Chapter 139 Li Qing's relationship with the bandits
Zhao Jin brought all the bandits from Riliang Mountain back overnight and put them in prison.
Overnight, the prison cells in the government office were so full that they could barely fit them in. It was Zhao Jin who allowed more than ten of them to squeeze into one cell before they could fit them in.
After Zhao Jin had taken care of everything, he took a long breath, looked at the overcrowded cell, shook his head and sighed: "I thought this cell was too big before, but now I am lucky that it is big enough."
Early the next morning.
The news that the Sheriff had captured all the fugitives on Riliang Mountain spread throughout Yunzhou City at an extremely fast speed.
The people cheered for joy, and the merchants and gentry breathed a sigh of relief.
The commercial road on the side of Riliang Mountain is the best way out of the city. These days, they are forced to take a detour, and because this is the only road left, it is crowded with carriages coming and going.
Zhao Jin first interrogated Li Qing.
He did not open a court meeting. This matter was of great importance, and it was not a complaint filed by the people, so there was no need to open a court meeting.
In a corner of the government prison cell, there is a small room dedicated to interrogating prisoners.
Because torture was done here all year round, and because it was so deep that the air did not circulate, even after each torture session, it was rinsed with water.
But how could the jailer be so upset in a place like this? Every time he just rinsed it roughly, there were still blood stains. Over time, layers of dark red blood stains condensed on the floor of this room, which could no longer be cleaned.
Dropped.
As soon as Zhao Jin stepped into the room, the smell of blood hit him.
Yang Xu and Yan Xiang couldn't help but glance sideways at Zhao Jin.
They have experienced battlefields, and when they clean up the battlefield after each round, there are thousands of corpses, and the smell of blood is mixed with the stench of corpses, making it even more unpleasant.
Therefore, this fishy smell is acceptable to them, but...
When Yang Xu and Yan Xiang were worried that Zhao Jin would not accept it, they found that Zhao Jin did not even move his brows.
"Sir?" Yan Xiang couldn't help but call out.
Zhao Jin turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?"
The smell of blood lingered on the tip of his nose, and Zhao Jin suddenly realized it and asked: "But the smell is too unpleasant? If you can't stand it, you can go back first."
Yan Xiang shook his head and said with some surprise: "No, I thought the adults would not be used to it."
Not used to it?
Zhao Jin smiled, but did not explain. He said to the jailer on one side: "Bring Li Qing here."
It would indeed be unaccustomed to being the original soldier, but as a special soldier, what kind of harsh environment have you never been in?
After a while, Li Qing was roughly escorted over by the jailer.
As soon as he came in, Li Qing's face turned a little pale again.
Unlike Zhao Jin and others, Li Qing was just a scholar who later became a county magistrate. Although he had been to the prison cell, he had never been to the place of torture.
Surrounded by gloomy torture instruments, unpleasant smells, dark red and even sticky ground...
"S-lord."
The jailer directly pushed Li Qing to the ground, forcing him to kneel down.
The strong force coming from his shoulders caused Li Qing, whose body was weakened by being beaten in the cell these days, to kneel directly on the ground with a "bang", and his clothes were instantly stained with a dark red sticky substance.
Li Qing's body was unstable. He staggered and unconsciously put his hands on the ground. The touch of his hands felt sticky.
This kind of touch made Li Qing feel both disgusted and afraid. He moved his hand away, fearing that he would be unstable on his knees later, so he simply put his clothes under his hands to avoid direct contact with the ground.
When Zhao Jin saw this scene, he let out a sneer in his throat.
Hearing this laugh, Li Qing froze for a moment.
"Li Qing, can we talk now?" Zhao Jin stared at him and said coldly.
Li Qing opened his mouth, then closed it again.
Yan Xiang looked at the other party who was still unwilling to cooperate, and said sternly: "Li Qing, all the bandits in Riliang Mountain have been arrested, what else do you have to hide?"
However, Li Qing was still unwilling to open his mouth.
Not only Yan Xiang, but Yang Xu also frowned, "Let's torture him."
"Wait a minute." Zhao Jin leaned forward slightly and stared at Li Qing, "Li Qing, think about those innocent souls who died under the swords of Beili people."
Li Qing's face suddenly turned white, without any blood at all.
Seeing this, Zhao Jin didn't say a word.
He was betting that Li Qing really cared about the people.
When the plague broke out, Li Qing was worried about the people, and it was not like he was just playing on the occasion. If he really completely deceived everyone, Zhao Jin would have nothing to say.
But if Li Qing really cares about the people, then he must have hidden secrets in colluding with the bandits in Liangshan Mountain, and now all the bandits in Liangshan Mountain have been convicted.
So, Zhao Jin is taking a gamble.
a long time.
Li Qing's lips moved, "I said."
At this time, Li Qing seemed to have lost all his strength and became haggard.
"The head of Riliang Mountain is called Li Ranquan, and he is my nephew."
After the words fell, everyone present was shocked.
So, the reason why Li Qing helped those bandits was because he wanted to save his nephew's life?
Zhao Jin recalled Li Ranquan's face reflected in the torch last night, and he had some vague guesses in his heart.
I'm afraid what the group heard at that time was that Li Qing's dissatisfaction with Li Ranquan was related to Li Ranquan's life experience. Therefore, Li Qing cared about the people, but he helped Li Ranquan, who was a Beili spy.
"His mother is from Beili?"
Li Qing looked at Zhao Jin in shock, "Sir, you, you know everything?"
Everyone could not hide their surprise, and all their eyes fell on Zhao Jin.
Zhao Jin neither denied nor admitted. He looked at Li Qing and said softly: "Continue."
Because he was not sure how much Zhao Jin knew, and as Zhao Jin said, there was no need to hide it now, Li Qing no longer hesitated and told the whole story.
"Yes, my eldest brother was with a woman from Beili. Later, the woman died of illness. My eldest brother followed him not long after, leaving only a few years old child."
"It's just that I've always been concerned that Ranquan's mother is from Beili, so she doesn't treat him well. She doesn't starve him, but she usually doesn't care about him, and even..."
Li Qing's voice paused, and he said with some difficulty: "I don't even want to reveal that Ranquan is my nephew."
At a young age, I lost my parents and my only relatives, my uncle, and I didn't care, and I didn't even want to admit it.
Just thinking about it, everyone felt that Li Ranquan was too pitiful at that time.
"He is just a child. What does the dispute between the two countries have to do with him?" Zhao Jin tightly grasped the armrest of the chair, stared at Li Qing with round eyes.
Today, Li Qing naturally understands this truth, otherwise, he would not have been feeling guilty and uneasy, even though he knew that Li Ranquan was Beili's spy, he still wanted to save his life.
It is a pity that Li Qing, who was still young and full of passion and hatred, did not understand this truth.
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