Chapter 134, the crowd is excited

When Li Chengjing and Li Youfu came to the outside of the mansion slowly, the gate of the mansion was already surrounded by people on the inner and outer three floors.

If it weren't for the cold of early winter, Li Chengjing and Li Youfu would probably think that they had gone to the wrong place and came to the theater.

Li Chengfu said with a smile: "Inspection, it seems that the monster has been caught, otherwise it will be cold, who will run outside the county yamen to watch the excitement." ”

Hongcheng has always been under the protection of Erlangtang, and in order to maintain a good relationship with Erlangtang, the Daqing Imperial Court has delegated the prefect Shu Chang'an is also capable, so over the years, although there have been small cases, there are few big cases.

Now, such a big case has finally come out, and I heard that the murderer is still a monster, where can the people of Hongcheng sit still.

That is, it is winter, most people are hiding at home to hide from the cold, and there is no one walking around on the street, otherwise Li Chengjing and the others may not even be able to squeeze into the street in front of the mansion.

Most of the people who are now gathered in front of the gate of the government are still people who saw the ugly lady being detained on the way from Yongxiang Street to the government and heard the news.

As soon as the two approached the crowd, they heard the voices of the people talking, and the sound was very loud and did not hide it.

"Hey, what a good person this ugly girl is, she actually raised such nine white-eyed wolves."

"The ugly lady is a monster, oh my God, what could be more outrageous than that."

"I have long heard that these nine beasts beat the ugly girl every day, and I heard the husband Lao Qiao say that these beasts in this cold day want the ugly girl to wear a single coat and buy food for them in the middle of the night. How could Fuzun really send someone to catch the ugly girl......"

"But what if the ugly girl is really a monster?" At this time, a very empty voice said.

Suddenly, he attracted the angry eyes of everyone.

"Youkai? Don't say that the ugly girl can't be a monster, even if it's really a monster, it's a good monster. ”

"Yes, yes. The nine beasts raised by the ugly girl, they are people, how is it worse than the man-eating monsters in the play? Even more hateful! ”

"Ugly girl? Are you talking about the ugly girl in the west of the city? Li Youfu heard everyone's discussion, and suddenly the boss with his mouth open, stepped forward and grabbed the person and asked.

When the people saw that Li Youfu was dressed in a fast hunting uniform, they immediately said: "Hey, poor master, you still ask us on an errand." ”

Li Youfu was not annoyed, and scolded with a smile: "Grandpa asked you, you just said, where is so much nonsense!" ”

So, a group of people told Li Youfu about the fact that they had seen a group of arresters on the street before and escorted the ugly girl back.

"Poor master, tell me, what does the master of the mansion think, he would believe the nonsense of those beasts and catch such a kind ugly girl!"

"That's it, there is no heavenly reason!"

Li Youfu scratched his head, waved his hand, and said, "Okay, okay." Someone sued the official, and the government naturally wanted to invite the defendant for questioning, this is not over yet, how can it be said that the government wants to punish the ugly girl. You're so careful! ”

"Hey, what the poor master said is reasonable!"

Li Youfu withdrew from the crowd, returned to Li Chengjing's side and sighed.

Li Chengjing naturally took all this into his eyes and listened to it.

So he asked: "Looking at the words of these people, it seems that this ugly girl is very famous and even more popular." ”

Li Youfu nodded and said in a low voice: "You haven't been in Hongcheng for a long time, so it's normal to not know." The ugly lady is a local celebrity. I heard the old man say that the ugly lady came to Hongcheng twenty years ago, and it was at the height of the military disaster and banditry, and the ugly girl was one of them. Later, it took root in Hongcheng. ”

What made her famous was that the ugly lady who solved the problem of food and lodging did not only care about herself, but continuously adopted more than 20 children without parents from among the disaster victims, most of them were infants, and the oldest was only three or five years old. In the past ten years, he has been diligent and kind to others. Raise these children, let them marry others, and divide the family, and now only nine lazy people are still living in the ugly mother's house, living in desolation. ”

Because of the ugly girl's perennial good deeds, the prefect of Hongcheng was to set up a memorial arch for it, commend its name, and record its deeds in the Hongcheng Chronicles, which has been passed on to future generations. I, the people of Hongcheng, all feel its goodness and respect it very much. ”

Li Chengjing was surprised, and said in his heart: "Could it be that Zhang Mingtang's group of people caught the wrong one?" In Hongcheng, there are many monsters living there, but this kind of kind monster, let alone seen it, has never heard of it in the play. If this is the case, then not only can it not be the sin of its monster body, but it must be praised and spread to the Quartet for its reputation. While letting people listen, we should also let the monsters scattered in the countryside and lakes listen. ”

"If it's a disguise!" Li Chengjing smiled in his heart. "Being able to pretend that you haven't shown your feet for decades, it's all the same, that's true, how can you pretend!"

"But if you don't catch it wrong, then why does such a kind monster kill so many people, neither eat their people nor take their wealth, just torture and kill, what's the point?"

Li Chengjing was really confused at this moment, and in the end he didn't think much about it, he had already come to the door of the mansion, and he would know if he went in and took a look.

"Hurry up, help open the way!"

"Okay!" Li Youfu responded with a sigh of harmony, strode forward and shouted: "Let go, the inspector wants to go in to watch the trial, let go!" ”

Hearing that it was an inspection, the crowded crowd squeezed a small path for Li Chengjing, so that Li Chengjing finally passed through the overlapping crowds and walked into the mansion.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Shu Changan's two heads above the court, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he suddenly had a feeling of how absurd he looked.

"If everyone's perception is not distorted, then who is the youkai!"

As soon as the eyes opened, I looked back, and in the dense crowd, there were indeed many monsters crowded in it.

Shaking his head, he looked back at the lobby again.

The two rows of officials stood majestically, Shu Changan started on both sides, and two people sat upright, which turned out to be the chief bookkeeper Kangding and the mansion Cheng Dong Huaili.

Unexpectedly, this case actually attracted the two of them.

And under the hall, there are a bunch of people standing or kneeling, which makes the spacious public hall seem a little crowded.

glanced at it and found that Zhang Mingtang and several other Xuanmen monks were standing among them.

Li Chengjing found that it didn't seem to have opened yet, so he walked in and said, "Fuzun, can this official be in the audit!" ”

Shu Changan said with a smile: "The inspection is intentional, why not, come and take a seat!" ”

Soon, a servant moved a Taishi chair and put it next to Kangding, Li Cheng thanked him, sat on it, and then smiled at Zhang Mingtang, causing Zhang Mingtang to almost roll his eyes.

"Poof! Open! As soon as there was a startling sound, the audience was silent, and even the people outside the door didn't dare to say a word more at this moment.

Shu Changan asked: "Can the ugly lady on Yongxiang Street in the west of the city be under the hall?" ”

"The old woman is here, I've seen the old man!"

An old woman dressed in thin black knelt on the ground, leaning on her body, trembling in response.

Li Chengjing immediately looked at her, opened his eyes, and immediately gasped. Then he looked at Zhang Mingtang.

only to find that Zhang Mingtang was looking at his expression with a puzzled expression.

It's just that this is not the time to speak.

Shu Changan had already opened his mouth to ask again.

"Ugly girl, your nine sons, beating drums outside the government office in the early morning, accusing you of being a monster, and even kidnapping many children to hide at home, can there be such a thing?"

As soon as Shu Changan's words fell, before the ugly lady could answer, someone outside the mansion had already shouted: "Master Fuzun, don't be deceived by those nine beasts, how can an ugly girl be such a good person!" ”

"That is, how could such a good person as an ugly lady do such a thing as kidnapping children!"

"It must be those nine beasts, seeing that they couldn't kill the ugly girl for a long time, they came up with this vicious idea, they really deserve to die!"

Someone took the lead, and the people outside the door could no longer hold back the anger in their hearts, and shouted one after another, saying that they were willing to testify for the ugly girl.

The silent public hall was once again in a state of buzz.