Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 310 Returning to the City (Part [-])
"I'm too lazy to argue with you, eh, you said that if Li Yi insists on refusing to leave after his death..."

"The officials will not give him a chance to stay. The place the officials are looking for is not something he can stay if he wants to."

Xing Yun nodded and asked again: "Then at noon today, Chen Zhong and Yuan Shuchun will be executed in public. What if they refuse to leave after they die?"

"Why do you think the execution was carried out at noon? No, they executed Ling Chi, so it should have been earlier. I heard that some people can survive for two or three days with this type of punishment. We need to remind the officials about this."

"You are very thoughtful, who did you listen to? Why don't I remember this kind of thing? This kind of torture seems to have been used twice since the founding of the country..."

"Folk rumors are naturally more comprehensive than those recorded in history books." Wu Chen said seriously.

"That is to remind the officials to let the two of them die before noon."

"Actually, it's not necessary. There are very few people who refuse to leave after death. People like Li Yi and Yuan Shuchun don't rush to reincarnate into reincarnation. They become ghosts and no one obeys orders, let alone rich clothes and food. Why bother?"

"Why do I think everything you say makes sense?"

Wu Chen smiled, then suddenly restrained his smile and asked, "The official family didn't say how to deal with Yu Shi'an, do you think the official family will settle accounts later?"

Xing Yun snorted and said:

"It may be useless for others to ask for mercy. Since you want to protect Yu Shi'an, the officials will naturally give you some sympathy. But in the future, he'd better leave the capital with his family. You don't want to take him around to investigate the case. The officials will think of this case when they see him or hear about him."

Wu Chen nodded and said, "Understood."

……

The two rode slowly for half an hour. Wu Chen said, "I'm fine. Let's hurry back to Kyoto."

Xing Yun didn't ask any more questions, and the two rushed straight to the capital.

When the two of them entered the palace, it was already daylight, and Li Heng hadn't gone down yet.

Wu Chen thought for a while and told Xing Yun:
"Report to Your Majesty. I'll go back to have a meal and rest first. Remember that the execution time of Chen Zhong and Yuan Shuchun must be calculated. They must die at noon. I will go to the scene to watch. If they refuse to leave after death, I have nothing to do! I can't fly around in front of the crowd watching the execution. My strength is a little bit loose, enough to kill people. You can tell the officials clearly."

"You'd better stay and report to the officials yourself. You still have a few pieces of jade on you, and I won't pass them on for you..."

Wu Chen became anxious immediately: "Last night I turned the jade into powder and threw it at the resentful soul. Didn't you see? Didn't you hurt me? Where can I find some more stones for the officials?"

Xing Yun was stunned, it was too dark at night, he had indeed seen Wu Chen put his hands into his arms several times, putting some in and taking them out, after several times, Xing Yun couldn't remember whether he took them all out.

Wu Chen stomped his feet angrily, and said, "It's not your fault, you can't see clearly. I will explain this clearly to the officials later on."

After Wu Chen finished speaking, he turned his head and left.

……

Wu Chen hurried home, the big head had just had breakfast, and was standing in the yard chatting with the third and fourth children.

"...Is this cold? If you have a chance, go to Anping County and try it. I can still wear unlined clothes in this weather."

The third child asked, "Then what do you wear when you feel cold?"

"If you can put it on your body, you can wear it. If you encounter someone who freezes to death on the side of the road, beggars will come forward to loot it. If you can grab one piece, it's one piece. I can't grab it, but I didn't freeze to death."

"Then what do you eat on weekdays?" the fourth child asked.

"Eat whatever you come across, regardless of whether you can eat it or not, as long as it fits in your stomach. If you are in a hurry, grab the weeds and chew them. There are not many people in the city who are willing to give away leftovers, so it's not my turn."

"How did you survive?" asked the third child.

The big head chuckled and said, "Who knows, he just survived after starving and starving."

"Deputy Envoy Wu has such a great ability, but can't you fill your stomach?" the fourth child asked.

"You guys are quite free!" Wu Chen walked into the courtyard without stopping, and went straight into the house after speaking.

The big head followed in, and hurriedly asked: "Why didn't you go home all night? I got up in the morning and heard that the second child said that Chen Zhong would be executed today? Can I go to watch the execution?"

"They received the news quickly, who is at the door?"

"The third child and the fourth child."

"Let them get me something to eat."

The big head went out again to give instructions, and when he came back, he followed Gu Shiming behind him.

"Why are you so haunted?" Wu Chen asked puzzledly, "You came as soon as I got home. Did you arrange someone at my door?"

Gu Shiming opened the folding fan and shook it, saying, "I thought it was time for you to come back."

"Don't fan it, it's cold! After all, you still arranged someone at my door, otherwise how would you know that I haven't returned all night?"

Gu Shiming put away his folding fan, chuckled and said, "Now you are a great hero in the hearts of many people in Beijing. Those who come to visit you after today will be able to step on the threshold of your house. According to the news I have received right now, there are quite a few families who want to recruit you as a son-in-law..."

"Brother Big Head, tell everyone from the boss to the eighth that from today onwards, thank you behind closed doors! Unless the officials come in person, no one will see you!"

Gu Shiming was stunned for a moment, and quickly said: "You don't even see the prince? You are the prince's teacher..."

"Go back and tell the prince that I am immoral and incompetent, and I can't be the prince's teacher. I have already told the officials... Do you know where the execution will be in a while? Take me and Big Brother to see, I have to watch them leave with my own eyes."

"I'll take you there?" Gu Shiming looked at Wu Chen in surprise and asked, "Don't you have to arrange this for you personally? What good position can I get if I take you there?"

"I went to the palace just now, and the official family hasn't come down yet."

"There must be a purpose at that moment, and this matter cannot be separated from you."

"Do you know how Su Chang died?" Wu Chen asked.

"I heard that his apprentices were all beaten to death. I thought it would be no worse than Ling Chi. I just wondered why you were not there when the execution was carried out last night. Li Yi was a coward. He died after cutting a few times. I think he died of fright. The eldest princess committed suicide. Her sons and grandchildren are all in prison, so they probably won't be able to live in exile."

Wu Chen shrugged and said, "The officials must have felt confident that they didn't ask me to watch from the sidelines. Su Chang and the others, like Li Yi, were executed in the palace, right?"

Gu Shiming stared and said, "Where are you in the palace? How can such dirty things be done in the palace? Naturally, it is the Xing Shensi who specializes in dealing with people in the palace..."

"Is this Xing Shensi also in the palace?"

"Although it's also in the palace, it's different. Alas, I just heard a few words. I don't know where the execution will be carried out." Gu Shiming suddenly moved to Wu Chen's side and asked in a low voice, "Where did you go last night?"

At this time, the third and fourth children entered the house with food.

(End of this chapter)