The first work of the imperial prison

Shen Jiang looked at his little notebook, and the first person to call up was Fire Master Sun Pengyun.

"Shen Baihu, it's been a long time!" Sun Pengyun was not afraid, and when he came up, he bowed his hands and saluted with a big smile.

"You have worked hard too," Shen Jiang looked down at the question on the paper, and the question was not so serious, "Still busy recently?"

Sun Pengyun: "It's nothing to do in the past two days, just these rounds of fire incidents, which is a bit scary."

Shen Jiang raised his eyebrows: "Hey, are you still afraid? I heard that you are the most courageous among the fire masters. No matter what the fire is, you will be the first to rush."

"That's scary, the first one to rush into the fire, if something happens, then the first one to die is me? The more fires there are, the more dangerous I am?" Sun Pengyun sighed, "But we can do it too Nothing else, there are a bunch of brothers under my hand, that's all I can do."

There were two copies of rice paper on Shen Jiang's table, one was the case file, and the suspect's information was found. Among them, Sun Pengyun's was placed on the top, and the other was written by Young Master Jiao. He had to ask any questions.

He glanced at it and asked, "In Huo Shili, you have received the most complaints. Is it because you have a bad personality?"

"Are you talking about those who scold me fiercely?" Sun Pengyun raised his eyebrows nonchalantly, "How can I notice everywhere when I'm busy? When you talk about such a dangerous thing as a fire, you feel sorry for your home and your clothes Money, and those who feel sorry for the two people who eat, walked in crying and howling, and there were many people watching the excitement outside, not paying attention to the distance at all, Baba moved forward, isn't this desperate? I have nothing to say I have tried to persuade you, but who listened? There is no way, I have to be more aggressive, I admit this attitude, but there is really no other way, the next time we meet, I will still be like this."

Shen Jiang: "You haven't married yet? There is a younger sister and a sister-in-law in the family. They don't seem to be in good health?"

Sun Pengyun: "If the family is well-off, the elder brother can marry a better sister-in-law, the younger sister's illness will not be delayed, and I don't have to do such a desperate job. What can I do? Let's take it."

"Do you know why I called you here for questioning?"

"I probably understand, ask the answer."

"Then tell me, the deceased Wang Cailian, Fang Qingmei, and Yu Hongye all knew each other, how did you know each other?"

"This is really a bit of a coincidence. The Fang's family seemed to go back to the water about two months ago. I took someone there. Is she the mistress? She made arrangements inside and out, so we knew each other naturally," Sun Pengyun said to Yu Hongye, " In the big fire before, when the herb shop burned down, the fire was very intense, and the cloth shop next to it was also affected, and half of the warehouse was burned. Yu Hongye is a frequent customer of this cloth shop, and she cared about the goods she ordered before. If you pester me, you have to help her see the situation first, I was annoyed by her, and even scolded her, she was also very angry, so we... quarreled twice. "

"What did you scold her for?"

"Probably ignorant women and children, long hair and short knowledge? I also warned her not to make trouble and hinder our affairs."

"Where's Wang Cailian?" Shen Jiangcha started, "How did you meet?"

Sun Pengyun scratched his head: "What about her, someone else dated us before, and told us we'd love each other."

"What do you think of her?"

"How...how do you say that?"

"You didn't see her?"

"This is definitely not going to happen," Sun Pengyun shook his head like a wave drum, "No matter how poor I am, I am still a man in the middle of my life. I have work to do, money to earn, and marry a woman. Don't say how much you can help me. At least I can't help you." ...it can't be too bad."

Shen Jiang: "Don't worry if you haven't gotten married at this age? Although Wang Cailian is in poor health, she has the ability to embroider on both sides, so she won't drag you down."

Sun Pengyun: "If you are in a hurry, you can't just marry a woman. She is pitiful, and she can't have children. What's the use of earning some money? She is going to die of illness, and I have to arrange her funeral."

Shen Jiang paused, then asked, "Where is Fang Qingmei? How is she?"

"Too fat?" Sun Pengyun frowned when he said it, "I didn't say that she should control her mouth. If a man is so fat, it would be uncomfortable for a man to look at, and she probably won't be very comfortable herself. Isn't she eating too much?" How about taking medicine? Eat less food, maybe you will be fine."

"Where's Yu Hongye? What do you think of her?"

Sun Pengyun snorted: "Are you skittish? I heard that she put on a lot of green hats for men, who can bear it?"

Shen Jiang: "I can't tell, you really like to scan and listen."

"Hey, that's not what you asked. If you don't ask, I dare to tell Jin Yiwei about this..."

behind the screen.

Qiu Yiqing pushed the brewed tea to Ye Baiting, leaned over, and asked in a low voice, "Can I get something?"

Because the door was not closed, there was only a screen separating the hall from the outside, so it was difficult to interrupt the confession by speaking loudly, the two were very close, and the voice of the conversation was almost mixed with breathing, falling on the ears.

Ye Baiting shook his head.

The murderer knew that he had committed the crime, but if he was clear-headed, he would pretend to be more or less pretended when he was questioned by the government. Although he had studied psychology, he could occasionally try to do a simple profile, but he didn't know micro-expressions, so he could only learn from the suspects. The content and logical analysis of the reply, is it possible to lie, is it possible to hide something.

He took the tea, and moved to Qiu Yiqing's side: "Let's have a look."

……

Shen Jiang's side has already continued to ask: "I told you before, think about these explosions and fires, you were the first to rush in, did you see anything different? get?"

Sun Pengyun still shook his head: "I really didn't find anything special. Doesn't the fire start from the ignition point and slowly cover everything around it? Every time I arrive, the middle is already burned badly. Is there anything wrong?" It’s the same, how can I tell? To be honest, I think I’ve seen a piece of red cloth? It’s square, the table top is as big as the Eight Immortals Table, it’s a little dirty, and some of the squares are so black that I don’t know what’s stuck on it. But I didn't pay attention, it should be after the burning, and when I went back to record the burning scene, there would be no red cloth."

Shen Jiang stared at him: "Every time?"

Sun Pengyun: "It seems to be?"

"Apart from this?"

"That's gone, even the cloth. Maybe I misread it in a hurry. When the fire started, where is it not red? I dare not talk nonsense."

"Does Zhang Hetong know each other?" Shen Jiang flipped through the file, Zhang Hetong was found with Yu Hongye, another male corpse.

Sun Pengyun nodded: "My lord Zhang, I have been a celebrity in and out of the circle recently, who doesn't know him? I heard that he is proud of taking over the royal affairs, and he will be in the limelight soon."

"Oh?"

"Master Baihu doesn't know?" Sun Pengyun was surprised, "The nobles in the palace are going to sacrifice to the imperial tomb soon. There are so many things inside and outside. Mr. Zhang was assigned to take care of the carriages and horses of the empress. Work, what does the lady use for driving, what to eat, what to do for entertainment, when to leave and where to go, he knows best!"

Shen Jiang: "Are you flattering too?"

"No, what does the matter of the nobles have to do with me as a fire master?" Sun Pengyun joked humorously, "Is it possible that there will be a fire on such a big day?"

"So you've only heard of him, you recognize him by face, and you don't have any personal relationships?"

"No, people don't think much of me."

Shen Jiang stared at Sun Pengyun for a while, and continued: "On the 25th night of October, the fourth morning of the first month of winter, the twelfth night of the winter month, the fifteenth morning of the winter month, the 26th night of the winter month, the [-]th day of the winter month...these time points , where are you, what did you do, do you have any impression?"

Sun Pengyun: "It's been so long, how can I remember it? Recently, I have been busy with work. I am either on duty or sleeping at home at night. I am familiar with the mornings of the fourth day and the fifteenth day of the winter month, and the 26th day of the winter month. Wasn’t it just a fire? I always rushed to the front! I went as soon as I received the police letter. If you don’t believe me, you can ask our secretary. He is the most careful and never makes mistakes in his work. He must remember it clearly on the record sheet!”

"Okay, let's stop here today, you go back first."

"That's fine, if you have anything to say, I'll come right away!"

Shen Jiang's next call was Li Xuanmo, the clerk in Huo Shili.

Compared with the captain in front, Li Xuanmo looks more refined, not as muscular as Sun Pengyun, a little thin, but elegant in standing posture, calm in his eyes, and the same fire master uniform, he looks good on others when he wears it.

Shen Jiang: "I haven't thanked you for the documentation you transferred to me before."

Li Xuanmo cupped his hands in a chic manner: "Your Excellency, you don't need to say thank you, it's your subordinate's responsibility."

"You are so meticulous——" Shen Jiang looked at the record file borrowed before, "I see that the record before and after leaving the team includes details about your captain's mouth being torn and injured, and you don't like bandaging. Your captain told me just now. I praised you for never making mistakes in your work, even if he forgot something, just ask you and you will understand..."

Li Xuanmo: "It's my duty, I dare not be greedy for credit."

Shen Jiang: "It's a good thing to be careful and responsible, but most of the fire masters are rough guys who don't like to be restrained. If you are like this, will it be difficult to get along with?"

"Not at all," Li Xuanmo smiled, "Everyone is a reasonable person. I can't do this kind of life-threatening work. At least I can think of a way, so I don't dare to boast in front of hundreds of households. Things go back to a whole set of processes, many of which are improved by my suggestions, the speed is faster, the credit is great, and everyone is very happy."

Shen Jiang nodded: "I've been to your place, and I've heard about it. You know how talented you are, no less than an ordinary official. I heard that you often play games and arrange for colleagues to relax and have drinks?"

Li Xuanmo: "Yes. Most of them are busy with outside affairs in shifts. I am responsible for recording the big and small things every day for future files or follow-up visits. Only I know the time of all of them best. Everyone has worked hard. A trip in the fire will be fatal. Friendship, calling for a drink together earlier, it’s always wrong, just because it’s convenient for me, so I help arrange the time, after a long time, the brothers accept my favor, and are willing to give a little more face, which is also my blessing.”

Shen Jiang: "Who are there in your family?"

"Didn't I ask before..." Li Xuanmo frowned, and when he saw the Jinyiwei document with a pen in charge of recording, he understood, and his attitude was very cooperative. , the family has come down, so only my younger sister and I are left. My younger sister has been adopted by my grandparents, and she is not yet married. I don’t expect anything else, but I hope that I can save some dowry for her as a brother.”

Shen Jiang: "You know Wang Cailian, Fang Qingmei, and Yu Hongye?"

"Yes."

"How did you meet?"

Li Xuanmo recalled the memories, and said: "Wang Cailian... someone set up a relationship, and had a kiss with our captain, it seems to be two months ago? When we were seeing each other, I happened to bump into him, but it was just a matter of affection. A few words. Fang Qingmei had a fire at home, and the captain took people to put out the fire. I was responsible for recording the records, and I was the one who interrogated people. Besides the captain, I talked to her the most. Yu Hongye... It seems that the medicine shop caught fire. On the next day, because the business of Bu next door was involved, the captain didn’t listen to her and helped her to save her Bu first. She was very angry and threatened to tell us, Shangguan, that I went there to accompany a lot of smiling faces..."

"Maybe because she knew that she was too much, she was a little embarrassed behind her, seeing that I looked quite upright, she also promised a benefit, saying that she knew a lot of people, so she would say a kiss to me later, but that's all, there is nothing else. "

Shen Jiang: "Speaking of kisses, you seem to be two years older than your captain? Are you not in a hurry?"

Li Xuanmo just laughed: "To put it bluntly, why does a man have to worry about not having a wife? If he has the ability, an old man in his seventies can get a beautiful lady. I don't have much ambition, and I hope to start a career first and then start a family, but I really don't." So anxious."

Shen Jiang paused: "What do you think of these three women?"

Li Xuanmo didn't seem to understand: "My lord means..."

Shen Jiang: "It's good to just say what you think."

Li Xuanmo sighed: "It's all pitiful, why did this happen to me?"

Shen Jiang: "What about the others? Gone?"

Li Xuanmo was startled: "I really don't know them very well."

"Where's Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhang? Do you know each other?"

"It's my honor to meet Mr. Zhang. He has been in the limelight recently. He is busy with the nobleman's work. He has a lot to worry about. Because of several fires this month, he felt uneasy and even came to us to ask. Master Zhang is a very careful and responsible person from the archives he found for him personally, if he is not dead, he will have a promising future."

"On the 25th night of October, the fourth morning of the first month of winter, the 26th night of the winter month, the [-]th morning of the winter month, the [-]th night of the winter month, the [-]th day of the winter month... Do you have any memories of these days? Where are you? what happened?"

Li Xuanmo pondered for a moment: "I have an impression of October 26th. That day is my sister's birthday. I went to my grandparents' house after I got off work at noon. After dinner, I came back very late. The fourth day of the winter month and the fifteenth day of the winter month I also remember it very well in the morning. The fire in the firecracker shop and the medicine shop, didn’t it happen to be at that time? I don’t have any impression on Dongyue 25. On Dongyue [-], the commander rescued people in the street and stopped a bigger fire. We didn’t have to deal with it. What's the matter, I'm very grateful, [-], isn't it the day before this incident? I was on the night shift that night, but... nothing special happened."

"Why did you pause for a moment?"

"I suddenly remembered that before the night shift, when I went to the government office to hand over, I seemed to see Mr. Zhang... I wonder if it can be used as evidence?"

Shen Jiang narrowed his eyes suddenly: "Oh? See where he is, what is he doing?"

"I don't know what to do," Li Xuanmo shook his head, "I was in a hurry to go to work, and I took over from the previous brother. I was in a hurry, and I saw Master Zhang with a piece of cloth on his arm, and hurried towards Nanfeng Street... These."

Shen Jiang asked a few more questions. Seeing that he didn't know much, he asked Huoqing again: "Your captain was here just now, you know?"

Li Xuanmo: "I know, we came here together."

"He said that the fire was urgent. When he went in, he only cared about putting out the fire and didn't care about other things. He vaguely remembered seeing a square red cloth in the middle of the fire, but he was not sure. You were in charge of the on-site records before and after, but Have an impression?"

"Have."

Li Xuanmo answered very simply: "The scene of the fire was all red, and the captain went in to provide disaster relief. It is normal to have to rush for time. I can't remember clearly, but I was responsible for recording the scene before and after. I did find two pieces of red cloth. The first one was on the firecrackers The shop, there were no casualties at that time. Although most of the shop was burned down, many things were not burned. The red cloth was still intact. The second photo was found in the medicine shop. It was severely burned, and only half of it was left...Master Baihu? I don’t know if it will help you in your investigation, but I just sorted it out according to the rules and sealed it up. You can bring it over at any time if you tell me.”

Not to mention Shen Jiang, Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing behind the screen were a little surprised when they heard it. This is new information, which they hadn't discovered before.

"Do you have an idea?" Qiu Yiqing leaned over again, and his breath fell on Ye Baiting's ear.

Ye Baiting felt a little hot at the base of his ears, probably because of the unhealed wind and cold?

He slightly distanced himself from Qiu Yiqing, tapped some tea with his fingertips, and wrote on the table: You need to see the real thing.

Qiu Xunqing replied: Yes.

Ye Baiting's handwriting is round and chubby, with continuous strokes, and it's hard to read because he writes too fast. It looks...you don't need to look, it's ugly, not good-looking, other people just write it casually, elegant, beautiful, strong and strong The round and fat characters lined with bones are like a joke.

Ye Baiting pondered for a moment, lifted the bar and smiled at Qiu Yiqing: Your handwriting is beautiful.

Qiu Suqing's slender knuckles are also fast: you too.

Ye Baiting: ...

Then your aesthetics are not very good.

On the other side of the screen, Shen Jiang asked a few more questions, and told Li Xuanmo to go down, and replaced him with another man, who was older and in his forties, named Wu Xinli. It was bright and bright, but this person was different, as soon as he walked out he had a gloomy expression, as if someone owed him tens of thousands of taels of silver.

"You have been a minister of the Ministry of Rites. Shouldn't you have a wide network and a smooth career? Why were you dismissed?"

Wu Xinli flicked his sleeves and snorted: "It's not that people in the world are stupid. They like to listen to others' flattery and flattery. They believe in villains and don't believe in gentlemen."

"Are you a gentleman?"

"nature!"

Shen Jiang almost fell from his position, so confident and confident, without the slightest hint of humility, how dare he call himself a gentleman?No one is in the eyes, and I am the only one who respects me. With this personality, it is no wonder that he is excluded by others.

"You are so 'firm and confident', don't you usually get told by your family?"

"What do they know? A bunch of old and weak women and children, with long hair and little knowledge, what else can they do besides cooking, washing, and making quilts?"

"Your family is full of women?"

"Single pass for five generations. Both grandfather and father have passed away. I am the only son and the pillar of the family."

Shen Jiang watched Wu Xinli straighten his clothes, feeling quite proud.No, you have been dismissed from office, have no salary and no income, and are all supported by others, why are you so proud!

"Is it?"

Wu Xinli himself was not satisfied: "There are old mothers, wives and daughters at home. The old ones are about to enter the coffin, and the things in their hands are still clutched. What can I do? I have money, isn't it also clearing the way for officials? If she went there, wouldn't it be beautiful? My wife is already a half-old mistress, and she has no beauty at all. She only looks at whether there will be a concubine by my side, and doesn't care if she is as fat as a pig. The face is sour and jealous? I feel nauseous just looking at her, if it’s not because of her rich dowry... Heh, the dowry is so rich, but if I can think of helping me a little, I can feel it every day. Conscience praises her a few words. Daughter, oh, she’s just a loser, not outstanding in looks, not outstanding in talent, and hit Kefu, I can’t find a good marriage partner, what’s the use of her?”

Shen Jiang listened to it: "Are you... are you a bit biased?"

Wu Xinli flicked his eyelids: "What is prejudice? Am I wrong? Who is not like that? Women are useless, so it's better to throw them away."

Shen Jiang sneered, and couldn't make sense with this disgusting person, so he simply asked the case directly: "Wang Cailian, Fang Qingmei, and Yu Hongye, do you know each other? How did you know each other?"

Wu Xinli said again: "Wang Cailian is my daughter's handkerchief. Look, she is not good looking, she doesn't even have good eyesight. She knows that she is destined for Kefu, so she is not gentle and virtuous, so she looks for those noble girls. Duoba stammers, what are you playing with an ugly woman? That thing on Wang Cailian's face is so unlucky! Playing with her every day, how can the ladies not get farther and farther away! She also said that Wang Cailian is an ambitious person, she can't think of it Relying on others, live a wonderful life, wonderful shit, you can’t even get married, no man wants it, you still want to be wonderful? You might as well hang yourself with a rope, so that I can save you money for meals!”

Shen Jiang was really uncomfortable and interrupted him: "Where's Fang Qingmei?"

Wu Xinli sneered again: "Oh, Mrs. Fang is my wife's close friend. It's really a fate. Fat pig likes to be with Fat Pig. They chat about food and shops every day. What are you talking about? Why don't you tidy yourself up and learn how to seduce men from Yu Hongye!"

Shen Jiang: "Yu Hongye?"

"This woman is promiscuous, who wouldn't seduce her? She greets me when she meets me at the banquet, doesn't she just like me? I'm too lazy to talk to her."

"Okay," Shen Jiang interrupted again, the dog's mouth couldn't spit out ivory, anyway, it's not a good thing, so don't say it, "October 25th night, the fourth morning of the first winter month, the twelfth night of the winter month, the tenth day of the winter month Five mornings, the 26th night of Dongyue, and the [-]th of Dongyue, what are you doing?"

"You ask me, who should I ask?" Wu Xinli was quite reasonable, "Do you remember what you had for dinner four days ago? You don't even remember, I don't know!"

Shen Jiang laughed angrily: "Then do you know Master Zhang and Tong Zhang?"

Wu Xinli flicked his sleeves, annoyed: "I really want to know him, but he is so busy, how can I have time to know others?"

Shen Jiang: ...

Wu Xinli also looked aggrieved: "If you, Beizhen Fusi, invited me today, I would not come!"

The author has something to say: Shen Jiang (never wanted to swear so much): What the hell!Fuck you!

Ye Baiting (squinting eyes): His fist is hardened.

Qiu Xunqing (squinting eyes): I'm hard too.