Chapter 93
Long Xiang wanted to torture the suspect, but because Zhong Bingzhi was worried that the real murderer would be tortured to death and could not solve the case, which endangered his own interests, he flatly refused. Now Situ Ce made this opinion. Although he thought Lord Yang would not agree, he had no more choices. He still said that it was a blessing or not a disaster, but a disaster that could not escape! What he could count on now was God's favor. So he could only nod.
That night, Zhong Bingzhi and Long Xiang couldn't sleep all night. Of course, Diao Peng, the manager of the East Factory, also spent a sleepless night worried about gains and losses. Only Situ Ce was at ease and slept very peacefully.
Early the next morning, Situ Ce was awakened by the hurried screams of his maid Linglong. When he got up and asked, it was naturally the Jinyiwei Long Xiang who came to invite him.
That morning was the time to decide whether Long Xiang's official fortune could continue. Situ Ce looked at the sky, and the fish belly was already white in the east. It seemed that the last time of Long Xiang had arrived.
Situ Ce naturally would not delay. He hurriedly changed his clothes, carried the survey box, and quickly walked to the backyard. Outside the door, the Jinyiwei's fast horse was ready. Situ Ce turned over and rode his horse to the Jinyiwei Yamen.
Long Xiang stood at the door. This time, he didn't go around because he already knew that when things were about to come, there was nothing to be nervous about.
Seeing Situ Ce coming, Long Xiang seemed to have been walking all night long. When he saw Qi Mingxing from the East, he was so excited that his hands were trembling. He stepped forward and personally grabbed the reins for Situ Ce: "Brother Liuchuan, you, you are here!"
Situ Ce sat on the horse without rushing to dismount: "Is Mr. Yang here?"
"Here, I'm waiting in the lobby. I've reported to the Lord that the real murderer was among the more than a hundred people. However, Lord Yang said that if the real murderer cannot be caught at sunrise, I will be dismissed from my post without any room for negotiation! What should I do?"
Situ Ce had a bad impression of Long Xiang. To be honest, he didn't want to help him, so he sneered in his stomach: "What should I do if I care about you?" But he also looked anxious on his face: "Mr. Zhong, didn't he say good things for you?"
"I said it! But it's useless. Besides, he himself cannot protect himself if he crosses the river. He cannot solve the case in two days. He also lost his official position. What can Lord Yang listen to him?"
"Then I'll talk about it, I hope it can be of some use. If what I said doesn't work, then I can't do anything about it."
Long Xiang was almost crying, and pulled Ma Longtou and whispered: "It depends on you now. Brother Liuchuan, this Lord Yang believes in the Taoist Dharma most. If he is convinced that you can use Taoist Dharma to identify the real murderer, maybe there will be a turning point!"
"He believes in the Dharma?"
"Yes! He advocates Taoism. He often talks about Taoism with Taoists. Anyway, there are still four days before the deadline. You said before that in just a few days, you can find the real murderer through Taoism. If you can delay it for another four days, you will definitely be able to find the real murderer from it!"
Situ Ce was so embarrassed: "This..."
Long Xiang said anxiously: "Brother Liuchuan, if you can help me pass this level, I will thank you very much!"
Situ Ce didn't want to help him at all, and said lightly: "No need to say these polite words, I'm afraid I don't have the ability either."
Seeing Situ Ce's expression, Long Xiang thought he was not seeing a rabbit or a hawk. He looked around and the Jinyiwei next to him immediately stepped back tactfully. Long Xiang pressed his pony and said in a low voice: "Brother Liuchuan, if you help me keep your official position and survive this disaster, I will thank you for two thousand taels of silver! How about it?"
Two thousand taels of silver? That's RMB 2 million! This move is very generous, and it must be an ill-gotten fortune. He smiled faintly and said, "Why don't you give this money to Lord Yang? Maybe he will give you a few days of grace."
Long Xiang smiled bitterly: "I tried it, Lord Yang drove me out and said, even if you take a gold medal in this matter, there is nothing you can do about this matter! - This matter is related to his official position, and his family does not lack the amount of money. Naturally, it is important to protect the official, and he will not care about the money. As long as the official position is preserved, how much money can't be made back?"
"Mr. Long made this idea, right?" Situ Ce teased.
Long Xiang applied for a very embarrassing application and said, "Thousand-mile official is just for wealth, Brother Liuchuan."
Situ Ce snorted and said, "Is money omnipotent? Can money buy medicine and health? Can money buy beds and sleep? Can money buy things and happiness? Can money buy women and love?"
"Yes! Anything can do! With the scattered money, I still worry about not having a woman's love? It's okay to exchange it like a lantern for so much money!"
"What's the point of being vulgar powder?"
Long Xiang was stunned and immediately understood, saying, "Yes, Brother Liuchuan would rather eat a bite of a fairy peach than eat a basket of rotten pears! Haha, this is easy for a woman who is so ashamed to be a dignified and virtuous. In this way, a few months ago, I learned that their top courtesan Liu'er was going to be a good person in the most famous brothel in Beijing, "Woyun Pavilion", and I learned that Liu'er, the most famous brothel in Beijing, was so beautiful. I played and sang, chess, calligraphy and painting, and I was proficient in everything. This year, I was only eighteen years old, and I hated the days of fireworks and alleys.
, If you want to be a good person, the old madam is also an enlightened person, and she doesn't stop him. She just offers 5,000 taels of silver! The person who wants to bid for the bid. At that moment, several people are scrambling to redeem her. I have admired her for a long time and took a whole number to get it!" After saying that, Long Xiang stretched out his thumb and index finger and opened it, comparing - "Eight thousand taels of silver! And he also used some tricks to squeeze out a few people who were trying to catch up with me, and then he got what he wanted. He was coming from the capital to our Zhenhai County, and he arrived while talking."
Situ Ce looked at him coldly and had already guessed that he would come up with some bad idea.
Sure enough, Long Xiang laughed dryly and said, "As long as Brother Liuchuan helps me hold the official position, Liu'er is yours!"
In ancient times, it was very common to give women as gifts to others, especially among literati and poets, which was a fashion. However, Situ Ce could not accept it. He wanted to ridicule him for a few words, but could not find the appropriate words, so he was too lazy to talk nonsense to him. He looked up at the sky and said, "If you don't leave, the sun will come out!"
Long Xiang thought Situ Ce had agreed, so he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He hurriedly undressed Situ Ce and turned over and dismounted. The two of them quickly walked through the wide military field and came to the hall of the main hall.
On the military field, a large number of people were the suspects arrested in the past two days. They all lowered their heads, looked nervous and trembling.
In the hall, Zhong Bingzhi and several Jinyiwei general flags had arrived, standing one by one. In the middle of the hall, a thin old man sat upright, with two thick eyebrows and a pair of deep eyes emitting light from time to time, supporting the armchair with one hand and rubbing three steel balls with the other, jingling loudly. His eyes were staring at the door of the hall with gloomy eyes.
This old man is Yang Jun, a thousand households of the Jinyiwei!
Behind him were four guards like benchmarks, one with big arms and round waists, and his waist was straight.
Long Xiang took the lead and entered the lobby, lifted his clothes and knelt down on one knee, and said, "Sir, Mr. Situ Ce, the famous criminal master of Zhenhai County, is here. Mr. Situ's Taoism is very clever. These suspects in the yard are the clues found by Mr. Situ's methods and arrested the people."
Yang Jun slowly moved his eyes to Situ Ce.
Situ Ce stepped forward and bowed: "See Lord Qianhu!"
Yang Jun ignored it and only glanced at the window in the lobby. The golden morning light had already fallen to the upper part of the window frame, and it was golden and said, "Mr. Long, the time has come, where are the criminals?"
Long Xiang's forehead had already ticked like a soybean, and he looked at Situ Ce next to him with his squint eyes.
Yang Jun snorted: "So, the criminal is still missing? I always keep my word. Since it is time to start, I haven't been arrested yet. Lord Long, you can try a hundred households..."
"Wait!" Situ Ce waved his hand, stepped forward two steps, and said, "Master Qianhu, the prisoner is among the more than 100 people in the yard outside. As long as I give me another four days, I will definitely be able to catch him!"
Yang Jun then turned his gaze to him: "Are you Situ Ce?"
“That’s right!”
"Well, I have heard of your name. Last time, Lord Zhong was in a state of observation and his subordinates sold muskets privately. It was yours that you solved it. He gave our Jinyiwei a big slap in the face. Hehe, this slap was loud!"
Situ Ce felt a little nervous. He didn't know what Yang Jun meant to say this at this time. Listening to his words was a bit like a slander. However, if he was a grand Jinyiwei Qianhu, if he wanted to protect himself, he would have taken action long ago, and there was no need to delay it until now. He can't be soft now, he must be hard. He is right about this matter and does not need to give in.
Situ Ce looked at Yang Jun and said lightly with his hands behind his back: "I am a famous criminal master. It is my duty to solve the case. The prince still commits the same crime as the people, so others cannot be exempted. If the adults think I am doing something wrong, I will follow it all!"
Yang Jun was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "I can't tell, you are quite brave."
"If you are timid, you can't be a master of Xing."
"Well," Yang Jun nodded slowly, "I heard that you are good at using spells to solve cases and have a deep understanding of spells, right?"
"That's right!" Situ Ce said honestly and unceremoniously.
This expression stunned Yang Jun again, and he smiled and said, "Oh? So confident?"
"You will know if it's a mule or a horse, just pull it out!"
"Well said! Can you show your skills here and let me open my eyes?"
"Yes!" Situ Ce said. "Please give a question! - It must be related to detection, I don't know other magic!"
"Of course." Yang Jun thought for a while and said, "If I hit someone in the room, don't you see, do you know who I hit?"
Situ Ce smiled: "It's easy, let's do it. I turn around and face outside. Ask Lord Yang to beat him. If I don't look at him, I will know who Lord Yang has beaten him."
"Is that?" Yang Jun immediately became interested when he heard this and looked at him and said, "If you don't look, you will know who I'm hitting? Isn't it possible?"
"Everything is possible!"
Chapter completed!