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Chapter 148 Case closed
In the morning, it was Si time, which is around nine o'clock in modern time.

There were many people crowded outside the Tianmen Town County Government Office, but it was very quiet inside.

There is a large empty yard between the lobby and the gate.

Normally, people would be allowed into the courtyard to watch the trial, but at this moment it was empty.

There were even very few yamen runners in the lobby of the yamen.

Lord Zhu Yitai was sitting behind the desk, with clerks and criminal officers on both sides recording the trial process.

Below are Xiao Yu and the armored warrior Ye Xing. The ghost god Chi Miao has been released and is floating on the side.

"Ghost God Chi Miao, you go first and explain the whole story in detail."

There was only curiosity in Zhu Yidao's eyes when he looked at Chi Miao, without any fear at all.

Even if Chi Miao revealed his true form, with red eyes, green face, and wild boar fangs, he was very scary.

"Your Excellency, I am actually a god from the underworld."

Zhu Yitao nodded and said, "I know, so I didn't ask you to kneel down, and you don't have to call yourself a 'villain'."

Chi Miao's face was facing Zhu Yi, but his eyes almost turned to his temples. He glanced at Xiao Yu and saw that she was expressionless and didn't say a word, as if she agreed, so he continued: "I am a lieutenant under the command of Inspector Ge Qing in the Western Shu Kingdom of the Western Sand Region of the Netherworld. You can also call me 'Deputy Inspector'.

When Lord Ge was alive, he was the captain of the cavalry battalion of the Luye Guards in Western Shu. When he went to the Northern Desert Dunes, he was sucked by a tiger girl—"

"Cough cough!" Xiaoyu coughed twice.

Chi Miao's mighty and tall ghost body trembled twice, and he hurriedly changed his words and said, "Lord Ge was killed in front of Fairy Yu on the battlefield, and he is full of resentment and always harbors hatred and revenge.

Because Lord Ge was loyal to the king and chivalrous, he was noticed by Lord Hu, the chief judge of the West, and was selected as the inspector of Western Shu, and he often traveled between various parts of Shu.

After Zhu Tong, Sun Laoqi and Liang Long brought Lord Ge's ashes back to the Ge family in Yingxiang Mansion, Lord Ge appeared in the form of a ghost and met Zhu Tong, Sun Laoqi, Liang Long and others in their dreams that night.

I didn't enter the dream with them, so I don't know what they said specifically.

But I can swear to the King of Hell and the Emperor of Heaven that I have always advised Lord Ge to be more open-minded and not to dwell on old grudges from his lifetime.

Not only did he not listen, he was also worried that I would tip off the police, so he kept me by his side and forced me to participate in the assassination in Baxia Hutong.

But I am really wronged. I didn’t intend to assassinate Fairy Yu.

It was not Xiaoshen's intention to appear at the assassination scene!"

Zhu Yi looked at Chi Miao and Xiao Yu with suspicious eyes and asked, "Master Chi, have you known Miss Yu before?"

Chi Miao hesitated.

Xiao Yu shouted in a low voice: "The master asked you a question, but you didn't tell the truth."

Chi Miao said with a bitter face: "How can we speak the truth about those old things that cannot be seen in public?"

Xiao Yu sneered: "The rotten things you did are indeed shameful, but what does it have to do with me?"

"Fairy, you can't say that. If it weren't for Guan Huchen's summons, Songtou——"

Seeing Zhu Yitai's suspicious expression, Chi Miao stopped again and hummed, "Master Zhu, you are also a government official. You should understand the ins and outs of government affairs, right?"

Zhu Yitao didn't understand the ins and outs of the underworld, but he was very curious, so he nodded repeatedly and urged, "I understand, of course I understand, just tell me, I won't be surprised."

Chi Miao recounted in detail the story of Guan Huchen summoning the Yin God to help draw the Shadow God Map.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yitao's face was filled with anger and he clenched his fists.

Chi Miao didn't notice and continued, "When he first became an inspector, Lord Ge had little experience and had no idea how powerful Fairy Yu's Tiger Roaring Knife was. He even planned to take us to Hongxiufang to steal her soul and beat her to death.

Zhang San was a fool and nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

Fortunately, I had deeply experienced the power of Fairy Yu and dissuaded them in time.

Knowing how powerful Fairy Yu was, Ge Qing hated her even more, but he did not dare to face the Tiger Roaring Knife with his ghostly body.

When Zhu Tong brought his remains back home, he was immediately moved in the underworld and remembered that he still had a group of good brothers to rely on.

Ghosts and gods acting alone are no match for Fairy Yu.

The mortal warriors of Luyewei alone are no match for Yu Xianzi.

But the combination of humans and ghosts has great potential
Of course, I strongly opposed it, but Lord Ge was my superior, so I had to obey his orders, but I didn't do anything."

"You damned bastards, you are gods and ghosts, and you are responsible for the well-being of millions of people. How dare you disregard the law and abuse your power for personal gain? You deserve to be beaten, you deserve to be beaten!"

Zhu Yitai was furious and pulled out three red cards from the card box. "Left and right, drag him down and beat him hard!"

The bailiffs standing guard outside looked around and looked at each other, but no one dared to move.

"Ahem, sir, Lord Chi is not a citizen of Tianmen Town." The clerk advised tactfully.

Xiao Yu shouted, stepped forward and kicked Chi Miao over, saying, "Sir, I am willing to be a policeman and carry out the caning for you!"

She snatched a stick from the bailiff at the door, secretly used the power of a fierce tiger, and hit Chi Miao hard on the back.

"Pa——Awoo~~~~" The clerks in the hall and the torture chamber frowned.

"Pah——Awoo~~~~" The bailiffs outside the hall turned pale and retreated repeatedly.

“Pa——Awoo~~~~” After the third hit, Zhu Yituo finally couldn’t bear it anymore and kept shouting, “Stop, stop, this damn thing is making me feel anxious, short of breath, and my head is swollen. My soul is almost leaving my body.

If we hit him, we will suffer more. It is such a huge loss, a terrible loss.

It is true that humans and ghosts have different paths. We should not interfere in matters that are not our business as living people."

"That's right, that's right!" The clerk nodded repeatedly with a pale face.

Not to mention those in the hall, even the wife and daughter of the county magistrate who were hiding in the back hall and eavesdropping were covering their ears with distressed looks on their faces.

Even outside the gate, the citizens of Tianmen Town who were watching the excitement were shouting, "Who is screaming? It sounds so ugly and creepy. It's almost scaring my soul away."

Xiao Yu said, "Sir, why not replace ten sticks with one knife? You were going to hit him with thirty boards, but you can use three knives instead. With three slashes, cut him into eight pieces. This will save energy and he won't scream."

Zhu Yitao felt a little jealous and wanted to say: Are you “Zhu Yitao” or am I “Zhu Yitao”?
This girl looks so delicate and pretty, but how come she is more cruel than me!
"Oh, no need. I hit him just now because I was so angry that I couldn't get rid of it. Now I'm done with the anger. Let's continue with the trial."

Zhu Yitao turned his gaze towards the armored warrior and said, "Chi Miao has confessed and will be given leniency. You should quickly tell us in detail what you know about the assassination."

Ye Xing was frustrated and murmured, "A few days ago, Zhu Tou brought Qing's remains back to Yingxiang Mansion. We..."

He was very honest. From the moment he met Zhu Tong, he kept talking until they finished drinking the wine and each of them took their arms back to their rooms.

".After Brother Qing left, Zhu Tou woke up from his dream and found himself still lying on the bed, with the room dark.

He called out "Brother Qing" several times, which woke up Lao Qi, Xiao Long and others next door.

They all dreamed of Brother Qing.

Zhutou pulled us out of bed at night.

We left the brothel and returned to his own home. After closing the door, he said he wanted to avenge Brother Qing.

Lao Qi, Xiao Long and others immediately agreed loudly.

Dongsheng and Su Huan raised objections.

Dongsheng said, Zhutou, you just came back and don’t understand the situation. Sha Manyu is too powerful. She first killed Kong Zan in Feixiandu, and then killed several immortals a few days ago. More than a dozen of us are not enough for her to kill.

I was a little hesitant, and said that Sha Manyu was now famous, how would it end if she was killed? Zhu Tong and Brother Qing had already discussed it.

Zhu Tong said that the sword bone of Shamanyu was broken, and Hongxiufang relied on the List of Gods, not its own strength, to kill the immortal.

Secondly, Sha Manyu used conspiracy and trickery to kill Qing Ge. Why couldn't Qing Ge retaliate in her own way - by plotting against her?
After all, we are soldiers of the Shikano Guard.

Even the legendary 'Daqin Demon-Shooting Crossbow' can be easily obtained by us, with each of us owning one.

The crossbow arrows were forged using the Daqin forging technique. Not only were they made of fine steel, but they were also painted with Qi-breaking talismans by a strange man from the Luodu Artisan Workshop, specifically targeting internal Qi masters.

Brother Qing took out the "Sangshen Powder" he brought from the underworld and used it to poison the arrows. We took the antidote in advance.

We are very familiar with Tianmen Town. If we pretend to be patrolling city guards, Sha Manyu will definitely be off guard.

They approached within two feet and surrounded her in the center. The crossbow arrows were as fast as lightning and she could not dodge.

If hit, even if it's just a scratch, Shamanyu will be dead.

Finally, Zhu Tong said, no matter how famous Sha Manyu is, she is still a helpless foreign barbarian, and no one will help her get revenge. We are brave generals who have made great contributions to the Great Shu.

Even if the king knew about this, now that things have come to this, would he kill the brave warriors defending his country for a dead barbarian?
What will the tens of thousands of brothers in Luyewei think?
What’s more, Brother Qing is already a ghost.

He can help us do it without anyone noticing and can guarantee that Sha Manyu will be killed.

We were persuaded and swore an oath of blood to avenge Brother Qing, Brother Zhang San, and all the brothers who died at the hands of Sha Manyu.

Soon, Brother Qing discovered Sha Manyu's pattern of behavior: she went to Bao'an Hall every afternoon.

We entered Xicheng District and prepared to find a place to ambush her.

She went out alone last night, which made us ecstatic and we thought God was blessing us.”

His face became even more pale, and there was no regret or pain in his eyes, only numbness and sadness.

Zhu Yitao sighed and said, "You are wearing helmets and armor, and you also carry bows and crossbows.

Now is not a wartime, and there is no mission. Armor, crossbow, or the Great Qin Demon Shooting Crossbow. Forget it, Lao Zhu, I am just a small county magistrate. Your serious violation of military regulations is not my responsibility. "

After a pause, he confirmed, "Chi Miao, Ye Xing, Yu Fengxian didn't carry any weapons, didn't wear a mask to cover her face, and didn't break into other people's private houses. The weapon she used to kill you was also snatched from you, right?"

Both the man and the ghost nodded.

"Bang!" Zhu Yitao slammed the gavel with all his might and shouted, "Ghost Messenger Chi Miao, you are a ghost from the underworld and are not under the jurisdiction of people in the world of the living.

But since you committed a crime under my jurisdiction, I will write a memorial about the case, burn it, and then take it to your superior. Do you have any objection?"

"I have no objection." Chi Miao said.

Zhu Yitao shouted again: "Ye Xing, you are guilty of a heinous crime and deserve to be killed! But you are a cavalry officer of the Luye Guard, and the Luye Guard obeys the king directly. I can judge you, but I cannot execute you.

In any case, your intention to kill people in Tianmen Town has caused extremely bad consequences.

No matter how the king punishes you, I will first give you thirty strokes of the cane as a warning to others. Do you have any objection?"

"No objection." Ye Xing said woodenly.

Zhu Yitao finally turned his gaze to Xiao Yu and said, "Yu Fengxian, you were surrounded by heavily armored warriors and killed people to protect yourself, so you are not guilty. I only ask you for the crime of setting up a position, do you have any objection?"

Xiao Yu asked, "What is the crime of setting up a station?"

Zhu Yitao said: "To be a postman is to be sent to a post house.

You are a girl, so when you go to the post station, you only need to serve the wives of officials who come and go.

As for the time, five years is enough. "

Xiao Yu cried out, "My Lord has said that I am innocent, why are you still asking me about the crime of setting up a stand?"

Zhu Yitao said with emotion: "They are all officials and are meritorious generals in the palace guards!
You killed a dozen people at once, on the street, and everyone knew about it.
Look at how many people are outside the yamen now, and how many of them are their family members and friends.

If you were less murderous and only killed the leader of the evil and injured the others, you and I would be much more relaxed now."

What he didn't say was: It's a good thing that you have a reputation for being "righteous and righteous". If you were an ordinary swordsman in Hongxiufang, the best choice would be to flee to the ends of the earth.

Seeing that Xiao Yu was still unconvinced, Zhu Yitao said, "To be honest with you, if you didn't have a reputation for being 'righteous', if you were killed by them, I would probably record their crimes and submit them to the Luodu court, but I wouldn't give them a beating.

Don't be unconvinced.

Don't say that your identity is somewhat embarrassing. Even if you were my daughter, you dared to kill an official as a commoner, and killed so many people, all of whom were the king's guards. You would definitely be beaten with dozens of boards and exiled three thousand miles away.

You have a reputation for being virtuous, and your reputation of being righteous and upright is well deserved.

Therefore, I have handled the case at my discretion and spared him the punishment of beating with a stick or exile.”

Xiaoyu wanted to say something else, but Zhu Yizai gave a look to the clerk next to him.

The clerk left his seat, walked quickly to Xiao Yu, and whispered in his ear: "Standing is a minor crime, equivalent to forced labor, and you can use money to redeem Lord Zhu for your responsibility. Now that you have been sentenced to the crime of standing, the King of Luodu or any other noble in the court will not convict you of another crime."

Xiao Yu secretly sighed, bowed to Zhu Yitao, and said, "I have no objection."

She would not even bother to kill Ye Xing now even if she was asked to.

It’s hard to say whether the fat ghost Chi Miao is innocent or not, but he is indeed a bit unlucky.

She didn't care how Luodu dealt with Ye Xing or how the underworld dealt with Chi Miao.

Those who should have been killed had already been beheaded by her, and the ones left behind were just the "witnesses" who helped her clean up the mess.

She refused to admit the crime of setting up a stand because this injustice made her feel unhappy.

But this is the way the world works today. Not to mention ancient times, she feels more relaxed when it comes to modern times.

——Justice is only within the limits of power!
she thought to herself.

Besides, her focus has never been on Ge Qing, Zhu Tong and those bad guys, but on the talisman envoy and heavenly punishment.

She had to finish the assassination case as soon as possible and go find the dog meat Taoist priest immediately!

"Master Zhu, when can I leave?"

Zhu Yitao said: "After you sign and seal the agreement with the prisoner, you can leave at any time."

After a pause, he continued, "Don't leave Hongxiufang in the next half month.

Regarding the location and time of the station, an officer will go to your home to inform you."

After saying that, he pointed at Ye Xing and said, "Drag him outside so that everyone can see. Thirty strokes of the cane, and it can only be heavier, not lighter. If you don't see blood within five strokes, I'll beat you."

Several yamen runners came over, dragged him to the yard outside and beat him to death.

Xiaoyu carefully read the case documents recorded in the prison, and signed and put his fingerprints on them only after he was sure there was no problem.

Zhu Yitao spent another half an hour rewriting the document summary, stamping it with official and private seals, and burning it to ashes in a copper basin.

Chi Miao bent down, reached into the brazier, took out a brand new document, bowed to Zhu Yishi, and ran out in a hurry.

He ran all the way out of the yamen gate before turning into black gas and disappearing.

The neighbors outside were still screaming, "How come a vicious fat man just ran out and suddenly disappeared? In broad daylight, did we see a ghost?"

(End of this chapter)