Chapter 190
190 Xu Qi ‘an without any flaws (1)
Zhang Kaitai rushed back to the front hall without saying anything. Xu Qi ‘an wanted to follow Zhang Jinluo, but he was not as fast.
When he rushed to the front hall at a very fast speed, he saw Zhang Kaitai using his fingers as a sword to cut the last paper man into two.
At this time, the ground was covered with a lot of shredded paper, and there were nearly ten paper men. In addition, there were two youths lying on the ground. Their throats had been slit open by a sharp blade, and blood was splattering everywhere. They had already died.
“What’s going on?” Xu Qi ‘an was shocked.
“Many paper men suddenly came out of these two people’s bodies and wanted to kill them to silence them, but we stopped them.” Silver Gong, who was in charge of guarding the criminals, answered, but he was talking to Zhang Kaitai.
“How are the prisoners?” As Zhang Kaitai asked, he looked at the middle-aged man in embroidered clothes who was curled up in the corner and was protected by several gongs.
He held his head and squatted in the corner, his face facing the wall, so no one could see his face clearly.
“Hey, it’s fine now.” Gong kicked him, and the middle-aged man fell limply to the ground.
Everyone’s expression changed slightly. Yin Luo, who was in charge of guarding the place, rushed over with large strides. After checking his breath and neck, his expression turned ugly. He cupped his fists in panic and said, ”
“This humble servant’s guard is not strong enough. Please punish me, Daren.”
Zhang Kaitai suddenly became very gloomy. Blue veins appeared on his forehead. After a few seconds of silence, he slowly said,”I don’t blame you.”
He walked to the corpse, grabbed the middle-aged man’s collar, and shook it gently. With a ripping sound, the clothes were torn into pieces.
The middle-aged man’s naked body was exposed to everyone’s eyes. There was a bright red mark on his chest.
this is a wizard’s Killing Curse. By taking a person’s hair, blood, nails, and other things, supplemented by the eight characters of the birth date, it can kill people without them noticing. Zhang Kaitai shook his head.
This was something that could not be prevented, especially for a system like the martial arts, which was only good at violence.
“What about the paper man?” Xu Qi ‘an asked.
Zhang Kaitai squatted beside the corpse and pondered for a long time. these paper figurines made me think of something. The witchcraft religion’s methods are unpredictable. They have curses, killing people in dreams, and the ability to control ghosts and corpses.
these paper men are possessed by ghosts. They are ordered to work for the spellcaster.
Xu Qi ‘an was a smart person. He instantly understood what Zhang Kaitai meant and said in surprise, “”The well in the backyard is … The Wizards of the wizard God religion use them to raise ghosts.”
This also explained why it was a seal and not a complete purification.
“The wizard is probably nearby.”
but he has already left. Our surprise attack caught him off guard, so he hid in the surroundings and cast a spell to silence him. He is already dead, so he will not continue to stay in the vicinity.
“Zhang Jinluo, even you can’t sense this paper man? I didn’t notice that The Paper Men were hiding on these teenagers just now.”
“First, a martial artist’s divine sense can only give an early warning to things that pose a threat to them.Second, the paper man was not only an object attached to ghosts, but also a layer of seal that could shield perception.Third, paper men don’t have strong killing power. They are usually used for business, not to kill enemies.”
Xu Qi ‘an was suddenly furious. He cursed and unsheathed his black and gold long knife. The sharp knife ray cut through the beams of the hall. Broken wood and tiles fell with a clatter, causing the women and young men to cover their heads and scream in all directions.
In the shadow of the other side of the street, the person hiding in the shadow sneered and laughed when he saw the collapsed house in the distance and the noise it made. Then, he fell silent again.
…..
Minister of Works ‘residence.
In the master bedroom, the Minister of Works, whose wife had passed away for many years and had never remarried, was sleeping soundly with his concubine in his arms.
A paper man drifted into the yard with the night wind and landed lightly on the ground. A few seconds later, it got up and squeezed itself through the crack of the door with difficulty.
It carefully avoided the charcoal basin and walked to the side of the bed with jerky steps. It floated up the bed with a light breeze and landed beside the pillow of the Minister of Works.
The paper figurine stood up unsteadily from the pillow and slammed its head into the Minister of Works ‘face with all its might.
The Minister of Works frowned and slowly opened his eyes. When he saw the paper figurine on the pillow, he immediately woke up.
He first observed his concubine and made sure that she was sleeping soundly. Then, he picked up the paper figurine, got out of bed, and went to the table. He lit the candle on the table, unfolded the paper figurine, and read the tiny words on the paper with his eyes narrowed.
Not long after he finished reading, the Minister of Works ‘expression changed drastically, and his beard trembled. When he finished reading it, he let out a breath of relief and regained his calm and relaxed state.
After burning the paper figurines with candlelight, the Minister of Works returned to his bed. He looked at his sleeping concubine and muttered to himself for a moment. Then, he slowly picked up a pillow and covered the concubine’s mouth and nose …
…..
The next day, Ministry of Justice.
The Minister of Justice, who woke up early, came to the Yamen and personally went to the prison to inspect the night watchmen who were detained there.
There were a total of 46 night watchmen involved in the corruption case, from Jin Gong to Tong Gong, and they were all locked up in the Ministry of Justice.
According to the original rules, the three Yamen should each detain a section and interrogate them separately. However, the king’s party had lost two core members in the tax and silver case and were at odds with Wei Yuan. The Ministry of Justice was even more enthusiastic than the Qi party’s Supreme Court officials in adding insult to injury.
“The heavens are watching. Do you think you can escape the law by remaining silent?” The Minister of Justice sneered and shook his head.
“I have already checked your family property and drafted a Memorial. After his Majesty has read it, none of you can escape.
Of course, I’m still willing to give you a chance. Who ordered you to embezzle money and oppress the people? Is it Wei Yuan?”
No one answered him.
Suddenly, someone sneered,”corruption?” Minister, please tell me, how much money have I embezzled? I’ve been a night watchman for more than ten years, and I’ve never been greedy for a single copper coin.”
Hmph, you still want to talk … The Minister of Justice followed the voice and saw the man who spoke. His first glance was not on the man, but the clean cell.
The dirty things and dried grass on the ground were all swept to the corners. The cobwebs in the corners were also gone. The straw mat was still tattered, but it was neatly attached to the mat. Every detail was in order.
The Minister of Justice was puzzled as he examined the man who spoke. He was a night watchman with an old-fashioned expression. Even though he was wearing a prison uniform, he gave off a clean and refreshing feeling. His hair was neatly combed, and the sleeves rolled up on the left and right sides were symmetrical.
Looking at the man and the prison cell, the officials, including the Minister of Justice, felt an inexplicable sense of comfort …
“What’s this person’s name?” Minister sun stood with his hands behind his back.
“Li Yuchun.”
“How much silver did you embezzle? How many suites do you have in the inner city?”
The official opened the book and looked at it for a moment. He didn’t speak for a long time. After Minister sun glanced at him, he said in a low voice,
there’s a simple and crude courtyard in the inner city. There’s an old mother and a pregnant wife in the house. Money … The Ministry of Justice only managed to find fifty taels of silver in his house.”
“Fifty taels of silver?” Minister sun was shocked. It was a silver Gong, but it only had fifty silver taels.
“How did you guys investigate?” Minister sun felt that the people from the Ministry of Justice were sloppy.
The official whispered in his ear for a moment. After listening, Minister sun was silent, as if he was too lazy to pay attention to this man who loved cleanliness, and turned to leave.
In the prison, which had returned to silence, Jiang Luzhong leaned against the wall and sighed.
“Old Jiang, what are your plans?” Jin Gong, who was next door, knocked on the wall and asked.
“What plans can I have? I’ll find another way to make a living after being discharged. I won’t be a spy, my wife and children are in the capital.” Jiang Luzhong said in a bad mood.
heh, I don’t have any children, but I can take a trip to the martial world. I’m tired of staying in the capital. The Golden gong said.
“Bullshit.” Jiang Luzhong sneered, ” a while ago, you said that you planned to get married and have children. You said that you wanted to settle down in the capital. I just hate that I didn’t extort any money all these years and only took some small profits, otherwise, I wouldn’t have been in prison for nothing.”
“Ha, then you can go and become a Bandit after you get out of prison.”
“Get lost,” he said.
The worst outcome was to be dismissed from his post. At least, there would not be any threat to his life. As long as a high-ranked martial artist did not commit too big of a mistake, the Imperial court would not sentence him to death.
The destructive power of a high-ranked martial artist when he went berserk should not be underestimated.
“AI!” There was another sigh, followed by a long silence.
After leaving the prison, the Minister of Justice asked, “”Why don’t I see that Xu b * stard?”
“He seems to have escaped.” The official replied.
“Have you issued an arrest warrant?”
“It’s already been drafted. It can be released after the Yamen seals it.”
“How much silver did that kid embezzle?” Minister sun nodded in satisfaction.
“Yesterday, I sent people to investigate the Xu residence and only found a few Hundred Rolls of silk and satin, but not much silver.” The official said.
“Yes,” Minister sun said,”keep the silk and satin first. When the matter is settled, send them to the officials in the Yamen.”
“This … We didn’t dare to confiscate those things.” The official said in a low voice.
“Huh?” Minister sun’s eyes sharpened.
The official smiled bitterly. that … That was given by His Majesty. No one would dare to take it. Xu Pingzhi will complain to the Emperor later …
“…. I heard that he often goes to the Imperial Academy?” Minister sun looked for another breakthrough.
yes, we sent someone to ask the brothel keeper of the Academy’s workshop. In just two months, that Xu has slept with eight courtesans in the Academy’s workshop, and he’s also in a good relationship with Fu Xiang of the Ying Mei Pavilion.
“Isn’t this it?” Minister sun was slightly excited. so all the money was spent on women. The confessions of the women from the education workshop can also be used as evidence.
“But those women’s statements are very consistent …” The official said, feeling troubled.
Minister sun looked at him with questioning eyes, and the official said angrily, “”Those women said that they admired the talent of the man surnamed Xu and were willing to serve him, not accepting a single cent.”
Minister sun’s body swayed, and he was so angry that he almost had a heart attack.
“Bastard, if there’s no flaw, then arrange a flaw for him. If there’s no money, then send him money!” Minister sun said in a deep voice, ”
“I will never let this little bastard off.”
He angrily returned to the hall and took a sip of warm tea. Before he could even sit down, an official hurriedly came in and reported, ”
“Minister, there’s a message from the palace. His Majesty has summoned you.”
Minister sun looked at the water clock in the corner. At this time, the morning court had already passed. The emperor’s summons were either for business or for a small court meeting.
When did His Majesty become so diligent? Summoning the officials for a meeting every two or three days … “Prepare the sedan!” The Minister of Justice nodded.
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