Wu Youde closed the door. There was a torch outside shining into the window, so the room was not dark.
He quickly whispered: "Sir, they are really not thieves..."
Seeing the sense of justice in his face, Master Zhang glared again and hurriedly explained: "They are from Jiuhe Palace in Yuanyang County. They are responsible for purchasing and selling out. The one you captured alive, sir, is their head, named Xie Zhiquan.
Xie Youcai is their informant at the dock in Xihezhou Town. He specializes in helping collect information and some rare civilian goods. I checked their identity tags and it is absolutely true, sir. We are in trouble."
Zhang Wenfeng paused and asked in a low voice: "No one was killed on your side, right?"
"No, that thief named Xie Zhikai... No, that person saw that he couldn't be beaten and couldn't run away, so he revealed his identity and let us tie him up. Sir, what should we do now?"
Wu Youde's usual cleverness and tact were swallowed up by fear and anxiety. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.
Scapegoat or something, they seem to be just the right size for little people like them.
Zhang Wenfeng walked a few steps in the room, his face darkened, and he shouted: "Such a big man panics when something happens, how can he handle cases in the future? So what if they are from Jiuhe Palace? They come to our Xiling County to act sneaky.
, openly assassinating the official, what do they want to do? Are they still bound by Taoist laws, and do they abide by the laws of King Da'an? I said, why are you afraid of them? "
Wu Youde was stunned for a moment after being scolded. After a while, he said with a bitter face: "Sir, how should we deal with the aftermath of this matter?"
As long as your life is at stake, you can scold me all day long if you have time tomorrow.
Please wipe your butt clean first.
"What's the aftermath? We acted in accordance with the law and didn't hurt anyone's life. The lawsuit was brought to the Daolu Academy in the capital. We are all responsible for it. They are the party who suffered the loss. We will wait until tomorrow morning to ask the owner of the academy for instructions before making a decision. Tonight
It’s too late, let’s lock them up in Jiezhai for the time being, provide them with food and drink, and don’t take any advantage of their things, otherwise we will cause trouble... Do you understand?"
"Yes, yes, I understand!"
Wu Youde had a backbone, nodded fiercely, and thought about it, hey, that's the truth.
If the other party is caught in their hands and hurts, they will just make peace with it and not dare to pursue it.
He was somewhat relieved.
"Please do some hard work, lead your brothers to guard here, and reward them with some delicious late-night snacks. In addition, write down the thief's actions in a file. The personal and physical evidence we have here, including the doctor's confession,
After catching the thief tonight, everything is sorted out, do you know what to do?"
"I know, sir, please rest assured that there will be no mistakes in the safekeeping."
"Before the hospital master sends someone to pick up the three thieves tomorrow, don't let other people come into contact with them, don't talk to them, and don't ask about their purpose of coming here, do you understand?"
"Understood, Brother Che and I will personally guard the three of them and won't sleep a wink at night."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
"It's not the subordinates who are working hard, it's the adults who are working hard."
Watching Mr. Zhang and the stupid black donkey walk away into the darkness, Wu Youde breathed a sigh of relief.
He wiped the sticky cold sweat from his forehead, turned around and entered the door, holding in his hand a piece of broken silver that Mr. Zhang had just given him, and threw it to Zhong Youxi, and said with a smile: "I have to work hard all night today, and we will be in the hospital during the day tomorrow."
The Lord will send people to take them away. You take a few brothers and go get some hot and delicious food, big fish and meat. No wine is required, and you can reward the brothers."
"Okay, Mr. Wu, please take a break first."
Zhong Youxi then bowed with a smile and waved his hand, and the two village heroes followed him out to get something to eat.
Che Sheng put on his robe, approached Wu Youde, and asked in a low voice: "What do you want to say to me, sir?"
Wu Youde laughed loudly and patted Che Sheng on the shoulder, "Don't worry, sir, just now... Let me explain to you the key points and principles involved. It's because we thought it was complicated. If the sky falls, there will be
If a tall person holds it up, the sky won't fall."
…
Heading southeast out of the town, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the river wind was cold.
The donkey raised its long ears and poked its head out. It was dark everywhere, as if there were ghosts out there trying to harm it.
"Viewer, it's too late. How about we come back tomorrow during the day... to catch ghosts." After being glanced at by the viewer with a faint look, the donkey's voice became quieter as he spoke.
It also wants to be heroic, but its courage doesn't allow it.
"It's precisely because it's late that I can catch ghosts. The sun is so bright in broad daylight that ghosts hide. Don't you believe in my ability to catch ghosts?"
"I believe it, but... what if there is a group of ghosts in that place? Big-headed ghosts, hanged ghosts, starving ghosts, and drowned ghosts all attack together. It is difficult for us to defeat them with both fists... We are trapped on the mountain and it is not very easy.
Trouble? There’s not even a helper.”
The donkey recited the names of ghosts it knew.
He said that the hairs all over his body stood up, giving him a creepy feeling.
There seemed to be a cold wind blowing on its butt. It was so frightened that it quickly looked back, but there was nothing there.
The visitor's ability to catch ghosts was something I saw last time, and it seemed to be rare and ordinary. He caught a female ghost and still screamed for a long time.
It is very concerned about the safety of the viewer, and is also worried about its own safety for a little bit.
"Don't be afraid. I'm here. Don't mess around. Just catch a bunch of ghosts when they come. I'm fully prepared this time and brought a lot of yellow talismans and magic weapons."
Zhang Wenfeng comforted him with a few words, and then said: "Ghosts are actually more afraid of living creatures, especially those like us who learn Taoism and kill demons and ghosts... I'm sorry, I always forget that you are a demon, and we are the ones who slay demons and ghosts."
It is the moral principle of a monk to travel in the world. If you want to follow me in the world, how can you be afraid of mere ghosts?"
The donkey thought for a long time, looked around, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay. Wait, I'll walk behind you."
That strange mountain simply gave it great fear and shadow. It felt very ashamed. At the critical moment, it saw the gap. Its Taoist heart was not as firm as the master, and it still needed to be tempered.
"Don't worry, I will protect you."
Zhang Wenfeng did not blame the donkey for being timid and retreating when encountering difficulties.
Everyone has a heart. If you go through it, you won't flinch and be afraid when you encounter it again in the future.
He must help the donkey overcome this difficulty.
This time it was the viewer's turn to talk about big things and explain small things along the way.
The donkey listened, "Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh], with a nervous look on his face, and his long ears stood up alertly. As he approached Xihe Mountain, the strange "wow-wow" sound of the old owl made the donkey's heart tremble.
Zhang Wenfeng gently stroked the donkey's head and recited the Qingxin Jue in a low voice using the language of his previous life.
The ups and downs of the sutras and rhymes seemed to have a magical power, and all of a sudden, the discomfort and shadows that were wrapped around the donkey were dissipated.
The donkey shook the hair on its back vigorously, felt a little relaxed, and followed the viewer step by step up the mountain.
A white candle appeared in Zhang Wenfeng's left hand. He held the wax wick with the index finger and thumb of his right hand, rubbed it gently, and lit the candle with Yuan Qi. The dark wind on the hillside gusted, and the candlelight swayed, like a boat undulating in the wind and rain, but firmly.
It illuminates a nearby three-foot area and is not extinguished by the night wind.
The small bowl-shaped intoxicating flowers bloom all over the mountain, and they are so dark that it makes people palpitate.
The flowers face the moon and slowly change direction as the moon moves, releasing their alternative beauty.
There are traces of dark red on the petals, and under the moonlight, it looks strange like slightly solidified blood, which seems to be still squirming.
The dark wind blew, the trees swayed, and the atmosphere was gloomy.
A refreshing and strange fragrance permeates the hillside, and occasionally strings of hanging mountain paper make a clanking sound. It is completely silent everywhere. Except for the survival of heartless living beings, trees and grass, even autumn insects have disappeared.
The flowers of drunkenness are in bloom under the moonlit night, and all things are dying!