A Tian smiled bitterly and responded, "A monster that can go deep into Kyoto to act as an internal agent must not be stupid."
He felt that it would be difficult to find clues from this fox demon.
"This monster's mouth is too tough. I have to find a way to pry it open! However, it hates Da Zhou so much that it is not easy to let it open its mouth!"
A Tian suggested, "How about changing to another one!"
Li Huaiyun said in a deep voice, "That's all we have to do, go and see the officials from the Ministry of War first!" He said softly to the two guards following him, "You two, I want to see the officer from the Ministry of War who was detained. Official!"
The guards followed his request and took them out of the prison to a place where military officials were detained.
On the way, A Tian worriedly asked, "What if we still can't find any clues?"
Li Huaiyun responded calmly, "In that case, then go back to the scene and see if we can find some clues about the man in black robe."
"There is no perfect crime in this world!"
"A perfect crime?" A Tian was a little puzzled by what he said, "Isn't this a case caused by a monster?"
"No! To be precise, it is a crime colluded by three parties! Their final goal is by no means simple!"
Li Huaiyun had mentioned this speculation before, but A Tian still didn't quite understand what it meant.
The guards took the two of them to a place in the back mountain of the Demon Slayer Division, a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Li Huaiyun looked around. The mountain paths were full of greenery, and the breeze was blowing on his face, carrying a special aroma of green grass.
"This place is quite nice, it looks like a summer resort!"
"Hmph! We keep people like that here just for them to enjoy!"
"Stop complaining!" A Tian explained, "They are the officials of the imperial court. Before they are convicted, we cannot let them sit in jail with such weak looks. After only a few days, they will be added to the jail. If you come to us for questioning, you might go to the west!"
"Besides, without direct evidence proving that this official is related to this time, we cannot arbitrarily imprison a court official."
The guard who was guarding them took them to a wooden house. There were several guards standing guard outside to prevent any unscrupulous people from wanting to silence them.
As soon as they walked to the door, they heard the official losing his temper inside. When the guard opened the door and saw the scene inside, he frowned and shook his head. Because of the other party's identity, he couldn't say anything.
The floor was covered with food, and the Ministry of War official put one foot on the table and shouted passionately, complaining that the Demon Slayer Division had illegally imprisoned him, and that the food he was given was like pig food and was difficult to swallow.
This official is called Liu Bing, and he is an official in the Treasury Department, one of the four departments of the Ministry of War. Judging from his official resume and promotion status, he is an official with a lot of room for promotion.
He has worked conscientiously in the Treasury Department for so many years and rarely goes to places where fireworks are played. He usually goes home after handling official duties. He has been married for more than ten years, and his relationship with his wife is considered normal.
When Liu Bing saw someone coming in from the outside, he became more energetic and spoke louder. He just hoped to use this to attract other people's ideas and let people know that he was being held here and that he was very unjust.
He looked excited and shouted, "Let me out! What on earth have I done? Why is the Demon Slayer Department imprisoning me here?"
Li Huaiyun looked at the wasted food on the ground, and he thought that the previous stall owner said that Da Zhou's food harvest this year was not good, and the price of food had risen a lot, and he couldn't even eat enough in prison.
This wasteful behavior made him even more disgusted with this person.
He walked up directly, grabbed Liu Bing's collar, pulled him to the ground, and pulled him to the place where the food was filled, "Who told you to waste food like this!"
Liu Bing turned his head sideways, grabbed the other person's arm with both hands, and kept struggling, "Who are you! I want you to take care of it."
When Ah Tian saw this, he immediately came up and wanted to stop Li Huaiyun, "Ah Yun! You..."
"Leave it alone!" Li Huaiyun shouted, and then pressed Liu Bing's head to the ground, "I tell you, these meals are the poor people's rations for a family for a day, but you are wasting it like this!"
He grabbed the rice on the ground and stuffed it directly into Liu Bing's mouth, "Pick up all the rice here."
With his mouth full of rice, Liu Bing shouted in a vague voice, "I am an official of the imperial court, how dare you, a little monster hunter, be so rude."
"What a great official authority! Let me tell you, I don't care who you are, you are in the Demon Slayer Division now, you have to listen to me!"
"Asshole! See if I don't mess with your Demon Slayer Division!"
Li Huaiyun pulled Liu Bing up from the ground and slapped him, "Then I will let you die here first."
He slapped the opponent several times in succession, and the one he hit Liu Bing knelt down and begged for mercy!
A Tian wanted to go up and stop him. He knew that the consequences of doing so would make the Demon Slayer Division very troublesome, but he was still very happy to be able to deal with such a disgusting official.
After all, he also hates such arrogant officials who only care about the common people.
Li Huaiyun stood up, looked at Liu Bing who was kneeling there, and said with a serious face, "You, sit there! I have a few questions to ask!"
"Yes!" Liu Bing stood up immediately, then sat on the chair, caressing the sore face. He didn't know where this person came from. It was impossible for the people from the Demon Slayer Division to do anything to them.
Li Huaiyun said, "Liu Bing, right? Now I suspect that you are colluding with the monster!"
When Liu Bing heard what he said, he was completely panicked. His expression became a little panicked, and his tone of voice was trilling, "No! No! I definitely didn't collude with any monster. Where did you hear these rumors? It must be mine." Shameless criticism from political opponents!”
Li Huaiyun stood there with his hands folded in front of his chest, "Rumors? Criticism from political opponents?"
"I'm telling you, that monster has been captured by our Demon Slayer Division. It will take a while to interrogate him. You'd better tell the truth now and strive for leniency."
"What do you mean by telling the truth?" Liu Bing looked stern and denied again, "Don't even try to lie to me! I have nothing to do with that fox demon."
"Fox demon?" Li Huaiyun laughed loudly, "Since I entered here, I have never said that the monster is a fox demon. If you don't know, why do you know that I am talking about a fox demon?"
"I... it was just a coincidence!" Liu Bing was stopped by the question and could only wave his hands vigorously, "I don't know! I don't know! How do I know? You are trying to trick me. I remember you said you were a fox demon. of."
"What else do you want to argue with?"
"You are talking nonsense, I have no excuses."
Li Huaiyun shrugged helplessly, "The living room is extremely dark, and the bunch of hair on the roof identifies you invisibly.
That fox demon betrayed you! And you are still trying your best to defend it. When the time comes, this sin will be yours to bear. "
"Impossible!" Liu Bing scratched his body and retorted with all his strength, "I don't even know what a fox demon is."
A Tian stood aside, looking a little anxious. Their behavior was surprisingly consistent, neither admitting to knowing each other.
If this continues, it will be an endless cycle.
Li Huaiyun turned around, frowned at A Tian, and signaled them to leave here first, when they were about to leave.
Liu Bing shouted to them, "Wait a minute! How long will you, the Demon Slayer Division, keep me in detention? It is a serious crime to detain a court official without permission."
Li Huai turned his head and roared in a low voice, "Colluding with monsters is a serious crime. The death penalty will start. It depends on whether you can leave here and tell the emperor about it. Otherwise, just wait here with peace of mind. If you are innocent, kill the monster." Si will naturally let you go."
Liu Bing asked loudly, "Then you can't find out, so I have to be locked up here? You don't know, I still have a lot of things to deal with."
"So! If you confess your guilt earlier, nothing will happen!"
"I'll say it again, I don't know anything about fox demons!"
Li Huaiyun caressed his chin. Obviously, it was impossible for anyone to admit to this kind of death penalty for killing nine tribes. However, this man had already exposed some flaws just now. As long as he digs deeper, he believed that he would be able to find evidence for Liu Bing to plead guilty.
In order not to provoke each other, Li Huaiyun and A Tian stopped asking questions. They walked out of the house and prepared to leave.
"Sure enough, this is the result!" A Tian's face was full of disappointment, "I am not a fool. This crime is too big, how dare I admit it!"
"In this case, we have to find other evidence!"
A Tian nodded in agreement, "Yes! However, we have to hurry up. The Demon Slayer Division cannot keep Liu Bing detained for a long time. If the time has passed and the monster has not yet been identified, if it is related to this person, he must be released. , otherwise the Demon Slayer Division will be adulterated!"
"Isn't our Demon Slaying Department not under the control of the court?"
"Of course we won't return, but we can't let us arrest people at will, otherwise this court order will be invalidated!"
Li Huaiyun was thinking as he walked. The Prisoner's Dilemma had no real effect on this man and the fox demon. One was because he was not afraid of death at all, and the other was because the crime was too heavy and he knew it was a dead end and could not turn back.
I am afraid that some external force must be used to make them distrust each other, so that they can confess each other. The question is, what is needed to make them distrust each other?
He clapped his hands vigorously, "It's a pity that the hair obtained from the roof of the official's house was snatched away by the man in black robe. Otherwise, what evidence could be found by following this clue."
A Tian stroked the saber on his waist and pondered for a moment, "Is there any place we haven't gone to yet?"
"Currently, there is only the place where the fox demon is hiding!"
"Yes! Maybe we can find some clues there." A Tian became more energetic.
Li Huaiyun pointed forward, "Let's go! Let's go to Iron Painting Pavilion and find Master Liu. He sent people to follow him last night. That place is guarded by his people."
They left this place and went directly to Tiehua Pavilion. Liu Pingzhong had already returned. When he heard that Li Huaiyun had also come to see him, he hurriedly asked someone to bring them in.
In the inner hall where Tiehua Pavilion entertained guests, there were only Liu Pingzhong, Li Huaiyun and A Tian.
"How's it going, you ask?"
Li Huaiyun clasped his fists and explained, "These two people are very tough-mouthed and have never been willing to confess to each other!"
He shrugged helplessly and sighed, "It won't work if we continue like this. We cannot detain this official for a long time. It is against the court's legislation."
Liu Pingzhong nodded in agreement, "If it is found out that this official has not colluded with monsters, then he will definitely give the emperor a copy of the Monster Killer."
He pondered for a moment, "We can probably only hold him for another half day, and then we can find any reason to release him."
"This half day should be enough, right?"
Li Huaiyun didn't say a word, just clicked his tongue twice, "I don't know if it's enough, I have to go to the scene to do it!"
