Chapter VII: Judges of Contradictions
Mu Ningjiu took the towel on the table and carefully wiped the dagger, put it back on his waist, then cleaned the blood stains on his hands, looked up, and saw Shang Jin looking at her with a smile, frowning:
"You know what he buys and sells, right?"
"I know. A friend of the Yamen asked me to come over to do something, but I didn't expect to be preempted by you. Shang Jin hooked his lips and asked curiously: "How did you know that he is a wanted criminal in the city?" ”
"Drunken Flower Building specializes in receiving mercenary tasks from various places, and I took a glance before I came to your place yesterday, except for some seemingly ordinary ones with low bounties, which is a bit interesting. Zhao Kun, who sells young girls for a living, changes his face when he receives an order, and so far, no one knows his true appearance. Something went wrong during the last sale, allowing a woman to escape, and she described that Zhao Si had a snake head pattern on the inside of his neck. Because the yamen was unable to handle the case for a long time, the victim's family had no choice but to ask us for help. Mu Ningjiu paused and continued:
"How much did he promise you to help that friend of the yamen?"
"Twenty taels."
"It's a loss, but the bounty is twenty-one taels." Mu Ningjiu raised her eyebrows. A smile flashed in Shang Jin's eyes, and he said slowly:
"Twenty taels of silver."
"Silver?! No way? Is the Yamen so low that they can't even afford to hire people? Mu Ningjiu felt a little strange and asked in surprise.
"Naturally, there are a lot of them, but it's just ......" Shang Jin laughed:
"My friend, he likes to be poor."
"Is there such a person in this world? Others wish to wake up and become a prominent official, and he still wants to be as poor as possible. What kind of mentality is this......" Mu Ningjiu muttered.
"He's kind of special." Shang Jin rubbed Mu Ningjiu's hair and continued:
"And what are you going to do now?"
"Well, I didn't bring anyone out, so I had to cut off the imprint and bring it back." Mu Ningjiu just wanted to make a move, but was stopped by Shang Jin, he took out the ice blade and said lightly:
"I'll come." His right hand swirled in the void, and with a "bang", the piece of flesh was lifted into the air with a trace of blood, and was lifted into the air by spiritual power. After the blood color was purified, Shang Jin's hands conjured two pieces of ice, and when he pressed them up and down, the mark was clearly sealed in the ice. Mu Ningjiu raised her eyebrows:
"Yo, the knife work is good, and the spiritual power reserves are quite sufficient, it seems that I have worked hard."
Shang Jin heard Mu Ningjiu praise like this, and hooked his lips proudly and said:
"Of course, I can't wait to see you. Let's go, let's go out the window, and I'll take you to meet that friend. ”
……
The vermilion pillar holds up a black plaque, and the four red gold characters of "Mirror Hanging" are written on it, giving people a solemn and majestic feeling from afar.
"Zuo Sheng, it's time to make a difference!" Shang Jin shouted, and suddenly a man in a dark green robe ran down from the stairs with a "knock knock", humming a song as he ran. He closed his eyes and walked with his head shaky, not looking at the road but being able to walk accurately to the two of them. Shang Jin rewarded him with a burst of chestnut and said:
"The errand you handed over to me yesterday has been completed, send some people to Jubaozhai for an autopsy, and the remuneration can be paid." He was forcibly pulled out of his own small world, saw Mu Ningjiu at a glance, and then elongated the tone with a "huh", which was a little intriguing. He then circled around Mu Ningjiu, and then turned around, glanced at Shang Jin meaningfully, and suddenly smiled:
"You kid can! The little proprietress of Drunken Flower Building has found you here, do you still want my money? Don't give it, don't give it......" Mu Ningjiu raised his eyebrows in surprise: he was wearing a human skin mask and changing his outfit, how did he know his identity? This person looks strange, but his ability to recognize people is not bad.
Shang Jin pretended to be serious and said: "Leftover boy, don't be reliant on your debts, we have something to say first; If you don't give this money, you have to give it. ”
"Leftover boys?" Mu Ningjiu thought it all over and thought about it. Hearing this, Zuo Sheng hurriedly clarified:
"Hey, sister-in-law, don't listen to him! I am the judge of this yamen, so I am not a leftover boy......" He blinked, and said:
"Sister-in-law, you have so much money, do you want to consider funding my tattered yamen? Look at this table, this chair, and this threshold......" He squatted down, patted the paint on the threshold and said:
"The last time I thought about the case, I didn't pay attention to my feet and almost broke the bones on my body. Look at my lean and lean little body, I can't withstand such a fall, if I break this brain, it will really be a loss for the people of Yuguo......" Mu Ningjiu listened to him suddenly say a bunch of words, in line with the purpose of borrowing money, and finally did not forget to boast, it was really a good calculation.
"How do you know who I am? Tell me, I can consider sponsoring you one hundred and eighty taels as a gift. Mu Ning Jiudao.
When Zuo Sheng heard this, his eyes lit up: "Sister-in-law, this is very simple. In fact, everyone has a smell that most people can't smell, but I can, and I can't forget it after smelling it once. Zuihualou is a case-prone area, I often visit, and I can naturally correspond to the people in the restaurant, their identities, and the smell on their bodies. What do you think? Worship me and fund me! Suddenly putting an elbow on his shoulder, Shang Jin said quietly:
"Leftover boy! Aren't you going to send someone to Jubao Zhai? Don't think about the idea of beating our family's money, the little fox won't give it to you. ”
"Cut! Who told you, the male peacock? I'm asking my sister-in-law, and someone will always come to inform me, don't be in a hurry about everything, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. He glanced at Shang Jin and slowly sat down on the broken wooden rocking chair in the middle of the lobby, shaking for a while.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak" The chair legs rubbed and sang a poignant song, Mu Ningjiu looked at this impoverished environment, and couldn't help but be a little speechless: I have long heard that the judges of the yamen are neat, and unjust, false and wrongful cases rarely appear. I thought that the emperor would definitely reward him with some gold and silver, but looking at this situation, it was clear that he was even more depressed than those farmers who farmed...... She cleared her throat and said:
"In view of the fact that I stole the limelight of your yamen in this Zhao Kun case, it's a big deal that the bounty will be shared with you a little."
"Good! My sister-in-law is really different from this male peacock! He grimaced at Shang Jin, and after seeing Shang Jin's dark face, he smiled.
"Sister-in-law, you come upstairs, I'll show you some treasures!" He happily ran upstairs and stretched out his hand to greet Mu Ningjiu. Shang Jin rubbed his temples with a headache, and began to wonder if it was a mistake to bring the little fox here today: the remaining boy is lazy on weekdays, he can lie down and never sit, and he can sit and never stand. Why is it like being beaten today? He thought he would only do that when he was confronted with a case.
On the second floor, there are only two rooms, one bedroom, and the other has an unusual wooden door and is locked. Mu Ningjiu looked at the spotless brand-new mahogany sliding door and raised his eyebrows in surprise.
The door was slowly removed, revealing a narrow walkway lined with mahogany shelves about two feet high. On the left are various body bones, the largest being the pelvic bone, and the smallest being no more than a tooth; On the right are human organs loaded in sealed containers, soaked in a colorless, transparent liquid. This liquid...... Mo is not formalin? But was there such a thing in ancient times?
There was a pungent smell of medicine in the air, and Mu Ningjiu asked in surprise:
"Are these prisoners?"
Zuo Sheng snapped his fingers and said, "That's right! These are the culprits of the cases I have judged, and most of them are heinous and extremely difficult to catch. Like this ......" he picked up one of the yellowed teeth on the wooden frame and waved it, saying:
"This is a prisoner who smuggles cold food. You should also know that Yuguo has been affected by drugs imported from other countries for a long time. Those countries tried to control the people with cold food, but fortunately, in the end, this drug trafficker and his accomplice were caught in time, including his hiding place. ”
"This pelvis is a female prisoner. She is extremely beautiful in appearance, but she likes to steal children from other houses in the dead of night and lock them up, kill them at a fixed time, and eat them at a fixed time. She is very popular, and before she was captured, no one believed that she would do such a hurtful thing. Shang Jin frowned: although he knew the origin of some of these things, at first glance, so many collections, and the chilling events behind it, still felt quite incredible.
"Zuo Sheng, these cases add up to hundreds of cases, right, you solved them?" Mu Ningjiu asked.
"Yes. When I was eighteen years old, I was admitted to the judge's examination, and it was an eventful time, and within two or three months, I had countless cases in hand, and I was so busy that I could only sleep for one hour a day. The rest of the time, the brain is running at high speed. But I, as soon as the case came, I couldn't sleep even if I wanted to. ”
It's really crazy to solve the case. Mu Ning Jiu thought in his heart: But in those years, Zuihualou seemed to be quite busy. Everyone can receive tasks every day, and sometimes there are not enough people, and the master has to go out himself.
It was noon.
Mu Ningjiu and Shang Jin were strolling down the street, and she suddenly asked:
"Leftover boy, how did you get here?"
"When I was a child, my mother gave me a nickname, saying that it was easy to support me." Shang Jin said.
"Haha, looking at his living environment, it's very easy to raise. However, the emperor should have rewarded him with a lot of things, why does he still look poor? Even if he likes to be poor, he can't stop others from stuffing him with money, right? ”
"He was the judge, and the families of the victims prepared a lot of things to thank him, and he didn't accept them. Even the emperor's reward, after he received it, he put it in the quilt for a night, and the next day part of it was donated to the poor, and part of it was sent to his mother who was far away from home. He loves money, he loves money very much, and I have never met anyone who loves money more than him, but in the end, he still doesn't keep any of this money. ”