Catching Monsters

Chapter 82: A Great Injustice
Liu Bufu knew the moral character of these Jinyiwei too well.

If the case cannot be solved, just arrest someone to take the blame, as long as the case is solved.

Now, he even has the nerve to come up to me and tell me this.

Liu Bufu was furious. He cursed, "I will report you to His Majesty at the court tomorrow morning! Your name is Jiang Yun, right?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yun said anxiously: "My Lord, you remembered it wrongly. My name is Xu Xiaogang!"

Xu Xiaogang glared at Jiang Yun, not willing to be outdone, and quickly said, "My name is Jiang Yun!"

Jiang Yun was stunned. After all these twists and turns, it’s still just the two of us.

He hurriedly explained: "Master Liu has misunderstood. The two of us risked our lives yesterday and entered Changxin Temple."

"As expected, a dark shadow appeared..."

Jiang Yun quickly recounted what had happened.

Then he concluded, "According to our speculation, the person who did this should be a master of the sixth level of Confucian self-cultivation, and he lives in the outer city."

"We found out that there is a Confucian teacher named Cui Liyuan in the Renyi Academy who meets all the requirements."

"If we were just looking for a scapegoat, why would we provoke the Confucian teachers in the Renyi Academy?"

After listening to Jiang Yun's words, Liu Bufu calmed down.

Indeed, the Confucian teachers in the Renyi Academy were not ordinary people, and they could not be convicted without solid evidence.

"Since you, the Jinyiwei, have already found out about him, why don't you just arrest him instead of coming to me?" Liu Bufu waved his sleeves and snorted coldly.

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You don't want to offend the academy easily, so you want me to help you do this, right?"

Jiang Yun bowed and said, "Before I joined the Jinyiwei, I was a scholar. I admired the Renyi Academy in my heart, so I didn't dare to act rashly..."

"Are you a scholar?" Liu Bufu looked Jiang Yun up and down, a little surprised.

Jiang Yun sighed: "I have already passed the examination and become a scholar, but if I want to go further, I need money to pave the way."

"I despise the corruption and bribery in the court."

"I am studying hard, and I want to govern the country and bring peace to the world, so that the Great Zhou Dynasty will be honest and upright."

"Unfortunately, life forced me to join the Imperial Guards and seek a job."

“I see no ancients in front of me, and no future generations behind me. Thinking of the immensity of the universe, I am alone and shed tears.”

Seeing Jiang Yun lying like this, Xu Xiaogang was also shocked. He couldn't help but mutter in his heart, "Didn't you want to join the Jinyiwei to make money?"

Jiang Yun's words really touched Liu Bufu's heart.

He also hated the trend of corruption and bribery, and he also felt a little more favorable towards Jiang Yun.

What's more, the poems this person recited were quite good.

He is obviously a talented young man.

He couldn't help but secretly think, look at this trend of corruption and bribery, which has forced many talented young men to become Jinyiwei.

Liu Bufu sighed and said to Jiang Yun: "Even if you are a scholar, investigating the case is your Jinyiwei's business and has nothing to do with me."

Jiang Yun was stunned. He had gotten into such a mess, but he was still unwilling to help?
Thinking of this, Jiang Yun took a deep breath and said, "Master Liu, in this case, I will take my leave."

"I am here only because I admire you, Lord Liu, as a model of integrity. I don't want you to be kept in the dark. I will tell you the identity of the real murderer."

"Although we found out that the murderer is most likely a Confucian teacher from Renyi Academy, our superiors are worried about causing trouble and don't want to investigate further."

"Just let us hastily close the case and say that the victim had committed adultery with the monk from Changxin Temple."

"I am just an ordinary Jinyiwei. I can only follow orders. I am powerless to help capture the real murderer. I am very ashamed." Jiang Yun retreated to advance and left quickly with Xu Xiaogang.

Watching the two men leave, Liu Bufu clenched his fists, feeling so angry that his teeth were itching. These damn Jinyiwei.

After finding out the real culprit, they just ignored it?
Is there any reason?
Just because the murderer is a Confucian teacher from Renyi Academy?
Liu Bufu closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and walked into the house. In the simple room, there was an official uniform and hat.

Tomorrow, he will impeach the Jinyiwei for inaction!
The real culprit was found out, but was left alone.

The two of them left Liu Bufu's house and went back happily.

Xu Xiaogang followed beside him, with a worried look on his face, and asked: "This censor is, after all, an official in the court, and he is also a Confucian. He will..."

"With his personality, he will definitely do that." Jiang Yun nodded: "He will definitely scold our Jinyiwei to death tomorrow."

If the two of them were to beg the other party to help the Jinyiwei, Liu Bufu would surely be furious and scold them.

If we do the opposite and find a way to make him impeach the Jinyiwei for inaction, will Liu Bufu be able to hold back from criticizing us?

Xu Xiaogang frowned and said, "What if we make our boss unhappy if we do this?"

Jiang Yun asked in return: "Do ministers in the court usually praise the Jinyiwei?"

Xu Xiaogang shook his head and said, "Of course not. Those ministers scold the Jinyiwei every now and then. It has almost become a daily routine."

Jiang Yun: "That's fine. My reputation is already bad, and there's not much room for improvement. As long as I can solve the case, that's fine."

Jiang Yun and Qian Buchou temporarily stayed in an inn near the East Zhenfusi Yamen.

After I came back, I glanced at the next room and found that Qian Buchou was not there. Perhaps he had gone to Zhang Wenqi to ask for an official position.

"Jiang Yun, I'm afraid the order won't come down until after the morning court tomorrow." Xu Xiaogang said, "I haven't been home for a long time. I'm afraid my mother misses me very much. I'll go home tonight."

Jiang Yun nodded, entered the house, and took out the gold: "Okay, I have to set up the Five Elements Array tonight and practice..."

"Brother-in-law..."

"I'm not leaving tonight. I'll stay with you."

When Xu Xiaogang saw this scene, thinking about the rich spiritual energy of the Five Elements Formation, he suddenly became unable to move.

"If you want to scream, just scream nicely. Don't scream so disgustingly..." Jiang Yun glared at him.

Xu Xiaogang cursed: "You son of a bitch, why didn't you tell me I was disgusting when you asked me to dress up as a woman?"

"It's also pretty disgusting, but I'm embarrassed to say it."

"Jiang Yun, I'm going to fight you!"

As night fell, Jiang Yun set up the Five Elements Formation, and soon, a large amount of spiritual energy gathered.

Jiang Yun concentrated on his cultivation, while Xu Xiaogang beside him also drank some soup.

Early the next morning.

Many ministers who were going to attend the morning court had already arrived in front of the imperial city and were waiting.

But soon, everyone discovered that Liu Bufu was wearing a white robe, kneeling in front of the imperial city, holding up his neatly folded crown and hat in both hands.

Everyone knew that Liu Bufu was a man of strong character, and they couldn't help but look at each other, thinking, has this guy suffered some terrible injustice again?

This seems like I should resign and ask Your Majesty to make the decision.

Soon, the gates of the imperial city opened and officials entered the court one after another. Of course, none of them dared to approach Liu Bufu.

When he arrived at the court, Liu Bufu knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for me!"

(End of this chapter)