Zhenfu Division.
Li Ang looked calm on the surface, but his thoughts were racing in his mind.
He had long expected that this scene would happen,
When he followed Jiao Cheng and others to leave Chang'an City and go to the underground palace near the ghost market,
His appearance has been seen by several Pingkangfang women on the painted boat.
In addition, on the corpses of Jiao Cheng and others in the underground palace, there are still silver threads used to suture wounds.
After Jiao Cheng's death, Pingkangfang had a new manager, and Dali Temple, Wannian County and other departments tacitly agreed not to investigate further.
But if you want to investigate, sooner or later the clues can be traced back to Li Ang.
The only question is...why Zhenfusi, and why now.
Li Ang paused his chin and said "I'm free" to the two pacification judges while thinking crazily.
He is now a disciple of the Academy and the founding county magistrate. He has a title and has already entered the privileged class. Even if you see court officials or even the royal family, you don't need to bow to them.
In the absence of conclusive evidence, who dares to doubt him and investigate him.
The two magistrates of the Prosecution Department are far from qualified. They must be at least the envoy-level figures.
What's more, even if the Zhenfu Division has evidence in hand,
Confirmed that he was seriously involved in the death of Jiao Cheng, and secretly hid the alienated objects in the tomb of the Sword Immortal.
It should also be the Zhenfu Si and the Xuegong who come together - the Zhenfu Si and the Xuegong have no direct conflicts, and they often handle things together when they encounter problems.
Could it be that there is a deeper hidden secret?
For example, someone, or some people, suspected that they had secretly hidden the files left by Jiao Cheng that recorded a lot of dirty information about powerful people, so they risked taboos and knocked on the door to give hints?
Or should I say that Mo Si in the Sword Immortal Tomb is far more important than he imagined. Is the mastermind behind Jiao Cheng trying to take risks?
"I think this is a misunderstanding. I can go to the Zhenfu Division, but I need to be accompanied by a doctor from the academy. Is that okay?"
Li Ang asked: "This request should be within the scope of the Zhenfu Division's permission, right?"
"this..."
The two judges frowned slightly and looked at each other.
Li Ang simulated the thoughts of the two people opposite him in his heart.
The Zhenfu Division was overbearing and tyrannical in handling cases. Even a fifth-ranking Jinbu doctor like Huai Rui would be directly thrown into jail and tortured after the guilt was determined.
Most criminals would be frightened half to death when they heard that they were going to the Zhenfu Division, and it was not uncommon for some to commit suicide out of fear of crime.
They were so polite simply because of Li Ang's status as a disciple of the academy and the uncle of the founding county.
Otherwise, instead of asking for assistance in the investigation, a large group of people would directly drive into Jinchengfang and kidnap Li Ang away.
"Yes, yes,"
A middle-aged judge raised his voice slightly, "But Mr. Li Xiaolang, are you sure you want to do this?"
"Um?"
Li Ang paused for a moment, what do you mean? Isn't it normal for the disciples of the Academy to ask the Academy for help when they encounter problems?
Is the other side conducting a secret investigation?
"I don't understand what you two are talking about."
Li Ang narrowed his eyes slightly, silently awakened Mo Si, and activated the new function Mo Si had gained from swallowing the blue and black stone statue - emotional perception.
With the surge of thoughts and the awakening of Mo Si,
Complex and dense fragments of information poured into Li Ang's brain.
The resentment, quarrels, anger, and all the negative emotions from the neighbors rushed towards Li Ang, making him feel irritable out of thin air, wanting to spread the flames and ignite the fire of karma.
Li Ang suppressed his irritation and looked at the two Prosecution Judges standing at the door, his eyes suddenly paused.
There was no emotion or emotion on the other side, it was just like...
Two walking corpses.
The two judges smiled slightly and said, "The fifteenth house on Huaidefang Third Street.
The seventh store on the west bank of Zhenshui Bridge in Zhenzhou.
Mr. Li Xiaolang, do you still have any impressions? "
"..."
Li Ang's eyes suddenly froze, and a murderous intention rose from deep in his heart.
"You are not from the Zhenfu Division."
Li Ang said indifferently, the chill in his tone almost freezing the air.
The two addresses reported by the other party were the residences of Song Shaoyuan and You Duzhi, and the location of Aunt Song's Lansheng Building in Zhenzhou City.
No matter how arrogant and wanton the middle-level officers of the Zhenfu Division are, and no matter how hard Jiao Cheng is behind the scenes, he wants to get the so-called information.
He would never risk the disapproval of the world and threaten the relatives of his disciples.
This is something that touches the bottom line of the academy. Even relatives of the emperor and the prime minister of the dynasty will definitely die without a burial place if they are exposed.
"Yes and no."
The two "judges" looked at each other and smiled. They both raised their hands, reached to their temples, and pinched something with their fingertips.
squeak--
With a slight sound, the two "judges" pulled out a long, narrow, silver-white needle from their temples.
Because the thin needle is placed diagonally, its length and position are just right to penetrate the left and right brains.
There are still blood beads and greasy red and white things remaining on its surface.
"And here, here, here."
The two Prosecution Judges pulled out needles one after another slightly from their heads and bodies, always keeping strange smiles on their faces.
"who are you."
Li Ang asked calmly.
A normal person would be in so much pain that he would be unable to move if he was stabbed into fish flesh full of fish bones.
The two judges in front of them were obviously controlled by someone or some people. They came to their door and threatened themselves with the lives of Song Shaoyuan, Aunt Song and others.
"To a certain extent, you should be regarded as my junior brother."
The two judges pressed the fine needles on the face and body back under the skin.
The voices were uniform, and even the angle of the smile with the corners of the mouth was exactly the same, "As a kind reminder, I know that you are wearing the protective talisman written by Lian Xuanxiao. As long as it detects the fluctuation of spiritual energy, it will automatically turn on and block it. Any attack below the Xuanxiao realm.
Just by opening the talisman, you can attract the Zhen Fu Si or Xuegong Doctor in Chang'an City.
But standing here are just my two clones,
The time it takes for them to find a way to cut off the connection between me and my clone, or find my true body, and eliminate me is already enough for me to kill your relatives and friends many times.
In order to verify the authenticity of my words, there are lotus flowers planted in the water tank in the corner of Song Dalang's house. The ceramics used in the house are Yue kiln celadon and the dishes are Xing kiln white porcelain.
And the shopkeeper of Lanshenglou has recently sent a third letter, which contains fifteen hundred guan sent to you.
Am I right?
If this doesn't convince you...then I will have to write a letter and tell the Academy that you secretly hid the alienated objects obtained from the Sword Immortal's tomb. "
"..."
Li Ang slowly exhaled and said calmly: "What do you want?"
money? The secret recipe for allicin? The secret information Jiao Cheng hid? Or do you want to be the mole in the academy?
"I just want to chat with you, junior brother, and have a good meeting."
The two judges turned slightly to reveal the carriage behind them, "Junior brother, are you going to have a talk outside the city?"
"good."
Li Ang didn't talk nonsense, stepped out of the courtyard, closed the door with his telekinesis, and boarded the carriage.
One of the two magistrates of the Prosecution Department drove a vehicle towards the city gate, while the other sat across from Li Ang in the carriage and said with a smile: "Junior brother, I heard that your admission to the Academy was not smooth.
Xi Yangyu almost lost his spot. "
"fine."
Li Ang said lightly, thinking quickly in his mind.
The waist badges of the Judges of the Suppressing and Fusi Department worn by both of them are genuine. The Judges of the Suppressing and Fusi Department are at least acquired warriors or monks from the Listening to the Rain Realm.
To be able to manipulate them like puppets, one must at least be a Cloud Patrolling Realm monk.
'The silver needles on the two men are definitely alienated objects.
Similar techniques were mentioned in the information in the Xuegong Library. During the pre-Sui Dynasty, some sects would use fine needles to pierce other people's bodies, seal their minds, and control their bodies. This caused serious disasters in the pre-Sui Dynasty.
Those sects were eventually destroyed by sectarian wars, and their evil magic and sorcery were lost...'
Li Ang silently stared at the judge on the other side of the carriage. The person behind the puppet who claimed to be his senior brother must be a monk above the level of Xunyun Realm. He was extremely confident and had no fear of being investigated by the academy.
Pu Liuxuan's disciple?
No, not really.
Before leaving Zhengzhou City, Pu Liuxuan never mentioned such a thing, and Cheng Juxiu didn't mention it at all.
Traitor of the Academy?
There have been cases of defection from the Academy before, but what was the other party’s purpose?
He carries a talisman on his body, and he always has the ability to open the talisman and attract the Academy and the Zhenfu Division.
Even if the two sides were to die, Li Ang would not be in danger.
Secondly, it’s just that the other party knows about the display in Song Shaoyuan’s home. Is Aunt Song in Lansheng Building in Zhenzhou City also under the other party’s surveillance?
Chang'an City is thousands of miles away from Zhenzhou City. There are only a few special items in the world that can achieve real-time communication.
For example, the level 1 demon [Clear Insect], or the communication copper pieces that are only eligible to be distributed during the academy patrol.
The carriage drove dullly, with people outside the carriage and carriages and horses like dragons, all going to see the monks debating scriptures in the temple.
Soon, the vehicle drove outside the Golden Light Gate, waiting for inspection by the soldiers guarding the city.
"Put this on."
The judge in the carriage took out a leather face mask from his arms and threw it into Li Ang's arms.
Li Ang took the mask and felt it was slippery and weird, sending chills down his spine.
Li Ang stared at the other party, silently awakened the Mosi bodyguard, put on the mask, and turned into a middle-aged man in his forties.
"Next!"
The defenders who had finished searching the cart in front shouted,
The carriage came forward silently, and the judge driving the car took out a stack of documents for leaving the city that had been prepared in advance and handed them over.
Since the sudden change in Huai Rui, the censorship of Chang'an City entering and exiting the city has become much stricter. However, this censorship is based on the defensive formation.
The city gate guard didn't notice the problem and waved his hand to let the carriage pass.
"Junior brother, your beard is crooked."
The magistrate of the Prosecution Department smiled and pointed at Li Ang's cheek. Li Ang silently took off the human face mask and threw it on his seat——
This is definitely an alienated object. When I was wearing it just now, I could hear vague screams and wails.
Li Ang asked expressionlessly: "Where are we going?"
"temple."
The judge in the carriage tilted his head, his tone still relaxed.
The carriage continued to drive along the official road. As the vehicle turned several intersections, the number of pedestrians and horses on the road gradually became sparse.
Snap.
The carriage rolled over the stones on the roadside, entered the field, and moved forward.
The sun sets, the sky gradually darkens, and the birds return to the forest.
The curtains of the carriage moved in the evening breeze, and a temple appeared at the end of the horizon.
It was a long-abandoned Buddhist temple. Most of the bricks and tiles on the top of the temple were broken. The door and threshold had not been repaired for a long time, and the red paint was peeling off.
The outer walls of the temple are covered with dry vines, like the stagnant blood vessels of the deceased, giving off an aura of decay.
The temple was dimly lit with light, and the weather-beaten wooden Buddha statue still had a kind and gentle expression under the candlelight in front of the stage.
However, green mold spots and mushrooms have grown on one side of the wooden cheek, which looks evil.
A figure was already standing in the temple. It was a young man about the same age as Cheng Juxiu. He was wearing regular clothes and had the same smile as the two judges.
Squeak.
The carriage stopped in front of the ruined temple. The two judges jumped off the carriage, walked into the temple, and stood beside the young man.
Li Ang got out of the carriage expressionlessly and came to the young man, "Is this your clone too?"
Unlike the two judges, in Mosi's perception, the young man had some slight emotional fluctuations.
It's not like a completely unconscious zombie.
"maybe."
The young man smiled slightly and said in a gentle tone: "Introduce yourself, I am your senior brother. You can call me Yajiu."
Li Ang asked calmly, "The one who made the sword?"
He was talking about Zhang Yajiu, the swordsmith of the Yu Kingdom decades ago. The swords he forged were so sharp that Bai Letian once wrote a new Yuefu poem for him, called "Crow Jiu Sword - Si Jue Yie" 》.
"It has something to do with it."
The young man who called himself Yajiu raised his hand, flicked the long sword tied to his waist, turned slightly to reveal the temple lobby, "Junior brother, please?"
After walking such a long way, I didn’t care to enter the temple for a visit.
Li Ang strode into the temple, his eyebrows raised subconsciously.
Behind the Buddha statue in the temple, there are a row of beautiful women tied up.
They were all wearing silk clothes, their eyes, ears, and mouths were covered with thick cloth, and their hands and feet were tied.
Weeping and struggling under the pedestal of the Buddha statue.
"What does it mean."
Li Ang turned around and looked at Yan Crow Jiu.
The latter smiled slightly and said casually: "My sincerity. Haha, junior brother, you have been in the limelight in Chang'an City during this period, and you have made so many achievements in just six months, but you are too soft-hearted and too kind.
There are three families behind Jiao Cheng, including a prince and two dignitaries from the Kaifu Yitong Sansi.
During this period, the reason why Zhenfusi and Dali Temple did not continue to investigate Jiao Cheng's case was that these three powerful men were secretly involved with each other, preventing each other from finding out the real cause of Jiao Cheng's death and finding the information left by Jiao Cheng. .
And these Pingkangfang women were all people who saw your appearance on the painting boat at that time, but you did not kill them. "
