(7)
There was only one oil lamp burning in the dark interrogation room, and the faint sunlight shone on the corridor through the only window.
A man in neat official uniform opened the cell door and walked in. He treated the prisoner and gave him a seat according to his title. He also sat down together, and the two faced each other.
"At the beginning of last month, you organized a large number of refugees to gather in the north of the city in violation of the curfew for no reason. Although you discovered a prostitute's den, you are so lawless and domineering! You, the organizer, were detained at that time A few days as punishment." The man sat upright, holding the file in his hand, and continued to repeat: "At the beginning of this month, you caused trouble on the streets again, acted arrogantly, and even drew a sword to kill!"
In the eyes of officials, even if he is a noble with a title, it does not mean that he has the privilege of evading interrogation. What's more, the interrogator Bai Feng faced was the "iron-faced" Yu Chizhen.
"Yesterday, you went to Xiangguo Temple to cause trouble again. Bai Feng, when will you be able to calm down?" Yuchi Zhen said with a smile: "Isn't it good to be a dandy and eat, drink and have fun every day? Or, what are you doing? Are there any ulterior secrets behind them?"
Bai Feng said: "Didn't you already tell me when you were arrested? Why can't you tell anyone?"
"According to you, the purpose of organizing refugees to travel at night for no reason is to help them find their wives and daughters? Do you run rampant on the streets and draw swords to kill people to eliminate harm for the people?" Yuchizhen said in an aggressive tone: "Then what happened to you at Xiangguo Temple yesterday? What is it for?"
Bai Feng said: "Your Excellency, you still remember Wan Qian who competed with others at the feast."
"Him? Remember, he lost miserably and no one was willing to help him up."
Bai Feng said without changing his expression: "Yes, at least he is considered someone I know, and with his talent, he should not have ended up in this situation. So, I want to go to Xiangguo Temple to find Monk 'Wuwo' and let him Go apologize to Wan Qian and at least clear up his grievances - his works are not that bad."
"So, you are doing chivalry everywhere for nothing?" Yuchizhen sneered: "Do you believe this?"
"As I said just now, I don't have any hidden secrets." Bai Feng showed no signs of weakness and said righteously: "Although, I did conceal some of the facts. Mr. Yuchi, do you want to know?"
"You tell me."
Bai Feng stood up pretending to be profound, paced back and forth, and suddenly asked: "What if you don't believe me even more when I tell the truth?"
"What?"
"When you officers are handling cases, you always want to ask the prisoners about the motives for committing crimes, as if you can't trust each other if you don't know the motives. In fact, many motives are made up by the prisoners through their memories after being arrested. . No one may ever know the real motivation...but I am willing to tell you why I do these things, believe it or not."
"Go ahead, whatever you say I will write it down truthfully."
Bai Feng sat down calmly at this time and continued: "At the beginning of last month, I accidentally found out that there were prostitutes running around in the wasteland in the north of the city. Moreover, Taiping Taoists often came in and out. They would take away suitable women from there regularly. The 'human sacrifices' - they were the living sacrifices they needed on their way to becoming immortals. So, at that time, I came up with the idea of destroying the private shack."
"But now that I have a title but can't use any soldiers, how can I accomplish anything by myself?" Bai Feng asked and answered himself: "I thought of the relatives of these 'human sacrifices', and I told them the facts. In short, Within a few days, a plan was made to uncover that deserted house even at the risk of being falsely accused of deliberate rebellion.”
Bai Feng deliberately shut up suddenly and looked at Yuchi's real reaction. He was delighted and continued: "Yesterday, I went to invite Monk 'Wuwo' according to the secret order of Lu Qi, the minister's order, regarding the Xiangguo Temple. Of course, I How could he help him for no reason? Mr. Lu wanted to use his words to relieve Wan Qian's difficulties, and then introduced Wan Qian to Taiping Road to complete the fairy statue they needed recently. Mr. Lu himself acted as a broker and fisherman, so can we villains Get a piece of the pie.”
"Taiping Dao, Taiping Dao, why is it Taiping Dao again!" Yuchi Zhen recorded it in the case, and said nonsense: "What you want is definitely not the petty profit, right? Bai Feng."
Bai Feng replied affirmatively: "Of course! I need to understand my enemies and then defeat them - I will spend the rest of my life defeating the Taiping Taoists!"
"Um..." Yuchi Zhen seemed to have never expected the other party to answer like this. After being confused for a long time, he asked again: "Then you almost killed someone on the street, and for whom?"
Seeing that Yuchi was really not interested in his declaration, Bai Feng felt a little helpless and said, "That matter was indeed done on a whim without any reason."
"Huh." Yuchizhen recorded the content of the interrogation, stood up and prepared to leave, and told Bai Feng: "I will go find relevant witnesses to confirm your confession. If there are no mistakes, you can leave tomorrow. Also, can you behave differently in the future? Be restrained, you won't feel comfortable if you cause trouble every day!"
Bai Feng cupped his hands and said in respect, "Thank you, Mr. Yuchi, but I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to restrain myself."
"Tsk!" Yuchizhen pushed the door open and ran into the "little housekeeper" who came to visit the prison.
"Is the interrogation over?" she asked eagerly: "Can I go in to visit my adopted brother?"
"Go, go." Before Yuchi Zhen finished speaking, two more figures came out from behind the young butler.
"Brother! We have been waiting outside for a long time. There are some delicious food left in the store today, specially brought to you!" Yu Chiying and Tong Yun appeared in front of Yu Chizhen together, and the corners of his mouth naturally turned up in an arc. , which was obviously a surprise to him.
"It's not convenient to talk here. Let's go and talk when we go out." Yuchizhen led his sister back to the study room where he worked. Tongyun did not follow him on the pretext of other matters.
Yuchi opened the boxes containing exquisite food with great interest, and said happily to his sister: "Why did you suddenly think of me today? Didn't you always rather send the food to the neighbors than run here?"
"Brother, actually, I have something to ask you."
"Is it about Bai Feng again?" Yuchizhen refused immediately before waiting for a definite answer: "Don't compare me with this kind of person."
"No, it's not!" Yu Chiying quickly denied: "Actually, what I want to ask is, do you know if there have been any major cases in Taiping Road recently?"
"Why are you asking about this?" Yu Chizhen stopped his bowl and chopsticks and asked worriedly: "Has Taiping Dao come to you recently? Tell me!"
"No, there's no such thing! I've been very good recently, and I can't get better than now." Yu Chiying replied: "I'm just curious..."
Yu Chizhen recalled: "They didn't commit many crimes, but there were many cases related to them. Many people lost their families and separated their families in order to join the religion. In recent times...in the Imperial Martial Arts Tournament, Bai Bai Feng allowed his followers to kill the most powerful swordsman under the Taiping Dao Celestial Master."
At this point, Yuchi suddenly woke up and murmured: "Bai Feng...Taiping Dao...this kid is too persistent."
"Brother, do you feel that the world is getting more and more difficult?" Yu Chiying asked insinuatingly: "I'm just asking casually, it doesn't matter if you don't answer me."
Yuchi Zhen said: "Why do you say this? The imperial court has been on strike for a year, and the people are recuperating and recuperating. Everything is prosperous!"
"Okay..." Yu Chiying expressed slight disappointment. After her brother finished eating, she also packed up and prepared to leave.
Unexpectedly, just as he was about to walk out of the study, he heard a fierce fight outside the door.
"What's going on outside?!" Yuchi raised his sword and went into battle, only to see a swordsman with a broken arm fighting with Tong Yun, who had just left for an excuse, as if they were fighting for something.
