Chapter 5: No Turning Back
Wu Shuang, lifting the sword upside down, shook his fists, and said to Ruan Xiong:
"Thank you seniors for saving your life!"
Nguyen Hung laughed and said:
"Wu Shaoxia, how do you know your beloved daughter?"
Therefore, Wu Shuang told him about the gang of robbers on the Baile Bridge in Luoyan City, and the gang of robbers in Dongling Shilipo, and later went down to the river twice to save people, and became friends from then on;
Nguyen Hung concluded:
"Then my daughter Ling'er, she is now doing business with Qiu Dekai and them in Xichuan!"
"Yes. ”
"Well, let's leave it at that," said Nguyen Xiong, "I haven't seen my daughter for five years, and I'll go to Xichuan to find her now!"
said that he bowed to Wu Shuang, said a precious voice, and went out.
Suddenly, She Gang was covered in blood and found Wu Shuang with Alai.
"How's it going outside?" Wu Shuang asked.
"A few of them ran," She Gang said, "and the rest were hacked to death by me!"
"Hey!" Wu Shuang had no choice but to sigh and say, "Let's go! Let's go to the compound of the Criminal Department." ”
After crossing the Jinshan Bridge, facing the door is the courtyard of the Ministry of Punishment, along the road in front, all the way to the right, in turn is the household department, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War and other important yamen. This river is connected to the moat of the Royal Jinyuan, and about 700 steps to the left is the west gate of the Royal Jinyuan. Normally, when the ministers who lived in this area went to the court, they entered and exited through the west gate, which saved them at least ten miles than the main gate on the east side.
Now it's time for sunset again, the golden sunset embraces the streets and alleys of the capital, falls on the surface of the moat, and reflects the high pepper mud wall of the royal brocade garden with extra solemnity, and there is also an indescribable sense of loneliness, as if with the tiredness and sluggishness of the long days of winter. At this moment, a few waterfowl cruised in the moat, which swept the calm river into sharp waves and scattered towards both banks, crumpling and shattering the golden glow into countless flickering stars, making passers-by dizzy. At the same time, the frost wind of Layue is like a sharp knife, slow and cold, making people involuntarily, shrink their necks, arch their shoulders, fold their hands, and hurry home.
At this moment, Wu Shuang and the three of them rushed to the Jinshan Bridge, and when they were only halfway to the bridge, a man wearing a blue cotton robe, yellow cowhide boots, and a mink warm hat hurried towards them.
Wu Shuang looked at it and recognized it as Yin Kaishan, so he arched his hand and asked:
"Brother Shan, where are you going to go on business now?"
Yin Kaishan, the Earth Demon Twin Blades, pulled the three of them back in a panic, and whispered in his mouth:
"Brother, go quickly! this is not a place to speak, the compound of the Ministry of Punishment is now full of swordsmen and axes, just waiting for you to attack!"
"What's going on?" Wu Shuang asked again.
"Alas!" Yin Kaishan sighed and said, "Did you kill Hu Wei's son Hu Zheng in the Zaixing Grand Inn before?"
"Yes. Wu Shuang said.
"He deserves it!" She Gang cried out, "they were the ones who killed us with poison first!"
"Brother She Gang, these days, it's not a question of who is justified and who is unreasonable!" Yin Kaishan, the two swords of the earth, said with a sad face, "He Lao Tzu has a hot fight with the officials of the imperial court, and only donated an official position of governor to him last year, and now what you killed is even if it is a six-rank official of the imperial court, the crime is unforgivable;
When Ah Lai heard this, his face turned pale with fright, and he was dumbfounded; She Gang was furious, and scolded the dog thief for being in charge, what is the reason of heaven! Wu Shuang sighed deeply, he nodded silently, but did not say anything.
"Master Wu Zhuang, you better hurry up!" Yin Kaishan said, "Go back to Yancheng! If the people don't fight with the officials, you won't be able to twist them!"
Wu Shuang sighed deeply, clenched his fists tightly, looked at the towering imperial city buildings across the river, the golden sunset reflected from the moat on his serious and almost pale face, his expression was solemn, his eyes were sharp, and his voice was leisurely, he said:
"Unless I can't see the world anymore, I must rescue them!"
Seeing that he was determined, Yin Kaishan couldn't say anything, so he asked:
"Brother, what are your plans now?"
"Since I'm here, I still have to go for a trip!" Wu Shuang said, "I want to see, see, how clever the methods of this group of corrupt officials are!"
"Yes, I'm afraid of him," She Gang said angrily, "let's see how they deal with grandpa!"
Yin Kaishan sighed deeply and said:
"Brothers, don't be impulsive!"
Wu Shuang smiled faintly and said:
"Don't worry!Brother Shan, I'm measured!" He said to She Gang again, "Brother She, you take Alai to Zhangshan where to stay for a night, I will come later, tell Zhang Shan to prepare more wine, I want to drink some wine tonight!"
"Never!" She Gang said, "I'm going to go to the Criminal Department compound with you!"
Wu Shuang looked at him, but he twisted his head towards the river, looking unrelenting!
Therefore, Wu Shuang and the earth demon double knife Yin Kaishan said:
"Brother Shan, do you see if there is any way to save the lives of Governor Wang's father and son!"
"Then unless you have a way to change Taishi Xu's opinion! In this way, there may be a glimmer of hope!"
"Then I'll take Alai to the Taishi's Mansion now, and find the Taishi to explain the truth of the matter in person!"
"It's not easy to talk about!" Yin Kaishan said, "This case was taken over by Shang Shang of our Criminal Department, and it can only be explained clearly to him, and Master Xu is just listening to the reports of his subordinates, and he doesn't know the truth! And if you rush to find him, how can he believe your words!"
"Okay, I'll go find Shang Shangshu now!" Wu Shuang said and left.
"Brother Wu!" Yin Kaishan shouted with a solemn expression, "Please think twice!"
Wu Shuang stopped slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then resolutely walked forward, when She Gang was about to catch up, but heard Wu Shuang drop an indistinguishable sentence:
"Go to Zhang Shan's house and wait for me!"
She Gang stomped his feet angrily and snorted, there was really no way not to listen!
The cold wind of dusk blew tightly, and the shadow of the sunset could no longer be seen on the moat, and the lake was sparkling and desolate; the distant mountains had been swallowed up in a vast twilight, and the pedestrians on the street were gradually becoming scarce; Wu Shuang was carried forward by the cold wind, and the sleeves of his robe fluttered in the wind, like countless frightened hands, trying to hold him back! However, he still walked towards the compound of the Criminal Department. (To be continued.) )