第一章群贼(1/13)

金祖耀已整整抓了十九年贼。从替人修枷换锁的杂役干起，如今，做到塘东县远近闻名的捕头，紫线绣了衣摆，却绣不回他妻子在寂寞中枯槁的容颜，衙门加了例银，仍买不回他儿女没有父亲在侧的童年。
                                                                                                                                                                今年年初，他总算等到了能让他放心的接班人，领闲职享起了清福。银子虽赚得少些，但不再刀口舔血鬼门关内进进出出，家人自然没有半点怨言。
                                                                                                                                                                以前一口一个金捕头的乡亲，渐渐习惯了改口叫他金牢头。塘东县犯人通常直接押往郡城，县衙大牢只做临时周转，金耀祖换任此缺，其实不过是兄弟们和长官感念多年辛苦，帮了他一个人情。
                                                                                                                                                                他身上那些妻子一数就落泪的伤疤，总算停在了七十一道。人闲了下来，心却闲不下来。
                                                                                                                                                                他从前些日子听闻了那桩惊天大案起，心里就一直隐约觉得难以安宁。他相信，蜀州公门上千弟兄，多半都会如他一般夜不能寐。
                                                                                                                                                                往日他巡视一圈牢房，给狱卒略作安排，到时辰就能返家休憩，这几日，他却还是忍不住去了衙门，想要打探出一点消息。
                                                                                                                                                                可即便在公门之中，那案子的全部细节也都被严格保密，东川郡郡城之内都没有半点风声，塘东县内又能打听出什么。这一晚，他打了一壶黄酒，切了半斤羊肉，总算强迫自己不再去想那离奇事件的因由，早早离了县衙，往家中走去。
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                家里都是本分平民，只惦记衣食住行，不留意朝廷

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