Song Zheng saw the danger: "My lord has killed the Wu family's treasure today, and the Shangguanhui in the court will definitely use this to criticize your lord. If I can't catch Yanque within three days, all these criminal evidence will be launched at the same time to overthrow the mountains and seas."
I pounced on you, sir."
Xiao Zhen knocked on the table lightly and said slowly: "The evidence of my crime...according to what those literary cultivators said, it is too numerous to write down.
Shangguanhui has a lot in his hands, and other pavilion veterans also have a lot in their hands. But they usually dare not take it out, because I also have their handle.
But this time, there happened to be something about the Zhenshan Guard, which made His Majesty furious."
He paused and decided to tell Song Zheng: "Actually, the root cause is that the emperor has been very dissatisfied with me recently. He wanted to use his birthday to make some money, but I was not very effective in executing it.
The emperor had the intention of replacing me, and Shangguan Hui and others understood it, so these criminal evidences became meaningful.
So today’s matter is the same as my previous excuses. One more thing is not too much, and one less thing is not a lot. But as long as you catch the sparrow within the three days stipulated by the imperial edict and don’t give Shangguan Hui a chance to use it as an excuse, I will handle other matters.
Make your own arrangements.”
Song Zheng nodded, his shoulders feeling heavy.
Everyone knows that chasing fugitives from Wushan is just a poor fig leaf. What kind of fugitive needs you, the dignified commander of the Longyi Guard, to chase him personally? To kill him with your own sword?
As long as the emperor pursues the case, it will be a crime; if the emperor is satisfied, this excuse can be passed over.
Song Zheng's heart was heavy and he asked himself: With two days left, can he find Yanque? He couldn't go to Wu's house to investigate, and now it seemed that all the clues were broken.
He glanced at Xiao Zhen secretly again. The commander was still as calm as a deep sea, but what could he do to "please" the emperor and solve the crisis he was facing?
Even if he did it this time without giving Shangguan a chance, what about next time? What about next time? How many times can he escape?
He stood up and said, "I'm going to investigate the case." When he walked out of the door, he couldn't help but sigh heavily. There were dangers and dangers everywhere.
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Song Zheng had locked himself in the room for a long time. He read all the files on the Yanque case three times and couldn't help feeling a little depressed.
With his Yin Shen cultivation, it is easy to find clues from these copywriting. In fact, if you find nothing after reading it for the first time, then there will be nothing to gain later.
The Long Yi Guards outside were panic-stricken. Everyone knew that the case had reached a dead end, and the situation in the court had also spread to Duanyang City, which was extremely unfavorable to the commander and the Long Yi Guards.
Bao Taowei has confidence in Song Zheng. Lord Song is their last hope now. They hope that Lord Song can come out of that door and tell them that they know where Yanque is and who is the real mastermind behind the scenes.
Because when they were in Huzhou City, Master Bai's case ended up like this. They had to follow Master Song to find out the murderer behind the scenes.
But those in the Zhenshan Guard are particularly pessimistic. Some people have already begun to contact each other privately, hoping to find connections and flee the country before Long Yiwei's disaster strikes, so as not to be buried with Xiao Zhen, Song Zheng, and Long Yiwei.
Song Zheng sat in the room and thought hard. He took out a file, which was a report on the losses in Liuyin Mountain sent by Zeng Baihu. He circled a name on it with a red pen.
In the past half day, if I found any doubts in the file, it was only this name.
He thought for a while and ordered outside: "Bring Ma Daquan here."
"Yes!" Du Baihu went there in person, and Song Zheng sat in the room. When Ma Daquan was brought in, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed in a cooperative manner: "Master Song."
Song Zheng secretly raised the Void Divine Town, observed all the subtle changes around him, and then asked: "Who is Yu Dan?"
Ma Daquan was surprised: "Yu Dan is a small flag member of the Zhenshan Guards. He is on the list of Zhenshan Guards. Why do you ask this? Is there something wrong with this person?"
Song Zheng looked at him coldly, and the God of the Void could clearly see the fluctuation in the deepest part of his soul.
Song Zheng asked for the last time: "Ma Daquan, although you cannot escape death penalty, you can be exempted from living crime, as long as you tell everything you know."
Ma Daquan was confused and looked innocent: "Sir, I have already said everything the sinner knows, what else do you want me to say? Why don't you give me a hint, I will say whatever you want, and I will bite anyone who wants to
Okay, I am also a Longyi Guard, and I know these methods very well."
Song Zheng no longer had any hope for him and waved his hand: "Take him down and take care of him."
"Yes!" Du Baihu knew it well and sneered as he dragged Ma Daquan down.
Song Zheng called him over just to make sure. Ma Daquan didn't say anything, but that trace of soul fluctuation had already given Song Zheng the answer.
"Bring Ruan Zhu and Yao Huan here."
Ruan Zhu was the one who forged Miao Xiaosong's files and Wujiami's account books, and Yao was the one who cultivated Sky Poison. The two of them entered Longyi Guard and were introduced by a small flag named "Yu Dancai". Yu Dancai
He is their guide.
This may be just a trivial coincidence. Now Dancai died in a sneak attack by Wushan bandits, and his body was not found. This may still be a coincidence, but with two coincidences in a row, Song Zheng felt that it was still necessary to investigate.
He called Ma Daquan and asked, and sure enough there was a problem.
Song Zheng secretly had doubts about the fact that Ma Daquan, a ruthless gangster with such a character, succumbed very happily in Liuyin Mountain. If Ma Daquan was really at the end of his rope, he would definitely fight to the death. But he was willing to be caught by Long Yiwei, which shows that there is still hope.
Some kind of "hope", I'm afraid this hope is also related to the entire case.
Ruan Zhu was brought in first, and Song Zheng asked him about Yu Dancai. He hated Dancai deeply. If it weren't for Yu Dancai, he would not have entered Longyi Guard, and would not have been involved in such a big case but completely forgotten about it.
Previously, he used his identity as Long Yiwei to bully men and women in the market. He was so happy that he cursed Yu Dancai. He knew all about this Xiaoqi's corruption and perversion of the law, and told the inspector everything.
However, Song Zheng was disappointed: Void God Town told him that what Ruan Zhu said was the truth, and his understanding of Yu Dancai was limited to this.
He called Yao Huan in again. Yao was not as ungrateful as Ruan Zhu. He honestly told his experience with Yu Dancai. Judging from his description, Yu Dancai was a quite talented Long Yiwei.
He will be promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief.
But that's all.
Song Zheng frowned and had them sent back to Hell and locked up alone to avoid being silenced.
But before he walked out of the house, Long Yiwei outside was still uneasy. Xiao Zhen was able to keep his composure and did not send anyone to rush him.
Song Zheng is waiting for someone. Calculating the time, there should be news over there.
After more than half an hour, Bangong Xie walked into the Zhenshan Guard Yamen. He came in openly from the gate. Longyi guards came in and out around him. No one noticed the old man. It seemed that it was natural for such an outsider to appear here.
Yes, there is no need to check anything.
He walked into Song Zheng's room. Song Zheng looked at him expectantly, and Pan Gongxie smiled slightly: "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life."
Song Zhengchang breathed a sigh of relief: "If anyone can complete this matter, it must be the senior."
After a while, Song Zheng finished listening to Bangong Xie's report, thanked the senior, and then walked out step by step. No one in the Longyi Guard, except Xiao Zhen, Fan Zhenguo, and Qi Bingchen who were resting, noticed that he was coming.
pass.
Song Zheng frowned in thought in the room: "It turns out it's them!"
After pondering for a moment, he opened a secret homophonic bone charm and said: "Get ready, I want to meet the Thousand-Faced Man No. 4."
The secret passage in the house opened, and Song Zheng walked down. After about half an hour, he walked back from the secret passage, but the confusion on his face could not be solved, but became more solemn: "What on earth do they want to do?"
After closing the secret passage, he finally walked out of the room and ordered: "Go to Jiuzhen Society."
Du Baihu jumped up and said excitedly: "Let's go and level it!"
Song Zheng knocked him: "That's nonsense."
When the Long Yi Guards were marching towards Jiuzhen Society, Xiao Chong returned to the small courtyard alone. He walked around in the courtyard, looking for a centuries-old plum tree, and then fled away with all his strength.
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Jiuzhen Society is the largest casual cultivator organization in Xizhou. It has not existed for a long time. It is just a loose "associated society". It is not a sect or aristocratic family, and its binding force on the casual cultivators within the organization is weak.
Sixty years ago, the nine strongest casual cultivators in Duanyang City felt that it was not easy for casual cultivators to survive, so they decided to join forces and establish the "Jiuzhen Society". They carved a set of jade seals to record each person's contribution to the cause.
Contribution of Jiuzhen Society. After you contribute enough, you can get a jade seal. If you need to rely on the power of Jiuzhen Society for something, you can "exchange" the support of the organization by taking out the jade seal.
After using it, you have to continue to accumulate contributions and exchange for new jade seals for emergencies.
The more Jade Seals you have, the greater your contribution to the organization, and the maximum number of times you can use the organization.
This model was later promoted, and more and more casual cultivators joined the Jiuzhen Society. It indeed helped several casual cultivators avoid murder, and their reputation gradually increased. Ten years ago, it became the largest casual cultivator in Xizhou.
organize.
Liao Hekai, one of the three young masters of Xizhou Sancai, was an orphan adopted by the nine real people who first formed the association. He called the nine real people "Nine Fathers" and his cultivation was trained by the nine real people.
of.
To put it bluntly, Liao Hekai is a genius that Jiuzhen Society has worked hard to find. As for whether he is really an orphan, it is hard to say.
But Liao Hekai's inclusion in the "Three Colors of Xizhou" means that Jiuzhen Society has officially become one of the few major forces in Duanyang City.
I'm afraid that the nine real people were very ambitious back then, and their plan must not be as simple as "helping each other".
Yu Dancai was a member of the Jiuzhen Society before joining the Zhenshan Guard, and he had been in the Jiuzhen Society for seventeen years.
Song Zheng could find very little information about Yu Dancai in Zhenshan Guard, so he thought of Jiuzhen Society.