I Eat Monsters In the Town Monster

Zhu Xiucai knew that Qin Shaoyou was very concerned about this matter, so he didn't pretend to be a joke, and quickly stated the results of the investigation:

"The prison board was originally a piece of wood on the execution platform. Because it was used for a long time, the wind and the sun caused cracks and decay on the board. It was unusable, so it was removed by the yamen and replaced. A new plank to fill..."

When Qin Shaoyou heard this, although he didn't utter a word, he couldn't help but think in his heart: "The guilty card was actually made of a plank on the execution platform? No wonder it is so good at hiding itself. After all, no one would care about an inconspicuous wooden plank under their feet. .It’s just that the board of the execution platform has been changed to a card, so it shouldn’t be in compliance with the rules, right?”

Although he had doubts, he did not rush to speak, and patiently listened to Zhu Xiucai's narration.

Zhu Xiucai did not disappoint him, and he really talked about this matter: "According to the rules in the yamen, the wooden plank that was replaced from the execution platform must either be thrown away or burned. It is a coincidence that the person who replaced this wooden plank On that day, a prisoner on death row happened to be beheaded. An old official saw that the board that had been replaced was just the right size, so he changed it into a prison board without authorization. At that time, a yamen servant saw it and persuaded him a few words , but the old official said that the waste should be reused, and that it should only be used once, and there will be no major problems, so the yamen servant did not persuade him any more."

Qin Shaoyou interrupted and asked, "Where's that old official?"

Zhu Xiucai replied, "He is dead."

Qin Shaoyou frowned, and asked again: "How did you die?"

Zhu Xiucai said: "He died of illness. I asked the old official the reason and time of his illness. According to the answer from the informed yamen servant, the time of the old official's illness was exactly not long after he changed the wooden plank of the execution platform into a punishment board. "

Qin Shaoyou asked: "Does anyone think that the old official's illness and death is a bit strange?"

Zhu Xiucai shook his head: "No. Because the old official was exposed to a heavy rain before he got sick. He was old, and he became seriously ill after being exposed to the rain. No one thought it was wrong, and even his death was considered normal. After all He is old, old and weak, and he doesn't get sick, but once he gets sick, it will be like a mountain."

Qin Shaoyou nodded slightly.

It is understandable that the gang of yamen servants would have such thoughts.

After all, in this world, the medical conditions that ordinary people can enjoy are very limited. Many people even have no money to see a doctor after they get sick, so they can only fight hard.

If the physical condition is good enough, you can barely carry it.

And if the body is weak, it can only be resigned to fate.

However, Qin Shaoyou still had some doubts about the cause of the old official's death.

He turned his head and called Cui Yougui, and asked, "From your professional point of view, did the old official die from illness?"

"Probably not."

Cui Youzheng shook his head and gave his professional opinion: "Nine out of ten reasons he made an evil thing, he was attacked by evil energy, and the righteous energy in his body was damaged, so he died."

Qin Shaoyou nodded, he agreed with this guess, and asked: "Do you think that the old official deliberately used the wooden planks of the execution platform to make a punishment card, or was it really an unintentional act like the scholar's investigation?"

"I think it was neither intentional nor unintentional. It was probably influenced by the board and used by it."

Cui Yougui rubbed his chin and began to analyze.

"The wooden plank on the execution platform will also be stained with human blood and resentment. After a long time, it will inevitably produce some supernatural powers. When the wooden plank was removed, even if it did not become a demon, it may have produced some supernatural abilities. Bewitched and confused the old official, let him use his own life as the price, and made the wooden plank into a crime card."

Qin Shaoyou pondered for a while, agreed with Cui Yougui's judgment, and asked Zhu Xiucai: "According to the regulations, after the guilty card is used, it is either inserted on the grave of the condemned prisoner or burned. been used repeatedly?"

People in the yamen are said to be the most particular about these things, and they should never make such a mistake.

Could it be that, like the old official, he was bewitched and influenced by the guilty card?

Qin Shaoyou really guessed right.

Zhu Xiucai said: "According to the yamen servants I asked, after they used this card, they dealt with it according to the regulations. But the strange thing is that whenever a death row prisoner is about to be executed, a new card is needed. It will show up when you use the wrong card, and it will make people feel that it is a new board, and they will automatically choose to use it."

Qin Shaoyou said with emotion: "It seems that this guilty card is quite deceptive. Fortunately, it was destroyed. Otherwise, when it grows up, it can really confuse many believers and become a party of evil gods and demon gods."

Zhu Xiucai, Cui Yougui, Monk Ma and others all nodded in agreement.

At the same time, a night watchman asked in confusion: "That's not right, since these yamen servants have been bewitched and influenced by the criminal card, how do they know that the condemned prisoners use the same criminal card every time? And why?" Didn't you come to report to our demon town?"

Zhu Xiucai asked the yamen servants about this question, and immediately explained the whole story:

"According to the yamen servants, it was as if they were blinded by something in their minds before, and they didn't think there was anything wrong with these things. It was not until today when we asked them for questioning and mentioned these issues that they seemed It’s like waking up from a big dream, realizing that these things are wrong.”

Needless to say, these yamen servants must have been blinded by criminal cards before.

Most of the yamen servants are ordinary people, so it's not surprising that they couldn't bear the temptation of committing crimes.

It's just that Qin Shaoyou couldn't figure out another thing.

"The magistrates, Tongzhi and other officials in the yamen failed to discover the strangeness of the guilty card in time, and they can explain it by explaining that they have no time to pay attention to such trivial things as they are busy with everything.

However, in the magistrate's yamen, there are also statues of gods such as Confucius and Emperor Wenchang, which are quite miraculous, just like the statues of the Nine Heavens Slaughtering Demon Patriarch in our demon town.

Why didn't these idols notice the weirdness of the guilty card? "

This matter was indeed a bit weird, and everyone showed suspicious expressions.

"Don't mention it, our magistrate thinks that the criminal cards are used by prisoners, which is too unlucky. He is afraid of disturbing his literary spirit, so he left the production and use of criminal cards outside the yamen a long time ago. Proceed. There are indeed statues of Confucius and Emperor Wenchang in the government office, but although they can pick up the smell of ghosts in the office, they can't find out what is going on outside the office."

When Zhu Xiucai said this, there was a strong sarcasm in his tone.

"So that's the case, then it makes sense." Qin Shaoyou nodded.

In his heart, he was also very speechless to the prefect's actions.

At the same time, he also had doubts in his heart: did the magistrate really dislike the bad luck of committing crimes by doing so? Did he really give the criminal the chance to become a monster by unintentional actions? Or... did he do it on purpose?

When Qin Shaoyou thought of this, a gleam flashed in his eyes.

If it is the latter, then you have to guard against it!