Lu Zhizhang returned to Beijing overnight. When they returned to Beijing, the curfew was already thirty years old. xь.
At this time, most of the people in the city had gone to bed, and even the guards at the Suzaku Gate had only changed for one round.
They walked up and down the high wall holding torches.
The towering city gate building was tightly closed at the moment.
Lu Zhizhang just asked the officer beside him to dismount and call the door.
Logically speaking, pedestrians are generally not allowed to walk outside after the curfew, and the four doors of Suzaku will not be opened unless necessary.
But because there is a permit from Dali Temple.
So this matter was handled with special care. After reading their pass order, a guard hurriedly opened the door and let them in.
After that, Lu Zhizhang went directly into the city. The road was full of horseshoes, and the streets were deserted.
There were almost no pedestrians passing by here, but when they returned to Dali Temple, Dali Temple actually left a light at the door, which meant that someone was still guarding the door.
Lu Zhizhang stepped forward and knocked on the door, and within a moment, an old man who had just packed up his clothes hurried out of the door.
"Master Lu, you are finally back." The old man said with a smile.
When Lu Zhizhang heard this, he whispered, "You haven't gone to bed yet in your hometown?"
Faced with Lu Zhizhang's question, the old man just smiled and replied, "Sir, Master Lu, said that Master Lu would come back later, so he specially asked me to stay here to leave the door open for Master Si, so I didn't sleep all night."
Hearing these words from his hometown, Lu Zhizhang couldn't help but feel grateful for the temple minister's compassion.
He immediately said to the old man, "Old man, thank you and Master Si for your consideration. It's getting late, so you should go and rest early."
After hearing Lu Zhizhang's words and seeing that he was indeed back, the old man just nodded and said, "No hurry, Master Lu, are you planning to stay at Dali Temple tonight?"
Lu Zhizhang nodded.
The old man quickly said, "Then I will prepare some beds for you."
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhizhang immediately waved his hands and said, "No need, my hometown, we may need to interrogate the prisoner all night today, and I'm afraid we won't be able to rest all night."
Seeing Lu Zhizhang say this, the old man nodded immediately. He took a bunch of keys from his hand and said, "Sir, this is the key to the torture chamber."
When Lu Zhizhang heard this, he just thanked the old man again.
Then he turned around and said to Officer Wu, "Officer Wu, please wake up the people inside and escort them in."
After receiving the order, Officer Wu naturally responded and re-entered the house.
But the old man had no intention of leaving yet.
Lu Zhizhang couldn't help but asked, "What else do you have to do in my hometown?"
The old man just murmured to himself, "Master Si Qing once told me something, but I really don't remember it."
Hearing what the other party said, Lu Zhizhang could only comfort him by saying, "Don't worry, my hometown. Just think about it slowly. When you think of it, it won't be too late to tell me again."
After hearing Lu Zhizhang's words, the old man nodded.
Just at this time, Officer Wu woke up the evil monks and escorted them to the courtyard.
Seeing Lu Zhizhang arresting a group of monks, the old man immediately said, "Master Lu, why did you arrest all the monks?"
Lu Zhizhang only whispered, "I don't know something in my hometown! These monks are a bunch of evil monks. They are causing harm to the village, and they are also related to an evil thing, so I have to convict them and put them in prison." "
As soon as Lu Zhizhang mentioned the prison, the old man finally remembered the instructions given to him by the Minister of Dali Temple.
He said excitedly, "Yes! Yes! Yes! Mr. Lu, I finally remembered what Mr. Si Qing said. He said that after Mr. Lu comes back, remember to tell Mr. Lu that there is still a Ninth Prince detained in the cell and escorted here personally. The prisoner is related to the case your Excellency is investigating."
Hearing this, Lu Zhizhang was shocked. He immediately turned to look at the old man and said, "I understand."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Zhizhang hurried to the Yamen Prison.
It was already thirty years ago, and there were only three small jailers on duty in the prison. Wang Laotou had not come back since he went to drink in the afternoon, and even on ordinary days, he would not stay here at night, so Lu Zhizhang left very smoothly. Into the prison.
When a young jailer saw Lu Zhizhang coming in, he immediately welcomed Lu Zhizhang in with fear and fear, "Master Lu, why are you here?"
Lu Zhizhang looked at the little jailer and said, "Are there any new prisoners being taken into the prison today?"
Facing Lu Zhizhang's question, the little jailer immediately nodded, "Yes, there are five people who were taken to the prison at the first update today."
Hearing what the little jailer said, Lu Zhizhang couldn't help but turn his head and look at him in surprise.
The little jailer didn't know why the other party was surprised. He just touched his neck and said, "Sir, is there anything wrong with being a low-ranking official?"
Lu Zhizhang immediately said dissatisfiedly, "Didn't anyone tell you that Lord Si Qing personally escorted a prisoner in? He said that this prisoner needs to be handed over to my officer for processing?"
The young jailer obviously did not have a good relationship with the previous jailer, and they were all released. What else could they say at this moment?
So the little jailer just shook his head like a rattle. .Ь.
"I have never heard of this. I have never heard of this. Moreover, these five people came in as petty thieves. They should have nothing to do with the case that the adults are investigating. If you don't believe me, you can take a look here. book."
Hearing the young jailer's words of assurance, Lu Zhizhang thought that his family was old and had forgotten things.
So Lu Zhizhang just waved his hand at the other party, "No need to say it, maybe my hometown has remembered it wrong."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Zhizhang returned furiously.
When he returned to the compound later, Laojiayuan obviously felt that he had explained everything, so Laojiayuan also went back to his residence to sleep.
Naturally, Lu Zhizhang no longer sought confirmation from the other party.
He only returned to the prison yard with the young jailer.
At this time, the evil monks had been splashed with cold water and woke up. They were tied to the rack and looked very cold.
Lu Zhizhang then looked at the leading evil monk coldly and said, "Do you know where this is?"
The evil monk at the head did not say a word.
Lu Zhizhang then continued, "Do you know why I asked you to come here?"
The evil monk still said nothing.
Seeing that he remained silent, Officer Wu immediately whipped the evil monk several times, "Didn't you hear Mr. Lu talking to you? Why don't you speak quickly?"
However, the monk remained silent. He closed his eyes and looked generous and calm.
Wu Chaguan felt even more disgusted when he saw him like this. Seeing Wu Chaguan about to whip him, Lu Zhizhang grabbed Wu Chaguan's whip. At the same time, Lu Zhizhang only signaled Wu Chaguan not to Swing the whip in your hand. Wu Chaguan looked at Lu Zhizhang in confusion.
However, Lu Zhizhang just said in a deep voice, "Officer Wu, please send them to different prisons first. I want to interrogate them one by one."
After finishing his words, Lu Zhizhang only pointed at the evil monk on the far right who looked relatively thin and somewhat timid and said, "We might as well leave him here."
After hearing Lu Zhizhang's words, the monk immediately glared at the evil monk, who immediately shrank from the glare.
This scene naturally fell in Lu Zhizhang's eyes, knowing that the monk was warning the evil monk.
However, human nature is already predetermined.
So Lu Zhizhang didn't mind if the first monk warned the other party. Anyway, he didn't believe that this person was a tough guy.
Since he could be threatened by that monk, how could he not be threatened by himself.
Sure enough, as soon as the monk left, the evil monk also showed a bit of desperation to die, "Kill or behead him, it's up to you! I won't say anything."
Hearing the evil monk's words, Lu Zhizhang chuckled. The more people are afraid of something, the more they emphasize it.
And death may be nothing;
No one is afraid of physical torture.
Even if he wasn't afraid of this one, he still had other prisoners to torture.
He stretched out his hand towards Officer Wu and motioned for him to come over with a dagger.
The evil monk only thought that the other party was planning to stab him to death. Lu Zhizhang didn't want to do anything to him. He just took an Qiuyue pear from somewhere. He slowly peeled the pear with a dagger. He had to admit Lu Zhizhang's technique. It's actually very beautiful.
From beginning to end, the peel of the pear was not broken.
And when everyone was watching his action of peeling pears, Lu Zhizhang finally said his first words, "If you cooperate with me, I am willing to let you out. If not, I have many tricks."
Hearing Lu Zhizhang's words, the man didn't look too disturbed.
Then Lu Zhizhang only asked his first question.
"Have you seen this knife?" As he spoke, Lu Zhizhang only motioned to Officer Wu beside him to present the knife to the evil monk.
However, when the evil monk faced all this, he chose to avert his eyes.
When he saw the other party's appearance, Wu Chaguan Dang said angrily, "You idiot, if you don't answer my words, are you looking for death?"
After saying this, Wu Chaguan gave the opponent two whips directly. This time Lu Zhizhang did not stop him.
He even only said to Wu Chaguan, "Since he won't tell, then beat him until he is willing to tell. But you have to pay attention to the proportion of execution and don't kill him. I can still be of great use."
After saying this, Lu Zhizhang stood up.
After receiving Lu Zhizhang's instructions, Officer Wu naturally swung the whip harder.
The evil monk was whipped and screamed in pain immediately.
And after Wu Chaguan slapped him for a while, he asked, "Are you willing to say it?"
He originally thought that the evil monk could at least receive one round of whipping, but he didn't expect that the evil monk only received three whippings before screaming in pain.
And he only hurriedly begged for mercy: "Sir, please forgive me! My lord, please forgive me! I will never dare to do this again!"
Hearing this, Lu Zhizhang naturally just signaled Officer Wu to stop immediately.
After Wu Chaiguan stopped, Lu Zhizhang said to the evil monk, "Are you finally willing to confess?"
The evil monk was in pain all over his body. Compared with the vague threat of the first monk, it was obvious that the pain at this moment was more real.
