Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system
Chapter 160: Smart Luming
It’s the beginning of noon.
In the bedroom at the back hall of the county government office, County Magistrate Lang was lying on the bed with his clothes on, and there were several women beside him, wiping their tears sadly.
In the guest room outside, a dozen doctors, all with worried looks on their faces, gathered together to discuss something.
A thin middle-aged man wearing a scholar's robe and a long beard spoke in a deep voice.
"Everyone, it's almost noon, why hasn't County Magistrate Lang woken up yet?"
Hearing the middle-aged man's question, all the doctors quickly fell silent and looked at the old man in hemp clothes sitting in the middle.
Seeing everyone looking at him, the old man in hemp clothes hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking.
"Master Xia, Magistrate Lang is actually fine. He just lost his beloved son and was so sad that he fell into a coma."
"We have already prescribed a tranquilizing decoction for him. You can't go wrong with the medicine."
"But we can't say for sure when Magistrate Lang will wake up."
"Maybe two or three hours, maybe we have to wait for a day or two..."
As the doctor was speaking, he heard a scream from the bedroom.
"Master is awake!!"
Upon hearing this, all the doctors stood up and rushed into the bedroom, while the old man in hemp clothes and the master separated from the crowd and went straight to the bed.
At this time, County Magistrate Lang looked haggard and was looking at everyone weakly.
The old man in hemp clothes reached out and felt County Magistrate Lang's pulse, and after a dozen breaths, he nodded gently.
"Lord Lang's blood is unstable and his heart is congested. Although he has woken up, he still needs to rest more."
As he spoke, the old man in hemp clothes nodded slightly to County Magistrate Lang.
"Lord Lang, please accept my condolences!"
Hearing the words of the old man in hemp clothes, County Magistrate Lang seemed to remember something and tried to prop up his body with trembling arms.
"master!!"
Several women stepped forward and helped County Magistrate Lang up.
But he saw County Magistrate Lang reaching out and grabbing the oldest woman and speaking in a trembling voice.
"Madam... Hongyun..."
The woman was the first wife of County Magistrate Lang and also the biological mother of Lang Hongyun.
When County Magistrate Lang was unconscious, she was just sobbing quietly and serving him by his side. But when she heard County Magistrate Lang mention Lang Hongyun, she suddenly let out a wail and fell on the bed.
"Master! You have to make the decision for our son!!"
The couple hugged each other and cried, and everyone present sighed inwardly when they saw this.
Losing a child in old age, this kind of thing of seeing an old person send off a young person, would probably make anyone feel extremely sad.
After the two of them cried for a long time, Master Xia next to them finally spoke softly.
"Master, Madam, my condolences!"
Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Lang patted his wife on the back, then allowed several concubines to help her to the side. He himself took a deep breath and suppressed the grief in his heart.
"Has the murderer been caught?"
Upon hearing this, Master Xia quickly replied, "We only caught one accomplice, and he is now locked up in the dungeon, awaiting your punishment."
"As for the two criminals, they injured two constables and escaped. But don't worry, sir. I have ordered people to seal the city gates."
"Even if they have great abilities, they will never be able to escape from the city."
Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Lang's face darkened and he stood up to get out of bed.
Seeing this, the old man in hemp clothes wanted to say something to persuade him, but when he saw the expression on Magistrate Lang's face, he finally chose to keep silent.
"As long as you can't get away, send out all the constables on duty and search every house!"
"Even if I have to dig three feet into the ground, I must find them for me!"
Master Xia bowed and accepted the order. Seeing that County Magistrate Lang was staggering, he hurried forward to support him.
"Master, why don't you take a rest..."
"Why are you taking a break?" Magistrate Lang gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go to the county yamen dungeon. I want to see who is so bold as to hurt my son's life!"
…………
In the dungeon of the county government office, Lu Ming was squatting on the moldy thatch, constantly scratching his neck and back.
No one has cared about him since he was thrown into jail last night.
At first he was a little panicked, but later he was so sleepy that he fell into a deep sleep.
However, he slept for less than an hour before being woken up by flea bites.
This dungeon was dug out of the ground. It was damp and hot inside, with insects and ants everywhere. It was really not a place for humans to live.
What made Lu Ming most unbearable was that he had no food to eat.
In the morning, the jailer came to deliver food, and the rest of the prisoners were given a piece of hard bread.
But when it came to him, the jailer simply passed him by.
Lu Ming also asked the jailer why he didn't give him food, and the jailer said very politely.
Don’t be anxious, you will have something to worry about soon!
No matter how stupid Lu Ming was, he knew that he could not escape this disaster.
Now he was only thinking about how to make up a lie so as not to expose his second sister and Xiaoyi.
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard the dungeon door open.
Then two jailers came to Luming's door with knives and opened the prison door.
"get out!!"
One person shouted angrily at Luming.
Lu Ming reached out, pinched a flea to death, stood up and asked honestly.
"What? Let me go?"
Hearing this, the two jailers almost laughed out of anger.
"Leave? Are you still asleep?"
"The county magistrate is going to interrogate you personally. This is your reward!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ming stopped talking, raised his head and walked out of the cell.
The jailer saw that Lu Ming was so arrogant that he couldn't help but raised his foot and kicked Lu Ming on the butt, causing him to stagger.
"What a mad fool! You'll have to cry for your mother later."
…………
In the interrogation room, County Magistrate Lang was sitting on a chair, with the lawyer, the jailer and others standing on both sides.
Opposite the crowd, there stood a cross wooden stake, next to which was a furnace of glowing charcoal fire, with two triangular branding irons already burning red inside.
On the table against the wall, there were dozens of blood-stained torture instruments of various sizes.
If ordinary people take one look at this scene, they would probably be so frightened that their legs would go weak.
Lu Ming was brought in and tied to a cross stake. Only then did Magistrate Lang speak in a cold voice.
"Luming, let me ask you, where are your two accomplices?"
Looking at County Magistrate Lang, Lu Ming's mind was in turmoil. He thought to himself that he had to make his lie more perfect in order to protect his second sister and Xiaoyi.
After a few moments of silence, Lu Ming raised his head and looked in the direction forty-five degrees upward, putting on a righteous look.
"We never lie!"
"We don't know any accomplices!!"
County Magistrate Lang: “…………”
Master Xia: “…………”
Prison boss: “…………”
The jailers: “…………”
Seeing Lu Ming's appearance, everyone present couldn't help but complain in their hearts.
Is this guy probably a fool?
Even if you want to handle it alone, do you dare to act more exaggerated?
This person can tell that you are lying, right?
County Magistrate Lang laughed in anger: "Well, well, today I have seen what it means to be extremely courageous."
"Since you don't want to confess directly, I have no choice but to use some tricks."
"Someone is coming!"
“Torture!!”
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