Jingshi Suspicion Chapter 23 Edict Prison
Although Ye Feng is a hundred households in brocade clothes, it is the first time for him to come to a place like the Imperial Prison.
The Imperial Prison is a prison dedicated to the detention of more than 2,000 stone for crimes or crimes involving serious crimes of the emperor, has always been under the jurisdiction of Jinyiwei, it is said that the inside is eerie and terrifying, the cruelty of the punishment is unheard of, even if the iron man enters will be stripped of a layer of skin. Compared to the prison run by the Ministry of Punishment, this is simply the legendary Abi Hell.
The gate of the prison was black, and from a distance it looked like a giant demonic mouth with a hole open, waiting to devour those who entered. On the left side of the gate there is a statue of an ancient beast, carved vividly, as if it is about to pounce. On the wall on the other side is engraved the preface of the "Great Ming Law" written by Ming Taizu himself: "I have the world, the antiquity is the rule, the Ming rites are used to guide the people, and the laws are stubborn ......."
Standing at the gate of the Imperial Prison, people have a feeling of slaughter, and they can't help but shudder.
As Ye Feng walked inside, he thought of the various cruel punishments in the legend, and he couldn't help but worry about his father who was locked up here. It wasn't until he saw Ye Zhiqiu with his own eyes that Ye Feng's hanging heart fell to the ground.
Ji Gang didn't lie, he did make special arrangements for Ye Zhiqiu.
Ye Zhiqiu's cell is in the innermost row of the Imperial Prison, it is a room dedicated to single detention, the room is very neat and clean, the candles are bright, in addition to the thick bedding bed, there are tables and chairs, pen and ink, and even the toilet is brand new.
Ye Zhiqiu was sitting at the table, holding a book in his hand, his beard and hair were neat, it seemed that he had been carefully groomed, the clothes on his body were also very neat, and he was not wearing any torture instruments on his body, if it weren't for the iron fence with the thickness of his arm in front of him, Ye Feng would almost forget that this was in the famous prison of the Emperor's Prison, and his father's calm expression was like being in a comfortable inn.
Ye Zhiqiu put down the book in his hand, and through the iron fence, he saw Ye Feng and Tie Ruthless who were walking quickly. A look of excitement appeared on his face, but it was quickly suppressed and that calm was restored.
He got up and walked to the fence gate and held out his hand to his son: "You're back?"
Ye Feng excitedly grasped his father's warm and thick hand and responded, "Hmm." Looking at his father's warm smiling face, he could no longer speak. The father and son just looked at each other through the iron fence, their eyes full of deep emotion.
After a long time, Tie ruthlessly on the side coughed lightly, Ye Zhiqiu turned his head and glanced at him in civilian clothes, he didn't recognize it, but he knew that the person who could enter the edict must have an unusual identity, so he asked, "I don't know what this adult is......"
Tie Ruthless's face turned pale, and he replied respectfully: "Dali Temple Shaoqing Tie is ruthless, and he was ordered to investigate the murder case of Sun Dianchen, and he specially came to pay homage to Lord Ye. ”
Ye Zhiqiu waved his hand and said, "Now that the old man has been dismissed, don't mention the title of Lord Ye." ”
Ye Feng only then remembered the purpose of this trip and let go of his father's hand. Without the Holy Decree, no one dared to open this iron gate, and it seemed that they could only stand outside and speak through this iron fence.
He lowered his head and was thinking about where to start, and Tie Wuru on the side had already spoken: "Before Brother Ye suffered this time, he had been investigating Sun Dianchen's murder, I don't know what I found, can I inform the lower officials, so that the lower officials can solve the case as soon as possible and return Brother Ye to freedom." ”
Ye Zhiqiu sighed: "Actually, what I know is written in the case file, and there is nothing special about it. Then, he slowly recounted what he had seen after he rushed to Sun Dianchen's mansion that day, and the confession made by Fu Zheng, the commander of the standard-bearer guard who was present, that day.
These Iron Ruthless had already seen it on the file before, but it was the first time Ye Feng had heard of it, and after listening to it, his expression was also stunned, and he was obviously skeptical of Fu Zheng's words.
After a while, he suddenly asked: "My father once sent his men to the grave of Sun Dianchen's deceased wife Tan that day to look for Sun Dianchen's head, I don't know if I found it?"
Tie Wuru secretly admired in his heart, just listening to Ye Zhiqiu's narration once, he could keenly grasp the key missing link in a large amount of information, what accurate judgment was required.
Ye Zhiqiu nodded: "I found it, and the head was placed in front of the Tan family's grave." ”
Ye Feng asked, "Is it indeed Sun Dianchen's head?"
Ye Zhiqiu pondered and said, "It should be." Judging from the fracture of the skull and neck, it is closely related to the body in Sun Dianchen's house, and it can be determined that it is the same corpse. It's just that the head may have been eaten by wild dogs in the grave, and the flesh and blood are blurred, and the original face can no longer be seen. ”
The flesh and blood blurred human head, the headless corpse, and the severed head of a powerful ghost that a group of witnesses saw with their own eyes, Ye Feng also felt frightened for a while, although it seemed that all this was irrefutable, but he always faintly felt that something was wrong in his heart.
Tie Wuru looked slightly disappointed, what Ye Zhiqiu said was indeed exactly the same as in the dossier, and there was nothing special about it. He asked a little unwillingly: "Didn't you find any other clues?"
Ye Zhiqiu shook his head and sighed: "Powerful ghosts kill people, how can this ghost who comes and goes without a trace be traced?"
Tie Ruthless also sighed, and couldn't help but be silent, indeed, there will be clues to be found in the case of anyone who does it, but how to track down the case committed by this ghost?
Ye Zhiqiu looked at him and bowed his head silently, turned his head to look at Ye Feng, and instructed: "If there is anything unclear, you can ask Lord Jingzhao Yin Yang, who was the first to arrive at the scene at that time." When he said the words "Lord Yang", he particularly accentuated his tone.
Tie Wuru listened, and a look of disdain appeared on his face: "What you are talking about is the Lord Jingzhao Yin Yang Wenchang Yang who claimed that he was sick and evaded responsibility, so that the emperor ordered Jinyiwei to solve the case within a time limit? If it weren't for him to shirk and escape, Brother Ye would not have ended up in prison today." How else can an incompetent rat like this help?"
Ye Zhiqiu just smiled faintly when he heard this, and did not refute.
Ye Feng looked at his father's smile, and always felt that there was something meaningful in it, but he couldn't figure it out for a while.
Tie Wuru said at this time: "Brother Ye, please rest assured, Dali Temple has invited the Holy Lord to temporarily seconded Ling Gongzi to assist in handling the case." Ling Gongzi is thoughtful, smart and calm, and can investigate the 36 villages of the green forest, which is famous all over the world. Thinking that with his help, he will be able to solve this mysterious case as soon as possible and rescue Brother Ye. ”
He didn't hesitate to praise him so much, which made Ye Feng on the side a little embarrassed.
Ye Zhiqiu ruthlessly hugged his fist at Tie and said: "The dog is still young, his qualifications are dull, and his experience is insufficient, so please take care of Lord Tie." ”
Ye Feng heard that they had already said goodbye between their words, thinking that the old father would continue to be in prison, he couldn't help but feel a sour feeling in his heart, and said reluctantly: "Father, you ...... Be sure to take care of yourself. ”
Ye Zhiqiu pretended to smile relaxedly, and said: "Don't worry, after all, my father used to be the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and the people here used to be my subordinates, you see, I eat and sleep well here, except that I can't move around, there is no difference between staying in an inn and inn, you don't have to worry." ”
Ye Feng knew that his father was afraid that he would be worried, so he would pretend to be relaxed, after all, this was an edict called purgatory on earth, how could it be as casual as he said.
His heart became more and more sad.
Ye Zhiqiu waved his hand at them and said, "You guys go quickly, I hope what I said today can help you." The Holy Decree Dali Temple solves the case within a time limit, and there is not much time left for you, I have limited rooms here, but I don't want you to come in and accompany me, an old man. ”
Ye Feng nodded, and reluctantly followed Tie Ruthless.
None of them noticed that next to Ye Zhiqiu's cell, there was a figure sitting in the dark cell with no lights, and all the conversations between them were in this person's ears.
After Ye Feng and the others left, the lights in this cell suddenly turned on, and under the lights, this figure was none other than Ji Gang, the deputy commander of Jinyiwei!
Ji Gang stood up and looked thoughtfully at the direction in which Ye Feng and they were leaving, with a cold smile faintly hanging on the corner of his mouth.