Chapter 435: Spirit of the Rule of Law
Looking at Miaoyu's gradually receding back, Sun Shaozong felt itchy for a while.
Others didn't know the real situation, but he knew that Miaoyu would never give up on stopping the fire at the house of confinement just because of a few words of persuasion - judging from her relieved expression, it was likely that Wei Ruolan had secretly sent the child out of the house of confinement!
Although it is not yet certain whether Miaoyu begged Wei Ruolan for help, or Wei Ruolan discovered what she had done and therefore took the initiative to assist Miaoyu in saving the child.
But right now…
This is really a good opportunity to deal with Wei Ruolan!
As long as we start the 'emergency filing', he can be charged with deceiving the emperor in a matter of minutes!
By then, even if the Wei family cannot be deposed, at least expelling him from the Criminal Law Department should not be a problem.
but……
In the end, Sun Shaozong was unable to cross his bottom line and watched Miaoyu walk out of the door of the house of detention - of course, the fact that he could have such an idea was enough to prove that he was losing his bottom line.
Could it be that his relationship with Jia Yucun has improved recently, so he was infected by her again?
"grown ups!"
Just as he was about to turn his gaze away from the courtyard gate, he saw a large number of yamen runners swarming in from outside, led by Qiu Yunfei and Lin Delu.
As soon as he entered the yard, Qiu Yunfei shouted, "You really got it right. Sure enough, there was a lunatic who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, but I brought people to catch him on the spot..."
As he was talking, he realized that there were quite a few Dragon Guards standing in the courtyard. He was puzzled when Sun Shaozong came out and shouted, "Governor Lin, gather all the people around here outside immediately - remember to ask them to bring their buckets."
Qiu and Lin were stunned again. Didn't they say before that they would stop the people from approaching? Why did they summon people again in the blink of an eye?
Then Sun Shaozong explained, "The evil mother and son are now dead, but the monks of Fayuan Temple said that this place is infected with evil spirits. Although the combined strength of all the monks of Fayuan Temple may be able to suppress the evil spirits, since I am guarding this place for the court, how can I leave hidden dangers here?"
"Therefore, I have decided to follow Master Jie Nian's advice and burn this prison and the evil nun to the ground, so as to avoid bringing harm to the people around!"
"The expenses for rebuilding the house afterward will all be paid from the rewards accumulated by the Criminal Law Department. We will not waste a single penny of the state funds or the people's money!"
"And I asked you to invite the people nearby to come over. First, I want the villagers to be witnesses; second, it is to prevent any fire disaster from happening again due to carelessness."
Jie Nian and Chu Liang were extremely angry after hearing these words - they proposed to burn down the yard in order to humiliate Sun Shaozong, but who would have thought that he would turn the tables and take the opportunity to earn fame!
But this house of confinement was indeed the place where Sun Shaozong was in charge. Therefore, although the two were angry, they could not think of a suitable reason to question and refute these words.
Just as he was feeling depressed, Lin Delu had already heard what he meant and immediately bowed and said, "Your Excellency is indeed a man of high character and integrity who loves the people like his own children! I will tell the people nearby every word of what you said."
As he said this, he hurriedly led his men out of the house of confinement and went around spreading the word about Sun Shaozong's noble character and his love for the people.
After Lin Delu and others left, Sun Shaozong asked Zhou Da to take the remaining men to escort Jie Chen and others back to the yamen for trial.
When most of the people had left, he turned around and said with a smile, "I have official duties to attend to, so it is inconvenient for me to stay here for long. If you have any instructions, you can tell Judge Wei."
Having said that, he left the house of confinement on his own - although he did not take the opportunity to bite back at Wei Ruolan, he was not interested in staying to help Wei Ruolan clean up the mess.
But after mentioning the house arrest, Sun Shaozong looked at the sky and saw that it was already late. He was hesitating whether to directly call Sun Chengye to go home, but a crisp voice came from the corner: "Master Sun, please stay."
Following the voice, who else could it be but Miaoyu?
She was seen standing gracefully in front of the carriage. Although she was wearing a borrowed coarse cloth dress, it could not conceal her proud charm.
Even though Sun Shaozong had no interest in this fake nun, he couldn't help but feel a little sad, "You are such a beautiful woman, why do you become a nun?" He asked loudly, "Are you waiting for Master Wei?"
Unexpectedly, Miaoyu saw that he did not come forward, so she simply walked over quickly, knelt down and bowed deeply, and said respectfully: "Miaoyu did not know your kindness before, and I have offended you a lot. I hope you will forgive me."
If she knew what I was planning just now, this gesture would probably turn into spitting in my face, right?
Sun Shaozong thought with some self-mockery, but his face was not false at all. He raised his voice with a stern face and said: "Master Miaoyu, you are too kind. Since I am in charge of a region for the court, I naturally have to think about the people under my rule. What's a pity to burn down a mere house of confinement?"
These words were naturally completely irrelevant to what Miaoyu was thinking.
But although Miaoyu was a fool, she was not stupid. After a moment's hesitation, she understood Sun Shaozong's caution. She smiled apologetically and whispered, "Miaoyu was reckless. Please rest assured, sir. I will strictly abide by the rule of not telling others."
After a pause, she said seriously, "Even if Master Wei asks, I will never identify you!"
Sun Shaozong really didn't care what she said to Wei Ruolan. Instead, he was curious about what she was thinking when she risked her life to climb over the wall to get in.
So he frowned and asked quietly, "When you climbed over the wall and replaced the baby, you should have seen the dragon guards at the door, right? Do you know that you almost committed the crime of deceiving the emperor?!"
Miaoyu smiled slightly and said calmly: "As long as I can live up to my original intention, what's the harm in deceiving the emperor?"
This answer...
It's really stylish.
However, Sun Shaozong couldn't stand others pretending to be powerful in front of him, so he asked again: "How can you be sure that this child is not a demon born for the sake of destiny? If he harms the people nearby, how will you deal with it in the future?"
Sun Shaozong knew very well that the child's teeth grew prematurely only because he absorbed too much calcium - but how could Miaoyu, a fake nun who grew up in a temple, have such knowledge?
So Sun Shaozong had been very curious before, how could she be so sure that this child was not the reincarnation of a monster?
Unexpectedly, Miaoyu was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then she said calmly: "Even if that child is really the reincarnation of a demon, before he committed any sins, he was just one of the countless living beings. How can we kill him without teaching him just because he has not yet committed any sins?"
good……
What a statement in the spirit of the rule of law!
As a former grassroots criminal policeman, Sun Shaozong should have agreed with this wholeheartedly.
However, if he could really confirm that the child was the reincarnation of a demon, he would probably chop him to death without saying a word - even though it hadn't done anything evil yet, who knew if one of his relatives or friends would be killed by it in the future?
