Onishi was escorted to the yamen by the two officials, and one of the officials went to tell the lord of the city the details of the murder and asked the lord to come to the court to decide the case. The official went to Fuji's office and did not find him. So he came to the antechamber of the inner hall, and saw a man in official uniform pacing in the antechamber, seemingly waiting for someone. Seeing that the city lord of Yao Fuji was not in the front hall, the official returned to the lobby in front of the yamen and said to the other officer: "I haven't found the city lord after looking around, what can I do?" ”

At this time, Bi Luojing, the deputy general of the city guard, came to the yamen and was passing by the lobby. When Bi Luojing saw two servants holding an unkempt drunk, he stepped forward and asked, "What happened?" One of the officials said: "Report to your lord, this kid just killed a drinker in the wine shop, just arrested him, just went to ask the city lord to try the case, but after looking around, he didn't find the city lord." ”

Bi Luojing stepped forward and looked at Onishi carefully. Onishi pretended to be drunk, and shouted: "Bring wine, I want to drink!" ”

Bi Luojing smelled the smell of wine on his body, and couldn't help but take two steps back. He said to the two officials: "This kid has a lot of alcohol on him, and he seems to have drunk a lot. The city lord has something important to do today, so put him in prison first and wait for tomorrow's trial! ”

The two officials were just about to take the order and leave, but Bi Luojing shouted again: "Wait"!

The two officials stopped in response, and Bi Luojing approached Daxi again and asked, "Where does this official seem to have seen you!" ”

When Onishi heard this, he was shocked. Immediately, he continued to pretend to be drunk and shouted at Bi Luojing: "Bring wine, I want to drink!" I'm going to drink! ”

Seeing this, one of the officials asked Bi Luojing, "My lord, have you ever seen such a drunkard who looks like a flower child?" ”

When Bi Luojing saw Daxi's appearance, he didn't remember where he had seen him for a while, so he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Hurry up!" Come on! ”

After a short time, under the escort of two officials, Onishi was taken to the Pinghe City Prison. When the two guards at the gate of the cell saw two officials carrying a "prisoner" approaching, they hurried to call the cell chief. After a while, the cell boss came up and asked the two officials, "I have not received any prisoners to be taken to the main prison today, what is his crime, and how long will he be held?" ”

One of the officials replied: "This has not yet been tried, the city lord of Yao Fuji has important matters to do today, and there is no time to try this case, Lord Bi Luojing asked me to put him in prison today first, and then try him tomorrow!" ”

The cell boss nodded and said, "Well, in that case, it's hard for you two!" After saying that, he asked the jailer to open the gate of the Pinghe City prison, and asked the jailer to take Onishi to the prison and put him in a cell casually.

Onishi kept squinting his eyes, pretending to be drunk. When I got to the cell, I waited for the jailer to leave before I dared to return to normal. Onishi looked around the cell, and saw that the cell was empty, except for one wall, the other three sides were surrounded by iron railings, although it was daytime, but the inside of the cell was extremely dark, although there was an oil lamp lit outside the door of each cell, but the visibility was still less than eight feet. There was also a palm-sized window on that wall that shone through the light, and it was shining on Onishi's eyes at this time, Onishi looked up at the light and couldn't help but sigh quietly: "I don't know which cell Brother Gusheng is locked in?" ”

At this moment, Onishi suddenly felt someone pat on the shoulder. He turned his head to look and saw that it was a thin man in prison uniform standing in front of him, only to see him with a smile on his face, and smiled at Onishi: "Boy, what did you do to come in?" ”

Seeing that he was just another prisoner in the cell, Onishi knew that the prison in Pinghe City was shared by two prisoners. Onishi looked the prisoner up and down and said, "I was drinking in a liquor store and killed a drinker. ”

The prisoner was stunned for a moment, and continued: "You committed a murder, so aren't you going to die this time......

Onishi sighed and asked the prisoner, "What about you, what did you do to get in?" ”

"Theft!" The prisoner sighed and continued, "I'm also unlucky, that kitchen knife is obviously the one I lost, but he has to say that it is his. I can't rob and rob, I can only secretly go to his house at night and take it out while he is sleeping, who knows that the guy has already taken precautions, so I was caught in, and this level is half a year. ”

Onishi asked, "You mean you stole a kitchen knife?" ”

The prisoner shook his head and said, "No, no, no, it's not stealing, it was originally my kitchen knife, but he took it for himself." Alas...... It was a kitchen knife that the emperor rewarded me today, but I didn't expect to let the thief steal it, and on the other hand, I said that I was going to steal his things, and I dared to report to the official, the errand must have colluded with the bandit, otherwise I would not have been sentenced to the crime of 'stealing', and I was locked up for so long. ”

After hearing the prisoner's words, Onishi carefully looked at his face through the faint light, and suddenly felt a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere. Onishi frowned, thinking about it for a long time but couldn't think of a reason. At this time, a jailer threw in a prison uniform and smashed it on Onishi. The jailer shouted, "Ah, boy, get up quickly, and put this garment on." ”

Onishi's face changed, and he asked, "I'll only be tried tomorrow, and I'm not a prisoner yet, why do I have to wear a prison uniform?" ”

The jailer said: "Yo, it seems that I have woken up from alcohol, and I tell you that when you enter the door of the prison, you must understand the rules of the prison, and you will wear it if you want to wear it, and talk less nonsense!" ”

Seeing that there was no hope for his defense, Onishi could only obediently put on his prison uniform.

The prisoner next to him suddenly asked the jailer with a sad face: "My lord, when do you say I will be imprisoned, I don't want that kitchen knife, please let me out quickly!" ”

The jailer said: "Xuanliu, don't pretend to be pitiful here, you are not only charged with theft, don't forget that there is also a crime of fraud, now you have only been locked up for half a year, what is the hurry, just say that you will be locked up for three or five years, and at most you will be locked up for decades, you can stay in it!" After saying that, he left without looking back.

When Onishi heard the jailer call him Xuanliu, he immediately remembered the Xuanliu who was known as the "Kitchen Knife Man" who had been to them when he was in Shizhu City. exclaimed: "No wonder I look at you so familiarly, you are the 'kitchen knife man' Xuanliu, right, do you remember me?" When you were in Shizhu City, you even went to my house to eat. ”

Xuanliu walked the rivers and lakes, swaggered and cheated, and went to so many places, how could he still remember that he had been to Shizhu City. But hearing that Daxi still said that he was Xuanliu, the kitchen knife man, he pretended to say: "Oh, of course I remember, how could I forget Shi ...... Stone...... Of course I remember, of course I remember......"

Onishi couldn't help but laugh and said, "You see that you almost can't even say our name, and you still say that you remember, it's really funny." "When Onishi was in the capital, he heard Taihao say that "Kitchen Knife Man" Xuanliu was a liar who ate and drank. However, because Xuanliu's brother Xuanwu saved Taihao's life in the capital. Therefore, Taihao promised Xuan Wu to help him find Xuan Liu. Daxi thought in his heart at this moment: "I didn't expect to come in once, and I actually helped Twelve find Xuanliu, it's really a coincidence." ”

Xuan Liudao: "Shizhu City, how can you forget, no, you won't ......"

Ohnishi said: "Okay, don't say it, I already knew that you were eating and drinking everywhere......"

Before Daxi finished speaking, Xuan Liu looked angry and shouted: "What do you say, who eats and drinks together, I am Xuan Liu, a kitchen knife man, I once killed ...... with a kitchen knife."

"Okay, okay, okay......" Onishi was impatient, interrupted Xuanliu's words, and continued: "Your brother is Xuanwu, not the 'Wu' of martial arts, but the fifth-ranked 'Wu', right?" ”

Xuanliu stammered and replied, "You...... Who did you listen to, you ......?"

Onishi ignored him and continued: "Your brother turned out to be a special cook for the emperor by the Imperial Palace Shangshi Bureau, and that Xuantie kitchen knife was also given to your brother by the emperor, and later your brother was also kicked out of the palace because of your affairs. Right? ”

"How do you ...... How do you know everything, and who told you? Xuanliu said tremblingly.

Daxi said: "Fortunately, you have a good brother, your brother saved our Taihao's life, Taihao promised your brother to find you, today is really a coincidence, I met you here!" ”

Xuanliu was a little confused when he heard this, and asked, "Who ......is Lord Taihao?"

Daxi said: "You'll know later, let me ask you, do you want to get out of here?" ”

Xuanliu nodded after hearing this: "Of course I want to, but ...... This prison is so tightly guarded, how can I get out? ”

Onishi nodded and said, "In that case, you have to tell me the truth, don't brag nonsense!" ”

"Uh......" Xuan Liu said embarrassedly, "Then I said it, but I told you everything about me, you must take me out of this prison!" ”

Seeing his stumbling appearance, Onishi smiled and said, "You just say it, even if it's to help Twelve...... Belch...... Lord Taihao, I will also find a way to get you out. ”

Xuan Liu hesitated for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "You are right, my brother Xuan Wu is indeed the fifth 'five' ......"

Onishi shouted: "I know all this, say I don't know, do you still want to go out!" ”

Xuanliu smiled bitterly and said, "Okay...... Then I said, don't worry, as long as you can get me out of here, you can let me say anything. It's just that you see that you are like this now, you can't protect yourself, how can you save me out? ”

Onishi lowered his voice and said: "Actually, I am the entourage of Lord Taihao, the deputy general of Pinghe City, and I came here to secretly investigate a matter on the order of Lord Taihao. ”

Xuanliu asked with some disbelief, "What is the matter?" ”

Onishi said: "How can I tell you this, if you don't believe it, I see that I haven't been punished now, and I haven't been sentenced, just temporarily detained for a day, right?" I'll be released tomorrow. ”

After pondering for a moment, Xuanliu nodded and said, "Okay, I believe in you, I will definitely tell you the truth......"