Chapter 111: If the Ministry of Justice can’t solve the case, I’ll solve it.

“Shoo!”

Crossbows and arrows broke through the air.

The middle-aged officer sheathed his long sword, sending the oncoming crossbow arrows flying, and the hostility that had been cultivated in the military surged up at once.

This little gong dared to shoot arrows at him, and he deserved to be beheaded today. The night watchman has always flaunted his power, so if he doesn’t retaliate now, when will he wait?

The middle-aged officer raised his long sword and droned, “Those who break into the Ministry of Punishment, die!”

There was a continuous clanging sound as the soldiers drew their sabers and looked solemn as if they were going to war.

Xu Qi’an reined in his horse, its hooves held high as he pulled out his imperial gold medal, “This official is under orders to investigate the case, stand down.”

The middle-aged officer was not at all intimidated and led the men to block the way, “The Ministry of Justice is also investigating the case by decree, and idle people are not allowed to approach.”

“Don’t you mistake yourself.” Xu Qi’an narrowed his eyes.

“It’s fine if Your Excellency wants to enter the Ministry of Punishment, allow me to send someone to pass on the message.” The middle-aged officer sent a guard forward to pass on the message.

As a result, he waited and waited, but the guard never returned.

Min Shan pointed his sword at the other party and said angrily, “Bastard, you’re fooling this great master.”

“All listen up, no one is allowed to enter the courthouse before the Lord of the Ministry of Justice gives his consent, and anyone who trespasses will be killed on sight.” The middle-aged officer sneered.

“Yes.” The guards hemmed and hawed.

The Ministry of Criminal Affairs this is to cut off this line, let me how to make a fuss, must be delayed, delay a few days, they should be investigated after the investigation, the harvest harvest. Or the clues do not have value, it is estimated that only then will the person be handed over to me ….. I am the body that wears sin, time is life …. A burst of hostility surged in Xu Qi An s heart.

“If you insist on blocking, don’t blame me for using the privilege of the gold medal.” Xu Qi’an pressed down on the hilt of his sword.

“Decapitate first and kill later?” The middle-aged officer let out a fierce laugh, his long sword wrapped in strong qi, “You’re just a gong, rushing to kill someone in front of the Ministry of Justice?”

With a flash of bright blade light, Xu Qi’an crossed paths with the middle-aged officer and came to a steady stop at the gate of the Ministry of Punishment.

It was only at this point that both sides reacted, including fellow night watchmen, who had not expected Xu Qi’an to be so decisive.

Xu Qi’an held the knife in his right hand and flicked his wrist, shaking out a line of blood on the ground.

The middle-aged officer’s body swayed and he fell to the ground on his back.

A soldier stepped forward to check, touched the officer’s neck, and lost his voice: “Dead!”

Now the faces of the night watchmen changed.

Conflict was conflict, and despite the fact that everyone looked like they were going to fight, the incident escalated if they killed someone, and the person who killed them was still a member of the Ministry of Justice.

Even the most arrogant night watchman had never done a murder in the street at the gate of any of the six ministries’ yamen.

Brush!

The crowd of soldiers turned in unison towards Xu Qi’an, and the atmosphere was like a powder keg that was about to explode.

This broken jedi is a three second real man …. It’s simply not enough to sustain me in a protracted battle, so I’d better find a chance to change it in the future.

Strongly enduring his fatigue, Xu Qi’an pulled out his gold medal and showed it to the crowd, “By decree, those who obstruct will be killed without pardon!”

He swept his soldiers with a stern look.

“Stay back!” He yelled.

Shaken by both the gold medal and the officer’s corpse, the soldiers backed off.

Xu Qi’an received into his sheath and led the two silver gongs and twelve bronze gongs to break into the Criminal Ministry’s court.

Along the way, the two Silver Gongs, Yang Feng and Min Shan, constantly scrutinized Xu Qi’an as if they were reacquainting themselves with this person.

Min Shan frowned, “Isn’t it too impulsive! Killing someone outside the gates of the Ministry of Justice, or someone with an official position, aren’t you afraid of being held accountable afterward?”

Xu Qi’an, who had killed for the first time, still had hostility on his brow and looked at the bearded man, “Do I still have an afterthought?”

Min Shan froze.

Xu Qi’an sneered and continued, “I’m already in a desperate situation, for me now, progress is life, clues are life. Anyone who dares to get in the way of my case is taking my life.

“The Ministry of Justice and the government office of the night watchman have never dealt with each other, and then there is the government office to grab the credit, these people are the stumbling block for me to handle the case, if I am not ruthless, in the future there will be a second, a third, and a fourth person who will jump out to obstruct me. I do not kill them, they will indirectly kill me.

“If I cut down one ungrateful one today, the other ungrateful ones will be scornful and afraid tomorrow. This is also a disguised reduction of killing.”

Xu Qi’an said, glancing at the two Silver Gongs, Yang Feng and Min Shan, with a leathery smile, “The two of you, who are also under the hands of Yang Jin Gong, are still questioning me and don’t trust my ability to do my job, let alone the Prefectural Office and the Ministry of Justice?”

His words were clear, it was a way of establishing authority.

Yang and Min, the two silver gongs, then laughed, “Lord Xu, it’s us who have underestimated you.”

This sound, Lord Xu, is what is considered sincere. Instead of being forced by imperial order.

The Criminal Ministry’s office was huge, and Xu Qi’an caught a mandarin on his way to lead the way.

The mandarin was just a handful, a bit afraid of these fierce and vicious night watchmen, and did not dare to disobey, leading them to the council chamber.

Crossing the compound, he came to the chamber of the Ministry of Justice, a spacious hall with no tables, only chairs, neatly arranged.

The two magistrates sat on opposite sides of the room, clearly separated.

On the left were the officials of the Ministry of Justice headed by the second-ranking Minister of Justice in scarlet robes and embroidered brocade chickens.

On the right were the officials led by the fourth-ranked Chen Fuyin of the Jingzhao Prefecture, who wore scarlet robes and embroidered cloud geese.

In the center sat a eunuch wearing a high hat and a python robe, with a white face and narrowed, shifty eyes.

This eunuch was flanked by two eunuchs.

When he reached the door, the mandarin was like a small quail, trembling, “All, all of you, my lord …. The night watchman has arrived ….”

Inside the council chamber, a dozen or so officials with great power in their hands looked over at the same time.

Xu Qi’an met the gazes of the bigwigs and crossed the threshold, cupping his fists and saying, “My lord Xu Qi’an, you are all honored.”

He swept through the crowd and saw a familiar looking woman, one of the constables of the Capital Zhaoshan Province, Lu Qing.

The latter noticed him as well, and a strong bewilderment flashed in his eyes. Especially after seeing the two Silver Gongs, as well as the other Copper Gongs vaguely led by Xu Qi’an, he became more and more shocked.

A certain official from the Ministry of Justice glanced at Xu Qi’an and faintly said, “In such a big case, the night watchman didn’t even dispatch a golden gong, this official will definitely submit a letter of impeachment tomorrow.”

Xu Qi’an said indifferently, “Why is it necessary for a night watchman to investigate a case to be accountable to your Ministry of Justice?”

After a pause, he said, “I heard that the Ministry of Justice has detained the Da Lisi, the Ministry of Rites, and many of the palace’s pawns, and obstructed our night watchman’s interrogation, Mr. Shangshu, dare I ask what is the meaning of this.”

Sun Shangshu, who had once had a side meeting, didn’t speak, didn’t even look at Xu Qi’an, expressionless, picked up his teacup and took a sip.

In the official world, serving tea means sending off a guest.

The corner of Xu Qi’an’s mouth hooked, and without continuing to argue, he silently found a seat and sat down.

In the eyes of the crowd, he had conceded defeat and endured Sun Shangshu’s downward spiral.

At that moment, a mandarin hurried in a hurry, swept his eyes over the people on watch, and whispered a few words in the ear of an official of the Ministry of Justice with his head down.

That Ministry of Justice official’s face changed dramatically, and he rose up, pointing his spear at Xu Qi’an and the others, and rebuking, “Outrageous, simply ignoring the law!”

The hall full of officials frowned.

Sun Shangshu said, “What’s going on?”

That Ministry of Justice official looked agitated and arched his hand, “Lord Shangshu, Eunuch Liu, this group of night watchmen killed people at the entrance of my Ministry of Justice, and the ones who killed them were also generals with official positions, what arrogance, what hubris. It must be severely punished.”

The crowd of officials were taken aback, and even the grand eunuch, who held his frame and squinted his eyes to keep quiet, looked at Xu Qi’an and the others in surprise.

Sun Shangshu’s face was unchanged, gently patted the armrest of his chair, and said, “The Ministry of Justice is in charge of the criminal law and law and order, sharing the worries of His Majesty and asking for the lives of all the people, come to the people ….”

“Slow!” Xu Qi’an interrupted in a loud voice, with a cold smile, “This official was ordered to investigate the case, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs is interfering and obstructing the case, this official is holding a gold medal, first to decapitate and then to report to the court. On the other hand, this official suspects that the Ministry of Justice is colluding with the thieves, and is the culprit for blowing up the Yongzhen Shanhe Temple, Minister Sun, why don’t you go with me to the night watchman’s yamen to take a trip?”

How can you be so stiff?

The officials of the government offices looked at each other in disbelief, was this really something a small gong would dare to say?

Sun Shangshu is the second grade with great power in his hands, one of the dukes of the court, and this gong in front of him dared to speak like this, completely disregarding Sun Shangshu.

The officials of the government office couldn’t help but look at their top boss, only to find Governor Chen looking at the sky at a forty-five degree angle, pretending not to see.

“Bold!”

“How many heads do you have if you dare to falsely accuse Lord Shangshu?”

The Ministry of Justice officials were furious.

Xu Qi’an was even madder, stepping forward, pressing the knife with one hand, staring at the Ministry of Justice: “If the Ministry of Justice can’t solve the case, I’ll solve it. If the Ministry of Justice can’t kill someone, I’ll kill them!”

“And!” Xu Qi’an fished out the gold medal bestowed by His Majesty from his bosom, and with a shake of his hand, “Bang,” the gold medal spun and embedded itself into the ground, splattering fine dust.

“If the Ministry of Justice dares to obstruct my case, I will even kill the Ministry of Justice together!”

“Is that clear enough?”

The council chamber was silent as the furious Ministry of Justice officials were suddenly mute, not out of fear, but shock.

What’s going on at the night watchman’s office? What happened to Wei Yuan?

If we send such a fool to handle the case, isn’t this a way to send a handle to our political opponents?

Just based on these words, arrested into the Ministry of Justice prison, can make him not come out for life. Tomorrow, the Ministry of Justice will join the Wei Yuan, see how he explains.

“Heh!” The big eunuch in the python robe laughed, “Indeed, you are young and sharp.”

He looked around the crowd, “Let me introduce this gong to you, he is the organizing officer of the Shiftman Yamen who was recommended by the Eldest Princess and named by His Majesty himself.

“By the way, he was previously sentenced by Wei Gong to be executed by waist beheading seven days later for beheading his superiors. His Majesty is merciful and has granted him the right to take the blame for his crimes.”

His Majesty’s handpicked organizing officer, no wonder he dares to be so wild ….. Beheading a superior and beheading him at the waist seven days later, no wonder the killing intent is so heavy!

The officials of the Ministry of Justice were suddenly silent.

This is a maniac at the end of his rope, solving the case is his only chance of survival, and such a person is most likely to go to extremes. If he is pushed, I’m afraid that he is very willing to pull a few burials with him.

This was evident from the fact that he didn’t hesitate to decapitate the officers.

Seeing the officials of the Ministry of Justice have tended to avoid harm, the big eunuch pressed his hand, said: “Sit down, Sang Po case is very involved, his majesty attaches more importance than the tax and silver case, specially ordered me to be the governor, supervise you to handle the case.

“The night watchman came just in time to save me having to go back and talk to you guys.”

This eunuch is obviously more favorable to me …. To be precise, it’s the night watchman, is it Wei Yuan’s connection?

Xu Qi’an clasped his fists and returned to his seat.

Song Tingfeng was very good at cooperating, running forward and pulling out his gold medal, offering it with both hands, “Your gold medal, my lord.”

Xu Qi’an gave the crowd a demonstrative look and reached out to take it, “Uh-huh!”

His second phase of standup was effective.

Portraying himself as the image of a reckless man at the end of his rope can solve a lot of the next problems, and the people from the Ministry of Justice and the Prefectural Government Office will have to weigh up the situation if they want to compete for the credit again. The guy he had to face was a psychopath who would pull out his sword and kill at the drop of a hat.

As for what trouble the follow-up would lead to, Xu Qi’an didn’t care, for one thing, he believed Wei Yuan would cover for him. Secondly, if he couldn’t handle the case, he didn’t need to care about any follow-up, either he would die or leave the capital forever.

Eunuch Liu took a sip of tea and said, “There are people missing within the three Yamen, and it is highly likely that these missing people were saucers, helping the thieves to secretly smuggle gunpowder. What do you all think about this matter?”

Prefect Chen said, “This Prefecture has sent people to check the families of the nine deceased, all of them are still in the capital and have no knowledge of the disappearance of their loved ones. This Prefecture has deduced that the nine are not escaping, but have been silenced.”

Eunuch Liu nodded slightly.

An official of the Ministry of Justice said, “In the three yamen, there must still be hidden saucers, and even more hidden saucers, which they killed and liquidated those who knew.”

Eunuch Liu frowned and pondered.

Xu Qi’an sat silently by, since he stayed for the meeting, the detained man was of little use.

Because just by listening to the conversations of the officials of the Ministry of Justice and the Prefectural Court, you can know the information you want to know.

“I’m afraid it’s not just the Da Lisi and the Ministry of Rites, even the Ministry of Works has a dish.” Lu Qing said in a deep voice.

The crowd looked to the only woman present.

Eunuch Liu scrutinized Lu Qing and nodded, “Continue.”

Lu Qing said, “I have investigated their family background and interpersonal relationships, and with their abilities, they are simply not enough to smuggle that much gunpowder from the gunpowder factory. Therefore, there must be someone in the Ministry of Public Works who is secretly assisting them, and their official position is not small.”

The official position is not small ….

“Gunpowder is a strategic material that the imperial court attaches great importance to, and all kinds of secrecy and anti-theft measures are very strict and complete. Without the assistance of a high official from the Ministry of Public Works, this matter cannot be done.”

The logic was clear and reasonable, the crowd listened and nodded their heads, impressed by Lu Qing, the female constable.

Xu Qi’an noticed that one of the eunuchs at Eunuch Liu’s side was writing furiously, as if he was making a transcript to record the conversation of the crowd.

…. This is to be shown to Emperor Yuan Jing?

The emperor’s old man on this case is far more important than the tax silver case …. Well, also, that thing that came out from under the Sangpo doesn’t know what it is.

Things that aren’t extremely scary and extremely important don’t get sealed in the Sampo.

Xu Qi’an thought in his heart.

Eunuch Liu, in python robes, looked to the side of the night watchman, to Xu Qi’an, and asked, “Lord Xu, don’t stay silent, as the organizing officer of the night watchman, have you gained anything?”

The officials from the government office and the Ministry of Justice looked over at the same time.

PS: I’m a bit mentally tired and don’t want to correct typos word for word, so remember to bring it up in this chapter say and give me a heads up.

The plot is more serious in these chapters, so no skin in the game.