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Chapter 38 The Rules of Dali Temple
Bai Yujing never expected that the person sitting on the main stage was actually the Shaoqing of Dali Temple?
According to the number of rounds, it is naturally conceivable. After all, from the position of a senior official of the fourth rank, this position is very reasonable.

but……

People are irrational.

There were three people sitting in the hall. On the left was Feng Kaiyuan, the county magistrate of Yuhang County, and on the right was also a man in his 40s. The boy in the middle looked to be in his early twenties, 27 or [-] at most.

Bai Yujing thought that the prince's son was sitting on top, and Shaoqing was sitting on the bottom, but he didn't expect that someone who was only [-] years old had already reached such a high position. born.

Master Shaoqing said: "How is the case investigation going?"

His voice is so small that it's hard to hear clearly if you don't listen hard.

The sound of the wind also became quieter, as if it didn't dare to overshadow his voice.

Chu Xiuran said: "Responding to your lord's words, there is some progress."

"This matter is not under the jurisdiction of Dali Temple, but now the Southwest King, His Royal Highness Princess, and even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are all concerned about this matter, so naturally I cannot stand by and watch."

Bai Yujing was taken aback again, and keenly searched for clues from the words. He first talked about the Southwest King, and then he said why is His Royal Highness the Princess and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

Master Shaoqing said indifferently: "Tell me, what's the progress?"

Chu Xiuran didn't know what kind of temper Master Shaoqing had, and he didn't know how to choose the depth of his words, so he could only test out: "Yesterday, my subordinates found a dead body near Hangzhou Pond. His name is Zhang Falu. Leave him alone, he is the one who found the bodies of the three boys before, and in his home, I met... the demon."

The countenance magistrate Feng Kaiyuan's face changed slightly, while Mr. Shaoqing was still as stable as Mount Tai, and said indifferently: "What monster is it?"

Chu Xiuran said: "I don't know, but I clearly saw a ball of red demonic energy fleeing in front of me."

Master Shaoqing said: "What do you mean, monsters haunt the Hangzhou pond?"

Chu Xiuran nodded in agreement.

Shaoqing waved his hand, "Come here."

A woman came out from the back hall, dressed in the official robe of Dali Temple, with a Lingxue knife in her hand, saluting: "My lord."

Master Shaoqing said: "Arrest all the people who entered all areas along the Hangzhou pond yesterday, and interrogate them one by one."

The woman said: "Yes!"

Turn around and leave.

Bai Yujing was stunned, who else handles cases like this?
Chu Xiuran hastily called out: "My lord!"

Shaoqing frowned and looked at him, "What's wrong?"

Chu Xiuran said: "The monster must have nothing to do with the people along the Hangzhou pond. They are the poorest people in Yuhang County now, and they only live by fishing every day. How can they do these things?"

Sir Shaoqing said: "Have you investigated the case before?"

Chu Xiuran shook his head.

Master Shaoqing said again: "Have you ever handled a royal case?"

Chu Xiuran shook his head again.

Master Shaoqing said: "Then you should listen to me. Since the range of prisoners has been determined, we must follow the rules of Dali Temple. It is better to kill ten thousand by mistake than to let one go."

He said to the woman: "Yin Hong, arrest everyone who can be arrested. If anyone resists, they will be punished on the spot."

Chu Xiuran shouted: "My lord! The people on the road in Yuhang County are all ordinary people, how could they get mixed up with demons? But everyone who has some money has already left, and those who are left behind are old, weak, sick and disabled, who were arrested and taken to Dali. Temple, according to the rules of Dali Temple, if you enter the gate with thirty boards, who can get out alive?"

Master Shaoqing raised his head, stared at Chu Xiuran and said, "Do you know that your head is only temporarily stored on your neck? If I go back to report to the officials now, not only have you failed to solve the case these few days, Even without any progress, what do you think will happen to you!"

Chu Xiuran still did not give up, and immediately knelt down on the ground: "My lord, you must not drive them all out!"

Bai Yujing stood outside the door at this moment, quite shocked in his heart.

What shocked him was not Chu Xiuran's protection of the people, but why the death of several young boys and several women attracted so many people's attention, the princess and the prince?And the emperor?
Even if the emperor works diligently and loves the people, it makes sense, but what are the princess, the crown prince, and the king of Southwest doing here?To avenge these children?It doesn't make sense.

Then they...

Bai Yujing seemed to understand something, and immediately walked into the hall.

Chu Xiuran was reasoning, when he found Bai Yujing walking in, he was a little dazed, and asked in a low voice, "What are you doing here?"

Yin Hong said coldly: "Who is here? Why didn't you kneel when you saw Lord Shaoqing?"

Bai Yujing bowed and made a literati ceremony: "I am a member of the County Lieutenant's inner house. I came here today to report yesterday's progress to the County Lieutenant. I disturbed the Lord Shaoqing. I hope you will forgive me."

This is the county office, and I am a doorman here, you let me kneel down with a hammer in my house?

Shaoyang does not have so many kneels.

Master Shaoqing raised his eyebrows coldly, "Are you a member of Chu Xiuran's inner court?"

Bai Yujing said: "Exactly."

Chu Xiuran was dumbfounded, and looked at Bai Yujing with a frown, I'm going to die, what are you doing here?Hurrying to bury together?

Bai Yujing smiled at him calmly, without making a sound.

Sir Shaoqing said: "What progress have you made?"

Bai Yujing took out the pieces of clothes he got yesterday, handed them to Yin Hong who came to take them over, and explained: "My lord, this is what was left by the monster I saw in Hangzhou pond yesterday, it should be from the dead boy clothes."

Master Shaoqing looked at it and said slowly, "What's the use?"

Bai Yujing said: "Master, this is evidence."

Sir Shaoqing said: "Can this thing prove who the murderer is?"

Bai Yujing shook his head, "This thing can prove that the murderer is not the people on the edge of the Hangzhou pond."

Master Shaoqing's face became more serious, and then he sneered and said, "How to prove it?"

Bai Yujing said: "The scent on the clothes is the scent of the little Buddha's brew, and it has been soaked in the river for a long time without dissipating. Naturally, there is no little Buddha's brew in the river, so that means that the murderer once drank the little Buddha's brew. After all, we We all know that the family of the deceased was very poor and could not afford this wine."

Master Shaoqing said: "You mean, the murderer drank the little Buddha wine while killing?"

Bai Yujing said: "That's right, since the range has been locked, please do it, sir."

Master Shaoqing's face darkened, "How do I do it?"

Bai Yujing bowed and said: "The murderer has been locked in the crowd who drink Little Buddha's Noodles. Presumably there are very few people in Yuhang County who can afford Little Buddha's Noodles, perhaps even fewer than the people around Hangzhou Tang , according to the rule that it is better to kill by mistake than to let go, as long as they are all arrested and tortured, they will definitely be able to find out why."

"This……"

Feng Kaiyuan was stunned, and immediately shouted: "Bastard!"

The other person sitting next to him glared at him and said, "That's unreasonable. Do you know that Her Royal Highness Princess and His Royal Highness Prince are also drinking Little Buddha Brew now, so is it possible that you want to arrest them all?"

Bai Yujing was not intimidated by the appearance of the two, and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, I don't understand one thing."

Master Shaoqing glanced at him and said, "What is unknown?"

Bai Yujing said: "Why don't you arrest people?"

He didn't wait for Lord Shaoqing to speak, but said to himself, "I see, the crowd must be too scattered to catch, how about this, the county captain and I will check the evidence again, How about narrowing it down a bit?"

He was already looking for steps for Mr. Shaoqing, and at the same time expressed a point of view.

I'm a doorman, a dumb doorman, and I don't understand your terminology, so don't embarrass me and my master.

Master Shaoqing raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said with a smile: "Chu Xiuran, you have found a good customer."

Chu Xiuran was already sweating profusely at this time, swallowed and said, "Thank you for your praise, my lord, I...I'll check it now."

Master Shaoqing said: "I'll give you two days, if there is still no clue about this case, you can go and explain it to the officials yourself."

(End of this chapter)