Chapter 536 Accident
When Sun Shaozong found out that it was Qiu Yunfei who led the team, he frowned and stopped on the steps.
At this time, the yamen runners and servants outside had already discovered his arrival and hurriedly squeezed into the inner circle to report to several yamen officials.
"Second brother? Why are you here?!"
"Brother Sun!"
"Master Zhizhong!"
At this moment, the center of gravity suddenly shifted to the door.
Not only did Xue Pan and the others come forward to pay their respects, but even Miss Yun'er, as if she had seen a life-saving straw, fluttered forward and begged, "I hope Lord Sun will do justice. Zhou Lang is so weak that he can't even tie a chicken. How could he be the culprit who hurt Master Xue?!"
Sun Shaozong ignored her, only fixed his eyes on Qiu Yunfei, sneering, "Is this how you strive for advancement?"
Now is the critical moment to decide whether Qiu Yunfei can succeed as Tongpan, but he ran to a brothel to stir up trouble and allowed Xue Pan to beat a scholar with official title in public.
It would be fine if no one targeted this matter, but if it was reported by that censor, all the efforts made by General Qiu in secret would be wasted.
"grown ups."
Qiu Yunfei timidly cupped his hands and smiled awkwardly: "I also heard from someone that there was a prostitute hiding in Jinxiang Courtyard, so I brought people here to investigate."
As he said this, he turned around and pointed at the scholar tied to the pillar, saying, "Who would have thought that this sour fellow would suddenly barge in, attack without knowing right or wrong, and even try to rob the girl Brother Xue has been supporting. We had no choice but to arrest him and torture him."
After following me for more than half a year, I have really made progress!
Although these words cannot be said to be watertight, they at least deserve the title of "a legitimate reason for doing so".
As long as they insisted afterwards that the rumors about Yun'er being imprisoned were all groundless, no one would be able to make a big fuss about it.
but……
This guy was still not cautious enough.
Sun Shaozong said sternly, "Since we have caught a thug who broke into a private house, we should just take him back to the government office to await trial. Why are you tying him up here? Don't let people think that he is an official from Shuntian Prefecture who likes to abuse private punishment outside."
This Jinxiang Courtyard is certainly not a private residence, but since it has been completely booked by Xue Pan, it is not an exaggeration to call it a "private residence".
Qiu Yunfei naturally didn't dare to raise any objection, but Xue Pan on the side was not happy. He shook his head and breathed heavily: "Brother, I finally caught him, and I haven't gotten rid of my anger yet..."
Sniff
Before he could finish his words, a sharp arrow suddenly flew over everyone's heads, and then pierced through the neck of the scholar named Zhou!
The resentful expression of the scholar named Zhou suddenly froze, and before he could even utter a hum, his body slumped down.
This sudden change made everyone present dumbfounded, especially Xue Pan, who shook his head to look at the scholar, then looked at his own finger, as if he was doubting whether the arrow was shot out by his own finger .
Only Sun Shaozong reacted the fastest. He rushed down the stairs and looked up at the roof of the entrance hall, but he only saw a masked man holding a bow, hiding behind the roof like a cat.
This Shen Lian is really very brave!
He actually dared to shoot the scholar in front of him!
A surge of anger rushed straight to Sun Shaozong's chest. Without thinking , he rushed out of Jinxiangyuan again, intending to first see clearly the direction of Shen Lian's escape, and then find a way to intercept him.
But when he got outside, he saw two people standing side by side in front of the hitching post. One was Lu Jianxing who he had left outside the door, and the other was Shen Lian!
He shot his love rival to death right in front of him, and yet he dared to stay outside calmly. This guy really doesn't know how to write the word "death"!
Sun Shaozong's face became increasingly gloomy. He strode down the stairs with two fists as big as vinegar jars. But suddenly he stopped and turned his head to look at the roof.
Having just seen the scholar being shot to death by an arrow, and seeing that the murderer was nimble and experienced, Sun Shaozong naturally concluded that it was Shen Lian who was jealous of the scholar and Yun'er's love affair, so he angrily sniped and killed his rival.
However, he was a meticulous person after all, and even in his anger, he quickly discovered something strange.
If the person who shot the arrow was Shen Lian, with his skills, it would not be difficult for him to jump down from the roof and meet up with Lu Jianxing.
But what should he do with the hunting bow and the face towel in such a short time?
If it was left nearby, wouldn't it be discovered with just a simple check?
What's more, Lu Jianxing's face was full of surprise and joy, which didn't look like the expression he should have after seeing Shen Lian jump down from the roof.
Although there is a possibility that the two of them colluded in advance and covered each other - but if they really wanted to do so, how could they dare to take the initiative to find Sun Shaozong?
Do you really think the word "divine judgment" is fake? !
After thinking about these doubts, Sun Shaozong hurriedly stopped and turned to look at the roof.
Sure enough, the cat's nimble back was seen disappearing quickly in the southeast corner of the roof, as if it had sneaked into the courtyard next door.
At this time, Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian had also come forward. Seeing Sun Shaozong stop and look up, they also looked towards the roof and saw the sneaky figure. Lu Jianxing couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Sir, who is that person?!"
Sun Shaozong simulated the nearby terrain in his mind and confirmed that he could no longer catch up with him. Then he shook his head and said, "I don't know who he is, but he just..."
"Zhou Lang~!!!"
At this moment, Yun'er's heart-wrenching . Shen Lian's face changed again and he lowered his head to rush in.
However, at this time Xue Pan, Feng Ziying, Qiu Yunfei, Liu Xianglian and others also followed and chased out, filling up the doorway with a crowd of them.
Shen Lian paused. Lu Jianxing had already caught up with him and pulled him to greet everyone, saying, "Greetings to the young masters."
How could Xue Pan, who was in the lead, pay any attention to them?
Feng Ziying frowned and asked in surprise, "Why are Captain Lu and Captain Shen here?"
"this……"
"Return to Xiao Yanei ."
Lu Jianxing hesitated, not knowing how to respond, but Shen Lian immediately bowed and said, "We brothers were just hanging out in Baihua Tower, and when we heard someone say that Yanei was here, we thought of coming over to say hello."
Although he was blinded by love and acted a little rashly before, when it comes to the ability to adapt to changing circumstances, Shen Lian is undoubtedly far superior to Lu Jianxing.
As he was promoted by the mighty General Feng Tang these days, it was only natural for him to come and pay a visit to Feng Ziying, the young yamen official.
Therefore, Feng Ziying did not suspect anything, but immediately asked: "Did you see any suspicious people outside?"
"Just now there was a person on the roof, sneaking to the next courtyard." Shen Lian pointed to the southeast corner of the roof and pretended to be curious and asked, "What happened inside? Why does it sound like a woman is crying?"
“Just now…”
"Okay, if you have anything to say, let's go in first!"
Feng Ziying was about to explain, but Sun Shaozong had already separated from everyone and returned to Jinxiang Courtyard.
Seeing Yun'er slumped on the ground, hugging the scholar's legs and crying loudly, Sun Shaozong walked up to her without saying a word, pulled her up, and asked bluntly: "Do you want to find out who killed him?!"
Yun'er was stunned for a long while with tears in her eyes, then she folded her fair neck twice and said sadly: "Master Sun, please make the decision for me..."
"Tell me first, where does this scholar live?"
Sun Shaozong interrupted her without questioning, and when Yun'er blurted out an address, he immediately turned around and ordered, "Censor Qiu, take your men to search this scholar's house. Don't miss any clues!"
Qiu Yunfei was about to step forward to accept the order, but Sun Shaozong turned to Lu Jianxing and solemnly entrusted him, "Brother Lu, please go over and take a look, lest this guy lose his life in confusion."
Lu Jianxing hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, sir. I will do my best to protect the young master!"
Because it was in front of Feng Ziying and Xue Pan, Qiu Yunfei was about to say something heroic, but Sun Shaozong glared back at him. He had no choice but to obediently leave Jinxiangyuan with Lu Jianxing and a dozen yamen runners.
After they left, Jinxiang Courtyard was suddenly mostly empty.
Sun Shaozong arranged for Liu Xianglian to collect the body, and led Yun'er into the house. He asked Xue Pan to find pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and had Feng Ziying responsible for transcribing it, and asked in detail about the man's origin and identity.
According to Yun'er, the deceased scholar was named Zhou Xi. He was a scholar in the fourth year of Guangde. Later, he failed in the imperial examinations twice and often spent his time in brothels.
Because Zhou Xi was proficient in poetry, songs, chess, music, and painting, and his zither skills were especially known to be the best in the capital, he was called Little Zhou Lang by gossipers. Yun'er got to know him because of a melodramatic plot of "Zhou Lang looked back when the song was wrong".
That was in the autumn of the ninth year of Guangde...
"There's no need to go into detail about romantic matters."
Listening to Yun'er's tearful eyes, she kept recalling how they met and got to know each other, Sun Shaozong had to remind her: "Tell me about his family background, how he makes a living, and if there is anything unusual about him."
"Zhou Lang's parents have long passed away. It seems that Uncle Zhou was an official in the Ministry of Rites before he was born."
"His family runs a rouge shop. Although they are not rich, they have enough food and clothing."
"As for the unusual part..."
Yun'er's delicate willow-shaped eyebrows were tightly furrowed. After a while, she seemed to remember something, but when it came to her lips, she hesitated and swallowed it back.
"Just say whatever comes to your mind."
Sun Shaozong said sternly: "When a person dies, it's like a light goes out. In order to find the murderer, what is there to be afraid of?"
"It's not a taboo."
Yun Er shook her head gently, tears streaming down her cheeks, and she choked up and said, "But I don't know if that really counts - ever since the Heavenly Dog swallowed the Sun, he seemed to have a lot of worries. Every time he came to me secretly, he was absent-minded and frowned, and he only gradually got better a while ago."
After the heavenly dog swallowed the sun, you suddenly feel worried?
Although the court was full of twists and turns at that time, for the common people, it was just more topics of conversation. Why should they be worried all day long?
Could it be that...
Is this guy involved in the case of the prince?
Or maybe, he is actually one of the White Lotus Sect's spies in the capital?
