New and dark light years

Chapter 433 Let's find witnesses and physical evidence first.

Li Lin turned his head and saw a civil official dressed in fine clothes walking over.

A third-rank civil official.

The other person tucked their hands into their sleeves and walked with a very standard eight-sided gait.

His face was like jade, and his long beard hung down, giving him a very dignified appearance.

Upon seeing the other party, Li Lin gently cupped his hands in greeting: "May I ask who you are, sir?"

"Liangcheng Prefect, Gu Shuwen."

Li Lin raised an eyebrow and bowed, saying, "Greetings, sir."

Gu Shuwen walked up to Li Lin, looked at him for a while, and then laughed: "You're quite handsome, but why do you have such a fierce aura? You just said that without the approval of the Secretariat-Chancellery, no one can arrest you. Now that I've come in person, are you leaving or not?"

There was a hint of mockery in the other person's eyes.

Li Lin said solemnly, "Of course we can't leave. Please show the arrest warrant, Prefect."

"Ha, even I can't get you to come?"

Li Lin said, "I'm doing this for the prefect's own good. It's inappropriate for a prefect to overstep his authority and arrest people without the Emperor's consent or the approval of the Secretariat. If you dare to overstep your authority today, who knows what you might do tomorrow..."

Li Lin didn't finish his sentence, but everyone who heard it paled in shock.

Those yamen runners are now thinking of sticking their ears out and pretending to be deaf.

Gu Shuwen's expression also changed drastically. He hadn't expected Li Lin to be so 'bold' and to dare to say anything recklessly.

"Very well!" Gu Shuwen waved his hand, and the constables all stood behind him. He had also brought several guards with him, making a total of more than twenty people: "If I want to forcibly arrest you, so what?"

The cold, eerie-looking Soul-Slaying Wine fell into Li Lin's hands.

"Since Prefect Gu insists on overstepping his authority and acting erroneously, then I have no choice but to remove this minister who has gone astray for the court."

Looking at the short sword in Li Lin's hand, Gu Shuwen felt a chill run down his spine.

He never expected that Li Lin would dare to reveal all his weapons.

At this moment, he finally understood the difference between frontier military officers and those from military families in the capital.

These people seem to be crazy.

Two frontier military officers dared to rebel, and now they have the audacity to threaten their superiors in the capital.

They're all fucking crazy.

Gu Shuwen snorted and said, "Fine, fine! I'll go to the Zhongshu Gate right now to get the arrest warrant. You're not allowed to go anywhere. Stay in your Li residence. More than twenty people died just now. You, a murderer, won't get away with this."

“I killed a lot of people in Tianjin, but I didn’t kill anyone in the capital.”

He killed only Gu people, people who harbored ill intentions towards him; in his eyes, they were no longer human.

snort!
Gu Shuwen turned and left.

Little did he know that Li Lin was already filled with murderous intent just by looking at his back.

He killed all the masked men who had ambushed him, and he left invisibly, so no one saw him.

But this person still knew he had killed someone, and he was very certain of it.

So, is this person related to those masked men?
Moreover, when visiting the Yu residence yesterday, Old Madam He also mentioned that this Gu Shuwen had spoken ill of him.

Li Lin looked at the man for a while, then returned to the 'Li Mansion', his new home.

When he arrived at the courtyard, he saw Huang Qing holding Madam Huang's hand, chatting animatedly.

Li Lin walked over, cupped his hands, and said, "Madam."

Madam Huang stood up and said, "Lin'er, thank you so much this time. I really don't feel used to living in the Huang family."

Although they had everything they needed—food, clothing, and daily necessities—there was a sense of distance between them.

No servants gave her a hard time, but she could sense an invisible, hostile atmosphere.

The 'master' of the Huang family, regardless of age or gender, always wore a distant smile when they saw her.

But it's different here. Huang Qing is her adopted daughter whom she raised herself, so she can be considered half a daughter. She feels very comfortable here.

“Of course, Qing’er already noticed last time that Madam was not comfortable in the Huang family.” Li Lin said with a smile, “Here, you can do whatever you want, just like you did in the Huang family in Jin County.”

“I understand,” Madam Huang said with a smile.

Li Lin looked around: "Huh, why hasn't Hongluan come back yet?" "She's back, she's cooking in the backyard."

"Oh, then I'll go to the study for a while." Li Lin cupped his hands in greeting: "You two continue your chat."

After saying that, Li Lin left.

After Li Lin had walked a little further away, Madam Huang asked, "Why is Hongluan still cooking? She's Li Lin's concubine, or at least a maidservant. Why have a servant cook for her?"

"My lord can only eat the dishes made by Hongluan."

"I see." Huang Qing nodded. "Hongluan's cooking skills are quite good now."

"Seeing you two in such harmony puts my mind at ease. You're lucky to have married such a good husband, but poor Ling'er is not doing so well now."

"What happened to my little sister?" Huang Qing asked anxiously.

"Sigh...they quarrel every few days." Madam Huang said, "Although Fang Fengyi has not taken any concubines, he goes to brothels almost every night and doesn't return home until the early hours of the morning. Ling'er specially found him two concubines, who are quite beautiful, but she still can't keep him at home. He still goes to brothels every day."

Huang Qing remained silent.

She really didn't know how to explain this.

Brothels were often places for men to socialize, and high-ranking officials and nobles would occasionally visit them to join in the fun.

But Li Lin never went to brothels; he never went even once in Yulin County.

He doesn't seem to need to socialize in brothels.

Madam Huang was silent for a while, then said, "In the end, it's Ling'er's fate, alas."

The atmosphere between the two became heavy.

……

Gu Shuwen stormed into the Zhongshu Gate.

This institution is not located in the palace, but rather it is built next to the palace.

Although this institution was very important, the public buildings under the Zhongshu Menxia (Secretariat and Secretariat) actually did not occupy a large area.

It is only half the size of the Demon Extermination Bureau.

When the yamen runners guarding the gate saw Gu Shuwen, they all bowed with their hands clasped and dared not stop him.

Gu Shuwen rushed in and saw someone walking out in front of him.

Upon seeing him, he immediately clasped his hands in a fist and asked, "Minister Li, is the matter of Chancellor Zhao among those involved?"

"He's here, and he's just about to go home. Is there something on your mind, Magistrate Gu?"

Gu Shuwen said angrily, "I've come to apply for an arrest warrant from him."

"Should we apply to the Chancellor?" Minister Li asked. "Whom do you want to arrest? Which member of the imperial family?"

"No, it's Li Lin from Jin County."

Why arrest him?

The person asking the question was not Minister Li, but an old man who came out from inside.

Gu Shuwen bowed and said, "Regarding Zhao Pingzhang's matter, Li Lin killed more than twenty people in the street. Shouldn't he be arrested?"

"If that's the case, then naturally we should arrest him?" Zhao Pingzhang nodded. "Do you have concrete evidence?"

“Someone…” Gu Shuwen frowned slightly, then said, “Although there are no witnesses, we heard loud thunder.”

"thunder?"

"Li Lin knew thunder magic, and almost all the dead were struck by lightning."

"No one saw it with their own eyes?"

Gu Shuwen said, "No, but he is a sufficient suspect, and I think he can be arrested."

Zhao Pingzhang frowned and said, "Nonsense! He is a seventh-rank military officer, and may even be a future military governor. Without witnesses or evidence, how can you arrest someone arbitrarily based on mere speculation?"

"But I am certain it is him."

“Such a big matter requires evidence,” Zhao Pingzhang said calmly. “Go find witnesses and physical evidence first.”

(End of this chapter)