Chapter 42: Prison
"Wuda admitted?!"
Hearing the news from Uncle He Jiu, even Pan Jinlian was very surprised.
Originally, she just wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of Wu Dalang when she cried yesterday, but she didn't expect him to really do such a thing.
I just didn't let him go to bed, as for stealing it?
Thinking of this, Pan Jinlian showed some joy in her eyes, and secretly glanced at it, afraid that he would think he was troublesome, so she kept her mouth shut.
"Wu Da really admits that he did it?"
Somewhat incredulous, Li Zhengyi asked again.
Uncle He Jiu sighed and said, "Yes, I didn't expect it either, but let the jailer ask it clearly twice, and it was Wu Da himself who admitted it." ”
"I thought it was Wuda's duty, but I didn't expect him to be really ...... like that"
Looking at Uncle He Jiu's disappointed expression, Li Zhengyi was not like this, but he was still a little unwilling.
"Was Wuda beaten into a trick by them?"
"Not really, it was said that it would be over tomorrow. According to the jailer, Wu Da did not suffer much during the questioning, but was imprisoned. ”
He said he had taken the thing, but he didn't admit that it was stolen. When I asked him why, he couldn't tell him why. If so, tomorrow will be condemned. ”
"Ordinary thieves do quibble like this, but where will the official be deceived, tomorrow when the stick is clamped, he will definitely reveal the truth."
"Now it seems that this matter can only be calculated after Wu Erdu returns."
Wait until Wu Song comes back?
When he comes back, I'm afraid that Wuda won't know where to go, and he will definitely not believe that his brother will do such a thing.
With his temper, if he stiffens, it is very likely that he will kill someone, and then he will not do so many things in vain?
If you can't complete the task, you don't know what kind of punishment will be.
No, absolutely not!
Seeing that Uncle He Jiu had already retreated, Li Zhengyi decided to ask himself, there must be something he didn't know.
So he took out the ten taels of silver from yesterday again and said, "Please also ask Uncle He Jiu to help again, I want to visit Wuhan University to see if there is any room for maneuver." ”
This......
I didn't want to go to this flood again, but it can be seen that people like Li Er still don't give up Wuda, Uncle He Jiu thought to himself, sure enough, the world is not black and white.
After a little muttering, he said, "In that case, it is better for you to come to me after sunset, and to act better in the evening, when I will take you to the jailer." ”
"Thank you, Uncle He."
The other party still did not accept the ten taels of silver, only said that the jailer was an acquaintance of his, and did not need these.
Li Zhengyi couldn't help but sigh that in addition to himself, there were really good people who didn't want to reciprocate.
Since the time has been set, after Uncle He Jiu leaves, Li Zhengyi will close the door and seize the time to rest, but he had some insomnia last night.
In the afternoon, Pan Jinlian cooked a meal, but there was still more meat and less rice, and Li Zhengyi couldn't help but drink another pot of wine.
After he was full of wine and food, he calculated that it was still early before the agreed time, so he lay down and rested for a while.
When the sun set and the sky slowly darkened, Li Zhengyi set off towards Uncle He Jiu's house in Lion Lane, holding the cow tendon wooden gun in his hand.
Uncle He Jiu had been waiting for a while, and as soon as he saw him coming, he left to go out together.
As the weather gets cooler, the streets of the county town become more and more sparse at night.
Occasionally, they met one or two, and the two sides only glanced at each other from a distance and left.
The two walked through the streets and alleys, all the way to the southwest of Yanggu County, and heard Uncle He Jiu say that it was a little far away from the dwellings, and the prison was built on the root of the city wall.
After a while, the two of them reached the place in the dark, and saw a few fires standing in a clearing in the distance. Compared to other places, the light here is bright.
Walking through the light of the fire to the prison door, there were three people gathered together to roast the fire and laugh, their faces were not too clear, they were all wearing soap suits, and they carried a knife at their waists.
An older man saw Uncle He Jiu and said, "Coming?" Is he the silver burden Li Er? ”
It seems that he has been waiting here for a long time, and when he said that he was Li Er for some reason, the three of them let out a few strange laughs.
"Come with me, but you'll have to put your stick down and get it when you come out."
Li Zhengyi thought about it and agreed, after all, it would be good to let this place go, how could he still bring weapons.
After handing the gun to Uncle He Jiu, he walked to the prison with the older jailer.
As soon as he entered, Li Zhengyi frowned a little, but he endured it and didn't cover his mouth and nose with his hands.
Even if there were some conjectures, the environment still made him a little uncomfortable.
It is dark and damp, the air is not yet circulating, and the smell is very unpleasant.
Except for the torches in the hands of the jailers, only a faint glimmer of moonlight could penetrate through the small iron window on the wall.
Walking in the cramped passage separated by logs, the environment in the cells on both sides was not very clear, but through the dim flickering firelight, a few figures could be vaguely seen squatting on the grass in the corner.
"Here, you go in, I'll come back in half an hour."
Open one of the cells next to it and let Li Zhengyi go in by himself, and the jailer turned around and went out.
I have to say that some people are just easy to do, and they visit the prison privately, and no one is watching.
Through the moonlight shining in from the small iron window, Li Zhengyi groped his way inside.
"Second Brother Li, is that you?"
A person stood up on the haystack inside, and there was no doubt that it was Wu Dalang, who had heard Li Zhengyi's voice just now, and only dared to speak after the jailer left.
I have to say that for a businessman who is a duty-bound trader, just being locked up in this prison for a day makes him a little frightened and unbearable.
Now when I heard that an acquaintance was visiting, my tone of voice became a little choked for a while.
"Brother Li... Not...... Sit down and talk..."
It's hard to stay in this place for a little longer.
Ignoring Wu Dalang's messy words, Li Zhengyi said directly: "Wu Da, you quickly make it clear to me, the belly pocket and the golden hairpin are really your takes?" ”
In the dark, Wu Dalang was silent for a moment before he said, "Alas, I took it." ”
"Grass, you really took it, I didn't expect you to be an honest ......"
In anger, Li Zhengyi directly burst into foul language, but he thought that he couldn't be too harsh at this time, lest this guy couldn't stand the blow and exploded on the spot.
He even had to comfort him with gentle words, so he sighed and said: "It's okay, since we have done it, let's solve it, you tell me how much the golden hairpin weighs, and how much silver it is worth, so that I can lose some money." ”
"Maybe Master Lin will take the initiative to withdraw the case when he sees that he can get more money, but if it really doesn't work, he can only try it up and down."
"But don't worry, Li Er will save you even if he goes bankrupt."
"Uh......h Woooooo
Hearing Li Zhengyi's words of sacrificing himself and righteousness, Wu Dalang finally couldn't help crying.