Chapter Forty-Six: Easy Clearance
The two brands are not big, and the sound of throwing them on the table is very crisp, it seems that they are two pieces of heavy metal, and the deputy of the battalion is disappointed, although the two brands are not small, but even if they are made of gold, they are only a few double, how can they be compared to the silver ticket.
The battalion deputy pursed his lips, stretched out his hand and grabbed two brands, the first brand is made of unknown metal, dark red copper luster, the feel is heavier than silver, only to see a white cloud carved on one side, a corner of the temple is exposed under the clouds, and there are two seals of Jingyun on the other side.
The battalion deputy didn't recognize this brand, casually threw it on the table, and went to see the second brand, which was a gold-like brand, and it felt quite heavy, and the battalion deputy saw the two words on the front of the sign - "Da Luo", and immediately felt a roar in his head, and the whole person slipped off the stool and collapsed to the ground.
The battalion deputy has seen this kind of brand three times in his life, the first time was when he was an ordinary soldier, in the training of the city guards of the Water Gate, the battalion officer at that time specially taught everyone how to identify the waist card of the high-level of the Song State, which emphasized several waist cards that could not be provoked, including this waist card.
The battalion deputy still remembers that the battalion officer once said: "In the Song Kingdom, if you offend the clan relatives of the royal family, you will be sentenced to ten strokes of the spine rod at most, but if you offend the immortals of the Daluo faction, then you don't know when and how you will die." ”
The battalion deputy was a small soldier at that time and had little knowledge, so he naturally didn't take the battalion officer's words to heart, until he saw a companion die in pain after offending a monk of the Da Luo faction because he didn't recognize the waist card for the second time, and he could never forget this kind of waist card again.
His companion had been wailing in bed for three days before he vomited blood, vomiting out his internal organs, and was dragged out and hastily buried, saying that it was an epidemic, and that the camp had strictly forbidden to discuss the matter freely.
Since then, the deputy of the battalion knows that the immortals of the Great Luo Sect do not need a reason to punish mortals, and even if the punished person dies, no one dares to seek justice for him, and if he dies, he will die in vain.
Today is the third time that the battalion deputy has seen this kind of waist card, and the other party is because he was blackmailed by himself, and he took out the waist card in anger, and the battalion deputy felt that he was already a dead man at the moment, and the reason why he was not dead now was that the other party had not thought of how to torture himself.
Li Mao said with a gloomy face: "Have you finished reading the evidence? ”
The battalion deputy got up from the ground with a trembling rope and respectfully handed the two signs back to Li Mao.
When Li Mao took the sign away from him, the battalion deputy felt as if his spine had been pulled away, and he wanted to fall to the ground again.
Li Mao said coldly: "This official entered the city this time, and he had a secret mission, so he didn't want to make extraneous branches, but I didn't expect that your murder would reveal my identity, which is really unreasonable." ”
After speaking, Li Mao slapped his palm on the table in front of him, and the table made a muffled sound but did not break.
The battalion deputy heard Li Mao's words like five thunderbolts, the other party was looking for a reason to take his life, he trembled and wanted to ask for mercy, but his body shook and couldn't help leaning on the table.
As soon as the table fell, the battalion lieutenant tilted, and the whole person fell to the ground together with the table, and when he got up in embarrassment, he found that the solid table made of willow wood had turned into a pile of sawdust, and the sawdust flew everywhere for him to pounce.
The deputy of the battalion was so sad that he secretly said: "Is this the immortal law? If this hits me, I'm afraid no one will be able to recognize him." Why did this immortal master hide his identity, this is to pit himself to death, right?"
Li Mao's voice was cold to the bone: "I waited all the way to track down the cultists to Jinling City, and you deliberately obstructed us, did you want to shield the cultists?"
The battalion deputy completely fell into despair in his heart, this immortal is so ruthless, it is not enough to ask for his own life, colluding with the cult is a big crime that is full of beheading, if he sits down, his family will not be able to run away from a dozen or so people.
The battalion deputy immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed again and again and begged for mercy, and knocked his forehead bruised and swollen with a few bangs.
Li Mao sat down on a stool with a knife and said: "What do you have to beg for mercy? How can you prove that you are not colluding with cult members?"
The deputy of the battalion lamented that the report of the present world came so quickly, he wronged Li Mao just now, and now the other party has returned it, the other party relies on the identity of a monk, and he doesn't have to do it himself, he can let himself be tortured by this charge, and under the heavy punishment of the Jinling Mansion, he dares to do anything.
The battalion deputy took out the silver ticket from his arms and wanted to return it to Li Mao, but Li Mao glanced at the battalion deputy contemptuously and said, "Do you mean to bribe me with my own silver ticket?
The deputy of the battalion kowtowed like pounding garlic: "Immortal, the little one knows that he is wrong, what I just said is a fart, you just let go of the small one!
Li Mao snorted coldly: "Let you go? To put it simply, let you go, and let you harm more people in the future?"
The battalion deputy walked to Li Mao on his knees, hugged Li Mao's left leg and cried: "Immortal, it's a little mistake, I'm not usually like this, I was blinded by greed just now, it's really a first offense!"
Li Mao used a slight force on his left foot and kicked the battalion deputy out: "Give you two quarters of an hour to prove the innocence of our group, and I will spare your life. ”
The camp copy came and wanted to rush over and hug his legs, but when he heard Li Mao say this, he was stunned for a moment, and said with an ecstatic expression on his face: "Immortal, do you really want to forgive the villain?"
Li Mao closed his eyes and sat down on the stool, no longer answering.
The battalion deputy knelt on the ground, his eyes flickered a few times, and he immediately thought of an idea, he kowtowed heavily on the ground and said, "Immortal, you just wait for my good news." ”
After speaking, the battalion deputy got up and rushed out, not forgetting to wipe the tears and sawdust on his face with his sleeve when he left.
Li Mao did not leave the interrogation room, after all, this is Jinling City, the capital of the Song Kingdom, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and many masters, it is not a place where he can be rampant by outsiders, and some things are more appropriate for the battalion deputy to come forward.
Li Mao waited for a while, and when it was just two quarters of an hour, the battalion deputy rushed back in a hurry, sweating profusely, and there were bruises on his forehead, but there was a feeling on his face that he had survived the catastrophe, and it seemed that things were almost done.
Li Mao opened his eyes, only to see the battalion deputy rushing to Li Mao with an arrow, kneeling down with a puff, and raising his hands above his head to offer a pile of things.
Li Mao first took the top customs clearance document and opened it, which had been covered with the entrance survey of the Dinghuai Gate of Jinling City, which can prove that Li Mao and his party entered the city from the Dinghuai Gate, and there was no problem with the inspection.
Li Mao picked up a folded double-open post again, and when he opened it, he saw that there were words "official name thorn, used for household registration", and there was the official seal of the Jinling Mansion, which seemed to be a temporary identity certificate issued by Jinling City.
For outsiders, with this thing, they can enter and leave the inner and outer cities of Jinling to carry out trading and commercial activities, otherwise they will have to live in a designated area, and they will move around at will without the official system, and they are likely to be arrested and imprisoned for the crime of being a homeless person.
Each famous thorn has the physiognomy and simple portraits of Li Mao and his entourage, it seems that the battalion deputy did it with his heart, and in a hurry let the Jinling Mansion government issue ten such famous thorns, and the estimated cost is not small.
Li Mao didn't let the battalion deputy get up immediately, and asked him to kneel there in a lifting posture, until Li Mao looked at everyone's famous thorns and confirmed that there was no problem, Li Mao said: "The ability to do things is okay, get up and talk back." ”
At this time, the battalion deputy dared to put down his arm, his arm was already extremely sore, and his knees were also a little swollen and painful, but he did not dare to move these places, so he could only stand there with his hands down, waiting for Li Mao to ask.
Li Mao said: "These temporary names cost you a lot of money, right?"
The battalion deputy hurriedly said: "Because it costs fifty taels each urgently, and it usually only costs fifteen taels, this is the money you have left." ”
Li Mao waved his hand and did not go to pick up the scattered silver tickets in the hands of the battalion deputy, he suddenly felt that it would be good if he had such a subordinate in Jinling City who was familiar with the environment.
Li Mao said: "You have also worked hard, even if you reward you with these silvers, if there is anything in the future, I will have to trouble you." ”
The battalion deputy said in his heart, don't come to me again, I don't want this silver, and when I see you in the future, I will stay away and never provoke you again.
In the end, the battalion deputy still didn't have the guts, and said astringently: "Immortal, if you have any orders in the future, just say that the little one will go to the soup and go to the fire, and this reward is not needed at all." ”
Li Mao nodded and said: "Well, I just arrived in Jinling City, and I am not familiar with the place, so I must have something to ask you to help with, but I haven't thought about it yet, and I will come to you when I think about it." ”
The battalion deputy really wanted to slap himself in the mouth, it seems that Li Mao has eaten himself, and he blames himself for being too greedy, so there is today's unwarranted disaster.
Li Mao saw that he had been tossing and turning here for more than half an hour, so he no longer punished the battalion deputy, got up and said, "Take all my companions to the dock, return the boat to us, and we are going to enter the city." ”
The battalion deputy immediately agreed to go out and make arrangements.
By the time Li Mao saw Xu Jiuye and them, it had already been a quarter of an hour, but fortunately, everyone was only a little frightened, and they were not beaten or humiliated, but everyone seemed to be in good spirits.
Li Mao stepped forward to greet Xu Jiuye and Mrs. Xu, patted the men's shoulders and comforted them, and finally it was Xu Ai's turn, and before Li Mao could speak, Xu Ai threw himself into his arms and cried.
Li Mao frowned and said, "Xiao Ai, did those soldiers bully you?"
The battalion deputy on the side turned pale, turned around and looked angrily at the soldier on the side, and the soldier also said with a frightened face: "My lord, we all know military discipline and state law, and the interrogation is also carried out in accordance with the process, and absolutely no one is rude to this girl." ”
At this time, Xu Ai spoke: "Brother Li, no one bullied me, I just feel wronged, I can't help crying when I see you, it's good to cry twice, don't worry." ”
Li Mao naturally knew that Xu Ai had now reached the realm of Ronghai, and ordinary soldiers were really not Xu Ai's opponents, mainly because he had never encountered this situation before, and he was a little frightened, and he would soon recover as before.
Li Mao watched everyone get on the passenger boat, he was the last to get on the boat, he stood at the bow of the boat and hugged his fist to the battalion deputy and said: "My lord, thank you for your hospitality, the green mountains do not change the green water, and I will come to visit you another day!"
In the surprised eyes of the soldiers on the side, the battalion deputy reluctantly squeezed out a smile and said, "Mr. Li has gone all the way, and when you settle down, I will visit you again." ”