The crime of speaking out

Author: A Lotus Essence

The ancestral hall is dark and cool.

But a thin layer of sweat broke out on Gai Heng's body at some point, and his inner clothes stuck to his back, sticky and slippery, making him feel uncomfortable all over.

The more he looked at the person in front of him, the more unfamiliar he felt. No matter whether it was his expression, tone of voice, or the smile that spread on his face, he could no longer find the shadow of his former modesty and warmth.

"He...what did he do?"

Gai Heng squeezed out a sentence from his throat.

Hu Jian's smile deepened, and he suddenly looked at Su Rao with a cruel smile: "To be honest, his death has nothing to do with Mr. Su."

"How to say?"

Surao Zhizhi asked very cooperatively.

Hu Jian was very satisfied with her attitude. He preferred chatting with her compared to the colleague next to him who was restless at one moment and angry and resentful at the other.

"Li Cheng is a proud and arrogant person, and he has a lot of problems with being a scholar. You can see it when he kneels down at Zhuquemen to remonstrate with you. He was drunk that night, and when he mentioned you, he kept saying 'hair is long but knowledge is short' and 'ignorant woman'."

He also said that if he invited the great scholar of the time to come forward, you would be ruined."

"There are too many people like him. They think too highly of themselves but no one cares about them. They feel that their talents are not appreciated and their ambitions have nowhere to display. Therefore, they are even more jealous of those who come from humble origins and become powerful in one day."

Obviously, this person is talking about her.

Surao twitched the corner of her mouth with interest, "It sounds like Mr. Hu doesn't agree with his views?"

"certainly."

Hu Jian did not hide his thoughts at all: "He worked hard, hung out with dandy boys all day long, and neglected his knowledge. His talent was not recognized, and he was clearly rotten and unfit for practical use."

"And you, Master Su."

"He has repeatedly solved strange cases and possesses unique knowledge. However, he was slandered, framed, and humiliated by them just because of his gender difference. It is really unjust."

Now Surao couldn't help but re-examine this person.

She didn't expect Hu Jian to look at her like this...

As her thoughts raced, Surao asked in surprise: "Master Hu, are you complaining for me?"

"Yes, true talents should not be buried or belittled. All those who try to suppress and destroy them deserve to die!"

Hu Jian said the last three words with gritted teeth.

"Even if his conduct is bad and his words are inappropriate, the crime will not lead to death!"

Gai Heng felt that his remarks were just hypocrisy in an attempt to excuse himself. Hu Jian heard this and sneered: "What crime is not punishable by death? This is the fate a hypocrite like him, full of absurdity and sanctimony, deserves."

"So, Master Su."

He looked at Su Rao and smiled more kindly: "I killed Li Cheng for you, you should thank me."

"You're talking nonsense."

Before Surao could speak, Gai Heng rushed in front of her and said, "What do you mean by killing Li Cheng for her? You kill someone just to vent your anger for selfish reasons, and you still dare to talk about it?"

Hu Jian sneered lightly, and Shi Shiran straightened his sleeves, "There is no way, I can't stand these behaviors, and I must uphold justice."

"Lord Su, do you dare to say that after Li Cheng died, you didn't feel any joy or relief?"

"That's really not the case."

Surao shrugged slightly and showed a nonchalant expression, "I'm different from you. I never waste my time on these insignificant people."

"Then I'm meddling in other people's business."

Hu Jian imitated her and spread his hands, and said with a playful smile: "What can we do? Anyway, I will kill them all, so he can only admit that he is unlucky."

His tone was pleasant and relaxed, without any regrets.

This made the disgust in Gai Heng's eyes even deeper. Hu Jian caught the change in his emotions and couldn't help laughing: "Sir, why are you looking at me like this?"

"Feeling sick?"

Gai Heng turned his eyes away in disgust, not wanting to look at his face.

Seeing this, Hu Jian mocked: "You can't help it if you don't want to hear it. Do you still remember that when I was promoted to Shaoyin four years ago, my colleagues in the yamen specially made wine to congratulate me. During the dinner, they talked and laughed to the best of their ability.

Compliment.”

Gai Heng took a deep breath and said impatiently: "What do you want to say?"

"Those people look enthusiastic and sincere, right? But do you know what they say behind their backs?"

Perhaps Hu Jian's mood fluctuated too much, or perhaps the mention of past events brought back Gai Heng's memories, so he subconsciously looked back.

Hu Jian stared at him, with a smile on his face and a stern look in his eyes: "They said that I have been fawning over you like a dog all day long. I licked the right master and finally got what I wanted."

"Who said this nonsense!"

Gai Heng said angrily: "In order to arrest the robbers and protect the people, you were stabbed twice by the gangsters, hurting your chest and abdomen, and almost died..."

"You earned your promotion by yourself. What does it have to do with me?"

"Only you, my lord, think so."

Hu Jian smiled self-deprecatingly: "They don't care about this. They don't want to pay but want to gain benefits. They are greedy and shameless, and they are obsessed with profit. Only by degrading others into the quagmire can they not appear incompetent."

"That's how they are..."

His voice was very soft, like a sigh or mocking.

It fell like a feather in the ears of Surao and Gai Heng, which made people sigh with emotion.

"Is this where you started killing people?"

Surao asked at the right time.

Unexpectedly, Hu Jian just smiled and said, "I'll answer this question for you at the end."

"Why?"

"Of course the most interesting things are more interesting if they are revealed at the end."

Hu Jian had been sitting on his knees for a long time, and his legs were numb and tingling. He simply imitated Su Rao's look, changed his posture, and sat on the futon with his knees bent, his body stretched and indescribably comfortable.

Su Rao said: "You killed Li Cheng, gouged out his eyes and cut off his tongue, because he was blind and liked to gossip? The other dead people also had their tongues cut off as a punishment. It seems that you particularly hate people who commit oral crimes."

"Yeah, if you have a long tongue and can't speak, it's better to cut it off."

Hu Jian responded casually.

"This also has something to do with the crimes committed by the people you selected."

"yes."

Speaking of this, Hu Jian became interested and looked at Su Rao with a smile: "Master Su, you might as well guess what crime they committed?"

Regarding the case, the file is very clear.

Almost everyone is innocent.

He looked at Surao leisurely, as if he was curious about what conclusion she could give. Surao's eyes flashed slightly and she pursed her lips for a long time.

Hu Jian was a little disappointed: "Can't you answer?"

"How can a person with a normal mind like you guess that?"

Gai Heng didn't want to see his contemptuous eyes again, as if everyone in front of him was a worthless fool.

Laughing wantonly at their incompetence.

This time, Hu Jian did not avoid Gai Heng's sarcasm, but looked at him intently, "Sir, do you know what is the saddest thing?"

He didn't give Gai Heng a chance to answer, and said to himself: "The saddest thing is that no one thinks they are guilty."

"What did they do?"

Gai Heng really couldn't understand Hu Jian's thoughts, "The file is there, the cause and effect are clear, what should be punished has been punished, what should be changed has been changed, I really don't understand..."

He couldn't go on and felt weak.
Chapter completed!