Chapter 248: True Friends
Wang walked over, a pair of blood-red eyes, staring at the man viciously. "You stinky monk, why did you do such a thing?"
The monk, with a white and kind face, argued with a panicked face. "This benefactor, the little monk has never seen you at all, only when they are robbers."
Hearing this, Wang snatched the Buddha beads and fell to the ground. He stretched out his nails and tore them off with all his might. "I haven't seen a face, but it must be you."
Liu Yichen and Song Zhiyao walked over and looked over there. "It seems that something is wrong, let's go to the county order to judge the case, it doesn't have to be this monk."
The rain outside finally stopped, and Song Zhiyao took a long breath. "Xianggong, you can't do this again, seeing that monk, you will be killed."
Wang wiped his tears and howled again. "You can't do this, I still helped you, in this world, I don't believe in unreasonable places."
The monk looked anxious, rubbing the red marks on his face. "Donor, Amitabha, the little monk really doesn't know, he just went to fetch water to drink."
Song Zhiyao said to Hou Qu and Xiong Li. "Brother, take them back to the inn." Several of them took the monk in their arms, comforted the woman, and returned to the inn.
They opened a separate room for the monk. The monk closed his eyes tightly and his fingers clenched the rosary. "The little monk Shi Yuan, there is a catastrophe in his life."
Liu Yichen stepped forward, looked at him and said. "Monk, do you really understand the Dharma? If this is the case, can you recite a Heart Sutra? ”
The monk recited very fluently. "When contemplating the bodhisattva of freedom and doing deep Prajna Ramita...... Unveiling the Bodhisattva Samoko. "The face is solemn, and the words are round.
Liu Yichen looked at him and said. "I am the royal brother who came down to the capital to do business, and when I encounter this incident, I will uphold justice, don't be afraid."
Hearing this, the monk instantly fell to his knees. "My lord, the little monk doesn't admire the world, he just begs for fasting every day, how can he do such a thing?"
Song Zhiyao comforted the monk. "It can't be fake, it can't be fake." Leave him steamed buns and greens, and close the door heavily.
Hou Qu and Xiong Li walked over and said angrily. "My lord, why should I protect that bald donkey, it's not a good thing at first glance."
Song Zhiyao said to the two. "You two brothers, let's be quiet first, this is the case, let's go out again and look for clues."
The two of them didn't understand Song Zhiyao's hard work, but they couldn't disobey their master. I went to the counter and ordered some wine, gulped it down, and fell asleep.
As soon as they went upstairs, the slanting sunlight shone in through the windows. It was so warm and comfortable. "Yao'er, let's go out and see the footprints first."
Song Zhiyao understood what was going on, so she pulled the woman. "Sister, we will administer justice to you, go under that tree and find the footprints."
Although the Wang family is reluctant, he is also reluctant. Song Zhiyao finally said that she was moved, and the two walked together, and the road was very muddy.
A fresh wind came to her face, and Song Zhiyao took a long breath and found under the tree. It turned out that there was a huge rotten tree.
There were rows of muddy footprints on the side, and it seemed to be four people. "Xianggong, you see, apart from this girl, the monk, there are others."
Wang got down on his knees and shouted frantically. "You people are just entertaining me and teasing me, in this world, there is no place to reason?"
She broke away from Song Zhiyao and slammed into the rotten wood. With a thud, she fainted and fell to the ground, and a few pieces of bark fell from the tree.
Liu Yichen secretly screamed in his heart. ran directly forward and helped the woman. Wiping the blood on his forehead, touching his pulse, he whispered.
"It's okay, there's still a breath." Song Zhiyao looked at the grass in the distance, and there seemed to be a few bamboo leaves, looming among them, shaking her body.
Song Zhiyao gently blew into the woman's nostrils. "Good sister, let's go back, the people from the yamen are about to arrive."
Liu Yichen broke off a branch in his hand and hit it to the side. "Wait a little longer, Yao'er, I'll come when I go, don't worry."
He looked carefully down, the sound of footsteps, the sound of stamping. The footprints on the side extend directly to the head and go down the cliff.
The cliff was very steep, about thirty feet. The water rattled, and there was a mess of weeds and rotting branches.
Just as Liu Yichen wanted to go back, an old farmer walked behind, covered in coarse linen and with a round straw cloak.
Liu Yichen stopped the old farmer. "Sir, did you see any suspicious people last night, did you pass by here? Went down. ”
The old farmer gestured with his hands in fear. "My lord, I'm just a scorpion catcher, and I sell it to the pharmacy for two dollars, and I don't know anything."
Then he ran down as fast as he could, and in a moment he disappeared without a trace. Liu Yichen looked at the sky in the distance, and white clouds appeared.
"Maybe there's something else." He looked at the old man, the straw sandals he was wearing, the size and shape, seemed to match the footprints of the grass on the side.
Song Zhiyao waited for the Wang family over there for a long time, and finally she woke up. It's just that the eyes, godless, drooping, don't know what to do.
Liu Yichen walked under the root of the tree, searched carefully, and saw that under a stone, there were several weeds, and there seemed to be something hidden underneath.
"Pull it out and try it." He held up a branch and swung it away. It turned out to be a purple jade pendant, and on it, it was still fluorescent.
He took the jade pendant and walked up to Wang. "Look at this jade pendant, did you see it last night?" The woman was stunned and stretched out her hand to touch it.
Suddenly, her nerves trembled, and she broke the jade pendant with all her might, and stepped on the ground. "Holy God! The man, with it tied to the base of his thigh. ”
Liu Yichen secretly complained in his heart. "I finally found some evidence, but this girl was damaged again, and the next step is not easy."
The hot sun shone on the faces of the three of them, and they were covered with sweat. The climate was hot and humid, which made the backs of the two of them very itchy.
"Xianggong." Song Zhiyao also said helplessly. "Let's go back first, we're here, it's just a waste of time, the official will definitely come."
The two of them helped the girl back to the inn. Several officials on the side, holding a killing rod in their hands, said to the innkeeper domineeringly.
"How many of our brothers came down to handle the case, and they didn't even give money for tea?" A heavy foot stomped on it, shaking the floor. "Don't toast, don't eat, eat and drink."
The innkeeper, with wrinkles on his head, was in a hurry. Kneeling on the ground, tears coming out, kowtowing hard. "Uncle, there is really no silver."
Liu Yichen was filled with indignation when he saw them so arrogant and shameless. He took out the golden token in his hand and shouted loudly. "I am the royal brother."
They looked at the golden token with a smile on their faces. "You thing, I don't know which juggling stall you got from it!"
Saying that, he raised his stick and hit it at Liu Yichen's head. Just at this critical moment, Hou Qu and Xiong Li came out one left and one right.
"I want to hit the emperor, and I've blinded your dog's eyes!" The two shook their strong muscles and slammed them a few times, and the officials were beaten with a blue nose and swollen face.
They limped and hurried out, like lost dogs. "Daring thief, wait until the adults come, kill your head!"
Song Zhiyao stared over there, clapping her hands and laughing. "These abominable things, this time, have finally been retributed."
The shopkeeper panicked and fell to his knees. "Heroes, you are refreshing, but my small shop, if you can run, the monk can't run the temple."
Liu Yichen took out the scattered silver taels in his hand and handed them to the shopkeeper. The expression is calm and composed. "Come to a bowl of wine, and when the county magistrate comes, you can take a look!"
The shopkeeper looked at them, but he didn't run, and wondered in his heart. Holding an earthen bowl and playing a bowl of turbid wine, he handed it to Liu Yichen, and he drank it in a big gulp.
"It's a cold and wet day, but it's very warm." After a while, a group of cavalry came running, led by the county commander, who glared and shouted.
"You Diao people, do you want to die?" Seeing Liu Yichen's face, he knelt on his knees. "It turned out to be the respected royal brother, and the last official was rude."
Liu Yichen said with a smile. "My lord, it's nothing, it's just that this woman has been ruined by the wicked, and we came to help her."
At this time, a few more people came to the inn. They were carrying parcels on their backs, and they were loud and loud, as if they were something metal, very heavy.
"Shopkeeper, we want to drink." The man at the head shot a golden spot in his hand. "Let us have a good time, we don't care about anything else."
Liu Yichen glanced at them with his eyes, and felt that these people seemed to be a little strange. "Who will pay for food with gold, it's really rich enough."
It's just that he looked at those people, his face was unkempt, and he even grabbed lice from his body, and he banged them with a big mouth, making a crisp sound.
"These people are really interesting." Liu Yichen said to the county order. "My lord, this woman is kind to my wife, it's really pitiful, you must find out."
The county magistrate looked at the woman and felt very surprised in his heart. "I'm afraid that this woman is not a relationship with heaven, and she must be taken care of, otherwise she can't afford to offend."
He then waved his hand and shouted. "Little ones, search for me, this is a radius of ten miles, you must find that person, catch it and talk about it."
Liu Yichen looked at him like this, and also smiled slightly. "Lord County Commander, I haven't told you the facts of the case yet, isn't it okay to do this?"
As soon as the county commander lowered his head, he was used to judging cases indiscriminately before, but this time he carefully investigated the case, and he really had no confidence. "What does that guy look like?"
Wang raised his head, opened his big watery eyes, and thought for a while. "He was thick and heavy, about eight feet tall, and had a lot of strength."
She seriously recalled everything before, but in her mind, it had become a pot of porridge. "Like, it's the monk in the backyard."
When the county magistrate heard this, his heart was overjoyed. "What are you waiting for? Let's go get it? Liu Yichen stretched out his arm, blocked them, and smiled.
"My lord, this monk is not a flower thief, I think there is someone else, but I can't tell who that person is, he must not have gone far."
The monk hiding behind the counter clasped his hands together and chanted the sutra incessantly. "My lord, a few people came last night, and one crooked one went under the tree."
The county magistrate looked at them and was also confused. Liu Yichen explained carefully. "This monk is obviously just passing by, and there is no mud on his clothes."
Wang's eyes widened, and he fell to his knees, crying again. "Brother Huang, I obviously saw it, it's this unlucky beast."
She said with a hard effort. "It was last night, when I was a child, I grabbed a few handprints, and there was still blood on them, adults look at them."
As she spoke, she took off her clothes in an instant, and several huge bloody handprints appeared behind her, crooked. "That's what the beast did."
The county magistrate looked at her and said with a smile. "Brother Huang, everyone is like this, why was he deceived by the bald donkey? Only when you are punished will you tell the truth. “
The officials pulled the monk and shouted at the top of their voices. "It seems that I won't give you some flesh and skin suffering, you beast, you don't tell the truth."
Between the monk's fingers, there was bright red soil. "In our place, the soil is brown, and it must have scratched her to cause blood in her hands."
Liu Yichen looked at the crooked nails, and he was also a little suspicious. "Maybe it's really wrong, it's not like this, let's try!"
Soon, the innkeeper boiled a pot of hot water and poured it into a porcelain basin. "It drips blood, and if it were a woman's, it would have fused together."