Chronicles of Celestial Origins

In Xie Minghua's cave, Xie Xuan pushed the door in and bowed: "Uncle, I just got the news that Fan Zheng has returned. I guess he is reporting the situation to He Lian at this time. In addition, Fang Dasheng's disciple Xu Mengyuan is also here. I should have gone to see Yu Qingxiao.”

"Oh? You came here so quickly."

"It should be Fang Dasheng who informed Yu Qingxiao of the news after Tang Ning was detained in the brigade. However, Fang Dasheng reacted so quickly and sent Xu Mengyuan to inquire about the news. This shows that he attaches great importance to him." Xie Xuan finished his words. Footsteps sounded, and a man came in from the outside. He bowed to Xie Minghua and saluted: "Master, uncle, I wish to see you outside."

"Invite him in."

"Yes." The man responded and left.

Not long after, He Lian walked in. The two exchanged pleasantries for a few words. He turned over his hand and took out a file: "This is the entire investigation of Tang Ning's case. Please take a look at it."

Xie Minghua took the file, flipped through it for a while, and closed it: "What do you think about this?"

"It's obvious that Tangning was good at bullying and blatantly killed the disciples recruited by the team. She should be severely punished. I intend to immediately remove her from the position of acting captain of the team, and then submit it to the three branches of the sect for trial and conviction."

Xie Minghua nodded slightly: "Let's do this! Let's interrogate Tangning together. After obtaining his evidence, if the facts are correct, we will deal with it later."

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Tang Ning sat cross-legged on the ground, and the stone door creaked open. Xie Minghua led inspector He Lian, deputy captain Yu Qingxiao, and several disciples to file in.

He opened his eyes, stood up and saluted: "Disciple pays homage to Master Xie."

Xie Minghua took his seat directly, and several others also took their seats on both sides.

"Tangning, we have received news that someone has accused you of secretly killing and recruiting disciple Lin Quan. Is this true?"

"Disciple does not deny that he killed Lin Quan by mistake. However, there was a reason for the incident and it was not due to personal grudges. I would like to ask my uncle to make a clear decision on this point."

"Tell me! What's going on?"

"Yes." Tang Ning responded: "On the sixth day of December, when Deputy Captain Yu led the disciples of the brigade to the headquarters to hand over supplies, they found that one of the stone boxes containing purple smoke fruits had been replaced with beams. The Purple Smoke Fruit was replaced with an ordinary fruit.”

"The disciple immediately sent someone to re-check all the handover materials, and finally found that two hundred and fifty Pearl Purple Smoke Fruits had been exchanged."

"The disciples then launched an investigation. Based on the image information left by the Eye of Heaven and Earth and the confessions of others, the suspect was identified among the seven monks recruited by the Guard Hall who accompanied the removal of the elixir."

"When the disciple interrogated them, Lin Quan denied stealing the elixir and guaranteed for others that no one had stolen it. The disciple killed him out of anger."

"After final investigation, it was found that this person was indeed the mastermind behind the theft of the elixir."

"Hmph." He Lian snorted coldly: "That's nonsense. Uncle Xie and Junior Brother Yu, you have all heard it. When Tang Ning killed Lin Quan, she did not know that he was the one who stole the elixir. The so-called mastermind was simply a lie. It’s an excuse for him to evade responsibility and impose slander.”

"The disciple admitted that he accidentally killed Lin Quan out of anger. However, the evidence that Lin Quan was the mastermind of stealing the elixir was conclusive. Everyone in the hall that day could testify. The other six accompanying guards unanimously identified Lin Quan as the mastermind. They He is also an accomplice, and he once saw Lin Quan cheating on others, but Lin Quan turned a blind eye because of the inducement. "

He Lian said: "If you catch someone, you'll get dirty, if you catch an adulterer, you'll get both. Tangning, you said that Lin Quan was the mastermind behind the theft of the elixir. Did you find anything dirty from Lin Quan after you killed him?"

"The dirt has already been moved by him. The disciple ordered people to search and investigate afterwards. There is evidence of the team's entry and exit records. On the fourth day of December, Lin Quan went out once. The stolen goods should have been moved at this time."

"What a joke, can one prove that he is the mastermind behind the theft of the elixir based on his one outing record?"

"Of course not, but among the seven suspects, he was the only one who had been out during this period. Coupled with the testimonies of the other six fellow Guard Hall monks, although there is no specific physical evidence, the witnesses are sufficient and the time can be matched. Therefore, it is certain that he is the mastermind behind the theft of the elixir.”

He Lian pressed forward step by step: "You keep saying there are seven suspects. How did you come to this conclusion?"

Tang Ning then revealed the fate of the future.

"That day, when the disciple went to Fengyan Mountain to collect the elixir materials, he brought fifteen monks from the Guard Hall recruited by our team. From picking the elixir to escorting them to the storage hall, the disciple participated in the entire process. Only two hours were out of the disciple's sight. This is the time when the disciple takes people to check the remaining images in the herb garden after picking the elixir."

"The Eye of Heaven and Earth is arranged in the Pingling Mountain Storage Hall, which can illuminate the entire area in all directions without blind spots. After the incident, the disciples and everyone in the team reviewed the images left over from this period of time, and determined that from the time the materials were transported to the storage hall until No one came in or out during the period before the brigade took over.”

"Two hundred and fifty pearls of elixir is not a small amount. It would be impossible for someone to steal and change things under the disciple's nose."

"Therefore, it can only be the hands and feet of the disciple during the two hours when he checked the leftover image of the Eye of Heaven and Earth in the Herb Garden. During this period, there were only seven guards left on the Yuanling ship to recruit monks. The disciple ordered them to guard and check. The quantity of each stone box so as not to make a mistake.”

"So the suspect is locked among these seven people."

He Lian asked: "Are you sure that this batch of escorted materials has always been within your sight?"

"Yes, except for those two hours."

"Uncle Xie, Junior Brother Yu, please take a look. This is the confession signed and stamped by the entourage that day." He Lian took out a few documents from the thick stack and handed them to Xie Minghua next to him.

Xie Minghua just glanced briefly and passed it to Yu Qingxiao on the lower left.

Yu Qingxiao took the file and slowly frowned.

When Tangning saw this, she knew something was wrong. Although she didn't know what was written in the file, it was definitely testimony that was extremely unfavorable to her. He still had a calm expression on his face and sat upright.

"I think we can conclude the case directly. This person is completely nonsense. His inference is completely wishful thinking and has no value. The so-called Lin Quan is the mastermind of stealing the elixir is even more false. It is the crime he wanted to inflict after killing Lin Quan. "

"I wonder why Inspector He is so arbitrary? But everything I said is true and absolutely not false."

Xie Minghua said calmly: "Tang Ning, these files contain the testimonies of several people accompanying them. According to their accounts, when the Xuanyuan ship left Fengyan Mountain to escort supplies back to Pingling Mountain, you stayed in the cabin of the ship and did not come out. Yes?"

When Tangning heard this, her heart tightened: "Yes."

"The Yuanling Ship traveled for a day from Pingling Mountain to Fengyan Mountain, and the stone chamber in the cabin was made of the God-breaking Stone. In other words, for more than a day, you completely lost control of the outside world. , then the suspects of stealing the elixir are not just those seven people, but everyone is possible. "

Tang Ning argued: "Except for the disciples on the Yuan Ling ship, everyone else was guarding on the deck at that time, including Huang Qiansheng, who was responsible for the specific matters of the guard hall. If someone secretly exchanged so many elixirs, they would not be able to hide it from his eyes and ears."

"How can you guarantee that Huang Qiansheng's words are correct? What if he was also involved? And according to Huang Qiansheng's testimony, he was not on the deck the whole time. He went back to the cabin for a few hours."

Tang Ning was speechless for a moment, and after a moment of silence she said, "The other six disciples of the Guard Hall of our team have all seen with their own eyes Lin Quan's behavior of substituting others for others."

He Lian smiled coldly, pulled out a few more sheets from the stack of case files and handed them to Xie Minghua: "Uncle Xie, Junior Brother Yu, take a look at this again. This is the testimony of the other six personnel of the Guard Hall."

The two passed it around one after another, and Yu Qingxiao said after reading it: "Tangning, according to the testimonies of several people, they did not witness Lin Quan's theft with their own eyes. It was only under your pressure that they identified Lin Quan, who was killed by you, as the mastermind. The purpose is to avoid responsibility.”

When Tangning heard this, her pupils shrank.

"Tangning, do you have anything else to say?" Xie Minghua asked.

"Disciple requests the alliance to review and meet with Master Fang Dasheng." Tang Ning's voice was low.

"That's it for today! Before the decision is finalized, you are not allowed to leave here, and you are not allowed to have any contact with the outside world." Xie Minghua did not respond to his request clearly. He stood up and walked out. A group of people filed out, and the stone door creaked again. Close up.

"How do you think this case should be handled? Let us know what you think." After several people left the room, Xie Minghua asked.

He Lian said: "The fact that Tang Ning killed Lin Quan is clear and the evidence is conclusive and indisputable. I propose that the case be finalized immediately. He should first be removed from his position as acting captain and then report the case."

Yu Qingxiao said: "Isn't this too arbitrary? I think it is better to report the case first and let the alliance review it before finalizing the case."

"Junior Brother Yu, please don't forget that Tang Ning is a subordinate disciple of this department. She has committed a crime, and it is reasonable and legal for our department to make a final conclusion. It is also the right given to us by the sect. Why should we leave it to the alliance to finalize the case? If Everything is handled directly by the alliance, so what else do we need to do?”

"I just think that since the case will be reported to the joint team sooner or later, it is safer to wait for them to review it before finalizing the case. Otherwise, if we have a confirmed case here and new evidence is found over there, we will be passive."

He Lian said: "According to what you said, after we report the case to the regiment, the regiment will also report it to the column. Then does it have to wait for the column to review before finalizing the case, and the column will report it to the army. In this way, it will not be until ten years or eight. If the case cannot be decided in a year, it is better to have a joint trial among the three ministries and then decide the case.”

Yu Qingxiao said: "Brother He, you are trying to make excuses. According to the sect's rules, cases reported by lower levels must be reviewed by the higher level. As the captain of Tang Ning's team, the case will be heard by the brigade. After reporting to the unit, no matter what the unit, Whether the team agrees with the conclusion of the case will require a new round of review.”

"We have concluded the case so hastily. If the joint team comes to a different conclusion during the review, then two different conclusions of the case are handed over to the column, which will inevitably cause the column to send people to review again. If our conclusion is wrong Yes, you will have to bear certain responsibilities, such as fines, deductions for meritorious service, or reduction of headquarters funding. Who will bear this responsibility?"

"Now the facts are clear and the evidence is conclusive. We just interrogated together and Tang Ning also confessed to the murder of Lin Quan. Is there anything else that cannot be finalized?"

"Since the evidence is conclusive, why not make a final decision after a joint team review, and the person involved in the case, Tang Ning, has also questioned the authenticity of the evidence. If Senior Brother He must finalize the case, then I will reserve my opinion and will not sign my name on the case."

Just as He Lian was about to speak, Xie Minghua waved his hand: "I already know the opinions of both of you. There is no need to argue anymore. In my opinion, Tang Ning can be removed from office first. The case will not be finalized for the time being and the case will be submitted to the joint team. ”

"I agree." Yu Qingxiao nodded.

He Lian hesitated for a while and nodded slowly.

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