Holding a lantern with faint candlelight, along the deep and narrow passage of the heavenly prison, Qi San'er, who had been a jailer here for several months, still felt a little hairy in his heart. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info He knew very well that there were too many prisoners dead in this prison, just some time ago, dozens of people were killed here, and their souls may still be wandering in this long corridor and cannot find a way out.

However, Qi San'er felt that he still had to be glad for that accident, if it hadn't happened, the entire prison had been replaced, and he wouldn't have been able to get this errand, and he would have to do the lowest work outside, as a hard laborer.

But even so, walking in this corridor, he still felt uncomfortable, and could only force himself not to think about those things that were not there, just check all the way. A lowest-ranking jailer like him had to walk around the corridor a dozen times a day, checking on the prisoners, and reporting anything to the outside boss in a timely manner.

In the past few months, there has been nothing wrong with this kind of inspection, so Qi San'er, who has developed a habit, did not pay too much attention, but just slowed up a little, hoping to perfunctory this inspection as soon as possible, so that he could rest outside for a while and listen to those brothers Kan Dashan.

But just as he approached the bottom of the passage of the heavenly prison, he caught a glimpse of something strange in his eyes looking straight ahead—logically speaking, those prisoners who were locked up in the cells should be lying or sitting against the stone wall inside, but in the innermost cell, the prisoner was actually standing.

No, not standing. When Qi San'er turned his head a little strangely to the other side, he saw a scene that made him scream in surprise - the prisoner who had not yet changed into the official prison uniform of the heavenly prison was now hanging in the cell with his feet off the ground and hanging in the air. And under the shadow of the lantern that followed his body and moved in the same way, he saw that the man's face was pale, his tongue was sticking out of his mouth, and his eyes were staring at him in a daze.

"Mom......" Qi San'er, who was already a little frightened, suddenly let out a scream in fright, and then sat on the ground with a fart, staring at the corpse that was still swinging gently in horror, and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

And his exclamation quickly shattered the silence of the prison. As soon as the jailers and cell heads outside who were all higher than him heard the movement, they also quickly dropped what they were in their hands and hurriedly rushed over.

Finally, one of the most agile brothers cried out: "It's not good, it's the key criminals here, the people who have been making a lot of noise in the past few days, and this is a big deal......

When the other people heard this, their expressions changed greatly: "Quick, hurry up and go out to report ......" This is the only thing a few of them can do when facing this emergency.

The second hall of the criminal department, among Zhu Chen's public office.

Hu Ge stared at Zhu Langzhong with a nervous expression: "In other words, you actually let Zhang Ge Lao's henchman Qin Gang go to see Li Ye before?" ”

"yes. Although this looks a little unruly, but people take out Zhang Ge Lao to pressure us, so it's not good for us not to give them face. And our people have been watching by the side, and he has no chance to do anything. Looking at the other party's somewhat surprised appearance, Zhu Chen seemed quite calm.

"Hey, Zhu Langzhong, you guys are too careless. There are many ways to do bad things in this world, and just staring at them doesn't help at all. Hugo paused and sighed. He knew that he was still one step too late, but he asked others to seize the opportunity.

"Hu Qianhu, what you said is a bit alarmist, right?" When he said this, even Zhu Chen didn't feel a little nervous, but he still insisted on his own opinion: "Can't we even believe the people sent by Zhang Gelao?" ”

"Under normal circumstances, Zhang Ge Lao's people naturally don't have any problems. But this Li Ye ...... He is the person of Zhang Ge Lao, how can he ......" There is no need for Hu Ge to say anything further in the latter words, and Zhu Chen on the other side naturally understands.

After seeing Zhu Chen's expression change again, he stood up again: "Let's go, go to the prison now, and look serious first." Otherwise, if something really happens to this Li Ye, I'm afraid your responsibility will not be light. ”

These words won Zhu Chen's heart, and without much hesitation, he also stood up: "Let's go, I'll take you over." Still, I don't think there will be any problems in the prison. ”

"Really? And where happened to those dozens of prisoners last year? Hu Ge sneered in his heart, but of course it was not good to say this to his face, otherwise he would offend people.

The two of them hurriedly walked out of the public hall with Cai Yingyang, who had been beside him and didn't say much, and walked towards the outside of the yamen. But as soon as he arrived at the gate, he saw a few small officials hurrying over. As soon as he saw the appearance of these few people, Zhu Chen's heart chuckled, because he recognized that these people were in charge of the prison, and hurriedly stepped forward: "What's wrong?" ”

Zhu ...... Zhu Langzhong, something is wrong...... "As soon as the first heavenly prison steward saw Zhu Chen, his body trembled at first, and then he knelt down. When the others saw him like this, they also knelt down.

Zhu Chen's heart sank, and he didn't tell them to get up, but just stared at the top of their heads and said coldly: "Say, what's going on?" ”

"The prisoner Li Ye, who was sent to the prison the day before yesterday, hanged himself in the prison......" Finally, the cell boss told the truth, and then slammed his head on the ground: "The adults forgive their sins, and the little ones don't know how such a thing can happen......"

Zhu Chen's face suddenly turned pale, and his body shook involuntarily. It took a while to come back to his senses, and he stepped forward and asked, "What the hell is going on?" What are you guys doing to let such an important prisoner hang himself? "Unexpectedly, he actually asked Hu Ge to give a prophecy, and something happened to him in the prison.

Just a few months ago, there was a scandal in which dozens of important prisoners and witnesses were collectively poisoned in the prison, and now there is such a thing, once this matter spreads, the faces of the people in the criminal department will be completely lost.

Moreover, the Heavenly Prison, as the highest level of prison in the Ming Dynasty, may really become a joke of officialdom and folk in the future. No one will take this place seriously anymore, after all, a cell where prisoners are killed or commit suicide is not likely to be taken seriously.

At this time, Zhu Chen's only thought was: "Why is it our criminal department again?" Why is this happening in the prison again? "That's it.

Hu Ge, who was on the side, quickly came back to his senses after the initial shock: "Zhu Langzhong, hurry up and take someone to the Criminal Department to find out the matter, if he just hangs himself, it's okay to say, but if it is...... Your criminal department has a lot to do with it. ”

"Yes, yes." A word woke up the person in the dream, Zhu Chen was a spirit, and waved his hand at the official of the criminal department who had been stunned behind him: "Go, hurry up and report to Lord Shangshu that something has happened in the prison, let him come over quickly." On the other hand, he lifted his robe, and said to the guards of the heavenly prison who were kowtowing to him: "Hurry up and lead the way, don't be a kowtow here." ”

Suddenly, several people rushed towards the prison like a fire fart, and Hu Ge and the two naturally followed behind, but the expressions of the two were a little more strange.

Coming to the door of the cell where Li Ye hanged himself, there were a few lanterns, and after carefully looking at the surrounding environment, although Zhu Chen and Hu Ge's faces were still heavy, they were both slightly relieved at the same time. Just because they can confirm that at least this Li Langzhong committed suicide, not at the hands of others.

This point became even clearer when Zhu Chen asked someone to remove the body and conduct an inquest. He still has a vision after many years of prison life, and even in this dim environment, it is still easy to judge that Li Ye was hanged by himself, not hung up after being strangled or forcibly hung up.

"Hu ......" After coming to this conclusion, Zhu Chen's heart calmed down a little. If he had been killed, the responsibility and trouble of the prison and the penal department would have been too great. However, just like this, it is enough headache for them, and they don't know how to give an explanation to the court next.

At this time, Shangshu Yan Qing also rushed over with a solemn face. He had only been in office for a few months, and when such a major incident happened under his rule, he was naturally extremely nervous and angry. With a sweep of his eyes, he said to the trembling guards of the prison: "What are you doing with this white-collar job?" Come on, take them all down to the official first, take thirty boards of heavy responsibility, and then interrogate! ”

"Your Excellency...... Spare your life! The guards, who were already frightened, immediately knelt on the ground again and begged for mercy. However, Yan Shangshu no longer looked at them squarely, and came to Zhu Chen and them in just a few steps, and asked nervously, "How is it, how did this person die?" ”

"He did hang himself...... Zhu Chen replied truthfully.

"That's okay, presumably this Li Ye is still ashamed, so he will think of committing suicide here. Or, he knew that he was guilty of a great sin, and even if he delayed it for a while, he would not be able to escape death, so he simply committed suicide in fear of sin, so as to avoid some suffering. Yan Qing calmed down a little at this time, and at the same time quickly explained something.

Although he is a layman when it comes to investigating cases or something, when it comes to the ability to shirk responsibility, he Yan Shangshu still has a certain ability. In just two sentences, he has reduced his own guilt to the lightest.

After hearing what he said, Hu Ge and Cai Yingyang were obviously stunned for a moment, and the latter showed an unbelievable look.