Wu Sheng pointed to the opposite side with a smile: "Sit, sit down, no need to be polite, just be casual."
Wu Jiu hesitated for a moment, and finally sat down shakily. As soon as his butt touched the mat, he immediately said: "Sun Xingxing, I haven't dared to touch the longevity pill in the past two years. Really, I know I was wrong. I have been deeply reflecting on myself..."
Wu Sheng nodded and said: "It's good to know that you're wrong. It's better to reflect on it. As the old saying goes, I have to examine myself three times a day. That's good. You also went to Linzi and you know the rules of the academy. From now on In addition to not committing any prohibited things, we must also support the academy, support the academy, listen to the academy, and follow the academy, don’t you think so?”
Wu Jiu kept nodding: "Of course, of course."
Wu Sheng asked with a smile: "How have you been in the past two years?"
Wu Jiu said with a sad face: "Every time things get worse, life will become even worse than before."
Wu Sheng suddenly raised his voice: "Really?"
Wu Jiu suddenly felt a little flustered and didn't know how to reply.
"I think you are living a good life. You have even purchased a cart. This year it will be a sheep cart, and next year it will be an ox cart and a horse carriage, right?"
"This... the family's savings from the old age are not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning..."
"Really? Do you think that because of your family's savings, I came to Xinzheng specifically to be a guest?"
Under Wu Sheng's sneer eyes, Wu Jiu was sweating profusely, and finally couldn't hold on any longer. He softened and fell down on the desk: "Walk, spare your life. I really have to do this to support my family. I have no choice but to do this!"
Wu Sheng was silent for a long time, staring at Wu Jiu so hard that he almost couldn't bear it any longer. He just wanted to hit him to death, and then he finally spoke: "Get up, do you still remember what I told you before I sent you to Linzi?"
Wu Jiu opened his mouth wide and tried to remember: "..."
"Did I tell you that as long as you confess honestly, you won't be punished by death?"
"Yes, yes, yes... After the old man came back from Linzi, his life was difficult. I don't know who informed the monarch about the old man being arrested by the academy. Although the academy had pardoned the old man's crimes, the monarch still Punishment was imposed, and the old man was promoted to a senior official. The original fiefdom was reduced by half. Now he only has a hundred acres of thin farmland around him. How can he support a family... Therefore, therefore... ."
"Now that we've come to this point, what else is there to say?"
"Yes...so this old man...joined a group of righteous men who occupied the mountain, and also did some things to rob the rich and give to the poor...I thought it was not a banned crime investigated by the academy. The matter should have nothing to do with the Academy, but I didn’t expect that I was still discovered by Xing Xing... Sigh..."
Wu Sheng sneered: "You think you are doing this secretly? In fact, you have every move under control. To tell you the truth, if you stick your butt out, I will know what you are going to fart!"
"Yes, yes, Sun Xingxing is really omnipotent, I'm convinced."
"It's really weird that you, a high-ranking official, are going to do this business of robbing families and homes. Although the Academy has no time to care about your noisy matters, you have to take care of yourself and don't go too far!"
"I understand, I understand. I will quit when I turn around. I will never dare to do this again."
Wu Sheng was noncommittal about his statement, paused, and said: "As I said before, whether you are good at introspecting or not depends not only on what you say, but more importantly on what you do. The things you do, the mistakes you make, It depends on whether you are willing to atone for your sins."
As if Wu Jiu had grasped a life-saving straw, he immediately rolled over from the seat and hugged Wu Sheng's ankles: "I'm willing to do it, just walk and give instructions. I'm willing to go up mountains of swords and seas of fire. I'm also willing to take this miserable life!"
Wu Sheng kicked him away: "Sit back."
Wu Jiu sat back down obediently and waited uneasily when Wu Sheng asked: "A while ago, a demon cultivator appeared in the mass graves outside the city and ate people there. Have you heard about this?"
Wu Jiu said: "This matter is a big fuss. Everyone in Xinzheng knows about it and has heard about it." He immediately recounted what he had heard.
It turned out that since the mass graves outside the city two months ago, a demon cultivator would appear from time to time. When someone passed by at night, they found that the demon cultivator was eating people. Although they fled in panic, they still roughly described the demon cultivator. Xiu's appearance, dressed in red clothes, with horns on his head. Maybe it's a transformed spirit demon, or maybe it's a human cultivating the demon method. In short, it is undoubtedly a demon cultivator.
Wu Jiu also heard that Xinzheng Academy was rounded up once more than half a month ago, but no one was caught. However, since then, there has been no news of demon cultivators appearing in mass graves.
It is normal for demon cultivators to appear in the world. There is nothing surprising. The work of schools in various places is to capture them. Wu Sheng has no interest in demon cultivators themselves. What he is looking for is Fei Longzi and Meng Jin. Personally, the focus of this incident is on the two of them.
"Two people from Suicheng Academy lost their trace while tracking this demon cultivator. Have you heard about this?"
"this……"
"Um?"
"Can you please tell Sun Xingxing a detailed look at the two of them?"
After listening to Wu Sheng's story, Wu Jiu said, "Please walk around and wait for a few days. I will get everyone moving as soon as I get back."
Wu Sheng didn't have any good ideas. The reason why he followed Wu Jiu was because he hoped that he, an acquaintance of Xinzheng, could help find traces of Fei Longzi and Meng Jin.
After waiting for another two days in Xinzheng, Wu Sheng did not receive any valuable news. He only learned that Wu Jiu was quite powerful in the wild mountains and forests outside the city. There were actually two monks who followed him to steal food. There are so many people on the 30th, so there is no such thing as "joining". He is clearly the organizer.
In the meantime, Huang Yue, Qingshu and Wang Nang, who were in charge of the outer hall, arrived in Xinzheng, and Wu Sheng did not join in the fun.
There are not so many coincidences in the world. Wu Shengjian left Xinzheng without waiting for the news. He just revealed the reward to Wu Jiu - if he found any useful clues, he would be rewarded with five gold coins. If he could find the person, he would be rewarded with ten gold coins. .
Wu Sheng brought the news of the failure of the negotiations back to Suicheng, and Sui Yue gritted his teeth in anger: "Peng, when Sui gets over this, I will never be done with you!"
There is no point in speaking harshly. You can only block it with soldiers and cover it with water and soil. You can deal with it how you want. Peng Li only has one mouth over there and five mouths for himself. Look at the one-sided testimony faced by the deacon. , and how to deal with it.
Three days later, the investigation team arrived in Suicheng. In order to prevent it from being too obvious, except for Suiyue, the other four people dispersed and returned to their respective stations, waiting for the investigation team to summon them to collect evidence.
While Wu Sheng was waiting in Yangzhou, several schools kept informing each other of the latest progress of the investigation.
Huang Yue and the others stayed in Suicheng for three days. After listening to Suiyue's explanation, they interrogated all the monks in Suicheng Academy about Fei Longzi and Meng Jin's behavior. In addition, they also made a special trip to Meng Jin's hometown. understand situation.
According to Sui Yue's confession, he went to Jiujiang, Shangcai and Yingdu schools to listen to relevant testimonies.
The last stop of the investigation team was Yangzhou. Wu Sheng was already ready to give his testimony. On the day Huang Yue and others arrived, Jiao Ying left the city.
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Thanks to Yitian Mingyue for the reward from my old friend and Xin Xitang, and to fellow Taoists for their encouragement with their monthly tickets and recommended tickets!
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