"Oh, what a tragic death!"
"That's right. I was helped into the carriage by my grandma just now. Who would have thought that the horse would suddenly be frightened."
"This is what fate has to offer. Mrs. Sheng actually fell out. Look, her neck is broken. It's really scary!"
"I see, evil will be punished! The Sheng family is not a good person. The Sheng family master killed two lowly women in Lin Xiufang a few days ago. You have forgotten!"
For a moment, everyone was whispering.
Perhaps it's because this place is very close to Jingshui Temple, and there are many people who have just come out from the incense. They are originally from official families, so they naturally know some secrets that ordinary people don't know.
Liang Jiuhan couldn't help but shook his head after hearing the general idea.
After all, Mrs. Sheng had lost her breath and died because of the carriage incident, so there was no need for the Demon Subduer to come forward.
Thinking of this, Liang Jiunan didn't bother to watch at the scene, so he quickly returned to the Demon Subduing Division and told Li Shangjing exactly what happened in Qingshui Temple.
After hearing this, Li Shangjing frowned: "Then Mrs. Sheng...do you know which family Mrs. Sheng is from?"
Liang Jiunan curled his lips:
"How do I know this?"
"The way she talks, it seems like someone in her family is an official."
"The official... is in some trouble..." Li Shangjing waved his hand helplessly: "That's all, it was a carriage accident anyway, so there should be no problem."
"As for the snow jade mandala, I really haven't heard about the secret method of retrieving flowers."
"It just so happens that tomorrow night is when the three of us will meet."
"When the time comes, I'll ask the Mirror Flower Goddess what's going on."
"Langya has been in seclusion. Don't disturb her. Just go and rest by yourself."
Liang Jiunan nodded and returned to his residence.
Although the "Jumen Body Training Sutra" needs the help of the power of stars to operate.
But ordinary breathing and breathing cannot completely rely on merit copper coins.
Since he wanted to enter Chang'an and seek justice for Li Shangjing, Liang Jiunan naturally did not intend to slack off, so he sat cross-legged on the futon and began to practice luck.
However, not even an hour had passed before there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.
"Dong dong dong!"
The hurried knock on the door made Liang Jiunan almost make a mistake in his Yuan Gong operation and couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"coming!"
When he got up and opened the door, he saw a colleague with an anxious expression:
"Nine difficulties!"
"Oh no!"
"Both the judicial officers and the record officers are here!"
"The two of them are looking for you by name!"
"Right now, they are making a fuss in the Master's meeting hall!"
Liang Jiunan didn't know why, but he also thought of Mrs. Sheng's death.
Could it be that...the two adults who joined the army were just because of this?
Helpless, Liang Jiunan hurried to the meeting hall.
But he saw Li Shangjing sitting silently on the main seat.
On the left and right sides, there is a person sitting on each side.
The one on the left is fat, but his eyebrows are more friendly.
The scrawny man with a goatee on the right had a look of uncontrollable anger.
"See the Chief." Liang Jiunan cupped his hands: "See you two adults."
Li Shangjing nodded:
"Nine Difficulties, the man on the left is Mr. Cao, our judicial officer in Yangzhou City. He was transferred here not long ago."
"The person on the right is Shanda Shanda, the secretary of our Yangzhou City."
When he heard the word "Sheng", Liang Jiunan was startled and immediately felt a headache.
I am really afraid of what will happen.
No wonder Mrs. Na Sheng was so arrogant, and others said that her son had beaten the Lin Xiufang woman to death.
It turns out that the relationship is here.
The judicial officer is in charge of the arrest, supervision and conviction of a state government.
Those who record affairs and join the army are the supervisory departments.
Both are seventh-grade official positions. Although they are lower than Li Shangjing's fifth-grade official position, the official powers are different.
Joining the army has great rights in local areas.
Thinking of this, just when Liang Jiunan was about to speak, the Shanda man who recorded the affairs and joined the army slammed the table, walked quickly to Liang Jiunan, and almost poked Liang Jiunan's forehead with his finger.
"It is said that the Demon-Conquering Division is a place where demons are subdued and eliminated. It does not involve local official affairs, and it will not easily hurt innocent people."
"Why are you so bold today that you actually killed my wife?"
"If I hadn't listened to the words of the nun next to my wife, I wouldn't have known that you had taken the initiative to quarrel with her in Qingshui Temple!"
"It was the nun from Jingshui Temple who advised you to stop, yes or no!"
Liang Jiunan had no choice but to explain:
"Sheng Shanda, it was Mrs. Sheng who secretly took more of the free soup and medicine from others, and secretly called her a fool."
"I can't see it, so..."
Before he finished speaking, Shanda interrupted forcefully: "I just want to ask you, did you provoke him first?"
Liang Jiunan looked at Li Shangjing, who nodded slightly.
"Replying to Mr. Shanda, I was indeed the first to speak. But..."
"That's it!" Mr. Shanda pushed Liang Jiunan away and didn't listen to his explanation at all. He looked at Li Shangjing angrily: "My wife must have died so tragically because of a madman like you, the Demon Conqueror. He resented my wife to the point of murdering her!"
As soon as he said this, the demon-conquering guards who were eavesdropping outside the door suddenly became angry.
Naturally, they knew what Liang Jiunan was like and would definitely not do such a thing.
Liang Jiunan felt something was wrong, and couldn't help but said angrily:
"You let me speak!"
"Mrs. Sheng, she fell to death while riding in a carriage."
"When I came out of Jingshui Temple, she had already broken her spine and died!"
"What does this have to do with me!"
"Furthermore, this is not a matter of evil spirits. Naturally, the Demon Subduing Department will not have jurisdiction over it. Instead, it will be handled by Mr. Cao, the judicial officer."
"Public or private, this matter has nothing to do with me!"
"Don't just convict me as soon as you open your mouth!"
However, Mr. Cao, the judicial officer who had been silent until now, sighed, stood up like a peacemaker, and bowed his hands to Li Shangjing and Shanda Ren.
"If all this is true as Liang Jiunan said, I will definitely not come to the Demon-Conquering Division."
"It's just... that some strange changes occurred after Mrs. Sheng's body was restrained by us."
"On the one hand, I judge that this is a case that I cannot intervene within my authority."
"On the other hand, I happened to meet someone from Shanda, so..."
Liang Jiunan was shocked.
But Master Cao continued to say:
"After we carried the body back, we found that there was no blood in Mrs. Sheng's body."
"In just half an hour, even the flesh and blood shriveled and melted."
"In the blink of an eye, all that's left is a dead skeleton."
"Not only that, we also found a strange stone, the size of a dragon's eye, at the throat bone of the deceased."
"This stone is completely fiery red, with a phoenix-like pattern carved on it. At first glance, it seems that it is not naturally formed, but artificially polished."
As he spoke, Master Cao took out a cloth bag from his arms.
The stone inside the cloth bag is indeed as Lord Cao said: "There are some scriptures carved on this stone, which seem to be the way of witchcraft and evil spirits."
Liang Jiunan frowned: "What I am used to using is thunder, not witchcraft. This has nothing to do with me!"
Li Shangjing took the stone from Master Cao's mouth. After looking at it for a moment, his face gradually turned ugly: "This spell..."
Mr. Cao raised his hand and said:
"When I was a county captain, it was a land of barren mountains and harsh waters."
"The colleagues in the Demon-Conquering Division there are even more sophisticated in their methods, and I was lucky enough to see them."
"At that time, I also accidentally recognized some spell words."
"This spell is exactly the same as a spell used in the Demon Subduing Department to torture the most vicious criminals."
"so……"
Liang Jiunan's heart sank.
He had a dispute with Mrs. Sheng, and not long after, Mrs. Sheng died.
When the nanny informed Shanda people about what happened, it happened that Mrs. Sheng's body encountered such a problem.
Unfortunately, only people from the Demon-Conquering Division can understand the writing on this stone.
Because Yangzhou City is an auspicious place with very few demons and ghosts, even schools that know how to do this have never developed here.
"So... you suspect that I cursed Mrs. Sheng to death?" Liang Jiu couldn't help but feel angry:
"Mrs. Sheng and I just had a little quarrel, why should we be so cruel!"
Mr. Cao, a member of the Judicial Service, smiled bitterly and said:
"Having said that, but... after all, in this case, only you, the Demon Subduing Division, are taking part."
"so……"
"What else is there!" Mr. Shanda raised his eyebrows angrily: "It must be him! If it weren't for him, how could my wife..."
Before he finished speaking, another boy came to report outside the house.
"My lord! My lord, something happened!" The boy, who belonged to Lord Cao, said breathlessly:
"There are two cases exactly like Mrs. Sheng's case outside."
"And... and they are all people who went to Qingshui Temple with Mrs. Sheng to pay incense."
Mr. Cao frowned and his head was as big as a bucket: "In that case, we will take the body into custody first, and then..."
"Sir..." the boy said bravely, "and... I don't know who leaked the news."
"Right now, there are rumors in Yangzhou City that there was a quarrel between the people from the Demon-Conquering Division and others."
"These people were all killed by people from the Demon Subduing Division!"
"Absurd!" Mr. Cao said angrily: "Who spread the rumor!"
But he saw Li Shangjing narrowing his eyes slightly and his face was gloomy.
Liang Jiunan took a deep breath, feeling something bad in his heart.
Now it seems that this matter is not just for me.
It seems...he's still here for the Demon-Conquering Division!
