As a semi-terrorist, Lin Sui'an is not good at chatting, let alone interrogating, but she likes to listen to other people's interrogations, especially Hua Yitang's interrogation of prisoners.
Every time I see those extremely vicious prisoners being so angry at Hua Yitang that they collapse and go crazy, I feel an inexplicable sense of relief.
Therefore, when he heard that Hua Yitang was going to interrogate a group of people involved in the Dragon God case, Lin Sui'an followed without even thinking about it.
As the saying goes, if you are not active in watching the excitement, you have a brain problem.
In particular, Hua Yitang attached great importance to this interrogation and spent three whole days making preliminary preparations. Lin Sui'an had a hunch that it would be a high-end trial with ups and downs. If he couldn't get involved, he wouldn't even be able to sleep peacefully in the coffin. .
According to Tang law, for major criminal cases, the county magistrate, who is the most responsible person in the county, should serve as the chief judge, the court recorder should be the chief clerk, and the county lieutenant, as his deputy, can generally only provide support.
But the situation in Cheng County is too special. On the one hand, the case of the Dragon God in Cheng County alarmed Guangdu Prefecture, Dali Temple, An Yushi, and even a saint. The level was too high; on the other hand, the county magistrate Qiu Liang was imprisoned for a long time. , was weak, seriously ill in bed, and unable to preside over the work. Zhu Dachang, the chief clerk, was originally a related household, with a low level of education and timidity. He was afraid of causing trouble and did not dare to take the lead. Therefore, the position of chief judge fell naturally. When it came to the case of Chengxian County Lieutenant Hua Yitang, Zhu Dachang only sat in and listened.
Hua Yitang adhered to the principle of "making the best use of everything and not using it in vain", so he recruited Ling Zhiyan as the record officer. As for Lin Sui'an - Lin Sui'an felt that he was probably a prison mascot.
The interrogation location was in the county government prison instead of the county government lobby. There was a jailer, seven or eight delinquents, a desk, and a few wooden stools. The conditions were very simple.
Hua Yitang put on the official robe of a county lieutenant for the first time today. The official uniform from the ninth rank is light cyan. He brings his own futou, black belt and black boots. Not to mention, he puts on this outfit and sits on the stool. , it’s quite similar to that.
The first prisoner to be interrogated was Xuan Ming, the former master of Dragon God Temple.
Three days have passed since the battle between the Flower God and the Dragon God. Xuan Ming probably didn't have a good life these three days. He was dragged in front of Hua Yitang like a noodle by two bad guys. He was so thin that his shoulder blades were bulging and his body was stooped. , kneeling on the ground like a pale question mark.
Hua Yitang patted the fan on the table and was stunned, "Xuanming, where did you sell the talisman water and embroidery? Who is the downline buyer?"
Xuan Ming slowly raised his head, his bloodshot eyes rolled crazily, and he laughed and said, "I won't tell you even to the death, so stop dreaming!"
"Oh." Hua Yitang slapped his mouth, "What a pity."
Xuan Ming was stunned by Hua Yitang's reaction, "What's such a pity?"
"It's a pity that Master Xuanming missed the last opportunity to confess and be lenient, and to redeem his merits." Hua Yitang spread his palms, and Zhu Dachang opened the wooden box on the case, took out two scrolls and placed them in Hua Yitang's hands. .
The cover of the scroll book is very ordinary. One volume is named "A" and the other volume is named "B".
Hua Yitang slowly untied the straps of the A-Scroll Book and threw it open with a swipe. The fish scale pages flipped, and the dense handwriting and colorful maps were reflected in Xuan Ming's frightened pupils.
"What is this?!" Xuan Ming screamed.
Hua Yitang turned over the scroll and showed it to Xuanming, "This is the name, address and list of shopkeepers of all your stores in Guangducheng, Yiducheng, Dongducheng, Anducheng and Yangducheng, as well as your transshipment talismans and embroidery The road map, as well as the list of members who have transported Fu Shui in the past two years, ah, and this, the most interesting," Hua Yitang unfolded the B-axis book and raised it up, "This is the running account book of Longshen Temple for two years and four months. , although it’s not complete, it’s enough.”
"I have never written anything like this!" Xuan Ming stood up with his teeth and claws dancing, but was pushed back hard by the bad guy, "This is false! You made it up!"
Hua Yitang narrowed his eyes and handed the scroll to Zhu Dachang. Zhu Dachang placed the scroll in front of Xuan Ming and turned it over to him page by page. After only three or four pages, Xuan Ming shook violently and shook his head crazily. , "Impossible! You can't possibly know this?! How do you know this? Who told you?!"
"Ah, there are so many people." Hua Yitang counted on his fingers, "Ninety percent of the storekeepers in the five major capitals are from the Qiu family. I looked through the Qiu family's account books and asked about the Qiu family. Among the elders, Qiu Bo performed the best and provided a lot of clues, and the family members of the shopkeepers have also been very cooperative since I promised to treat those who fell behind lightly. The people in Cheng County are indeed simple and honest."
Xuan Ming's eyes bulged, and tears welled up uncontrollably because he was working too hard.
"As for the transfer route, it's even simpler," Hua Yitang laughed out loud, "Master Xuanming looked down upon death and was unyielding. It's a pity that the people employed by the Qiu family didn't have such courage at all, and they were a little scared. All in one move, I said a little bit about this, a little bit about that, and pieced it all together, and it all connected naturally. Ah, there are also all the disciples of Longshen Temple, who are talking about Hua Mou with all their heart and soul, saying everything they know. I can’t say enough, Master Xuanming Guan must have done a lot of credit for being able to teach such a sensible disciple!”
"Hua Yitang!!" Xuan Ming struggled desperately, and the veins in his neck almost burst.
Lin Sui'an suddenly realized: It turns out that Hua Yitang has been busy with this for the past three days. No wonder he can't see anyone every day.
Hua Yitang unfolded his fan and waved it twice. The candlelight in the prison was swaying, and his smiling face became brighter and more charming. "Of course, the one who did the most for this was undoubtedly Taoist Master Xuanqing, the younger brother of Xuanming Temple. There are many secret routes and shops. , all provided by Taoist Master Xuanqing."
Xuan Ming's body trembled violently, and his face suddenly turned pale, "Junior brother Xuanqing, is he still alive? Where is my junior brother?!"
Hua Yitang snapped his fingers, and Li Nili staggered in on top of a young Taoist priest, and knelt down in front of Hua Yitang, his whole body shaking violently.
Xuan Ming turned sideways and observed the Taoist priest's face bit by bit, with tears in his eyes, "Junior brother?"
The young Taoist priest raised his head. He had a long face and a wide forehead. He was so thin that he was almost out of shape. Tears were streaming down his face. "Brother, I never thought that I would live to see you one day! Brother, I am sorry for you! But brother, I am afraid of death. I’m really afraid of death!”
"It's senior brother who has dragged you down, it's all senior brother who didn't take good care of you!" Xuan Ming cried bitterly, rubbing Xuan Qing's arm nervously with both hands, "How did you become so thin? How did you survive in Yun Zhongyue's hands? ?”
"I, I..." Xuan Qing's tears flowed to her mouth. Suddenly, the corners of her mouth raised, and her whole face instantly changed into a sly expression, and she laughed, "Because I am Yun Zhongyue."
Xuan Ming was struck by lightning and was stunned.
Hua Yitang burst into earth-shattering laughter.
"Hua Yitang, you are inferior to a beast!" Hua Yitang's laughter echoed throughout the prison.
Zhu Dachang's jaw dropped, Lin Sui'an raised his eyebrows, and looked at Ling Zhiyanhe, wondering what kind of monster this dude is?
Hua Yitang laughed so hard that he was out of breath, his crimson eyes raised high, with an indescribable coquettishness, "I was just making a little joke, how can I be worse than a beast?"
Xuan Ming: "I'm going to kill you!"
Hua Yitang's laughter suddenly stopped and he started to shout, "You deceived the people of Chengxian County in the name of the Dragon God and forced them to worship the Dragon God and scatter their wealth. Are you worse than a beast? You poisoned the people of Chengxian County and harmed their lives. When you were infected with a strange disease and had no choice but to live and die, were you worse than a beast?! When you sold Talisman Water to all parts of the Tang Dynasty and harmed innocent people, were you worse than a beast?! Now that your crime has been exposed, and you are still stubborn and unrepentant, are you a beast? Not as good as?!"
Xuanming's face was covered with snot and tears, and the muscles all over his body were spasming and trembling, "Shut up! Shut up!!"
Hua Yitang's Adam's apple rolled a few times and waved. Two criminals came in carrying a stretcher. On the stretcher lay a man, dressed in white, with a pale complexion, a long face and a wide forehead. He was so thin that he looked like Yun Zhong. Yue pretended to be exactly the same as Xuan Qing, and her breathing was so weak that it was almost inaudible.
Under the repeated blows, Xuan Ming almost collapsed. He climbed forward in disbelief, rubbed his hand on Xuan Qing's face for a moment, then raised his head and glared at Yun Zhongyue, "This is also fake! Isn't it?!"
Yun Zhongyue held Xuanqing's face, squatted next to Zhen Xuanqing, and sighed quietly, "Aren't you surprised that there are so many disciples in Dragon God Temple, why do I pretend to be him? Not just because he is your favorite The most important reason for your reliance on your junior brother is that he is the stupidest and the most trusting of you."
Xuan Ming: "What...what?"
"I followed him for three months. He firmly believed in your senior brother's words. You said that Talisman Water can prolong life. Every time he took Talisman Water, he secretly took a sip, dreaming that one day he could become an immortal. Immortal." Yun Zhongyue shook her head, "In the end, it turned into a living dead who could only breathe. Of course, for me, this is more convenient, at least I don't need to do it myself."
Xuan Ming's figure was shaken violently, and he collapsed limply on the ground, tears streaming down his empty eyes, as if his entire body had been hollowed out.
There was silence in the prison for a long time before Hua Yitang's faint voice sounded, "He was poisoned by Fu Shui. In the world, only Baihua Dew can save his life."
Xuan Ming raised his head tremblingly, already broken, "Hua Yitang, now that you know everything, what else do you want to do?"
Hua Yitang took out the third scroll book from the wooden box. It had a blue seal and a black seal. Its name only had the word "Jing" and asked: "I want to know where this scroll book came from?"
The moment he saw the scroll, Xuanming's pupils shrank violently, and a look of uncontrollable fear flashed across his face.
Lin Sui'an had never seen this scroll book before, but when he saw the word "net" on the cover, his heart twitched for no reason.
Xuan Ming pinched his arms with both hands, shaking more and more violently. He looked at Xuan Qing lying on the ground for a while, and at the scroll in Hua Yitang's hand. After a long while, he closed his eyes tightly and whispered, "The third master gave it to me." of."
Hua Yitang: "Who is the Third Master?"
"I have never seen his true face. Every time the third master summons me, he wears a cloak and a mask, and his voice is specially changed."
"Where will you meet?"
"Every time, Third Master sends someone to tell me the location, and the location is different every time."
Hua Yitang snorted coldly, "It seems that Master Xuanming doesn't care about this junior brother's life."
"I really don't know who the Third Master is!" Xuan Ming yelled, "But Han Taiping must know that Han Taiping was sent by the Third Master to supervise the Dragon God Temple!"
Hua Yitang said nothing and stared at Xuan Ming quietly.
Xuan Ming smiled bitterly, "Now my life and my junior brother's life are in your hands, why should I lie to you?"
Hua Yitang asked people to carry Xuanming and Xuanqing out.
Lin Sui'an came over to look at the scroll in Hua Yitang's hand. The scroll was very finely preserved, but the edges and the binding rope were frayed. It must have been a few years old.
Yun Zhongyue: "This scroll has been hidden in the secret compartment of Xuanming's Zen room. I saw that he treasured it so I brought it here."
After hearing this, even Ling Zhiyan couldn't help but come over curiously.
The content of the scroll book is very thin, with only five pages, and the pages are faintly yellow. The first page is a painting of a Dragon God Fruit. The method of refining the fruit is recorded in small regular script below, which is roughly crushing, boiling, and distilling. , purification and other basic methods are not unusual. The only strange thing is that the label under the Dragon God Fruit is not "Dragon God Fruit", but the word "Pure Fruit".
The second and third pages are both missing pages, and only a few radicals of unknown meaning can be identified on the remaining pages. On the fourth page, a sharp-edged stone is drawn, dark green, labeled "Sky Stone", with a word written below it. There were a lot of obscure words that Lin Sui'an couldn't understand.
"It's the method of smelting weapons from iron and stone." Hua Yitang and Ling Zhiyan said in unison.
Lin Sui'an had an ominous association: dark green, sky stone, could it be——
There is nothing on the last page, just four sentences.
【The pure fruit purifies the body, the heavenly light attracts the star energy, the ten cool seals the heart and soul, breaks the army and gives birth to new life. 】
Lin Sui'an's ominous premonition grew stronger.
No matter what the real meaning of these four sentences is, as far as the nagging style is concerned, it is inseparable from "Qian Jing" and "Shi Jing Ji".
In this case, Xuan Ming suddenly shouted "traitor" to her that day. Could it be related to this scroll?
Hua Yitang glanced at Lin Sui'an, his face solemn.
Lin Sui'an scratched his forehead, "The matter has come to this, and there is no way to hide."
Hua Yitang patted his fan and said, "Take Han Taiping!"
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