"Take down all the people around the cult thief, leaving no one behind!"
When Gao Qiu arrived in front of the Cai Gate of Fanlou, the Imperial City Suluo soldiers who came to increase their numbers were searching everywhere. This first building in the world was already in chaos.
Facing the frightened looks coming from all directions, Gao Qiu enjoyed it very much and even made a chic pose.
The steward and the shopkeeper stepped forward bravely: "Be careful, what happened? We just heard people from your company yelling, Mingzun teaches thieves, how can we have people like that in Fanlou?"
Gao Qiu glanced at them: "There are many evil cult insiders in the Forbidden Army. According to you, Fan Lou is more elite than the Forbidden Army?"
The stewards and shopkeepers really felt that they were superior to those soldiers, but obviously they couldn't say that most of the Forbidden Army were trash. They could only say with a smile: "Please work harder, we Fan Lou will do this this time."
I am willing to apologize for the poor reception, and I hope the Imperial City Secretary can be more tolerant!"
Gao Qiu looked at their nods and bows, and thought of the 30,000 guan he had just received from General Hou. He felt more and more comfortable, and said very directly: "Okay, then I want to see your sincerity!"
Just when Gao Qingtian was making a fortune, Li Yan came to the room in the south building specially prepared for the prostitutes of Xiaotianshui Lane.
The smell of various rouges and gouache permeates the aisles. Those who have a place here are often popular courtesans, and the quality used is naturally very high. It smells much better than the greasy smell that pervades the air in Xiaotianshui Lane.
Li Yan sniffed lightly and came to a guest room. He looked at the guards who were going in and out and flipping through the walls and cabinets: "Is this the room where Lady Cui is?"
All the subordinates of the Imperial City Division knew that Gao Qiu had great respect for this young master, so they hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Speaking of Master Lin, this is where we are searching for evidence of the association between this evil cult thief and the Ming Zun followers."
Li Yan nodded clearly: "If I am not wrong, you will gain something, and there will be ironclad evidence..."
The subordinates of the Imperial City Division thought this was a blessing, clasped their fists and said with a smile: "Thank you Mr. Lin for your kind words!"
Just as he was talking, a pleading voice suddenly came from not far away: "Officer, please calm down! Official, please calm down! We are from a good family, not from a lowly family, and this child doesn't even recognize that prostitute..."
Li Yan turned around and saw a fat chef at the end of the aisle, protecting a ten-year-old little cook with both hands. She tried her best to explain: "This child is just curious and has only been here before. You must not listen."
Those maids are talking nonsense!"
The Imperial City Suluo soldiers scolded angrily, and were about to take action at the sight of it: "I have ordered you to be more careful. Anyone who has had a relationship with Lady Cui, regardless of their good family background or low status, will be taken away for interrogation. The less close they are, the more likely they are.
If you dare to stop someone who is a whistleblower for the cult, I will even take you away!"
Seeing the fierce look of the Imperial City Secretary, the little lady had tears in her eyes. She pursed her lips and tried her best not to cry. The fat cook was also frightened, but she still protected the child and refused to let go. There were other attendants from Fan Lou not far away.
Pointing and pointing, there was a lot of discussion.
Li Yan saw the commotion outside and frowned: "It is true that we cannot rule out the possibility of old, young, women and children sending information to Mingzunjiao, but the commotion has been so big that even innocent people have become guilty.
Gaotiandian is now regarded as the blue sky by the people, you should also pay attention to the impact!"
If you just listen to the first half of the sentence, the Huangcheng Secretary's subordinates must have one ear going in and the other out. Who cares about the life and death of the people? But when they heard the second half, they were shocked and hurriedly said: "Understood! Understood!"
Li Yan thought for a moment and said, "Let the cook come over."
The fat chef was quickly brought over, and she saluted fearfully: "I've seen the official!"
The little cook behind her also gave a blessing: "I have met a high official!"
Li Yan looked at the fat chef who was not young and said: "You have been in Fanlou for some years, don't you know what to call me?"
The fat cook hurriedly said: "The slave family is called Aunt Yan, and she has been in Fanlou for nearly fifteen years."
Li Yan said: "How much do you know about these ladies in the south building?"
The fat cook whispered: "We cooks rarely come here, but we do hear a lot of gossip, so we still know something."
Li Yan said: "Well, I would like to know whether many famous ladies have suddenly disappeared in these years?"
The fat chef was startled and replied: "It seems that there were a few cases, but it was not sudden. She said that she and the scholar made a vow of eternal love, and then they eloped. There were many official prostitutes among them, which caused quite a disturbance.
If it weren’t for this place...hey!"
The implication of her words is very clear. It is precisely because this is Fan Tower, the first floor in the world. This matter is not a big deal. If it were another foot shop, the official prostitutes who had not left their citizenship would disappear in the building for no reason.
More than once, it has closed down long ago.
After Li Yan verified it, he asked again: "Ms. Cui came to Fanlou to perform. Did she meet a sponsor who was willing to provide her with money to compete for the position of oiran?"
The fat chef said: "There is indeed a rumor in the back kitchen that Mrs. Cui has won the respect of the general guild within a few days of her arrival. With her skills and the respect of the six major chambers of commerce, she must be the next one."
I have become an oiran, but I didn’t expect..."
Just as he was talking, a shout of surprise suddenly came from Madam Cui's house: "The evidence has been found!!"
Soon a two-foot-tall statue of King Ming was found, as well as two large stacks of letters. The Imperial City Secretary's staff couldn't help but be overjoyed. They ran over and clasped their fists, saying: "Mr. Chenglin's words are really irrefutable. I have it."
The thief can’t deny this no matter how much she does!”
Li Yan was noncommittal: "You go and give the evidence to Gao Tidian."
When the Imperial City Secretary's men left happily, the fat chef poked half of her head out from behind and said in a low voice: "Ms. Cui is not a cultist. There are many people here, and they won't hide those things..."
The fat cook suddenly changed her color and pulled her hard behind her, almost pushing her to the ground with such force, but the little cook also knew that she was being reckless and quickly lowered her head and did not dare to say anything.
However, Li Yan became somewhat interested and walked a few steps to the side corner. Seeing that the Imperial City Secretary could no longer hear him, he asked again: "Don't be afraid. Let this little lady continue talking. Your words will be very important clues."
, maybe we can catch more real thieves..."
The fat cook laughed dryly and said: "Official, don't be as knowledgeable as this child, she doesn't understand at all..."
Li Yan saw that the two women were too frightened to say anything, but he did not force him: "Okay, you ask this little cook to follow me to the Imperial City Department. I will say hello and come out after the matter is resolved.
Already."
The fat chef's face turned pale: "Still... do you still want to go?"
Li Yan said: "I can't completely judge now which people have nothing to do with Ming Zunjiao. They must be taken away. Otherwise, if the culprits are missed and innocent people are hurt, how can they be embarrassed?"
The fat cook's tears came down. Instead, the little cook hugged her and comforted her in a low voice: "Don't worry, ma'am, there is a golden light behind this official, just like the Buddha we worship at the Daxiangguo Temple."
Normally, he won't harm me..."
Li Yan was about to leave, but his eyes moved slightly when he heard this, and he looked at the little cook carefully before leaving.
When he arrived at the gate of Fan Tower, Ding Run arrived with a large number of police officers. Gao Qiu breathed a sigh of relief: "I feel relieved when Judge Ding is watching. I will go back to the Imperial City Division to prepare first. Please leave me here."
!”
Ding Run laughed and said, "Go ahead and leave it to me!"
Gao Qiu led a team of troops to the Imperial City Division first. Ding Run asked the police to take over the task skillfully, and the front and rear were tightly guarded to guard against attacks by thieves.
Of course, Ding Run no longer counts on these court helpers, and has made up his mind that if the Ming Zunjiao really sends a large number of good people to help and he cannot resist it, he will definitely kill the thieves in the prison car first, and then follow the old rules of Wu Juhou and his family...
Fortunately, the journey was uneventful and uneventful. Everyone soon arrived outside Chengtian Gate and saw that where Wuwozi's body had been hung before, there was now another body hanging, being blown around by the evening wind.
Ding Run said: "This is Bishop Dali. He was killed by... me and his body was missing. Later, he had his body sewn up and hung here as a warning to others!"
Li Yan secretly laughed, and decided to give Ding Run a thorough explanation first: "I just heard Gao Tidian talk about the ghost incarnation, didn't there be another corpse left?"
Ding Run left first at that time, but later he heard what happened next from General Gongsun Zhao and found out that Bishop Wisdom was not dead. He also knew that this junior brother had buried the woman's body, but could only take it to himself: "
Of course I stayed, but I saw that this woman was not a thief, but was murdered by the Wisdom Bishop, and her body was turned into a ghost. I couldn't bear her to continue exposing her body, so I found a place to bury her."
Li Yan said: "So that's it. It's just that without this corpse, it has been exposed a little bit. You have discovered the secret of the incarnation. Otherwise, it must be the corpses of two bishops hanging here."
Ding Run was horrified: "Yes, this is exposed!"
Li Yandao: "If Bishop Wisdom did not continue to hide in the capital, but saw that the situation was not good and fled directly from Bianjing, it would make no difference whether he was discovered or not..."
"If this person stays in the capital and hides himself, he usually has a guilty conscience. Once someone is sent to check, and his incarnation disappears, of course he will realize that his fake death has been discovered."
Although Ding Run is not as smart as Gongsun Zhao, he has a good brain. Hearing this, he immediately felt something was wrong: "If this is the case, if Mrs. Cui is the Wisdom Bishop, how could she be exposed because of her physical discomfort? She should have run away long ago.
It's far away...could it be said that this prostitute was pushed out as a scapegoat?"
Li Yan said: "Maybe he was a scapegoat who was about to be pushed out, but before he was ready, he was bumped in by Gao Ti. Because he was afraid of being caught, he had to let Lady Cui be 'exposed' to divert attention."
Ding Run suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked at the long row of prison cars: "So, the real wise bishop is among these arrested people. Who can he be?"
Li Yandao: "I actually have a candidate I doubt. Judge Ding still remembers that night when we fought side by side towards Lu Shinang? At that time, Bishop Wisdom, who was good at controlling ghosts, was secretly watching.
In fact, a question arises from this: since the bishop arrived at the scene, why didn't he save Lu Shinang?"
Regarding what happened that night, he used the [Thing Hall] to reconstruct the entire scene. Later he discovered that the key was not actually in which direction the bishop was hiding. After all, all parties were mixed at the time, and it was impossible for his sight to include everything, and it would not be repeated in his memory.
Now, what is really worthy of attention is why did the bishop sit back and watch Lu Shinang be captured alive?
Ding Run nodded: "Yes, because of that idiot Liu Yanqing, the Mingzun cultists succeeded in setting the fire and had the upper hand. The two of us rushed into the group of thieves. If Bishop Wisdom took action, we could have rescued them at worst.
Lu Shinang, why is she ignoring you?"
Li Yan said leisurely: "Based on the current clues, I think there are two reasons."
"First, Lu Shinang has an impression of the four major bishops. For example, in his eyes, the wise bishop is dressed like a prostitute, with a gauze covering his face and a scent all over his body. Even if he can't see his appearance clearly, just looking at his posture and demeanor, he looks like the above.
The hall is average."
"But these are actually wrong. We are now sure that what he described is the incarnation of the ghost. What the real control body looks like. Lu Shinang doesn't know at all, so Bishop Wisdom is not afraid that he will be arrested by the court.
, thereby exposing myself..."
Ding Run did not fully agree: "Because Bishop Zhizhi knew very well that he was not such a person. Instead, he left a wrong impression on the court and made it easier to conceal his true identity. This is understandable, but this makes
It would be too cold for my protector to die. Isn't the second point Mr. Lin said the key?"
Li Yan smiled and said: "Yes, the second point is the key. I think there is a personal grudge between the two people. To be precise, Lu Shinang may have offended the wise bishop without knowing it.
"
Ding Runqi asked: "Why is this?"
Li Yandao: "Since the senior officials in the Mingzun Sect do not know each other's true identities, it is inevitable that some floods will flood the Dragon King Temple. What was Lu Shinang doing before?"
Ding Run began to recall: "After Lu Shinang died, we found his residence. Coupled with the recent arrests of these thieves, we have a certain understanding of the movements of Ming Zunjiao."
"In addition to adding fuel to the flames in the Taixue case, another major thing they did was to embezzle the assets of the Houjiang Guild. The six major chambers of commerce in Bianjing have accumulated decades of accumulation, and their trade routes cover all prefectures and counties. On weekdays,
There is nothing you can do about dealing with high-ranking officials, but the turmoil in Wuyou Cave has not subsided yet, so it is indeed the best opportunity for these people to take action!"
"If you say so..."
After Ding Run came to his senses, he immediately rode forward.
Passing through the long queue of prison cars and reaching the front row, I saw a group of people from the Houjiang Guild being locked up in a large prison car.
The young boss, who had a pink face and bright red lips, was still very stylish and elegant under the service of his entourage, and was then pushed into the Imperial City Department.