Lu Fang followed him out, but saw that Lu Liang was not walking towards the backyard, and asked: "Where are you going?"
Lu Liang faintly uttered two words, "Dungeon."
Lu Fang hesitated a little and said, "I'll go too."
He didn't want to rely solely on Lu Liang to protect him. Some things had to be experienced personally.
Lu Liang turned around, with a complicated look on his face, and said, "Let me do these dirty things! Don't dirty your hands."
Lu Fang smiled, "I have grown up, and I am no longer the kid who just followed you and sucked snot from my nose."
Lu Liang was slightly startled. Thinking of the past, his expression became much gentler, "That's fine, it's up to you."
Lu Fang nodded and said to Zhu'er: "Take him to the backyard and eat with you. Then wait for me at home."
He still had to go to the incense and candle shop to take a look. Judging by the time, the cabinet should have been ready.
"Okay, Master."
Zhu'er agreed and walked inside with He Zhigao who didn't dare to speak.
Lu Fang followed Lu Liang out, and Lu Liang asked: "Who is this person?"
Lu Fang said: "Qingxifang's former young master, I bought Qingxifang and kept him as a follower."
Lu Liang asked in confusion: "What do you want to do with me?"
Lu Fang said: "You can't do everything by yourself. Don't you, the county magistrate, have all kinds of petty officials under you?"
Lu Liang smiled and said nothing.
After leaving the house where he was doing business, Lu Liang called the yamen servant and told him to go to the dungeon.
There are three types of county yamen servants: Zaoli, Jiaoqu, and Minzhuang.
Although the county magistrate is only a minor official, he is still the chief official of the county, and he has a lot of fighting power in the county. When Lu Liang travels for official business, he is escorted by Zaoli to clear the way and bearers lift his feet. It is exactly what is shown on TV
There are people in the front holding up their hands to dodge, in silence, in the middle, and in the back there are people with swords in a guarding posture.
It's not like Lu Fang, just tell the county government and go out for a walk.
Lu Fang also enjoyed it.
Sitting in Luliang's green-roofed sedan, it felt like sitting in a luxury car for no reason.
The dungeon is not far from the county government office, only less than three minutes away.
The outer wall is made of green bricks and is quite tall. The front door is not big, and a huge plaque with the word "prison" hanging on it adds a bit of eerie solemnity. There is also a small door in the arch less than two meters long. Behind the door
There is a white cloth hanging on the stone wall, with a big black word "Prison" written on it.
There are two people standing guard at the door.
There was no rule in the Chongqing Dynasty that one had to kneel when meeting an official, but one still had to salute.
Seeing Lu Liang's honor guard arriving, when Lu Liang, who was wearing a blue official robe, got off the sedan, he quickly bowed and said, "Young man, I have met the county magistrate."
Lu Fang, who followed him out of the sedan chair, naturally did not receive such treatment.
Luliang's official power was not shallow, and he nodded slightly, "Go and inform you, Liu Yasi, that this county wants to interrogate the assassin who was just sent."
"yes."
Yi Minzhuang quickly agreed and trotted inside.
Soon, a middle-aged man came out in a hurry.
This is Liu Yasi, the leader of Ningyuan Dungeon. He has a dark complexion, and Lu Fang has seen him before.
The custodian can be regarded as a minor official just below the recorder. Although he has no official status, his actual power is not small.
According to the Chongqing official system, Liu Yasi is under Facao Lushi and is in charge of the dungeon. There are also small officials such as Shoufen, Tiesi, Minzhuang, and Yamen. In any case, he is in charge of more than ten people.
In his previous life, he was the proper county jail warden.
"Your Majesty the County Magistrate."
Only Liu Yasi also had to pay tribute to Lu Liang.
Lu Liang nodded again, "Take this county in."
Then he walked into the dungeon.
Lu Fang followed behind.
After passing through several narrow doors one after another, the space in front of you is spacious.
Lu Fang looked around and saw that the area occupied by Ningyuan Dungeon was probably not under the Wang family's mansion. It was surrounded by high walls.
In front is the Dungeon Office.
The area where the suspects are held is in the back.
In such a dungeon, ordinary suspects will definitely not be able to escape. And if they are martial arts masters, they are usually not imprisoned in county-level dungeons. The Chongqing imperial court clearly has institutions and prisons specifically for martial arts masters, and there are watchmen, so
Just secretly.
Seeing that Lu Liang looked ugly, Liu Yasi took him directly to the prison behind him.
Although it is a dungeon, the prison is not built in a low place. It is just quite gloomy.
It is a row of brick bungalows with only small windows no bigger than a person's head, which are still open close to the roof.
The doors are all made of solid wood, and the upper doors can have numbers such as "1" and "2".
The assassin was detained in room "Lu".
Liu Yasi had a bunch of keys hanging on his waist and opened the door himself.
There were four small rooms separated by wooden fences inside. As soon as the door was opened, the stench of decay and dampness assaulted the nostrils.
Lu Fang shrugged his nose, but still resisted the urge to cover his nose with his hands.
He didn't want to appear too squeamish.
Lu Liang didn't react at all and walked directly in. Lu Fang followed him into the house.
Only the assassin was imprisoned inside, with a lock on him. He hadn't recovered yet and was huddled in the corner, looking sluggish.
The ground is only covered with straw, and beside the wall is a small ditch connecting the cesspit outside.
The suspect's food, drink and food were all inside.
I don’t know how often the yamen clean the dungeon, but Lu Fang saw a lot of daddies.
Even Lu Liang couldn't bear it, waved his hand and said: "Take him to the interrogation room!"
Liu Yasi was slightly startled and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency, County Magistrate, this person is seriously injured. If he is tortured, I'm afraid..."
According to the laws of Dayu, the county magistrate does not have the power to impose the death penalty. Even if it involves a case that requires a prison sentence, it needs to be submitted to the state government office for trial. If it involves the death penalty, it needs to be judged by the state government office.
Review by the County Sentencing Yamen.
Liu Yasi obviously did this for Lu Liang's benefit.
Lu Liang said: "It doesn't matter, this county has its own sense of proportion."
Then he turned around and said to a servant who was following him: "Go back to the county government office and call He Zuzuo."
"yes."
The Zaoli ran outside.
Seeing this, Liu Yasi could only tell the dungeon officer, "Take him to the interrogation room."
He had no intention of doing it himself, it stank to death.
Oshi, he still has some respect in Ningyuan County.
After opening the door and letting the two dungeon officers in, Liu Yasi hurriedly stood further away.
Two dungeon guards dragged the assassin outside who looked like he might die at any moment.
Lu Fang was secretly shocked.
That girl Zhu'er is so powerful, she kicked this guy to death.
This assassin looks very solid.
All the way to the interrogation room.
It was also quite dark and gloomy inside, and there were black dried blood stains on the floor that could not be wiped away.
There were many torture instruments that Lu Fang couldn't name.
A few of them are recognizable: the nail bed, the shackle chair, and the soldering iron.
The two dungeon guards directly placed the assassin on the shackles chair, and then cuffed his hands and feet.
The assassin's head drooped feebly.
Lu Liang frowned slightly and said nothing.
Not long after waiting, Mr. He hurried over, went inside, and saluted Lu Liang, "Your Excellency, County Magistrate."
Lu Liang waved his hand and said to Liu Yasi and others: "You all go out!"
Liu Yasi hesitated, "Your Excellency, County Magistrate, this..."
It was against the law to use lynching, and he was really worried that the assassin would die here. In that case, he would not be able to absolve himself of the blame.
If he had not had some relationship with the Wang family, and knew that the Wang family had repaired their relationship with Lu Liang these days, he might not have brought Lu Liang here. If he wanted to be tried, he could bring it to the county government office for trial. Punishment is usually only used against those who have clear evidence but have no evidence.
Suspects who still refuse to plead guilty, or dishonest people in the dungeon.
Lu Liang looked at him indifferently, "If anything happens, this county will take care of it."
Seeing his expression, Liu Yasi didn't dare to say anything and could only lead people outside.
Lu Liang was his immediate superior, and he did not dare to confront him head-on. He had to give him the face he deserved.
Otherwise, it would be easy for Lu Liang to put on small shoes for him.
Even if his other immediate boss, the manager in charge of criminal cases in Tanzhou Prefecture, joins the army, his rank is still half a level lower than that of Luliang!
Although the Chongqing Dynasty used officials to restrict the power of officials, in the end, the status of officials was far beyond that of officials.
After Liu Yasi and others walked out and closed the door, Wu Zuo Lao He looked at Lu Liang and asked, "How to use torture?"
Lu Liang said: "It's best not to let anyone see any clues."
Lao He nodded lightly.
At this moment, Lu Fang suddenly felt like seeing Lao Xiao.
Could it be...that this old He is also a master of hiding?