Daxuanti criminal officer

Chapter 117 The Night Trial
An hour later, the arrested disciples of the Taoist Temple knelt down on the platform in front of the Chenyuan Hall.

According to Ju Ran's account, in the battle of Chongtianguan, a total of 15 people were killed on the spot, nine people were seriously injured and treated, and 43 people were captured alive.

These 43 people are all tied up and kneeling on this platform.

According to the confession of Taoists, there are 97 Taoists in Chongtian Temple, which means that nearly [-] Taoists took advantage of the situation to escape.

In fact, the guards and arrests of the Hou Mansion in front of us, together with Xu Zun and others, were no more than forty people.

After this battle, the guards and arresters of the Hou Mansion were also injured, and there are only about thirty of them present.

However, the catchers have already dispatched people to Shangyuan City to deliver the letter, and soon more officials and even soldiers will arrive.

Logically speaking, Xingchuan County is under the jurisdiction of Wude County, so this case should be communicated to Wude County Government and Xingchuan County Government first.

But after careful consideration, Xu Zun decided not to communicate with these two places.

Because, for a Taoist temple as large as Chongtian Temple to have such a crime, it must have something to do with the county government and the county government.

Therefore, it is best not to let them intervene until they find out.

Furthermore, Li Yan, the governor, was still in Shangyuan City, and Xu Zun was being punished by Tangzhou, plus the big backer of the Changping Marquis Mansion, let them dare not make a mistake.

However, Xu Zun knew the reason that Ye Changmeng had many dreams, so after discussing with Ju Ran, Wei Beihui and the others, he decided to have night trials of these bad ways and find out the matter as soon as possible.

In order to prevent collusion of confessions, it is natural not to interrogate in public.

Therefore, Xu Zun, Ju Ran, and Zhao Yu, the three people with experience in interrogation, were divided into three groups, each selected a place, and interrogated criminals in batches.

It is conceivable that the order of interrogation is naturally from high to low, and those with higher status in the concept will be tried first.

The No.1 criminal Xu Zun assigned was a Taoist priest with a scar on his face, about 30 years old.

According to his own account, this person's name is Xu Jinhu, and he is an altar master of Chongtian Temple.

"In our Taoist temple, the biggest one is the temple master... oh..."

Xu Jinhu's leg was injured by Wei Beihui's iron claw. Although it had been bandaged, it was still bleeding.

It is precisely because of this that this person has to be interrogated quickly, lest it will be too late.

"Secondly is the director, who is also the assistant temple master," Xu Jinhu confessed, "the second is our palm altars, there are six palm altars in this temple.

"Below the altar are the disciples. The disciples are graded according to the order of entering the contemplation, and do the corresponding work according to the grade, and so on..."

"Who is the assistant viewer?" Xu Zun asked, "Where is the person?"

"It's Luo Yu, I... oh... I didn't see him..."

"What is your so-called practice room?" Xu Zun went straight to the point.

"This..." Xu Jinhu replied, "It's a place for us to entertain. Those... those women were all bought by the temple master and the director..."

"Bought it?" Xu Zun asked, "Do you want to be tortured and served? Someone, take advantage of his thigh injury, and chop off his toes first, so it shouldn't feel too painful, right?"

As soon as Xu Zun finished speaking, a police officer came in with a knife.

"My lord... My lord, please forgive me," Xu Jinhu turned pale with fright, and hurriedly begged for mercy, "I dare not tell lies! My lord, it is clear that people of our level have no way of knowing what happened in the practice room..."

"What?" Xu Zun greeted the arrester, and shouted, "Your mouth is really tough, as the altar master, how can you not know?"

The policeman flashed out his saber, which was still stained with blood.

"My lord, my lord, if you tell half a lie, you can cut off my head!" Xu Jinhu said, "I know I'm guilty, and I know it's wrong to touch those women in the practice room, but...but I'm also dead. Can't help it!

"My lord, it is clear that the young one has been in the temple for five years, and only knows how to eat, drink and have fun with others. I am... I have not been in charge of this altar for even a month. Sir, if you don't believe me, you can ask other people, the young one really Not lying!"

At the end, Xu Jinhu was so frightened that he burst into tears.

Oh?
Suddenly, Xu Zun felt something was wrong!
It was only then that he remembered that no matter whether it was the Taoists who were killed by them or the Taoists who were captured alive, there was not a single senior in the entire Taoist temple!
The leader in front of me is only thirty years old, but he is almost the oldest one. The others all seem to be in their twenties, and even eighteen or nineteen years old!

Isn't that right?

As a Taoist temple, it is impossible for all of them to be such young Taoist priests. There is definitely something wrong with this Chongtian temple!

So, Xu Zun quickly made a stop gesture to the knife-wielding policeman, and asked Xu Jinhu, "Do you know Xu Tianyou and Daoist Xu?"

"I know, of course I know this," Xu Jinhu said, "Xu Tianshi was the former master of the Chongtian Temple, but when I came, he had already passed away!"

"Then who is the current temple master, Yuyangzi?"

"It is said that he is Xu Tianshi's younger brother," Xu Jinhu replied, "after Xu Tianshi became immortal, Master Yuyang took over the Taoist temple. All major events in the Taoist temple were presided over by him and the head of the school Luo Yu. We all obeyed orders...

"However, I dare to swear that the only wrong thing we did was to go to the practice room to have fun, as for how those girls came here, the villain really doesn't know!
"My lord, my lord," Xu Jinhu said, "these palms are just like me, they have just been promoted!
"I think, if you want to know about those women, you might as well find our predecessors. Those old masters have followed the Lord for many years, and they must know more inside information!"

Oh?
Hearing Xu Jinhu's words, Xu Zun remembered that there is indeed an older person in the Chongtian temple, and it is the temple master Yuyangzi!
This person's temples are graying, at least when he is 45 years old.

It's a pity that this person is dead!
"Let me ask you again," Xu Zun asked again, "Where are you from? Why did you join the Chongtian Temple? What do you do every day in the temple? And... If you think there are any problems in the temple, you will come here one by one!

"If every sentence is true, I may spare your death! But if..."

"My lord, my lord!" Xu Jinhu said eagerly, "There are so many people outside, how dare I lie?
"The villain is from Qinzhou," he pointed to the scar on his face, "he fled to Tangzhou because he intentionally hurt someone and got a lawsuit.

"It was also a coincidence that I joined the Chongtian temple, and Luo Yu, the director of the temple, saw me wandering in Wude City, so he recruited me into the temple!

"After entering the contemplation, I practice martial arts with my senior brothers every day, and I can live a comfortable life.

"If there is any problem in the temple..." He thought for a while and said, "Except for the practice room, I feel that the incense in the temple is not particularly strong, but there is money in the temple. Yuzhao bought a dozen lion horses at once!"

Oh……

Hearing this, Xu Zun gradually narrowed his eyes, and a cloud of shadows appeared in his heart.

Unexpectedly, there are more secrets in this Chongtian Temple than he imagined...

(End of this chapter)