After getting the news that the prisoners had been silenced, Zhu Pingan didn’t even eat his breakfast and took Liu Mu to the Shuntian Province prison.
Originally, Zhu Pingan was prepared to go by himself, but Liu Mu and Liu Dagger were uneasy, Zhao Dajing sent someone against Zhu Pingan last time, and this time he went to the Shuntian Prison to exterminate the prisoners, who knows if he will come up with any more underhanded tricks from a ruthless guy like him, so Liu Mu and Liu Dagger were strongly against Zhu Pingan going out alone.
Zhu Pingan thought about it, and took Liu Mu together to go to the Shun Tian Fu prison, Liu Mu is calm and steady, hand base in the six people in the best, as for Liu Dazhou they Zhu Pingan other arrangements, and did not take them all.
Their identity has been resolved, hanging on a farm below the Linhuai Houfu, no longer need to worry about the road guide and other issues.
And other magistracy, shun tianfu prison is also located in shun tianfu yamen, into the shun tianfu yamen, through a piece of open lawn, to the door in front of the ceremonial door, through the west side of the “ghost door” corner road, into the second door, to the shun tianfu prison.
Shuntianfu drainage system is not very smooth, Shuntianfu prison door has a lot of water, through a piece of green stone brick pad a channel, you can enter the prison.
“Prison Jail.”
In front of the prison, there was a greenish-black stone brick engraved with the word “Prison Jail”, which was set on the green stone brick wall. In ancient times, books were read from left to right, and these two words are also the word “prison”, which is simple and clear.
On both sides of the outer wall of the prison, there are four words engraved on each side, on the left side is “punishment without fun”, and on the right side is “sin without concealment”.
Zhu Pingan tilted his head to look at the engraved stone tiles, then followed the passageway padded by the green stone tiles and walked towards the cell.
“Gongzi beware of the moss.”Liu Mu followed behind, reminding Zhu Pingan to be careful of the moss on the stone tiles, and quickly stepped into the role of a long follower, dutifully.
However, Zhu Pingan had not yet adapted, what with the long follower, book boy, maid and what not, this set of feudal landlord class, Zhu Pingan had never been too accustomed to it.
Zhu Pingan showed his waist tag, took the formalities he had done when he entered the government office, and smoothly entered the Shun Tian Fu Jail.
Only into the Shun Tianfu prison, Zhu Pingan smelled a strong mouldy smell, prison terrain than outside a lot of low, such as into the ground, this is damp, plus yesterday’s torrential rain, at the moment the prison is more wet, the ground is a little muddy, I do not know if last night’s pouring rainwater.
Outside the sky is gloomy, inside the prison is even more dimly lit.
This place is like a corner that has been spurned by the world, the smell of rot and mildew has become the main smell here, and darkness has also become the main colour here.
The wind from outside came in through the vents, and if the wind was a little stronger, it would sound like ghosts crying and wolves howling inside the prison, oozing. The wind that blew in was gloomy and piercing, and when it blew on people, goosebumps rose all over their bodies, making them very uncomfortable.
“Ah, let me out, let me out ……”
Prisoners inside the dungeon saw someone coming, some numbly looked up twice, some huddled on the mouldy hay bunk in the corner of the cell and didn’t move, and some were as nervous as they were grasping the cell bars and shaking and crying.
“Behave yourself!”
The accompanying jailer waved the whip in his hand, scolding after scolding to maintain order in the cell.
Liu Mu entered the prison and looked at the scene, lost in thought.
Seeing this, Zhu Pingan patted him on the shoulder, knowing that he was worried about his hometown folks who were far away within the prison of his hometown, and consoled, “Don’t worry, in a short while, those hometown folks of yours will be free.”
“Many thanks, Your Excellency.”Liu Mu regained his spirit.
Before he met Zhu Pingan, he felt like he was plunged into an infinite darkness, he could not see any hope of rescuing his countrymen, but now that he met Zhu Pingan, he saw hope again. I don’t know why, but I just saw hope. Zhu Pingan’s not-so-tall figure was unusually tall in his eyes, illuminating the darkness like a lighthouse.
Under the guidance of the jailer, Zhu Pingan led Liu Mu to the cell where the accident occurred.
Governor Zhou Houjie was presiding over the work inside the cell, the two pallbearers from the government yamen were examining the cause of death of the prisoner, several policemen were carefully examining the cell, Zhu Pingan went up and greeted each other with Governor Zhou and stood quietly on the side, not disturbing their work.
“Your Excellency, the death of these eight prisoners was due to poisoning, the blackness of the seal, the purple lips, and the bruises on the teeth marks of the check, are typical symptoms of poisoning. Rigid but not hard, from the time, but only two hours.”
After the coroner finished checking, reported to Zhou Houjie.
It is really outrageous!
To die of poisoning in this official’s prison!
Zhou Hou Jie’s face was grim when he heard this, having such a thing under his own tenure, like a fish in his throat, he swept his eyes towards the jailers who were on duty yesterday, ordering them to tell the situation from the beginning, not to have the slightest concealment.
“Back to the lord, because last night storm, the cell inside the cold, small drink two cups of wine to warm up, lock the cell door after sleeping. This morning, as usual, I got up to inspect the cell, and saw these few prisoners lying on the cell floor in odd postures, I felt something was wrong, so I went up to call them up. Who knows called half a day have no response, small worry about the accident, open the cell door to check, a small in the small on the feeling of the accident, these prisoners face green and black, a movement is not moving. I squatted down to touch, they are not breathing. Then, Xiao’s hurriedly reported it.”
The two jailers trembled in front of Zhou Houjie, truthfully reporting the beginning and end.
“This official has ordered three times that prison matters are of great importance, so we must be more careful, and during the period of serving in the prison, no alcohol is allowed! Why do you and others commit the same offence again and again?”Zhou Houjie’s face became even worse.
“My lord forgive me, I dare not deceive, at that time, in order to warm up my body, I drank two cups when lard battered my heart, I really only drank two cups.”The jailer knelt down and admitted his mistake, begging for mercy, regretting it. Last night was the two of them on duty, the dungeon was gloomy and wet, and they were wearing thin, thinking of drinking two cups to warm up their bodies, and two cups of wine can’t get drunk, and it can’t be bad.
“Only two cups?”Zhou Houjie doubt, eyes burning sweep to the two, if only drink two cups, last night and how can not hear a little movement within, this is very unreasonable.
“Really two cups, small dare not deceive.”The two jailers were like pounding garlic.
“Where is the wine you drank yesterday?”Zhou Houjie asked in a deep voice, “Fetch it with this official and have the coroner check it.”
The jailer didn’t dare to hide and prevaricate in the slightest, and fetched the wine he drank last night, as well as the rest of the wine and food.
Two pallbearers each took a silver needle, went up to check the wine dishes, respectively inserted the silver needle into the wine dishes, the silver needle did not change colour. Two pallbearers face a little doubt, and then tried again to check, or no different colour.
Doubtful, a coroner went forward and stretched out his fingers into the wine, and then removed, placed under the nose sniff. Under a sniff, face greatly shocked.
Another pallbearer also did the same thing, respectively, with a finger dipped into the wine and dishes, put under the nose to sniff a few times, the face is also a change.
“Reporting back to your lordship, there is no poison within the wine and dishes, but the wine has been spiked with something that causes people to fall asleep.”After the two checked, they came to Zhou Houjie to report back.
