Catching Monsters

Chapter 35 This witch actually came to Nanzhou Prefecture? (Please read it later)
Liu Xudong, who was tied up in the cell, was also terrified at this moment.

He didn't understand why he was caught in this damn place when he just wanted to extort some money from a rich lady.

Of course, he was not panicked at first. The Great Zhou Dynasty respected Confucianism and Taoism and treated scholars very well.

Even though he was just a student, strictly speaking, he could not be considered a scholar.

But these constables and jailers did not make things difficult for him. He couldn't help but think to himself that it seemed that his identity as a scholar was still of some use.

But they were about to leave, but Captain Qian came in and claimed that he was blackmailing the Jinyiwei?

Seeing the constables and jailers coming in with all kinds of torture instruments, Liu Xudong shouted hurriedly: "Sir, I am innocent, I did not blackmail."

"Jiang Yun did agree to give his sister to me as a concubine!"

"grown ups……"

Qian Buchou just thought he was noisy. He scratched his ears and said impatiently, "Who wouldn't say they were wronged when they came in here?"

"The person today is Lord Xu from the Imperial Guard."

"Blackmailing the Imperial Guards, I don't believe you have the guts to do that. Tell me, who is the mastermind behind you?"

“Why do you do this?”

"What conspiracy is behind this?"

The Jinyiwei represent the emperor when they are outside, so normally speaking, if Liu Xudong dares to provoke Xu Suwen, he is definitely seeking death.

Soon, the wet rope whip hit Liu Xudong's body fiercely, and the blood marks also dyed his white gown red.

Qian Buchou sat aside, picked up a cup of tea and started drinking.

This fellow has no achievements to his name. If he is beaten today, he will be exiled to the frontier tomorrow. He probably won't be able to come back alive.

But he was a scholar after all, how could he withstand such a beating?

After a few lashes, Liu Xudong couldn't stand it anymore and shouted: "Sir, stop hitting me, stop hitting me."

"I admit it. No matter what you ask me, I will admit it."

Upon hearing this, Qian Buchou gave the jailer a look. The jailer understood and took out a booklet to record what he said.

Qian Buchou took a sip of tea and said, "Tell me, what do you know?"

"I, I heard that our prefect took thirty taels of silver from Mr. Hu and allocated the money to open a school for him..."

"The government office spent 1,000 taels of silver digging canals in the city, and Lao Qi was the one who contracted the work."

"But he only spent two hundred taels to dig the canal."

"Three hundred taels went into his pocket, and the remaining five hundred taels went into the pocket of the prefect."

In fact, what Liu Xudong said were all things he heard from other scholars.

He was beaten so badly that he could only grit his teeth and tell everyone he knew.

The more he listened, the darker Qian Buchou's face became. He quickly winked at the jailer who was writing the confession, indicating that he should tear up what he had just written.

"Mr. Wang from the north of the city secretly sold a batch of coarse salt last year and made a lot of money..."

Qian Buchou asked in a deep voice: "You even know about this?"

Liu Xudong: "I had an affair with Wang Yuanwai's concubine. Wang Yuanwai was strong on the outside but weak on the inside. The concubine was attracted by my body and seduced me."

Qian Buchou snorted coldly and said, "Anything else?"

"Also, there's more." Liu Xudong took a deep breath and said, "It's said that Captain Qian, you got your position as Captain by giving money, giving..."

Upon hearing this, Qian Buchou threw the teacup in his hand to the ground and cursed loudly: "Bullshit! I can get to where I am today because of my sweat and hard work." Liu Xudong was shocked by Qian Buchou's reaction.

Qian Buchou took a deep breath and said to him, "Keep going. What you said is very useful."

"Yes, yes..." Liu Xudong trembled and continued to talk about the gossip he had heard.

The content covers a wide range, from prefects to merchants.

In order to avoid being beaten, Liu Xudong told all the gossip he had heard in one breath.

"Transcribe what he said about the prefect and deliver it to the prefect's desk tomorrow morning." Qian Buchou instructed the jailer.

After a pause, Qian Buchou looked at Liu Xudong, who was about to fall into a coma due to the pain, and said, "Don't beat him anymore. Go buy him a roast chicken tonight, bring some good wine and food, and give him a good meal. The meal fee will be put on the government account."

"Thank you, Captain Qian. Thank you, Captain Qian." Liu Xudong said weakly after hearing this.

Qian Buchou glanced at him and turned away.

It was almost evening, and a table full of food was placed in the Tianzi Room of Nanmanju.

Jiang Yun, Xu Suwen, Jiang Qiaoqiao and Xu Xiaogang sat together, eating and chatting.

Xu Xiaogang ate his meal while chattering, "Brother Jiang, you don't know that when I was in the capital, I was a young hero."

"Last year, the son of the commander of the North City Military Department brought a group of people to bully others and even tried to rob women. I saw injustice and drew my sword to help..."

Xu Suwen, who was standing by, frowned and reminded him, "That was someone's wife. They were quarreling in the street because of a conflict, and you went up and beat her up."

Xu Xiaogang frowned, slapped his thigh, and said, "What about the group of human traffickers on the canal?"

"In the middle of the night, I saw a group of people being kidnapped, secretly taken to a canal boat, and then showing off their skills..."

Xu Suwen still frowned: "Those were wanted criminals sent to the frontier, but you let them all go. Finally, our Jinyiwei searched for several nights before we caught them again."

"Because of this incident, our Jinyiwei came to the Ministry of Justice to apologize."

Jiang Yun was very interested and asked curiously, "Are there any other heroic deeds?"

Hearing this, Xu Xiaogang blushed a little, laughed, waved his hand and said, "My sister can't stand my excellence."

"When my sister is not around, I will tell you about it for three days and three nights."

Listening to Xu Xiaogang's story, Jiang Yun ate food and drank wine, looking at the bustling streets outside the window, feeling quite comfortable.

But suddenly, he saw a familiar figure in the crowd below, which made his pupils shrink slightly.

"Xiao Gang."

Xu Xiaogang frowned and said, "What's wrong? Besides, I don't like this name."

As he spoke, he also came to the window, followed Jiang Yun's gaze, looked down, then widened his eyes and cursed: "This witch has also come to Nanzhou Prefecture?"

At this moment, Tang Wanxin was wearing a blue dress and had her hair tied up, looking like a lady from a noble family.

Next to her was a young man in his mid-twenties, who was wearing a long white gown, with his hands behind his back, looking very noble.

Finally, Tang Wanxin came to Nanmanju and said, "Are you going to live here?"

The person next to him nodded and said, "Miss Tang, it's actually more convenient to live in the palace."

"No need. I like quietness." Tang Wanxin shook her head. Suddenly she realized something. She slowly raised her head and looked towards a window of Nanmanju.

Jiang Yun looked into her eyes.

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