the forest and scales."

The heavy door slowly opened from the inside to both sides, and the two lieutenants held on to one door, yawning, and looking like they hadn't woken up.

Lin Liangyou showed the waist card to the two of them, and said, "With one person leading the way, I want to see someone commit Huang Ze." ”

"General Banner, please come with me." A lieutenant took the lantern from Lin Liangyou's hand and walked deeper into the courtyard, the gate behind him slamming shut heavily.

Passing through several small courtyards where officials under house arrest were being held on pending trial charges, they finally stopped in front of a stone wall covered with dead vines.

An iron door is embedded in the stone wall, and below the iron door is a bluestone staircase leading to the dungeon.

The lieutenant took out the key and opened the iron door.

"You can rest!" Lin Liangyou took the lantern again.

The lieutenant was eager to do so, and informed Lin Liangyou of the prisoner's prison number, and left with a yawn.

Lin Liangyou walked down the stairs alone, there was no light in the dungeon, and the edict prison was dark all year round, cold and damp during the day.

Huang Ze was wearing a heavy flail on his head and his feet were shackled, curled up in a posture that was uncomfortable to look at, in the dirty grass pile in the black corner.

In this heavily guarded prison, shackles were not used to prevent prisoners from escaping, but to prevent them from committing suicide.

Looking at this environment, Lin Liangyou's first thought was: When I was a child, the pigs raised at home lived in better conditions than this. We often return the straw in the pigsty, and the haystack in this dungeon prison has never been replaced.

"Huang Ze." Lin Liangyou stood outside the prison cell and shouted softly.

Huang Ze's body moved: It's time to come, is it finally here?

But when no one opened the door of the cell and lifted him out, he kept curled up and didn't move.

When Huang Ze was arrested, it coincided with the 23rd year of the official month, and today is the 24th year of the civil month.

"I'm not here to mention you." Lin Liang lobbied, "I was entrusted by someone to come and see you." ”

Huang Ze didn't expect that there were still people coming to see him, and after thinking about it, he sat up and slowly approached him.

Although he looked filthy and embarrassed, his eyes were still shining.

"Who is it?" Huang Ze grabbed the wooden fence, and when he saw Lin Liangyou's face under the lantern firelight, he understood that it was Yu Miaolan.

She ...... Are you okay? Huang Ze asked in a hoarse voice.

"Don't worry, she's fine." Lin Liangyou squatted down, took out a lotus leaf bag from his arms, and stuffed it into it from between the fences, "It's a small year today, she made the dumplings for you with her own hands, try it!" ”

Huang Ze stretched out his hand and silently took the lotus leaf bag, which still had the residual warmth of Lin Liangyou's chest, but the dumplings were already cold.

With trembling hands, he slowly opened the lotus leaf bag, looking at the white, tender and yellowish dumplings, and his eyes became more and more crystalline.

Huang Ze picked up a dumpling and looked at it for a long time, then stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it slowly. After eating a dumpling, the movements of his hands accelerated significantly, and he desperately stuffed them into his mouth one after another, and when he couldn't stuff them anymore, he laboriously moved his cheek muscles, and then swallowed so hard that he choked on tears.

Seeing him like this, Lin Liangyou didn't feel a little sad.

"You killed all the strangers in the Sinan City Building?" Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Liangyou finally showed his true intention. He didn't believe that the stinky young man in front of him could kill so many people.

Hearing this, Huang Ze's movements in his hands and mouth stopped, he was stunned, and then he chewed as if he was desperate, and when all the dumplings were eaten, he didn't answer Lin Liangyou, threw the lotus leaves, turned around and crawled towards the dark corner of the prison cell.

"I know that you don't kill all people." Lin Liang lobbied, "The real murderer is someone else. ”

He was still silent when he answered.

"Do you know that he has already started to attack Miss Yu." Lin Liangyou stood up and looked at the dark corner, "Do you still want to protect him?" ”

"Why should I believe you? With a dumpling? ”

"That person, good at using two hooks and sickles, is proficient in spearmanship, especially the Ma family gun." Lin Liang lobbied, "Am I right? ”

There was a slight clash of chains in the corner.

Lin Liangyou knew that he was right, Huang Ze really knew the killer! Strike while the iron is hot: "If I hadn't been there that night, you wouldn't have eaten this dumpling tonight!" ”

After waiting for a while, there was only a silent silence in response.

Lin Liangyou patted Mu Zha helplessly and sighed: "Okay." Let's go! ”

He really took the lantern and left.

After only taking two steps, Huang Ze's voice sounded behind him, and he seemed to be talking to himself: "No, he won't ......"

Lin Liangyou stopped, and saw that he didn't speak again, knowing that with this kind of person's temperament, no matter how much he entangled, he couldn't ask why.

Listening to the light of the lantern in the darkness and the footsteps of Lin Yanyou gradually moving away, Huang Ze finally made up his mind and shouted, "Wait! ”

The sleeping prisoners in the other cells were startled by this shout and woke up.

Lin Liangyou's feet had just stepped on the stone steps, and when he heard him shouting, his heart was also sinking and happy, it seemed that the answer was about to be revealed!

He walked back quickly, squatting down, and Huang Ze had already crawled out again, looking at Lin Liangyou's eyes.

Lin Liangyou also looked him in the eye.

Both of them had lanterns flashing in their eyes, and the red flame flickered.

"He, he's ......"

The world is so impartial and unfortunate, just as Huang Ze was about to say the name of the real murderer, a shout came from outside the iron door of the dungeon: "Palm lamp!" ”

"Yes!" Immediately, four lieutenants rushed in, and they quickly lit the oil lamps on the walls of the dungeon corridors one by one.

The dark dungeon immediately lit up.

The awakened prisoner narrowed his eyes uncomfortably, turned around, and buried his face deep in the straw.

Suddenly, the hairs on Lin Liangyou's whole body stood up, and he couldn't help but slowly stand up, his eyes staring at the iron door at the other end of the corridor, where there seemed to be a very powerful energy pouring in!

His gut told him that there was a big guy walking in!

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