Chapter 265: I just want it to kill me (Third update~)
Lai Cha did not dare to lie and confessed honestly: "Just when Shen Bin blew towards us, a golden light shot out, not only blocking Shen Bin, but also seemed to hurt it. We seized the opportunity and ran all the way to throw it away... …”
"Golden light?" Cui Youyou was a little curious and interjected, asking: "Where does that golden light come from?"
"It should have been shot from this jade tablet."
Lai Cha took out the jade plaque he wore around his neck.
The texture of the jade tablet is average, and there is a statue of a spiritual official carved on it. However, the jade tablet is currently covered with cracks, and it seems that it will break at any time.
After just glancing at it, Cui Youguo said: "This is a spiritual official amulet, but it has been exhausted and is of no use. Where did you get it from?"
Lai Cha said: "I invited this from the Taoist temple..."
Before he could finish speaking, Qin Shaoyou snorted and interrupted: "Tell the truth!"
Lai Cha immediately became honest and explained obediently: "I got this from a foreign businessman after I killed him before. I don't know where he got it from."
This situation is consistent with what Qin Shaoyou guessed.
He couldn't help but sigh: "This amulet can protect against evil spirits, but it cannot protect against criminals... It's really ironic."
Cui Yougui was not surprised: "There is nothing to be ironic about. In today's world, demons and ghosts seem to be scary, but in fact, the human heart is far more terrifying than demons and ghosts!"
"That's true." Qin Shaoyou remembered what happened with the Black Lotus Sect and Wujiabao, nodded in agreement, and then glanced at Lai Cha, indicating with his eyes that he should continue.
Lai Cha glanced at the few incense left in his hand and spoke at a higher speed, so fast that Qin Shaoyou suspected that he had borrowed his mouth and wanted to return it in a hurry.
"After we got rid of Shen Bin, we didn't dare to go anywhere else, nor did we dare to report the case to the Demon Suppression Department. We could only run to Luohan Temple to seek shelter. We didn't even dare to run into the temple, so we could only hide in the temple. At the entrance of the temple. Fortunately, it didn't take long for the sky to get bright. We immediately got a dung cart, pushed it out of the city early, and hid here."
Cui Yougui was a little curious: "Why don't you dare to enter Luohan Temple? And since you have escaped, why don't you run away and hide here alone?"
Qin Shaoyou guessed the reason: "They didn't dare to enter Luohan Temple. They were probably afraid that the monks would ask them why, so they ran to report to the officials. As for why they were hiding here, it must be that some of the idle men's homes are here."
"Your Majesty is right." Lai Cha nodded repeatedly, "We also want to run farther, but because there is no road guide, we are afraid of being regarded as refugees, so we can only hide here to see the situation."
There was still a sentence in his heart that he had not said out loud: I never expected that instead of the demons and ghosts coming, you, the night watchmen of the Demon Suppression Department, were waiting for you... How come your noses are smarter than ghosts?
Lai Cha glanced at the incense in his hand that was about to burn out, and said cautiously: "Sir, I have told everything I know. I swear to God that every word is true, but even half a lie will get me struck by lightning. If you die... I hope you will spare your life!"
Qin Shaoyou nodded and ordered the warriors who put their knives on Lai Cha's neck: "Put your knives away."
The strong man accepted the order and sheathed his sword, while Lai Cha breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Qin Shaoyou's next words made his expression change drastically again.
"Tie these people up and take them back to Luocheng."
Lai Cha hurriedly begged: "Sir, spare your life, spare your life. If we return to Luocheng, Shen Bin will definitely come to us and demand his life."
Qin Shaoyou laughed: "I just want it to come to you and claim your life!"
"Ah?" Lai Cha was stunned for a moment, then realized that the group of night watchmen in front of him planned to use them as bait to lure out Shen Bin and the monster hiding behind Shen Bin.
He immediately said with a sad face: "Sir, if you want bait, there are enough people over there, and it doesn't matter if I am missing one, right? You see how cooperative I was before, can't you just treat me like a fart with a large number of people?" "
Qin Shaoyou said: "Aren't you your brothers? Since we are brothers, we must be neat and tidy. Besides, it is because of your cooperation that I gave you such a chance to atone. Let you cooperate with us in catching demons."
Lai Cha's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly: "A chance to atone? Can we be exempted from the death penalty if we cooperate?"
"I can't be the master of this." Qin Shaoyou shook his head, "Your charges should be handed over to a competent judge for trial in accordance with the law."
"Then we won't go, we won't go..." Lai Cha hurriedly wanted to run, but there were night watchmen around him. Where could he run? Wang Han flew up and kicked him over, then took out an iron chain and locked him up. He snorted coldly: "This matter is not up to you!"
When pulling Lai Cha up from the ground, Wang Han took the opportunity to pick up the pieces of silver he had stepped on and put them into his arms.
After the interrogation of several other idle men, they were chained up by the night watchmen and dragged onto horses.
Qin Shaoyou ordered to send a signal to other teams to withdraw their troops and return to Luocheng.
On the way back to the city, Cui Youyou asked Qin Shaoyou, wondering why Zhu Xiucai did not reveal his identity but pretended to be a scholar from out of town.
Qin Shaoyou had been with Zhu Xiucai for a while and knew who he was, so he could guess a thing or two.
"That guy Zhu Xiucai pretended to be a scholar because he always had a dream of being a scholar. In fact, it was not a dream. As far as I know, he did have the title of scholar before, but he was dismissed for some reason... that day In the evening, Xiang Piaopiao must have seduced him and asked him if he was a scholar, and then he took advantage of the situation and called himself a scholar."
Cui Youyou asked again: "But weren't there other night watchmen who went with him that night? Why didn't those people tell his true identity?"
Qin Shaoyou laughed dumbly: "Ask these night watchmen, if they meet a beautiful dancer in the sand dance hall and take the initiative to strike up a conversation, will they be willing to let their companions come over to steal the limelight and reveal the truth? They must have secretly winked to keep their companions as far away as possible. Already."
The night watchmen around him nodded.
Several night watchmen who had been to the Sand Dance Hall with Zhu Xiucai that night spoke in a variety of ways, saying that the situation that night was indeed as Qin Zongqi said.
Cui Youyou glanced at Qin Shaoyou and said thoughtfully: "I didn't expect you to know quite a lot about these things."
"That is."
Qin Shaoyou was about to brag when he suddenly realized something was wrong and hurriedly said: "Actually, I don't know much about it. I just listened to what they said. As the saying goes, you have never eaten pork and you have seen pigs running away, right?"
Cui Yougui just sneered and didn't say much.
After returning to the Demon Suppression Division, Qin Shaoyou first went to report the situation to Xue Qingshan.
With the testimony of Lai Cha and other idle men, Zhu Xiucai was cleared of suspicion and was released from the cell.
After Qin Shaoyou reported the situation, Liao Yaosuo and others found him and said with a guilty look: "Sir, we have re-investigated the people and objects that appeared at Shen Bin's execution site, but we still found no problems."
"It doesn't matter, we have captured Xiang Piaopiao's concubine and asked for clues from her mouth..."
After Qin Shaoyou comforted Liao Yaosuo and others, Zhu Xiucai came out of the cell, saw him from a distance, and hurried over to express his thanks.
Qin Shaoyou waved his hand and said: "No need to say thank you or anything like that. I hope you can learn from this lesson."
"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely learn a lesson." Zhu Xiucai nodded repeatedly.
This experience still left some psychological shadow on him.
In addition to almost becoming a murderer, the woman sleeping next to him suddenly turned into a headless corpse, which also affected Zhu Xiucai to some extent. He even read the erotic book with less enthusiasm than before.
Seeing his sincere attitude, Qin Shaoyou didn't lecture him much. He just said, "It's not easy for you in jail these two days. Go and take a rest."
"Sir, although I have been in prison for the past two days, I have not suffered. I am in good condition and do not need to rest."
Zhu Xiucai was gearing up and just wanted to catch the real culprit as soon as possible.
"Sir, what shall we do next?"
Qin Shaoyou then remembered that Zhu Xiucai had a very fulfilling life in prison and did not need extra rest.
So he ordered: "Okay, take your men and go with us to set traps in Wenzu Alley and put out bait to attract the demons and ghosts to show up!"