Chapter 514

No one understood Xu Qi 'an's military salute in his previous life, but Song Tingfeng understood some of the gongs' killing intent, which came from Zhu Yinluo's direct subordinates.

"Catch him, don't let him run away." Song Tingfeng shouted, took the lead to rush forward, pressed Xu Qi 'an down, twisted his hands behind his back, and then looked around at the crowd.

"Gong Xu Qi 'an attacked his superior and disregarded the law. He must be handed over to the yamen for trial."

Zhu Guangxiao came over silently, took off the rope around his waist, and personally tied up his colleague.

Seeing that the two had taken down Xu Qi 'an, the gongs around slightly breathed a sigh of relief.

Song Tingfeng looked terrible and whispered in Zhu Guangxiao's ear, "You take him back to the yamen. I'll go first and report this matter to the boss. Remember, don't let Zhu Yinluo's subordinates escort him, and keep an eye on him. "

After saying these words, Song Tingfeng cupped his hands and said, "This man and I are both subordinates of Li Yinluo, and we are also responsible for such a serious crime. We will escort him back to the yamen, and you can continue to search his house. "

"Okay!"

"Thank you."

The gongs said.

Since Song Tingfeng had agreed to it, then the crime of the criminal escaping would also be accepted at the same time. This was none of their business.

Moreover, the task of searching the house had not been completed, and everyone was still thinking of making money.

Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao found a few of their colleagues who were playing Russian roulette at the Musical House last night and escorted Xu Qi 'an.

Old Song might be angry, because he ignored Xu Qi 'an along the way and even kicked him twice.

After leaving the mansion, he urged his horse to go ahead.

Xu Qi 'an was tied up with a rope, sitting on the back of a horse, and escorted by four gongs to the yamen of the night watchman.

At this time, the excitement had passed, and Xu Qi 'an began to worry about himself.

He was afraid of death, but he didn't regret it. The family members of the criminal official were not implicated, and they could have left unscathed.

Xu Qi 'an had been adapting to the rules of this era, trying to integrate himself into it and blend in with the light. That was what he said to Xu Xinnian.

At the same time, he said it to himself.

At least now, as an eighth-grade Warrior, he could only learn to adapt to the environment.

When he saw the child's fate, Xu Qi 'an's gradually cooling faith suddenly burned brightly. …

"Go, go, go …"

"Hyah, hyah, hyah …" Song Tingfeng spurred his horse to gallop madly. As he slapped the horse's butt, he roared, "The night watchman is doing his job. Get lost, all of you get lost."

Passers-By panicked and retreated, and curses came one after another.

Song Tingfeng ignored all of them. He whipped his horse and rushed back to the Yamen. He didn't even throw the reins to the white servant on duty at the door.

…

Li Yuchun was working in the hall. She raised her head and waited for a few seconds before Song Tingfeng rushed into Spring Wind Hall.

"What!"

With such hurried footsteps, there must be something to report.

"Xu Qi 'an almost killed Zhu Yinluo. Boss, save him quickly." Song Tingfeng spoke very quickly. Before Li Yuchun could ask, he continued, "Zhu Guangxiao and his colleagues are escorting him back to the yamen. Zhu Jinluo will soon get the news. I'm afraid Xu Qi 'an won't even have the chance to enter the yamen."

Li Yuchun didn't ask again. He suddenly stood up and led Song Tingfeng out of the hall.

His target was very clear, Yang Yan's Sharpshooter Hall.

Only Jinluo could deal with Jinluo.

The two of them walked quickly. Li Yuchun said while walking, "What happened?"

Song Tingfeng gasped slightly and said quickly, "That Zhu wanted to rape a female official, but Xu Ningyan stopped him. They had a conflict, and Xu Ningyan injured Zhu Yinluo with a knife. His life was hanging by a thread …"

After Song Tingfeng finished, he continued to add details, including that before leaving, Zhu Yinluo deliberately targeted and made things difficult for Xu Qi 'an.

Rape a female official?

At first, Li Yuchun blamed Xu Qi 'an for injuring Zhu Yinluo. But now, he firmly stood on Xu Qi' an's side.

"When you see Yang Jinluo later, say it again. But remember, don't mention that Zhu Yinluo deliberately made things difficult for Xu Qi 'an." Li Yuchun warned.

Song Tingfeng was stunned for a few seconds. He instantly understood and said, "Okay."

If the conflict in the yamen was mentioned, Yang Jinluo might think that the conflict between Xu Qi 'an and Zhu Yinluo was mixed with personal factors.

This was equivalent to a fight between enemies.

Not to mention that Xu Qi 'an was purely enforcing the law impartially. Yes, he was enforcing the law impartially.

The structure of the confiscation team was to prevent people from pocketing their own money and to supervise each other.

But Xu Qi 'an still made a mistake, a very serious mistake. His correct course of action was to report it to the yamen instead of acting on his own and causing serious injuries to his superior.

In any yamen, offending a superior and killing a superior was a serious crime that would result in being beheaded at the waist.

"Can he be saved?" Song Tingfeng's lips were dry.

"…" Li Yuchun glanced at him. "I don't know."

The two arrived at the Spirit Spear Hall. Yang Yan did not accompany Wei Yuan at the Grand Spirit Pavilion today. Instead, he sat cross-legged and meditated, breathing in and out.

He did not seem to have any intention of opening his eyes. He continued to breathe in and out and circulate his Qi.

If it was any other time, Li Yuchun would have obediently waited for the Heavenly Cycle to end before reporting the matter.

But she could not wait today. Li Yuchun said in a low voice, "Yang Jinluo, something big has happened."

Yang Yan opened his eyes. His face was expressionless, showing no anger or displeasure. "What is it?"

Li Yuchun glanced at Song Tingfeng. Song Tingfeng immediately reported the dispute between Xu Qi 'an and Zhu Yinluo during the confiscation of Xu Qi' an's house and concealed the personal grievances during the gathering.

Li Yuchun then added, "With Zhu Jinluo's temper, I'm afraid Xu Qi 'an will not be able to return."

Yang Yan revealed a solemn expression. "I understand."

He stood up, took a step out, and disappeared from the hall.

…

Zhu Yang was one of the ten bronze gongs in the yamen of the night watchman in the capital. He was a Fourth Grade Warrior. He joined the army early in his life and started as a soldier. He accumulated military merits and became a Baihu. Later, he caught Wei Yuan's eye and was recruited into the night watchman organization.

He was considered a direct descendant of Wei Yuan in Jinluo. His status was only slightly lower than that of the two Sons of Borer.

Zhu Yang had three sons. The eldest was neither a scholar nor a martial artist. The second son was a dabbler in studies and worked in the Ministry of Personnel.

Only the third son, Zhu Chengzhu, was extremely talented. He was the youngest silver gong in the yamen and was highly regarded by Zhu Yang.

At this time, one of his subordinates rushed in with a pale face. "Your Excellency, Your Excellency, something bad happened to Young Master Zhu …"

Zhu Yang, who was reading the file, suddenly looked up. The silver gong continued, "Young Master Zhu was injured by a bronze gong. It's hard to tell if he's dead or alive. He has been carried back to the yamen and is undergoing emergency treatment. I will send someone to invite the warlock of the Celestial Commissioner. "

Under the lead of the silver gong, Zhu Yang rushed to his son's Eagle Hall. He saw his youngest son unconscious and the exaggerated wound on his chest.

Several silver gongs under his command took turns to transfer Qi to him to keep his bodily functions strong. Two yamen doctors were treating him.

Zhu Jinluo's face darkened. "What's the situation?"

The two doctors didn't seem to hear him. They kept working, stopping the bleeding, applying medicine, acupuncture, and suturing the wound.

"If the wound was half an inch deeper, his heart would have been cut open. At that time, even the warlock of the Celestial Commissioner wouldn't be able to save him." One of the doctors raised his head and said.

"It was the magic gong that blocked the fatal attack for Young Master Zhu and saved his life. However, the Qi of the knife has invaded his internal organs. If we don't remove the Qi, Young Master Zhu can only live for an hour at most."

"When will the warlock of the Celestial Commissioner come?" Zhu Jinluo suddenly raised his voice.

"I have already sent someone to invite him. He will be here soon." The silver gong who led him here replied.

Zhu Jinluo nodded. "Who did it?"

The silver gong replied, "Bronze Gong Xu Qi'an, Li Yuchun's subordinate …"

Xu Qi'an?

Zhu Jinluo had heard of this small potato. Jiang Lvzhong and Yang Yan fought because of him. How could a small gong hurt his son?

"During the assembly, the small gong was late, so Zhu Yinluo taught him a lesson. I didn't expect him to bear a grudge. During the confiscation of the house, Zhu Yinluo only flirted with a female member of a criminal official's family, and Zhu Yinluo took out his knife and chopped him."

This Yin Gong had actually heard from the Copper Gong who had reported to him. That was indeed the case. However, after he had polished it up, he had blurred out the order of importance and secretly changed the concept.

He blamed the cause of the conflict on the bronze gong named Xu Qi'an. After all, he couldn't say in front of Zhu Yinluo's father, "Your son raped a female member of a criminal official's family and was chopped."

Looking at Zhu Jinluo's livid face, the silver gong continued, "That Xu Qi'an is already on his way back. I guess he will arrive at the yamen soon."

After confirming that the white robe of the Celestial Commissioner had enough time to arrive, Zhu Yinluo took a deep look at his fainted son, turned into a strong wind and disappeared from the hall.

As soon as Zhu Jinluo rushed out of the yamen, he looked at the direction of the long street and saw six riders coming slowly. One of them was sitting on Xu Qi'an, whose hands were tied with ropes.

Five riders surrounded him and escorted him back to the yamen. The rest of the night watchmen were still confiscating the house and counting the assets.

Zhu Jinluo stared at the small gong on the horse's back. He was not angry or murderous, but he used his Qi to control it. "Clang." Zhu Guangxiao's saber was automatically pulled out and chopped at Xu Qi'an under the control of Qi.

Everyone was caught off guard, including Xu Dalang, whose hands were tied.

"Ding!"

The other gong's saber was unsheathed and blocked the blade that killed Xu Qi'an.

The two standard sabers fell to the ground and made two clanging sounds.

Xu Qi'an had been prepared for this, but his back was still sweating.

Zhu Yinluo, who was emotionless as if he had crushed an ant, finally became gloomy. He turned to stare at the man with facial paralysis behind him and said while suppressing his anger,

"He failed to kill his superior. According to the law, he should be beheaded. You can't protect him."

"Even if he is beheaded, I will be the one to do it." Yang Yan, who had facial paralysis, looked at Zhu Yinluo's angry eyes and said faintly, "Since when did you have the right to touch my man?"

"Fine. This matter will be decided by Duke Wei."

The two of them immediately went to Lofty Spirit Building to find Wei Yuan to uphold justice.

After receiving the news, the expressionless Yang Yan and the furious Zhu Yinluo went upstairs and met Wei Yuan on the seventh floor.

Wei Yuan stood in the observation hall with his back facing the tea room.

Nangong Qianrou stood at the junction between the observation hall and the tea room. He leaned against the wall and sneered with a playful expression.

"Duke Wei!" Zhu Yinluo cupped his fists and said in a deep voice, "My son, Zhu Chengzhu, was seriously injured by Xu Qi'an, and his life is hanging by a thread. He is still in danger.

"I hope that Duke Wei can help this lowly officer to punish Tong Gong Xu Qi'an."

He raised his head and looked at Wei Yuan's back. Seeing that he did not turn around, he continued, "Duke Wei, this matter …"

Zhu Yinluo explained the matter from beginning to end.

Only then did Wei Yuan turn around and walk back to the tea room. He sat down at the table.

Yang Yan said, "Godfather, I have a different story here. Zhu Chengzhu took advantage of the fact that he wanted to rape a female official's family when he was raided. Tong Gong Xu Qi'an stopped him. Not only did Zhu Chengzhu not stop at the brink of a precipice, he even dragged the female official's family into the courtyard and wanted to rape them in public. Xu Qi'an tried to dissuade him but failed, so he attacked in anger. "

It was hard for Yang Jinluo to say all the things he wanted to say for the whole day in one breath.

"Bullsh * t!" Zhu Yang was furious. "It was clearly Tong Gong Xu Qi'an's revenge."

Wei Yuan acted as if there was no one else present. He opened the teacup and brewed the tea. When the two Jinluo's quarrel was over, Yang Yan was too lazy to pay attention to Zhu Yang's shouting and cursing.

"Since there are disagreements, let's confront each other." Wei Yuan said.

Soon, Song Tingfeng, Zhu Guangxiao, and the other gongs who had returned first were called up, including Xu Qi'an.

He was surrounded by the crowd, and his hands were tied with ropes.

"Speak clearly!" Wei Yuan glanced at the crowd and said gently.

The gongs all lowered their heads. They did not dare to look him in the eye, even though this eunuch had always presented himself as a gentle, courteous, and thrifty person.

Zhu Yang's sharp eyes stared at the silver gong who had reported to him. "You report everything to Duke Wei in detail."

The silver gong reported again, and the content was exactly the same as what he had told Zhu Yang.

The other gongs frowned.

Zhu Guangxiao pushed Song Tingfeng. He was a man of few words and was not good with words, so he had to let his outgoing colleague speak.

"In front of Duke Wei, even I tremble when I speak …" Song Tingfeng took a deep breath. "Duke Wei, I have something to report."

After getting a nod from Wei Yuan, Song Tingfeng said in a low voice, "We were not late when we assembled, but Zhu Yinluo deliberately made things difficult for us. He beat me and Xu Qi'an.

"When the house was searched, he forced the three of us to stay in the front hall and forbade us from entering the inner courtyard. The higher the rank, the more oppressive the lower. We could only do as he said."

It was not until the women's cries came from the backyard that Xu Qi'an could not bear it anymore and rushed over. He ordered the other gongs to retreat, but he could not do anything to Zhu Yinluo.

"Zhu Yinluo knowingly broke the law. Instead of restraining himself, he dragged the women into the courtyard and planned to rape them to force Xu Qi'an to take action."

Zhu Yang narrowed his eyes. "Framing one's superior is also a capital offense."

Song Tingfeng gritted his teeth and said loudly, "Duke Wei is wise. The gongs present saw this for themselves."

It was the same thing, but it was actually two different things.

In the silver gong's report, it was obvious that Xu Qi'an had seized on Zhu Yinluo's mistake and killed him to avenge his personal grudge.

Song Tingfeng's heart was that the silver gong had provoked him maliciously and made things difficult for him. Xu Qi'an had tolerated it for a long time, and finally could not stand the silver gong's crime, so he took action in anger to uphold justice.

Wei Yuan looked at the other gongs.

The gongs lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.

When the gods fought, they could not afford to offend either side.

Wei Yuan said gently, "Tell the truth, and I will guarantee your safety."

Reassured, the gongs looked at each other and said in a low voice, "Xu Qi'an and the other two were indeed not late …"

Another gong tried to hold it in, but he could not and said, "Song Tingfeng is telling the truth. Zhu Yinluo did drag the women into the courtyard and wanted to rape them in front of us. His words were very provocative towards Xu Qi'an."

This was the advantage of having multiple teams. If the gongs were all Zhu Jinluo's subordinates, their words would become the same, and they would all point the finger at Xu Qi'an.

Zhu Yang snorted coldly. "Even so, it should be handled by the yamen."

He cleverly changed the topic. No matter what the real reason was, it was a fact that Xu Qi'an had almost killed his superior.

His son had indeed made a mistake, but when did it become a small gong's turn to punish him? Moreover, the crime of raping the women of an official was not serious. A light punishment would be a forfeiture of salary, a severe punishment would be confinement and demotion, and the most serious punishment would be dismissal.

The matter had become so big. How many people in the yamen were watching from the sidelines? He did not believe that Wei Yuan would be biased towards a gong, even if he was once valued by two Jinluo officials.

Wei Yuan said, "Zhu Chengzhu knowingly broke the law. He ignored the law and will be dismissed from his position immediately, never to be hired again. "

Zhu Yang's expression changed.

Wei Yuan continued, "Gong Xu Qi'an attacked Yinluo and caused serious injuries. This is a heinous crime. He will be sent to prison and executed at the waist in seven days at the entrance of the market."

Zhu Yang closed his eyes and said no more.

"You may leave. Don't disturb my reading." Wei Yuan waved his hand.

Everyone bowed and was about to leave when they suddenly heard Xu Qi'an say in a low voice, "Duke Wei …"

Under everyone's gaze, he took two steps forward and asked, "I am willing to serve Sha Chen with all my heart and not for my own benefit. Is this the truth? "

When he asked this, Xu Qi'an stared straight into Wei Yuan's eyes.

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "Of course it's the truth."

Xu Qi'an nodded. He looked around at everyone and paused on Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao's faces. It was as if he was giving an explanation to his colleagues who were concerned about him. "You reap what you owe, the people's blood and sweat. The people are easy to abuse, but the heavens are hard to bully. "

He straightened his back. "This is also the truth."