Although the patrol camp is a camp, it has been expanded into a large government office over the past dynasties.

After entering the gate, there is a large school yard. On one side of the school yard are some weapons such as swords, guns, swords and halberds, and some bows are hung. On the other side of the school yard are targets and stables.

There are some weeds on the ground, obviously not many people practice on this school ground.

I don't know if it was Wang Xiao's misunderstanding or something else, but as soon as he entered the patrol camp, he felt that his vision turned dark red.

The sand on the ground seemed to be stained with old blood, dark, old, and a little depressing.

Walk through the school grounds and enter a lobby.

There were many people in the lobby, which was a bit noisy. There was a row of long tables in the middle. Behind the long tables sat an old subordinate holding a brush and writing something down. In front of the table, there were officers in patrol uniforms lining up, with their hands tied.

All kinds of thieves were tied up, as if they were waiting to be registered.

"Wang Mingming patrolled the Qinghe River and captured a chicken thief. He will be credited with a single merit..."

After shouting like this, various pleas for mercy could be heard.

"You are wronged, that chicken flew into my arms by itself..."

It's not like hunting for theft, but more like selling vegetables and doing business in the market.

Wang Xiao looked around curiously and followed Geng Zhengbai and his uncle and nephew through the lobby. Along the way, people clasped their fists and called "Mr. Geng" from time to time. After walking for a while, they arrived at the prison area of ​​the patrol camp.

Geng Zhengbai asked the prison chief to open an interrogation room, and asked Geng Dang to lead Wang Xiao in and sit and wait. Naturally, someone would go and escort the prisoner over.

Geng Zhengbai was a small boss, and many things came up when he returned to the patrol camp. So he told Geng Dang to take good care of the third son of the Wang family, and he went to attend to other matters first.

This room had a rather gloomy atmosphere, and Ying'er was a little scared and held Wang Xiao's hand tightly.

Wang Xiao gently patted the back of her hand and comforted her, "Ying'er is not afraid."

His voice was calm, and Ying'er felt a little more at ease, but she didn't realize that her young master was not as stupid as before.

After a while, two jailers led a tall young man into the interrogation room.

This young man is tall and thin, with a lot of bruises on his face, but he looks quite delicate. He is indeed wearing black clothes, but it is not the kind of night clothes he imagined. Instead, he looks like he picked up a few

A black rag was cut slightly and put on his body. At this time, he was wearing heavy shackles on his hands and feet, which made them jingle as he walked, looking a little clumsy.

Geng Dang was quite excited when he saw this young man coming in. He stood up and asked Wang Xiao: "Third Young Master, please show me quickly, is this the killer Muzi?"

He was young and angry, and wanted to catch a serial killer who was famous in the capital. In addition, this was the first prisoner he arrested after becoming an official, so he couldn't help but look forward to it.

Wang Xiao pretended to look at it twice, then shook his head and said, "No."

"How could it not be?" Geng Dang was stunned.

Looking at the very good-looking rich man in front of him, Geng Dang didn't know how far he was 'demented', so he scratched his head and asked reluctantly: "Is he the one who beat Luo Yuan to death yesterday?"

"He is not the same person as yesterday." Wang Xiao was quite firm.

"Why not?" Geng Dang became quite disappointed, sighed, and said to himself: "Then this is just an ordinary criminal? This kid has some skills, and it took me a lot of effort to catch him.

"

Wang Xiao heard that this tall and thin young man had good skills, so he looked at him a few more times and seemed to be quite interested in him.

But I heard Geng Dang say to the tall and thin young man: "Who is your last name? Why did you kill Shopkeeper Du? You told me earlier and let me report it."

The tall, thin young man just kept his mouth shut and didn't speak.

"Hey, we caught a mute." Geng said, his voice a little annoyed.

A jailer leaned over and said to Geng Dang: "This kid didn't say a word even in prison. From my perspective, he may not be Muzi the killer. Besides, many people have seen this kid kill.

, Mr. Geng, you can repay however you want."

His last words were spoken close to Geng Dang's ear, and his voice was quite soft.

Although Wang Xiao didn't hear clearly what he said specifically, he could still guess that he had heard of killing good people and taking credit for their crimes, so naturally there would be no shortage of such things.

Geng Dang just shook his head and said: "Yes, it means, if it doesn't, it means no. I want to truly take credit."

The expression on the jailer's face became a little confused.

Wang Xiao secretly thought to himself that Geng should be honest.

"It's just that this kid hasn't spoken, but it's troublesome." Geng Dang said again angrily.

The jailer then flattered him again: "If Mr. Geng wants him to speak, will he be tortured in a short while?"

Geng Dang hesitated for a moment and reminded the tall and thin young man: "You have to think about it. If you don't speak again, I will have you tortured."

The tall and thin young man closed his lips and did not speak, but there seemed to be some hesitation in his eyes.

Wang Xiao had a good impression of him, so he looked into his eyes and nodded, signaling for him to speak.

"How many years will I be sentenced for killing the Du brothers?"

Just when he was about to be taken away, the tall and thin young man still spoke.

"Hey, how many years will the sentence be?" Geng Dang grinned and said: "You killed three people, of course you must pay for it with your life."

The tall and thin young man was stunned for a moment, his eyes looking rather sad.

He glanced at Wang Xiao again and asked, "Are you identifying me as a killer named 'Muzi'?"

"Then what, are you?" Geng Dang said angrily.

"I can be!" The tall and thin young man said in a very anxious tone, "I can plead guilty to any crime you want me to, as long as you can agree to my request..."

"Hey, you think I'm here to do business with you?" Geng Dang was a little unhappy and said to himself: "I thought he was a big fish, but he turned out to be a spineless one."

"My lord, my lord, listen to me. My sister and brother-in-law were killed by Du, and I only have a four-year-old niece at home. As long as you can take care of me, lord, I will plead guilty to any crime."

As he spoke, he turned to look at the two jailers and said: "I know the rules of your patrol camp. If you get the big thief, you will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver. As long as you have five taels of silver, the officer can take my niece away."

When I was raised, I could admit any sin."

Wang Xiao listened on the sidelines and thought to himself: "This guy is a bit stupid. He would say such a thing in public..."

However, when he turned to look at the two jailers, he saw that instead of being surprised, they had smiles of anticipation on their faces.

Only then did Wang Xiao suddenly realize that this 'rule' was obviously told to the prisoners by the jailers, asking the prisoners who were about to be executed to pick up some serious crimes, confess them, defraud the court of the reward, and then divide the money among everyone.

This is an industrial chain.

Speaking of this kind of thing in front of him without any scruples, it seems that this industry chain is still quite mature.

As expected, the two jailers surrounded Geng Dang and began to persuade him.

They didn't even mention that Geng should be rewarded for this kind of thing. When the reward comes, anyone who is not a fool will not forget an insider like them.

Therefore, the two jailers kept saying how pitiful the four-year-old girl was.

"Little Master Geng, this matter is not harmful to anyone, not to mention the money you can get. The key is that you can save a poor child..."

Geng Dang's two thick eyebrows were twisted together, looking quite tangled.

This young man who had just become an official was also determined not to be corrupted by the dirty things in the Chu Dynasty officialdom. But in the first case, the secular world extended a strong push to him.

Taking a small step forward and taking advantage of the situation to get money to save people may seem like nothing bad. But what about the future? In every case from now on, there will be people who can get themselves involved with money.

The tall and thin young man looked at Geng Dang, his eyes full of expectation.

"Were your sister and brother-in-law killed by Shopkeeper Du?" Geng Dang finally asked.

The tall and thin young man said bitterly: "Yes, my brother-in-law used to work under Du Liangjun. Later, this beast took a look at my sister, so he and his brothers beat my brother-in-law to death, and even kidnapped my sister... I

elder sister……"

He said with tears in his eyes.

Geng Guang was a little silent and murmured: "You killed three people, you must pay with your life."

"I am willing to pay with my life, but my little niece is innocent."

Geng Dang sighed heavily, gritted his teeth and said, "I don't want you to plead guilty to anything else. I will raise your niece for you. At worst, I will buy less wine to drink in the future."

To put it simply, in this era, it is not easy to raise a child.

For Geng Dang, he also went through a lot of psychological battles before catching the first criminal. He has to support his family. In the long run, his little salary will not be enough for him.

Wang Xiao secretly shook his head, secretly thinking that Geng Dang would not be able to get along in the patrol camp from now on.

The two jailers are looking at you expectantly, waiting for you to lead them to make a fortune together. When you get there, just put money in there yourself. If you cut off people's wealth, who will obey you in the future?

Wang Xiao shook his head secretly in his heart, but when he looked at Geng Dang, he looked at Geng Dang with a slight admiration. I want this person. The 'hero pool' is still too shallow at the moment, so I need to practice more heroes.

Unexpectedly, the tall and thin young man stared at Geng Dang. After thinking for a while, he said calmly: "You don't need me to accept the blame. I don't believe you."

"Hey, you're still having fun with me." Geng Dang was quite annoyed, "How are you doing?"

The tall and thin young man looked at Wang Xiao and said, "I believe him. He seems to be rich. I heard you call him the prince of the Wang family."

Wang Xiao was speechless. You believe me, I am a fool... Okay, you believe my money.

Geng Dang laughed angrily, and cursed angrily: "You are a poor man, and I don't see that you are still a human spirit. You think so. Nowadays, which big family recruits maids without picking and choosing? Where can I recruit them?

If you don’t have a good maid? How old is your niece and she can’t work? Can she support you?”

Wang Xiao was a little stunned. After listening to Geng Dang's words, he realized that these days, being able to be a maid is still a good thing. It can be seen that the poor people in the Chu Dynasty lived a hard life. After all, if they could survive,
To be continued...