"Sir, it is said to be related to the Purple Star Sect."
"Purple Star Sect?" Ji Dong couldn't help but frown.
The Purple Star Sect is the best at using opportunities to confuse people's hearts. The more chaos there is in the capital, the more rampant they will be - especially recently, once word spread that King Xiang collaborated with the enemy to assassinate the Queen Mother, the Purple Star Sect seemed to be having a New Year's Eve.
The yamen officer roughly recounted the words of the person who came to report the crime.
The general idea is that when this man was sitting in front of a closed shop on the street to take shelter from the rain, a young man came over. At first, he just chatted with him, but then the conversation changed. When the man realized, the other man actually
It was an attempt to persuade him to join the Purple Star Sect!
This is amazing.
As a native of the capital with a well-established background, even though he had fallen into decline recently, he never thought of going astray, so he angrily refused on the spot and went straight to the Yamen.
After hearing the general story, Ji Dong felt a little complicated.
The Purple Star Church selects people who seem to be unhappy with their lives and waits for an opportunity to persuade them to join the church. This is nothing new.
After all, the people in the capital are too upright...
If you ask him, what is there to reject directly?
With the imperial court in such a state now, who can say what will happen in the future? Why don't you know how to take advantage of the opportunity and leave more escape routes for yourself?
Faced with this kind of invitation to join the church, why not take the initiative—not take the initiative, not refuse, and not be responsible?
Anyway, he has roughly seen through it now. The Purple Star Sect is not a heinous cult. They do not harm innocent people, steal, or force. As for the rumors that shake people's hearts, most of them have been changed based on the facts.
It's not just fabrication...
The Purple Star Sect just didn't find him, otherwise...
No, it's useless even if you find him.
It is said that this Purple Star Sect is very poor.
Poverty made Mr. Ji quickly give up the dangerous thought that flashed in his mind.
As for the person who reported the crime first——
"Go and tell him that matters related to the Purple Star Sect are under the jurisdiction of the Jishiwei and are not under my control. Let him go to Beizhen Fusi."
The people of the Purple Star Sect are all extremely cunning and good at disguise. Even the police officers can't get any benefit from them despite repeated attempts, let alone a mere yamen like him.
Moreover, he has not finished his own work. With this salary, he will never be able to do any chores other than his own job.
The yamen servant responded and went forward.
The man was still waiting outside the yamen, folding his sleeves. Although it was summer, it had been raining for several days, and the night was still a bit cool.
"I have already asked my lord for instructions. The case of the Purple Star Sect is not under my lord's control. Please go to Beizhen Fusi."
The officer said, pointing to the north.
The man who reported the crime paled when he heard this.
where?
Beizhen Fusi?
Suddenly feeling that there was nothing worthwhile about this kind of thing, the man turned around and walked away silently.
The yamen servant turned around and was about to close the door when he suddenly heard the sound of noisy footsteps approaching, followed by indistinct shouts.
Looking back, I saw a group of six or seven people running over in the rain, holding umbrellas or wearing raincoats, or simply holding their sleeves over their heads in the rain.
As the people arrived, the yamen servant finally heard clearly what was going on——
"Master, please go and have a look. There is a courtyard behind Liuyin Hutong that is flooded!"
"It's so hot it's so hot!"
The yamen servant was quite surprised when he heard this.
If a day like this can catch fire, then the person who started the fire is really capable!
"Is there anyone else in the courtyard?" the yamen servant asked first.
"I heard that a young official lives here!"
"The boy who was serving me went home to visit relatives early yesterday morning..."
"What official? Didn't you say that you were deposed?"
Listening to everyone's chatter, the official did not dare to delay. After reporting the matter to his lord, he immediately led his people and rushed over.
When we arrived, many people were already watching and talking nearby - such a big fire, not to mention it was raining, would have to be seen even if it was a knife.
After all, life is depressing enough. If there is nothing new to add to the fun, what’s the point of living?
But everyone is not just here to join in the fun.
After the officials organized themselves, many common people helped put out the fire.
But the fire was burning fiercely, and there was something strange about the source of the fire. They said they were putting out the fire, but in fact they were half waiting for the fuel to be burned out.
But God was not kind to him either, and when he was halfway through the rescue, the rain stopped.
After such busy work, the fire was completely extinguished until the sky turned white.
Most of the courtyard, which was burned into ruins, collapsed. Only a few beams of the main house were still barely supporting the outline. Waves of black smoke rose up, making the nearby area feel like a thick fog.
Several "commoners" who helped took advantage of this gap to reach into the secret room where all the institutions were burned down. After hiding the two things that needed to be cleaned up in their sleeves, they shouted in shock: "Master, this... it seems like this is
It’s a person!”
Two officers hurriedly surrounded him.
A charred black object whose shape was indistinguishable from the fire and looked roughly human-shaped was pressed under the collapsed green bricks.
The officials did not move without authorization and immediately invited the policeman to come and check.
After confirmation, it was indeed a corpse.
Seeing the corpse covered with white cloth being carried out by officials, the onlookers either cast curious glances or sighed in sympathy.
At this time, suddenly a young man dressed as a servant ran over and looked at the house that was burned to ashes. After being surprised, the servant knelt down and cried loudly.
"Sir! How can you be so confused!"
Just this simple sentence caused the crowd to explode.
We are all people who are used to watching the excitement. Who doesn’t have basic inference skills?
"Hiss... Could it be that you lit the fire yourself?"
"I heard that I specially asked this young man to go back to visit his relatives. Maybe he deliberately avoided it and wanted to commit suicide..."
"Didn't you listen to what those servants just said? Traces of kerosene were found in the secret room. They used kerosene to light the fire. They must have been prepared for this."
"I think it's because my official career has not been smooth lately. I've plummeted and hit a dead end..."
"Not only is the official career not going smoothly, but everyone in the family is also gone. It's hard for me to be alone... Oh, poor man!"
"What poor people... I see you haven't gone out in the past two days, haven't you heard the news from outside the city?" said the man holding a little baby eating steamed buns in his hand.
Many people looked at him one after another.
This elder brother who takes care of the children is a familiar face. When it comes to gossip, he not only knows a lot, but also keeps it true!
"What news?"
"Tell me quickly..."
"It's a long story..." Before the man said it, he first asked: "Do you still remember Zhan Yunjiao, the girl from Zhan who was coerced and induced by Miss Xia's mansion last year and almost killed Miss Xu from Zhenguo's mansion?"
