People live in the Ming Dynasty, evil spirits are soaring into the sky

Chapter 385 Old Bidden wakes up from a nightmare! Unexpectedly, the nightmare came true! !
These saboteurs probably never dreamed that they would be caught even though they were so secretive when they came.

They do this kind of thing with their heads on the line.

You know, there are many people watching this stone bridge.

It can be said that the whole world is watching.

When they took on the job, they thought clearly that they would leave immediately after finishing the job and would definitely not stay in their hometown.

After all, if this kind of thing is discovered, it might be a matter of losing your head.

Fortunately, the civil servants gave a lot of money, each of them got one thousand taels of silver, and this old man was given a full three thousand taels of silver because of his unique skills.

If it weren't for so much money, they wouldn't have come.

But they never dreamed that they would be caught red-handed as soon as they arrived.

"My dear, you are not from the government, and you are also taking money from others. How about you let us go? Each of us is willing to pay 500 taels of silver!!"

To be honest, five hundred taels of silver is really a lot.

You should know that the annual expenses of a family of four are only four or five taels of silver.

They offered such a high price in one go, and it was 500 taels per person, which means 2,500 taels of silver for five people.

If it were an ordinary person in the martial arts world, he would have been drooling over it.

A deal might even be struck on the spot.

But the White Lotus Sect is different now.

They now belong to the imperial court and have been recruited by the imperial court.

Their leader and saint both hold official positions in the imperial court. Not only do they receive a salary every month, but they also don't have to hide from place to place like before. This kind of good life is incomparable to the days of living like a thief with several thousand taels of silver, having money but not daring to spend it, or having money but not having the life to spend it.

Besides, they are now working for the court, so it would be a great honor for them to tell others about it.

The court today is not like the one ruled by a tyrant. There are no eunuchs causing chaos and no powerful ministers in power. Instead, there are good officials like the Duke who serve the people. The people love such a court.

Working in such a court, the people will only respect themselves and will never say that they are the court's lackeys.

This kind of respect is what they have dreamed of all their lives.

Of course, the most important thing is that they witnessed the construction of this stone bridge with their own eyes, and saw that after its completion, the stone bridge remained standing even after being hit by a once-in-a-century flood.

But now it is going to be destroyed by a few scoundrels through sabotage. It is so disgusting to think about it.

Although they are people of the underworld, they value justice the most.

How could they not be angry when someone dared to ruin such a good thing?

So when the incense master heard this, he immediately became furious: "Shut up, you old jerk, do you think we are people like you? Who do you think we are!"

Other believers also said, "That's right, do you think we are as shameless as you?"

"Although we are members of the White Lotus Sect, we still care about the people. We are not like you beasts who take dirty money and do such things."

"Do you know how many people are watching this stone bridge?"

"Do you know that this stone bridge was completed by all the students of Imperial University after going through so much hardship?"

All the White Lotus sect members were cursing.

The old man lowered his head.

He knew that what he did was definitely wrong.

In fact, if the other party had not given him so much, he would not have done such a wicked thing.

He originally wanted to donate this unique skill to the Imperial University of Peking in exchange for some of the patent subsidies that Sophia mentioned.

But his son told him that these things of his were harmful to people, and if he handed them over, he would not only be taken to the authorities but also be sent to prison.

So he hesitated again.

I didn't expect that this hesitation would lead to such a big thing.

The old man fell to his knees and said, "My fellow heroes, you are all from the martial arts world. You have to give face when you are in the martial arts world. You have no choice but to work for the court. We know that. Can you give me a little face? I, Lin Lao San, also have some reputation in the martial arts world. I can always do you a favor when we meet again in the future."

Unexpectedly, when he said that, the incense master's eyes widened and he kicked him to the ground.

"Alpaca, you are Lin Lao San, I'm going to beat you to death, you beast!!"

As he said this, the incense master stepped forward and punched and kicked Lin Laosan, who kept rolling on the ground.

After the fight, the White Lotus sect members asked, "Master, how come you know this old man?"

The incense master was still angry, but now he was tired and he didn't have the strength to attack again.

Look at old man Lin lying on the ground, he is breathing out more than breathing in.

The incense master pointed at Old Man Lin and said, "This old bastard never does good things. He specializes in helping corrupt officials destroy stone bridges to defraud the funding for the river. You have all heard of Anyi Bridge, right?"

The believers nodded: "Of course I've heard of it. It is said that a century-old bridge collapsed on a busy market day, resulting in more than 70 deaths and injuries!!"

"Yes, Xiangzhu, I have heard about this matter too. It seems that the former magistrate of Anyi County was even exiled."

"Could it be that this old man did this?"

The incense master nodded and said, "Many people in the martial arts world found it incredible at the time, and they thought it might be man-made sabotage. After investigation, they found that someone used rotten water to rot the bridge foundation, which led to the collapse of the stone bridge. The culprit is this Lin Lao San."

When the White Lotus sect members heard about this, they immediately became furious.

At that time, many people heard about the tragedy. It was horrible to watch. Many people fell into the river and drowned, and many others were crushed to death by rocks.

I heard that every household was in mourning at that time.

It is said that the number of deaths was seventy, but some say that the actual number was probably around one or two hundred.

In other words, this bastard colluded with corrupt officials to defraud some money for bridge construction and actually killed hundreds of people.

"Brothers, do you think we can keep such a person?" asked the incense master.

The believers shouted loudly: "Master, if the Saint hadn't said that if we caught someone, we must catch him alive, I would have killed him right now!"

"Yeah, I want to kill him too!"

"This old guy is such a jerk!"

"Is there really someone in this world who would totally disregard the lives of others just for a little money?"

"This bastard is so infuriating, and he wants us to let him go!"

The incense master then looked at the four people present.

The four men also looked pale at this time.

This was the first time they heard of this Lin Lao San.

They were simply recruited by Lin Laosan to help.

"Who are you to him?" asked the incense master.

"We haven't done anything evil before. We just came to help, we didn't do anything else."

"Yes, yes, yes. We swear today is the first time for us to do this. Those officials gave us too much. Otherwise, we would never have come here."

Looking at the state of these four people, the incense master snorted coldly: "If you dare to talk nonsense, you should know the consequences. Take them all back!! "

……

Chen Han's mansion.

Xu Wei also came.

When Lin Laosan and the others were caught.

Guo Feixue and Sophia finally believed what Xu Wei said.

Those civil servants really refused to give up and actually did such a disgusting thing.

When the bucket of pungent smell was brought up, everyone backed away. To be honest, the smell of the bucket of water alone was enough to scare people.

I don't know how these people were configured.

Guo Feixue looked at the incense master and asked, "They didn't destroy the bridge foundation, did they?"

The incense master said, "Don't worry, Saint. We were watching from the side. They just dug up the soil, and we caught them before they could pour out the water."

Guo Feixue and Sophia finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Wei was actually very interested in the bucket of water.

After studying it for a long time, he could only sigh that everyone has their own expertise, and it is impossible for someone who is not familiar with this field to know how this thing is configured.

Xu Wei was too lazy to know these things.

Both Guo Feixue and Sophia were still frightened.

Sophia even said, "It seems that he must be an old hand. Otherwise, we would never have thought that there is such a thing that can destroy the stone bridge. Mr. Xu must be very smart."

Guo Feixue flattered him even more, saying, "Before leaving, the master had told us many times that we must listen to Mr. Xu when we have something to do. Now, we have avoided a huge accident."

Sophia was very grateful to Xu Wei. She went forward and bowed to him like the people in the Central Plains did. "Mr. Xu, this time you not only helped me but also our entire Imperial University. If this stone bridge collapses, it will not just be the stone bridge that collapses, but also the reputation of the entire Imperial University and your hard work."

She knew very well that the entire civil service group was now criticizing their master.

There are all personal grudges here.

Now, thanks to Xu Wei's reminder, otherwise they would have suffered a great loss.

In fact, Xu Wei also felt a little lucky at this time.

After all, he is not a real god who can tell fortunes, and it is impossible for him to predict that these civil servants will take action.

He just felt that the civil servants had suffered such a huge loss and it was impossible for them to just let it go.

Come to think of it, the civil servants had dug a big hole for Sophia and the students of Imperial University to jump into.

But unexpectedly, not only did it not harm the Imperial University of Peking, but it actually made the Imperial University of Peking famous.

This is really a case of losing the rice while trying to steal the chicken.

Therefore, Xu Wei believed that the civil servants would not give up so easily.

So he reminded Guo Feixue and Sophia to be careful of the civil servants' tactics.

Unexpectedly, it was just as Xu Wei said, this group of civil servants had already sent people to destroy the stone bridge.

Fortunately, Guo Feixue did not think that Xu Wei was talking nonsense at that time, but seriously sent a trustworthy person from the White Lotus Sect.

What follows is the interrogation of these people.

Because this group of people were caught in the act, and they were caught while they were doing it.

So they had no way to defend themselves and quickly confessed everything.

He also emphasized two people, namely, the Imperial University of Peking and the Governor of Shuntian Prefecture.

Because the matter was of great importance, the civil servants personally found them and offered them a high enough price to do it.

Perhaps the civil servants also knew that this matter was extremely important, so they did not rely on others to do it, but took action themselves.

Even a group of people went out together.

It's simple according to what they mean.

If something goes wrong it's everyone's problem.

If it is not shown, then everyone will get rich together.

"We didn't want to do this at the time, but since these people came to our door, we had no way to refuse. Even if we refused, they would find someone else, and our lives and property, including our families, might not survive!"

Lin Laosan said with bruises all over his body.

This is quite true.

If someone finds you, your plan will be exposed.

So whether they do it or not, their fate is already determined.

But what he said certainly wouldn't make anyone sympathize with him.

The incense master even said directly: "If you didn't do this kind of thing too often, would others come to you?"

It is said that the incense master revealed everything he had done before without hesitation.

After Lin Laosan's story was revealed, even the good-tempered Xu Wei's eyes were filled with anger.

Guo Feixue even slapped him in the face.

Although Guo Feixue was a woman, she had very strong hands. She slapped Lin Laosan so hard that the corner of his mouth bled.

"You old beast, do you know how many people you have killed because of your greed? So many people died in Anyi Bridge, and now you want to kill more people. Don't you feel guilty?"

Sophia's eyes were also full of anger.

This old turtle must not be let off easily.

Allowing such a person to live for any moment is disrespectful to the victim.

"If I wasn't going to take you to His Majesty for punishment, I would really want to stab you to death right now, you old bastard." Guo Feixue is really a heroine and said it bluntly.

……

The residence of the Left Censor-in-Chief.

The Left Censor-in-Chief suddenly woke up from a nightmare.

He suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Go and call the Shuntian prefect and others over quickly!" the Left Censor-in-Chief said to his wife.

The lady was embarrassed: "It's already late at night!"

"Go quickly! Go at any time!" said the Imperial University of Peking.

He felt like his heart was about to stop beating.

The Left Censor-in-Chief had experienced a lot of ups and downs, but for some reason he felt something was particularly wrong today.

The curfew is a law that cannot be triggered for ordinary people.

But for officials, especially senior executives above the third rank, it means nothing.

Therefore, many officials were hurriedly summoned to the residence of Imperial University in the second half of the night.

Especially the governor of Shuntian Prefecture.

As soon as he heard Wu Hao say that something was wrong, he quickly woke up from the bed.

Anyone who can be summoned to the residence of Zuodu Yushi is an important person.

Many of the people here are directly involved in this matter.

Even if they were woken up in the middle of the night, they didn't complain much.

Because they knew something big must have happened.

After everyone was seated, Zuo Du Yushi immediately asked, "Has Lin Lao San, who destroyed the stone bridge, returned?"

In fact, everyone is waiting for this news, but so far there is none.

Shuntian Prefecture Governor shook his head: "No news yet!"

The Left Censor-in-Chief slammed the table and said, "Oh no! It's broken!!"

……

(End of this chapter)