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Chapter 57 Prison Car
After saying that, Dou Dajiang stared at Zhu Yu and Lu Qing, as if he wanted to see some expressions on their masks.

Unlike the simple-minded little mute, he was over forty years old after all. He had run an incense shop before and was considered to be able to stand on his own feet. He had experienced some ups and downs. He guessed that after the incident at home, he had suffered a lot in the process of searching for the group of "swindlers". Now he realized that the two adults were asking about the fake cinnabar in his hand not out of curiosity.

Although he couldn't guess what was involved, it was good that a senior official was willing to ask about it.

That evil creature killed his entire family. Even if he couldn't take revenge himself, at least someone had to investigate the matter.

"That day when you went to the dilapidated temple to move the corpse, you found someone guarding inside. Why didn't you kill him to silence him? Aren't you afraid that your plan would be exposed?" Zhu Yu suddenly changed the subject and asked.

Fu Wen, who was knocked down by the incense that day, was standing nearby, but he was wearing a bronze mask on his face, so Dou Dajiang in the prison had no way of recognizing him.

"They didn't harm me, so I can't harm them." Dou Dajiang shook his head. "Those people deserved to die. They caused the little mute's family to be broken up. I've endured that kind of pain. This child is so young... I can't bear to watch it.

Besides, I thought there would be no one else. The little mute's enemies have all been left behind in the mountains. If I hadn't heard that County Magistrate Li was the biggest culprit..."

Dou Dajiang sighed and stopped talking. Of course, he now understood that although Li Wencai was indeed the instigator behind all this, the fact that such a rumor had spread in the first place and Li Wencai had run to the ghost temple was clearly a trap waiting for them to fall into.

However, there was no trace of resentment on his face after being tricked, and it seemed that he really didn't care anymore.

"Are you willing to die?" Zhu Yu asked again.

Dou Dajiang smiled bitterly: "No matter what, if you kill someone, you must pay with your life, and if you owe a debt, you must pay it back. This is also the law of nature. Whether I am willing or not, this is the punishment I deserve.

I have suffered alone for so many years, with no hope of revenge and no meaning in living.

If Your Excellency happens to investigate the fake cinnabar incident and bring those deceitful swindlers to justice, Dou Dajiang will die with peace of mind!"

“I originally thought that since you saved that kid’s life and helped him get revenge, even if you’re not a blood relative, you’d still have some concerns for him.

I didn't expect him to be so frail, sentenced to three years of exile and eight hundred miles, and you weren't worried he couldn't handle it alone, and you weren't thinking about taking care of him." Zhu Yu sighed with a sigh.

Dou Dajiang lowered his head slightly, then suddenly looked up at the chief secretary outside the prison. He opened his mouth slightly in surprise, and after a moment, his face finally turned into surprise. He kowtowed hurriedly: "Thank you, sir, for showing mercy! Thank you, sir, for sparing my life!"

"Don't be too happy yet." Zhu Yu waved his hand. "If we can't find your 'fake cinnabar', your life will still be in danger."

"I haven't lied in what I said. Go ahead and look for it, you'll definitely find it!" Dou Dajiang was very confident. "Your Excellency can distinguish right from wrong. I will repay you both for your kindness even if I have to be a pig or a dog in my next life!"

Although the little mute could not speak, his ears were fine. He was confused by what they said just now, but now he finally understood that Dou Dajiang did not have to be beheaded and could save his life. He babbled something and knelt there and kowtowed continuously.

Luckily, the prison floor was covered with straw, otherwise, with his excitement, his forehead would have been bruised by now. "Although your experiences are pitiful and you were forced to do many things, killing people is unacceptable after all, and you deserve the suffering you've endured over the past three years.

Dou Dajiang, you have a great skill in perfume making, and the little mute is still young, and he will need a way to support himself in the future.

When your sentence is completed, it is up to you whether you recognize each other as father and son, or become his disciple.

The revenge that should have been taken has been taken, and the dead cannot be brought back to life, but you still need to put the past behind you, depend on each other, and live well."

Zhu Yu spoke to the two of them sincerely, then looked at Lu Qing beside him and added, "If one day the truth about the 'fake cinnabar' case comes to light, you will naturally be able to hear about it.

In life, you should always find something to think about, so that you can live on."

Dou Dajiang nodded vigorously with tears in his eyes.

After all this was over, Lu Qing and Zhu Yu took a temporary rest in the back hall of the Qingshui County government office that night. The next morning, Lu Qing arranged for Fu Lu to take some men to take a prison van from Qingshui County to the blacksmith for some modifications. The original wooden fence was fixed tightly with iron bars. The prison van that was originally windproof on all sides now only had holes that could barely let in light.

The cage on this prison van is about one person tall and the space is very narrow. If a person stands inside, his head sticks out from above and he can't even sit down.

Following Lu Qing's instructions, Talisman added an inverted iron cage to the place where the head was exposed. The iron bars were very dense, leaving only small holes for air to pass through. The person standing inside could be vaguely seen, but not even the thinnest arrow could pass through those small holes.

After seeing the modified prison van, Zhu Yu couldn't help but think that the modification was really great. It could make Li Wencai suffer along the way, and he didn't have to worry about someone ambushing him along the way and waiting for an opportunity to kill him.

After the prison car was modified, Lu Qing asked Fu Wen to pass on the order. The runners of Runzhou Prefecture returned to the Runzhou Prefecture government office on their own. The imperial guards took Li Wencai with them, and the group set off to return to the capital.

When leaving the city, Lu Qing took the lead, followed closely by Zhu Yu and others. Fifty imperial guards escorted the prison cart, and behind them were countless people from Qingshui County, all of whom looked excited and delighted.

A group of children were jumping and dancing on the roadside, shouting, "The God of Plague has been taken away by the Censor!"

Some people were holding stones in their hands, and some were even holding rotten vegetable stalks. It seemed that they were planning to use them to hit Li Wencai in the prison van.

However, the prison car had been modified. When those people saw that they could not hit Li Wencai inside, and were also afraid of accidentally hurting the soldiers around the Lord Censor, they had to give up their original plan with regret.

After leaving the city, the fifty imperial guards who were originally left outside the city to gather information also reunited with them. During this period, they also learned a lot of things from the surrounding farms, all of which were related to how Li Wencai had exploited farmers and levied heavy taxes over the years.

After everyone gathered together, they headed back to the capital in a mighty procession.

(End of this chapter)