Chapter 32 Interrogation (Part 1)

If a large group of people were mobilized to arrest Ye Xiu, given Ye Xiu's well-informed information, he would probably get the news as soon as the spiritual officials left Zhenwu Temple. He would have already escaped before the spiritual officials entered the city. It would be difficult to catch him in such a large Jinling Prefecture.

If you want to catch Ye Xiu, the fewer people the better, and the faster the better.

Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu suddenly decided to arrest people, and even when they talked about this matter, they used the identities of Wei Wugui and Tan Taichu. No matter how well-informed Ye Xiu was, he had no way of knowing.

To make an inappropriate analogy, the case that Qingluan Guard fears most is not a case that is carefully planned, arranged, and arranged. The links are linked together like beads. If there is a problem in one link, all the beads will be scattered all over the floor. The more premeditated the case is, the more loopholes there are. The real unsolved case is random killing, killing on impulse.

Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu had this intention to capture people this time. After all, they were still thinking about how to get information from Ye Xiu yesterday. Even before leaving this morning, they had not made such a decision. They made the decision to capture people on the way to the city in the city. Half an hour later, the two of them took action.

No matter how cunning Ye Xiu was, it was difficult to predict.

Qi Xuansu held Ye Xiu with the "Feiying" in his hand, and Zhang Yuelu protected Qi Xuansu and walked out.

The people of the Beggar Gang still surrounded the two from a distance, neither daring to step forward nor willing to let them leave. Moreover, many people from the Beggar Gang had gathered outside the mansion, and they were surrounded by water.

Zhang Yuelu was not in a hurry. After taking action, she sent a signal to Zhenwu Temple, and the people from Tiangang Hall should be here soon.

Sure enough, about two incense sticks later, a team of cavalry galloped in, and the dark mass was like a dark cloud sweeping in, and the dense and low sound of horse hooves knocked on the ground, shocking people.

There was no need to shout, and those who were blocking the way moved out of the way.

When they arrived at the main gate of the mansion, these well-trained cavalrymen quickly pulled the reins and surrounded the gate in a semicircle. The horses were standing in a row, and the swords and guns were raised. The knights on the horses were fully armored, and their bodies were dark and almost without any gaps. They were the spiritual officials of the Taoist sect.

Facing the spiritual officials who were fully armored and oppressive, the people of the Beggar Gang outside had no courage to stop them. If they really had to fight, let alone the mob of the Beggar Gang, even the elite black-clothed cavalry would not dare to be careless, so these spiritual officials of the Tiangang Hall were not blocked too much.

The leader was Mu Jin, who was not wearing armor, but dressed as a Taoist priest. He turned over and dismounted, and led the spiritual officials into the mansion.

As soon as she entered the door, Mu Jin saw Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu.

She recognized "Tan Taichu", but was slightly startled, and then guessed the identity of "Wei Wugui".

She knew that the two of them must be together.

Zhang Yuelu signaled Qi Xuansu to hand Ye Xiu over to the spiritual officer brought by Mu Jin. The spiritual officers took out special shackles similar to those worn by Bai Xiaojin, but more complicated. They were tied to Ye Xiu's hands, feet, and neck, and connected together to block all blood, divine power, true energy, and magic power. No matter how good you are at the return to the true stage, you can't move. Even a warrior would find it difficult to break the chain with physical strength.

Because Ye Xiu's knees were broken by Qi Xuansu's fire gun, it was inconvenient to walk, so the two spiritual officers simply carried Ye Xiu on the left and right and walked out.

Ye Xiu's subordinates could only watch. They were not ancient immortals, so how could they dare to openly confront the Taoist sect?

Mu Jin and Zhang Yuelu looked at each other and turned to leave.

Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu did not go with them. They left alone and planned to remove their disguises first.

There is a dungeon in Zhenwu Temple, close to Zhenwu Lake. Half of it is an ordinary cell and the other half is a water dungeon. There are formations, and all kinds of teleportation spells and escape spells are prohibited.

Mu Jin had just brought the spiritual officer to this place when she saw Li Mingcheng coming in from the entrance of the dungeon, followed by many Taoist priests from Beichen Hall.

At the beginning, Zhang Yuelu was the chief Taoist priest in Beichen Hall, Mu Jin was the deacon Taoist priest under Zhang Yuelu, and Li Mingcheng was Zhang Yuelu's immediate superior. From this point of view, Li Mingcheng can be regarded as Mu Jin's old boss.

But later, Zhang Yuelu rose to prominence and was appointed as the deputy head of Tiangang Hall by the earth master. Mu Jin also followed Zhang Yuelu to Tiangang Hall. When Cihang Zhenren entered Tiangang Hall, Zhang Yuelu became the small head of the hall, and Mu Jin also rose with the tide and became the chief Taoist priest. From this point of view, it is very important to follow the right person. If one person gets the Tao, all the chickens and dogs will rise to heaven.

"Hello, Deputy Hall Master Li." Mu Jin took the initiative to salute, after all, he was an old boss.

Li Mingcheng glanced at Ye Xiu and asked, "Who is this?"

Mu Jin replied, "It's the suspect that our deputy hall master personally arrested."

"Suspect." Li Mingcheng nodded, "Then thank you for your hard work, Master Mu, and leave the next thing to us."

Mu Jin was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "What does Deputy Hall Master Li mean?"

"What do you mean? It means that the interrogation should be the responsibility of our Beichen Hall." Li Mingcheng said in a flat tone, "Master Mu can go."

Mu Jin was a little afraid of Li Mingcheng, but she was unwilling to give in: "Deputy Hall Master Li, our deputy hall master said that she would personally interrogate the suspect."

"Jinque asked us to work together in the various halls to handle the case. You arrest people and we interrogate them. This is called collaborative handling of the case. You arrest people and you interrogate them. This is not called collaborative handling of the case." Li Mingcheng said slowly, "Could it be... Deputy Hall Master Zhang wants to disobey Jinque's orders?"

Mu Jin dared not accept this big hat, but she was also quick-witted and said immediately: "Deputy Hall Master Zhang has no such intention, but we should always keep in touch when cooperating in the case. Deputy Hall Master Li took the prisoner away directly. We cannot explain to Deputy Hall Master Zhang. Please wait for a while. When Deputy Hall Master Zhang arrives, you two can discuss a satisfactory result before handing over."

Li Mingcheng said expressionlessly: "The case is urgent, how can we delay for a moment? Are you willing to take responsibility for the delay? Get out of the way!"

Mu Jin took a step back, but did not get out of the way. She said loudly: "Since the case is urgent, why didn't Deputy Hall Master Li go to catch the prisoner earlier? Instead, he was guarding the dungeon. We came back just as Deputy Hall Master Li arrived. He was well-informed."

Li Mingcheng narrowed his eyes and said nothing.

Of course, he did not come here to compete for credit, but for deeper reasons. But this reason cannot be said.

The key is that this is Zhenwu Temple, it is not good to use force. He is the one who is wrong to rob people directly, and he gives others a handle.

Just at this time, Zhang Yuelu finally arrived. She was delayed for a while because of changing clothes and removing disguises, but she would not be delayed for too long.

At this time, Zhang Yuelu was wearing the formal crane cloak of a fourth-grade Taoist priest, with a waist badge of the deputy hall master of Tiangang Hall hanging around her waist, and a snow-white whisk in her hand. Next to her was Qi Xuansu, who was dressed as a fifth-grade Taoist priest. He was not as elegant as Zhang Yuelu. He held a horizontal sword in his hand and a fire gun on his waist. Only the gunshot wound at the center of his eyebrows had not healed completely.

Zhang Yuelu walked in: "Deputy Hall Master Li."

Li Mingcheng turned around and looked at Zhang Yuelu. Facing this former subordinate, he forced a smile: "Deputy Hall Master Zhang."

Although Zhang Yuelu was once his subordinate, the two are now incomparable. Zhang Yuelu has a bright future ahead of him. He will definitely become a Canzhi Zhenren. If he is lucky, he may even compete for the eighth generation of the Great Master. He can already see the end of his life at a glance. At most, he can become a Zhenren. He should not even think about becoming a Canzhi Zhenren.

As for the Zhenren position, it is really nothing in the Li family. The so-called "seven Zhenren in one family" does not mean seven second-grade Taiyi Taoist priests. Strictly speaking, the "Zhenren" here refers to Canzhi Zhenren, Pingzhang Da Zhenren, including a deputy master.

Mu Jin immediately came to Zhang Yuelu and told him the details of what happened just now. After listening, Zhang Yuelu waved the whisk in his hand and said, "Deputy Hall Master Li wants to take the prisoner away?"

"According to the rules, Beichen Hall Master is in charge of criminal matters, and we should conduct the interrogation." Li Mingcheng's tone was no longer as aggressive as before, but it was also resolute.

Zhang Yuelu said: "We went to Jinling Prefecture to investigate the case this time. Jinque ordered all the halls to jointly handle the case. Even if Beichen Hall is in charge of criminal matters, he does not have the power to act arbitrarily."

Facing Zhang Yuelu, Li Mingcheng was not as tough as he was to Mu Jin. He was very flexible and changed his words: "Then we will jointly handle the case. Our two families will jointly interrogate the prisoners. Beichen Hall is more professional in interrogating prisoners."

Zhang Yuelu said without comment: "Although all the halls jointly handle the case, there is also a distinction between the primary and the secondary. This time, Ziwei Hall will be the main one and Qi will be in charge." The second half of the sentence was said to others.

"Yes." Qi Xuansu responded and looked at Li Mingcheng, "Reporting to Deputy Hall Master Li, the arrest of the suspect was personally ordered by Lei Zhenren, and Deputy Hall Master Zhang of Tiangang Hall was only assisting in the arrest. If Deputy Hall Master Li wants to jointly interrogate, he should not ask Deputy Hall Master Zhang's opinion, but Lei Zhenren's opinion."

Li Mingcheng turned his eyes to Qi Xuansu, and his tone was slightly cold: "Who are you?"

Qi Xuansu looked at Li Mingcheng calmly, and said neither servilely nor arrogantly: "I am Qi Xuansu, the Taoist priest in charge of Ziwei Hall, and I am affiliated with Lei Zhenren of Ziwei Hall."

"Do you have Lei Zhenren's hand order?" Li Mingcheng was still unwilling.

Qi Xuansu certainly didn't have a hand order: "Only Lei Zhenren's oral order. If Deputy Hall Master Li doesn't believe it, you can go to Lei Zhenren for verification."

Li Mingcheng certainly couldn't go to Lei Xiaohuan for verification, so he could only take a deep look at Ye Xiu who was in shackles.

Ye Xiu was somewhat fortunate.

If he really fell into Li Mingcheng's hands, he might leave here alive, or he might lose his life directly. The risk is too great. Comparing the two, Tiangang Hall is safer. At least his life will not be endangered. Tiangang Hall also wants him to testify.

The dungeon fell into a brief silence, and finally Li Mingcheng broke the silence: "Let's go."

The people of Beichen Hall followed Li Mingcheng out of the dungeon in silence. Li Mingcheng looked back at the dungeon door and snorted coldly.