Liang Jiangyuan, the prefect of Suzhou, acted respectfully at this moment and personally poured tea for Chen Xi and Qin Xiao.

Purple-clothed Prison does not judge one's character based on official position, so even if Chen Xi is a young prisoner of Purple-clothed Prison, he is of no rank.

But all the officials in the world are extremely afraid of such unworthy officials.

The prefect of Suzhou is a fourth-rank official, subordinate to the third-rank Suzhou governor. He is also considered a figure in Suzhou. All criminal cases in Suzhou City are directly tried by the prefect himself. As long as the Qian family's case is not involved, this

Magistrate Liang always solved cases simply and neatly.

Liang Jiangyuan is a local official in Suzhou and a representative of Suzhou local officials. He has always had a close relationship with the Qian family.

Even his immediate boss, Ma Xingguo, would give him three points of thin noodles on weekdays.

In the middle of the night yesterday, Qian Guiting sent someone to send Qiao Shenggong to the magistrate's office, and even sent Starscream with him. He sent someone to bring a message that Qiao Shenggong's case would be tried by the Dali Temple Shaoqing personally. This surprised Liang Jiangyuan.

Reported to superiors overnight.

But he didn't expect that the people from Dali Temple would arrive so quickly. When he arrived at the Yamen, before his buttocks was still hot, the young minister from Dali Temple and Mr. Chen from the Purple Clothes Prison came together.

Without even exchanging too much greetings, Qin Shaoqing ordered Liang Jiangyuan to directly take Qiao Shenggong over for interrogation. Liang Jiangyuan did not dare to neglect and immediately ordered someone to take Qiao Shenggong into custody. However, he sat aside with some anxiety.

He had the same rank as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, but Qin Xiao was a capital official and someone close to the emperor. Liang Jiangyuan had no guts to be on an equal footing with Qin Xiao.

"I heard that the prefect's Yamen sent people to arrest the Taihu bandits yesterday." Qin Xiao glanced at Liang Jiangyuan and said with a smile: "Are those Taihu bandits guilty?"

Liang Jiangyuan said hurriedly: "Qiao Shenggong led his men to fight in Chunfeng Tower and accidentally killed Zhang Dahong of the Qian family. His life was at stake. I learned that Qiao Shenggong had other accomplices in the city, so I sent people to arrest them all."

Without waiting for Qin Xiao to speak, he immediately said: "Qian Guiting sent someone to send a message last night, saying that Qin Shaoqing felt that those Taihu... fishermen should not be arrested, so in addition to the few people present that day, other fishermen also

Let them all go."

Qin Xiao nodded and said: "I just feel that those people were not at the scene of the crime and were not involved. If they were arrested, it would be suspected of being involved."

"What Mr. Shaoqing said makes sense." Liang Jiangyuan sighed: "Sir, please understand me. Back then, the Taihu fishermen fought against the officers and soldiers. Although it was later found out that they were wronged, they have always been fierce and like to make trouble. If they enter the city, everything will be fine.

That's fine, but there happened to be a murder case. When word spread, once the people of Suzhou knew that the Taihu fishermen had killed people in the city, they would inevitably feel panic. I didn't arrest them all just to arrest them.

To punish them is to make the people of Suzhou feel at ease. Qin Shaoqing, I am the official of Suzhou, and I am responsible for the security of the city, so I have to do this."

Qin Xiao nodded and said: "I see, Mr. Liang has thought about it very carefully."

Suddenly I heard a voice coming from outside: "Report to your lord, the criminal Qiao Shenggong has been brought here!"

"Bring him in."

Two policemen escorted an unkempt man in. The man's hands and feet were chained, there were shackles around his neck, and there was blood on his body. It was obvious that he had suffered a lot when Qian Guiting was in the hands.

When he got into the house, he didn't even bend down. He took a quick look and saw that Ya Chai kicked him in the crook of the knee, and the man immediately knelt down.

"Qiao Shenggong, you killed Zhang Dahong from the nursing home of the Qian Mansion in Chunfeng Tower the night before yesterday. Mr. Qin, the young minister of Dali Temple in Kyoto, happened to come to Jiangnan to patrol the case. Mr. Qin will interrogate this case personally." Liang Jiangyuan stared at Qiao Shenggong and said in a deep voice: "

If Master Qin has any questions, you must answer them truthfully." Then he bowed his hands to Qin Xiao and said, "Master Qin, this is the criminal Qiao Shenggong."

Qin Xiao looked at Qiao Shenggong. He was in his forties. Unlike Tu Kuohai, who was strong and muscular, he was a little thin. He remembered that this man was a lecherous general among the four generals of Taihu. He must have been excessively lustful, which is why he was like this.

"If you have anything to do, Mr. Liang, just go and get busy." Chen Xi held the teacup and said calmly: "Master Qin and I will interrogate here. Tell the others that no one is allowed to enter this room without our instructions.

It’s not even close to the house.”

Liang Jiangyuan was startled, and then he saw Chen Xi glance at him sideways, his eyes sharp, and he did not dare to disobey. He stood up and said: "If the two adults have any orders, you can greet them at any time." He retreated with the two government officials, even very sensible.

He closed the door of the house.

Qiao Shenggong raised his head and said with a sneer: "I actually tried it with the adults of Kyoto. Qiao's face is not small."

"Qiao Shenggong, you killed someone and you are still so rampant?" Qin Xiao also smiled lightly: "They say that Taihu thieves are fierce and brutal, and it is true."

"Sir, please take back this sentence." Qiao Shenggong said immediately: "We are fishermen in Taihu Lake. Even today's saints regard us as the people of the Tang Dynasty. If you rob Taihu Lake with one mouthful, where will you put the emperor?"

Qin Xiao said with a smile: "It turns out that Taihu Sex General's eloquence is not bad."

Qiao Shenggong was startled. Qin Xiao leaned forward slightly and asked, "You killed people from the Qian family, do you still want to live?"

"I didn't kill him." Qiao Shenggong said immediately: "I just smashed his head. Even if I hit him ten more times, he wouldn't die. Someone must have deliberately killed him after he went back to frame me."

"You mean the Qian family is trying to frame you?"

"The Qian family is incompatible with us Taihu fishermen." Qiao Shenggong sneered: "They finally seized the opportunity, and naturally they wanted to kill us. You two adults, you are adults from Kyoto, you must be aware of everything and make the decision for me.

"

Qin Xiao winked at Chen Xi. Chen Xi stood up and walked to the door. He turned around and said, "There is no one outside the door."

Qin Xiao then stood up, walked to Qiao Shenggong, knelt down, and said softly: "The saint eliminates demons and saves the people, the demon fox enters the world, and the bright moon is in the sky!"

Qiao Shenggong was stunned for a moment and looked confused: "Sir, you... what do you mean?"

"We are not people sent by Kyoto." Qin Xiao lowered his voice and said, "You should know who we are."

Qiao Shenggong shook his head and said blankly: "I don't know what you are talking about."

"Of course you know Tu Kuohai." Qin Xiao said calmly: "After the incident, we have met Tu Kuohai and know that you are in a desperate situation. Whether you really killed someone or the Qian family framed it and fell into their hands,

Your life will definitely not be saved."

"Have you met Brother Tu Er?" Qiao Shenggong said in surprise: "Who are you?"

"The Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens descends to the mortal world, and the Holy Maiden of the Moon saves the common people." Qin Xiao stared into Qiao Shenggong's eyes and spoke word by word.

These dharma titles were all heard by Qin Xiao from the Queen Mother congregation when he was in Yongzhou, and he has always remembered them very clearly.

The corners of Qiao Shenggong's mouth moved slightly, but he did not speak.

"We have received news that there are indeed officials from Kyoto coming to Jiangnan to patrol." Qin Xiao said in a low voice: "But they are still on the way and will not arrive until tomorrow at the earliest, so we pretended to be them in advance and hid it from the Hangzhou magistrate. Later,

I’ll find a way to get you out later.”

Qiao Shenggong wondered: "Who are you and why do you want to rescue me? You are not from Taihu. What does it have to do with you that I have to risk my life to rescue you?"

"Qiao Shenggong, since you know nothing about us, it seems you are not one of ours." Chen Xi stood behind Qiao Shenggong and said calmly: "We only save our own people. You are not one of our own, so of course we will not save you."

."

Qin Xiao also nodded and said: "Yes, if you are a brother in the meeting, we will naturally rescue you at all costs. Since you know nothing about us, it seems that you are indeed not one of us. We have spent all our efforts in vain." Standing.

He stood up and said to Chen Xi: "Let their people come and take him down. Let's leave quickly."

Qiao Shenggong sneered and said: "You have already exposed your identity. If you don't save me, I will tell you that you are pretending to be a Beijing official, and you won't be able to leave even if you want to."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "Are you threatening us? Do you think we are afraid of death? How can people who serve the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens be afraid of death? If we die, you will come down to accompany us soon, and we will definitely be cut into pieces.

Duan." He walked over and opened the door. The light from outside the door entered the hall. Seeing this, Qiao Shenggong hurriedly said: "Wait a minute!"

Qin Xiao turned around, and Qiao Shenggong hesitated for a moment before asking in a low voice: "You... are you from the Queen Mother Association?"

"It seems you know us." Chen Xi said lightly.

Qiao Shenggong said: "I have heard of the existence of the Queen Mother Society, but... I have no connection with the Queen Mother Society, so I never thought you would come to the rescue."

"Wrong." Qin Xiao closed the door and walked back: "If you have nothing to do with the Queen Mother Society, we still won't save you. If you want to get out of here alive, you must prove that you are a brother of the Queen Mother Society.

, otherwise you will still be dead."

"I am not from the Queen Mother Association." Qiao Shenggong sighed: "I really want to become one of you now, but I really have not joined the Queen Mother Association."

"The sexy general under General Kuhai is not from the Queen Mother Society?" Qin Xiao said with a smile: "It seems that General Kuhai did not let you join the Queen Mother Society. We only recognize our brothers. The news of your murder and arrest

, we will inform General Kuhai, it is up to him to decide whether he wants to save you or not."

Qiao Shenggong was surprised and said: "You...you said Brother Linghu is the General of the Sea of ​​Bitterness?"

"We didn't say anything, and you didn't hear anything." Chen Xi frowned and looked at Qin Xiao: "You shouldn't have exposed General Kuhai's identity. If this person is not one of ours, he might betray General Kuhai.

."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, killing someone and silencing them is a very simple matter." A hand stretched out and strangled Qiao Shenggong's neck: "The Qian family wants to kill him, let's kill him, the Qian family will be happy."

It's too late, it's not difficult for the Hangzhou magistrate to find a reason for his death." Using his hands hard, Qiao Shenggong suddenly felt as if his throat was being pinched by tweezers, his face changed color, and he lost his voice: "Don't... don't do it, I
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