Volume 3: Evil Ghosts Eat People Chapter 161: Challenging fate?
"Please pass on this message, my lord. I hope you will grant me grace. May the Supreme Dao become complete and bless me... bless me..."
When Chen Taiji read to this point, he found that the letter was missing. A piece of it had been torn off, and he didn't know what was written at the end.
"Sir Chen," Li Yan, the governor, swallowed his saliva and said in surprise, "Judging from the address in the letter, this seems to be a secret letter written by Taoist Qinglan to a person called Zunshi!"
"Yes!" Xu Zun suddenly realized, "No wonder those bandits reported that Taoist Priest Qinglan had a superior and she was just following orders!
"But the strange thing is, how did this letter appear on Lord Li?"
Xu Zun's words immediately attracted everyone's attention to Li Jinlou.
But at this moment Li Jinlou was still in a state of madness, grinning and looking fearless.
"Ah..." However, upon hearing this, the Dali Temple clerk collapsed to the ground in fear, and said in a lost voice, "No... Impossible! Lord Li... How could... How could it be possible?"
"Cough... cough... cough..." At this time, Ani recovered from the suffocation and the color on her face gradually returned.
"Let me ask you," Chen Taiji stepped forward and asked, "what exactly happened just now?"
“Cough cough…” Ani kept coughing and said weakly, “Just now, as soon as he came in, he wrapped the chain around my neck and tried to strangle me…”
"Nonsense! Nonsense!" The clerk was horrified and tried to explain himself. "Lord Li came in to interrogate you! How could he kill you?"
"Because..." Ani gritted her teeth and said, "I saw this man meet Wei Beihui. He came to kill me to silence me!"
ah!!?
Upon hearing this, there was another round of surprise at the scene. This was undoubtedly equivalent to the presence of witnesses and evidence, which confirmed Li Jinlou's guilt.
"Good fellow!" Xu Zun exclaimed, "I never thought that Lord Li was actually the emissary! It turns out that he is also a member of Xuanmen! How terrifying! Has the Xuanmen already infiltrated the Dali Temple?"
"Master Li, oh no, Li Jinlou!" Chen Taiji stood in front of Li Jinlou and shouted, "Do you have anything else to say?"
"Ah..." Li Jinlou laughed wildly and said, "I will kill you... kill you..."
After saying that, he got up from the ground and pounced on Ani again.
Zhao Yu quickly knocked him down and pressed him to the ground.
"He's crazy, absolutely crazy!" Chen Taiji was so frightened that he was shaking all over. He ordered everyone, "Quick, lock him up first. I will report to the emperor and then make a decision!"
"Yes!" Zhao Yu received the order and immediately handcuffed Li Jinlou's hands behind his back.
"Master Chen," Xu Zunze took the opportunity to say, "This thief can be so rampant, there may be more than one of him!"
"Well," Chen Taiji waved his hand and pointed at the officials, saying, " Detain . I will interrogate them myself later!"
"yes!"
Chen Taiji also brought people from the Ministry of Justice. These people had always had grudges against the Dali Temple. Now they finally got their chance and rushed forward like hungry wolves to capture the Dali Temple officials.
"It's unfair...it's unfair, Master Chen..." The clerk was so scared that he was shaking like a sieve. "This has nothing to do with us. We just... just thought that Master Chen came here to have fun, but we didn't expect..."
"What?" Chen Taiji frowned, "Looking for fun? This is the South Prison, what fun is there to have?"
"Lord Li learned that a beautiful woman from Yuanzhou was imprisoned here," the recorder blurted out the truth, "so he wanted to use the interrogation as an excuse to play with this beautiful woman, but he didn't expect that Lord Li, ah..."
"Nonsense!" Chen Taiji was furious. "This is just nonsense! As the inspector of the Dali Temple, how could you do such a despicable thing!"
"What do you think, Master Chen?" Xu Zun added, "Do you believe it now? Master Li has . I thought he came to the South Prison for this purpose!
"But I didn't expect that we would catch a big boss, oh no, a big shot!"
"Um……"
Chen Taiji frowned, obviously deeply worried about this matter.
Although he was on the same level as Li Jinlou, the status of the Dali Temple was higher than that of the Ministry of Justice, and he did not want to offend it.
But now the evidence is solid and the matter is of great importance, and he is currently the highest-ranking official, so he has to step forward to handle the matter.
"Lock these people up first," Chen Taiji ordered Li Yan and Xu Zun, "You must keep a close eye on them. No more mistakes can be made!"
"Yes!" Li Yan and Xu Zun received the order.
"I..." Chen Taiji said while holding the letter, "I will write an urgent document and report it to His Majesty..."
“Master Chen…” Xu Zun saw Chen Taiji was about to leave, and hurriedly pointed at Ani and said, “Since they are willing to kill this , it means that this woman is very important.
"Sir, I'm worried that she will be in danger if she stays in the South Prison. I hope you will allow me to take her away!"
"This..." Chen Taiji hesitated for a while, then warned, "Xu Zun, you also know how important this woman is, you must keep an eye on her!"
"Don't worry, sir," Xu Zun said, "I know how to behave myself."
"Well," Chen Taiji nodded, "I am more confident in Jiying's work. If you hadn't informed me in time today, I'm afraid they would have succeeded!"
"Yes," Taimin echoed from behind, "Lord Li is the Inspector of the Dali Temple. Even if he killed this woman to silence her, we dare not have any doubts!"
Taimin's words were just right and pointed out his dissatisfaction with Li Jinlou.
As an inspector, Li Jinlou not only failed to perform his duties and investigate the case in detail, but instead took the opportunity to make money, defiled the female prisoners, and threatened his subordinates wantonly. He deserved it...
…
Half an hour later, Xu Zun returned to Jinde Inn in his own carriage.
After the car stopped, Xu Zun did not get off the car, but said to Timur Ani in the car:
"Ani, have you ever thought about what you would do even if I let you go now?"
Ani was not tied with any ropes, but she knew there were two masters outside and she could not escape.
"If you go back to report, you will die, and your people will kill you to silence you!" Xu Zun said calmly, "This time, you are willing to cooperate with me to deal with Li Jinlou, which is enough to prove that you are a person with conscience.
"I'll show you a way out," Xu Zun said to Ani, "This is also your best way out!"
"Where is the way out? I can't see it!" Ani also glared at Xu Zun, "If I stay, I will also be a serious criminal of the court. If we get rid of one Li Jinlou, there will be more Li Jinlou! My fate will be the same sooner or later!"
"It is said that beautiful women have the shortest fate. Don't you want to challenge your destiny?" Xu Zun raised the corner of his mouth and said, "As long as you believe in me, I can guarantee that you will not only be able to avoid prison, but also have a bright future!"
"Do you think you are the emperor?" Ani turned her head away.
"Okay!" Xu Zun lifted the car curtain and said without hesitation, "Since you don't believe me, then go! My men will never stop you!"
What?
Hearing this, not only Ani was shocked, but also Zhao Yu and Huo Anu outside were also shocked.
"I, Xu Zun, keep my word. Now that we have reached a deal, I will keep my promise," Xu Zun pointed outside the car, "You can go now!"
"You...really let me go?" Ani didn't believe it. "If I leave, how are you going to explain to the higher-ups?"
"That's not what you care about," Xu Zun said calmly, "What you should care about is that your best way out is with me. If you leave, will it be your biggest loss?"
"you……"
Ani propped herself up with both hands and tried to stand up, but the heavy thoughts weighed on her and she was immediately in a dilemma...
