Lu Dashi left the West City Gate and slowly hurried towards the Yamen.

Along the way, Lu Dashi pondered what Xiao Guo said while walking.

Now it is completely certain that the person who went out from the West City Gate must be Li Wenchang.

This shows that it must have been Li Wenchang who rescued people from the yamen.

However, since the people have been rescued, why do they have to play so many tricks, first throwing away the carriage halfway, and then setting up horses in the woods next to them to confuse themselves.

Then they disappeared.

In fact, at this moment, Li Wenchang is almost invincible.

From the time Li Wenchang and the others abandoned the carriage, no matter what choice he made, by now, I am afraid that he has fled far away.

Li Wenchang and the others threw down the carriage, could sit in the carriage they had prepared separately, and then headed all the way west, even if the carriage passed through the town that Lu Dashi had investigated, it would never attract the attention of others.

Even if they don't continue to go west, it can be said that they will not be discovered whether they go to the official road at the South City Gate or to the Qianwan Town at the East City Gate.

The reason why Lu Dashi didn't go chasing people with Li Zhutou and them was because he knew that if Li Wenchang really wanted to escape, they would have no way to find them.

Since Li Wenchang and the others can change the carriage once, then they can completely disperse all the people, as long as everyone is dispersed, it will not attract attention.

Trying to find Li Wenchang and them among the many carriages is almost like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Unless, the people who intercepted it in advance can be notified in advance, and there is a glimmer of hope that they can find Li Wenchang and them.

It's basically impossible to chase it from behind.

……

Unconsciously, Lu Dashi came to the gate of the yamen.

When a guard saw Lu Dashi, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly greeted him, "Lu Zhutou, didn't you go chasing the thief with Lu Zhutou and them, why did you come back?" ”

Lu Dashi shook his head, "Li Zhutou and they went to chase after me, I want to go to the place where Ge Feiying and Zhang Nanhao are being held to see, I wonder if you can take me there?" ”

When the official heard this, he shook his head and said with a smile, "Although I can't take you there, I can ask someone else to take you there." ”

After saying this, the official shouted inside.

"Lao Zhang, come out!"

Soon, a middle-aged man came out of it, "Lao Li, what do you mean, do you want to be lazy again, let me do it for you?" ”

Lao Li shook his head, "Lao Zhang, Lu Zhutou wants to go to the place where Ge Feiying and Zhang Nanhao are being held, I can't leave, can you take Lu Zhutou there?" ”

Lao Zhang saw that it was Lu Dashi, and nodded hurriedly, "Lu Zhutou, okay, okay, I'll lead you over." ”

After saying this, Lao Zhang made a gesture of please to Lu Dashi, and then took the lead in walking towards the side courtyard of the yamen.

……

In order to facilitate arraignment, the place where the prisoners were held in Nanjun Town was set up in the right corner of the county hall, and a high courtyard wall was built in the fourth week for safety.

Lu Dashi followed Lao Zhang to a door.

Lao Zhang stepped forward and knocked on the door, and soon a gray-haired official poked his head out of it, and after seeing Lao Zhang, he asked with a smile.

"Lao Zhang, you're not guarding in front, what are you doing here?"

Lao Zhang replied with a smile, "Lu Zhutou wants to go to the place where Ge Feiying and Zhang Nanhao are being held, you should open the door quickly!" ”

The old servant opened the door and let the two in.

Lu Dashi and Lao Zhang walked inside along the only passage, entered the courtyard, and passed through several gates before they came to an alley.

On both sides of the alley, there are two rows of bluestone houses, which are used to imprison those who do bad things.

On the left, the detainees are all men.

On the right, the women are being held.

Here, there was no shouting sound like Xiang Lu Dashi saw on TV, only silence.

At first, Lu Dashi thought that there was no one here, so he walked along the alley and looked at both sides, only to find that there were people in almost every room.

The people who were locked in the room heard someone coming, and instead of shouting loudly, they silently came to the door and looked out.

Lao Zhang led Lu Dashi to the innermost house, then stopped and turned his head to look at Lu Dashi.

"Lu Zhutou, this is where Ge Feiying and Zhang Nanhao are imprisoned."

Lu Dashi looked at it for 4 weeks, and then looked at the room that Lao Zhang pointed to.

Lao Zhang stepped forward and opened the unlocked door, "Since Ge Feiying and Zhang Nanhao were rescued, no one else has been detained here. ”

Lu Dashi walked into the room, looked at it casually, and didn't notice any difference.

The room was basic, with two beds, plus a bucket at the foot of the bed, and nothing else.

Lu Dashi looked around carefully, then turned his head to look at Lao Zhang, and asked with a smile.

"Lao Zhang, at that time, those thieves left Ge Feiying and Zhang Nanhao's situation, do you know?"

Lao Zhang shook his head, "Although I also know something, but I don't know very well, we can go and ask Lao Wang, he must know." ”

Hearing this, Lu Dashi nodded, "Okay, then we'll ask now." ”

The old king is the old official who just opened the door for the two.

……

After Lao Wang Tou heard Lao Zhang's question, a trace of horror immediately flashed on his face, and after a while, he said slowly.

"That day, it wasn't my class, and I also listened to others."

Speaking of this, the old king's tone paused, and then he continued, "When I came here on the second day, I heard that 12 of the 16 officials guarding here were killed by those thieves, and the remaining 4 were also seriously injured.

It's really miserable, I've been here for so many years, and it's the first time I've seen such a miserable thing. ”

When Lu Dashi heard this, he was also taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "How many people came to save people at that time, does anyone know?" ”

Old Wang Tou smiled bitterly and shook his head, "No one knows how many people there are, because as long as they see those thieves, they have already been dealt with." ”

Speaking of this, the old king's tone paused, and after a moment of silence, he said, "However, listening to them, there must be at least six or seven people!" ”

"Six or seven?"

Lu Dashi nodded, "After those thieves rescued people at that time, someone should know which direction they went, right?" ”

The old king nodded, "They are heading in the direction of the west of the city." ”

Lu Dashi frowned and thought for a moment before slowly asking, "I remember that you seem to have said that all the people guarding here have been killed by those people, and even if there are a few who were not killed, they were all seriously injured, so how did you find out, they went to the west of the city?" ”

The old king was stunned for a moment, and then replied, "It should be that the people guarding the front yard heard the movement here, so they rushed over to check, and saw the direction in which the thieves had fled." ”

Lu Dashi turned his head to look in the direction of the west of the city, and then turned to look at the old king, "By the way, where are those seriously injured officials sent now?" ”

The old king sighed, "Where else can I go, naturally I am all raised at home?" ”

Lu Dashi nodded, "Let me ask one last question, who saw that those gangsters were going in the direction of the west of the city?" ”

After hearing Lu Dashi's question, Lao Wang's brows furrowed, and he turned his head to look at Lao Zhang, "Lao Zhang, it should be someone from your side, right?" ”

Hearing this, Lao Zhang shook his head, "At that time, the night watchman was not me, I really don't know, who saw those villains?" ”

Speaking of this, Lao Zhang's tone paused before continuing, "But we can ask Lao Li, he should know." ”

Hearing Lao Zhang's words, Lu Dashi nodded, turned his head to look at Lao Wangtou, and asked with a smile, "Those few officials who are recuperating at home, where are their addresses, can you tell me!" ”

When the old king heard this, he nodded hurriedly, "Of course you can, they live in ......." ”

After asking the addresses of a few officials who were recuperating at home, Lu Dashi said goodbye to Lao Wangtou and returned to the front yard of the yamen with Lao Zhang.

As soon as he saw Lao Li, before Lao Li could speak, Lao Zhang preemptively asked, "Hey, Lao Li, who are those gangsters who saved Ge Feiying and Zhang Nanhao?" ”

Lao Li thought for a while, "It should be Wang Laosan and Li Gui." ”

After hearing Lao Li's answer, Lao Zhang hurriedly turned his head to look at Lu Dashi, and said with a smile, "As long as you ask Wang Laosan and Li Gui about this matter, it should be clear." ”

Lu Dashi nodded, "Then where should I go to find Wang Laosan and Li Gui?" ”

When Lao Li heard this, he hurriedly said, "The two of them should be at home now, and they can only come to the yamen in the afternoon, why don't you wait a little longer, and when they come, you are asking?" ”

When Lu Dashi heard this, he thought for a moment before nodding, "I'll go do something else first, and I'll come back in the afternoon." ”

When Lao Zhang on the side heard this, he immediately laughed, "Lu Zhutou, do you want to see the injured people?" ”

Lu Dashi nodded, "Exactly!" ”

Lao Zhang said with a smile, "Lu Zhutou, you are not familiar with Nanjun City, why don't you let me accompany you?" ”

When Lu Dashi heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, but asked again, "You are on duty now, it doesn't seem convenient to go with me, right?" ”

Lao Zhang shook his head, "I'll go talk to the team leader now, and ask him to send another person over."

Lu Zhutou, you wait for me first, I'll come when I go! ”

After finishing speaking, Lao Zhang didn't wait for Lu Dashi to answer, and ran away in a hurry.

It didn't take long for Lao Zhang to come back with a smile, "Lu Zhutou, let's go?" ”

Lu Dashi nodded, and then followed Lao Zhang to leave the yamen.

How many years has Lao Zhang stayed in Yamen, he is naturally very familiar with Nanjun Town, along the way, he turned around east and west, and kept explaining the terrain to Lu Dashi, and Lu Dashi learned a lot about Nanjun Town.

While the two were talking, they had already come to a door, and Lao Zhang stepped forward and knocked on the door, "Is anyone at home?" ”

Not long after Lao Zhang's knock on the door, there was a sound of footsteps in the courtyard, and soon, the courtyard door was opened, and a middle-aged woman with a sad face walked out of the courtyard.

"It turned out to be Lao Zhang, come in!"

Seeing that the middle-aged woman's face was not good-looking, Lao Zhang didn't dare to talk nonsense, and walked into the room with the middle-aged woman.

As soon as he entered the house, a strong smell of medicine suddenly hit his face, making Lu Dashi couldn't help but slow down the rhythm of his breathing.

Along Lao Zhang's side, Lu Dashi saw a man lying on the innermost bed in the house.

When the man on the bed heard the door, he turned his head sharply and looked at the door.

The middle-aged woman walked quickly to the man and whispered.

"The sea, Lao Zhang has come to see you!"

The man frowned and tried to smile a little, "Lao Zhang, you're here, sit down." ”

Lao Zhang looked at Zhang Hai's pale face and asked, "Zhang Hai, where is the injury, does it matter?" ”

Zhang Hai said with a wry smile, "Between the two arms, someone slashed it, it's okay!" ”

The woman frowned and said, "Until now, you are still strong, if it weren't for your luck, this knife would have cut you in half." ”

Speaking of this, the woman's eyes were already full of tears, "These days of killing, how can you be so ruthless, if Brother Hai has something, what can we do if we are orphans and widows!" ”

Hearing his wife's words, Zhang Hai hurriedly waved his hand, but he didn't want to pull the wound, so painful that he couldn't help but snort, his face was already a little distorted, and beads of sweat the size of beans flowed down his forehead.

When the woman saw this, she immediately panicked, "Look at you, you know that there is an injury, and you still have to do ......." ”

Zhang Hai gritted his teeth and eased for a while, and the pain in his body eased slightly, and then he turned his head to look at this old Zhang, "Old Zhang, why do you have time to come and see me?" ”

When Lao Zhang heard this, he hurriedly smiled and said, "You don't know, the yamen has been busy in the past two days, and he has been in the yamen almost all day.

If it weren't for Lu Zhutou coming to see you today, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to come today. ”

Speaking of this, Lao Zhang turned his head and introduced Zhang Hai, "Zhang Hai, this is Lu Zhutou!" ”

"Lu Catcher?"

Hearing Lao Zhang's introduction, Zhang Hai looked at Lu Dashi with some doubts, in his memory, in the Nanjun Yamen, there was really no such person as Lu Zhutou.

Seeing this, Lao Zhang hurriedly explained, "Zhang Hai, this Lu catcher is not the head catcher of the Yamen of Nan County, he is the head catcher of Huaishui County, and he came to help investigate the case." ”

After Lao Zhang's introduction, Lu Dashi nodded, "I am the head catcher of Huaishui County, and this time I came here, on the one hand, to visit Brother Zhang's injury, and on the other hand, I want to hear Brother Zhang tell me what happened that night." ”