Chapter two hundred and seventy-four: wronged
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"They were human beings."
Standing outside the cell, Li Xingyun pointed to the "people" inside and said.
Two prisoners who remained in human form were squatting inside, but their behavior had become disconnected from the human category, but instead climbed on the ground with hands and feet, or jumping occasionally.
Pang!
One of them suddenly rose up and rushed to the fence, as if he wanted to catch Chen Tang and Li Xingyun and eat them.
Li Xingyun was shocked and subconsciously hid behind, his face becoming unsightly.
Chen Tang narrowed his eyes and said, "They are full of heavy yin energy and are no longer human."
The turmoil in his heart was stirred. This was the first time he had seen this situation. The evil spirits he had encountered before entangled in the human body. They were either obsessed with sustenance, or they directly ate human flesh and blood and absorbed qi and blood. But they didn't know what kind of ghosts had grown in the righteous villa that could infect people and cause such changes.
If it spreads...
Isn’t that equivalent to a terrible plague?
Chen Tang realized the importance of the problem.
Li Xingyun asked: "Master, do they still have any help?"
Chen Tang glanced at him: "What do you think?"
Li Xingyun sighed sadly. He had already understood the answer, but he just asked with a lucky mentality. However, looking at the two former colleagues, except for their hands and feet, it is difficult to identify the characteristics of "human" from other places. Even their facial features were beyond recognition.
He asked again: "Master, what should I do?"
The two are locked here, which is used as witnesses, and let the people from the Nine Gate come before making a decision.
Chen Tang said: "I'm afraid I can only kill it and then burn the body."
Li Xingyun nodded: "Only this is the only way, this is also a relief for them." He paused and said: "But now they have become extremely fierce and their relatives do not recognize them. It is not as easy to deal with and difficult to get close to them as they were in the first place."
Chen Tang reminded: "Captain Li, you have to pay attention. If they catch them and see blood, you may also become like that person or ghost."
Upon hearing this, Li Xingyun trembled all over and felt afraid, and said stutteringly: "In that case, I can only ask the county magistrate to order and send archers to do things."
Chen Tang ignored what they did and turned around and wanted to leave the prison. Li Xingyun didn't dare to stay for too long and hurriedly followed.
The prison is divided into several areas.
"Unfortunate!"
"I'm wronged!"
The two of them alarmed some prisoners in the cell. I don’t know who started yelling first, and then the others shouted desperately. In the end, it seemed that the entire cell was shouting the word “injust”.
Li Xingyun's face darkened and he shouted: "What are you shouting around? Haven't you tasted enough of the whip?"
Most of the prisoners here were arrested by him and led the yamen runners. He was shouting "unfairly" in unison. In front of Chen Tang, Li Xingyun couldn't bear it.
Chen Tang said: "Captain Li, the cell seems to be full. Are there so many criminals in your Fenglin County?"
Li Xingyun hurriedly said, "Master, this is not the case. Most of the criminals who are locked up here are from other places. They fled here and did evil and were caught by us. Some of them are even wanted criminals."
"the wanted?"
Chen Tang asked, he remembered the first time he came to Fenglin County. He wanted to enter the city. He saw soldiers checking from afar and turning around and leaving. When the soldiers saw them, they shouted, "Don't leave the wanted criminal." The scene seemed very exaggerated, so they were deeply impressed.
Li Xingyun was stunned and asked: "Master, don't you know the wanted criminal?"
Chen Tang snorted: "My Jiushuomen is mainly responsible for special matters, so where can I pay attention to those messy things?"
Upon hearing this, Li Xingyun quickly said: "It's because of a misunderstanding. Please wait for the Taoist priest. Well, that's right. Since this year, the prefecture and government offices have been continuously issuing documents of wanted criminals. So far, our county has received a large stack of thick stacks, and the city gates are full of posts..."
When Chen Tang entered the city, he didn't pay much attention to this because he was wearing a hat and maintaining a sense of mystery.
Li Xingyun continued: "Actually, we don't know what those people have committed. Anyway, we act according to our will. If we catch people, we will be locked in a cell. When the number of people is almost the same, someone from above will come down to take it away."
Chen Tang nodded: "So that's it, haha, I believe you will get a lot of rewards to arrest criminals."
Li Xingyun hurriedly said, "There are not many, they vary from person to person. Some wanted criminals offer high rewards, while others are low."
Chen Tang remained silent: "There are so many wanted criminals who want to take, but I'm afraid there are not enough people in the yamen."
Li Xingyun said: "That's true, so sometimes, when we post official documents, it is equivalent to offering a reward. Others get the criminals and send them to the yamen. If they find out that they are behind them, they can get a part of the reward."
After hearing this process, Chen Tang sneered secretly and immediately remembered a scene on a classic screen, which was vivid in his mind and in front of him.
This is true in the troubled times.
Although the specific situations of the states and counties in the world vary, no matter those who are loyal to the court or are ambitious, they will basically take advantage of this wave of general situation to make trouble. When the ethical principles are broken, all kinds of ghosts and monsters begin to appear.
Chen Tang wanted to take out some valuable information from Li Xingyun, so he asked intentionally or unintentionally: "Captain Li, do you say that most of the prisoners who are locked up here are from other places, and there are many places?"
After talking too much, Li Xingyun became aware: "Master, you seem to be very concerned about the wanted criminals..."
Chen Tang laughed: "I still know a little about the market price of the wanted criminal. If I can get a few, it will be a revenue."
Upon hearing this, Li Xingyun immediately laughed. He knew that people from Jiushemen could be the lieutenant, and they must have the ability to be promoted after completing many tasks. A Jiushemen's lieutenant is not short of money. But who would think that there are too many things or hot things?
Chen Tang revealed this meaning, and Li Xingyun didn't understand it. He hurriedly said, "Master, I will send you a stack of arrest documents to check it out later. However, it is not easy to catch wanted criminals, they are cunning. Moreover, they have not all gone to Fenglin County, so they can only say that they have caught one."
"good."
Chen Tang said.
The two of them said, leaving the cell. Although Li Xingyun was the headmaster, he was reluctant to stay in the cell for a long time and couldn't help but speed up a few steps.
After returning to the court, he talked some gossip with the Magistrate Zhu, then Chen Tang said goodbye and left the yamen. He had decided to go to Zhengqi Villa tomorrow, and today he could take a walk in the county town while there was still time.
Fenglin County has a superior geographical location and should have been prosperous and lively, but now it is lifeless and there are not many pedestrians on the streets. Some of them are all armed people with weapons and bandit-like faces. They look like they are panicked. Under this situation, who is a good family in ordinary people who have the intention to do business or go shopping in the market?
"Don't leave!"
"Where shouldn't go?"
"There are wanted criminals!"
Suddenly, someone shouted, and then the whole street started to be in chaos and riots began.
Chapter completed!