When Fan Xianlin found the Wooden Sword Martial Arts Hall, Meng Li was practicing swords, and when he got the news of Xue Baiqi's arrest, he was stunned on the spot.

The only thought in my mind is......

"It can't be!"

The news of the murder of the holy monk Chang Ming spread quickly, and when Meng Li went to the noodle restaurant at noon, he had already heard about it. It's just that I didn't expect that the person suspected by the government would be Xue Baiqi.

"Meng Gongzi, you must save Brother Xue, now the only person who can prove his innocence is you!"

Fan Xianlin's pear blossoms brought rain, and he was already crying into a tearful person.

Meng Li helped her to the seat next to her, took a clean handkerchief, and stuffed it into the girl's hand.

"Miss Fan, don't worry. The Ten Thousand Buddhas cinnabar was brought back by me and Brother Xue, and no one knows better than me whether he is innocent or not, don't worry, I will go to the city guard mansion to explain the situation. ”

After appeasing Fan Xianlin, Meng Li went to the City Shoufu in Bei'anfang to visit Xue Baiqi. However, when he arrived at the castle guard's mansion, he was told that the case was very important, and all personnel were not allowed to visit.

After questioning, I learned that Xue Baiqi had been convicted of being a murderer, and he was beheaded three days later.

"How can it be so fast?"

Upon learning of this, Meng Li was taken aback.

From Xue Baiqi to the present, he has been convicted in just one hour, is it a matter of carelessness, or is the evidence conclusive?

In desperation, Meng Li could only transfer to Jianjing Mansion and seek Bai Ye's help.

Shiro was also shocked when he learned about this.

Nantang attaches great importance to homicide cases, and the city guard will suddenly close the case in such a short period of time, probably because it is afraid that the impact will expand.

But then again, under the harsh laws of the imperial court, the city guard mansion is still quickly decided, and it must be completely certain.

The evidence is ironclad!

This is the most basic criterion for the government to adjudicate cases.

Xue Baiqi was sentenced to death, and there must be conclusive evidence.

And the ironclad evidence is half a box of cinnabar found in the workshop.

From Meng Li's mouth, he heard a different answer.

In the city guard mansion, Sun Feiyu, who had just finished interrogating Xue Baiqi, walked out of the dungeon gate with a solemn face.

The facts change complicated, but there is only one truth!

As an old catcher who has been fishing for 20 years, Sun Feiyu thinks that his judgment will not be wrong.

Although this Xue Baiqi has repeatedly quibbled, in the case of conclusive evidence, even if he struggles, it will be useless.

Facts speak louder than words, and the experience of 20 years of arrest tells him that when any murderer is caught again, he will not admit his evil deeds at the first time, and their first sentence is......

"Wronged!"

Sun Feiyu nodded.

That's right, that's it.

"Your Excellency has wronged! Xue Baiqi is innocent!"

A shout suddenly came from the front yard, and Sun Feiyu, who realized what was happening, frowned, and his already gloomy face suddenly became even more gloomy.

Who's making noise here?

Sun Feiyu had a calm face and walked quickly to the front yard.

The dungeon where the prisoners were held was in the backyard, then the middle courtyard where everyone rested, and the front yard where the office was in front.

The shouting of grievances can be transmitted from the front yard to the back yard, and the loudness can be imagined.

Do you really think that shouting loudly is innocent?

Sun Feiyu sneered and walked through the middle courtyard to the front yard, and when he crossed the low wall that was only less than two feet taller than him, he suddenly saw a dark and thin young man.

The young man looks like he is fourteen or fifteen years old, dressed as a martial artist, but his realm is a little worse, his qi and blood are ruined, and he is hovering between the second and fourth forgings, and he has not even reached the first-class.

Compared with this dark and thin young man, the two middle-aged men standing next to the young man made him care more.

These two people all represent the pinnacle of power in the Jieshui officialdom, one is the mirror envoy Bai Ye, and the other is the city guard Sha Junyang, his immediate boss.

When Sun Feiyu saw the two big figures, he hurriedly straightened up and said respectfully: "Meet the two adults." ”

When Sha Junyang saw his right-hand man, his sad face suddenly disappeared, and he said with a smile: "Feiyu is here, just right, there are some things that need to be verified with you." ”

Thinking of the previous cry of grievances, Sun Feiyu glanced at the dark and thin young man, and walked up quietly.

"What do you want to verify?"

Sha Junyang asked knowingly: "Lord Bai just said that you arrested a prisoner named Xue Baiqi, is there such a thing?"

Sun Feiyu nodded and said, "Yes?"

Sha Junyang nodded and asked casually, "What did this person do?"

Sun Fei said in a deep voice: "This person killed the holy monk of Changdeng Temple, and the people and gods were angry. ”

"Is there any evidence for such a thing?" Sha Junyang's face sank, as if it was the first time he had heard of it.

But...... It's all a bird in the woods, and who doesn't know who!

The holy monk of Changming was killed, and the whole city was shocked, and the lord of the city guard, who was the lord of a city, turned a blind eye, and his ass knew whether it was true or not.

Bai also snorted coldly, and didn't poke him, only said a word......

"Lord Sha's heart is really big!"

"Brother Bai said that he laughed, said he laughed. I'm also a big family, a lot of things, too busy, if it weren't for the right-hand man of Feiyu, my city guard would have been turned upside down!"

Sha Junyang chuckled, unspeakably embarrassed. But he really can't help it. The holy monk Changming is highly respected and has a very high status in the hearts of the people. If this matter is not handled well, it is difficult for him to ensure that he will be burned, but it is better to pretend to be stupid and be stunned, and put the matter on Sun Feiyu to be fully responsible.

"Lord Bai is extremely concerned about the death of the holy monk, you can tell him about the case, and there is no need to hide it. Sha Junyang stared at Sun Feiyu, turned his head to look at Bai Ye after speaking, gave a salute, and said regretfully: "I'm sorry, Brother Bai, I still have important business, so I won't accompany you next, and I will leave." ”

As soon as the two words of farewell came out, his people were already far away, for fear that Bai would also stop him.

"This old fox!"

Seeing Sha Junyang go away, Bai also showed a sneer.

This Sha Junyang is worthy of being a recognized old fritter in the officialdom of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and he actually played a trick on him, just this kung fu of seeking good fortune and avoiding evil, he has been perfected.

However, it's not a good thing that this guy ran away!

"Sun Feiyu is it!" Bai also put on a face, pretending to be very angry.

Adults hurt me!

Sun Feiyu secretly complained.

As the so-called official level crushes people to death, and the city guards talk about official positions in the mansion, only Sha Junyang, who is in the third rank, can be compared with the Fujing envoy sent by the imperial court. But this lord of the city guard now patted his ass and left, and a bunch of messes were all thrown to him.

Sun Feiyu is the head catcher of Jieshui City, not an official but an official, even if Jieshui City has a high political level, it is only a six-grade false position, compared with Bai, it is far from the same.

However, even if the official position is not as good as the other party, it is not enough reason for him to grovel.

Sun Feiyu looked directly at Bai Ye, and said without humility or arrogance: "Xiaguan Sun Feiyu, meet Lord Bai." ”

"Very good, much stronger than Sha Junyang's slippery head. ”

Bai Ye pursed his lips and smiled, his attitude changed so quickly that Sun Feiyu was a little caught off guard.

"What are you, my lord?"

Bai also raised his hand and said, "Don't waste time, let's go straight to the point!"

"Okay, okay!" In front of Bai Ye, Sun Feiyu actually had a feeling of being at a loss, as if this person was his real leader.

Leadership charisma?

Bai Yecai didn't care about Sun Feiyu's feelings, and said in a deep voice: "I mentioned Xue Baiqi just now, how much do you know about this person?"

Sun Feiyu shook his head and said: "I only know that this person is a murderer, and as for him, I don't know and don't want to understand." ”

Sun Feiyu is an official messenger, and his duty is to arrest criminals and bring them to justice, not to understand criminals.

"No, you should know that it will be of great help in deciding cases. Bai Ye shook his head and said solemnly: "As far as I know, Xue Baiqi is a humble person, a weak scholar who reads poetry and books, and makes a living by painting on weekdays, how can such a person be a murderer?"

Sun Fei said: "The human heart is like the flesh hidden under the leather coat, if it is not opened, you will never know whether it is good or bad." After 20 years of arrest, many of the prisoners he came into contact with were polite and humble people, and from the outside, none of them looked like murderers. ”

"But Xue Baiqi has no motive to kill!" Meng Li said at the right time: "You are sure that the reason for Xue Baiqi's crime is the Ten Thousand Buddhas Cinnabar. But that box of cinnabar was handed over to us by the holy monk Changming himself, at the cost of a delicate yellow cloth. ”

Sun Fei said: "Xue Baiqi also said this. But unfortunately, no one can prove it to you, and we did not find the yellow cloth on the spot. ”

It's that he's overthinking!

Hearing Sun Feiyu's answer, Meng Li suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem.

When he took out the fabric, before the Changming holy monk completely opened the cloth bag, he put the little monk Yuanjue out of the Buddha Hall, and no one else knew about the cloth and cinnabar except for the three of them. As one of the parties, his confession will naturally not be accepted by the government.

Since he is also one of the parties, why has he not become the object of suspicion?

It stands to reason that he is "powerful", shouldn't he be more suspicious?

Before Meng Li could ask the question in his heart, Sun Feiyu had already said the answer.

"Moreover, after you left, Xue Baiqi went to the Changdeng Temple alone. ”

Xue Baiqi went to Changdeng Temple again? Did he go to find the holy monk Changming? Why?

Meng Qian asked several questions, and couldn't help but be even more puzzled.

"I want to meet Xue Baiqi. ”

Meng Li's tone was firm.

There are some things that he has to ask Xue Baiqi face-to-face. Only in this way can we better solve this problem.

"This ......"

Sun Feiyu looked at Bai Ye, his face was embarrassed.

Bai Ye said expressionlessly: "This matter is very important, so naturally we should be cautious." ”

Hearing this more reminding words, Sun Feiyu showed a wry smile.

"Okay, you guys come with me. ”

The dungeon was damp and cold, and the smell of corruption wafted through the air.

Sun Feiyu, who went and returned, ignored the suspicious eyes of the guards, walked all the way, and came to the cell that blocked Xue Baiqi.

Meng Li followed behind Sun Feiyu and soon saw Xue Baiqi in the cell.