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Chapter 314 Flip Hand (Subscribe)

At this time, Fang Ranran was standing outside the courtyard, looking at a middle-aged man with a yellow face who was kneeling beside her with a look of shock and anger.

He was a martial artist at the fifth level, in his 30s, with a strong and sturdy body and bright, sharp and determined eyes.

Fang Ranran knew that Yu Wendan must be a assassin sent by the Jin family, with the purpose of killing his grandfather, Chief Censor Zhao Yang.

According to the rules, once a high-ranking official in the court is suspected of being an extraterritorial demon, he must take leave and stay at home, awaiting the court's inspection and examination.

This meant that Chief Censor Zhao Yang could no longer exercise his power and could only be trapped in his mansion and wait for death.

Fang Ranran really didn't expect the Jin family to act so quickly, and she felt a chill all over her body.

Just a moment later, Lin Rui and Meng Weiyun walked out of the yard together.

Meng Weiyun glanced up and down at the yellow-faced middle-aged man, her eyes suspicious. "You want to sue the Chief Censor Zhao Yang? Saying he's an extraterritorial demon? Do you know how long Chief Censor Zhao has been in the court?"

——He was not only the leader of the clean officials in the court, but also a veteran of three dynasties of the Song Dynasty. He served three emperors and his seniority surpassed all other officials in the court.

"Sir!" Yu Wendan bowed fearlessly under Meng Weiyun's gaze. "Zhao Yang, the Chief Censor, has been in office for 700 years, which is exactly the time when the extraterritorial demons began to spread! And I have evidence."

He pulled a petition from his sleeve, held it in his hand, and said, "Commander-in-Chief, I have investigated the entire history of Zhao Yang, the Chief Censor, from his rise to prominence, and have listed all the doubts here. Please review it carefully, Commander-in-Chief."

Meng Weiyun frowned slightly and stepped aside with a serious expression.

She realized that once this person's petition was submitted, there would be another uproar in the court.

Meng Weiyun's mood was very complicated. She and her master had joined forces with the clean officials in the court several times to purge those who went beyond the scope. They had already developed a tacit understanding with each other and began to move in the same direction.

At this time, Lin Rui had just become the commander of the Bureau of Assassinating Traitors, and another Chief Censor had been implicated in the case of the Shazhou Provincial Surveillance Commissioner and had been dismissed from his post and exiled from the capital.

This was the time for them to show their strength, but Zhao Yang, the leader of the clean forces in the court, ended up having this kind of thing happen again.

Meng Weiyun really didn't want anything to happen to Zhao Yang, but she also didn't want to see any demon from outside the domain gain a high position in the Song Dynasty court.

If Zhao Yang is really a demon from outside the domain, it would be a rare major demon case in the past eight hundred years.

Zhao Yang is a famous evergreen in the court. He served as the Chief Censor for 120 years and had disciples all over the world. If something happened to him, all the upright officials in the Song Dynasty would suffer a severe blow.

Junior brother Lin Twelve, as the commander of the Anti-Traitor Bureau, is in charge of this case. He will certainly be resisted and even hostile by the upright people in the court.

Meng Weiyun wanted to speak up and give some advice, but just before she spoke, she felt that it was inappropriate. Her junior brother was the commander of the Anti-Traitor Bureau, and she could not humiliate him in public, nor could she leave any room for gossip in front of others.

You might as well see how your junior brother will act first. If he handles the matter inappropriately, it is not too late to remind him privately.

Lin Rui looked at Zhao Yingxu with a strange look.

This woman is about two meters and one meter tall. Even when dressed in men's clothes, her face is still extremely beautiful, exquisite and beautiful, and stunningly beautiful.

She has a slim and graceful figure, and her whole body exudes a very pleasant fragrance that seems to contain a hint of charm.

Even from the perspective of Earth's aesthetic standards, she is very beautiful.

Unfortunately, this girl is too tall, over two meters tall, and is not Lin Rui's type. He prefers the beauty of Meng Weiyun and Fang Ranran.

The problem is that Lin Rui thought of a poem: The sky is constantly changing, the clear water changes from the past to the present; the beauty is beside the clear river, and the more she chants, the more bitter she feels at night.

If Zhao Yang is Linghu Mingde, is it possible that Zhao Yingxu is a variant of Fang Ranran?
There was no change in his expression as he walked up to the yellow-faced middle-aged man and took the petition from his hand.

After reading it, Lin Rui also frowned: "This complaint is full of speculation, so you don't have any actual evidence?"

The yellow-faced middle-aged man raised his head and glanced at Zhao Yingxu next to him.

The evidence in their hands is the rotten dragon mushroom, so it depends on whether the Linghu family knows what's good for them.

He then approached Lin Rui and bowed deeply. "Although I have no concrete evidence, Zhao Yang's behavior is indeed suspicious. This petition records thirteen suspicious incidents involving the Heavenly Demon in his life. Also, the two extraterritorial Heavenly Demons I mentioned are currently hiding in the Zhao family. If you, sir, send someone to capture them and investigate thoroughly, we will surely uncover the truth and expose this Heavenly Demon's true form."

Fang Ranran's face turned pale, and she also bowed to Lin Rui. "My lord, my ancestor has toiled all his life for the Great Song Dynasty, serving through three dynasties. When officials and scholars at home and abroad mentioned my ancestor, who wouldn't say he was highly respected? The Emperor and the gods' messengers all trusted him. Now this bastard is slandering us, saying that my ancestor is a demon from outer space. Isn't that absurd? This is clearly a treacherous person in the court with ulterior motives, attacking and framing my ancestor. I hope my lord will understand!"

Lin Rui smiled slightly when he heard this.

I thought that if this 'Zhao Yingxu' was really Fang Ranran, then she was truly worthy of it.

The girl reacted very quickly and immediately directed the incident to the court's factional disputes, thus exonerating her grandfather.
After hearing this, Lin Rui remained silent and looked at the yellow-faced middle-aged man coldly: "Yu Wendan, is it? According to the laws of our Song Dynasty, if a citizen sues an official, it is like a son killing his father. He will be flogged fifty times first. If he is a martial artist in the fifth realm, he will be flogged an additional two hundred times. Even if he wins, he will be exiled two hundred thousand miles away. Do you know that?" No matter what this person's purpose is, he will be beaten up first.

The yellow-faced middle-aged man's heart sank slightly when he heard this, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "I understand."

According to their understanding, the new commander Lin Twelve was upright and incorruptible, and hated demons like a vengeance. Not only did he slaughter all the demons in the city during his tenure in Wangcheng County, he also fabricated several major cases in the name of tracking down extraterritorial demons, and even brought down the Governor of Shazhou. He was a typical cruel official.

Submitting this petition to Lin Twelve is definitely the right thing to do, as it will maximize their profits.

This kills two birds with one stone. Not only can it attack Zhao Yang, but it can also provoke the third divine envoy and Qingliu.

"I understand!" Lin Rui gestured to his left and right with his hands behind his back: "Pull it off, start with 250 lashes. There's no one here to punish you, so just do 27. You can borrow a lash from the postmaster."

He sent a message to Wang Sen: Beat him to death!
Wang Sen immediately bowed and accepted the order, and took Lin Rui and several personal guards to drag the yellow-faced middle-aged man away and carry out the execution personally.

He was also very alert. Although Wang Sen was not sure whether Zhao Yang was Linghu Mingde, since it involved someone related to them, he had to be cautious.

Besides, what was Fang Ranran's relationship with them? Wang Sen knew that he and Lin Rui had been able to rise to prominence largely thanks to the Fang family, and that they had been under Fang Ranran's protection until now, so he was ruthless, with every blow from the stick making blood and flesh fly.

Fang Ranran saw this scene, feeling both relieved and worried. She bowed to Lin Rui with an extremely sincere expression and was about to explain herself to her grandfather, but Lin Rui glared at her coldly and spoke rudely, "Miss Zhao, I bear the heavy esteem of the Emperor and the Divine Envoy. As the Commander of the Traitor Assassination Bureau, I must be impartial and upright, and eliminate traitors and demons for the court!"

As the saying goes, the innocent are innocent. Since your grandfather is not an alien demon, why worry? Is this case, as you say, a frame-up by the treacherous officials in the court? I will naturally investigate thoroughly, and there is no need for you to interfere!

Fang Ranran's breath was taken in when she heard this. She thought that this Lin Twelve was indeed as the rumors said, a tough and aggressive person, and not easy to deal with.

After Wang Sen had lashed Yu Wendan 250 times and dragged him back, he was already covered in blood and dying.

Wang Sen touched the bridge of his nose and bowed to Lin Rui in shame, saying, "Sir, this is my first time hitting this thing, and I didn't know how to use my strength. I didn't expect that he, a fifth-level martial artist, would be so weak."

"No problem!" Lin Rui flicked his sleeves and continued to ask Yu Wendan, "Yu Wendan, you said that the Chief Censor Zhao Yang is an extraterritorial demon, and his real name is Linghu Mingde. How did you know that?"

Yu Wendan was bleeding from all seven orifices and was breathing weakly. He wondered how Lin Twelve, the head of his personal guards, could be so cruel and almost beat him to death.

However, since this person is not familiar with the business, it seems understandable that he hit harder.

Besides, he just heard that Lin Shier was also very rude to Fang Ranran. This person should be a fair and upright person.

He still forced himself to stay alert and said, "Sir, I mentioned in my petition that I accidentally discovered two extraterritorial demons hiding in the Zhao Mansion. I overheard them talking about how Zhao Yang might be Linghu Mingde. Zhao Yang and Linghu Mingde are not only of the same age and at the same martial arts level, but they have both fallen into the Five Degenerations of Heaven and Man!"

Lin Rui chuckled coldly upon hearing this, and turned to look at Meng Weiyun: "Senior Sister, can you understand the words of the outer demon?"

Meng Weiyun didn't understand what he meant, so she answered truthfully, "I can understand some of it, but not much."

Lin Rui continued to ask, "So when it comes to an eighth-level martial artist, will these extraterritorial demons communicate privately in the demon language when others are present?"

Meng Weiyun raised an eyebrow, a look of sudden realization: "That shouldn't be the case. As far as I know, the demons have a secret method of communication. It uses some unknown mechanism, which is extremely magical and can communicate beyond our perception."

"That's it." Lin Rui chuckled. "This man is just a commoner, yet he could learn such a significant matter from the mouths of two extraterritorial demons. Isn't that strange? And how did he know those two were extraterritorial demons?"

Lin Rui felt a chill in his heart, guessing that these two extraterritorial demons were most likely Zhao Yan and Nalan Wei.

Therefore, this case cannot even have a hint! Today, he must suppress this case!
Otherwise, his two seniors would surely die! And the situation would further spread to Fang Ranran and Linghu Mingde.

Yu Wendan's expression was slightly serious. "Sir, there is a reason for this. I am actually a medicine merchant. I often come into contact with the outer demons, so I recognized these two people. I bought various demon injections from them and sold them everywhere. That's why I learned some demon language-"

They had considered all aspects of the situation beforehand, and had prepared their identities and excuses. They started by framing Zhao Yan and Nalan Wei, and then dragged Zhao Yang into the water.

Lin Rui didn't bother to respond. He simply bowed to Meng Weiyun and said, "Senior Sister, this man is quite suspicious! Before we file a case, I'd like to test whether Yu Wendan is an extraterritorial demon. I'm not familiar with the capital yet, and I haven't officially taken over the Imperial City Division. Senior Sister, could you please ask the Assassination Bureau to send a few people to take this man away and detain him? It just so happens that Wang Erqi will be going to the Censorate to take the demon test in two days, so we can do it together then."

After hearing this, Yu Wendan's expression changed slightly and he was very surprised.

Lin Twelve's reaction was a little beyond their expectations.

Do you have to complete the "Demon Test" before you file a case? This person does have some connections.
Yu Wendan was still very calm. He was a fifth-level martial artist and had made thorough preparations beforehand. The ordinary demon tests would not be difficult for him. Moreover, the intelligent biological chip in his body had been taken out, and now his body was no different from that of the Tianji people.

Fang Ranran didn't hold out hope after hearing that.

She knew that since the Jin family arranged this person to come and report the crime, they must have made thorough preparations, and the Censorate's demon test would probably be of no use.

(End of this chapter)