Chapter Seventy-Four: Caught in Trouble Again
The officer's words were fierce, and every word was smashed. Caught off guard, Ye Suiyun was stunned on the spot for a while, not knowing how to react, outsiders saw that he was silent, but as if he had acquiesced, and suddenly the crowd was sensational.
Lin Cheng was the first to come back to his senses and said loudly: "Everyone, be at ease." He said to the officer: "Why did this military master say this, I have all heard about the Yangzhou murder case you mentioned, and it has already spread to all parties a month ago. But the truth of this case has been revealed not long ago, the murderer is someone else, and the Yangzhou government has already announced it with a notice, proving that my gang leader was wronged. ”
The officer said coldly: "So, are you going to resist arrest in violation of the order?" "It's not Lin Cheng's words.
Before Lin Cheng could answer, Tang Xiao couldn't bear it anymore, got up suddenly, and said in a voice like Longcui: "It is natural to repay debts and pay money, and to kill people and pay for their lives." Naturally, we don't dare to arrest people, but why do you arrest people, you always have to give an explanation, and you can't catch people all over the world with a single sentence. Tang Xiao is childish and elegant, if it were a weekday, she would never be so impatient to speak, at this moment, seeing that these people were coming for Ye Suiyun, she didn't care about it when she was in a hurry.
When the young officer saw Tang Xiao at first glance, he couldn't help but be stunned, and sighed in his heart, unable to speak for a while. Then he reined in his thoughts and said, "We are just arresting people on the orders of the imperial court, and we don't care about the rest." The tone was very soft, and then he took out a piece of paper and spread it out: "This is the arrest document issued by the Criminal Department, girl, please see it." Tang Xiaoxiu frowned slightly, but she didn't know whether to answer or not.
Leng Xiaoxiao also walked out of his seat, clasped his fists and saluted: "General Luo is polite." The officer was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "It turns out that General Leng is also there." From the moment he came in, Leng Xiaoxiao recognized that this person was Luo Wenxian, the master of the Southern Ya Jin Wuwei of the Imperial Court's forbidden army, and the two had several encounters. Leng Xiaoyu said with doubts: "Regardless of whether the Ye gang leader is guilty or not, the wanted pursuit is a matter for the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, and Jin Wuwei is only afraid that he has no right to arrest people." Luo Wenxian said proudly: "Good question, just because I know that this Ye Suiyun is good at martial arts, he is an outlaw, and he can't live with him. Tang Xiao couldn't help but scold: "Nonsense, what an outlaw, hmph, what kind of person he is, even if you are a forbidden army, how can you take it seriously." ”
Luo Wen ignored Tang Xiao first, and only stared at Leng Xiaoxiao: "What, do you also want to shield criminals?" Leng Xiaoxiao said: "Don't dare, General Luo will find here, and he should know that today is an important matter for the beggars, many martial arts celebrities gathered here, the current thing is unusual, what General Luo wants to arrest is the leader of the beggar gang, and the law and reasoning should be clearly stated in order to convince people, and it is always good not to make mistakes." After saying a few words, many people nodded in agreement: "That's right, even if it's the imperial court, if you want to arrest someone, you have to have evidence." ”
Yan Wuwu also wanted to stand up to help, Li Wusheng shook his head slightly, signaling not to move. Xiao Ning'er looked at her master, and Ye Zhiqing said in a low voice: "Don't worry, let's see." Li Wusheng also said: "It seems that the movement made by Gang Master Ye in Yangzhou this time was too big, and it actually alarmed the hands of the criminal department. Ye Zhiqing bowed her head lightly in agreement.
At this time, Luo Wen in the field thought for a moment, and saw that the beggar gang disciples were excited, and nodded: "Okay, what General Leng said is reasonable, I will let you know and understand." Then the order was given to the witnesses. This time, he was ordered by the emperor to assist in the arrest of people, Luo Wenxian already felt condescending and holding his breath, you must know that the Praetorian Guard looked down on those errands of catching thieves and thieves, and thought that it was just a small fight. Therefore, Luo Wenxian couldn't figure out how to arrange the matter of catching the little thief on his head. According to his idea, quickly find the target, and then quickly solve the problem, and arrest the person. Although someone deliberately found himself before setting off and repeatedly told him that he must bring the witnesses, Luo Wenxian was not the same thing. I didn't want to get to the point of emergency, but it really came in handy.
At this time, Ye Zhiqing was ominous, and said in a low voice: "Sure enough, I came prepared." Xiao Ning'er snorted and said: "What kind of witness, I don't know where to find a crappy crappy thing, just give some gold or a knife on the neck to slander, who can be convinced." She deliberately said this loudly, and many people present heard it, nodded their heads, and even said, "Yes, this witness is only afraid that he will not be able to believe it." ”
Luo Wen first turned a deaf ear, did not squint, and stood straight and straight. After a while, the soldier led a young girl to the courtyard, and Ye Suiyun looked a little familiar. Luo Wenxian had already said: "Child, what is your name, tell people about it." The child was stage frightened, his eyes wide open and he just hummed, and only whispered half-loudly: "I... I.. It's called Cui Xiaomo. Luo Wenxian said in a loud voice: "Everyone has heard it, this kid is the only survivor of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce's Cui family extermination case." Ye Suiyun was immediately stunned, no wonder he was just familiar, but he didn't recognize it, because he was not impressed by the darkness of the night and the panic when he saw the child that night. Among the many visitors, there were also people inside and outside the Cui family who also nodded their heads and confirmed the identity of the child.
Luo Wenxian said: "I don't want you to suspect me of slander, let this kid admit it himself." said to Cui Xiaomo: "Little girl, look at it, there is a murderer of your family here." If you don't recognize it, don't avenge your family's vengeance. The kid seemed to understand timidly, slowly turned his gaze, and when his gaze fell on Ye Suiyun, he suddenly trembled, and hid behind Luo Wenxian. People could see it clearly, and it was self-evident who had frightened her so far. Most of the people who originally supported Ye Suiyun saw this scene, and their hearts began to turn, and they all secretly thought, if it is an adult to testify, it is naturally difficult to win the trust of others, but this child who is less than ten years old can still frame you, seeing that she trembles and trembles, she is obviously afraid in her heart, and she can't pretend to be able to pretend.
Tang Xiao stepped forward and squatted down, supported Cui Xiaomo's shoulder, and said softly: "Little sister, don't be afraid, my sister asks you, do you really see the appearance of the person who harmed your father and mother?" ”
Tang Xiao asked softly, it seemed that Cui Xiaomo's mood was calmer, she nodded, pointed at Ye Suiyun and said: "What I saw, what I saw, it was that person, he killed my father, my mother, my sister, and many others with a knife." As he spoke, he began to tremble again.
Seeing this scene, Ye Suiyun hurriedly said: "I have indeed seen this little sister, and it was on the night of the crime. But it was the murderer who deliberately pretended to be me, and then let her see it, in order to blame me. ”
Luo Wenxian said: "You mean that she didn't see the murderer?" Ye Suiyun nodded and replied, "Yes." Cui Xiaomo cried out and cried: "What I see, what I see, is this bad guy." A beggar disciple pointed angrily, "You...... What nonsense are you talking about? Xiao Mo was afraid to stop talking. It turned out to be Ah No, he saw that Ye Suiyun couldn't argue, and the annoying child couldn't help but shout and scold. Lin Cheng waved his hand to stop him from making a mistake, but he didn't dare to say it again.
Ye Zhiqing got up and walked out: "This general, we also know about the matter, as the Ye gang leader said, when the murderer committed the murder, this child only saw his body but did not see his face, and when the murderer left, he saw clearly the Ye gang leader who arrived later, thinking that she was young, and she was frightened, how could she pay attention to the gap between the front and back, but it was the same person, so the little sister's statement was really difficult to prove. I hope that the general will be clear. As soon as she finished speaking, another person followed closely and said: "Yes, this Ye Gang Master is kind-hearted, Lao Dao is willing to be a guarantor, he will never do such a hurtful thing, and the general must not wronged a good person." ”
Luo Wen had never seen Ye Zhiqing before, but he saw his elegant bearing and clear words, although he didn't dare to underestimate him, he didn't know how to do it. But the person in front of Luo Wen first knew, it was Li Wusheng, the head of the Pure Yang Temple, the emperor invited him into the palace many times to sit and talk about the Tao, with great respect, and his identity was very unusual, I heard that even the Pure Yang Taoist Temple was supported by the royal family. For Luo Wen's ancestors, all martial arts sects are not taken seriously, only the imperial court is the most important, many of these people are ancestral family skills, hereditary officials and generals, especially the forbidden army guards are to choose generations of loyal inheritance, so although he is a martial artist, he does not enter the rivers and lakes, and he does not know much about many rules and traditions. In fact, the same is true of Tiance Mansion, the only difference is that they are allowed by the emperor to have access to the people in the rivers and lakes.
Luo Wen hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "The Taoist chief is polite, and the last general is just following orders, and it is definitely not a false accusation." After that, he took out the piece of paper and said: "This is a special arrest warrant approved by the Criminal Department, it is clear that this Ye Suiyun has many lives on his back, and he asks me to arrest him as soon as possible, and the last general next to him really doesn't know." After thinking about it, he said: "I heard that this arrest operation is a special instruction from Li Xiangguo. ”
Leng Xiaoxiao said: "Li Xiangguo is in a high position, how can he take care of this matter of arresting criminals?" Luo Wenxian shook his head noncommittally, paused for a moment, and said: "Maybe this kid's words are not enough to believe, but today I still have one person as proof, please Li Guanzhu and General Leng will know after listening." ”
Everyone couldn't help but be curious, it turned out that there was still a second witness, and the tone was still convincing. When the person was led into the courtyard, Lin Cheng saw it clearly and said curiously: "Guo Qing? Ye Suiyun also recognized at this time that this person was Guo Qing, a disciple who had a relationship with him in Tiandu Town, and it was precisely because of his words with another disciple named Chen Zhong that he would go to Yangzhou.
At this moment, Guo Qing lowered his head and didn't dare to raise his eyes, Luo Wenxian asked loudly, "Tell me your identity first." Guo Qing said: "Yes, the little Guo Qing is a six-bag disciple of the beggar gang, and he is responsible for contacting and transmitting messages." Luo Wen first turned back to Lin Cheng and Ye Suiyun and asked, "How many, is what he said false?" On the side, Ma Tianji shouted loudly: "Guo Qing, what the hell are you doing?" This shout no longer needs to be confirmed, and everyone secretly seems that he is indeed a member of the beggar gang. Luo Wen said first: "Let's talk about it." And he said no more.
Guo Qing trembled and said: "A month ago, Chen Zhong and I went to Yangzhou with the helper... Ye Suiyun didn't wait for him to continue, and said hurriedly: "I am on the road alone, how have I ever walked with you?" Luo Wenxian squinted and said, "Oh, is Gang Master Ye admitting to knowing him?" Ye Suiyun nodded and said, "Yes, I did meet him in Tiandu Town, and he was ordered by Elder Lin to inform me of the day of the ceremony, but after that, we parted ways and never saw each other again." As he spoke, he glanced at Tang Xiao and said, "Later, I went to Huashan with Miss Tang and a few other friends, and Senior Li can all testify." Li Wusheng, his disciples, and Tang Xiao all experienced the battle of Empty Mist Peak, and recalled that Ye Suiyun and Xie Yunliu fought hard for more than 500 moves that day, and they survived the danger, and in the end, the Pure Yang Sect would not be wiped out. Without waiting for Tang Xiao to speak, Guo Qing hurriedly said: "The helper did let me and Chen Zhong wait at the foot of the mountain that day, saying that I was going to Huashan to find a woman, what is it called." The goose rushed to the top, stood up on the ground, and scolded: "What is your mouth not dry and unclean? Li Wusheng waved his hand to stop him.
Guo Qing was so frightened that he retreated to Luo Wenxian's side, swallowed his saliva, and continued: "Later, after most of the day, the gang leader went down the mountain and went to Yangzhou with the two of us. This statement happened to be after Ye Suiyun and Tang Xiao broke up and went on the road alone, and even Tang Xiao could no longer testify.
The more Ye Suiyun listened, the more strange he became, but he didn't know why he wanted to make it up like this, but the next moment this doubt had an answer, and he only heard Guo Qing continue: "Later, when we came to Yangzhou, the three of us walked on the street that day, and saw a girl passing by, and the helper saw that she was not bad-looking, and when I inquired, I realized that it was the second girl of the Cui family of the Chengnan Commercial Bank. ”
When Ye Suiyun heard this, although he still didn't quite understand his intentions, he also knew that it must be extremely inappropriate, because the eyes of many visitors looking at him at this time were full of disdain. Guo Qing continued: "That night, the helper planned to go to **, and asked the two of us to go to help. Speaking of this, the crowd gradually became uproaring, and the eyes cast were already as angry as fire, everyone was the same idea, if it was someone else, it would be fine, but this is from the mouth of your beggar disciple, can it be fake? What's more, Ye Suiyun also admitted that he did have contact with Guo Qing.
The beggar disciples were all ashamed at this time, and they all felt that their faces were gloomy. Ye Suiyun didn't understand the meaning of **, and didn't react much, but Tang Xiao couldn't hold back anymore and scolded: "You are talking nonsense, he... He.. How could it be. The tone was already crying. Ye Zhiqing in the hall took a deep breath of cold air and said, "What a ruthless method, even his reputation will be ruined." ”
Luo Wenxian said coldly: "The beggars claim to be benevolent and righteous in vain, and they actually do such shameless and filthy things. Guo Qing said with a bitter face: "What the general said is that at that time, he also felt that this matter violated the gang rules, which was really inappropriate, but there was no way, Chen Zhong was opposed to it, and was ... By... was chopped to death by the gang leader, and he was really scared, so he had to obey his fate. Ye Suiyun was originally a simple-minded person, but at this time, he was in a hurry, his mind was blank, and he suddenly felt a little dizzy in a trance.
Someone in the group of heroes has already scolded: "This kind of scum is also worthy of being the leader of the gang, the beggar gang is really blind." Another person said: "Even the disciples in the gang have come out to testify, I'm afraid this matter can't be fake." Someone else asked: "Then why did the government announce a few days ago that this person surnamed Ye was not the murderer?" Someone replied: "Hey, the beggars are powerful, find some money relations, and it will naturally be settled." But who would have thought that this time it was the imperial court that ordered the arrest, but he couldn't hide. "For a while, there was a lot of discussion about your words and my words in the crowd.
Luo Wen asked first, "What happened later?" Guo Qing said: "The later thing is already known to the world, the helper took me to sneak into Cui's house at night, found the room of the second lady and wanted to commit violence, so I stayed at the door, who knew that the second lady resisted, alarmed others, the helper saw that the situation was not good, and killed more than 50 members of his family in order to kill him. Saying that, Guo Qing actually cried.
Lei Yean stepped forward and said, "Such a traitor, you still call him a helper." Chao Lin Cheng said: "Everyone can punish this kind of scum, and my beggar gang must not be regarded as the leader." Lin Chengqiang calmed down and said: "There are many doubts in this matter, how can you only listen to Guo Qing's words." Lei Ye'an said angrily: "That child will never lie to people when she is young, saying that she can't see clearly, okay, now the brothers in the gang testify, and you say that it is not credible, Elder Lin is trying his best to defend this villain, what is his intention?" Lin Cheng also got angry and said: "The Yangzhou bloody case was very noisy before, and it was boiling, and in the end, it was not found out that someone was to blame, who can say that there is no problem in it this time." As an elder in the gang, how can you be so impatient and judgmental. ”
The two elders were arguing fiercely, and Ye Zhiqing suddenly approached and asked Guo Qing, who was bowing his head and crying, "Did you kill Chen Zhong?" ”
Guo Qing didn't expect her face to change greatly when she asked this question, and there were no tears when she looked up, and she said after a while: "How can it be small, it was the gang leader who beat him to death." With a flickering expression, Ye Zhiqing saw it in her eyes, nodded and asked, "What weapon did Gang Leader Ye use to kill people that night?" Guo Qing was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly replied: "The brothers in the gang know that the gang leader is extremely powerful, so naturally he uses his palm, and when he slaps it, he will bleed to death without even humming." Ye Zhiqing immediately said: "But just now the little sister said that he used a knife to commit murder, why is there a big difference between what you two said?" A trace of panic flashed in Guo Qing's eyes, and he said: "Maybe she is young, and she is too scared, and there are mistakes in her memory." Ye Zhiqing nodded, turned to Luo Wenxian and said: "On the night of the bloody case, many of my disciples under Qixiu Fang were at the scene, and I heard from them that all the dead were slashed to death, not because of internal strength, and I didn't hear of any blood shedding from Qiqi. Luo Wenxian was stunned.
Lei Ye'an said: "No matter what, this matter has nothing to do with him, and my surname Lei will never take this person as a helper." Lin Cheng also said: "But I, Lin Cheng, identified him." The two were tense and didn't want to let each other go. Lei Yean turned to Ma Tianji and said, "What do you say." ”
Ma Tianji's face was full of embarrassment, he opened his mouth several times, but he couldn't say a word in the middle of the voice, although he didn't express his position, he actually shook his confidence in Ye Suiyun. Zhan Yi, the elder of the mantle, had already spoken: "I also believe in the helper, the so-called tree is a big move, and my beggar gang is not a small family, and it is normal for someone on the rivers and lakes to stare at the secret calculation, and you must not draw conclusions lightly." Lei Ye'an snorted heavily and said loudly: "Agree with my brother, stand behind me." "The elder of the stick has always had a deep reputation, and he has a preconceived idea of the courage of Guo Qing's six-bag disciples to dare to testify against the gang leader, and when he shouted, sixty percent of the disciples present stood up. Zhan Yi gritted his teeth and said, "Elder Lei, is this asking the beggars to help the brothers kill each other?" Lei Ye'an said brazenly: "If it is justice and justice, if you have to do it, there is no way." "On the day of the big gift of the gang, I saw that the beggar gang was about to split into two factions, and even swords and soldiers met each other. Suddenly, Ye Suiyun spurted out a mouthful of blood and fell to his knees. Tang Xiao was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to support her, Grandma Ye was supported by Leng Xiaoxiao, and she also staggered forward and knelt on the ground, holding Ye Suiyun in tears.
Tang Xiao hurriedly checked it carefully, and said: "He is in a hurry, and his blood is reversed for a while, just rest for a few days, don't worry about the Ye family's grandmother." The words were said to comfort the old man, in fact, Tang Xiao knew in his heart that it would be okay if ordinary people were like this, but Ye Suiyun was extremely powerful, and his control of his own breath had reached the point of doing whatever he wanted, and now he actually vomited blood against his anger, which was extremely rare, and it was no different from being seriously injured. Leng Xiaoxiao looked at her face and guessed a rough idea, and her face was also full of worry.
Yan Wuwu and Xiao Ning'er also came to their side, and both pressed their hands against Ye Suiyun's chest in front and back, and slowly passed the gong. Ye Suiyun exhaled, saw a few people, grabbed his grandmother's hand, and said slowly: "I didn't do it." Grandma Ye sobbed and nodded, and Tang Xiao also said with tears in her eyes: "We naturally believe in you." Xiao Ning'er glanced at him and said, "Nonsense." Li Wusheng sighed lightly in the distance, Ye Zhiqing heard it, and also sighed: "Even if you have excellent skills and your heart is like Danchen, how can you resist the sinister rivers and lakes, and people's hearts are unpredictable." The words are also long and lamenting.
Luo Wenxian was silent for a long time, this matter had reached such a point, it was really beyond his expectations, he said to Li Wusheng and Ye Zhiqing: "Although the owner of Ye Fang pointed out the strangeness today, but there will be an imperial order, and Ye Suiyun will be brought back to the Criminal Department for trial, if he is really wronged, I promise you that he will return his innocence." ”
Lin Cheng said: "It's easy to say, people have been taken away by you, who can guarantee whether they are dead or alive, there is no conclusive evidence at the moment, and you can't be allowed to arrest people." ”
Luo Wenxian said coldly: "Your Excellency resisted the arrest of the imperial court, is it to rebel?" ”
Zhan Yi took a step forward and replied: "Naturally, it's not a rebellion, it's just that a traitor framed him for self-preservation." As he spoke, he looked around and said, "Although Your Excellency has more than 100 people, the number of brothers in my gang is only a lot more, please do what you can." It's a big deal for you to go back and say that you can't find it. Luo Wenxian stopped talking, his eyes were solemn, his hand pressed the hilt of the knife, and the breath on his body gradually diffused, and he was about to make a move. In his eyes, he never knows who he is afraid of, only others nod to him.
"Wait a minute." Ye Suiyun had already stood up and said, "You don't have to do it, I'll go with you." He knew that if the beggar gang fought first for themselves and Luo Wen at this moment, winning or losing would be a trivial matter, and if they disobeyed the imperial court, the situation they faced would be much more serious. Besides, it was easy for him to escape, but he would never want to involve his grandmother and Lin Cheng. Ye Suiyun said to Lin Cheng: "Brother Lin, thank you and Elder Zhan for your trust, since this matter started because of me, it should be ended by me." As for the helper. As he spoke, he put the bamboo cane on the ground, "Please choose someone else." ”
Lin Chenghu had tears in his eyes and said: "What did the gang leader say, the position of the gang leader is the last order of the former gang leader, and the brothers are convinced and promoted, and it is not my idea alone." Seeing that Ye Suiyun just shook his head, Lin Cheng said: "Okay, I'll keep the token first, but the position of the helper remains the same, I'll wait for the helper to return." After speaking, he glanced at Grandma Ye and said, "Don't worry, I will take care of the old lady." Seeing this, Ye Suiyun didn't say anything more and nodded. got up and saluted Li Wusheng and Ye Zhiqing, and said to Luo Wenxian: "Let's go." ”
Luo Wen nodded first, waved his hand, and came out first. Ye Suiyun followed him, and didn't care that the little girl Cui Xiaomo was standing alone under the wall with a blank expression, no one cared about it, so he stopped Luo Wenxian.
Luo Wen glanced at it first and said: "This kid is the evidence of arresting you, now that you are bound, the matter is over, and the future will not be managed." After saying that, he walked out of the main rudder. Ye Suiyun's eyes turned to the crowd, and when he saw Ah Bu looking at him with concern, he beckoned him to come to him and said, "Do you believe me?" Ah Bu nodded firmly, and Ye Suiyun said, "Okay, help me take good care of this little sister." She has no family, she is lonely, and she is very pitiful. Ah Bu's eyes widened, and he said in surprise: "It's her who hurts the helper, it's good if I don't beat her up, but I don't care if she eats and drinks?" Ye Suiyun said: "She doesn't have a heart, if you still listen to me, just do it." Ah Bu didn't dare to be reluctant, nodded and agreed.