TaiHao

Now that Jiang Yuanchen had stated in his words that he would protect the Lin Mansion, they would not secretly do anything in the search. After Lin Yuanzhao figured it out, he acquiesced to what the two of them were doing, and at the same time, he gathered all the family members and servants in the lobby to facilitate the two of them.

With such a big commotion, Capt. Wang from outside also broke in with a few disguised agents.

"Taoist Priest, do you need my help?" Wang Captou said, holding a knife in his fist.

"No need, just wait and see." Jiang Yuanchen, unlike Lin Zixuan, had no sense of trust in these government agencies from the beginning.

"The two Taoist priests are very valuable, so I can leave the physical work of the search to the lower class." Wang Captou quickly asked for orders.

"I said it's not necessary. Don't you understand that Wang Captou doesn't understand?" Jiang Yuanchen's face gradually turned cold: "Wang Captou, it's unclear whether this matter has anything to do with the Lin Mansion. How can you break into a private house? Disturbing the purity of the Lin family?"

Lin Yuanzhao also slapped the table angrily and said: "I also have a viscount title conferred by your Majesty. If you want to search my mansion blatantly, please ask Mr. Zhang to get proof, or ask for the order from the top to tell you." The last arrest was made. When I came to search, I waited for the Lin family to go to a banquet as guests, came to put pressure on the servants who could not be the masters, and then reluctantly searched.

"What father said is true. Otherwise, if you people do something wrong during the search, who will we ask to reason with?" The second son of the Lin family had something to say.

Don't be kidding. Now that the murder case has not been solved, people in the city are panicking. If Zhang Zheng has made up his mind to use the Lin Mansion to cover the vat, wouldn't it be easy to just fabricate some evidence? The Lin family is also from an official family, so why don't they know this method?

"My methods of collecting in the Immortal Family are very different from those in the mortal world. Brother Wang, just wait here." Lin Zixuan spoke and protected Wang Baotou and others, and asked them to stand in the lobby and watch him cast spells.

The Qing Ming Sword flew out of Lin Zixuan's sleeve, flew into the air and kept spinning. The clear air enveloped the Lin Mansion. Using the sword as a guide, Lin Zixuan's spiritual thoughts spread throughout the Lin Mansion.

"Captain Wang, you have been handling cases for many years, so you should understand what is the most important part of the case, right?" Jiang Yuanchen sat back on the chair again and asked quietly.

"It's the motive."

"Yes, more than a dozen murders have been committed in succession. What do you think the Lin family's motives are?" Jiang Yuanchen smiled half-heartedly: "Don't talk about personal grudges. Although those people have some relationship with the Lin family, the Lin family will do it for the sake of losing a person." Killing a street gangster with just a hairpin? Wouldn't it be better to solve it through the power of the government? Will the Lin family cut out someone's tongue for a matchmaker who slandered them? Well, although this is somewhat possible among famous nobles, but You don’t dare to be so blatant, right? And there is no need for the young woman who had an affair with Second Young Master Lin to kill her, right? What do Second Young Master Lin think?"

The second son of the Lin family waved the folding fan in his hand: "Mrs. Chen and I are just painting friends. We have some resonance in poetry and painting, but there is nothing further."

"Yes, although those dozen murder cases are all related to my Lin family, if you kill someone just because of a little quarrel, then I, Lin Yuanzhao, will not be a very popular minister in the end!" Lin Yuanzhao snorted: "Say something. To put it bluntly, my strength lies not in killing people but in authority. At that time, it would be better to suppress them through government agencies rather than directly killing people!"

"Profit, there is no benefit at all. Our Lin family is not the so-called murderer!" Mr. Lin also agreed.

This family is not stupid, and they can still remain calm at this juncture. Lin Yuanzhao must have sent someone to find his old friend to inform him, right?

Jiang Yuanchen secretly guessed, and then said: "The New Year is approaching, and there are such a series of murder cases in the city. If the case cannot be truly finalized or one person can be convicted, then who will be the unlucky person in the end?"

Since all the clues now point to the Lin Mansion, if Zhang Zheng wants to solve the murder case, he can only drag everyone in the Lin Mansion into the water. Lin Yuanzhao had some influence in the court, but if Taixu Dao Sect intervened, Lin Yuanzhao would have no choice but to surrender. Even if Lin Yuanzhao asked for help, he would not be able to resist the power of Taixu Dao Sect.

Zhang Zheng's abacus was very loud. Since mortal detectives can't detect anything from it, let's ask Taixu Dao Sect to come and search for it! If Taixu Dao Sect cannot find out the truth, then it means that this is not the fault of Zhang Zheng's incompetence, but the intervention of a higher level of power.

In other words, no matter whether Jiang Yuanchen and the others can find out the truth, Zhang Zheng will have an excuse to deal with the higher-ups in the end. The so-called inviting two people to investigate the case is nothing more than wanting to use the names of the two Taixu Dao Sect as a shield for themselves.

As for the truth? Does it matter that the truth has its own official position? This kind of major murder has a huge impact, and even the imperial court will take action. If Zhang Zheng cannot submit a satisfactory answer by then, the only option is to be dismissed from his official position. Only by diverting the trouble away can he have a way out.

Jiang Yuanchen understood the despicable practices of mortal officials from the beginning, so he did not want to involve the power of Daozong from the beginning to the end. But he couldn't help but Lin Zixuan was running around on the sidelines, and those murder cases did leave traces in Jiang Yuanchen's heart, which aroused his curiosity. In order to achieve the perfection of his Taoist heart, he had to settle the matter completely. That's why Jiang Yuanchen went out of his way and came to find out the truth, but he didn't dare to come in the name of Taixu Dao Sect.

But it is impossible to say that Jiang Yuanchen has any affection for Zhang Zheng, who is plotting against him. So Jiang Yuanchen also hinted at Lin Yuanzhao in his words, and exposed Zhang Zheng who was secretly looking for trouble.

A person like Lin Yuanzhao, who has been in officialdom for a long time and has matured into a mature person, naturally understands what Jiang Yuanchen means. Of course, he didn't have any good intentions towards Zhang Zheng who wanted to settle the case with him. After being told by Jiang Yuanchen, he would find an opportunity to use his influence in the court to settle matters with Zhang Zheng in the future.

Of course, no matter how Lin Yuanzhao settles with Zhang Zheng in the future, it has nothing to do with Jiang Yuanchen. Zhang Zheng is not the only one who can use leverage. Jiang Yuanchen only needs to reveal his attitude slightly, and others will rush to add trouble to Zhang Zheng.

Things in the mortal world have come to an end. As disciples from the Immortal Sect, they only need to maintain the teaching and rule of the Taixu Taoist Sect in Lingzhou.

"Speaking of which, is there anything related to punishment in the mansion?" Jiang Yuanchen asked Lin Yuanzhao: "This kind of alien lurking in the mansion, if it is not a ghost, maybe it is some torture weapon that gave birth to intelligence, right?"

"What do you mean by Taoist Master's words?" Lin Yuanzhao was a little confused: "Things related to punishment?"

"The lay people may not know that there are a total of fifteen murder cases in this city. The first three cases did not cause a sensation because they were death row inmates in the government prison, and they were deliberately suppressed." Jiang Yuanchen said this When he was talking, he didn't think about Wang Captou and others beside him.

"If you only look at the following twelve murder cases, they are indeed somewhat related to the Lin Mansion, but if you include the first three death row inmates, they have little to do with the Lin Mansion. Presumably Wang Captou and others should also be aware of it. "

Wang Lang's expression changed, and then he fell silent again. Yes, if we count the three death row inmates, why was Lin Mansion so stupid as to kill people in prison? If there is really any grudge, just wait for them to be asked and beheaded?

"Perhaps someone in the Lin Mansion wants to practice their killing skills?" a young detective said weakly.

"Hmph!" The three fathers and sons of the Lin family all glared at the man. Under the anger of the three men, the policeman quickly swallowed his next words.

"The assassination of three death row inmates has little impact, but if this act is regarded as 'punishment of evil', the subsequent murders can also be viewed from another angle." Jiang Yuanchen knocked on the table: "The gangsters in the city because of One of the thieves’ arms was broken off and he died of blood loss. From another perspective, isn’t this a punishment for the pickpocket?”

Lin Yuanzhao suddenly realized: "What the Taoist Master means is that these people deserve what they deserve? The matchmaker had her tongue cut off because she arranged for others behind her back?"

"Pindao got the news. It seems that several young ladies committed suicide at home because their reputations were slandered by the matchmaker. Mr. Wang should know about these things, right?"

"But those three young ladies committed suicide, so we can't convict Wang Po based on rumors."

"So, someone took action to kill the queen. Isn't this a great thing to punish evil?" Second Young Master Lin clapped his hands and applauded. After all, his sister was also slandered by the queen, and she cried countless times while hiding in the boudoir.

"The owner of the antique shop was a tomb robber. He robbed people's graves and was buried in the soil and suffocated to death. It is also natural." Jiang Yuanchen talked eloquently: "And that young woman, the punishment for women is to be flooded. There’s no need for me to say too much, right?”

"Dip the pig cage!" This time it was Mrs. Lin who said: "Taoist Priest, is that woman really an unchaste and unclean person?"

"Well, it seems that I had some unclear affairs with several married men." Jiang Yuanchen looked at Wang Datou and others: "Why didn't you check these things carefully?"

"Did the Taoist Master learn about it from your Excellency?" After hearing what Jiang Yuanchen revealed, Wang Captou carefully alluded to the Lord of the Earth Temple.

"Yes, it was 'he' who told Pindao."

"In other words, Daoist Jiang believed that these people were killed in the name of 'punishing evil', but 'that person' got the news from the Lin Mansion, so the deceased people had something to do with the Lin Mansion." Lin Yuanzhao's mind was spinning: "What the Taoist meant was that it was not done by humans, so it was something related to punishment that gave birth to spiritual intelligence, or was it the work of ghosts and gods?"

"That's pretty much what it means. Therefore, Pindao has seen this kind of legend in some miscellaneous conversations. In addition, the awe-inspiring righteousness hovering over your house must be the work of a ghost and spirit related to punishment."

"If you say so, I do have something related to punishment in my hand. That thing -"

"Found it, in the study!" Lin Zixuan also used his spiritual thoughts to find the source of the righteousness.

Jiang Yuanchen looked at Lin Yuanzhao with questioning eyes, and Lin Yuanzhao smiled bitterly: "Yes, that thing is in the study. It is a black book that I brought back not long ago."

Because books and other things carry Taoist teachings and possess the spirit of literature, thought, and wisdom, book fairies, book spirits, and book demons are often born. Even in Taoist sects, there are many book-like spiritual weapons and magic weapons.

Lin Zixuan, Jiang Yuanchen, Wang Baotou and the two young masters of the Lin family walked to the study room under the leadership of Lin Yuanzhao. As they walked, they said: "That book seems to be a century-old antique. It is an execution book of death row prisoners that records the punishments of the past dynasties. It seems that it is still Written by Wu Ziming himself."

Wu Ziming? Jiang Yuanchen and Lin Zixuan were both stunned.

Jiang Yuanchen quickly said: "Wu Ziming, is that the famous calligrapher and painter from a hundred years ago?"

"Yes, the handwriting seems to be that person's original handwriting."

Lin Zixuan looked strange. Isn't Wu Ziming an eighth-generation true disciple who died fifty years ago? It seems to be famous for calligraphy and painting.

Jiang Yuanchen saw Lin Zixuan's strange expression and understood what he was thinking, and secretly transmitted a message into his ear: "Elder Sikong once mentioned to his junior brother that he has a fellow martial brother who entered Taoism through painting and often traveled around the world."

Haha, everything can enter the Tao, and now I actually encountered the legacy of a senior in my family? Jiang Yuanchen felt a little weird. When he arrived at the door of the study, he couldn't wait to push the door open and go in.

However, Jiang Yuanchen wanted to go in first, but Lin Zixuan stood in front of him faster: "Be careful, let's go first for my brother." After all, Jiang Yuanchen's cultivation level was not as good as his own, so he should have taken part in such matters.

The Qingming Sword stood in front of him, and the foundation-building perfection of his cultivation was completely released, aiming at the special murderous aura in the study. A black-covered book was suspended in the center of the study room, creating waves of evil energy that locked and eliminated Lin Zixuan's spiritual consciousness.

"Is this the one?" Jiang Yuanchen pointed and asked.

"Yes, this is it!" Lin Yuanzhao looked ugly and couldn't help but feel a little scared. If there was really something wrong with this book, the lives of my whole family would be in danger.

Seeing Lin Zixuan resisting all evil attacks in front, Jiang Yuanchen stood up on tiptoes and patted Lin Zixuan on the shoulder. "Senior brother, leave this matter to my younger brother." Shi Shiran walked into the study from behind Lin Zixuan, about to get the black book.

The black book vibrated, and a bloody light came towards Jiang Yuanchen.