Catching Monsters

Chapter 6 Where is the Reward?

"That monster is hiding in the government office?"

Looking at the glazed bricks and tiles, high walls and deep courtyards in front of him, Jiang Yun fell silent.

Jiang Yun and Xu Suwen walked along the high wall and came to the main gate of the government office. On both sides of the gate stood two officers on duty.

"Let's go." Xu Suwen said with a sullen face, and turned around and left, while Jiang Yun quickly followed.

The two came to a teahouse in the city. After sitting down in a corner of the teahouse, Xu Suwen asked seriously, "Jiang Yun, are you sure that the monster is in the government office?"

What does it mean that an evil spirit can hide in a government office without being discovered?
There must be someone in the government office who is protecting the evil spirits, and this person's status cannot be too low.

Once this matter is thoroughly investigated, it will not be a small problem.

Jiang Yun raised his eyebrows, thought for a moment and said, "Nine out of ten."

At this time, the waiter came forward to make tea, and the two stopped discussing.

"Enjoy your meal, my two guests." The waiter made tea for the two of them, then with a smile on his face, Xu Suwen casually picked up a few copper coins and threw them on the table: "This is a reward for you."

The waiter took the tip, thanked him repeatedly, and stepped away from Xu Yuan.

"Have some tea, have some tea." Jiang Yun picked up a cup of tea and watched the waiter make a cup of tea and was rewarded with a few copper coins.

And his sister only earned a dozen copper coins after working hard to mend clothes all day.

"Miss Xu is really generous." Jiang Yun said enviously. He didn't know when he would be able to be so generous and just casually throw a few copper coins as a reward.

Xu Suwen smiled calmly and said, "The Jinyiwei are the emperor's personal guards. When they travel abroad, they represent not themselves but the emperor, so they have to be generous."

"You have to give me some money to add more tea for me."

After saying that, Xu Suwen picked up the cup of tea and took a sip.

"That makes sense." Jiang Yun nodded repeatedly. Seeing her put down the teacup, he quickly stood up to add tea for her, then extended his hand.

"What are you doing?"

"Where's the reward money?" Jiang Yun blinked and said, "Miss Xu, you don't want the emperor to know that you have brought shame to him, right?"

Xu Suwen rolled his eyes and said, "No."

Seeing that he was not paying, Jiang Yun felt cheated and that the tea was wasted.

Jiang Yun didn't dare to dwell on this matter. The other party was a Jinyiwei, and he couldn't just snatch the money from her pocket, right?

Jiang Yun picked up the tea, took a sip, and talked about business: "Miss Xu, you are Jinyiwei, you have the authority to supervise all officials. Logically speaking, even if this monster involves local officials, it should be fine."

"If it were normal times, it would naturally be a good thing. You can get double credit for completing a task." Xu Suwen nodded, with the worry on his face remaining unchanged.

"But I came to Nanzhou Prefecture this time because I had another important matter to attend to. Catching the monster this time was just a side job."

Xu Suwen looked through the window towards the government office, and his voice became a little colder: "If there are really people in the government who are colluding with evil spirits..."

After saying this, Xu Suwen's face was uncertain, and it was unknown what he was thinking about. Then he slowly said, "Jiang Yun, this matter is quite complicated. If the Jinyiwei came forward to find this evil spirit and the official behind it, it would ruin my real mission of this trip."

"I have an unreasonable request, but I don't know if I should ask it."

"Since it's an unreasonable request, then Miss Xu doesn't need to say anything."

When Jiang Yun heard this combo, he guessed what Xu Suwen was going to say next, and hurriedly spoke up to block her from saying the next thing.

"Miss Xu, I have found the evil spirit for you."

"I'll take my leave now."

"I am short of money, so please remember to pay for the tea."

Xu Suwen saw Jiang Yun stand up and want to leave, crossed his arms, sat on the chair, and did not stop him. He just said, "Jiang Yun, I heard about what happened to you last night."

"Early this morning, Peng San was released from prison."

"Peng San has a strong background in Nanzhou Prefecture. He is vindictive and will definitely cause trouble for you."

"You know magic, so you might not be afraid of him, but you still have a sister."

"You are always away from home. If he suddenly kidnaps your sister while you are away, what will you do?"

Jiang Yun, who had turned around and was about to leave, found his feet hanging in the air.

Jiang Yun turned around and frowned slightly: "Miss Xu, is she so clear about what happened last night? She even knows Peng San's background?"

"Although our main responsibility is to deal with demons, we are still the Jinyiwei in the final analysis. There are very few things that the Jinyiwei don't know." Xu Suwen smiled faintly, with two dimples on his face, and blinked: "Consider it? I will help you solve Peng San's troubles."

"Help me solve my problem." Jiang Yun stood there and thought seriously. To him, the monster in the Nanzhou government office was easier to deal with.

For those who shelter monsters in the government office, it is not very dangerous for them to investigate secretly in the dark.

On Peng San's side, the situation was just the opposite, Peng San was in the dark.

I don't know who Peng San is or his background.

After understanding this, Jiang Yun sat back down, smiled and extended his hand, saying, "Happy cooperation."

"But I can only help you find out who is the one who protects the monster. I am not responsible for getting rid of the monster."

Xu Suwen looked suspicious, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked curiously: "Jiang Yun, I have seen your Taoism, it is very powerful, that evil spirit should be easily eliminated."

"Why are you unwilling to take action?"

Although Xu Suwen is young, he has been a member of the Eastern Pacification Division for quite some time.

They have seen many cases, big and small, and all kinds of people. The eyes of the Jinyiwei can see through people's hearts, and they rarely make mistakes or misjudge people.

But Xu Suwen couldn't see through Jiang Yun in front of him.

Jiang Yun smiled: "I am kind-hearted and cannot cause killing."

After a moment of silence, Xu Suwen nodded and said, "Okay, you just need to find out who has the problem and hand it over to me."

"Then how do you plan to solve Peng San's trouble?" Jiang Yun asked puzzledly.

Xu Suwen held the teacup and said thoughtfully: "It can be solved tonight."

"tonight?"

Xu Suwen pointed to her bright eyes and said, "I've said before that our Jinyiwei are very good at judging people. People like Peng San will be avenged on the same day."

"Otherwise, he won't be able to sleep."

"So he will definitely come to trouble you again today."

"Then, just leave it to me."

……

In the backyard of a mansion in Nanzhou Prefecture, Peng San was crying to an old man in brocade clothes, "Master Xia."

"A few dozen taels of silver is a small matter."

"It's no big deal if I'm locked up for a night."

"But if this precedent is set, anyone who finds a backer can default on their debts. How can we do business in the future?"

The old man was standing in the courtyard, holding a brush and ink in his hand, practicing calligraphy and painting, and said slowly: "Qian Buchou has received a lot of money from us, he will not fall out with us for no reason just because of a poor scholar. What is his name?"

"My name is Jiang Yun."

"What is the identity of this Jiang Yun?"

Peng San said respectfully: "He is just a poor scholar, good for nothing, and still relies on his sister to do sewing and washing to earn a few copper coins to live."

Xia Lingxian paused for a moment, then continued painting and said, "What do you want to do?"

"I want to kill someone in the city." Peng San's eyes were filled with ruthlessness.

People in their line of work, who seek wealth, will not kill easily.

Even if they want to kill someone, they won't do it in the city.

But there are exceptions to everything.

He went to collect the debt himself, but was thrown into a jail cell for a night and still didn't get the money.

What will other people think? How will I collect the debt in the future?

If I don't kill this brother and sister, I won't be able to do business in the future.

Xia Ling closed his eyes first: "Whatever you want to do has nothing to do with me, and you have never been here."

Peng San's eyes lit up slightly, and he said happily, "Yes."

After Peng San left, Xia Lingxian began to appreciate his own painting.

(End of this chapter)