Catching Monsters

Chapter 211 Hijack Me (Update)

Feng Yu said slowly: "This matter is related to the two ministers. With your status, if you forcibly go to protect the Qin family, you will only ask for trouble."

Jiang Yun bowed and said, "I didn't think about saving the Qin family, but I wanted to save the life of my disciple Qin Shujian, so I came here to ask for your help."

There was no other way. Firstly, Qin Yuntao gave himself 10,000 taels of silver in such a difficult situation, just to let him save Qin Shujian.

Secondly, even if there was no 10,000 taels, Jiang Yun would not have left Qin Shujian alone.

In the Taoist tradition, once a teacher, always a father.

Feng Yu opened his mouth slightly, sighed and said, "I know why you came here. You just want me to meet those two ministers, right?"

"Yes." Jiang Yun nodded: "If the father-in-law speaks up, the two of them will definitely give him face. If the father-in-law is willing to protect the Qin family, the Qin family will definitely be willing to give him a big gift."

Feng Yu shook his head when he heard this: "I am a eunuch, a castrator. These things have nothing to do with me."

After being beaten by Xiao Yuzheng last time, Feng Yu has become obedient.

Any official who came to visit was basically refused.

Every morning I help His Majesty deal with memorials, and in the afternoon I go to the cleansing room to help young people clean themselves.

Simple and fulfilling.

"What's more, these two are ministers of a department. It's not possible for a eunuch like me to open my mouth and expect them to give me face." Feng Yu shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "What's more, the Qin family is very wealthy, and the total assets are by no means a small amount."

"I thought it was too simple." Jiang Yun nodded.

Feng Yu narrowed his eyes: "So what do you want to do?"

Feng Yu knew that this kid would not give up just because he didn't help.

Jiang Yun stood up and stretched his body: "Let's go to the Ministry of Justice and have a seat. I have been in the capital for so long, but I have never been to the Ministry of Justice."

Feng Yu narrowed his eyes, and after thinking again and again, he took out a jade pendant from his bosom and threw it over: "This is my personal jade talisman, which only represents the Internal Affairs Bureau."

"If Minister Wu gives me, a eunuch, some face, it may be impossible to release him, but it won't be too difficult for you."

"Otherwise, as a captain of the Imperial Guard, you might not even be able to see Minister Wu."

Hearing this, Jiang Yun clasped his fists and said gratefully, "Thank you, Eunuch Feng!"

……

The Ministry of Justice is located in the inner city, one mile away from the imperial city, and is considered a prime location in the entire capital.

Wu Farong is in his sixties, with white hair. He is sitting at a desk, looking at a file in front of him with satisfaction.

Next to him, there was an official from the Ministry of Justice who whispered, "Sir Wu, this is the list of the remnants of the Red Lotus Rebellion some time ago. Many of them had purchased ironware from the Qin family's blacksmith shop without registering."

"Many of these people often live, eat, and drink in the Qin Mansion's restaurant..."

"This is enough to show that the Qin family is probably the remnant of the Red Lotus."

"What's more, among the rebels of the Red Lotus Sect, there is a woman named Miss Qian'er. She was a famous prostitute in the capital. It is said that Qin Shujian once spent a huge sum of money to keep her for three days and three nights."

"And this Miss Qian'er, there is solid evidence that she was a traitor to the Red Lotus Cult and died in Nanzhou Prefecture."

"Sir Shangshu, you say, Qin Shujian stayed with the rebels for three days and three nights in private, is there anything fishy going on?"

Listening to the report from the head of the Ministry of Justice, Wu Farong looked a little happy and said slowly: "With so much evidence, it can be considered conclusive evidence, right?"

"Of course." The head nodded: "Now that Qin Shujian has been detained and returned to the mansion, as long as the Shangshu nods, I can have someone start the interrogation immediately."

"Once we get his confession, we can search the Qin Mansion and its many businesses."

Wu Farong frowned and said in a deep voice: "Don't seal up the Qin Mansion for now. Seizing it is not the main purpose. The key is to make Qin Yuntao understand the interests involved. Do you understand?"

How can this be sealed?

Once the property is seized, all the properties will be put into the public account. If you take them for yourself, it will be considered as embezzlement.

Your Majesty today hates corrupt officials and bribe-takers the most.

Now I am just threatening the other party, which cannot be considered as corruption.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside the study. Wu Farong looked up and said, "Come in."

Soon, the door was opened and a subordinate reported: "Sir, outside the Ministry of Justice, there is a Jinyiwei who claims to be Jiang Yun, a centurion of the East Pacification Division, and wants to see you."

"Jiang Yun?" Wu Farong frowned.

Since he wanted to take action against the Qin Mansion, he naturally found out all the relationships in the Qin Mansion.

This of course includes Qin Shujian's apprenticeship at Sanqing Temple.

"Tell him that I'm very busy and don't have time." Wu Farong waved his hand, not wanting to waste any more words with Jiang Yun.

The subordinate took out a jade pendant and said awkwardly, "Sir Shangshu, Captain Jiang seemed to have guessed that you would not meet him, so he gave me this jade pendant in advance so that you can have a look."

Wu Farong frowned. He wanted to bribe him to see him with just a jade pendant?
But after taking the jade pendant, his expression changed slightly. The jade pendant of Eunuch Feng, the Internal Affairs Supervisor?
"Let him in."

Soon, Jiang Yun entered Wu Farong's office study.

Jiang Yun also observed the Minister of Justice with curiosity and bowed respectfully: "I am Jiang Yun, your humble servant, and I greet Lord Wu."

Wu Farong picked up a cup of tea on the table, took a sip, nodded slightly, and asked in a deep voice: "Captain Jiang, you are too polite. Please take a seat. What do you want to do?"

After Jiang Yun sat on the chair, he smiled and said, "It's like this, I'm here for Qin Shujian."

Wu Farong had of course thought of this matter a long time ago, and directly gave the prepared speech: "This Qin Shujian is suspected of treason and may be related to the remnants of the Red Lotus Sect. Here is the file."

"Captain Jiang is a member of the Imperial Guard, he should know about this case..." Unexpectedly, Jiang Yun's answer surprised Wu Farong.

"That's right. I just suspected Qin Shujian of colluding with the Red Lotus Cult, so I planned to take him back to the Imperial Prison for interrogation." Jiang Yun clasped his fists and said, "Minister Wu, this is an official letter, specifically notifying the Ministry of Justice to transfer the prisoner to the Jinyiwei."

Of course, the official letter was written by Jiang Yun himself.

As a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he is naturally qualified to write an official letter.

Wu Farong was stunned for a while. He thought that Jiang Yun might be asking him to release the person.

He has prepared all kinds of perfect excuses.

Wu Farong coughed and said, "Captain Jiang, you may not know that our Ministry of Justice spent a lot of effort to investigate this case, and it was not easy to catch the person..."

"Then we should hand him over to our Jinyiwei for interrogation." Jiang Yun said with a smile, "Master Wu must have heard of the reputation of our Jinyiwei Prison."

"Any criminal who comes to us must confess the truth."

Wu Farong snorted coldly. If it weren't for Feng Yu's token, he wouldn't bother to waste time talking to this kid.

However, the fact that the other party was able to obtain Feng Yu's token is enough to show that this guy has a close relationship with Feng Yu.

"It's impossible to let him go." Wu Farong said calmly.

Seeing this, Jiang Yun could only settle for the next best thing: "Sir Wu, can you let me see Qin Shujian?"

"impossible."

As he said that, Wu Farong threw the jade pendant back into Jiang Yun's hand: "This matter has nothing to do with Captain Jiang, go back by yourself."

Jiang Yun weighed the jade pendant and said, "Sir Wu, if it was Eunuch Feng's jade pendant, and it was broken by you..."

"What do you think Eunuch Feng's reaction would be?"

Wu Farong frowned when he heard this: "What do you mean, kid?"

Jiang Yun was about to smash the jade pendant in his hand. Wu Farong quickly stood up and raised his hand: "Hey, wait!"

"Do you know how powerful Eunuch Feng is in the palace? How dare you smash his jade pendant casually?"

Jiang Yun asked back, "Who said I broke it? What if I say it was Lord Wu who broke it after I leave the house?"

Wu Farong frowned deeply. He had heard of some of this kid's deeds, but he only knew that he was a work savvy.

But I didn't expect it to be so fierce.

After weighing the pros and cons, he didn't want to offend Feng Yu, so he could only nod and agree: "Master Yuan, take Captain Jiang to see Qin Shujian, and you have to follow him the whole time."

Upon hearing this, the official in charge in the room nodded in agreement.

Soon, Jiang Yun followed him and came to a prison in the Ministry of Justice.

It was not as quiet here as the imperial prison. Instead, it housed many prisoners.

The imperial prison has a special nature. Generally, no one will survive once they enter it. Ordinary people would not be able to endure the tortures after just a few days.

Although this prison holds many death row prisoners, they will have to wait until the autumn to be executed.

Many people have been detained for more than ten years.

The smell inside is not pleasant.

Jiang Yun came to a cell, and was worried that Qin Shujian would suffer in there...

But after seeing Qin Shujian, I realized that my worries were unnecessary.

At this point, the weeds in the cell had been covered with bedding, and flowers were placed in it to make the air more pleasant.

Qin Shujian was not wearing prison clothes, but a set of comfortable velvet silk pajamas.

If you have money, you can feel comfortable even in jail.

Pushing open the door, Director Yuan coughed and said, "We only have half an incense stick of time. After all, Qin Shujian is a serious criminal. We..."

"Hey, Master is here." Qin Shujian took out a hundred-liang silver note and said, "Master Yuan, go and prepare a table of wine and food. My master and I will have a good drink."

"I want wine with the fragrance of osmanthus."

"Order more roast goose."

Yuan, who had a serious face at first, smiled happily when he saw the banknote in his hand: "Okay, Mr. Qin, let's talk slowly."

After saying this, he arranged for two officers to stand at the cell door and guard it well.

"Hey, kid, you're really bold. You can even eat this." Jiang Yun asked in a deep voice: "Do you know what happened in your family?"

"What happened?" Qin Shujian was a little confused and asked, "My father asked me to go out of Beijing for some fun, but he didn't mention anything?"

As for being put in jail, Qin Shujian didn't care at all. He had money, so what jail could hold him?

"The nature of this time is a little different." Jiang Yun said, raising his hand and pinching his neck.

Qin Shujian was stunned: "Master, what are you doing?"

"Kidnap me and rush out of the Ministry of Justice." Jiang Yun said in a deep voice: "As long as we return to the Jinyiwei Yamen, we will be fine."

"Master, do I look like I can break out of the Ministry of Justice?"

Jiang Yun: "Who told you to rush? Put your hand on my neck, I will help you escape."

(End of this chapter)