Catching Monsters

Chapter 535 Death from a Heart Attack
"They can have this kind of hobby?" Qian Buchou frowned. "There must be something fishy going on. Send one to my room later, and I'll investigate it thoroughly!"

Upon hearing this, the madam nodded repeatedly and agreed without hesitation.

There are too many monks and not enough meat. There are quite a few distinguished guests coming to Yihong Pavilion today, but there are only a few girls. How can there be enough to go around?

Those who manage to snag these girls tonight are all powerful and influential figures in the capital.

Meanwhile, strange scenes were unfolding in the mansions of many high-ranking officials, nobles, and military officers in the capital. Late at night, these exotic girls would secretly come to their doors.

The next morning, outside the gate of Bailong Temple, in a porridge shop, Qi Daye lowered his head and reported the strange things that happened the night before to Jiang Yun.

"What? Last night, all those exotic girls sneaked out and didn't return until almost dawn?" Jiang Yun was stunned for a moment upon hearing Qi Da's report, then frowned: "I told you to keep an eye on them, you brat..."

"My lord, I also have important matters to attend to..." Zidane said somewhat awkwardly.

Staring at Zidane's lips, which were swollen from being kissed and looked almost like sausages.

Jiang Yun felt somewhat helpless...

“Besides, they were originally guests. I can’t just stop them from going out for a stroll at night, right?” Zidane said in a low voice.

"You, you," Jiang Yun said, taking a bite of the pancake in her hand.

Zidane knew that what he had done yesterday had broken the rules, and he knew he was in the wrong. He said in a low voice, "Sir, I was wrong to do this. Please remove me and replace me with Dong Qiaofeng and Zhu Zanyu."

Jiang Yun waved his hand: "Let them enjoy it again? Forget it."

"Go and find out what those women did yesterday. Go now."

"Yes." Upon hearing this, Zidane nodded repeatedly and quickly got up to leave.

After finishing his porridge, Jiang Yun put down a few copper coins before walking into Bailong Temple.

……

Inside the imperial study, Feng Yu took out a file and placed it on Xiao Yuzheng's desk, saying in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Jiang Yun has arranged for Master Hongguang to stay at Bailong Temple. Would you like to meet him?"

Master Hongguang's identity, after all, was that of the national preceptor of the Buddhist kingdom in the Western Regions.

Xiao Yuzheng snorted coldly and said indifferently, "What's there to see? For so many years, we've sent Buddhist kingdoms from the Western Regions to pay tribute, but we've always ignored them. They only do so because they're far from our Zhou Kingdom, and our Zhou army can't go to attack them."

“Normally they don’t send an envoy, but now that there’s something strange about the sacred tomb, Master Hongguang immediately came to the capital.”

"I have no time to deal with him." Xiao Yuzheng waved his hand, indicating that he did not want to see this Master Hongguang.

"Also, this was sent by the Tongyou Guard. Take a look."

Upon hearing this, Feng Yu reached out and took the secret letter. After a closer look, he saw that it was a record of the woman brought by Master Hongguang visiting various ministers of the court last night.

Feng Yu thought to himself, "His Majesty says he doesn't have time to deal with it, but he's secretly sending the Tongyou Guards to keep a close eye on things."

"A honey trap?" Feng Yu smiled.

"Regardless of whether it's some kind of honey trap or not," Xiao Yuzheng said, "go and inform Jiang Yun that Master Hongguang probably has ill intentions. Tell him to find a way to detain these women."

Upon hearing this, Feng Yu whispered a reminder: "Your Majesty, Master Hongguang holds a high position in Buddhism. Won't this cause protests from the monks of the five major Buddhist temples in the capital?"

"So I just had Jiang Yun detain these women to see what Master Hongguang would do." Xiao Yuzheng paused, then said coldly, "If it weren't for the reaction of the five major Buddhist temples, Master Hongguang wouldn't even be qualified to step into the capital."

Hearing what Xiao Yuzheng said, Feng Yu simply nodded slightly: "Then I will go find Commander Jiang now."

At this moment, Jiang Yun was sitting in Bailong Temple, flipping through some Buddhist scriptures. Soon, a member of the Imperial Guard arrived to inform him that Eunuch Feng had arrived and asked Jiang Yun to speak outside Bailong Temple.

Jiang Yun had some doubts, but he did as instructed and went to a tea stall on the street opposite Bailong Temple.

Feng Yu had already brewed a pot of fine tea inside. As soon as Jiang Yun sat down, Feng Yu said, "Lord Jiang, how did you rest yesterday? Didn't this exotic woman come to your house for a visit?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun shook his head, gave a wry smile, and said, "Don't even mention it, that woman almost got chopped down by my wife's sword."

"Eunuch Feng also knows about this?" Jiang Yun was a little curious at this moment, after all, this matter had not yet been reported to his superiors.

Feng Yu picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said calmly, "Master Hongguang's behavior after arriving in our Zhou Kingdom doesn't exactly reflect the demeanor of a high-ranking monk."

Just then, Zidane rushed in in a panic. After looking around, he finally saw Jiang Yun and Feng Yu sitting in the corner.

He rushed over and whispered, "Sir, something terrible has happened!"

"Speak." Jiang Yun looked up at Qi Da.

Qi Da glanced at Feng Yu, then lowered his voice and said, "Minister of Justice Lü Zhiling died in his residence last night."

"Lu Zhiling is dead?" Upon hearing this, Feng Yu narrowed his eyes slightly.

Then Qi Dacai said, "It is said that last night, the woman brought by Master Hongguang entered Lord Lü Zhiling's room."

"Lord Lü is old, over seventy years old, and his wife has long since passed away."

"Over seventy years old?" Jiang Yun was somewhat surprised. Many high-ranking officials in the Zhou Kingdom's bureaucracy were not young, but it was rare to find someone who was still serving in the court at the age of seventy.

Feng Yu, however, was aware of this and said, "Lord Lü Zhiling served as Minister of Justice in his early years, but later retired due to old age and stayed in the capital to live."

"After the case of Wu Farong, the Minister of Justice last year, came to light, there was no suitable candidate at the time, so His Majesty appointed Lord Lü to temporarily serve as the Minister of Justice."

Feng Yu's eyes lit up slightly at this matter. He gestured for Qi Da to step back first, and then whispered to Jiang Yun, "It's just right. Lord Lü is in trouble. I came to you to convey His Majesty's decree to have you cause some trouble for Master Hongguang."

"Now it seems there is a legitimate and appropriate reason."

Jiang Yun was a smart man. As soon as he heard Feng Yu's words, he vaguely understood what she meant. He stood up and shouted loudly, "Qi Da, where is that woman now?"

Qi Da respectfully said, "The person has been detained by the Lü family. The Lü family insists that this woman murdered Lord Lü."

"But the woman claimed that Lord Lü died suddenly from a heart attack due to his old age."

Jiang Yun nodded: "Take some men to the Lü residence. We, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, will handle this matter."

"Take this woman back to the imperial prison and interrogate her to see if she was instructed to kill Lord Lü."

"Yes." Upon hearing this, Zidane clasped his hands in a fist salute, then turned and hurried away.

After Qi Da left, Jiang Yun was also about to leave, but Feng Yu raised his hand to signal Jiang Yun not to rush.

He then said in a low voice, "This matter involves Master Hongguang and is also related to Buddhism. We must be careful about the impact when handling this matter."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun asked, "What kind of confession does Eunuch Feng hope I can extract?"

After careful consideration, Feng Yu slowly said, "This matter must have been arranged by Master Hongguang. After the investigation is completed, His Majesty will make his own arrangements."

"I understand." Jiang Yun nodded and quickly headed back to the Eastern Garrison Command.

(End of this chapter)