Chapter 433 Emergency Record
"Are you from the Southern Pacification Division?!"
After hearing Sun Shaozong's question, the deputy centurion raised his lips slightly and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Your humble servant Chu Liang, a centurion of the Southern Pacification Division, greets His Excellency the Thousand Household Member."
Tsk~
This is really troublesome!
After the abdication of the retired emperor, the Northern Pacification Division, which was responsible for monitoring the outer court officials, was naturally handed over to Emperor Guangde. However, the Southern Pacification Division, which was responsible for the inner guards of the imperial city, was still controlled by Xia Bingzhong, a close confidant of the retired emperor.
It was fine at the beginning, but in recent years, as Emperor Guangde has grown more powerful, the differences between the Northern and Southern Pacification Offices have become more and more numerous, and now they are as hostile as water and fire.
Especially a few days ago, Sun Shaozong had just led his team to snatch the gunpowder bureau from the Southern Pacification Office. At this critical juncture, the people from the Southern Pacification Office suddenly appeared, which naturally meant they had no good intentions!
Sun Shaozong was alert and asked calmly, "I don't know why Captain Chu brought so many people to my Shuntianfu detention center. What is his intention?"
Chu Liang raised his hand and saluted from a distance in the direction of the imperial palace, saying, "I am here on the orders of the Supreme Emperor to assist the monks of Fayuan Temple and execute the evildoer on the spot!"
As he was speaking, the men behind him separated to reveal a shiny bald head - this monk Sun Shaozong had met before, and he was none other than Jie Nian, the head monk of the Zhikeyuan who had followed Chi in the past.
And the red sandalwood rosary in Jie Nian's hand, isn't it the one Jie Chen used to bribe the kitchen helper? !
Monk Jie Nian noticed that Sun Shaozong's eyes fell on the red sandalwood rosary, and he immediately chanted the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, I was just following my master to visit the palace, and I didn't expect to receive a token from Junior Brother Jie Chen. I called the female donor in and asked her about it, and then I found out that a monster had appeared here."
Damn~
It turns out that Xu did not go to Fayuan Temple, but went directly to the palace to ask for help!
No wonder it was not monks who came, but people from the Southern Pacification Office.
This change was beyond Sun Shaozong's expectations, and facing the oral order from the retired emperor, it would be impossible to use "royal law" as a shield to delay time.
Unfortunately Miaoyu failed to get back in time.
Could it be that...
Were we just going to watch helplessly as that child lost his life because of two prematurely grown teeth?!
Sun Shaozong was hesitating, but Chu Liang urged him loudly: "I have the emperor's order and cannot delay any longer. Please lead the way, Captain Sun, and lead me to meet Master Jiechen first, and then go together to save the evildoer!"
"Meet up with Jie Chen?"
Sun Shaozong's face turned serious, and he asked, "I wonder if it was the emperor's intention to meet up with Jie Chen and the others first?"
"this……"
The emperor would not be so meticulous, and Xu Liang did not dare to pass on the message carelessly, so he hesitated for a while before saying, "The emperor only ordered me to assist the monks of Fayuan Temple in slaying demons and eliminating evil."
"In that case."
Sun Shaozong immediately looked at Jie Nian with contempt and said, "Master Jie Nian is enough. As for Jie Chen and others, they are suspected of killing their fellow disciple Jie Xian, so they are temporarily not allowed to contact outsiders."
Upon hearing this, Monk Jie Nian immediately became anxious, and subconsciously took a few steps forward to clarify: "My Lord, do you have any evidence for what you said? According to what donor Xu said, my junior brother was clearly killed by the demon, how could it be..."
"Master, be careful with your words!"
Sun Shaozong shouted in a stern voice, "I have always judged cases according to the laws of the court. The laws of our Great Zhou Dynasty do not allow us to not find out the truth and the murderer after a murder case, but instead put the blame on the demons!"
Jie Nian was speechless after being interrupted by him.
No matter how convinced the emperor was that the devil was at work, he would never punish Sun Shaozong for insisting on "upholding the law"; nor would he issue a clear decree to order Sun Shaozong to stop investigating the case.
In other words, no matter what happened to the child, Sun Shaozong had already investigated the case!
After figuring this out, Monk Jie Nian's bald head suddenly became as plump as a purple eggplant.
As soon as they saw Jie Nian's face full of emotions, not to mention the observant Sun Shaozong, even Chu Liang beside him had guessed that he must have some secret evidence that involved Jie Xian's case.
"Master Jie Nian."
So Chu Liang suddenly asked, "Do you think this courtyard has also been infected by evil spirits? Do you want to perform some rituals to prevent future troubles?"
It was obvious that he was trying to take the opportunity to stir up trouble and humiliate Sun Shaozong by saying this.
As expected, Jie Nian did as he wished. He looked around pretentiously and nodded, saying, "After hearing what you said, I realized that this place is indeed filled with evil spirits. If we allow it to spread, it will cause a disaster!"
As he spoke, he put his palms together and said, "Amitabha, my power is limited. For the sake of the people nearby, I am afraid I can only burn this house to the ground."
Chu Liang had never expected that Jie Nian would actually use such a cruel trick. He was overjoyed and thought to himself that if he could severely humiliate Sun Shaozong, he would surely be able to win the favor of the pacification envoy when he returned.
Therefore, without waiting for Sun Shaozong to speak, he rushed to give the order: "Come here, quickly prepare something to start the fire, and wait for the master's order to burn this yard infected by evil spirits into ashes!"
Following this order, most of the people from the Southern Pacification Office immediately dispersed.
Until this moment, Chu Liang seemed to have just remembered Sun Shaozong, his 'superior', and hurriedly bowed and said in a fake manner: "I am sorry for the rudeness, but this is also for the protection of the people of the capital. Lord Sun is known as an upright official, so I think he will not mind my subordinate interfering in other people's affairs, right?"
Although it was rude, his eyes were full of provocation.
Unexpectedly, the monk Jie Nian had his own plans. Without waiting for Sun Shaozong to respond, he said, "My power is limited , so I can only resort to this last resort. But if Master Sun is willing to show mercy and release Junior Brother Jie Chen and the others, we brothers and sisters will surely be able to..."
"Listen to what the master means."
Sun Shaozong interrupted him again and sneered, "Are you trying to get me to bend the law for personal gain?"
In fact, Sun Shaozong didn't really care whether the yard was on fire or not. With his ability to adapt to changing circumstances, he would never let the Southern Pacification Office gain the upper hand.
Therefore, it is pure wishful thinking for Jie Nian to use this matter as a bargaining chip.
After hitting a snag, Jie Nian's face darkened even more, and he gritted his teeth and urged, "In that case, please lead the way, Master Sun, and take me to see the evildoer that has emerged."
It seems that the child can't escape this disaster after all.
Knowing that he could not refuse this matter, Sun Shaozong sighed inwardly and had no choice but to lead Jie Nian, Chu Liang and a dozen Dragon Guards back to the yard.
As he got closer and closer to the cell without an iron door, Sun Shaozong's footsteps became heavier and heavier - if it was an adult who was wrongly accused, he would not be so embarrassed, but what had a newborn baby done to him?
“Ah~!”
At this moment, a scream was heard from the cell. After hearing clearly that it was Miaoyu's voice, Sun Shaozong's face suddenly changed and he rushed into the cell in a few steps!
When he entered the house, he saw Miaoyu staggering backwards with a pale face, almost running headfirst into Sun Shaozong's arms.
On the bed opposite, the lewd Ni Zhishan was holding up the child with a livid face, laughing wildly and silently, while streams of blood mixed with minced meat spurted out of his mouth!
Most people seeing this would definitely go forward to check on Ji-sun and the child.
However, Sun Shaozong said nothing and took advantage of the fact that Jie Nian, Chu Liang and others had not caught up yet, grabbed Miaoyu's little hand and took a quick look at it.
When he saw the many fresh marks of wear and tear on her hands, and even a few small wounds that had not healed, Sun Shaozong hurriedly asked in a low voice: "Has it been sent out?!"
When asking the question, Sun Shaozong was full of expectations, but when he saw Miaoyu shaking her head, his heart suddenly turned cold!
This is really the worst situation!
It turned out that Sun Shaozong's original plan was to have Miaoyu go to the morgue in the backyard of the government office and get a baby's body to replace the original one - it was also a coincidence that the night before, someone found an abandoned baby that had been suffocated to death in the Nancheng District where brothels were everywhere.
Although it is basically certain that no one will claim the baby's body, according to the rules, it still has to be kept in the morgue for seven days before being buried.
If it were any other summer, the baby's body would have been covered with scars and even begun to rot.
But last winter, in order to slow down the decay of the bodies and avoid missing any evidence, Sun Shaozong had a lot of ice frozen and stored in the newly dug cellar of the morgue.
After being refrigerated, there shouldn't be any obvious signs in just two days.
Combined with the various teeth collected by Lao Xu and the fish bladder glue used to glue broken bones of corpses, it is not difficult to forge a baby corpse with teeth.
As Old Xu was known for his cold exterior but warm heart, and his disdain for ghosts and gods, as long as the truth was told, even if he was unwilling to help, he would pretend to be deaf and dumb and let Miaoyu do what she wanted - after all, no one would have thought at that time that this matter would be so serious that it would alarm the retired emperor!
After finding a way to exchange the corpse for the real baby, Sun Shaozong would get rid of this copycat version of the "evil spirit" in front of the common people and the monks of Fayuan Temple, and the whole plan would be completed.
The most difficult part of this plan is facing the horrific situations in the morgue.
That's why Sun Shaozong asked her if she dared to take the risk herself.
But now it seems...
In order to save the baby, Miaoyu was so brave that she was overly courageous!
Judging from the marks on her hands, she had obviously just climbed over the wall and replaced the living baby with a dead one - and the living baby had not been sent out in time!
What's even more unfortunate is that just now, because of a momentary thought, he did not oppose Jie Nian and Chu Liang's idea of burning down the yard. Now he wants to regret it, isn't it just trying to cover up his mistake? !
After the fire, no matter where the child was hidden, there were only two possible outcomes:
First, he was burned to death!
Second, he was exposed because of crying in the fire, or because Miaoyu couldn't bear it, and then he was killed by the monks!
Once the second situation occurs, it will also involve the crime of deceiving the emperor!
If it really came to this, Sun Shaozong would probably have no choice but to use the emergency plan - throwing Miaoyu out as a scapegoat and falsely accusing Wei Ruolan at the same time!
Anyway, everyone in the Criminal Law Department can testify that Sun Shaozong has always been rude to Miaoyu, but Wei Ruolan often goes out with her.
The first person to stand up to defend Miaoyu and the baby was Wei Ruolan; and Sun Shaozong did not clearly express his intention to protect the baby from beginning to end.
Comparing the two, even if Miaoyu insisted that she acted under the instructions of Sun Shaozong, it would not be difficult for Sun Shaozong to argue that she deliberately framed him in order to protect her lover.
This is also the reason why Sun Shaozong dared to entrust this plan to Miaoyu.
but……
This emergency plan is really shameless. Sun Shaozong would never want to use it if he was not forced into a corner.
