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Chapter 826 Confused (Part 1)

The Kaifeng Prefecture Prison is not in the government office, but is set aside. Although the guards here are far less strict than the Heavenly Prison of the Ministry of Justice, dozens of soldiers are guarding the inside and outside, and they are not allowed to approach unless there are relevant waist-bar orders.

In fact, it is not too difficult to find Zhou Xiong as Sun Tu, but in order to prevent any accidents, he chose to act low-key, wearing only ordinary clothes, bringing two personal guards over, and showing off the waist sign he got from Zhong Yang to open the way.

When he saw that he was taking out the waist sign of Judge Zhong Tong, the soldiers guarding the door did not dare to stop him and respectfully invited him into the gate. However, all this fell into the eyes of several men sitting there across the street, and soon, someone hurried away.

After Sun Tu explained his purpose and called him to see Zhou Xiong, the minor official who was in charge of prison affairs couldn't help but look at him up and down: "There was a strict order before the magistrate, and no one who delivered food was allowed to contact such a criminal, you..."

"Why, isn't it enough to have this token? It was because of the fact that Judge Zhong Tong had something to ask him, so he sent me here." Sun Tu immediately interrupted the person's inquiry, looked at the other person with a bad look, and naturally aura surged out of his body, which made the other person breathe in a mess. He nodded quickly and said, "Since it is the intention of Judge, I dare not stop him. If the officials ask for help, others will be locked in the Tianzi cell in the deepest part of the prison." However, he himself did not dare to take Sun Tu and the others over.

It was not until Sun Tu nodded and brought people over that this person breathed a sigh of relief. He always felt that the bitter aura emitted by this person was much stronger than the previously serious Zhong Tongzong.

Walking along the long corridor, Sun Tu looked around and found that there were actually not many people here, but the atmosphere was still depressing. Especially the prison cells here were not built as open-air as the prison camp I had been to before, but were built with a roof, which made the sun unable to shine. They could only rely on torches and lanterns in their hands to illuminate them, which made it more and more yin and depressed.

When he arrived at the deepest part of the prison, it was pitch black. The nearest illumination torch was already thirty steps away. If there were no lanterns in the hands of the three of them, they would be unable to see their fingers. Sun Tu sighed, then put the lantern in front of the separate cell, and shouted: "Senior Brother Zhou Xiong..." His eyes were already looking in.

This cell occupies a much larger area than elsewhere. At the same time, the wooden fence outside is thicker, with feet as thick as thighs. It is obvious that it is made of high-quality hardwood, so it is impossible for a prisoner to smash the door open. Moreover, there are many chains wrapped around the prison prison, which is difficult to truly spread, regardless of the hands and feet, so it is naturally even more unexpected that he will resist.

At this time, the prisoner was hunched over and lying on the wall inside. He only took a few glances from the outside. Sun Tu felt that the other party was very unfamiliar. He and Zhou Xiong actually had little interaction. Although he had practiced with him for a long time, his relationship was naturally not deep because of his taciturn personality. In addition, this memory was even more blurred.

But even so, when the prisoner turned around in a daze when he heard the sound, Sun Tu still recognized at a glance that he was not the Zhou Xiong he knew. Zhou Xiong looked honest and generous, but this person had thin cheeks and body, and his facial features were very different from Zhou Xiong. Even if it was a result of suffering, it would never be possible for a person to completely change his appearance.

Moreover, when this person saw Sun Tu appearing in front of the prison, his eyes were full of fear and doubt, and he had no intention of knowing Sun Tu at all. This made him frown suddenly and look to the other side subconsciously, but found that this was the deepest part of the prison and there was no more cell. Moreover, there were no other prisoners in these cells, and it was impossible to find the wrong cell.

How is this possible? Something went wrong? Sun Tu was immediately filled with doubts, then took another step forward and shouted: "Are you Zhou Xiong?"

The man then reacted a little, nodded silently, and made a hoarse voice: "Yes..." but there was no more words.

Sun Tu's face seemed even more serious at this time, and then he turned around and said, "Go and call the prisoner, I have something to ask him." When a subordinate quickly turned around and called someone, he carefully observed the prisoner. At this time, he could conclude that this person was not Zhou Xiong he thought, and he would not meet any aspect. But in this way, there were more problems. The master's murder was confirmed, and he even took time to go to the house there and inquire with others, knowing that the master had indeed been killed. Both of these news came from Cui Lue Shang, and he believed that the other party could not deceive himself in such matters.

Where did this go wrong? Could it be that Zhou Xiong has the same name and surname? But unless there is a deep hatred, how could ordinary people suddenly kill people in Tokyo?

At the moment when Sun Tu was full of doubt, the prison head finally rushed over, with a little uneasy on his face. However, when he came to Sun Tu, he still acted quite respectfully: "I don't know what the officials have to give?"

Sun Tu immediately pointed to the prisoner in prison and said, "Is this Zhou Xiong? The murderer who had killed and injured several rascals outside before?"

"It's this prisoner..." The prison head replied in a daze.

"You're not mistaken? Haven't you changed?"

"How is this possible? The person was sent by the government office a few months ago and was locked in the cell this day. After that, no one went out and no one had changed the cell. How could he change the person?" The prison head replied hurriedly.

"Open the prison door and I'll go in and ask him." Sun Tu found that the other party's reaction was quite slow, so he asked through the door that it was difficult to make any progress, so he made such a decision.

"This... this is a big crime, how can you open the door at will..." Just as the prison head subconsciously wanted to let go, Sun Tu's hand suddenly pressed on his shoulder, and his thumb pointed to his artery: "Tell me again!" He felt that the situation was not good, no longer had the patience to entangle with it, and directly threatened him.

The prisoner felt a chill rising from his spine. As his body trembled, he finally responded in panic: "Yes, yes, it's just that people can enter, but they can't let the prisoner go..."

"Don't worry, I just wanted to ask him something in person, but I haven't thought about robbing him. Besides, this person is not the one I want to meet at all." Sun Tu said as he pushed the other party and prompted him to go forward and open the door.

With a clamor, the thick chain in front of the prison door was untied, and Sun Tu was able to enter it. As he entered, the person inside obviously shrank for a moment, and his already hunched body shrank into a ball and headed straight into the corner. Sun Tu frowned slightly and leaned forward: "Don't be afraid, I have no intention of hurting you. I will only ask you a few questions. Who are you?"

"I...I am Zhou Xiong..." The man hesitated for a moment.

"Why are you being sentenced to prison?" Sun Tu continued to ask, staring at the other party with his eyes.

Naturally, this person didn't dare to look at Sun Tu, so he hurriedly lowered his eyes and said hesitantly: "Of course, it's because I killed someone. Yes, because I killed a few rogues, they deserve to die!"

"Then why do you want to kill them?" Sun Tu asked, and then looked at the other party's hands and feet carefully. The man's hands and feet were slender, and he could not have practiced martial arts at first glance. How could he be the opponent of those street thugs?

"Because...because..." This person said that there was no suitable reason at this time. Obviously, except for his crime and identity, he didn't know what to say at all. And at this time, let alone Sun Tu, even the prison head saw the problem. He stared at the two people in the prison, his face full of panic.

This matter is too serious. The prisoners in the prison are not real murderers. Once the matter is really spread, I am afraid that the first person to be responsible is the prison guards. Because in the eyes of others, if this deviation occurs, they are doing things and changing the people. But the conscience of heaven and earth, where does he have such courage as a small prison guard?

"No, you are not Zhou Xiong, and you are not injured. Tell me the truth, who are you and why do you want to replace Zhou Xiong?" Sun Tu suddenly reached out and grabbed the other party's shoulder, pulled him in front of him, and asked in a cold voice.

The man was so scared that he screamed and burst into tears, but he didn't even have the strength to struggle. He just shouted with emphasis: "I... I am Zhou Xiong, I was the one who killed the talent and was imprisoned. I am Zhou Xiong, I was the one who killed the talent and was imprisoned..." He could only say this, and the faster he spoke, the more excited he became, making Sun Tu not know how to deal with it.

"Official, this..." The prison chief outside the door was even more panicked when he saw this. If this person had committed a crime, he would have been more guilty.

At this time, Sun Tu finally calmed down, picked up the lantern in his hand and looked at the other person's face, but found that the man's eyes were dull and his face was distorted. He was obviously confused and could not answer any questions he had ever asked. This made him sigh in his heart. After all, he let go of the other person, but his doubts became deeper.

But the man fell on the hay after being let go and continued to chant the same sentence. Obviously, this sentence had been firmly engraved into his mind. When he was frightened, there was only one answer left.

Seeing Sun Tu come out, the prison chief was even more panicked: "You... this official, the young man, has never lie, and this person has never been replaced since he was sent to the prison."

Sun Tu stared at him for a while, but he couldn't see any concealment in his eyes. Finally, he could only sigh and stop asking.
Chapter completed!
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