Not long after, Li Xi and Xiao came back.

Steward Xiao looked at Jiang Fang Yingying and smiled, and said, "Is this son coming for the first time?"

Jiang Fang nodded: "When I first came to Guibao Land, I heard that there was a water here some time ago, so I wanted to come over to see if there was any big problem." ”

Steward Xiao smiled: "The son is kind-hearted, and he has a hard time." The Taoist ancestor is above, bless the danger into a disaster. It just burned the house in the side yard, and there were no casualties. ”

Take the two of them into the courtyard.

In the courtyard next to the water, there is a statue of the god of the city god that has been burned.

Despite the mutilation, it can still be seen that the idol of the Lord of the City God was originally a tall and sharp-looking man.

It's a pity that now the colors on the body have become dirty, and most of the head is gone, and the little ghosts next to him are staggering, and their limbs are scattered, which looks a little desolate and funny.

Could it be that it was because of the destruction of this clay sculpture that caused the lonely souls and wild ghosts to wander around?

Is the city god in Xinyang County gone?

And Hades? It's not like they're all gone.

After thinking about it, Jiang Fang shook his head and smiled.

He wasn't sure if there was a Hades in this world, after all, whether it was Hades, or the black and white impermanence that seduced people's souls, or the forked imp was an inherent description of the netherworld in the modern world, and he didn't know if it was here or not.

After walking for a while, in a more secluded corner, Steward Xiao stopped, looked at Jiang Fang and said: "Childe, I heard that the murderous demon of the headless female corpse can be captured this time, you have made a lot of efforts, I wonder if Childe can lend a hand again, and before the City God Lord returns to his original position, help temporarily control those dead Yin Spirits, so that they don't wander around and destroy the hard-won peace in the county?"

"This?"

Jiang Fang was a little surprised,

Helping the yamen to be a ghost by himself, this is just what happened last night, how did Steward Xiao know?

Turning his head, Li Xi's eyes dodged, and he raised his head and stared at the clouds in the sky.

This kid!

Retracting his gaze, he saw that Steward Xiao, who was dressed in plain clothes, had lowered his head reverently and respectfully, and Jiang Fang had a headache again.

He is just an ordinary person, the only thing that is not ordinary is that a female ghost came into his body, and then he started cultivating with the help of Lao Wang.

It's full of calculations, and last night was just the beginning, and I got started.

He really doesn't have as much ability as Xiao Guan thinks, not to mention ghosts, he can't even beat the officials in the yamen, and he still dominates the yin spirit?

"Lord Steward, you look down on me, in fact, I-" As soon as Jiang Fang said this, he felt that his shoulder was gently bumped by Li Xi, and then Li Xi replied preemptively: "Steward Xiao, this matter is wrapped up in Brother Jiang." I think he must have a way. ”

it!

This kid wants to sell himself as a pig?!

"Steward Xiao, we still have official business, so let's leave first. ”

Pulling Li Xi away quickly.

......

Out of the City God Temple,

Jiang Fang let go of Li Xi's hand and walked alone.

Li Xi shouted a few words, but he couldn't hear Jiang Fang's response, so he had to run over in three steps and two steps, and one turned around and stopped in front of Jiang Fang.

Jiang Fang to the left, Li Xi to the left, Jiang Fang to the right, Li Xi also to the right.

"Get out of the way. Jiang Fang's face was expressionless.

"Brother Jiang, what are you doing walking so fast? Are you angry with me?"

"I'll go to the government office to get the reward money now, let's calculate it well and settle it off. lest you sell me, and I won't even have a chance to blink. ”

Of course, Jiang Fang will not make trouble with Li Xi because of this trivial matter, but he just wants to use this to make Li Xi not make decisions for himself in the future.

"I don't!"

"Get out of the way!"

"I won't let it!"

Jiang Fang and Li Xi glared at each other, and Li Xi was rarely a little tougher with a red face. Just when this stalemate seemed to be unable to break the silence, Li Xi's mouth softened: "Brother Jiang, don't be angry." Didn't I see that Steward Xiao was sincerely begging, and I especially believed in you, so I agreed? Even if I promised for your recklessness, you have no way to take 10,000 steps back, didn't Lao Wang come back? I think he must have a way. Besides, it was you who took the initiative to go to the City God Temple to have a look, and you took the initiative to tell the story that the soul of the deceased was not dispersed, so the steward said this....."

"Besides, Steward Xiao is very prestigious in Xinyang County, and it's always right to befriend him..."

"You, you, the more you talk about it, the more reasonable it becomes. ”

Jiang Fang smiled helplessly.

Knowing that Li Xi's character is like this, saying it is equivalent to not saying it.

If you think about it carefully, Li Xi's words are not completely unreasonable, at least, when the sky falls, there is still Lao Wang on top of him! Although Lao Wang looks like he has nothing to do with himself, if things really develop to the point where "the city is full of ownerless souls," Lao Wang will have to hang the flag and charge even if he is reluctant.

The two talked and walked, and after a short time they returned to Shuangyang Road, and after eating and drinking for a while, they saw that the sun was already noon, so they came to the yamen to ask for yesterday's reward.

The gate of the yamen was open, and Yuan Yu and another man named Lin Yao were on duty, and in front of them, a pair of brothers were noisy and said that they wanted to see the county lord.

The reason why it is certain that these two are brothers is because they are about the same age, about the same height, look very similar, and the clothes are also the same style, one wears white and the other wears blue.

They also accuse each other of being wrong with the titles of elder brother and younger brother.

In addition, Jiang Fang noticed a thin old lady standing aside, looking at the noisy brothers with a sad face.

"Don't make any noise!" Yuan Yu waved his hand impatiently and scolded, "This is the yamen, not the vegetable market." If you have a grievance, beat the drum and sound the grievance, and we will take you in, and if there is a dispute at home, we will solve it ourselves!"

The two brothers glared at each other, neither beating the drum nor leaving.

"Let's go!"

Yuan Yu and Lin Yao were about to drive them away.

"Wait!" Our Lady of Li Xi's heart exploded, and she quickly went over and asked Yuan Yu, "What the hell is going on?"

"What's the matter with you?" Yuan Yubai glanced at Li Xi: "Didn't the boss give you a vacation? What are you doing here today?"

Lin Yao said: "The two of them both said that the other party stole the old mother's jewelry and sold it for money. said that he wanted to kill his relatives in righteousness, and came over to let the adults investigate and solve the case, and arrest people and go to prison. ”

Jiang Fang listened to it on the side, and he was puzzled when he heard it.

As the saying goes, people rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles, and this old woman does not look like a rich person with a sad face, and the two brothers do not seem to be too rich. If it is a rich child who slanders the other party in order to fight for family property, it is reasonable. Even if the old woman has jewelry, it won't be very valuable, if you really find out who stole it, the sentence is a few days in prison, what is the point of causing such a painless result?

Unless that's just a header. That's not what they really care about.

That's not the case, why is that?

The more Jiang Fang thought about it, the more curious he became, and he couldn't help but take a step further and take a closer look.

He found that the two brothers' anger was only the anger they looked at, not really anger from the heart.

People are really angry, and you can see it in their facial expressions, especially in their eyes.

And they just make an angry and unrelenting posture, completely distracted.

In a word, the acting is too rough.

After listening for a while, seeing that the brothers were still not stopping, Jiang Fang rolled his eyes and said to the brother in white: "Since you are all justified, I think the other party stole it." The magistrate doesn't want to listen to any of you's one-sided words, so leave your mother behind, and you can go back for the time being. ”

waved his hand and motioned for Li Xi to bring the old woman who was standing aside.

The two brothers froze for a moment, their faces immediately changed, and they both opened their hands together, stopped in front of their mothers, and said in unison: "It's us who have a dispute, what should you ask about us, what do you have to do with our old mother?!"

"That's not what I said, this is where the yamen is, and you are shouting and screaming here, what kind of system is it? Letting your mother in is not torture, but asking about right and wrong, and when you can distinguish the truth from the false, you will make a decision. Jiang Fang raised his chin at Li Xi: "What are you still doing in a daze, take the old lady in." ”

Li Xi was stunned for a moment and nodded yes.

Although he didn't know what Jiang Fang wanted to do, he trusted Jiang Fang.

The two brothers still wanted to stop them, but Yuan Yu and Lin Yao drew their knives in unison and glared at them demonstratively.

If the government acts and the people block it, it is disrespectful to the public. Naturally, they want to be unanimous with the outside world, not to say that Jiang Fang can really give orders to them.

Jiang Fang naturally knew, so he only said this to Li Xi, but not in the eyes of outsiders.

Seeing that the old woman was taken away, the two brothers wrinkled their faces anxiously, turned their heads and saw that Jiang Fang was about to go in, so they hurriedly followed left and right.

"My lord, what are you going to do with our mother? My mother is over sixty years old, and she is too old to understand things, so I am afraid that she does not know how to go back to the official house. ”

"yes, yes. ”

Jiang Fang was deliberate, their anger was fake, but when they saw the old mother being brought in, their anxious expression was real, so they simply turned around and prepared to leave, giving them this opportunity to confess.

The reason why they didn't go to the yamen was to prevent their misunderstanding from being exposed by Yuan Yu and Lin Yao, knowing that he was not an adult in charge at all.

Jiang Fang didn't stop, but continued to walk forward, and said casually: "Now that you're in a hurry, since you know that the old mother is not in good health, why do you want to take her to the yamen to mess around?"

The brothers didn't know what to think, and bowed their heads in silence.

After taking two more steps, Jiang Fang turned around, this time in a more official tone, and said: "Confess leniently! Resist strictly! You don't even know this truth, right?"

Seeing that the brothers were still silent, Jiang Fang continued: "Don't say yes, right? Okay, if you don't say it, don't I know? Oh? You are full of doubts now? Do you want to ask me, how can you see that you are lying?"

"Yes. The brothers said in unison, "How do you know we're lying?"

Hit the trick!

Jiang Fang was amused in his heart, knowing that his unreasonable move had already worked, he didn't speak, just looked at the other party coldly.