Nightwatcher

Without speaking, Zhang Kaitai rushed back to the front hall first, Xu Qi'an also wanted to rush with Zhang Jinluo, but no one was faster.

When he rushed to the front hall at a very fast speed, he happened to see Zhang Kaitai pointing to the sword and cutting the last paper figurine in half.

At this time, there were a lot of shredded paper on the ground, and there were nearly ten paper figurines looking sideways. In addition, there were two teenagers lying on the ground, their throats were cut open by a sharp knife, blood was splashed everywhere, and they died of exhaustion.

"What's going on?" Xu Qi'an was shocked.

"Many paper figurines suddenly appeared from these two people, and they wanted to kill people, but we stopped them." Yin Luo, who was in charge of guarding the criminals, replied, but the answer was to Zhang Kaitai.

"How about the criminal?" Zhang Kaitai asked while looking at the middle-aged man in brocade clothes who was curled up in the corner and protected by several gongs.

He crouched in the corner with his head in his arms, facing the wall, so that no one could see his face clearly.

"Hey, it's all right." The gong next to him kicked him, and the middle-aged man collapsed limply to the ground.

Everyone's complexion changed slightly, and the guard Yin Gong strode over. After checking his breath and neck, his face was ugly, and he clasped his fists anxiously:

"The humble guard is not effective, please punish me, my lord."

Zhang Kaitai became very gloomy all of a sudden, with bruised veins on his forehead, he was silent for a few seconds, and breathed out slowly: "It's not your fault."

He walked to the corpse, pinched the middle-aged man's neckline, and shook it lightly. With a piercing sound, the clothes shattered into pieces.

The naked body of the middle-aged man was exposed to everyone's eyes, and there was a bright red mark on his chest.

"This is the sorcerer's curse-killing technique. Take people's hair, blood, nails, etc., supplemented by the birth date, and you can kill people invisible." Zhang Kaitai shook his head.

This is unstoppable, especially for a system like Wufu that is only good at violence.

"What about the paper man?" Xu Qi'an asked.

Zhang Kaitai squatted beside the corpse, pondering for a long time, "These paper figurines made me think about something. The Witch God Sect's tricks are unpredictable, with curse killing skills, killing people in dreams, and the ability to manipulate ghosts and corpses.

"These paper figurines are possessed by ghosts, driven to serve the casters."

Xu Qi'an, a smart person, instantly understood Zhang Kaitai's meaning, and said in surprise: "The well in the backyard is specially used by wizards of the Witch God Sect to raise ghosts."

This can also explain why it is a ban, not a complete purification.

"The wizard is probably nearby."

"But now he has left. Our raid caught him by surprise, so he lurked around and cast spells to kill people. He is dead, and he will not stay nearby."

"Zhang Jinluo, can't even you sense this paper figurine? You didn't realize that the paper figurines were hiding on these youngsters just now."

"First, the warrior's spiritual consciousness can only give early warning of things that threaten him; second, the paper figurine is not only an object attached to the ghost, but also a layer of seal, which can shield perception; third, the paper figurine does not have strong lethality. Use it to do business, not to kill the enemy."

Xu Qi'an was suddenly furious, cursed trash, and the black gold sword came out of its sheath, sharply cutting through the beams of the hall, and the broken wood and tiles fell with a "crash", causing the girls and teenagers to run around with their heads in their arms, screaming. It's called Lianlian.

In the shadows across the street, I saw the collapsed roof ridge in the distance and the commotion, the people hiding in the shadows sneered, "Hey", and fell into silence again.

Ministry of Industry Shangshufu.

In the master bedroom, the deceased wife passed away for many years, and the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, who never had a continuation, slept soundly with his concubine in his arms.

A paper figurine floated into the courtyard with the night wind, and landed lightly on the ground. After a few seconds, it got up and squeezed itself through the crack of the door with difficulty.

It carefully avoided the charcoal basin, walked to the side of the bed with jerky steps, picked up a breeze and floated onto the bed, and landed on the side of Gongbu Shangshu's pillow.

The paper figurine stood up staggeringly on the pillow, and with all its strength, it bumped into the face of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry frowned, and slowly opened his eyes. After seeing the paper man on the pillow, he suddenly became sober.

First observed the concubine to make sure she was sleeping soundly, then picked up the paper figurine, got out of bed and came to the table, lit the candles on the table, unfolded the paper figurine, and squinted to read the tiny characters on the paper.

Not long after reading it, Shangshu's face suddenly changed, and his beard trembled. After he finished reading, he breathed out a sigh of relief, and regained his calmness and relaxation.

After burning the paper figurine with a candle, the Minister of Industry returned to the bed, looked at the sleeping concubine, pondered for a while, slowly picked up the pillow, and covered the concubine's mouth and nose

The next day, the Ministry of Punishment.

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, who got up early, came to the Yamen and went to the prison in person to inspect the prison guards who were detained here.

The watchmen involved in the corruption case, from Jinluo to Tongluo, totaled forty-six, all of whom were detained in the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Originally, according to the rules, each of the three yamen should be detained and interrogated separately. However, Wang Dang successively lost two core members in the tax and bank case and the Sang Bo case, and was at odds with Wei Yuan. The Ministry of Punishment was more enthusiastic about the work of making things worse than the Qi Dang's Dali Siqing.

"People are doing what the sky is watching. Do you think you can escape the king's law by keeping silent?" Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice sneered and shook his head:

"I have already checked your property and drafted a booklet. After His Majesty has seen it, none of you will run away.

Of course, I am still willing to give you a chance. Who instigated you to embezzle money and oppress the people? Is it Wei Yuan? "

No one answered him.

Suddenly, someone sneered and said: "Corruption? Lord Shangshu, please tell me how much money I have embezzled? I have been working as a prison guard for more than ten years, and I have not been corrupted a single coin."

Hmph, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment walked over following the voice, and saw the man who was talking. The first thing he saw was not the man, but the clean cell that attracted him.

The stolen goods and dead grass on the ground were all swept into the corners, the cobwebs in the corners were gone, and the straw mats were still tattered, but they fit neatly on the bedding, and every detail was in order.

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice was puzzled and looked at the man who spoke. He was a watchman with a rigid expression. Although he was wearing a prison uniform, he gave off a clean and refreshing look. His hair was neatly combed and his sleeves were rolled up left and right. Extremely symmetrical.

Looking at this man, looking at this prison cell, including the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, several officials of the Ministry of Justice felt an inexplicable sense of comfort.

"What's this person's name?" Sun Shangshu stood with his hands behind his back.

"Li Yuchun."

"How much money did you spend? How many apartments are there in the inner city?"

The official opened the brochure and looked at it for a while. He didn't speak for a long time. After being glanced at by Sun Shangshu, he opened his mouth in a low voice:

"There is a small courtyard in the inner city. There is an old mother and a pregnant wife in the house. The Ministry of Money and Punishment only found fifty taels of silver in his house."

"Fifty taels of silver?" Sun Shangshu was shocked, a dignified silver gong had only fifty taels of silver.

"How did you investigate?" Sun Shangshu felt that the people in the Ministry of Punishment were sloppy.

The official whispered in his ear for a while, and after listening, Sun Shangshu fell silent, as if he was too lazy to talk to this clean man, turned around and left.

In the prison where the silence had returned, Jiang Lvzhong leaned his back against the wall and sighed.

"Old Jiang, what's your plan?" The golden gong next door knocked on the wall and asked.

"What are your plans? After being dismissed, I will find another way to make a living. I won't be a dark son. My wife and children are all in the capital." Jiang Lvzhong said angrily.

"Hey, I have no children, but I can take a trip to the rivers and lakes. I'm tired of staying in the capital." That Jin Luo said.

"Bullshit." Jiang Luzhong sneered: "A while ago you said that you planned to marry a wife and have children, and settle down in the capital. I hate that I didn't search for money all these years, and only took some petty profits, otherwise I wouldn't be wronged."

"Oh, then after you get out of prison, you will become a bandit."

"roll."

The worst result is dismissal, at least there will be no threat to life, Gaopin Wufu, as long as he has not committed too many mistakes, the court will not impose capital punishment.

The destructive power of a high-grade martial artist who launched a mad attack cannot be underestimated.

"Hey!" There was another sigh, followed by a long silence.

Leaving the prison, the Minister of Criminal Affairs asked, "Why didn't you see that little bastard surnamed Xu?"

"It seems to have escaped." The official replied.

"Has a warrant been issued?"

"It has been drawn up, and it will be released after the yamen stamps it."

Sun Shangshu nodded in satisfaction: "How much money did that kid spend greedy?"

"Yesterday, people were sent to search Xu's mansion, and only hundreds of bolts of silk and satin were found, but not much money was found," the official said.

Sun Shangshu said "Yes": "Put away those silks and satins first, and send them to the adults in the yamen after the matter is over."

"We didn't dare to confiscate those things," the official said in a low voice.

Sun Shangshu's eyes sharpened: "Huh?"

The official smiled wryly and said: "Well, it was bestowed by His Majesty, no one dares to take it, then Xu Pingzhi will sue the imperial court later."

"I heard that guy often goes to Jiaofang Division?" Sun Shangshu looked for another breakthrough.

"Yes, we sent people to inquire about the madam of the Jiaofang Division. In just two months, Xu slept with eight oirans in the Jiaofang Division, and he was good friends with Fuxiang from Yingmei Xiaoge."

"Isn't that what it is?" Sun Shangshu was a little excited: "It turns out that all the money was spent on women's bellies, and the confessions of those women in the Jiaofang Division can also be used as evidence."

The official said in embarrassment: "But the confessions of those women are very uniform."

Sun Shangshu looked at him questioningly, and the official said angrily: "Those women said that they admired the talent surnamed Xu, and they volunteered to serve him without paying anything."

Sun Shangshu swayed, almost out of breath.

"Asshole, if there is no loophole, let him arrange a loophole, and if you don't have money, give him money!" Sun Shangshu said in a deep voice:

"I will never let this little bastard go."

He went back to the hall angrily, took a sip of warm tea, before his buttocks were warmed up, the official came in in a hurry, and said:

"Master Shangshu, there is a message from the palace that His Majesty has summoned you."

Sun Shangshu glanced at the water leak in the corner. At this point in time, the morning has already passed. His Majesty summoned him either for business or for a small court meeting.

Why is Your Majesty so diligent? The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, who summoned the courtiers to discuss matters twice in three days, nodded and said: "Prepare the sedan chair!"

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