female catcher

As night falls, the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Ever since Zhu Dafu was taken away by Dongchang and the case was finalized, the errands in the yamen became a lot easier. After meeting Wang Rui in the side hall, Nangong Biluo made a shift change, which was considered to be the end of today's work. The female arrester can leave work early. After leaving the gate of the yamen, there are pedestrians coming and going home in front of them.

Floating clouds and dogs, busy with people, sharing extravagance but peace, wishing for peace together.

In front of the city and the world, you come and go, carrying burdens and carrying food, making fun of suffering, suffering in joy, the simplest and the most difficult.

Nangong Biluo held the sword behind her back, stood at the gate of the yamen for a long time, before stepping down the steps, behind her was the sorghum and gold plaque of red vermilion and red wood in the yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"Miss?" Qu Shui came to the yamen, and saw Nangong Biluo in a daze at the door, "Are you going in or leaving? What are you looking at at the yamen?"

Nangong Biluo came back to his senses, smiled and answered the word Qushui: "Look at people."

Qu Shui looked at the street in a daze, "Who are you looking for? Who needs you to see God?"

"It's nothing. Didn't you say you want to take a vacation? Why are you here again?"

Qu Shui curled his lips, "I heard that you sent Liu Yizhi back to Piaoxiang Pavilion. Has the matter with Long Ji been resolved?"

"The news is quite good. Who told you it was resolved?"

"It hasn't been resolved? Then why did you let Bachengjin send Liu Yizhi back and then withdraw? I have seen the wounds on the necks of those who were knocked out in Fengyuelou. Isn't that half mark the emblem of Prince Yu?"

"It's not in vain that you've been with me for so long, and you can tell that it's the prince's seal. Our Xiaoyao prince is much smarter than he looks."

"What do you mean?"

Nangong Biluo raised her hand and rubbed Qushui's head, "You go home, don't go to Fengyue Tower again tonight, and teach Brother Qin what to do and what not to do, and teach you to be gentle."

"What's wrong with teaching gentleness? I'm doing it for Qin Yanran's good. With her self-closing and cold-faced temperament, I don't even think about expecting her to take the initiative to accept others. I don't know what's going on tonight. I knocked on the door and refused to let her go. I'll go in, but it's good for her to stay in Fengyue Tower honestly, so she won't do those murders and revenge. Sigh~ When Liu Futong and his henchmen can be punished as they should be, I think she will let her go Knot."

"Yes." Nangong Biluo murmured softly, and then immediately smiled at Qu Shui: "Don't worry about these matters of justice, and go to Qian Bo's to make a good altar of flower carvings, and tell Fifth Aunt to burn one tonight. The meal was delicious, and I haven't apologized to Uncle Wu yet."

"Huh?" Qu Shui tilted her head and looked at Nangong Biluo, she felt that her lady was hiding something from her, "Then what are you doing now, Miss?"

Nangong Biluo's smile faded, "I have to go to the prince's place."

"So I'm going to the prince's place." Qu Shui consciously didn't ask to follow, "Then I'll go to Xinglin Hall to meet Sister Shang to buy wine together, and I'll wait for you at home. Come back early, miss."

"it is good."

Nangong Biluo watched Qu Shui leave, the smile on her face gradually dissipated, she glanced back at the yamen of Duchayuan, and then walked towards Prince Yu's mansion.

Although she hasn't been staring at her recently, she's still used to picking small alleys, so it's not easy for people to stare at her.Passing by a remote corner alley, she threw out a pair of iron fists, and after raising her hand two or three times, she called to stop: "Don't move your hand every time, great monk, the Buddhist scriptures have been read in vain!"

"It's not the Great Monk, it's Monk Hua! Lord Buddha, I don't read scriptures or chant Buddha's name, Buddha is at ease." Monk Hua wiped the loose hair on his head and corrected it solemnly.

"And what news?"

"You asked me to find a way to collect evidence of Liu Futong's corruption and perverting the law. I collected a lot of bad things, but the key account books are still missing. By the way, Liu Futong's adoptive son Xue Ding, recently I found that kid when I was watching Recently, I have gotten very close to the people in the cabinet. I have secretly entered and left the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Officials. I think he has been suppressed by Han Ye for a long time, and he is unwilling to be lonely and wants to make trouble. He has been in the water transport and has helped assassins, and he has been transferred to Beijing recently. And that Lin Cai'er is so ignorant, you reminded her like this, and she still sticks to the Liu residence for Xue Ding, ruining herself to please Liu Futong."

"The account books are evidence, and there is no real trouble. Xue Ding, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Officials. Hmph, the ambition is really not small. The real purpose of the gathering of those killers is worthy of scrutiny. You continue to keep an eye on Liu Futong and his gang secretly, and don't expose them unless necessary." As for Lin Cai'er, well, if she doesn't want to go out of the sea of ​​suffering, we won't be able to get her through, so if you can keep it, Buddha, it's like saving people and accumulating Buddhas."

"Hehe, if you don't call the monk the Buddha, can the Buddha still refuse? Let's go." Monk Hua turned over and jumped over the wall and disappeared, but there was still a lingering voice: "Remember that you owe me another jar of good wine. "

Nangong Biluo smiled, and then the smile disappeared. After thinking for a moment, she continued walking towards the palace without stopping.

In the dim light at dusk, there are almost no passers-by on the way to the palace, and occasionally one or two are not residents of this side.The palace's single courtyard is noble and luxurious, and it is impossible to be neighbors with anyone.

Nangong Biluo had just arrived at the palace, and before she entered, she ran into two thugs who came out of the palace with people in their hands.

These two people are none other than the Poison Chanzi Miao Kong and Helian Ba ​​who have already dealt with each other.What they put out was not a real face, but Long Ji, the killer secretly hidden by Zhu Hongyan.

Yao Kong and Helian Ba ​​forced Long Ji out of the palace like a snitch, but they didn't completely subdue Long Ji.Long Ji flew out of the palace with them half fighting and half retreating. As soon as he got out of the palace, he raised his foot and kicked Wu Kong away, and broke free from Helian Ba's grasp.But Helian Ba's big hand wrapped around it, and Yaokong flew back, hitting Long Ji on the shoulder, and Long Ji was hit back on Helian Ba's hand, grabbing his arm.

As if they were afraid of alarming the people in the palace, Helian Ba ​​and Miao Kong didn't make much noise, and Long Ji didn't shout, the three of them fought under the courtyard wall of the palace.

"Long Ji, you're going to catch him without hanging up. The doctor's life, don't you care?" Yao Kong was kicked by Long Ji's arms and forced to retreat, and shouted in a low voice.

Long Ji was caught by Helian Ba's dragon-capturing hand, he struggled away with pain, his sleeve was torn off, leaving four bloodstains on his arm, both sides also temporarily stopped.Long Jileng said: "I thought that Mei Ji would be more humane than Xuan Gang, but I didn't expect that she would be unscrupulous. Either give me the antidote, or I will call someone, at worst, everyone will fight to the death."

Helianba spat: "Bah, you're talking about favors with the killer, you're out of your mind. Unexpectedly, Long Ji, who has always been arrogant and solitary in the building, would also find a helper, and he is still the prince of the court. He really found a big tree. "

"Long Ji, you can either kill yourself, or obediently go to see your empress with us, and beg her to forgive me, maybe you can still protect you. You forgot my nickname is Poison Chanzi. If you really want to go shopping, how much salary do you want the palace to pay?" Are you buried with you?"

Long Ji only hesitated for a moment, then smiled with the corners of his mouth pulled: "Ha, I have long wanted to die, so don't bother Empress Meiji, but it's definitely not now, get out!"

"You!" Helian Ba ​​was enraged, and the treasured sword, Dragon Weeping Blood, which had not moved until now, moved from his left hand to his right hand, and he was about to move for real.

At this time, Nangong Bi leaped to the middle of the three of them, blocked Long Ji behind, and smiled at the two of them, "Where do we not meet in life, the capital is really getting more and more lively."

"Nangong Biluo!"

Helian Ba ​​squeezed out the name of the female arrester from between his teeth. Nangong Biluo in the arrester's uniform was high-spirited, majestic and upright. Coupled with that smiling appearance, he was even more annoying than before!

Yao Kong also used the Poisonous Palm, "I hate people with big fate."

Long Ji tensed up all over, not daring to underestimate the two people who were getting serious, but Nangong Biluo showed no sign of fighting, "Hey, wait a minute. Seniors, do you want to weigh it before you start?" Whose territory is the capital, I suffered from the two of you in that underground palace, I still remember this grudge."

"Then what's the point!" Helian Ba ​​let out a lion's roar, and now he alarmed the palace.

"Heh, senior is really angry. You heard that the iron guards in the palace will find them here soon. Do you want to go or fight?"

"Huh?" Wukong looked suspiciously at Nangong Biluo who sounded like he didn't want to keep them.

"Don't look at me, I just don't want to add casualties, and to repay a favor, let's go!" Nangong Biluo suppressed her smile.

Helian Ba ​​rushed to the top in anger, but Yao Kong stopped him. If there was a fight, it would be good for both sides to suffer.Nangong Biluo became serious, they were at a disadvantage, and they would cause trouble for Mei Ji, "Scar, let's go."

"Wait, bring the antidote."

Although Miaokong's face was livid, he still threw the antidote to Nangong Biluo, and then lifted Helianba up and down a few times before disappearing.When he left the palace for a long distance and no one was chasing him, Helian Ba ​​broke away from Wu Kong, and before he could speak, a black shadow came out from the darkness.

As soon as the two Helian Bas saw the person coming, they immediately said respectfully: "Your Majesty!"

Miaokong noticed a chill falling on his body, and he said in fear: "I'm sorry, ma'am, we are the ones who startled the snake. I'm afraid the palace has stepped up its defenses, and Nangong Biluo will also set up a trap."

"It's okay." The cold voice carried a killing intent, and the black clothes disappeared in front of him.When the two of Wukong raised their heads, they were no longer in sight.

The figure of the same color as the night is rushing towards the palace, it may not be an opportunity to startle the snake!

Under the face scarf, paranoid madness flickered in the cold eyes.

In front of the palace, Nangong Biluo and Long Ji also sized each other up. Now that there is no third person present, they are an official and a killer, so they can finally have a good confrontation.

Nangong Biluo threw the antidote to Long Ji.

Long Ji took the antidote and asked suspiciously: "Why do you help? If I die, no one will threaten Liu Futong, so your life will be saved?"

Nangong Biluo sneered: "Liu Futong has done a lot of evil, even if you die, there are still as many people who would kill him."

Long Jiyi sneered: "So you know it too. It is said that Nangong Biluo is upright and puts life and death at risk, so why did he become Liu Futong's thug this time, protecting eunuchs, stopping righteous deeds, and killing heroes!"

"Do you call offering a reward for a head a righteous deed? Calling a man who is greedy for fame and fortune a hero? Heh, Nangong Biluo eats the emperor's food and abides by the king's law. It is the duty of the king's law to arrest the murderer who has a lot of blood and debts, and arrest the Jianghu people who commit crimes."

"Wang Fa? Heh, Liu Futong disregards human life, levies and extorts, and is cruel and immoral! The blood debt in his hand is more than a killer can compare to. What he has done is nothing more than drinking people's flesh and blood, and cannibalizing people's bones. Your king's law has not punished you. To the person who should be punished! What law have you obeyed, what duty have you fulfilled? The so-called law is ignorant, and the so-called fairness is extremely ridiculous! I am a killer who kills without blinking an eye, but what I do is not injustice! Nangong Biluo, you are too pathetic, Kong has a whole body of skills, originally he wanted to fight for justice, but in the end he was just a victim of the king's law, a running dog of the court, and your law binds yourself."

Facing Long Ji's questioning, Nangong Biluo smiled lightly.

"I admit that the law I respect has too many flaws. In a sense, it protects power holders like Liu Futong, but the people cannot be protected, and the country cannot be established! The existence of the king's law cannot determine a person's good, It may limit a person's evil. This kind of rule is not necessarily good, and sometimes it is cruel. But compared to anger, hatred, and arbitrary fighting, killing, plundering and plundering in the world, king's law is more effective in the already chaotic world. I have found a kind of stability, which requires people to abide by and maintain, instead of trampling and ridiculing. I am a lackey of the imperial court, but what I want to maintain is a peaceful and prosperous world. It is sad, but I have to do it. !"

Long Ji frowned, his eyes were no longer ridiculed, but he still asked: "In this case, why did you let some Jianghu people go away that night, and why didn't you arrest me? What you said has nothing to do with yours. It's totally contradictory."

Nangong Biluo sighed deeply when he heard the words, and looked at Long Ji, as if he had fallen into the darkness in the corner of the wall through him.

After a long time, the female arrester said word by word: "Because of justice, it is not above the law, but must exist."

Seeing that Long Ji was silent, Nangong Biluo didn't need him to understand, but said loudly: "My lord, after watching for so long, it's time to come out, right?"

Accompanied by Shen and Yang, Zhu Hongyan climbed over the wall and escaped.The gate of the palace also opened at this time, he unfolded the folding fan in his hand and shook it lightly, and said with a smile: "It is indeed my great fortune to have Nangong Biluo. Since you said that justice must exist, then Long Ji's assassination of Liu Futong, do you not agree?" Will you interfere again?"

Nangong Biluo smiled, "If you don't want me to stop you, I have conditions."

As soon as Zhu Hongyan closed his fan, he raised his eyebrows, "Conditions? Oh, interesting, then I will come into the mansion and talk to you slowly."

Nangong Biluo smiled and invited, and followed Zhu Hongyan into the palace.After they all went in, the man in black in the dark flew up to the high eaves of the palace, followed them and sneaked in.The palace is heavily guarded, but she didn't expect someone to be so daring, who just alarmed the palace and immediately came to assassinate her. She hid on the eaves and saw Zhu Hongyan invited Nangong Biluo to the pavilion when Nangong Biluo was there.

Long Ji was also there, but Shen and Yang withdrew, only the three of them.

The man in black took out a blowing tube, put a poisonous needle on it, and waited for the chance to shoot Long Ji. There was struggle in her eyes, she kept clenching the blowing tube tightly, and finally lifted the corner of the veil to reveal her mouth. The barrel moved closer to his lips, and Nangong Biluo's voice came from the pavilion.

Nangong Biluo looked at the food and wine that had been prepared in the gazebo, and said with a smile: "My lord, this has been prepared for a long time. Sure enough, some loopholes were left on purpose."

"Haha, what did you say?" Zhu Hongyan laughed and poured the wine, "Come on, Nangong sit down, let's talk slowly if you have any conditions. Long Ji, you sit too."

Nangong Biluo and the two sat down as promised, seeing Zhu Hongyan personally pouring wine for them, Nangong Biluo and Long Ji looked at each other, then raised the wine, Long Ji also toasted, and the two drank it together in one gulp.Seeing this, Zhu Hongyan immediately beamed and said with a smile: "By the way, after drinking, we are friends."

"My lord really knows how to use the slope to get off the donkey. Do you want to use the Lantern Festival to assassinate Liu Futong?"

"Hey, yes. You also know that the master relies on intelligence to make a living. I accidentally learned about Brother Long Ji and Liu Yizhi's plot to murder Liu Futong. I feel happy. Finally, someone will use the sword of justice to kill the old dog. How can the Lord not help. But if you want to help them, the biggest trouble is that you Nangong arrests the head, you are ordered by the emperor to protect the old eunuch, even if you don't want to, you will not take your life in vain."

"You also know that I have the emperor's life on me." Nangong Biluo gave Zhu Hongyan a blank look.

"Tsk, who are you? You are Nangong Biluo. I don't believe you can't do anything. No matter how bad you are, Lord Ji can ask for an imperial decree for you."

"I'm afraid the prince's face is not as big as Wang Jin's."

"Hey~" Zhu Hongyan wanted to refute, but he just drank a glass of wine and confessed, he sighed, and then he laughed again after a while, "Nangong, when you talk about conditions, you must keep your back, right? ? Long Ji and their matter, you just turn a blind eye and close one eye, don't ask any more questions, huh?"

"Do you think I'm a god, or a cat? I have no other options, but I just want Liu Futong to be punished. My lord, I'm just turning a blind eye."

"Oh no, how can I be willing to lose your head. Come, drink." Zhu Hongyan filled Nangong Biluo with wine, with a flattering expression, "My dear Nangong, tell me, what conditions do you have?"

Nangong Biluo pondered for a moment, let Zhu Hongyan get closer, and whispered in his ear for a while.After Zhu Hongyan heard this, he withdrew immediately, spilled the wine, and said in surprise: "What! You want me to reverse the case of the Qin family related to Baishe Maitreya! Are you crazy? You are pushing the master into the fire pit! The case was settled by the royal coffin. Overturning the case is like shaking the sky. Whoever touches who makes a mess. That case wronged many good officials, but also punished many black officials. It was a big change in the court and involved too much. It's even more difficult than assassinating Liu Futong. I can't do it!"

The poisonous needle that the man in black was about to blow out on the eaves stopped, his whole body trembled slightly, and the murderous intent in his eyes became stronger and stronger. The bamboo tube was aimed at Zhu Hongyan, and Nangong Biluo's voice came again.

"Oh~ I know it's difficult for the lord, but the upright official ended up miserable after being wronged, which only added a lot of hatred. The lord is deeply loved by the sage, and it's better for you to mention it than others."

"Heh, you're playing with me. Just now you said that the master is not as face-saving as Wang Jin. I'm sorry, no, no!"

"My lord! I know it's embarrassing my lord." Nangong Biluo was anxious, but soon calmed down again, she sighed.

The bamboo tube of the man in black on the eaves aimed at Nangong Biluo again, and finally aimed at Long Ji who was quiet beside him, his eyes became more and more cold.

Nangong Biluo thought for a while, and then said: "Is there a compromise?"

"What is a compromise?"

Nangong Biluo talked in Zhu Hongyan's ear for a while, but Zhu Hongyan didn't react as violently as before, but shook his head again and again, "No, no, please forgive me."

Nangong Biluo knelt on one knee and clasped his fists, scaring Zhu Hongyan to stand up, "Nangong Biluo, what are you doing!"

"My lord, if you want to kill Liu Futong, I don't care, and I can even help you secretly. Use this life to ask your lord to promise me to do my best, how about it?"

Zhu Hongyan was at a loss, and finally reached out to help Nangong Biluo, "Oh, you get up first."

Nangong Biluo was as immovable as a mountain, "Long Ji can't kill Liu Futong by himself, and the prince can't expose his secret help, not to mention there are people in the Xingshilou who want Long Ji's life at any time, only me There is a way to protect him, and there is also a surefire way to make Long Ji and Liu Yizhi take revenge."

"You, you, I order you to get up!" Zhu Hongyan took out the air of a prince without moving Nangong Biluo.

Nangong Biluo still didn't move, "My lord, it's not difficult for you to agree to my condition. It's much easier than reversing the case. Please think about it, lord."

Zhu Hongyan cried and said, "Oh, how could I be so blind to plot against you. Well, I can only do my best, get up."

Nangong Biluo got up and sat back in the chair, said with a smile, "Thank you, my lord."

"Don't, don't, I just said try my best, not sure. Can you really save Long Ji from the Walking Corpse Building?" Zhu Hongyan glanced at Long Ji, his brows were furrowed, and his expression was serious, but the other two didn't care.

Before Nangong Biluo could make a sound, Long Ji immediately said, "I'm already determined to die, Nangong Butou doesn't need to worry about me, just tell me how to kill Liu Futong without fail."

"What I'm talking about is protecting you from death before you are assassinated. Your hands are covered with blood. Even if you don't die in Liu Futong's hands, you can't escape the punishment of the law. I just want you to play the most valuable. Listen..." Nangong Biluo asked the two of them to get closer.

On the eaves, the man in black looked at the three unsuspecting people in the gazebo, the poisonous needle in the bamboo tube did not go out after all.

She left the palace, flew far away, and tore off her face scarf in a dark corner, revealing her alluring face.Ning Yan's palms were covered with sweat, and then she let out a long breath and went back to Fengyue Tower.

When she knelt in front of Feng Piaoxu and handed back the charm word jade token, she was ready to be punished.

"You didn't kill Long Ji?"

Ningyan nodded, Feng Piaoxu asked again: "Because of Xue Ding?"

Ningyan didn't speak, Feng Piaoxu frowned, and after a moment of silence, said coldly: "Go and get twenty rattans, and then close the door and meditate."

"Yes." Ning Yan's expression remained unchanged, and she left Feng Piaoxu's room.

Feng Piaoxu sighed quietly, "It seems that she is still a little bit off."

At this time, a figure quietly appeared in the room. He looked like a man from the palace, but his voice was Zhu Wuxin, and she said: "I think she has improved a lot this time. Yao Kong and Helian Ba ​​are talented people." Disgusting."

"Oh?" Feng Piaoxu turned around and gave the jade tablet to Zhu Wuxin.

"Actually, what I find most interesting is Nangong Biluo."

"Nangong?"

"Hehe, this Nangong Biluo—" Zhu Wuxin tore off the disguise mask, the smile on his face was evil and playful.

At this time, Nangong Biluo had already returned home, and the family happily entered the dinner table and refilled the wine.

"Ah!" Nangong Biluo sneezed.

"What, you still have a cold?" Su Yingyue asked with concern.

"No. Come on, Uncle Wu, let me toast you and apologize for my excessive words before."

"Miss, how can a family have an overnight feud, and I have something wrong, come on, do it."

……

Pushing a cup to change a cup, people were slightly drunk, under Su Yingyue's intentional control, almost everyone in Nangong's family was drunk, only the fifth aunt, who was too strong to drink, poured down a cup.

Nangong Biluo returned to the room, and suddenly found that the bamboo tube containing the blood had been opened, and immediately rushed to the Liushang room, where Su Yingyue and Qushui were both there.

Su Yingyue: "Didn't you go back to your room?"

"Liu Shang, you took away the third watch of the blood? Give it to me quickly!" Nangong Biluo's tone was a little heavy.

Liu Shang was at a loss, and Su Yingyue answered, "Why are you so anxious, the third watch of blood? Oh, you're talking about this long-haired worm."

Su Yingyue picked up her sleeves, and Xuesan was sleeping tightly wrapped around her hands.Nangong Biluo's forehead twitched, and she was about to go get it, "Mother, why are you messing with the things in my room?"

"I'm your mother, why can't I move it? Don't move it, it is sleeping soundly." Su Yingyue patted Nangong Biluo's hand away.

Nangong Biluo said helplessly: "This snake is very important, it will be troublesome if it runs away."

"Don't worry, I know the things in your room are very important. It's just that this thing is full of treasures. It's for my mother to play with for a few days. It can't run away from me, and it can hide its fragrance well so that people can find it. not reach it."

"Really?"

"Why lie to you. Go back and have a rest, don't disturb our three mothers talking, don't you have to get up early tomorrow?"

"The yamen is fine recently, I don't have to go so early."

"Hey, miss, that's a good thing!" Qu Shui's eyes lit up, "Then you will play with us."

"Lantern Festival, it's not impossible, but maybe it can't be played like you guys."

"Oh, I knew Mr. Wang wouldn't let you sneak in."

"It's none of Mr. Wang's business."

"That's fine too. I'll call Xiucai and Qin Yanran that day, as well as Qiuying, Sister Caichun, Sister Yaohong, Sister Fengwu..." Qu Shui counted with his fingers.

"Hey, why don't you call Boss Feng?"

"Of course, I can't handle Boss Feng, how can I let Qiuying and the others relax and play!"

In the first two days before the Lantern Festival, Prince Yu Zhu Hongyan invited Liu Fu to the mansion again.

The old eunuch is proud of the spring breeze, and is boasting that once the lantern festival is over, he will personally supervise and kill the skinning demon Zhu Dafu, so that the world will know that it is not only the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Metropolitan Procuratorate who can solve the case and pursue the murderer, but also the East and West who can protect their safety. factory.They will be well when Dongchang is well. How did he know that the death knife was already hanging above his head.