Imperial City Division, Cui Luoshang looked at Sun Tu with a worried and puzzled expression: "How is this possible?" Master Hou, what the villain said before is absolutely not a half-word, I, I will never dare to deceive you in such a matter. ”

He was really a little panicked, and as soon as he dispersed, he was called here by Sun Tu's people, and then learned from his mouth that the "Zhou Xiong" who was locked in the prison of Kaifeng Mansion was not himself, which was indeed strange enough, and it was enough to make Sun Tu suspicious of his words.

However, Sun Tu's reaction was quite calm, and he comforted him with a smile: "Lao Cui, you don't have to be like this, you and I can still trust you, and I came to you today just to understand the inside story, after all, if you didn't tell me honestly, I wouldn't know that something had gone wrong with the master." ”

Hearing him sincerely, Cui Luoshang finally settled down, and then thought about it: "If it is really as Hou Ye said, this thing is really weird." Although that person was not taken by the small person, the matter was not light at the time, and as soon as the person was arrested, he was directly put in prison, and it was impossible for him to be replaced. ”

"What if there are people in the yamen who should cooperate with the outside to make a move?" Sun Tu frowned again and asked, it was about the truth about the master's killing, and he couldn't let go of any possibility.

This question really made Cui Luoshang stunned for a moment: "This ...... But what are they trying to do? Who would take such a risk for such a criminal who has no money and no power and kills people in the street? ”

Sun Tu quickly tasted something: "So you have it?" Can anyone really get a prisoner out of prison? ”

"This is just a small listening to what some seniors said, not only in our Kaifeng Mansion prison, but also in the prison of the Criminal Department, as long as you are willing to pay a sufficient price, and the prisoner is not too important, there is a way to be replaced. It is said that a few years ago, a prisoner with a lot of money bought off the prison guards and had them go to the execution table on his behalf. Later, because someone said that he leaked his mouth, it was leaked. But at that time, everyone had already been killed, and the other party's family had already left the country, and in the end they could only take some jailers to ask about the crime. ”

"Slaughter a white duck?" Sun Tu said with a solemn expression: "I have heard people talk about this, some local governments use this trick more in order to protect the rich and unkind, and often let some people who are at the end of the road die instead, and they make a lot of money." It's just that I didn't expect that in the city of Tokyo, there would be such illegal things at the feet of the Son of Heaven! ”

Cui Luoshang smiled bitterly, the general trend of the world is like this, how can Tokyo be alone? However, he still felt that this matter was too unbelievable: "But after all, this matter has a lot to do with it, and Zhou Xiong is not a rich person, how can he let people take such a big risk, and spend their hearts and countless money to save him?" ”

"yes, so this thing looks too weird and completely unreasonable." Sun Tu tapped the table with his fingers: "You say, how many people can do this in Kaifeng Mansion?" ”

"This, in addition to Fu Yin, is also Zhong Tong's sentence."

Sun Tu immediately shook his head: "Zhou Fuyin has nothing to do with this matter, and he is a smart person, so it is impossible to wade into this troubled water." As for Zhong Yang, I can see that he has told the truth everything he knows, and if he really does such a thing, he will never be able to hide it from me! If he really did this, he wouldn't have helped him enter the prison to see that fake Zhou Xiong in this way.

And the bigger question in this matter is what is the purpose of someone doing this, what are they trying to do? Zhou Xiong is not a powerful figure, and he is not close to those big people in the court, so he has something to do with Sun Tu, how can anyone think of saving him? And it's such a big risk. The only value on his body is Zhou Dong's murder, but although Zhou Dong is a generation of grandmasters in the rivers and lakes, and he is also deeply respected by Sun Tu and other disciples, but in the court officialdom, it is really just a cheap life, who would spend this thought for him?

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that this matter was unreasonable and strange, so that Sun Tu didn't know what judgment to make. After groaning for a while, he said: "In this way, you have been helping me in the yamen for the past few days to inquire about any changes in this regard, and you must not let go of any suspicious points." ”

"Little one understands." Cui Luoshang nodded hurriedly, but a trace of uneasiness flashed in his eyes. After all, this is not a trivial matter, maybe he will offend some officials, and he is just a small person after all.

Sun Tu saw the worry in his heart at once, so he smiled again: "In this way, as long as this matter is over, Ben Hou will transfer you to my Imperial City Division as an errand, so that you can be a serious official." ”

These words made Cui Liushang stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed. You must know that from a Xu official to an official, you have to cross a chasm, how many people are still just a lowly Xu official for several generations, and with his identity as a Cui Luoshang or something, it is impossible to have a day in this life. But now with Yue Hou's assurance, it's completely different. For others, this is a big difficulty, but for officials who are truly noble and hold real power, it is only a matter of one sentence.

Since Sun Tu has made a promise, it is impossible to break his promise. After a while, the surprised Cui Liushang quickly knelt down: "Thank you, little one, Lord Hou." Hou Ye rest assured, the little one will try his best to find out the truth about the matter, and he will never let you down. ”

"Hehe, get up and speak." Sun Tu stretched out his hand and helped him, and then said with a straight face: "But this matter is important, the most important thing for you is to investigate in secret, don't let others know my intentions." ”

"The small ones will be careful."

Waiting for Cui Luoshang to leave happily, Di Yingyang, who had been listening, frowned and asked: "General, I always feel that this matter is not so simple, although I have also heard of such a thing as stealing dragons and turning phoenixes, but it is mostly used on the distribution of prisoners, and rarely for death row prisoners." And as far as you said, this matter is still taken care of by the criminal department, so it will be even more difficult to get things done. ”

"Yes, this thing is strange from beginning to end, and now that I think about it, even Zhou Xiong's capture of life itself is a little weird." Sun Tu frowned and said: "He is also good at martial arts, since he has killed people in public, he will inevitably think about how to get out, why was he so easily taken down by the people of Kaifeng Mansion?" But the most critical thing is still on Yang Huaichang in the criminal department. Let's ask, why did he, a high-ranking official of the fourth grade, focus on such a homicide case, become interested in an ordinary murderer, and specially instructed Zhong Yang to detain him in solitary confinement and not let anyone contact him? ”

"Unless he has a grudge against Zhou Xiong, for example, Zhou Xiong has his relatives and friends in the ploppy that day he killed." After Di Yingyang said a possibility, he quickly denied himself: "Impossible, how can Yang Langzhong's relatives and friends be so unbearable, and this matter is too obvious, he will not take risks, otherwise it will be even more unclear under the melon field." ”

"Yes, but it is inevitable that there are big problems in this person, so if you want to know the inside story, you must start with this Yang Langzhong!" Sun Tu glanced at the other party as he spoke: "Since Brother Jiu, you are not used to training in the army, then I will leave this matter to you." I heard that he has been imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Department, do you have any way to meet him? ”

The second half of this sentence made Di Yingyang's old face blush. It is said that since the official training of the Tiger Army, the ninth son of the Di family, who is the oldest and has the most noble background, really can't stand this suffering. The training in the army was too hard and too boring for him to adapt to, so he began to find all kinds of reasons to run out of the barracks and no longer share the joys and sorrows with those "brothers". And after Sun Tu knew about this, he was extremely tolerant of him, and did not deal with and pursue it, and now he directly helped him find a legitimate excuse not to practice.

A little weak-hearted smile at Sun Tu, Di Yingyang patted his chest and promised: "You just don't worry, this matter will be left to me." In a few days, I will be able to meet Yang Huaichang, and I will definitely be able to extract key clues from his mouth. He does have this self-confidence, because he has traveled extensively in Beijing and is the best at communicating with people.

Sun Tu nodded: "Then please Ninth Brother You." The stakes are high, and that's the one thing I've been trying to find out more about lately. "The Gu family's collusion with the Liao people has been destroyed by the imperial court, and Sun Tu has little interest in continuing to investigate, so he put all his attention on the killing of his master.

originally thought that as long as Zhou Xiong was found, he would have an answer, but now it seems that things are becoming more and more suspicious, and there are even more doubts behind it.

With doubts, Sun Tu soon went to see Zhong Yang again. When this Zhong Tongju saw Sun Tu again, he thought that he could leave just like that, but he didn't want to learn such a strange result from his mouth, which also made him puzzled. After a while, he hurriedly said: "This is impossible, the prisoners in the prison will never be stolen." ”

"Oh? Is it? But as far as I know, there have been such things in the past. ”

"That was before, but since the arrival of the official and strict rectification, all kinds of malpractices in the prison have been removed. Not to mention that such a murder is repeated, even if a thief enters my Kaifeng Mansion prison, it will never be easily replaced! And the official personally verified the body and then sent the person to prison, and just a few days ago, I just went to see him, and there was no substitution. ”

"Huh? So what kind of person is Zhou Xiong you see? Sun Tu suddenly sensed the crux of the problem and asked urgently.

"He is a thin and thin person, and because he has just killed someone, the whole person is still a little ignorant, and it seems that he has been greatly stimulated......"

As soon as these words came out, Sun Tu's eyes lit up! If what Zhong Yang said is true, then it can be inferred - the prisoner has been replaced a long time ago, but in this way, the problem is even greater, who is stealing the dragon and turning the phoenix, and where is the real Zhou Xiong?

Of course, his words may not be fully believed, and he will have to wait for Cui Luoshang to inquire before he can reach a conclusion.