Originally, the officials did not want Lu Xuan to go in. The dungeon was not a good place. Why would a noble go there in person?
It was a pity that he had never seen Lu Xuan's swiftness in directly chopping people, otherwise he would definitely not have thought so much.
Of course, in reality, when the subordinates saw that he had a sullen face, they thought about it and decided to take people to the dungeon.
At worst, he'll just keep a closer eye on it.
Then he realized that his worries were in vain, as he had originally hated these two thieves very much.
The Supreme Court has been preaching the law cautiously over the past year in order to reduce the number of crimes.
The atmosphere in Shuofang City has indeed become solemn now. The King of the North had praised them at the New Year's banquet before, and they were very proud. However, their pride did not last long, as something like this happened during the New Year. It felt as if all their efforts for the year had been wasted.
If you are more superstitious, it might mean that the new year has started off on a bad note. Who would be happy?
However, after Lu Xuan entered, he suddenly felt some sympathy for those people.
The King of Wusun did not come alone, he was accompanied by two people, and the method he used... really made the two thieves cry for their parents, and even wished they could die on the spot, but they just couldn't die and could only endure it.
In the end, the subordinates could not bear it any longer. The strong smell of blood and the miserable wailing were unbearable. He was not a professional interrogator and he really could not bear it. Finally, he made an excuse to go out to get paper and pen to record the confessions of these people before he went out to catch his breath.
When he passed by other cells when he went out, he could clearly see that the other prisoners in the cells were shivering and hiding in the corners, their eyes full of fear.
The officer felt relieved. At least he could still run away, but these prisoners had nowhere to run even if they wanted to!
He even heard a few people tremblingly saying, "Master, I confess, I confess everything!"
The officer glanced at him and left in a hurry. These guys were notoriously tough and had murders on their hands. After being put in jail, they refused to confess no matter what torture was used. Unexpectedly, they actually spoke today.
But, sorry, he doesn't want to record these people's confessions at all now, he has to find a professional.
The subordinates also put on a full show. After breathing some fresh air outside, they really came back with paper and pen.
However, just as he reached the door, he saw the King of Wusun leading his men out. The official was stunned for a moment and asked cautiously, "Your Highness the King of Wusun?"
Lu Xuan glanced at him and said, "No need."
The official thought to himself, you asked the question but we still don’t know it!
But he didn't dare to ask Lu Xuan what he had found out, so he just asked, "Those two thieves..."
Lu Xuan didn't say anything. Aga Mu, who was standing behind him, wiped the blood off his hands and said, "He's still alive."
Okay, as long as I'm still alive, it's fine. They've already said it once, so let them say it again.
After sending Lu Xuan away, the officer immediately led his men back to the dungeon to prepare to record a new confession.
However, as soon as they reached the cell belonging to the two thieves, they couldn't help but feel their stomachs churning after just one look inside.
The officer turned around and vomited, feeling distressed: "Can these two still be called human beings? They are just a skeleton with a pile of rotten flesh hanging on it. They look alive, but they are in a state where they can die at any time. What can they ask in this situation?"
The recorder asked as he spat, "The King of Wusun... was quite ruthless."
The official said weakly, "Let's go."
The recorder asked, "Then... don't ask anymore?"
"What else can we get out of this? Let's wait for the Chief Justice to come back and report." The subordinates were not afraid. Although Jiang Chong looked fierce because of the scar on his face, he actually had a good temper and was fair. He would never take his anger out on his subordinates, nor would he let them take the blame.
As expected, Jiang Chong sighed helplessly after finding out: "I understand. You...you should go back and rest today."
It's so miserable. Both of them are vomiting so much that they are almost unrecognizable.
The two officials left with many thanks. Someone next to Jiang Chong was very surprised: "You actually let them go like that? This is not like you."
Jiang Chong glanced at him lightly: "People always change."
If it were in the past, he would definitely punish these two people, but even if he punished them, it was because he had to report to his superiors. It is better to use two minor officials to pay the price than to suffer misfortune himself, right?
But after following Liu Tan, he found that His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory would not blame him as long as it was not his fault. Even if it was his fault, as long as it was not particularly serious, His Royal Highness would not punish him severely.
A gleam flashed in the man's eyes. "It seems that His Highness the King of the Northern Territory has really changed you a lot. Now I'm really interested in staying."
Jiang Chong said sarcastically, "I asked you to come, but you didn't come. Now you want to stay? That's going to be difficult."
The man raised an eyebrow and said, "Didn't you say that the Northern Territory is at the beginning of everything? So, with my abilities, can't I even get a position?"
Jiang Chong said, "You, Ji Fei, are somewhat famous in Zhao State, but not everyone knows you. Moreover, His Highness has already started recruiting talents through the imperial examinations, and you may not be much better than those people."
Ji Fei was unconvinced and asked, "What is the imperial examination?"
After Jiang Chong told him, Ji Fei's eyes lit up: "Okay, then I will take the imperial examination!"
Jiang Chong waved his hand: "Whatever you want, I have to go to the palace to see His Highness and tell him about this matter."
After he said that, he hurried to the palace to meet the emperor.
At this time, Lu Xuan had already returned to the palace. Liu Tan was in the study handling some matters. When he heard that Lu Xuan had returned, he went to greet him.
As soon as he got close to him, he sniffed and asked, "What have you been doing? You reek of blood."
Lu Xuan paused and said casually, "I went to check on those two thieves."
Liu Tan was silent for a moment before he said, "Jiang Chong and others will probably be here soon."
Lu Xuan came back to his senses and said, "It's my fault. I was too impulsive. I'll go explain to the court officer later."
Liu Tan waved his hand: "Forget it, did you find out anything?"
A hint of murderous intent flashed across Lu Xuan's brows: "It's related to the Xiongnu."
Liu Tan understood: "Okay, go change your clothes first, I'll call everyone over so we don't have to go back and notify everyone one by one."
Regardless of how wide the scope of this matter is, we have to tell them. Huo Guang is considered a relative of the victim, Wei Buyi needs more clues to follow up and see if there are any fish that have slipped through the net, and Jiang Chong...they don't know anything yet, and the thief is gone, so we have to explain it to them anyway, so let's just do it together.
Lu Xuan responded and asked, "Have you applied the medicine?"
Liu Tan stretched his shoulders and said, "I just went to class this morning. Let's talk after lunch."
Lu Xuan said nothing more and hurried to the bathhouse. He had just noticed that Liu Tan did not like the smell of blood on his body, so he simply took a bath to wash off the smell.
When he came out, everyone in Liu Tan's study was there.
Seeing that Lu Xuan's hair was still dripping with water and had already been tied up, Liu Tan said, "Let Fu Yu wipe your hair. After all, no one here is an outsider."
It was considered rude to meet people with disheveled hair these days, but Liu Tan felt sorry for Lu Xuan, worried that he would get sick easily with wet hair. He was so partial that he left no room for rebuttal.
Lu Xuan didn't really care, he was just adapting to local customs. Now that Liu Tan said so, he simply sat down and let Fu Yu untie his hair and wipe it bit by bit.
He also spoke very cheerfully: "These thieves are a gang, and most of them live in Dexingfang."
After hearing this, Wei Buyi immediately said, "I'll send someone to arrest them first."
Liu Tan turned to look at Lu Xuan. "Didn't they say it was related to the Huns? Those two people don't look like Huns."
Lu Xuan's eyes turned cold. "It's indeed related to the Huns, but there are no Huns in this gang. They are just doing business with the Huns, often kidnapping and selling young children to the grasslands."
When he said this, everyone present had a gloomy expression. The Han Dynasty and the Huns were sworn enemies, and these people actually sold their compatriots to the Huns for a little profit. Especially since their targets were usually children, it was simply insane!
Liu Tan glanced at the expressions of the crowd and said, "Those who engage in trafficking deserve to die. They've lost their conscience in this line of work. How could they care about anything else?"
They are not even human beings. Talking about compatriots or nationality with them is a joke.
Liu Tan turned to look at Lu Xuan with some confusion and said, "A Shou is already quite old, why would these people target him?"
Lu Xuan said, "They weren't targeting Ah Shou originally. It was just that Ah Shou was carrying a lot of money when he left. They were tempted by the money and took advantage of the crowd to rob Ah Shou of his money. Ah Shou chased them, so they decided to go all out and kidnap Ah Shou."
Liu Tan: ...
He looked at Huo Guang and saw that his expression was very unhappy. He thought Huo Shou was in trouble and said quickly, "This is my mistake. I shouldn't have given him so much money."
Huo Guang's face was as gloomy as water: "No, Ah Shou brought this upon himself."
In addition to impulse, there is also a sense of showing off.
Liu Tan had a lot of money on him, but he was not targeted because his money was all packed up. However, Huo Shou had so much money that he attracted a lot of attention when he held it in his hand.
Huo Shou was a child who lacked attention. Even though he was the son of Huo Qubing, he only gradually appeared in people's sight when he grew up recently. Children like to attract attention. In addition, this was the first time he received New Year's money from someone other than Huo Guang, so he wanted to tell the whole world.
Besides, the windmill seller was just across the street, very close to the store, so he didn't take it seriously and just left.
It is precisely because this string of money has special meaning that he wants to get it back after it was stolen.
Lu Xuan interrupted the two men's attempt to blame each other and said, "These aren't the most important things. The most important thing is that they still have other tasks assigned to them by the Xiongnu."
Liu Tan turned to look at Lu Xuan: "What?"
Lu Xuan said, "Stealing horse gear and smuggling ironware."
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