Zhu Tong said that what was done upstairs in Fuyuntang was a power-for-money transaction. King Qin was shocked! Zhu Wei coughed twice: "Tong'er, are you a little arbitrary?"

Zhu Tong said: "The clothing store we just saw that sells both fish-white coarse cloth and Jiangning tapestry -" he pointed to a name, "Mr. Accountant is a regular customer on the second floor of Fuyun Pavilion." King Qin thought of that.

The coarse cloth at home was two or three times more expensive than other countries. Zhu Wei speculated that the goods were sold to the army, so he believed it, and his face suddenly sank.

Zhu Wei coughed twice more: "His shop is the closest to Fuyuntang. Maybe the accountant likes gambling and chooses the nearest gambling house to gamble."

Zhu Tong said: "How much is the salary of a bookkeeper who is not the boss? How can he afford to gamble with a minimum chip of one thousand taels? Isn't it a good idea to open a shop and do business by yourself if you have the financial resources?"

Zhu Wei simply coughed a dozen times: "Maybe he stole the money from the account to gamble."

Zhu Tong smiled and said: "Then he will definitely choose a casino farther away from the shop because he is afraid of being discovered by his boss."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone rushed to say: "Master Zhu, please stop coughing, I can't stand it any more. Your Majesty is neither blind nor a fool." When everyone saw it, it was Liu Shu who had quietly sneaked behind.

The hall eavesdropped and winked at the King of Qin: "Brother, you are the prince and you didn't tell your brother, it's not fun!"

King Qin smiled bitterly and said, "The lonely king has seen it."

Mr. Chen and Mr. Yu Er looked at each other blankly. Mr. Chen asked, "What did the prince see?"

Zhu Tong said: "Judging from Wansheng's opinion, neither Mr. Chen nor Uncle Yu Guo knew about it." King Qin snorted coldly.

Chen Yu and Chen Yu were shocked: "What does Mr. Zhu mean by this?"

Zhu Tong said: "Uncle Yu Guo is a scholar. I heard that he is a bit pedantic in nature, so it is best to deceive him. Mr. Chen is not very careful. He said that a prisoner was dead. He was obviously suspicious and did not conduct an autopsy in person. This is also very deceptive."

Mr. Chen's face darkened: "Mr. Zhu, why should he make false claims if he doesn't know the details? Liang has been working as a widow for many years and has never made any mistakes. Is it better for me to conduct an autopsy in person than to do it for him?" Zhu Wei hurriedly smoothed things over. The atmosphere in the lobby was immediately disharmonious.

After a while, someone came in and said that Liang Wuzuo was here. Everyone immediately put everything else down. They saw Liang Wuzuo, who was over fifty years old and had gray hair, kneeling in front of the hall. Zhu Wei pointed at Xia Kui and asked: "

Liang Wuzuo, do you recognize him?"

Liang Wuzuo looked at it: "I don't recognize it."

"If you look carefully again, do you really think you don't recognize it?"

Liang Wu said: "Don't worry, sir. The old official has good eyes and a good memory. I have never seen this person before. If the old official had seen him, he would recognize him even if he turned into a corpse." Liu Shuli smiled behind him and smiled when he saw him.

Xia Kui also laughed.

Mr. Chen looked at Huizi coldly and said, "Liang Wuzuo, a prisoner died of illness in prison more than ten days ago. Do you remember?"

"Remember," Liang Wuzuo said, "that man had asthma and couldn't stand the cold. It's cold now, and it's even colder in prison. He fell ill and died."

Zhu Tong rushed to ask: "Does Liang Wuzuo remember what he looks like?"

Liang Wu said: "The old official went to examine the body in person, remember to understand it."

"Can you please Liang Wuzuo to draw that man's portrait?" Zhu Tong thought for a while, "Do you know where he is buried?"

Liang Wu said: "I haven't been buried yet."

Zhu Tong said happily: "Are you still in your Yamen?"

"In Yizhuang outside the south gate of the city." Liang Wuzuo said, "The man didn't have any relatives to claim the body. The old official filled out the form himself. He went to the Social Charity Bureau to get money to buy a coffin for the funeral. The money hasn't arrived yet."

He complained, "Since the Charity Bureau changed its director, things have been so slow! It's been almost half a month, and I'm still here in Yizhuang! It's so pitiful that I'm wrapped in a mat. It's a pity that it's cold today. If it was hot, the body would have broken down early."

Already."

Liu Shuqi asked: "Does your Qin state also have a social charity bureau?" He glanced at Zhu Tong and said, "This is the national policy of the Lu state."

Zhu Tong coughed twice: "The State of Lu copied it from the Yanjing Charity Association." Liu Shu winced. Zhu Tong said, "Since the body has not been buried yet, it would be better to take it and have a portrait taken." He ordered people to come up.

Yizhuang went to pick up the body.

The yamen official asked: "What is the name of the corpse?"

All the princes in the room remained silent. Liang Wu said: "My name is Xia Kui. I sent it over thirteen days ago."

The yamen officer asked again: "How to write the word Xia Kui?" Liang Wuzuo borrowed paper and pen from a scribe and wrote the word "Xia Kui".

After the yamen servant took the name and left, Liang Wuzuo came back and was still kneeling in front of the hall. Xia Kui knelt beside him, tilting his head and looking at him with a good look. Liang Wuzuo felt uncomfortable when he looked at him, and he also glanced at Xia Kui.

Xia Kui still didn't blink. All the adults in the hall were silent. Liang Wuzuo became more and more awkward and whispered: "Brother, look at what I do."

Only then did Xia Kui blink: "Liang Wuzuo!"

"What's the matter?"

"Liang Wuzuo!"

Liang Wuzuo frowned: "What on earth is going on!"

"Liang Wuzuo, are you afraid?"

Liang Wuzuo pulled back his waist and said: "My surname is Liang. I have never done anything illegal. What are you afraid of?"

Xia Kui said: "The blue sky is bright and the sky is bright. Are you afraid of hell?" Liu Shu couldn't hold it in and laughed loudly, and Xia Kui followed suit. The two big men laughed so loudly that the hall echoed. Liang Wu was inexplicable.

Endless.

Zhu Wei pointed at Xia Kui and said, "He is Xia Kui."

Liang Wuzuo was stunned: "Xia Kui? The one who died?" He looked at Xia Kui, "That's not right! Master Xia Kui said he was a head shorter than him, and about half as thin as this one, and his appearance was also very different.

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Zhu Wei shook his head: "This is the real Xia Kui. It was someone else who died of asthma in prison. Liang Wuzuo, you never saw Xia Kui in court, and Mr. Chen never went to see the fake Xia Kui's body in person, letting others see it under his nose."

We played a game of civet cat for prince."

Zhu Tong said: "Not only is the civet cat replacing the prince, but there is also a mantis stalking the cicada. I'm afraid more than one party has taken action here."

King Qin said: "The lonely king is confused."

Liu Shudao: "I'm confused too! Atong, what's going on?"

Zhu Tong thought: "At first, I thought that the yamen servants under Mr. Chen had already ignored him. But I thought it wrong again. If the yamen jailers colluded with others to deceive Mr. Chen, Xia Kui would have to be informed no matter what happened.

Mr. Chen. Otherwise, the secret will be exposed sooner or later, and they will not be able to cover it up. Then they will just make up another lie and take themselves out. Unless they think that Xia Kui did not escape, but died and hid under the back.

The person who set up the trap apparently also trapped the government officials and jailers."

Liu Shu crossed his hands and said: "But here we are again! He clearly escaped and was not dead, but he still knocked out four jailers and took off one jailer's clothes and walked away. How could you think he was dead? The jailers were so stupid.

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Zhu Tong thought for a long time, then suddenly stood up and said: "Let's go! Go to Mr. Chen's Yamen."

"ah?"

"Stop alarming people." Zhu Tong said, "Hurry up." He glanced at Mr. Yu Er, who was a little confused. "It's probably too late."

Zhu Tong had been in power in the State of Lu for many years, and he spoke with dignity when talking about business. Everyone couldn't help but listen to what he said, and they immediately left.

A large group of people rushed to the magistrate's yamen. The magistrate's prison was inside the yamen. Zhu Tong ordered all the jailers to be called, and sent people to find people who were on holiday or on night watch. All the officials in the execution room also called over. One of them, one

When he saw Xia Kui, he felt as if he had seen a ghost, and his face turned pale with fright. Zhu Tong just ignored him and asked Xia Kui to identify the jailer.

The four jailers waited for half a day, and the night watcher on holiday also came, but it still wasn't the case.

Zhu Tong nodded: "I have thought of this possibility." Nai looked at the executioner who changed his face with a smile, "Does this prison officer have anything to say?"

The executioner forced a smile and said, "What did you say, sir? I can't understand."

Zhu Tong said: "Is it fun to see ghosts in the daytime? Do you know that the sun is about to go down?"

The executioner was swaying and could hardly stand. Mr. Chen just looked at him coldly and said nothing. The executioner "thumped" and collapsed.

It turned out that early in the morning on the day Xia Kui was arrested, a man in a gray coat came to this man's house and gave him a box of snacks with a smile. When the executioner opened the box, he found two large white ingots inside.

Silver Yuanbao. The man said: "My boss's lover had an affair with someone and was killed by an adulterer. My boss is very angry. Although the law of murder with life is unacceptable, my boss doesn't want him to wait until next autumn."

Die. I heard that the police officer is on duty tonight."

The executioner's eyes widened when he looked at Yinzi! It took him a while to come back to his senses and wonder: "Although I am on night watch, I am not the only one on night watch."

The man said: "After the master has interrogated him today, the adulterer will be sent to a secluded place and locked up alone. Don't worry, my boss has not only these two ingots of silver, but everything that needs to be unclogged has been unclogged."

The executioner was relieved and generous with his money and said: "As the saying goes, money can make ghosts grind. Some small things can be easily discussed." The man then detailed his employer's arrangement to the executioner, and the two discussed it.

Let's make a plan.

That night, the jailer deliberately arrived at work early and did not allow others to follow him. He ran out of Xia Kui's cell and took a peek alone. There was an empty cell to the north of the cell, which was quiet and deserted. Xia Kui was locked up here alone. He carried a lantern and walked out of the cell.

When he came out, the night guards all looked at him and smiled. The executioner smiled back and said: "There is only one prisoner over there, and he is very honest. I have already seen it, so there is no need for you to go there." Everyone agreed.

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At the fourth watch, five men wearing jailor's clothes walked in. Two were holding iron locks, two were carrying a bag of loess, and a tall and strong man was carrying a long cloth bag, which seemed to contain a person.

.The jailers just didn't see it. After a while, they heard faint shouts from the north, but the jailers pretended not to hear them. After a long time, two men in jailer clothes hurried out. Then, three more people in jailer clothes came out.

They came out, one of them was carrying a long cloth bag, and the other two were carrying the bag of loess. The jailers still pretended to be deaf and dumb.

Early the next morning, the person who took over the shift had not yet arrived. The executioner led the people to check the cell, and was surprised to find a corpse lying in Guan Xiakui's cell. He hurriedly carried the corpse out and ran to ask the prisoner to work.

Liang Wuzuo was an honest man. He came to the Yamen very early every day. He had just arrived at that time. He didn't even drink any water and ordered someone to carry the body over for autopsy.

After hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded. After a long while, Liu Shu seemed to admire and sighed: "This trick of concealing the truth from the sky is no weaker than the ancients!"

They also found out that the people who put Xia Kui in the cell that day were two jailers on the day shift. These two men also got money from others and sent Xia Kui to the north cell specially, and told the head jailer that it was Mr. Chen who ordered him.
To be continued...