Volume 2 The Lonely Heart Causes Trouble The One Hundred and Seventeenth Episode The road is dangerous, and there are many hardships
"So, you already know that it was the Huangquan Daoist who killed Lord Liu Xun, so why did you kill those innocent monks?" Although Mingjue was puzzled, he was still calm, after all, greed and hatred are the great precepts.
Chen Guangrui took the golden toad returned by Shen Cuttlefish, and said with a wry smile: "I said earlier, how do you know that those monks in Guangwang Temple were killed by me, and those monks are really innocent? He lowered his head, but it was difficult to express the sorrow in his tone, his rough palm rubbed the only relic left by the old friend, and said earnestly, "Liu Xun died because of that demon way, and I must get rid of that demon road in public and private." When I first took office, I wanted to investigate the reason for going to Tennoji Temple to offer incense, and see if it was really as the people rumored that he had died from some absurd god and Buddha. ”
"I didn't want Liu Xun's body to really fall out from behind the Buddha statue when I was offering incense, I was really startled by this sudden change at that time, and I hadn't found this golden toad at that time. Being frightened by this sudden suddenness triggered an old illness that I had accumulated over the years. For a while, he was sick in bed, and it was difficult to solve the case. But there are more and more official duties at hand, and the subordinates are difficult to deal with, plus the missing Liu Xun, whose body suddenly appeared in Guangwang Temple, even if it really has nothing to do with that group of monks, but according to the law, they are indeed the most suspicious, and it is natural to arrest them according to the law. ”
Everyone then looked at Pei Jingnian, who was born in the government, and Pei Jingnian nodded and said, "It should be so." Even if the monks are not taken into custody, they must be brought back to the government to hear the news and track down the real murderer. Chen Guangrui nodded, and then said: "I did instruct my subordinates to bring all the monks of Guangwang Temple back for interrogation, but I didn't know at that time that the people of the government were already from Huangquan Dao, and they obeyed me openly and were ordered to monitor me. While I was confined to bed, according to the law, Fu Cheng could be promoted to the Tang in place of Fu Yin, and Fu Cheng was promoted to interrogate the monks. ”
"Heh, you don't have to think about it to know, that Fu Cheng is also a person from Huangquan Dao? Could it be that the Huangquan Dao people instructed Fu Cheng to kill that group of monks?" Bai Xing sat back at the table, crossed his arms, and raised Erlang's legs. And Shen Cuttlefish couldn't help but be a little puzzled: "No, even so, there is no reason for that god sacrifice to kill so many monks." He tried his best to take Lord Liu Xun out of the palace without knowing it, killed him, and brought him to the Daxiong Treasure Hall of Guangwang Temple without knowing it, and hid it behind the Buddha statue.
An Ning'er smiled and said casually: "The opposition between Buddhism and Taoism, maybe it is the people of Zhongtianfu who want to go to Guangwang Temple to incense all the time to destroy the Buddha and respect the Tao, maybe it?" Everyone chuckled, just as a joke, after all, the Huangquan Dao people have come to this point, if there is only this pattern, it will be too much. Sure enough, Chen Guangrui sat on the edge of the bed with a serious face, breathed a long sigh of relief, and explained: "After I recovered from my illness, I learned that Nafu Cheng had beheaded hundreds of monks, and I also felt that there was something strange, so I privately collected clues. Fortunately, in this huge Zhongtian Mansion, I still have a few credible people, and the old servant is one of them. ”
"After my painstaking investigation, I finally found out the clues of this case. It turned out that the Guangwang Temple was in cahoots with the Huangquan Taoist people, especially the abbot monk, who was kind and kind on the surface, and had an unfathomable appearance, but in fact, he took in the Huangquan Taoist people to live in the temple temporarily, and also cooperated with him to rob the finances of the past merchants, causing the Feixue Chain Bridge on the Drum Mountain Cliff to be abandoned and abandoned, and almost no one dared to go again. In the final analysis, they are just a raccoon dog, but before I have clear evidence to convict that group of monks, Fang Shensai took the first step and attacked first, killing all the monks of Guangwang Temple. ”
"Nope. Pei Jingnian suddenly said, "He didn't succeed, there is still an old monk left in Guangwang Temple, who is in the temple at this time." Shen Cuttlefish stood up excitedly when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "It must be that the old monk has hidden something and has not told the truth, let's go to Guangwang Temple to bring the monk here and let him understand!"
Bai Xing said with tears in his eyes: "Wait, don't worry." What Lord Chen just said, with all due respect, is just a one-sided statement, not enough to believe, this matter is very important, you must not be sloppy, a misstep is a broken body, and there will be no return, Lord Chen must have no objection?" Chen Guangrui smiled and nodded: "Not bad." What I say, believe it or not, it is up to you to decide. It's just that time waits for no one, and the longer it drags on, the more prepared the Huangquan Dao people will be. The evidence collected by Liu Xun is hidden in the secret door of the study of the government, if you don't believe it, I will go back and take it to you. ”
"It's for the best. We are now taking every step of the way, and we can't make a mistake. Pei Jingnian got up and bowed his hand, "Please leave this matter to Lord Chen." Everyone also bowed in unison: "Congratulations to Lord Chen." Chen Guangrui nodded in thanks and said, "You guys take a break here, I'll go and go back." Then he walked away, and ordered the old servant at the door to wait. The old servant's cloudy eyes were full of tears, and he watched Chen Guangrui leave, just shaking his head and sighing.
The group sat down here, and the old servant walked into the room with his body bent over, bowed down and apologized: "Ladies and gentlemen, there is no tea here, and there is a lot of neglect, I hope you will forgive me." Shen Cuttlefish raised his hand and smiled: "No need." When Lord Chen comes back and discusses some matters, we will leave and will not stay for long. The old servant nodded thoughtfully, exited the room, and closed the door again. Shen cuttlefish sat at the table, playing with the rosary he snatched from Mingjue's hand, and said unintentionally: "Hey, how credible are you saying that Chen Guangrui's words?"
Bai Xingxian leaned on the edge of the bed, stretched his waist lazily, hugged his arms, and said with a chuckle: "In my opinion, I can't believe it until I see conclusive evidence." Pei Jingnian said disapprovingly: "No, no matter what his ultimate goal is, at least his immediate purpose is the same as ours." Huangquan Dao people, the crime is extremely evil, and there is more than innocent death, and it must be eliminated. Even if I am no longer the head catcher of Anhuai Mansion, this is also a Jianghu person, and I should do it!"
As soon as the words fell, a burst of applause rang out, and everyone followed the prestige, and the person who applauded was An Ning'er. I saw her leaning against the window, holding a blood pupil knife in her arms, and half of the rays of sunlight that penetrated the window sprinkled on her pink cheeks looked more and more delicate. An Ning'er smiled, and when she saw that everyone was looking at her, she said: "You are really worthy of being sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes, Ning'er is fortunate to get acquainted, and it is also a great pleasure in this life." ”
"Since Miss An is traveling with us, she can be regarded as a friend. As the saying goes, the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear. The girl is not deeply involved in this matter, dare to ask what she thinks about this case?" Bai Xing asked with tears and half serious and half joking, firstly, many people do have more strength and multiple brains to think about the problem, and secondly, they can also take this opportunity to test the sincerity of this Anning'er. An Ning'er pondered for a moment, raised her eyes, and said seriously: "You still remember, those corpses have not been seen since they were sent to the Yamen. Why don't you take this opportunity to conduct an autopsy and search?"
Everyone worked together to drag the heavy shell of the sand from under the bed, along with the corpses of the black-clothed people and the broken limbs of Chixiao Tong. As for the black-clothed people who were knocked unconscious, they were awakened by Pei Jingnian and ordered the acupoints. An Ning'er replied again: "This group of black-clothed people has no objection to Chixiao Tong, but the Huangquan Dao people sent them to bring back the gold and silver that they had defrauded during the day. ”
But there is no conclusive evidence to prove that Fang Shen Sacrifice sent them to do it, and when it comes to the public court, Fang Shen Sacrifice can still flatly deny it and put all the blame on them. Pei Jingnian didn't mean to go against everyone, but she had to take into account every possible situation, so that Fang Shen's sacrifice was undefensible and there was no escape. Shen Cuttlefish pointed to the few living black-clothed people who looked panicked and said, "What about them, can't they be used as evidence?"
Pei Jingnian frowned and said helplessly: "They can be counted as human witnesses, but those gold and silver can't be used as physical evidence." If Fang Shensai wanted to overturn the case, he could say that his subordinates had buried fishing nets in the river without permission, and plundered the gold and silver that were originally used to worship the river god, and he didn't know it. At most, he can only be convicted of conniving at his subordinates and harboring criminals. He himself was not present and there was no direct and conclusive evidence, and the case was really tricky. ”
Shen cuttlefish smashed his fist, grinned in pain, and cursed in pain: "What a cunning old fox!" "He must have used the disguise technique to change his appearance, if he can reveal his identity and prove that he is the Fang God Sacrifice who bears dozens of lives, no matter what, I will definitely arrest him!" Pei Jingnian seemed to have made some determination, tightened the long knife in his hand, and his eyes were resolute. But An Ning'er smiled and said, "When the law cannot restore justice to the people and the dead, we should use the sword in our hands to maintain the right way!"
"Well said!" An Ning'er's every word touched Bai Xing's tears, quite her appetite, the two hit it off at first sight, and they hated each other late. Mingjue, who had been silent, suddenly shook his head and said: "Amitabha, everything has its own certainty, why rush it?" While everyone was arguing, and then arguing about whether to believe Chen Guangrui, find evidence to bring Fang Shenxian to justice, or whether to resort to the sword, and have a good time, Shen Cuttlefish suddenly squatted down and examined the corpse of Sha Jietian.